KR20200015333A - The device and method to buy in store by smartphone - Google Patents

Abstract

Most offline stores use POS. When a customer selects a product and bring the same, a store staff scans a barcode to input an order, and the customer proceeds with a payment with the credit card or smartphone of the customer. Therefore, the customer needs to wait while the store staff proceeds with the order input and the payment, and the store staff needs to scan the barcode to input the order and proceeds with the payment. The present invention relates to a device and a method by which the customer accesses a store server with the smartphone in an offline store to scan and input a product barcode, make a payment with the smartphone, and immediately transmit the purchase history of the customer to the store. The present invention provides convenience to the customer because the customer does not need to wait while the store staff proceeds with the payment, provides convenience to the store because the store does not need the action of scanning the barcode to input the order and proceeding with the payment. As price information is displayed on the smartphone when the customer scans the barcode, the present invention eliminates the need to attach price tags to products or display stands if the purchase using the present invention is activated. The present invention eliminates the need for the customer to wait in a line to use a POS terminal, even in case of a store having no staff, thereby providing convenience to the customer.

Description

Method and device for purchasing goods in offline store using smartphone {The device and method to buy in store by smartphone}

QR code, smartphone, barcode

Most offline stores use POS, and when a customer selects and imports a product, a store representative scans a bar code, enters an order, and pays with a customer's credit card or smartphone.

However, the customer has to wait while the store clerk proceeds with order entry and payment, and the store must scan the barcode to enter the order and proceed with the payment.

The present invention is an invention for an apparatus and a method for a customer in an offline store to access a store server with his smart phone, scan and input a product barcode, pay with a smart phone, and deliver the customer's purchase details directly to the store.

According to the present invention, the customer does not need to wait while the store clerk proceeds to the payment, and is convenient, and the shop also scans the barcode and inputs an order, and the customer does not need to proceed with the payment. Price information is immediately displayed on the smart phone when scanning, so if the purchase by the present invention is activated, there is no need to put a price tag on the product or stand.

Even in an unattended store, it is convenient because customers do not have to wait in line to use a POS terminal.

1 is an illustration of a flowchart according to the present invention.

First, the terms are defined as follows.

The store manager is the general term for the president or employee and means the person who is currently performing the store order and payment business.

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings taking the case of a convenience store.

In addition, you can use the store or headquarters homepage or use the app. Here, we will use the app as an example.

In step 1, the customer connects to a convenience store headquarters server and selects a store.

In order to purchase a product in a store, the app must first recognize the store where the customer is located.You can also select a store by connecting to each convenience store server, but have a QR code including the convenience store and store information in the store, and the customer scans the QR code with the app. You can easily choose a store.

In step 2, the customer browses the merchandise in the store and scans the barcode of the merchandise that he wants to purchase with a smartphone app.

In step 3, the smartphone app transmits a product barcode to the server, and the server searches for the product and displays information about the product.

Step 4, the customer identifies the product and adds it to the order.

Step 5, the customer goes back to step 2 if there are additional products to purchase.

In step 6, the customer selects all the products to purchase and pays through the Internet using a smartphone app.

Step 7, the convenience store headquarters server stores the order history and informs the person in charge.

The customer's purchase history can be sent directly to the store's POS terminal or the store's smartphone and displayed on the screen or notified by the store so that the store representative can check it.

In the case of unmanned shops, if the customer's purchase history is sent directly to the head office or shop representative's computer or smartphone and displayed on the screen or notified by sound, the CCTV installed in the shop has the effect of preventing theft.

In addition, every time a customer makes a payment, they say, “Thank you” via speakers in the store. By sending comments like this, the customer thinks that his or her actions are being delivered in real time, so he is careful about his or her actions and increases the effect of preventing theft.

The store owner can also directly check the product that the customer has by comparing it with the order history.

In this case, the store owner must identify which customer the order delivered to the POS or smartphone is.

Therefore, when the customer makes a payment, a simple number or barcode or QR code that identifies the order number is generated and displayed on the customer's smartphone screen, and the store representative enters the number of the customer's smartphone or scans the barcode or QR code with the scanner. If you search and POS or store representative smartphone app sends the order number to the convenience store headquarters server, the server searches for and display the order.

In this state, the store representative can see it.

To be more accurate, scan each product's barcode once more.

When the barcode is scanned once with the order history displayed on the screen, the POS can compare with the order history.

That is, each time the barcode is scanned while the order details are displayed on the screen, the order details of the corresponding products are deducted one by one.

If the order does not match, a beep will sound.

In step 6 above, only the order is transmitted, and the payment may be processed at the POS terminal.

As described above, a barcode or QR code can be generated, scanned by a scanner in the POS terminal, the order history can be retrieved and displayed on the screen, and then the payment can be made in the POS terminal as before.

According to the present invention, the customer does not need to wait while the store clerk proceeds with the payment, and the store is convenient because the shop does not need to scan barcodes to input orders and proceed with payment. When the purchase is activated, the price information is displayed on the smartphone as soon as the customer scans the bar code, and there is no need to attach a price tag to the product or the stand.

Even in an unattended store, it is convenient because customers do not have to wait in line to use a POS terminal.

In the above description, a convenience store has been described as an example, but it can be applied to all offline stores such as marts and supermarkets.

Especially when applied to unmanned stores, it is very convenient.

However, it is difficult to compare the goods with the customer because unattended stores are not in store.

In addition, the above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and various modulations and modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (6)

In the offline store, a customer accesses the store server with his smartphone, scans the product barcode with the smartphone, inputs the product, and pays with the smartphone. Device
In paragraph 1
Recognizing a store with a customer smartphone and accessing the server
Step to scan and enter product barcode with customer's smartphone
Steps to make a payment with your customer's smartphone
Method and apparatus for purchasing a product in an offline store using a smart phone comprising a
In Clause 1 and 2
Store server is a method and device for purchasing goods in an offline store using a smart phone, characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting the customer purchase history directly to the smartphone of the POS or the store representative
In Clause 1 and 2
Method and device for purchasing goods in an offline store using a smartphone, characterized in that the delivery of payment-related content through the speaker in the store
In paragraph 1
When a customer pays with a smartphone, the store server generates order identification information and displays it on the customer's smartphone in the form of a number, barcode or QR code, and the store representative enters the order identification information or scans it with a scanner to retrieve and confirm the order. Method and device for purchasing goods in offline store using smartphone
In the offline store, the customer accesses the store server with his smartphone, scans the product barcode with the smartphone and inputs the product, and when the order is placed, the store server generates order identification information to generate the customer smart in the form of numbers or barcodes or QR codes. Method and device for purchasing goods in an offline store using a smartphone, characterized in that displayed on the phone, enter the order identification information at the POS or scan with a scanner to search for the order and then pay at the POS

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