CN201166861Y - Checkout system capable of improving transaction safety and convenience - Google Patents

Abstract

A checkout system capable of improving transaction security and convenience comprises a commodity identification device and a background host, wherein the commodity identification device comprises a commodity information input device, a wireless transmission device and a data processing device; the background host comprises a cash register device and a wireless transceiver; wherein, when a consumer wishes to check out, the commodity identification device identifies the commodity information, and the wireless transmission device transmits the commodity information to the background host, so that the consumer can complete the checkout operation without leaving the sight of the purchased commodity and related paid property, thereby eliminating the consumer's concerns about the goods being replaced or the card being stolen due to the temporary departure of the property from the observable sight, and also avoiding the situation where the service personnel cannot continue to serve the consumer during the checkout.

Description

A checkout system that increases transaction security and convenience

technical field

The utility model relates to a checkout system, in particular to a checkout system that can improve transaction safety and convenience by enabling consumers to complete the checkout operation without leaving the purchased commodities and related paid property. system.

Background technique

In recent years, large-scale department stores, restaurants, audio-visual entertainment services and other consumer entertainment venues have been established, and the competition has become increasingly fierce. In order to attract more consumers, newly opened consumer entertainment venues seize the market with wider storefronts, especially shopping malls dominated by department stores. Due to the large area of the above-mentioned consumer entertainment places, the cash registers of the service providers cannot properly provide consumers with more convenient checkout operations, so consumers must walk a certain distance to a specific checkout counter for checkout, and even require The various sizes of commodities purchased are mentioned to the counter, which causes inconvenience to consumers. If the checkout action is assisted by service personnel, according to the current mechanism, the service personnel must bring the cash, credit card or other property paid by the consumer to the checkout counter to perform the checkout action, leaving the consumer to wait for their return However, during the waiting period, consumers have no service personnel to provide any services, and even have doubts about the credit card being stolen due to leaving their sight.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a consumption checkout flowchart of an existing consumption place. The consumption place is provided with a cashier counter 1 and a plurality of service counters 2 at a specific location. When the consumer 3 selects the goods from the commodity shelf 5, he goes to one of the service counters 2 in one of the districts to check out. At this time, the service personnel in the district 4 will receive cash or credit card after confirming the goods, and then bring the cash or credit card to a specific checkout counter 1 for checkout operations. The checkout counter 1 has a cash register 6 and a credit card reader 7 for checkout After the operation is completed, the invoice and the balance or the credit card are brought back to the service counter 2 and returned to the consumer 3 .

In the above-mentioned existing checkout process, the service personnel 4 must carry the cash or credit card collected from the consumer 3 from the service counter 2 to the specific checkout counter 1 to perform the checkout operation. At this time, the payment by the consumer 3 The cash or credit card and other property will leave the sight of the consumer 3, so there may be doubts that the paid cash will be lost or the credit card will be stolen. If the consumer 3 is sure, he must accompany the service personnel 4 to the checkout counter 1 to carry out the checkout operation, but in this way, the consumer 3 will have to walk an extra distance, which will not only cause physical burden, but also may affect the mood of shopping, which is really inconvenient.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of this utility model is to improve the lack of the existing checkout process, so that consumers can complete the checkout operation without leaving the consumption area and without worrying about the loss of paid cash or stolen credit cards. Affects enjoyment of consumption.

The utility model relates to a checkout system that can improve transaction security and convenience, including at least one product identification device and a background host, wherein the product identification device also includes a product information input unit, at least one wireless transmission unit and A data processing unit; the background host includes a cash register unit and a wireless transceiver unit; when consumers want to check out, they can be directly identified by service personnel at the place where the purchased items are placed or at a nearby service counter with a product identification device Commodity information, and the commodity information is transmitted from the wireless transmission unit to the background host, and after the background host checkout is completed, another service personnel will send invoices, bills or change and other related items to the location of the consumer. The purchased goods and related paid properties can complete the checkout operation without leaving the line of sight.

Therefore, the utility model can achieve the purpose of improving the convenience of the consumer's checkout process without safety concerns, thereby improving the service quality of consumers and enhancing the competitiveness of owners.

The utility model will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the utility model.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the consumption checkout flowchart of existing consumption place;

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the checkout system of the preferred embodiment of the utility model; and

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of internal blocks of the product identification device and the background host of the present invention.

Among them, reference signs

1 Checkout Counter 2 Service Counter

3 Consumers 30 Products

4 front desk staff 40 service identification card

4a Service staff 5 Commodity shelves

6 cash register 7 credit card machine

8 Commodity identification device 80 Commodity information input unit

82 first wireless transmission unit 84 credit card information input unit

86 Identity recognition unit 88 Data processing unit

90 Display device 92 Second wireless transmission unit

94 memory unit 96 third wireless transmission unit

10 background host 100 cash register unit

102 Wireless transceiver unit 11 Sales management system

12 Credit Card Center

Detailed ways

Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 at the same time, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a checkout system that can improve transaction security and convenience in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the internal block diagram of the commodity identification device and the background host of the present invention, The checkout system of the present invention may include at least one commodity identification device 8 , a background host 10 , a sales management system 11 and a credit card center 12 .

Commodity identification device 8 also includes a commodity information input unit 80, a first wireless transmission unit 82, a credit card information input unit 84, an identity identification unit 86, a data processing unit 88, a display device 90, a second wireless transmission unit unit 92 and a memory unit 94 .

The background host 10 also includes a cash register unit 100 and a wireless transceiver unit 102 .

The commodity information input unit 80 can be a barcode reader, a group of data input buttons or a wireless transceiver. If the commodity information input unit 80 is implemented as a barcode reader, then each commodity will have a unique identification Barcode to provide to the barcode reader for reading action. If the product information input unit 80 is implemented as a data input button, a service personnel 4 must manually input the code or code name of the product 30 purchased by a consumer 3 via the data input button. If the commodity information input unit 80 is implemented as a wireless transceiver, each commodity 30 will have a unique radio frequency tag, which is provided to the wireless transceiver for wireless transmission.

The credit card information input unit 84 can be made up of contact type or inductive reading module, if the credit card information input unit 84 is made up of the contact type reading module, then the consumer 3 must take out a credit card with the credit card information The input unit 84 makes physical contact, and reads the credit card data through the optical signal of the contact reading module to perform the action of swiping the credit card. If the credit card information input unit 84 is composed of an inductive reading module, the consumer 3 does not need to take out the credit card and make physical contact with the credit card information input unit 84, but senses the credit card of the consumer 3 through a wireless communication protocol. The action of credit card swiping is performed by reading the credit card data. When the inductive reading module is implemented, the wireless communication protocol used can be a radio frequency method, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.

The identification unit 86 can be a fingerprint identification device or a barcode reader capable of reading a service identification card with a barcode. The data processing unit 88 can be a processor. The display device 90 can be an LCD display screen. The cash register unit 100 may be a point-of-sale intelligence system (POS). The first wireless transmission unit 82 , the second wireless transmission unit 92 and the wireless transceiver unit 102 can be a wireless transmission module. The memory unit 94 stores the personal data of all service personnel, including the fingerprint data of each service personnel.

The utility model has two modes of cash transaction and credit card transaction to carry out the checkout action during implementation, so the operation process of the implementation of the two modes of the utility model will be described below.

Firstly, the checkout action of cash transaction is explained. When the consumer 3 wants to perform the checkout action, the front desk service personnel 4 will carry the commodity identification device 8 of the present utility model to the consumer 3, and the front desk service personnel 4 will give the customer 3 Before performing the checkout service, the front desk service personnel 4 can first confirm the identity through the identity recognition unit 86 of the commodity identification device 8, so as to identify the authenticity of the front desk service personnel 4 or serve as a performance benchmark for the front desk service personnel 4, etc. ., then, execute the checkout system of the present utility model to carry out the checkout action. In more detail, the utility model has three ways for the actions of the front desk service personnel 4 to confirm the identity.

The first way is to use the service identification card 40 with a barcode worn by the front desk service personnel 4 to authenticate the identity through reading by the identity identification unit 86 of the commodity identification device 8 of the present invention. The commodity identification device 8 of the present utility model can directly obtain the identity data of the front desk service personnel 4 through the built-in memory unit 94, or carry out wireless connection with the wireless transceiver unit 102 of the background host 10 through the first wireless transmission unit 82, and obtain and store in the The identity data of the front desk service personnel 4 of the background host 10 is then compared with the data obtained by the memory unit 94 or the background host 10 and the service identification card 40 to confirm the identity of the front desk staff 4 .

The second way is that when the identity recognition unit 86 is a fingerprint identification device, the front desk service personnel 4 need to put their fingers on the surface of the fingerprint identification device, and read the fingerprints of the front desk service personnel 4 through the fingerprint identification device, and the data processing of the commodity identification device 8 The unit 88 compares the acquired fingerprint data with the fingerprint data stored in the memory unit 94 or the background host 10, so as to confirm the identity of the service personnel 4 at the front desk.

The third way is to input a code that can be used to identify the identity of the front desk service personnel 4 by using the data input button.

In terms of this preferred embodiment, if the front desk service personnel 4 completes the identity confirmation by any of the above methods, the front desk service personnel 4 will be allowed to enter the checkout system of the present utility model; otherwise, if the front desk service personnel 4 When the action of identity confirmation cannot be completed by any of the above methods, the front desk service personnel 4 not only cannot enter the checkout system of the present utility model, but also the commodity identification device 8 of the present utility model will communicate with the background host through the first wireless transmission unit 82 10 performs a wireless connection, and then sends a warning signal to the wireless transceiver unit 102 of the background host 10 to notify another service personnel 4a that there are illegal personnel intending to enter the checkout system.

After the front desk staff 4 completes the identity verification, when the commodity 30 is attached with a unique identification barcode, the consumer 3 only needs to deliver the commodity 30 with the identification barcode to the front desk staff 4, and the front desk staff 4 will pass through. The product information input unit 80 of the product identification device 8 senses the identification barcode on the product 30 to obtain the consumption-related information of the product data (such as product code, quantity and amount) of the product 30, and the consumer 3 purchases this time The total amount of merchandise is displayed on the display device 90 .

If the commodity purchased by the consumer is not attached with an identification barcode, the consumer 3 only needs to deliver the commodity 30 to the front desk service personnel 4, and the front desk service personnel 4 will pass through the commodity information input unit 80 of the commodity identification device 8. The input method is to input the code or code name of each commodity 30 that does not have an identification barcode into the commodity identification device 8, and the commodity identification device 8 will transmit the code or code name of the commodity 30 to the wireless terminal of the background host 10 through the first wireless transmission unit 82. The transceiving unit 102 is used to obtain the price of the commodity 30 not attached with the identification barcode, and display the total price of the commodity purchased by the consumer 3 this time on the display device 90 .

Commodity identification device 8 transmits the consumption-related information obtained by the above-mentioned commodity 30 with or without identification barcode attached to identification barcode to wireless transceiver unit 102 of background host 10 through first wireless transmission unit 82, and background host 10 is receiving After obtaining the relevant consumption information, it will print out the relevant invoice documents, and another service personnel 4a will bring the invoice and other relevant documents to the front desk service personnel 4 and give them to the consumer 3, and the consumer 3 can send the consumption information specified in the invoice The amount is compared with the total amount of goods displayed on the display device 90 to confirm whether the transaction amount is correct. When the consumer 3 confirms that it is correct, the equivalent cash can be delivered to the front desk service personnel 4. The consumer 3 can complete the checkout operation without leaving the sight of the purchased commodity-related paid property.

The following will further illustrate the checkout action of the consumer 3 with credit card transactions. When the consumer 3 wants to perform the checkout action, the front desk service personnel 4 will carry the commodity identification device 8 of the present utility model to the consumer 3, and the front desk service personnel 4 Before performing the checkout service for the consumer 3, the front desk service personnel 4 can first confirm the identity through the commodity identification device 8, and then execute the checkout system of the present utility model to perform the checkout action. In the present invention, the action of identifying the identity of the front desk service personnel 4 has been disclosed in the above three methods, so it will not be repeated here.

After the front desk service personnel 4 completes the identity verification, the next step is to carry out the action of commodity identification, and the action of this commodity identification has also been disclosed in the previous article, and will not be repeated here.

When the consumer 3 takes out the credit card and delivers it to the front desk service personnel 4, the front desk service personnel 4 will pass the credit card taken out by the consumer 3 through the credit card information input unit 84, read the credit card data by physical contact or induction, and identify it by the product The second wireless transmission unit 92 of the device 8 performs credit approval operation online with the credit card center 12 corresponding to the credit card, and sends the credit information back to the wireless transceiver unit 102 of the background host 10 after obtaining credit. After the background host 10 receives the above-mentioned consumption-related information and credit card credit confirmation, it will print out relevant invoices and credit card bills, and another service personnel 4a will bring the invoices and other relevant documents to the front desk service personnel 4. Consumer 3, the consumer 3 can compare the consumption amount stated in the invoice, the credit card bill and the total amount of goods displayed on the display device 90 to confirm whether the transaction amount is correct. When the consumer 3 confirms After confirming that it is correct, take back the credit card. Therefore, the consumer 3 can complete the checkout operation without leaving the sight of the purchased commodity-related paid property. Consumer 3 not only does not need to go to the checkout counter to check out in person, but also avoids consumer 3's doubts about credit card being stolen. This not only saves consumers the physical burden of walking a certain distance, but also improves shopping mood.

In addition, for the sales owner, when the transaction is completed, the sales result can also be reported to the sales management system 11 through a third wireless transmission unit 96 of the product identification device 8, so as to control the status of the product at any time and achieve a more complete Commodity control effect.

The utility model provides two transaction security mechanisms, one is the identity authentication mechanism of service personnel, to prevent illegal personnel from entering the checkout system of the utility model to tamper with data, causing losses to the enterprise and money losses to consumers 3 . The other is to utilize the checkout system of the present utility model, so that the cash or credit card of the consumer 3 can complete the checkout action without leaving the line of sight, so as to improve the security of checkout.

Of course, those who are familiar with this technology should know that under the benchmark of achieving the main purpose of the utility model, the identity authentication mechanism of the service personnel can be selectively built to make the function of the utility model more perfect.

The utility model can also have other various embodiments, without departing from the spirit and essence of the utility model, those skilled in the art should make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the utility model, but these corresponding All changes and deformations should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. the system that checks out that can improve transaction security and convenience is characterized in that, comprising:

One background host computer comprises a cashing machine unit and a wireless transmit/receive units;

The commodity device for identifying of at least one identification one merchandise news comprises at least:

One merchandise news input block;

One first wireless transmission unit is electrically connected at this merchandise news input block, with this merchandise news after handling to be wirelessly transmitted to this wireless transmit/receive units; And

One data processing unit is electrically connected at this merchandise news input block and this first wireless transmission unit, sends this first wireless transmission unit to after this merchandise news of this merchandise news input block institute identification is handled.

2. the system that checks out according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this merchandise news input block is that a barcode reader, one group of data are imported a button or a wireless transceiver.

3. the system that checks out according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this commodity device for identifying also comprises a status recognition unit, is electrically connected at this data processing unit, and this customer identification unit is by the check out code of personnel identity of this group data input button input one.

4. the system that checks out according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this commodity device for identifying also comprises a status recognition unit, is electrically connected at this data processing unit.

5. the system that checks out according to claim 4 is characterized in that, this customer identification unit is the barcode reader that a fingeprint distinguisher or can read the service identification card with bar code.

6. the system that checks out according to claim 1, it is characterized in that this commodity device for identifying more comprises a credit card information input block that reads a credit card information, system is electrically connected at this data processing unit, and by this first wireless transmission unit with this credit card information, be sent to this wireless transmit/receive units of this background host computer.

7. the system that checks out according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, this commodity device for identifying also comprises one second wireless transmission unit, be electrically connected at this data processing unit, this credit card information that this credit card information input block is read carries out the credit operation by this second wireless transmission unit and a credit card center are online.

8. the system that checks out according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this commodity device for identifying also comprises a display device, is electrically connected at this data processing unit.

9. the system that checks out according to claim 1, it is characterized in that this commodity device for identifying also comprises one the 3rd wireless transmission unit, is electrically connected at this data processing unit, simultaneously with this merchandise news, be sent to a sale management system by the 3rd wireless transmission unit.

10. the system that checks out according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this commodity device for identifying also comprises a mnemon, is electrically connected at this data processing unit, and this mnemon stores at least one attendant's personal data.

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