KR20180064235A - System for processing preorder using inaudible sound wave, server and method for processing preorder thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an advance order processing system using an inaudible sound wave, and a server and an advance order processing method to perform the same which easily process an advance order in an offline store. The system comprises: a payment terminal arranged in an offline store to output a sound wave including orderer information through a speaker; a store management server connected to the payment terminal to manage order and payment-related information generated in the offline store; a sound wave providing server to construct sound wave generation information to allow the payment terminal to generate the orderer information by a sound wave to supply the sound wave generation information to the store management server; and a portable terminal to receive the sound wave outputted by the payment terminal and transmit information related to the received sound wave to the store management server. The store management server uses the information related to the received sound wave to check a store visit of an orderer to transmit orderer visit information to the payment terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a pre-order processing system using non-audible sound waves, a server for performing the pre-order processing system, and a pre-

The present invention relates to a system and method for processing a pre-order using a portable terminal in an offline store.

Typically, a card payment terminal is equipped with a magnetic stripe reader (MSR) module for reading the encoded card information on the magnetic strip of the card. At this time, the card information read through the magnetic strip reader is in the form of an analog signal and is in an unencrypted plaintext information state.

In addition, an IC card called a smart card is a card having a microprocessor and a memory, and can store and process information in the card, thereby minimizing the risk of forgery and alteration of the magnetic card and providing a variety of services . The storage capacity is higher than that of the conventional magnetic card, so that it is possible to perform various additional functions requiring additional information storage, and the security problem can be improved.

IC card is divided into contact type and non-contact type depending on the method of use. The contact type IC card is a type of IC card having a metal pattern on the front face of a card. The contactless type IC card includes a module and an antenna So that card information can be read through an IC card reader provided in the card payment terminal.

Such a card settlement terminal is generally connected to a relay server or a VAN company server through a dedicated on / off line to perform a credit card settlement service. However, in recent years, there has been an increasing demand for credit card payment service in connection with a conventional mobile terminal rather than a dedicated payment terminal.

On the other hand, mobile payment is a technology for purchasing goods or services on and off-line via mobile devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, and tablet PCs, and there are a method using near distance communication such as NFC and a method using cloud.

The traditional way of doing business is by meeting the consumers and sellers directly, receiving the goods and services, and paying the price to the seller. However, as science and technology have developed in modern society, when consumers order by using communication, a method of selling in which the seller provides goods and services has been developed, There is also a method of selling in the form of pre-ordering in advance using a terminal and receiving goods and services immediately without waiting time.

However, there was a problem that, when visiting a store after pre-ordering using the above-mentioned portable terminal, an order number was confirmed or a separate reader was required to confirm the orderer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pre-order processing system using a non-audible sound wave which enables a pre-order using a portable terminal to be easily processed in an offline store, a server for performing the pre-order processing, and a pre-order processing method.

A pre-order processing system using non-audible sound waves according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system for processing a pre-order using a portable terminal in an off-line store, A payment terminal; A store management server connected to the payment terminal for managing order and payment related information generated in the offline store; A sound wave providing server for providing sound wave generation information required for the payment terminal to generate sound wave of the orderer information to the store management server; And a portable terminal for receiving the sound wave output from the payment terminal and transmitting the received sound wave related information to the store management server, wherein the store management server uses the sound wave related information received from the portable terminal, And transmits the orderer's visit information to the payment terminal.

A pre-order processing method using a non-audible sound wave according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention processes a pre-order using a portable terminal in a store management server connected to a payment terminal disposed in an offline store, Transmitting pre-order information to the payment terminal; Requesting a sound wave providing server to generate sound wave information necessary for generating the orderer information by sound waves; Receiving the sound wave generation information from the sound wave providing server; Transmitting the received sound wave generation information to the payment terminal so that a sound wave including the ordering person information is output from the payment terminal; Receiving the received sound wave related information from a portable terminal that receives the sound wave output from the payment terminal; And confirming a customer's visit to the order using the sound wave related information received from the portable terminal, and transmitting the customer visit information to the payment terminal.

In addition, the pre-order processing method using the non-audible sound wave according to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed by the store management server according to the present invention.

The pre-order processing method may be implemented by a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for execution on a computer, and may be provided as a program itself.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mobile pre-order using non-audible sound waves is processed using an offline in-store settlement system established for off-line settlement, so that an offline module So that the mobile pre-order of the mobile terminal can be easily performed.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pre-order processing system using non-audible sound waves according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a pre-order processing method using non-audible sound waves according to the present invention.
3 is a timing chart for explaining a method of processing a payment using non-audible sound waves in a payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a pre-order processing system using non-audible sound waves according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining embodiments of a method of processing a pre-order using non-audible sound waves. Fig.

The following merely illustrates the principles of the invention. Thus, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various apparatuses which, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included in the concept and scope of the invention. Furthermore, all of the conditional terms and embodiments listed herein are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of enabling understanding of the concepts of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting in any way to the specifically listed embodiments and conditions .

In addition, it should be understood that the principle aspects and embodiments of the present invention, as well as all the details reciting certain embodiments, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents of such matters. It is also to be understood that such equivalents include all elements contemplated to perform the same function irrespective of currently known equivalents as well as equivalents to be developed in the future.

Thus, for example, it should be understood that the block diagrams herein represent conceptual views of exemplary circuits embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, all flowcharts, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like are representative of various processes that may be substantially represented on a computer-readable medium and executed by a computer or processor, whether or not the computer or processor is explicitly shown .

The functions of the various elements shown in the figures, including the functional blocks depicted in the processor or similar concept, may be provided by use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing software in connection with appropriate software. When provided by a processor, the functions may be provided by a single dedicated processor, a single shared processor, or a plurality of individual processors, some of which may be shared.

Also, the explicit use of terms that are presented in terms of processor, control, or similar concepts should not be construed to be exclusive of hardware capable of executing software, and may include, without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) ROM, RAM (RAM), and non-volatile storage. Other hardware may also be included.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, a pre-order processing system using non-audible sound waves according to an embodiment of the present invention, a server for performing the pre-order processing system, and a pre-order processing method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a general configuration of a pre-order processing system using non-audible sound waves according to an embodiment of the present invention. The billing system shown in FIG. 1 includes a payment terminal 100, a portable terminal 200, (300) and a store management server (400).

Referring to FIG. 1, the payment terminal 100 is disposed in an in-store and processes payments generated in the store. The payment terminal 100 reads card information from a credit card of a purchaser, Can be generated.

The payment terminal 100 includes a means for reading card information from a card of a purchaser (e.g., a magnetic reader, an IC card reader, or an NFC reader) and is capable of communicating with an external server using a wired or wireless Internet A personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a tablet, or the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, the payment terminal 100 may be realized in the form of a POS (point of sale) system in combination with the store sales system, or may be implemented in the store management server 400 using a wireless Internet or a public telephone network, And a CAT (Card Authorization Terminal) for communicating with the mobile terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the payment terminal 100 may output the sound wave of the non-audible frequency band including the orderer information pre-ordered by using the portable terminal 200, .

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 200 may be a terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), etc. However, the present invention is not limited to this, Display, communication, and the like.

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 200 is provided with an application for processing a pre-order by using a non-audible sound wave, and the application may be a mobile payment-only application, Lt; / RTI >

The user can pre-order the goods to be sold in the off-line store where the payment terminal 100 is disposed through the portable terminal 200 and complete the settlement of the goods in advance.

For this purpose, the portable terminal 200 can perform an order and settlement for a specific commodity sold in the in-store by interlocking with the commodity management server 400, using an application installed in the portable terminal 200. [

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 200 receives the sound wave output from the payment terminal 100, and transmits the received sound wave related information to the store management server 400 so that the pre-ordered orderer's visit to the offline store can be confirmed .

The sound wave providing server 300 serves to form the sound wave generating information required for the payment terminal 100 to generate the orderer information as a sound wave.

Here, the orderer information included in the non-audible sound waves and transmitted from the payment terminal 100 to the portable terminal 200 may include information (for example, an orderer identification number or a mobile phone number Etc.) and identification information about the offline store where the payment terminal 100 is installed.

Meanwhile, the store management server 400 is connected to the settlement terminal 100 and manages settlement related information generated in the off-line store. For example, the store management server 400 is connected to the settlement terminal 100 through a wide- And an ASP (Application Service Provider) for distributing and managing software-based services and solutions such as settlement or sales management installed in the payment terminal 100.

The store management server 400 is connected between the payment terminal 100 and the sound wave providing server 300 and transmits the pre-order and payment information received from the portable terminal 200 to the payment terminal 100, And transmits the generated sound wave information to the payment terminal 100.

For this purpose, the store management server 400 may call the payment terminal 100 to transmit the sound wave generation information received from the sound wave providing server 300 to the payment terminal 100.

According to one embodiment of the present invention as described above, it is possible to use an offline in-store settlement system (for example, the settlement terminal 100 and the store management server 400) By allowing the pre-order to be processed, mobile pre-ordering in off-line can be easily performed without having a separate module for acquiring the orderer information.

Hereinafter, the operation of the system and the pre-order processing method using non-audible sound waves according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a pre-order processing method using non-audible sound waves according to the present invention. In the store management server 400 connected to the payment terminal 100 disposed in an offline store, Gt; < / RTI >

Referring to FIG. 2, the store management server 400 transmits the goods pre-order information to the payment terminal 100 in cooperation with the portable terminal 200 (step S200).

For example, when a mobile application for pre-ordering a product to be sold in an offline store is executed in the portable terminal 200, the portable terminal 200 is connected to the store management server 400 using the executed mobile application, can do.

When the purchaser pre-orders and deposits a specific product on the portable terminal 200 using the mobile application, the pre-order and payment related information can be transmitted to the payment terminal 100 through the store management server 400. [

In step S210, the store management server 400 requests the sound wave providing server 300 to generate sound wave information required to generate the sound wave from the sound wave providing server 300 (Step S220).

The orderer information may include orderer identification information (e.g., orderer ID or mobile phone number) and store identification information (e.g., merchant ID or number, etc.).

In this case, the sound wave providing server 300 can configure the information necessary for generating the sound wave including the corresponding orderer information, using the orderer information received from the store management server 400.

For example, the sound wave providing server 300 applies a sound wave transmission technology for accurately and securely transmitting the orderer information to the portable terminal 200 through the non-audible sound wave, so that the payment terminal 100 can transmit the sound wave through the speaker The sound wave generation information required for outputting can be configured according to the orderer information received from the store management server 400. [

Meanwhile, the sound wave generation information provided from the sound wave providing server 300 to the store management server 400 can be stored and managed in the database. More specifically, the orderer information and the sound wave generation information corresponding thereto are connected to each other, So that it is possible to confirm whether or not to visit the shop of the purchaser by using the information registered in the database of the store management server 400 in the future.

Thereafter, the store management server 400 transmits the sound wave generation information received from the sound wave providing server 300 to the payment terminal 100 (step S230).

Here, the store management server 400 calls the payment terminal 100 to transmit the sound wave generation information, so that the sound wave including the orderer information can be output from the payment terminal 100. [

Meanwhile, the portable terminal 200 can receive the non-audible sound wave output from the payment terminal 200 and transmit information on the received sound wave to the store management server 400.

The store management server 400 receives the sound wave related information from the portable terminal 200 in step S240 and confirms the visit of the purchaser by using the sound wave related information received from the portable terminal 200 ).

As described above, the store management server 400 may store the sound wave generation information received from the sound wave providing server 300 in step S220 in association with the orderer information in the database. In step S250, ) With the sound wave generation information stored in the database to detect the matching order information, thereby confirming the store visit of the corresponding orderer.

Thereafter, the store management server 400 transmits the orderer's visit information to the payment terminal 100 according to the result of the checking in step S250 (step S260).

When the shop visit of the pre-orderer is confirmed, the payment terminal 100 can confirm the order information of the corresponding orderer so that the pre-ordered product is provided to the orderer.

FIG. 3 is a timing diagram illustrating a method of processing a pre-order using a non-audible sound wave in the billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, The explanation will be omitted below.

Referring to FIG. 3, an application (App, Application) for pre-ordering is executed in the portable terminal 200, and a pre-order and a payment for a product to be sold in the offline store are performed (operation S300).

Here, the purchaser can activate the corresponding function through the application executed in the portable terminal 200 so that the visit to the shop can be confirmed using the non-audible sound wave.

As described above, in the case where a product sold in an offline store in which a payment terminal 100 connected to the store management server 400 is disposed in cooperation with the store management server 400 through an application executed in the portable terminal 200 The pre-order and payment for the mobile terminal 200 can be processed using the portable terminal 200. [

The pre-order and payment related information performed in step S300 is transmitted to the store management server 400 (step S301), and the order / payment information is transmitted to the payment terminal 100, (Step S302).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the order / payment information may include order information, order product information, payment means / amount information, and the like.

The orderer information includes information (e.g., name, ID, nickname, phone number, etc.) for identifying the owner or another orderer of the portable terminal 200 and information for identifying the corresponding offline store , ID, number, etc.).

At the same time, the store management server 400 transmits the orderer information to the sound wave providing server 300 and requests the sound wave generating information necessary for generating the sound wave including the corresponding orderer information (step S303).

In response to the request from the store management server 400, the sound wave providing server 300 configures the sound wave generating information required to generate the sound wave from the orderer information transmitted from the store management server 400 (step S304) The generated sound wave generation information is transmitted to the store management server 400 (step S305).

The method of constructing the sound wave generation information using the orderer information in the step S304 may be as described above and various sound transmission techniques may be used in addition to the method, .

Thereafter, the store management server 400 transmits the sound wave generation information received from the sound wave providing server 300 to the payment terminal 100 (step S306) And outputs the non-audible sound wave through the speaker (step S307).

When the purchaser visits the store, the portable terminal 200 receives the non-audible sound outputted through the speaker of the payment terminal 100 (Step S308), and the portable terminal 200 receives the non- Information to the store management server 400 (step S309).

For example, the portable terminal 200 may detect predetermined information from the non-audible sound wave received through the microphone and transmit the information to the store management server 400 as the sound wave related information, And may correspond to the sound wave generation information configured in the step.

Thereafter, the store management server 400 analyzes the sound-wave related information received from the portable terminal 200 and confirms whether the purchaser visits the portable terminal 200 (step S310).

For example, the store management server 400 detects the sound wave generation information matching the sound wave related information received in step S309 among the sound wave generation information for each customer stored in the database, and stores the sound wave generation information corresponding to the detected sound wave generation information Using the orderer information, you can see who is visiting the store.

The store management server 400 transmits the orderer's visit information to the payment terminal 100 according to the result of the checking in step S310 in step S311 and the payment terminal 100 confirms the orderer and provides the pre- (Step S312).

The configuration and operation of the settlement system as described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3 are according to an embodiment of the present invention, and some configurations may be omitted or added.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The description of the configuration and operations of the system shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be omitted herein. do.

Referring to FIG. 4, the payment system according to the present invention may further include a third server 450 for registering information on the payment terminal 100.

For example, the third server 450 may be a cloud server that registers and manages the IP address of the POS, which is information on the payment terminal 100, in real time, and the store management server 400 The payment terminal 100 can be called by receiving information on the payment terminal 100 from the third server 450.

In the case of the conventional payment system, it is difficult to confirm the POS information, which is the payment terminal 100, in the store management server 400 due to the use of the floating IP or the private IP using the router, The store management server 400 provides the data by confirming the POS information when there is a data request by an artificial action of the store management server 400. [ Accordingly, in order to perform the payment processing method as described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, it is difficult for the store management server 400 to directly call POS, which is the payment terminal 100, to provide data or information.

Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the POS, which is the payment terminal 100, registers its IP address and other information in real time in the third server 450, which is a cloud server, and the store management server 400, An automated virtual function may be implemented in which the store management server 400 directly calls the POS by accessing the third server 450 and receiving the IP address of the POS.

5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining embodiments of a method of processing a pre-order using non-audible sound waves. The user interface (UI, User) provided by the payment terminal 100 for pre- Interface).

First, when a purchaser executes an application for pre-ordering in his or her portable terminal 200 and completes pre-ordering and settlement of a specific commodity to be sold in an offline store, 100, the pre-order and payment details may be displayed on the screen 500 of the POS.

In addition, pre-ordered orderer information is provided to the POS or is output as a non-audible sound wave through a speaker connected thereto.

The order and payment information pre-ordered in the portable terminal 200 is delivered to the POS, which is the settlement terminal 100, through the store management server 400, and the sound wave generation information required for generating the orderer information as a sound wave is transmitted to the sound wave providing server 300 and is transmitted to the POS, which is the settlement terminal 100, through the store management server 400.

Thereafter, when the purchaser visits the portable store with the portable terminal 200, the portable terminal 200 receives the non-audible sound outputted from the speaker of the POS, and the non-audible sound wave received by the portable terminal 200 Related information is transmitted to the store management server 400 so that the customer's visit to the store can be confirmed.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, when the orderer visits the store on the POS screen 500 of the payment terminal 100, the pre-order history and the orderer information (for example, four digits after the orderer's mobile phone number) Can be displayed together.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as a program for execution in a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD- ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the above method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (17)

A system for processing a pre-order using a portable terminal in an offline store, the system comprising:
A settlement terminal, disposed in the offline store, for outputting a sound wave including the orderer information through a speaker;
A store management server connected to the payment terminal for managing order and payment related information generated in the offline store;
A sound wave providing server for providing sound wave generation information required for the payment terminal to generate sound wave of the orderer information to the store management server; And
And a portable terminal for receiving the sound wave output from the payment terminal and transmitting the received sound wave related information to the store management server,
The store management server
A pre-order processing system using a non-audible sound wave for confirming a visitor's visit to a shopping mall using the sound wave-related information received from the portable terminal and transmitting the order visiting information to the payment terminal. The method of claim 1,
A pre - order processing system using non - audible sound waves in the non - audible frequency band. The mobile terminal of claim 1,
A pre-order processing system using a non-audible sound wave, which performs a pre-order and payment for a product sold in the offline store, in cooperation with the store management server using a mobile application. The method according to claim 3, wherein the store management server
And transmitting the pre-order and payment related information to the payment terminal. The method according to claim 1, wherein the store management server
Wherein the sound wave generation server transmits the sound wave generation information received from the sound wave providing server to the payment terminal, and outputs sound waves including the orderer information from the payment terminal. The method of claim 1,
A pre-order processing system using non-audible sound waves including orderer identification information and store identification information. The method according to claim 1, wherein the store management server
Wherein the orderer information and the sound wave generation information corresponding thereto are stored in a database and managed. The method according to claim 7, wherein the store management server
Wherein the sound wave generation information received from the portable terminal is compared with the sound wave generation information stored in the database to confirm the customer's visit to the shop. The method according to claim 1,
And a third server for registering information on the payment terminal. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the third server
And the IP address of the payment terminal is registered in real time, which is a cloud server. The method according to claim 9, wherein the store management server
And the third server receives information on the payment terminal and calls the payment terminal to transmit the sound wave generation information and the orderer visit information to the payment terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the payment terminal
A pre-order processing system using a non-audible sound wave which is a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal installed at the offline merchant. A method for processing a pre-order using a portable terminal in a store management server connected to a payment terminal disposed in an offline store,
Transmitting payment order pre-order information to the payment terminal in cooperation with the portable terminal;
Requesting a sound wave providing server to generate sound wave information necessary for generating the orderer information by sound waves;
Receiving the sound wave generation information from the sound wave providing server;
Transmitting the received sound wave generation information to the payment terminal so that a sound wave including the ordering person information is output from the payment terminal;
Receiving the received sound wave related information from a portable terminal that receives the sound wave output from the payment terminal; And
And confirming a customer's visit to the store using the sound wave related information received from the portable terminal and transmitting the customer visit information to the payment terminal. 14. The method of claim 13,
A method of pre-order processing using non-audible sound waves including orderer identification information and store identification information. 14. The method of claim 13,
Storing the orderer information and the sound wave generation information corresponding thereto in a database; And
Comparing the sound wave-related information received from the portable terminal with sound wave generation information stored in the database, and confirming the customer's visit to the shop. 14. The method of claim 13,
Receiving IP address information of the payment terminal from a cloud server; And
And transmitting the information by calling the payment terminal using the received IP address. 17. A store management server for performing the method of any one of claims 13 to 16.

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