JP5077696B2 - Shopping system - Google Patents

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, there is, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-9687 (Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-9687 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.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the shopping system according to the present invention, a deposit locker for depositing merchandise placed in the first basket, a scan device for scanning the merchandise deposited in the deposit locker, and a scan A receiving locker for storing the second basket containing the products scanned by the apparatus, a display board for informing that the scanning of the products has been completed, and a checkout for clearing the products for which the scanning has been completed. And a machine.

  In the present invention, the shopper puts the purchased product into the basket and deposits the basket in the locker. The shopper spends time doing other shopping or taking a break until the purchase of the purchased product is completed. When the accumulation of the price is completed, the money is inserted into the checkout machine and the goods are received from the receiving locker. Thus, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to line up at a food register, and a product can be purchased.

  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). The supermarket is provided with an inlet 11 and an outlet 12.

  The shopping system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a deposit locker 13 for depositing a purchased item in a basket, and a scanning device (see FIG. 7) for scanning the purchased item deposited in the deposit locker 13. , A receiving locker 14 for storing the basket containing the purchased product scanned by the scanning device, a display board (see FIG. 2) for informing that the scanning of the purchased product is completed, and the purchase after the scanning is completed. A settlement machine 15 for settlement of merchandise.

  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. The locker management server 23 is connected to a deposit locker 13 and a reception locker 14. Further, a scanning device 24 for scanning purchased merchandise deposited in the deposit locker 13 is provided. 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.

  The shopper deposits the product he / she wishes to purchase in the basket and deposits the product in the deposit locker 13. As shown in FIG. 3, 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.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the receipt locker 13 is provided with receipt receipt issuing means (deposit receipt output port) 40, and the shopper puts the basket 30 into the deposit locker 13 and closes the door. The receipt receipt is issued from the receipt receipt issuing means 40 and is automatically locked. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4A, 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 and sends the read ID (identification information) to the receipt issuing means 40.

  The receipt receipt issuing means 40 adds an ID sent from the RFID reader 42 with an additional number and a checksum for error correction so that it can be identified even if the same basket 30 is used multiple times a day. Prints a numbered two-dimensional barcode.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a deposit sheet (deposit card) 50.

  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. 6, the display unit 60 indicating that the basket 30 is accommodated 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. 4) indicating that the door 43 (see FIG. 4) of the deposit locker 13 on the shopper 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, the store clerk reads the RFID tag 32 (see FIG. 3) of the basket 30 that has been taken out, and then starts scanning the product placed 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. 7, 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.

  Under such a configuration, the RFID tag 32 (see FIG. 3) of the basket 30 deposited by the RFID reader 70 is read, and the product in the basket 30 is scanned by the scanner 71. When the scanning of the product 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 2).

  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. 8, 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 A number is associated and stored.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the products after scanning are classified into three types, “refrigeration temperature”, “freezing temperature”, and “heat retention temperature”, depending on the storage temperature of the products, and are put in separate baskets. “Frozen temperature” is divided into frozen foods and ice creams, “heat-retaining temperature” is fried food, etc., and the rest is “refrigerated temperature”.

  When the shopper knows that the product has been scanned via the display board 22 (see FIG. 2), the shopper pays for the product with the checkout machine 15 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). When the automatic settlement machine 15 reads the two-dimensional barcode 51 of the deposit sheet 50 (see FIG. 5) 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. 9, the locker number of the receiving locker 14 and the code number for unlocking the receiving locker 14 are printed on the payment receipt 90. Thereafter, the shopper receives the merchandise and returns home.

  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.

  In addition, scanned products are divided into three temperature zones, “refrigerated”, “frozen”, and “heat-retained”, and stored in a locker. Can receive goods with peace of mind.

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

  For example, although the basket is stored in the locker, the shopping cart may be stored.

It is a figure showing the whole shopping system composition concerning an embodiment of the 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 a basket. It is a figure which shows the structure of a deposit locker, (a) shows the state which the door closed, (b) shows the state which the door opened, respectively. It is a figure which shows an example of a custody sheet. It is a figure which shows the state which looked at the deposit locker from the store clerk side. It is a figure which shows the structure of a scanning apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the correlation table of custody-return. It is a figure which shows an example of the receipt after adjustment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display shelf 11 Entrance 12 Exit 13 Deposit locker 14 Receipt locker 15 Checkout machine 20 Router 21 Store server 22 Display board 23 Locker management server 24 Scanning device

Claims (11)

A deposit locker for depositing the goods in the first basket;
A scanning device for scanning the goods 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 is finished,
A shopping system comprising: a checkout machine for clearing a product for which scanning has been completed. 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 a settlement of a purchase price based on the record information of the receipt.   8. The settlement machine according to claim 7, wherein when the settlement is completed, the settlement machine issues a settlement receipt in which a reception locker number of the reception locker and a password for opening the reception locker are recorded. Shopping system.   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 commodity. 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.

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