JP2001216567A - Method for settling price of purchased merchandise by portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such problems that customers waiting their turns queue up in front of a cashier in congestion, settlement with various kinds of cards results in a similar situation, the educational period of store clerks is required because the operation of a POS system is complicated and the illegal use of a card is so frequent that a countermeasure against it is required. SOLUTION: This method registers purchased merchandises to the POS system as purchase information to transmit the registered purchase information to a portable telephone set through a communication link mechanism, and inputs and transmits price settling information with the portable telephone set to transmit the price settling information through the communication link mechanism to confirm settlement by the POS system. In addition, this method transmits settlement confirming information that the POS system confirms the settlement to the portable telephone set, and a purchasing person confirms it with the portable telephone set and stores settlement confirming information as purchasing history information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for paying for goods such as department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores and the like using a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it takes a long time to transfer money as a means of settlement of goods such as department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, and the like, and credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards are used as credit settlement means instead of money. There are cards, cash cards, and the like, but all of them require time to read the cards.

[0003]

[Problem to be solved] Therefore, it takes time to settle money by giving and receiving money, and when people are crowded, people waiting in line are waiting in front of cash registers such as supermarkets and convenience stores. The same result was obtained in settlement, and furthermore, the operation of the cash register connected to the POS system was complicated, requiring a training period for the clerk, and the frequent use of the card was frequent, requiring measures to be taken. I have.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, the present invention provides a method for purchasing a product using a mobile phone, a register connected to a POS system, and a communication link mechanism connecting the mobile phone and the POS system. Through the register to P
The OS system is registered as purchase information, the registered purchase information is transmitted to the mobile phone via the communication link mechanism, and the transmitted purchase information is received by the mobile phone.
Enter the payment information with a mobile phone and make a call, send the payment information to the POS system via the communication link mechanism,
The payment is confirmed by the register connected to the POS system, and the payment confirmation information confirmed by the register connected to the POS system is transmitted to the mobile phone. The payment confirmation information is stored as purchase history information.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for shortening the time for settlement of a commodity at the time of purchase.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the purchaser operates the mobile phone to settle the price of the product, thereby reducing the burden on the dealer and eliminating the exchange of money and cards. This greatly reduces the time to settle the price.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a method of settling a purchased product by a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining an embodiment of a method of settling a purchased product by a mobile phone according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates a next embodiment of a method of settling a purchased product by a mobile phone. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining another embodiment of a method for paying for a purchased product by a mobile phone, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method for payment for a purchased product by a mobile phone. FIG. 5 is another explanatory schematic view for explaining a method of paying for purchased goods by a mobile phone.

[0009] The present invention relates to a method of settling a commodity such as a department store, supermarket, convenience store or the like by using a mobile phone. Using a mobile phone owned by the company, a register connected to the POS system of the store, and a communication link mechanism connecting the mobile phone and the POS system, the purchased product is sold to the POS through a register provided with product reading means. The system registers the purchase information as purchase information, transmits the registered purchase information to the mobile phone via the communication link mechanism, and receives the transmitted purchase information on the purchaser's mobile phone. The user inputs and transmits the payment information, transmits the payment information to the POS system via a communication link mechanism, and transmits the payment information to the POS system. It is intended to confirm the settlement on the connected register to Temu.

[0010] Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for payment settlement of a purchased product by a mobile phone, wherein the payment is made by a register connected to the POS system. Is transmitted to the mobile phone, and the buyer confirms the payment with the mobile phone and stores the payment confirmation information as purchase history information.

In other words, the mobile phone used in the method for settlement of purchased goods by the mobile phone according to the present invention may be a mobile phone having a display means such as a commonly used liquid crystal.
It can communicate bi-directionally with the OS system.

Then, POS (Post Of Sal)
es) The system is a point-of-sale information management system, which has recently been adopted in large stores such as department stores and supermarkets, or in convenience stores having a large number of chain stores. It collectively manages sales information input by a commodity reading means such as a bar code reader or a personal computer automatic reader.

Further, the communication link mechanism may be the Internet, an in-store communication means, or a mechanism for directly connecting a portable telephone to a transmitting / receiving mechanism provided in the POS system via radio waves or infrared rays, and connecting the portable telephone and the POS system. It is.

Next, the purchaser carries the purchased product to a register, and in the register, the purchased product is registered in the POS system as purchase information by a product reading means such as a bar code reader or a personal computer automatic reader in a conventional manner. .

Next, the registered purchase information is a product name, a product code, an individual unit price and quantity, and a total price.
Transmitting the purchase information from the POS system to the mobile phone owned by the purchaser via the communication link mechanism;
The transmitted purchase information is received by the mobile phone owned by the purchaser and displayed on the display means.

After confirming the displayed purchase information, the purchaser inputs the payment information to the portable telephone, and transmits the payment information to the POS system via the communication link mechanism. May be a registration number registered in advance at a store, an account number of a bank, a personal identification number, or a mobile phone number, or a combination thereof.

Next, the settlement of the price of the purchased commodity is completed by confirming the settlement with the register connected to the POS system, and the settlement confirmation information is transmitted to the portable telephone owned by the purchaser. The transmitted payment confirmation information is to be stored in the mobile phone as purchase history information.

The registration number reserved in advance in the POS system can be called by the purchaser using the corresponding registration number by the mobile phone, and after the registration of the purchase information has been completed, preparation for transmission of the payment information can be made. The amount of the settlement may be a POS system and may be a balance in which a part of payment is made by a coupon, a discount, a voucher, or the like.

The outline of the method for paying for purchased goods by a mobile phone according to the present invention is as described above. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, however, the Internet is used as a communication link mechanism to transfer the payment information to a credit company. Or to a bank or the like to confirm the credit of the buyer.

That is, when the purchaser transmits the payment settlement information to the communication link mechanism which is the Internet, the communication link mechanism transmits the credit confirmation information to the credit company or the bank, and the credit company or the bank based on the credit confirmation information. Of credit information through the communication link mechanism
The reply is sent to the S system, and the settlement is completed by confirming the credit information with a register connected to the POS system.

Next, in the next embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the credit confirmation information is processed at the store side. That is, the credit confirmation information is registered in the database in advance by using the database provided at the store. You can set a registration number and notify the buyer and confirm with the registration number, or you can use the phone number as the registration number. In this case,
The communication link mechanism may use the Internet or the in-store communication network.

Further, in another embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the credit confirmation information is performed by another communication means directly connected to the store and the credit company or the bank, etc., and the payment settlement information is received by the POS system. At the same time, credit confirmation information is transmitted to a credit company or a bank or the like connected to the store via a separate line to obtain credit information.

Next, in the schematic explanatory diagram shown in FIG. 4, an infrared communication is used as a communication link mechanism, and a transmission / reception mechanism capable of performing optical communication using infrared light or the like is attached to each of the portable telephone and the register. Things.

Further, in another schematic explanatory diagram shown in FIG. 5, the credit confirmation information is stored in a database of a store connected to the POS system and a credit company or a bank connected to the POS system through a separate line. Is what you do.

The final settlement of money between the buyer and the dealer is performed by a credit company or a bank, etc., to the dealer, or by final payment to the dealer.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the method of payment for purchased goods using a mobile phone is not a problem because the buyer uses the mobile phone to settle the purchased goods, so that the time required for the purchase is reduced by eliminating the trouble of the store side. This is a highly practical invention that can be shortened in width and can prevent unauthorized use of cards and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining an embodiment of a method for paying for purchased goods by a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining a next embodiment of a method for paying for purchased goods by a mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining another embodiment of a method of paying for purchased goods by a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining a method of paying for purchased goods by a mobile phone.

FIG. 5 is another schematic diagram for explaining a payment method for purchased goods by a mobile phone.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A product reading means for reading a purchased product using a mobile phone owned by the purchaser, a register connected to a POS system of a store, and a communication link mechanism connecting the mobile phone and the POS system. The POS system registers the purchase information as purchase information through a provided register, transmits the registered purchase information to the mobile phone via a communication link mechanism, and receives the transmitted purchase information by the purchaser's mobile phone. A purchaser inputs payment information to a mobile phone, transmits the payment information to a POS system via a communication link mechanism, and confirms payment by a register connected to the POS system. Payment method for purchased products by telephone. 2. The mobile phone transmits payment confirmation information confirmed to be paid by a register connected to the POS system to the mobile phone, and the buyer confirms the payment using the mobile phone and stores the payment confirmation information as purchase history information. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the price of the purchased product is settled by a mobile phone.