TW201342270A - Consumptive electronic certification record system, point of sale apparatus for use in the consumptive electronic certification record system and consumptive electronic certification record method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A consumptive electronic certification record system, a point of sale apparatus use in the consumptive electronic certification record system and a consumptive electronic certification record method thereof are provided. The consumptive electronic certification record system comprises a mobile apparatus, the point of sale apparatus and a server. The point of sale apparatus determines a consumptive record based on an identification data of the mobile apparatus, and transmits the consumptive record and the identification data to the server. The server calculates a consumptive electronic certification, and records a corresponding relation of the identification data and the consumptive electronic certification so that the consumptive electronic certification record system proceeds accordingly.

Description

Consumer electronic voucher recording system, point of sale device for consumer electronic voucher recording system and consumer electronic voucher recording method thereof

The present invention relates to a consumer electronic voucher recording system, a point of sale device for a consumer electronic voucher recording system, and a method of recording the same. More specifically, the consumer electronic voucher recording system of the present invention, the point of sale device for the consumer electronic voucher recording system, and the consumer electronic voucher recording method thereof complete the user's consumer electronic voucher through electronic device automation. Calculation and recording.

The point transaction mode is a common consumption behavior at present. In detail, the user mainly accumulates the corresponding points through the general consumption behavior, and when the points are accumulated to a certain extent, the points can be used for the exchange of goods. Or change to buy a specific item at a discounted price.

However, the traditional point transaction mode still needs to be cumulatively identified by the general physical medium as a point, and the point-to-point conversion authentication action is performed manually. For example, the current accumulation of points is mostly based on paper collection stickers or physical media such as membership cards. When users accumulate a fixed number of points, they must go to a specific redemption location through the service personnel. After the manual identification of the completion point (ie, the point authentication action), the product can be further exchanged. Obviously, in the conventional point trading mode, in addition to the use of hardware is relatively rough and inconvenient, the action of manually confirming the number of points also greatly reduces the fluency of the overall process.

In summary, how to complete the automation point confirmation with a more convenient hardware setup to greatly improve the efficiency of the point trading model is the urgent need of the industry.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention provides a consumer electronic voucher recording system, a point of sale device for a consumer electronic voucher recording system, and a consumer electronic voucher recording method thereof. For the user side, the consumer electronic voucher can be recorded in the mobile device with identity authentication. In addition, the correspondence between the consumer electronic voucher and the identity authentication is also recorded in the server, so that The consumer electronic voucher recording system can automatically authenticate or notify the corresponding consumer electronic voucher according to the user identity.

To accomplish the foregoing objects, the present invention provides a consumer electronic voucher recording method for a consumer electronic voucher recording system. The consumer electronic voucher recording system includes a mobile device, a point of sale device, and a server. The point-of-sale device has an internet connection between the mobile device and the server. The consumer electronic voucher recording method comprises the steps of: (a) causing the mobile device to submit the identity authentication data to the point of sale device; (b) causing the point of sale device to determine the consumption record based on the identity authentication data; (c) causing the point of sale device to record the consumption And transmitting the identity authentication data to the server; and (d) causing the server to calculate the consumer electronic voucher according to the consumption record, and record the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher.

To accomplish the foregoing objects, the present invention further provides a consumer electronic voucher recording system including a mobile device, a server, and a point of sale device for recording identity authentication data. The point-of-sale device has an internet connection between the mobile device and the server. The mobile device submits the identity authentication information to the point of sale device. The point-of-sale device determines the consumption record based on the identity authentication data, and transmits the consumption record and the identity authentication data to the server. The server calculates the consumer electronic voucher according to the consumption record, and records the correspondence between the user identity and the consumer electronic voucher.

To accomplish the foregoing objects, the present invention further provides a consumer electronic voucher recording method for a point of sale device. The point of sale device is used in a consumer electronic voucher recording system. The consumer electronic voucher recording system includes a mobile device and a server. The point-of-sale device has an internet connection between the mobile device and the server. The consumer electronic voucher recording method comprises the steps of: (a) causing the point of sale device to receive identity authentication data from the mobile device; (b) causing the point of sale device to determine the consumption record based on the identity authentication material; and (c) causing the point of sale device to consume The record and the identity authentication data are transmitted to the server, and the server calculates the consumer electronic voucher according to the consumption record, and records the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher.

To accomplish the foregoing objects, the present invention further provides a point of sale device for use in a consumer electronic voucher recording system. The consumer electronic voucher recording system includes a mobile device and a server. The point-of-sale device has an internet connection between the mobile device and the server. The point of sale device includes a transceiver and a processing unit. The transceiver is configured to receive identity authentication data from the mobile device. The processing unit is configured to determine the consumption record based on the identity authentication data. The transceiver is further configured to transmit the consumption record and the identity authentication data to the server, and the server calculates the number of consumer electronic points according to the consumption record, and records the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic certificate.

Through the above-mentioned technical features, the consumer electronic voucher recording system of the present invention, the point-of-sale device for the consumer electronic voucher recording system and the consumer electronic voucher recording method can effectively record the consumer electronic voucher And accumulate, and greatly improve the overall fluency in an automated way. Other objects of the present invention, as well as the technical means and implementations of the present invention, will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the appended claims.

The contents of the present invention will be explained below by way of examples. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the invention to any environment, application, or manner as described in the embodiments. Therefore, the description of the embodiments is merely illustrative of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention. It should be noted that in the following embodiments and illustrations, elements that are not directly related to the present invention have been omitted and are not shown.

Please refer to FIG. 1A, which is a schematic diagram of a consumer electronic voucher recording system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The consumer electronic voucher recording system 1 includes a mobile device 11, a server 13, and a point of sale device 15. The point-of-sale device 15 has network connections 20 and 22 between the mobile device 11 and the server 13, respectively, wherein the network connections 20 and 22 can be wireless or wired networks. Meanwhile, please refer to FIG. 1B, which is a block diagram of the point of sale device 15 of the first embodiment of the present invention. The point of sale device 15 includes a transceiver 151 and a processing unit 153. The function and interaction of each component will be described in detail below.

Specifically, when the user performs the consumption at the store where the point-of-sale device 15 is installed, the user may first submit an identity authentication data 110 to the point-of-sale device 15 through the mobile device 11, and at this time, the transceiver of the point-of-sale device 15 After receiving the identity authentication data 110, the processing unit 153 determines a consumption record 154 based on the user's consumption status based on the identity authentication data 110. Then, the point-of-sale device 15 transmits the consumption record 154 and the identity authentication data 110 through the transceiver 151. Transfer to the server 13. Then, after the server 13 receives the identity authentication data 110 and the consumption record 154, the server 13 first calculates the consumer electronic certificate 150 according to the consumption record 154, and then records the correspondence between the identity authentication data 110 and the consumer electronic certificate 150. The relationship is utilized by the subsequent consumer electronic voucher recording system 1.

It should be noted that in other implementations, the mobile device 11 and the server 13 have a wireless network connection, and after the server 13 calculates the consumer electronic certificate 150, the consumer electronic voucher 150 can be simultaneously transmitted. To the mobile device 11, the mobile device 11 similarly records the correspondence between the identity authentication data 110 and the consumer electronic certificate 150, so that the user can directly access the identity authentication data 110 and the consumer electronics recorded by the mobile device 11. The corresponding relationship of the voucher 150 is known as the cumulative state of the consumer electronic voucher. It should be noted that in the first embodiment, the implementation manner of the consumer electronic voucher 150 may be an electronic record such as a consumer electronic point, an electronic ticket, an electronic coupon, etc., but it is not used to limit the consumption of the electronic voucher. Implementation.

For example, when a user enters a store with a point-of-sale device and performs checkout, the user can first connect with the point-of-sale device using the mobile device, and transmit the identity authentication data to the point-of-sale device, or through the point-of-sale device. The scanner scans the identity authentication code on the mobile device, so that the point-of-sale device can determine the user's current consumption record based on the identity authentication data of the mobile device according to the user's consumption status, and simultaneously identify the identity authentication data. And the server that transmits the consumption record to the back end. Then, the server can calculate the consumer electronic voucher according to the consumption record, and record the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher for use by the subsequent consumer electronic voucher recording system.

Among them, the server can transmit the consumer electronic voucher to the mobile device through the wireless network, and the mobile device can also record the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher. In other words, since the mobile device and the server record the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic certificate, the user can have the identity authentication data when the user confirms that the consumer electronic document recorded by the mobile device reaches the preferential threshold. The mobile device uses the consumer electronic voucher to use the preferential activity through the connection with the point-of-sale device and the server, and after confirming the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher on the server.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a consumer electronic voucher recording system 1' according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the second embodiment is similar to the hardware structure and the network connection environment of the first embodiment, and therefore the components having the same symbols and functions thereof will not be described again, and the second embodiment and the first embodiment are omitted. The difference is that in the second embodiment, the server 13 and the mobile device 11 have a wireless network 24 for transmitting push messages. Wherein the wireless network 24 may be a third-generation (3 ^rd Generation, 3G) communication network connection or a Wi-Fi network connection.

In detail, in the second embodiment, since the store point-of-sale device 15 cannot maintain the connection with the mobile device 11, when the store having the point-of-sale device 15 desires to perform a specific consumption event, the store can also The point-of-sale device 15 transmits a consumer push message 152 to the server 13, and the server 13 pushes the consumer push message 152 to the mobile device 11 via the wireless network 24 based on the recorded identity authentication data 110. In this way, the user can know the latest specific consumption activities of the store through the mobile device 11.

In addition, when the server 13 determines that the consumer electronic voucher 150 has accumulated to a certain extent, it may also actively notify the mobile device 11 to utilize the preferential activity. Specifically, the server 13 can calculate a cumulative consumer electronic voucher (not shown) according to the consumer electronic voucher 150 corresponding to the identity authentication data 110, and when determining that the cumulative consumer electronic voucher meets the preferential activity threshold, According to the identity authentication data 110 of the mobile device 11 and the cumulative consumer electronic voucher, a consumer push message 130 is automatically pushed to the mobile device 11 via the wireless network 24, so that the user can know that Whether the consumer electronic voucher possessed by the identity authentication material 110 of the mobile device 11 can perform a preferential activity.

Moreover, when the mobile device 11 passes through a specific location, the server 13 can also actively push the store discount information around the specific location to the mobile device 11. In detail, the mobile device 11 can send a mobile device location message 112 to the server 13 within a fixed time. Then, the server 13 can authenticate the data 110 and the mobile device location message 112 according to the identity of the mobile device 11 via the wireless device. The network 24 pushes a consumer push message 132 to the mobile device 11. Further, the server 13 may store the location coordinates and the preferential event information of the store in advance, so that when the mobile device 11 transmits the mobile device location When the message 112 is sent to the server 13, the server 13 can determine the activity information of the store around the mobile device 11, and then push the consumer message 132 to the mobile device 11.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flowchart of a method for recording a consumer electronic voucher according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The method of the third embodiment is for a consumer electronic voucher recording system (such as the consumer electronic voucher recording system of the foregoing embodiment), the consumer electronic voucher recording system comprising a mobile device, a point of sale device (such as the foregoing implementation) An example of a point-of-sale device) and a server. The point-of-sale device has a network connection with the mobile device and the server. The detailed steps of the consumer electronic voucher recording method of the third embodiment are as follows.

First, when the user performs the consumption at the store where the point-of-sale device is installed, step 301 is executed to cause the mobile device to submit an identity authentication data to the point-of-sale device, in other words, the point-of-sale device receives the device from the mobile device. Identification information. Next, step 302 is executed to enable the point-of-sale device to determine a consumption record based on the identity authentication data. Then, step 303 is executed to enable the point-of-sale device to transmit the consumption record and the identity authentication data to the server.

Finally, step 304 is executed to enable the server to determine a consumer electronic voucher according to the consumption record, and record the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher for subsequent use by the consumer electronic voucher recording system. Similarly, in other implementations, step 305 can be performed to cause the server to transmit the consumer electronic credential to the mobile device via a wireless network connection. Then, step 306 is executed to enable the mobile device to record the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic certificate. In this way, the consumer electronic voucher recording system can perform the subsequent actions in accordance with the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher.

Please refer to FIG. 4A-4D, which is a flowchart of a method for recording a consumer electronic voucher according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The method of the fourth embodiment is for a consumer electronic voucher recording system (such as the consumer electronic voucher recording system of the foregoing embodiment), the consumer electronic voucher recording system comprising a mobile device, a point of sale device (such as the foregoing implementation) An example of a point-of-sale device) and a server. The point-of-sale device has a network connection with the mobile device and the server, and the server has a wireless network connection with the mobile device. The detailed steps of the consumer electronic voucher recording method of the fourth embodiment are as follows.

First, when the user performs the consumption at the store where the point-of-sale device is installed, step 401 is executed to enable the mobile device to transmit an identity authentication data to the point-of-sale device, in other words, the point-of-sale device from the action. The device receives the identity authentication data. Next, step 402 is executed to enable the point-of-sale device to determine a consumption record based on the identity authentication data. Then, step 403 is executed to enable the point-of-sale device to transmit the consumption record and the identity authentication data to the server. Finally, step 404 is executed to enable the server to calculate a consumer electronic voucher according to the consumption record, and record the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher.

Wherein, when the store having the point-of-sale device wants to perform a specific consumption activity, the store can transmit the push message to the server through the point-of-sale device. Step 405 is executed to enable the point of sale device to transmit a consumer push message to the server. Then, step 406 is executed to enable the server to push the consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network connection according to the identity authentication data, so that the user can obtain the mobile device through the mobile device. Know the latest specific consumer activities.

On the other hand, when the server determines that the consumer electronic voucher has accumulated to a certain extent, the mobile device may be actively notified to use the preferential activity. Step 407 is executed to enable the server to calculate a cumulative consumer electronic voucher based on the consumer electronic voucher. Then, step 408 is executed to enable the server to push a consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network connection according to the identity authentication data and the accumulated consumer electronic certificate. In this way, the user can know whether the consumer electronic certificate of the identity authentication device of the mobile device has a preferential electronic activity.

Moreover, since the server can store the location and the preferential information of the store in advance, when the mobile device passes through a specific location, the server can also actively push the store discount information around the specific location to the mobile device. . Step 409 is executed to enable the mobile device to transmit a mobile device location message to the server via the wireless network connection. Step 410 is executed to enable the server to push a consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network according to the mobile device location message and the identity authentication data.

In summary, the consumer electronic voucher recording system of the present invention, the point-of-sale device for the consumer electronic voucher recording system, and the consumer electronic voucher recording method can effectively record and accumulate the consumer electronic voucher, and The subsequent use and consumption of consumer-related information can be used to enhance the overall smoothness of the system operation through automation.

The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention and the technical features of the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is intended that any changes or equivalents of the invention may be made by those skilled in the art. The scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

1, 1’. . . Consumer electronic voucher recording system

11. . . Mobile device

110. . . Identity information

112. . . Mobile device location message

13. . . server

130. . . Consumer push message

15. . . Point of sale device

150. . . Consumer electronic voucher

151. . . transceiver

152. . . Consumer push message

153. . . Processing unit

154. . . Expenses record

20, 22. . . Network connection

24, 26. . . Wireless network

1A is a schematic diagram of a consumer electronic voucher recording system of a first embodiment of the present invention;

1B is a block diagram of a point of sale device of a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a consumer electronic voucher recording system of a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a method of recording a consumer electronic voucher of a third embodiment of the present invention;

4A-4D is a flow chart of a method of recording a consumer electronic voucher of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

1. . . Consumer electronic voucher recording system

11. . . Mobile device

110. . . Identity information

13. . . server

15. . . Point of sale device

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153. . . Processing unit

154. . . Expenses record

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Claims (14)

A consumer electronic voucher recording method for a consumer electronic voucher recording system, the consumer electronic voucher recording system comprising a mobile device, a point of sale device, and a server, the point-of-sale device respectively The mobile device and the server have a network connection, and the method for recording the consumer electronic voucher includes the following steps:
(a) causing the mobile device to submit an identity authentication material to the point of sale device;
(b) causing the point-of-sale device to determine a consumption record based on the identity authentication data;
(c) causing the point of sale device to transmit the consumption record and the identity authentication data to the server; and (d) causing the server to calculate a consumer electronic voucher based on the consumption record, and recording the identity authentication material and the The correspondence between consumer electronic vouchers. The method of claim 1, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the method for recording the consumer electronic voucher further comprises: (d):
(e) causing the server to transmit the consumer electronic voucher to the mobile device via the wireless network connection;
(f) causing the mobile device to record the correspondence between the identity authentication material and the consumer electronic certificate. The method of claim 1, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the method for recording the consumer electronic voucher further comprises: (d):
(e) causing the point-of-sale device to transmit a consumer push message to the server;
(f) causing the server to push the consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network connection based on the identity authentication data. The method of claim 1, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the method for recording the consumer electronic voucher further comprises: (d):
(e) causing the server to calculate a cumulative consumer electronic voucher based on the consumer electronic voucher;
(f) causing the server to push a consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network connection based on the identity authentication data and the cumulative consumer electronic certificate. The method of claim 1, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the method for recording the consumer electronic voucher further comprises: (d):
(e) causing the mobile device to transmit a mobile device location message to the server via the wireless network connection;
(f) causing the server to push a consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network based on the mobile device location message and the identity authentication data. A consumer electronic voucher recording system comprising:
a mobile device that records an identity authentication material;
a server
a point of sale device having an internet connection with the mobile device and the server;
The mobile device submits the identity authentication data to the point-of-sale device, the point-of-sale device determines a consumption record based on the identity authentication data, and transmits the consumption record and the identity authentication data to the server, the server is configured according to the server The consumption record calculates a consumer electronic voucher and records the identity of the user and the corresponding relationship of the consumer electronic voucher. The consumer electronic voucher recording system of claim 6, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the server is further configured to transmit the consumer electronic voucher to the mobile device. The mobile device is further configured to record the identity authentication data and the corresponding relationship of the consumer electronic certificate. The consumer electronic voucher recording system of claim 6, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the point-of-sale device is further configured to transmit a consumer push message to The server is further configured to push the consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network connection according to the identity authentication data. The consumer electronic voucher recording system of claim 6, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the server is further configured to calculate a cumulative consumption according to the consumer electronic voucher. An electronic voucher, and based on the identity authentication data and the cumulative e-voucher, push a consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network connection. The consumer electronic voucher recording system of claim 6, wherein the server and the mobile device have a wireless network connection, and the mobile device is further configured to transmit a mobile device location via the wireless network connection. The message is sent to the server, and the server is further configured to push a consumer push message to the mobile device via the wireless network according to the mobile device location message and the identity authentication data. A consumer electronic voucher recording method for a point of sale device for use in a consumer electronic voucher recording system, the consumer electronic voucher recording system comprising a mobile device and a server The point-of-sale device has a network connection with the mobile device and the server, and the method for recording the consumer electronic voucher includes the following steps:
(a) causing the point of sale device to receive an identity authentication material from the mobile device;
(b) causing the point-of-sale device to determine a consumption record based on the identity authentication data; and (c) causing the point-of-sale device to transmit the consumption record and the identity authentication data to the server, the server according to the consumption record Calculating a consumer electronic voucher and recording the correspondence between the identity authentication material and the consumer electronic voucher. The method for recording a consumer electronic voucher as described in claim 11 further comprises after step (c):
(d) causing the point-of-sale device to transmit a consumer push message to the server, and the server pushes the consumer push message to the mobile device based on the identity authentication data. A point of sale device for use in a consumer electronic voucher recording system, the consumer electronic voucher recording system comprising a mobile device and a server, the point-of-sale device and the mobile device and the server With an internet connection, the point of sale device includes:
a transceiver; and a processing unit;
The transceiver is configured to receive an identity authentication data from the mobile device, the processing unit is configured to determine a consumption record based on the identity authentication data, and the transceiver is further configured to transmit the consumption record to the server, where the server The device calculates a consumer electronic voucher according to the consumption record, and records the correspondence between the identity authentication data and the consumer electronic voucher. The point-of-sale device of claim 13, wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit a consumer push message to the server, and the server pushes the consumer push message according to the identity authentication data. Push to the mobile device.