Store Terminal Auto-Install and Sync for Mobile Shopping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in installing applications and efficiently obtaining and synchronizing information for store services on mobile terminals, particularly when accessing services in physical stores.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that involves a mobile terminal, a store terminal, and a server to manage and display information about goods, including storing lists of goods, receiving location and event information, and facilitating payment through near-field communication (NFC) and other communication means, allowing users to view store maps and manage shopping carts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users manually install applications on mobile terminals to access store services, then service functionality is provided, but installation complexity and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The store terminal automatically performs application installation on the user's mobile terminal without requiring manual user action. The terminal detects the mobile terminal, transfers application data, and completes installation autonomously, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring user intervention in the installation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The store terminal acts as an intermediary between the store's service system and the user's mobile terminal. It facilitates automatic application deployment by mediating the transfer and installation process, eliminating the need for users to directly interact with application stores or manual installation procedures.
2Loss of information
If users manually synchronize goods information from store to mobile terminal, then information availability is provided, but time consumption and synchronization efficiency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal automatically synchronizes goods information from the store terminal without requiring user initiation. The system performs self-service synchronization by automatically detecting available goods, retrieving information, and updating the local database in the background, eliminating manual synchronization actions and reducing time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary synchronization actions by pre-fetching and caching goods information before users need it. The mobile terminal proactively updates its goods database during idle periods or when接近 the store terminal, so information is ready when needed without requiring user-initiated synchronization at the moment of need.
3Ease of operation
If the system provides detailed goods information and store maps, then user convenience is improved, but data transmission and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments data transmission by categorizing goods information into distinct data structures (goods data, location data, event data) and transmitting them separately through appropriate channels. Store maps are rendered locally from structured location data, dividing complex information into manageable segments that reduce transmission overhead and processing complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless interaction with store services by allowing users to view available goods, manage shopping carts, and process payments directly through their mobile devices, enhancing the shopping experience by integrating terminal information and application installation processes.
Implementation Method 1
The store terminal may confirm the goods contained in the shopping cart by using a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags included in the shopping cart.
Data Source
AI summary
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.