KR20120002504A - Sopping system and method for supporting article sale in a sopping system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A shopping system and a method for supporting article sales in the same are provided to enable a purchaser to recognize and read a bar code in a home shopping mall or an internet shopping mall using a smart phone, thereby enabling the purchaser to obtain information about an article. CONSTITUTION: A shopping server(200) services a broadcast program for home shopping or internet shopping. The shopping server provides order information about an article which is sold in the home shopping or the internet shopping. A display device displays the broadcast program for the home shopping or information about the internet shopping on a screen. The display device additionally displays the order information by a barcode form.

Description

SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLE SALE IN A SOPPING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a shopping system and a method for supporting the sale of goods in the shopping system, and more particularly, to a shopping system for supporting the sale of goods desired by a buyer using a smart phone and a method for supporting the sale of goods for the same.

Recently, smart phone users have exploded due to the introduction of smart phones. Accordingly, smartphone-only shopping malls are being opened one after another, and various payment methods using smartphones are being considered in broadcasting home shopping and internet shopping malls.

On the other hand, broadcasting home shopping (hereinafter referred to as home shopping) saves time because it does not go directly to the market, and it has the advantage of being able to purchase goods at an efficient price by comparing costs while watching various broadcasts, but it is impossible to see or touch the goods directly. The reliability of the article may be lowered. In addition, since the show host explains a lot of items within a limited time, it is difficult for the viewer to recognize the item information accurately, thus making the decision to purchase the item difficult. In addition, when purchasing items through home shopping, payment can only be made through ARS (Automatic Response System) or telephone consultation, so entering a card number through a phone or calling a card number to an agent is not only cumbersome but also risks information leakage. .

If you purchase goods through the Internet shopping mall, you can find information about the goods through the Internet and see other people's testimonials, so you can recognize the information about the goods more accurately than home shopping. Payment is convenient because you can pay by card. However, if you use a public computer instead of your computer payment card, there may be a problem with the security of the card information due to hacking.

Therefore, there is an increasing demand for a method for solving the shortcomings of the payment method and easily purchasing the goods when shopping in a home shopping or an internet shopping mall.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a payment system and method that allows a buyer to obtain information about the goods using the smart phone in the home shopping or internet shopping mall and to make a safe and convenient payment.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a payment system and method that enables a purchaser to recognize and read a barcode using a smart phone in a home shopping or an internet shopping mall so as to obtain information about an article and make a safe and convenient payment. .

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a shopping system in which a purchaser purchases a desired item using a smart phone in a home shopping or an internet shopping mall, and a method of supporting a product sale through the same.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a shopping system that supports the sale of goods by home shopping or internet shopping services a broadcast program or internet shopping for home shopping, and provides a broadcast program or home shopping service for home shopping. A shopping server for providing order information on the items sold through the home shopping or the internet shopping together with information for performing the above; and a program for the home shopping or information for the internet shopping provided from the shopping server. And a display device for displaying the order information for the goods to be sold on the screen in a bar code form.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in a shopping system including a shopping server and a display device which is one of a television, a smart phone, and a personal computer, a method of supporting the sale of goods through home shopping or internet shopping may include: Providing order information on the items sold through the home shopping or the internet shopping to a display device together with a broadcast program for home shopping or information for servicing an internet shopping, and the display device provided from the shopping server Displaying a broadcast program for home shopping or information for internet shopping on a screen; and selling the broadcast program for home shopping on a screen for displaying a broadcast program for home shopping or information for internet shopping. Order information about the item's barcode The method further includes the step of displaying in the form.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for supporting the sale of goods by home shopping or internet shopping through a display device which is one of a television, a smart phone, and a personal computer in a shopping server may include a broadcast program for home shopping or Providing order information on the home shopping or the goods sold through the internet shopping to the display device together with information for servicing the internet shopping, and obtaining smart information obtained through the display device. Receiving a purchase request message for ordering the item from the phone, and transmitting a purchase completion message to the smart phone when the payment corresponding to the order of the item is completed.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for supporting the sale of goods by home shopping or internet shopping in a display device, which is one of a television, a smart phone, and a personal computer, may include a broadcast program for home shopping from a shopping server or the Internet. Receiving order information on the items sold through the home shopping or the internet shopping together with the information for the shopping service, and the broadcasting program for the home shopping or the information for the internet shopping received from the shopping server; Displaying the order information on the screen on the screen on which the broadcast program for home shopping or the information for the Internet shopping is displayed in the form of a bar code.

When the effect obtained by the typical thing of the invention disclosed below is demonstrated briefly, it is as follows.

In the present invention, the seller provides the goods information in the form of a bar code, and the buyer can easily check the goods information by reading the bar code using a smart phone.

In addition, the present invention can display a bar code on the screen in addition to the limited information provided within a predetermined time in the home shopping, and the purchaser can obtain more information about the goods by taking a picture of the bar code displayed on the screen using a smart phone.

In addition, the present invention, instead of entering the card number on the wire when paying for the credit card in the home shopping or credit card number through the PC in the Internet shopping, credit card information stored in the smart phone to the payment agent server using wireless communication By transmitting, it is possible to solve security problems such as credit card information being hacked when making a credit card payment at home shopping or internet shopping.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a payment system using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing the configuration of a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view showing the configuration of a payment agent server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view showing a control flow for mobile payment using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view showing a control flow for mobile payment using a smart phone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operation principle of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intentions or customs of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

The main subject of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for using a barcode and a smart phone to conveniently purchase goods at home shopping and Internet shopping malls.

1 is a block diagram of a payment system using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a payment system using a smart phone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a smart phone 100, a shopping server 200, a payment agency server 300, and a financial server 400.

The smart phone 100 combines the advantages of a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA), integrating data communication functions such as schedule management, fax transmission and reception, and the like into a mobile phone function. In addition, hundreds of different applications can be installed, added or removed as you wish. In addition, by using the wireless Internet or various browsing programs can be connected to the shopping server 200 and the payment agent server 300, it is equipped with an application that can recognize the barcode and the application for credit card payment.

There are one-dimensional barcodes and two-dimensional barcodes according to the type, and one-dimensional barcodes are a combination of black and white bar-shaped symbols that can express only simple and limited information such as alphabets, letters, and numbers. Two-dimensional barcodes are flattened by arranging the data on the horizontal and vertical axes, and can contain about 100 times more information than one-dimensional barcodes, and can express Korean characters and pictures. A representative example of the two-dimensional bar code is a QR (Quick Response) code. The smartphone 100 may recognize the barcode by photographing the barcode through an application.

The shopping server 200 is a server operated by a home shopping or an internet shopping mall, and provides information on goods to be sold through broadcasting or the Internet. It also provides a variety of information about the item in barcode form. In this case, the barcode may include a merchant name, a merchant number of an affiliate store, an article price, an article number, an article image, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address of the payment agent server 300, and the like.

The payment agency server 300 is a server of a van (Value Added Network) company that provides an agency service related to card payment. When a buyer purchases an item through a home shopping or an internet shopping mall, the buyer and seller (home shopping, an internet shopping mall, etc.) , Acts as a payment between the card company / bank.

The financial server 400 is a server of a credit card company or a bank that issued a credit card, and a home shopping or an internet shopping mall is affiliated with a credit card company or a bank for card settlement.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the smartphone includes a photographing unit 110, a control unit 120, an input unit 130, a display unit 140, a storage unit 150, and a communication unit 160. The control unit 120 includes a reading unit 121, an inquiry unit 123, and a payment unit 125.

The photographing unit 110 generates an image by photographing a bar code displayed on a TV or PC screen. The photographing unit 110 may be a digital camera.

The reader 121 receives a barcode image from the photographing unit 110 and executes a pre-stored barcode reading program. Then, information about the article is detected from the read barcode. In addition, when the smartphone performs a TV or PC function and displays a barcode together with the product information on the display unit 140, the reader 121 directly recognizes the barcode displayed on the screen and executes a barcode reading program to read the barcode. Information about the article is detected from.

The inquiry unit 123 is connected to the reading unit 121, the communication unit 115, the input unit 130, and the display unit 140, performs article inquiry and article information reception, displays the article information on the screen, and You will be asked to pay for the goods. At this time, the inquiry unit 123 may perform a product search function by executing a shopping-only application of a home shopping or an internet shopping mall.

The payment unit 125 is connected to the reading unit 121, the inquiry unit 123, the communication unit 160, the input unit 130, and the display unit 140. When payment is requested, the payment unit 125 generates a transaction approval request message by using the stored credit card information, the product information detected by the reader 121, and the payment information input through the input unit 130, and then the communication unit ( 160 to the payment agent server 300 through. The payment information may include an installment month. The payment unit 125 may encrypt and transmit the transaction approval request message to the payment agency server 300 for secure credit card payment. In addition, the payment unit 125 displays the transaction approval result message transmitted from the financial server 400 via the payment agent server 300 through the display unit 140.

The communication unit 160 transmits and receives data wirelessly with the shopping server 200 and the payment agent server 300 through an Internet Protocol (IP) network 500 such as the Internet.

The input unit 130 is a means for operating the device, and is composed of a number / character key button and a function key button, and generates a key signal corresponding to the operation of each button. The input unit 130 may be configured as a button key or a touch pad.

The storage unit 150 stores information necessary for the operation of the smart phone 100, including an operating system (OS) or a wireless Internet access method of the terminal. In addition, the user's credit card information and payment information through the payment unit 125 may be stored.

On the other hand, the above-described bar code reading program, shopping-only application, payment application can be downloaded and installed in advance from the online mobile content distributor selling a variety of applications (applications) that can be mounted on the smart phone 100.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a payment agent server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the payment agent server 300 includes a communication interface 310, a storage 330, and a controller 350.

The communication interface 310 transmits and receives a transaction approval request / result message with the smart phone 100 and the shopping server 200 through an IP network, and transmits a transaction approval request / result message with the financial server 400 through a predetermined communication network. Send and receive

The storage unit 330 includes a seller information storage unit 331 and a transaction information storage unit 333. The affiliate information storage unit 331 stores seller information such as a name, a business registration number, a name of a merchant, a phone number, etc. of a seller belonging to an affiliate store and selling goods. The transaction information storage unit 333 stores transaction approval request / result information according to credit card settlement.

The controller 350 includes a message processor 351 and a card payment processor 353. The message processing unit 351 controls the transmission and reception of a transaction approval request / result message according to the credit card settlement. The card payment processor 353 is connected to the message processor 351 and the communication interface 310 to communicate with the financial server 400 and to control an operation for credit card payment.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a payment method using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the shopping server 200 transmits data including information for selling goods to a TV or a PC (not shown). In this case, a bar code including item information is displayed on a part of a TV broadcast screen or a product sale screen of a PC. The barcode may include product information such as seller information, product information, price information, and URL address information of the payment agent server 300. In addition, the URL address of the payment agent server 300 may be stored in the memory when installing the payment application on the smart phone (100).

The buyer shoots a bar code displayed on the screen of the TV or PC for the item to check the information using the camera of the smart phone 100 while watching the home shopping broadcast on the TV or Internet shopping on the PC in step 401. In operation 402, the barcode is read by using a barcode reading program downloaded and installed in advance in the smart phone 100. Then, the seller information, product information, price information, etc. included in the barcode of the article is displayed on the display unit of the smart phone 100.

When the buyer checks the goods information through the smart phone 100 and wants to purchase the corresponding goods, the buyer executes a payment application and inputs a key for the purchase request and the card payment approval through the input unit of the smart phone 100. Then, the smartphone 100 generates payment information for credit card payment using the purchaser's credit card information stored in the storage unit and the item information included in the read barcode in step 403, and the payment includes the generated payment information. The approval request message is transmitted to the payment agency server 300 wirelessly using the URL information of the payment agency server 300 included in the barcode or stored in the memory, and transmits the purchase request message to the shopping server 200. The credit card information is information that the purchaser inputs and stores in the smart phone 100 in advance. In addition, the smartphone 100 may further receive payment information such as the installment month number through the buyer in step 403 and transmit the payment information together with the payment approval request message.

The payment agent server 300 checks the payment approval request message received from the smart phone 100 in step 404, transmits a payment approval request message to the financial server 400, and receives a payment approval result for the request in step 405. . The payment approval result received in step 406 is transmitted to the smart phone 100 and the shopping server 200. The shopping server 200 confirms the payment approval result in step 407 and transmits a purchase completion message to the smart phone 100 when the payment is approved, and delivers the goods to the buyer in step 408.

The smartphone 100 displays the purchase information included in the purchase completion message received from the shopping server 200 and the payment approval result received from the payment agent server 300 in the display unit and stores the storage unit in step 409.

The smartphone 100 receives the shipping address information from the buyer through the input unit in step 403 and includes it in the purchase request message and transmits it to the shopping server 300, or includes the shipping address information stored in advance in the payment approval request message by the buyer. The agent may be transmitted to the server 300. In the latter case, the payment agent server 300 may include the address information when transmitting the payment approval result to the shopping server 200 in step 406. The seller can then deliver the goods to the buyer using the address information included in the payment approval result.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a payment method using a smart phone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the buyer selects a desired item by directly watching a TV home shopping broadcast through the smart phone 100 or accessing a shopping mall through the Internet. The shopping server 200 transmits data including product information about the goods for sale to the smart phone 100 in step 501. In this case, a bar code including item information is displayed on a portion of the screen transmitted from the shopping server 200 to the smart phone 100, and the bar code includes item information such as seller information, product information, and price information.

The buyer reads the barcode included in the item information data using a barcode reading program downloaded and installed in advance in the smartphone 100 in step 502. Then, the seller information, product information, price information, etc. included in the barcode of the article is displayed on the display unit of the smart phone 100. In addition, the barcode may include URL information of the payment agent server 300. In addition, the URL information of the payment server 300 may be stored in the memory in the process of installing the payment application on the smart phone (100).

When the buyer checks the goods information through the smart phone 100 and wants to purchase the corresponding goods, the buyer executes a payment application and inputs a key for the purchase request and the card payment approval through the input unit of the smart phone 100. Then, the smartphone 100 generates payment information for credit card payment using the purchaser's credit card information stored in the storage unit and the item information included in the read barcode in step 503, and the payment includes the generated payment information. The approval request message is transmitted to the payment agency server 300 wirelessly using the URL information of the payment agency server 300 included in the barcode or stored in the memory, and transmits the purchase request message to the shopping server 200. The credit card information is information that the purchaser inputs and stores in the smart phone 100 in advance. In addition, the smartphone 100 may further receive payment information such as an installment month number through the buyer in step 503 and transmit the payment information together with a payment approval request message.

The payment agency server 300 checks the payment approval request message received from the smart phone 100 in step 504, transmits a payment approval request message to the financial server 400, and receives a payment approval result for the request in step 505. . The payment approval result received in step 506 is transmitted to the smart phone 100 and the shopping server 200. The shopping server 200 confirms the payment approval result in step 507 and transmits a purchase completion message to the smart phone 100 when the payment is approved, and delivers the goods to the buyer in step 508.

The smartphone 100 receives the shipping address information from the buyer through the input unit in step 503 and includes it in the purchase request message and transmits it to the payment agency server 300, or includes the shipping address information stored in advance in the payment approval request message by the buyer. The payment server 300 may be transmitted. In the latter case, the payment agency server 300 may include the address information when transmitting the payment approval result to the shopping server 200 in step 506. The seller can then deliver the goods to the buyer using the address information included in the payment approval result.

The smartphone 100 displays the purchase information included in the purchase completion message received from the shopping server 200 and the payment approval result received from the payment agency server 300 in the display unit and stores the storage unit in step 509.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the smart phone can easily check the goods information and process the credit card payment.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

Claims (19)

In the shopping system that supports the sale of goods by home shopping or internet shopping,
Providing a broadcasting program for home shopping or internet shopping, and providing order information for items sold through the home shopping or the internet shopping together with information for serving the broadcasting program for the home shopping or the internet shopping. With a shopping server,
A display device for displaying the broadcast program for the home shopping or the information for the Internet shopping provided from the shopping server on the screen, and further displays the order information for the goods on the screen in the form of a bar code Including shopping system. The method of claim 1,
The display apparatus is one of a television program, a smart phone, a personal computer that can use the broadcast program for the home shopping or the internet shopping. The method of claim 1,
Shopping for a purchase request message for photographing a bar code displayed on the display device to obtain a bar code image, and ordering the sale item from the obtained bar code image using order information for an advertisement or displayed sale item through the display device; Shopping system further comprising a smartphone to send to the server. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The order information for the article comprises at least seller information, product information, price information. The method of claim 3,
The shopping request message, characterized in that containing the shipping address according to the order shopping system. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
When the display device is a television, the barcode includes information necessary to purchase an item for sale in a home shopping program broadcast on the television.
When the display device is a personal computer, the barcode includes information necessary to purchase a selected item from the connected shopping server after accessing the shopping server from the personal computer.
When the display device is a smart phone, the barcode includes information necessary for purchasing an item for sale in a home shopping program that is being broadcast or information necessary for purchasing an item selected from the connected shopping server after accessing the shopping server. The shopping system characterized by the. The method of claim 1,
The shopping system, characterized in that the order information for the goods for sale provided by the shopping server is bar code information. What is claimed is: 1. A method for supporting the sale of goods through home shopping or internet shopping in a shopping system including a shopping server and a display device which is one of a television, a smart phone and a personal computer,
Providing, by the shopping server, order information on items sold through the home shopping or the internet shopping to a display device together with information for providing a broadcast program or internet shopping for home shopping;
Displaying, by the display device, a broadcast program for home shopping or information for internet shopping provided from the shopping server on a screen;
The display device further comprises the step of the display device further displays the order information for the goods to sell in the form of a bar code on the screen for displaying the program for home shopping or the information for the Internet shopping. . The method of claim 8,
Obtaining a barcode image by photographing the barcode displayed on the display device by the smartphone;
The smartphone further comprises the step of transmitting a purchase request message to the shopping server to order the sale goods by using the order information on the advertisement or displayed sale goods through the display device from the obtained barcode image How to apply. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
The order information for the article includes a seller information, product information, price information at least a product sales support method. The method of claim 8,
The purchase request message is a product sales support method, characterized in that it includes delivery address information according to the order. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
When the display device is a television, the barcode includes information for purchasing an item for sale in a home shopping program broadcast on the television.
When the display device is a personal computer, the barcode includes information for purchasing an item selected from the connected shopping server after accessing the shopping server from the personal computer.
When the display device is a smart phone, the barcode includes information necessary for purchasing an item for sale in a home shopping program that is being broadcast or information necessary for purchasing an item selected from the connected shopping server after accessing the shopping server. Item sales support method characterized in that. The method of claim 8,
The product sales support method, characterized in that the order information for the goods to sell provided by the shopping server is bar code information. What is claimed is: 1. A method of supporting a shopping server in selling goods by home shopping or internet shopping through a display device, which is one of a television, a smart phone, and a personal computer,
Providing order information on items sold through the home shopping or the internet shopping to the display device together with information for providing a broadcasting program or an internet shopping service for home shopping;
Receiving a purchase request message for ordering the corresponding item from the smart phone obtained through the display device with order information about the item;
And transmitting a purchase completion message to the smart phone when the payment corresponding to the order of the corresponding item is completed. The method of claim 14.
The order information for the article includes a seller information, product information, price information at least a product sales support method. The method according to claim 14 or 15,
The shipping address to which the goods to be delivered according to the order is included in the purchase request message or the payment approval message received from the payment agent server due to the payment completion. What is claimed is: 1. A method for supporting the sale of goods by home shopping or internet shopping in a display device which is one of a television, a smart phone and a personal computer,
Receiving order information for goods sold through the home shopping or the internet shopping together with information for servicing a broadcast program or internet shopping for home shopping from a shopping server;
Displaying a broadcast program for home shopping or information for internet shopping received from the shopping server on a screen;
And displaying order information about the goods to be sold in the form of a bar code on a screen on which the broadcasting program for home shopping or the information for internet shopping is displayed. 18. The method of claim 17.
The order information for the article includes a seller information, product information, price information at least a product sales support method. The method of claim 17 or 18,
The method further includes the step of including the delivery address to which the goods are to be delivered according to the order in the purchase request message and transmitting the same to the shopping server or in the payment approval request message transmitted for the payment according to the order. How to support the sale of goods.

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