KR101943938B1 - Goods price dynamic determination system based on the virtual shelf life of goods - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dynamic product selling price determining system based on a virtual expiration date, which encrypts and records a lot code in a product barcode and a logistic barcode related to the lot product and decrypts the encrypted lot code by using a decryption key only at an affiliated store having the decryption key capable of decrypting the decrypted product key, thereby dynamically determining the product selling price on the basis of the virtual expiration date.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a dynamic price determination system,

The present invention relates to a technique for dynamically determining a commodity selling price, and more particularly, to a system for determining a commodity selling price based on a virtual commodity expiration date.

Products that have a limited shelf life from the date of manufacture, such as food, medicine, and cosmetics, are subject to the CODEX (International Food Standard), which specifies the date of manufacture, expiration date, Commodities) in accordance with the labeling standards established by the Commission.

However, since it is troublesome to check and purchase information such as the manufacturing date and the expiration date which can be visually recognized by the consumer every time the consumer purchases the product, when the expiration date expires and the purchased product is consumed, An accident may occur.

Therefore, a food safety management system that records information such as manufacture date and expiration date in a barcode or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag and adds a function to automatically block the sales by automatically identifying it in a POS terminal is commercially available.

However, since products such as foods, medicines and cosmetics are subject to change according to kinds of materials used, processing methods, packaging methods, etc. from the date of manufacture to the limited shelf life, There is a need for a method of selling different prices according to freshness and stock quantity.

Japanese Patent Registration No. 02730273 (Dec. 19, 1997) relates to a bar code reader device and a reading method, which records information such as a product code, a manufacturing date, a discount rate and a discount method in a bar code, And a method of obtaining the product by applying it.

However, this patent is a method in which discounts are applied at a discount rate according to a rule of a discount sale set by a manufacturer, that is, regardless of whether a product is stocked in a store or not. Therefore, it has not been commercialized because it is not suitable for practical application in the market.

Korean Patent No. 10-0443019 (July 23, 2004) 'Dynamic price selling method and system using time stamp barcode' and Korean patent No. 10-0766589 (October 10, 2007) 'Timestamp Inventory using barcode Management system and method "

Time Stamp Barcode is a barcode that adds manufacturing date or expiration date information to an existing barcode made up of a manufacturer and a product code. The time stamp barcode can be discounted by the elapsed time based on the date of manufacture or the expiration date of the barcode. The date of manufacture and the expiration date of the product are recorded in plain text so that anyone can decipher the date of manufacture or expiration date.

Japanese Patent No. 02730273 (Dec. 19, 1997) Korean Patent No. 10-0443019 (July 23, 2004) Korean Patent No. 10-0766589 (2007.10.05)

In the present invention, a lot code is encrypted and recorded in a bar code for goods and a product bar code related to a lot product, and a lot code encrypted using a decryption key is decrypted only at an affiliated store having a decryption key for decrypting the lot code And it is an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of dynamically determining a product sale price based on a virtual expiration date.

According to an aspect of the invention for achieving the above object, there is provided a system for dynamic price determination based on a virtual expiration date, comprising: a system for decrypting an encrypted lot code scanned by a receiving terminal from a barcode for logistics related to a lot commodity, A statutory expiration date obtaining section for obtaining a statutory expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the commodity lot code decoded by the commodity lot code decoding section; A virtual distribution period determiner for determining a virtual distribution period expended as long as a safety period in a statutory distribution period of a product; a virtual distribution period determining section for determining a virtual distribution period of the lot product determined by the virtual distribution period determining section Depending on the remaining sales available until the deadline, And it includes a management server that includes the price of the pilot product Dynamic Dynamic Product price determined by the decision unit.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the dynamic price determining unit may divide the selling period from the time of receipt of the lot item to the virtual circulation period into predetermined sections, and apply a different discount rate to each lot, Decide the price differently.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the discount rate is set to be larger in a section closer to the virtual expiration date, and the selling price of the lot commodity is determined differently for each section.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the dynamic price determining unit determines the selling price of the lot product more dynamically considering the stock quantity for the lot product.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the dynamic price determination unit determines the selling price of the lot item more dynamically considering the stock quantity of other stores for the lot item.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product sales price dynamic determination section dynamically determines the selling price of the lot product considering the past sales history of the lot product.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the dynamic price determining unit determines the selling price of the lot item more dynamically considering the production history of the lot product.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the selling price of the lot item is determined dynamically, further considering the consumption pattern in which the product selling price dynamic determiner changes according to climatic conditions.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the dynamic price determination unit of the product dynamically determines the selling price of the lot product considering the corresponding lot product sale price of the nearby other stores.

According to a further aspect of the invention, an exception to the dynamic determination of the sales price of the relevant lot commodity applies for a specific period of time.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the method further includes a discount mode selection unit for selecting whether the management server applies a different discount rate according to the remaining available time period or provides an additional product corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available time period.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the management server further includes a donation unit selection unit for selecting whether or not to donate the additional offered goods when the management server selects to provide additional goods corresponding to different discount rates according to the remaining available sales period.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the statutory expiration date obtaining section retrieves the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the lot code decoded by the lot code decoding section and acquires the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server further includes a merchandise sales suspension processing unit that performs a sales suspension processing for the lot merchandise when the selling time of the corresponding lot merchandise is requested by the sales terminal do.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, when the management server receives a request for selling price of a corresponding lot item from a sales terminal exceeds a virtual expiration date but does not pass a statutory expiration date, And a base processing unit.

In the present invention, a lot code is encrypted and recorded in a bar code for goods and a product bar code related to a lot product, and a lot code encrypted using a decryption key is decrypted only at an affiliated store having a decryption key for decrypting the lot code It is possible to dynamically determine the sale price of the product based on the virtual expiration date, thereby providing the product discount according to time only at a specific merchant store.

At this time, as the remaining available sales period is shorter, that is, when the request for selling price of the product is closer to the virtual distribution period, the discount rate is increased, and the product sales price is dynamically determined so that the customer can purchase the product at a lower amount. It is possible to increase the desire to purchase, so that the product with the virtual expiration date can be minimized.

On the other hand, if the time for requesting the sale price of the product exceeds the virtual distribution period, the customer can purchase fresh product safely by stopping the sale of the product.

In addition, it is possible to contribute to social contribution by distributing goods to people in a difficult environment through donation within the statutory expiration date for lot products whose sales have been suspended due to the expiration of the virtual distribution period.

FIG. 1 is a network schematic diagram of a system for determining a virtual commodity selling price based on a virtual commodity price according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a management server of a virtual expiration-based commodity selling price dynamic determination system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a virtual expiration date used in a virtual expiration-based product sale price dynamic determination system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a barcode for a product used in a system for determining a dynamic commodity price based on a virtual expiration date according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a dynamic price determination operation of a merchandise price determination system based on a virtual expiration date according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a lot code encryption operation included in a product bar code used in the virtual commodity price based dynamic price determination system according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. While specific embodiments have been illustrated and described in the accompanying drawings, it is not intended that the various embodiments of the invention be limited to any particular form.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

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.

FIG. 1 is a network schematic diagram of a system for determining a virtual commodity selling price based on a virtual commodity price according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a virtual commodity selling price based dynamic commodity selling price determination system includes a management server 100, an incoming terminal 200, and a sales terminal 300.

The management server 100 is a server provided in a store for selling goods. The management server 100 dynamically determines a product sale price, performs logistics management including goods receipt and inventory management according to product sales, ), The sales terminal 300, the mobile communication terminals 400 owned by users, and other nearby location management servers (not shown).

A large number of products of the same kind that are collectively manufactured or harvested or shipped can be shipped in one unit and can be put in the store, and a set of many products of the same kind that are collectively manufactured or harvested or shipped is called a lot product.

At this time, each lot product is distinguishable from other lot products by a unique lot code. The lot code may be matched or included in the lot commodity manufacturing or harvest or shipment date and the statutory expiration date information and the same product manufactured or harvested or shipped at the same time on the same date may be included in a lot of lot products with different lot codes Can be distinguished.

A lot product, which is a set of many products of the same kind collectively manufactured or harvested or shipped, is stored in the same box or is banded on the same pallet and is put into a store, and is associated with a lot product attached to a box, a pallet, A barcode for logistics is attached.

At this time, the logistic barcode related to the lot product attached to the box, pallet, invoice or the like which packs the lot product includes a plaintext company code for identifying a person or a company that manufactures or harvests or ships the lot product, A plaintext article code, a plaintext article number, an encrypted lot code for identifying a lot article, and the like. At this time, the lot code encryption can be performed by a person (not shown) or a terminal of a person who manufactures or harvests or ships the lot product.

The receiving terminal 200 scans a barcode for logistics related to a lot item attached to a box, a pallet, an invoice, or the like, which is packed with a lot item that is delivered from a person or a manufacturer who manufactures or harvests or ships the lot item, A product code, a lot commodity number, and an encrypted lot code.

The management server 100 performs the logistics management including the inventory management according to the goods receipt using the business code of the plain text among the information related to the lot commodity acquired by the receiving terminal 200 and the product code and the lot commodity number information do.

The encrypted lot code among the information related to the lot commodity acquired by the receiving terminal 200 is decrypted by the management server 100 having the decryption key capable of decrypting the information and the commodity selling price based on the virtual expiration date is dynamically .

At this time, when the management server 100 inquires of the lot product manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company DB or the like for lot product production or harvesting or shipping date and legal expiration date information corresponding to the decoded lot code, The deadline can be obtained, and the virtual expiration date that is earlier than the legal expiration date of the acquired lot product can be implemented.

The sales terminal 300 scans a barcode for a product attached to a lot product that the customer visiting the store wants to purchase. The barcode for the product attached to each lot product is different from the barcode for logistics. The barcode of the plaintext for identifying the person or company that manufactures or harvests or ships the lot product and the plaintext product Code, an encrypted lot code for identifying a lot product, and the like.

The sales terminal 300 scans the product barcode to obtain a vendor code, a product code, and an encrypted lot code, and transmits the obtained encrypted lot code to the management server 100 to obtain a lot product To request a sale price of.

Then, the management server 100 decrypts and decrypts the encrypted lot code transmitted from the sales terminal 300. At this time, if the management server 100 can not decrypt the encrypted lot code, it instructs the sales terminal 300 to sell the lot product at a price without discount.

On the other hand, if the management server 100 can decrypt the encrypted lot code, it is possible to determine whether the lot code can be decrypted according to the remaining available sales period from the time of requesting the sale price of the lot item by the sales terminal 300 to the virtual distribution period of the lot item The sales price of the lot product is dynamically determined by applying a different discount rate to the selling terminal 300.

At this time, when the management server 100 has passed the virtual circulation period of time when the sale price request time of the lot product is requested by the sales terminal 300, the management server 100 instructs the sales terminal 300 to stop selling the lot product .

On the other hand, when the management server 100 determines that the selling price of the lot item is requested by the sales terminal 300 but the statutory expiration date has not passed, the donation to the lot item is determined It is possible.

The sales terminal 300, which has received the sale price of the corresponding lot product determined dynamically from the management server 100, processes payment for the lot product that the customer desires to purchase at the sale price of the dynamically determined lot product, do. When the lot merchandise is sold by the sales terminal 300, the management server 100 performs the logistics management including the inventory management according to the sale of lot goods.

According to the above-described embodiment, the present invention provides a method of encrypting a lot code for a bar code for a product and a lot code for a product associated with a lot product, encrypting the lot code, and encrypting the lot code using a decryption key only at an affiliated store having a decryption key for decrypting the lot code. By decrypting the lot code, it is possible to dynamically determine the price of a product based on a virtual expiration date, so that a specific discount can be provided only at a specific merchant's store.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a management server of a virtual expiration-based commodity selling price dynamic determination system according to the present invention. 2, the management server 100 according to this embodiment includes a goods lot code decoding unit 110, a statutory expiration date acquisition unit 120, a virtual expiration time determination unit 130, And a selling price dynamic determinator 140.

The merchandise lot code decoding unit 110 decodes the encrypted lot code scanned by the receiving terminal 200 from the barcode for distribution related to the lot commodity to be received in the store.

When a lot is received from a person or a manufacturer who manufactures or harvests a lot or is shipped to a store, the receiving terminal 200 stores a logistic barcode related to the lot product attached to the box, pallet, And obtains information such as a company code related to the lot product, a product code, the number of lot products, an encrypted lot code, and the like, and transmits the acquired information to the management server 100.

Then, the management server 100 includes stock management in accordance with goods receipt using the plain-text company code, the goods code, the lot goods number information, and the like among the information related to the lot goods acquired and transmitted by the goods receiving terminal 200 Perform logistics management.

The management server 100 decrypts the encrypted lot code among the information related to the lot commodity acquired by the receiving terminal 200 through the commodity lot code decoding unit 110 using the decryption key. At this time, lot code encryption and decryption may be performed based on a symmetric key or an asymmetric key.

The statutory expiration date obtaining unit 120 obtains the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the commodity lot code decoded by the commodity lot code decoding unit 110. [ At this time, the statutory expiration date obtaining section 120 may retrieve the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the lot code decoded by the lot code decoding section 110 and obtain the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity .

For example, the statutory expiry date obtaining unit 120 may be configured to obtain statutory expiration date information corresponding to the decrypted lot code by inquiring from the lot commodity manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company DB.

Alternatively, when the management server 100 collects the lot product manufacturing or harvesting or shipping date and the statutory expiration date information corresponding to the lot code decoded from the lot commodity manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company and stores it in the internal DB, And retrieving from the internal DB the statutory expiration date information corresponding to the lot code.

The virtual expiration date determining unit 130 determines a virtual expiration date which is earlier than the legal expiration date of the lot product obtained by the legal expiration date obtaining unit by the safety period. At this time, the statutory expiration date is determined by law or the maximum expiration date set by the manufacturer or harvesting or shipping company.

On the other hand, the safety period is a time limit set for the purpose of making a donation to an external organization, such as a food bank, considering the case where the product can not be maintained in an optimal state during the distribution process. Can be set differently.

For example, in the case of a commodity having a legal expiration date of one week, the virtual expiration date can be set to about 5 days, and the virtual expiration date of a commodity having a legal expiration date of one year can be set to about 11 months. The virtual expiration date determining unit 130 sets the expiration date of the expiration date as the virtual expiration date, which is the expiration date in the store.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a virtual expiration date used in a virtual expiration-based product sale price dynamic determination system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, it can be seen that the virtual expiration date is set to a date which is earlier than the legal expiration date by a predetermined safe period. On the other hand, the period of time available for sale at the store can be seen from the date of receipt to the expiration date.

The product selling price dynamic determiner 140 determines the remaining sellingable period from the time of requesting the selling price of the lot product by the selling terminal 300 to the virtual shelf life of the lot product determined by the virtual shelf life determining unit 130 The price of the lot product is dynamically determined by applying a different discount rate according to the discount rate.

For example, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 divides the available sales period from the time of receipt of the lot commodity to the virtual circulation period into predetermined sections, applies a different discount rate to each lot, May be implemented to determine differently.

At this time, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may set the discount rate to be larger in a section closer to the virtual expiration date, so that the sales price of the lot product may be differently determined for each section.

Referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that the selling period is divided into four periods from the time interval close to the virtual expiration date to the periods n1, n2, n3, and n4. For example, it is possible to set the price at a normal price without applying a separate discount rate at the n4 section, at 20% at the n3 section, at 20% at the n2 section, and at 30% at the n1 section, .

When the customer who visited the store requests payment for purchasing the lot product, the barcode for the product attached to the lot product that the customer wants to purchase is scanned through the sales terminal 300.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a barcode for a product used in a system for determining a dynamic commodity price based on a virtual expiration date according to the present invention. It can be seen that the commodity barcode shown in FIG. 4 includes a country code of a plain text, a company code of a plain text, a product code of a plain text, and an encrypted lot code.

The sales terminal 300 scans the product barcode to obtain a vendor code, a product code, and an encrypted lot code, and transmits the obtained encrypted lot code to the management server 100 to calculate a sales price of the lot product request.

Then, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 of the management server 100 decrypts and decrypts the encrypted lot code transmitted from the sales terminal 300. [ At this time, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 instructs the sales terminal 300 to sell the lot product at a price without discount, if it is impossible to decode the encrypted lot code.

On the other hand, if it is possible to decrypt the encrypted lot code, the product selling price dynamic determiner 140 determines whether or not the remaining lot sales from the time of requesting the selling price of the corresponding lot goods by the selling terminal 300 to the virtual shelf life of the lot goods And determines the selling price of the lot product dynamically by applying the discount rate according to the remaining available sales period, and transmits the dynamically determined selling price to the sales terminal 300. At this time, the selling price of the lot product is determined differently depending on the remaining available sales period.

The sales terminal 300, which has received the sale price of the corresponding lot product determined dynamically by the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 of the management server 100, determines the purchase price of the lot product And sells the lot product to the customer. When the lot merchandise is sold by the sales terminal 300, the management server 100 performs the logistics management including the inventory management according to the sale of lot goods.

According to the above-described embodiment, the present invention provides a method of encrypting a lot code for a bar code for a product and a lot code for a product associated with a lot product, encrypting the lot code, and encrypting the lot code using a decryption key only at an affiliated store having a decryption key for decrypting the lot code. By decrypting the lot code, it is possible to dynamically determine the price of a product based on a virtual expiration date, so that a specific discount can be provided only at a specific merchant's store.

At this time, as the remaining available sales period is shorter, that is, when the request for selling price of the product is closer to the virtual distribution period, the discount rate is increased, and the product sales price is dynamically determined so that the customer can purchase the product at a lower amount. It is possible to increase the desire to purchase, so that the product with the virtual expiration date can be minimized.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product selling price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product by further considering the stock quantity for the lot product.

The management server 100 determines the stock quantity for the lot product through the logistics management including the inventory management based on the lot commodity receipt and the commodity sales, , It is possible to dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product, thereby helping to sell and manage the product.

For example, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the product sale price primarily based on the virtual expiration date, and increase or decrease the product sales price dynamically determined according to the inventory quantity, So that it is possible to determine the commodity selling price that is adaptive to the quantity of the commodity to be stocked.

At this time, the more the stock quantity is larger than the reference quantity, the more the discount rate is increased, and if the inventory quantity is less than the reference quantity, the discount rate is decreased, so that the product selling price adaptable to the inventory quantity of the product can be determined.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product selling price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product by further considering the stock quantity of other stores for the lot product.

The management server 100 can exchange various kinds of information such as the quantity of stocks of the commodities with the nearby other commodity management server (not shown), so that the commodity selling price dynamic determiner 140 can calculate the price of the commodity The inventory quantity can be collected from the management server of the other stores, and the sales price of the lot product can be dynamically determined by further considering the quantity of other stores in the lot product, thereby helping to sell and manage the product.

For example, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the product sale price based on the virtual expiration date, and increase or decrease the product sale price dynamically determined according to the stock quantity of other stores, So that it can be implemented so as to determine the commodity selling price adaptable to the quantity of other stores in the corresponding commodity.

At this time, the discount rate is further increased as the quantity of stocks in other stores is larger than the reference quantity, and when the quantity of inventory is less than the reference quantity, the discount rate is decreased to determine the product selling price adaptable to the other stock quantity of the product.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product selling price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product considering the past sales history of the lot product.

The management server 100 can manage product sales history by day of the week, date, season, and climate through product sales management, and the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 analyzes past sales history for the lot product, It is possible to dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product considering the past sales history of the lot product analyzed, thereby helping to sell and manage the product.

For example, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the product sale price primarily based on the virtual expiration date, and increase or decrease the product sales price dynamically determined in accordance with the past sales history of the lot product The sales price can be dynamically determined in a secondary manner so that the product sale price that is adaptable to the past sales history of the product can be determined.

At this time, the discount rate is further increased as the average of the past sales quantity of the lot product over the past several years on the date corresponding to the selling price request of the lot product is smaller than the reference quantity, If the quantity is larger than the quantity, the discount rate may be decreased to determine the commodity selling price that is adaptable to the past sales history of the product.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product selling price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product considering the production history of the lot product.

The management server 100 can collect production histories of the lot products from the lot commodity manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company terminal, and the commodity selling price dynamic determiner 140 analyzes the production history of the lot commodities , The sales price of the lot product can be dynamically determined by further considering the production history of the lot product analyzed, thereby helping to sell and manage the product.

For example, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the product sale price primarily based on the virtual expiration date, and may increase or decrease the product sales price dynamically determined according to the production history of the lot product, It can be implemented so as to determine the commodity selling price adaptable to the production history of the commodity by dynamically determining the price secondarily.

In this case, by analyzing the production history of the lot product, the discount rate is further increased as the production quantity of the lot product is larger than the reference quantity, and when the production quantity of the lot product is less than the reference quantity, It is possible to determine an adaptable commodity selling price.

On the other hand, according to a further aspect of the invention, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may be configured to dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product considering further consumption patterns that vary according to climatic conditions.

The management server 100 can manage the merchandise sales history through the merchandise sales management. The management server 100 can manage the merchandise sales history by analyzing the consumption patterns of the merchandise that fluctuates according to climatic conditions such as seasons, And can dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product by considering the consumption pattern that varies according to the climatic condition of the lot product analyzed, thereby helping to sell and manage the product.

For example, if the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 firstly dynamically determines a product sale price on the basis of a virtual expiration date, and determines a product dynamically determined primarily according to a consumption pattern that varies according to climatic conditions for the lot product It is possible to determine the product selling price that is adaptable to the past sales history of the product by dynamically and secondarily determining the product sale price by increasing or decreasing the price.

At this time, the discount rate is further increased as the consumption quantity (sales quantity) of the lot product corresponding to the time of the sale price request of the lot product is smaller than the reference quantity, and the consumption of the lot product If the quantity (quantity of sale) is larger than the reference quantity, the discount rate can be decreased to determine the product selling price that is adaptable to the product consumption pattern that varies according to climatic conditions.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the product selling price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the selling price of the lot product considering the corresponding lot product selling price of the nearby other store.

The management server 100 can exchange various information such as the commodity selling price with the nearby other commodity management server (not shown), so that the commodity selling price dynamic determiner 140 can determine the sales of the other commodities The price can be collected from the management server of the other store, and the selling price of the lot product can be dynamically determined by further considering the selling price of the other lot product, thereby helping to sell and manage the product.

For example, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may dynamically determine the product sale price primarily based on the virtual expiration date, and may increase or decrease the product sales price dynamically determined primarily according to the corresponding lot product sale price of the other store The sales price can be dynamically determined in a secondary manner so that the selling price of the commodity that is adaptable to the other selling price of the commodity can be determined.

At this time, the discount rate is further increased as the corresponding lot product sales price of the other store is lower than the corresponding lot product selling price of the store, and the selling price of the lot product of the other store is lower than the selling price of the corresponding lot product By lowering the discount rate, it is possible to determine the selling price of the commodity that is adaptable to the other selling price of the commodity.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may be configured to dynamically determine the sale price of the lot product considering further the product for the lot product.

Since at least one of the individual products included in the lot product is lost due to breakage or the like, the lot product is a product in which many similar products are collected, and by increasing the discount rate as much as the number of lost products, You can determine the price.

On the other hand, according to a further aspect of the invention, the product sale price dynamic determiner 140 may be configured to apply an exception to the dynamic price determination of the lot product for a specific period.

For example, during a holiday period, demand may increase regardless of the discount rate of the lot product. Therefore, for a specific period such as a holiday period, an exception to the dynamic determination of the sale price of the lot product may be applied, have.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 may further include a discount mode selection unit 150. [ The discount scheme selecting unit 150 selects whether to apply a different discount rate according to the remaining available sales period or to provide an additional product corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available sales period.

For example, the discount mode selecting unit 150 may provide a user interface for selecting a discount mode to the sales terminal 300 requesting the sale price of the lot product, Be selected whether to apply a discount rate or to provide an additional product corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available time period.

If the customer who purchases the product decides whether to receive a different discount corresponding to the remaining available sales period or an additional product corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available sales period and tells the store manager, The discount mode selection unit 150 of the management server 100 selects a discount mode determined by the customer through the user interface provided through the server 100 and determines whether the discount rate according to the remaining available time period is applied Or an additional product corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available time period.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 may further include a donation portion selection unit 160. [ The donation / non-donation selection unit 160 selects whether or not to donate an additional commodity when it is desired to provide an additional commodity corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available sales period.

For example, when the discount mode selecting unit 150 selects to provide the additional goods corresponding to the different discount rates according to the remaining available sales period, the donation / non-return selection unit 160 determines whether the donation / The user can be provided with a user interface for selecting whether or not to donate a product to be additionally provided, and to select whether to donate a product provided from the sales terminal 300 through the user interface.

The customer who has selected to receive the additional product corresponding to the different discount rate according to the remaining available time period determines whether or not to donate the additional offered product and tells the store manager that the store manager has the user interface provided through the sales terminal 300 And determines whether to donate an additional commodity corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available sales period.

On the other hand, according to a further aspect of the invention, the management server 100 may further include a merchandise sales suspension processing unit 170. [ The merchandise sales suspension processing unit 170 performs a sales suspension processing on the lot goods when the point of time when the selling price request time of the lot product by the sales terminal 300 has passed the virtual shelf life.

Accordingly, if the time for requesting the sale price of the lot product exceeds the virtual distribution period, the customer can safely purchase the fresh product by stopping the sale of the lot product.

On the other hand, according to a further aspect of the invention, the management server 100 may further include a merchandise base processor 180. The merchandise contribution processing unit 180 performs a donation process for the lot item when the time for requesting the selling price of the lot item by the sales terminal has passed the virtual circulation time limit but the legal circulation time has not elapsed.

As a result, it is possible to contribute to social contribution by distributing goods to people in difficult environments through donations within the statutory expiration date for lot products whose sales have been suspended due to the expiration of the virtual distribution period.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, when the merchandise sales payment for the merchandise purchased by the customer is performed at the merchandise sales price dynamically determined by the management server 100, To the user mobile terminal 400 possessed by the customer via the short-range wireless communication, information including a purchase list printed on the product sale payment receipt, the purchase date, and the legal expiration date. At this time, the short distance wireless communication connection between the sales terminal 300 and the user mobile terminal 400 can be performed by Bluetooth pairing or the like.

According to a still further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing sales of each commodity of a commodity dynamically determined at a management server (100) through a short distance wireless communication to a user mobile terminal (400) Price may be provided so that the customer can confirm the commodity selling price of each commodity dynamically determined.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 may be configured to store the purchase information of the customers in the customer management DB to manage the consumption patterns of the customers.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 encrypts the sales information and inventory information for each lot of products and transmits the product information to a manufacturer terminal that manufactures or harvests or ships the product, The sales information and the stock information may be decoded and analyzed so that the production amount and the supply amount of the product can be adjusted.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 100 may analyze the stock information about the products sold in the store to implement an early warning for a product having an excessive inventory.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, when the management server 100 supplies a donation item to the refrigerator / freezer warehouse when the donation item is overloaded, the product is shipped to the refrigerator / Processing.

On the other hand, according to a further aspect of the invention, the management server 100 may be implemented to provide mileage to customers who donated goods.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, when a customer recognizes a barcode for a product attached to a product to be purchased through the user terminal 400, a list of ingredients (recipe) for each food item may be displayed.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a digital camera is installed in a merchandise sales shelf of a store, a product screen, a provided quantity and a price are remotely provided to a user mobile terminal so that cyber shopping is possible, Or may be implemented by a user to visit and receive.

On the other hand, according to a further aspect of the invention, the management server may be configured to send a message to the manager terminal to supplement the inventory-deficient product.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the management server may be configured to automatically send an order to the manufacturer terminal to maintain optimal inventory.

The dynamic price determination operation of the commodity selling price dynamic determination system based on the virtual expiration date according to the present invention as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a dynamic price determination operation of a merchandise price determination system based on a virtual expiration date according to the present invention.

First, in step 510, the goods receipt terminal of the system for determining the dynamic price of goods based on the virtual expiration date scans the barcode for logistics related to the lot commodity to be put into the store. At this time, the information scanned from the barcode for distribution includes a plain text vendor code, a plaintext product code, a plain text lot item number, and an encrypted lot code.

Then, in step 520, the management server of the virtual expiration date based merchandise price dynamic determination system decrypts the scanned encrypted lot code from the receiving terminal by step 510. At this time, the management server can decrypt the encrypted lot code only if it has a decryption key for decrypting the encrypted lot code.

Then, in step 530, the management server of the virtual expiration date-based commodity selling price dynamic determination system obtains the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the commodity lot code decrypted by step 520. [ At this time, the management server can retrieve the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the decoded lot code from the lot commodity manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company DB or the like, and obtain the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity.

Then, in step 540, the management server of the virtual expiration date-based commodity selling price dynamic determination system determines a virtual expiration date that is earlier than the legal expiration date of the corresponding lot commodity obtained in step 530 by the safety period. This has been described with reference to FIG.

If the customer requests payment in order to purchase the product at the store, the sales terminal of the product sale price dynamic determination system based on the virtual expiration date requests the encrypted product lot code scanned from the product barcode to the management server And requests the selling price of the lot product.

In step 560, the management server of the virtual expiration date-based commodity sales price dynamic determination system calculates the expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the corresponding lot code determined at step 540 from the request for the sale price of the commodity at step 550 The sales price of the corresponding product is dynamically determined by applying a different discount rate according to the remaining selling period of the product.

In step 570, the management server of the system for determining the dynamic price of goods based on the virtual expiration date transmits the sales price of the corresponding product dynamically determined in step 560 to the sales terminal.

In step 580, the sales terminal of the system for determining the commodity selling price based on the virtual expiration date processes the settlement of the commodity purchase price of the customer at the selling price of the dynamically determined corresponding commodity transmitted from the management server in step 570.

According to the above-described embodiment, the present invention provides a method of encrypting a lot code for a bar code for a product and a lot code for a product associated with a lot product, encrypting the lot code, and encrypting the lot code using a decryption key only at an affiliated store having a decryption key for decrypting the lot code. By decrypting the lot code, it is possible to dynamically determine the price of a product based on a virtual expiration date, so that a specific discount can be provided only at a specific merchant's store.

At this time, as the remaining available sales period is shorter, that is, when the request for selling price of the product is closer to the virtual distribution period, the discount rate is increased, and the product sales price is dynamically determined so that the customer can purchase the product at a lower amount. It is possible to increase the desire to purchase, so that the product with the virtual expiration date can be minimized.

On the other hand, if the time for requesting the sale price of the product exceeds the virtual distribution period, the customer can purchase fresh product safely by stopping the sale of the product.

In addition, it is possible to contribute to social contribution by distributing goods to people in a difficult environment through donation within the statutory expiration date for lot products whose sales have been suspended due to the expiration of the virtual distribution period.

The present invention makes it possible to generate synergy benefits for merchandise customers, merchandise makers, harvesting or shipping companies, and merchandise sellers.

In the case of a merchandise customer, there is a chance to purchase the merchandise at a different price according to the time from the purchase to the virtual shelf life. As a result, it is possible to increase the purchase opportunity at a different price according to the probable freshness, and to purchase a reliable product at a low price at a discount price, which is deviated from the selling method based on the supplier / seller, Benefits can be enjoyed.

In particular, customers can donate additional products instead of product discounts, contributing to social contribution.

The seller of the product can increase the sales and profit by increasing the desire of the customer to purchase the product by selling the product at the differential price according to the time from the purchase of the product to the virtual distribution period.

In addition, it contributes to social contribution by contributing products that have passed the virtual distribution period but have not reached the statutory distribution period.

In the case of a product manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company, it is possible to reduce the return of an old problem and to minimize the disposal cost of the product.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a lot code encryption operation included in a product bar code used in the virtual commodity price based dynamic price determination system according to the present invention.

Lot code encodings in logistics bar codes and merchandise bar codes are performed at the lot manufacturing or harvesting or shipper terminals, and the lot codes can be encrypted using symmetric keys or asymmetric key based encryption algorithms. On the other hand, a decryption key for decrypting the encrypted lot code can be provided to the management server from the lot product manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company terminal.

First, in step 610, the lot code generator of the lot commodity manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company terminal generates a unique lot code.

Then, in step 620, the lot code encryptor of the lot commodity manufacturing or harvesting or merchant terminal encrypts the lot code generated by step 610 using a symmetric based or asymmetric based encryption key.

Then, in step 630, the barcode printer for the lot commodity manufacturing or harvesting or shipping company terminal or the barcode for the goods and the barcode for the goods including the lot code encrypted with the markers are printed on the invoice, pallet or commodity wrapping paper or the like.

Lot goods, which are a set of many products of the same kind printed with product bar codes on product packaging, are stored in the same box or are bundled in the same pallet and delivered to the store. In this case, the lot products are packaged in boxes, pallets, Bar codes are printed and delivered.

The various embodiments disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of various embodiments of the present invention.

Accordingly, the scope of the various embodiments of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and all changes or modifications derived from the technical ideas of various embodiments of the present invention are included in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention .

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is industrially applicable in the technical field for dynamically determining the commodity selling price and its application field.

100: management server
110: Commodity lot code decoding unit
120: Obtaining the statutory expiration date
130: virtual expiration date determining section
140: commodity selling price dynamic decision unit
150: Discount method selection unit
160: Donation selection unit
170: Commodity sales suspension processing unit
180: Commodity base processor
200: receiving terminal
300: Sales terminal
400: mobile communication terminal

Claims (15)

Acquired by a receiving terminal that scans a barcode for distribution including a plaintext company code associated with a lot commodity to be put in a store, a plaintext article code, a plaintext lot commodity number, and an encrypted lot code for identifying a lot commodity And decrypting the encrypted lot code using the decryption key held at the merchant;
If it is impossible to decode the lot code encrypted by the commodity lot code decoding unit, it is determined to sell the lot commodity at a price without discount, and if the encrypted lot code can be decoded, the sales price of the lot commodity is dynamically determined A statutory expiration date obtaining unit for retrieving and obtaining the statutory expiration date of the lot commodity corresponding to the decrypted commodity lot code from the DB;
A virtual expiration date determining unit for determining a virtual expiration date limit that is earlier than the legal expiration date of the lot commodity obtained by the legal expiration date obtaining unit by the safety period;
The selling price of the lot product is dynamically changed by applying a different discount rate according to the remaining selling period from the time of requesting the selling price of the lot product to the virtual shelf life of the lot product determined by the virtual shelf life determining section Determining a commodity selling price dynamic determining section;
A virtual expiration based product commodity selling price dynamic determination system including a management server that includes a management server. The method according to claim 1,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A product expiry date based on a virtual expiration date that differentiates the selling period from the time of receipt of the lot item to the virtual expiration date by predetermined intervals and applies a different discount rate to each lot to determine the selling price of the lot product differently Dynamic decision system. 3. The method of claim 2,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A system for determining a sale price of a product based on a virtual expiration date that determines a sale price of the lot product differently for each section by setting a larger discount rate for a section closer to a virtual expiration date. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A dynamic price determination system based on a virtual expiration date that dynamically determines the selling price of a lot by considering the quantity of stock for that lot. 5. The method of claim 4,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A dynamic price determination system based on a virtual expiration date that dynamically determines the selling price of a lot product by taking into consideration the quantity of stock in the other lot. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A system for dynamic price determination of a commodity selling price based on a virtual expiration date that dynamically determines the selling price of the lot commodity considering the past sales history of the lot commodity. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A dynamic price determination system based on a virtual expiration date that dynamically determines the selling price of the lot product considering the production history of the lot product. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A dynamic price determination system based on a virtual expiration date that dynamically determines the selling price of a lot product considering the consumption patterns that vary according to climatic conditions. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A system for dynamic price determination of a commodity selling price based on a virtual expiration date that dynamically determines a selling price of a lot commodity by taking into consideration the corresponding lot commodity selling price of a nearby other store. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Determination of product selling price dynamic Part:
A system for dynamic price determination of a commodity selling price based on a virtual expiration date applying an exception to the dynamic price determination of a lot commodity for a specific period. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Management Server:
A discount mode selection unit for selecting whether to apply a different discount rate according to a remaining available time period or to provide an additional product corresponding to a different discount rate according to a remaining available time period;
A further dynamic price determination system based on virtual expiration dates. 12. The method of claim 11,
Management Server:
A donation whether or not to donate an additional product when the user desires to provide an additional product corresponding to a different discount rate according to the remaining available sales period;
A further dynamic price determination system based on virtual expiration dates. The method according to claim 1,
Court Expiration Date Acquisition Department:
A system for dynamic price determination of a commodity selling price based on a virtual expiration date, which retrieves a statutory expiration date of a lot commodity corresponding to a lot code decoded by a lot code decoding section and obtains a statutory expiration date of the lot commodity. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Management Server:
A product sales suspension processing unit for performing a sales suspension process for the lot product when a time point when the sales price of the lot product is requested by the sales terminal has passed the virtual distribution period;
A further dynamic price determination system based on virtual expiration dates. 15. The method of claim 14,
Management Server:
A merchandise contribution processor for performing a donation process for the lot product when the time for requesting the sale price of the lot product by the sales terminal has passed the virtual circulation time limit but the statutory circulation time has not elapsed;
A further dynamic price determination system based on virtual expiration dates.

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