CN102376002A - Commodity trade carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a commodity trade carrier, which is used for carrying out commodity trade on a point-of-sale device providing commodity trade service and comprises a carrier number, a number bar code and a password bar code, wherein the password bar code is covered by a first shielding unit; the carrier number, a first password corresponding to the carrier number and a carrier amount are stored in a database of the control center. When the commodity is to be changed with the commodity change carrier, the first shielding unit is removed to display the password bar code, the number bar code and the password bar code are read by a reader of the point-of-sale device, the point-of-sale device carries out conversion, then the carrier number and the first password are transmitted to the control center, the control center carries out authentication and sends balance information to the point-of-sale device, and the point-of-sale device transmits a transaction total price to the control center so as to modify the corresponding carrier amount into a deduction transaction total price.

Description

Commodity redemption carrier

technical field

The invention relates to a valuable card, in particular to a commodity replacement carrier that can be used for commodity replacement at a point-of-sale device that provides commodity replacement services.

Background technique

In daily life, there are often seasons and occasions when gifts are needed, and gift certificates are a very popular choice due to their generosity and practicality. According to the current regulations, the remaining amount of the gift certificate must continue to be used, so most merchants choose to give change to avoid trouble, but this cannot guarantee the amount that the customer spends in the store, and the merchant must keep the received gift certificate and carry out such as tearing off corners or stamping The collection process is more troublesome in management. At present, some merchants on the market issue electronic gift certificates in the form of stored-value cards. The amount is recorded on the card with a magnetic stripe or chip, and the value can be stored repeatedly. In addition to not requiring change, it is also more portable. However, the cost of magnetic stripe or chip cards is relatively high, and they are not suitable for gift certificates with small amounts, so it is difficult to meet actual needs.

Because of this, the inventor, based on the spirit of active invention, desperately thought of an easy-to-use commodity replacement carrier in the form of a delivery voucher. After several researches and experiments, he finally completed this invention that benefits the world.

Contents of the invention

In view of the fact that the above-mentioned known gift certificates still have room for improvement, the present invention provides a commodity exchange carrier, which is a delivery voucher for prepaid goods, and those who want to exchange goods can go to any store that provides the commodity exchange service of the present invention to exchange goods.

According to a feature of the present invention, the present invention proposes a product replacement carrier, which is produced by a management and control center to perform product replacement on a point-of-sale device that provides product replacement service, including: a carrier body; a carrier number, set On the carrier body, the carrier number has a corresponding first password and a carrier amount, and the carrier number and its corresponding first password and carrier amount are stored in a database in the control center; a number barcode, set On the carrier body, the number barcode corresponds to the carrier number; and a password barcode is arranged on the carrier body, the password barcode corresponds to the first password, and is covered by a first shielding unit; wherein, the point-of-sale device is connected via a network connection Go to the management and control center and have a reader; when you want to use the commodity replacement carrier to replace the commodity, first remove the first shielding unit to display the password barcode, and then use the reader to read the number barcode on the commodity replacement carrier and password barcode, so that the point-of-sale device converts its corresponding carrier number and first password and sends it to the management and control center; the management and control center receives the carrier number and first password and performs authentication, and then sends a balance message when the authentication is successful To the point-of-sale device; the point-of-sale device receives the balance information, and sends a total transaction price to the control center; the control center modifies the corresponding carrier amount to deduct the total transaction price, and sends a redemption information to the point-of-sale device.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of an initial state of a commodity replacement carrier in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a product redemption carrier in a preferred embodiment of the present invention after the first shielding unit is removed.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the use of a commodity replacement carrier in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of main component symbols]

1 Commodity redemption carrier 10 Carrier body

11 Carrier number

13 password barcode 14 first masking unit

15 second password 16 second masking unit

2 point of sale device 21 reader

3 control center 31 database

4 front-end device 5 server

Detailed ways

In order to allow readers to better understand the technical content of the present invention, the preferred embodiment is described as follows. Please refer to Figure 1A and Figure 1B first. 1B is a schematic diagram of the commodity redemption carrier 1 in a preferred embodiment of the present invention after the removal of the first shielding unit. Commodity redemption carrier 1 of the present invention is preferably a card, or a ticket, and it comprises a carrier body 10, and carrier body 10 is provided with a carrier number 11, a number barcode 12, a password barcode 13, and a second password 15; where the number barcode 12 and the password barcode 13 are preferably one-dimensional barcodes or two-dimensional barcodes, the password barcode 13 is preferably covered by a first masking unit 14, and the second password 15 can be used together with the password barcode 13 by the first The shielding unit 14 can also be covered by a second shielding unit 16 as shown in FIG. 1A . As shown in Fig. 1A, the merchandise exchange carrier 1 of the present invention only displays the carrier number 11 and the number barcode 12 at the beginning, and the first shielding unit 14 and the second shielding unit 16 need to be removed before use to display the password The barcode 13 and the second password 15 ; when the first masking unit 14 and the second masking unit 16 are removed, as shown in FIG. 1B , the password barcode 13 and the second password 15 can be seen.

The first shielding unit 14 and the second shielding unit 16 of the merchandise replacement carrier 1 of the present invention can be respectively attached to the carrier body 10 or connected to the carrier body 10; the first shielding unit 14 or the second shielding unit 16 can be In order to attach a silver paint layer on the carrier body 10, the user needs to remove the silver paint layer from the carrier body 10 by scraping off; the first shielding unit 14 or the second shielding unit 16 can also be combined with the carrier The body 10 is integrally formed, and the user needs to remove it from the carrier body 10 by tearing it off; once the user removes the first shielding unit 14 or the second shielding unit 16 from the carrier body 10, its Status cannot be returned.

Commodity replacement carrier 1 of the present invention is produced by a management and control center to perform commodity replacement at a point-of-sale device that provides commodity replacement service, wherein the carrier number 11 of commodity replacement carrier 1 has a corresponding first password, A second password and a carrier amount, and the number barcode 12 and password barcode 13 on the commodity exchange carrier 1 correspond to the carrier number 11 and the first password respectively.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , a schematic diagram of the use of a commodity replacement carrier 1 in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which includes a commodity replacement carrier 1, a point-of-sale device 2, a control center 3, a front-end device 4, and a server 5. The point device 2 and the front-end device 4 are respectively connected to the management and control center 3 via a network connection, preferably respectively connected to the management and control center 3 via a dedicated line or the Internet, and the server 5 is connected to the management and control center 3 . The point-of-sale device 2 has a reader 21, which is preferably a barcode scanner or an infrared barcode scanner; the management and control center 3 includes a database 31, which stores the carrier number 11 of the commodity replacement carrier 1, and its The corresponding first password, the second password and the carrier amount; the front-end device 4 provides an inquiry service for the carrier amount corresponding to the commodity replacement carrier 1; the server 5 is used to provide and manage a website on the Internet, which is used to input the carrier via the Internet The number 11 and the second password 15 are used for commodity exchange and other services such as lottery draws and the like.

When the user intends to use the commodity exchange carrier 1 for commodity exchange, he first goes to any store that provides the commodity exchange service of the commodity exchange carrier 1 of the present invention, and removes the first shielding unit 14 on the commodity exchange carrier 1, and then Hold the commodity replacement carrier 1 and the commodity you want to redeem to a point-of-sale device 2 in the store, which is preferably a cash register; the clerk reads the number barcode 12 and password barcode 13 on the commodity replacement carrier 1 with a reader 21; sell The point device 2 converts the number barcode 12 and the password barcode 13 into the corresponding carrier number and the first password respectively, and sends it to the control center 3; the control center 3 receives the carrier number and the first password and performs authentication, and when the authentication is successful Send a balance information to the point-of-sale device 2; the point-of-sale device 2 receives the balance information, and transmits a transaction total price of this transaction to the control center 3, where if the carrier amount corresponding to the commodity replacement carrier 1 is 0, Then the user cannot exchange the goods; the management and control center 3 modifies the corresponding carrier amount to deduct the total transaction price, and sends an exchanged purchase information to the point-of-sale device 2 for the clerk to know.

When the user wants to inquire about the carrier amount corresponding to the commodity redemption carrier 1, he can go to a front-end device 4 of an interactive multi-function terminal system (kiosk) in the store to select the service of querying the amount, and input the carrier on the commodity redemption carrier 1. The number 11 is transmitted from the front-end device 4 to the management and control center 3; the management and control center 3 receives the carrier number and inquires its corresponding carrier amount in the database 31, and then transmits the inquired carrier amount to the front-end device 4 for display by it , for users to know.

When the user wants to exchange goods via the Internet, first log in to the website provided by the server 5 via the Internet, follow the instructions of the website to carry out the exchange process of goods, and input the carrier number 11 and the second password 15 on the goods exchange carrier 1 of the present invention; The server 5 receives the carrier number 11 and the second password 15 and performs authentication. When the authentication is successful, the control center 3 modifies the carrier amount corresponding to the carrier number 11 according to the commodity replacement information sent by the server 5, and then the server 5 completes the commodity replacement procedure. .

The point-of-sale device 2 also provides a product return service. If the user wants to return the exchanged product, he/she takes the product replacement carrier 1 and the product to be returned to the point-of-sale device 2, and the shop assistant uses the reader 21 to read the product. Redeem the number barcode 12 and password barcode 13 on the carrier 1; the point-of-sale device 2 converts the number barcode 12 and password barcode 13 into the corresponding carrier number and the first password and sends them to the management and control center 3; the management and control center 3 receives the carrier number and authenticate with the first password, send a balance information to the point-of-sale device 2 when the authentication is successful, and the point-of-sale device 2 receives the balance information, and sends a return total price of this return to the control center 3; the control center 3 Modify the corresponding carrier amount to increase the total return price, and send a returned product information to the point-of-sale device 2; the point-of-sale device 2 receives the returned product information and completes the procedure of product return by the clerk.

The product replacement carrier of the present invention can no longer be used when the amount of the carrier is used up, and covering the password barcode with silver paint can avoid the possibility of the product replacement carrier being stolen or copied before sales. Compared with the known gift certificates, the commodity replacement carrier of the present invention can be regarded as a delivery voucher for prepaid goods, and an invoice will be issued when the card is purchased, so it is suitable for example when a company needs to issue an invoice for reimbursement. Moreover, for merchants, in addition to not needing to keep the received gift certificates and not needing change, which is more convenient for management than known gift certificates, it can also ensure the amount that customers will spend in the store. In addition, the present invention can also store the purchase record of the commodity replacement carrier in the database for various subsequent business data statistics or inquiries.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only examples for convenience of description, and the scope of rights claimed by the present invention should be based on the scope of the patent application, rather than limited to the above-mentioned embodiments.

Claims (18)

1. commodity carrier of purchasing on a barter basis, is characterized in that comprising to carry out purchasing on a barter basis of commodity in a point of sale device that provides the commodity service of purchasing on a barter basis by a management and control center made:

One carrier body;

One carrier number is arranged on this carrier body, and this carrier number has corresponding one first password and a carrier amount of money, and this carrier number with and pairing this first password and this carrier amount of money all be stored in the database at this management and control center;

One number bar code is arranged on this carrier body, and this number bar code is corresponding to this carrier number; And

One code-bar font code is arranged on this carrier body, and this code-bar font code is corresponding to this first password, and is hidden by one first shielding cell;

Wherein, this point of sale device is connected to this management and control center through network on-line, and has a reader; Desire to purchase on a barter basis carrier when carrying out purchasing on a barter basis of commodity with these commodity; Earlier this first shielding cell is removed to demonstrate this code-bar font code; Then read these commodity purchase on a barter basis this number bar code and this code-bar font code on the carrier, to convert its pairing this carrier number and this first password by this point of sale device into and to be sent to this management and control center with this reader; Authentication is carried out to this carrier number and this first password that is received in this management and control center, and when authentication success, sends a balance amount information to this point of sale device; This point of sale device receives this balance amount information, and a transaction total price is sent to this management and control center; This transaction total price of deduction is revised as with its pairing this carrier amount of money in this management and control center, and transmits one and purchased on a barter basis information to this point of sale device.

2. the commodity as claimed in claim 1 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis, it is a card or a ticket.

3. the commodity as claimed in claim 1 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that this point of sale device is connected to this management and control center via special line or the Internet.

4. the commodity as claimed in claim 1 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that this first shielding cell is attached on this carrier body or with this carrier body and links to each other, and in case this first shielding cell is removed its state of back can't reply on this carrier body.

5. the commodity as claimed in claim 4 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that this first shielding cell is a silver medal enamelled coating that is attached on this carrier body, and it needs remove on this carrier body with the mode of striking off.

6. the commodity as claimed in claim 4 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that this first shielding cell and this carrier body are one of the forming, and it needs remove on this carrier body with the mode that removes.

7. the commodity as claimed in claim 1 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that this number bar code and this code-bar font code are one-dimensional bar code or two-dimensional bar.

8. the commodity as claimed in claim 1 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that this reader is a barcode scanner or an infrared ray barcode scanner.

9. the commodity as claimed in claim 1 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that a fore device provides the inquiry service of this carrier amount of money, and this fore device is connected to this management and control center through network on-line; When these commodity of desire inquiry are purchased on a barter basis pairing this carrier amount of money of carrier; Prior to selecting the service of the inquiry amount of money on this fore device; And import these commodity and purchase on a barter basis this carrier number on the carrier to be sent to this management and control center by this fore device; This management and control center receives this carrier number and in this database, inquires about its pairing this carrier amount of money, then this carrier amount of money that is inquired is sent to this fore device to be shown by it.

10. the commodity as claimed in claim 9 carrier of purchasing on a barter basis is characterized in that this fore device is an interactive multifunctional terminal system.

The carrier 11. commodity as claimed in claim 9 are purchased on a barter basis is characterized in that, this fore device is connected to this management and control center via special line or the Internet.

The carrier 12. commodity as claimed in claim 1 are purchased on a barter basis is characterized in that, this point of sale device also provides the service of the commodity return of goods; When desiring to carry out the return of goods of commodity, read these commodity purchase on a barter basis this number bar code and this code-bar font code on the carrier with this reader, to convert its pairing this carrier number and this first password by this point of sale device into and to be sent to this management and control center; This management and control center receives this carrier number and this first password and carries out authentication, when authentication success, sends a balance amount information to this point of sale device; This point of sale device is sent to this management and control center with a return of goods total price; Increase is revised as with its pairing this carrier amount of money in this management and control center should return of goods total price, and transmits one and returned goods information to this point of sale device; This point of sale device receives this information and accomplish the program that commodity are returned goods of having returned goods.

The carrier 13. commodity as claimed in claim 1 are purchased on a barter basis is characterized in that, this database also stores the purchase on a barter basis purchaser record of carrier of these commodity.

The carrier 14. commodity as claimed in claim 1 are purchased on a barter basis is characterized in that, this carrier number also has corresponding one second password, and it is arranged on this carrier body, and is stored in the database at this management and control center; This management and control center also is connected to a server, and this server is used to provide on the Internet and manage a website, and it is to supply via the Internet this carrier number of input and this second password to carry out purchasing on a barter basis of commodity; This server carries out authentication to this carrier number and this second password that is received; And when authentication success by this management and control center according to pairing this carrier amount of money of this carrier number of information correction of purchasing on a barter basis that this server transmitted, this server is accomplished commodity program of purchasing on a barter basis.

The carrier 15. commodity as claimed in claim 1 are purchased on a barter basis is characterized in that, this second password is to be hidden by this first shielding cell.

The carrier 16. commodity as claimed in claim 14 are purchased on a barter basis; It is characterized in that; This second password is to be hidden by one second shielding cell; This second shielding cell is attached on this carrier body or with this carrier body and links to each other, and its state can't be replied after in a single day this second shielding cell being removed on this carrier body.

The carrier 17. commodity as claimed in claim 16 are purchased on a barter basis is characterized in that, this second shielding cell is a silver medal enamelled coating that is attached on this carrier body, and it needs to remove on this carrier body with the mode of striking off.

The carrier 18. commodity as claimed in claim 16 are purchased on a barter basis is characterized in that, this second shielding cell and this carrier body are one of the forming, and it needs to remove on this carrier body with the mode that removes.

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