KR101391019B1 - Point of sales terminal for registrering/displaying barcode to scan on the product and method of registrering/displaying the barcode using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a POS terminal for registering and displaying a bar code for scanning a product and a bar code registering/displaying method using the same. A POS terminal of the present invention comprises: a network module for receiving a bar code for a product from a product information server or another POS terminal; a bar code storage module for storing the received bar code; a display module for displaying the stored bar code; a bar code searching/displaying module for searching the bar code stored in the bar code storage module and displaying the searched bar code on the display module; a scanner module for selecting a bar code of a payment product in the displayed bar code and performing optical scanning of the selected bar code; and a product payment module for performing product payment using a name and a selling price of the payment product read out through the optically scanned bar code and the quantity inputted by a user.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a POS terminal for registering and displaying bar codes for product scanning, and a bar code registration / display method using the same. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002]

The present invention relates to a POS terminal and a barcode registration / display method using the POS terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a POS terminal for registering / displaying a barcode for product scanning and a barcode registration / display method using the POS terminal.

In the case of a merchandise or a supermarket, a method of scanning a barcode attached to a product and paying it is used.

Since the barcode stores information related to the product such as the name of the product, the price of the product, etc., the payment method can easily and quickly retrieve the product price only by scanning the barcode attached to the product.

However, when the bar code system is used, sometimes the bar code is not attached, the bar code is damaged, or the product is too bulky or too heavy to be put on the counter, There is a problem that the product can not be scanned. In this case, a barcode booklet with a separate barcode for each of the products is provided in the cash register, and the barcode of the barcode book is scanned and calculated instead of the product.

However, in such a barcode book, if a stock keeping unit (SKU) is changed, there is a problem that a product of the barcode printed on the barcode book may be changed. In addition, in the case of a primary product such as vegetables or fruits and vegetables, the price may change every day or at any time, making it unnecessary to add the barcode of such product to the barcode book.

In addition, in the case of a large-sized shopping mall, dozens of barcode books must be created and distributed and changed / revised from time to time.

And these barcode books are often easily dirty and damaged.

There is a need for a way to more efficiently manage the barcode in the situation where a large number of goods are delivered and received, and the price and product information are changed.

Korea Patent Office Registration No. 10-0433944 Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2004-0044193

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a POS terminal for registering / displaying bar codes for product scanning.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a barcode registration / display method for product scanning of a POS terminal.

The POS terminal for registering / displaying a barcode for the purpose of the present invention may include a network module for receiving a barcode for a predetermined product from a goods information server or another POS terminal; A barcode storage module for storing the received barcode; A display module for displaying the stored bar code; A barcode search / display module for searching a barcode stored in the barcode storage module and displaying the barcode on the display module; A scanner module for optically scanning a barcode of a payment product among the barcodes displayed on the display module when the barcode attached to the payment product is not optically scanned; And a merchandise payment module that performs merchandise settlement using the name of the settlement merchandise read through the optically scanned barcode, the sales price, and the quantity input by the user.

The barcode registration module may further include a barcode registration module for generating a barcode of the payment product and registering / storing the barcode in the barcode storage module when the barcode of the predetermined payment product is not stored in the barcode storage module and is not searched .

Preferably, the network module transmits / distributes the barcode registered by the barcode registration module to the goods information server or another POS terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a barcode registration / display method for product scanning of a POS terminal, comprising: receiving a barcode for a predetermined product from a product information server or another POS terminal; The barcode storage module storing the received barcode; Searching the barcode search / display module for a barcode stored in the barcode storage module and displaying the barcode on the display module; When the barcode attached to the payment product is not optically scanned by the scanner module, the scanner module selects the barcode of the payment product among the displayed barcodes and optically scans the barcode of the payment product; And commodity settlement using the name of the settlement product read out through the optically scanned barcode, the sale price, and the quantity input by the user.

When the barcode search / display module searches the barcode stored in the barcode storage module and displays the barcode on the display module, if the barcode is not stored in the barcode storage module and is not searched, And registering / storing the product barcode in the barcode storage module.

The network module may further include transmitting / distributing the barcode registered by the barcode registration module to the goods information server or another POS terminal.

According to the POS terminal for registering / displaying the barcode for the above-mentioned product scanning and the barcode registration / display method using the same, the barcode of the goods is displayed on the POS terminal, There is an effect that can be done. Such a bar code has the effect that it is possible to keep the latest accurate information on the price of goods and commodities, and to search the bar code easily by receiving the detailed information of the registered product at the time of commodity entry from the commodity information server and using it.

In the case of a small-scale store, the barcode registration allows the barcode of a missing product to be directly registered, thereby maintaining the convenience of product scanning and product settlement.

In addition, unlike conventional bar code books, there is an advantage that the management and maintenance of product bar codes can be performed more efficiently.

1 is a block diagram of a POS terminal for registering and displaying barcodes for product scanning according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is an exemplary diagram of a product / barcode registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2B is an exemplary view of a product / barcode detail registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2C is an illustration of a virtual barcode book generated in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of a bar code registration / display method of a POS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail to the concrete inventive concept.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, .

On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a POS terminal for registering and displaying barcodes for product scanning according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a POS terminal 100 (hereinafter, referred to as a POS terminal) for registering and displaying barcodes for product scanning according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a network module 110, a barcode storage module A scanner module 150, a merchandise payment module 160, and a barcode registration module 170. The display module 130 may include a display module 130, a barcode search / display module 140, a scanner module 150,

The POS terminal 100 is configured to display the barcode on the display module 130 of the POS terminal 100, unlike the conventional paper-based barcode book. In the POS terminal 100 of the present invention, the barcode of a product is stored in the barcode storage module 120 or an external merchandise information server (not shown) in the POS terminal 100 and is continuously renewable, It is possible to quickly and flexibly cope with the change of the bar code or other product information according to the change. In particular, there is an advantage in that the cost due to the correction or reproduction of the bar code book can be reduced. Hereinafter, the detailed configuration will be described.

The network module 110 may be configured to receive a bar code for a predetermined product from the goods information server 200 or another POS terminal 300. [ The network module 110 may be a wired network and a wireless network. In the case of a wireless network, the network module 110 may be composed of Wi-Fi, ZigBee, or Bluetooth.

Here, the product information server 200 has a configuration for registering and storing product information at the time of product entry, so that product information registered in the product information server 200 is transmitted / distributed to each POS terminal 100 (200) Lt; / RTI > The product information may be composed of the name of the product, the price of the product, and the barcode. In addition to this information, the information on the classification, capacity, specification, cost, manufacturer, and supplier of the product may be further included.

The barcode storage module 120 may be configured to store the barcode received at the network module 110. [ And may be configured to receive and store commodity information, particularly bar codes, from the commodity information server 200 or other POS terminal 300 periodically or non-periodically via the network module 110.

The display module 130 may be configured to display a barcode stored in the barcode storage module 120.

The barcode search / display module 140 may be configured to search the barcode stored in the barcode storage module 120 and display the barcode on the display module 130. That is, when the barcode is not attached to the product or the barcode scan is difficult during the product payment at the counter, when the user presses the barcode search button, the barcode search / display module 130 searches for and displays the barcode of the product. The user can select the barcode of the corresponding payment product from the barcode of such product. The product barcode may be displayed alphabetically or alphabetically, or the product barcode may be directly input through the search word input window.

The scanner module 150 may be configured to optically scan a barcode of a payment product among the barcodes displayed on the display module 130 when the barcode attached to the payment product is not optically scanned. It can be faster and more convenient than scanning and scanning existing barcode books.

The merchandise payment module 160 may be configured to perform merchandise settlement using the name of the settlement merchandise, the sales price, and the quantity input by the user, which are read through the barcode scanned optically in the scanner module 150. [

The barcode registration module 170 may be configured to generate and store a barcode of a payment product in the barcode storage module 120 when the barcode of the predetermined payment product is not stored because it is not stored in the barcode storage module 120 have. In most large-sized marts, there is no problem because the product information is registered in advance in case of goods receipt, but in the case of a small-sized store, it can be very important function if the barcode is omitted or the barcode registration is not properly performed.

The barcode registration module 170 may be configured to display a barcode input window of a predetermined product on the display 130 even during the payment. The barcode registration module 170 can receive the name and the price of the product in the barcode input window displayed on the display 130. Such input may be performed by a user, and is preferably input in advance before commodity calculation. However, it can be configured so that it can be directly input as necessary during the commodity calculation.

The barcode registration module 170 may be configured to generate a barcode of the product in association with the product information and register the barcode in the barcode storage module 120.

The network module 110 may be configured to transmit / distribute the barcode registered by the barcode registration module 170 to the goods information server 200 or another POS terminal 300. This function is a function for sharing the registered product information with other POS terminal 300 in real time.

That is, it is preferable that the network module 110 is periodically received from the merchandise information server 200 and automatically updated so that sharing and updating of the bar code and merchandise information are automatically performed. In the POS terminal 100, It is preferable to automatically transmit the changed barcode and the corresponding goods information to the goods information server 200 or the other POS terminal 300 even if the change registration of the information is performed. 2A is an exemplary diagram of a product / barcode registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A shows goods information and a barcode registration screen displayed on the display 200 in the POS terminal 100. Fig. It is configured so that one item can be registered in each blank space.

FIG. 2B is an exemplary view of a product / barcode detail registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2B, there is shown a screen configured to further input information on a product classification, a capacity, a specification, a cost, a manufacturer, and a supplier in addition to a product name, a unit price, and a barcode.

2C is an illustration of a virtual barcode book generated in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2C, an actual registered bar code is shown on the display 200 of the POS terminal 100. The user is configured to scan the barcode of a desired product using the scanner module 140. [

3 is a flowchart of a bar code registration / display method of a POS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the network module 100 receives a bar code for a predetermined product from the goods information server 200 or another POS terminal 300 (S101).

Next, the barcode storage module 120 stores the barcode received by the network module 110 (S102).

At this time, the user can scan the barcode attached to the payment product using the scanner module 150. If the product is properly scanned (S103), the product payment module 160 reads the barcode The merchandise settlement may be performed using the name of the settlement product read out through the scanned barcode and the sales price and the quantity input by the user (S108).

However, if the scanner module 150 does not properly scan the goods (S103), the barcode search / display module 140 searches for the barcode stored in the barcode storage module 120 and displays the barcode on the display module 130 ( S103).

At this time, if the barcode is retrieved from the barcode storage module 120 and displayed on the display module 130 by the scanner module 150 (S105), the scanner module 150 displays the barcode displayed on the display module 130 The barcode of the product is selected and optically scanned (S107). In step S109, the goods settlement module 160 performs settlement of goods using the name of the settlement product read through the barcode optically scanned by the scanner module 150, the sales price, and the quantity input by the user.

However, if the barcode is retrieved from the barcode storage module 120 by the scanner module 150 and is not displayed on the display module 130 (S105), the barcode registration module 170 generates a barcode of the payment commodity In the barcode storage module 120 (S106). Then, the commodity settlement module 160 performs commodity settlement using the name of the settlement commodity that is read through the barcode optically scanned by the scanner module 150, the sales price, and the quantity input by the user (S108).

On the other hand, if a new barcode is registered and stored in step S106, the network module 110 transmits / distributes the barcode registered by the barcode registration module 120 to the goods information server 200 or another POS terminal 300 S109).

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. There will be.

Claims (6)

A network module for periodically or non-periodically receiving a bar code for a predetermined product from a goods information server or another POS terminal;
A barcode storage module for storing the received barcode;
A display module for displaying the stored bar code;
A barcode search / display module for searching a barcode stored in the barcode storage module and displaying the barcode on the display module;
A scanner module for optically scanning a barcode of a payment product among the barcodes displayed on the display module when the barcode is not attached to the payment product or the barcode attached to the payment product is not optically scanned;
A commodity settlement module that performs commodity settlement using the name of the settlement commodity read through the optically scanned barcode, the sales price, and the quantity input by the user;
And a barcode registration module for creating and storing a barcode including a product name / price of the payment product in the barcode storage module when the barcode of the predetermined payment product is not stored because the barcode is not stored in the barcode storage module,
Wherein the network module comprises:
A POS terminal for registering / displaying a barcode for product scanning, wherein the POS terminal registers the barcode registered by the barcode registration module in another POS terminal in real time to the other POS terminal or the goods information server.
delete delete The network module periodically or non-periodically receiving a bar code for a predetermined product from a goods information server or another POS terminal;
Storing the received barcode in a barcode storage module;
The barcode search / display module retrieving the barcode stored in the barcode storage module and displaying the barcode on the display module;
If the barcode is not attached to the payment product or if the barcode attached to the payment product is not optically scanned by the scanner module, the scanner module optically scans the barcode of the selected payment product among the displayed barcodes;
Performing goods settlement using a name of a settlement product read out through the optically scanned barcode, a sale price, and a quantity input by a user;
In a case where the barcode search / display module searches the barcode stored in the barcode storage module and displays the barcode on the display module, if the barcode is not retrieved because the barcode is not stored in the barcode storage module, Creating and storing a barcode including a product name / price in the barcode storage module;
Wherein the network module transmits / distributes real time to the other POS terminal or the goods information server so that the network module can recognize the barcode registered by the barcode registration module in another POS terminal. Bar code display method. delete delete

Images