531717 A7 B7 五、發明說明（I ) 【本發明之領域】 、本發明係關於-種收銀系統及其方法，尤指一種適用 於可接又仏用卡、金融卡、IC卡…等電子交易卡片（以下 簡稱電子卡）進行交易，並可與讀卡機交換訊息之收銀系 統及其方法。 【本發明之背景】 目則一般商店、加油站、或便利超商等門市商號，多 ^能使用電子卡例如信用卡（VISA卡，卡···）、 金融卡jCic卡、Maestr〇卡…）、或㈣（儲値 卡…）寺進行X易。其傳統交易步驟為：收銀員先將顧 奴購物口一口代號及/或名稱、單價、以及購買數量等資料鍵 入’或經由條碼機讀人—習知收銀機以自動計算其交易總 額；以信用卡為例，收銀員於開立發票前或開立後，需= 持顧客信用卡於一習知為+搪 、士 5貝卡機上刷卡頡取其卡號、有效期 線 :她肖，再將上述總交易總額以手動方式鍵入習知讀 ==土金融授權機構認證傳回—有效授權碼以列： 早…、各簽名，待收銀員確認、顧客簽名無 易。上述金融卡、IC卡等亦同樣需仰賴收銀員再以手 式鍵入又易總額至習知全十4 行電子交易。 i封㈤卡機、或1C卡讀卡機以進 然而’習知收銀員刷卡後，需再以手動 額鍵入習知讀卡機，其操作繁續、浪費時間，i鍵Γ雞ί 出錯。又若收銀員操守不良，多鍵入金額或自行=免 本紙“度適用中關家規 531717 A7 B7 五、發明說明（2 ) 額’均徒增交易風險。此外，習知讀卡機列印之簽帳單容 易髒污不易保存，習知收銀機又無法保存交易訊息，曰後 查詢十分不易，以上均非理想。 、發明人爰因於此，本於積極發明之精神，亟思—種可 以解決上述問題之「可與讀卡機交換訊息之收銀系統及其 方去」，士、纟i研死貫驗終至完成此項嘉惠世人之發明。 【本發明之概述】 、本毛明之主要目的係在提供-種可與讀卡機交換訊息 之收銀系統及其方法，俾能簡化收銀操作程序，避免錯心 誤，並能降低交易風險。 曰 訂 、本發明之另-目的係在提供一種可與讀卡機交換訊息 《收銀μ及其方法’俾能於收銀機保存或列印電子卡交 易訊息，以利日後查詢。 九 濟 部 智 慧 員 工 消 費 為達成上述目的，本發明之收銀系統主要包括有收銀 幾及謂卡機。收銀機設有電子卡交易模式以對應連線至讀 卡機，收銀機並包括有輸入裝置以輸入商品交易資料，俾 =銀機計算其交易總額。讀卡機連線至其對應之金融授 扭機構。俾當啓動電子卡交易模式時，收銀機能將並交易 2額自動傳送至讀卡機，促使讀卡機先讀取—電子卡識別 資料，經由金融授權機構認證並傳回有效授權資料，;卡 機進而自動傳送-控制碼至收銀機以完成交易。藉此:收 銀機與讀卡機可自動交換訊息，故能簡化 二 避免錯誤，並能降低交易風險。 $作&序 ^氏張尺度翻準（CNS)A4_規格（210 X 297 ^釐丁531717 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (I) [Field of the invention] The present invention relates to a cash register system and method, especially an electronic transaction suitable for accessing and using cards, financial cards, IC cards, etc. Card (hereinafter referred to as electronic card) transaction system, and a cash register system and method capable of exchanging information with a card reader. [Background of the present invention] General stores, gas stations, or convenience stores such as convenience stores can use electronic cards such as credit cards (VISA cards, cards ...), financial cards jCic cards, Maestr0 cards ...) , Or ㈣ (Chu 値 card ...) temple for X easy. The traditional transaction steps are as follows: the cashier first enters the code and / or name, unit price, and purchase quantity of Gu Nu's shopping outlet, or reads it through a bar code machine—the cash register is used to automatically calculate the total transaction amount; As an example, before or after issuing an invoice, a cashier needs to = hold a customer's credit card and swipe the card on a 5+ Beka machine known as a card holder to get his card number and expiry date: She Xiao, then the above general The total transaction amount is manually entered and read == Turkish financial authorized institution authentication returns-valid authorization codes are listed as follows: early, each signature, to be confirmed by the cashier, customer signature is not easy. The above-mentioned financial cards, IC cards, etc. also need to rely on cashiers to input electronic transactions by hand, and the total amount will be up to 4 lines in Xizhiquan. I seal the card machine, or 1C card reader to advance. However, after the conventional cashier swipes the card, he needs to manually enter the conventional card reader. The operation is tedious and time consuming. The i key is wrong. If the cashier's conduct is bad, enter the amount or self-exemption = "This paper applies the Zhongguan Family Rules 531717 A7 B7. V. Invention Description (2) The amount 'will only increase the transaction risk. In addition, the conventional card reader prints the signature The bill is easy to be dirty and difficult to save, and the conventional cash register can not save the transaction information. It is not easy to query afterwards. The above are not ideal. Because of this, the inventor is in the spirit of active invention and urgently thinks-a solution can be solved. In the above question, "The cashier system that can exchange messages with card readers and their methods", the scholars and the students have passed the final inspection until the completion of this invention that benefits the world. [Summary of the invention] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a cash register system and method that can exchange information with card readers, which can simplify the cash register operation procedures, avoid mistakes and reduce transaction risks. The other purpose of the present invention is to provide a "cash register µ and its method" which can exchange information with a card reader. The electronic card transaction information can be stored or printed at the cash register for future inquiry. In order to achieve the above purpose, the cash register system of the present invention mainly includes a cash register and a card machine. The cash register is equipped with an electronic card transaction mode to correspond to the card reader. The cash register includes an input device to input commodity transaction data. 俾 = The cash register calculates its total transaction amount. The card reader is connected to its corresponding financial institution.启动 When the electronic card transaction mode is activated, the cash register can automatically transfer and transact 2 amounts to the card reader, prompting the card reader to read the electronic card identification information first, authenticated by the financial authorization institution, and return valid authorization information; card The machine then automatically sends a control code to the cash register to complete the transaction. This way: the cash register and the card reader can automatically exchange information, so it can be simplified to avoid errors and reduce the transaction risk. $ 作 & Preface ^ Changing Scale Standard (CNS) A4_Specifications (210 X 297 ^ centi
I 531717 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 五、發明說明（3 ^述讀卡機尚能將電子卡識別資料自動傳送至 :::該筆電子卡交易訊息儲存於收銀機 列印於發票上，以利曰後查詢。其中， 次 本發明之收銀方法主要包括以下步驟· 丨二)商品交易資料至收銀機，並計算其交易總額； (B )啓動電子卡交易模式； (C )收銀機自動傳送交易總額至讀卡機； (D )讀卡機讀取一電子卡識別資料； ⑻鮮機向金融授權機構認證該電子卡識別資料，並 確認該有效授權資料；以及 ⑴讀卡機自動傳送—控制碼至收銀機以完成交易。 ^述步驟B中之啓動方式，可由收銀機上按鍵啓動， 或機上刷卡同時啓動。步驟F中讀卡機尚能自動傳 ^子卡識财料至收銀機，俾㈣筆電子卡交易訊息儲 予万：收銀機,己憶體内，或列印於發票上，以供日後查詢。 由於本發明構造新穎，能提供產業上利用，且確有增 進功效，故依法申請發明專利。 【圖式簡單説明】 第1圖係本發明較佳實施例之系統方塊圖。 第2圖係本發明較佳實_之操作流程圖。 【圖號説明】 1 收銀機 10 確認鍵 11 輸入裝置 本紙張尺錢_ 531717 A7 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 五、發明說明（4* ) 1 1 1鍵盤 1 1 2條碼機 12 1 3 1，1 3 2，1 3 3 功能鍵 2 讀卡機 21信用卡讀卡機211印表機 22 金融卡讀卡機221键盤 23 Ic卡巧卡機 3 0，4 0，5 0金融網路 31信用卡授權機構 41金融卡授權機構 51 1C卡授權機構 91 信用卡 92 金融卡 93 1(：卡 【較佳具體實施例之詳細説明】 為能讓貴審查委員能更瞭解本發明之技術内容，特 舉一較佳具體實施例説明如下。 請先參閱第1圖本發明一較佳實施例之系統方塊圖， 本實施例係以使用於便利超商之P 0 S收銀系統為例，其可 應用之交易型態（t r a n s a c t i ο n t y p e )至少有銷隹 (sale )與退款（refund )等二種。第丨圖顯示本例之收 銀機1係以條碼機1 1 2為輸入裝置1 1 ’能將物品代號（及/ 或物品名稱）、單價、或數量等商品交易資料逐筆掃目翁輸 入收銀機1，另有一鍵盤1 1 1以供不時之需，該收銀機i並 能將數筆商品交易資料加總以計算其交易總額。 如圖所示，三個讀卡機2 (信用卡讀卡機2 1、金融卡 讀卡機22、1C卡讀卡機23 )分別以有線傳輸介面RS232 連結至收銀機1 ’當然亦可以操線方式加以連結以交換訊 息。本實施例復於收銀機1上設有三個功能鍵 13 1，1 3 2,1 3 3，當按壓其中之一時能分別啓動信用卡、金 印表機 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 魏 訂---------線—4 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 531717 A7 jb/ 五、發明說明（5 ) 或1c卡交㈣式，俾分別連線至其對應之信用卡讀 、金融卡謂卡機22、或1C卡讀卡機23。 」玄信用卡讀卡機21係經由金融網路30連線至其信 卡授權機構31，金融卡讀卡機22經由金融網路4〇連^至 其金融卡授權機構q，IC卡讀卡肋經由 線至其ic卡授權機構51。 各50連 上述信用卡授權機構3丨、金融卡授權機構4ι多半經 由本地銀行而連線至國際授權組織，其所發行之信用卡二91 較知名的有VISA卡、Master卡等，金融卡Μα· 卡、MaeStr〇卡等，IC卡授權機構5 1則如電信公司、公車 公司，其發行有1C儲値卡93等。其中，每一種電子卡均 訂 以磁條或晶片至少儲存有难—識別資料，例如信用卡9 ^儲 存有卡號及有效期等，金融卡92儲存有銀行帳號等，ic 卡93儲存有銀行帳號、餘額等。金融授權機構31，4丨，51 能對其發行之電子卡之上述識別資料進行認證並傳回授權 碼、存款餘額、或密碼等有效授權資料以供交易。 明一併配合參閱第2圖，當本實施例採用信用卡9丨進 行人易型怨（transacti〇n type)為銷售（Μ〗。）時之操 作流程如下： [步驟A]收銀員先以條碼機1 12將顧客選購之物品代號 (及/或物品名稱）、單價、或數量等商品交易資 料逐筆掃瞄輸入收銀機i，或以鍵盤i i i手動鍵入 上述資料，收銀機1能自動計算其交易總額； £ 297¾) 本紙張尺度賴+5^鮮（GNS)A4 “ 531717 A7 五、發明說明（έ ) [步驟B]收銀員按壓收銀機}上功能鍵131，以啓動對應之 信用卡交易模式； [步驟c]收銀機！經由有線傳輸介面RS232連線並自動傳 送上述交易總額（及物品代號/名稱、單價、或數 I等商品交易資料，或交易型態）至信用卡讀卡 機2 1 ; [步驟D]收銀員於信用卡讀卡機21上刷卡，俾讀取一信用 卡9 1之卡號、有效期等識別資料； [步騾E]信用卡讀卡機21以該卡號、有效期、及上述交易 總額向其信用卡授權機構3丨請求認證，待傳回授 訂 權碼後予以確認，並以印表機2 1 1列印簽帳單供 顧客簽名； [步黏F 1 ]仏用卡讀卡機2 1經由有線傳輸介面R s 2 3 2自動 傳送該卡號（及有效期、授權碼、讀卡機號等資 料）至收銀機1 ;又 [步騄F ] L用卡讀卡機2丨自動傳送一控制碼至收銀機1以完 成交易；並令 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 [步驟G]收銀機1以印表機12列印發票，包括有一般必須 列印之物品代號（及/或物品名稱）、單價、或數 量等商品交易資料，交易總額，以及日期、時 間、或收銀機機號等交易訊息，或交易型態等， 並能列印出信用卡21卡號（及交易模式、有效 期、授權碼、讀卡機機號等資料）於發票上，俾 供日後查詢。I 531717 Printed by the Consumer Property Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 V. Invention Description (3) The card reader can still automatically transfer the identification information of the electronic card to ::: The electronic card transaction information is stored in the cash register and printed on On the invoice, Eli enquires later. Among them, the cash register method of the present invention mainly includes the following steps: ii) Commodity transaction data to the cash register and calculate the total transaction amount; (B) Start the electronic card transaction mode; (C) The cash register automatically transmits the total transaction amount to the card reader; (D) the card reader reads the electronic card identification information; the ⑻fresh machine authenticates the electronic card identification information to the financial authorization institution and confirms the valid authorization information; and Machine Automatic Transmission—The control code is sent to the cash register to complete the transaction. ^ The activation method in step B can be activated by pressing the button on the cash register or by swiping the card on the machine at the same time. In step F, the card reader can still automatically transfer the wealth information of the sub-card to the cash register, and save the electronic card transaction information to Wan: the cash register, which has been recalled in the body, or printed on the invoice for future inquiry. . Since the present invention has a novel structure, can provide industrial use, and does have an increasing effect, it applies for an invention patent in accordance with the law. [Brief description of the drawings] FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a flowchart of the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Illustration of drawing number] 1 Cash register 10 Confirm key 11 Input device Paper rule _ 531717 A7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of invention (4 *) 1 1 1 Keyboard 1 1 2 Bar code machine 12 1 3 1,1 3 2,1 3 3 Function keys 2 Card reader 21 Credit card reader 211 Printer 22 Financial card reader 221 Keyboard 23 Ic card smart card machine 3 0, 4 0, 5 0 Financial Network Road 31 Credit Card Authorization Agency 41 Financial Card Authorization Agency 51 1C Card Authorization Agency 91 Credit Card 92 Financial Card 93 1 (: Card [Detailed description of preferred embodiments] In order to allow your review committee to better understand the technical content of the present invention, A preferred specific embodiment is described below. Please refer to FIG. 1 for a system block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is an example of a P 0 S cash register system used to facilitate convenience stores. The transaction type (transacti ο ntype) of the application is at least two types: sale and refund. Figure 丨 shows that the cash register 1 in this example uses a barcode machine 1 1 2 as the input device 1 1 ′ Ability to assign item code (and / or item name), unit price, or Volume and other commodity transaction information is entered into the cash register 1 one by one, and a keyboard 1 1 1 is provided for occasional needs. The cash register i can also sum up several commodity transaction data to calculate its total transaction. As shown, the three card readers 2 (credit card reader 21, financial card reader 22, and 1C card reader 23) are connected to the cash register 1 through a wired transmission interface RS232. Link to exchange messages. This embodiment is provided with three function keys 13 1, 1 3 2, 1 3 3 on the cash register 1. When you press one of them, you can activate the credit card and gold printer respectively (please read the Please fill in this page again) Wei Ding --------- Line-4 This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 531717 A7 jb / V. Description of the invention (5 ) Or 1c card payment mode, respectively connected to its corresponding credit card reader, debit card reader 22, or 1C card reader 23. "Xuan credit card reader 21 is connected to Its credit card authority 31 and financial card reader 22 are connected to its financial card authority q via the financial network 40, The IC card reading ribs are connected to their ic card authorization agencies 51 through lines. Each of the 50 connected credit card authorization agencies 3 and the financial card authorization agencies 4 and 50 are mostly connected to international authorized organizations via local banks. Well-known are VISA card, Master card, etc., financial card Mα · card, MaeStr0 card, etc., IC card authorized institutions 51 such as telecommunications companies, bus companies, which issued 1C storage card 93 and so on. Among them, each type of electronic card is stored with a magnetic stripe or chip to store at least difficult-identifying information, such as credit card 9 ^ card number and expiration date, etc., financial card 92 stores bank account number, etc., and ic card 93 stores bank account number, balance, etc. Wait. The financial authorization institutions 31, 4 丨, 51 can authenticate the above identification information of the electronic card issued by them and return valid authorization information such as authorization code, deposit balance, or password for transaction. Refer to Figure 2 together with the Ming. The operation flow when the credit card 9 丨 is used in this embodiment for transaction type (sales) is as follows: [Step A] The cashier first uses a bar code Machine 1 12 scans the item transaction information (such as the item code (and / or item name), unit price, or quantity) of the customer and enters it into the cash register i, or manually enters the above information with the keyboard iii. The cash register 1 can automatically calculate The total transaction amount is £ 297¾) The paper size is + 5 ^ fresh (GNS) A4 "531717 A7 V. Description of the invention (έ) [Step B] The cashier presses the function key 131 on the cash register} to start the corresponding credit card transaction Mode; [Step c] Cash register! RS232 connection via cable transmission interface and automatically transmits the above transaction total (and item code / name, unit price, or commodity transaction data such as number I, or transaction type) to credit card reader 2 1; [Step D] The cashier swipes the card on the credit card reader 21, and then reads the identification number, expiration date and other identification information of a credit card 91; [Step E] The credit card reader 21 uses the card number, expiration date, and the above Total transaction amount Credit card authority 3 丨 request authentication, confirm it after returning the subscription authorization code, and print the billing statement for the customer to sign on the printer 2 1 1; [Step stick F 1] 仏 Use the card reader 2 1 Automatically transmit the card number (and the validity period, authorization code, card reader number and other information) to the cash register 1 via the wired transmission interface R s 2 3 2; and [step 騄 F] L use the card reader 2 to automatically transmit a control Code to cash register 1 to complete the transaction; and have the employee's consumer cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs print [Step G] cash register 1 prints the invoice with printer 12 including the code of the item that must be printed (and / or (Item name), unit price, or quantity, and other commodity transaction information, transaction totals, transaction information such as date, time, or cash register number, or transaction type, etc., and can print out the credit card 21 card number (and transaction mode, validity period) , Authorization code, card reader machine number, etc.) on the invoice, for future inquiry.
本紙張尺度義中規格⑵〇 X 297_ϋ 531717 Λ7 五、發明說明（9 ) 二此，本實施例在啓動信用卡交易模式後，能由收銀 機向信用卡讀卡機21自動交換訊息，自動將收銀⑽上 ，交易總額等重要資料傳送至信用卡讀卡㈣，無須收銀 貝再以手動方式鍵入，故能簡化收銀操作程序，避免键入 錯誤二並能降低多刷、少刷、或盜刷等交易風險。 右收銀機1能-併傳送顧客所選紅物品代號（及/或 物口口名無）、單價、或數量等商品交易資料，交易總額， 1期、日㈣、或收銀機機號等交易訊息，或交易型態等至 仏用卡項卡機21，則信用卡讀卡機21之印表機211亦可將 上述資料選擇性地列印於簽帳單上供顧客確認與保存。 一此外，本實施例之信用卡讀卡機21亦能向收銀機}自 動交換訊息，自動將信用卡讀卡機21上之信用卡Μ卡號 等重要資料傳送至收銀機i，故能於收銀機"己憶保存，或 歹J p咸筆私子卡父易訊息於發票上，以利日後查詢。 本實施例係以較常使用之銷售（sale)交易型態 (t r a n s a c 11 ο n t y p e )為例加以説明，但不以此為限，任 何熱習POS收銀系統技藝者亦可將其切換至其他如退款 (refund)等交易型態善加使用，當無困難故無庸贅述。 本發明尚可增設一確認鍵丨〇於收銀機丨上（或讀卡機 上但圖未示），俾當收銀員檢視顧客簽名之個人簽帳資料 無誤後，才以手動按壓確認鍵1〇開始列印發票；但以上例 當信用卡讀卡機21收到授權碼後，能自動傳送控制碼令收 銀機1自動列印發票者為較佳。 10 本紙張尺度適用中關家標準（CNS)A4規格⑵Q χ 297公髮 ^1717 A7The specification of this paper is ⑵〇X 297_ϋ 531717 Λ7 V. Description of the invention (9) Secondly, after the credit card transaction mode is activated in this embodiment, the cash register can automatically exchange messages with the credit card reader 21, and the cash register will be automatically transferred. On the other hand, important data such as the total transaction amount is transmitted to the credit card reader card. It is not necessary to manually enter the cash register, so it can simplify the cash register operation process, avoid typing mistakes 2 and reduce the risk of multiple swipes, fewer swipes, or stolen swipes. The right cash register 1 can-and transmit the commodity transaction information such as the red item code (and / or the name of the item), the unit price, or the quantity selected by the customer, the transaction total, the transaction of the 1st period, the sundial, or the cash register number Messages or transaction types until the card item card machine 21 is used, the printer 211 of the credit card reader 21 may also selectively print the above information on a billing statement for customers to confirm and save. In addition, the credit card reader 21 of this embodiment can also automatically exchange messages with the cash register}, and automatically transfer important information such as the credit card M card number on the credit card reader 21 to the cash register i, so it can be used at the cash register " Keep it in your memory, or write the private message of the parent card on the invoice to facilitate future enquiries. This embodiment is described by taking a more commonly used sale transaction type (transac 11 ο ntype) as an example, but it is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in POS cash register system can also switch it to other such as Refund (refund) and other transaction types are well used, when there is no difficulty, there is no need to repeat them. The present invention can further add a confirmation key on the cash register 丨 (or on the card reader but not shown in the figure). When the cashier checks the personal billing information signed by the customer, the confirmation key 1 can be manually pressed. Printing of invoices is started; but in the above example, when the credit card reader 21 receives the authorization code, it can automatically send a control code to enable the cash register 1 to automatically print the invoice. 10 This paper size is applicable to Zhongguanjia Standard (CNS) A4 size ⑵Q χ 297 public hair ^ 1717 A7
五、發明說明（S ) 、 ]本毛月之可與讀卡機交換訊息之收銀系統及其 =」經由上述信用卡91之實施例説明已揭露完整，任何 :心=融卡92、ic卡93、或其他電子卡交易者，閲讀本 ^明説:書後即知如何實施（例如金融卡讀卡機22改以鍵 2 1鈿入個人铪碼以確認個人簽帳資料無誤），故有關 -他應用本發明之電子卡收銀細節部分不在此督述。 —综上所陳，本發明無論就目的、手段及功效，在在均 顯示其迥異於習知技術之特徵，為「可與讀卡機交換訊息 <收銀系統及其方法」之—大突破，懇冑貴審查委員明 察，早曰賜准專利，俾嘉惠社會，實感德便。惟應注意的 是、，上述諸多實施例僅係為了便於説明而舉例而已，本發 明所王張 < 權利範圍自應以申請專利範圍所述為準，而非 僅限於上述實施例。 t--------- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 11 ^紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNtS)a4規格（210 X 297公釐）V. Description of the invention (S),] This Maoyue's cashier system that can exchange messages with the card reader and its = ”The description of the above embodiment of the credit card 91 has been disclosed completely, any: heart = Rong card 92, ic card 93 Or other electronic card traders, after reading this book, they said that they knew how to implement it after the book (for example, the financial card reader 22 changed the key 2 1 to enter the personal code to confirm that the personal billing information is correct), so related- Part of the details of the electronic card cashier where he applied the present invention is not described here. —In summary, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means, and effect, shows its characteristics that are quite different from those of the conventional technology. It is a “big breakthrough” in “the information can be exchanged with the card reader < the cash register system and its method”. Sincerely, the inspection committee members have clearly observed that as soon as they granted a quasi-patent, they would benefit the society and feel good. However, it should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are merely examples for the convenience of description. The scope of rights of Wang Zhang of the present invention shall be based on the scope of the patent application, rather than being limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. t --------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 11 ^ The paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNtS) a4 specification (210 X 297 Mm)