RU120267U1 - AUTOMATED self-service cash desk - Google Patents

Abstract

An automated self-service checkout containing a barcode reader for identifying goods by barcodes, a monitor, a personal computer connected by means of communication with a database of goods and the Internet, a place for placing purchases, means for identifying the customer's identity, means for issuing a check, if the monitor is made in the form of a touchscreen display, which displays information about the goods selected by the buyer, including the cost of each item, its quantity, the amount of payment for the purchase, characterized in that it additionally includes a database of users, means for identifying the identity of the buyer include includes a reader of the user's personal parameters based on a biometric control system and access control by fingerprints, there is a video surveillance system associated with the place of purchase, and a server-based control system connected to a personal computer to which the outputs of readers and video surveillance systems are connected the receipt and entry of the means for issuing the check, while the user database is connected to the control system.

Description

The utility model relates to specialized computing and trade, mainly to the retail sale of food products and other small retail goods in supermarkets.

Known automated cash register self-service, described in the same patent of the Russian Federation No. 55554 for class. A47F 9/00, pp. 21.11.2005, op. 08/27/2005.

The known cash register contains a computer, a scanner for reading the product identification code, a customer’s monitor, a cashier’s monitor, a cash register with a printer, respectively connected to the computer via input / output ports, the computer being configured to store the type of goods by the product’s identification code scanned by the scanner and additionally provide selection of a related product type from the computer database of advertising information regarding the type of product scanned by the scanner, and enter n additionally, a printer connected to a computer, configured to visualize information about a related type of product by printing an advertising sheet.

A disadvantage of the known cash desk is the lack of reliability due to the inability to verify the identity of the buyer when paying for a purchase with a bank payment card, which may be lost by the buyer or stolen from him. In addition, the scheme is complicated by the presence of a second printer due to the need to print ads.

The closest in technical essence to the claimed one is an interactive self-service cash desk described in the same patent of the Russian Federation No. 1133391 in class. G07F 19/00, c. 11/08/2011, op. 02/10/2012 and selected as a prototype ..

The well-known cash register contains an RFID reader (Radio Frequency IDentification) - tags, antenna, monitor, personal computer connected via means of communication with databases of goods and the Internet, a place for placing purchases, means for receiving payment from the buyer, means for issuing a check and cash, and the monitor is made in the form of a touch screen, which displays information about products selected by the buyer, including the cost of each product, the amount of payment for the purchase and interface elements with a form for entering a password and login, for Dactivation, order confirmation and payment or reservation of purchase.

A disadvantage of the known cash desk is its technical complexity, due to the presence of an antenna, interface elements with a form for entering a username and password, and not very high reliability of a possible reliable identification of a customer.

The objective is to simplify the design of the cash register device while ensuring reliable identification of the customer.

The problem is solved in that in an automated self-checkout counter containing a reader of the product identification code by barcodes, a monitor, a personal computer connected via a means of communication with the database of goods and the Internet, a place to place purchases, means to identify the buyer’s identity , means for issuing a check, while the monitor is made in the form of a touch screen, which displays information about products selected by the buyer, including the cost of each product, its quantity, sou mmu payment for the purchase, ACCORDING TO THE USEFUL MODEL, it additionally includes a database of users, means for identifying the identity of the buyer include a reader of the user's personal parameters based on a biometric control system and access control by fingerprints, there is a video surveillance system associated with the place of purchase , and a server-based control system associated with a personal computer to which the outputs of readers and video surveillance systems are connected and the input of means for issuing ka, while the user database is connected to the control system.

The introduction of an additional customer database into the device and the presence in the means for identifying the customer’s identity of the reader of the user's personal parameters based on a biometric fingerprint access control and management system, in conjunction with the presence of a video surveillance system and a control system based on a server and connected via the Internet to a computer that is connected to the outputs of the readers and the input of the means for issuing the check makes it very easy to ensure the security of the cash register for the buyer while ensuring the reliability of its safe operation for the user.

The technical result is the provision of the ability to easily and immediately identify the identity of the buyer by forming a database of users and introducing a biometric identifier of the buyer.

The inventive box office has a novelty in comparison with the prototype, differing from it by such significant features as the presence of a customer database, the introduction of means for identifying the customer’s identity of the reader of the user's personal parameters based on a biometric fingerprint access control and management system, and the presence of a video surveillance system related to place of purchase, and a control system based on a server connected via the Internet to a personal computer to which the outputs of readers are connected and Istemi video input and means for issuing a check, in communication database of users with a control system providing a plurality of achieving the desired result.

The inventive box office can be widely used in the field of trade, and therefore meets the criterion of "industrial applicability".

The utility model is illustrated in the drawing, which shows a functional diagram of an automated self-checkout counter.

An automated self-service checkout counter contains 1 reader 2 for reading an identification code of a product by a barcode, a reader 3 of a customer’s personal parameters, a monitor 4, means 5 for communicating with a base 6 of product data, a customer database 7, and there is also a place 8 for making purchases, means 9 for receiving payment from the buyer and for issuing a check, means 10 for connecting to the Internet, a video surveillance system 11 and a control system 12 associated with the outputs of the scanners and the Internet, and having a sample Atomic communication with a personal computer 1. At the same time, connected with a personal computer (PC) 1 reader 2 for reading the product identification code by barcode, reader 3 of the customer’s personal parameters, monitor 4, means 5 for communicating with the base 6 of product data, means 9 for receiving payment from the buyer and for issuing a check, means 10 for connecting to the Internet, and also place 8 for placing purchases, which is under the supervision of the video surveillance system 11, form the user terminal I or the so-called client part, and system 1 The 2 controls and the customer database 7 functionally comprise control unit II. A store may have several terminals I and one control unit II.

The implementation of the nodes and elements of the functional diagram is as follows.

The personal computer 1 with the Microsoft Windows XP SP2 operating system is made, in particular, based on the Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM and an integrated Intel GMA graphics card.

At the same time, a scanner is used as a reader of 2 barcodes of goods, in particular, a manual contact LED scanner Cipher1070. As a reader of the customer’s 3 personal data, a fingerprint biometric access control and management system (BSCD) is used (the system was tested on the Futronic fs80 BSCD).

Monitor 4 is a touchscreen and serves to present information to the user. In this case, monitor 4 can be used both for displaying information in the process of user identification and for displaying information on the screen of PC1 when “punching” goods for purchase and in the process of paying for a purchase, and for displaying information of autonomous statistics of each terminal if several automated cash registers are used .

Communications 5 and 8 may be wired or wireless. In particular, a local Ethernet network is used to communicate with the base 6 of product data. Base 6 and 7 of the data are, in particular, a storage device, which respectively stores data on the nomenclature of goods and their value and information about customers. Place 8 for placing purchases may be an interior item on which it is possible to store the goods at the time of purchase, for example, a conveyor belt or counter.

Means 9 for receiving payment, as such, is absent in connection with the introduction of an electronic payment system, but it is possible to purchase goods at such a cash desk only in case of successful identification, which is carried out using a fingerprint access control and management system. Means 9 issuance of the check is a mini-printer.

The video surveillance system 11 is, for example, a web-camera;

The control system 12 may be a server - a computer dedicated and specialized to perform certain service functions.

Automated self-service checkout works as follows.

First, in the control unit I, on the server of the control system 12, a user database 7 is created, for which purpose they are registered by entering the necessary personal data, entering them into the database 7, issuing and writing to the database a login, password and personal card with a unique barcode code, which is also written to base 7.

In this case, the replenishment of the balance (personal account) of the buyer (user) can occur in various ways:

- using the same operators that use and register users;

- using various electronic payment systems of non-cash payment and terminals with bill acceptors (for example WebMoney, Yandex.Money, Money Mail.Ru, QIWI, the Gorod system, VKontakte votes, etc.);

- bank transfers.

Then, terminal I is initialized, which occurs in stages and contains the following operations:

1) Turning on the personal computer 1 (power supply, short-circuiting the key (the power button is available after opening a special compartment with a mechanical lock), loading basic input / output system (BIOS), loading the operating system (OS);

2) Startup software (software) cash desks 9;

3) Request a password from the store’s base, which is protected by encryption from intentional modification, and enter it by the responsible person. (If the limit of attempts to enter the correct password is exceeded, a special request for control unit II occurs, namely, to server 12, which is registered by server 12 and PC 1 is turned off);

4) The cash desk 9 is included in the starting position: a personal client card or login is requested.

The buying process can be divided into two stages:

Stage One (User Identification and “Punching” of Goods for Purchase)

It includes the following processes:

1) Presentation of the client’s personal card to the scanner 3 barcodes or login (the client part of the system (PC1) sends a request in the form of a barcode number to server 12, server 12 searches for this information in user database 7 and answers either with confirmation , or failure, in which case the monitor 4 displays a notification to the user about the error.

2) In the case of confirmation, the server 12 responds with information about the user, which includes: the balance, the current date and time, the name and patronymic of the user, information about the receipt of funds to the user's l / s.)

3) Screen PC1 “Punching of goods”: the offer to punch (bring 2 barcodes to the scanner) is displayed on the selected goods + Display on the balance of the balance + Display on the screen the calculated amount of the future purchase (according to the information received when reading the product barcode software (PO) refers to the local database of 6 goods (products located in the store), from where it receives the name, type and cost of the goods) + Current date and time + User name and patronymic + Information about the receipt of funds to the user's l / s.

4) At the same time, on the screen of PC1 “Punching of goods”, it is possible to cancel any quantity of any punched goods.

5) Further, the user has two options: pay for the punched goods or cancel the purchase (when you select it, a notification is sent to the user’s e-mail that there has been an attempt to pay using his card / login and cash desk software 9 returns to its original position)

Stage Two (Purchase Payment).

It includes the following processes:

1) If the payment is selected and the purchase amount differs from zero (if something happens, a notification about the error is displayed on the monitor 4), the user must authenticate with the fingerprint on scanner 3 and, if successful, a request is sent to server 12, which contains an encrypted and purchase information hashed with a secret key (including information about the place and time of the purchase).

2) Server 12 checks the correctness of the purchase, namely: it checks to try to spend more money than there is on the user's personal account (l / s) or violates the law (purchase of alcohol and tobacco products by minors, purchase of alcohol products by fortress above 15% by persons under 21 years of age or after 23:00). If a violation is detected, server 12 gives an answer about the impossibility of making a purchase indicating the reason, and if necessary, a notification of an attempted violation is sent to the adult representative of the minor user with an indication of the alcohol-containing or tobacco products that he tried to buy. In the absence of violations, the server 12 gives a response in the form of a check.

3) If authentication fails, the system prompts the user to try again (no more than two additional attempts) or to cancel the authentication, in which case on the monitor 4 the screen of PC 1 “Punching of goods” is displayed, and a notification of a possible attempt is sent to e-mail unauthorized access to the card holder.

4) The funds are debited from the balance, a fiscal receipt is printed using the mini-printer 9, the PC1 screen is displayed with information about the funds spent, the balance on the balance and the current date and time and the “Start” button, when clicked on, the cashier 9 software returns to the original position.

At the end of the purchase, terminal I is turned off, which can be done using the power button, which is available after opening a special compartment with a mechanical lock or by persons in charge of any means of identification.

Autonomous statistics are kept on the hard drive PC1 of each terminal I. Everyday income data is encrypted.

The offline statistics screen from PC1 is displayed on monitor 4 for authorized persons after they pass through identification using any means of identification. In this screen, it is possible to select three modes for displaying statistics: “Income” (displays the graph of income on this terminal in the time interval and the total income in the entire time interval); “Attendance” (displays a graph of the number of visitors who made a purchase on this terminal per day in a time interval and their total number in the entire time interval); and “Sales” (displays a scrolling list of goods sold per month, quarter and year with the ability to select the desired month, quarter and year in descending order of quantity sold).

For the “Income” and “Attendance” modes, it is possible to select the following time intervals: week, month, quarter, year with the ability to select the desired length of time for the set time interval. For the "Sales" mode, it is possible to sort the list of displayed goods by the following categories: all types, groceries, alcohol, beer, tobacco, vegetables and fruits, preservation, drinks, pastries, meat and fish, etc.

There is also an “Exit” button on the screen of offline statistics, when you click on it, the checkout software returns to its original position.

In comparison with the prototype of the inventive automated checkout self-service is simpler and more reliable from the point of view of user safety.

Claims (1)

An automated self-checkout counter containing a barcode reader of an identification code, a monitor, a personal computer connected via a means of communication with a database of goods and the Internet, a place for making purchases, means for identifying the identity of the buyer, means for issuing a check, this monitor is made in the form of a touch screen, which displays information about products selected by the buyer, including the cost of each product, its quantity, the amount of payment for the purchase, characterized in that it additionally includes a database of users, means for identifying a customer’s identity include a reader of user's personal parameters based on a biometric fingerprint access control and management system, there is a video surveillance system associated with the place of purchase, and a server-based control system, connected to a personal computer, to which the outputs of readers and a video surveillance system are connected and the input of a means for issuing a check, while a database of users with dinena with the control system.