EP3295408A1

EP3295408A1 - System, method, terminal, and computer program product for linking a user of a mobile terminal to at least one data set

Info

Publication number: EP3295408A1
Application number: EP16722253.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Markus Blömer; Maximilian Dierkes; Carsten Köhler
Original assignee: Schwarz Dienstleistung KG
Current assignee: Schwarz Dienstleistung KG
Priority date: 2015-05-13
Filing date: 2016-05-13
Publication date: 2018-03-21
Also published as: EP3093814A1; WO2016180974A1

Abstract

The invention relates to the linking of a user of a mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) to at least one data set, in particular in a selling market. A mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) has a receiver (13, 23, 33) for detecting a positioning signal. A register (14, 24, 34) detects shopping articles using an input means (15, 25, 35), and a means (16, 26, 36) terminates the detection process. The presence of a spatial and temporal concurrence allows the determination that the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) is located within a specified spatial distance to the register (14, 24, 34) at the moment the detection process is terminated.

Description

System, method, terminal and computer program product for linking a user of a mobile terminal with at least one data record

The present invention relates to a system, a method, a terminal and a computer program product for linking a user or a user identifier of a mobile terminal with at least one data record.

Conventional systems and methods of this type aim to associate a customer's personal information, such as name, address, date of birth, shopping preferences, etc. with a new record, such as a purchase currently being made or to be made. For example, customer loyalty should be increased, purchase recommendations made available and / or price promotions passed on.

For this purpose, it is known to invite the customer to participate in a bonus system in which the customer after a single sign-on and provision of personal data such as address or date of birth receives a customer number, which the customer then calls the seller at the checkout, for example, with each purchase. In this way, the seller can display the customer number with details of the current purchase, such as the product list and / or the shopping list. link price. A disadvantage of these conventional systems and methods is that the customer has to communicate his customer number at each checkout, which is subsequently detected by the cashier. This delays on the one hand the completion of the payment process, on the other hand, data protection concerns are obvious. Because sharing your own customer number can be heard by other customers. Apart from that, the customer may forget his own customer number because he does not attach the meaning of, for example, the PIN code of his own giro card. Some providers address this disadvantage by issuing bonus cards, which store personal data of the customer or his customer number. When paying, then only the bonus card must be recorded, which can be achieved for example by RFI D technology or magnetic stripe. Nevertheless, the customer always has to carry his bonus card with these solutions.

It is also known to identify the customer by means of details of the selected payment transaction and thus to associate with the record representing the current purchase. For example, a customer number may be determined based on a customer's credit card number. It is also possible to convert the data of a customer's online payment system into a customer number. A disadvantage of these conventional systems and methods is that a linking of the current shopping with the customer or personal data representing the customer is limited to the specifically selected payment method (for example the specific credit card, the specific provider of an online payment system). If the customer decides in particular to pay cash, no linking of the current purchase with the customer data is possible.

The object of the present invention is therefore to provide an improved system, an improved method, an improved terminal and an improved computer program product for linking a user of a mobile terminal with at least one data record, which on the one hand makes it unnecessary to carry a bonus card, and the on the other hand, regardless of the chosen payment method. This object is achieved by the present invention. A first aspect of the invention relates to a system for linking a user of a mobile terminal with at least one data set, comprising: the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal has a means for detecting a localization signal; a second terminal, the second terminal having means for acquiring the record; a means for completing the detection; and means for determining, based on the location signal, that the mobile terminal was within a predetermined spatial distance from the second terminal at the time of completion of the detection.

The present invention achieves a linking, that is to say an association, of a user or a user identifier with a data record, for example current shopping data, an order, booking details, etc.

For example, a location signal is a location signal provided by one or more transmitters located in a store. Typically, the location signal contains information about the position of the transmitter.

The means for detecting a localization signal comprises, for example, one or more receiving means which are arranged in the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is configured, for example, to receive and process the locating signal. By detecting a locating signal, which in turn can be assigned to a specific transmitter, the position of the mobile terminal can be determined, for example, at a point-of-sale (PoS) or in a shop. This can be achieved, for example, by evaluating the signal strength of the locating signal, wherein a high signal strength indicates that the mobile terminal is located close to the transmitter. Accordingly, a low signal strength of the location signal may indicate that the mobile terminal is far away from the transmitter. The position determination can also be binary, if the locating signal is no longer sufficiently detectable from a certain distance to the transmitter. Then, detecting the localization signal means that the mobile terminal is within a certain radius of the transmitter. By using multiple transmitters, the position of the mobile device can then be determined even more accurately. At a PoS, the second terminal is typically a PoS terminal such as a cash register unit or other unit for collecting data related to a sales transaction. For example, a cash register unit may be located near the exit. As a result, it can be determined, for example, that a user, for example a customer of the store, will soon initiate a payment process when the user moves in the direction of exit. By arranging one or more cash units near the exit, it is possible to save corresponding transmitters of localization signals in other areas of the business. If the one or more cash register units are distributed in the shop, ie not bundled in a specific area (for example, near the exit), it is only possible to a limited extent to saving stations from localization signals. By adjusting the signal strengths, however, this situation can also be taken into account. For example, the range of a transmitter located in the cash register unit can be set so low that the mobile terminal receives the localization signal only when the customer is in the immediate vicinity (for example, at a distance of less than one meter). to the cash register unit. The position can be determined even more precisely if the mobile terminal is held in front of a terminal of the cash register unit as part of a payment transaction or as a means for customer loyalty actions (for example, loyalty cards, discount campaigns or sweepstakes).

For example, in a store, the means for capturing the record is an input interface of the checkout unit, such as a keyboard or a barcode scanner. With keyboard or barcode scanner, the products selected by the customer can be recorded and added to a cost accounting. The input interface may also include components that perform methods such as weighing, measuring or estimating, or detecting products using wireless technology. In addition, the input interface may also include input from the customer in the context of the purchase (by the customer carried out scanning by software on the mobile device or at a self-service checkout). By providing a means for completing the capture, it is ensured that a clear temporal relation of the linking of the customer or the customer identifier with the data record (for example a purchase invoice) takes place. The means for completing the capture may include, for example, a dedicated input interface (such as a dedicated dedicated key). It is also possible to couple the completion of the capture with the initiation of a payment process. So it is common, for example, in conventional POS systems that a cashier in cash payment by the customer enters the amount received via a keyboard in the cash register, whereupon then the return amount is displayed on a display, and opens a drawer with change. The input of the obtained amount can then be interpreted as completion of the detection, whereby a dedicated key is not required. However, then, for example, an additional software solution is required, which makes the assignment "money received" - "complete acquisition".

The means for determining that the mobile terminal was within a predetermined spatial distance to the second terminal at the time of the completion of the detection is preferably adapted so that the user of the mobile terminal is linked to the data record by this determination. In particular, the means for detecting and the means for determining are adapted such that a) the acquisition of the data record and b) the linking of the user of the mobile terminal to the data record are separate processes. Thus, the data record is preferably first detected by means of the second terminal, wherein it is checked only after completion of this detection process, whether a temporal and spatial coincidence exists, that is, at the time of capturing the record, the mobile terminal within the predetermined spatial distance to the second Terminal was located. Only when it has been determined that this temporal and spatial coincidence is given, the user of the mobile terminal, that is, a user ID such as a customer number, linked to the captured record. In addition, the means for determining is preferably adapted such that the determination of the temporal and spatial coincidence and the linkage of the customer with the data set independently of the chosen means of payment (for example, cash, credit card, ec card, payment by NFC mobile phone etc.).

The data record is preferably a data record representing a purchase. This record can also be understood as a record relating to a sales promotion. The mobile terminal is preferably a terminal owned by the user and not, for example, a shop in which a sales transaction is performed, and which is designed to be used not only for detecting a location signal. The mobile terminal preferably contains information about the user, in particular a user identification and optionally further user data, wherein this information about the user can be used by the system to identify the user and to associate the identified user with the acquired data record, after a spatial and temporal coincidence has been established.

The means for determining is, for example, a computer program which, from the localization signal or from signals based thereon, from the acquired completion of the acquisition, makes a link between the customer and the acquired data record from the acquired data record. For this purpose, it is first determined in which distance the mobile terminal is located to the second terminal. If the determined distance is smaller than a predetermined spatial distance (for example, one meter), it can be concluded that the mobile terminal is in close proximity to the second terminal. In a PoS, for example, it can thus be determined that a customer is in the immediate vicinity of the cash register unit at the time the acquisition is completed.

It is conceivable to transmit to the means for determining further data of the mobile terminal in order to enable a direct identification of the customer. On the other hand, when restricting to the transmission of location signals (that is to say, in particular without further metadata), it is possible to link several customers with the same data record. For example, two customers of a store could wait at such a close distance (for example, less than half a meter) from the cash register that an exact spatial resolution or assignment of the "active" customer is not possible is. It is conceivable that those customers who have arrived at the cash register "first" can be identified as "active" customers. In this way, however, the situation is not captured in particular that the subsequent customer already paid, while the previous customer has not yet fully packaged his purchase. In order to resolve such linking conflicts, it is therefore conceivable to initially store both linking possibilities in an intermediate step and later to manually select one of the two. Such a solution is particularly suitable if the means for determining is arranged on the second terminal or on a server. If the means for determining is arranged on the mobile terminal, data protection legal concerns may exist to store a (possibly incorrect) possibility of linking on the mobile terminal (since a first user would thus possibly have access to the record of a second user). In such a case, however, it can be determined to discard the data record in the event of a linking conflict and to make no linkage for the customers in the immediate vicinity of the cash register unit. As far as the customer holds the mobile terminal to a terminal of the cash register unit during the payment process, the assignment is very precise and conflict-free.

In one embodiment, the system may therefore be adapted to determine, based on the localization signal detected by the mobile terminal of the user and a localization signal detected by another mobile terminal of another customer, whether a distance between the two mobile terminals is less than a predetermined minimum distance wherein the means for determining is adapted to consider the determination of whether a distance between the two mobile terminals is less than a predetermined minimum distance in the determination. For example, a determination of the spatial and temporal coincidence does not occur at all if the distance is too small, or an already determined spatial and temporal coincidence and / or combination could be discarded. Also, a storage of the record and user identifications received from the mobile terminals can be made by the means for determining, if the distance is too small to make a correct link later. Determining whether a distance between the two mobile terminals is less than a predetermined minimum distance, for example, can be performed by the means for determining or another component of the system.

In one embodiment, the mobile terminal transmits a time stamp of the mobile terminal to the means for determining. In one embodiment, the mobile terminal transmits a time stamp of the location signal to the means for determining. In one embodiment, the second terminal transmits a time stamp of the second terminal to the means for determining. In one embodiment, the second terminal transmits a time stamp of the location signal to the means for determining. The transmission of a time stamp in particular allows an association of the localization signal to the data record.

In one embodiment, the means for determining comprises one or more servers. Servers can essentially be reached at any time with high availability and high performance by the mobile terminal and the second terminal, for example by means of the Internet. The processing of requests by powerful servers can be done almost in real time. Furthermore, all data of the customer are centrally available and are thus particularly well suited for evaluation.

In one embodiment, the mobile terminal comprises the means for determining. By providing the means for determining on the mobile terminal, the user remains sovereign over his own data. It is therefore also no Internet access to a server needed. Data about the current purchase can be transmitted, for example, directly from the second terminal to the first terminal.

In an embodiment, the second terminal comprises the means for determining. By arranging the means for determining on the second terminal no permanent online access of the second terminal to a central server is needed. The second terminal (for example, a cash register) is configured in one embodiment to transmit the collected data to a server for further evaluations on request or at regular intervals. In this way, an increased security of the system according to the invention achieved because the second terminal is not constantly available online (and thus exposed to possible phishing or other hacker attacks).

In one embodiment, the second terminal is located in a store and / or showroom and / or outdoors. By arranging the second terminal (such as a cash register) in a store, a transaction data transaction with customer data may be made at the checkout event by coincidence over time of the determination of a payment instrument in the cash register and the presence of a customer at the cash register. By arranging the second terminal (for example, a sales PC for placing an order) in an exhibition space, a temporal coincidence of the triggering of the order with the presence of the customer can be used to connect the order to customer data. In particular, it is not necessary for the customer to communicate his customer data to the employee. By arranging the second terminal outdoors (such as in a beer garden), a transaction data transaction with customer data may occur at the time of checkout over a time coincidence of the determination of a means of payment in the cash register and the presence of a customer at the cash register.

In one embodiment, the localization signal is permanently active or sent at regular intervals. By providing a permanently active localization signal, a particularly high location accuracy is typically achieved. A corresponding signal can be supported by selecting the appropriate radio technology of the localization signal. By providing a localization signal which is transmitted at regular intervals, the timing of transmitted localization signals can be spatially adjusted as required. In a store, in some areas of the market (for example, far from the cash register), a low timing of the localization signal can be selected, and in other areas of the market (near the cash register, for example) high timing. This reduces the amount of data to be transmitted to the means for determining to the necessary. A corresponding signal can be supported by selecting the appropriate radio technology of the localization signal. In one embodiment, the localization signal is received by the mobile terminal by means of a radio technology, the radio technology being GPS (Global Positioning System) and / or WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) and / or Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth Smart) and / or Beacon technology and / or NFC (Near Field Communication) and / or Galileo (European global satellite navigation and timing system under civilian control). The technologies mentioned essentially support all relevant tracking options. In this way, a location of the mobile terminal with the above technologies is made possible.

In one embodiment, the localization signal is received by the second terminal by means of radio technology, the radio technology comprising GPS and / or WLAN and / or Bluetooth low energy and / or beacon technology and / or NFC and / or Galileo. The technologies mentioned essentially support all relevant tracking options. In this way, a location of the second terminal with the above technologies is made possible. The position of the second terminal is also known if it has been previously moved.

In an embodiment, the means for detecting the location signal comprises an application on the mobile terminal, the application being configured to generate a location detection signal based on the location signal. By generating a localization detection signal based on the localization signal, additional metadata may be added to the localization signal.

In one embodiment, the application is configured to process a current time stamp of the mobile terminal when generating the location detection signal. In an embodiment, the application is configured to process a current timestamp of the second terminal when generating the location detection signal. In one embodiment, the application is configured to process a current time stamp of the localization signal when generating the location detection signal. In one embodiment, the means for determining is configured to include a current timestamp of the means for determining upon receipt of a localization Add detection signal, in particular only if the localization detection signal contains no time stamp. The transmission of a time stamp in particular allows an association of the localization signal to the data record.

In one embodiment, the application is configured to provide the means for determining the location detection signal. Providing the location detection signal to the means for determining enables linking the data set to further metadata of the user.

In one embodiment, the second terminal comprises a second mobile terminal, wherein the means for determining a position of the second mobile terminal is known. By choosing a mobile terminal as a second terminal, a flexible handling of the payment process and a flexible linking of the record with the customer is possible.

In one embodiment, the second terminal comprises a stationary terminal, wherein the means for determining a position of the stationary terminal is known. By providing a stationary terminal as a second terminal, an existing infrastructure can continue to be used. If the second terminal is a cash register, the position of the cash register in an initialization process is communicated to the means for determining. As a result, the means for determining need not process and interpret a localization signal of the second terminal.

In one embodiment, the capture completion means comprises a component for detecting an event, wherein the event comprises at least one of the group "Payment Procedure Selected", "Order Complete", "Check In Completed." If the event is at If the event is the conclusion of an order, the system according to the invention can be used in particular in showrooms. Ins, the system according to the invention can be used in particular in hotels. In one embodiment, the capture completion means includes an interface for confirming complete capture of the data set. In one embodiment, the mobile terminal includes the means for completing the capture. In one embodiment, the second terminal includes the means for completing the capture. By providing a means for completing the capture, it is possible to clearly define a point of time when it is judged that there is spatial coincidence (such as: user is close to the second terminal or not). In particular, it is provided that the user of the mobile terminal or the user of the second terminal determines when the detection is completed.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a method for linking a user of a mobile terminal with at least one data record, comprising the following steps: detecting a localization signal by the mobile terminal; Detecting the record by a second terminal; Completing the gathering; Determining, based on the localization signal, that the mobile terminal was within a predetermined spatial distance from the second terminal at the time the acquisition was completed.

In one embodiment, the determining further takes place on the basis of a time stamp of the mobile terminal and / or a time stamp of the localization signal and / or a time stamp of the second terminal.

In an embodiment, the method further comprises: arranging the second terminal in a shop and / or a showroom and / or outdoors.

In one embodiment, the localization signal is permanently active or is sent at regular intervals.

In one embodiment, the localization signal is received by the mobile terminal using radio technology, wherein the radio technology comprises GPS and / or WLAN and / or Bluetooth low energy and / or beacon technology and / or NFC and / or Galileo. In one embodiment, the localization signal is received by the second terminal by means of a radio technology, the radio technology comprising GPS and / or WLAN and / or Bluetooth low energy and / or beacon technology and / or NFC and / or Galileo.

In an embodiment, the method further comprises: generating a location detection signal based on the localization signal.

In one embodiment, generating the location detection signal further comprises processing a current time stamp of the mobile terminal and / or a current time stamp of the second terminal and / or a current time stamp of the location signal.

In an embodiment, the method further comprises: supplementing a current time stamp upon receiving a location detection signal, in particular only if the location detection signal does not include a time stamp.

In one embodiment, completing the detection includes detecting an event, wherein the event includes, for example, one selected from the group "Payment Method", "Order Complete", "Check In Complete".

In one embodiment, completing the capture comprises confirming the complete capture of the data set.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a mobile terminal for linking a user of the mobile terminal with at least one data set, comprising: means for detecting a localization signal; means for receiving a record from a second terminal; means for receiving a position of the second terminal; means for sending a detection completion signal to the second terminal; and means for determining, based on the location signal, that the mobile terminal was within a predetermined spatial distance from the second terminal at the time of completion of the detection. A further aspect of the invention relates to a terminal for linking a user of a first mobile terminal with at least one data record, comprising: means for acquiring a data record; a means for completing the detection; means for receiving a location signal from the first mobile terminal; and means for determining, based on the location signal, that the first mobile terminal was within a predetermined spatial distance from the terminal at the time of completion of the detection.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a computer program product which is set up to cause a system according to the invention for carrying out the method according to the invention.

The system for linking a user of a mobile terminal with at least one data record according to claim 1, the method for linking a user of a mobile terminal with at least one record according to claim 12, the mobile terminal for linking a user of the mobile terminal with at least one record according to claim 13, the terminal for linking a user of a first mobile terminal with at least one record according to claim 14 and the computer program product according to claim 15 have similar and / or identical preferred embodiments.

A preferred embodiment of the invention may also be a combination of the dependent claims or the above-mentioned embodiments with the corresponding independent claim.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figures, the same or functionally identical parts are designated by the same reference numerals. It shows:

1 shows a schematic and exemplary illustration of a first embodiment;

2 shows a schematic and exemplary illustration of a second embodiment; and 3 shows a schematic and exemplary illustration of a third embodiment.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic and exemplary representation of a first embodiment with an article detection at a checkout.

A mobile terminal 12 receives localization signals 1 1 through means 13 for detecting a localization signal. As illustrated by arrow A, the detected location signals are continuously transmitted to a server 17.

A second terminal 14, in this case a cash register, detects the item list of a purchase by a barcode scanner 15. After the item list has been completely acquired, the registration process is concluded by actuating a key 16 at the cash register 14. As illustrated in the arrow B, the item list and the location of the cash register is transmitted to the server 17 at this moment. Optionally, the location of the cash register is already known to the server 17.

The data from the mobile terminal 12 and the cash register 14 are merged in the server 17. Starting from the time of completion of the entry of the item list, the server 17 checks whether a mobile terminal 12 was at this time within a predetermined distance to the cash register 14. This is done by comparing the position data of all in the business recorded mobile terminals 12 and the cashier 14. By the spatial (mobile terminal 12 is located in the vicinity of the cashier 14) and temporal (mobile terminal 12 is located near the cash register 14 at the time the completion of the collection of the article list) coincidence, the article list can be assigned to the customer.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic and exemplary illustration of a second embodiment with article detection by a customer with his smartphone.

A mobile terminal 22 (eg, a smartphone) receives localization signals 21 through means 23 for detecting a localization signal. As illustrated by arrow A, the detected location signals are continuously transmitted to a server 27. With the mobile terminal 22, a customer captures the article list of his shopping by scanning 25. A major advantage here is that the item is not collected at the checkout, but in advance by the customer. The customer saves time.

As illustrated in the arrow C, the article list is transmitted to the cash register 24. The location information is not passed to the cash register, so there is no information on the customer at any time on any system in the store. This increases security for the customer.

The moment the payment is initiated by the cash register 24 by pressing a button 26, as illustrated in the arrow B, the article list and the location of the cash register is transmitted to the server 27. Optionally, the location of the cash register is already known to the server 27.

The data from the mobile terminal 22 and the cash register 24 are merged in the server 27. Starting from the time of completion of the collection of the item list, the server 27 checks whether a mobile terminal 22 was within a predetermined distance to the cash register 24 at this time. This is done by comparing the location data of all the mobile terminals 22 and the cash register 24 recorded in the store. By the spatial (a mobile terminal 22 is located near the cash register 24) and temporal (a mobile terminal 22 is located in the vicinity of the cash register 24th At the time of completion of the entry of the article list) coincidence, the article list can be assigned to the customer.

3 shows a schematic and exemplary representation of a third embodiment with the determination of the temporal and spatial coincidence at the cash register.

A mobile terminal 32 (eg, a smartphone) receives localization signals 31 through means 33 for detecting a location signal. As illustrated by arrow E, the detected localization signals are continuously transmitted to the cash register 34. A second terminal 34, in this case a cash register, detects the article list of a purchase by a barcode scanner 35. Upon complete detection of the item list, the registration process is completed by actuating a key 36 on the cash register 34.

Starting from the time of completion of the entry of the item list, the checkout 34 checks whether a mobile terminal 32 was within a predetermined distance to the cash register 34 at this time. This is done by comparing the position data of all mobile terminals 32 and the cash register 34 registered in the store. In one embodiment, the cash register 34 has means 37 for determining a spatial and temporal coincidence for this purpose. By the spatial (mobile terminal 32 is located near the cash register 34) and temporal (mobile terminal 32 is located near the cash register 34 at the time of completion of the collection of the item list) coincidence, the item list can be assigned to the customer. The advantage of this embodiment is that the cash register 34 and the mobile terminal 32 need not be continuously connected to the server 38.

In a further embodiment, the comparison of the position data of all mobile terminals 32 registered in the store and the cash register 34 takes place in real time.

As illustrated in the arrow D, information is optionally transmitted downstream to the server 38 for evaluation purposes or for checking the assignments made by the cash register 34.

An example of an application of the system according to the invention, the method according to the invention, the terminal according to the invention and the computer program product according to the invention relates in particular to the use in outlets for the creation of customer profiles.

Those skilled in the art will recognize other variations of the disclosed embodiments for practicing the described invention from the accompanying drawings, the description, and the claims. The term "comprising" in the claims does not exclude that there are additional features or method steps. The indefinite article "a" or "an" does not exclude that it may be a plurality.

A single entity can take over the effects of several elements in the claims. The very fact that certain features or method steps are defined in different dependent claims does not mean that a combination of said features or method steps can not also have a synergistic effect.

A computer program product may be stored or distributed on a suitable medium, such as an optical storage medium or a solid state medium, which is co-distributed with or as part of other hardware. However, the computer program may also be distributed in other forms, e.g. over the internet or other telecommunication systems (including wireless networks).

The reference signs in the claims may not be used to a restrictive interpretation of the claim.

The invention relates to linking a user of a mobile terminal with at least one data record, in particular in a sales market. A mobile terminal has a receiver for detecting a location signal. A cash register captures purchases with an input device. A means completes the capture. By the presence of a spatial and temporal coincidence, it can be determined that the mobile terminal was at a predetermined spatial distance to the cash register at the time of completion of the detection.

Claims

claims

A system for linking a user of a mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) with at least one data set, comprising: the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32), wherein the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) comprises means (13, 23 , 33) for detecting a localization signal; a second terminal (14, 24, 34), the second terminal (14, 24, 34) having means (15, 25, 35) for acquiring the record; means (16, 26, 36) for completing the detection; and means (17, 27, 37) for determining, on the basis of the localization signal, that the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) reaches the second terminal (14, 12, 22) at a predetermined spatial distance at the time of completion of the detection. 24, 34) was.

The system of claim 1, wherein the means for determining that the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) was within a predetermined spatial distance from the second terminal at the time of completion of the detection is adapted to cause the user of the mobile device is linked to the record.

A system according to claim 2, characterized in that the means for detecting and the means for determining are adapted such that a) capturing the record and b) linking the user of the mobile terminal to the record are separate operations.

The system of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the record is a record representing a purchase.

System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system is adapted to determine, based on the localization signal detected by the mobile terminal of the user and a localization signal detected by another mobile terminal of another customer, whether a distance between the two mobile terminals - devices is smaller than a predetermined minimum distance, wherein the means for determining is adapted, the determination of whether a distance between the two mobile terminals is smaller than a predetermined minimum distance, to take into account in the determination.

System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the means (17, 27, 37) for determining comprises one or more servers, and / or wherein the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) or the second terminal (14, 24, 34) the means (17, 27, 37) for detecting comprises.

System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the localization signal is permanently active or is transmitted at regular intervals, and / or wherein the localization signal by means of a wireless technology by the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) and / or by the second terminal (14, 24, 34), the radio technology comprising GPS and / or WLAN and / or Bluetooth low energy and / or beacon technology and / or NFC and / or Galileo.

A system according to any preceding claim, wherein the means (13, 23, 33) for detecting the location signal comprises an application on the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32), the application being arranged to generate a location detection signal based thereon of the localization signal.

The system of claim 8, wherein the application is configured to generate at least one of a current timestamp of the mobile terminal (14, 24, 34), a current timestamp of the second terminal (14, 24, 34) and / or when generating the location detection signal to process a current timestamp of the localization signal.

A system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second terminal (14, 24, 34) comprises a second mobile terminal, the means (17, 27, 37) for determining a position of the second mobile terminal being known, and / or the second terminal (14, 24, 34) a stationary res terminal, wherein the means (17, 27, 37) for determining a position of the stationary terminal is known.

A system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the means (16, 26, 36) for completing the capture comprises an interface for confirming complete acquisition of the data set, and / or wherein the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) or the second terminal (14, 24, 34) includes the means (16, 26, 36) for completing the detection.

12. A method for linking a user of a mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) with at least one data record, comprising the following steps: detecting a localization signal by the mobile terminal (12, 22,

32);

Acquiring the record by a second terminal (14, 24, 34); Completing the gathering;

Determining, based on the localization signal, that the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) was within a predetermined spatial distance from the second terminal (14, 24, 34) at the time the acquisition was completed.

A mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) for linking a user of the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) to at least one data set, comprising: means (13, 23, 33) for detecting a location signal; means for receiving a record from a second terminal (14, 24, 34); means for receiving a position of the second terminal (14, 24, 34); means for sending a detection completion signal to the second one

Terminal (14, 24, 34); and a means (17, 27, 37) for determining, on the basis of the localization signal, that the mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) reaches the second terminal (14) within a predetermined spatial distance at the time of completion of the detection , 24, 34).

14. A terminal device (14, 24, 34) for linking a user of a first mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) with at least one data record, comprising: means (15, 25, 35) for acquiring a data record; means (16, 26, 36) for completing the detection; means for receiving a location signal from the first mobile terminal (12, 22, 32); and means (17, 27, 37) for determining, based on the localization signal, that the first mobile terminal (12, 22, 32) is within a predetermined spatial distance from the terminal (14, 24, 32) at the time of detection completion. 34).

15. Computer program product, which is set up to cause a system according to one of claims 1 to 1 1 for carrying out the method according to claim 12.