TWI644269B - Method for connecting peripheral device of webpage POS system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for connecting a peripheral device with a web page POS (English Point of Sale, POS for short) system or a smart marketing system (English smart retailer). By setting up a service software running on an operating system, The browser can internally transmit relevant control instructions to the service software in a communication method conforming to the WebSocket protocol. After the service software reassembles the control instructions, the peripheral device is connected and controlled through the corresponding connection interface of the peripheral device, so that any device can be used. The browser executes the web POS system and controls various peripheral devices, which greatly increases the convenience of the web POS system application.

Description

Method for connecting peripheral device of web page POS system

The invention relates to a POS system, in particular to a method that enables a web page POS system to easily connect and operate peripheral devices.

In order to improve operational efficiency and reduce the probability of human error, the current process management of catering, supermarket, logistics and other industries is based on comprehensive electronic and information technology. It is hoped that it can be reduced through reliable information management equipment and program applications. Cost, effective management, and improvement of the efficiency of business process management. Therefore, how to effectively use the advantages of electronic and information technology and the low error rate is a major issue for management. Among them, it is important to make good use of the terminal sales system for its success or failure. one.

For users of POS software system program 92 (Point of Sale in English, POS for short in English, and Chinese can also be referred to as point-of-sale information system and point-of-sale management system), as shown in Figure 1, it is necessary to include POS software The host hardware 91 of the system program 92, and peripheral devices 94 such as barcode scanners, credit cards, printers, etc. related to the POS software system program 92. The POS software system program 92 can also store related data in the cloud On the server 93, but for the web POS system, since the browser cannot directly control the peripheral devices 94 such as a barcode scanner, a credit card machine, etc., it will be difficult to operate these peripheral devices on the web page.

Therefore, how to improve the above-mentioned shortcomings of the web POS system should be a problem that the industry needs to work hard to overcome.

For this reason, the inventor of this case set out to develop its solution, hoping to develop a method to make the web POS system easily connect and operate these peripheral devices, effectively increase the efficiency and flexibility of using the web POS system to serve the public and promote The development of this industry has experienced The idea has led to the invention.

The object of the present invention is to provide a method for connecting a peripheral device to a web POS system or a smart marketing system (smart retailer in English). By setting a service software running on an operating system, a browser can be compatible with WebSocket internally. The communication method of the agreement is to transmit the related control instructions to the service software. After the service software reorganizes the control instructions, the peripheral devices are connected and controlled through the corresponding connection interface of the peripheral device, so that any device can use the browser to execute the web POS system and control various Peripheral devices have greatly increased the convenience of web page POS system application.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object and effect, the technical measures adopted by the present invention include: a host, the host including at least a browser, a network device, and a service software; the browser and the service software system conform to the WebSocket agreement Method for real-time two-way message transmission; at least one peripheral device, the peripheral device is wired or wirelessly coupled to the host through a connection interface corresponding to the peripheral device, and performs two-way message transmission with the service software; a cloud server provided with a A web-based POS system built on a web-based architecture. The host connects the cloud server with the network of the connected device, and operates the web-based POS system of the cloud server with the host's browser as the interface. When the service software When receiving a first instruction from the browser that executes the web POS system and complies with the WebSocket protocol to operate a peripheral device, the service software reorganizes the first instruction to have the same operation content and can drive the first instruction A second instruction of the peripheral device, and using the second instruction to control the peripheral device through a connection interface corresponding to the peripheral device; When the service software receives a first message from a peripheral device, the service software reconstructs the first message into a second message that has the same content as the first message and conforms to one of the WebSocket protocols, and converts the second message Displayed on the browser, and transmitted the second message to the web POS system; thereby, the web POS system can connect and control the peripheral devices.

In the foregoing method, the browser operation of the host computer executes the web server POS system of the cloud server, and the input data, output data, and operation results are stored in the cloud server in real time.

The aforementioned method, wherein the host is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer Brain, mobile phone or any host running traditional POS system.

In the foregoing method, the peripheral device is one of a printer, a barcode scanner, a magnetic card reader, a credit card reader, a cash register, an invoice machine, a screen, a keyboard, a stylus, or a combination thereof.

In order to make your review members have a better understanding and understanding of the technical features of the present invention and the effect achieved, I would like to accompany the detailed illustrations of the preferred embodiments with detailed descriptions, as described below:

21‧‧‧Host

22‧‧‧Browser

31‧‧‧Service Software

32‧‧‧Connect Interface

41‧‧‧The first peripheral device

42‧‧‧ 2nd peripheral device

51‧‧‧Cloud Server

52‧‧‧Web POS System

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional POS system architecture.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the basic architecture of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to describe a method for connecting a peripheral device to a web POS system according to the present invention. The method includes: a host 21, the host 21 including at least a browser 22, a network device, and a service software 31. The browser 22 and the service software 31 perform real-time two-way message transmission in a manner consistent with the WebSocket protocol; at least one peripheral device, the peripheral device is wired or wirelessly coupled to the host 21 through a connection interface 32 corresponding to the peripheral device, and The service software 31 performs two-way message transmission. In this embodiment, multiple peripheral devices are used for description. As shown in FIG. 2, the multiple peripheral devices include a first peripheral device 41, a second peripheral device 42, and the like; a cloud server 51. A web page POS system 52 is set up based on a web page structure. The host computer 21 is connected to the cloud server 51 via the networked device (not shown) and operates using the browser 22 of the host computer 21 as an interface. The web POS system 52 that executes the cloud server 51; when the service software 31 receives the WebSocket protocol-compliant operation of a first peripheral device 41 that is received by the browser 22 after the web POS system 52 is executed When so, the software 31 of the service of the first instruction is a recombinant same as a first command to the operation content and can drive the first perimeter A second instruction of the device 41, and using the second instruction to operate the first peripheral device 41 through the connection interface 32 corresponding to the first peripheral device 41; when the service software 31 receives the transmission from a second peripheral device 42 When the first message is the first message, the service software 31 reconstructs the first message into a second message having the same content as the first message and conforming to one of the WebSocket protocols, and displays the second message in the browser 22, and The second message is transmitted to the web POS system 52; thereby, the web POS system 52 can connect and control the peripheral devices.

The aforementioned webpage POS system 52 refers to the webpage POS system 52 as a software written in a webpage language. For example, the webpage language can be a programming language such as HTML, JavaScript, Java, etc. A browser 22 is used as the interface for operation and execution, and its characteristics are that it can be performed without limitation of the operating system, for example, it can be executed on operating systems such as Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, etc., to achieve the advantage of cross-platform use.

The aforementioned host 21 may be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone, or any traditional host running a POS system, as long as it can perform the operation of the browser 22.

The aforementioned webpage POS system 52 performs general sales, cashiering, printing invoice receipts, etc., and provides store / counter / affiliate store inventory schedules, store counter sales day schedules, member sales statistics tables, and commodity counter sales. Daily statistics table, store counter sales day statistics table, store counter sales month daily statistics table, time period sales statistics table, commodity time period sales statistics and other functions. The above are just examples. The actual web page POS system 52 functions are not limited to the above. .

In the aforementioned web POS system 52, as long as the user clicks the link point of the web POS system 52 from the host 21 browser 22, the browser 22 can perform all the functions of the web POS system 52 as an interface, and the user does not need to download The software of the POS system does not need to install the POS system, and does not need to upgrade and update the POS system 52 of this web page. The user is very simple to use and there is no maintenance burden.

The aforementioned first peripheral device 41 may be a printer, a bar-code scanner, a magnetic card reader, a credit card reader, or a cash drawer. ), Invoice Machinery, screen, keyboard, One or a combination of the stylus pens, but not limited to the above.

The aforementioned browser 22 of the host 21 operates and executes the web POS system 52 of the cloud server 51, which stores the input data, output data, and calculation results in the cloud server in real time. This method can not only reduce the hardware of the host 21 Conditions and computational load can also be based on the data stored in the cloud server 51, including sales data for various regions, stores, time periods, and various customer preferences, to form big data, and further use the big data Analysis statistics to get valuable trend information.

The use of web-based web software has the advantage of being used across operating system platforms, but because the POS system requires a variety of peripheral devices, such as barcode scanners, magnetic card readers, credit card readers, cash drawers, and invoices Devices, etc., and the webpage software that runs on the browser cannot directly control the peripheral devices connected to the host where the browser is located. Therefore, the current POS system is mostly application software that runs directly on the operating system, and Various drivers on the system are used to control the corresponding peripheral equipment, so that the implementation of the POS system does not have the advantage of being used across operating system platforms.

In the present invention, a service software 31 is provided to solve the above problems, and the browser 22 and the service software 31 perform real-time two-way message transmission in a manner consistent with the WebSocket protocol. The WebSocket protocol is a protocol for full-duplex communication over a single TCP connection. WebSocket makes it easier to exchange data between the client and the server. In the WebSocket API, the browser and the server only need to complete a handshake, and a sustainable connection can be established directly between the two. Online and two-way data transmission. Using the characteristics of the WebSocket protocol, the browser 22 and the service software 31 of the present invention perform real-time two-way message transmission in a manner consistent with the WebSocket protocol.

When the user executes the web POS system 52 and needs to operate a peripheral device, for example, when scanning a sales product with a barcode scanner, the browser 22 will pass a WebSocket protocol to operate the peripheral device ( (Such as a barcode scanner) a first instruction (such as scanning a product barcode) to the service software 31, the service software 31 receives the WebSocket protocol-compliant operation of the peripheral device received by the browser 22 after executing the web POS system 52 1st instruction of the service software 31 Reorganize the first instruction into a second instruction that has the same operation content as the first instruction (such as scanning a product barcode) and can drive the first peripheral device (such as a barcode scanner), and use the second instruction to pass through and The connection interface 32 (such as a USB port) corresponding to the first peripheral device 41 operates the peripheral device (such as a barcode scanner); in this way, the web POS system 52 can control the peripheral device by the browser 22.

On the other hand, after the operation of the peripheral device is completed, the peripheral device needs to return the result message to the web POS system 52. The method of the present invention is as follows: The peripheral device (such as a barcode scanner) will execute the completed result (such as a barcode). Message) returns the service software 31, that is, when the service software 31 receives a first message (such as a barcode message) from a second peripheral device 42 (such as a barcode scanner), the service software 31 reorganizes the first software The message is a second message (such as a bar code message) that has the same content as the first message and conforms to one of the WebSocket protocols, displays the second message in the browser 22, and transmits the second message to the web page POS System 52; in this way, the web page POS system 52 can check the execution result of the peripheral device by the browser 22.

From the above description, it can be seen that the advantages of this system are: designing a service software 31 that runs on the operating system, so that the browser 22 can internally transmit related control instructions to the service in a communication method conforming to the WebSocket protocol. Software 31. After the service software 31 reorganizes control commands, it connects and controls peripheral devices (such as printers and bar code scanners) through the corresponding connection interface 32 (such as USB, RS-232) of peripheral devices, so that any device can use the browser. The device 22 controls the webpage POS system 52, which solves the problem that the browser cannot execute the peripheral device before executing the webpage POS system, which greatly increases the convenience of the webpage POS system application.

To sum up, the present invention is indeed a very good idea, and an application for an invention patent was filed according to law; however, the content of the above description is only a description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and any extension according to the technical means of the present invention Changes should fall into the scope of patent application of the present invention, and are hereby explained.

Claims (4)

A method for connecting a peripheral device to a web POS system includes: a host, the host including at least a browser, a network device, and a service software; the browser and the service software system perform real-time two-way in a manner consistent with the WebSocket protocol Message transmission; at least one peripheral device, the peripheral device is wired or wirelessly coupled to the host through a connection interface corresponding to the peripheral device, and performs two-way message transmission with the service software; a cloud server with a web-based architecture Web POS system, the host is connected to the cloud server with the network of the connected device, and the web server POS system of the cloud server is operated with the host's browser as an interface; when the service software receives the When the server executes a first instruction to operate a peripheral device that complies with the WebSocket protocol after the webpage POS system is executed, the service software reassembles the first instruction into a same operation content as the first instruction and can drive the peripheral device A second instruction, and using the second instruction to control the peripheral device through a connection interface corresponding to the peripheral device; when the service When the body receives a first message from a peripheral device, the service software reconstructs the first message into a second message that has the same content as the first message and conforms to one of the WebSocket protocols, and displays the second message. In the browser, and transmit the second message to the web POS system; thereby, the web POS system can connect and control the peripheral device. The method for connecting a web POS system to a peripheral device as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the browser of the host operates the web POS system of the cloud server to store input data, output data, and calculation results in the cloud in real time server. The method for connecting a peripheral device to a web POS system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the host is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a mobile phone. The method for connecting a peripheral device to a web POS system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the peripheral device is: a printer, a barcode scanner, a magnetic card reader, a credit card reader, a cash register, an invoice machine, a screen, a keyboard , One of the stylus pens, or a combination thereof.