TWI710984B - Transaction system and POS transaction method - Google Patents

Abstract

A transaction system and a POS transaction method. The POS transaction method includes the following steps: (A) connect a mobile device to the Internet to receive and display a product screen with multiple commodities available for purchase; (B) enable the mobile device to be operated After confirming the purchase of at least one product, receive a two-dimensional barcode generated for the purchased at least one product; and (C) enable a merchant POS system to scan the two-dimensional barcode received by the mobile device, and decode and obtain the two-dimensional barcode The product information of the at least one product represented by the two-dimensional bar code. Through the design of the POS transaction method, the merchant POS system of the merchant does not need to have the Internet connection function at all. As long as the consumer's mobile device has the Internet connection function, the merchant can receive the order. This is a very innovative and practical POS transaction method design.

Description

Transaction system and POS transaction method

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

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 aggregate 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 based on 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 cloud POS system can facilitate merchants to sell goods online, And through the cloud service platform to help gather orders and product sales data, but 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 log in 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, as well as the ability to deal with abnormal problems in the POS terminal network 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 for displaying on the mobile device and having multiple products for purchase; (B) Make the cloud service platform generate and send a two-dimensional bar code to the mobile device for the at least one product purchased when the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one product; and (C) correspond to 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) Use A mobile device is connected 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, receive the at least one product purchased for it A generated two-dimensional barcode; and (C) a merchant POS system corresponding to at least one product scans the two-dimensional barcode obtained by the mobile device, and decodes to 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 and provides 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’s transaction host has multiple index data and multiple points The product data corresponding to the index data will receive and analyze the at least one index data obtained by the scanner to compare the corresponding product data, and drive the list machine to print out a receipt with the product data.

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.

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: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the merchant POS system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a first of the POS transaction method of the present invention A step flow chart of an embodiment; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a shopping 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; Figure 4 It 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 bar code; Figure 5 is an example of the first embodiment of the POS transaction method Merchant pickup steps Schematic diagram; FIG. 6 is a flow chart 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.

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 pre-built index data of each product sold by the merchant, and the product name and sales corresponding to each index data. The index data may be a combination of numbers, letters, symbols, and/or 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 a corresponding receipt 321, such as but not limited to transaction details with the commodity information, and/or an invoice printed based on 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 FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, a first embodiment of the POS transaction method used in conjunction with 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 Show multiple of a business The goods are available for consumers 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 sub-steps:

Sub-step (2-1) enables the cloud service platform 900 to obtain the index data of each product that is 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 product purchased.

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.

Sub-step (2-3) Make the cloud service platform 900 assemble the sub-step (2-1) The index data of each product purchased, as well as the transaction amount of the sub-step (2-2) and the ciphertext of the invoice form a transaction data, and then use the two-dimensional bar code processing technology to convert the transaction data into a It is used to display the two-dimensional barcode 702 on the mobile device 700 and transmit 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) Make the cloud service platform 900 aggregate the index data of all the purchased commodities to form the transaction data, 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 selling 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, they 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 An electronic device 703 capable of displaying the two-dimensional barcode 702. For example, consumers may be far away from the merchant and it is inconvenient 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 the 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 the merchant closer 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 POS transaction Method design, the merchant POS system 3 prepared by the merchant does not need to have the Internet connection function at all. As long as the mobile device 700 held by the consumer 800 has the Internet connection function, the consumer 800 can use the mobile device 700 Log in to a specific web interface online or log in to the APP shopping interface online to make product reservations and direct purchase and payment. Consumers 800 only need to use the mobile device 700 with the Internet connection function to the corresponding merchant to make the The merchant POS system 3 scans the two-dimensional barcode 702 displayed on the mobile device 700, the merchant can print out the corresponding receipt, and can provide the corresponding product to the consumer 800 according to the receipt, if the consumer 800 purchases the product on the web Or after purchasing the goods on the APP application interface, and then completing the payment action, you can also print out the corresponding invoice. 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.

Claims (14)

A POS transaction method includes the following steps: (A) a cloud service platform, in response to a mobile device's request, provides 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) makes a non-connected product The cloud service platform and the merchant POS system corresponding to at least one product scans the two-dimensional bar code obtained by the mobile device, and decodes to obtain an index data of the at least one product represented by the two-dimensional bar code, and then according to the built-in multiple products The index data and the product data are analyzed and compared to find out the product data corresponding to the at least one product. 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 POS system decodes the The two-dimensional bar code is used to obtain the index data and the cipher text of the invoice, compare the corresponding product data according to the index data, and print out the receipt corresponding to the product data according to the cipher text of the invoice. The POS transaction method of claim 1, 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 claim 1, 2 or 3 further includes a step (D) between the step (B) and the step (C), and the step (D) is to make the mobile device obtain The two-dimensional bar code is transmitted to another electronic device that can display the two-dimensional bar code. Step (C) is to make the merchant’s POS system scan the mobile device to obtain and transmit the two-dimensional bar code 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) make the mobile device be operated to confirm the purchase of at least one After the product, receive a two-dimensional barcode generated for the at least one product purchased; and (C) enable a merchant POS system that is not connected to the cloud service platform and corresponds to at least one product to scan the mobile device to obtain it The two-dimensional bar code is decoded to obtain the index data of the at least one product represented by the two-dimensional bar code, and then the product data corresponding to the at least one product is analyzed and compared based on the built-in index data and product data of multiple products . The POS transaction method according to claim 6, wherein the step (C) also uses The merchant's POS system prints out the receipt with the product information. The POS transaction method according to 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 receipt corresponding to the product data according to the cipher text of the invoice. The POS transaction method of claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein the step (C) is to enable the merchant's POS system to scan the two-dimensional barcode obtained and displayed by the mobile device to obtain the product information. The POS transaction method described in claim 6, 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 bar code is transmitted to another electronic device that can display the two-dimensional bar code. Step (C) is to make the merchant’s POS system scan the mobile device to obtain and transmit the two-dimensional bar code displayed on the electronic device to obtain the Product information. A POS transaction method includes the following steps: (A) A cloud service platform responds to a mobile device's request to provide a product screen for displaying on the mobile device and having 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 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 the merchant’s POS system that has no connection to the cloud service platform and has built-in index data and product information for a variety of products. Obtain the product information of the at least one product. The POS transaction method according to 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, And also make the cloud service platform generate an invoice cipher text for the merchant POS system corresponding to the at least one product purchased, and generate 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 cipher text of the invoice. A transaction system suitable for use with a mobile device that can display a two-dimensional bar code, and includes: a cloud service platform that can respond to a mobile device’s request and provide a mobile device to display on the mobile device with multiple options The product screen of the purchased product, and when the mobile device is operated to confirm the purchase of at least one product in the product screen, a two-dimensional barcode will be generated and sent to the mobile device for the at least one product that is purchased; and A merchant POS system that is not connected to the cloud service platform and includes: a scanner that can scan the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the mobile device and decode the two-dimensional barcode to obtain at least one index data; a listing machine; And a merchant transaction host, the signal is connected to the scanner and the listing machine, and there are multiple built-in index data and multiple product data corresponding to the index data, which will be analyzed based on the built-in index data The at least one index data obtained by the scanner compares the corresponding product data, and drives the printer to print out a receipt with the product data. The transaction system according to claim 13, wherein the scanner can scan and decode the two-dimensional barcode 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 list machine to print out the receipt corresponding to the product data according to the cipher text of the invoice.

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