KR20060068841A - Method and apparatus for selling products by providing prize - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a product selling apparatus and method for providing winnings for a given product. The product selling method of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) receiving product information including identification information of a product (purchased product) that the buyer wants to purchase; (b) querying a predetermined database for product identification information, reading the winning rate information and the purchase order list corresponding to the product identification information, and updating the purchase order list; (c) determining whether to win the purchased product according to the winning rate information and the purchase order of the purchased product; And (d) if the purchased product is won, paying the buyer as a winning amount, the amount corresponding to the price of the purchased product.

According to the present invention, by paying the winnings according to the product purchase order and the winning rate, there is an effect that the consumption can be promoted by substantially applying a discount rate to the product.

Description

Method and apparatus for selling products by providing prize}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a product sales apparatus according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sales management server shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sales terminal shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product selling method according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales terminal of a product sales apparatus according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a product selling method according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the construction of a product selling apparatus according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a product selling method according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for selling a product. Specifically, the present invention relates to a product sales method and apparatus for setting a winning rate for a given product and providing a winnings in accordance with a purchase order of the product for which the winning rate is set.

Large shopping malls, large supermarkets, and large discount stores that sell many products in stores sell products according to a predetermined price of a product, or set a certain sales period to determine the price of a product that a consumer purchases during that period. In most cases, a method of selling at a predetermined discount rate is used.

In addition, in order to stimulate consumer's sentiment, some discount stores, etc., adopt a method of discounting and selling products by informing the customers in the store after setting a certain time of the sales time for a specific product.

However, the conventional method of selling products takes a method of uniformly discounting the prices of all products at a predetermined rate in a predetermined period, and therefore, it is not possible to arbitrarily change the discount period and the target product, so that consumers are interested. There was a limit to promoting consumption by inducing.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a product sales method and device that can arbitrarily change the actual discount rate product and the actual discount rate of each product according to the setting of the operator through the form of winnings, and stimulate consumer's sentiment. It is.

The product sales apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem, stores product information and winning rate information for the product, generates and stores a purchase order list for the product set the winning rate information, the product that the buyer wants to purchase A sales management server that receives identification information of the (purchased product), updates a purchase order list corresponding to the identification information, and determines whether to win the purchased product according to the updated purchase order and the winning rate information; And a sales terminal that receives the identification information of the purchased product and transmits the identification information to the sales management server, and pays a winning amount corresponding to the price of the purchased product to the buyer when the purchased product is won.

In addition, the above-described product sales apparatus further includes a central management server that transmits product information and winning rate information to a sales management server connected through a predetermined communication network, wherein the sales management server receives product information and winning rate received from the central management server. Information can be stored.

In addition, the above-described sales management server, the database for storing the product information, the winning rate information, and the purchase order list of the purchase order of the plurality of purchased products in association with each other; A purchase order list management unit which receives the product identification information from the sales terminal and updates the purchase order list of products corresponding to the identification information; And a winning product determination unit determining whether to win the purchased product according to the purchase order and the winning rate information.

In addition, the above-described sales terminal, the product information input unit for receiving product information including the identification information of the purchased product; Transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the identification information to the sales management server, and receiving whether or not to win the purchase product from the sales management server; A product information storage unit for storing product information including a product name and a price of a product corresponding to the identification information; A display unit displaying product information of the purchased product and whether the product is won or not; A prize payer for paying the prize to the buyer; And receiving the identification information from the barcode reader, reading the product information corresponding to the identification information from the product information storage unit, and outputting the product information to the display unit. It is preferable to include a control unit for outputting a winnings payout.

In addition, the above-mentioned product information input unit is preferably a bar code reading unit for reading the product information including the identification information of the purchased product from the bar code attached to the purchased product, the winnings payer is issued to the buyer by issuing a gift certificate that printed the winnings It is desirable to pay to the buyer, or to read the reserve from the credit card provided by the buyer, and accumulate the winnings in the reserve to record on the credit card.

On the other hand, another product selling apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, the product information input unit for receiving product information including the identification information of the product (purchased product) that the buyer wants to purchase; A database for storing product information including product identification information and price information, a winning rate information set on the product, and a purchase order list recording the purchase order of the product for which the winning rate is set; A prize payer that pays the buyer a prize corresponding to the price of the purchased product; And updating the purchase order list corresponding to the product identification information inputted from the product information input unit, determining whether to win the purchased product according to the purchase order of the purchase order list and the winning rate information corresponding to the identification information, and winning the winnings. It includes a control unit for output to the payment unit.

In addition, the above-described product information input unit is preferably a bar code reading unit for reading the product information including the identification information of the purchased product from the barcode attached to the purchased product.

On the other hand, the product sales method of the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem, a method of selling a product in a product sales device including a sales management server and a sales terminal, (a) the sales terminal is a product that the buyer wants to purchase Receiving product information including identification information of a (purchased product) and transmitting the received product information to a sales management server; (b) the sales management server querying the database for product identification information, reading the winning rate information and the purchase order list corresponding to the product identification information, and updating the purchase order list; (c) the sales management server determining whether or not to win the purchased product according to the winning rate information and the purchase order of the purchased product and transmitting it to the selling terminal; And (d) when the product is won, the sales terminal paying the buyer as a winning amount corresponding to the price of the product.

Meanwhile, another method of selling a product of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is a method of selling a product using a product selling terminal, the method comprising: (a) identification information of a product (purchase product) that a purchaser wants to purchase; Receiving input product information; (b) querying a predetermined database for product identification information, reading winning prize rate information and a purchase order list corresponding to the product identification information, and updating the purchase order list; (c) determining whether to win the purchased product according to the winning rate information and the purchase order of the purchased product; And (d) if the purchased product is won, paying the buyer as a winning amount, the amount corresponding to the price of the purchased product.

In addition, in the step (a) described above, it is preferable to read the identification information of the purchased product from the barcode attached to the purchased product.

In addition, in the step (c) described above, it is preferable to determine the predetermined number of purchased products as the winning products according to the winning rate indicating that the predetermined number of purchased products recorded in the purchase order list is determined as the winning product.

In addition, in the step (d) described above, a prize voucher printed with the prize money is issued to the buyer, and the prize money is paid to the buyer, or the buyer's personal information is input to the predetermined buyer database and the prize money is accumulated as the buyer's mileage. After saving or reading the reserves from the credit card provided by the buyer, the winnings can be accumulated in the reserve and recorded in the credit card.

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

The present invention relates to a method and system for giving a refund to a buyer in a variety of ways by selecting the winning product and the purchase amount of the winning product unique to the present invention in the configuration of a general point-of-sale (POS) system. Therefore, hereinafter, the detailed description of the functions of the general POS system will be omitted, and the description will be given based on the configuration peculiar to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a product sales apparatus according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the product sales apparatus according to the first embodiment includes a central management server 100, a sales management server 200, and a sales terminal 300.

The central management server 100 stores and manages product information and buyer information about products sold in a plurality of stores, including a product information database (not shown) and a buyer database (not shown). , And transmits the winning product information and the winning rate information for the product to the sales management server 200.

The sales management server 200 connects to the central management server 100 through the Internet or a predetermined dedicated communication network to transmit and receive product information and buyer information with the central management server 100. In particular, the sales management server 200 is a product information including the product identification code and the selling price for the product set the winning rate of the present invention, and the winning rate information including the winning rate, expiration date, and date of the product of the central management server ( 100 to store in the database included in the sales management server 200, or receives the product information and winning rate information from the operator of the sales management server 200 and stores in the database. In addition, when a purchaser receives an identification code of a product purchased from a plurality of sales terminals 300, and a winning rate is set in a product corresponding to the identification code, the purchase order list for the product is updated, and the winner or The winning product is determined and transmitted to the sales terminal 300.

The sales terminal 300 is connected to the sales management server 200 through a communication network (for example, a LAN) inside the store, and reads the product information including the product identification code from the barcode attached to the product purchased by the buyer. When the identification code of the product is transmitted to the sales management server 200, and the winning notification is received from the sales management server 200, a function of paying the winnings to the buyer is performed.

2A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sales management server 200 described above.

2A, the sales management server 200 may include a transceiver 210, an input unit 220, a register 230, a purchase order list manager 240, a winning product determiner 250, and a database 260. ). The database 260 also includes a product information storage unit 261, a winning rate information storage unit 263, a purchase order list storage unit 265, and a buyer information storage unit 267.

Transmitting and receiving unit 210 receives the product information and the winning rate information for the product set the winning rate from the central management server 100 through the communication network and outputs and stores to the register 230, the product received from the sales terminal 300 Outputs the identification code to the purchase order list management unit 240, and transmits the winning notification input from the winning product determination unit 250 to the sales terminal 300.

The input unit 220 receives the product information and the winning rate information on the product from the operator of the sales management server 200 and performs a function of outputting the registration unit 230.

The registration unit 230 outputs product information input from the transceiver unit 210 and the input unit 220 to the product information storage unit 261, and outputs the winning rate information to the winning rate information storage unit 263 to be stored in association with each other. . In addition, the registration unit 230 receives the personal information of the buyer from the central management server 100 through the communication network or receives the input from the input unit 220 and performs a function to output to the buyer information storage unit 267.

The purchase order list manager 240 receives the product identification code from the sales terminal 300 through the transceiver 210, inquires the winning rate information storage unit 263, and sets the winning rate in the product corresponding to the received identification code. After checking whether the winning rate is set, after updating the purchase order list, the order is output to the purchase order list storage unit 265 and the winning product determining unit 250, and the winning rate information is sent to the winning product determining unit 250. Output

The winning product determination unit 250 determines whether to win the product received from the sales terminal 300 according to the purchase order list and the winning rate information input from the purchase order list management unit 240. At this time, the winning rate information input to the winning product determining unit 250 is the winning rate, the winning validity period, and the date of calculation expressed in 1 / N format or N format (where N is a natural number) set in the product corresponding to the product identification code. It includes, and the winning product determination unit 250 determines a product sold every N th time within the validity period calculated from the date of receipt as the winning product. Specific winning product determination method will be described later.

Meanwhile, the product information storage unit 261 of the database 260 includes product information of general distribution and sales industries such as product identification codes, product sales prices, daily sales quantities, and total sales for a predetermined period.

The winning rate information storage unit 263 stores the winning rate information input from the registration unit 230 in association with the corresponding product information storage unit 261. The winning rate information includes the winning rate of the product, the validity of the winning rate, and the date of delivery, and the winning rate is stored in the form of 1 / N or N, where the Nth purchased product in the order of purchase of that product is the winning product. To be determined.

The purchase order list storage unit 265 stores the purchase order list for each product, which is input from the purchase order list management unit 240 and the winning rate is set, in association with the product information storage unit 261.

The buyer information storage unit 267 receives and stores personal information and personal payment information of the buyer from the registration unit 230.

2B is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sales terminal 300. Referring to FIG. 2B, the sales terminal 300 reads a barcode attached to a product to output a product information including an identification code of the product, a barcode reader 310 to read a credit card provided by a purchaser, and purchases a product. Card reader unit 320 for accumulating and recording mileage and / or winnings according to the amount, gift voucher issuing unit 330 for issuing a gift voucher corresponding to the product winnings, a list of products purchased by the buyer and whether or not to win Transmitting and receiving unit 350 for transmitting the identification code of the product input from the display unit 340, the bar code reader 310 to display to the sales management server 200 and receiving whether or not to win the product from the sales management server 200 , The product information storage unit 360 for storing product information, and the product identification code read from the barcode reader 310 are inquired into the product information storage unit 360 to read the selling price, and accordingly, the buyer It includes a control unit 370 for summing the purchase price of the product and accumulate the purchase amount corresponding to the price of the winning product input through the transceiver 350, or output as a voucher.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product selling method according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, first, the central management server 100 selects a product to apply the winning rate, and transmits the product information to apply the winning rate and the winning rate information of the corresponding product to the sales management server 200 (S300). At this time, when the product information to which the winning rate is applied is already stored in the product information storage unit 261 of the database 260 of the sales management server 200, the central management server 100 sells only the product identification number and the winning rate information. Transmission to the management server 200. The winning rate information includes the winning rate, expiration date, and date of delivery of the product.

The winning rate is expressed in "1 / N" or "N" format to indicate that every Nth purchased product is to be determined to be the winning product, and the expiration date represents the period during which the winning product and the winnings determination event will proceed, starting from the starting date. Indicates the starting point of the validity period, where the starting date may be determined and transmitted by the central management server 100, or may be set to set the starting point of time when the product is first sold.

When the transceiver 210 of the sales management server 200 receives the product information or the product identification code from the central management server 100 and outputs it to the register 230, the register 230 receives the product information together. The product information is stored in the product information storage unit 261, and the winning rate information is stored in association with each other in the winning rate information storage unit 263 (S310).

On the other hand, when the buyer brings the products (purchased products) that he / she wants to purchase to the sales terminal 300 and requests payment, the operator who operates the sales terminal 300 reads the barcodes attached to each of the products. Read the product identification code to the control unit 370, the control unit 370, the product identification code input from the barcode reading unit 310 to the sales management server 200 through the transmission and reception unit 350 It transmits (S312).

In addition, the control unit 370 adds the product name indicated by the product identification code, the price of the product, and the purchase price of the products that the buyer wants to purchase to the display unit 340 (S314). The function of summing up the purchase price of the product is the same as that of a general POS terminal, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the transceiver 210 of the sales management server 200 receives the identification code of the product from the sales terminal 300, the product identification code is output to the purchase order list manager 240, and the purchase order list manager 240 is Inquiry of the entered product identification code to the winning rate information storage unit 263 checks whether the winning rate is set in the product corresponding to the input product identification code, and if the winning rate is set, the winning rate information (winning rate, expiration date, And the date of calculation) (S320).

After that, the purchase order list manager 240 reads the purchase order list of the corresponding product from the purchase order list storage unit 265, updates the purchase order list by recording the purchase order of the products to be currently sold in the list, and wins the prize. The product determination unit 250 outputs the information with the winning rate (S330). At this time, if the purchase order list for the corresponding product does not exist, the purchase order list manager 240 generates a purchase order list of the corresponding product and configures the output to the winning product decision unit 250 together with the winning rate information. Can be. On the other hand, in another variation of the present invention each time the sales management server 200 receives the winning rate information from the central management server 100 or each time receiving the winning rate information from the operator through the input unit 220 the winning rate is It can also be configured to generate and store a purchase order list of the set products.

Winning product determination unit 250 determines the winning product in accordance with the purchase order described in the winning rate and the input purchase order list, and determines the sales amount of the winning product as the winnings (S340). The method of determining the winning product is as follows.

The winning product determination unit 250 examines whether the expiration date has elapsed by checking the date and expiration date information of the winning rate information. The term of validity means the period during which the event for which the winning prize is determined is conducted, which is calculated from the date of commencement. The start date is information indicating a start time of an event in which a winning product is determined, a time point when the first product is sold, a time point in which the winning rate information of the product is stored in the winning rate information storage unit 263, and the central management server 100 are preset. One of the time points can be set as the date of commencement.

If it is within the validity period, the winning product determination unit 250 determines whether the product purchased by the buyer is a winning product according to the winning rate and the purchase order. The winning rate of this invention is represented by "1 / N" or "N". Where N represents a natural number, and the winning rate means determining every Nth product as a winning product.

For example, if N is set to 5, this means that every fifth sold product of the total sold products is determined as a winning product, and when the product is purchased by multiple buyers as shown in Table 1 below, the first buyer Buyer E who purchased the fifth product based on the product purchased by A is determined to be the winning product, and Buyer H who purchased the next fifth product (total 10th product) after the winning product is decided. The purchased product is decided as the winning product.

Sales order One 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 buyer A B C D E F G H H H Winning X X X X O X X X X O

If it is determined whether or not to win the purchase product, the winning product determination unit 250 transmits the winning or not of the product to the sales terminal 300 through the transceiver 210 (S350).

When the selling terminal 300 receives the notification of winning of the purchased product (S352), the selling terminal 300 pays the purchaser as a winning amount (S354). There are various ways to pay the winnings. For example, when the control unit 370 outputs the winnings corresponding to the price of the winning product to the gift certificate issuing unit 330, the gift certificate issuing unit 330 issues a gift certificate printed with the purchase price to the buyer.

In another embodiment, the winnings can be earned in the form of mileage. Specifically, when the buyer presents the earning card in hopes of earning the winnings as mileage, the card reader 320 reads the earning card. Output the previously accumulated mileage amount to the control unit 370, the control unit 370 accumulates the winnings to the existing mileage amount and outputs to the card reader unit 320, the card reader unit 320 is the mileage accumulated the winnings The amount may be recorded on the earning card and provided to the buyer.

In another embodiment, the control unit 370 receives personal identification information (eg, social security number, ID, etc.) for identifying the buyer through an input unit (not shown) installed in the sales terminal 300. The personal identification information is transmitted to the sales management server 200 through the transmission / reception unit 350, and the sales management server 200 queries the buyer information storage unit 267 to win the mileage of the buyer corresponding to the personal identification information. You can also accumulate as many as you like.

In addition, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in the simplest embodiment, the controller 370 may claim by subtracting the winnings from the sum of the purchase price of the entire purchase product of the buyer.

The method and apparatus for selling products according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention have been described so far. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications can be derived within the scope of the basic technical spirit of the present invention described above.

The second embodiment of the present invention relates to a product selling method and apparatus applicable to a case where a plurality of sales terminals 300 are installed in a single store that is not a chain store type. Compared to the first embodiment, the second embodiment is The sales management server 200 and a plurality of sales terminals 300, the product management information through the input unit 220 of the sales management server 200, the identification code of the product to be applied to the winning rate and the winning rate information sales management server There is a difference in that it is directly received from the operator of the 200 and stored in the database 260, and the rest of the configuration and functions are similar to the first embodiment, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, in the first and second exemplary embodiments of the present invention described above, the product purchase order list is managed by the sales management server 200, and the product purchase order is compiled for products sold in the entire store. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the order of product purchase may be aggregated at each sales terminal. A third preferred embodiment of the present invention discloses a product selling apparatus and method for counting and managing a purchase order of a product at each sales terminal. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales terminal 400 of a product sales apparatus according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a product sales method.

The sales management server 200 according to the third embodiment does not include the purchase order list storage unit 265, the purchase order list management unit 240, and the winning product determination unit 250 shown in FIG. 2A. The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the first and second embodiments. Therefore, detailed description of the configuration of the sales management server 200 of the third embodiment will be omitted. Referring to FIG. 4, the selling terminal of the third embodiment includes a barcode reading unit 410, a card reader unit 420, a gift certificate issuing unit 430, a display unit 440, a transceiver unit 450, and a product information storage unit ( 460, a controller 470, a winning rate information storage unit 480, and a purchase order list storage unit 490. In the above-described configuration, the functions of the barcode reader 410, the card reader 420, the gift certificate issuing unit 430, the display unit 440, and the transmitting / receiving unit 450 are the same as those of the first and second embodiments. , The product information storage unit 460, the winning rate information storage unit 480, and the purchase order list storage unit 490 function as the product information storage unit 261 of the sales management server 200 of the first and second embodiments. , Similar to the function of the winning rate information storage unit 263, and the purchase order list storage unit 265, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

However, the control unit 470 of the third embodiment further performs the function of determining the winning product and the winning money according to the purchase order and the winning rate information, in addition to the functions of the control unit 370 of the first and second embodiments described above. .

Referring to FIG. 5, the sales management server 200 receives and stores product information and winning rate information through the input unit 220 included in the sales management server 200 and transmits the information to the sales terminal (S500).

The sales terminal 400 stores the received product information and the winning rate information in association with each other in the product information storing unit 460 and the winning rate information storing unit 480 (S510), and purchases the order for the products to which the winning rate is applied. The list is generated and stored in the purchase order list storage unit 490 (S512).

Meanwhile, the bar code reading unit 410 of the sales terminal 400 reads a bar code attached to a product (purchase product) that the buyer wants to purchase in the same manner as in step S312 and outputs a product identification code to the control unit (S520). ).

The controller 470 inquires the input product identification code of the winning rate information storage unit 480 to determine whether the product having the barcode read is a winning rate applying product (S530). The winning rate information of the corresponding product is read from 480 (S532).

Thereafter, the control unit 470 reads the purchase order list of the products to which the winning rate is applied, in the purchase order list storage unit 490 and records the order of the products whose bar codes are read in the purchase order list in step S520 to record the purchase order list. After the update, the purchase order list storage unit 490 outputs the updated purchase order list (S540).

In addition, the controller 470 determines whether to win the product or the winning money according to the updated purchase order list and the winning rate information (S550). The method of determining whether to win the product is the same as in the above-described step S340, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the product in which the barcode is read is determined to be the winning product (S560), the controller 470 displays the winning fact to the buyer through the display unit 440 (S562), and pays the winnings in the same manner as in the above-described step S354. After that, the identification code of the winning product is transmitted to the sales management server 200 (S570).

The sales management server 200 receives the identification code of the winning product from the sales terminal 400, and stores the winning product of the product corresponding to the identification code in the winning product storage unit (not shown) included in the database 260. Register and update the number of winning products (S580).

After selling the identification code of the winning product, the sales terminal 400 sums the purchase price of the buyer and displays it to the buyer, and pays the cost (S590). Since the cost sum and cost payment functions are the same as those of a general POS terminal, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention is a case in which the product selling apparatus and method of the present invention are applied when one selling terminal exists in a single store, and will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a product selling apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the sales terminal operator receives the product information and the winning rate information instead of the transmitting / receiving unit 450 that receives the product information, the winning rate information, and the like, and transmits and receives the barcode reading information and / or the winning product information. And an input unit 650 that receives a direct input from the product, and the controller 670 receives the product information input from the input unit 650 and the winning rate information for each product, respectively, the product information storage unit 660 and the winning rate information storage unit 680. The rest of the configuration is the same as in the above-described third embodiment, except that the output is to be performed.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a product selling method according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the selling terminal 600 directly receives product information and winning rate information from an operator of a selling terminal through an input unit 650 implemented as an input device such as a keyboard, and outputs the same to the controller 670. 670 stores the input product information and the winning rate information in association with each other in the product information storage unit 660 and the winning rate information storage unit 680 (S710).

In addition, the controller 670 generates a purchase order list for the product to which the winning rate is applied and stores in the purchase order list storage unit 690 (S712).

On the other hand, the bar code reader 610 reads the bar code attached to the product that the buyer wants to purchase as in step S520 described above and outputs the product identification code to the control unit 670 (S720).

The controller 670 inquires the input product identification code of the winning rate information storage unit 680 to determine whether the product having the barcode read is a winning rate applying product (S730). The winning rate information of the corresponding product is read from 680 (S732).

Thereafter, the controller 670 reads the purchase order list of the product to which the winning rate is applied, in the purchase order list storage unit 690, and then records the order of the products whose barcodes are read in step S720 in the purchase order list, After updating to output the purchase order list storage unit 690 stores the updated purchase order list (S740).

In addition, the controller 670 determines whether to win the product or the winning money according to the updated purchase order list and the winning rate information (S750). The method of determining whether to win the product is the same as the above-described step S550, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

If it is determined that the product of which the barcode is read is the winning product (S760), the controller 670 displays the fact of winning to the buyer through the display unit 640 (S762), and pays the winnings in the same manner as in the above-described step S570. (S770).

Thereafter, the control unit 670 sums up the purchase price of the buyer and displays it to the buyer, and pays the cost (S780). Since the cost sum and cost payment functions are the same as those of a general POS terminal, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

So far, the product selling method according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention has been described. On the other hand, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications can be derived within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In particular, while the above-described first to fourth embodiments have exemplarily described a bar code and a bar code reader as means for extracting identification information for identifying a product from a purchased product, inputting product identification information for identifying a product If the configuration can be received is not limited to the bar code and the bar code reader. That is, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the identification number or serial number of the product may be directly input from the POS terminal operator through an input means such as a keyboard attached to a general POS terminal instead of a barcode.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

As described above, the present invention substantially applies by applying a winning rate to a product previously selected in a store, and being notified of the amount of money corresponding to the purchase amount of the product in the process of calculating the cost. Not only does it reduce the price of the product, but it also stimulates consumer sentiment.

Claims (18)

A method of selling a product in a product sales apparatus including a sales management server and a sales terminal, (a) receiving, by the selling terminal, product information including identification information of a product (purchased product) that the buyer wants to purchase, and transmitting the received product information to the sales management server; (b) the sales management server querying the database for the product identification information, reading the winning rate information and the purchase order list corresponding to the product identification information, and updating the purchase order list; (c) determining, by the sales management server, whether to win the purchased product according to the winning rate information and the purchase order of the purchased product and transmitting the winning product to the selling terminal; And (d) when the product is won, the sales terminal paying the purchaser an amount corresponding to the price of the product to the buyer. As a method of selling a product using a product sales terminal, (a) receiving, by the buyer, product information including identification information of a product (purchased product) desired to purchase; (b) querying a predetermined database for the product identification information, reading the winning rate information and the purchase order list corresponding to the product identification information, and updating the purchase order list; determining whether to win the purchased product according to the winning rate information and the purchase order of the purchased product; And and (d) if the purchased product is won, paying the purchaser a winning amount corresponding to the price of the purchased product. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein step (a) Reading identification information of the purchased product from a barcode attached to the purchased product. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein step (c) And determining every predetermined number of purchased products as a winning product according to a winning rate indicating that the predetermined number of purchased products recorded in the purchase order list is determined as the winning product. The method of claim 4, wherein step (d) And issuing the gift certificate printed with the winnings to the buyer and paying the winnings to the buyer. The method of claim 4, wherein step (d) Receiving the personal information of the buyer, querying a predetermined buyer database, and accumulating the winnings as the mileage of the buyer. The method of claim 4, wherein step (d) And reading the reserve from the earning card provided by the buyer, accumulating the winnings in the reserve and recording the reserve in the earning card. The method of claim 1, wherein before step (a) And receiving, by the sales management server, each product information to which the winning rate is applied and the winning rate information of each product from the central management server connected through a predetermined communication network and storing the winning product information in the database. The method of claim 2, wherein before step (a) And receiving the winning rate information for each product through the input unit included in the selling terminal and storing the information in the database. Store product information and winning rate information for a product, generate and store a purchase order list for the product for which the winning rate information is set, and receive identification information of a product (purchase product) that a purchaser wants to purchase, A sales management server for updating a corresponding purchase order list and determining whether to win the purchased product according to the updated purchase order and winning rate information; And A product comprising a sales terminal receiving the identification information of the purchased product and transmitting the identification information to the sales management server and paying the buyer a winning amount corresponding to the price of the purchased product when the purchased product is won; Sales device. The method of claim 10, And a central management server for transmitting the product information and the winning rate information to the sales management server connected through a predetermined communication network. And the sales management server stores the product information and the winning rate information received from the central management server. The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein the sales management server A database for storing the product information, the winning rate information, and a purchase order list that records a purchase order of a plurality of the purchased products in association with each other; A purchase order list management unit which receives product identification information from the sales terminal and updates a purchase order list of products corresponding to the identification information; And And a winning product determining unit configured to determine whether to win the purchased product according to the purchase order and the winning rate information. The terminal of claim 10 or 11, wherein the sales terminal A product information input unit configured to receive product information including identification information of the purchased product; A transmission / reception unit for transmitting the identification information to the sales management server and receiving whether to win the purchased product from the sales management server; A product information storage unit for storing product information including a product name and a price of a product corresponding to the identification information; A display unit displaying product information of the purchased product and whether to win the product; A prize payer that pays the prize money to the buyer; And Receives the identification information from the bar code reader and reads the product information corresponding to the identification information from the product information storage unit to output to the display unit, and receives the purchase or not of the winning product from the transmission and reception unit the purchase product And a controller for outputting the winnings corresponding to the price of the winnings. The method of claim 13, wherein the product information input unit And a bar code reader for reading product information including identification information of the purchased product from the barcode attached to the purchased product. The method of claim 13, wherein the payout portion And selling the winnings to the buyer by issuing a gift certificate printed with the winnings. The method of claim 13, wherein the payout portion Read a reserve from the credit card provided by the buyer, and accumulates the winnings in the reserve to record on the credit card. A product information input unit configured to receive product information including identification information of a product (purchased product) that the buyer wants to purchase; A database that stores product information including identification information and price information of a product, a winning rate information set in the product, and a purchase order list that records a purchase order of the product for which the winning rate is set; A prize payer that pays the buyer the prize money corresponding to the price of the purchased product; And Update the purchase order list corresponding to the product identification information input from the product information input unit, determine whether to win the purchased product according to the purchase order of the purchase order list and the winning rate information corresponding to the identification information, And a controller for outputting a winning money to the winning money paying part. The method of claim 17, wherein the product information input unit And a bar code reader for reading product information including identification information of the purchased product from the barcode attached to the purchased product.

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