KR20150139760A - System and method for providing location information of product - Google Patents

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KR20150139760A
KR20150139760A KR1020140141922A KR20140141922A KR20150139760A KR 20150139760 A KR20150139760 A KR 20150139760A KR 1020140141922 A KR1020140141922 A KR 1020140141922A KR 20140141922 A KR20140141922 A KR 20140141922A KR 20150139760 A KR20150139760 A KR 20150139760A
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Computing technology, and more particularly, to a system and method for providing location information of goods within a store. And a method and system for providing merchandise location information for providing information about a location of a merchandise desired by a customer to a customer in a store.
A first electronic information display device is provided for displaying a plurality of goods information for each shop. The first electronic information display device transmits the selected product information to the management server when the customer selects the desired product information from the plurality of goods information displayed by the first electronic information display device. When the management server receives the product information, it calculates the position of the selected product.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a product location information providing system,

A computing technology, and more particularly, a system for providing location information of a merchandise within a store is disclosed.

In general, a plurality of commodity shelves can be arranged in a store, and various commodities can be displayed on each commodity shelf, so it is sometimes difficult for a consumer to find a desired commodity.

In particular, in the case of a large-sized store, even if a customer views a billboard in a store or a poster displaying a discounted product, it may take a long time to find the position where the product to be purchased is displayed.

In addition, it is easy to find merchandise location on a smart phone by providing merchandise information and guidance service to the smartphone owned by the customer, but it is difficult to find it in the store immediately.

And a method and system for providing merchandise location information for providing information about a location of a merchandise desired by a customer to a customer in a store.

Furthermore, the object of the present invention is to provide the product position information to the customer by using at least one of the electronic label device and the illumination installed around the product to be purchased by the customer.

Another object of the present invention is to shorten the time required for finding a product to be purchased by a customer so that the customer can be interested in more products.

According to one aspect, a first electronic information display device is provided for displaying a plurality of goods information in a specific location of a store, for example, in the vicinity of a store. The first electronic information display device transmits the selected product information to the management server when the customer selects the desired product information from the plurality of goods information displayed by the first electronic information display device. When the management server receives the product information, it calculates the position of the selected product.

According to another optional aspect, the merchandise location indicating device is installed on the ceiling or the shelf. The management server controls the goods position display device adjacent to the goods selected by the customer to be activated. For example, the product location display device can guide the customer through the light emission.

According to yet another optional aspect, the management server may control to activate a second electronic information device adjacent to the merchandise selected by the customer. For example, the second electronic information device can guide the customer through the blinking of a specific marker to guide the position of the item.

According to another optional aspect, the management server may control to activate the goods location indicator and the second electronic information device adjacent to the goods selected by the customer.

According to another optional aspect, the customer can select the product information displayed on the touch screen by touching.

By displaying the position of the desired product by the customer, the customer can easily find the desired product, thereby increasing the customer satisfaction using the store.

Furthermore, by displaying the position of the product related to the desired product by the recommended product and the discounted product customer, it is possible to induce additional sales.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a general configuration of a goods location information providing system according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram of a product location information providing system according to an embodiment.
3 is a block diagram of a goods location information providing system according to another embodiment.
4 is a block diagram of a goods location information providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary view of a first electronic information display device according to an embodiment.
6 is a diagram showing an example in which a goods location information providing system is applied to a store.
7 is a diagram showing another example in which the goods location information providing system is applied to a store.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of a method for providing goods position information according to an embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method for providing goods position information according to an embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of a method for providing goods position information according to an embodiment.
11 is a flowchart showing a flow of a method for providing goods position information according to an embodiment.

The foregoing and further aspects are embodied through the embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the components of each embodiment are capable of various combinations within an embodiment as long as no other mention or mutual contradiction exists.

1 is a configuration diagram of a product location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a store management system according to an embodiment includes a management server 100, at least one gateway 200, and a plurality of electronic information display devices 300. In one embodiment, the management server 100 may store and manage product information on products displayed in the store and information on the electronic information display device 300 installed in the store. The product information may include, for example, a product name, a product display position, a product price, a discount status, a manufacturer, and the like. The information on the electronic information display device may include, for example, identification information of each electronic information display device 300, a location, a display type, and displayed product information. The identification information of the electronic information display device 300 may be, for example, a MAC address. In addition, the display type information of the electronic information display device may include a display resolution of the electronic information display device, a display method (for example, a segment method, a dot matrix method, a graphic method, and the like).

In one example, the gateway 200 can relay data transmission between the management server 100 and the electronic information display device 300. [ The gateway 200 can be one or more in the store and can exchange data with one or more electronic information display devices 300 using a wireless communication method such as Zigbee or Bluetooth.

In one embodiment, a plurality of electronic information display devices 300 may be disposed in the store, and the plurality of electronic information display devices 300 may include a first electronic information display device (for example, 310 and a second electronic information display device 320 installed in front of the displayed merchandise for displaying goods information. The electronic information display device is managed in at least one group and the product information is updated. Although not shown, the electronic information display device may be powered by a battery, or may be supplied with electric power through a power supply electric line installed on a rail to which an electronic label is attached. When operated as a battery, the electronic information display device maintains a sleep state in order to save battery power, and wakes up only when updating product information. In the merchandise location information providing system according to an example, the management server 100 and the gateway communicate with each other through an internal wired network, and the gateway is an electronic information display device that performs near field wireless communication, for example, a PHY / MAC layer according to the protocol defined above.

 2 is a block diagram of a product location information providing system according to an embodiment. 5 is an exemplary view of a first electronic information display device according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5, the first electronic information display device 310 may display information on a plurality of products disposed in a product shelf and displayed on a product shelf. As shown in FIG. 2, the first electronic information display device 310 can display information on a plurality of products on one screen.

In an aspect, the first electronic information display device includes a first display unit 311, an operation unit 313, a first communication unit 312, and a first control unit. In one embodiment, the first display portion 311 is an electronic paper display. E-paper displays include a twisted ball type of Xerox using hemispherical twisted balls charged with electrostatic charge, electrophoretic display of E ?? ink using electrophoresis and microcapsules, and cholesterol liquid crystal display of Kent Display using cholesterol liquid crystal have. The electronic paper display includes a TFT substrate on which a thin film transistor (TFT) is formed on a polysilicon layer deposited on a plastic substrate, a transparent electrode substrate, and a microcapsule layer sealed therebetween. The edge area of the TFT substrate is recrystallized And a CMOS circuit is formed. The electronic paper display is driven with a voltage above the reference and consumes minimal power when maintaining the displayed state.

In another embodiment, the first display section 311 is a liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display or a liquid crystal display device, or a liquid crystal display (LCD) for short, is one of thin display devices. In the case of color liquid crystal displays, promotional information can also be displayed in various colors, which may attract more attention from customers. The display unit is not limited to an electronic paper display or a liquid crystal display, and may be another flat panel display such as a plasma display panel (PDP), a light emitting diode (LED), or the like.

In one embodiment, the first display unit 311 may display a seven-segment tag that can display numbers or characters in seven strokes, or a graphic tag that can display various information such as a product name, a bar code, a logo, It is means.

According to an aspect, the first display unit 311 displays a plurality of goods information. For example, the first display section 311 displays a list of a plurality of goods information. The list of goods information is displayed as a list of only brief information such as a product name and a price. If the first display unit 311 displays a large number of kinds of goods to be displayed, the product information displayed on the first display unit 311 may be composed of one or more pages. In an aspect, the first display portion 311 may include a touch screen. In one embodiment, the operating unit 313 touches a product displayed on the touch screen to select product information. The input method by the operation unit 313 is not limited to the touch screen but may be implemented in various forms such as a button.

In one embodiment, the operation unit 313 allows the customer to select desired product information from the information on the goods displayed on the first display unit 311. The customer may operate the operation unit 313 to switch the screen displayed on the first electronic information display device 310 to the next page so that the customer can find information about the desired product.

In one embodiment, the operation unit 313 may be a capacitive touch screen. As another example, the operation unit 313 may be an electrode type touch screen. As another example, the operation unit 313 may be an array of switches disposed on the side of the display list.

For example, the customer touches one item display portion in the list of goods information displayed on the first display portion 311, and the operation portion 313 senses this, and notifies the first control portion that the selection of the corresponding goods has been made . As another example, the customer can inform the first control unit of the selection of the corresponding product by pressing a button arranged on the right side of one product display part in the list of product information displayed on the first display part 311. [

In one embodiment, the first communication unit 312 communicates with the gateway in a Zigbee manner. Zigbee communication is one of the communication methods that define the PHY / MAC based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. It is a low-speed, low-speed communication standard with low power consumption and excellent security. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various short-range communication methods such as Bluetooth or a communication method adopting only a part of the ZigBee communication standard can be applied.

In one embodiment, the first control unit is a microprocessor that controls overall control of the first electronic information display device. According to one embodiment, the first electronic information display device includes an integrated circuit chip in which the first control unit, the memory, the communication unit, and the timer are all integrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various design schemes such as dedicated hardware, gate arrays, and discrete semiconductor elements can be applied to the hardware. In one embodiment, the first control unit executes an application program for controlling a program stored in the memory, for example, an electronic label.

In an aspect, the first control unit may include a goods information transmitting unit. In one embodiment, the product information transmission unit transmits product information selected by the operation unit 313 among the plurality of product information displayed by the first display unit 311 to the management server through the first communication unit 312. [

In an aspect, the management server includes a management server communication unit 120 and a management server control unit 110. [ In one embodiment, the management server communication unit 120 wirelessly communicates with a plurality of electronic information display devices. The management server wirelessly communicates with a plurality of electronic information displays via a gateway. In one embodiment, the management server 100 and the gateway communicate over an internal wired network, and the gateway is an electronic information display device that is capable of communicating over short range wireless communications, such as those defined on the PHY / MAC layer in accordance with the IEEE 802.15.4 standard Protocol.

 In an aspect, the management server control section 110 includes a goods position calculation section 111. [ In one embodiment, the merchandise position calculation unit 111 inquires the store management database from the selected merchandise information received from the first electronic information display apparatus, and calculates the location information of the store where the selected merchandise is located. If the customer selects product information for a specific product from the product information displayed on the screen of the first electronic information display device 310, the first electronic information display device 310 transmits information about the selected product to the management server 100 Lt; / RTI > The management server 100, which receives the information about the goods from the first electronic information display device 310, identifies the location of the goods displayed in the shop. The database manages product information and position information displayed by the electronic information display device. For example, the database manages the location of each merchandise by the identification number of the store where the merchandise is displayed. The database can be inquired to know the location of the shop where the electronic information display device is attached. Once the location of the merchandise is queried, the database can return the identification number of the store where the merchandise is displayed.

As another example, the database manages only the goods information and the electronic information label that is installed in the shop where the goods are displayed and displays the goods information. When the customer selects a specific product from the first electronic information display device and inquires the position thereof, the product information location calculation unit of the management server inquires the database and returns the identification information of the electronic information label that displays the product information. The electronic information label is activated so as to guide the position of the article according to an instruction from the management server. For example, the electronic information label blinks the specific indication, thereby attracting the user's attention and visually displaying the position of the article.

3 is a block diagram of a goods location information providing system according to another embodiment. According to an aspect, the goods location information providing system may include a goods location display device. In one embodiment, the merchandise location display device is installed in a ceiling or a shop and emits light. When the customer selects the product information for the specific product among the plurality of product information displayed on the screen of the first electronic information display device 310, the product location display device 140 displays the location of the product, will be. According to one embodiment, the merchandise location indicator 140 may be implemented in the form of a light emitting device such as an LED installed in a ceiling or a shelf in a store. For example, the merchandise location display device 140 may be installed in a ceiling in a store in the form of a lamp including an LED light emitting element, or may be installed on a shelf where merchandise is displayed.

According to another embodiment, the merchandise location display device 140 may be an electronic information display device having a light emitting device such as an LED. 1, the product location display device 400 and the second electronic information display device 310 are shown as separate components, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the goods location display device 140 may be included as one configuration of the second electronic display device 320 that displays the goods information of the individual goods. Specifically, when the second electronic display device 320 is provided with a light emitting device such as an LED, the management server 100 displays the second electronic display device 320 disposed at the position where the merchandise selected by the customer is displayed The position of the product can be provided to the customer by causing the light emitting element to emit light of a specific color or by causing the light emitting element to blink.

According to an aspect, the management server control unit 110 may include a first control signal transmission unit 112. According to one embodiment, the first control signal transmission unit 112 transmits a control signal instructing the position display to the goods position display device provided at the position calculated by the goods position calculation unit 111. [ If the customer selects product information for a specific product from the product information displayed on the screen of the first electronic information display device 310, the first electronic information display device 310 transmits information about the selected product to the management server 100 Lt; / RTI > The management server 100 receiving the information on the goods from the first electronic information display device 310 identifies the position where the goods are displayed and controls the goods position display device 400 corresponding to the identified position to be activated can do. For example, the management server 100 identifies the position of the commodity selected by the customer, causes the commodity location display device 140 corresponding to the identified location to emit light of a specific color, The customer can be provided with the position of the goods.

In an aspect, the management server control unit 110 may include a second control signal transmission unit 113. [ The second control signal transmitting section 113 transmits a control signal instructing the position display to the second electronic information apparatus installed at the position calculated by the goods position calculating section 111. [ The second electronic information display device 310 may be disposed at a corresponding position according to the type of the commodity displayed on the shelf, and may provide information on the displayed commodity to the customer. In one embodiment, when information on a product selected by the customer is received from the first electronic information display device 310, the management server 100 displays the second electronic information displayed on the second electronic display device 320), or to make the screen flicker, etc., to inform the customer of the position of the product. The method of notifying the position of the goods through the second electronic display device 320 is not limited to a specific method and various methods that can distinguish the second electronic display device 320 from the surrounding second electronic display device 320 can be used have.

4 is a block diagram of a goods location information providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention. In an aspect, the management server control unit 110 may include a first signal transmission unit and a second control signal transmission unit 113. In one embodiment, the first control signal transmitter 112 transmits a control signal for instructing the display of the position to the goods position display device provided at the position calculated by the goods position calculation unit 111. [ In one embodiment, the second control signal transmitting section 113 transmits a control signal instructing the display of the position to the second electronic information apparatus installed at the position calculated by the goods position calculating section 111. [ The management server 100 activates the merchandise location display device 140 installed on the ceiling of the place where the merchandise selected by the customer is displayed and displays the screen of the second electronic display device 320 disposed at the position where the merchandise is displayed You can notify the customer of the location of the item, for example by reversing the color or making the screen flicker. The customer can look at the merchandise location display device 140 placed on the ceiling and move to the place where the merchandise is displayed and find the desired merchandise through the second electronic display device 320 blinking at the shelf of the location .

6 is a diagram showing an example in which a goods location information providing system is applied to a store. 6, a plurality of second electronic information display devices 320 for displaying product information on each product are displayed on a shelf on which a plurality of products are displayed, and a plurality of second electronic information display devices 320 for displaying product information for a plurality of products displayed on the shelf One first electronic information display device 310 may be disposed. A plurality of product location display devices 410 and 420 may be disposed on the ceiling on the shelf on which the goods are displayed. In the illustrated example, it is assumed that the goods location display devices 410 and 420 are LED lights. When the customer selects product information for a specific product among a plurality of product information displayed on the first electronic information display device 310, the first electronic information display device 310 displays information on the product selected by the management server 100 send. The management server 100 receiving the information on the selected product from the first electronic information display device 310 identifies the goods location display device 410 disposed at the position of the goods and displays the goods location display device 410, Can be activated. For example, the management server 100 may control the LED lamp 410 corresponding to the position of the commodity selected by the customer to blink, or to emit light of a specific color. According to one embodiment, the management server 100 can activate the goods location display device corresponding to the location of the goods selected by the customer and the goods location display device corresponding to the location of the goods related to the selected goods. For example, the management server 100 may cause the LED lamp corresponding to the position of the commodity selected by the customer to emit light of a specific color, and the LED lamp corresponding to the position of the commodity associated with the selected commodity may emit light of a different color It can be controlled to emit light.

7 is a diagram showing another example in which the goods location information providing system is applied to a store. 7, a plurality of second electronic information display devices 320 for displaying product information for each product are provided on a shelf on which a plurality of products are displayed, and a plurality of second electronic information display devices 320 for displaying product information for a plurality of products displayed on the shelf One first electronic information display device 310 may be disposed. When the customer selects product information for a specific product among a plurality of product information displayed on the first electronic information display device 310, the first electronic information display device 310 displays information on the product selected by the management server 100 send. The management server 100 receiving the information on the selected product from the first electronic information display device 310 identifies the second electronic information display device 320 ?? 1 disposed at the position where the product is displayed on the shelf , The screen color of the second electronic display device 320 ?? 1 may be reversed or the screen may flicker.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transferring product information from a first electronic display device to a management server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In one aspect, the method for providing product position information includes a product information transmission step and a product position calculation step. In one embodiment, the merchandise information transmitting step transmits the selected merchandise information among the plurality of merchandise information displayed on the first electronic information display device to the management server. Referring to FIG. 8, the first electronic information display device 310 displays product information on a plurality of products (Step 801). For example, the first electronic information display device 310 may display product information on a plurality of products on one screen. Thereafter, when the customer selects information on a specific product among the plurality of goods information displayed on the first electronic information display device 310 (step 802), the first electronic information display device 310 selects Information about the goods can be transmitted (Step 803).

In one embodiment, the merchandise location calculation step inquires the store management database from the selected merchandise information received from the first electronic information display device, and calculates the location information of the store where the selected merchandise is located. In step 804, the management server 100 receiving the information on the selected product from the first electronic information display device 310 identifies the location of the commodity on the shelf. The database manages product information and position information displayed by the electronic information display device. The database can be inquired to know the location of the shop where the electronic information display device is attached.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method for providing goods position information according to an embodiment. In an aspect, the method for providing goods position information may include a first control signal transmission step. In one embodiment, the first control signal transmission step transmits a control signal to the goods position display device provided at the position calculated in the goods position calculation step (Step 901). If the customer selects product information for a specific product from the product information displayed on the screen of the first electronic information display device 310, the first electronic information display device 310 transmits information about the selected product to the management server 100 Lt; / RTI > The management server 100 receiving the information on the goods from the first electronic information display device 310 identifies the position where the goods are displayed and controls the goods position display device 400 corresponding to the identified position to be activated can do. For example, the management server 100 identifies the position of the commodity selected by the customer, causes the commodity location display device 140 corresponding to the identified location to emit light of a specific color, The customer can be provided with the position of the goods.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of a method for providing goods position information according to an embodiment. In an aspect, the method for providing goods position information may include a second control signal transmission step. In one embodiment, the first control signal transmission step transmits a control signal to the goods position display device provided at the position calculated in the goods position calculation step (Step 1001). In one embodiment, when information on a product selected by the customer is received from the first electronic information display device 310, the management server 100 displays the second electronic information displayed on the second electronic display device 320), or to make the screen flicker, etc., to inform the customer of the position of the product. The method of notifying the position of the goods through the second electronic display device 320 is not limited to a specific method and various methods that can distinguish the second electronic display device 320 from the surrounding second electronic display device 320 can be used have.

11 is a flowchart showing a flow of a method for providing goods position information according to an embodiment. In one aspect, the method for providing goods position information may include a third control signal transmission step. In one embodiment, the third control signal transmission step transmits a control signal to the goods position display device and the second electronic information device provided at the position calculated in the goods position calculation step (Step 1101). The management server 100 activates the merchandise location display device 140 installed on the ceiling of the place where the merchandise selected by the customer is displayed and displays the screen of the second electronic display device 320 disposed at the position where the merchandise is displayed You can notify the customer of the location of the item, for example by reversing the color or making the screen flicker. The customer can look at the merchandise location display device 140 placed on the ceiling and move to the place where the merchandise is displayed and find the desired merchandise through the second electronic display device 320 blinking at the shelf of the location .

The technical features of the embodiments have been described above. It is to be understood, however, that the disclosed embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the claims is not to be interpreted as being limited by the foregoing description, and all changes that fall within the scope of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein .

100: management server
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314: the first control unit 314,
315: product information transmission unit 315
320: second electronic information display device
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A first display unit, an operation unit, a first communication unit for wirelessly communicating with the management server,
A first electronic information display apparatus including a first control section including a merchandise information transmitting section for transmitting merchandise information selected by the operating section to a management server among a plurality of merchandise information displayed by the first display section;
A management server communication unit for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of electronic information display devices,
And a merchandise location calculation unit for calculating location information of the store where the selected merchandise is stored by inquiring the store management database from the selected merchandise information received from the first electronic information display apparatus;
And the product location information providing system.
The system according to claim 1, wherein the goods position information providing system
A product location display device installed on a ceiling or a floor and emitting light; Further comprising:
The management server control unit
Further comprising: a first control signal transmitting section for transmitting a control signal instructing a position display to a goods position display device provided at a position calculated by the goods position calculating section.
The system according to claim 1, wherein the management server control unit
A second control signal transmitting unit for transmitting a control signal instructing position display to a second electronic information apparatus provided at a calculated position of the goods position calculating unit; To
Further comprising a position information providing system.
The system according to claim 2, wherein the management server control unit
A first control signal transmission unit for transmitting a control signal instructing a position display to the goods position display device provided at the calculated position of the goods position calculation unit; And
A second control signal transmitting unit for transmitting a control signal instructing position display to a second electronic information apparatus provided at a calculated position of the goods position calculating unit; To
Further comprising a position information providing system.
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first display portion
Including a touch screen,
The control unit touches the product displayed on the touch screen to select the product information
Product location information providing system.
A product information transmitting step of transmitting selected product information among a plurality of product information displayed by the first electronic information display device to a management server; And
A merchandise position calculating step of calculating the position information of the selected merchandise by inquiring the store management database from the selected merchandise information received from the first electronic information display device; To
The method comprising:
The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:
A first control signal transmitting step of transmitting a control signal to the goods position display device provided at the position calculated in the goods position calculating step; To
The method further comprising:
The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:
A second control signal transmitting step of transmitting a control signal to a second electronic information apparatus installed at a position calculated in the product position calculating step; To
The method further comprising:
The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:
A third control signal transmitting step of transmitting a control signal to the goods position display device and the second electronic information device provided at the position calculated in the goods position calculating step; To
The method further comprising:
The method according to claim 6, wherein the product information transmission step
And selecting the product information by touching among the plurality of product information displayed by the first electronic information display device.


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