KR20240106527A - Apparatus for order agency - Google Patents

Abstract

An ordering agency that allows the orderer to order the menu selected by utilizing NFC tags corresponding to each menu displayed on the orderer terminal and menu board equipped with a tag reader used by the orderer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device uses the orderer terminal to receive a tagging signal generated in the orderer terminal through tagging of an NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, and provides payment information for the menu selected by the orderer in response to the tagging signal. A payment information generator that generates and transmits to the orderer terminal, an authentication request information generator that generates authentication request information for payment to the orderer terminal when a payment request signal is input to the orderer terminal in response to the payment information, When authentication information is entered into the orderer terminal in response to the authentication request information, payment completion information for the menu selected by the orderer is generated and transmitted to the seller terminal used by the seller selling the menu selected by the orderer. and a ready signal transmission unit that receives a ready signal input to the seller terminal and transmits it to the orderer terminal when preparations for providing the menu selected by the orderer are completed.

Description

Order agency {APPARATUS FOR ORDER AGENCY}

The present invention relates to an ordering service device, and more specifically, to an ordering service device that utilizes an NFC tag to allow customers to conveniently order desired food and drinks without having to order directly at the counter.

In service businesses that provide food and beverages, such as coffee shops, which are rapidly increasing in recent years, consumers face the inconvenience of having to express their intentions face-to-face with a store manager in order to order or purchase products and make purchases and payments in person. In particular, when there are a large number of consumers, the time required for such purchases and payments can be prolonged and cause inconvenience to consumers. To reduce this inconvenience, kiosk terminals are installed for ordering, but there is also a limit to the number of kiosk terminals installed, and when there are a lot of people, there is still the problem of having to wait in line to order through the kiosk terminal. .

Meanwhile, electronic tag (Radio Frequency Identification: RFID) technology uses radio waves (RF) to obtain information by communicating data between an IC chip provided on an object and a terminal, and is a type of short-distance communication method called NFC (NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION). The technology has evolved from this electronic tag technology, and is undergoing international standardization by NFC FORUM. The frequency used is the 13.56 MHz band, and two-way data communication is performed over a short distance ranging from about 5 cm to 10 cm.

Recently, the convenience and payment function of NFC technology has been highlighted, and as terminals equipped with NFC technology have become widespread, the number of users has increased. When the NFC technology is applied to the service industry related to product ordering, the differentiation and convenience of the related service industry This can strengthen the competitiveness of the service provider. In this specification, we will describe an order processing device utilizing NFC technology.

[Prior literature]

Patent application 10-2012-0094252

The present invention relates to an ordering service device, and more specifically, to an ordering service device that utilizes an NFC tag to allow customers to conveniently order the food they want without having to order directly at the counter.

An ordering agency that allows the orderer to order the menu selected by utilizing NFC tags corresponding to each menu displayed on the orderer terminal and menu board equipped with a tag reader used by the orderer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device uses the orderer terminal to receive a tagging signal generated in the orderer terminal through tagging of an NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, and provides payment information for the menu selected by the orderer in response to the tagging signal. A payment information generator that generates and transmits to the orderer terminal, an authentication request information generator that generates authentication request information for payment to the orderer terminal when a payment request signal is input to the orderer terminal in response to the payment information, When authentication information is entered into the orderer terminal in response to the authentication request information, payment completion information for the menu selected by the orderer is generated and transmitted to the seller terminal used by the seller selling the menu selected by the orderer. and a ready signal transmission unit that receives a ready signal input to the seller terminal and transmits it to the orderer terminal when preparations for providing the menu selected by the orderer are completed.

When tagging the orderer terminal with an NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, the ordering agency device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes information on the tagging time and tagging location generated through the GPS module of the orderer terminal, and It further includes a tagging information receiver that receives tagging information including information on a sales location of the menu selected by the orderer transmitted from the NFC tag to the orderer terminal by tagging, from the orderer terminal, and the authentication request information is PKI. This is information generated by the (Public Key Interface) method.

The ordering agent device according to an embodiment of the present invention provides the location of the sales place of the menu selected by the orderer and the orderer terminal when the orderer terminal tags the NFC tag based on the tagging information and the sales address information. If the distance between the location of the place tagged with the NFC tag is more than the set distance, the information generation unit does not generate payment information, and the location of the sales place of the menu selected by the orderer and the place where the orderer terminal tagged the NFC tag If the distance between locations is within a set distance, it further includes a payment information control unit that controls the payment information generator to generate payment information.

When payment for the menu selected by the orderer is completed through the orderer terminal, the ordering agency device according to an embodiment of the present invention sends a tagging request signal to the orderer terminal requesting tagging the orderer terminal to the NFC tag of the menu. It further includes a tagging request signal transmission unit for transmitting to the terminal, and in response to the tagging request signal, when tagging the orderer terminal to an NFC tag of a menu selected by the orderer, the payment completed by the orderer terminal is stored in the memory of the NFC tag. is counted and stored.

The ordering agent device according to an embodiment of the present invention provides, when the orderer terminal tags an NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, the payment completion information stored in the memory of the NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer. The counting number is transmitted to the orderer terminal, the payment completion counting number receiver receives the counting number of payment completion from the orderer terminal, and when the counting number of payment completion reaches the set counting number, the orderer selects the menu. It further includes a free order confirmation signal transmission unit that transmits to the orderer terminal a free order confirmation signal that states that an order can be made for free and requests a decision on whether to place an order for free.

The order processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a free order signal receiver that receives a free order signal from the orderer terminal in response to the free order confirmation signal, and when the free order signal is received, the payment is made. The information generation unit generates payment information including the payment of 0 won for the menu selected by the orderer and transmits it to the orderer terminal.

When ordering a menu using the ordering device and NFC tag of the present invention, the hassle of having to go directly to the counter and place an order through conversation with the seller can be eliminated, and furthermore, even when there are many people, the NFC tag can be used without standing in line. You can order menus quickly and conveniently through .

In addition, the ordering agent device of the present invention utilizes an NFC tag to check the number of orders by using the counter function of the NFC tag when the orderer orders a specific menu multiple times, and when the counter of the NFC tag counts more than a set number of times, the orderer You can provide the benefit of providing the menu for free.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an order agency system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of an ordering agency device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts unrelated to the description are omitted, and similar parts are given similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected," but also the case where it is "electrically connected" with another element in between. . In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, this does not mean excluding other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary, but may further include other components. Refer to the attached drawings below. The present invention will now be described in detail.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an order agency system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the ordering agency system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an NFC tag 100, an orderer terminal 300, a seller terminal 500, and an ordering system connected to these via a network 400. It may include an agent device 200.

The NFC tag (100, Near Field Communication) is a tag that can perform short-range wireless communication. When the NFC tag (100) and the NFC reader are within an effective short range, a short-range communication method that allows data to be exchanged in both directions is adopted. It may be an existing tag.

The NFC tag 100 may be located adjacent to the table where customers eat food at a place where orders are placed, and in some cases, the NFC tag 100 may be individually provided to a specific customer.

The orderer terminal 300 is a terminal used by an orderer who uses an ordering agency, and the orderer terminal 300 may have a function that can recognize the NFC tag 100. For example, the orderer terminal 300 may be a terminal that has a built-in NFC reader.

The seller may be a terminal used by a person who provides food ordered by orderers. For example, the seller terminal 500 may be a terminal used by someone who runs a coffee shop.

The orderer terminal 300 and the seller terminal 500 may be smartphones. However, it is not limited to this, and the orderer terminal 300 and seller terminal 500 use electronic devices such as general desktop computers, navigation devices, laptops, digital broadcasting terminals, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), PMPs (Portable Multimedia Players), and tablet PCs. It can be included. Electronic devices may have one or more general or special purpose processors, memory, storage, and/or networking components (wired or wireless).

The ordering agency device 200 may receive information from the orderer terminal 300 through the network 400, process it, and provide it to the seller terminal 500. The ordering agent device 200 may be a server, and when the seller terminal 500 tags the NFC tag 100, information related to payment for a specific menu transmitted from the seller terminal 500 is transmitted to the seller terminal 500. It can be.

This will be explained in more detail in Figure 2.

The communication method of the network 400 is not limited, and examples of communication networks that the network 400 may include include communication methods using mobile communication networks, wired online, wireless online, and broadcast networks, as well as short-range wireless communication between devices. May be included. For example, the network 400 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). , online, etc. may include one or more arbitrary networks.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of an ordering agency device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 2, the order processing device 200 includes a payment information generation unit 201, an authentication request information generation unit 202, a payment completion information transmission unit 203, a ready signal transmission unit 204, and tagging information. Includes a receiving unit 205, a payment information control unit 206, a tagging request signal transmitting unit 207, a payment completion counting number receiving unit 208, a free order confirmation signal transmitting unit 209, and a free order signal receiving unit 210. can do.

The payment information generator 201 uses the orderer terminal 300 to receive a tagging signal generated by the orderer terminal 300 through tagging of the NFC tag 100 corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, and responds to the tagging signal. Thus, payment information for the menu selected by the orderer can be generated and transmitted to the orderer terminal 300.

For example, the NFC tag 100 can be installed on each menu on the menu board, and when the orderer tags the orderer terminal 300 to a desired menu, the orderer terminal 300 is connected to the menu through the NFC tag 100 of the menu. A tagging signal is generated, and in response to this, the payment information generator 201 may generate payment information and transmit it to the orderer terminal 300.

When a payment request signal is input to the orderer terminal 300 in response to the payment information, the authentication request information generator 202 may generate authentication request information for payment to the orderer terminal 300. Authentication request information may be information requesting an authentication code that can confirm the identity of the orderer. For example, the authentication request information may request the password of a public certificate built into the orderer terminal 300, or an authentication number predetermined by the orderer, and the authentication request information may be requested through PKI (Public Key Interface). ) may be information generated by a method.

When authentication information is entered into the orderer terminal 300 in response to the authentication request information, the payment completion information transmission unit 203 generates payment completion information for the menu selected by the orderer and is used by the seller selling the menu selected by the orderer. It can be transmitted to the seller terminal 500.

The seller can check payment completion information through the seller terminal 500 and prepare a menu included in the payment completion information.

When preparations for providing the menu selected by the orderer are completed, the ready signal transmission unit 204 may receive a ready signal input to the seller terminal 500 and transmit it to the orderer terminal 300.

The orderer can check the ready signal through the orderer terminal 300 and receive the menu he or she selected at the counter.

In this way, when ordering a menu using the ordering agent device 200 and the NFC tag 100, the inconvenience of having to go directly to the counter and place an order through conversation with the seller can be eliminated, and furthermore, even when there are many people, there is no need to wait in line. You can order menus quickly and conveniently through the NFC tag (100) without standing.

When tagging the orderer terminal 300 to the NFC tag 100 corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, the tagging information receiver 205 provides information about the tagging time and tagging location generated through the GPS module of the orderer terminal 300. , and tagging information including information on the sales location of the menu selected by the orderer, which is transmitted from the NFC tag 100 to the orderer terminal 300 by tagging, can be received from the orderer terminal 300.

That is, the tagging information receiver 205 can receive tagging information including information on the tagging time, tagging location, and menu sales location from the orderer terminal 300.

When the orderer terminal 300 tags the NFC tag 100 based on the tagging information and sales address information, the payment information control unit 206 determines the location of the sales location of the menu selected by the orderer and the NFC tag. If the distance between the location of the location tagged with (100) is greater than the set distance, the information generation unit does not generate payment information, and the location of the sales location of the menu selected by the orderer and the orderer terminal 300 use the NFC tag 100. If the distance between the locations of the tagged places is within a set distance, the payment information generator 201 can be controlled to generate payment information. Information about the location of the sales place for the menu selected by the orderer may be stored in the memory of the NFC tag 100 issued by the sales place.

As previously described, the NFC tag 100 may be placed within a sales location, but may also be individually provided to specific customers (orderers). If the customer who has received the NFC tag (100) tags at a place that is far away from the sales location, the orderer will not be able to receive the menu ordered by the seller, so the orderer can use the orderer terminal (300) at a distance greater than the set distance. When tagging an NFC menu, the payment information control unit 206 prevents payment information from being created, thereby preventing an orderer from placing an order by using NFC tagging by mistake or as a joke.

When payment for the menu selected by the orderer is completed through the orderer terminal 300, the tagging request signal transmission unit 207 provides a tagging request signal requesting that the orderer terminal 300 be tagged with the NFC tag 100 of the menu. Can be transmitted to the orderer terminal 300.

When the orderer tags the orderer terminal 300 to the NFC tag 100 of the menu selected by the orderer in response to the tagging request signal, the payment completed by the orderer terminal 300 will be counted in the memory of the NFC tag 100. You can.

When the orderer terminal 300 tags the NFC tag 100 corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, the payment completion counting number reception unit 208 stores the information stored in the memory of the NFC tag 100 corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer. The counting number of payment completions is transmitted to the orderer terminal 300, and the counting number of payment completions can be received from the orderer terminal 300.

When the counting number of payment completion reaches the set counting number, the free order confirmation signal transmission unit 209 informs the orderer that the menu selected by the orderer can be ordered free of charge and requests a decision on whether to order for free. A free order confirmation signal can be transmitted to the orderer terminal 300.

For example, if the orderer has tagged Americano 5 times through the NFC tag (100) at a specific store, the set counting number is set to 5, and the orderer tags the NFC tag (100) of the Americano for the 6th time. , the free order confirmation signal transmission unit 209 may transmit a free order confirmation signal to the orderer terminal 300.

When the orderer checks the free order confirmation signal and selects to receive the selected menu for free, the free order signal receiver 210 may receive the free order signal generated in the orderer terminal 300.

When a free order signal is received, the payment information generation unit 201 may generate payment information including the content that the menu selected by the orderer will be paid at 0 won and transmit it to the orderer terminal 300, and if the free order signal is not received, If not, that is, if the orderer inputs a signal to the orderer terminal 300 that he/she will not order for free in response to the free order confirmation signal, the payment information generation unit 201 generates payment information according to the price of the menu selected by the orderer. It can be generated and transmitted to the orderer terminal 300. The subsequent process is the same as previously described, so it will be omitted.

In this way, when an orderer uses the NFC tag 100 to order a specific menu multiple times, the ordering device 200 uses the counter function of the NFC tag 100 to check the number of orders, and uses the counter function of the NFC tag 100 to check the number of orders. If it counts more than a set number of times, the benefit of providing the menu free of charge can be provided to the orderer.

The above-described embodiments are for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art will recognize that the above-described embodiments can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the above-described embodiments. You will understand. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. For example, each component described as single may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope sought to be protected through this specification is indicated by the patent claims described later rather than the detailed description, and should be interpreted to include the meaning and scope of the claims and all changes or modified forms derived from the equivalent concept.

100: NFC tag 300: Orderer terminal
200: Order agency device 400: Network
201: Payment information generation unit 500: Seller terminal

Claims (6)

In the ordering agency device that allows the orderer to order the menu selected by using the orderer terminal equipped with a tag reader used by the orderer and the NFC tag corresponding to each menu displayed on the menu board,
Using the orderer terminal, receive a tagging signal generated in the orderer terminal through tagging of an NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, and generate payment information for the menu selected by the orderer in response to the tagging signal. a payment information generator transmitting to the orderer terminal;
When a payment request signal is input to the orderer terminal in response to the payment information, an authentication request information generator that generates authentication request information for payment to the orderer terminal;
When authentication information is entered into the orderer terminal in response to the authentication request information, payment completion information for the menu selected by the orderer is generated and transmitted to the seller terminal used by the seller selling the menu selected by the orderer. transmission unit; and
An ordering agency device comprising a ready signal transmission unit that receives a ready signal input to the seller terminal and transmits it to the orderer terminal when preparations for providing the menu selected by the orderer are completed. According to claim 1,
When tagging the orderer terminal with an NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, information on the tagging time and tagging location generated through the GPS module of the orderer terminal is transmitted from the NFC tag to the orderer terminal by tagging. It further includes a tagging information receiver that receives tagging information including information about a sales location of the menu selected by the orderer from the orderer terminal,
The authentication request information is information generated by the PKI (Public Key Interface) method. According to clause 2,
When the orderer terminal tags the NFC tag based on the tagging information and the sales address information, the distance between the location of the sales place of the menu selected by the orderer and the location of the place where the orderer terminal tagged the NFC tag is If it is more than the set distance, the information generation unit does not generate payment information, and the distance between the location of the sales place of the menu selected by the orderer and the location of the place where the orderer terminal tagged the NFC tag is within the set distance, An order agency device further comprising a payment information control unit that controls the payment information generation unit to generate payment information. According to clause 2,
When payment is completed for the menu selected by the orderer through the orderer terminal, it further includes a tagging request signal transmitting unit that transmits a tagging request signal to the orderer terminal requesting tagging the orderer terminal to the NFC tag of the menu; ,
In response to the tagging request signal, when the orderer terminal is tagged with an NFC tag of a menu selected by the orderer, the payment completed by the orderer terminal is counted and stored in the memory of the NFC tag. An ordering agency device. According to clause 4,
When the orderer terminal tags an NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer, the counting number of payment completions stored in the memory of the NFC tag corresponding to the menu selected by the orderer is transmitted to the orderer terminal, and the orderer terminal a payment completion counting number reception unit that receives the counting number of payment completions from a terminal; and
When the counting number of payment completion reaches the set counting number, a free order confirmation signal is sent to the orderer stating that the menu selected by the orderer can be ordered free of charge and requesting a decision on whether to order for free. An ordering agency device further comprising a free order confirmation signal transmission unit transmitted to a terminal. According to clause 5,
In response to the free order confirmation signal, it further includes a free order signal receiver that receives a free order signal from the orderer terminal,
When the free order signal is received, the payment information generating unit generates payment information including the content of paying 0 won for the menu selected by the orderer and transmits it to the orderer terminal.