TWI436291B - Virtual-practical integrated mobile shopping system and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Virtual and integrated mobile shopping system and method

The present invention relates to a shopping system, and more particularly to a mobile shopping system that is integrated with virtual reality.

Due to the changing lifestyle of modern people, the pace of life is accelerating, and in busy life, people have little time to purchase daily necessities at Pingpingmen. Therefore, most people develop the daily necessities they need to buy for a long time on holiday, or buy them directly online.

First of all, modern people must carry mobile phones, wallets, etc. separately when they go out shopping. It is not only inconvenient but also easy to lose them. Second, people often have the types and brands they are accustomed to purchase. However, not all stores sell all brands and types. Therefore, people often travel between different stores in order to find specific products. In addition, in the process of mass purchasing, moving goods often has to spend a lot of effort, and even easily cause physical burden, and for consumers who do not have steam locomotives, it is also a great burden to purchase a large number of goods.

In addition, online shopping is through the virtual shopping mall on the Internet. By viewing the pictures and texts of the virtual shopping mall, it is confirmed whether it is the product that the consumer needs, and the card is sent online by credit card or remittance, and the goods are sent directly. at home. However, online shopping often cannot see physical goods, and when consumers receive physical goods, they are often dissatisfied with the gap between physical goods and pictures.

Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a virtual and integrated mobile shopping system, which enables consumers to understand shopping information in a virtual shopping mall through a combination of a network, a mobile device, and a store, and can go to a physical mall to watch. The physical commodity then decides whether to purchase, which can establish a convenient and time-saving consumption mode.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a virtual reality integrated mobile shopping system is provided, including a network platform, a mobile device, and a store. The network platform is used to build a store merchandise database. The mobile device is connected to the network platform and downloads a product message from the store product database. The mobile device includes an NFC (Near Field Communication) device. The store is used to display at least one physical item of the store merchandise database record, and the physical item includes a radio frequency tag. The radio frequency tag is used by the NFC device to read one of the physical product codes of the radio frequency tag, wherein the mobile device can edit the physical product code into an order and transmit it back to the network platform through the NFC device and make payment. In addition, the radio frequency tag can be set on the merchandise shelf of the store (such as set beside the price list of various types of physical goods), and a radio frequency tag corresponds to the price of one type of physical commodity. In this way, only one radio frequency tag needs to be set for one type of physical commodity, and it is not necessary to set a radio frequency tag on each physical commodity.

According to the virtual reality integrated mobile shopping system of the above embodiment, the mobile device has an Android operating system built therein. The NFC device of the mobile device includes a wireless reading device, an information exchange device, and an electronic wallet. The wireless reading device is configured to read the physical commodity code of the wireless radio frequency tag. An information exchange device is used to transmit the order to the network platform and receive a message from the network platform. The e-wallet is used for payment. The electronic wallet can be a stored value card or a credit card.

In addition, the radio frequency tag of the physical commodity is a passive radio frequency tag. The network platform includes a POS system (Point of Sales) to receive orders sent by mobile devices.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a virtual and integrated mobile shopping method that establishes a convenient and time-saving consumption mode through a combination of a network, a mobile device, and a store.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a virtual reality integrated mobile shopping method is provided, the method comprising the steps of connecting to a store product database of a network platform by using a mobile device, and downloading a product message. The physical commodity code of a physical commodity is read by a mobile device through a mobile device. Use the mobile device to edit the physical product code into an order and return it to the network platform. And pay through one of the built-in electronic wallets in the mobile device.

According to the above embodiment, the virtual reality integrated mobile shopping method, wherein the editing order includes the quantity of the edited entity goods and the picking method. Moreover, the mobile device has an NFC device built in.

Consumers can first view the sales location, amount and other information of various products through the store product database on the network platform, and download the product information, such as the latest price of the product, to the mobile device, and go to the store to view the entity. commodity. Reading the physical commodity code in the radio frequency tag disposed on the physical commodity through the NFC device in the mobile device, and editing the order in the mobile device, such as the number of physical commodities to be purchased, the pickup method, etc., and transmitting the order Transfer to the web platform and use the NFC device for payment. Thereby, the effect of saving time and time can be achieved.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a block diagram of a system of a virtual reality integrated mobile shopping system according to an embodiment of the invention. The virtual reality integrated mobile shopping system includes a network platform 100, a mobile device 200, and a store 300. The web platform 100 is used to create a store merchandise repository 110. The mobile device 200 is configured to connect to the network platform 100 and download a product message from the store product database 110. The mobile device 200 includes an NFC (Near Field Communication) device 210. The store 300 is used to display the physical merchandise 310 recorded in the store merchandise database 110. The physical item 310 includes a radio frequency tag 311 for the NFC device 210 to read the physical item code of the radio frequency tag 311. The mobile device 200 can edit the physical item code into an order and transmit it back to the network platform 100 through the NFC device 210. And make a payment. It can be seen that the meaning of virtual reality integration means that the consumer can view the virtual product information through the network platform 100 in advance, and then go to the store 300 to actually select the physical product 310, thereby eliminating the consumer's gap between the product information and the physical product on the network. doubt.

Specifically, the network platform 100 can be used by the chain store or each vendor to establish the merchandise information (such as price, location of sale, quantity of inventory, etc.) sold in the store merchandise database 110, and can be at any time. Upload or periodically change the price of the item or the quantity of the item.

In addition, the network platform 100 includes a POS system 120 (Point of Sales) for receiving orders sent by the mobile device 200. The POS system 120 can be a single store sales management system, as a cashier and sales record in the store; and can also be used as a sales management system for large chain stores, and contributes to the overall management of the chain stores and the distribution of goods.

The mobile device 200 can be a portable device such as a mobile phone or a PDA, and has an Android operating system built therein, and the NFC device 210 can be simulated by the Android operating system. The NFC device 210 includes a wireless reading device 211, an information exchange device 212, and an electronic wallet 213. The wireless reading device 211 is configured to read the physical commodity code of the wireless radio frequency tag 311, thereby storing the physical commodity code of the consumer and the purchased commodity into the mobile device 200 for editing of the order. The information exchange device 212 is configured to transmit the order to the POS system 120 of the network platform 100, and after the POS system 120 confirms the order content, receives the confirmation message; in other words, the information exchange device 212 can provide the mobile device 200 and the network. Two-way contact between road platforms 100. The e-wallet 213 is used to make payments. The e-wallet 213 can be a stored value card (such as a leisure card, etc.), so that the consumer can add the cash to the stored value card before consumption, and after confirming the purchase order, directly confirm the storage by the POS system 120. The value card is debited and the payment process is completed. In addition, the electronic wallet 213 can also be a credit card. After confirming the order with the POS system 120, the mobile device 200 can select the payment by credit card to complete the payment process.

In the store 300, a radio frequency tag 311 is disposed on each physical item 310. The radio frequency tag 311 is mainly a passive radio frequency tag, and the user must bring the mobile device 200 close to the radio frequency tag 311 of the physical commodity 310 so that the wireless reading device 211 in the NFC device 210 can read the entity in the radio frequency tag 311. Product code. After the mobile device 200 has a physical product code of the consumer to purchase the product, the consumer can edit the order in the mobile device 200 through the NFC device 210, and the order content may include the quantity of the product to be purchased, the picking method, etc., and the POS system 120. After confirming the message returned by the POS system 120 and confirming that the order is correct, the payment method can be selected in the NFC device 210 and transmitted to the POS system 120 to complete the checkout.

In addition, the radio frequency tag 311 can be disposed on the merchandise rack of the store 300 (eg, placed beside the price list of the various types of physical merchandise 310), and the radio frequency tag 311 corresponds to the price of the merchandise merchandise 310 of one category. Thereby, one type of physical commodity 310 only needs to set one radio frequency tag 311, and it is not necessary to set the radio frequency tag 311 on each physical commodity 310.

Referring to FIG. 2, a flow chart of a virtual reality integrated mobile shopping method according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. The virtual and integrated mobile shopping method includes the following steps:

Step 400: The consumer may first connect to a store product database of a network platform through a mobile device to download the latest product information, wherein the product information may include the sales price of each store, the inventory of the goods in the store, or Information such as a list of brands sold at various sales outlets. In this way, consumers can first understand the product information of different stores, consider the individual needs, go to the appropriate store to refer to the physical goods or purchase, can save time in person to different stores.

Step 410: Since the mobile device has an NFC device built in, after the consumer arrives at the store, the mobile device can read the wireless radio frequency tag on the physical commodity through the mobile device, and store the physical commodity code in the wireless radio frequency tag into the mobile device.

Step 420: Edit the physical product code into an order by using the mobile device, wherein the order content includes the quantity of the physical goods and the manner of picking up (such as self-collection or home delivery). After the order is edited, the order is transmitted to the POS system of the network platform through the NFC device, and the POS system returns the order message.

Step 430: After confirming the order, the consumer can pay through the built-in electronic wallet of the NFC device on the mobile device, for example, by using a built-in stored value card or a credit card, without carrying cash or another withdrawal.

After the completion of the payment process, the store will package the goods to the consumers according to the pick-up method on the order.

In summary, the virtual and integrated mobile shopping system and method have the following advantages:

1. Consumers can first query and download product information on the Internet platform to prevent consumers from spending too much time running through multiple stores in order to find specific products.

2. After confirming the product information, the consumer can still actually go to the store to confirm whether the physical product has a difference with the product information provided on the network platform, and then decide whether to purchase. In this way, consumer shopping disputes caused by the inconsistency between product information on the Internet and physical goods can be reduced, and the rights and interests of consumers are further protected.

3. Reading the physical product code through the mobile device instead of shopping while taking the merchandise shopping mode, especially in the process of mass purchasing, saves a lot of effort to move the merchandise.

4. The process of checkout can be shortened by editing the order, while the e-wallet checkout reduces the checkout time.

5. For consumers to choose the way to pick up, can increase the convenience of shopping.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100. . . Network platform

110. . . Store product database

120. . . POS system

200. . . Mobile device

210. . . NFC device

211. . . Wireless reading device

212. . . Information exchange device

213. . . electronic wallet

300. . . Store

310. . . Physical goods

311. . . Radio frequency tag

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a virtual reality integrated mobile shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing a virtual and integrated mobile shopping method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

100. . . Network platform

110. . . Store product database

120. . . POS system

200. . . Mobile device

210. . . NFC device

211. . . Wireless reading device

212. . . Information exchange device

213. . . electronic wallet

300. . . Store

310. . . Physical goods

311. . . Radio frequency tag

Claims (1)

A virtual and integrated mobile shopping method is applied to a plurality of stores, and the steps include: connecting a store product database to a network platform by using a mobile device, and downloading a product message, wherein the product information includes the stores The price of the merchandise sold, the inventory of the merchandise in the stores, and the list of brands sold in the stores; according to the merchandise message to one of the stores, and reading through one of the built-in NFC devices of the mobile device Obtaining at least one physical product radio frequency tag to obtain at least one physical product code; using the mobile device to edit the physical product code into an order, and transmitting the same to the network platform, wherein the order includes the quantity of the physical commodity and The method of picking up the physical goods; and paying through one of the built-in electronic wallets of the mobile device.