TW201734910A - Product period control system by scanning two-dimensional barcode to connect to cloud server and a method thereof allowing a consumer to be clearly aware of a valid date of a product - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a product period control system by scanning a two-dimensional barcode to connect to a cloud server and a method thereof. The method is used in a cloud server. The cloud server can receive and store a product code and product data transmitted from a merchant terminal through the Internet, and converts the product code into a two-dimensional barcode that is provided to the merchant terminal, such that the merchant terminal can print the two-dimensional barcode on a card and sell the product with the card. When the cloud server receives a scan code uploaded by a consumer terminal, the cloud server can find a corresponding product code and product data according to the scan code, and calculate a control date, so as to allow the cloud server to remind the consumer when determining that the current date is same as the control date.

Description

System and method for controlling commodity term by connecting two-dimensional bar code to cloud server

The invention relates to a system and a method for controlling a product term by connecting a two-dimensional bar code to a cloud server, wherein the cloud server first receives the information provided by the merchant terminal (eg, product name, style, duration... Etc.), and according to the conversion of the two-dimensional bar code, so that the industry can print the two-dimensional bar code on a card, and with the goods shipped, hey, when the consumer purchases the goods, you can scan the two-dimensional bar code To enable the cloud server to know the products purchased by the consumer and to control the expiration date of the product.

In recent years, with the rapid development of Internet technology, many living habits that used to be taken for granted are gradually changing. Among them, the change of business model is particularly significant. The popularity of the Internet has made the flow of gold flow, logistics and information flow more convenient and rapid, and the industry is more able to interact directly with consumers without having to go through agents, dealers, retailers and other levels. However, after the Internet has narrowed the gap between industry and consumers, how to ensure that goods and services can cut the needs of consumers, and to adjust the strategy in response to consumer reactions, is the industry's role in shaping the brand image. Key focus.

In order to deepen the interaction with consumers, many operators will construct social networking sites so that consumers can respond to the Internet at any time, or the industry will provide "after-sales service" or "coupons" to continue to engage with consumers. Strive for a sense of trust. For example, in the case of "electronic products", most of the goods have a "warranty period" (eg, one year), after the consumer completes the consumption, if the business If the performance of the product is not understood or damaged due to improper operation, the manufacturer will provide free or low-cost maintenance and consulting services during the warranty period. In the "catering industry", many operators will provide the following after the consumer has finished eating. A coupon for consumption at a time to attract consumers to come back to the door.

However, the aforementioned services are not applicable to all operators and may not be able to perform as expected by the practitioners. The reason is that the services provided by the operators are sufficiently "convenient" in addition to the manpower and management costs of providing the services. "Can you be familiar with consumers?" It is also a key factor affecting whether consumers will actively use the service, because there are too many information of the same nature in life, such as "living supplies", such as glasses, umbrellas, shoes, etc., which are everywhere in life, or smart. "Home appliances and electronic products" such as mobile phones, notebook computers, microwave ovens, refrigerators, and even "coupons" issued by restaurants, travel agencies, gyms, etc., which are sold with a lot of important information, such as the date of warranty. , expiration date, dealer/repairer information, precautions for use, etc. In the case of too much information and difficult classification management, it is naturally difficult for consumers to find out the information in real time when there is a need to use the service.

For example, most of the product information of "home appliances and electronic products" is printed on the box or the manual (warranty), but many consumers will discard the package and the manual after the product is opened, causing problems in subsequent products. Or when regular maintenance is required, consumers have no way of knowing the manufacturer that provided the repair? Moreover, in the case of "coupons", coupons are usually used for a short period of time (eg, one month). Therefore, it is easy for users to forget the existence of coupons, which may cause them to expire and cannot be used. Similarly, many retention periods. Shorter items (such as fresh ingredients, snacks, etc.) have the same problem.

After many observations and researches, the inventor believes that only by designing a management platform to manage the information of various goods or services for consumers can solve this problem. However, as mentioned above, because the types of goods vary greatly, and the operators have cost considerations, how to balance the "convenience" and "ease of implementation" to design a platform for controlling product information, that is, The present invention is an important subject to be solved here.

In view of the current lack of an integrated control platform to manage the duration of various goods or services for consumers, the benefits and after-sales services provided by many merchants cannot be conveniently provided to consumers. The inventors have relied on them for many years. After many researches and tests on the network technology and market trends, the system and method for controlling the term of the commodity by scanning the two-dimensional bar code to the cloud server are finally designed. The period can establish a convenient and friendly information delivery platform between merchants and consumers to solve the aforementioned shortcomings.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling a product term by connecting a two-dimensional bar code to a cloud server, which is applied to a network system, the network system including a cloud server and a consumer terminal. And a merchant terminal, the cloud server stores a product database and at least one user database, the user database includes at least one verification data; the consumer terminal is provided with a camera device, and the consumer terminal and the merchant terminal The method can be connected to the cloud server through the Internet, and the method is to enable the cloud server to perform the following steps: receiving a commodity code and a product data (such as: name, model, style, manufacturing) sent by the merchant terminal. Date, expiration date, dealer and repairer information), and store the product code and product data in the product database; generate a two-dimensional barcode according to the commodity code; provide the two-dimensional barcode to the merchant terminal; receive the One of the login data sent by the consumer terminal; after determining that the login data matches the verification data, receiving the transmission from the consumer terminal Scan code, the scan code of the consumer terminal system using the imaging apparatus, imaging and analyzing the acquired two-dimensional barcode; is judged in the When the scan code can correspond to the product code, the corresponding product data is found in the product database according to the product code; according to the product data, a control date is calculated, and the product code and the control are calculated. The date is stored in the user database. In this way, since the user record of the cloud server records the consumer's shopping record and the duration of each item, the cloud server can send a reminder when the current time server determines that the current time matches the control date. The message to the consumer terminal allows the consumer to clearly understand the duration of each item.

In order that the review committee can have a further understanding and understanding of the technical features, operation modes and purposes of the present invention, the embodiments are described in conjunction with the drawings, which are described in detail as follows:

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1‧‧‧Network System

10‧‧‧Internet

11‧‧‧Business terminal

12‧‧‧ Consumer Terminal

13‧‧‧Cloud Server

130‧‧‧Control time

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4‧‧‧ physical card

41‧‧‧2D barcode

42‧‧‧Introduction text area

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D1‧‧‧Commodity Database

D2‧‧‧ User Database

D11‧‧‧ commodity code

D12‧‧‧Product Information

D21‧‧‧Verification data

D22‧‧‧Control date

D23‧‧‧ scan date

1 is a schematic diagram of a network system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a product database and a user database of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is an application of the present invention. A schematic diagram of a physical card.

The present invention is a system and method for controlling a product term by connecting a two-dimensional bar code to a cloud server. Referring to FIG. 1, a network system architecture diagram of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The network system 1 includes a merchant terminal 11, a consumer terminal 12, and a cloud server 13, wherein the merchant terminal 11 refers to producing, selling, or providing specific commodities (eg, electronic products, fresh foods, etc.) and For the store computer of the service (such as a coupon), the consumer terminal 12 can be a smart phone or a tablet computer, which must be provided with a camera device, which is the cloud control server for providing the cloud control service in the present invention. platform.

The application mode of the present invention will be described first in terms of "system architecture": Please refer to the first and second figures, the cloud server 13 stores a product database D1 and a user database D2, the product database. D1 includes at least one product code D11 (ABC01 and ABC02 shown in FIG. 2 are only schematic) and a product data D12 (ie, product name, specification, date of manufacture, dealer information, etc.), the product code D11 and The product data D12 is uploaded by the merchant terminal 11 to the cloud server 13 via the Internet 10.

The cloud server 13 can first convert the commodity code D11 into a QR code, and then provide the two-dimensional barcode to the merchant terminal 11. For example, the merchant terminal 11 can be connected to the cloud server 13. To download a two-dimensional barcode and then print it on a physical card or a manual; or, the cloud server 13 may first print the two-dimensional barcode on a physical card and then provide it to the merchant terminal; In the embodiment, the physical card (or the manual) is packaged together with the product. In this embodiment, the information in the two-dimensional barcode includes the network address of the cloud server 13 and the The product code D11, after the consumer purchases the product and unpacks, can capture the two-dimensional barcode through the camera device on the consumer terminal 12, and parse the two-dimensional barcode into a scan code (ie, the commodity code D11) For the sake of distinction, it is referred to as "scan code".

In this embodiment, the consumer terminal 12 parses the two-dimensional barcode through a program (such as a mobile phone APP) provided by the cloud server 13, and after the analysis is completed, the consumer terminal 12 can connect itself. And logging in to the cloud server 13 (the account number and password can be bound in advance), and the cloud server 13 receives the scan code sent by the consumer terminal 12, and confirms that the scan code can correspond to the product code. In the case of D11, the cloud server 13 can find the corresponding product data D12 in the product database D1 according to the product code D11 (for example, confirming the warranty) The term is "to 2016.12.31").

After the corresponding product data D12 is found, the cloud server 13 can still calculate a control date D22 according to the product data D12 (for example, the control date D22 is set to "to 2016.11.31"). Finally, the product code D11 and the control date D22 are stored in the user database D2 to record the goods purchased by the consumer, and the cloud server 13 can confirm the current time and the control date. In the case of D22 matching, a reminder message is sent to the consumer terminal 12 periodically (eg, every day). Similarly, the cloud server 13 can also transmit the control date D22 to the consumer terminal 12 to make the consumption. The terminal 12 can manage itself offline.

In this way, the consumer only needs to take a two-dimensional barcode of each product after purchasing the product, and the cloud server 13 can know all the products that the consumer has purchased, and control the consumer, please Referring to FIG. 2, if the item is "mobile phone" and the warranty period is "2016.01.01", the cloud server 13 can control the time 130 according to the internal storage (eg, one month ago) Or an operation rule, starting with the date "2015.12.01", sending a reminder message to the consumer terminal 12 every day to remind the consumer to perform the test during the warranty period; similarly, the product is "coupon" or "jam" At this time, the cloud server 13 can also alert the consumer terminal 12 in the same manner.

In order to explain the operation mode of the present invention more clearly, the technical steps of the present invention are described as follows from the perspective of the cloud server 13, as shown in Figures 1~3: (301) First, the cloud server 13 first Receiving one of the commodity code D11 and the commodity data D12 transmitted from the merchant terminal 11 through the Internet 10, and storing the commodity code D11 and the commodity data D12 in the commodity database D1; (302) according to the commodity code D11 , generating a QR code; (303) Providing the two-dimensional barcode to the merchant terminal 11 (when the merchant sells the merchandise, the physical card with the two-dimensional barcode is attached to the merchandise); (304) receiving the login data from the consumer terminal 12 (e.g., an account number and a password); (305) after determining that the login data matches the verification data D21, receiving a scan code sent by the consumer terminal 12, the scan code being used by the consumer terminal 12 The device obtains and processes the two-dimensional barcode and obtains it; (306) determines whether the scan code can correspond to the commodity code D11. If yes, proceed to step (307), otherwise, proceed to step (308); (307) find corresponding product data D12 in the product database D1 according to the commodity code D11, and proceed to step (309); (308) Generating an error message and aborting the processing program; and (309) calculating a control date D22 (eg, a certain date before the expiration date of the product warranty, preservation, or offer period) based on the product data D12, and the product The code D11 and the control date D22 are stored in the user database D2 to start the control.

Through the foregoing steps, the cloud server 13 can obtain the information of the product purchased by the consumer, and send a reminder message to the consumer terminal 12 to send an alert message if the current time is confirmed to match the control date D22. The frequency of the cloud server 13 can be adjusted by the administrator of the cloud server 13 (eg, every month, every day, every ten hours, etc.), and the form includes an email, a short message, an APP prompt message, and the like.

In particular, in the foregoing embodiment, the cloud server 13 stores a verification data D21 in the user database D2, and the verification data D21 is an account number and password when the consumer registers for subsequent consumption. When the terminal 12 is connected to the cloud server 13, the cloud server The device 13 can recognize its identity. However, in actual design, the verification data D21 can also be bound to the identity data of other network servers (such as: Google server, Facebook server, etc.) to simplify the verification method. That is, the consumer (or merchant) can use the Google account or the Facebook account to apply for the provisioning service to the cloud server 13, without applying for a new account specifically for the technology of the present invention, thus enhancing the consumer and the The willingness of the merchant to use, and the convenience of use.

Referring to FIG. 4, it is a schematic diagram of a physical card 4, which may include an introduction text area 42 and a prompt text area 43 in addition to the two-dimensional barcode 41, the introduction text area. The 42 series is used by the merchant to fill in the instruction manual or introduction phrase of the product, and the prompt text area 43 can be filled in the usage method of the two-dimensional barcode 41, so that the consumer can know how to activate the method of the invention.

In addition, please refer to the figures 1~2. According to different product types, the calculation method of the control date D22 is also different. The calculation method depends on the form of the commodity data D12, which may include: name (such as: Mobile phones, jams, coupons, etc.), specifications (eg white, strawberry, steak half price, etc.), style (eg screen, glass bottle), date of manufacture, expiration date, storage period, dealer and The maintenance company information is exemplified as follows: Please refer to FIG. 1~2, the cloud server 13 stores a control time 130 (in other embodiments, the control time 130 can also be used by the merchant terminal 11) Or the consumer terminal 12 is uploaded, and the product data D12 includes a valid date, and the effective date may be a warranty period of the “mobile phone” or a service period of the “coupon”, and the cloud server 13 The effective date is deducted from the control time 130 to obtain the control date D22. For example, if the effective date is "2016.01.01" and the control time is "one month", the control date D22 is "2015.12.01".

In addition, in the case where the product data D12 is a manufacturing date, the cloud servo The device 13 can add the manufacturing date to the control time 130 to obtain the control date D22. For example, the manufacturing date of "jam" is "2015.07.01" and the control time 130 is "three weeks". Whenever the consumer terminal 12 scans the 2D barcode, the cloud server 13 will be at "2015.07.21". When you post a reminder message.

Further, referring to FIGS. 1 to 2, in the case where the product data D12 is a storage period, the cloud server 13 can calculate the control date D22 according to the following steps: First, the reception will be received. The time record of the scan code is a scan date D23; 嗣, the scan date D23 is added to the save period to obtain a valid date; finally, the control date is deducted from the effective date 130, that is, the control date D22 is obtained. This calculation method is based on the point in time when consumers calculate the "warranty period" at the time of purchase. For example, when a consumer purchases a "mobile phone" at "2015.03.01", the cloud server 13 can record the scan time of the customer scanning 2D barcode "2015.03.01", plus the warranty time "one year", to calculate the "effective date" due for the warranty period should be "2016.03.01", and finally, Then launch the appropriate control date D22 (eg 2016.02.01).

It can be seen from the foregoing various calculation methods that the present invention can change the time of the control according to different situations. Therefore, in actual design, the operator of the cloud server 13 can still set an attribute label for each commodity code D11, and The attribute label sets different control time 130 (for example, the control time 130 of the electronic product is "one month", and the control time 130 of the fresh food is "ten days"). In addition, the cloud server 13 can also transmit the control date D22 to the consumer terminal 12, so that the consumer terminal 12 can take the offline mode when it determines that the current time matches the control date D22. Generate this alert message.

Moreover, the consumer terminal 12 and the merchant terminal 11 can be connected at any time and logged in to In the cloud server 13, the consumer can check the purchase record, or the merchant can count the customer group data. In addition, the user database D2 in the cloud server 13 can also serve as a consumer to apply for "after-sales service" in the future. Proof of time without having to keep invoices or receipts.

The above description is only a few preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and those skilled in the relevant art can easily think about it after considering the technical content of the present invention. Equivalent changes should not depart from the scope of protection of the present invention.

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Claims (11)

A method for controlling a product term by connecting a two-dimensional bar code to a cloud server is applied to a network system, the network system comprising a cloud server, a consumer terminal and a merchant terminal, the cloud server Storing a product database and at least one user database, the user database includes at least one verification data; the consumer terminal is provided with a camera device, and the consumer terminal and the merchant terminal can respectively connect through the Internet Connecting to the cloud server, the method is such that the cloud server performs the following steps: receiving a commodity code and a product data transmitted by the merchant terminal, and storing the commodity code and the commodity data in the commodity database; The commodity code generates a two-dimensional barcode; the two-dimensional barcode is provided to the merchant terminal; receiving one of the login data from the consumer terminal; and after determining that the login data matches the verification data, receiving the consumer terminal transmission One of the scanning codes, which is obtained by the consumer terminal using the camera device to capture and parse the two-dimensional barcode; When the scan code can be corresponding to the product code, the corresponding product data is found in the product database according to the product code; and a control date is calculated according to the product data, and the product code is calculated And the date of the control is stored in the user database. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud server still stores a control time, and the commodity data includes an effective date, and the cloud server calculates the control date according to the following steps: The effective date is deducted from the control time to obtain the control date. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud server further stores a control time, and the product data includes a manufacturing date, and the cloud server calculates the control date according to the following steps: The date of manufacture plus the control time to obtain the date of the control. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud server still stores a control time, and the commodity data includes a storage period, and the cloud server calculates the control date according to the following steps: receiving The time to the scan code is recorded as a scan date; the scan date is added to the save period to obtain a valid date; and the effective date is deducted from the control time to calculate the control date. The method of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the cloud server can send an alert message to the consumer terminal if the current time is confirmed to coincide with the date of the control. The method of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the cloud server can transmit the control date to the consumer terminal, so that the consumer terminal can determine the current time and the control date In case of coincidence, a reminder message is generated by itself. A system for controlling a product term by scanning a two-dimensional bar code to a cloud server, comprising: a merchant terminal; a consumer terminal, the consumer terminal having at least one camera device; and a cloud server capable of accessing the Internet The road is respectively connected with the merchant terminal and the consumer terminal, and stores a product database and a user database, wherein the product database includes at least one product code and one product data, and the product code and the product data are Terminal through the Internet The network uploads to the cloud server, and the cloud server can convert the commodity code into a two-dimensional barcode and provide the same to the merchant terminal; and the cloud server receives a scan code sent by the consumer terminal, And confirming that the scan code can correspond to the product code, the cloud server can find the corresponding product data in the product database according to the commodity code; 嗣, according to the product data, calculate a control date And storing the commodity code and the control date in the user database, so that the cloud server can transmit the control date to the consumer terminal, or confirm that the current time matches the control date Next, send a reminder message to the consumer terminal. The system of claim 7, wherein the cloud server stores a control time, so that the cloud server can calculate the commodity data according to the control time to calculate the control date. The system of claim 8, wherein the item of merchandise includes at least one date of manufacture. The system of claim 8, wherein the item of merchandise includes at least one expiration date. The system of claim 8, wherein the item of merchandise includes at least one save period.