ES1304724U - Device for purchasing procedure (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for a purchasing procedure, characterized in that it comprises: a wireless communication module, a printed code reader for one or more products to be purchased; a scale (6) an alert emitter if the weight difference exceeds a preset value where the total weight of the products includes the weight of the cart or basket (4) and the scale (6) is located in a transition area (5). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Device for purchasing procedure

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present application refers to a device for the purchasing procedure that ensures the comfort of the user, providing advantages, among others, the reduction of the route to be taken and the risk of injury.

STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

In most retail stores, the buyer or user takes the products they want to buy from the shelves and places them in a bag, cart or basket. The buyer then goes to a checkout where a worker recognizes each object and writes them down, proceeding to collect.

This procedure has several drawbacks: it is slow, requires a lot of labor in collecting, and also creates a whole series of risks of product breakage.

Methods have been developed to reduce times, using electronic devices such as mobile phones. A highly relevant example is EP3455809A1, from Mishipay Ltd. In this method, the user writes down the products in an application on their mobile phone and proceeds to pay electronically. A second example is EP3014525. Finally, US2015012396 is cited.

However, it is necessary to be able to verify that the user does not cheat or forget to make any notes.

Furthermore, in order not to disturb, or disturb as little as possible, the cart or shopping bags with which the user leaves the premises are often quickly loaded, causing some products to deteriorate. Products that have gone through an entire cycle since their manufacture (storage, transportation, distribution and placement on the shelf) may deteriorate in the last step upon reaching the consumer.

The applicant does not know of any device for a procedure that allows all of these problems to be solved as simply as the invention.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists of a purchasing procedure according to the first claim. Its different variants solve the problems outlined.

The invention is based on a device for a purchasing procedure similar to the one applied in the Mishipay application. In this case, the identification of the product collected by the user/buyer is preferably done by reading barcodes, QR or any other type of printed code. The procedure compares the weight of the products that are taken out of the premises with that estimated from the purchase receipt. If the difference is greater than a preset margin or value, in percentage or number of grams, an alert is raised so that a store employee can check the ticket. The alert can be silent.

In this way, the purchase is much more agile and at the same time secure for the seller.

In parallel, controlling the weight of the products purchased and sold allows the seller to control its suppliers and reduce their rogueness.

To do this, the purchasing procedure device comprises a wireless communication module and a printed code reader for one or more products to be purchased.

The list of products is entered on a purchase receipt with their characteristics, including their weight. In parallel, the buyer places the products in a cart or basket, while the device or a server calculates the total weight of the purchased products. The device also includes a scale that checks the actual weight in the cart or basket with the calculated total weight and an alert is issued in case of difference greater than a preset value.

The scale measurement can be including the total weight of the products and including the weight of the cart or basket. In this case, the scale is located in a transition area where the cart or basket can be left. The weight of the cart or basket can be dynamically recalculated to adjust for any wear, tear... For example, artificial intelligence can be used.

The scale can also be built into the cart or basket.

By having the data on the device, a stage can be created to define a shopping list and mark an optimized shopping route within the store on a screen of the device. Examples of optimization criteria are cited below.

Other variants are seen in the rest of the memory.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figures are included.

Figure 1: Diagram of a first embodiment.

MODES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Next, a way of carrying out the invention is briefly described, as an illustrative and non-limiting example of it.

The device for the purchasing procedure comprises a wireless communications module to connect with a remote server (2). The communications module can be of different types: telephone card, WiFi, LoRA... and connect directly to the server (2), through the internet, of a router or similar arranged in the premises, or any other known way, without the way of implementing this communications module being relevant.

The device (1) will also have a screen, preferably a touch screen, to display the desired information. It will also have a reader of printed codes, such as barcodes, QR, etc. The code reader can be a camera (3) of the device and recognition software capable of reading the information contained in the printed codes.

It will also include, on the device itself (1) or on the server (2), a database of the products of the store or business: name, price. including the weight of each product. For bulk products, such as fruit, the corresponding weighing machine will include this information on its label.

The store will have carts or baskets (4) for placing the collected purchases, as usual. It will also have, generally in a transition area (5) close to the exit, a series of weighing scales (6). The scales (6) are correspondingly marked for identification. The scales (6) can also be incorporated into the carts or baskets (4), in which case they will have communication equipment (7), also wireless, to connect with the server (2).

The user, once inside the store, takes the objects they want to buy, pointing them at a list with the code reader. If it is a bulk product, bag and label it in the traditional way. The user introduces the products into the memory of the device (1), which consults with the server (2), synchronously or asynchronously, for the necessary associated data, including the weight. The device (1) and the server (2) calculate the total weight of the selected products, and when payment is made, it is compared whether the weight in the cart or basket (4) is comparable with the calculated total weight.

If the scale (6) is to weigh the cart or basket (4), it is desirable to adapt the weight to the actual value of each individual cart or basket (4). In that case, the scale (6) includes a way to identify the cart or basket (4) and stores its weight in memory. For example, it may have an RFID, NFC or similar identification tag, a license plate readable by a camera... Preferably it will be recalibrated by artificial intelligence comparing the measurements made with those expected throughout its history.

The cart or basket number (4) can also be entered from the device (1), using the code reader or one of the aforementioned systems. This identification can be done before starting the purchase.

It must be considered that the server (2) has been described as a single entity, but it is known in the art that the tasks performed by a single server (2) can be distributed among several without loss of effectiveness.

The device (1) may include a shopping list, previously defined by the user, and a map of the location. This will allow the device (1) to show a recommended path to reduce the distance traveled, delay the taking of the heaviest objects or ensure that the most resistant ones are picked up first, so that the most fragile ones (egg, bread) are placed on top. the other products in the cart or basket (4). By not having to remove products to place them on a conveyor belt, the risk of breakage is reduced.

Payment can be made from the device itself (1), using any known method, with a bank gateway, a credit card provider, or another intermediary (PayPal, Uber...).

The store may have personnel who check purchases, who will be able to examine the purchase receipt stored in the device (1) and compare it with the products actually in the cart or basket (4). Likewise, the procedure to proceed with control and payment in the traditional way may be cancelled.

Claims (1)

1- Device for purchasing procedure, characterized in that it includes: a wireless communication module a reader of printed codes of one or more products to be purchased; a scale (6) an alert emitter if the weight difference exceeds a preset value where the total weight of the products includes the weight of the cart or basket (4) and the scale (6) is located in a transition zone (5) 2- Device for the purchasing procedure, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a screen of the device (1).