KR20140022308A - Real time goods management system using qr code - Google Patents

Abstract

A real time product management system using a QR code is installed in a mart or department store and composed of a product with a QR code including fixed information; a mobile terminal for transceiving that transceives product information of the QR code and includes an application for recognizing the QR code; a record management server receiving the fixed information through real time wireless communication with the mobile terminal, storing the fixed information in a product information DB, and transmitting the fixed information by processing the information for sales confirmation and stock checking; and a mobile terminal for receiving that receives the processed product information through real time wireless communication with the server. The record management server includes a product information DB for selling, a product information DB for returning, a DB for statistics, and a data management part for collecting, analyzing, and processing data of each product information DB in order to perform sales confirmation and stock checking. Therefore, the invention provides a manager with convenience of instantly responding to production determination and supply control of products by remotely confirming stocks and sales in real time by recognizing the QR code with a mobile terminal when a seller processes a return or payment at a return or payment counter. In addition, a purchaser can confirm all kinds of information including the number of days left before an expiration date by just photographing the QR code of the product with a smartphone. Also, profits of consumers can be secured by collectively receiving event information and discount information of the mart or department store besides discount information and event information of products. [Reference numerals] (10) QR code; (20) Mobile terminal for transceiving; (21) Purchaser terminal; (22) Payment counter terminal; (23) Return counter terminal; (30) Product management server; (31) Product information DB; (32) Event information DB; (40) Record management server; (41) Product information DB for selling; (42) Product information DB for return; (43) Product information DB for statistics; (50) Management terminal; (60) Mobile terminal for receiving; (A) Information processing control part; (B) Data management part

Description

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The present invention attaches a QR code (hereinafter referred to as a QR code) containing various information about the product to a variety of goods in a small and medium-sized retailer, as well as a large retailer such as a department store or a discount mart QR code to a mobile terminal The present invention relates to a real-time commodity management system using a QR code that provides various information to consumers by recognizing the information and enables the real-time sales confirmation and inventory identification to store managers and product suppliers.

A QR code is a two-dimensional (matrix) format code that contains various information in a square horizontal and horizontal grid. 'QR' is an acronym for 'Quick Response'. It was developed by Denso Wave Co., Ltd. in 1994, and is widely used in various fields as Denso Wave Inc. declared that it would not exercise patent rights.

Conventional one-dimensional barcodes can only store numeric information of about 20 characters, while QR codes can store up to 7,089 numbers, up to 4,296 characters (ASCII), up to 2,953 bytes in binary (8-bit), and up to 1,817 Chinese characters. , Recognition speed, recognition rate and resilience are better than general barcode. If the barcode is mainly used for calculation, inventory management, product identification, etc., the QR code is often used for marketing, promotion, or PR.

In addition, a dedicated terminal that can read the existing bar code can be owned only by the seller of the product, so that it is impossible for consumers to grasp the information using the bar code. QR codes have been increasingly utilized as smartphones have spread. Smartphone users can easily obtain various information by downloading the QR code scanning application, which is provided free of charge, and then scanning the QR code posted on billboards, posters, magazines, etc. with the smartphone.

QR code information is provided between offline and online. For example, if you place your smartphone on the QR code of the parent product in the paper magazine, you will be connected to the website of the product to obtain various product information such as production distribution price information, event information and coupon benefits, and sports events. If you scan the QR code of a movie poster, you can receive promotional video and photo information, discount ticket and admission ticket information, movie theater or stadium information.

Banks, credit card companies, airlines, etc. can provide payment services using QR cards, and retailers such as department stores and discount marts can use QR codes posted on flyers, newspaper advertisements, or homepages instead of discount coupons delivered to homes. Through discount coupons, you can offer event items or promotional content.

However, retailers such as department stores and discount marts have only been able to deliver promotions such as discount coupons and event items through QR codes, and there was no real-time product management tool using wireless communication network from the point of view of store managers and product suppliers.

In addition, in the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0007360, a shopping service providing method using a short range wireless communication network and a mobile shopping service providing device and a communication terminal technology disclosed therein are technologies using a wireless communication network, but this is also a consumer's point of view. It is an urgent need for technology development because it is a developed technology and not a technology for store managers and product suppliers.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to attach a QR code for each product, the store manager and product suppliers to effectively manage the product by checking sales and inventory in real time In addition, to provide a real-time product management system and method using a QR code that can provide convenience to both consumers and managers by allowing consumers to search for product information using a mobile terminal. do.

The present invention is implemented by the embodiment having the following configuration to achieve the above object.

Real-time commodity management system using a QR code of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided in the department store or mart where the product is sold, the product with a QR code containing invariant information, and the application to recognize the QR code And a mobile terminal for transmitting and receiving the product information of the QR code, and receiving the invariant information in a real-time wireless communication method with the mobile terminal and storing it in a product information DB, and checking the invariant information on sales and inventory identification. It consists of a history management server for processing and transmitting so that, and the receiving mobile terminal for receiving the processed product information in real time wireless communication with the server, the history management server is a product information DB for sale, product information for return DB and statistics DB, and each product information DB of the above to confirm the sales and inventory Real-time merchandising system using a QR code, characterized in that the emitter comprises a comprehensive data management for analysis and processing.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the data management unit includes a data extraction processing module for extracting data from the product information DB; A time information processing module for processing time information including product sales and return time; A store location information processing module for processing store location information of the cashier terminal and the return terminal; A statistical processing module for statistically processing product information of the product information DB; And a statistics information storage module for storing the data processed by the statistics processing module in a statistics DB. Real-time goods management system using a QR code, characterized in that it comprises a statistical information transmission module for transmitting the contents of the statistics DB to the mobile terminal for reception.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception is divided into a buyer terminal 21, a cashier terminal 22 and a return terminal 23, each terminal scans the QR code A camera module for performing; QR code data extraction module for extracting the necessary information by decoding the QR code photographed by the camera module by the application, to transmit and receive the data extracted by the QR code data extraction module by a wireless communication method Real-time product management system using a QR code, characterized in that it comprises a wireless communication module.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, further comprising a product management server 30 and a management terminal, the product management server is composed of a product information DB, event information DB and information processing control unit, the information processing control unit A transmission position information determination module for controlling information processing transmitted from the mobile terminal for transmission and reception and the management terminal, the transmission position information determining module for determining a transmission position of information transmitted from a purchaser terminal, a cashier terminal, a return terminal and a management terminal; Variable information transmission module for transmitting the information of the event information DB to the buyer terminal and the cashier terminal; A variable information output module for transmitting the variable information and the expiration date remaining days to the checkout terminal and outputting the same through the display means; A merchandise information storage module for storing information of the checkout terminal in a merchandise information DB for sale; Return product information storage module for storing the information of the return terminal in the return product information DB; Real-time goods management system using a QR code, characterized in that it comprises a variable information storage module for storing the information input from the management terminal in the event information DB.

The present invention can achieve the following effects by the above-described configuration.

Real-time commodity management system using the QR code according to the present invention, when the seller checks at the checkout counter and the return at the return desk by recognizing the QR code as a mobile terminal, the remote manager can check the sales and inventory status of the goods in real time In addition to providing convenience to respond promptly to supply and demand control and production decision, buyers can check various information including the expiration date of the product by photographing the QR code of the product with a normal smartphone. In addition, the event information and discount information of the merchandise as well as the event information and discount information of the department store or mart is comprehensively provided to secure the benefit of the consumer.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a real-time goods management system using a QR code according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a view showing an example of product information received from a QR code attached to a product of a real-time product management system using a QR code according to a first embodiment of the present invention
3 is a block diagram of a configuration of an information processing control unit of a product management server of a real-time product management system using a QR code according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a block diagram of a configuration of a data management unit of a history management server of a real-time merchandise management system using a QR code according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an overall flowchart of a real-time merchandise management system using a QR code according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a schematic block diagram of a real-time goods management system using a QR code according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may make the present invention obscure, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a real-time merchandise management system using a QR code according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 20 for transmitting and receiving is a portable telephone, a smartphone, a tablet, a PC, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) having an Internet connection environment (WI-FI, 3G or 4G). Invariant information such as product codes recorded in the attached QR code 10 and variable information that is updated frequently, the address of the product management server 30 installed in the information center (Web address / The product management server 30 or the history management server 40 which not only acquires an IP address and displays it on the built-in monitor but also is connected by wireless communication via an Internet connection environment (WI-FI, 3G or 4G). Communicate with.

The term “invariant information” refers to fixed information about a product, such as product code, product type, product name, product amount, and expiration date, and “variable information” dynamically changes event information and discount information that is frequently performed in department stores or marts. Means information.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of product information received from a QR code attached to a product of a real-time product management system using a QR code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

 Referring to the contents contained in the QR code 10 in Figure 2, since the types of products sold in department stores or marts are very diverse, the QR code 10 is produced including invariant information to fit each product, For example, if it is a CD, the product name, artist name, album name and sample music, if the vegetable product name, expiration date, content, production and production images, tools, product name, date of manufacture, maker, operation method, etc. Can be.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception is divided into a purchaser terminal 21, a cashier terminal 22, and a return terminal 23, and the purchaser terminal 21 is the web address described above. Or the IP address (address) to access the manufacturer's and distributor's homepage, and also access the product management server 30, product expiration date, product catalog (catalogue) as the product code key, product expiration date, event information And discount information and the like, and the cashier terminal 22 and the return terminal 23 exchange the purchase and return history generated during the product purchase and return with the history management server 40. .

The purchaser terminal 21 shown here may be a general PDA, a smartphone, a tablet PC, etc. capable of running an application, and the checkout terminal 22 and the return terminal 23 may be a conventional PDA, a smartphone, a tablet. Not only PC, but also a dedicated terminal with reduced function by simplifying the function is possible. The dedicated terminal is a camera module embedded in the dedicated terminal to scan the QR code, QR code data extraction module that can extract the necessary information by decoding the QR code photographed by the camera module by the application of the dedicated terminal. And a wireless communication module for transmitting and receiving data extracted by the QR code data extraction module by a wireless communication method.

In addition, a display means including a printing means is separately connected to one side of the checkout terminal 22, and the variable information received at the checkout terminal 22 is visually, audible, or a combination thereof to the seller and the buyer through the display means. It is also printed and printed together on one side of the receipt.

In addition, the product management server 30 has a product information DB (31) and event information DB (32), the product information DB 31 has a new update content for the product in addition to the product information of the QR code attached to the product The event information DB 32 stores new update contents other than the product event and discount information of the QR code attached to the product.

This latest update is input via the management terminal 50.

In addition, the product management server 30 includes an information processing control unit A for controlling the information processing transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception and the management terminal 50.

3 is a block diagram of a configuration of an information processing control unit of a product management server of a real-time product management system using a QR code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, the information processing control unit A determines a transmission position information determining module for determining a transmission position of information transmitted from the purchaser terminal 21, the checkout terminal 22, the return terminal 23, and the management terminal 50. (33), the variable information transmitting module 34 for transmitting the information of the event information DB 32 to the purchaser terminal 21 and the checkout terminal 22, the variable information and the expiration date remaining days to the checkout terminal 22 A product information storage module 36 for storing the information of the variable information output module 35 and the checkout terminal 22 in the product information DB 41 for sale to output through the display means; A return product information storage module 37 for storing the information on the return terminal 23 in the return product information DB 42; It includes a variable information storage module 38 for storing the information input from the management terminal 50 in the event information DB (32).

In addition, the management terminal 50 is connected to allow the store manager and the like to input the variable information.

On the other hand, the history management server 40 has a product information DB (41) for sale, a product information DB (42) for returns and a statistical DB (43), and each of the above products to be able to confirm sales and inventory And a data management unit B for comprehensively analyzing and processing the data of the information DBs 41 and 42.

4 is a block diagram of a configuration of a data management unit of a history management server of a real-time commodity management system using a QR code according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the data management unit B includes a data extraction processing module 44 for extracting data from the product information DBs 41 and 42, and a time information processing module for processing time information including product sales and return time ( 45, a store location information processing module 46 for processing the store location information of the checkout terminal 22 and the return terminal 23, and a statistical processing module for statistically processing the product information of the product information DBs 41 and 42 ( 47), the statistical information storage module 48 for storing the data processed by the statistical processing module 47 in the statistical DB 43, and transmits the contents of the statistical DB 43 to the receiving mobile terminal 60. Statistical information transmission module 49 is included.

Accordingly, the statistically processed information from the history management server 40 is transmitted to the receiving mobile terminal 60 in a real time wireless communication method so that the seller and the manager can manage the inventory and sales performance in real time.

5 is an overall flowchart of a real-time merchandise management system using a QR code according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the user photographs the QR code 10 through the camera module 25 built in the mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception, the application of the mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception decodes the photographed QR code 10. By extracting the necessary information through the QR code data extraction module 26 to transmit the data by the wireless communication module and the product management server 30 to be described later through the wireless communication module (27).

Here, the wireless communication module 23 is preferably a CDMA adapter or a Wi-Fi (WirelessLan) adapter according to ieee 801.11g or 11n standard, and attempts to communicate data through a mobile communication network, or establishes a wireless Internet connection through Wi-Fi. Communication with the server 30 is performed through.

The data received from the mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception is the purchaser terminal 21, the cashier terminal 22, which constitutes the mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception in the information processing controller A of the product management server 30, and When it is determined that the terminal is returned from the return terminal 23 and the purchaser terminal 21 is determined, the variable information present in the event information DB 32 is compared with the event and discount information embedded in the QR code 10. The latest information is displayed on the purchaser terminal 21.

In addition, if it is determined that the checkout terminal 22, the latest information is provided to the seller and the buyer in a visual, audio or a combination thereof through the display means 24 that includes a separate printing means on one side of the checkout terminal (22) Print and print together on one side of the receipt, at this time may allow the seller to select the output method in order to avoid congestion of the cash register. In addition, the sales information transmitted from the checkout terminal 22 is stored in the merchandise information DB 41 for sale of the history management server 40 as a product name, a sales place, a sales date and time, a sales amount, and a sales quantity.

In addition, when it is determined that the returning device terminal 23, the return information transmitted from the returning device terminal 23 is a return DB of the history management server 40 by a product name, returning place, return date and time, return amount, return quantity, etc. 42), the information of the return DB 42 is collected in real time through the data management unit B of the history management server 40 to the actual purchased goods and returned goods for sales management and inventory management. Perform statistical functions.

Statistics performed in this way can be confirmed in real time through the screen of the mobile terminal 60 for reception by driving the application stored in the mobile terminal 60 for reception.

In addition, when there are events and discount events in department stores or marts, the related party may directly input the variable information through the management terminal 50.

6 is a schematic block diagram of a real-time goods management system using a QR code according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second embodiment is to provide a system for purely sales management and inventory management by excluding the purchaser terminal 21 in the first embodiment.

To this end, the contents contained in the QR code 100 contain the invariant information of the first embodiment, but the mobile terminal 200 for transmission and reception consists of only the checkout terminal 220 and the return terminal 230, and the first embodiment. In the example, the article management server 30 and the history management server 40 are integrated and simplified to only the history management server 400.

In this case, the history management server 400 has a sales DB 410, a return DB 420, and a statistics DB 430, as in the first embodiment. It includes a data management unit (B) for synthesizing and analyzing the data of each product information DB (410, 420).

The data management unit (B) is a data extraction processing module 44 for extracting data from the product information DB (410, 420), time information processing module 45 for processing time information, including product sales and return time, Store location information processing module 46 for processing the store location information checkout terminal 220 and return terminal 230, the statistical processing module 47 for statistically processing the product information of the product information DB (410, 420), Statistical information storage module 48 for storing the data processed by the statistical processing module in the statistical DB 430, the statistical information transmitting module for transmitting the contents of the statistical DB 430 to the receiving mobile terminal 600 ( 49).

Therefore, the statistically processed information from the history management server 400 is transmitted to the receiving mobile terminal 600 in a real-time wireless communication method so that the seller and the manager can manage the inventory and sales performance in real time.

The second embodiment simplifies the system by excluding the purchaser terminal 21 in the first embodiment, thereby improving driving power and minimizing maintenance costs.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

10: QR code
20, 200: mobile terminal for transmission and reception
21: buyer terminal 22, 220: checkout terminal
23, 230: return unit terminal
30: commodity management server
31: Product Information DB 32: Event Information DB
A: Information Processing Control Unit
33: Transmission position information determination module 34: Variable information transmission module
35: variable information output module 36: product information storage module for sale
37: Product information storage module for return 38: Variable information storage module
40, 400: history management server
41, 410: product information DB for sale 42, 420: product information DB for return
43, 430: DB for statistics
B: Data Management Department
44: data extraction processing module 45: time information processing module
46: store location information processing module 47: statistics processing module
48: statistical information storage module 49: statistical information transmission module
50: management terminal
60, 600: receiving mobile terminal

Claims (4)

The merchandise is provided in department stores or marts where the products are sold, and the products have a QR code containing invariant information.
And a mobile terminal for transmitting and receiving including the application for recognizing the QR code and transmitting and receiving the product information of the QR code,
A history management server for receiving the invariant information in a real-time wireless communication method with the mobile terminal and storing the invariant information in a product information DB, and processing and transmitting the invariant information for sales confirmation and inventory identification;
Consists of a mobile terminal for receiving the processed product information in real time wireless communication with the server,
The history management server has a sales DB, a return DB and a statistics DB, and also includes a data management unit for comprehensively analyzing and processing the data of each product information DB to enable sales confirmation and inventory identification. Characterized by
Real-time product management system using QR code.
The method according to claim 1,
The data management unit is a data extraction processing module for extracting data from the product information DB; A time information processing module for processing time information including product sales and return time; A store location information processing module for processing store location information of the cashier terminal and the return terminal; A statistical processing module for statistically processing the product information of the product information DB; And a statistical information storing module for storing the data processed by the statistical processing module in the statistical DB and a statistical information transmitting module for transmitting the contents of the statistical DB to the receiving mobile terminal.
Real-time product management system using QR code.
The method according to claim 2,
The mobile terminal 20 for transmission and reception is divided into a purchaser terminal 21, a cashier terminal 22 and a return terminal 23, each terminal is photographed by a camera module for scanning the QR code, the camera module QR code data extraction module for extracting the necessary information by decoding the QR code by the application, and a wireless communication module for transmitting and receiving data extracted by the QR code data extraction module by a wireless communication method; Characterized by
Real-time product management system using QR code.
The method according to claim 3,
Further comprising a product management server 30 and a management terminal, the product management server is composed of a product information DB, event information DB and information processing control unit,
The information processing control unit is for controlling the information processing transmitted from the mobile terminal for transmission and reception and the management terminal. Transmission position information for determining a transmission position of information transmitted from a purchaser terminal, a cashier terminal, a return terminal and a management terminal. A judgment module; Variable information transmission module for transmitting the information of the event information DB to the buyer terminal and the cashier terminal; A variable information output module for transmitting the variable information and the expiration date remaining days to the checkout terminal and outputting the same through the display means; A merchandise information storage module for storing information of the checkout terminal in a merchandise information DB for sale; Return product information storage module for storing the information of the return terminal in the return product information DB; Characterized in that the variable information storage module for storing the information input from the management terminal in the event information DB
Real-time product management system using QR code.

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