TRANSACTION DATA CAPTURE DEVICE BETWEEN SMART MOBILE PHONES, CASH REGISTERS OR POINT OF SALES (POS) WITH BLUETOOTH PRINTER EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-TEMPER SENSOR

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of capturing transmission data that occurs between computing apparatus such as personal computers (PCs), laptops, smart mobile phones and other computing apparatus with one or more Bluetooth printers connected via a Bluetooth wireless channel that can receive and transmit data via electronic apparatus and then the captured data is recorded on the electronic apparatus and then sent to a server application system via an internet or local data communication network.

Description

Description METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING TRANSACTION DATA BETWEEN SMART MOBILE PHONES, CASH REGISTERS OR POS MACHINES WITH BLUETOOTH PRINTER Invention Engineering Field This invention relates to a method of capturing wireless transmission data between a computing apparatus (100) such as a personal computer, laptop, smart mobile phone and Point of Sale (POS) with one or more Bluetooth printers (150) inserted with an intermediary apparatus as a capturer of Bluetooth wireless data transmission including data processing by the apparatus to perform data processing and encryption. Background of the Invention Economic growth and increasing public prosperity have also increased their purchasing power for products purchased through electronic cash registers. From restaurant owners to entertainment venues and government agencies, demand has grown for wireless solutions for both queue and real-time data updates from transaction points, such as electronic cash registers or POS. The background of this invention is actually driven by the development of printer technology. In the early days of printers, print commands on the printer were electronically executed by personal computers via cables. Nowadays, technological developments have created printers that can be controlled by personal computers, smart phones, or Point of Sale via wireless channels. This invention discloses a digital engineering method for capturing transaction data between smart phones, Point of Sale machines, or electronic cash registers with printers that use digital radio channels with Bluetooth protocols as a communication medium. This invention also provides a solution for private institutions, central governments, and local governments that wish to implement monitoring of taxpayer trade transactions or traders whose trade transactions use electronic cash registers or Point of Sales equipped with Bluetooth printers.Another benefit of implementing this invention is to reduce the leakage of Bluetooth channel transaction information between trading machines. Method for Capturing Electronic Cashier Data and Printers. Bluetooth is an application method expressed in the form of digital electronic apparatus. Republic of Indonesia Patent number IDP000043111, granted on October 21, 2016, discloses a system for capturing transaction data from a cash register or POS machine printed on a printer. However, the process and method in the patent do not yet specifically and specifically disclose the method for capturing wireless data between a cash register or POS machine and a printer, specifically a Bluetooth printer. This invention ultimately complements the advantages of the patent and adds a broader scope in order to respond to technological developments, so that it can cover more types of cash registers and POS machines because the transaction data capture process can now be done for Bluetooth printers. In addition, in the patent publication US9525689B2 entitled Detection of an unauthorized wireless communication device, various risks of theft of important data that arise when there is a wireless connection from an unauthorized apparatus are stated. However, no method has been stated for capturing data specifically for Bluetooth printers. Therefore, this invention utilizes the method and apparatus stated in this invention to create a Bluetooth connection that can ensure that each apparatus connected in the connection is authorized so as to reduce the risk of theft of important data when the method of capturing transmission data between a computing apparatus and a printer connected via a Bluetooth connection is being executed. Brief Description of the Invention The purpose of this invention is to implement a method of capturing transmission data between a computing apparatus(100) and one or more bluetooth printers(150) connected via a Bluetooth wireless channel connection(110) by inserting a data capture apparatus(200) equipped with a bluetooth transceiver module A(210) and a transceiver module B(220) as an intermediary bluetooth wireless medium between the computing apparatus(100) and the bluetooth printer(150). The two bluetooth transceiver modules on the data capture apparatus(200) create 2 bluetooth wireless channel connections towards the computing apparatus(100) and towards the bluetooth printer(150) as shown in Figure 2 which initially before the insertion of the data capture apparatus(200) can be seen in Figure 1. To record and monitor cash register transactions, a data capture apparatus (200) is required that has the ability to capture, record and process transaction data printed on a Bluetooth printer (150). In addition, this invention applies a method for installing the data capture apparatus (200) without disrupting the operation of the cash register or POS with the Bluetooth printer (150). The data that has been recorded and collected will then be stored in internal memory (230), processed and sent to the application server (300) via a communication network (10) such as a cellular network, WiFi network or cable network. To monitor and maintain the performance of the data capture apparatus (100), it is equipped with several anti-fraud sensors and functions. vital functions such as power supply, bluetooth connection and temperature sensor. Brief description of the image The purpose, advantages and application of the transaction data capture method between the computing apparatus(100) and the printer Bluetooth(150) which is connected via the Bluetooth wireless channel will be easier to understand after reading the complete description of this invention using the following drawings as a reference: Figure 1 is a system configuration without the application of the present invention or in a typical configuration. Figure 2 is the overall system configuration in the application of this invention, namely a system composed of a computing apparatus (100) including but not limited to, for example, a personal computer, laptop, smart mobile phone, POS or cash register with a bluetooth printer (150) connected via a bluetooth wireless channel connection (120) & (130) using a data capture apparatus (200), where the data capture apparatus (200) is also connected to the application server (300) via a communication network (30). Figure 3 is a functional block diagram depicting the modules and series of processes in a data capture apparatus(200) as an implementation of the present invention. Figure 4 is a functional block diagram depicting the applications and a series of processes on an application server(300) as part of an implementation of the present invention. Figure 5 is a flow diagram of the process of capturing, recording, 15 collecting, and storing data as well as the process of checking the communication network(30) and sending data to the application server(300) running on the data capturing apparatus(200) used to implement the present invention. Complete Description of the Invention In a Bluetooth connection, each apparatus will make a direct connection according to the Bluetooth protocol standard. However, in this invention, each computing apparatus (100) with a Bluetooth printer (150) must be directly connected to a data capture apparatus (200) which has components of a transceiver module A (210) and a transceiver module B (220) so that there is no longer a computing apparatus (100) that will make a direct Bluetooth connection with the printer (150). Because transceiver module A(210) only makes a connection with the computing apparatus(100) while transmitter module B(220) only makes a connection with the bluetooth printer(150). This aims to avoid the risk of unauthorized connections. Basically, a transceiver module does not only function to receive data or send data, but can function to receive and send data at the same time. Thus, in addition to passing transmission data from the wireless media (120) the data capture process occurs, the transmission data captured by the data capture apparatus(200) will also be passed to be sent via the wireless media (130) so as not to disrupt the operation of the system. In the context of data transmission or printer data signaling, the reverse will pass through the wireless media (130) then the wireless media (120).This results in the data capture apparatus(200) appearing as a printer(150) to the computing apparatus(100) and appearing as a computing apparatus to the printer(150). To control the performance of the data capture apparatus(200), a user interface(250) is provided so that the system can be configured to operate automatically or manually. Data captured by the data capture apparatus (200) will be decoded based on the Bluetooth protocol standard. The decoded data will then be recorded, namely placed on a data storage medium in the form of an internal memory module (230). When the transmission process is complete, all data stored in the buffer memory will be collected and arranged into a file. The process of de-encryption, recording, collecting and arranging data is carried out by the processor module (270). The file generated by the processor module will then be directly sent to the application server (300) or stored on the internal memory module (230) if the communication network (30) is not available. If there is a file stored on the internal memory module(230) while the communication network(30) is not available, then the file will be sent immediately when the communication network(30) is available and the file will be immediately deleted when it has been successfully sent to the application server(300). The check for the availability of the data communication network(30) is carried out by the communication module(240). The data communication network(30) in question can be, but is not limited to, a GSM / WCDMA / LTE, ethernet or WiFi connection, whether within the range of a local network, internet network, or virtual private network. If the communication network(30) is unavailable for a long period of time so that too many files are stored, the user can ask a technician for help to retrieve the data files via the user interface(250) so that they can be sent manually to the application server(300). The application server (300) runs several processes starting from the data receiver application (310). The data receiver application (310) functions to receive files sent by the data capture apparatus (200). Data from the received files will be used by the data processing application (320) to adjust the data structure based on the specified information standards. The adjusted data will be given several distinguishing marks by the database application (350) based on the identity of the data capture apparatus (200) that has sent the data and then stored in the database. All data stored in the database can be accessed by the monitoring application (340) so that technicians can check and verify the data to monitor the performance of the data capture apparatus (200) or detect any disturbances in the data capture apparatus (200).Data that has been checked and verified through the supervisor application (340) can be transferred to the required party using the reporting application (330). After reading the foregoing description, one skilled in the art may of course devise other variations or modifications of the exemplary methods disclosed in this description. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the foregoing methods and description, but is as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

Claim 1. A method of capturing transmission data between a computing apparatus(100) and a bluetooth printer(150) connected via a bluetooth connection comprising: 5 - a process of establishing a bluetooth wireless media connection(120) between the computing apparatus(100) and the data capture apparatus(200) and simultaneously between the data capture apparatus(200) and the bluetooth printer(150); - a process and method of capturing and processing transmission data 10 received by a bluetooth transceiver module on the data capture apparatus(200); - a process of capturing data, recording data and sending data to an application server by the data capture apparatus(200). 15 2. The process and method of establishing a Bluetooth connection referred to in claim 1 is that the computing apparatus (100) is only connected via a Bluetooth connection with the transceiver module on the data capture apparatus (100) and the Bluetooth printer (150) is only connected via a Bluetooth connection with the transceiver module (220) on the data capture apparatus so that the computing apparatus (100) and the Bluetooth printer (150) are not connected via a Bluetooth wireless channel directly.

3. The process and method of capturing and processing transmission data 25 referred to in claim 1 is that the transmission data received by the transceiver module will be encrypted by the processor module on the data capture apparatus (100) in accordance with the Bluetooth protocol standard intended for the data transmission process so that transmission data can be obtained that is ready to be recorded, 30 collected, stored, and sent to the application server.

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