KR20090004832A - Devices for card payment - Google Patents

Abstract

A terminal device for card payment is provided to transmit the read lottery information to a server of the network in payment process of the goods. A terminal device for card payment comprises the followings: extracting and reading the lottery information form the attached an RF tag(100) on goods; transmitting the extracted and read lottery information including the approval request statement for payment; and notifying the winning or losing of the lottery by comparing the stored information with extracted and read lottery information.

Description

Card payment terminal {Devices for Card Payment}

1 is a simple diagram of an RFID tag provided with lottery data according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a simplified diagram of a lottery ticket information detecting unit provided on a POS terminal equipped with an RFID reader according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a simplified diagram of a payment terminal device equipped with a lottery information processing unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a simple diagram of a server provided with a lottery winning determination unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a simple flowchart illustrating a process of extracting lottery information by the lottery information detector and providing the lottery information to the processor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a simple flowchart illustrating a process of providing the lottery information to the lottery winning determination unit by the lottery information processing unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a simple flowchart of an instant lottery winning process of the lottery winning determination unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a simple flowchart of a lottery winning lottery winning process of the lottery winning determination unit 405 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of main parts of drawing>

100: RFID tag 105: control unit

110: memory 115: wireless processor

120: power supply

The present invention provides a card payment terminal, comprising: means for extracting and reading lottery information from an RF tag attached to a product, and including the extracted and read lottery information in a payment approval request message generated during a payment process of the product. It relates to a card payment terminal having a means for transmitting to a server on the top.

In general, a lottery system using a wrapping paper and / or opening part of a product includes an instant lottery system and a lottery system like a known lottery system.

For example, among the lottery systems that use the wrapping paper and / or the opening of the product, the instant lottery system prints the lottery winning information to confirm whether or not the prize is immediately picked up on the wrapping paper of the product and hides it with silver foil, or immediately determines whether to win the opening part. After printing the lottery winning information that can be confirmed, the customer who purchased the product is a lottery system to immediately check whether the winning of the lottery through the process of removing the silver foil of the wrapping paper of the product or opening the opening.

Further, among the lottery systems using the wrapping paper and / or opening portion of the merchandise, the lottery system prints the lottery information on the wrapping paper and / or opening portion of the merchandise, and then the customer who purchased the merchandise cuts out the lottery information and sends it through the mail. Or, or after inputting the lottery information via the Internet, the lottery system for determining whether to win the lottery through the process of drawing the lottery information sent and / or input as described above.

However, the lottery system using the wrapping paper and / or opening of the product as described above, despite the advantage of promoting the sale of the product by adding a promotion such as lottery service to the product, the wrapping paper and / or opening of the product Because it uses the wealth as a printing medium of the lottery, it contains the problems of theft, loss and / or theft, and unnecessarily the customer's work (e.g. sending the lottery information by mail or entering the Internet through the lottery service). Because it requires), it includes an uncomfortable problem.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is a card payment terminal device, means for extracting and reading lottery information from the RF tag attached to the product and the extracted and read lottery information in the payment process of the product It is to provide a card payment terminal device having a means for transmitting to the server on the network in addition to the generated payment approval request.

The card payment terminal according to the present invention, in the card payment terminal device, means for extracting and reading the lottery information from the RF tag attached to the product and the payment generated by the payment process of the product of the extracted and read lottery information It is characterized in that it comprises a means for transmitting to the server on the network to include in the full authorization request.

In the card payment terminal apparatus, a means for extracting and reading lottery information from an RF tag attached to a product, and comparing the extracted and read lottery information with information on whether to win lottery tickets previously stored in a storage medium, It is characterized in that it comprises a means for determining whether to win, and notifying the settlement customer whether or not to win the lottery.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and description will be described in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the drawings and the following description shown below are for the preferred method among various methods for effectively explaining the features of the present invention, the present invention is not limited only to the drawings and description below. In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout the present title.

According to a preferred embodiment presented below, the lottery providing system for providing instant and / or lottery lottery according to the present invention, the RFID tag is additionally provided with lottery data in the memory unit on the RFID tag, and the RFID extracted from the RFID tag The lottery information detection unit having a function of determining whether the information includes the lottery data and extracting the lottery information as a result of the determination, and securely transmitting the lottery information extracted from the lottery information detection unit to the lottery winning determination unit through the network. At least one database (DataBase; D / B) for storing information required for lottery winning determination unit for determining lottery winning determination unit for determining lottery information for lottery information provided from the payment processing unit and a lottery information processing unit having a function; RFID tag based instant meals and / or draw In the lottery system, it must be specified by the POS terminal device and the payment terminal device to more clearly describe the function of each part.

Also, preferably, each unit may be included in a payment terminal device (or POS terminal device).

According to the present invention, for example, the lottery data may be recorded in a specific memory block among RFID tags attached to a product and / or RFID information stored in a memory unit on an RFID chip.

In addition, the lottery data may be stored together with the product code data in a memory unit on the RFID tag that stores the product code data.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the lottery data may also be stored in a memory unit on a specific RFID chip designed to store lottery information. In this case, the product may include an RFID tag and a product that store product code data. An RFID chip or the like for storing lottery data proposed by the invention is attached together.

For example, the lottery information detecting unit determines and / or authenticates whether the lottery data presented by the present invention is included in the RFID information stored in the lottery data and / or the RFID information extracted from the RFID chip as described above. Alternatively, the lottery winning determination unit may provide a function of extracting lottery information used to determine whether the lottery is won or not from the RFID information based on the authentication result.

The lottery information detector may be provided in a point of sales terminal equipped with a RIFD information extractor and a RIFD reader.

The lottery information detection unit may be provided in a server on a network other than the above and the POS terminal, such as a payment terminal device or a payment server, and / or a lottery server.

According to the present invention, the lottery information processing unit provides a function of securely transmitting the lottery information extracted by the lottery information detection unit to at least one network to the lottery winning determination unit.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery information processing unit is also provided in the payment terminal device, wherein the lottery information processing unit includes payment information (eg, payment amount, The lottery information is transmitted to the lottery winning determination unit by adding the lottery information to the credit card number and the payment terminal device information).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the lottery information processing unit may be an RFID reader, a POS terminal, and / or a server (eg, a network) connected to a lottery winning determination unit at any location other than a payment terminal device, for example, at least one or more networks. , Payment server) or the like.

According to the present invention, the lottery winning determination unit may determine whether to win the lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processing unit, and the lottery winning determination unit may include at least one or more D / B provided with instant meal winning information, and / Or it is linked to the D / B, etc. for storing the lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processing unit.

For example, in the instant lottery system, the lottery winning determination unit extracts the instant lottery information from the D / B provided with the lottery winning information, compares the lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processing unit with the instant lottery information, and compares the result As a result, the winning of the lottery information may be determined.

For example, in the case of a lottery-type lottery system, the lottery winning determination unit may store the lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processing unit in the D / B for a predetermined period of time, and then draw the lottery information to determine the winning of the lottery.

In the case of an instant lottery system, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery winning determination unit immediately determines the lottery information received from the lottery information processing unit, and the lottery winning result is provided from the payment server to the payment terminal device. The winning result is notified to the customer through the process of transmitting the message to the payment terminal device.

In the case of a lottery lottery system, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery winning determination unit stores and accumulates lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processing unit for a predetermined period of time, determines the lottery winning through the lottery, and then wins the corresponding lottery. The customer will be notified of the result of the prize through the full payment authorization during the next payment process, if the lottery information includes the customer's contact information, or the customer will be notified of the result of the prize through the contact information, or the payment sent with the lottery information. Announce the winning result to the customer through the customer's contact information obtained using the means information (eg credit card information).

In the following embodiment, the present invention relates to a preferred case for efficiently explaining the technical idea of the present invention, wherein the lottery data is provided in a memory unit on an RFID tag provided with product code data, and the lottery information detection unit is provided in an RFID reading device. Point of Sales (POS) terminal device is provided, the lottery information processing unit is provided in the payment terminal device for generating a payment message to be sent to the server using the payment information, the lottery winning determination unit on the lottery server linked with the payment server It is provided.

However, as described above, the above-described preferred embodiments are merely means for efficiently describing the technical idea of the present invention, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited only to the above embodiments.

For example, the lottery data may be provided in a memory unit on an RFID chip attached to a product but not provided with the product code data, and the lottery information detection unit may be provided in an RFID tag and / or a controller on the chip, an RFID reader, a payment terminal device, or the like. The lottery information processing unit may be provided in a POS terminal device that can be connected to a network and / or a server connected to the POS terminal device, and the lottery winning determination unit may be provided in a payment server. As a result, the technical idea of the present invention results in the claims.

1 is a simple diagram of an RFID tag 100 provided with lottery data according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a case where lottery data is provided on an RFID tag 100 having a memory unit 110 having a storage capacity of 128 bits. According to the storage capacity, the structure and allocation area of the memory unit 110 may be flexible.

That is, FIG. 1 illustrates a simple case in which lottery data presented by the present invention is provided on a simple RFID tag 100 having a memory area of 128 bits. The technical concept of the present invention is the RFID tag 100 of FIG. The present invention is not limited thereto, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may include RFID-based lottery information on various types of RFID tags 100 having a memory area larger than 128 bits based on the present invention. The method may be inferred relatively easily.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the lottery data may be provided in an RFID chip that is specially designed such that the lottery data is provided instead of the RFID tag 100.

In general, the RFID tag 100 is composed of a single chipset (for example, an integrated circuit), and the active tag, the passive tag, and the frequency band used by the wireless processor 115 according to the presence or absence of the power supply 120. Therefore, it is divided into low frequency tag and high frequency tag.

Referring to FIG. 1, the RFID tag 100 includes a control unit 105 that provides a calculation function and a data input / output function, a memory unit 110 storing wireless identification information, and a wireless processing unit that processes wireless communication. 115 and the like, in the case of the active tag is provided with a power supply unit 120 and the like.

The controller 105 of the RFID tag 100 inputs / outputs RFID information stored in the memory unit 110 according to an external signal provided from the wireless processing unit, and externally transmits the input / output RFID information through the wireless processing unit 115. For example, an RFID reading device).

The memory unit 110 of the RFID tag 100 is a memory that stores RFID information to be provided to the RFID reader according to an external signal received through the wireless processing unit 115. It is possible for symbols, and / or binary data and the like to be stored. The capacity of the commercially available memory unit 110 varies widely from 25 bits to 512 Kbytes. In FIG. 1, lottery data is provided in the memory unit 110 having a storage capacity of 128 bits.

Referring to FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the memory unit 110 of the RFID tag 100 has a storage capacity of 128 bits in total, and a header of 6 bits in which control data such as a chip version and a service ID length is stored. Area, a service ID area of 10 to 36 bits that stores a user or service ID of the user, an execution data area of 62 to 88 bits that stores unique RFID information, and RFID information communicated through the wireless processing unit 115. It consists of an error detection code (EDC) of 24 bits for detecting an error, etc. The lottery data of the present invention is included in the execution data area and stored.

Referring to FIG. 1, the execution data area of the RFID memory unit 110 includes a product code data area of 22 to 48 bits that stores product code data for performing the RFID tag 100 function, and the lottery service proposed by the present invention. It consists of a 40-bit lottery data area for storing lottery data for the lottery data, the lottery data is again composed of a 21-bit authentication code and a 19-bit lottery code area.

The authentication code of the lottery data is an authentication code required for the process of the lottery information detecting unit detecting the lottery data from the RFID information, authenticating the validity of the lottery data, and extracting the lottery information from the lottery data.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the authentication code of the lottery data is the expiration date of the lottery ticket. For example, among the 16-bit verification codes, 12 bits represent the year (e.g., up to 4095), 4 bits represent the month (e.g., up to 15 months, but 1 year is 12 months, so use only up to 12), and 5 bits (For example, up to 31 can be displayed), it is possible to display the expiration date of the lottery until December 31, 4095.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the authentication code of the lottery data is a code other than the expiration date of the lottery (for example, an encryption code of 21 bits).

The lottery code of the lottery data is a code corresponding to the lottery information extracted by the lottery information detection unit from the lottery data and is represented by binary data and / or an integer value.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery code of the lottery data is a positive integer of 19 bits that does not overlap. For example, the number that can be represented as a positive integer of 19 bits is 524287, and theoretically only one winner is 1/524287. Of course, it is possible to adjust the number range in the case of 19bits to increase the odds of winning.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the lottery code of the lottery data includes all binary data other than a positive integer of 19 bits, and the binary data can be obtained when a duplicate winner is allowed.

The wireless processing unit 115 of the RFID tag 100 receives a signal transmitted from the wireless identification reader through an antenna and provides the signal to the control unit 105, and the wireless identification information extracted by the control unit 105 from the memory unit 110 is provided. Provides the ability to send to a wireless identification reader. The frequency range used by the wireless processing unit 115 of the commercially available RFID tag 100 is very diverse, such as 135 KHz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 860-930 MHz, 2.45 GHz, 5.8 GHz, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a simplified diagram provided with a lottery information detector 210 on a POS terminal 200 equipped with an RFID reader 235 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the POS terminal 200 includes a control unit 205 for controlling the overall operation of the POS, a key input unit 215, a screen output unit 220, a communication processing unit 225, and a memory unit ( 230, etc., the POS terminal 200 is provided with an RFID reading device 235 as a means for providing product code information (eg, information extracted from product code data included in an RFID tag).

The control unit 205 of the POS terminal 200 is composed of a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a system bus in hardware. The POS terminal 200 is a process of booting and / or an OS and a POS terminal control management program and at least one or more applications executed after being booted, and the overall operation of the POS terminal 200 (eg, a product). Code information collection and processing).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 205 has a lottery ticket from the RFID information extracted from the RFID tag 100 and / or the chip attached to the product by the RFID reader 235 in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. The lottery information detector 210 for detecting information is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery information detection unit 210 included in the control unit 205 of the POS terminal 200 is a diagram of RFID information extracted from the RFID tag 100 and / or RFID chip in which the lottery data is stored. A function of determining and / or authenticating whether lottery data such as 1 is included, and lottery information used by the lottery winning determination unit to determine whether the lottery is won or not based on the identification and / or authentication result (e.g., And information on a character form extracted and processed from binary data and / or an integer value present lottery code on the lottery data.

The key input unit 215 of the POS terminal 200 includes a plurality of number keys, a character key for inputting a character, a function key, and the like. When a terminal device operator and / or user presses a predetermined key, a general function of generating corresponding key data and transmitting it to the control unit 205 is provided.

The screen output unit 220 of the POS terminal 200 generates a function of outputting key data generated by the key input unit 215 on the screen, and the controller 205 is generated in association with at least one POS terminal device component. A function of outputting various types of information on a screen, a function of outputting information and / or arithmetic result generated through a series of operations and processes within the POS terminal device 200, and transmitted / received through the communication processor 225. Provides the ability to output information.

The communication processing unit 225 of the POS terminal device 200 includes at least one or more devices for connecting the POS terminal device 200 to the outside and / or a network in hardware, and the POS terminal device 200 in software. ) Is a generic term of at least one communication application for connecting to the outside and / or a network, etc., the details of the data communication provided by the communication processing unit 225 is supported by a communication module mounted on the communication processing unit 225 Comply with communication protocols and standards.

The memory unit 230 of the POS terminal 200 may include at least one or more storage media (eg, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), FM (Flash Memory), etc.) provided in the POS terminal 200 in hardware. It is mounted on the POS terminal device 200 as a hard disk drive (HDD), and is input when a predetermined program code and an operation by the program code are performed to control the overall operation of the POS terminal device 200 by software. As a generic term for a space and / or a storage area in which / output data and the like are stored, the memory unit 230 of the POS terminal 200 includes a program code of the lottery information detection unit 210 according to the present invention, and At least one data used in the process of detecting the lottery information by the lottery information detector 210 is stored.

Referring to FIG. 1, an RFID reading device 235 including an RFID information extracting unit 240 and an RFID reading unit 245 is interlocked as a means for providing product code information to the POS terminal 200.

The RFID information extracting unit 240 of the RFID reading apparatus 235 is an antenna for wirelessly communicating with the RFID tag 100 and / or the wireless processing unit 115 on the chip as shown in FIG. 1 through a radio frequency signal. And / or RFID information (eg, product code data and lottery data) from the execution data area of the RFID tag 100 attached to the product and / or the memory unit 110 provided on the chip using the frequency characteristic used by the RFID. Extract.

The RFID reader 245 of the RFID reader 235 is composed of at least one RF module (Radio Frequency Module) for processing the RFID information received from the RFID information extractor 240, RFID information extractor 240 Through the RFID tag 100 and / or the RFID information extracted from the chip is read through and provided to the POS terminal 200.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the RFID information provided by the RFID reader 245 to the POS terminal 200 includes product code data and / or lottery data, and the like. The lottery data is extracted from the RFID information through the provided lottery information detection unit 210 and processed into lottery information.

For example, if the lottery data is 19 bits of binary data such as "0000000100101110101", the lottery data means a decimal integer "2421", and the lottery information detection unit 210 has a "6 byte character form" from the extracted lottery data as described above. The lottery information "002421" is processed.

The lottery information processed from the lottery data extracted from the RFID information as described above is provided to the lottery information processing unit and transmitted to the lottery winning determination unit, the lottery information processing unit provided in the payment terminal device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention payment terminal device The lottery information is transmitted to a server on the network through the process of adding 6 bytes of lottery information to a reserved field transmitted from the payment server to the payment server.

Figure 3 is a simplified diagram of a payment terminal device 300 is provided with a lottery information processing unit 310 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the payment terminal device 300 basically includes a control unit 305, a card interface 315, a key input unit 320, a screen output unit 325, a memory unit 335, and a communication processing unit ( 330 and various additional function processing units 340 and the like, and securely transmit the lottery information extracted from the lottery information detection unit 210 to the lottery winning determination unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention through a network. 310 is provided.

The controller 305 is composed of a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a system bus, etc. in hardware, and the payment terminal device 300 in software. Is a general term for the process of booting and / or the operating system and the payment terminal device control management program and the payment terminal device applications executed after booting, and control and manage the overall operation (eg, payment processing) of the payment terminal device 300. It features.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 305 securely transmits the lottery information extracted from the lottery information detection unit 210 provided in the POS terminal 200 of FIG. The lottery information processing unit 310 is provided.

Referring to FIG. 3 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery information processing unit 310 included in the control unit 305 of the payment terminal device 300 receives the lottery information extracted from the lottery information detection unit 210. The terminal device 300 securely transmits the lottery winning determination unit through a process of additionally including the lottery information together with the payment information in the payment message transmitted to the payment server through a network (eg, a value added network (VAN)). In this case, the confidentiality, authentication, integrity, nonrepudiation, and the like of the lottery information transmitted to the lottery winning determination unit through the lottery information processing unit 310 may be determined by the payment terminal device 300. Is guaranteed by a network (e.g., VAN) that transmits the full text of the payment from the server to the payment server.

The card interface 315 may include at least one payment method information (eg, credit card information, debit) from a payment card (eg, a smart card having a payment method on an integrated circuit chip (ICC), or a magnetic stripe (MS) card). Card information, check card information, prepaid card information, financial transaction information, electronic money information, and cash receipt card).

For example, if the customer's payment card is a smart card equipped with an ICC, the card interface 315 is in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the card interface 315 is ISO / IEC 7816 and / or ISO / IEC 14443, etc. The payment means information provided in the smart card is extracted and provided to the controller 305 based on the financial IC chip standard including the smart card standard and the EMV.

The key input unit 320 includes a plurality of number keys, a character key for inputting characters, a function key, and the like, and includes a payment terminal device operator and / or a user. When the predetermined key is pressed, a general function of generating and transferring the corresponding key data to the control unit 305, a data item for inputting a function and an information input function, and a PIN for authenticating the validity of the payment card (Personal Identification Number) Characteristic of performing an input device such as an input function.

The screen output unit 325 may output a key data generated by the key input unit 320 to the screen, and the controller 305 may include at least one payment terminal device component (eg, an additional function processor and / or a card interface). And the like to output various information generated in association with the screen, a function of outputting information and / or calculation results generated through a series of operations and processes within the payment terminal device 300, and a communication processing unit ( A function of outputting information transmitted and received with a server and / or a device on a network through a network communication module of 330, a function of outputting information transmitted and received with an external device through an external communication module of the communication processor 330, and / Or it provides a function for outputting information transmitted and received with the short-range communication device through the short-range communication module of the communication processing unit 330.

The memory unit 335 is hardware-mounted in the payment terminal device 300 as at least one or more storage media (for example, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), FM (Flash Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive)). In addition, a predetermined program code for controlling the overall operation of the payment terminal device 300 by software and data input / output when an operation by the program code (for example, an application linked with a smart card) is performed are performed. Space to be stored and / or characterized in that the storage.

In general, the memory unit 335 provided in the payment terminal device 300 may include a special storage space set as a protection area for safely storing at least one or more data inside the memory unit 335 to ensure data integrity. Can be.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a program code corresponding to the lottery information processing unit 310 is stored in the memory unit 335, and the lottery information extracted from the lottery information detection unit 210 and the lottery information are settled. Along with the information, information and / or data generated in the process of inclusion in the payment message is stored.

The communication processing unit 330 is composed of at least one device for connecting the payment terminal device 300 to the external and / or network, etc. in hardware, the software and externally and / or network to the payment terminal device 300 As a generic term of at least one communication application for connecting to the data, details of data communication provided by the communication processing unit 330 are supported by a communication module mounted in the communication processing unit 330 of the payment terminal device 300. Communication protocols and standards, and communication protocols and standards provided by a device and / or a server connected to the payment terminal device 300 through a communication and / or a network by cable or basis.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the communication processing unit 330 is a POS terminal 200 through a network and a communication module and cable and / or port for connecting the server and / or device and the payment terminal device 300 on the network POS communication module and the like are provided.

The network communication module of the communication processing unit 330 is composed of at least one device (for example, Modem or Network Interface Card (NIC)) for connecting the payment terminal device 300 to the network in hardware, It is characterized in that the software provides a function for connecting the payment terminal device 300 to the upper server and / or network device via a network. Details of the network communication module may include at least one communication protocol valid on a network (eg, the Internet and / or a value added network (VAN)) to which a network communication module is connected, and / or an upper server connected through the network communication module; / Or the communication protocol provided by the network device.

In addition, the POS communication module of the communication processing unit 330 uses at least one communication port and communication means (eg, communication cable and / or short-range communication) for connecting the payment terminal device 300 and the POS terminal device 200. And the product code information extracted from the RFID reading device 235 by the POS terminal 200 and the lottery information detection unit 210 included in the POS terminal 200 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It provides a means for providing the extracted lottery information to the payment terminal device (300).

The additional function processing unit 340 is an apparatus additionally provided to the payment terminal device 300 according to the environment and role in which the payment terminal device 300 operates, in addition to the basic components of the payment terminal device 300 as described above. And / or as a generic term of the system, the representative additional function processing unit 340 that can be mounted on the payment terminal device 300 includes a secure application module (SAM) system or a printer for printing receipts, bills for cash payment Emitters and the like. Details of the additional function processing unit 340 are in accordance with respective protocols and / or standards supported by the devices and / or systems added to the additional function processing unit 340.

4 is a simplified diagram of a server 400 equipped with a lottery winning determination unit 405 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery winning determination unit 405 is provided in a separate lottery server in addition to the payment server directly connected to the payment terminal device 300 via a network, another embodiment of the present invention According to the method, the lottery winning determination unit 405 may be provided in the payment server.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lottery server 400 may include a lottery winning determination unit 405 for determining lottery information for the lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processor 310, and an instant lottery for the lottery information in the case of an instant lottery system. Instant meal winning information D / B 410 for storing instant meal winning information required for discrimination, and lottery information D / B 415 for storing the lottery information for a certain period in order to determine a lottery winning in the case of a lottery system. do.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the instant lottery winning information D / B 410 has a lottery winning determination unit 405 for the lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processing unit 310 to the lottery winning determination unit 405. The lottery information and the information stored in the instant meal information D / B 410 are compared, and as a result of the comparison, the winning information for immediately determining the lottery information is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when lottery information is transmitted from the lottery information processing unit 310 to the lottery winning determination unit 405, the lottery winning determination unit 405 transmits the lottery information D / B 415 to the lottery information. As a storage medium on a server that stores information for a predetermined period (eg, before the lottery lottery is started), the lottery winning determination unit 405 determines the lottery winning information through the lottery after a predetermined period has elapsed, and the lottery information Storing whether the lottery information matching the lottery winning information is stored in the D / B 415, or drawing at least one lottery information among the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B 415, or the like. Decide to win the lottery.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery winning determination unit 405 transmits the lottery information including the lottery information from the lottery information processing unit 310 to the payment server via the network, and the payment server transmits the payment message to the payment message. When the extracted lottery information is extracted and transmitted to the lottery server 400, the lottery information transmitted as described above and the winning information stored in the instant food information D / B 410 are compared with the lottery information, and the comparison result A function (for example, an instant lottery system) for determining the winning of the lottery, and also the lottery information transmitted as described above is stored in the lottery information D / B 415 for a certain period of time, and after the predetermined period has elapsed, the lottery is made by lottery. Determine winning information, store whether the lottery information matching the lottery winning information is stored in the lottery information D / B 415, or store the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B 415 The winning of the lottery is determined through a process of drawing at least one lottery information among the information.

Hereinafter, the lottery information detection unit 210, the lottery information processing unit 310, the lottery winning determination unit 405, and the D / B for storing the information required for the lottery winning based on the technical characteristics as described above (for example, an instant meal winning) A preferred lottery service method using information D / B or lottery information D / B) will be described.

In particular, in describing the preferred lottery service of the present invention, the part that may obscure the gist of the present invention is omitted.

For example, in the process of extracting the lottery information by the lottery information detection unit 210 and providing the lottery information to the lottery information processing unit 310, the POS terminal 200 provides the product code information to the payment terminal 300 in addition to the lottery information. The detailed procedure is omitted since it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

Further, for example, in the process of transmitting the lottery information to the lottery winning determination unit 405 by the lottery information processing unit 310, the payment terminal device 300 includes a payment amount and a payment means (for example, credit card information). The detailed procedure of generating a payment message including information and transmitting the payment message to a payment server may obscure the gist of the present invention.

In addition, for example, in the process of determining whether the lottery winning determination unit 405 wins the lottery information by using the lottery information transmitted from the lottery information processing unit 310, the payment server transmits the payment approval to the payment terminal device 300. The detailed process of generating the full text may be omitted since it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

However, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, on the basis of the preferred lottery service method of the present invention described below, various implementation methods for the lottery service corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention relatively easily I can understand.

5 is a simple flowchart illustrating a process of extracting the lottery information by the lottery information detector 210 and providing the lottery information processor 310 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a process in which the lottery information detection unit 210 extracts the lottery information from the RFID tag 100 and / or the chip attached to the product and provides it to the lottery information processing unit 310 It is disclosed that the RFID reader 235 provided in the POS terminal 200 extracts RFID information from the RFID tag 100 and / or the chip attached to the product, and at least one attached to the product as described above. At least one of the RFID tag 100 and / or the chip is provided with lottery data as shown in FIG.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a radio frequency signal of an RFID information extracting unit 240 (eg, an antenna on an RFID system) of an RFID reading device 235 provided in a POS terminal 200 for a product to be purchased by a customer. Upon entering the effective range, the RFID information extracting unit 240 of the RFID reading device 235 includes RFID information including product code data and / or lottery data from the RFID tag 100 and / or chip attached to the product. The RIFD information extracted as described above is read by the RFID reader 245 of the RFID reader 235 and provided to the POS terminal 200 (eg, the controller of the POS terminal) (500). .

When the RFID information extracted and read out from the RFID reader 235 is provided to the POS terminal 200 as described above, the lottery information detection unit 210 provided in the POS terminal 200 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. ) Detects whether the RFID information includes lottery data as shown in FIG. 1 (505).

If the lottery information detection unit 210 does not detect the lottery data from the RFID information (510), the POS terminal 200 checks whether the process of extracting and reading the RFID information on the purchased product is completed (545), If the above extraction and reading process of the RFID information is not completed, the RFID information is extracted and read from the RFID tag 100 and / or the chip attached to the product as described above until the extraction and reading of the RFID information is completed. The process of detecting lottery data from the RFID information is repeated (550).

On the other hand, if the lottery information detection unit 210 detects lottery data from the RFID information (515), the lottery information detection unit 210 uses the authentication code included in the detected lottery data as described above for the lottery data. Validate (520).

For example, if the authentication code included in the lottery data is the valid period of the lottery data, the lottery information detection unit 210 may authenticate the validity of the lottery data by checking whether the valid period has passed.

If the validation process of the lottery data as described above fails (525), the RFID information is extracted and read from the RFID tag 100 and / or chip attached to the product as described above, and the extraction and reading of the RFID information is performed. The process of detecting lottery data from the RFID information and / or authenticating validity of the detected lottery data is repeated until completion.

On the other hand, if the validity authentication process of the lottery data is successful (530), the lottery information detection unit 210 extracts a lottery code from the lottery data (535), and extracts the lottery code as described above from the lottery information processing unit ( 310 is processed into lottery information that can be provided, and temporarily stored in the memory unit 230 of the POS terminal 200 (540).

For example, if the lottery data extracted from the RFID information is 19 bits of binary data such as "0000000100101110101", the lottery data means a decimal integer "2421", and the lottery information detection unit 210 extracts the lottery data as described above. The lottery information "002421" in 6-byte character form is processed, and "002421" in 6-byte character form is temporarily stored in the memory unit 230 of the POS terminal device 200.

When the lottery information is processed as described above, the POS terminal 200 extracts and reads the RFID information from the RFID tag 100 and / or the chip attached to the product until extraction and reading of the RFID information is completed ( 545) The lottery data is detected from the RFID information and / or the validity of the detected lottery data is authenticated, the lottery code is extracted from the lottery data whose validity is verified, processed into lottery information, and the memory of the POS terminal device 200. The process of temporarily storing the portion 230 is repeated (550).

After the process of extracting, reading, and processing the lottery information from the RFID tag 100 and / or the chip attached to the product through the above process is completed (555), the lottery information detection unit 210 is a memory unit ( At least one lottery information temporarily stored in 230 is provided to the lottery information processing unit 310 provided in the payment terminal device 300 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention (560).

The lottery information processing unit 310, which has received at least one lottery information from the lottery information detecting unit 210, temporarily stores the lottery information in the memory unit 335 provided in the payment terminal device 565 (565). The terminal device 300 waits until a payment amount for payment processing and payment information including a payment method and / or a payment message including the payment information are generated.

6 is a simple flowchart illustrating a process of providing the lottery information to the lottery winning determination unit 405 by the lottery information processing unit 310 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the process of transmitting the lottery information provided from the lottery information detection unit 210 to the lottery winning determination unit 405 may include the lottery information detection unit 210. At least one lottery information is provided to the lottery winning processing unit 310 and temporarily stored in the memory unit 335 of the payment terminal device 300, and then the payment information for payment processing from the payment terminal device 300 (e.g., , Payment amount, payment means information, etc.) is generated.

When payment information for payment processing is generated from the payment terminal device 300 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention (600), the lottery information processing unit 310 provided in the payment terminal device 300 is a lottery information detection unit 210 In step 605, it is checked whether the lottery information provided from the lottery information is stored in the memory unit 335 of the payment terminal device 30.

If at least one lottery information that the lottery information processor 310 receives from the lottery information detector 210 from the memory unit 335 of the payment terminal device 300 and is temporarily stored is not retrieved (610), the lottery information processor ( 310 does not perform the lottery service proposed by the present invention, the payment terminal device 300 generates a payment message to be sent to the payment server based on the payment information, and connects the payment terminal device 300 and the payment server; The payment text is sent to the payment server through the network.

On the other hand, if the lottery information processing unit 310 retrieves at least one or more lottery information received from the lottery information detecting unit 210 from the memory unit 335 of the payment terminal device 300 and temporarily stored (615), the lottery information processing unit 310 ) Extracts at least one lottery information from the memory unit 335 of the payment terminal device 300 (620), and checks whether the generation of a payment message including payment information is started from the payment terminal device 300; Wait until the generation of the payment message is started (625).

If the lottery information processing unit 310 extracts the lottery information and then the generation of the payment message is started from the payment terminal device 300 (630), the lottery information processing unit 310 is a reserved field for the payment message generated as described above. In operation 635, the lottery information extracted as described above is added to the reserved field.

As described above, when the lottery information processing unit 310 sets the addition of the lottery information to the payment message, the payment terminal device 300 generates the payment message including the lottery information additionally in addition to the payment information and generates the payment message through the network. The transfer to the payment server (640).

The payment server that has received the payment text from the payment terminal device 300 through the above process checks whether the payment text includes lottery information presented by the present invention (645).

If the payment message does not include the lottery information presented by the present invention (650), the payment server generates a payment approval message corresponding to the payment message through a known payment processing process through a network through a payment terminal device ( 300).

On the other hand, if the payment message includes the lottery information presented by the present invention (655), the payment server extracts the payment information from the payment message, and the lottery information extracted as described above according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention Provided to the lottery winning determination unit 405 provided in the server 400 (660).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the payment server providing the lottery information to the lottery winning determination unit 405 waits for receiving the lottery processing completion information from the lottery winning determination unit 405 (665).

If at least one lottery processing completion information is received from the lottery winning determination unit 405 (670), the payment server includes the lottery processing completion information in the reserved area for the payment approval message to be transmitted to the payment terminal device 300. It generates and transmits the payment approval message generated as described above to the payment terminal device 300 through the network (675).

7 is a simple flowchart of an instant lottery winning process of the lottery winning determination unit 405 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the instant lottery winning processing of the lottery winning determination unit 405 is a process of the payment server extracting the lottery information from the payment text and providing it to the lottery winning determination unit 405. From, the lottery winning determination unit 405 is made through the lottery winning determination unit 405 and the instant food winning information D / B 410 between the process of returning the lottery processing completion information to the payment server. In particular, at least one lottery winning information for determining the winning of the lottery information before the at least one lottery information is provided from the payment server to the lottery winning determining unit 405 in the instant food winning information D / B 410. Is stored.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when at least one or more lottery information is received from the lottery information processing unit 310 to the lottery winning determination unit 405 through the network and the payment server (700), the lottery winning determination unit 405 is The lottery winning information corresponding to the lottery information received from the instant lottery winning D / B 410 is stored (705).

If the lottery winning information corresponding to the received lottery information is not stored in the instant food winning information D / B 410 (710), the lottery winning determination unit 405 completes the lottery processing of the lottery winning of the lottery information. The information is generated and provided to the payment server (715).

On the other hand, if the lottery winning information corresponding to the received lottery information is stored in the instant food winning information D / B 410 (720), the lottery winning determination unit 405 lottery winning the lottery information for the lottery processing completion information Generated to provide to the payment server (725).

When the lottery winning determination unit 405 generates the lottery processing completion information and provides it to the payment server through the above process, the payment server generates a payment approval message including the lottery processing completion information to generate a payment terminal device through the network. And transmits to 300 (730).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery processing completion information included in the payment approval message and transmitted to the payment terminal device 300 as described above is extracted, read from the RFID tag 100 and / or chip attached to the product, And as a result of the winning or winning of the processed lottery information.

8 is a simple flowchart of a lottery winning lottery winning process of the lottery winning determination unit 405 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery winning process of the lottery winning determination unit 405 is a process that the payment server extracts the lottery information from the payment text to provide to the lottery winning determination unit 405 From, the lottery winning determination unit 405 returns the lottery processing completion information to the payment server, and after a certain period of time lottery in the process of meeting the lottery information for the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B The winning determination unit 405 and the lottery information D / B 415 are used. In particular, the lottery information D / B 415 is stored for a predetermined period of time until the lottery information provided from the payment server to the lottery winning determination unit 415 satisfies the lottery drawing condition.

When at least one lottery information is received from the lottery information processor 310 through the network and the payment server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention to the lottery winning determination unit 405 (800), the lottery winning determination unit 405 is The lottery information is stored in the lottery information D / B 415, and the same lottery information storage is generated as the lottery processing completion information (805).

When the lottery winning completion information (for example, the lottery information is stored in the lottery information D / B) is generated in the lottery winning determination unit 405 as described above, the lottery winning determination unit 405 pays the lottery processing completion information. Provided to the server, the payment server completes the payment processing through a series of processes to generate a payment approval message containing the lottery processing complete information and transmit to the payment terminal device 300 through the network (810).

However, the lottery winning determination unit 405 checks whether the lottery lottery conditions for winning the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B 415 are satisfied after completing the series of lottery processing as described above (815). ).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lottery for winning the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B 415 is preferably started when the valid period of the lottery information passes.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the lottery for winning the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B 415 may be arbitrarily started by the decision of the lottery service provider.

If the lottery drawing condition for winning the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B 415 is not satisfied (820), the lottery winning determination unit 405 draws the lottery information D / B 415 by drawing the lottery winning information. ) Does not perform the process of determining the winning of the lottery information.

On the other hand, if the lottery drawing condition for winning the lottery information stored in the lottery information D / B 415 is satisfied (825), the lottery winning determination unit 405 draws the lottery winning information (830), and the lottery information D / B In operation 835, it is searched whether at least one or more lottery information corresponding to the lottery winning information has been stored.

If at least one lottery information corresponding to the lottery winning information drawn in the lottery information D / B 415 does not exist (840), the lottery winning determination unit 405 may draw the lottery information D through the drawing of the lottery winning information. The process of determining the winning of the lottery information stored in / B 415 is repeated.

On the other hand, if there is at least one lottery information corresponding to the lottery winning information drawn in the lottery information D / B 415 (845), the lottery winning determination unit 405 wins from the lottery information D / B 415 The lottery information is extracted, and the winning lottery information is provided to the payment server as described above (850).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the payment server is provided with a D / B for storing customer information about the customer (for example, credit card user), the customer information includes the customer contact information.

Therefore, the payment server receiving the lottery information received from the lottery winning determination unit 405 extracts customer contact information corresponding to the winning lottery information from the D / B storing the customer information, and extracts the customer contact information. The result of winning the lottery is notified to the customer who wins through 855.

According to the present invention, by including predetermined lottery information in the RFID tag of the product, there is an advantage that can prevent the problem of theft, loss and theft of the existing lottery.

In addition, by eliminating the hassle (e.g., sending the lottery information by mail, entering the information through the Internet, or checking the known winning numbers one by one), the activation of the lottery is eliminated. At the same time, there is an advantage that can promote the sale of the product.

Claims (2)

In the card payment terminal, Means for extracting and reading lottery information from an RF tag attached to a product; And And means for transmitting the extracted and read lottery information to a server on a network by including the payment approval request text generated in the payment process of the product. In the card payment terminal, Means for extracting and reading lottery information from an RF tag attached to a product; And And means for comparing the extracted and read lottery information with pre-stored lottery information on the storage medium to determine whether to win the lottery information, and to notify the settlement customer of the lottery winning. Card payment terminal.

Images