KR102001806B1 - Smart vending machine with product selection after opening door - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a smart vending machine capable of selecting a product by opening a door comprises: a main body having a product storage space for storing products in a plurality of shelves, a reader for recognizing at least one payment means among cash, card, and smartphone of a user, and a product selection recognition part for recognizing a product picked up by a customer; a door for opening and closing the main body; a locking part performing a locking function and an opening function for locking or opening the door; and a controller having a payment means recognition module for opening the locking part when the reader recognizes the payment means, a payment module for performing payment of the product recognized to be picked up in the product selection recognition part through the payment means, and a locking module for locking the locking part when payment is completed in the payment module. According to a smart vending machine of a product selection type through opening/closing of a door, since a customer can pay after selecting a product while directly touching and viewing several products by opening the door after authentication of a payment means, fun for selecting a product and reliability for a product can be guaranteed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a smart vending machine capable of selecting a product by opening a door,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a smart vending machine of a product selection type by opening and closing a door, and more particularly to a smart vending machine of a product selection type by opening and closing a door, The present invention relates to a new concept smart vending machine for selecting a product and then paying for a selected product.

A vending machine (a vending machine) means a machine in which a desired item automatically comes out when a coin is inserted or a card is inserted.

These vending machines provide various kinds of products such as coffee, drinks, cigarettes, tickets, sanitary goods, and adult goods, and are used for mass production, mass consumption, and consumption pattern change from the labor-intensive industrial structure to the technology- It is a product of newly emerging distribution structure in accordance with the change of marketing environment.

These vending machines can be used for various purposes such as public facilities (schools, government offices, hospitals, parks), terminals (railway stations, express buses, metro stations, airports) as well as buildings (offices, factories, dormitories, rest rooms) (Hotels, inns, etc.), and plays a large role as an unattended shop.

A known vending machine is a product that stores a product inside and displays a product window through a button or a keypad, selects a specific product introduced in a product window, and then inserts a cash or a card into the product, Structure and function. That is, a general vending machine is a closed type structure in which a customer holds a product in a vending machine and then draws the goods out of the vending machine and does not directly touch or view the product until the payment is performed.

However, in the known vending machine having the closed structure, the customer can not directly touch the product or check the appearance of the product, but merely selects the product while looking at the appearance of the sample provided in the display window. In this case, unlike the samples on the merchandise display window, the appearance of the merchandise is damaged, or the shelf life is short or there is a concern that the merchandise will be received. Also, if you want to drink a cold drink from a refrigerated vending machine, The problem is that it can not guarantee the trust of the products such as receiving the goods that are not refrigerated properly.

Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2007-0041056, " Sales Management System of Door Opening Vending Machine " is a technology for managing a door opening type vending machine installed in a guest room or the like, including a plurality of storage compartments, And a door is opened when a customer selects a specific product, and a vending machine that manages a vending machine that can select a product is posted.

However, since the vending machine stores only one commodity in each drawer, it is not a structure that can be selected by touching and confirming several commodities directly after the door is opened. In addition, Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the above-mentioned problem, that is, the problem that the customer can not directly select the product while touching the product directly and checking the distribution period is inherited.

Accordingly, there is a need to develop a new and advanced smart vending machine which stores various items in one space, touches directly with the customer, touches the product, selects goods, and then performs payment.

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention has been conceived to overcome the problems of the above-described technology, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a door opening device, which unlike a known vending machine, And to provide a smart vending machine capable of performing settlement after more reliable selection.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a unique structure of a vending machine capable of directly guiding a product advertisement or a product selection process to a customer while keeping various products.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a comprehensive means for more accurately detecting whether or not a customer selects a product.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a product protection means capable of coping with theft or the remorse of product selection since the product is selected after the door is opened.

In order to achieve the above object, a smart vending machine capable of opening a door according to the present invention and selecting a product includes a product storage space for storing products on a plurality of shelves, and a storage space for storing at least one of a user's cash, A reader for recognizing the payment means, and a product selection recognition unit for recognizing a product picked up by the customer; A door that opens and closes the main body; A locking part having a locking function and an opening function for locking or opening the door; A payment module recognizing module for opening the lock section when the reader recognizes the payment means; a payment module for performing payment of the goods recognized as being picked up by the goods selection recognizing section through the payment means; And a controller having a lock module for locking the lock when the settlement of the module is completed.

The controller may further include a product database storing product information including the quantity and type of the product in the product storage space and price information and the product database updated by checking the quantity and type of the product remaining after picking up And a product identification module.

In addition, the main body is provided with a notification unit for informing the customer of whether or not to pay for the picked-up merchandise and the amount of settlement and the opening and closing of the door.

According to the merchandise selection type smart vending machine according to the present invention,

1) After the payment means is authenticated, the door can be opened to allow the customer to select and pay for the various products while watching and touching the various products, thereby ensuring the fun of the product selection and the trust in the product,

2) It informs the customer in real time about opening and closing status of the door and payment,

3) Through the notification section, the customer is informed of the progress information, but the unique structure of the two-door method allows the notification to be directly exposed to the customer,

4) Combining the scanning function and the weight-grasping function of the product, it is possible not only to grasp the selection or movement of the product more accurately,

5) We guarantee the stability and security of vending machine operation by responding promptly to theft or customer's remorse,

6) It is possible to reinforce the stability of the vending machine operation by determining whether the door is opened or closed or not by confirming the limit of the payment means.

1 is a block diagram showing an entire configuration of a smart vending machine of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a basic embodiment of a smart vending machine according to the present invention,
3 is a perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the smart vending machine of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a further embodiment of the smart vending machine of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a product selection recognizing unit;
6 is a flow chart showing the process of the goods protection module;
7 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a limit grasping function of a payment means recognition module;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale and wherein like reference numerals in the various drawings refer to like elements.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a smart vending machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a basic embodiment of a smart vending machine of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the smart vending machine of the present invention comprises a main body 100, a door 10, and a controller 200 for managing and controlling various processes for selling merchandise. And will be described in more detail.

2, the appearance of the smart vending machine of the present invention may be similar to that of a shelf-mounted beverage refrigerator which can be easily seen at a convenience store, or it may be provided at the bottom of a shelf, such as a beverage refrigerator, It is also possible to form longer and larger than the standing state.

In other words, the main body 100 of the smart vending machine of the present invention generally has a product storage space (not shown) which can place a product on each shelf 111 in a state where a plurality of shelves 111 are arranged with a height difference, The door 10 has a transparent or semitransparent window so that a product arranged in the main body can be visually recognized from the outside. The main body 100 is provided with a refrigeration function or a warming function so that the beverage can be stored in the product storage space 110 in a cool or warm manner when the product is a beverage.

In addition, various functions such as deodorizing, blowing, and directional functions can be included in the main body 100 according to the kind of the commodity as well as the above-mentioned refrigeration / warming facility.

In addition, the product that can be provided in the main body 100 is not limited to beverage, but various kinds of products such as cosmetics, snacks, medicines of pharmacies can be stored, and furthermore, It is also possible to store adult goods.

The door 10 of the present invention is provided on one side of the main body 100 and preferably on the front side of the main body 100 and has a function of opening and closing the storage space 110 of the main body 100 . The door 10 may have various structures such as a known small refrigerator for storing goods. As mentioned above, the door 10 may be provided with a transparent or semi-transparent window, It is essential to promote the desire to purchase a product by making it visible to the naked eye.

In addition, since the door 10 is normally locked, it is possible to solve the problem of theft or the like by recognizing the payment means of the customer and then performing an opening process. As a result, A known locking device having a stopper functioning as a lock or an unlock function while being taken out, or a locking part 20 composed of various other known locking structures is provided.

The lock unit 20 is locked and unlocked by a controller 200 to be described later, and functions to protect the goods stored in the smart vending machine of the present invention from theft or the like.

The smart vending machine according to the present invention having such an appearance and a basic structure seeks a method of withdrawing a product when a customer selects a product and performs payment in a state in which the main body 100 is closed in a door locking state, Compared to a known vending machine which is difficult to obtain a feeling of quality by touching and viewing the product directly, or it is difficult to obtain trust in the quality of the product due to the withdrawal of goods (different in quality or old) Can be picked up (selected) while touching the product inside thereof and confirming the distribution period and the like, thereby providing the property that the fun of the product selection and the reliability of the product quality can be assured.

3 is a perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the smart vending machine of the present invention.

3 shows a structure in which the door 10 is mounted in each of the compartment spaces in a state in which the main body 100 is extended in the height direction.

In other words, the smart vending machine according to the present invention can also be configured as a two door system. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to have a two door structure in a height direction as well as a two door structure in a left and right direction, It is needless to say that the number of doors may be three or more.

4 is a perspective view showing a further embodiment of the smart vending machine of the present invention.

4, the upper and lower surfaces of the main body 100 are made of a hexahedron having a trapezoidal shape, and the main body 100 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. One of the four sides of the top and bottom faces the front side and the two long sides facing the front side are oriented toward the rear side.

Specifically, the front surface formed by the short sides of the upper surface of the main body 100 is referred to as a first surface 101, and a reader 120 to a notification unit 130 to be described later are mounted. The first and second doors 11 and 12 are formed on the left and right sides of the first and second sides, that is, the side surfaces formed by the second and third surfaces 102 and 103, respectively, 110b.

According to such a three-dimensional structure, not only is it easy to recognize the settlement means through the first face 101 which is the front face of the customer first, but also, in the notification unit 130 mounted on the first face 101, It is easy to attract customers by outputting a guide or an advertisement message.

Referring again to FIG. 1 and other drawings, it is seen that the main body 100 is equipped with a reader 120 for recognizing the payment means.

In the present invention, the payment means is a concept that refers to various means such as a mobile payment application such as a customer's cash or a credit card (including a check card) as well as a mobile payment application such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, .

Correspondingly, the reader 120 of the present invention can be provided with, for example, a banknote / coin input port when the payment means is cash, and a card reader when the payment means is a card. In addition, in the case where the payment means is a smart phone (a mobile payment application installed in a smart phone), the reader 120 can be composed of an NFC tag unit interlocked with a smart phone in an NFC tag manner with a smart phone. In other words, The payment means and the reader 120 may include various payment methods that are interlocked with each other and are currently performed in a mobile or the like.

In addition, the reader 120 of the present invention performs a kind of authentication function for the customer to pick up / store the goods stored in the product storage space 110, that is, before the customer recognizes the payment means, Is kept locked to prevent the customer from stealing the product arbitrarily or unauthorized.

In other words, the payment means recognized by the reader 120 serves as one guarantee (door opening and payment guarantee), for example, the card can be kept open when the card is checked in at a hotel As well as provide a basis for taking a payment waiting or payment guarantee status. Alternatively, it is also possible to allow the customer to perform a product selection while holding a card in a card reader, such as a method of recognizing a card at a self-service station, and to pursue a method of selecting a product and collecting the card in the card reader after the payment is completed .

In addition, the reader 120 can be mounted on one side of a display guide unit having a display screen or speaker with a touch screen, and can guide a customer through a display guide unit of a payment method and a usage method. The notification unit 130 itself.

The notification unit 130 of the present invention selectively provides information on whether or not a picked-up item is paid, the amount of money paid, and the open / closed status of the door 10 to a customer in a visual or audible message . For this purpose, the notification unit 130 may include a display screen 131 for outputting a visual message and a speaker 132 for outputting an audible message. For example, when payment is completed, This payment has been completed. "If the door (10) is opened, the door will be closed after 10 seconds. If the door is open, the door will be closed. Please complete "message to the customer.

The notification unit 130 may be mounted on one side of the main body 100, for example, around the reader 120 or on the front side of the main body 100, that is, on the first side 101, .

The controller 200 of the present invention can be installed in the main body 100 or communicated with the main body 100 having communication means through a communication function, The settlement module recognition module 210, the payment module 220, and the lock module 230 (hereinafter, referred to as " the settlement module recognition module ") 210 functions to control a series of processes of picking- ).

The payment means recognition module 210 performs a function of opening the lock portion 20 when the reader 120 recognizes the payment means in cooperation with the reader 120 described above, And to provide an environment in which goods pick-up or selection in the goods storage space 110 can be performed.

The payment module 220 performs payment processing for the goods recognized as being picked up by the product selection recognition unit 150, which will be described later, through the payment means recognized by the reader 120. [ At this time, the price of the picked-up product can be received through the product selection recognizing unit 150 or can be confirmed by referring to the product database 240 to be described later. The payment timing is performed after a predetermined time (for example, 5 to 10 seconds) elapses after the customer detects that the door 10 is closed through the opening / closing grasp means 14 additionally mounted on the door 10 Or if the opening / closing grasping means 14 is not provided, it can be performed for a predetermined time (for example, 10 to 20 seconds) after receiving the signal indicating that the product is selected in the product selection recognizing unit 150. [ At this time, the opening / closing grasping means 14 may be a sensor mounted on one side of the door 10 and performing other door opening / closing detection function by infrared radiation or door shooting, for example, a door opening / closing detection sensor.

Further, after the door is opened, the customer may remand the selected product at the original position or other position after the lapse of a predetermined time, and may select another product. In this case, in order to prevent the payment from being performed on the product before the change, Is preferably performed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the customer detected that the door (10) is closed through the opening / closing grasping means (14).

The lock module 230 locks the lock part 20 when the settlement is completed, and protects the goods in the goods storage space 110 from theft. At this time, the lock time of the door 10 can be adjusted by the lock module 230 so as to be performed not only after the settlement is completed but also immediately after the door 10 is closed.

As described above, the smart vending machine of the present invention assures the convenient selection and settlement environment of the customer through the process of recognition of payment means - door opening - product selection - product selection recognition - door closing (or induction of closing) - payment - Not only to protect the goods but also to protect the goods.

The smart vending machine according to the present invention has been described above. However, when the payment means is recognized through the reader 120, the door 10 in a locked state is opened so that the customer can open the door 10 by hand, You can select a specific product by touching the product directly or checking the distribution period. If the customer selects one or more products, the smart vending machine of the present invention recognizes the selected product and performs settlement of the corresponding product. To this end, the main body 100 determines whether the customer has selected a product after opening the door The goods selection recognizing unit 150 must be provided.

5 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of the product selection recognizing unit.

The product selection recognizing unit 150 detects the goods (existence of goods) stored in the product storage space 110 in real time, and then detects the goods in the product storage space 110 (the time period from the door opening to the door closing) ) Is not detected, it performs the function of recognizing that the product is picked up by the customer.

The product selection recognizing unit 150 can be realized by various mechanical / electronic means in addition to commodities.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the one side of the product is provided with a marker 2 printed or recorded with an identification code that records product information such as the price, name, and type of the product, The recognition unit 150 may include at least one or each shelf 111 in the product storage space 110 of the main body 100. The scanner 151 may recognize the corresponding identification code for each product in real time, have.

In addition, the scanner 151 may include a photosensor to photograph and analyze an identification code of a product. In this case, if the product is closely packed in the product storage space, the identification code may be hidden in the adjacent product, so that the scanner 151 and the photo sensor provided therein may not correctly recognize the identification code.

In order to prevent such a problem, the marker 2 attached to the product is an RFID including an identification code, and the product selection recognizing unit 150 is made of an RFID scanner and recognizes the identification code, It is desirable to know whether or not In this way, after the product selection recognizing unit 150 reads the identification code, the payment module 220 of the controller 200 may have a basis for transmitting the price information of the corresponding product included in the identification code.

In addition, the RFID marker 2 is attached to the bottom of the merchandise, and the shelf 111 is made of a transparent panel. In this state, the merchandise selection and recognition unit 150 including the RFID scanner scans the entire bottom surface of each shelf 111 It is possible to perform scanning for each area on the bottom surface of the shelf 111 in a state where a plurality of shelves 111 are provided for each of the shelves 111 to detect the presence or absence of a product in real time. At this time, the RFID scanner may be installed to move around the respective sections of the shelf 111, or may have a function of expanding and controlling the scan range by automatically adjusting the angle of the scan range.

In this manner, the product selection recognizing unit 150 may scan the identification code of the product to obtain the product information and transmit the product information (price information for settlement at this time) to the payment module 220. However, It is preferable that the controller 200 recognizes the product information about the product stored in the product storage space in advance.

To this end, the controller 200 may be provided with a separate storage space so as to store the product database 240 and to further include the product identification module 250.

The merchandise database 240 of the present invention stores the weight information of the merchandise and the shelf weight information of the merchandise stored in the shelf 111 for each shelf 111. In other words, It provides a basis for grasping detailed information of the goods stored in the product storage space 110 in advance.

The merchandise database 240 stores the identification code attached to the merchandise when the manager stores the merchandise in the merchandise storage space 110 for selling the merchandise, and stores the scanned merchandise using the scanning function of the merchandise selection / The information stored in the storage space of the controller 200 may be created in a database or may be created in the product storage space 110 through the identification code recognition means separate from the product selection recognition unit 150 It is possible to recognize the identification codes one by one and store them in a storage space of the controller 200. [ The merchandise database 240 is basic information such as initial values and initial information for merchandise provided to the smart vending machine of the present invention.

In addition, it is necessary to grasp the quantity and kind of the items that are consumed while the products are being sold during operation, and to grasp the situation of the remaining products or the changes of the products that are sold in real time.

For this purpose, the product identification module 250 checks product information of a product picked up by the product selection recognition unit 150 based on the product database 240, in order to grasp not only the sold product but also the product that remained on the basis of the product And updates the goods database 240 by checking the quantity and type of the goods remaining after the picking up by updating the goods information received and sold to the goods database 240. [ In addition, the merchandise identification module 250 can transmit the merchandise sales status changed in real time to the smartphone held by the customer as well as the operator server via the communication means separately provided from the smart vending machine of the present invention.

The product status and the inventory status in the product storage space that fluctuates in real time can be grasped through the product database 240 and the product identification module 250, And so on.

In addition, the product selection recognition unit 150 may include a means for supplementing the product recognition function in conjunction with the product database 240. [ In other words, when the product is recognized only by the scanner described above, there may be a situation in which it is impossible to properly determine the existence of a product located in a rectangular area in the product storage space 110, and it is necessary to prevent such a problem more efficiently to be.

Specifically, the merchandise database 240 can further store weight information of each merchandise and rack weight information of the merchandise stored on each shelf for each shelf when the merchandise is provided in the main body. Such weight information may be generated by storing the weight information in the marker 2 such as RFID or by uploading the weight information measured by the electronic balance to the product database 240 while the manager measures the weight of each product with the electronic balance It is possible.

In addition, the weight information of the shelf may be constructed from information of the product database 240 by summing the weight information of each product according to each shelf 111, or may be constructed of various items mounted on the shelf 111 And a weight sensor 153 for measuring the weight of the shelf 111. It is also possible to generate the sum weight information of the products placed on the shelf 111 for each shelf 111. [ Here, the weight of the shelf means the weight of the shelf itself, not the weight of the shelf itself, but the total weight of the products placed on the shelf.

In other words, it is necessary to grasp the weight of each product so that it is possible to grasp whether or not a particular product is picked up based on the weight difference of the shelves which are positive or negative in each shelf 111, and to grasp the total weight of the products placed on the shelf 111 It is possible to provide not only the convenience of operation of the weight sensor 153 mounted for each shelf 111 but also the premise for judging the pick-up. Therefore, in the present invention, Which is the total weight of the shelf weight, in the product database 240.

Correspondingly, the product selection recognizing section 150 can be provided with the weight recognizing part 154. The weight recognition part 154 compares the current (real time) weight of the shelf measured through the weight sensor 153 with the initial weight of each shelf 111 stored in the product database 240, that is, It is based on the fact that the goods have been picked up or that the goods on other shelves have been moved.

That is, when the parameters such as weight are concurrently performed, the total weight of the commodity in the initial state and the weight of the commodity in real time which are provided in the commodity storage space 110 are compared with each other to determine the weight of the commodity in the commodity database 240 It is possible to recognize that the goods having the weight matching the negative weight are picked up based on the weight information. On the contrary, if the customer picks up the product on the shelf position other than the original position before the door 10 is closed after the customer's remorse, the weight is added to the shelf 111. In this way, And the other weight of the shelf 111 is compared, it is determined whether the position of the product is simply changed or the product is picked up and is not present in any shelf 111 (i.e., the customer has picked up the product out of the door and reliably picked up) It is possible to accurately determine whether or not it is the same.

That is, the pick-up recognition part 154 not only determines the goods pick-up more accurately through the scan information and the weight difference information of the scanner 151, but also allows the customer to listen to the goods during the time between door opening and door closing. Even if a customer's remorse action such as changing to a shelf 111 occurs, it is possible to provide a basis for more accurately determining whether or not a product is picked up.

6 is a flowchart showing the process of the goods protection module.

As described above, unlike the known vending machine, the door 10 is opened to expose various goods, but the customer must wait for the goods to be picked up, as in the smart vending machine of the present invention, In particular, if the product is a cold / warm product, if the door 10 is left in an open state after the product is picked up due to the customer's carelessness, the product may be damaged.

To this end, the main body 100 firstly includes a timer 140 for grasping the time when the door 10 is opened. The timer 140 is connected to the lock portion 20 or the opening and closing grasping means 14 in response to an open signal generated when the lock portion 20 opens the door, The locking unit 20 can receive the lock signal from the locking unit 20 or count the opening time of the door 20 from the opening and closing unit 14 and further lock the locking unit 20 when the locking unit 20 locks the door, Or from the opening / closing grasping means 14 and end the counting.

Alternatively, as described above, the door itself is provided with an opening / closing grasping means 14 composed of an infrared sensor, a photo sensor or the like for grasping whether the door is opened or closed. In conjunction with the opening / closing grasping means 14, (The elapsed time from the opening of the door to the closing thereof) of the door 10 can be grasped.

The door 10 may be provided with a means for automatically opening and closing the door 10. In the present invention, the means for automatically closing the door 10 is referred to as the automatic closing means 13.

The automatic closing means 13 may include a shaft and a motor that are not shown in the drawings but are rotatably coupled to an end of the door side hinge connected to the main body 100 for opening and closing the door 10. [ That is, the door can be automatically opened and closed in a manner that the hinge is operated by rotating the shaft by the rotation of the motor, and it is of course possible to use various other mechanical means.

That is, the door closing means 13 may be used as a door opening means for automatically opening the door 10 when the reader 120 recognizes the payment means of the customer, including the forward / reverse rotation control function of the motor.

 The controller 200 may be provided with a product protection module 260 interlocked with the opening and closing detection means 14 and the timer 140. [

The product protection module 260 detects that the door 10 is still open even after a predetermined time (first time) has elapsed since the door 10 was opened through the timer 140 and the opening and closing grasping means 14 The automatic closing means 13 is operated in order to lock the door 10 by operating the locking function of the locking portion 20 after the door 10 is closed.

For example, a time of one minute after the door 10 is opened to protect the refrigerated / warmed product can be set as the goods pick-up time. That is, it means that the time for the customer to select the next opened product after the recognition of the payment means is one minute. If the door 10 is kept open while the product can not be picked up for one minute The commodity protection module 260 automatically closes the door 10 through the automatic closing means 13 and then locks the door 10 by the locking operation of the locking portion 20. [ If the goods are picked up in this process, the settlement process is performed through the settlement means through the settlement module 220, and the settlement process is not performed if the goods are not picked up.

In addition, in this process, the notification unit 130 informs the customer that the goods pick-up time has been reached by voice or a screen so that the customer can perform the pickup quickly, and further, That is, a function of extending the goods pick-up time for a predetermined time (for example, 30 to 60 seconds) when the customer has pressed the extension button with the extension button.

If the customer maliciously grips the door 10 in the process of closing the door 10 through the automatic closing means 13, the door 10 is not closed but is forcibly opened. In order to prevent this, the product protection module 260 sets an additional time after the first time period elapses, that is, a second time period (for example, 30 to 60 seconds) When the door 10 is opened through the opening / closing grasping means 14 at this time, a warning signal including a voice or a visual screen display message is output to the customer through the notification unit 130 . ≪ / RTI >

Therefore, when the customer forcibly holds the door 10, the customer can be informed that such an action is wrong and demand correction.

In addition, as described above, since the payment module 220 performs settlement after the door 10 is closed, when the door 10 is continuously opened, the payment module 220 picks up the door 10 from the open state, There is a fear that payment for the stolen goods can not be performed.

In order to prevent such a problem as well, the product selection recognizing unit 150 interlocks with the timer 140 and the opening / closing grasping means 14 to perform a third time (for example, 30 to 60 seconds) after the second time, And a function of recognizing the goods picked up during the first to third times when the door 10 is detected to be in the open state after the lapse of the additional time.

That is, when the door 10 is kept open and the door 10 is kept open even though the alarm signal is outputted to the customer, That is, picked-up) goods.

In addition, the payment module 220 includes a function of performing settlement of the goods recognized as being picked up during the first to third times by the goods selection recognition unit 150 through the payment means. In particular, when the payment means is a card or a smart phone rather than cash, the above-mentioned guarantee (payment guarantee) function can be provided. Therefore, even if the customer has collected the payment means and ran away, Which means that you can make payments through In this way, even if the customer maliciously opens the door 10 and then stolen, the settlement can be carried out through the payment means that has already been subjected to the authentication process, so that the minimum damage to the product theft can be prevented, It is possible to limit it to a card and a smart phone.

Furthermore, the reader 120 can grasp the limit of the card or the smartphone in advance, and the controller 200 can differentially adjust the door opening time to the first to third hours in accordance with the upper and lower limits of the payment means Do.

That is, the smart vending machine of the present invention can provide additional control functions by grasping the limit of the payment means as described above.

7 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a limit grasping function of the payment means recognition module.

In the case where the payment means is a card or a smartphone capable of detecting the limit, the payment means recognition module 210 may include a function of interlocking with the reader 120 and grasping the limit of the payment means.

For example, when the settlement means is a card, the settlement means recognition module 210 interlocks with the settlement module 220 to make a payment of 50,000 won to request an external card server to determine whether or not payment is possible for 50,000 won, If an approval message is received, the card can be recognized as having a settlement limit of at least 50,000 won. If a credit card acceptance message is received from the card server, the card is requested again for a payment of 30,000 won, The limit of the card can be grasped. Alternatively, it is also possible to grasp the limit of the payment means by other known methods besides this method.

At this time, the payment unit recognition module 210 may include a payment unit request unit 211 and a lock holding unit 212.

When the limit of the settlement means is smaller than a predetermined amount (for example, 30,000 won), the settlement unit requesting unit 211 requests the customer for another settlement means, If the other payment means is not authenticated until a certain period of time (for example, 30 to 60 seconds) has elapsed after the user has requested another payment means from the payment unit 211, the door unit 10 is not opened and the lock unit 20 is opened It performs the function of keeping the lock.

That is, the above-described embodiment grasps the limit of the payment means held by the customer in advance before opening the door 10, and opens the door 10 to prevent theft or open situation when the door 10 is smaller than a predetermined limit It does not.

In another embodiment, when the payment means, which is either a card or a smartphone, is recognized through the payment means recognition module 210, the door 10 is opened to allow the user to select a product, And a function of requesting the customer for another payment means when the payment module 220 has exceeded the payment means when paying the goods picked up.

At this time, it is possible to provide a CCTV 160 for capturing a customer on the front surface of the main body 100. If the controller 200 determines that the payment means is not authenticated until a predetermined time elapses after requesting the settlement time, And a CCTV photographing module 280 for photographing a customer.

That is, when the payment means is authenticated, the priority door 10 is opened to allow the customer to select a product. If the payment means is over the limit and the customer does not even have another payment means, (Impression or face) of the user.

In addition, the controller 200 may further include an image deletion module 290 for deleting images photographed by the corresponding CCTV 160 in order to protect privacy when a customer can not settle the product, have.

However, when the product recognition unit 150 recognizes that the product is missing at the time when the selected door 10 is closed, for example, the corresponding image may be transmitted to the police server interlocked with the surrounding area to track the customer.

With such a configuration and function, the characteristic of the present invention that the door 10 must be opened prior to settlement can effectively prevent theft of the product.

In addition, the notification unit 130 may include a function of performing a product guide to an existing customer located in or around a dispensing area where the smart vending machine of the present invention is disposed. And may include a differential adjustment function.

Specifically, the merchandise identification module 250 includes a storage time determination section 251 for determining the time at which the merchandise is stored in the merchandise storage space 110. That is, the storage time determining unit 251 determines whether or not the time from the time when the timer 140 installed in the main body 100 and the opening / closing grasping means 14 described above are interlocked and the goods are received in the product storage space 110 to the current time And a function of checking the time can be provided.

At this time, the notification unit 130 can perform the advertisement of the product through the display screen 131 or the speaker 132. In accordance with the storage time of the product, And performing the product guidance with a time difference in accordance with the guide rank.

For example, if the first product is stored for 10 hours and the second product is stored for 5 hours, a product guide rank that can perform advertisement with respect to the first product is set It is possible to perform the product advertisement guidance with a predetermined time difference as the first product and the second product order, and at this time, it is also possible to perform the product guide at the discounted price.

Further, if the payment means is a smart phone, the controller 200 may have a function of transmitting a push message containing product advertisement contents to the smartphone. The controller 200 may provide a product guide module 295, .

The product guide module 295 adjusts the product guide rank according to the storage time of the product in the state of having the communication means and then transmits the push message to the smartphone with the time difference in the above- And performs the function of transmitting. That is, the function of the notification unit 130 can be performed by the product guide module via the communication means to the remote customer.

Thus, if the customer located away from the smart vending machine according to the present invention can confirm the remaining product through the push message and can store the product for a long period of time, for example, Can be provided.

As described above, the construction and operation of a smart vending machine capable of opening a door according to the present invention and selecting a product are described in the above description and drawings, but the description of the present invention is not limited to the above description and drawings. And it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1: Item 2: Marker
10: door 11: first door
12: second door 13: automatic closing means
14: opening / closing grasping means 20:
100: main body 101: first side
102: second side 103: third side
110: Commodity storage space 110a: First commodity storage space
110b: second article storage space 111: shelf
120: Reader 130:
131: Display screen 132: Speaker
140: Timer 150: Commodity selection recognition section
151: Scanner 152: Pickup recognition part
153: Weight sensor 154: Weight recognition part
160: CCTV 200: Controller
210: payment means recognition module 211:
212: Lock holding part 220: Payment module
230: lock module 240: commodity database
250: product identification module 251: storage time determination section
260: Commodity protection module 270: Payment change processing module
271: Initialization processing unit 272:
280: CCTV shooting module 290: Video deletion module
295: Product Information Module

Claims (14)

A smart vending machine capable of opening a door and selecting a product,
A reader for recognizing a payment means of at least one of a user's cash, a card, and a smart phone; and a product selection recognition unit for recognizing a product picked up by the customer A body having a portion;
A door that opens and closes the main body;
A locking part having a locking function and an opening function for locking or opening the door;
A payment module recognizing module for opening the lock section when the reader recognizes the payment means; a payment module for performing payment of the goods recognized as being picked up by the goods selection recognizing section through the payment means; And a controller having a lock module for locking the lock when the settlement is completed in the module,
Wherein the main body has a timer for timing the opening time of the door,
Wherein the door includes an automatic closing means that is automatically closed and an opening and closing grasping means that grasps whether the door is open or closed,
The controller comprising:
And a commodity protection module that sequentially processes the locking function of the automatic closing means and the locking unit when the door is opened after a lapse of a first time period through the timer and the opening and closing grasping unit after opening the door Features a smart vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The controller comprising:
A product database storing product information including the quantity and type of the goods in the goods storage space and price information,
And a merchandise identification module for updating the merchandise database by checking the quantity and type of the merchandise remaining after picking up. The method according to claim 1,
The main body includes:
And a notifying unit for informing a customer of whether or not to pay for the picked-up merchandise and the amount of payment and the opening and closing of the door. The method of claim 3,
The main body includes:
And a second surface extending from the left and right sides of the first surface so as to extend rearward,
The product storage space
A first product storage space provided inside the second surface, and a second product storage space provided inside the third surface,
The door
A first door that opens and closes the second surface, and a second door that opens and closes the third surface. 3. The method of claim 2,
The product,
And a marker in which an identification code is recorded,
The product selection recognizing unit,
At least one scanner for recognizing the identification code of the marker in real time to generate scan information,
And a pick-up recognizing part for recognizing that the customer has picked up a product not included in the scan information of the scanner based on the goods database during the opening and closing times of the door. 6. The method of claim 5,
The product database includes:
The weight information of the goods and the weight information of the shelves of the products on the shelves,
The product selection recognizing unit,
A weight sensor mounted on one side of the shelf for measuring the weight on the shelf,
And a weight recognition part for comparing the weight of the shelf and the weight information of the shelf so as to generate weight difference information when a weight difference occurs,
The pickup-
Wherein the smart vending machine recognizes whether a specific product is picked up by combining the scan information and the weight difference information. delete The method according to claim 1,
The main body includes:
And an informing unit for informing the customer of whether or not to pay for the picked-up goods,
The product protection module includes:
And a function of outputting a warning signal through the notification unit when it is detected that the door is in an open state after a second time elapses after the first time through the timer and the opening and closing grasping means. 9. The method of claim 8,
The product selection recognizing unit,
And a function of recognizing the goods picked up during the first to third times when it is detected that the door is in the open state after a third time elapses after the second time through the timer and the opening and closing grasping means,
The payment module includes:
And a function of performing payment of the goods recognized as being picked up at the first to third times by the goods selection recognition unit through the payment means. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Card, or smart phone,
The settlement unit recognizing module includes:
And a function of checking whether the payment means has been changed via the reader after the lock portion has been opened,
The controller comprising:
An initialization processing unit for sequentially driving the automatic closing means and the locking function of the locking unit upon recognizing that the payment means is changed;
And a re-authentication requesting module for requesting the customer to re-recognize the changed payment means through the reader. A smart vending machine capable of opening a door and selecting a product,
A reader for recognizing a payment means of at least one of a user's cash, a card, and a smart phone; and a product selection recognition unit for recognizing a product picked up by the customer A body having a portion;
A door that opens and closes the main body;
A locking part having a locking function and an opening function for locking or opening the door;
A payment module recognizing module for opening the lock section when the reader recognizes the payment means; a payment module for performing payment of the goods recognized as being picked up by the goods selection recognizing section through the payment means; And a controller having a lock module for locking the lock when the settlement is completed in the module,
Wherein the payment means is one of a card and a smart phone,
The settlement unit recognizing module includes:
A payment means requesting unit for checking the limit of the payment means and requesting the customer for another payment means when the limit of the payment means is smaller than the preset amount; And a lock holding portion for locking and holding the lock portion when not authenticated. A smart vending machine capable of opening a door and selecting a product,
A reader for recognizing a payment means of at least one of a user's cash, a card, and a smart phone; and a product selection recognition unit for recognizing a product picked up by the customer A body having a portion;
A door that opens and closes the main body;
A locking part having a locking function and an opening function for locking or opening the door;
A payment module recognizing module for opening the lock section when the reader recognizes the payment means; a payment module for performing payment of the goods recognized as being picked up by the goods selection recognizing section through the payment means; And a controller having a lock module for locking the lock when the settlement is completed in the module,
Wherein the payment means is one of a card and a smart phone,
The main body has a CCTV for photographing a customer,
Wherein the payment module includes a function of requesting a customer for another payment means when the limit of the payment means is exceeded,
The controller comprising:
A CCTV photographing module for driving the CCTV and capturing an image of the customer when another payment means is not authenticated until a predetermined time elapses after a request for a payment time,
And an image deletion module for deleting the image when the product selection recognizing unit recognizes that the customer has not selected a product. 3. The method of claim 2,
The product identification module,
And a storage time grasping unit interlocked with the timer and the opening / closing grasping unit to grasp a time when the goods are stored in the goods storage space,
The main body includes:
And a notification unit for guiding the product with a time difference in accordance with the adjusted guide order by adjusting the product guide rank according to the storage time of the product, Smart vending machines. 12. The method of claim 11,
The payment means is a smartphone,
The controller comprising:
A push message for guiding the merchandise to the smartphone is transmitted to the smartphone through the communication means, the merchandise guide order is adjusted according to the storage time of the merchandise, And a merchandise information module for transmitting a message to the smartphone.

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