KR20210091071A - The order system with the local communications - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, the portable terminal 20 is connected to the server by “URL information character 14”, and the server includes “URL information character 14”, a separator character 15, and an affiliated store identification character 16. And the table identification character 17 information is also transmitted, the character after the delimiter 15 is recognized as information by the server 10, and the server 100 is the affiliated store identification character 16 located behind the delimiter 15. By checking the affiliated store where the portable terminal 20 is located, and transmitting the menu or product information of the affiliated store to the portable terminal 20, the user of the restaurant is connected to the server without separately downloading the application, and orders and pays for the product is possible, and the connected server provides order or payment information to the restaurant operator, so that ordering and payment can be performed more conveniently than in the prior art.

Description

The order system with the local communications

The present invention relates to an ordering system using short-distance communication, and more particularly, short-distance communication that enables ordering at a restaurant, etc. using an ultra-local area network and a portable terminal within a distance of several tens of centimeters, and in some cases also enabling payment It relates to an ordering system using

Recently, as smartphones have become popular, our daily life has changed a lot from the past. When team members go to a restaurant for lunch or dinner, they order food and then look at their smartphones with their heads bowed without talking to each other. In other words, smartphones have changed our daily lives. Run the school app to conveniently register for classes, press ‘Library’ to reserve a reading room, and check the restaurant menu on your smartphone.

As a result, if you utilize the functions of smartphones in the smartphone era, you will be able to provide very convenient functions when ordering and paying at restaurants or stores. That is, as the use of smartphones becomes common and smartphone applications are widely used, the number of users who make a reservation for a movie or order food without directly visiting a store using a smartphone is increasing. In addition, for those who have to visit a restaurant, if they can order and pay with a smartphone, it will be possible to provide a much more convenient leisure life.

That is, in the related art, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2014-0134152, "As the reservation information is received from the reservation information, the movement speed calculation for calculating the movement speed of the reservationer terminal moves to the restaurant designated by the reservation information. wealth; an estimated arrival time predictor for predicting an expected arrival time at which the reservation terminal arrives at the restaurant according to the calculated moving speed; a cooking start time determining unit configured to determine a cooking start time of the menu designated by the reservation information in consideration of the expected arrival time; and a location-based reservation order management system including a cooking start time providing unit that provides the determined cooking start time to a restaurant terminal related to the restaurant.”

In Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1417870, "reservation-related data is transmitted to the management terminal of the restaurant, and when an order is received through the management terminal in the restaurant, the order transmitted to the kitchen is directly connected and included in the number of waiting orders, Information included in the number of waiting orders is provided to the food ordering app built into the user's smartphone through a web server, and after the food order is completed in the reservation step, advertisement videos and games until the ordered food is provided Or music is provided, and the data transmitted from the management terminal of the restaurant to the web server are table status, payment status, restaurant location and menu data directly updated by the restaurant manager, or order and reservation status automatically updated from the management terminal A food ordering method using a smartphone, characterized in that it is data.” is provided.

However, in the conventional ordering or payment system, an application must be downloaded, and further, when there are several types of restaurants, there is a disadvantage in that the application must be downloaded for every type of restaurant.

Therefore, a user of a restaurant, etc. can order without downloading an application, and can immediately know information about a seat, so that an operator of a restaurant that provides food can also provide food more conveniently. There is an urgent need to develop the system.

Cited Document 1: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0134152, publication date (November 21, 2014) Citation 2: Republic of Korea Patent Registration 10-1417870, registration date (July 03, 2014)

An object of the present invention is to enable a user of a restaurant to obtain restaurant information and seat information using a short-distance communication network or QR code without separately downloading an application, and to connect to a server to enable ordering and payment, the server ordering Alternatively, it is intended to provide an ordering system using short-distance communication that allows the payment information to be provided to the restaurant operator.

For the above purpose, the portable terminal 20 is connected to the server by “URL information character 14”, and the server includes “URL information character 14”, a separator character 15, and an affiliated store identification character 16 And the table identification character 17 information is also transmitted, the character after the delimiter 15 is recognized as information by the server 10, and the server 100 is the affiliated store identification character 16 located behind the delimiter 15. This is achieved by confirming the affiliated store where the portable terminal 20 is located, and transmitting the menu or product information of the affiliated store to the portable terminal 20 .

And, when payment of a selected menu or product is selected through the input device of the portable terminal 20, the control unit 101 of the server 100 connects the portable terminal 20 to a separate server 150 capable of payment. And, the portable terminal 20 performs payment through a separate server 150,

According to the present invention, the user of the restaurant is connected to the server without separately downloading the application, so that the product order and payment are possible, and the connected server provides order or payment information to the restaurant operator, so that ordering and payment is different from the prior art. Otherwise, it will be much more convenient.

1 to 3 are diagrams of an embodiment showing how the present invention may be practiced.
4 to 7 are diagrams of an embodiment showing the configuration of a system constituting the present invention.
8 and 9 are diagrams of an embodiment showing a method of storing information in a database of a server.
10 to 13 are diagrams of an embodiment showing a method displayed on a display in the course of carrying out the present invention;

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the present invention and the effects thereof will be clearly understood through the following detailed description.

In addition, a detailed description of the known technical configuration may be omitted.

1 to 3 are diagrams of an embodiment showing how the present invention may be practiced.

1, the user of the present invention puts the portable terminal 20 (smart phone) on the top of the short-distance communication chip 10 provided on the top of the table 5, so that an order and payment are possible.

2 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a schematic diagram of a short-range communication chip. In the present invention, the short-distance communication chip 10 means a communication means capable of communication within several tens of cm. Also, in the present invention, a short-range communication means in the form of an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag is used as the short-range communication chip 10 .

That is, as shown in FIG. 2 , the short-range communication chip 10 is provided with an adhesive-coated film-type attachment film 11 at the bottom to attach the short-distance communication chip 10 to a table or the like, and the The NFC tag part 12 is provided on the attachment film, and a QR code printing protective film 13 is provided on the top again to protect the NFC tag part.

A feature of the present invention is to provide a method for enabling an order or payment without downloading an application. Therefore, when the portable terminal 20 is connected to the short-distance communication chip 10 , data required for order payment is transmitted from the short-range communication chip 10 to the portable terminal 20 .

That is, the portable terminal 20 receives, from the short-range communication chip 10 , URL information that can be connected to the server 100 , affiliate store (restaurant, coffee shop, or retail store) information, and table 5 location information.

And, FIG. 3 is a diagram of an embodiment showing a method for receiving the information from the short-range communication chip 10 .

At this time, the steps of being connected to the server and receiving affiliate store information and table information are as follows.

- It is connected to the server by the “URL information text 14” received by the method of the embodiment of FIG. 3 . (At this time, a selection such as “confirm or agree” must be input through the input device of the mobile terminal 20. may be.)

- In addition to the "URL information character (14)", the server also transmits the separator character 15, the affiliated store identification character 16 and the table identification character 17 information.

- In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the character after the delimiter 15 exemplified by “??” is recognized by the server 10 as information. Accordingly, the affiliated store identification character 16 and the table identification character 17 are recognized by the server 100 as information.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of Figure 3, although the affiliated store identification character 16 and the table identification character 17 are in the form of "0000" and "000", it is natural that a predetermined identification code can be used. For example, if the affiliated store identification character 16 is "KA01", the server 100 can recognize the first affiliated store in Gangnam-gu, and if the table identification character 17 is "002", the server 100 is transferred to the second table. can recognize In addition, if "--", the server may recognize the character that distinguishes the affiliated store identification character 16 and the table identification character 17 .

In addition, another feature of the present invention is that the information shown in the embodiment of FIG. 3 can be obtained through a QR code. Therefore, the protection film provided on the top of the short-range communication chip 10 of the present invention, protecting the NFC tag component 12 is a QR code protection film 13 . That is, the QR code protective film 13 means that the QR code is printed on the protective film.

Accordingly, according to the user's selection of the portable terminal 20 of the present invention, the information of FIG. 3 may be received from the short-range communication chip 10 and may also be recognized from the QR code. Of course, since it may be recognized through a code for storing information other than the QR code, it can be said that a code capable of storing information other than the QR code is included in the embodiment of the present invention.

Therefore, if the code for storing information is printed short-distance communication chip 10, it can be applied in the present invention.

4 to 7 are diagrams of an embodiment showing the configuration of a system constituting the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4 , a mobile terminal connected to the short-range communication chip 10 of the first table 5 in an affiliated store is referred to as 20-1, and the short-range communication chip 10 of the second table 5 is referred to as 20-1. Assuming that the mobile terminal connected to the mobile terminal is 20-2, and the mobile terminal connected to the short-range communication chip 10 of the nth table is 20-n, the terminals are respectively connected to the server 100 .

At this time, the connection method is based on the embodiment of FIG. 3 .

Of course, the mobile terminal that recognized the information storage code of the first table 5 is called 20-1, the mobile terminal that has recognized the information storage code of the second table 5 is called 20-2, and similarly, the nth A mobile terminal that recognizes the information storage code of the table may be referred to as 20-n.

In addition, the portable terminal 20 of the present invention can be connected to a separate server 150, and in this case, the URL information frame of the separate server 150 is obtained and connected by the first connected server 100.

In this case, the separate server 150 may be at least two or more servers that provide advertisements or provide payment functions.

5 is a diagram of an embodiment showing the connection of the affiliated store operator terminal 30 . The mobile terminal 20 used by the customer is connected to the server 100 through the short-range communication chip 10 or a code for storing information printed on the short-range communication chip 10 . However, the affiliated store operator terminal 30 is connected to the server 100 by executing an application stored in the affiliated store operator terminal 30 .

In this case, the affiliate store operator terminal 30 may also be connected to a separate server 150 .

6 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the server 100 and the terminal 20 . The server 100 in the wired/wireless Internet communication system is a device constituting a system for operating a service by providing various types of information through the wired/wireless Internet. An input unit 103 for the manager or operators of the server 100 to input and manage information, an output unit 105 for outputting or displaying information, and a database unit 104 for storing various types of information and information on service operation. ), a control unit 101 that controls, controls, and outputs information, and a communication unit 102 that enables communication through the Internet.

And information refers to all information files such as images, videos, and texts.

In addition, the terminal (or portable computer) 20 is a device capable of transmitting and receiving various information through the wired/wireless Internet (or communication network) and displaying necessary information on a display.

Therefore, the terminal 20 includes a CPU 21 (central processing unit) serving as a central processing unit, a display unit 23 for displaying moving images, a memory unit 22 for storing various information, and an input for inputting information. A device 24 is constructed. In addition, it is natural that various functions such as a wired/wireless communication system module and a speaker vibration or a key button may be imposed.

At this time, although one server is presented when the terminal and the server are connected in FIG. 6 , in reality, one or more separate servers 150 may be further connected. That is, a server providing advertisements, a server providing news or information, or a server capable of payment may be further provided, and the provision of the additional server may utilize a normal server connection system.

7 is a diagram of an embodiment showing the configuration of the portable terminal 20. As shown in FIG. In the drawing, the central processing unit 21 (CPU) is a control means for controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal used in the embodiment of the present invention. The ROM 22a controls the execution program of the display device, the RAM 22b stores data generated when the program is executed, and the EEPROM 22c is the data required by the user and data necessary to process it. keep the

The communication module 25, as a radio frequency, tunes to an RF channel, amplifies an input voice signal, and converts an RF signal received from an antenna into an intermediate frequency signal. The input/output unit 26 includes various input devices, numeric keys, menu keys, and selection keys, and includes speakers and sensors.

There is a display driving circuit 23a for driving the display by the output of the central processing unit 21, and there is a display 23 for displaying information on the screen according to the output signal of the driving circuit.

In addition, the central processing unit controls the input device 24 through the input device driving unit 24a.

Meanwhile, although a portable terminal is taken as an example in the present invention, it can be said that all devices using the central processing unit, the input unit 24, and the flat panel display device correspond to the algorithm of the present invention.

8 and 9 are diagrams of an embodiment showing a method of storing information in a database of a server.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the server database 104 includes an affiliate store information database, an order information database, a member information database, and a payment information database.

The affiliate information database stores information about affiliated stores. Information about affiliated stores stores information about menus or products sold by affiliated stores, affiliated store locations, and tables existing in affiliated stores. And, the table information is the number of tables existing in the affiliate store, such as the first table and the second table.

In the order information database, when an order is placed through the portable terminal at the affiliated store, information on the order record is stored.

The member information database stores information about the person in the kitchen, the person at the counter, and the owner of the franchise as an operator who operates the affiliated store. And, the terminal used by the operator who operates the affiliated store is the operator terminal 30 .

In the payment information database, when payment is made through the portable terminal at the affiliated store, information on the payment record is stored.

9 is a diagram of an embodiment showing an affiliated store database. As shown in FIG. 9, the affiliate store database stores the affiliate store name, affiliate store ID (membership number), location information where the affiliate store is located, and the like. In addition, the characteristics of the affiliated store, such as items handled by the affiliated store and sales trends, are also stored, and information on products or menus handled by the affiliated store is also mortgaged.

In addition, information on the details of the order or payment in the table in the affiliated store is also stored.

Steps in which the system of the present invention made with each configuration described in the embodiments so far is executed is as follows.

- It is connected to the server by the “URL information text 14” received by the method of the embodiment of FIG. 3 . (At this time, a selection such as “confirm or agree” must be input through the input device of the mobile terminal 20. may be.)

- In addition to the "URL information character (14)", the server also transmits the separator character 15, the affiliated store identification character 16 and the table identification character 17 information.

- In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the character after the delimiter 15 exemplified by “??” is recognized by the server 10 as information. Accordingly, the affiliated store identification character 16 and the table identification character 17 are recognized by the server 100 as information.

- The server 100 identifies the affiliated store where the portable terminal 20 is located by the affiliated store identification character 16 located behind the delimiter 15, and the menu or the affiliated store's menu stored by the information storage method of FIGS. 8 and 9 or The product information is transmitted to the portable terminal 20 .

- A menu or product information is displayed on the display unit 23 of the portable terminal 20, and when a menu or product is selected through the input device of the portable terminal 20, information on the selected menu or product is displayed, It is transmitted to the operator terminal 30 of the affiliated store.

- In addition, when payment of a selected menu or product is selected through the input device of the portable terminal 20, the control unit 101 of the server 100 connects the portable terminal 20 to a separate server 150 capable of payment. To make it possible, the portable terminal 20 performs payment through a separate server 150 . Then, the server (!00) transmits the payment information to the operator terminal 30 of the affiliated store.

10 to 13 are diagrams of an embodiment showing a method displayed on a display in the course of carrying out the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10 , when the portable terminal is placed on the short-range communication chip 10 , the display unit 23 of the portable terminal 20 includes affiliate store information 50 , server URL information 51 , and confirmation 52 . is displayed. And when the confirmation (52) is selected, the portable terminal is connected to the server 100. In the case of the portable terminal 20 having experience connected to the system of the present invention, the confirmation (52) is selected. This may be omitted.

11 is a view showing a method of displaying on the display unit 23 of the portable terminal 20 connected to the server 100 according to an embodiment, wherein a product or menu 60 of an affiliated store where the table 5 to which the portable terminal 20 is connected is located ) is displayed.

In addition, a menu 61 such as a product or food name is displayed on the menu window 60 , and there is a mark to distinguish the selected menu 62a from the unselected menu 62b , and the menu screen can be moved up or down. There is a mark 64 to move, and the order quantity 63 is displayed.

In addition, the total price 71 of the ordered food is displayed on the payment window 70 , and a payment confirmation button 73 is also displayed. If you click this, the payment confirmation button, the payment is executed. On the other hand, the payment method executed in the present invention is applied to a normal payment method that can be paid using a portable terminal.

In addition, an advertisement window 73 is provided so that advertisements can be displayed on the advertisement window 73 . At this time, the advertisement may be used in a normal method in which the advertisement provided by the advertisement server 150 is displayed, or the advertisement may be provided by the server 100 of the present invention.

12 is a diagram of an embodiment showing an operator terminal. The mobile terminal 20 used by the customer receives the server address by the short-range communication chip 10 and is connected to the server. On the other hand, the controller of the operator terminal 30 executes the application stored in the memory unit of the operator terminal so that the operator terminal 30 is connected to the server 100 .

When an order or payment is generated through the portable terminal 20 associated with the table 5 of the affiliated store operated by the operator, the server 100 displays the order window 85 or the payment window 80 in the operator terminal 30 . Send order information and payment information to

Then, the operator terminal 30 displays the order window and the payment window in a manner determined by the application. Order information and payment information can be displayed for each table 81, 86, and a distinction 83, 88 for when food is made is also displayed, and the screen can be moved up or down. Marks 84 and 89 are also displayed.

In addition, the advertisement window 90 may also be displayed to display advertisements.

13 is a diagram of an embodiment showing the display unit of the portable terminal 20 for performing payment. When payment is selected in the step of the embodiment of FIG. 11 , a payment possible screen is displayed as in the embodiment of FIG. 13 .

In this case, the payment process may be performed in the server 100 of the present invention, in a separate server 150 where the payment is possible, and the portable terminal 20 may use a payment method that can be executed by itself.

Then, when the payment proceeds as in the step of FIG. 13 , the payment status (payment for ordering 00 from the 00 table) is transmitted to the operator terminal 30 .

And, when the ordered product or food is completed, if the food completion is transmitted to the server 100 through the operator terminal 30, the server 100 may transmit that the food is completed to the portable terminal 20 of the present invention. ,

That is, when the food order and payment are made in the portable terminal 20 connected to the 0011 store no. 21 table, the server 100 notifies the 0011 store of the order and payment of the 21st table to the operator terminal of the 0011 store.

And, when the food is completed, the operator terminal 30 of the 001 store notifies the server that the food order payment for the 21st table is completed, and finally the server 100 is a portable terminal 20 connected to the 21st table again The order or payment is sent to the finished food.

At this time, the transmission of the order or payment for food completion is not through the server 100, but through the vibration alarm (not shown separately in the present invention) separately provided on the 21-half table 50 in the store. At this time, the notification execution through the vibration notification uses a normal method.

10: short-distance communication chip 11: attached film
12: NFC tag part 13: QR code protective film
14: URL information character 15: delimiter character
16 ; Merchant Identification Character 17: Table Identification Character
20: portable terminal 21: central processing unit
22: memory unit 23: display unit
24: input device 25: communication module
30: operator terminal 100: server
150: separate server 101: control unit
102: communication unit 103: input unit
104: database 105: output unit

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Claims (2)

The portable terminal 20 is connected to the server by "URL information character 14",
In addition to the "URL information character (14)", the server also transmits the separator character 15, the merchant identification character 16 and the table identification character 17 information,
The character after the delimiter 15 is recognized by the server 10 as information, and the server 100 identifies the affiliated store where the portable terminal 20 is located by the affiliated store identification character 16 located behind the delimiter 15 and , an ordering system using short-distance communication, characterized in that the menu or product information of the affiliated store is transmitted to the portable terminal 20 The portable terminal (20) of claim 1, wherein when payment of a selected menu or product is selected through the input device of the portable terminal (20), the control unit (101) of the server (100) sends the payment to a separate server (150) ) to be connected, and the portable terminal 20 is an ordering system using short-distance communication, characterized in that payment is performed through a separate server 150 .

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