BR102020025928A2 - SMART MODULE FOR SELF-SERVICE ATTACHMENT TO BASKETS, SHOPPING VEHICLES, FAIR CART AND OTHERS - Google Patents

Abstract

"INTELLIGENT MODULE FOR SELF-SERVICE ATTACHMENT TO BASKETS, SHOPPING VEHICLES, SHOWROLLS AND OTHERS" Comprised of a module that incorporates a handlebar and a primary basket in the rear section, followed by a panel that holds a scale flanked by a wheel lock button, microphone , biometric reader, on/off button, card machine, barcode reader, front camera for facial recognition and iris recognition, monitor, calculator, internally said vehicle Led's, 3 PIR presence sensors, 4 cameras, baskets of cold cuts.

Description

SMART MODULE FOR SELF-SERVICE ATTACHMENT TO BASKETS, SHOPPING VEHICLES, FAIR CART AND OTHERS

001 The present invention patent application refers to an "INTELLIGENT MODULE FOR SELF-SERVICE ATTACHED TO BASKETS, SHOPPING VEHICLES, FAIR CART AND OTHERS", which was developed with the purpose of providing an intelligent purchasing system module, which aims to reduce queues and attempts at fraud in commercial establishments, based on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision, which allows monitoring the purchase process in supermarkets and the like (various branches of activities), making the waiting time in checkout lines can be reduced.

002 The module has a monitoring system present to prevent fraud attempts, monitor products and even help users in certain situations.

State of the Technique

003 Currently, when shopping is mostly done in supermarkets and malls, consumers make payments through cashiers, so when consumers complete purchases, they need to focus on one place to queue for payment. In this payment method, there are often queues for payment, which wastes valuable time for customers. A study carried out showed that residents of large centers spend three days a year in supermarkets. To increase the speed of the cash register, some supermarkets have increased the number of cashiers. At the same time, labor costs have increased as well as operating costs. Operators add these costs to the retail price of the goods, ultimately consumers pay for it. The development of online shopping today is a vicious circle. In recent years, everyone has found that the price of supermarkets is getting higher and higher, and the rising cost of living for ordinary people has greatly affected finances. This is a social problem that has plagued us for decades.

004 Commercial establishments such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, among others, especially for retail sale, make the goods available on shelves subdivided into arrangements of similar products, such as personal hygiene, beverages, perishable foods, cleaning products , bakery, among others, so that the consumer makes the journey between the shelves and chooses the desired goods, depositing them in a cart or basket.

005 After selecting the goods, the consumer goes to the cashier counter for service and registration of all goods packed in the cart for payment and completion of the operation, and said operation can be carried out through the following steps: i) disposal of the goods carried out by the consumer himself on the conveyor belt, which is integrated into the cashier for attendant access; ii) registration of each item placed on the conveyor belt by reading a bar code or weighing on a scale performed by the attendant; iii) after registration, the goods are sent to a second attendant who performs the packaging of the products (or they are packaged by the consumer); iv) payment for the goods; and v) finalization of the purchase with the disposal of the bagged products again inside the shopping cart for transport to the transport vehicle.

006 The main drawback of the aforementioned operability refers to the time spent by the consumer between the queue and the procedure of registering the items at the cashier, causing discomfort and exhaustion for the consumer, especially the elderly, pregnant women or the physically handicapped. Another inconvenience refers to the fact that, at the time of registration of the goods, it makes it difficult to catch the registration of each one of them, that is, if it is registered too much, most consumers do not notice it at the moment, and even more rarely come back. to claim the error, often remaining at the loss, or else, when the claim occurs, it implies a conference, delaying the completion of the service.

007 Smart labels are already a reality in several sectors of commerce. These are small paper RFID tags that contain an antenna coupled to a chip, so that an electromagnetic signal that passes through this tag can be transmitted with information regarding the product in which it is installed (RFID). Thus, it is predicted that this technology will replace the current bar codes as a way of reading prices.

008 The objective of the present invention is an intelligent purchasing system module, which aims to reduce queues and fraud attempts in commercial establishments. It is based on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision.

009 The objective of the present invention is to accompany the purchase process in supermarkets and the like (various branches of activities), so that their waiting time in checkout lines can be reduced.

010 It is the objective of the present invention to provide the consumer with comfort, practicality and agility.

011 It is the objective of the present invention to present a monitoring system to prevent fraud attempts, follow up on products and even assist users in certain situations.

012 The objective of the present invention is a cart equipped with armrests and baskets provided with quality sensors and cameras in the vehicle body;

An object of the present invention is a trolley an operation panel having a touch operable computer screen display function;

014 It is an object of the present invention a cart an operation panel having a display function with a biometric reader for digital recognition;

015 It is an object of the present invention a cart provided with a mass sensor to acquire information on the weight of goods and send computers with touch screens;

016 The object of the present invention is a cart provided with a bar code reader and camera, used to read product bar code information and / or record product image information, and send computer screen;

017 The object of the present invention is a cart with a computer with a touch screen to receive information on price, weight of the merchandise, product bar code information and / or product image information, which after its information is compared with the product original, the corresponding product information is displayed.

018 It is an object of the present invention a cart with the camera body located in different positions of one or more, each camera with the field of view facing the internal compartment in order to record the goods with multi-angle image information;

019 The objective of the present invention is a cart whose, in each intelligent module coupled to the cart, will be identified by the MAC (single user), when activated, the system that will be on the server must be logged in.

020 The object of the present invention is a cart where PinPad payment terminals (NFC, debit, credit) and online payment are provided;

021 The object of the present invention is a cart with connection to local or cloud servers.

022 It is an object of the present invention a cart with communication connection of the ultra-high frequency radio reader server;

023 It is an object of the present invention a cart with an ultra-high frequency radio reader to read data stored in the vehicle information RFID tag number and send them to a server;

024 It is an object of the present invention a trolley with scale for measuring and weight information, which transmits weight information to the server for comparison;

025 The objective of the present invention is a cart connected to a central to read product information through smartphones, connected to smart shopping carts via Bluetooth wireless touch screen.

026 In order to obtain a perfect understanding of what has been developed, illustrative drawings are attached to which numerical references are made together with a detailed description that follows, where the:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the module.
Figure 2 shows a side perspective view of the module.
Figure 3 shows a side view with an opposite side perspective of the module.

027 As illustrated in the figure and in its details, the "INTELLIGENT MODULE FOR SELF-SERVICE ATTACHED TO BASKETS, SHOPPING VEHICLES, SHOPPING CART AND OTHERS" Comprised of a module (1) that incorporates in the rear section (2) a handlebar (3) a primary basket (4), followed by a panel (5) that holds a scale (6) flanked by a wheel lock button (7), microphone (8), biometric reader (9), on/off button (10), card machine (11), barcode reader (12), front camera for facial recognition and iris recognition (13), monitor (14), calculator (15), and internally said vehicle (5) LED's (16 ), (3) PIR presence sensors (17), (4) cameras (18), cold cuts baskets (19).

028 In view of the above, it can be seen that the "INTELLIGENT MODULE FOR SELF-SERVICE ATTACHED TO BASKETS, SHOPPING VEHICLES, SHOPPING CART AND OTHERS" brings enormous advantages, as the intelligent shopping cart has cameras located in different positions of one or more , where each camera with the field of view facing the inner compartment so as to record the goods with multi-angle image information

029 The smart terminal device is provided with a PinPad payment terminal (NFC, debit, credit) and online payment for payment, it can support various payment methods, such as NFC payment, credit card payment, debit, online payment and other modalities, which improves self-service efficiency.

030 Since the shopping cart includes a positioning device to receive a signal sent by the LED (infrared) or RFID positioning light arranged in the supermarket and decoded and sent to the touch screen computer, the information sent by the Surrounding LED (infrared) positioning can be calculated and the shopping cart can be calculated. The location of the product, and can accurately display the product ad in the area to the user, and provide the user with a route to find the target product. The system adopts the signal information sent by the LED (infrared) positioning lamp implanted in the supermarket, decoded and sent to the server for positioning. It can also receive the signals sent by the Bluetooth positioning device and the UWB positioning device deployed in the supermarket to encode and decode, and then the sending server performs the positioning.

031 The shopping cart will be monitored by GPS and/or UWB, where the consumer will have the mapping of the establishment.

032 The shopping cart will be monitored by GPS and/or UWB vehicle location.

033 The devices have the functions of:

034 Registered customer: the consumer will identify himself through registration: username and password or digital biometrics and/or facial recognition and/or iris recognition and/or voice recognition and/or cellular mobile device and/or smart watch;

035 Customer not registered: the consumer will pick up the cart with the smart module attached, starting his purchases, the system will create a temporary registration (generating a number randomly).

036 When the consumer clicks on registered customer or non-registered customer, the system enables all devices to start the purchase verification process.

Barcode reader (1 camera and or barcode reader)

• - Se item adicionando corresponder
• - Apresentará na tela do monitor a lista de compra;
• - Se item adicionado não corresponder
• - Apresentará uma mensagem na tela advertindo consumido da divergência para o mesmo corrigir, ou dependendo do problema acionará o responsável no estabelecimento por mensagem de (SMS, whats, telegran e outros);

037 The consumer must pass the product through the camera identified with a bar code reader and/or bar code reader, where the bar code of the product will be identified in the product table and there will be a check if the item read really corresponds through the 4 cameras object identification <Artificial Intelligence - AI>, after verification of fraud processes the object:

• - If item adding match
• - The shopping list will be displayed on the monitor screen;
• - If added item does not match
• - It will present a message on the screen warning the consumer of the divergence to correct it, or depending on the problem, he will trigger the person responsible for the establishment by message (SMS, whats, telegran and others);

voice sensor

• - Se item adicionando corresponder
• - Apresentará na tela do monitor a lista de compra;
• - Se item adicionado não corresponder
• - Apresentará uma mensagem na tela advertindo consumido da divergência para o mesmo corrigir, ou dependendo do problema acionará o responsável no estabelecimento por mensagem de (SMS, whats, telegran e outros);

038 It will allow the consumer to speak the name of the product, the system will have a process of <Artificial Intelligence - AI> that identifies the name of the product, the verification if the spoken product really corresponds to a product:

• - If item adding match
• - The shopping list will be displayed on the monitor screen;
• - If added item does not match
• - It will present a message on the screen warning the consumer of the divergence to correct it, or depending on the problem, he will trigger the person responsible for the establishment by message (SMS, whats, telegran and others);

Balance

039 The consumer will place the bulk or cold products and meats to be weighed on the scale attached to the smart module, which will be identified through <Artificial Intelligence - AI>, returning the weight of the respective product and price;

Anti-theft label and rigid label

040 Disable anti-theft tag and uncouple hard tag;

041 When successful payment, enable the degaussing process of the anti-theft and rigid labels.

Calculator

042 The intelligent module will have a built-in calculator, to facilitate the consumer who wants to make the calculations of their purchase.

Cold Dispenser

043 The smart module will have a dispenser attached, to facilitate the consumer who wants to separate cold cuts from other products;

Means of Payment

• - Máquina de cartão PinPad(TEF/NFC)
• - PIX
• - Via Celular (nubank por exemplo)
• - Cartão físico
• - Débito

044 Payments made successfully will show the types of payments on the monitor screen:

• - PinPad card machine(TEF/NFC)
• - PIX
• - Via Mobile (nubank for example)
• - Physical card
• - Debit

• - Crédito

045 The consumer will swipe his card to make the payment, informing the password;

• - Credit

• - Pagamento online

046 The consumer will swipe his card to make the payment, informing the password;

• - Online payment

• - Débito

047 This payment method will be available only to consumers:

• - Debit

• - Crédito

048 The consumer will swipe his card to make the payment, informing the password;

• - Credit

049 The consumer will swipe his card to make the payment, informing the password;

User authentication - Username and password

050 The consumer registered on the platform, when accessing the cart coupled with the smart module, will inform his user and password registered on the platform, where he will be authenticated following the security and encryption rules;

- Biometric Sensor

051 Consumers who register their digital biometrics on the platform, when accessing the cart coupled with the smart module, will place their fingerprint, where they will be authenticated following the security and encryption rules;

- Front camera (external)

052 Consumers registered on the platform by facial biometrics and/or iris, when accessing the cart coupled with an intelligent module, the camera will detect their image and authenticate it, following security and encryption rules;

RFID wheel lock (monitor and lock)

053 When the smart module attached to the cart leaves the perimeter determined by the establishment, it will send a message to the RFI system (monitor and block the cart);

Manual wheel lock (button)

054 When the smart module attached to the cart is broken or the cart is broken, press the manual button to lock the wheel (as);

Internal cameras (object identification)

055 The consumer adds the product to the cart with an intelligent module attached, where it will have 4 internal cameras that will identify through <Artificial Intelligence - AI> the product added when passing through one of them;

Monitor

056 It will present the products added to the shopping list, where the consumer can add/remove an item by typing the desired quantity. Checkout.

Capacitive Sensor (touch)

• - Quando o consumidor adicionar não passar o código de barra do produto na câmera leitor código de barra ou no leitor código de barra será acionado, enviará mensagem e a led acenderá:
• - Led's (vermelha): será acesa quando o sensor de presença PIR for acionado, para indicar que ocorreu na transação ou indicar que não fez a leitura do código de barra do produto;
• - Quando o consumidor adicionar produto passar o código de barra do produto na câmera leitor código de barra ou no leitor código de barra será acionado;
• - Led's (verde): será acesa quando o sensor de presença PIR for acionado, para indicar que a transação ocorreu tudo bem;

- Sensores de presença PIR (retirar produto)

• - Quando o consumidor retirar não passar o código de barra do produto na câmera leitor código de barra ou no leitor código de barra será acionado, enviará mensagem e a led acenderá:
• - Led's (vermelha): será acesa quando o sensor de presença PIR for acionado, para indicar que ocorreu na transação;
• - Quando o consumidor retirar item passar o código de barra do produto na câmera leitor código de barra ou no leitor código de barra será acionado;
• - Led's (verde): será acesa quando o sensor de presença PIR for acionado, para indicar que a transação ocorreu tudo bem;

Sensor de presença PIR (adicionar produto ou objeto)

• - Quando o consumidor adicionar produto ou objeto sem fazer login ou será acionado, enviará mensagem e a led acenderá
• - Led's (vermelha): será acesa quando o sensor de presença PIR for acionado, porque o consumidor adicionou produto ou objeto sem fazer login ou .

057 When someone touches the smart module attached to the cart, this sensor will be activated sending a message that there is a consumer using it;
PIR presence sensors
- PIR presence sensors (add product)

• - When the consumer adds not passing the product's bar code on the bar code reader camera or bar code reader it will be activated, it will send a message and the led will light up:
• - Led's (red): will be lit when the PIR presence sensor is activated, to indicate that it occurred in the transaction or to indicate that the product bar code was not read;
• - When the consumer adds a product, pass the product's barcode on the barcode reader camera or barcode reader, it will be activated;
• - Led's (green): will be lit when the PIR presence sensor is activated, to indicate that the transaction went well;

- PIR presence sensors (remove product)

• - When the consumer withdraws, does not pass the product's bar code on the bar code reader camera or bar code reader, it will be activated, it will send a message and the led will light up:
• - Led's (red): will be lit when the PIR presence sensor is activated, to indicate that it occurred in the transaction;
• - When the consumer removes an item, pass the product's bar code on the bar code reader camera or bar code reader, it will be activated;
• - Led's (green): will be lit when the PIR presence sensor is activated, to indicate that the transaction went well;

PIR presence sensor (add product or object)

• - When the consumer adds a product or object without logging in or it will be activated, it will send a message and the led will light up
• - Led's (red): will be lit when the PIR presence sensor is activated, because the consumer added a product or object without logging in or .

058 For being innovative and until then not understood in the state of the art that fits perfectly within the criteria that define the invention patent. Their claims are as follows.

Operation

059 Access: Each smart module attached to the cart will be identified by MAC (single user), when activated, the system that will be on the server must be logged in.

060 The smart module attached to the cart will be identified by MAC and the consumer is linked to it.

061 The consumer will be identified by login and password.

062 Log in: The consumer will log in <Registered Customer> when registered, or enter as a non-registered customer <Unregistered Customer>, to start the purchase process, where he will activate all devices connected to the smart module.

063 Each product that the consumer wants to add to his cart will have to go through the bar code reader camera or bar code reader, where if this does not happen, the PIR sensor (fraud detection) will be activated, informing the customer that he needs to pass the product in one of the readers.

• - Se corresponder apresenta o produto na lista de compra no monitor acoplado;
• - Senão apresenta mensagem de alerta ao consumidor no monitor acoplado, para o mesmo verificar e corrigir.

064 The 4 internal cameras in the module record an image and, through artificial intelligence, compare it with the image already trained and the bar code to verify that the product corresponds to it:

• - If applicable, display the product in the shopping list on the attached monitor;
• - Otherwise, it displays a warning message to the consumer on the attached monitor, so that it can be checked and corrected.

• - Apresentará a tela de opções de pagamentos:
• - Se e cadastrar seu cartão apresentará as opções:
• - Pagamento desconto automático (online);
• - Débito (máquina PinPad);
• - Crédito (máquina PinPad);
• - PIX - Se o cartão recusado poderá digitar outro cartão online; ou passar outro fisicamente (máquina PinPad);
• - apresentará as opções:
• - Débito (máquina PinPad);
• - Crédito (máquina PinPad);
• - PIX
• - Se o cartão recusado:
• - passar outro fisicamente
• - Se pagamento negado enviar mensagem para o responsável.

065 When the consumer finishes his purchases, on the monitor screen he must click on the option:

• - The payment options screen will appear:
• - If you register your card, it will present the options:
• - Automatic discount payment (online);
• - Debit (PinPad machine);
• - Credit (PinPad machine);
• - PIX - If the refused card can type another card online; or physically pass another (PinPad machine);
• - will present the options:
• - Debit (PinPad machine);
• - Credit (PinPad machine);
• - PIX
• - If the card is declined:
• - physically pass another
• - If payment is denied, send a message to the person in charge.

smart counter

066 Algorithm that will be used to automatically count the items in the cart, as well as remove products from the list in case of withdrawal, so that the total value of the product is added or subtracted in the shopping list that will be generated and shown in the screen the amount of products.

Object Recognition (Yolo Algorithm)

067 Computer Vision Algorithm used, YOLO ('You Only Look Once), is a real-time object recognition algorithm, which will be integrated into the equipment to make purchases safer, thus preventing fraud attempts. This Algorithm will compare the products placed in the cart with the products registered in the database to ensure that the product is of the same brand and type.

068 This same algorithm will monitor each product placed or removed from the cart, in order to ensure that the product placed actually corresponds to the product registered in the database.

Voice recognition

069 Algorithm to accept voice commands to assist in various activities during the process, thus making a better user experience.

IT infrastructure

070 It will have the IT infrastructure to support the hardware requirements (servers, devices and cabling) and software necessary for the operation and delivery of the functionalities proposed by the product with security, reliability and confidentiality.

Data Access

071 Access to data must only be carried out by authorized persons, through login access and access level, each user will only be allowed to access what is allowed, to minimize the risks of internal fraud by employees. The server will be located at the establishment itself or on servers in the cloud.

072 Because it is innovative and until then not understood in the state of the art, which fits perfectly within the criteria that define the invention patent. Their claims are as follows.

Claims (1)

"INTELLIGENT MODULE FOR SELF-SERVICE ATTACHMENT TO BASKETS, SHOPPING VEHICLES, TRUCKS AND OTHERS" characterized by a module (1) that incorporates in the rear section (2) a handlebar (3) a primary basket (4), followed by a panel (5) that holds a scale (6) flanked by a wheel lock button (7), microphone (8), biometric reader (9), on/off button (10), card machine (11), bars (12), front camera for facial recognition and iris recognition (13), monitor (14), calculator (15), and internally said vehicle (5) LED's (16), 3 PIR presence sensors (17), 4 cameras (18), cold cuts baskets (19).

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