KR20060028020A - A delivering system using a pos system and a method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a parcel delivery system using the POS system and a method thereof, and more specifically, a point of use (POS) used for the purchase, sales, accounting, management, etc. of products in convenience stores, chain stores, agencies, gas stations, stores, etc. Sale) The courier system using the POS system that receives the courier service and immediately prints the waybill at the site, and receives the received information from the courier cooperative server and transmits it to the courier server in the courier system so that it can be processed at once. It's about how.

According to the present invention, the POS system can be fully processed online through the receipt of the parcel delivery and the parcel delivery request, and the logistics information can be utilized accordingly, and the analysis information at the time of sale, the computerized clear sales information sign, etc. By interfacing with logistics, additional manual work is integrated into the system, which enables efficient work processing that reduces labor and logistics costs, and significantly reduces lead time for parcel delivery, thus applying the advantages of POS system to logistics such as parcel delivery. It can be effected.

In addition, according to the merchandise being sold, various types of slips provided by the courier may be integrated and operated by increasing the recycling rate of the packaging materials through various forms of waybill output. Therefore, in implementing an integrated logistics electronic order system, the organization's horizontal It is possible to interlock with the promotion and the most important accounting system and the system in the company, so that it is possible to obtain cost information useful for management decision making.

FIOS system, courier service, waybill

Description

Delivery system using POS system and its method {A DELIVERING SYSTEM USING A POS SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a conventional POS system.

Figure 2 is a block diagram for showing a preferred parcel delivery system according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart for showing a delivery method according to the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of the parcel delivery system according to the present invention;

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: POS terminal 11: bar code reader

12: Database 13: Communication module

14: Label printer 20: Store management headquarters server

30: courier service server 40: courier service linked server

The present invention relates to a parcel delivery system using the POS system and a method thereof, and more specifically, to a point of sale (POS) used for the purchase, sales, accounting, management, etc. of products in convenience stores, chain stores, agents, gas stations, stores, etc. Of Sale) Courier system using the POS system that can receive the courier service and immediately print out the waybill at the site, and transfer the received information to the courier server in the courier system to process the collection at once. And how to do it.

In recent years, the distribution industry reads the unique mark or barcode printed or attached to the product packaging with the reader and recognizes distribution information such as item, price and quantity in the store computer and transmits it to the main server computer. A point of sales (POS) system that grasps information, inventory information or various sales analysis information to implement product management and business automation is widely used.

Such a conventional POS system is disposed in a convenience store, a chain store, an agency, a store, and the like, as shown in the block configuration of FIG. 10) These are connected to one through the wired and wireless communication network, the store management headquarters server (20) that stores management, statistics management and settlement management, these POS system utilizes product information and sales information to improve the quality of customer service and Its purpose is to reduce physical inventory and maximize sales, thereby minimizing management and operational losses.

Each convenience store, agency, or chain store that is integrated by the POS system and forms the final terminal has a close relationship with people's daily life, so the total number and the various terminals and network configurations are incomprehensible. It can be said that it is extensive, and the cost of installing, operating and managing the entire system is also very large.

While the POS system is constructing its own system area that plays such a role and role, the courier system for the delivery of goods has been rapidly developed due to the development of transportation, transportation, and home shopping. In order to meet the needs of modern people who want to lead a fast and convenient life, there are suggested ways to receive a courier service in a variety of ways and to deliver in various ways.

In a recent example of a parcel delivery system, Korean Patent Application No. 2003-0064731 has a home automation system for each household and household of a multi-family house, and transmits and receives various information by connecting home automation and a parcel delivery relay. Although a courier service system and a method thereof have been proposed, there has been a real difficulty that a home automation system must be provided in all the payees and the payees in order to fully implement the entire system.

And, as another embodiment of the courier system, the Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 2003-0011450 in the courier service order details and contact information from the customer by receiving a text message sent to the mobile terminal of the transport courier by region, the courier to order details There is a convenient courier system that allows you to easily and accurately grasp the order history through text messages on the go, but this method does not have a waybill to attach to the goods because it is impossible to print the waybill for the goods. When a claim is filed with the client or the recipient for the delivery of the goods, there is a lack of reliable evidence on the order details, which may lead to many disputes.

In recent years, most systems implement various services through integration with other systems in addition to their own system roles.In the conventional POS system, only information on goods entering, selling, and selling in accordance with the products of a distribution company is available. There is no logistics or courier company system, and it is configured to interface only scan information by using simple bar code, and there is a lack of mutual information, so it is inefficient operation such as accounting aggregation by hand and manual registration business processing for generating delivery information. there was.

Therefore, as mentioned above, it is necessary to maximize the utilization of system resources by enabling the implementation of another service that is differentiated from the conventional role by maximizing the base configuration of the POS system having the wide and wide network base. The service that best meets this need is a courier service that is completely online.

The present invention has been made in order to meet the necessity as described above, the object of the present invention by using the POS system in convenience stores, chain stores or electronic agencies, gas stations, etc., the customer conveniently requests the delivery of the product to output the receipt The convenience store, chain store, gas station, or electronic agency that has been requested to deliver the courier immediately prints the waybill for the entrusted product and attaches it to the received product, and the courier received through the POS terminal of the convenience store, chain store, or electronic agency, etc. The information is finally sent through the network to the courier's server side, without the need for offline activities such as a separate collection request phone, issuing a waybill through one system online, generating a waybill for customers, automatically generating delivery information, Automatic execution, collection and picking by courier service system It is possible delivery systems and how to use classifications created to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to transmit the data to the server, while at the same time the waybill output, which is the basic function of the courier or logistics system to the POS system automatically transfers the data to the server, the manager of the POS side, the sales confirmation process, the manager of the courier or logistics system information It provides a system and method that can generate mutual benefits by reducing the cost and cost of both operators due to the system integration by implementing the process so that the interface is interfaced, and the customer or store issuing a receipt and the waybill is automatically issued from the system. Is in.

Still another object of the present invention is to add a courier service to the unique function of the POS system, so that the head office manager server side performing the store management, the courier service can be generated and at the same time it is possible to perform statistical management and settlement management products The present invention provides a courier system and a method for easily obtaining information useful for determining sales.

Courier system using the POS system according to the present invention,

It is equipped with a reader that recognizes the mark or identification code of the product, and stores the information on the delivery request of the product requested by the customer in an internal database and transmits it through the POS network. A plurality of POS terminals equipped with a label printer for outputting a citation receipt;

Receiving the read information of the product transmitted from the POS terminal through the POS network to process the sales confirmation process, and receives the courier application information to receive a parcel of the courier application and the analysis database based on the analysis A transmission and reception interface terminal configured to receive courier service request information from the POS terminal and transmit the courier service information to a courier company server, the store management head office server driving an output program of a courier service label and a delivery receipt for the received courier service information; And

A courier service server for receiving and processing the courier application information, and reclassifying the received courier application information by time, region, or product, and automatically transmitting a collection command to a lower network and a shipping command for the collected products. It features.

Preferably, the store management head office server receives the read information of the product transmitted from the POS terminal through the POS network to process the sales confirmation process, and receives the courier application information to receive a basic database according to the courier application. And a store management head office server for generating an analysis database based on the analysis; and a transmission / reception interface terminal for receiving courier request information from the POS terminal through the Internet network and cooperatively transmitting the courier request server to the courier service server. The delivery program of the courier label for information and the delivery receipt for the consignor is driven to transmit an output signal to the POS terminal; and a separate configuration on the network.

And, the delivery method using the POS system in accordance with the present invention,

Inputting information data necessary for accessing the parcel delivery system at the POS terminal receiving the parcel delivery request;

Inputting courier application information including a mailing address, a brand name, a quantity, and an amount of money according to the courier request from the POS terminal connected to the courier system;

Outputting a courier label waybill and a shipper's receipt by interlocking a label printer of a POS terminal by driving an output program in a courier cooperative server that receives the courier application information input;

Transmitting all databases related to sales, sales, sales, etc. according to the courier application received from the POS terminal outputting the courier label waybill and the shipper receipt to the store management head office server through the POS network; And

The parcel delivery server includes a step of transmitting an automatic collection instruction order based on the parcel delivery method and the receipt issued parcel delivery information to the parcel delivery server.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the following description of the present invention, specific descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. If so, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The following terms are terms set in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the producer, and their definitions should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a preferred parcel delivery system according to the present invention, wherein a plurality of POS terminals 10 and a store management head office server 20 are connected to a POS network. It is connected to constitute a POS system, the courier server 30 is connected to the POS system through a wired or wireless communication network such as the Internet.

Each of the POS terminals 10 is provided with a reader 11 capable of recognizing a mark or identification code of a product, for example, a bar code reader for detecting barcode information printed on the product, and recognizing a mark or identification code. It has an internal database 12 that can store information or parcel delivery information, and has a built-in communication module 13 for transmitting and receiving recognition information and parcel delivery information via a POS network or an Internet network.

And, the POS terminal 10 is provided with a label printer 14 has a configuration for outputting the courier label waybill and consignor receipt for the customer's courier application.

As a function performed by the POS terminal 10 having such a configuration, a database for sales management or inventory management is made by storing the sales information at the time of entering or leaving the product in the internal database 12. As a characteristic function according to the present invention, a customer receives a parcel delivery request for a predetermined product from a customer and inputs parcel delivery information for the corresponding product through an input means such as a reader 11 or a keyboard (not shown) and a label. The printer 14 has a function of outputting a courier label waybill and a receipt for the shipper.

That is, in stores such as convenience stores, chain stores, and electronic dealerships having the POS terminal 10 to which the courier application is made, there is no need to call for a collection request separately, and a waybill and a receipt are output and at the same time, through the store management head office server 20. The collection request is delivered to the courier company server 30 so that the collection request action that is performed offline is eliminated.

The store management head office server 20 is configured to process a sales confirmation process by receiving product read information, sales information, settlement information, etc. from the POS terminals 10 having the above configuration through the POS network. It performs the function of the transmission and reception interface terminal for transmitting the courier application information authorized from the POS terminal 10 to the courier company server 30, and the output program of the courier label and the delivery receipt for the received courier application information is And is driven to transmit an output signal for the label and the receipt to the POS terminal 10.

In addition, the store management head office server 20 is configured to manage the statistical management and comprehensive analysis information through the authorized information, and can receive the courier service on the POS terminal 10 side and at the same time share the related information. It is configured to help to confirm the sales of the parcel delivery service online, and it is configured to automatically manage the parts that were settled manually with the parcel delivery company in the system to enable the sales management of stores nationwide.

In addition, the store management head office server 20 shares the courier application information sent to the courier company server 30 and is linked through the courier service server 30 and the Internet network, so the logistics status information from the courier application to the courier application Is authorized by the courier company server 30, the logistics integrated electronic ordering system is implemented, and when the documents used in the POS system and the documents used in the courier system are integrated to operate the logistics integrated electronic ordering system POS system High efficiency is achieved by eliminating the duplication of handwriting and indirect work in the parcel delivery system.

The courier company server 30 receives and processes the courier application information from the store management head office server 20, and reclassifies the received courier application information by time, region, or product, etc. to a courier vehicle or business office, which is a lower network. It is configured to automatically send the order at the time of collection and the release order for the collected product.

In addition, the parcel delivery vehicle or the sales office constituting the lower network of the parcel delivery service server 30 visits a store in which each POS terminal 10 to which parcel delivery is applied is arranged according to a licensed home order, and is attached to the corresponding product. The collection and delivery service is processed offline by the courier label waybill, and the collected or courier processed information is collected and collected by the courier company server 30 again and authorized again to the store management head office server 20 through online statistics management. In addition, services such as settlement management and cargo tracking can be provided.

The delivery method performed by the system 100 having the above configuration is shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3.

According to FIG. 3, first, a store side in which a POS terminal 10 is arranged receives a request for a courier service and information data necessary for accessing the courier system is input (step S1), and the POS terminal 10 is transmitted through step S1. When a connection is made to the parcel delivery system, parcel delivery application information such as a delivery servant, a brand name, a quantity, and an amount of money is input (step S2).

The parcel delivery application information input from the POS terminal 10 side is once stored in the internal database 12 of the POS terminal 10, and is applied to the store management head office server 20 to drive an output program.

The output signal generated by driving the output program of the store management head office server 40 is applied to the POS terminal 10 which has received the parcel delivery, and drives the label printer 14 to output the parcel delivery label and the receipt for the consignor. (Step S3).

Through this step S3, the store side where the POS terminal 10 is disposed such as a convenience store, a chain store, an electronic agency, a gas station, and the like, can eliminate the offline act of issuing a waybill by hand. It is possible to immediately confirm on-site that the sales confirmation is secured in the system, so that the courier application transaction can be made more safely and efficiently.

Meanwhile, the receipt for the consignor output in step S3 is delivered to the customer who requested the parcel delivery, and the parcel delivery note on which the parcel delivery request information is printed is attached to the parcel requested product. Since it is an off-line act, it was configured to exclude the steps of the present invention, and if a device for holding the attachment position for attaching the courier label shipping slip of the courier product requested (not shown) and the courier label shipping slip on the fixed product If the configuration of the device (not shown) for attaching the POS terminal 10 is additionally configured, the steps according to the labeling may also be configured as a series of programmed systems.

After step S3, the POS terminal 10 transmits all databases related to the sale, sales, sales, etc. according to the completion of the parcel delivery request to the store management head office server 20 through the POS network (step S4), and the store management head office The server 20 transmits the automatic collection instruction order according to the delivery label label and the receipt issued parcel delivery information to the parcel delivery server 30 (step S5).

In step S4, the store management head office server 20, which has received all databases related to the delivery of the parcels or the sale of the products, receives a parcel delivery request from the store in which the POS terminals 10 are installed, and simultaneously manages all statistics management and settlement management. It can be performed through, the courier server 30 that received the automatic collection instruction order in step S5 is no need to perform offline actions by a person, such as the registration of the computer handwriting, even in the above description As mentioned above, in a courier vehicle or business office that is authorized to pick up a house, an offline act of visiting the store later, collecting the product with the courier label and delivering it to the delivery address is performed. The server 30 collects and organizes the data and re-authorizes the store management head office server 20 online. In other words, we will share information about the courier service.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the parcel delivery system according to the present invention, in the case of the embodiment of Fig. 2 store management headquarters server 20 through the POS system store management and parcel delivery application information Simultaneously performing the cooperative transmission of the embodiment is a separate configuration of the parcel delivery cooperative server 40 is configured separately from the store management head office server 20 on the integrated network as shown in FIG.

That is, the embodiment of Figure 4 is a store management head office server 20 that performs the sales confirmation process and database analysis, and the courier cooperative server 40 that runs the sharing and cooperative transmission and output of the database according to the courier application separately It is configured to be separated, the store management head office server 20 has a configuration for managing to store a plurality of encrypted connections that are authorized from the POS terminal 10 to be stored in the session, the parcel delivery server 40 stores Receives only the courier application information from the management headquarters server 20 may be configured to process only the process related to the courier application, and having a configuration that separates the server related to the courier application separately in this store management head office server 20 In addition to the management load, this is to prevent the configuration that is concentrated to the load for handling the delivery service. The.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail as described above, those skilled in the art will be able to modify or change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims.

According to the present invention, the POS system can be fully processed online through the receipt of the parcel delivery and the parcel delivery request, and the logistics information can be utilized accordingly, and the analysis information at the time of sale, the computerized clear sales information sign, etc. By interfacing with logistics, the additional manual work is integrated into the system, enabling efficient work processing that reduces labor and logistics costs, and the lead time required for the courier service is drastically reduced, thus applying the advantages of the POS system to logistics such as courier service. It can be effected.

In addition, according to the merchandise being sold, various types of waybills such as a general waybill or a recyclable waybill that can be sold secondly can be used to increase the recycling rate of packaging materials and thus operate various slips provided by the courier. In the implementation of integrated logistics electronic ordering system, it is possible to horizontally promote the organization and interwork with the most important accounting system and system in the company, thereby obtaining cost information useful for management decision-making.

In addition, operating the parcel delivery system having the configuration as described above in the POS system can significantly reduce the logistics cost, and when used in combination, integration with external systems can be achieved by providing an open interface architecture. It is easy to add or upgrade any O / S when connecting to web POS at the same time as constructing a wide range of data.

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It is equipped with a reader that recognizes the mark or identification code of the product, and stores the delivery information of the product requested by the customer in the internal database and transmits it through the POS network. A plurality of POS terminals equipped with a label printer for outputting a citation receipt; Receiving the read information of the product transmitted from the POS terminal through the POS network network to process the sales confirmation process, and receives the parcel delivery information to receive the basic database according to the parcel delivery application and the analysis database analyzed based on this A transmission and reception interface terminal configured to receive courier service request information from the POS terminal and transmit the courier service information to a courier company server, the store management head office server driving an output program of a courier service label and a delivery receipt for the received courier service information; And A courier service server for receiving and processing the courier application information, and reclassifying the received courier application information by time, region, or product, and automatically transmitting a collection command to a lower network and a shipping command for the collected products. Home delivery system using the PS system. The method of claim 1, The store management head office server, Receiving the read information of the product transmitted from the POS terminal through the POS network network to process the sales confirmation process, and receives the parcel delivery information to receive the basic database according to the parcel delivery application and the analysis database analyzed based on this Store management headquarters server to generate; A transmission / reception interface terminal that receives courier service request information from the POS terminal through an Internet network and transmits the courier service to the courier company server. A courier system for transmitting an output signal to a terminal; Courier system using a POS system having a separate configuration on the network separated by. Inputting information data necessary for accessing the parcel delivery system at the POS terminal receiving the parcel delivery request; Inputting courier application information including a mailing address, a product name, a quantity, and an amount of money according to the courier request from a POS terminal connected to the courier system; Outputting a courier label waybill and a shipper's receipt by interlocking a label printer of a POS terminal by driving an output program in a courier cooperative server that receives the courier application information input; Transmitting all databases related to sales, sales, sales, etc. according to the receipt of the courier application from the POS terminal outputting the courier label waybill and the consignor receipt to the store management head office server through the POS network; And The courier server linked to the parcel delivery method using a delivery system, characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting to the courier server automatic collection instruction order according to the courier label delivery receipt and the completed delivery request information.

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