TWI634502B - Auxiliary information transmission method based on invoice voucher - Google Patents

Abstract

An auxiliary information transmission method includes the following steps: First, a point-of-sale device obtains item information of a commodity and generates a corresponding invoice document code. Next, the point of sale device receives a user identification code for a mobile device. Furthermore, a server receives the invoice number, the item information, and the user identification code transmitted by the point of sale device and the mobile device. Then, the server determines the corresponding auxiliary information according to the item information for transmission to the mobile device. Then, the mobile device receives the auxiliary information and starts a corresponding application to output the auxiliary information.

Description

Auxiliary information transmission method based on invoice voucher

The present invention relates to an auxiliary information transmission method; in particular, to a method for transmitting auxiliary information by using an invoice voucher and providing auxiliary information.

The unified invoice is a purchase certificate stipulated in Taiwan. It not only records the various commodities consumed, but also is an important basis for taxation by the government tax authorities. The traditional unified invoice is provided by the store after the consumption in the form of a paper, and the other is saved as a tax return certificate.

After a consumer buys a product, he or she usually wants to know the information about the product. Take the consumer's purchase of a smart phone as an example. The above information includes: How is the product used and operated? Does the product have corresponding accessories such as mobile phone case, earphone, leather case, etc? What are the warranty terms and maintenance requirements for this product? The fastest way to use the current consumption pattern is to verbally inform, explain and remind the sales staff.

However, the number of items sold by the store is wide, and it is impossible for the salesperson to know the relevant information of all the products. In particular, in order to save personnel expenses, the sales staff is mainly based on the students who are unfamiliar with the products, and cannot be in the first place. Time will provide consumers with satisfactory and sufficient information, so it is necessary to find a solution.

Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary information transmission method.

Therefore, the present invention provides an auxiliary information transmission method suitable for use in one including one a mobile device of the user identification code, a point-of-sale device capable of obtaining item information of a commodity, and a server connected to the mobile device and the point-of-sale device via the Internet, the server storing a corresponding item information The auxiliary information, and a pair of user information that should be the user identification code, the auxiliary information transmission method comprises the following steps: First, the point-of-sale device obtains the item information of the item and generates a corresponding invoice certificate code. Next, the point of sale device receives the user identification code of the mobile device. Furthermore, the server receives the invoice number, the item information, and the user identification code transmitted by the point of sale device and the mobile device. Then, the server determines the corresponding auxiliary information according to the item information for transmission to the mobile device. Then, the mobile device receives the auxiliary information and starts a corresponding application to output the auxiliary information.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide another auxiliary information transmission method.

Therefore, another auxiliary information transmission method of the present invention is suitable for use in a mobile device including a user identification code, a point-of-sale device that can obtain item information of a commodity, and a mobile device connected to the Internet via a server of the point-of-sale device, the server stores an auxiliary information corresponding to a item information, and a pair of user information corresponding to the user identification code, the auxiliary information transmission method comprises the following steps: First, the point-of-sale device obtains the Product item information, and generate a corresponding invoice certificate code. Next, the mobile device receives the invoice voucher code of the point of sale device. Furthermore, the server receives the invoice number, the item information, and the user identification code transmitted by the point of sale device and the mobile device. Then, the server determines the corresponding auxiliary information according to the item information for transmission to the mobile device. Then, the mobile device receives the auxiliary information and starts a corresponding application to output the auxiliary information.

The effect of the invention enables the server to obtain item information to determine What kind of auxiliary information to provide to the mobile device, the application can be executed correspondingly according to the file format of the auxiliary information.

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Figure 1 is a block diagram of one of the processes in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of another flow in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a first preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an auxiliary information transmission method, which is suitable for use in a mobile device including a user identification code, and a point-of-sale device capable of obtaining item information of a commodity, wherein The mobile device is a smart phone or tablet, and the user identification code refers to a unique mobile phone number or user account. The point-of-sale device is a common point-of-sale terminal (POS Client) at the storefront counter. The point-of-sale device usually has a code scanner that can quickly scan the barcode printed on the product into the point-of-sale device. Product information such as "banana milk" or "sports shoes".

The server stores a plurality of item information including a plurality of category tags, a pair of user information corresponding to the user identification code, and a plurality of auxiliary information corresponding to the item information. Among them, these categories are marked for the purpose of item information. For example, the item information is "chicken", "comprehensive vitamin", etc., the category is marked as "nutritious food", and the item information is "top" and "trousers". ", etc., the category is marked as "clothing." The user information record has a preference for each item information. The auxiliary information is a message related to the product, which can help the consumer who purchases the product to understand the ingredients, operations, accessories, etc. of the product. For example, if the product purchased by the consumer is "X brand Y model smart phone", then Auxiliary information includes operating instructions, parts lists, maintenance instructions, and more. The The auxiliary information transfer method includes the following steps:

First, as shown in step 101, when the user selects the product and goes to the counter to checkout, the point-of-sale device operated by the clerk can use the barcode scanner to obtain the item information of the item, and generate a corresponding invoice certificate code. In the preferred embodiment, the invoice document code is a unified invoice number.

Next, as shown in step 102, the point of sale device receives and obtains the user identification code of the mobile device.

Furthermore, as shown in step 103, the point-of-sale device transmits the invoice voucher code, the item information, and the user identification code, so that the server receives the invoice number transmitted by the point-of-sale device and the mobile device, The item information, and the user ID.

Then, as shown in step 104, the server determines the corresponding auxiliary information according to the item information. For example, if the item information is “X brand Y model smart phone”, the auxiliary information includes the corresponding operation manual ( Electronic file files), accessories list (electronic catalogue), operation method (film file), maintenance instructions (electronic file files), etc. Furthermore, as shown in step 105, the server transmits the auxiliary information to the mobile device.

Then, as shown in step 106, the mobile device receives the auxiliary information. Since the auxiliary information has different file formats, the mobile device can open the corresponding application to output the auxiliary information for the consumer to view.

Referring to FIG. 2, a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is also a method for transmitting a preferential message. Unlike the first preferred embodiment, as shown in step 203, the point of sale device transmits the invoice document code and item. The information is not the user identification code of the mobile device transmitted as shown in step 103 of FIG.

As shown in step 202, the mobile device can be accepted by the point-of-sale device and obtain the invoice voucher code, which can be wirelessly transmitted directly by the point-of-sale device, or can be invoiced or corresponding to the invoice document printed by the point-of-sale device. The one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode is obtained by keyboard input or photographing. Next, as shown in step 204, the invoice document code and the user identification code are transmitted by the mobile device to the server. In this way, the user identification code with privacy concerns is not transmitted to the point-of-sale device, and the user's privacy interest can be effectively maintained.

The invention has the advantages that the server can obtain the item information to determine the auxiliary information to be corresponding to the mobile device, and the application program can execute correspondingly regardless of whether the file format of the auxiliary information is an electronic file file, an electronic catalog or a video file. In order to let consumers know the auxiliary information of the products they purchased immediately after purchase, and quickly understand the products.

Claims (1)

An auxiliary information transmission method suitable for use in a mobile device including a user identification code, a point-of-sale device capable of obtaining item information of a commodity, and a mobile device connecting the mobile device and the point-of-sale device through the Internet The server stores a pair of auxiliary item information indicating the item information and indicating the composition or usage of the corresponding item, and a pair of user information corresponding to the user identification code. The auxiliary information transmission method includes the following steps: (a The point-of-sale device obtains the item information of the item and generates a corresponding invoice voucher code; (b) the mobile device receives the invoice voucher code of the point-of-sale device; (c) the server receives the point of sale The invoice certificate code and the item information transmitted by the device, and the invoice certificate code and the user identification code transmitted by the mobile device; (d) the server determines the corresponding auxiliary information according to the item information to transmit to And the (e) the mobile device receives the auxiliary information and opens a corresponding application to output the auxiliary information.