TW202040455A - Transaction system and POS transaction method in which a POS system at the merchant side does not need to have network functions at all - Google Patents

Abstract

A merchant POS system and a POS transaction method are disclosed. The POS transaction method includes the following steps: (A) connecting a mobile device to the Internet to receive and display a product screen with multiple products available for purchase; (B) enabling the mobile device to receive a two-dimensional barcode generated for the selected at least one commodity after the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one commodity; and (C) enabling a merchant POS system to scan the two-dimensional barcode received by the mobile device and decoding to obtain the commodity information of at least one commodity of the two-dimensional barcode. Through the design of the POS transaction method, the merchant POS system of the merchant does not need to have the network function at all. As long as a consumer's mobile device has the network function, the merchant can accept the order, which is a quite innovative and practical design for POS transaction method.

Description

Merchant POS system and POS transaction method

The present invention relates to a transaction system and method, in particular to a merchant POS system and POS transaction method.

With the advancement of Internet technology, online shopping has gradually become the mainstream consumption mode in the world today. In order to facilitate the collection and management of consumer online order content, physical merchants usually set up a cloud POS (Point of Sale) system. This type of cloud POS system roughly includes a POS terminal set up in a merchant store, and a cloud service platform. The cloud service platform allows consumers to log in through connected devices to purchase goods and place orders, and Automatically consolidate all consumer order data and all product sales data. The POS terminal can log in to the cloud service platform regularly to download order data and product sales data. Merchants can prepare materials according to the order data and perform in and out Cargo control. When a consumer visits the store and informs the order number, the merchant can print out the consumption information corresponding to the order number through the POS terminal, and provide the corresponding goods according to the consumption information, and allow the consumer to check out the consumption.

Although this kind of cloud POS system can facilitate merchants to sell goods through the Internet, and through the cloud service platform to help aggregate orders and product sales data, there are still many inconveniences and shortcomings in use. (1) The merchant must prepare a POS terminal that can download and install the cloud POS system program, such as a desktop computer, tablet or mobile phone, and the merchant must ensure that the POS terminal can be connected to the cloud service platform smoothly. Without the ability to connect to the Internet, consumer orders cannot be downloaded. (2) Merchants must also have the ability to install system programs, and to deal with abnormal problems with the POS terminal's network connection or connection printing equipment.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a POS transaction method that can improve at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, the POS transaction method of the present invention includes the following steps: (A) A cloud service platform responds to a mobile device's request to provide a product screen that is displayed on the mobile device and has multiple products available for purchase; (B) When the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one product, the cloud service platform generates and transmits a two-dimensional barcode for the purchased product to the mobile device; and (C) corresponds A merchant POS system of at least one product scans the two-dimensional barcode obtained by the mobile device, and decodes the product information of the at least one product represented by the two-dimensional barcode.

Therefore, the POS transaction method of the present invention includes the following steps: (A) connect a mobile device to the network to receive and display a product screen with multiple products available for purchase; (B) enable the mobile device to confirm the selection after being operated After purchasing at least one product, receive a two-dimensional barcode generated for the at least one product purchased; and (C) enable a merchant POS system corresponding to the at least one product to scan the two-dimensional barcode obtained by the mobile device, And decode and obtain the product information of the at least one product represented by the two-dimensional barcode.

Therefore, the POS transaction method of the present invention includes the following steps: (A) A cloud service platform responds to a mobile device's request to provide a product screen that is displayed on the mobile device and has multiple items that can be selected; And (B) when the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one product, the cloud service platform generates and transmits a two-dimensional bar code for the purchased at least one product to the mobile device, so that the mobile device obtains The two-dimensional barcode can be scanned by a merchant POS system to obtain the product information of the at least one product.

Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide a merchant POS system that can improve at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, the merchant POS system of the present invention is suitable for use with a mobile device that can display a two-dimensional bar code. The merchant POS system includes a scanner, a listing machine, and a merchant transaction host that signals the scanner and the listing machine. The scanner can scan the two-dimensional bar code displayed by the mobile device, and decode the two-dimensional bar code to obtain at least one index data. The merchant transaction host has built-in multiple index data and multiple product data corresponding to the index data, and will receive and analyze the at least one index data obtained by the scanner to compare the corresponding product data, and drive the The list machine prints out the receipt with the product information.

The effect of the present invention is that through the design of the merchant POS system and the POS transaction method, the merchant's POS system does not need to have the network connection function at all, as long as the mobile device used by the consumer has the network function, the merchant will It can receive orders from consumers. It is a very innovative and practical design of merchant POS system and POS transaction method.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to Figures 1 and 5, the embodiment of the merchant POS system 3 of the present invention is suitable for a merchant to set up in a store, and a mobile device 700 that can be used by a consumer 800 to order and pick up goods. The store may be a storefront at a fixed location, or a night market vendor, a market/market vendor, or a cart, etc., and the mobile device 700 is a portable electronic device with an Internet connection function and an image display function, for example, but It is not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, smart watches, etc., and the networking functions are for example but not limited to wireless network functions such as wifi, or mobile communication network functions such as 4G and 5G.

The merchant POS system 3 includes a scanner 31 for scanning a two-dimensional barcode 702, a listing machine 32, and a merchant transaction host 33 for signal connection between the scanner 31 and the listing machine 32. The merchant transaction host 33 has built-in index data of each commodity sold by the merchant in advance, as well as commodity data such as the product name and price corresponding to each index data. The index data may consist of numbers, letters, and symbols. And/or the code formed by the combination of images, but the implementation is not limited to this. The scanner 31 can be used to scan a two-dimensional bar code 702 displayed by the mobile device 700 and decode the two-dimensional bar code 702 to obtain index data of each product purchased and/or an invoice cipher text and a transaction amount.

When the two-dimensional barcode 702 contains index data, invoice ciphertext, and transaction amount at the same time, the merchant transaction host 33 will compare all the product data corresponding to the index data, including the product name and the corresponding selling price, and drive the list The machine 32 prints out the corresponding receipt 321, such as but not limited to the transaction details with the commodity information, and/or the invoice printed according to the ciphertext of the invoice and the transaction amount. When the transaction information only has index data, the merchant transaction host 33 will analyze and compare the product data corresponding to each index data, including the product name and the corresponding selling price, etc., and drive the listing machine 32 to print out the corresponding product data. Compare the documents 321 of all the product information. Since printing invoices according to the ciphertext of invoices is a well-known technology and many methods, it will not be described in detail.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, and 4, a first embodiment of the POS transaction method used by the merchant POS system 3 of the present invention includes the following steps:

Purchase step: make a mobile device 700 available for operation to purchase goods. In response to a connection request of a mobile device 700, a cloud service platform 900 displays a product screen corresponding to a merchant on the mobile device 700. The product screen has multiple products available for purchase, that is, the mobile device 700 A plurality of products of a merchant are displayed for the consumer 800 to purchase. The cloud service platform 900 can display the products available for purchase in the form of a web page, and can also display the products available for purchase in the form of an APP (mobile application) screen.

Transaction confirmation step: the mobile device 700 displays a two-dimensional barcode 702 representing the purchased product. Include the following substeps:

In the sub-step (2-1), the cloud service platform 900 obtains the index data of each product purchased. After the mobile device 700 is operated to confirm the purchase of one or more products, the cloud service platform 900 extracts the index data of each purchased product.

Sub-step (2-2) After the mobile device 700 is operated to confirm the purchase of goods by the cloud service platform 900, the sales price of the purchased goods is collected to obtain a transaction amount, which is displayed on the mobile device 700 A confirmation transaction option that the consumer 800 can operate to pay for the transaction amount. Then, when the cloud service platform 900 confirms that the transaction confirmation option displayed by the mobile device 700 is operated, confirm that the transaction has been completed, and generate an invoice cipher text corresponding to the merchant transaction host 33 of the merchant. There are many payment methods for completing the transaction due to the operation of the confirmation transaction option, such as payment through the network card payment method, payment method through ATM, payment method of discount or deduction through pre-stored virtual currency or points, etc. The focus of the improvement of the present invention will not be described in detail, nor is it limited to the above aspects.

The sub-step (2-3) enables the cloud service platform 900 to aggregate the index data of each product purchased in the sub-step (2-1), and the transaction amount and the invoice secret of the sub-step (2-2) The text constitutes a transaction data, and then uses a two-dimensional barcode processing technology to convert the transaction data into a two-dimensional barcode 702 for display on the mobile device 700, and transmits the two-dimensional barcode 702 to the mobile device 700. In this embodiment, the two-dimensional barcode 702 is a QR code.

Merchant pick-up step: Make the merchant POS system 3 of the merchant read the two-dimensional barcode 702 displayed on the mobile device 700. After the consumer 800 completes the purchase transaction of the product through the mobile device 700, and the mobile device 700 obtains the two-dimensional barcode 702 provided by the cloud service platform 900, the consumer 800 can carry the mobile device 700 to the shop to purchase The merchant of the commodity, and the two-dimensional barcode 702 displayed by the mobile device 700 for the merchant’s POS system 3 to scan, the merchant POS system 3 decodes and obtains the transaction data corresponding to the two-dimensional barcode 702, and compares Print out the product data corresponding to each index data in the transaction data, including product name and selling price, etc., and print out related documents 321, for example, print out a product name and selling price corresponding to the index data The transaction details of and the invoice printed according to the ciphertext of the invoice and the transaction amount. At this time, the merchant can provide the goods corresponding to the consumer 800 according to the transaction details, and hand the invoice to the consumer 800.

In this embodiment, in the sub-step (2-2), after the consumer 800 purchases the goods through the mobile device 700, it is not necessary to request immediate payment, so the cloud service platform 900 may not generate the invoice Ciphertext, and continue to perform sub-steps (2-3) to make the cloud service platform 900 aggregate the index data of all the purchased commodities to form the transaction data, and then convert the transaction data into the two-dimensional barcode 702, and Make the mobile device 700 display the two-dimensional barcode 702. The merchant's pick-up step is to make the merchant's POS system 3 scan and decode the two-dimensional barcode 702 to obtain the transaction data, compare the product data corresponding to each index data, including the product name and price, and print it Produce a receipt 321 with all the product names and selling prices that have been compared. After the merchant prepares the corresponding products according to the receipt 321, the merchant can ask the consumer 800 to pay on-site to complete the transaction, and then deliver the products to the Consumer 800. The checkout payment method of the consumer 800 may be cash, credit card or mobile payment, etc., and is not limited to the above methods.

Referring to Figures 6 and 7, the difference between the second embodiment of the POS transaction method of the present invention and the first embodiment is that the merchant picks up the goods, and the POS transaction method further includes a step between the confirming transaction step and the merchant picking up. The barcode forwarding step between the delivery steps. For the convenience of description, only the differences between the second embodiment and the first embodiment will be described below.

In the second embodiment of the present case, the barcode forwarding step is to enable the mobile device 700 to be operated to forward the two-dimensional barcode 702 to a displayable when receiving the two-dimensional barcode 702 sent by the cloud service platform 900 The electronic device 703 of the two-dimensional barcode 702, or the mobile device 700 according to its preset forwarding procedure, after receiving the two-dimensional barcode 702, it forwards the two-dimensional barcode 702 to a displayable The electronic device 703 of the two-dimensional barcode 702. For example, consumers may be far away from the merchant and it is not convenient to visit the merchant to pick up the goods, they can drive the mobile device 700 they hold to use either of the above two methods, via wireless network and/or mobile communication network , The two-dimensional barcode 702 is transmitted to the electronic device 703 of a friend who is close to the merchant, or directly transmitted to the electronic device 703 of the merchant. The electronic device 703 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart watch, or other devices that can communicate with the mobile device 700 to receive and display the two-dimensional barcode 702.

In the pick-up step, the merchant POS system 3 scans the two-dimensional barcode 702 received and displayed by the electronic device 703 to obtain corresponding transaction data.

By making the mobile device 700 forward the two-dimensional barcode 702 received from the cloud service platform 900 to another electronic device 703, and making the electronic device 703 display the two-dimensional barcode 702 for the merchant POS system 3 to scan The method is designed so that users who purchase goods through the mobile device 700 can send the two-dimensional barcode 702 to a closer distance to the merchant when they cannot visit the merchant and provide the two-dimensional barcode 702 to complete the pickup action The electronic device 703 of a friend of a friend displays the two-dimensional barcode 702 through the electronic device 703 for the merchant POS system 3 to scan to complete the pickup action, or directly forward to the electronic device held by the merchant Device 703, so the merchant can still obtain the order information of the holder of the mobile device 700 without logging in to the traditional cloud POS system, which is quite convenient.

In summary, through the design of the merchant POS system 3 and the design of the POS transaction method, the merchant POS system 3 prepared by the merchant does not need to have the function of connecting to the Internet, as long as the mobile device is held by the consumer 800 700 has the Internet connection function, which allows consumers 800 to use the mobile device 700 to log in to a specific web interface or online to log in to the APP shopping interface to make product reservations and direct purchase and payment. Consumers 800 only need to hold Use the mobile device 700 with Internet connection function to the corresponding merchant, make the merchant POS system 3 scan the two-dimensional barcode 702 displayed by the mobile device 700, the merchant can print out the corresponding receipt, and provide it according to the receipt The corresponding product is given to the consumer 800. If the consumer 800 purchases the product on the website or purchases the product on the APP interface, and then completes the payment immediately, the corresponding invoice can also be printed out. With this design, the merchant can continue to accept orders from consumers 800 when the merchant's POS system 3 cannot be connected to the Internet. This is a rather innovative and practical design of merchant POS system 3 and POS transaction methods. Therefore, the purpose of the invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to Within the scope of the patent for the present invention.

3: Merchant POS system 31: Scanner 32: list machine 321: receipt 33: Merchant transaction host 700: mobile device 701: product screen 702: Two-dimensional barcode 703: electronic device 800: Consumer 900: Cloud Service Platform

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the merchant POS system of the present invention; Figure 2 is a flow chart of the steps of a first embodiment of the POS transaction method of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a purchase step of the first embodiment of the POS transaction method, schematically illustrating a situation where a mobile device displays multiple commodities for consumers to purchase; 4 is a schematic diagram of a transaction confirmation step of the first embodiment of the POS transaction method, schematically illustrating the situation when the mobile device displays a two-dimensional barcode; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a merchant's pick-up step in the first embodiment of the POS transaction method; Figure 6 is a flowchart of the steps of a second embodiment of the POS transaction method of the present invention; and Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a barcode forwarding step of the second embodiment of the POS transaction method.

Claims (14)

A POS transaction method includes the following steps: (A) To enable a cloud service platform to respond to a mobile device's request and provide a product screen that is displayed on the mobile device and has multiple products available for purchase; (B) When the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one product, the cloud service platform generates and transmits a two-dimensional barcode for the purchased product to the mobile device; and (C) Make a merchant POS system corresponding to at least one product scan the two-dimensional barcode obtained by the mobile device, and decode the product information of the at least one product represented by the two-dimensional barcode. The POS transaction method according to claim 1, wherein the step (C) also causes the merchant POS system to print out the receipt corresponding to the product information. The POS transaction method according to claim 2, wherein the step (B) includes a sub-step (B1) for the cloud service platform to extract one item of the at least one item when the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one item Index data; sub-step (B2) enables the cloud service platform to display an operational confirmation transaction option on the mobile device for the at least one product of the sub-step (B1), and enables the cloud service platform to confirm the transaction option When being operated, an invoice cipher text corresponding to the merchant’s POS system is generated; and sub-step (B3) enables the cloud service platform to generate the two-dimensional barcode based on the index data and the invoice cipher text; this step (C) is to enable the merchant The POS system decodes the two-dimensional bar code to obtain the index data and the cipher text of the invoice, compares the corresponding product data according to the index data, and prints out the receipt corresponding to the product data according to the cipher text of the invoice. The POS transaction method of 2 or 3, wherein the step (C) is to enable the merchant POS system to scan the two-dimensional bar code obtained and displayed by the mobile device to obtain the product information. The POS transaction method described in 2 or 3 further includes a step (D) between the step (B) and the step (C), and the step (D) is for the mobile device to obtain the two-dimensional barcode Sending to another electronic device capable of displaying the two-dimensional barcode, the step (C) is to enable the merchant POS system to scan the mobile device to obtain and transmit the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the electronic device to obtain the product information. A POS transaction method includes the following steps: (A) Connect a mobile device to the Internet to receive and display a product screen with multiple products available for purchase; (B) After the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one product, it receives a two-dimensional barcode generated for the at least one product purchased by it; and (C) A merchant POS system corresponding to at least one product scans the two-dimensional barcode obtained by the mobile device, and decodes and obtains the product information of the at least one product represented by the two-dimensional barcode. The POS transaction method according to claim 6, wherein the step (C) also causes the merchant POS system to print out the receipt with the product information. The POS transaction method of claim 7, wherein the step (C) is to make the merchant's POS system decode the two-dimensional barcode to obtain an index data and an invoice ciphertext, and make the merchant's POS system according to the index data Compare the corresponding product data, and print out the invoice corresponding to the product data according to the cipher text of the invoice. The POS transaction method of 7 or 8, wherein the step (C) is to enable the merchant POS system to scan the two-dimensional barcode obtained and displayed by the mobile device to obtain the product information. The POS transaction method of 7 or 8 further includes a step (D) between the step (B) and the step (C), and the step (D) is to enable the mobile device to obtain the two-dimensional barcode Sending to another electronic device capable of displaying the two-dimensional barcode, the step (C) is to enable the merchant POS system to scan the mobile device to obtain and transmit the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the electronic device to obtain the product information. A POS transaction method includes the following steps: (A) In response to a request from a mobile device, a cloud service platform provides a product screen that is displayed on the mobile device and has multiple products that can be selected by the mobile device; and (B) When the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one product, the cloud service platform generates and transmits a two-dimensional barcode for the purchased product to the mobile device, so that the mobile device obtains The two-dimensional bar code can be scanned by a merchant POS system to obtain the product information of the at least one product. The POS transaction method of claim 11, wherein the step (B) is to enable the cloud service platform to extract an index data corresponding to the at least one product when the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of the at least one product, In addition, the cloud service platform generates an invoice cipher text for the merchant POS system corresponding to the at least one product to be purchased, and generates the two-dimensional barcode based on the index data and the invoice cipher text, so that the mobile device The displayed two-dimensional bar code can be scanned by the merchant's POS system to obtain the index data and the ciphertext of the invoice. A merchant POS system, suitable for use with a mobile device that can display a two-dimensional barcode, and includes: A scanner that can scan the two-dimensional bar code displayed by the mobile device and decode the two-dimensional bar code to obtain at least one index data; A list machine; and A merchant transaction host, which signals the scanner and the listing machine, and has built-in multiple index data and multiple product data corresponding to the index data, and receives and analyzes the at least one index data obtained by the scanner To compare the corresponding product information, and drive the printer to print out the receipt with the product information. The transaction system according to claim 13, wherein the scanner can scan and decode the two-dimensional bar code to obtain the at least one index data and an invoice ciphertext, and the merchant transaction host will compare and compare according to the at least one index data Corresponding product data, and control the printer to print out the receipt corresponding to the product data according to the cipher text of the invoice.

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