KR20050031656A - Wireless communication terminal and its method for providing cash book - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a cash book function and its method are provided to enhance convenience of users by managing a receipt as an image by using a camera of a mobile terminal and automatically inputting(recording) according to recognition of a two-dimensional barcode. A calculation/control unit receives a cash book barcode input request signal(301) and reads a barcode by operating an image sensor(camera)(302). The calculation/control unit extracts cash book data of the amount of money, or expenditure/revenue particulars by interpreting the barcode(303), and stores the extracted cash book data in a storage unit which has a barcode recognition program(304).

Description

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND ITS METHOD FOR PROVIDING CASH BOOK}

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a cashier and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a wireless communication terminal with a cashier and providing a cashier data input (recording) function by two-dimensional barcode recognition. The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal having a cashier and a method thereof to further provide an additional information storage function, a wireless payment service expenditure history storage function, or a cashier data backup function.

In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal mobile communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000), wireless communication while carrying an individual such as a wireless LAN terminal Say this is possible terminal. In the following example, a mobile communication terminal will be described as an example.

 Currently, the mobile communication terminal has a variety of functions in addition to the original call function, for example, a mobile communication terminal with a digital camera, a mobile communication terminal with an MP3 (MP3) player function, and a GPS reception function. There is a mobile communication terminal. In addition, the spread of mobile communication terminals has become very common, and various convenient functions are expected to be added because of the characteristics that an individual always carries.

On the other hand, money teller refers to the operation of recording the use and amount of money spent by the user, a variety of money teller software is distributed in the market. However, there are not many users who record money accounts using such cashier software. This is because general money teller software, like its predecessor's household account book, is designed to memorize and record daily expenditures.

Therefore, if an individual always has a function of a cashier in a portable communication terminal, it will be very convenient to record the cashier's contents at that time. In particular, it would be more convenient to have a function of managing a receipt as an image and a two-dimensional barcode reader function using an image sensor (camera) recently mounted on a mobile communication terminal.

The present invention has been proposed to meet the above demands, and has a cashier function for providing a cashier data entry (recording) function by two-dimensional barcode recognition, having a cashier function in a wireless communication terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication terminal and a method thereof.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a cashier function in the wireless communication terminal, provides a cashier data input (recording) function by two-dimensional barcode recognition, and stores additional information such as receipt images or messages (voice, text) Another object is to provide a wireless communication terminal having a cashier and a method thereof to further provide a function of storing expenditure history or a cashier's data backup function when using a wireless payment service.

The apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the wireless communication terminal having a cashier function, stores a cashier management program, a barcode recognition program, and stores the cashier data under the control of the operation / control means. Storage means for; Image sensing means for reading a barcode according to the control of the calculation / control means; And the operation / control means for operating the image sensing means to read the barcode, interpreting the read barcode to extract the cashier data, and storing the image in the storage means.

Further, in order to achieve the above another object, the apparatus of the present invention further allows the operation / control means to perform a function of storing a receipt image and / or a message (voice or text) together with the cashier data as additional information. do.

In addition, the apparatus of the present invention, the wireless payment service (credit card payment, mobile phone micropayment, giro bill payment payment) processing to further store the expenditure details as the cashier data in the storage means.

In addition, the apparatus of the present invention further performs a function of wirelessly transmitting the backup contents of the cashier data stored in the storage means to a content provider (CP).

On the other hand, the method of the present invention, in a method for managing a cashier in a wireless communication terminal, comprising: a first step of the operation / control device to read the barcode by operating the image sensor according to the cashier barcode input request signal; A second step of the operation / control device interpreting the read bar code and extracting the cashier data; And a third step of the calculation / control device storing the extracted cashier data in a storage device.

In addition, the method further includes a fourth step of the computing / controller storing the receipt image and / or the message (voice or text) as additional information together with the cashier data.

In addition, the method of the present invention, the operation / control device when the wireless payment service (credit card payment, mobile phone micropayment, payment of giro bills) stores the expenditure history as cash payment data in the storage device; It further includes.

The method may further include a sixth step in which the operation / control device wirelessly transmits and updates the contents of the cashier data stored in the storage device to a contents provider (CP).

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal having a cashier according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the mobile communication terminal having a cashier function according to the present invention according to the present invention, the wireless transmission and reception device 11 for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly through an antenna and the mobile communication terminal and The control unit 12 controls the operation / control unit 12 and the operation / control unit 12 to perform a cash register function according to the cashier input / search request signal received through the input device (keypad) 17. Accordingly, the signal received from the wireless transmitter / receiver 11 is converted into voice and output to the voice output device (speaker) 15, and the voice received from the voice input device (microphone) 18 is converted into a signal to perform the calculation. / Codec 13 for transmitting to the control device 12 to be transmitted through the wireless transmission and reception device 11, a program and file system for driving the wireless communication terminal (image, Character, icon), cash register management program, barcode recognition program, storage 14 for storing cash register data, etc., and voice output device (speaker) for outputting the voice received from the codec 13 (15), a display device (LCD) 16 for outputting a screen under the control of the operation / control device 12, a telephone number, menu selection information, a cash register input / search request signal, and the like through a button; An input device (keypad) 17 for receiving, an audio input device (microphone) 18 for receiving a voice and delivering it to the codec 13, and an image under the control of the operation / control device 12 And an image sensor (camera) 19 for reading the barcode.

There are two types in which the operation / control device 12 can record a cash register according to the cash register input request received through the input device (keypad) 17. The first is to input the amount and expenses / income details from the user through the input device (keypad) 17, the second is to receive the amount and expenses / income details by two-dimensional barcode recognition using the image sensor (camera) 19 It will receive the input. Each process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a cashier input process by a user input in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, when the operation / control device 12 receives the money teller user input request signal through the input device 17 (201), the display device 16 outputs an input screen (amount, expenses / income details) through the display device 16 ( 202). In operation 203, the operation / control device 12 receives cash payment data such as the amount of money and the amount of expenditure / income from the user through the input device 17 and stores it in the storage device 14 (203). In this case, in addition to the amount of money, expenses and income details, the cashier data may store additional information such as a receipt image and a message (voice, text) photographed using the image sensor (camera) 19. As such, by storing the receipt as an image, it is possible to omit the detailed expenditure details.

In addition, the expenditure / revenue details include details of the expenditure or income, payment methods (cash payments, credit cards), and other matters.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a cashier input process using two-dimensional barcode recognition in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, the operation / control device 12 receives a cash register barcode input request signal through the input device 17 (301) and operates an image sensor (camera) to read a barcode (302). The operation / control device 12 interprets the read bar code, extracts cash payment data such as the amount of money, expenditure / income history, etc. (303), and stores it in the storage device 14 (304). For this purpose, the bar code recognition program should be stored in the storage device 14.

At this time, the receipt image and the message (voice, text) photographed using the image sensor (camera) 19 together with the cashier data may be stored together.

In addition, when the mobile communication terminal uses a wireless payment service (credit card payment, mobile phone micropayment, giro bill payment), etc., the expenditure details are automatically stored in the storage device 14 as cashier data.

On the other hand, the bar code used in the bar code input process in the present invention will be described in more detail.

Barcodes are codes that can be easily read optically by letters, numbers, or special symbols using a combination of thick or thin bars (black bars) and spaces (white bars), which can be used to express and collect and decode information. Do.

Types of barcodes include one-dimensional barcodes and two-dimensional barcodes. As shown in FIG. 4, a one-dimensional barcode is a simple form in which data is arranged along the horizontal axis (X direction), and contains them rather than product information or logistics information itself. It is used to represent a data key that accesses a database.

On the other hand, two-dimensional bar code is a braille code is a next-generation labeling technique capable of low space occupancy, high information, various information processing functions. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the two-dimensional barcode is arranged to planarize data in both axes (X direction and Y direction), and was developed to overcome the limitation of data representation, which is a problem of the existing one-dimensional barcode.

In other words, the conventional one-dimensional bar code has a limitation of expressing only simple numbers or letters in a simple form in which data is arranged only on the horizontal axis, and the read rate drops sharply even with slight damage, whereas the two-dimensional bar code has one symbol. It can contain large amounts of data, including photos and pictures, has excellent ability to detect and recover from errors even if a symbol is contaminated or damaged, and symbol printing and reading (360 ° multi-directional reading) is easy.

In addition, two-dimensional barcodes can be used to manage customers using a higher degree of integration (1,800 ~ 3,000 characters) than one-dimensional barcodes, and is used in various fields such as mailing, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, service, and administration. In particular, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy enacted four types of two-dimensional bar codes as KS standards and used them for the geotechnical payment system.

Therefore, it would be very convenient to mount a barcode recognition program on the mobile communication terminal to process two-dimensional barcodes of receipts (photographed) read out by the image sensor (camera) 19 and giro utility paper.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention can be backed up by wirelessly transmitting the contents of the cash register managed by the content provider (CP: Contents Provider) immediately or all at once.

Then, look at the payment account search process according to the user's request as follows.

First, the arithmetic / controller 12 receives a cashier search request signal through the input device 17 and reads the cashier data from the storage 14. Then, the cash register data read from the storage device 14 is output to the display device (LCD) 16 according to a preset output format. In this case, the output format may indicate a date, an item, an amount, and the like in order, and may provide subtotals, totals, and the like on a weekly or monthly basis according to a user's selection.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, the present invention has a function of a cashier in a wireless communication terminal which can be always carried by an individual, and at this time, the cashier can be recorded, using an image sensor (camera) mounted in the wireless communication terminal. By providing a function of managing a receipt as an image and an automatic input (recording) function by two-dimensional barcode recognition, there is an effect of greatly improving user convenience.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal having a cashier function according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a cashier input process by a user input in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a cashier input process by barcode recognition in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an embodiment explanatory diagram of a conventional one-dimensional barcode.

5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a two-dimensional bar code used in the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

11: wireless transmission and reception device 12: operation / control device

13: codec 14: storage device

15: audio output device (speaker) 16: display device (LCD)

17: input device (keypad) 18: voice input device (microphone)

19: Image sensor (camera)

Claims (8)

In the wireless communication terminal having a cashier function, Storage means for storing a cashier management program and a bar code recognition program, and storing cashier data in accordance with the control of the operation / control means; Image sensing means for reading a barcode according to the control of the calculation / control means; And The image sensing means is operated to read a barcode according to a cashier barcode input request signal, the barcode is interpreted and the cashier data is extracted and stored in the storage means. The calculation / control means for outputting the cashier data read from the data according to a preset output format; Wireless communication terminal having a cashier function, including. The method of claim 1, The calculation / control means, And a function of storing a receipt image and / or a message (voice or text) as additional information together with the cashier data. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The calculation / control means, Wireless communication having a cashier's function, characterized in that during the processing of a wireless payment service (credit card payment, mobile phone micropayment, geography bill payment) further stores the expenditure details as the cashier data in the storage means. terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein The calculation / control means, And a cash payer function for sorting, summing and outputting the cash payer data read from the storage means according to a predetermined output format according to a cash payer search request signal. In the method of managing a cashier in a wireless communication terminal, A first step in which the operation / control device reads the barcode by operating the image sensor according to the cashier barcode input request signal; A second step of the operation / control device interpreting the read bar code and extracting the cashier data; And A third step of storing, by the operation / control device, the extracted cashier data in a storage device; Cash payment management method in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein A fourth step in which the operation / control device stores a receipt image and / or a message (voice or text) as additional information together with the cashier data; Cash payment management method in the wireless communication terminal further comprising a. The method according to claim 5 or 6, A fifth step in which the operation / control device stores the expenditure details as cash payment data in the storage device when using a wireless payment service (credit card payment, mobile phone micropayment, giro utility bill payment); Cash payment management method in the wireless communication terminal further comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein A sixth step in which the operation / control device sorts, sums and outputs the cashier data read from the storage unit according to a preset cashier according to a cashier's search request signal; Cash payment management method in the wireless communication terminal further comprising a.