JP2010102526A - Shopping system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shopping system for enabling a user to purchase merchandise without making a line in front of a food register. <P>SOLUTION: The shopping system includes: a deposit locker 13 for depositing merchandise and a daily dish order list put in a first basket; a scanning device 24 for scanning the merchandise and daily dish order list deposited to the deposit locker 13; a reception locker 14 for storing a second basket in which merchandise scanned by the scanning device 24 is put; a display board 22 for informing a user that the scanning of merchandise has ended; an account settlement unit 15 for performing the account settlement of the merchandise whose scanning has ended and the daily dish ordered by the daily dish order list; and a printer 19 for, when the account settlement is performed by the account settlement unit, printing the daily dish order list whose account settlement has been performed, and for instructing the cooking of the ordered daily dish. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shopping system capable of purchasing a product without being lined up in a food register.

  Conventionally, a shopper puts an item desired to be purchased in a shopping basket, and finally passes the item desired to be purchased to a store clerk along with a food register. The store clerk scans the barcode of the product, accumulates the price of the product, and bills the shopper. The shopper receives the billed amount by cash or credit card and receives the merchandise.

  For this reason, in the past, shoppers had to line up at food register for a long time. For this reason, there is a problem that supermarkets with a long waiting time are disliked by customers, and customers leave. In this case, if the cashier lane is increased in order to shorten the waiting time, a problem arises that the burden on the place and personnel increases.

  As a technology related to this, for example, there is Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-9687).

  In addition, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-250934) confirms the completion of payment transmitted from the passenger seat terminal or handy terminal by the server and summarizes the order content transmitted from the server by the kitchen terminal. For display or printing.

JP 2008-9687 A JP 2005-250934 A

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shopping system capable of purchasing commodities without being lined up in a food register.

According to the present invention,
A deposit locker for depositing the products placed in the first basket and the cooking order table;
A scanning device for scanning the goods and cooking order table deposited in the deposit locker;
A receiving locker for containing a second basket containing goods scanned by the scanning device;
A display board for notifying that the scanning of the product and the cooking order list has been completed;
A checkout machine for checking out the products that have been scanned and the products ordered in the cooking order table that has been scanned;
When the settlement is performed by the settlement machine, a shopping system is provided, which has a printer that prints the cooking order table that has been settled and instructs the cooking of the cooked product ordered in the cooking order list. It is done.

  In the present invention, the shopper puts the purchased product and the cooking order table in the basket and deposits the basket in the locker. The shopper freely spends other shopping or taking a break until the payment of the purchased product and the cooked product ordered in the cooking order list is completed. When the price accumulation by scanning the purchased product and cooking order list is completed, the price is charged into the settlement machine, the settlement is performed, and the commodity is received from the receiving locker. When settlement is performed by the settlement machine, for example, a printer in the cooking room prints a cooking order table and instructs cooking of the cooked product ordered in the cooking order table. Thus, according to the present invention, the shopper does not need to line up at the food cash register and can purchase the product. Furthermore, according to the present invention, freshly prepared food can be delivered to a shopper.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, the whole structure of the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a merchandise display shelf 10 is provided in the supermarket, and a shopper puts a product to be purchased from the product shelf into a basket (shopping basket). In the supermarket, an entrance 11, an exit 12, a side dish ordering machine 16, and a side dish cooking room 17 are provided.

  For the side dishes such as fried foods and fried foods, the desired products are ordered by the side dish ordering machine 16 instead of putting the finished product in the basket. When the order item is confirmed, the side dish ordering table 16 is issued from the side dish ordering machine 16.

  FIG. 2 shows a side dish ordering machine 16 and FIG. 3 shows a side dish ordering table 18. As shown in FIG. 2, the side dish ordering machine 16 is a POS terminal (computer) having an order table issuing means 16b that can issue a side dish order table 18 while viewing the side dish order screen 16a.

  In FIG. 1, the shopping system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a deposit locker 13 for depositing a purchased product and a side dish order table 18 placed in a basket, and a purchased commodity and a side dish order table deposited in the deposit locker 13. The scanning device for scanning 18 (see FIG. 9), the receiving locker 14 for storing the basket containing the purchased product scanned by the scanning device, and the scanning of the purchased product and side dish order table 18 have been completed. A billing machine 15 for paying out the purchased product that has been scanned, and the side dish ordered in the side dish order table 18 that has been scanned, and a side dish cooking room 17 has a kitchen printer 19 provided. When payment is made by the checkout machine 15, the kitchen printer 19 prints the prepared meal order table 18 and instructs cooking of the prepared food in the prepared meal order table 18.

  Next, a specific system configuration of the shopping system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The router 20 is connected to a store server (including a PLU server) 21, a payment machine 15, a display board 22, and a locker management server 23. A side dish ordering machine 16 and a kitchen printer 19 are connected to the store server 21 and the checkout machine 15. The locker management server 23 is connected to a deposit locker 13 and a reception locker 14. Further, a scanning device 24 is provided for scanning the purchased merchandise deposited in the deposit locker 13 and the side dish order table 18. Under such a configuration, settlement data, PLU data, and locker information are exchanged among the store server 21, the settlement machine 15, the display board 22, the locker management server 23, and the scanning device 24. Further, when a credit card is used in the checkout machine 15, credit authentication is performed via the router 20.

  Conventional supermarkets are provided with a number of checkout lanes with POS terminals for checkout of purchased products, and a shopper pays for the purchase of his / her purchased products along the lane. In the shopping system according to the embodiment, a deposit locker 13 for depositing a basket and a reception locker 14 for receiving the basket are arranged instead of the checkout lane, as shown in FIGS.

  In FIGS. 1 and 4, the shopper deposits the product he / she wishes to purchase and the side dish order table 18 (FIG. 3) in the basket and deposits the product in the deposit locker 13. As shown in FIG. 5, the basket 30 has a basket number 31 attached to the front surface and an RFID tag 32 attached to the back surface. Here, the RFID is an abbreviation of “radio frequency identification”, and the RFID tag is a small recording medium for storing product information.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6A, the receipt locker 13 is provided with receipt receipt issuing means (deposit receipt output port) 40, and the shopper puts the basket 30 in the deposit locker 13 and closes the door. The receipt receipt is issued from the receipt receipt issuing means 40 and is automatically locked. Further, as shown in FIG. 6A, the deposit locker 13 is provided with a display lamp 41 indicating the use state of the locker.

  In addition, an RFID reader 42 is provided inside the deposit locker 13 as shown in FIG. The RFID tag 32 attached to the basket 30 is read by the RFID reader 42. When the door 43 is closed, the RFID reader 42 starts reading the RFID tag 32, transmits the read ID (identification information) to the receipt receipt issuing means 40, and causes the receipt issue means 40 to issue the receipt.

  At this time, the receipt receipt issuing means 40 attaches an additional number and a checksum for error correction so that the ID sent from the RFID reader 42 can be identified even if the same basket 30 is used multiple times a day. Issue a receipt with a two-dimensional bar code printed with a number.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a receipt 50 (deposit card).

  The receipt receipt 50 allows a human to visually check the basket number, locker number, reception time, etc. displayed on the basket 30 so that the two-dimensional barcode 51 can be read due to dirt or the like. To print.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 60 indicating that the basket 30 is stored in the deposit locker 13 is provided on the door 61 on the clerk side of the deposit locker 13. Three of the display means 60 that have been put in early are displayed in red, the others stored in the deposit locker 13 are displayed in yellow, and displayed in green when the deposit locker 13 is empty. It has become so.

  When the clerk deposits the basket 30 in the deposit locker 13, the clerk takes out the basket 30 from the door 61 on the opposite side of the deposit locker 13. When the basket 30 is taken out, the display lamp 41 (see FIG. 6) indicating that the key of the door 43 (see FIG. 6) of the deposit locker 13 on the shopper's side is unlocked and the deposit locker 13 is empty is displayed to the shopper. While notifying the availability of the deposit locker 13, the locker door 61 on the clerk side is locked.

  Then, after reading the RFID tag 32 (see FIG. 5) of the basket 30 that has been taken out, the store clerk starts scanning the products and side dish order table 18 (FIG. 3) put in the basket 30 by the scanning device 24.

  Here, the configuration of the scanning device 24 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the scanning device 24 includes an RFID reader 70, a scanner 71, and an RFID reader 72. Here, the scanner 71 includes an electronic multi-item keyboard 71a and a vertical smart scanner 71b. Since the scanner 71 is the same as a stationary scanner in a normal supermarket, the bar code of the product (or side dish order table 18) is scanned, the bar code is inquired to the PLU server, and the product name (or side dish name) and price data are obtained. To get.

  Under such a configuration, the RFID tag 32 (see FIG. 5) of the basket 30 deposited by the RFID reader 70 is read, and the barcode of the product in the basket 30 and the side dish order table 18 (FIG. 3) are read by the scanner 71. Scan the barcode. When the scanning of the product and side dish order table 18 is completed, the RFID tag (not shown) of the basket 73 containing the scanned product is read by the RFID reader 72 and accommodated in the receiving locker 14 (see FIGS. 1 and 4). .

  An RFID reader (not shown) is also attached to the receiving locker 14 and reads the RFID tag of the basket 73 accommodated in the receiving locker 14. In this way, as shown in FIG. 10, the ID of the deposited basket 30, the total amount of the product, the ID of the return basket 73 (the basket containing the scanned product) and the receiving locker (return locker) 14 The number is associated and stored in an internal memory (not shown) of the store server 21 (FIG. 4).

  At that time, as shown in FIG. 10, the store server 21 (FIG. 4) associates the order number (080623-00235) obtained by scanning the bar code in the side dish order table 18 with the ID of the deposited basket 30. The receipt number of the ordered side dish is generated and the receipt number (Z809) is also stored in the internal memory in association with the ID of the deposited basket 30.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the products after scanning are classified into two types, “refrigeration temperature” and “freezing temperature”, depending on the storage temperature of the products, and are put in separate baskets. “Frozen temperature” is divided into frozen food and ice cream, and the rest is “refrigerated temperature”.

  When the shopper knows that the product has been scanned via the display board 22 (see FIG. 4), he / she pays for the product with the checkout machine 15 (see FIGS. 1 and 4). Since the automatic settlement machine 15 reads the two-dimensional barcode 51 of the deposit sheet 50 (see FIG. 7) issued when depositing the merchandise in the deposit locker 13, the price is displayed. I do.

  When the payment is completed, as shown in FIG. 11, the locker number of the receiving locker 14, the security code for unlocking the receiving locker 14, the side dish order number (080623-00235), the order, A receipt number (Z809) of the prepared food is printed.

  When the checkout is completed by the checkout machine 15, in FIGS. 1 and 4, the kitchen printer 19 in the side dish cooking room 17 orders the side dish order table for which the checkout has been performed, to the side dish order list. Printing is performed with the receipt number (Z809) of the prepared dish added, and the cooking of the prepared dish is instructed in the prepared dish ordering table. The side dish cooking room 17 performs the final finishing cooking of the side dish based on the output content from the kitchen printer 19.

  In FIG. 1, the receiving locker 14 includes a refrigeration locker 14a and a refrigeration locker 14b. The shopper receives the refrigerated goods from the receipt locker described in the payment receipt 90 in the refrigeration locker 14a, and receives the frozen goods from the receipt locker described in the payment receipt 90 (FIG. 11) in the refrigeration locker 14b. At the end, the freshly prepared dish is received at the prepared dish counter in the prepared dish 17. When receiving the prepared food, the prepared food receipt number written on the receipt 90 that has been settled is compared with the received number added to the prepared food order printed on the kitchen printer 19 and delivered.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shopper can receive the goods without being lined up at the food checkout. This is because merchandise accounting time is longer for customers to spend money and receive change than to pay for the merchandise. By installing a large amount of payment machines (automatic payment machines), the store can increase the number of payments per unit time without increasing the number of staff.

  Furthermore, since the scanned products are divided into two temperature zones, “refrigerated” and “frozen”, and stored in the locker, you can rest assured even if you make another purchase for a long time after depositing the product in the deposit locker. You can receive goods.

  In addition, there is no need to install a heat insulation locker for prepared foods, and there are two types of product categories for scanning, refrigeration and freezing, and work efficiency is improved.

  In addition, shoppers can receive freshly prepared dishes.

  In addition, since the store side can start cooking after payment, there is no waste.

  Note that the side dish ordering table shown in FIG. 12 can be put in the basket and purchased instead of the side dish without ordering the side dish with the side dish ordering machine. If the side dish trade in the side dish order table in the basket is a vegetable croquette and one pack of dumplings, one receipt number (for example, for two side dishes ordered by the bar code of the two side dish order scanned) Corresponding to Z809). In this case, the store server 21 (FIG. 4) stores the two order numbers obtained by scanning the barcodes of the two side dish order tables in the internal memory of the store server 21 in association with the ID of the deposited basket 30. At the same time, a receipt number for the ordered side dish is generated, and the receipt number (for example, Z809) may be stored in the internal memory in association with the ID of the stored basket 30.

  As mentioned above, although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. Yes.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the cooked product ordered in the cooking order table is a sugar beet, but the cooked product ordered in the cooking order table may be a cooked food or drink.

  Moreover, although it was set as the structure which deposits a basket in a locker, you may make it the structure which deposits a shopping cart.

It is a figure showing the whole shopping system composition concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the side dish order machine used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the side dish order table used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a system diagram showing a specific system configuration of a shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the basket used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the deposit locker used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the state which the door closed, (b) shows the state which the door opened. It is a figure which shows an example of the custody sheet | seat used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which looked at the deposit locker used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the store clerk side. It is a figure which shows the structure of the scanning apparatus used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the custody-return association table | surface used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the payment completed receipt used with the shopping system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows another example of the side dish order table used in this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display shelf 11 Entrance 12 Exit 13 Deposit locker 14 Receipt locker 14a Refrigeration locker 14b Frozen locker 15 Settlement machine 16 Ready-made dish machine 17 Ready-made dish cooking room 18 Ready-made dish ordering table 19 Kitchen printer 20 Router 21 Store server 22 Display board 23 Locker management server 24 Scanning device

Claims (13)

A deposit locker for depositing the products placed in the first basket and the cooking order table;
A scanning device for scanning the goods and cooking order table deposited in the deposit locker;
A receiving locker for containing a second basket containing goods scanned by the scanning device;
A display board for notifying that the scanning of the product and the cooking order list has been completed;
A checkout machine for checking out the products that have been scanned and the products ordered in the cooking order table that has been scanned;
A shopping system comprising: a printer that prints a cooking order table that has been settled when the settlement is performed by a settlement machine, and instructs the cooking of the cooked product ordered in the cooking order table. The first basket has a first RFID tag for storing first identification information,
The shopping system according to claim 1, wherein a first RFID reader for reading the first identification information stored in the first RFID tag is provided in the deposit locker.   The shopping system according to claim 2, wherein the deposit locker is provided with receipt issuing means for issuing a receipt on which at least the first identification information and the deposit locker number are recorded.   The shopping system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a first display means for displaying a usage state of the deposit locker is provided on a customer side of the deposit locker. The second basket is provided with a second RFID tag for storing second identification information,
The second RFID reader for reading the second identification information stored in the second RFID tag is provided in the receiving locker. The shopping system according to item.   The second display means for displaying that the first basket is accommodated in the deposit locker is provided on the store locker side of the deposit locker. The shopping system according to item.   4. The shopping system according to claim 3, wherein the settlement machine performs settlement of the purchase price based on the record information of the receipt.   Upon completion of the settlement, the settlement machine receives a receipt locker number of the receipt locker, a password number for opening the receipt locker, an order number of a cooking order table for which settlement has been performed, and receipt of cooked food. 8. The shopping system according to claim 7, wherein a payment receipt with a number recorded is issued.   The scanning device includes a third RFID reader for reading the first identification information stored in the first RFID tag, and a second RFID for reading the second identification information stored in the second RFID tag. 9. The shopping system according to claim 1, further comprising: an RFID reader of 4 and a scanner for scanning the product and the cooking order table. The record information of the receipt receipt is stored in a two-dimensional barcode,
8. The shopping system according to claim 7, wherein the checkout machine reads record information stored in the two-dimensional barcode.   11. The shopping system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of the second basket are prepared according to a storage temperature of the commodity.   The shopping system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the cooked product ordered in the cooking order table is a prepared dish.   The shopping system according to claim 12, further comprising a side dish ordering machine that issues the side dish order table as the cooking order list.

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