JP3219597U - Cabinet with virtual door - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet with a virtual door that issues an alert message when an article in the cabinet is taken out without permission. A cabinet body 10 includes a storage room 11 and an opening 12, and a virtual door 20 is installed in the opening 12 to scan an article without contact, and generates trigger information when the article passes through the virtual door 20. The alarm device 30 can generate an alert message, the identification device 40 can receive the identification information, the controller 50 waits and verifies the identification information in the initial operation state, and does not receive the identification information, or the identification information is not received. When the trigger information is received without passing the verification, an alert message is generated. When the trigger information is received within a predetermined time after the identification information passes the verification, the alert information is not generated and the identification information is verified. After a predetermined time elapses after passing, the initial operation state is restored. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cabinet with a virtual door that issues an alert message when an article placed in the cabinet is removed from the cabinet in a situation without permission.

  Unmanned shops, unmanned banks, unmanned liquor stores and unmanned factories are gradually increasing against the background of the declining working population and the aging of the working population, and a new commercial form called unmanned economy has been formed. Some of the already commercial unmanned stores are typically Amazon Go (registered trademark) in the United States, and consumers who enter a store that does not have a manager manage goods directly on the shelf. When you exit the store door, the total amount is displayed on the wallet in the mobile phone and payment is automatically made.

Known Patent Document 1 discloses an intelligent vending machine based on the Internet of Things technology.
This is a technology that basically realizes the above-mentioned unmanned store, and a smart vending machine based on the Internet technology includes a main control system, at least one shelf, and an RFID connected to the main control system. A reader / writer and an accounting system connected to the main control system.
The shelves are used to place products with RFID tags attached, doors connected to the main control system are installed on each shelf, RFID antennas are installed inside each shelf, and the RFID reader / writer is The RFID tag information of all commodities placed inside each shelf is read through the RFID antenna. Further, the enclosure includes an enclosure structure, and the enclosure structure houses at least each of the shelves and the accounting system therein, and forms an activity area in which a customer selects and purchases goods. A first electronic lock connected to the main control system is attached, and a passing door connected to the active area is installed.
The customer can enter the active area of the enclosure structure through the passing door.
When the shelf door is in the opened state, or when the goods inside the shelf are taken out and the payment operation is not completed, the main control system switches the first electronic lock on the passage door to the locked state, and the passage door Locks and ensures that customers can only leave after paying.

Vending machines are a technology with vending functions for goods similar to other unmanned stores. Early vending machines are mainly coin-in type, and consumers prepare their own coins and manually install equipment. The product is operated to select a product, and only one product can be purchased each time, which is inconvenient in use.
Compared to typical unmanned stores, early vending machines are not able to realize the vending of many types and a large number of products and are currently becoming popular mobile payments, third party payment services, or Does not support electronic payment methods.

Patent Document 2 discloses a self-service intelligent vending machine having a network function.
It sells products with RFID tags, and is based on a self-service sales unit, combining multiple self-service sales units into one self-service intelligent vending machine. After swiping the card, open the product box door, select the product, close the product box door, and the sales process is completed.
This self-service sales unit consists of a door lock opening / closing mechanism linked with a card swipe mechanism, a count / price calculation system and a security control system for counting products in a product box using RFID technology, a central processing unit system and a network. Includes a connection system, a product box with a transparent door, and an energy-saving lighting system inside, a card swipe, charge calculation, display, print system, and a real-time recording / ID identification system. A display screen is placed at the top of the self-service intelligent vending machine and can play advertisements.

  Both of the two patented technologies mentioned above employ physical doors, the former being a pass-through door and the latter being a door of a merchandise box, but it is effective that the merchandise is taken away by consumers under unpaid conditions. Although this can be prevented, such a door door technology not only increases the cost of installation, but also tends to be inconvenient for consumers during the purchase process.

Specification for utility model CN20485567U in the People's Republic of China China CN Patent No. CN194944248A Specification

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cabinet with a virtual door that can issue an alert message when an article placed in the cabinet is taken out of the cabinet in a situation without permission. .

  A cabinet having a virtual door according to the present invention includes a cabinet body, a virtual door, an alarm device, an identification device, and a controller, and a storage room used for storing articles therein, and the storage room. At least one opening for communicating with the outside is provided, and articles in the storage room can be taken in and out of the storage room of the cabinet body only through the opening, and the virtual door is connected to the cabinet body. The virtual door is installed in an opening, the virtual door scans an article passing through the opening in a non-contact manner, and trigger information is generated when the scanning detects that the article passes through the virtual door, and the alarm device Includes a speaker and / or light emitting element and is used to generate an alert message by voice and / or light, and the identification device The controller is electrically connected to the virtual door, the alarm device, and the identification device, and the controller waits for the identification information received by the identification device in the initial operating state. When the identification information is not received, or the identification information does not pass verification and the trigger information is received, the controller activates the alarm device to generate the alert message, and the identification information When the trigger information is received within a predetermined time from the time when the verification passed, the controller does not generate the alert message by controlling the alarm, and the identification information passes the verification The controller returns to the initial operating state again after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the identification device receives the It is used for the verification and waiting for another information.

As a preferred embodiment of the cabinet provided with the virtual door of the present invention, the virtual door is composed of any one of a laser sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a visual identification device, and a microwave sensor, and passes through the opening. Used for scanning items.
In a preferred embodiment of the cabinet with a virtual door according to the present invention, the alarm device includes a speaker and / or a light emitting element, and is used to generate the alert message in an audio and / or light format.
As a preferred embodiment of the cabinet provided with the virtual door of the present invention, the storage chamber of the cabinet body includes a plurality of storage layers used for storing articles to which RFID tags are attached, and each of the storage layers has a corresponding storage layer. RFID readers / writers used for scanning the article are arranged, each RFID reader / writer is electrically connected to the controller, and the controller performs an inventory for the article to which the RFID tag is attached through each RFID reader / writer.

As a preferred embodiment of a cabinet having a virtual door according to the present invention, a cooler or a heater is disposed in the cabinet body, and an air curtain device is used to form an air curtain at the opening of the cabinet body. Is installed.
In a preferred embodiment of the cabinet having a virtual door according to the present invention, the identification device includes any one of an NFC sensor, a QR code sensor, and an RFID reader / writer, and a user uses an NFC sensor, a QR code sensor, or an RFID reader / writer. Identification information can be provided through the ID identification device by using an ID identification device corresponding to any one of them.

As a preferred embodiment of the cabinet having a virtual door according to the present invention, the controller is electrically connected to an article sales system, and the controller transmits the identification information received through the identification device to the article sales system to transmit the identification information. And the verification result of the identification information returned by the article sales system is received.
As a preferred embodiment of the cabinet with a virtual door of the present invention, the controller is electrically connected to a third party payment service platform, and the identification information received by the controller through the identification device is sent to the third party payment service platform. Transmitting to verify the identification information and receiving a verification result of the identification information returned by the third party payment service platform.

  A preferred embodiment of a cabinet having a virtual door of the present invention includes a display screen and a moving mechanism, the display screen is movably installed in an opening of the cabinet body, and the moving mechanism is installed in the cabinet body. And moving the display screen to the closing position for closing the opening, and moving the display screen to the opening position for opening the opening. Connected, the display screen is normally positioned at the blocking position, and the moving mechanism moves the display screen to the open position only while the alarm is off.

  The beneficial effect of the cabinet with the virtual door of the present invention is that the sales system and the payment system can be used in combination, and an alert message will be sent when an article placed in the cabinet is removed from the cabinet without permission. It is in the point that it can emit and call attention.

It is a perspective view of the cabinet provided with the virtual door which shows Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the cabinet provided with the virtual door which shows Example 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the cabinet provided with the virtual door which shows Example 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the cabinet provided with the virtual door which shows Example 3 of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of goods sale of the cabinet provided with the virtual door concerning the example of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of a third party payment service for a cabinet provided with a virtual door according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of operation | movement of the cabinet provided with the virtual door which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a side view at the time of opening closing of the cabinet provided with the virtual door which shows Example 4 of this invention. It is a side view at the time of opening opening of the cabinet provided with the virtual door which shows Example 4 of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Of course, the drawings referred to in the following description are merely examples of the present invention, and those skilled in the art will be able to obtain other specific examples based on these drawings. .
1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet provided with a virtual door, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram thereof.
The cabinet provided with the virtual door of the present invention includes a cabinet body 10, a virtual door 20, an alarm device 30, an identification device 40, and a controller 50.

The cabinet body 10 includes a storage chamber 11 used for storing articles therein, and at least one opening 12 for communicating the storage chamber 11 of the cabinet body 10 with the outside. Only after passing through 12, it can be taken in and out of the storage chamber 11 of the cabinet body 10.
One embodiment of the cabinet body 10 is composed of a frame 101 and an outer casing 102 fixed to the surface of the frame 101. For example, the frame 101 and the outer casing 102 are made of metal, wood, or a plastic material, and important or confidentiality is required. Used to put various items. For example, in the case of a cabinet for important documents, it is preferable to manufacture the outer casing 102 by selecting an opaque material. In the case of a cabinet for storing articles to be sold, the outer casing 102 is transparent, and the consumer can directly observe the outside from the outside of the cabinet body 10 with the naked eye. It is preferable that an article can be selected and taken out by looking at the article inside.

The virtual door 20 is installed around the opening 12 of the cabinet body 10, scans an article that passes through the opening 12 in a non-contact manner, and detects that the article has passed the virtual door 20. Generate.
The virtual door 20 can be configured by any of a laser sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a visual identification device, and a microwave sensor, and is used for scanning all articles that pass through the opening 12.

  A preferred embodiment of the alarm 30 includes a speaker and / or light emitting element and is used to generate an alert message in audio and / or light format.

The identification device 40 is used to receive the identification information, and basically the ID information of the user or the consumer, in particular, the user or the consumer who takes out the article placed in the storage room 11 of the cabinet body 10. Used to determine ID information.
The identification device 40 includes any one of an NFC sensor, a QR code sensor, and an RFID reader / writer, and the user uses an ID identification device corresponding to any of the NFC sensor, the QR code sensor, and the RFID reader / writer to perform identification. Information can be provided. The ID identification device is an identification device capable of recording user or consumer ID information using, for example, a mobile phone, an NFC compatible mobile phone, a card having an RFID tag, or the like.

The controller 50 is electrically connected to the virtual door 20, the alarm device 30, and the identification device 40, and is used for standby and verification of identification information received by the identification device 40 under the initial operation state.
The controller 50 monitors articles that are taken in and out of the storage room 11 through the virtual door 20 and controls the alarm device 30 based on the verification result of the identification information, and generates an alert message in audio and / or light format, The alarm device 30 is turned off.
As a preferred embodiment of the operation of the controller 50, the controller 50 is used for waiting and verifying the identification information received by the identification device 40 under the initial operating state, and the identification information is not received or the identification information passes the verification. When the trigger information is received, the controller 50 activates the alarm device 30 to generate an alert message, and the trigger information is received within a predetermined time length calculated from when the identification information passes verification. When the controller 50 does not control the alarm device 30 to generate the alert message and the identification information exceeds the predetermined time length from when the verification information passes the verification, the controller 50 is again in the initial operation state. Returning to FIG. 5, the identification information received by the identification device 40 is used for standby and verification.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
In the cabinet provided with the virtual door of the second embodiment, the storage chamber 11 of the cabinet body 10 includes a plurality of storage layers 13 used for storing articles to which RFID tags are attached, and corresponds to each storage layer 13. The RFID reader / writer 14 used for scanning the article is disposed, and each RFID reader / writer 14 is electrically connected to the controller 50. Then, the controller 50 can perform an inventory for the article to which the RFID tag is attached through each RFID reader / writer 14 to realize an inventory function for each layer.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the cabinet provided with the virtual door of the present embodiment, a cooler or a heater 60 is disposed in the cabinet body 10, and an air curtain device used to form an air curtain at the opening 12 of the cabinet body 10. 61 is installed, and the function of keeping cold or keeping warm can be realized.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the cabinet with the virtual door of the present invention, the controller 50 is electrically connected to the article sales system 70, and the controller 50 transmits the identification information received through the identification device 40 to the article sales system 70. Thus, the identification information is verified, and the verification result of the identification information returned by the article sales system 70 is received, thereby realizing an article automatic sales function.

The cabinet provided with the virtual door of the present invention preferably further has a third party payment service function.
As shown in FIG. 6, the controller 50 is electrically connected to the third party payment service platform 80 (for example, electrical connection can be realized through the Internet or an information network), and the identification information received by the controller 50 through the identification device 40 is The third party payment service platform 80 transmits the information to verify the identification information, and receives the identification information verification result returned from the third party payment service platform 80 to automatically sell goods and the third party payment service function. Can be realized.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the operation of the cabinet provided with the virtual door of the present invention. The cabinet with the virtual door of the present invention operates according to the following heights.
Step A1: Wait for identification information. That is, the controller 50 is used for standby and verification of identification information received by the identification device 40 under the initial operation state, and is maintained in a state where the alarm device 30 can generate an alert message, that is, an on state.

  Step A2: It is determined whether or not the controller 50 has received identification information. If the identification information is not received, the process returns to step A1, and if the identification information is received, the identification information is verified. If the identification information passes the verification, the process proceeds to the next step A3, where the identification information is verified. If not, the process returns to step A1. That is, the alarm 30 is maintained in an on state where an alert message can be generated in a situation where the normal time identification information is not received, and in a situation where no one provides the identification information or passes verification of the identification information, the cabinet When the article is arbitrarily taken out from the storage chamber 11 of the main body 10, the controller 50 detects that the article put in the cabinet main body 10 has been taken out from the cabinet main body 10 under such a condition, and an alarm is issued. The device 30 is controlled to generate an alert message.

  Step A3: The controller 50 turns off the alarm device 30 and starts counting time.

  Step A4: The controller 50 scans whether or not the article has been taken out from the storage chamber 11 of the cabinet body 10 through the virtual door 20, and if the removal of the article is not detected, the process proceeds to Step A5, and on the contrary, the removal of the article is detected. If so, step A6 is executed.

  Step A5: It is determined whether or not the count of the time started in Step A3 exceeds a predetermined time length. If the predetermined time length is exceeded, the process returns to Step A1, and conversely, the predetermined time length is set. If not exceeded, the process returns to step A4. As a preferred embodiment, in consideration of safety, a predetermined time length is exceeded by counting from when the identification information passes verification (that is, counting from when the alarm device 30 is turned off and time counting is started). However, if the article take-out operation is not detected, the controller 50 cancels this verification record and returns to step A1. When applied to the sale of goods, canceling this verification record means canceling this transaction at the same time, and returns to step A1.

  Step A6: The controller 50 turns on the alarm device 30 to maintain a state where an alert message can be generated, and then returns to Step A1. That is, the controller 50 returns to the initial operation state and returns to step A1.

FIG. 8-1 and FIG. 8-2 show Embodiment 4 of the present invention, FIG. 8-1 is a side view of the cabinet with a virtual door when the opening is closed, and FIG. 8-2 is a side view when the opening is opened. Refer to the figure.
The cabinet having the virtual door of the fourth embodiment includes a display screen 15 and a moving mechanism 16. The display screen 15 is movably installed in the opening 12 of the cabinet body 10, and the moving mechanism 16 is installed in the cabinet body 10. The
The moving mechanism 16 moves the display screen 15 to a closing position where the opening 12 can be closed (see FIG. 8A), and moves the display screen 15 to the opening position where the opening 12 is opened. Used (see Figure 8-2).

A preferred embodiment of the display screen 15 moves between the closed position and the open position in a sliding manner. For example, the rails 17 are installed on the left and right sides of the opening 12 of the cabinet body 10, the display screen 15 is slidably installed on the rail 17, and the display screen 15 can be moved and moved by the moving mechanism 16.
The moving mechanism 16 is a steel cable mechanism, for example, and is used to move and move the display screen 15, and the moving mechanism 16 is electrically connected to the controller 50.
The display screen 15 is normally located at the blocking position, and the controller 50 moves the display screen 15 to the open position by moving the moving mechanism 16 only after the identification information passes verification. That is, only while the alarm device 30 is off, the moving mechanism 16 moves the display screen 15 to the open position so that the user or consumer can conveniently take out the articles in the cabinet body 10.

A preferred structure of the display screen 15 is a liquid crystal display screen, which can be a liquid crystal display screen having a media playback function.
Further, by electrically connecting to the controller 50, the controller 50 may control the display screen 15 to display advertisements and product information. Moreover, when using the cabinet of this invention as a refrigeration cabinet or a freezing cabinet, the display screen 15 can block the opening 12 and can maintain a more favorable refrigeration performance.

  The above is only the description of the embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art will be able to make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. That is, the scope of rights of the present invention conforms to the scope of claims for utility model registration attached to this specification.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cabinet body 101 Frame 102 Outer casing 11 Storage room 12 Opening port 13 Storage layer 14 RFID reader / writer 15 Display screen 16 Moving mechanism 17 Rail 20 Virtual door 30 Alarm device 40 Identification device 50 Controller 60 Cooling machine or heating device 61 Air curtain device 70 Goods sales system 80 Third party payment service platform

Claims (10)

A cabinet with a virtual door, including a cabinet body, a virtual door, an alarm, an identification device, and a controller,
The cabinet body includes a storage chamber used for storing articles therein, and at least one opening for communicating the storage chamber with the outside, and the cabinet body only passes through the opening. Can be taken in and out of the storage room,
Trigger when the virtual door is installed at the opening of the cabinet body, the virtual door scans an article passing through the opening in a non-contact manner, and the scan detects that the article passes through the virtual door Generate information,
The alarm device includes a speaker and / or a light emitting element, and is used to generate an alert message by voice and / or light,
The identification device is used for receiving identification information provided by a user or a consumer;
The controller is electrically connected to the virtual door, alarm device, identification device, and the controller waits and verifies the identification information received by the identification device in an initial operation state, and does not receive the identification information, or When the identification information does not pass verification and the trigger information is received, the controller activates the alarm to generate the alert message, and within a predetermined time from when the identification information passes verification When the controller receives the trigger information, the controller does not control the alarm to generate the alert message, and after a predetermined time has elapsed since the identification information passed verification, the controller Is returned to the initial operation state, and is used for waiting and verifying the identification information received by the identification device. , Cabinet with a virtual door.   The virtual door is configured by any one of a laser sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a visual identification device, and a microwave sensor, and is used for scanning an article passing through an opening. A cabinet provided with the virtual door described in 1.   The cabinet with virtual door according to claim 1, wherein the alarm device includes a speaker and / or a light emitting element and is used to generate an alert message in an audio and / or light format. .   The storage chamber of the cabinet body includes a plurality of storage layers used for storing articles to which RFID tags are attached, and each of the storage layers is provided with an RFID reader / writer used for scanning the corresponding article of the storage layer, 2. The virtual door according to claim 1, wherein each RFID reader / writer is electrically connected to the controller, and the controller performs an inventory for an article to which an RFID tag is attached through the RFID reader / writer. Cabinet provided.   The cooler or the heater is disposed in the cabinet body, and an air curtain device used for forming an air curtain in the open port is installed in the open port of the cabinet body. Cabinet with the described virtual door.   The cabinet with a virtual door according to claim 1, wherein the identification device includes any one of an NFC sensor, a QR code sensor, and an RFID reader / writer.   The controller is electrically connected to the article sales system, the identification information received by the controller through the identification device is transmitted to the article sale system to verify the identification information, and the identification information returned by the article sale system The verification result is received, The cabinet provided with the virtual door according to claim 1 or 6.   A display screen and a moving mechanism, wherein the display screen is movably installed at the opening of the cabinet body, and the moving mechanism is installed at the cabinet body to move the display screen and close the opening. Used to move the display screen to an open position that opens the opening, the moving mechanism is electrically connected to the controller, and the display screen is normally closed The cabinet with virtual doors according to claim 7, wherein the moving mechanism moves the display screen to an open position only while the alarm is off.   The controller is electrically connected to a third party payment service platform, the controller sends the identification information received through the identification device to the third party payment service platform to verify the identification information, and the third The cabinet with a virtual door according to claim 1, wherein a verification result of identification information returned by a person payment service platform is received.   A display screen and a moving mechanism, wherein the display screen is movably installed at the opening of the cabinet body, and the moving mechanism is installed at the cabinet body to move the display screen and close the opening. Used to move the display screen to an open position that opens the opening, the moving mechanism is electrically connected to the controller, and the display screen is normally closed The cabinet with virtual doors according to claim 9, wherein the moving mechanism moves the display screen to an open position only while the alarm is off.

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