KR101049999B1 - Consumer tracking method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tracking a consumer who can track a consumer who has consumed the final consumer, and manages consumer information and identifies a final distribution path of a product through fingerprint recognition, and checks the entire process of production, sales, and consumption. It can be managed by one system to enable systematic management of the product, and to make it easy to track the end consumer when an abnormality occurs in the product.

Fingerprint, Consumer, Livestock, History

Description

Consumer searching method and system

The present invention relates to a consumer tracking method and apparatus that enables tracking of the final consumer consumed.

Distribution from production to sale to prevent producers and sellers from forging and selling the origin and quality of products in the production and sales of various products such as livestock products, agricultural products, and marine products, and to clarify the distribution channels of products. Many systems have been developed for tracking routes.

For example, Patent No. 10-619666 discloses an apparatus and method for comprehensively managing and tracking livestock products, and Patent Registration No. 10-853536 discloses a processing plant in a livestock / track management device for livestock products. The function of labeling individual packaged meats based on the structure of the server and labeling the boxed meats by weight of individual packaged meats is presented.

In addition, the technology disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0124319 discloses a technique for transmitting illegal information to the administrative office to crack down on illegal sales. The inclusion of producer data in the public is disclosed in Utility Model Registration No. 20-0417516 and Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0110532.

However, all of the above prior arts only manage distribution channels from production to end sellers, so that most of the agricultural products, fisheries, livestock products, etc., except for some products managed by end consumers, such as automobiles, are sold to consumers at the final sales stage. For products that are not managed for the product, even if the product is abnormal, there was a problem that can not be recalled or compensated for the product after the sale.

In addition, most conventional customer management systems through fingerprint recognition were used only to identify the corresponding consumers without a membership card at the place where issuing a customer management membership card for mileage accumulation and promotion was purchased. There was no specific record or control of an article.

The present invention manages consumer information and identifies the final distribution path of the product through fingerprint recognition, and enables the systematic management of the product by managing the whole process of production, sales, and consumption in one system, and the product. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for tracking a consumer so that the end consumer can be easily tracked when an abnormality occurs.

Features of the present invention for achieving the above object, a seller terminal for managing sales information, including a scale having a fingerprint recognition means, data input means, display means, label printer, scanner, database, communication interface, weighing means ; Producer terminal for inputting and managing various information of the produced product; It consists of a management office terminal that is connected to multiple seller terminals and producer terminals and manages data related to the distribution channel of the product, and assigns the identification code for traceability of the product throughout the production and sales process, and corresponds to the corresponding identification code. Using a history management device that matches and manages information including the origin, producer, weight, price, seller, and expiration date of the product,

A consumer registration step of receiving and recording consumer information including a fingerprint, a name, and a contact number of the consumer through a seller terminal provided in a retailer; The scale, one of the seller's terminals, displays the information (sales weight, selling price, country of origin, quality) of the product to the consumer during the final consumer sales process, and prints a label for sale and prints the fingerprint of the consumer when the transaction is closed. A sales step of retrieving the consumer information registered in the consumer registration step from the inputted fingerprint and matching it with the corresponding sales entity information and recording it; A sales history recording step of transmitting and managing the selling information of the selling step to the management office terminal, but managing the consumer information in the sales terminal terminal or transmitting the management information to the management office terminal; When the final consumer confirmation request signal is input, the management office terminal tracks the sales history of the product according to the traceability identification code of the product for which the final consumer confirmation is required, and the final consumer of the product is stored in its own database or the database of the seller terminal. Confirming and outputting from the consumer confirmation step; It is configured to include.

On the other hand, the label on the label is printed with a bar code containing the seller's business registration number, such a bar code can be modified only by the seller of the scale, the seller can not modify the content, so that the consumer at the time of purchase or after the purchase through the scanner Checking the barcode allows you to identify the seller of the product.

In addition, the management office terminal transmits the cause of the consumer tracking to the last tracked consumer by one method selected from the mail, text message, letter.

In addition, the traceability identification code is assigned to be related to each other throughout the production and sales of the product. For this purpose, the identification code assigned in the production process of the product is recorded in the management office terminal. In the process of managing the store by assigning a separate identification code that matches the code itself, and in the process of transmitting the product information to the management office, the product produced by the management office by transmitting the information including the identification code of the production process described above. To track sales.

On the other hand, another feature of the present invention includes a scale having a fingerprint recognition means and data input means, a display means, a label printer, a scanner, a database, a communication interface, a weighing means, and includes a consumer's fingerprint, name and telephone number. It receives and records the information, assigns the identification code of the final selling object in the sales process of the product, reads the fingerprint information of the consumer inputted by the identification code, matches the information of the consumer by the identification code of the corresponding product, and records the Seller terminal for transmitting the sales information to the outside through a communication interface, and if the consumer confirmation request signal according to any identification code is input, retrieves the consumer information recorded according to the identification code and transmitted through the communication interface; Producer terminal for inputting and managing various information (including identification code, country of origin, producer) of the produced product; It is connected to multiple seller terminals and producer terminals, manages data transmitted from producer terminals and seller terminals, manages data related to distribution channels of products, and has any identification code (production stage identification code or sales stage identification code). When a final consumer confirmation request command of a product is inputted, the consumer tracking device is configured to include a management office terminal that retrieves the corresponding information from its own database or makes a search request to a seller terminal and receives the output.

On the other hand, the scale of one of the seller terminal is provided with a keyboard to be entered in the bottom drawer type, the seller side is provided with a touch screen type means, the consumer side is provided with a display means and a fingerprint recognition means for outputting product information It enables the consumer to immediately display the information of the selected product to the consumer and to register the consumer information.

In addition, the seller terminal may be composed of only the scale, in addition to the scale is provided with a store management terminal such as a display computer, an input means, a normal computer including a database, all the information of the scales are integrated into the store management terminal It can also be managed.

On the other hand, in the above configuration, the label is not outputted if the operator number is not input to the scale.

According to the present invention having the configuration as described above, it is possible to easily track the end consumer when the product is altered or illegally sold by the seller, or the product itself is discovered during the distribution process of the product. Since it can be immediately notified, there is an effect that the post-processing and management for the consumer is easy.

In addition, since the history information (origin, expiration date, quality, etc.) of the product can be immediately displayed to the consumer through the display means when the product is sold, the consumer can clearly recognize the information about the product in the product selection process. There is an effect that becomes possible.

And, through the administrative office terminal, the whole distribution process of the product is managed, and when the sales exceeding the production volume of the product in the information display process, the consumer can confirm that there was an illegal sale in the field, and at the time of sale, it is not confirmed. Even if not, the administrative office can manage whether or not illegal sales through tracking has the effect of eradicating illegal sales.

In particular, the present invention is a technology that combines the functions of the scale and the point of sales (POS), there is no need to purchase and configure the scale and POS separately, it can be installed in a narrow space, the system configuration of the store is simplified, and thus the appearance of the store There is an improvement effect.

In addition, the seller's business code and the product's history number on the product can be printed as a bar code to induce honest sales of the seller. This means that the label is not displayed unless the business number is entered on the scale. Labels can be produced similarly, but the trader's illegal activity is eliminated because the trader's number can only be entered by the scale seller and the product seller can't change it.

In addition, the consumer can check whether the company may sell the product by the operator bar code and the history number of the product on the label by accessing the manager's terminal online for the product.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a consumer tracking device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the scale according to the invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the touch screen side of the scale, Figure 4 is a touch of the scale 5 is a view showing an embodiment of the information output through the screen, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the display side of the scale, Figure 6 is a view showing an embodiment of information displayed to the consumer through the display of the scale.

First, looking at the configuration of the consumer tracking device according to the present invention, the seller terminal 100, the producer terminal 200 and the management office terminal 300, and the seller terminal 100, such as livestock products in the processing plant terminal It may be further divided into 110 and the sales terminal 120, the first to the n-th seller terminal may be associated with each other if the sales stage is passed through several stages.

The scale corresponding to the sales terminal 120 of the seller terminal 100 includes a fingerprint recognition means, a data input means and a display means, a label printer, a scanner, a database, a payment means, a communication interface with the outside, and a weighing means. In addition to the above-described scale, a store management terminal (not shown), such as a normal computer including a display means, an input means, and a database, may be separately provided. In this case, when the scale and the store management terminal are used simultaneously, Although the information of all the scales may be integrated management to the store management terminal, in the embodiment of the present invention, all information is managed in the scale itself.

On the other hand, the scale is provided with a weighing means 121 as shown in Figure 2, the data input means consists of a keyboard 122 which is pulled in and out of the bottom of the seller side and a touch screen 123 provided to the seller side The display means includes a display 124 such as an LCD for outputting product information on the consumer side and a speaker (not shown), and a touch screen 123 on the seller side, and the fingerprint recognition means is directed to the consumer side. Positioned, the consumer can immediately check the information of the product selected by the user through the display means 124, the consumer information can also be registered directly on the scale.

In addition, the producer terminal 200 has a configuration similar to that of a normal computer device by inputting and managing various kinds of information of the produced product, and the same configuration as that of the scale constituting the seller terminal 100 except for the fingerprint recognition means. It may also be used to have.

The management office terminal 300 also has a configuration similar to that of a normal computer device, and is connected to the producer terminal 200 and the seller terminal 100 to receive and manage data to track the distribution path of the product. .

An embodiment of a consumer tracking method using the above consumer tracking device will be described below.

Setup step

The basic configuration of the POS is set in the installation process of the scale as the seller terminal. As an example, it is possible to register the business registration information, set the price according to the weighing unit of the scale according to the sales purpose (in case of livestock products, grade criteria), and set the bar code to be output so that the scanner can be sold. It also sets up a carrier (VAN) to use cards and cash receipts, connects to management office terminals, and enters a traceability identification number for the product to be sold.

The process of inputting the traceability identification code of the product will be described as an example of a livestock product.

First, in the production process, the livestock products are managed by the identification code (hereinafter referred to as the first identification code) for each individual, which is usually managed by attaching a barcode to the body of the individual and managing the first identification in the producer terminal. Information of the object according to the code is managed. That is, in case of livestock products, the information (origin, producer name, weight of sales point, disease status, immunization, etc.) according to the relevant first identification code is continuously transmitted from the point of birth or purchase to the point of sale to the administrative office terminal. Allows the terminal to manage the information of the object.

In this way, the information corresponding to the first identification code granted in the production process is one of the sellers who purchased the animal products, and the information is downloaded from the administrative office terminal or the producer terminal using the processing terminal. Received and downloaded barcodes by scanner), received and recorded, and completed the processing to give a new second identification code to the objects divided by parts, and the information of each object (familiar plant information, weight after slaughter, price, grade) , The first identification code, etc.) is recorded in association with the second identification code, transmitted to the management office terminal, and the information necessary for the sale of the product is printed with a bar code and attached to the object for each part.

In this case, if the individual objects are separated into several parts, different second identification codes are assigned to the individual objects. Finally, the product sold to the seller is printed with a label including a barcode.

The final seller who purchased the individual object from the processing plant shall receive the information recorded on the management office terminal and the processing plant terminal according to the first identification code from the processing plant terminal or management office terminal (weight before slaughter, weight after slaughter, grade) Download and record the necessary information on the scale of the seller's terminal.

Subsequently, in the case of a product that is pre-packaged and sold in the sales process, a third identification code is given by weighing each individual packaged object, and the information (weight, price according to weight, seller's business registration of the individual) is assigned to the third identification code. Information, country of origin, site, first identification code, etc.), and print out the label for printing information and barcodes and attach it to the package.

And, in the case of direct sales, according to the weight of the individual weighed on the scale, a third identification code is given as in the above-mentioned packaging sales, and the corresponding information is recorded, and at the same time, the label paper on which the barcode is printed is output.

Meanwhile, in the above configuration, the first to third identification codes are assigned and the information is downloaded from the management office terminal. However, in addition to this method, the RFID tag is attached to each product, and the scanner can read the RFID tag. By having the information, the information may be downloaded directly from the RFID tag without downloading from the management office terminal. However, even in this case, information related to the history of the product is transmitted to the management office terminal for history management.

And, when a consumer visits a store and purchases a product for the first time, the consumer's personal information (name, phone number, etc.) is input through the scale, the fingerprint is input, and the personal information and the fingerprint are matched and recorded.

Sales stage

The seller retrieves the information on the product selected by the consumer through the touch screens shown in Figs. And a video or an image indicating the quality of the product and information indicating the history of the product as shown in FIG. 6 to the user through the display means.

For this purpose, if the scanner reads a barcode or RFID (information bar code or RFID granted by the factory or a barcode or RFID printed separately for sale by the end seller) with the scanner, the scale reads the product according to the identification code of the product. Search the history information and display it to the user, or the seller selects the individual number of the meat part through the touch screen and outputs the product history to the consumer.

Then, when the consumer decides to purchase and issues a label, the label for the history label including the history data (producer, gender, grade, disease test history, safety test history, etc.) of the product and the information of the product (origin, weight) Printing labels including price, price, seller information, etc. together with barcodes, and allow consumers to pay by card and cash. The content of may be combined into one label.

In addition, the information according to the selling object including the contents of the label sheet issued as described above is stored in the database together with the third identification code assigned to the selling object.

In addition, when the scale data is imported by importing the history data, the sales weight is not limited. When the total weight of the purchased individual and the weight of the sold individual are exceeded, the overweight occurs as a display means. This is because it warns consumers to check. This weight checking process is performed by transmitting sales information to the management office terminal in real time and downloading the historical data from the management office terminal for each sale, or the individual information purchased from the processing plant in its own store and the weight of the objects sold by the individual objects. By comparing the sum.

In addition, the slaughter date and judgment date can be imported when downloading the history data during the sales process, which prevents the expiration date from exceeding the validity date when issuing the history data. In the case of products that are sold beyond the expiration date, the labeling means warns them through the labeling means.

In addition, the seller can read barcodes or RFID tags, such as already displayed products, industrial products, vegetables, etc. by using a scanner for the shop to display the information of the product to consumers in real time and pay the cost when the consumer decides to purchase.

As such, the information on the products for which the label is issued through the sales process is completely stored in the database, so when the sale is made, the release date is designated for the issued label (the product). Thus, sales dates by date of manufacture can be tracked, and by identifying unsold labels, innovations in consumables and store management can be achieved.

In addition, the information of the selling object is not displayed as the input of the salesman, but is already recorded, and simply reads the recorded barcode or RFID tag, and the grade and gender of the individual are clearly output. You don't make the mistake of typing it wrong.

In addition, according to the present invention, the seller and the processing plant may be connected to manage real-time inventory. In the process of exporting the processing plant products to the store and selling them, the identification code is matched with each other in advance to create a window for selecting inventory items on the seller's terminal. Make sure This significantly reduces the LOSS of the shop and shop.

On the other hand, in all the sales process described above, the clerk receives the fingerprint of the consumer along with the sale of the individual and records the consumer information for each sales entity.

In this way, sales-related data is uploaded in real time or regularly to the management office terminal.

Traceability and Consumer Tracking Steps

As described above, the sales-related data is uploaded to the management office terminal in real time or periodically, so that the weight of the label issued by the sales object can be comprehensively checked to prevent illegal sales of products and to point out and correct mistakes in the sales floor. .

In addition, when the label is issued at the sales stage, the business number is printed on the label as a bar code, and further verification of which business is sold is possible.

In case of a problem with a sold individual, for example, the slaughter of cows with mad cow disease and other diseases, only the identification code given by the producer can be entered to automatically find the final consumer. In case of occurrence, only the identification code of the stage where the abnormality occurred can identify the final consumer.

In this process, when the final consumer's confirmation request signal is input to the management office terminal, the corresponding management office terminal may determine the product according to any identification code (production stage identification code or sales stage identification code) of the product for which the final consumer's confirmation is required. The sales history can be tracked and the final consumer of the product can be identified and output from its own database or the database of the seller's terminal.

In addition, the management office terminal to the tracked consumer transmits the reason for tracking the consumer by one of the methods selected from the mail, the text message, and the letter, so that the consumer can check the abnormality of the product as soon as possible.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a consumer tracking device according to the present invention;

2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a scale according to the present invention;

3 is a touch screen side perspective view of the scale

4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of information output through the touch screen of the scale;

5 is a display side perspective view of the scale

6 illustrates an embodiment of information displayed to a consumer through a display of a scale;

Claims (6)

A seller terminal for managing sales information, including a scale including a fingerprint recognition means, a data input means, a display means, a label printer, a scanner, a database, a communication interface, and a weighing means; Producer terminal for inputting and managing various information of the produced product; It consists of a management office terminal that is connected to multiple seller terminals and producer terminals and manages data related to the distribution channel of the product, and assigns the identification code for traceability of the product throughout the production and sales process, and corresponds to the corresponding identification code. Using a history management device that matches and manages information including the origin, producer, weight, price, seller, and expiration date of the product, A consumer registration step of receiving and recording consumer information including a fingerprint, a name, and a contact number of the consumer through a seller terminal provided in a retailer; The scale, one of the seller's terminals, displays the information of the product including sales weight, selling price, country of origin, and quality to the consumer during the final consumer sales process, and prints a label for sale and prints the fingerprint of the consumer when the transaction is closed. A sales step of retrieving the consumer information registered in the consumer registration step from the inputted fingerprint and matching it with the corresponding sales entity information and recording it; A sales history recording step of transmitting and managing the selling information of the selling step to the management office terminal, but managing the consumer information in the sales terminal terminal or transmitting the management information to the management office terminal; When the final consumer confirmation request signal is input, the management office terminal tracks the sales history of the product according to the traceability identification code of the product for which the final consumer confirmation is required, and the final consumer of the product is stored in its own database or the database of the seller terminal. Confirming and outputting from the consumer confirmation step; In the consumer confirmation step, the management office terminal described above to the last tracked consumer includes a step of transmitting the cause of the consumer tracking by one of a method selected from a mail, a text message, and a letter. . delete The method according to claim 1, wherein a bar code including a business registration number of a seller is printed on the label in the selling step. It includes a scale equipped with fingerprint recognition means, data input means, display means, label printer, scanner, database, communication interface, weighing means, and receives and records consumer information including consumer's fingerprint, name and phone number. In the process of selling, the matching information of the consumer identified from the fingerprint information of the consumer inputted with the sales information for each final selling object is matched and recorded, and the sales information is transmitted to the outside through a communication interface, according to an arbitrary identification code. A seller terminal which retrieves the recorded consumer information matched with the corresponding identification code and transmits it through a communication interface when a consumer confirmation request signal is input; Producer terminal for inputting and managing a variety of information, including the origin of the produced product, the producer; It is connected to multiple seller terminals and producer terminals to manage data transmitted from producer terminals and seller terminals to manage data related to the distribution path of products. Search the information from its own database or make a search request to the seller terminal, receive the results, output the final consumer information, and send the reason for tracking the consumer to the last traced consumer by one of the methods selected from mail, text message, and letter. Administration office terminal; Consumer tracking device, characterized in that configured to include. 5. The consumer tracking device according to claim 4, wherein the scale includes a keyboard that is pulled in and out from the bottom as an input means and a touch screen installed on the seller side. The method of claim 4, wherein the seller terminal may be composed of only scales, and in addition to the scale, a store management terminal such as a display computer, an input unit, and a general computer including a database is separately provided to store information of all scales for store management. Consumer tracking device, characterized in that the terminal may be integrated management.

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