KR20150083454A - Transaction management system using beacon, and the operating method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for managing a sale and a transaction of an item by using a beacon with respect to a plurality of seller terminals and buyer terminals, and a method of operating the same. According to the present invention, a seller provides a buyer with only an item and additional information, and the buyer selects the item without providing his/her personal information and pays for the item, thereby increasing an efficiency of a sale and a transaction. To achieve this, according to the present invention, a beacon is installed in a sale area where each item of at least one seller is sold, each terminal of the seller is installed, and each terminal of at least one buyer is located in the sale area as a communication space of the beacon, thereby utilizing the beacon to provide a service.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a transaction management system using a beacon,

The present invention relates to a system for managing sales and settlement of items using a beacon for a plurality of seller terminals and a buyer terminal, and a method of driving the same, wherein the seller provides only items and additional information, The present invention relates to a payment management system using a beacon and a driving method thereof, which can increase the efficiency of sales and settlement by selecting and paying for items.

Beacon technology is a smartphone local communication service means that locates a user location within a short range and sends a beacon signal periodically with an ID and a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value, It is a technology that provides information when entering. The beacon serves as a reference point for locating information and uses communication technology (DSRC, ultrasound, infrared, Bluetooth, CDMA, LTE, WiFi, LiFi, etc.) Based low frequency beacons, LED beacons, Wi-Fi beacons, and Bluetooth beacons.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for performing settlement using a beacon and a mobile communication terminal, and as a background technique thereof, there is a payment approval technique using a beacon disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0020444 shown in FIG. The technique includes a data store that holds user financial data, a first beacon device capable of transmitting wireless messages, and at least one portable device capable of receiving message transmissions, wherein the first beacon comprises a first communication Protocol, the portable device detects the question messages and responds with an identifier for the portable device, the first beacon transmits the received identifier to the data store, and then the received identifier and the stored identifier Check if they match. Characterized by an automatic payment system configured to perform a selective credit check if a match is found and then to send a payment signal to the first beacon and to deliver the paid goods or services.

As another background of the present invention, there is a mobile ordering and payment system and method using a mobile communication terminal and a store display device of Korean Patent No. 10-1004993 shown in FIG. 2. This technology allows a visitor who visits a store to place an order through a mobile communication terminal held by a customer without placing an order at a complex order window of the store, A mobile communication terminal for receiving an authentication number for payment through a display device installed in a store and using some of the received information for payment of an ordered product, a mobile ordering and payment system using a store display device, and a method When a store barcode reader and a store-specific display device corresponding to a central server for store management are provided for each of a plurality of branches, the central server for store management transmits the order product information And at the same time the customer is located Receiving a unique code number of a shop, and receiving and transmitting data to a store-use barcode reader and a store-specific display device installed in a store where the store-customer is located, Payment system.

As another background of the present invention, there is a mobile POS system and method of reverse payment system shown in FIG. This technology relates to a mobile POS system of a reverse settlement type in which a buyer mobile makes payment using information provided from a seller mobile. The mobile POS of the buyer uses a payment server converted from a seller to a barcode, Being; Further, a plurality of slave seller mobiles performing settlement with buyer mobiles are connected to a single master seller mobile so that a plurality of slave seller mobiles respectively settle the buyer mobiles, so that information for the buyer's financial settlement is not provided to the seller And a mobile POS system of a reverse payment system that enables a seller to perform reverse payment by a buyer by providing payment information to a mobile of a buyer and receiving approval of the mobile POS system and method thereof.

KR 10-2003-0020444 A KR 10-1004993 B1 KR 10-1473117 B1 KR 10-2014-0109276 A KR 10-1458142 B1 KR 10-1459291 B1 KR 10-2012-0126611 A

In the present invention, when a plurality of sellers sell each item in a store, the seller only provides items and additional information, and the buyer increases the security and efficiency of sales and payment by selecting and paying for items without providing personal information And to provide a payment management system using the beacon and a method of driving the same.

The beacon and the seller terminals of each of the sellers are installed in a sales space where items of each of at least one of the sellers are sold and the service is provided as one or more of the buyer terminals are located in a sales space as a communication area of the beacon A beacon-based payment management system and a driving method thereof are provided as means for solving the problems.

The present invention provides a technical effect that facilitates sales management by providing only item and additional information when a plurality of sellers sell each item in a store.

Further, the present invention provides an effect of enhancing the security and efficiency of settlement by the buyer selecting and paying the item without providing personal information.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a payment approval technique using a beacon
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another configuration of a mobile order and payment system and method using a mobile communication terminal and a store display device as another background art of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another configuration of a mobile POS system and method of reverse payment as another background art of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a bill management system using a beacon according to the present invention
5 is a functional relationship of the payment management system using the beacon of the present invention;
6 and 7 illustrate the connection relationship between the purchaser terminal and the seller terminal
8 is a detailed configuration of a bill management system using a beacon according to the present invention
9 and 10 are flowcharts of a method of driving a payment management system using a beacon according to the present invention

The following merely illustrates the principles of the invention. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various apparatuses which, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included in the concept and scope of the invention. It is to be understood that all of the conditional terms and embodiments recited herein are expressly intended to be purely for purposes of understanding the concepts of the present invention and are not intended to be limiting to such specifically recited embodiments and conditions . It is also to be understood that the detailed description, as well as the principles, aspects and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific embodiments thereof, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents thereof. For example, the drawings and detailed description of the present invention illustrate a payment management system using a beacon as an embodiment of a payment management system for a restaurant or a store, but it is only for the purpose of clearly understanding the character and constitution of the present invention. The present invention provides structural and functional equivalents in the art of managing payment between a plurality of buyer terminals and a plurality of seller terminals.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 4 shows a basic configuration of a payment management system using a beacon according to the present invention. As described above, in order to clearly understand the characteristic structure and the operation effect of the present invention, a payment management system of a large store like a restaurant or a warehouse will be described as an embodiment. In FIG. 4, a beacon 200 is installed in a sales space where items of each of at least one seller are sold. As an example of the sales space, it can be assumed that a plurality of sellers (restaurants), such as a cafeteria or a food court, provide each item (menu) information in one space. As another example of the sales space, a plurality of sellers can be applied to a store where each item information is provided and sold.

Each of the seller terminals 100 of the sellers is installed in the sales space and the beacon service is provided when one or more buyer terminals 300 are located in a sales space as a communication area of the beacon 200. [ In addition, the seller terminals 100 and the buyer terminals 300 may access the mobile communication network 500 as a mobile communication device. At this time, items and additional information transmitted from the seller terminals 100 are stored in the beacon 200 in advance. The purchaser terminals 300 include credit card information, payment means such as a mobile card reader, and a billing system 400 for providing authorization requests and approval information for each of the purchaser terminals 300 ) Through a mobile communication network. The additional information includes a seller's ID and payment account information. The additional information includes a seller's mobile number for the buyer terminals 300 to access through the mobile communication network 500.

4, when one or more buyer terminals 300 are located in a sales space, which is a communication area of the beacon 200, the beacon 200 is managed by the seller terminal 200. In this case, (Menu) and additional information provided from the mobile terminals 100 as a beacon service. The buyer terminal 300 receiving the item (menu) and the additional information from the beacon 200 selects the item to be purchased and transmits the item together with the additional information to the payment system 400 (for example, (Such as a credit card company or a financial institution such as a bank) to which the credit card company 300 belongs. The settlement system 400 performs settlement and transmits the approval information to the buyer terminal 300. [

FIG. 5 illustrates an operation relationship of the payment management system using the beacon of the present invention. A bill management system using a beacon of the present invention comprises:

1. When the buyer terminal 300 is located in a sales space serving as a communication area of the beacon 200, the buyer terminal 300 is connected to the beacon 200 and connected thereto.

2. Next, the beacon 200 provides the item (menu) and additional information provided from the seller terminals 100 to the connected buyer terminal 300 as a beacon service.

3. The buyer terminal 300 receiving the item (menu) and the additional information from the beacon 200 selects the item to be purchased and generates payment information together with the additional information.

4. The purchaser terminal 300 transmits the payment information and payment approval request information to the subscribing payment system 400. [

5. Payment system 400 performs settlement and sends approval information to buyer terminal 300. [

6. The buyer terminal 300 having received the approval information selects a purchase item, and transmits the selected item information, the approval information, and the ID of the buyer to the seller terminal 100. [ In this case, the ID of the purchaser includes the location information of the purchaser, and as an example of the location information, a sales space includes a plurality of sellers (restaurants) such as a cafeteria or a food court, (Menu) information, the number of the table where the buyer terminal 300 is located. Another example of the location information may include a store gate number where the buyer terminal 300 is located when a plurality of sellers sell each item in the store.

7. On the seller terminal 100 side receiving the selected purchase item, the approval information, and the buyer's ID from the buyer terminal 300, the operation of the payment management system by transferring the selected item to the buyer's position with reference to the buyer's ID And is terminated.

8. In the operation of the payment management system, an item (menu) and additional information provided as a beacon service with respect to the beacon 200 may be updated from the seller terminal 100 as needed.

6 and 7 illustrate the connection relationship between the buyer terminal 300 and the seller terminal 100 in the payment management system using the beacon of the present invention. 5, the buyer terminal 300 having received the approval information from the settlement system 400 transmits the purchased item information, the approval information, and the ID of the buyer to the seller terminal 100. As shown in FIG. When the buyer terminal 300 and the seller terminal 100 are connected bi-directionally via the beacon 200 as shown in FIG. 6, the purchased item information, the approval information, and the buyer's ID To the seller terminal (100) via the beacon (200) from the buyer terminal (300). When the transmission channel from the buyer terminal 300 to the seller terminal 100 is set not to pass the beacon 200 as shown in FIG. 7, the purchased item information, the approval information, Or may be configured to be transmitted from the terminal 300 to the seller terminal 100 via the mobile communication network 500. [

FIG. 8 shows a detailed configuration of a payment management system using a beacon according to the present invention.

The seller terminal 100 of the present invention includes a seller terminal control unit 140 for performing overall control of the seller terminal 100,

A mobile communication unit 110 for performing data communication of the seller terminal 100 through the mobile communication network 500; A local communication unit 120 for transmitting and receiving data between the beacon 200 and the seller terminal 100; An item information storage unit 130 for storing information on items to be provided from the seller and being able to be updated from the seller terminal control unit 140; An additional information storage unit 150 for storing additional information including the ID of the seller, the payment account information of the seller, and the mobile number of the seller to which the buyer terminals 300 are connected through the mobile communication network 500; And a transmission / reception data buffer 160 for storing information transmitted and received through the mobile communication unit 110 or the short-range communication unit 120.

The beacon 200 of the present invention corresponding to the seller terminal 100 includes a beacon controller 230 for performing overall control of the beacon 200 and a beacon controller 230 connected to the beacon controller 230,

A beacon communication unit 210 for performing short-range communication with the seller terminal 100 and the buyer terminal 300; a beacon communication unit 210 for communicating with the seller terminal 100 and the buyer terminal 300, A service information storage unit 220 for storing additional information including a number; A communication data buffer 240 for storing data transmitted and received by the beacon communication unit 210; And a beacon ID storage unit 250 for storing the unique ID of the beacon 200 or the name of the store for classifying the service area or service of the beacon 200. [

The payment management system using the beacon according to the present invention based on the configurations of the seller terminal 100, the beacon 200 and the buyer terminal 300 described above can be applied to the buyer terminal 300 in the sales space, which is the communication area of the beacon 200, The buyer terminal 300 is connected and connected to the beacon 200 through the beacon communication unit 210 of the beacon 200. The beacon controller 230 of the beacon 200 reads the item and the additional information provided from the seller terminals 100 from the service information storage 220 and transmits the beacon communication unit 210 to the connected buyer terminal 300 . With respect to the above configuration, the seller terminal 100 may update the item and additional information provided as a beacon service through the short-range communication unit 120 and the beacon communication unit 210 connected thereto by the seller terminal control unit 140. [

9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating a payment management system 400 including one or more seller terminals 100, one or more purchaser terminals 300, a beacon 200 and a billing system 400 for each buyer terminal 300, Fig. 3 shows a flow chart of the driving method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a payment management system using a beacon,

S1000: connecting the beacon 200 to the buyer terminal 300 as the buyer terminal 300 is located in a sales space which is a communication area of the beacon 200;

- S1010: Next, the beacon 200 transmits additional information including the item information provided from the seller terminals 100, the seller's ID, the seller's payment account information, and the seller's mobile number to the connected purchaser terminal 300 Providing as service information;

- S1020: The buyer terminal (300) receiving the item and the additional information from the beacon (200) selects an item to be purchased and generates payment information together with the additional information;

- S1030: the purchaser terminal 300 transmits payment information and settlement approval request information to the affiliated payment system 400;

- S1040: the settlement system 400 makes a payment for the request of the buyer terminal 300 and transmits the approval information to the buyer terminal 300;

- S1050: the buyer terminal 300 having received the approval information selects the item to be purchased, transmits the selected item information, the approval information and the ID of the buyer to the seller terminal 100 via the beacon 200;

In this case, the ID of the purchaser includes the location information of the purchaser, and as an example of the location information, a sales space includes a plurality of sellers (restaurants) such as a cafeteria or a food court, (Menu) information, the number of the table where the buyer terminal 300 is located. Another example of the location information may include a store gate number where the buyer terminal 300 is located when a plurality of sellers sell each item in the store.

- S1060: transferring the selected item to the buyer's location with reference to the buyer's ID at the seller terminal 100 side receiving the selected purchase item, approval information and buyer's ID from the buyer terminal 300;

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9, when the transmission channel from the purchaser terminal 300 to the seller terminal 100 is set not to pass through the beacon 200, the step S1050 (FIG. 9) As shown in FIG. 10,

S1050: The buyer terminal 300 having received the approval information selects a purchase item, and transmits the selected item information, the approval information and the buyer's ID to the seller terminal 100 via the mobile communication network 500 .

In this case, the ID of the purchaser includes the location information of the purchaser, and as an example of the location information, a sales space includes a plurality of sellers (restaurants) such as a cafeteria or a food court, (Menu) information, the number of the table where the buyer terminal 300 is located. Another example of the location information may include a store gate number where the buyer terminal 300 is located when a plurality of sellers sell each item in the store.

Further, the method of driving the payment management system of the present invention further includes a step (S1070) of updating the item (menu) and the additional information provided as a beacon service to the beacon 200 from the seller terminal 100, .

According to the billing management system and the driving method using the beacon of the present invention described above, when a plurality of sellers sell each item in a store, the seller provides only items and additional information, and the buyer provides personal information And selecting and paying for the item provides the effect of increasing security and efficiency of sales and settlement.

Although the present invention has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments and drawings, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto and that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: Seller terminal 110: Mobile communication unit
120: Local area communication unit 130: Item information storage unit
140: Merchant terminal control unit 150:
160: Transmitting / receiving data buffer 200: Beacon
210: Beacon communication part 220: Service information storage part
230: Beacon controller 240: Communication data buffer
250: Beacon ID storage unit 300: Buyer terminal
400: Payment system 500: Mobile communication network

Claims (10)

A beacon 200 installed in a sales space where items of each of at least one of the sellers are sold and a seller terminal 100 of each of the sellers are installed and one or more buyer terminals 300 communicate with the beacon 200 A settlement management system using a beacon for providing a service as it is located within a sales space as an area,
A beacon 200 in which supplementary information including a sales item and a seller's ID, payment account information, and a seller's mobile number transmitted from the seller terminals 100 are stored in advance;
And a buyer terminal (300) having a built-in credit card information of a buyer or a payment means such as a mobile card reader,
When at least one buyer terminal 300 is located in a sales space serving as a communication area of the beacon 200, the beacon 200 provides a sales item and additional information provided from the seller terminals 100 as a beacon service,
The buyer terminal 300 provided with the item (menu) and the additional information from the beacon 200 selects the item to be purchased and sends the payment approval request information to the payment system 400 of the buyer terminal 300 together with the additional information Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the payment system (400) is configured to perform payment and transmit approval information to the buyer terminal (300)
The method of claim 1, wherein the buyer terminal (300)
And transmits the approval information to the seller terminal (100) by receiving the approval information from the payment system (400), and transmitting the buyer ID including the selected item information, the approval information, and the buyer's location information to the seller terminal (100)
The system of claim 2, wherein the buyer terminal (300)
And transmits the ID of the buyer including the selected item information, the approval information, and the location information of the purchaser to the seller terminal (100) via the beacon (200)
The system of claim 2, wherein the buyer terminal (300)
And transmits the ID of the buyer including the selected item information, the approval information, and the location information of the purchaser to the seller terminal (100) via the mobile communication network (500)
The method according to claim 1, wherein the seller terminal (100)
A seller terminal control unit 140 for performing overall control of the seller terminal 100,
Is connected to the seller terminal control unit 140,
A mobile communication unit 110 for performing data communication of the seller terminal 100 through the mobile communication network 500;
A local communication unit 120 for transmitting and receiving data between the beacon 200 and the seller terminal 100; An item information storage unit 130 for storing information on items to be provided from the seller and being able to be updated from the seller terminal control unit 140;
An additional information storage unit 150 for storing additional information including the ID of the seller, the payment account information of the seller, and the mobile number of the seller to which the buyer terminals 300 are connected through the mobile communication network 500;
A transmission / reception data buffer 160 for storing information transmitted / received through the mobile communication unit 110 or the local communication unit 120;
And a billing management system using a beacon
The beacon (200) according to claim 1,
A beacon controller 230 for performing overall control of the beacon 200,
Connected to the beacon controller 230,
A beacon communication unit 210 for performing short-range communication with the seller terminal 100 and the buyer terminal 300;
A service information storage unit 220 for storing additional information including information on items provided from the seller terminal 100, an ID of the seller, settlement account information of the seller, and a mobile number of the seller;
A communication data buffer 240 for storing data transmitted and received by the beacon communication unit 210; A beacon ID storage unit 250 for storing a unique ID of a beacon 200 or a name of a store for classifying a service area or service of the beacon 200;
And a billing management system using a beacon
A beacon 200 installed in a sales space where items of each of at least one of the sellers are sold and a seller terminal 100 of each of the sellers are installed and one or more buyer terminals 300 communicate with the beacon 200 A method of operating a payment management system using a beacon to provide a service as it is located within a sales space as an area,
S1000: connecting the beacon 200 to the buyer terminal 300 as the buyer terminal 300 is located in a sales space which is a communication area of the beacon 200;
- S1010: Next, the beacon 200 transmits additional information including the item information provided from the seller terminals 100, the seller's ID, the seller's payment account information, and the seller's mobile number to the connected purchaser terminal 300 Providing as service information;
- S1020: The buyer terminal (300) receiving the item and the additional information from the beacon (200) selects an item to be purchased and generates payment information together with the additional information;
- S1030: the purchaser terminal 300 transmits payment information and settlement approval request information to the affiliated payment system 400;
- S1040: the settlement system 400 makes a payment for the request of the buyer terminal 300 and transmits the approval information to the buyer terminal 300;
- S1050: the buyer terminal 300 having received the approval information selects the item to be purchased, transmits the selected item information, the approval information and the ID of the buyer to the seller terminal 100 via the beacon 200;
- S1060: transferring the selected item to the buyer's location with reference to the buyer's ID at the seller terminal 100 side receiving the selected purchase item, approval information and buyer's ID from the buyer terminal 300;
A method for operating a payment management system using a beacon
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step S1050 comprises:
When the transmission channel from the buyer terminal 300 to the seller terminal 100 is set not to pass through the beacon 200,
The buyer terminal 300 having received the approval information selects a purchase item and transmits the selected item information, the approval information and the buyer's ID to the seller terminal 100 via the mobile communication network 500 A method for operating a payment management system using a beacon
9. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 8,
And the location information of the purchaser is included.
9. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 8,
When a plurality of sellers provide each item information in one space,
The number of the table where the buyer terminal 300 is located or the store gate number at which the buyer terminal 300 is located.

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