WO2018139686A1

WO2018139686A1 - Information management operation system and operation method

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Publication number: WO2018139686A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/000836
Authority: WO
Inventors: 엄인혁; 김동겸
Original assignee: 엄인혁
Priority date: 2017-01-24
Filing date: 2017-01-24
Publication date: 2018-08-02

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information management operation system and operation method which allow automatic or manual real-time management and operation of information between a server and user systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and point-of-sale (POS) systems which are dedicated systems for merchandise sales, the present invention comprising: a server; a plurality of clients for downloading and using a required module from the server; and a network for connecting the server and the plurality of clients in a wired/wireless manner, wherein the clients are any one among user systems, enterprise resource planning (EPR) systems, and point-of-sale (POS) systems, the module is a program usable on the clients, and the plurality of modules include a module generated in the clients, thereby allowing a user to function as a supplier, pursue profits, and continue with the evolution of the program.

Description

Information management operating system and operation method

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information management operating system and a method for operating the same, and in particular, information between a user system, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, and a point of sales (POS) system, which is a dedicated system for merchandise sales, and a server in real time. It relates to an information management operating system and a method of operation that can be managed and operated automatically or manually.

With the development of internet and mobile communication technology, users can actively exchange various information using wired / wireless communication terminals such as smart phones as well as computers.

For example, a seller who sells goods or services can send SMS, Short Message Service (LMS), LMS, or other texts, images, or videos related to their products, services, or businesses using the Internet or mobile network through the ERP system or POS system. It also sends advertisements such as Long Message Service (MMS) and Multi-media Message Service (MMS) to user systems to promote their products, services or companies.

The point of sale system is ultimately aimed at information management at the point of sale, and by installing dedicated POS terminals and dedicated programs, many distributors are effectively using this system.

It also uses a peer-to-peer network to manage this information. P2P is a distributed network where individual participants or users, called peers, can send and receive resources directly without the help of servers or hosts. One peer may act as a client and may act as a server. When a peer acts as a server, it can share resources with other peers.

Such P2P networks can be dynamically applied between peers because routing is based on content. In addition, the size of the P2P network may be flexible.

If the above-described P2P network appropriately utilizes the state information of peers in selecting a peer to transmit content, the efficiency of the network can be improved, and a user who selfishly uses resources or content can be controlled. In addition, even when the number of peers participating in the P2P network is large, the management server can grasp the state information of all peers.

One example of such a technique is disclosed in the following patent document.

For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a seller terminal logs in to at least one open market server as a seller of a product using login information previously input, and the seller terminal is a first open market server-side management unit of the product. A first sale storing product matching information matching a product and a second product which is a seller terminal side management unit of the product, wherein the seller terminal includes information on the order or cancellation of the first product from the open market server Receiving the information, and the seller terminal generates and integrates second sales information including information on at least one of sales, inventory, and accounting of the second product from the first sales information based on the product matching information; And matching the product information to the second product using the number of all cases that can be realized as an option in the first product. And a method of integrating and operating an open market sales information by listing a code of the first product on which the option is realized and a code of the second product having the same attributes as the first product on which the option is realized. have.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, Patent Document 2 includes a region A 101 and a region B 111 in which a P2P network is configured based on a peer, and the region A 101 and region B 111 Each comprising at least one peer as a personal computer, a smart phone or a notebook, and area A 101 comprises peer A1 10, peer A2 106 and peer A3 107; B 101 includes Peer B1 115, Peer B2 116 and Peer B3 117, and the P2P network includes peer list 123 contained in Zone A 101 that it manages. It includes a peer activity management server (PAMS) A (121) for managing the PAMS B (131) for managing the peer list 133 included in the area B (111) managed by the overlay management server (Overlay Management) Server: OMS 151 maintains or manages the state of P2P network, and User Management Server (UMS) 171 provides information about P2P service user. Administration, are disclosed for peer activity information management server that manages or maintains the P2P service user list (173).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, in Patent Document 3, a plurality of suppliers 200 and a plurality of vendors 300 use a price comparison system 140 and a client management program 150 through the Internet. Of the customer operates a web server (120) programmed on a web (web) to enable the price comparison system 140 to be available through the PC (PC) of the Internet or offline retailer, Data input by a user including the supplier 200, the seller 300, and the customer 400 or data input by the POS system is processed according to each classification in the data warehouse 111 and separately. It is stored in the database server (130) of the database, sales information, personnel information, accounting information, customer information, material information, purchase information, sales information, logistics information, product information, supplier information Classified data is Integrated management in the data warehouse 111, the data warehouse 111 is divided into accounting, purchase, sales modules, respectively configured to enable real-time data transfer between each module integrated E-ERP using the Internet A POS system based on (e-ERP; Extension Enterprise Resource Planning) is disclosed.

[Preceding technical literature]

(Patent Document 1) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0933702 (2009.12.16 registration)

(Patent Document 2) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2014-0076095 (Published June 20, 2014)

(Patent Document 3) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0810743 (2008.02.28 registration)

However, in the conventional technology as described above, a specific program such as an ERP system program and a POS system program must be applied for information management, and there is a problem that the cost of maintaining them mutually increases because there is no compatibility between the respective systems. there was. For example, the POS program used in the POS system has been produced as a Windows application, causing a lot of problems in maintenance, and it was impossible to upgrade the function of the POS terminal by itself. That is, the POS program can only use a program that is simply installed or downloaded (sold), and there is an inconvenience of modifying a server or a user program by using a patch program or the like in order to modify the program appropriately.

In addition, the conventional technology as described above requires a large number of servers for managing information in each system, not only increases the installation cost, but also prevents the management of information in real time between user systems, ERP systems, and POS systems. there was.

In addition, in the conventional technology as described above, only one-way information is transmitted from the ERP system to the POS system or from the POS system to the ERP system, and thus there is a problem that information cannot be shared and managed in both the ERP system and the POS system. That is, according to the related art, since the user cannot modify the program of the supplier, and the supplier needs to modify the program for the user's request for modification, the time required for the modification is long, and the user desires enough correction. There was a problem that was not made.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems described above, it is possible to modify or expand the program that is a module stored in the server, information management to share the modified or extended information in the user system, ERP system, POS system, respectively It is to provide an operating system and method of operation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information management operating system and an operation method capable of adding a module to a server through a user system, an ERP system, and a POS system, and enabling the sale of the added module.

In order to achieve the above object, an information management operating system according to the present invention includes a server having a plurality of modules, a plurality of clients downloading and using a required module from the server, and a network connecting the server and the plurality of clients via wired or wireless, respectively. Wherein the client is any one of a user system, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or a point of sales (POS) system, wherein the module is a program available to the client, and the plurality of modules It includes a module generated in the client.

In addition, in the information management operating system according to the present invention, the server manages each of a plurality of modules, a module management unit, the state information that the client downloaded the module and the state information storing the modified module, and stores the client Client management unit for managing whether the module is automatically or manually stored, characterized in that it comprises a sales management unit for managing the sale of the module downloaded from the client or the module generated by the client.

In the information management operating system according to the present invention, the client is processed by a module execution unit for executing a module downloaded from the server, a module processing unit for modifying a module executed by the module execution unit, the module processing unit It characterized in that it comprises a module generating unit for generating a new module according to the module.

In addition, in the information management operating system according to the present invention, the user system is characterized in that any one of a personal PC, tablet, smart phone.

In addition, in the information management operation system according to the present invention, the module is a sales information management program, personnel information management program, accounting information management program, customer information management program, material information management program, purchase information management program, sales information management program, logistics Characterized in that any one or at least two of the information management program, the product information management program, the supplier information management program.

In the information management operating system according to the present invention, the module processing unit is characterized in that the expansion or contraction of the field of the module.

In addition, the information management operation method according to the present invention to achieve the above object comprises the steps of (a) storing a plurality of modules in the server, (b) the client selects and downloads the necessary modules of the plurality of modules over a network (c) executing the download module, (d) processing the module executed in step (c), (e) generating a new module according to the module processed in step (d), and And storing the data on a server.

In addition, the information management operating method according to the invention, characterized in that it further comprises the step of (f) managing sales for the module generated in step (e).

In addition, in the information management operating method according to the present invention, the steps (e) and (f) are characterized in that it is executed automatically or manually.

As described above, according to the information management operating system and operating method according to the present invention, it is easy to install, manage and modify or expand a module, and share the modified or expanded module in real time in a user system, an ERP system, and a POS system. The effect that can be obtained is obtained.

In addition, according to the information management operation system and operation method according to the present invention, by storing a module modified or extended through the user system, ERP system, POS system in the server, and sells the module modified or extended in the server to seek profit The effect that can be obtained is also acquired. In other words, it is possible to modify the program, which is a module supplied by the supplier (server), to reflect the requirements of the user (client) and to be used by other users (client). Therefore, the modification of the module is executed continuously. The effect of being able to run a user program is obtained. In addition, the program modified by the user is sold for a fee, so that the user can continue to perform the evolution of the program while pursuing profit while serving as a supplier.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of exchanging or utilizing status information or activity information of a peer in a conventional P2P network;

2 is a view for explaining a conventional e-ERP-based POS system,

3 is a conceptual diagram of an information management operating system according to the present invention;

4 is a configuration block diagram of a server applied to the present invention;

5 is a configuration block diagram of a client applied to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the information management operating system according to the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display state in a POS system.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the specification and the accompanying drawings.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the structure of this invention is demonstrated according to drawing.

3 is a conceptual diagram of an information management operating system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information management operating system according to the present invention requires a server 10 having a plurality of modules (module 1, module 2, module 3,..., Module n) from the server 10. It includes a plurality of clients 20 for downloading and using the module, a network 40 for connecting the server 10 and the plurality of clients 20 by wire or wireless.

The module refers to a unit including one or a combination of two or more of hardware, software or firmware.

That is, the module is a program that can be downloaded and used by the client, for example, sales information management program, personnel information management program, accounting information management program, customer information management program, material information management program, purchase information management program, sales information It includes any one of a management program, a logistics information management program, a product information management program, a supplier information management program, or a program in which at least two programs are mixed, or a recording medium storing such a program. Each module may be independently executed or may be operated by mixing at least two of them. The module is also stored in a program state modifiable by the user.

In addition, the plurality of modules may be preset and stored in the server 10, or may be generated in the client 20 and stored automatically or manually. Therefore, the modules stored in the server 10 are not limited to a specific number of modules but may be continuously extended by the client 20. In addition, although one server is illustrated in FIG. 3, the server 10 is not limited thereto. For example, the server 10 may have functions of a peer activity management server (PAMS), an overlay management server (OMS), and a user management server (UMS). It can be composed of a plurality of servers in charge of.

The client 20 may be any one of a user system, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or a point of sales (POS) system. For example, the user system may be any one of a personal PC, a tablet, and a smartphone. Can be used.

Next, a configuration of a server applied to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a block diagram of a server to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 4, the server 10 performs a first transmission or reception of information about a module under the control of the control unit 11 according to a request of the first control unit 11 and the client 20. A transceiver 12, a module manager 13 for managing respective modification states for a plurality of modules, a storage unit 14 for storing a plurality of modules per module, and a client 20 for connecting to a server The client manager 15 manages, the sales manager 16 that manages the sale of the module downloaded from the client 20 or the module generated by the client 20.

The controller 11 controls the functional state of each component of the server 10 described above, for example, a transmission / reception state, a module management state, a storage state, and the like.

Since the first transceiver 12 is the same as a transmission / reception function of a conventional wired / wireless system, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The module manager 13 distinguishes and manages whether each module stored in the storage unit 14 is a module stored in an initial server or a module generated by the client 20, and the information about the module is managed to the client 20. By transmitting, the client 20 manages to select the most suitable module for itself.

In the above description, the storage unit 14 has been described as a configuration included in the server, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a database separate from the server 10 may be constructed and utilized. Such a database is a conventional storage medium for storing data required by the server 10, and information about a web browser environment for the client 20, characteristics and environments of various web browsers, and information about the client 20. Stores unique information such as ID and password, and programs that are modules. In addition, the configuration of such a database is only a preferred embodiment, and in the development of a specific device, in consideration of the ease and efficiency of access and retrieval, it may be configured in a different structure by the database construction theory.

The client manager 15 manages unique information of each client 20 accessing the server 10, status information of the client downloading the module, and status information storing the module generated by the client 20. And, it manages whether the module generated in the client 20 is stored in the server 10 automatically or manually.

The sales manager 16 manages price information for each module, sales information for each downloaded module, sales information for a module generated and stored by a client, and the like.

In the above description, the module manager 13, the client manager 15, the sales manager 16, and the like have been described separately for convenience of description, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be implemented by a configuration linked to one program.

Next, the structure of the client 20 applied to this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.

5 is a configuration block diagram of a client applied to the present invention.

In the following description, for convenience of description, a module previously stored in the server 10 and downloaded by the client 20 is referred to as' module 1 ', and a module modified and generated by the client 20 for the module 1 is referred to as' Module 2 'will be described.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the client 20 may include a second control unit 21, a second transmission / reception unit 22, a module execution unit 23 executing the module 1 downloaded from the server, and the module execution unit. A module processing unit 24 for modifying the module 1 executed by (23), and a module generating unit 25 for generating a new module 2 in accordance with the module processed by the module processing unit 24.

The controller 11 controls the functional state of each component of the client 20 described above, for example, a transmission / reception state, a module execution state, a storage state, and the like.

Since the second transceiver 22 is the same as the transmission / reception function of the conventional wired / wireless system like the first transceiver 12, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The module execution unit 23 is an execution program for executing a module suitable for the requirements of the client, the sales information management program, personnel information management program, accounting information management program, customer information management program, material information management program, purchase information management A program, a sales information management program, a logistics information management program, a product information management program, a supplier information management program, or a program in which at least two programs are mixed is executed. For example, in the case of a POS system used for sales management in a restaurant, as a sales information management program, a menu selection, a table designation, a price, a payment method, and a number of customers are executed on a touch screen.

The module processing unit 24 executes modifications to expand or reduce fields for addition of goods, changes in price, customer information, etc. in the module 1 downloaded for the program executed in the module execution unit 23, and the module. The generation unit 25 generates a new module 2 corresponding to the module whose field is expanded or reduced by the module processing unit 24.

For example, in POS systems applied to restaurants, touch inputs for menus, prices, number of customers, cash calculations, card calculations, totals, etc. can be made, and according to preset conditions, simple addition of goods and price changes can be modified. However, the module processing unit 24 may generate and operate a new field in order to input information that does not exist in preset conditions such as the taste of the customer. That is, the module processing unit 24 generates a new field not included in the downloaded module 1, for example, a field of 'customer information', and causes the generated field to be executed by the module execution unit 23.

In addition, the module 1 modified as described above is generated as a new module 2 by the module generating unit 25 and is automatically or manually transmitted to the server 10 through the second transceiver 22 and stored as a new module 2. . Thus, when another client downloads and uses the new module 2, the client pays the corresponding cost, so the client storing the new module 2 can make a profit.

On the other hand, as described above, the module 2 generated by the client 20 is to be stored in the server automatically or manually by the client manager 15.

Next, an information management operating system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the information management operating system according to the present invention, Figure 7 is a view showing an example of the display state in the POS system.

First, the server 10 has a number of modules required by the client 10, for example, sales information management program, personnel information management program, accounting information management program, customer information management program, material information management program, purchase information management Program, sales information management program, logistics information management program, product information management program, supplier information management program is stored (S10).

For the module, the client 20 selects, downloads and executes the required module 1 of the plurality of modules through the network 30 (S20 and S30). This executed state is as shown in FIG.

In the state as shown in FIG. 7, for example, when a change in price or addition of goods occurs, the module 1 is processed by the module processing unit 24 to process the downloaded module 1 (S40).

On the other hand, if it is not satisfied by the module 1 processed in step S40, the module processing unit 24 performs the expansion or reduction of the desired field in the downloaded module 1. For example, as described above, when the POS system needs to input information not included in the module 1 preset condition such as customer's preference, the module processing unit 24 is a new field not included in the downloaded module 1. A field of 'customer information' is generated, and the generated field is executed in the module execution unit 23.

The generated field is executed in the module execution unit 23 and the module generation unit 25 generates a new module 2 corresponding to the module in which the field is expanded or reduced by the module processing unit 24 (S50).

Meanwhile, the second controller 21 determines whether the module 2 generated by the module generator 25 is automatically stored in the storage 14 or manually stored (S60).

When the client 20 rejects the storage in the step S60, the process is terminated (S70), and the module 2 generated by the module generator 25 is used only by the client 20 itself.

When the client 20 stores the module 2 generated by the module generator 25 in the storage unit 14 in step S60, the module manager 13 manages the stored module 2 and the sales manager 16. ) Manages whether another client downloads the stored module 2 and executes the sales management to pay for the stored module 2 according to a preset condition for the stored module 2 (S80).

At the time of downloading in step S20, the client manager 15 automatically stores module 2 generated by the client 20 in the storage 14 or manually by the client 20 in the storage 14. Manage whether to save.

As described above, according to the present invention, the first client downloads and uses the first module 1 stored in the server, stores the module 2 generated by upgrading the module 1 in the server, and the second client stores the module 2 in the server. In the case of downloading and using, the first client is paid for the use of module 2, so that the evolution of the module stored in the server can be continued to realize the best module for the client, and the client generates a module suitable for the client. At the same time, you can pursue profits.

As mentioned above, although the invention made by the present inventor was demonstrated concretely according to the said Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

By using the information management operating system and operating method according to the present invention, the client can use the module optimally.

Claims

Server with multiple modules,

A plurality of clients that download and use necessary modules from the server,

And a network connecting each of the server and the plurality of clients by wire or wirelessly,

The client is any one of a user system, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or a point of sales (POS) system.

The module is a program available to the client,

And wherein the plurality of modules comprises modules generated at the client.
In claim 1,

The server may include a module manager that manages a plurality of modules, respectively.

A client manager configured to manage the state information of the client downloading the module and the state information of the modified module, and manage whether the module stored by the client is automatically or manually stored;

And a sales management unit for managing sales of the module downloaded from the client or the module generated by the client.
In claim 2,

The client module execution unit for executing the module downloaded from the server,

A module processing unit for modifying a module executed by the module execution unit,

And a module generation unit for generating a new module according to the module processed by the module processing unit.
In claim 3,

The user system is any one of a personal PC, tablet, smart phone, information management operating system.
In claim 4,

The module includes sales information management program, personnel information management program, accounting information management program, customer information management program, material information management program, purchase information management program, sales information management program, logistics information management program, product information management program, supplier information. Information management operating system, characterized in that any one or at least two of the management program is mixed.
In claim 3,

And the module processing unit executes expansion or contraction of the field of the module.
(a) storing a plurality of modules in a server,

(b) the client selecting and downloading the required module of the plurality of modules via a network;

(c) executing the download module;

(d) processing the module executed in step (c),

(e) generating a new module according to the module processed in step (d) and storing it in the server.
In claim 7,

and (f) managing sales for the module created in step (e).
In claim 8,

The steps (e) and (f) are executed automatically or manually.