TWM622776U - Commodity inquiry sistem - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a commodity inquiry system that includes a server and a plurality of store devices, the store devices are connected to the server, and the store devices are disposed in a plurality of stores respectively. The server records at least one product inventory data of each of a plurality of stores. Each store device sends the quantity change information of at least one product in the corresponding store to the server, so that the server can update the product inventory data in real time. When receiving a query request sent by a user device, the server provides the user device with the product inventory information of the queried store of the stores.

Description

Commodity Inquiry System

The present invention relates to a system, and particularly to a commodity inquiry system.

Convenience stores refer to stores that are small in scale but have a wide variety of products and sell supplies related to people's livelihood or ready-to-eat food. Convenience stores are sometimes referred to as miniature supermarkets due to the variety of items they sell.

However, customers do not know how many stores are in stock and cannot plan their purchases in advance. Therefore, how to realize the commodity inquiry mechanism has become an important topic.

The present invention proposes a commodity inquiry system, which improves the problems of the prior art.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the product inquiry system proposed by the present invention includes a server and a plurality of store devices. A plurality of shop apparatuses are connected to the server, and the plurality of shop apparatuses are respectively installed in the plurality of shops. The server records at least one commodity inventory data of each of the plurality of stores, and each store device sends the quantity change information of at least one commodity in the corresponding store to the server, so that the server can update the commodity inventory data in real time. When the server receives When a query request is sent from the user device, the server provides the commodity inventory data of the queried store among the plurality of stores to the user device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the server is a computer server, the user device executes a store application program to communicate with the server, the store application program presents a plurality of stores as an electronic map, and the store application program presents products through a multi-layer classification interface product inventory information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user device is a mobile device, and the store application program adds the relevant information of a designated favorite store among the plurality of stores to the favorite list according to the favorite instruction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user device is a mobile device, the query request is an on-demand product query request, the product inventory data includes the shelf life of the product, and the server queries the store specified by the on-demand product query request based on the shelf life. The quantity of commodities that fall within a preset period is used as the quantity of the on-demand product, and the quantity of the on-demand product is returned to the user device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user device is a mobile device, the query request is a query request for the quantity of redeemable commodities in the store application, the commodity inventory data includes the shelf life of the commodities corresponding to the exchangeable commodities, and the server Based on the shelf life, the quantity of commodities in the store specified by the query quantity query request that does not fall within a preset period and the preset period is not on the same day as the quantity query request is used as the quantity of redeemable commodities, and the quantity of the exchangeable commodities The quantity is sent back to the user device.

To sum up, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. By means of the above technical solutions, considerable technological progress can be achieved, and it has extensive industrial value. The novel commodity inquiry system realizes a commodity inquiry mechanism, allowing customers to immediately search for the stock quantity of the store, which is beneficial to plan purchases in advance and increase sales, thereby improving user experience.

The above description will be described in detail in the following embodiments, and further explanations will be provided for the technical solution of the present invention.

In order to make the description of the present invention more detailed and complete, reference may be made to the accompanying drawings and the various embodiments described below. The same numbers in the drawings represent the same or similar elements. On the other hand, well-known elements have not been described in the embodiments in order to avoid unnecessarily limiting the invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the technical aspect of the present invention is a commodity inquiry system 100 , which can be applied in convenience stores or widely used in technical aspects of physical stores. It is worth mentioning that, the commodity inquiry system 100 of the present technical aspect can achieve considerable technological progress, and has extensive industrial value. The specific implementation of the commodity inquiry system 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 .

It should be appreciated that various implementations of the commodity inquiry system 100 are described in conjunction with FIG. 1 . In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are further set forth in order to provide a comprehensive description of one or more embodiments. However, the present technology may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to effectively describe the embodiments. The term "for example" as used herein means "serving as an example, instance or illustration". Any embodiment described herein as "by way of example" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a commodity inquiry system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the product inquiry system includes a server 110 and a plurality of store devices 120 and 121 . Structurally, the plurality of store devices 120 and 121 are connected to the server 110 , and the plurality of store devices 120 and 121 are respectively installed in the plurality of stores 190 and 191 . It should be understood that in the embodiments and the scope of the patent application, the description related to "connection" may generally refer to an element that indirectly communicates with another element via wired and/or wireless communication through other elements, or that an element does not need to communicate through other elements. other elements and directly connected to another element. For example, the store devices 120, 121 can indirectly perform wired and/or wireless communication with the server 110 through other computer hosts, or the store devices 120, 121 directly perform data transmission with the server 110 without going through other computer devices, Those who are familiar with this technique should choose it flexibly according to the needs of the time.

In practice, for example, the stores 190 and 191 can be convenience stores, the store device 130 can generally refer to cash registers, multimedia machines, back-end computers and/or other devices, and the server 110 can generally refer to one or more computer servers. For example: server at store headquarters, logistics server, product manufacturer server and/or other servers. In the case of computer servers, many technologies have been developed or are under development to manage the operation of computer servers, generally providing accessibility, consistency, and efficiency. Remote management allows the removal of input and output interfaces for computer servers and the need for network administrators to physically access each computer server. For example, large data centers with many computer servers are typically managed using a variety of remote management tools to configure, monitor, and debug server hardware and software.

As mentioned above, the server of the store headquarters, the logistics server, the commodity manufacturer server, etc., the specific implementations can be different servers or integrated into the same server, such as a computer host. And those skilled in the technical field should understand that the above naming according to the content of each server is only for the purpose of making the technology of this case more obvious and easy to understand, and does not limit the number of servers and the functions performed. Integrating a server into one server or splitting it into a plurality of servers, or exchanging the functions of one server to another server for execution still belong to the embodiments of the present invention.

During use, the server 110 records the inventory data of at least one commodity in each of the plurality of stores, and each store device 120, 121 sends the quantity change information of at least one commodity in the corresponding store 190, 191 to the server 110, so that the The server 110 updates the commodity inventory data in real time. The user can send a query request through the user device 130 to query the product inventory of a certain store (eg: store 191 ). When the server 110 receives the query request sent by the user device 130 , the server 110 provides a plurality of stores 190 and 191 The commodity inventory data of the queried store 191 is sent to the user device 130 . Thereby, the user can immediately search for the stock quantity of the store, which is helpful for planning the purchase in advance and increasing the sales, thereby improving the user experience.

Regarding the quantity change information of commodities, taking store 190 as an example, the clerk can swipe the barcode on the commodity through the barcode scanner of the cash register of the store device 120, and input the corresponding quantity change information (such as: purchase, sale, return, transfer, etc.). goods to other stores, discarded, etc.), so that the server 110 can obtain the commodity information corresponding to the barcode (such as: item, shelf life, etc.), and then update the commodity inventory data in real time according to the corresponding quantity change information (such as : increase or decrease in quantity...etc.).

It should be understood that, in the embodiments and the scope of the patent application, unless the content of the article is particularly limited, "a", "at least one" and "the" can generally refer to a single or plural. For example, the at least one commodity may be a plurality of different commodities.

In practice, for example, the user device 130 can be a mobile device (such as a smart phone, a tablet computer), a personal computer, a notebook computer or similar devices. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user device 130 executes a store application (eg, a mobile application) to communicate with the server 110 , the store application presents a plurality of stores 190 and 191 as an electronic map, and the store application is classified through multiple layers. The interface to present the product inventory data of the product.

In practice, for example, an electronic map can be positioned through a global positioning system (GPS), allowing users to easily identify the location of a store. Regarding the multi-layer classification interface, for example, the store inventory is classified into large categories, medium categories and single products. It is also possible to query the number of single products, which is convenient for users to plan and purchase items.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user can input a collection command through the user device 130 to save the relevant information of a certain store (eg, store 191 ). The relevant information of the designated favorite store 191 is added to the favorite list, so as to improve the user experience. In addition, the store app can also provide personalized functions such as "category filtering" to enhance user preference.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the query request is an immediate product query request, the commodity inventory data includes the shelf life of the commodity, and the server 110 checks the store specified by the on-demand product query request based on the shelf life within a preset period. (eg, several hours before the expiration date of the shelf life) is used as the quantity of the immediate product, and the quantity of the immediate product is returned to the user device 130 . In this way, the user can inquire about the quantity of on-demand products in each store within the preset period, thereby improving the user experience. With regard to the discount of the demand product, for example, the server 110 can calculate the discount amount according to the current time, commodity pricing, shelf life, and multiple discount periods and corresponding multiple discount ratios within the preset period in the discount rule. , the discount amount is less than the item price.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the query request is a query request related to the quantity of redeemable commodities in the store application, the commodity inventory data includes the expiration date of the commodities corresponding to the redeemable commodities, and the server 110 queries the quantity based on the expiration date. The quantity of commodities in the store specified by the query request that does not fall within the preset period and the preset period is not on the same day as the quantity query request is used as the quantity of exchangeable commodities, and the quantity of exchangeable commodities is returned to the user device 130 . In practice, for example, the redeemable commodities may be pre-purchased commodities or commodities redeemed for free by the user. In order to prevent users from mistakenly redeeming the on-demand commodities, the server 110 pre-excludes the on-demand commodities for inquiries about the redeemable commodities. and the commodities that may become instant commodities on that day, the remaining commodity quantity is provided to the user device 130 as the quantity of exchangeable commodities, so as to improve the user experience.

To sum up, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. By means of the above technical solutions, considerable technological progress can be achieved, and it has extensive industrial value. The novel commodity inquiry system 100 realizes a commodity inquiry mechanism, allowing customers to immediately search for the stock quantity of the store, which is beneficial to plan purchases in advance and increase sales, thereby improving user experience.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention The scope shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the descriptions of the appended symbols are as follows 100: Commodity Inquiry System 110: Server 120, 121: Shop installations 130: User device 190, 191: Shop

In order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the accompanying drawings are described as follows: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a commodity inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100: Commodity Inquiry System

110: Server

120, 121: Shop installations

130: User device

190, 191: Shop

Claims (5)

A commodity inquiry system, comprising: a server that records at least one commodity inventory data for each of the plurality of stores; and A plurality of store devices are connected to the server, the store devices are respectively set in the stores, and each of the store devices sends corresponding quantity change information of at least one commodity in the store to the server, so that the server The commodity inventory data is updated in real time. When the server receives a query request sent by a user device, the server provides the commodity inventory data of the queried store among the stores to the user device. The commodity inquiry system of claim 1, wherein the server is a computer server, the user device executes a store application program to communicate with the server, the store application program presents the stores in an electronic map, and the store The application presents the product inventory data of the product through a multi-layer classification interface. The product inquiry system of claim 2, wherein the user device is a mobile device, and the store application program adds the relevant information of a designated favorite store among the stores to a favorite list according to a favorite instruction. The commodity query system according to claim 2, wherein the user device is a mobile device, the query request is an on-demand commodity query request, the commodity inventory data includes the expiration date of the commodity, and the server selects the expiration date based on the expiration date. Querying the quantity of the commodity in the store specified by the immediate product query request that falls within a preset period as the quantity of the immediate product, and returning the quantity of the immediate product to the user device. The commodity inquiry system according to claim 2, wherein the user device is a mobile device, the inquiry request is a quantity inquiry request associated with a redeemable commodity in the store application, and the commodity inventory data includes corresponding to the exchangeable commodity The shelf life of the product, the server based on the shelf life to query the store specified by the quantity query request does not fall within a preset period and the preset period is not on the same day as the quantity query request. as the quantity of the exchangeable commodity, and the quantity of the exchangeable commodity is returned to the user device.

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