KR20140098278A - system and method for managing store using QR code - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method to manage a store using a QR code. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system to manage a store using a QR code includes: a QR code reader part which reads and recognizes a QR code; a QR code output part; a sale calculating part which executes an inventory management; and a product information database.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a store management system using a two-dimensional bar code,

The present invention relates to a store management system and a method thereof using a two-dimensional barcode, and more particularly, to a store management system using a two-dimensional barcode and a method thereof, more specifically, by creating a product tag using a QR code, Tag can be generated by using a general printer, and a product tag can be output through a general printer. Therefore, a retail store where a POS system (Point Of Sales System) service can be realized through a conventional store computer without an additional POS system, Management system and method thereof.

Generally, a manufacturer producing industrial products attaches the RF chip to the wrapping paper of the product while storing the unique information such as the manufacture date, the expiration date, the selling price, and the country of origin in the RF chip. However, in the case of a product that is not packaged in the state of being unpackaged, that is, in a non-packaged state, there is no uniformity of the price as in the case of the packaged product, and the validity period may change according to the season. , Product information is inconsistent because the country of origin varies.

In particular, most retail stores visit a large number of wholesalers, rather than industrial products, to find new products and purchase products. Therefore, in order to implement a point-of-sale system using RF chips in stores, There is a problem in that it is necessary to provide special equipment for purchasing chips and recording data information on the RF chip. Therefore, in most retail stores, POS system using RF chip can not be applied due to cost problem.

As a result, most of the retail stores still handle customer orders and sales data manually or as an Excel file. In addition, the company handles 100% of product orders due to product inventory and shipment, which causes many inconveniences. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art. That is, an object of the present invention is to create a product tag by using a rack code, so that a store operator can directly input his / her product information to generate a product tag, and a product tag can be output through a general printer, The present invention provides a store management system and method for a retail store that can realize a service of a POS system (Point Of Sales System) through a conventional store computer without having a POS system of the POS system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a camera for capturing a cue code, and a cue code decoding unit for decoding the cue code captured through the camera, A code reader unit for reading the code; There is provided a system for generating a radio code capable of inputting and editing information to be displayed on a reader at the time of scanning of a radio code, the radio system comprising: a radio unit for generating a radio based on information received through the radio; A squelch code output unit for printing and outputting the squall code generated by the squall code generation unit; A sales settlement unit for providing the goods to be settled by the customer in the case of reading the jewel code through the jewel code reader unit and performing the sales settlement and inventory management for the goods when the goods are sold; And a merchandise information database in which the merchandise information inputted through the squeegee code generator and the queue information according to the merchandise are accumulated and stored, Dimensional barcode is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for generating a queue code, the method comprising the steps of: providing a queue code generation tool when a store operator requests to generate a queue code; generating a queue code based on the product information input through the queue code generation tool; A step of printing and outputting a code, a step of matching and storing the generated < RTI ID = 0.0 > squall < / RTI > code and input product information, Performing sales settlement and inventory management for the product when the settlement is normally completed, and if the inventory of the corresponding product is less than a preset reference quantity or a reference number, the order processing unit performs an order creation process for the product And transmitting the order history to the purchaser server through the communication unit upon confirmation of the store operator Configured to provide store management method using a two-dimensional bar code.

The store management system and the method according to the present invention can generate a goods tag by using various kinds of goods information of a store operator directly by generating a goods tag using a rack code, It is possible to realize a service of a POS system (Point Of Sales System) through a conventional store computer without a separate POS system.

In addition, since the customer can easily browse and store information on the product through the mobile communication terminal, the management information and the additional order / refund information of the product can be easily provided after the purchase of the product.

In addition, the sales order and the inventory management are automatically performed according to the Qial code scan when the product is sold, so that the order history can be automatically processed at the purchaser, and the logistics management between the purchaser and the store can be performed in conjunction with each other.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a store management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a store management system,
FIG. 3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a store management method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

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

1 is a schematic block diagram of a store management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the store manager inputs desired product information, the store management system 200 according to the present invention stores information on the product in the database and generates a magic code 100 When the store operator outputs and displays the generated qulal code 100 on the corresponding product, the customer scans the qulal code 100 attached to the product by the mobile communication terminal 300, It can be checked in real time.

In addition, the store management system 200 automatically performs sales management and inventory management in accordance with the scrolling of the queue code 100 at the time of merchandise sales, and is connected to the purchaser server 400 via the wired / wireless Internet network, May be automatically processed.

The store management system 200 according to the present invention is a computer apparatus having a camera and a printer module, and includes a personal computer such as a desktop computer and a notebook computer, as well as a mobile communication terminal and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

In the present invention, a Quick Response Code (100) generated based on information on a product is a combination of a recognition pattern and an arrangement pattern in a small rectangular space as one of two-dimensional bar codes. Bit information. In addition, unlike a barcode, a finder pattern is arranged at the corner of a corner, which is advantageous in that it can be recognized in any direction at 360 degrees, and is used for displaying information such as a signboard or newspaper article.

Using the characteristics of the above-described quail code, the quail code 100 applied to the present invention may include information such as an article name, price, store information, manufacturer, shelf life, product characteristics, management method, refund method, Various unique information about the product can be stored as much as the store operator inputs the product so that the customer can receive the information on the product through the mobile communication terminal 300 before purchasing the product without having to ask the store operator , And by storing the scanned pieces of the squeegee code information, it is possible to easily browse management information about the product and additional information such as order / refund.

The customer's mobile communication terminal 300 according to the present invention may include a camera capable of capturing a radio code in the mobile communication terminal and an application capable of decoding the captured radio code so as to recognize and read the radio code attached to the product do. The application includes a menu for storing scanned information, so that management information on the product and additional order / refund information can be easily browsed without searching through the Internet after purchasing the product.

In order to provide such merchandise information, the store management system 200 includes a queue code reader unit, a queue code generation unit, a queue code output unit, an order processing unit, a sales settlement unit, a communication unit, a product information database, The detailed configuration of such a store management system will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 which will be described later.

In addition, the store management system of the present invention can set encryption and usage rights of data by applying LDM (License Domain Manager) technology so as to prevent data loss caused in a store due to malicious viruses or aging of the system.

To this end, the store management system is connected to a separate LDM server through a wired / wireless Internet network, and is a module for user authorization (license) and data encryption / decryption, and for linking the decrypted data with the corresponding application program A module for storing contents (utilization log) related to the contents (a utilization log) in a database, and a database for encryption / decryption.

First, the store management system requests the product ID (approval ID) to the LDM server, and the LDM server generates and registers a plurality of product keys by inputting the product ID through an ECC (Eddy Current Compensation) algorithm. Then, the store management system registers a license such as a product ID and a store code approved through the LDM server, and transmits the registered license to the LDM server using a DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) algorithm.

After receiving the license, the LDM server computes a hashing value to verify communication abnormality, generates a private key and a public key using an RSA (Rivest Shamir Adleman) algorithm, and transmits the public key to the store management system do. The data encryption / decryption module of the store management system encrypts / decrypts data generated in the store management system with the public key received from the LDM server.

Accordingly, only an authorized user from the server under the LDM environment can access the server and perform encryption processing based on an ECC (Eddy Current Compensation) algorithm that can utilize the data, thereby ensuring data security in the store management system .

2 is an internal configuration diagram of a store management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the store management system according to the present invention includes a queue code reader unit 210, a queue code generation unit 220, a queue code output unit 230, an order processing unit 240, a sales settlement unit 250, a communication unit 260, a product information database 270, and a purchase place information database 280.

The code reader 210 includes a camera 212 capable of capturing a cue code so as to recognize and read the cue code attached to the product, a cue code decoding unit 260 for decoding the captured cue code, And a decoding unit 214.

The queue code generation unit 220 generates a queue code based on the product information input by the store operator. The present invention provides a method for generating a radio code for a mobile terminal, which can input and edit information to be displayed on a reader at the time of scanning a radio code, Or may be provided as a web page via wired / wireless Internet. With this tool, the store operator can input various unique information about the product such as name, price, store information, manufacturer, expiration date, product characteristics, management method, refund method, reordering method for the product You can also link pictures of products, videos such as advertisements, and homepage of stores. At this time, when the store operator generates a new rack code, the rack code generator 220 stores the rack information in the rack information database 270 together with the rack information inputted by the store operator.

The quail code output unit 230 prints and outputs the quail code generated by the quail code generation unit 220.

The sales settlement unit 250 provides the goods to be settled by the customer at the time of reading the jewel code through the jewel code reader unit 210, and performs sales settlement such as product, day, month, year, . In addition, the sales settlement unit 250 performs inventory management of a corresponding product together with sales adjustment at the time of product sale.

The order processing unit 240 automatically performs an order creation process for the product when the inventory of the product through the sales settlement unit 250 is equal to or smaller than a preset reference quantity (or the reference number), and the store operator can confirm the contents And then, in response to a request from the store operator, placing an order for the purchase destination and storing the generated order history in the purchase destination information database 280 for each purchase destination.

The communication unit 260 is connected to the purchase place server through the wired / wireless Internet communication network and transmits the order history generated by the order processing unit 240.

The merchandise information database 270 accumulates and stores the merchandise information inputted by the store operator and the quail code according to the merchandise through the merchandise code generator 220. [

In the vender information database 280, information on vending machines for ordering goods in association with the corresponding retail stores is stored, and the transmitted ordering details for each vendor are accumulated and stored.

Hereinafter, a store management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using a system configured as described above.

3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a store management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the store management method according to the present invention first requests the store manager to generate a queue code using the store management system (S310), and the queue code generator generates a queue code A product code generation tool is provided to receive product information (S312).

Then, when the store operator inputs the product information through the provided QR code generating tool (S314), the QR code generating unit generates the QR code corresponding thereto (S316), prints and outputs the QR code generated through the QR code output unit (S318). At this time, the generated squeegee code is matched with the input product information and stored in the product information database (S320).

Accordingly, the store operator can display the goods on the store by attaching the output of the goods code to the goods printed on the goods, and the customer scans the goods code on the goods with the mobile communication terminal and confirms the information on the goods in real time .

When the customer intends to purchase the product, the store operator reads the QR code via the QR code reader unit (S322), and the sales settlement unit provides the customer to settle the product (S324). At the same time, when the settlement is normally completed The sales are settled (S326) and the inventory management of the corresponding goods is performed (S328).

At this time, if the inventory of the sold merchandise is less than or equal to the preset reference quantity (or the reference number) (S330), the order processing unit carries out an order creation process for the merchandise (S332) and provides the contents to the store operator for confirmation. If the store operator permits the order (S336), the order processing unit transmits the order to the purchase source server through the communication unit and stores the generated order history in the purchase place information database (S338).

As described above, according to the present invention, a goods tag can be generated using a wager code so that a store operator can directly input his / her own goods information to generate a goods tag, and a goods tag can be output through a general printer, It is possible to realize the service of POS system (Point Of Sales System) through the conventional store computer without the POS system of the POS system.

In addition, the sales order and the inventory management are automatically performed according to the Qial code scan when the product is sold, so that the order history can be automatically processed at the purchaser, so that the logistics management between the purchaser and the store can be performed in conjunction with each other.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. It will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art.

100: QQ Code 200: Store Management System
210: a radio code reader unit 212: a camera
214: a jail code decoding unit 220: a jail code generation unit
230: a code code output unit 240: an order processing unit
250: Sales calculation part 260: Communication part
270: Product information database bay 280: Vendor information database
300: mobile communication terminal 400:

Claims (5)

A wireless communication device comprising: a camera for capturing a radio code; a radio code reader for recognizing and reading the radio code attached to the product;
There is provided a system for generating a radio code capable of inputting and editing information to be displayed on a reader at the time of scanning of a radio code, the radio system comprising: a radio unit for generating a radio based on information received through the radio;
A squelch code output unit for printing and outputting the squall code generated by the squall code generation unit;
A sales settlement unit for providing the goods to be settled by the customer in the case of reading the jewel code through the jewel code reader unit and performing the sales settlement and inventory management for the goods when the goods are sold; And
A product information database in which product information inputted through the quail code generation unit and a quail code according to the product are accumulated and stored;
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Wherein the store operator can directly input product information to generate a product tag.
The method according to claim 1,
The product information includes:
And includes the unique information of the product including the product name, the price, the store information, the manufacturer, the expiration date, the characteristics of the product, the management method, the refund method and the reordering method, A store management system using a two - dimensional bar code.
The method according to claim 1,
The sales management system includes:
An order processing unit for generating an order for the product when the inventory of the product through the sales settlement unit is equal to or less than a preset reference quantity or a reference number;
A communication unit for transmitting an order generated by the order processing unit to a purchase place server through a wired / wireless Internet communication network upon confirmation from a store operator; And
A purchase order information database in which purchase order information for ordering products and ordering details generated in the order processing unit are accumulated and stored for each purchase place;
Dimensional barcode. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the barcode is a barcode.
A method of managing a store using a store management system,
When the store operator requests to generate a queue code, providing a queue code generation tool;
Generating a quail code based on the product information input through the quail code generation tool, printing and outputting the generated quail code, matching the generated quail code and input product information, and storing the same;
When reading the quail code through the quail code reader unit, the sales settlement unit provides the product so that the customer can settle the product;
Performing sales settlement and inventory management for the merchandise if the settlement is normally completed; And
If the inventory of the corresponding product is equal to or less than a preset reference quantity or a reference number, the order processing unit performs an order creation process for the corresponding product, and transmits an order history to the purchase source server through the communication unit upon confirmation from the store operator;
And stores the barcode in a memory.
5. The method of claim 4,
The store management method includes:
When a customer scans a radio code through a mobile communication terminal,
And a menu for displaying product information according to the quail code and storing the display result is provided.

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