METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BY USING STORE TERMINAL

• US 20140058891A1
• Filed: 08/26/2013
• Published: 02/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KO, Jae-woo, JUNG, Hee-won
• Granted Patent: US 9,898,775 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

Provided are a method and system for providing information by using a store terminal. A method performed by a mobile terminal to receive information about goods, the method may include storing a first list of goods from a store; receiving, from the store terminal, a second list of goods confirmed by a store terminal; and displaying goods included in the stored first list and goods included in the second list. The goods listed on the second list may be confirmed by the store terminal to be contained in a shopping cart of a user.

Claims

1. A method performed by a mobile terminal to receive information about goods, the method comprising:

storing a first list of goods from a store;

receiving, from a store terminal, a second list of goods confirmed by a store terminal; and

displaying goods included in the stored first list and goods included in the second list,

wherein the goods listed on the second list are confirmed by the store terminal to be contained in a shopping cart of a user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from a server of the store, location information about locations in the store of the goods included in the first list.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving store map information from the server,

wherein the displaying of the goods comprises;

displaying a store map on a screen of the mobile terminal and displaying the goods included in the first list on the store map, based on the received store map information and the received location information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying of the goods further comprises:

distinctively displaying, on the store map, the goods included in the second list from the goods included in the first list.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from a server of the store, event information about goods included in the first list that are not included in the second list.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the first list is provided from the store terminal to the server.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the location information is about goods included in the first list that are not confirmed by the store terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second list of the goods confirmed by the store terminal is provided by the store terminal to the server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the shopping cart comprises the store terminal.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the store terminal confirms the goods contained in the shopping cart by using a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags included in the shopping cart.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting a server of the store to process payment of the goods included in the second list,

wherein payment completion information indicating that the goods are paid for is provided to the store terminal in response to the goods being paid.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the payment completion information is used by the store terminal to change the right to pass a gate of the store.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein as the mobile terminal and the store terminal approach each other, the method further comprises:

transmitting terminal information of the mobile terminal to the store terminal;

receiving, from the store terminal, application information based on the terminal information; and

installing an application for using a service provided from a server of the store based on the received application information.

14. The method of claim 13,

wherein the terminal information comprises at least one of an identification value of the mobile terminal and a type of operating system (OS) installed in the mobile terminal,

wherein the application information is information about an application corresponding to at least one of the identification value and the OS of the mobile terminal.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the application information comprises at least one of an application installation file and link information for downloading the application installation file.

35. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

16. A method performed by a store terminal to provide information about goods, the method comprising:

confirming goods contained in a shopping cart;

providing a second list of the confirmed goods to a mobile terminal as the store terminal and the mobile terminal approach each other;

distinguishing goods included in the second list from goods included in a first list of a user.

36. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of claim 16.

17. A method performed by a server to provide information about goods, the method comprising:

receiving, from a store terminal, a first list of a user for goods;

receiving, from the store terminal, a second list of goods contained in a shopping cart;

providing, to a mobile terminal of the user, location information about locations in a store of goods included in the first list; and

providing, to the mobile terminal, event information about goods not included in the second list received from the store terminal from among the goods included in the first list.

37. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of claim 17.

18. A mobile terminal comprising:

a second list confirming unit configured to receive, from a store terminal, a second list of goods confirmed by the store terminal; and

a purchase information display unit configured to display goods included in a first list of a user, and configured to display goods included in the second list received from the store terminal,

wherein the goods listed on the second list are confirmed by the store terminal to be contained in a shopping cart of the user.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, further comprising:

a goods information receiving unit configured to receive, from a server of the store, location information about locations in the store of goods included in the first list.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, further comprising:

a store information receiving unit configured to receive store map information from the server,

wherein the purchase information display unit is further configured to display a store map on a screen of the mobile terminal and displays the goods included in the first list on the store map, based on the received store map information and the received location information.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the purchase information display unit is further configured to distinctively display, on the store map, the goods included in the second list from the goods included in the first list.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the goods information receiving unit is further configured to receive, from the server of the store, event information about goods included in the first list that are not included in the second list.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the first list is provided from the store terminal to the server.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the location information is about goods included in the first list that are not confirmed by the store terminal.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 24, wherein the second list of the goods confirmed by the store terminal is provided by the store terminal to the server.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the shopping cart comprises the store terminal.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 26, wherein the store terminal is configured to confirm the goods contained in the shopping cart by using a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags included in the shopping cart.

28. The mobile terminal of claim 18, further comprising:

a payment unit configured to request a server of the store process payment of the goods included in the second list,

wherein payment completion information indicating that the goods are paid for is provided to the store terminal in response to the good being paid.

29. The mobile terminal of claim 28, wherein the payment completion information is used by the store terminal to change the right to pass a gate of the store.

30. The mobile terminal of claim 18, further comprising:

a terminal information providing unit configured to, as the mobile terminal and the store terminal approach each other, transmit terminal information of the mobile terminal to the store terminal;

an application information receiving unit configured to receive, from the store terminal, application information based on the terminal information; and

an application installing unit configured to install an application for using a service provided from a server of the store based on the received application information.

31. The mobile terminal of claim 30,

wherein the terminal information comprises at least one of an identification value of the mobile terminal and a type of operating system (OS) installed in the mobile terminal, and

wherein the application information is information about an application corresponding to at least one of the identification value and the OS of the mobile terminal.

32. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the application information comprises at least one of an application installation file and link information for downloading the application installation file.

33. A store terminal comprising:

a goods confirming unit configured to confirm goods contained in a shopping cart; and

a second list providing unit configured to provide a second list of the confirmed goods to a mobile terminal as the store terminal and the mobile terminal approach each other,

wherein goods included in the second list are distinguished from goods included in a first list of a user for goods in a store.

34. A server comprising:

a first list receiving unit configured to receive, from a store terminal, a first list of a user for goods;

a goods confirming unit configured to receive, from the store terminal, a second list of goods contained in a shopping cart; and

a goods information providing unit configured to provide, to a mobile terminal of the user, location information about locations in a store of goods included in the first list, and configured to provide, to the mobile terminal, event information about goods not included in the second list received from the store terminal from among the goods included in the first list.

38. A system for tracking goods, the system comprising:

a server configured to;

receive location information and event information about a user-specified good in a store; and

transmit the location information and the event information about the user-specified good;

a store terminal configured to;

determine a good for purchase being located in a shopping cart of the user;

update shopping information based on the determining of the good for purchase being located; and

transmit the shopping information; and

a mobile terminal configured to;

receive first list information about a user-specified good;

receive the shopping information, the location information, and the event information; and

display the first list information based on at least one of the shipping information, the location information, and the event information.