KR20220117623A - System, method for managing cafeteria payment, and recording medium having computer readable program for executing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for managing a cafeteria payment of the present invention comprises: an advertisement provision unit providing an advertisement to a user terminal; a reward provision unit providing a reward in the form of a point for provision of the advertisement to the user terminal; a point storage unit storing the provided point corresponding to a user; a payment request input unit receiving a meal ticket purchase request from the user terminal; a meal ticket output unit outputting a selected meal ticket to the user terminal when a purchase selection for a meal ticket is received from the user terminal; a payment execution unit deducting a stored point when there is a point use request from the user terminal, and executing a payment for the meal ticket; and a recognition means output unit generating a meal ticket recognition means that can be recognized by a recognition terminal disposed in a cafeteria when a use selection for the meal ticket is received from the user terminal, and outputting the meal ticket recognition means corresponding to the meal ticket of the user terminal. The present invention intends to provide the system and the method, capable of reducing a burden of meal costs of cafeteria users while relieving advertisers' burdens of expensive advertising costs and resolving inefficient advertising factors exposed to the unspecified number of people.

Description

Canteen payment management system, method, and a recording medium recording a computer-readable program for executing the method

The present invention relates to a payment management system and method, and more particularly, to a system and method for performing payment management in a cafeteria mainly used by students or office workers.

A cafeteria is a restaurant frequently used by students or office workers for reasons such as low cost or short meal times, and is generally located close to the user's usual location, such as in a school or workplace. In general, the cafeteria has a feature of supplying a limited menu of food in large quantities because there are more users than the general restaurant, and a meal ticket is mainly used as a means for payment in the cafeteria.

Meanwhile, meal coupons used in cafeterias are not always sold at the same price, but may be sold at different prices depending on the qualifications or grades of the purchaser. In this case, as the qualifications or classification of food stamp purchasers increase, it becomes difficult for the food stamp seller to quickly identify them, which is an obstacle to the smooth sale of food stamps.

In addition, payment at the cafeteria is carried out in various forms other than the meal ticket sales method. The prepayment method, which allows you to use the cafeteria within a set period after paying a certain amount in advance, and the canteen A typical example is the deferred payment system, which uses the number of times used within a certain period to settle afterward.

However, even in this method, it is difficult for restaurant managers to check the number of meals or period restrictions of cafeteria users individually, and, in particular, in the case of the deferred payment system, it takes a lot of effort to organize the books every time, organize them for each user, and settle them afterwards. There is a problem with the need.

In order to alleviate such a problem, the case of introducing a kiosk capable of performing an automatic order, etc. in a cafeteria is gradually increasing. However, the kiosk cannot completely solve the problems of using the cafeteria listed above, and the cost for its installation or maintenance cannot be ignored, so it is not of great help to the cafeteria operation.

In addition, as the mobile advertising market has recently expanded, the burden of online and app advertising companies is increasing. However, it is difficult to properly select a target for which mobile advertising is provided, so that the effectiveness of advertising is reduced.

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The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and while resolving the expensive advertising cost burden of advertisers and inefficient advertising factors exposed to unspecified masses, a system that can reduce the food expenses burden of cafeteria users, and The purpose is to provide a method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method that enable a cafeteria manager to quickly and accurately perform payment management despite various price systems or payment methods.

In order to achieve the above object, the canteen payment management system according to the present invention includes an advertisement providing unit, a reward providing unit, a point storage unit, a payment request input unit, a meal ticket output unit, a payment execution unit, and a recognition means output unit.

The advertisement providing unit provides an advertisement to the user terminal, the reward providing unit provides a reward for providing the advertisement to the user terminal in the form of points, the point storage unit stores the provided points in response to the user, and the payment request input unit receives a meal ticket from the user terminal When a purchase request is received, the meal ticket output unit outputs the selected meal ticket to the user terminal when a purchase selection for the meal ticket is input from the user terminal, and the payment execution unit deducts the stored points when there is a point use request from the user terminal and pays the meal ticket When performing, the recognition means output unit generates a food stamp recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria when receiving the selection of use for the meal stamp from the user terminal, and outputs it in response to the food stamp of the user terminal.

According to this configuration, by using a mobile terminal to purchase a meal ticket from a remote location and place an order at the cafeteria site, the time required for users to purchase a meal ticket or wait in line for distribution without a separate facility such as a kiosk is reduced. can be reduced

In addition, it is possible to reduce the burden of food expenses of cafeteria users while resolving the high advertising cost burden of advertisers and inefficient advertising factors exposed to unspecified masses.

At this time, the cafeteria payment management system is a user information acquisition unit for acquiring the user's information from the user terminal, a food stamp information output unit for outputting information of a meal ticket that the user can select according to the user's information to the user terminal, through the recognition terminal When the food stamp recognition means is recognized, it may further include an order output unit for outputting an order corresponding to the food stamp recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria, and a use state changing unit for changing the use state of the food stamp in the user terminal.

According to this configuration, in particular, by providing different price information for food stamps according to user information obtained from the user terminal, it is possible to quickly and accurately sell food stamps even in various price systems differentiated for each user.

At this time, it may further include a price information setting unit for setting the price information of the meal ticket corresponding to a plurality of users. According to this configuration, by setting the information on the identity or grade of the user in advance, it is possible to more quickly and accurately perform the sale of food stamps.

In addition, the payment request input unit may further receive a prepaid function request from the user terminal, and the recognition means output unit may generate a prepaid function recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria and further output to the user terminal. According to this configuration, it is possible to use the cafeteria by using a mobile terminal as well as a prepaid payment method as well as a meal ticket purchase method.

In this case, the order output unit further outputs an order corresponding to the prepaid function recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the prepaid function recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal, and the use state change unit further adds the updated remaining drinking water to the user terminal can be printed out.

In addition, when the prepaid function recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal, the order output unit further outputs an order corresponding to the prepaid function recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria, and the use state change unit further adds the updated remaining amount to the user terminal can be printed out.

In addition, the use state change unit may further output information on the expiration date of the prepaid function to the user terminal.

In addition, the payment request input unit may further receive a request for a post-payment function from the user terminal, and the recognition unit output unit may generate a post-payment function recognition unit that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria and further output it to the user terminal. According to this configuration, it is possible to use the cafeteria by using a mobile terminal as well as a postpaid payment method as well as a meal ticket purchase method.

At this time, the order output unit further outputs an order corresponding to the deferred payment function recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the deferred payment function recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal, and the use state change unit returns the sum of the amount of use updated to the user terminal You can print more.

In addition, it may further include a usage history storage unit for storing a history of the order and the usage amount corresponding to the order, and a post settlement unit for performing payment for the usage amount in response to a preset settlement period. According to such a configuration, by automatically performing the management of the user's cafeteria use history, it is possible to reduce the post-settlement effort of the manager required in the case of the deferred payment method.

According to the present invention, by using a mobile terminal to purchase a meal ticket from a remote location and place an order at the cafeteria site, the time required for a user to purchase a meal ticket or wait in line for distribution is reduced without additional facilities such as a kiosk. be able to

In addition, it is possible to reduce the burden of food expenses of cafeteria users while resolving the high advertising cost burden of advertisers and inefficient advertising factors exposed to unspecified masses.

In addition, by providing different price information for food stamps according to user information obtained from the user terminal, it is possible to quickly and accurately sell food stamps even in various price systems differentiated for each user.

In addition, by setting information on the user's identity or grade in advance, it is possible to more quickly and accurately sell food stamps.

In addition, using a mobile terminal, it is possible to use the cafeteria not only as a meal ticket purchase method but also as a prepaid payment method.

In addition, using the mobile terminal, it is possible to use the cafeteria not only as a meal ticket purchase method but also as a deferred payment method.

In addition, by automatically managing the user's cafeteria usage history, it is possible to reduce the post-settlement effort of the manager required in the case of the deferred payment method.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a cafeteria payment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a flowchart for explaining a payment management method performed by the cafeteria payment management system of Figure 1;
3 is an example of an output screen of a user terminal showing a login process in the case of a batch registration process at a school.
4 is an output screen of a user terminal showing an example of a member registration and log-in process when a person directly subscribes;
5 is an output screen of the user terminal illustrating the process of purchasing a mobile meal ticket.
6 is an example of an output screen of the user terminal when the person directly applies for group registration.
7 is an example of a screen output to a user terminal after entering a charging station.
8 is an example of an output screen for using points to purchase a meal ticket.
9 is an example of an output screen for confirming point usage details.
10 is an example of an output screen of the user terminal when applying for membership.
11 is an example of the output screen of the user terminal in the process of using a mobile food stamp.
12 is an example of the output screen of the user terminal when using some of the plurality of food stamps.
13 is a view showing price information of meal tickets set in response to various qualifications or grades of cafeteria users.
14 is a screen output on a terminal of a user using a prepayment method.
15 is a screen output on a terminal of a user using a post-payment method.

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

1 is a schematic block diagram of a canteen payment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a payment management method performed by the canteen payment management system of FIG. 1 .

In FIG. 1 , the cafeteria payment management system 100 includes an advertisement providing unit 105 , a payment request input unit 110 , a compensation providing unit 115 , a user information obtaining unit 120 , a point storage unit 125 , and a meal ticket. Information output unit 130, payment execution unit 135, meal ticket output unit 140, recognition means output unit 150, order output unit 160, use state change unit 170, price information setting unit 180 ), a usage history storage unit 190 , and a post settlement unit 195 .

In order to use the cafeteria payment management system 100 , the user installs the app on his/her smartphone, and logs in after registering as a member in the system 100 . Membership registration may be performed directly through the app, or may be collectively performed by an organization to which the user belongs, such as a school. FIG. 3 is an example of a user terminal output screen showing a login process when the school has collectively signed up, and FIG. 4 is an output screen of the user terminal showing an example of a member registration and login process when the person directly joins.

The payment request input unit 110 receives a meal ticket purchase request from the user terminal, the user information obtaining unit 120 obtains the user's information from the user terminal, and the food stamp information output unit 130 allows the user according to the user's information. Outputs the information of the meal ticket that can be selected to the user terminal, and the meal ticket output unit 140 outputs the selected meal ticket to the user terminal when a purchase selection for the meal ticket is input from the user terminal.

5 is an output screen of the user terminal exemplifying the process of purchasing a mobile meal ticket. In FIG. 5 , the user first selects a school, clicks the upper left 'Buy Food Stamp' button, clicks the 'Order' button, selects a restaurant to use, and selects the 'Buy Food Stamp' button and 'Pay' button of the meal ticket you want to purchase. Press the buttons in sequence to move to the next screen.

Next, click the 'Automatic Payment' button, check 'Pay with a registered card', click the 'Payment' button, and enter the payment password. After that, if you click the 'Move to Meal Ticket Box' button on the purchase completion page, you can go to the 'Meal Ticket Box' and check the purchased meal tickets.

In this case, the advertisement providing unit 105 provides an advertisement to the user terminal, the reward providing unit 115 provides a reward for providing the advertisement to the user terminal in the form of points, and the point storage unit 125 provides the provided points to the user. In response to the storage, the payment execution unit 135 may deduct the stored points when there is a request to use the points from the user terminal and perform the payment of food stamps.

6 is an example of a charging station output screen provided to a user terminal to provide advertisements. The user clicks 'Charging Station' at the bottom of the app, enters the charging station, and then watches or participates in the offer-wall and receives points.

You can access the charging station even at the meal ticket purchase stage, and points can be used like cash when purchasing food stamps. Accordingly, affiliate advertising expenses can be returned as a direct benefit to cafeteria users (students). These points can be received in cash or presented to other users through the gifting function.

7 is an example of a screen output to a user terminal after entering a charging station. On the screen, advertisements for point charging are displayed in the 'Charging Station' tab, the participation advertisements waiting for point payment are displayed in the 'Participation History' tab, and advertisements with points paid are displayed in the 'Payment History' tab. In this case, the waiting or paid advertisements may be set to be automatically deleted after a certain period of time (eg, 7 days).

8 is an example of an output screen for using points to purchase a meal ticket. When the user clicks the 'Purchase' tab and enters the points they want to use, the card payment amount excluding the points is automatically paid and moved to the meal voucher box. When refunding a purchased meal ticket, the card payment amount and points can be refunded separately.

9 is an example of an output screen for confirming point usage details. Points earned are displayed at the top of the app, and if you click 'Display', you can check the points earned, used, and refunded by date.

The food stamp information output unit 130 determines whether the user belongs to a specific group or combination from the user information and provides food stamp information corresponding thereto. For this, the user must apply for group or combination registration in the system. The group registration application is a function used when, for example, the price of a meal ticket is different for each course to which the user belongs.

The group registration application can be performed collectively by the user's affiliated organization or individually by the user. 10 is an example of an output screen of the user terminal when the person directly applies for group registration.

In FIG. 10, the user selects his/her school by pressing the 'School Selection' button at the top right, presses the 'Settings' button and the 'Group registration application' button at the bottom right, and then clicks the 'Group Selection' You can choose a class, course or group. After the school administrator's approval is complete, only the meal tickets corresponding to the group to which the user belongs are exposed and can be purchased.

Membership application is a function used when, for example, a consumer life cooperative operates a restaurant and provides discounts to members. 11 is an example of an output screen of the user terminal when applying for membership.

11, after pressing the 'School Selection' button at the top right, select your school, press the 'Settings' button at the bottom right, and then press the 'Apply for membership' button. Next, input application information such as name, e-mail address, and mobile phone number, and wait for approval from the consumer life cooperative manager. When approval is complete, the member's meal ticket, which is only exposed to members, is shown in red and can be purchased at a discounted price than the general meal ticket.

Recognition means output unit 150 generates a food stamp recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria when receiving the selection of use for food stamps from the user terminal, and outputs them in response to the food stamps of the user terminal, and order output The unit 160 outputs an order corresponding to the food stamp recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the food stamp recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal.

The food stamp recognition means is output to the user's mobile terminal, and can be implemented in any form as long as the recognition terminal of the cafeteria can recognize it, for example, a barcode or a QR code.

The use state update unit 170 changes the state for the use of food stamps in the user terminal. For example, it is to convert an already used food stamp into an unusable state, or to delete the food stamp itself from the user terminal.

12 is an example of an output screen of the user terminal in the process of using a mobile meal stamp. When the user clicks the 'Meal Ticket Box' button and clicks the 'Use' button of the meal ticket(s) he or she wants to use, a barcode is created on the selected mobile meal ticket.

When a user reads a mobile meal ticket 10 to 15 cm in front of the bar code scanner at the entrance of a restaurant or food service, a guide sound is emitted from the speaker of the cafeteria POS system, and user information is displayed on the screen of the POS system in real time.

13 is an example of an output screen of the user terminal when using some of the plurality of food stamps. Multiple meal coupons occur when multiple meal coupons are purchased with a single purchase. In this case, the manager may provide promotional meal coupons to multiple meal ticket buyers to promote sales by issuing service meal coupons in the quantity desired by the manager.

If you click the 'Meal Ticket Box' button and purchase a promotional meal ticket or multiple meal tickets, scroll up and down among multiple meal tickets and select the desired meal ticket and click the 'Use' button, a barcode is created on the selected mobile meal ticket .

When a mobile meal ticket is read 10 to 15 cm in front of the barcode scanner at the entrance of a restaurant or food service, a guide sound comes from the speaker of the POS system, and user information is displayed on the screen of the POS system in real time.

The price information setting unit 180 sets the price information of food stamps corresponding to a plurality of users. According to this configuration, by setting the information on the identity or grade of the user in advance, it is possible to more quickly and accurately perform the sale of food stamps. 14 is a view showing price information of meal tickets set in response to various qualifications or grades of cafeteria users.

In addition to the meal ticket purchase method, the cafeteria can also be used using other payment methods such as prepayment or post-payment method, and the payment request input unit 110 inputs a prepayment function request and a postpaid function request from the user, respectively, for prepaid or postpaid payment. can receive

In the case of the prepaid payment method, the recognition means output unit 150 generates a prepaid function recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria and further outputs it to the user terminal, and the order output unit 160 recognizes the terminal When the prepaid function recognition means is recognized through the prepaid function recognition means, an order corresponding to the prepaid function recognition means is outputted to the order output terminal of the cafeteria, and the usage status change unit is updated to the user terminal. can be printed out.

15 is a screen output on a terminal of a user using a prepayment method. In FIG. 15 , the user clicks the 'prepaid function' button to input the applicant's information on the 'prepaid function application' screen, clicks the 'prepaid function application' button, and waits for the administrator's approval.

After approval is completed, a prepayment barcode is created on the user terminal, and

The expiry date is displayed, and the used drinking water is deducted by scanning the barcode on the scanner at the restaurant. When the expiration date indicated on the barcode arrives, the barcode can no longer be used regardless of the remaining drinking water. The administrator can download the 'prepaid function usage history' as an Excel file from the web administrator page.

In the case of the deferred payment payment method, the recognition means output unit 150 may generate a deferred payment function recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria and output it to the user terminal. According to this configuration, it is possible to use the cafeteria by using a mobile terminal as well as a postpaid payment method as well as a meal ticket purchase method.

At this time, the order output unit 160 outputs the order corresponding to the deferred payment function recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the deferred payment function recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal, and the use state change unit 170 is the user It is possible to output the updated sum of usage amount to the terminal.

In addition, the usage history storage unit 190 stores the history of the order and the usage amount corresponding to the order, and the post-settlement unit 195 performs payment for the usage amount in response to a preset settlement period. According to such a configuration, by automatically performing the management of the user's cafeteria use history, it is possible to reduce the post-settlement effort of the manager required in the case of the deferred payment method.

16 is a screen output on a terminal of a user using a post-payment method. In FIG. 15, the user clicks the 'Post Payment Settlement' button to input the applicant's information on the 'Post Payment Settlement Application' screen, clicks the 'Post Payment Settlement Application' button, and waits for the administrator's approval.

After the approval is completed, a post-payment barcode is generated, and when the barcode is scanned on the scanner of the restaurant, the amount used is displayed on the barcode. After using for a certain period of time, it can be settled by comparing the post-payment usage history on the web administrator page. To this end, the administrator can download the 'Post-Payment Settlement History' as an Excel file from the web administrator page.

Although the present invention has been described in terms of some preferred embodiments, the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereto, but should also extend to modifications or improvements of the above embodiments supported by the claims.

100: cafeteria payment management system
105: advertisement provider
110: payment request input unit
115: reward provider
120: user information acquisition unit
125: point storage unit
130: food stamp information output unit
135: payment execution unit
140: food stamp output unit
150: recognition means output unit
160: order output unit
170: use state change unit
180: price information setting unit
190: use history storage unit
195: post settlement department

Claims (12)

an advertisement providing unit that provides advertisements to the user terminal;
a reward providing unit providing a reward for providing the advertisement to the user terminal in the form of points;
a point storage unit for storing the provided points corresponding to the user;
a payment request input unit for receiving a meal ticket purchase request from the user terminal;
a meal ticket output unit for outputting the selected meal ticket to the user terminal when receiving a purchase selection for the meal ticket from the user terminal;
When there is a request for using the points from the user terminal, a payment performing unit for deducting the stored points and performing the payment of the food stamps; and
When receiving the selection of use for the food stamp from the user terminal, the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria generates a food stamp recognition means that can be recognized and includes a recognition means output unit that outputs in response to the food stamp of the user terminal. A cafeteria payment management system featuring.
The method according to claim 1,
a user information obtaining unit for obtaining user information from the user terminal;
a food stamp information output unit for outputting information on food stamps that can be selected by the user according to the user's information to the user terminal;
an order output unit for outputting an order corresponding to the food stamp recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the food stamp recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal; and
Cafeteria payment management system, characterized in that it further comprises a use state change unit for changing the use state of the meal ticket in the user terminal.
3. The method according to claim 2,
Cafeteria payment management system, characterized in that it further comprises a price information setting unit for setting the price information of the meal ticket corresponding to the plurality of users.
4. The method of claim 3,
The payment request input unit further receives a prepayment function request from the user terminal,
The recognition means output unit generates a prepaid function recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria and further outputs to the user terminal.
5. The method according to claim 4,
The order output unit further outputs an order corresponding to the prepaid function recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the prepaid function recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal,
The canteen payment management system, characterized in that the use state change unit further outputs the updated remaining drinking water to the user terminal.
5. The method according to claim 4,
The order output unit further outputs an order corresponding to the prepaid function recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the prepaid function recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal,
The canteen payment management system, characterized in that the use state change unit further outputs the updated remaining amount to the user terminal.
5. The method according to claim 4,
The canteen payment management system, characterized in that the use state change unit further outputs information on the expiration date of the prepaid function to the user terminal.
3. The method according to claim 2,
The payment request input unit further receives a request for a deferred payment function from the user terminal,
The recognition means output unit generates a post-payment function recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria and further outputs to the user terminal.
9. The method of claim 8,
The order output unit further outputs an order corresponding to the post-payment function recognition means to the order output terminal of the cafeteria when the post-payment function recognition means is recognized through the recognition terminal,
The canteen payment management system, characterized in that the use state change unit further outputs the updated total amount of use to the user terminal.
10. The method of claim 9,
a usage history storage unit for storing a history of the order and a usage amount corresponding to the order; and
The cafeteria payment management system, characterized in that it further comprises a post-settlement unit for performing payment for the amount used in response to a preset settlement period.
As a payment management method performed by the cafeteria payment management system,
An advertisement providing step of providing an advertisement to a user terminal;
a reward providing step of providing a reward for providing the advertisement to the user terminal in the form of points;
a point storage step of storing the provided points corresponding to the user;
a payment request input step of receiving a meal ticket purchase request from the user terminal;
a meal ticket output step of outputting the selected meal ticket to the user terminal when receiving a purchase selection for the meal ticket from the user terminal;
When there is a request for using the points from the user terminal, a payment performing step of deducting the stored points and paying for the food stamps; and
Comprising a recognition means output step of generating a food stamp recognition means that can be recognized by the recognition terminal disposed in the cafeteria when receiving the selection of use for the food stamp from the user terminal and outputting it in response to the food stamp of the user terminal A canteen payment management method, characterized in that.
A recording medium in which a computer readable program for executing the method of claim 11 is recorded.

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