TWM642583U - A pre-order items redeem system - Google Patents

Abstract

A pre-order commodity exchange system includes a member management server, a pre-order commodity management server and a POS cash register. The POS cash register communicates with the membership management server and the pre-order product management server. The POS cash register receives the input card number and sends an inquiry message to the membership management server. And the POS cash register receives and displays the pre-order commodity information from the pre-order commodity management server. Subsequently, after receiving the product selection signal, a product exchange message is generated and sent to the pre-order product management server. In this way, the user can exchange the pre-ordered products through the card bound to the membership code. When redeeming, you can directly read all the redeemable products in the membership code, allowing users to choose the products and quantities they need to redeem. It can be exchanged even if the user forgets to bring his mobile phone.

Description

Pre-order commodity exchange system

The present invention relates to a pre-sale product exchange system, in particular to a pre-sale product exchange system that can use cards to exchange pre-order items.

Today's consumers are accustomed to purchasing large quantities of daily-consumed commodities in advance in order to obtain vouchers for these commodities at a relatively low cost. Then, go to redeem it when you need it within a certain period of time, the most common way is to pre-order coffee. After consumers purchase a large amount of coffee in advance, they can give it to others for exchange within a limited time, or they can exchange it by themselves. In addition, in order to facilitate consumers to obtain more discounts and save purchase procedures for regular consumption products, a subscription-based product purchase plan has been launched, which can automatically book purchases for consumers at a specific time and provide more discounts.

However, for the convenience of management, these schemes often use online purchase and exchange systems. Consumers can only exchange products with electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

In addition, although there is currently a mechanism that can use cards for pre-order deposits (such as coffee cups) and use cards for redemption. However, under this mechanism, the pre-order information is only stored in the card and cannot be used across cards. Once the card is lost, the stored information will also be lost. In addition, products pre-ordered through the online system or products purchased by subscription cannot be stored in the card for use and exchange.

In one embodiment, a pre-order commodity exchange system includes a membership management server, a pre-order commodity management server, and a POS cash register. The member management server stores multiple member information, and each member information includes member code and card number. The member management server responds to the input card number in the inquiry message, and transmits the membership code corresponding to the card number corresponding to the input card number. The pre-order product management server communicates with the member management server. The pre-order product management server stores a plurality of pre-order product information. Each pre-order commodity information includes a membership code and at least one commodity information. The pre-order commodity management server responds to the membership code received from the card management server, and transmits at least one commodity information corresponding to the membership code. The POS cash register communicates with the membership management server and the pre-order product management server. The POS cash register receives the input card number and sends an inquiry message to the membership management server. And the POS cash register receives and displays the pre-order commodity information from the pre-order commodity management server. Subsequently, after receiving the product selection signal, a product exchange message is generated and sent to the pre-order product management server.

In some embodiments, the pre-order item redemption system further includes an electronic device. The electronic device communicates with the membership management server. When logging in as a member, the electronic device reads another input card number of another card, and sends another input card number and member code to the member management server, so that the other card number is stored corresponding to the member code.

In some embodiments, the pre-order commodity exchange system further includes a multimedia machine communication connection with a membership management server. When logging in as a member, the multimedia machine reads another input card number of another card, and sends another input card number and member code to the member management server, so that the other card number is stored corresponding to the member code.

In some embodiments, when the at least one product information is a plurality of product information, the plurality of product information are sorted according to the validity period and displayed on the display module of the POS cash register.

In some embodiments, a POS cash register includes a communication module, a display module, an input module, and a processing module. The communication module communicates with the membership management server and the pre-order product management server. The display module displays at least one product information in the pre-order product information. The input module reads the card to obtain the input card number. The processing module is connected with the communication module, the display module and the input module. The processing module generates an inquiry message according to the input card number, and sends the inquiry message to the membership management server through the communication module. After the processing module receives the pre-order product information from the pre-order product management server, the display module displays the pre-order product information from the pre-order product management server, and after receiving the product selection signal, generates a product exchange message and sends it to the pre-order product Manage servers.

In some embodiments, the POS cash register includes a communication module, a touch screen and a processing module. The communication module communicates with the membership management server and the pre-order product management server. The touch screen receives the input of the card number and displays at least one product information in the pre-ordered product information. The processing module is connected with the communication module and the touch screen. The processing module generates an inquiry message according to the input card number, and sends the inquiry message to the membership management server through the communication module. After receiving the pre-order product information from the pre-order product management server, the processing module displays the pre-order product information on the touch screen, and after receiving the product selection signal, generates a product exchange message and sends it to the pre-order product Manage servers.

In this way, the user can redeem through the card bound with the membership code. When redeeming, you can directly read all the redeemable products in the membership code, allowing users to choose the products and quantities they need to redeem. It can be exchanged even if the user forgets to bring his mobile phone. In addition, multiple physical cards can be bound to the same membership code, and provided to family members without mobile devices (such as children) or family members who are not good at operating mobile devices (such as the elderly) for commodity exchange, which improves convenience. At the same time, it can also maximize the benefits of using pre-ordered vouchers.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the implementation mode, which is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the related art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of the patent application and the drawings , anyone who is familiar with the relevant art can easily understand the purpose and advantages of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a pre-order commodity exchange system according to an embodiment of the present case. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a pre-purchased commodity exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The preferential pricing system of this embodiment includes a member management server 10 , a pre-order product management server 20 and a POS (service point-of-sale system) cash register 30 . The member management server 10 stores a plurality of member information, and each member information includes a member code and a card number. Wherein, the stored card numbers may be one or more than one. The membership management server 10 will respond to the input card number in the inquiry message, and transmit the membership code corresponding to the card number corresponding to the input card number. If multiple card numbers are stored in the member information, the same member code may be obtained for different input card numbers, and the member code will be sent to the pre-order product management server 20 again.

In some embodiments, the membership management server 10 may receive the query message and respond to the input card number (or the card number corresponding to the input card number) in the query message to obtain the membership code corresponding to the input card number from the multiple pre-order commodity information. For example, the inquiry message includes a card number message (that is, the card number that matches the input card number) and an inquiry request. After receiving the inquiry message, the member management server 10 can know the specific card number to be inquired from the inquiry message (that is, the input card number or the card number corresponding to the input card number), and respond to the inquiry request to search for the membership code with the specific card number to find and obtain The membership code corresponding to the card number that matches the specific card number. Then, the member management server 10 sends the member code to the pre-order product management server 20 to further inquire about all pre-order product information owned by the member.

The pre-order commodity management server 20 communicates with the membership management server 10 . The pre-order product management server 20 stores a plurality of pre-order product information, and each pre-order product information includes a member code and at least one product information. At least one product information in the pre-order product information may contain multiple items of a product, one or more of the multiple products. In other implementation forms, each pre-order product can also form a pre-order product information. In this case, in the pre-order product management server 20, there may be multiple pieces of pre-order product information for the same member code.

When the aforementioned member management server 10 responds to the query message and transmits the found member code to the pre-order product management server 20, the pre-order product management server 20 will respond to the member code received from the member management server 10 and send a corresponding Pre-order product information for member code. If there is one or more items of product information in the pre-order product information, all of them will be sent. In addition, if multiple pre-order product information is found corresponding to the same member code, all pre-order product information will also be sent.

Continued reference to FIG. 2 . The POS cash register 30 is communicatively connected to the member management server 10 and the pre-order product management server 20 . The server POS cash register 30 includes a communication module 31 , a display module 32 , an input module 33 and a processing module 34 . The processing module 34 is connected to the communication module 31 , the display module 32 and the input module 33 .

The communication module 31 communicates with the member management server 10 and the pre-order product management server 20 . Here, the communication connection can be realized through a wide area network (Wide Area Network; WAN) or an area network (Local Area Network; LAN). In some embodiments, the communication module 31 can support network connection units of WIFI, GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G, 5G, near field communication, ZigBee, Bluetooth, WLAN and other technologies, and the above examples are not limited.

The input module 33 of the POS cash register 30 reads a card to obtain the input card number. In some embodiments, the input module 33 can be implemented via a barcode reader, an RFID reader, a physical keyboard, a virtual keyboard, or any combination thereof. Here, the POS cash register 30 may be installed in a store, or may be installed in any place using a self-service POS cash register 30 .

In general operation (checkout mode), after receiving the input card number read by the input module 33, the processing module 34 generates an inquiry message with the input card number according to the input card number, and sends a message to the member management server via the communication module 31. The device 10 sends an inquiry message. The member management server 10 obtains the member code corresponding to the card number corresponding to the input card number according to the inquiry message, and sends it to the pre-order product management server 20 . Subsequently, as mentioned above, the pre-order product management server 20 will find out the corresponding pre-order product information according to the received member code, and send it to the POS cash register 30 . The POS cash register 30 receives the pre-ordered product information from the pre-ordered product management server 20 via the communication module 31 . And at least one piece of product information in the pre-ordered product information is displayed on the display module 32 for the store clerk or the user to click.

The processing module 34 can be implemented by a central processing unit (CUP, Central Processing Unit), an integrated circuit (IC, Integrated Circuit), a microprocessor (Microprocessor), a chip (Chip), and the like.

In some embodiments, the display module 32 can also have an input function. For example, the display module 32 with input function can be implemented by a touch screen. In this case, the display module 32 and the input module 33 are a single component, that is, the operation of the display module 32 and the input module 33 are simultaneously realized by a single component (touch screen). In one implementation, the display module 32 and the input module 33 can be two separate components. In an example, the POS cash register 30 can have two physical components, and the two physical components realize the operation of the display module 32 and the operation of the input module 33 respectively. In one example, the POS cash register 30 can have two physical components, and one of the two physical components implements all operations of the display module 32 and a part of the operations of the input module 33, while the other physical component implements the input Another part of the module 33 works.

In this embodiment, the display module 32 is described by taking a touch screen as an example. When the processing module 34 receives the input card number obtained by reading the card, the processing module 34 controls the display module 32 to display an inquiry button. When the query button is enabled, the processing module 34 executes the sending of the query message. That is, the query message is selectively sent to the member management server 10 according to the operation of the query button. Here, enabling may mean that the clerk/or the member presses the query button, so that the query button generates an operation signal to cause the processing module 34 to send the query message.

In one embodiment, after the POS cash register 30 receives the returned pre-order commodity information, the display module 32 displays at least one commodity information in the returned pre-order commodity information. In some embodiments, the at least one product information displayed by the display module 32 may include, for example, product name, product quantity, expiration date, and the like. Further, the POS cash register 30 may include a time module (not shown in the figure), and the time module provides a current time. If there are multiple pieces of pre-order product information, the processing module 34 sorts the current time and the validity period in the pre-order product information, so that the pre-order product information with the validity period closest to the current one is ranked at the forefront, and can be used preferentially, and can also be avoided. Chances of expiration.

When the processing module 34 receives the product selection signal generated by the user through the click display module 32, the processing module 34 generates a product exchange message with the selected product information, and transmits the message through the communication module 31 Send it to the pre-ordered product management server 20 to update the content of the pre-ordered product information, such as the type and quantity of the product still available for exchange. If all the redemption has been completed, a note will also be made so that when the pre-order product information is sent later, the pre-order product information can no longer be sent.

In this way, the user can exchange the pre-ordered products through the card bound to the membership code. There is no need to use an electronic device for redemption, and all redeemable products owned by the member code can be directly queried by reading the card. Subsequently, the user or the clerk can also select the commodities and quantities to be exchanged. In this way, even if the user forgets to bring his mobile phone, he can exchange it. In addition, multiple physical cards can also be bound to the same membership code, and provided to family members without mobile devices (such as children) or family members who are not good at operating mobile devices (such as the elderly) for commodity exchange, which improves convenience. At the same time, it can also maximize the benefits of using pre-ordered vouchers.

In some embodiments, the pre-order commodity exchange system further includes an electronic device 40 , and the electronic device 40 is communicatively connected to the membership management server 10 . When logging in as a member, the electronic device 40 reads another input card number of another card, and sends another input card number and the member code to the member management server 10, so that the other card number is stored corresponding to the member code. When the user wants to add a card that can be used to exchange goods, it can be done through the electronic device 40 owned by the individual. The electronic device 40 can be, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet, a personal computer, etc. After logging in as a member through an application program or a web page, new card binding is performed. The way for the electronic device 40 to read another input card number of another card can be through NFC induction, card reading by a card reader or by card, manual input and the like. After the electronic device 40 receives the card number, it can be sent together with the membership code to the membership management server 10 so that the other card number is stored corresponding to the membership code.

In addition, in some embodiments, the pre-purchased commodity exchange system further includes a multimedia machine 50 communicating with the membership management server 10 . When logging in as a member, the multimedia machine 50 reads another input card number of another card, and sends another input card number and member code to the member management server 10, so that another card number is stored corresponding to the member code. In addition to using the personal electronic device 40 for card binding, it is also possible to use the multimedia machine 50 installed in a physical store such as a convenience store for card binding. The user can go to the multimedia machine 50 to log in as a personal member, make the multimedia machine 50 obtain the member code, and then read the card through the card reader to obtain the input card number, and then send the input card number and the member code to the member management server 10. So that another card number to be added can be stored in the member management server 10 corresponding to the member code, so as to be exchanged and used later.

Since the card is stored corresponding to the membership code, users can bind multiple cards according to their needs, and each card can be exchanged for pre-ordered products purchased under the same membership code. If the card is lost, there is no need to worry about being unable to exchange it. You can even cancel the lost or unwanted card to prevent it from being stolen.

Although the present invention is disclosed above with the aforementioned embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person familiar with similar technologies can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection shall be subject to what is defined in the scope of patent application attached to this specification.

10:Member management server 20: Pre-order product management server 30:POS cash register 31: Communication module 32: Display module 33: Input module 34: Processing module 40:Electronic device 50:Multimedia machine

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a pre-order commodity exchange system according to an embodiment of the present case. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a pre-order commodity exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10:Member management server

20: Pre-order product management server

30:POS cash register

40:Electronic device

50:Multimedia machine

Claims (6)

A pre-order merchandise exchange system, comprising: A member management server, which stores multiple member information, each of which includes a member code and a card number, and responds to an input card number in an inquiry message, and sends the member code corresponding to the card number corresponding to the input card number; A pre-order product management server, which is connected to the member management server by communication. The pre-order product management server stores a plurality of pre-order product information, and each of the pre-order product information includes the member code and at least one product information, and responds from the member management server The member code received by the device, and the pre-order product information with the member code is sent; and A POS cash register, communicating with the member management server and the pre-order product management server, the POS cash register receives the input card number, sends the inquiry message to the member management server, and receives and displays the information from the pre-order product management The pre-order product information of the server, after receiving a product selection signal, generates a product exchange message and sends it to the pre-order product management server. The pre-purchased product exchange system as described in claim 1 further includes an electronic device, which is connected to the member management server by communication. When logging in as a member, the electronic device reads another input card number of another card and sends the other Input the card number and the member code to the member management server, so that the other card number is stored corresponding to the member code. The pre-order merchandise redemption system as described in claim item 1 further includes a multimedia machine connected to the member management server. Input the card number and the member code to the member management server, so that the other card number is stored corresponding to the member code. The pre-order commodity exchange system as described in Claim 1, wherein when the member code is corresponding to a plurality of the pre-order commodity information, the pre-order commodity information is sorted according to a validity period, and displayed on a display module of the POS cash register Group. The pre-order commodity exchange system as described in claim 1, wherein the POS cash register includes: A communication module, communicating with the member management server and the pre-order product management server; a display module, displaying the at least one product information in the pre-order product information; an input module for reading a card to obtain the input card number; and A processing module, connected to the communication module, the display module and the input module, the processing module generates the inquiry message according to the input card number, and sends the inquiry message to the member management server through the communication module , after the processing module receives the pre-order product information from the pre-order product management server, the display module displays the pre-order product information of the pre-order product management server, and after receiving the product selection signal, generates The product redemption message is sent to the pre-order product management server. The pre-order commodity exchange system as described in claim 1, wherein the POS cash register includes: A communication module, communicating with the member management server and the pre-order product management server; a touch screen for receiving the input card number and displaying the at least one product information in the pre-ordered product information; and A processing module, connected to the communication module and the touch screen, the processing module generates the inquiry message according to the input card number, and sends the inquiry message to the member management server through the communication module, the processing module After receiving the pre-ordered product information from the pre-ordered product management server, the touch screen displays the pre-ordered product information of the pre-ordered product management server, and after receiving the product selection signal, generates the product exchange message and sent to the pre-order item management server.

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