Description:FORM 2

THE PATENTS ACT 1970
(39 OF 1970)
&
The Patent Rules, 2003

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10 and Rules 13)

TITLE OF THE INVENTION
A Touchless Billing System and Method Thereof

APPLICANTS:
(a) Bharuwa Solutions Private Limited
(b) an Indian startup Company,
(c) 7, PKT-3, PH 1, GGMNS,
Dwarka, Delhi – 110045, INDIA

PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION
The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a touchless billing system and method thereof. Particularly this invention relates to a touchless billing system to generate instant bills / invoices at a point of sale (POS) without touching the billing system. The system and method are provided to enhance the efficiency of billing processes in retail stores and eliminate the need for physical contact with the billing system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Nowadays, grocery stores, shops, and outlets use billing systems where the products are scanned by a scanner or sensors to list on the computer to calculate the bill amount and generate the bill. After that, a salesman manually enters commands by the computer to accumulate the product list and generate the bill. Further, the salesman manually enters commands by the computer to print the bill / invoice.
US patent publication no. US20140172531A1, discloses a computer system comprising the following: one or more processors; system memory; one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the computing system to perform a method for performing a transaction using a quick response (QR) code, the method comprising the following:
receiving, from a purchaser, an indication of one or more items that are to be purchased using a mobile wallet application;
determining a total price for those items that are to be purchased;
receiving, from the purchaser, a tokenized QR code that includes embedded account information for the purchaser for use in processing transactions with sellers;
generating a second, different tokenized QR code that includes encrypted account information for the seller, along with encrypted account information for the purchaser and the determined total price for the items that are to be purchased;
sending the second tokenized QR code to a transaction processing node, wherein the transaction processing node transfers money equivalent to node, the determined total price from the purchaser's account to the seller's account according to the encrypted account information in the second tokenized QR code; and
receiving an electronic receipt indicating that the money was transferred from the purchaser's account to the seller's account.
US patent publication no. US20120284130A1 discloses a system, comprising: a non-transitory memory storing user account information, wherein the information comprises a user account identifier and a transaction identifier; and one or more processors for receiving, by a payment provider, a desire for a user to pay at a point of sale for a financial transaction a merchant using an account with the payment provider and a user device; receiving information from an identifier captured by the user device, wherein the identifier corresponds to details from the financial transaction; processing the financial transaction; and communicating an approval for payment to the merchant.
There are disadvantages associated with the conventional billing systems and methods. One of the disadvantages is that the conventional billing system and method require scanning barcodes or QR codes and generating bill / invoice manually by the computer, which takes time.
Another disadvantage associated with the conventional billing systems and methods is that during the billing process, wet items like milk packets etc. are touched with the system which causes damage to components of the system.
Yet another disadvantage associated with the conventional billing systems and methods is that the system is not fully automated and needs some manual entry to generate the bill and invoice.
Still another disadvantage associated with the conventional billing systems and methods is that the systems are costly which are not affordable to low-income retail shops.
Therefore, there is need of a billing system and method which is capable to cater problems of the conventional systems and methods.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a touchless billing system and method thereof which obviates the disadvantages associated with the prior art.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a touchless billing system and method wherein requires scanning barcodes or QR codes of products and generating bills / invoices automatically without touching the system by scanning a unique code, which is fast and efficient to generate the bill.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a touchless billing system and method which is touchless so as wet items like milk packets etc. are not touched with the system during the billing process which prevents the damage of components of the system.
Still further object of the present invention is to provide a touchless billing system and method which is automated and does not need any manual entry to generate the bill and invoice.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a touchless billing system and method which is simple and portable so that it is easy to install at any place.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a touchless billing system and method which is economical and it is affordable to low-income retail shops.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to this invention, there is provided a touchless billing system comprising a computing module connected with a scanner provided to scan the code of items and list them on the computing module; a card, having a unique code provided thereon, being provided to be scanned by the scanner such that to give command to the computing module to calculate the price of the items and generate bills and also payment means automatically so as to facilitate payment by a user.
Further, according to this invention, there is provided a method of a touchless billing system comprising
I. Scanning selected items through a scanner without touching the scanner,
II. Listing the items and show details on the display screen of the computing module,
III. Calculating total price of the items and the number of the items automatically,
IV. Scanning a unique code of a card through the scanner without touching the scanner to allow the computing module to generate a payment means for the payment of the bill amount and generating the bill automatically.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A touchless billing system and method thereof, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, is herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 – illustrates a line diagram of a touchless billing system,
Figure 2 – illustrates (a) a perspective view of a computing module, (b) a perspective view of a scanner, and (c) a perspective view of a card having a unique code thereon,
Figure 3 – illustrates a flow diagram of a method of a touchless billing system,
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A touchless billing system and method thereof is herein described with numerous specific details so as to provide a complete understanding of the invention. However these specific details are exemplary details and should not be treated as the limitation to the scope of the invention. Throughout this specification the word “comprise” or variations such as “comprises or comprising”, will be understood to imply the inclusions of a stated element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps, but not the exclusions of any other element, integer or step or group of elements, integers or steps.
Referring to drawings, particularly Figure 1, a line diagram of the touchless billing system is shown. The touchless billing system comprises a computing module (1) adapted to compute the bill and payment in a store, like a grocery, outlet etc. The said computing module (1) is connected with a scanner (2) provided to scan codes (3) of the items and list the scanned items on the computing module (1). A card (4), having a unique code (5) provided thereon in the form of either a QR code or a barcode, is provided to be scanned by the scanner (2) such that to give command to the computing module (1) to calculate the price of the items and generate bills and also payment means automatically so as to facilitate payment by a user.
Referring to Figure 2 (a), a perspective view in a preferred embodiment of the computing module is shown. The computing module (1) comprises a processor, (not shown in figure) having an operating means, for example, an android, is provided to process the bills. A display (11), for example, a touchscreen display, is provided to show processing details. A WiFi module (12) and a SIM holding module (13) are provided to communicate the data related to the items, payments, and bills. A battery (14) is provided therein to supply the power to the computing module (1). In another embodiment, the computing module (1) further comprises a printer (15) secured therewith to print the bills.
Referring to Figure 2 (b), a perspective view in a preferred embodiment of the scanner is shown. The scanner (2) comprises a base stand (21) is provided to place any surface stationary. A movable holding body (22) rotatably secured over the base stand (21) is provided to incorporate the electric components of the scanner and scan the code in multiple directions.
Referring to Figure 2 (c), a perspective view in a preferred embodiment of the card having the unique code thereon is shown. The card (4) is a portable card provided to easily carry by a salesman or user. The unique code, either in the form of a barcode or in the form of a QR code, is secured thereon.
Referring to Figure 3, a method flow diagram of a touchless billing system is shown. The said method comprises in following process steps. In a preferred embodiment, A user selects the items from an outlet shop for purchasing and for the same, either the user or a salesman scans the barcode (3) of the items through a scanner (2) without touching the scanner (2). The scanned items are listed and shown details of the items are on the display screen (11) of the computing module (1). The total price of the items and the number of the items are calculated by the operating means of the computing module (1) automatically. After that, a unique code (5) provided in the form of either a QR code or a barcode on a card (4) is scanned through the scanner (2) without touching the scanner (2) to allow the computing module (1) to generate a payment means, for example, a QR code or payment request link, for the payment of the bill amount and generate the bill automatically. Further, the bill is either printed at the point of the sale by the printer (15) or sent a soft copy of the bill to the customer automatically.
During the working of the system, a user selects the items from an outlet shop for purchasing, and for the same, the user scans the barcode (3) of the items through the scanner (2) without touching the scanner (2). The scanned items are listed and shown details of the items are on the display screen (11) of the computing module (1). The total price of the items and the number of the items are calculated by the operating means of the computing module (1) automatically. After that, the unique barcode of the card (4) is scanned through the scanner (2) without touching the scanner (2) to allow the computing module (1) to generate a QR code and show on the display (11) for the payment of the bill amount and generate the bill automatically. the generated bill is printed at the point of the sale by the printer (15) automatically.
Certain features of the invention have been described with reference to the example embodiments. However, the description is not intended to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications of the example embodiments as well as other embodiments of the invention, which are apparent to the persons skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, are deemed to lie within the spirit and scope of the invention.
, C , Claims:I/WE CLAIM:
1. A touchless billing system comprising a computing module (1) connected with a scanner (2) provided to scan the code (3) of items and list them on the computing module (1); a card (4), having a unique code (5) provided thereon, being provided to be scanned by the scanner (2) such that to give command to the computing module (1) to calculate the price of the items and generate bills and also payment means automatically so as to facilitate payment by a user.
2. The touchless billing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing module (1) comprises a processor, having an operating means, for example, an android, being provided to process the bills; a display (11), for example, a touchscreen display, being provided to show processing details; a WiFi module (12), and a SIM holding module (13) being provided to communicate the data related to the items, payments, and bill; a battery (14) is provided to supply the power to the computing module.
3. The touchless billing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing module (1) further comprises a printer (15) secured therewith to print the bill.
4. The touchless billing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the unique code (5) is provided in the form of either a QR code or a barcode.
5. A method of a touchless billing system comprising
I. Scanning selected items through a scanner (2) without touching the scanner (2),
II. Listing the items and show details on the display screen (11) of the computing module (1),
III. Calculating total price of the items and the number of the items automatically,
IV. Scanning a unique code (5) of a card (4) through the scanner (2) without touching the scanner (2) to allow the computing module (1) to generate a payment means for the payment of the bill amount and generating the bill automatically.
6. The method of the touchless billing system as claimed in claim 5, further comprises either printing the bill by a printer (15) or sending a soft copy of the bill to the customer automatically.
7. The method of the touchless billing system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the payment means comprises a QR code or payment request link.
8. The method of the touchless billing system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the unique code (5) is provided in the form of either a QR code or a barcode.
Dated this 9th day of October, 2023

R. P. Yadav
IN/PA - 954
of sr4ipr Partners
Applicant’s Attorneys