Patent Application: US-201514707123-A

Abstract:
systems , methods , and devices are described for an application independent dex / ucs interface . the aidi is a “ plug and play ” dex / ucs solution that removes the requirement for developers to know the structure , function , and format of dex / ucs transaction sets and to make the dex / ucs process independent from the existing business logic of many mobile applications .

Description:
the present invention describes a mechanism to add dex / ucs capability ( e . g . the dex / ucs standards administered by gs 1 ) to any device for use with a mobile direct store delivery ( dsd ) application or any other mobile application , including , but not limited to , a field service application . more specifically , the dex / ucs standards administered by gs 1 . fig1 illustrates an exemplary system 100 for one embodiment of the present invention . in general , the system 100 includes a dsd device 110 and a retailer receiving system 160 comprising a dex receptacle 130 and a retailer device 140 . the dsd device 110 and retailer device 140 may be implemented in any form of digital computer or mobile device . digital computers may include , but are not limited to , laptops , desktops , workstations , fixed vehicle computers , vehicle mount computers , hazardous environment computers , rugged mobile computers , servers , blade servers , mainframes , other appropriate computers . mobile devices may include , but are not limited to , cellular telephones , smart phones , personal digital assistants , tablets , pagers , two - way radios , netbooks , barcode scanners , radio frequency identification ( rfid ) readers , intelligent sensors , tracking devices , and other similar computing devices . in some embodiments of the present invention , the dsd device 110 connects to the retailer receiving system 160 through the dex receptacle 130 via the connection 170 . in some embodiments , the connection 170 is a serial connection using a cable with a ¼ inch stereo jack connector . in other embodiments , the connection 170 may include other wired components , such as ethernet , and / or wireless components , such as lte , wi - fi , bluetooth , or near field communication ( nfc ), or any combination of wired and wireless components . in some embodiments of the present invention , the dex receptacle 130 connects to the retailer device 140 via the connection 180 . in some embodiments , the connection 180 is a serial connection or universal serial bus ( usb ) connection . in other embodiments , the connection 180 may include other wired components , such as ethernet , and / or wireless components , such as lte , wi - fi , bluetooth , or near field communication ( nfc ), or any combination of wired and wireless components . note that while the dex receptacle 130 and retailer device 140 are illustrated in fig1 as distinct devices , each may alternatively be distributed across multiple devices having the respective functionality of the dex receptacle 130 and retailer device 140 . in yet other embodiments , the dex receptacle 130 and retailer device 140 may be combined into one single device or distributed across multiple devices having the overall combined functionality of the dex receptacle 130 and the retailer device 140 . in general , the dsd device 110 includes a processor 118 such as a qualcomm msm 7500 multi - processor , associated memory 117 such as flash memory and / or random access memory ( ram ), ports 121 such as one or more serial and / or usb ports , a communication interface 119 , such as a wired interface like ethernet and / or a wireless interface such as wi - fi , bluetooth or nfc , and a storage component 114 such as a hard drive or solid state drive . the dsd device 110 may include additional components like a location determination component 111 such as a global positioning system ( gps ) chip , audio input component 112 such as a microphone , audio output component 113 such as a speaker , visual input component 115 such as a camera , barcode reader , or scanner , visual output component 116 such as a display , and a user input component 120 such as a touchscreen , navigation shuttle , soft keys , keyboard , and accelerometer 122 . the components of dsd device 110 may be interconnected using one or more buses ( not shown ) and may be mounted on a motherboard ( not shown ) or some other appropriate configuration . dsd device 110 also has one or more files stored in the storage component 114 , including but not limited to a transaction data file 123 and an adjustments data file 124 , as described below . note , while transaction data file 123 and adjustments data file 124 are shown as individual respective files in fig1 , fig2 b , fig3 b , fig4 b , fig5 b , and fig6 b , in some embodiments , they may represent several separate files having the similar form of transaction data file 123 and adjustments data file 124 , respectively . a non - limiting example of this may be seen in steps 204 of fig2 b , 600 of fig6 b , and 650 of fig6 b . in each of those steps , in some embodiments , the same transaction data file 123 is used . in other embodiments , each step creates a separate transaction data file 123 . in other embodiments , the transaction data file 123 and adjustments data file 124 may be stored in the storage component 133 of the dex receptacle 130 , the storage component 144 of the retailer device 140 , or some combination therein . examples of dsd device 110 include but are not limited to the intermec cn50 and cn51 mobile computers and the intermec cn70 and cn70e ultra - rugged mobile computers . in general , dex receptacle 130 includes a processor 131 such as an arm processor , memory 132 such as flash memory or ram , a communication interface 134 , such as a wired interface like ethernet and / or a wireless interface such as wi - fi , bluetooth or nfc , and one or more ports 135 , 136 ports 121 such as one or more serial and / or usb ports . dex receptacle 130 may also include a storage component 133 such as a hard drive or solid state drive . in general , the retailer device 140 includes a processor 148 such as a texas instruments open multimedia applications platform ( omap ) multi - engine processor , associated memory 147 such as flash memory and / or random access memory ( ram ), ports 151 such as one or more serial and / or usb ports , a communication interface 149 , such as a wired interface like ethernet and / or a wireless interface such as wi - fi , bluetooth or nfc , and a storage component 144 such as a hard drive or solid state drive . the retailer device 140 may include additional components like a location determination component 141 such as a gps chip , audio input component 142 such as a microphone , audio output component 143 such as a speaker , visual input component 145 such as a camera , barcode reader , or scanner , visual output component 146 such as a display , and a user input component 150 such as a touchscreen , navigation shuttle , soft keys , keyboard , and accelerometer 152 . the components of retailer device 140 may be interconnected using one or more buses ( not shown ) and may be mounted on a motherboard ( not shown ) or some other appropriate configuration . in one embodiment of the present invention , the application independent dex / ucs interface ( aidi ) is installed as a feature of the mobile business application ( mba ) on the dsd device 110 , where the mba runs the aidi as needed . fig2 a is a flow chart and fig2 b is a corresponding schematic of the data creation process according to one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter . in fig2 a , the process begins at step 200 when the user launches or invokes the mba and aidi on the dsd device 110 . the mba receives merchandise sales and / or return information ( step 202 ). the mba then creates a transaction data file 123 with the sales and / or return information ( step 204 ). the mba then signals to the aidi to initiate the creation of the dex / ucs transaction ( s ) ( step 206 ). the aidi reads the transaction data file 123 ( step 208 ), and then it attempts to create the dex / ucs transaction ( s ) ( step 210 ). if any errors are detected during the creation process ( step 212 ), then the aidi returns a message to the mba denoting the failure to create the data ( step 214 ), and the process stops . otherwise , as shown in step 216 , the aidi returns a message to the mba denoting a successful data creation . at this point , the process continues as indicated by the connector a . connector a from fig2 a continues then in fig3 a . fig3 a is a flow chart and fig3 b is a corresponding schematic of the data send process according to one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter . the process continues in step 300 with the mba generating a prompt for the dsd device 110 to connect to the dex receptacle 130 using , in one embodiment , a serial cable with a ¼ inch stereo jack connector , or some other mechanism as described above . the mba also initiates the dex / ucs send communications by sending a signal to the aidi to initiate communications to send the dex / ucs transaction ( s ) ( step 304 ). the aidi then attempts to send the dex / ucs transaction ( s ) to the retailer receiving system 160 through the dex receptacle 130 ( step 306 ). if any errors are detected during the communication process ( step 308 ), then the aidi returns a message to the mba denoting the communication failure ( step 310 ), and the process stops . otherwise , as shown in step 312 , the aidi returns a message to the mba denoting a successful communication . at this point , the process continues as indicated by the connector b . connector b from fig3 a continues then in fig4 a . fig4 a is a flow chart and fig4 b is a corresponding schematic of the data receive process according to one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter . the mba then checks to see if there are any more dex / ucs transaction ( s ) ( step 400 ). if not , as shown in step 404 , then the dex / ucs portion of the mba is now complete . the mba may continue to run on the dsd device 110 , but it is no longer performing dex / ucs transaction ( s ). if there are additional transaction ( s ), such as adjustments from the retailer , then the mba will generate a prompt for the dsd device 110 to connect to the dex receptacle 130 , if it is not already still connected from earlier in the process . the mba also initiates the dex / ucs receive communications by sending a signal to the aidi to initiate communications to receive the dex / ucs transaction ( s ) ( step 406 ). the aidi then attempts to receive the dex / ucs transaction ( s ) from the retailer receiving system 160 through the dex receptacle 130 ( step 408 ). if any errors are detected during the communication process ( step 410 ), then the aidi returns a message to the mba denoting the communication failure ( step 412 ), and the process stops . otherwise , as shown in step 414 , the aidi returns a message to the mba denoting a successful communication . at this point , the process continues as indicated by the connector c . connector c from fig4 a continues then in fig5 a . fig5 a is a flow chart and fig5 b is a corresponding schematic of the reconciliation process according to one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter . the aidi begins by analyzing the received transaction ( s ) from the retailer receiving system 160 ( step 500 ). the aidi reports the results by creating an adjustments data file 124 with the acknowledgment and / or adjustment information ( step 502 ). the aidi returns a message to the mba with information about the adjustments data file 124 ( step 504 ). in some embodiments , the information about the adjustments data file is the file location information for the adjustments data file , i . e . the name of the adjustments data file and / or the path to the adjustments data file , which may be a path to the adjustments data file in the storage repository 114 on the dsd device 110 , i . e . a local path , or a path to the adjustments data file on the network , either a local area network ( lan ) or a wide area network ( wan ), and the mba reads the adjustments data file using the file location information . in alternative embodiments , the aidi returns a message to the mba including the contents of the adjustments data file . the mba reads the adjustments data file 124 in step 506 , and it updates acknowledged invoices in step 508 , and then displays adjustment information for reconciliation on the visual output 116 of the dsd device 110 in step 510 . the mba then may have counter - adjustments or acknowledgments to send back to the retailer ( step 512 ). if there are counter - adjustments , then the mba creates the transaction data file 123 , which as discussed above , may be the same file or a new file depending upon the embodiment , with the adjustment / acknowledgment information ( step 514 ). the process then continues as indicated by connector d which returns to fig2 a where the process repeats until there are no more dex / ucs transactions to process and the dex / ucs processing is complete ( step 404 ). otherwise , if there are no counter - adjustments or acknowledgement information to send , the process continues as indicated by connector b which returns to fig4 a where the process repeats until 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