Sales System Product Registration and List Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing product sales systems require customers to image barcodes, which is cumbersome, and limit purchase list checking to specific areas, making it inconvenient for shoppers.
Innovation Solution
A sales system with multiple information acquisition units for products, a registration unit for associating customer identification with product information, and a transmission unit for sending product lists to customer terminals upon request, allowing easy registration and checking of desired products at any time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If customers use mobile terminals to image barcodes for product registration, then product purchase reservation function is achieved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by having information acquisition units automatically capture customer identification information and register products without requiring manual barcode imaging operations. The registration unit automatically processes the captured information to create purchase reservations, eliminating the need for customers to manually search for and image barcodes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical process of barcode imaging with an automated information acquisition system. Instead of using mobile terminal cameras to scan barcodes, the system uses information acquisition units that automatically capture customer identification information and register products through automated processing mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If purchase reservation list is only displayed at delivery area or settlement area, then system simplicity is maintained, but customer convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The customer terminal is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple purposes: it can display the purchase reservation list, receive product information, and communicate with the server system. This universal terminal allows customers to check their purchase lists at any location within the store, not just at designated delivery or settlement areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a spatially constrained system where purchase lists are only available at specific physical locations (delivery area or settlement area) to a more flexible system where the customer terminal can be used anywhere in the store. This dimensional change allows customers to access purchase information at any timing and location.
Data Source
AI summary
According to the present invention, there is provided a sales system (10) that includes a plurality of information acquisition units (11-1 to 11-N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2)) installed for a plurality of respective products, a registration unit (12) that registers a product corresponding to a first information acquisition unit (11-A (A is an integer equal to or greater 1 and equal to or smaller than N)) in association with customer identification information when the customer identification information is input through the first information acquisition unit (11-A), a reception unit (13) that receives a request for a product list associated with the customer identification information from a customer terminal, and a transmission unit (14) that transmits the product list to the customer terminal in response to the request.