FR2804235A1 - CERTIFICATION TERMINAL FOR INTERNET SHIPMENTS - Google Patents

Abstract

Device intended to control payments by bank cards on electronic commerce sites. The invention relates to a device intended to manage the functionalities of payment and editing of the packing slip of parcels linked to an electronic commerce transaction. It has a printing module allowing it to edit a transport label containing the certification information for payment by bank card. It consists of a package shipping pricing management module, a bank card transaction certification module, the latter allowing the printing of a package label, an electronic module with a downloadable memory, a link synchronous, an electronic module making it possible to read and write contactless electronic labels as well as an addition under the standardized label which will integrate the information related to the proof of delivery. The device according to the invention is particularly intended for electronic commercial sites.

Description

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  The present invention relates to a device intended to manage the payment and editing functionalities of the dispatch note for

  packages related to an e-commerce transaction.

  The prospects for opening electronic stores are considerable and this predictable exponential will theoretically tend to make Internet users potential "merchants" such as sales.

internet auctions etc ...

  It follows that each e-commerce transaction involves the payment of each transactional product considered and is necessarily accompanied by a certificate of authentication of the transaction and the publication of a dispatch note used for tracking.

  of the package containing the product (s) purchased and shipped over the Internet.

  The concrete result is that the effective development of electronic commerce is linked to the automation of these two functions.

  commercial, namely payment and parcel shipping management.

  To date, these two functions are provided by devices specifically designed for one or the other of the functions mentioned above. In order to better explain the interest of innovation, iI is here described the different phases of an e-commerce transaction such

that it currently exists.

  The internet user connects to the merchant site using his microcomputer according to the following modus operandi 1 - choice of product; zi 2 choice of mode of transport 3 - payment of the transaction amount (product and transport); 4 - issue of the payment certificate - edition of the transport slip

2.- Choice of transport mode.

  The second phase of the electronic transaction process is systematically the responsibility of the merchant site which benefits from a

  privileged agreement with one or more carriers.

  In this specific case, the buyer does not have the possibility or the leisure to choose in real time the carrier best placed in terms of costs,

for the desired shipment.

  This disadvantage lies in the fact that the merchant site has no means of automatic price calculation for a given Io carrier and, consequently, no means of

  comparison of a carrier with others.

  Transport costs are therefore calculated from

flat rate.

  3.- Payment of the transaction amount The third phase of the electronic transaction process consists in ensuring the security of payment for the product made by the

through a bank card.

  Generally, this is done mainly in two ways:

  a) - Case of hosted merchants -

  When the merchant site is hosted by a service provider, the latter makes available to the merchant, a credit card payment software module which will put him directly in contact with

his bank.

  256 It is observed here that the generation of payment certificate

  linked to said transaction is not carried out in a normative manner.

  b) - Case of autonomous commercial acts -

  In this case, the merchant's bank provides it with an electronic payment terminal which it associates with its Internet server, which allows it to verify the entire payment transaction linked to its electronic commerce activity. In this specific case, this payment terminal only emits

  certificate for the merchant.

  The customer therefore does not have any control document linked to

this transaction.

  4 - Issue of payment certificate -

  As indicated above, the main drawback of the development of electronic commerce is essentially linked to the lack of paper documents certifying

  the authenticity of the transactions carried out.

  5 - Edition of the transport slip.

  Any electronic commerce transaction requires the publication of a transport document which will be affixed to the package and will include

  delivery information.

  Two cases are to be distinguished: a) - for commercial sites with high debits, the slips are printed automatically

  b) - for small shopping sites, it is the trader himself

  even who proceeds to the manual development of each of the slips.

  The device according to the invention overcomes this

disadvantage.

  According to a first characteristic, it indeed comprises a central unit built around a microprocessor as well as a downloadable memory in which the programs as well as the

  tariff calculation data for shipping packages.

  This electronic architecture will integrate a bank card control module which will allow the verification of all cards as well

  as the opposition lists of stolen cards.

  This same module will be in the form of a computer peripheral and will integrate a thermal print head allowing the printing of all models of self-adhesive barcode labels and

  contactless electronic devices in force in parcel transport.

  Thus, the device according to the invention will integrate all the hardware and software means enabling it to control, on the one hand, a payment transaction by bank card and, on the other hand, to calculate the price of a parcel shipment in order ensure the edition of the label

  barcode that the merchant will affix to the package to be shipped.

  The originality of the invention lies in the fact that it makes it possible to print the information of a card payment transaction.

  banking is on the parcel shipping label.

  It follows that, by this process, in a single terminal, it will be possible for a merchant site to ensure, by means of the same autonomous product, the functions of payment by bank card and

  parcel shipment management in the field of electronic commerce.

  The present invention is in the form of a bar code label printer four inches wide which can, on the one hand, print all the carrier bar code labels thanks to its integrated label composition module

  and, on the other hand, calculate the cost of shipping.

  This same printer incorporates a secure electronic module that will allow it to control a credit card payment transaction. This same module being intrinsically linked to the functions of editing barcode labels, it follows that all

  printing of labels of this nature will be certified by it.

  Therefore, any label printed by the device will include a unique transaction number which will certify the uniqueness of the transaction.

  and certification of the published transport document.

  The certification operation can be done by printing in the body of the label specific to each of the carriers of a transaction number of a barcode or any other brand.

  judiciously arranged in the body of the existing label.

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  Any addition of barcode can be done below the body of the existing label, property of the trasporteur, in a part

  detachable by the delivery person and serving as proof of delivery.

  This second detachable part will resume the information

  s relating to the order and its payment.

  The present invention has software and hardware autonomy which will allow it to calculate the price of single or multi-carrier shipping, regardless of the transport plan and the credit card payment control function. as defined in

  electronic payment terminals.

  The device connects by a synchronous link to the merchant server with which it is associated. He also has sufficient autonomy to allow him to send requests and respond to

  those of the server with which it is associated.

  Its basic software allows it to update tariff developments and transport plans that it stores in

permanence in his local memory.

  In addition, the device according to the invention allows the connection of an electronic balance to calculate the exact price of the shipment and wo. has a read-write electronic label reader-editor

without touching.

OPERATION

  Commercial sites equipped with the device which is the subject of the invention will be able to issue a transport document comprising the Ci payment certificate for the benefit of all customers who have made

purchases on their site.

  The device, when the client connects to the server, will check the bank card used by the client in real time after calculating the best rate based on the location of the client and after choosing the most suitable carrier. appropriate to its geographic location, will automatically trigger, on the one hand, a unique barcode label with all the peiment certification information and, on the other hand, a request on the carrier's server to inform it of the update. disposal of the parcel (s) upon collection.

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  This will result for the merchant, an integrated product allowing him on the one hand, to certify the electronic payments of his sales and, on the other hand, to ensure the management of his shipments, whatever

  either - or the - carrier with which it operates.

Claims (4)

  1) Device intended to manage the functionalities of payments and parcel editions on the Internet, characterized in that it comprises a module for the management of parcel shipping pricing, a module for certification of transaction by bank card, the latter allowing to print a parcel label to the standards of the carrier and contain   transaction certification data.   2) - Device according to claim I, characterized in that it comprises an electronic module with a downloadable memory, downloadable with the transport plans and the shipping rates of   0 carriers authorized by the merchant site.   3) - Device according to claim 1 and 2 above, characterized in that it comprises a synchronous link with the WEB site itself   allowing to perform client-server type requests.   4) - Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an electronic module allowing it to read and write electronic labels without contact simultaneously with the edition of   the self-adhesive barcode label.   ) - Device according to claim 4, characterized in that it includes an addition below the label standardized by the carriers which will integrate the information related to the proof of delivery.