JP5263963B2 - Automatic super system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a shopper to purchase a commodity without walking about in a supermarket. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic supermarket system has an automated warehouse having a commodity tray for housing the commodity, a commodity selecting room having a commodity request terminal for allowing the shopper to request the commodity and a weight detecting part 15 arranged between the automated warehouse and the commodity selecting room and detecting the weight of the commodity tray, and enables the shopper to confirm an actual thing of the commodity by automatically carrying the commodity tray having the commodity requested by the commodity request terminal 12 by the shopper to the front of the shopper of the commodity selecting room from the automated warehouse. A computer terminal 21 connected to the commodity request terminal and the weight detecting part determines that the commodity is purchased when the commodity is removed from the commodity tray by being compared with the weight measured before being carried in the commodity selecting room by measuring the weight of the commodity tray in the weight detecting part when the commodity tray is carried out of the commodity selecting room when completion is inputted in the commodity request terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic super system.

  Shopping at the supermarket is a pain for the elderly with limited mobility. There is also a system for purchasing and delivering products via internet shopping. However, this system cannot actually see the product. For this reason, this system is unsatisfactory when purchasing fresh foods and side dishes.

  When shopping at a food supermarket, I had to line up at the cash register at the end, which was painful. Shoppers were walking in the supermarket looking for the products they wanted, putting the products they wanted to buy into the basket, and then accounting at the cash register. For this reason, it was difficult for elderly people with physical disabilities to shop.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-9687 (Cited document 1) has a summary and a paragraph [0040] in which a customer possesses a shopping panel which is a small terminal device capable of reading and writing an IC tag and having a communication function. The shopping system which does not need to carry goods to a cash register is disclosed.

JP 2008-9687 A JP-A-8-143111 JP 7-53017 A

  However, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-9687 (cited document 1), a shopper needs to walk around in a supermarket in order to purchase a product.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic super system that enables a shopper to purchase a product without walking around in the supermarket.

  It is a further object of the present invention to provide an automatic super system that automatically carries a product desired to be purchased in front of a shopper and allows the shopper to check and purchase the actual product.

  The automatic super system according to the present invention is as follows.

  (1) An automatic warehouse having a product tray containing products, a product selection room having a product request terminal for a shopper to request a product, and between the automatic warehouse and the product selection room, the product tray A product tray having a product requested by the shopper at the product request terminal from the automatic warehouse in front of the shopper in the product selection room. An automatic super system for carrying and confirming the actual product by a shopper having a computer terminal connected to the product request terminal and the weight detection unit, and the computer terminal inputs completion at the product request terminal Then, the product tray is carried out of the product selection room, and the weight detection unit measures the weight of the product tray and measures it before carrying it into the product selection room. Automatic super system and determines that it is compared to the amount long as product is removed from the product tray commodity is purchased.

  (2) When the computer terminal determines that a product has been purchased, a door of the product selection room is locked, and the purchased product and a shopper are confined in the product selection room. The automatic super system according to (1) above.

  (3) The above item (2) is characterized in that the product selection room has an automatic checkout machine, and when the payment of the purchased product is completed in the automatic checkout machine, the door of the product selection room is unlocked. Automatic super system as described.

  (4) The above (1) to (3), further comprising a temporary stocker provided between the automatic warehouse and the product selection room for temporarily stocking the product tray. Automatic super system as described in any one.

  (5) The automatic super system according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the computer terminal is provided in the product selection room.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the automatic super system which can purchase goods, without a shopper walking around in a supermarket is obtained.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, an automatic super system can be obtained in which a product desired to be purchased is automatically carried in front of the shopper, and the shopper can confirm and purchase the actual product.

It is a top view which shows the automatic super system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which looked at the goods tray conveyed toward a goods selection room with a belt conveyor in the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating a mode that a goods tray is conveyed toward a goods selection room by a belt conveyor in the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the inside of the goods selection room of the automatic super system shown by FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the management information table stored in the automatic warehouse server shown by FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a management information table stored in the PLU server shown in FIG. 5. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a display of the screen of the goods request | requirement terminal in the goods selection room of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating another display example of the screen of the goods request | requirement terminal in the goods selection room of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the automatic super system shown by FIG.

  Hereinafter, an automatic super system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Referring to FIG. 1, an automated super system according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown. The automatic super system according to the present embodiment automatically carries a product desired to be purchased in front of the shopper, so that the shopper can check the actual product and determine whether to purchase or cancel.

  In this automatic super system, merchandise is stored in the automatic warehouse 11. An automatic warehouse 11 and a product selection room (private room) 12 for a shopper to select products are connected by a belt conveyor 13.

  Referring to FIG. 2, a product tray 14 conveyed toward the product selection chamber 12 by the belt conveyor 13 is shown. The merchandise tray 14 has merchandise put in the merchandise tray 14 in the automatic warehouse 11.

  Returning to FIG. 1, a weight detector 15 for detecting the weight of the product tray 14 and an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) attached to the product tray 14 are provided between the automatic warehouse 11 and the product selection room 12. ) RFID reader 16 for reading 16 '(FIG. 2) is installed. Further, a temporary stocker 17 for temporarily stocking the product tray 14 is also installed. As the temporary stocker 17, for example, a rotary rack type automatic warehouse disclosed in JP-A-8-143111 (Patent Document 2) can be used. In the automatic super system according to the present embodiment, the temporary stocker 17 is a small one having a smaller capacity than the rotary rack type automatic warehouse described above.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 3, a state in which the product tray 14 is carried toward the product selection chamber 12 by the belt conveyor 13 in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1 will be described. In this case, the conveyor 13 moves from the automatic warehouse 11 toward the product selection room 12. When the product tray 14 is carried from the automatic warehouse 11 to the weight detection unit 15 by the conveyor 13, the weight detection unit 15 detects the weight of the product tray 14, and the RFID reader 16 is attached to the product tray 14. Read '. Thereafter, a pair of arms 18 on the back side of the product tray 14 on the weight detection unit 15 (the tip of the arm bends as shown) is driven, and the back of the product tray 14 on the weight detection unit 15 is placed on the belt conveyor 13. Press toward the product selection room 12. When the product tray 14 is pushed out onto the belt conveyor 13, it is carried to the product selection chamber 12 by the belt conveyor 13. The operation of the pair of arms 18 on the back side at this time will be illustrated and described later.

  Conversely, when returning the product tray 14 to the automatic warehouse 11, the conveyor 13 moves from the product selection chamber 12 toward the automatic warehouse 11, and the pair of arms 18 on the front side of the product tray 14 are driven, Push the front toward the automatic warehouse 11. The operation of the pair of arms 18 on the front side at this time will also be illustrated and described later.

  In FIG. 3, the four guides 19 around the weight detection unit 15 can move up and down. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide 19 becomes a guide for the commodity tray 14 when moved upward. On the other hand, when the guide 19 moves downward, the commodity tray 14 can move on the guide 19.

  Referring to FIG. 4, a product tray 15 is carried into a product selection room (private room) 12 from a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal 21 having a product request terminal 20, an automatic checkout machine 22, and an automatic warehouse 11. A belt conveyor 13 is installed. The product request terminal 20 is used by a shopper to select a product. The POS terminal 21 is a computer terminal, and also includes a handy scanner 23 used when canceling a product. The automatic settlement machine 22 is used to settle the price of purchased merchandise. Inside the product selection room (private room) 12, a shopping cart 24 for placing products when purchasing products is placed.

  In FIG. 1, as the automatic warehouse 11, for example, an automatic warehouse disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-53017 (Patent Document 3) is used. The details of the operation of the automatic warehouse are described in detail in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-53017 (Patent Document 3), and will be omitted.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the automatic super system further includes an automatic warehouse server 25, a PLU (Price Look Up) server 26, and a weight detection controller 27. The automatic warehouse server 25 is a computer terminal and is provided in the automatic warehouse 11 (FIG. 1). The PLU server 26 is a host computer terminal of the automatic super system, and is typically provided in the vicinity of the product selection room 12 (FIG. 1). The weight detection controller 27 is a computer terminal that is connected to the weight detection unit 15 and controls the weight detection unit 15, and is typically provided in the vicinity of the product selection room 12.

  In each product selection room 12, the POS terminal 21 is connected to the product request terminal 20, the automatic checkout machine 22, and the handy scanner 23, and the automatic warehouse server 25, the PLU server 26, and the like via a LAN (Local Area Network) 28. And connected to the weight detection controller 27.

  Referring to FIG. 6, a management information table 25T stored in the automatic warehouse server 25 shown in FIG. 5 is shown. The product is managed in the automatic warehouse server 25 by management information (“Tray ID” and “Product code”) stored in the management information table 25T. As described with reference to FIG. 2, the RFID 16 ′ storing the “tray ID” is attached to the product tray 14 into which the product is placed. In the automatic warehouse 11 (FIG. 1), the automatic warehouse server 25 determines which product tray 14. Are managed by "Tray ID" and "Product code" (the barcode number attached to the product).

  Referring to FIG. 7, a management information table 26T stored in the PLU server 26 shown in FIG. 5 is shown. The product is managed in the PLU server 26 by management information (“product code” “product name (product name)” “price” “weight” “keyword”) stored in the management information table 26T. In the management information table 26T, the PLU server 26 manages “product code” and “product name”, “price”, “weight”, and “keyword” in association with each other. The “keyword” is used as a search keyword when the shopper searches for a product on the product request terminal 20 (FIGS. 4 and 5), and is displayed on the product request terminal 20 when the product is carried in front of the shopper. It is also used as a descriptive text for the product being sold.

  Next, the operation of the automatic super system will be described.

  In FIG. 1, when the shopper arrives at a store that employs the automatic super system, the shopper enters the product selection room 12.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the automatic super system will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[Product selection]
4 and 5, the shopper searches the merchandise request terminal 20 for merchandise that he / she wishes to purchase. The search screen can be configured to select by category, such as “Price.com” (http://kakaku.com/), or the necessary ingredients when you select a dish, such as Nintendo DS ’s dish navigation Are displayed in a lump, and the necessary products can be selected from them. The merchandise requesting terminal 20 can also search for merchandise using an Internet search method based on keywords, merchandise names, etc. for each merchandise stored in the management information table 26T (FIG. 7) of the PLU server 26.

  When the shopper specifies the desired product for purchase at the product request terminal 20 by the name of the product, for example, “Roots, aroma, black 300 g bottle can”, the POS terminal 21 manages the management information table of the PLU server 26. 26T (FIG. 7), the product code corresponding to the designated product name is searched, and an instruction is issued to the automatic warehouse server 26 to issue the product with the corresponding product code ([Product Request in FIG. 8] ], [Product code request], [Product code, price notification], [Exit instruction].

[Shipping]
In FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the automatic warehouse 11 searches under which the product of the designated product code is in the product tray under the control of the automatic warehouse server 26, and the product tray 14 ( (Figure 2) is issued ([Transport])

  The product tray 14 containing the selected product is temporarily stopped by the weight detection unit 15 in front of the product selection room 12.

[Weighing measurement / RFID reading], [Storing weight and ID in association]
The weight detection unit 15 measures the combined weight of the product tray 14 and the products in the product tray 14, reads the RFID ID of the product tray 14 with the RFID reader 16, and stores the weight and the ID in association with each other.

  Further, the weight detection unit 15 inquires of the automatic warehouse server 25 of the automatic warehouse 11 about the product code of the product contained in the product tray 14 from the read ID of the product tray 14. The weight detector 15 inquires of the PLU server 26 about the product code that has been answered from the automatic warehouse server 26 of the automatic warehouse 11 and obtains the product name, price, weight, and keyword ([Product code inquiry], [Product code inquiry] answer]).

  The weight detection unit 15 inquires of the PLU server 26 about the product code returned from the automatic warehouse server 26 of the automatic warehouse 11 and obtains the product name, price, weight, and keyword ([weight data inquiry], [weight data response] ]).

[Weight check]
The weight detection unit 15 compares the weight measured earlier, the weight of the product obtained from the PLU server 26, and the total value of the average weight of the product tray 14, and if the numerical value is extremely different, Since the delivery is considered, the automatic warehouse 11 is notified of the abnormality in weight, the product is returned, and the product is requested again ([return product when NG], re-issue request when NG).

  The product for which the weight of the product is confirmed to be a normal value is carried from the weight detection unit 15 to the product selection room 12 by the product selection room 12 transport unit ([instruction to carry into the product selection room]).

[Product delivery]
In FIG. 1, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, when a product arrives at the product selection room 12, the product name, price, and keyword obtained from the PLU server 26 are displayed on the screen of the product request terminal 20 as shown in FIG. ([Notification of import completion]).

[Product purchase necessity input]
The shopper picks up the product and examines it, and if he / she purchases it, puts the product in the shopping cart 24. If the shopper does not purchase, the shopper returns the product to the product tray 14 and then presses “Done” on the screen of the product request terminal 20. “Completed” is transmitted to the POS terminal 21 as [product necessity result notification]. The POS terminal 21 issues a [product unloading request] to the weight detection unit 15, and the weight detection unit 15 issues a [product unloading instruction] to the product selection room 12 transport unit.

[Product delivery]
Thus, when completion is pressed, the product tray 14 is carried out of the product selection chamber 12 by the product selection chamber 12 conveyance unit and stopped at the weight detection unit 15 ([unloading completion notification]).

[Weight check]
Here, the weight of the product tray 14 is measured, and compared with the weight measured before being carried into the product selection room 12, if the product is removed, it is determined that the product has been purchased. The weight detection unit 15 notifies the POS terminal 21 of the presence / absence of product selection ([product selection presence / absence notification]).

  Here, the POS terminal 21 displays NG on the screen of the product request terminal 20 when the product selection presence / absence notification does not match the [product necessity result notification] ([necessity notification]), and [product purchase necessity input input]. ] To redo.

  When the weight detection unit 15 determines that the product has been purchased, the POS terminal 21 stores the product name and price information obtained earlier as the purchased product, and [notifies the result] to the weight detection unit 15. [Door lock] of the product selection room 12 is performed.

  That is, the door of the product selection room 12 is locked at the same time as the first product is purchased, and the product selection room 12 cannot be withdrawn unless the payment for the purchased product is completed.

  The weight detection unit 15 issues a [warehousing request] to the automatic warehouse server 25, and returns the emptied product tray 14 and the product tray 14 with the merchandise to the automatic warehouse 11 ([warehousing]).

  When returning the product tray 14 to the automatic warehouse 11, the weight detection unit 15 sends the ID of the product tray 14 and the product number of the product contained in the automatic warehouse server 25. (If empty, a code indicating empty) is notified. Thereafter, the commodity tray 14 is accommodated in the automatic warehouse 11 under the management of the automatic warehouse server 25.

  Next, when a shopper selects a product with a large item such as “coffee” at the product request terminal 20, or when all materials necessary for making curry rice are specified with the keyword “curry and rice” Will be described. The operation in this case is different from the case shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 (when a product is specified alone) in that the temporary stocker 17 is used. Hereinafter, this different point will be described.

  1, 4, and 5, the product request terminal 20 narrows down the search until the number of selected products is less than or equal to the number of products that can be accommodated in the temporary stocker 17 when a product is selected in a large round. Prompt. When the number of products reaches the number of products that can be accommodated in the temporary stocker 17, “product selection complete” can be selected, and when selected, all selected products (each carried in the product tray 14) are transported from the automatic warehouse 11. And stored in the temporary stocker 17.

  Thereafter, the products (product tray 14) one by one from the temporary stocker 17 are carried to the product selection room 12. Before carrying the product into the product selection room 12, the weight detection unit 15 confirms the ID and weight of the product (product tray 14) in the same manner as when the product is specified alone, and then the product is transported to the product selection room 12. . When the product (product tray 14) is conveyed to the product selection room 12, the product request terminal 20 has a screen as shown in FIG.

  When the shopper examines one product (product tray 14) and decides to purchase or not purchase, the shopper presses the “Next” button on the screen of the product request terminal 20 (FIG. 10).

  When the “Next” button is pressed, the product tray 14 is unloaded from the product selection chamber 12 to the weight detection unit 15, and the weight detection unit 15 is based on the result of measuring the weight in the same manner as when a product is selected alone. To decide whether to purchase or not. The product tray 14 that has been emptied after the purchase of the product or the product tray 14 with the product still in it is also returned to the temporary stocker 17. Thereafter, the next product (product tray 14) is carried out from the temporary stocker 17. When this is repeated and the shopper determines that all necessary products (product tray 14) have been examined, "Done" on the screen of the product request terminal 20 (FIG. 10) is pressed.

  When the completion is pushed, all of the commodity trays 14 accommodated in the temporary stocker 17 are returned to the automatic warehouse 11.

  Next, in FIG. 1, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, the operation in the case of canceling the selected product (the product taken into the cart 24) will be described. On the initial screen (not shown) of the product request terminal 20, buttons for “shopping completion” and “partial product cancellation” are arranged in addition to the product search menu.

  When “partial product cancellation” is selected, the POS terminal 21 requests the automatic warehouse 11 to carry out an empty product tray (empty tray) 14. The empty tray 14 is unloaded from the automatic warehouse 11 and stops once at the weight detector 15. Therefore, after the weight and ID of the empty tray 14 are confirmed, the empty tray 14 is carried into the product selection room 12.

  The shopper reads the barcode of the product he wants to cancel with the handy scanner 23, then puts the product into the empty tray 14 and presses “cancel some products” on the initial screen of the product request terminal 20. Canceled products in the empty tray 14 are carried out of the product selection chamber 12 and stopped at the weight detection unit 15. The weight detection unit 15 confirms the weight of the product tray 14, and if the weight of the product in the product tray 14 is the same as the weight at the time of purchase (when selected), it is determined that the product has been correctly canceled and stored Delete the product with the scanned product code from the product. Thereafter, after the ID of the product tray 14 and the product code of the contained product are communicated to the automatic warehouse 11, the product placed on the product tray 14 is returned to the automatic warehouse 11.

  If the weight of the returned merchandise is different from the weight at the time of purchase, the weight detection unit 15 determines that the merchandise scanned by the shopper is different from the merchandise placed on the merchandise tray 14, and the merchandise tray containing the merchandise is stored. 14 is returned to the product selection room 12, and the POS terminal 21 requests the shopper from the product request terminal 20 to scan again.

  When the shopper puts all the products he / she wants to purchase into the shopping cart 24, the user presses “shopping complete” on the initial screen of the product request terminal 20. When the completion of shopping is pressed, the POS terminal 21 sends all the information on the purchased products accumulated so far to the automatic checkout machine 22 so that checkout is possible.

  The shopper settles the purchase price of the product with cash or a credit card at the automatic settlement machine 22.

  When the checkout is completed, the POS terminal 21 unlocks the product selection room 12, and the shopper can take the product home.

  Referring to FIG. 11, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, after the belt conveyor 13 from the automatic warehouse 11 is stopped, the product tray 14 is carried out onto the weight detection unit 15 by the pair of arms 18 on the back side. The states (4 states) are shown in order.

  Referring to FIG. 12, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, after the weight detector 15 detects the weight of the product tray 14, the product tray 14 is moved to the product selection chamber 12 by a pair of arms 18 on the back side. (4 states) are shown in order on the belt conveyor 13.

  Referring to FIG. 13, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, after the product tray 14 is carried onto the belt conveyor 13 by the pair of arms 18 on the back side, the product tray 14 is moved to the product selection chamber by the belt conveyor 13. The state (two states) of being carried out to 12 is shown in order.

  14 and 15, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, the guide 19 shown in FIG. 1 is switched (stands up), toward the belt conveyor 13 reaching the temporary stocker 17, and on the weight detection unit 15. A state (four states) in which the product tray 14 is carried out by a pair of arms 18 on one side is shown in order.

  In FIG. 16, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, after the product tray 14 is carried out to the belt conveyor 13 by the pair of arms 18 on one side, the product tray 14 is directed toward the temporary stocker 17 and then the belt conveyor 13. (2 states) are shown in order.

  FIG. 17 shows a state in which the product tray 14 is transported from the temporary stocker 17 toward the weight detection unit 15 by the belt conveyor 13 in the automatic super system shown in FIG. The state where 14 is carried out toward the weight detection unit 15 by a pair of arms 18 on the other side is shown in order.

  FIG. 18 shows, sequentially from FIG. 17, a state (two states) in which the product tray 14 is carried out onto the weight detection unit 15 by the pair of arms 18 on the other side surface.

  Referring to FIG. 19, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, after the belt conveyor 13 from the product selection quality 12 is stopped, the product tray 14 is placed on the weight detection unit 15 by the pair of arms 18 on the front side. The state (4 states) of carrying out is shown in order.

  Referring to FIG. 20, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, after the weight detection unit 15 detects the weight of the product tray 14, the product tray 14 is moved to the automatic warehouse 11 by a pair of arms 18 on the front side. The state (four states) of carrying out on the belt conveyor 13 is shown in order.

  Referring to FIG. 21, in the automatic super system shown in FIG. 1, after the commodity tray 14 is carried out onto the belt conveyor 13 by the pair of arms 18 on the front side, the commodity tray 14 is moved to the automatic warehouse 11 by the belt conveyor 13. The state (two states) of being carried out toward is shown in order.

  According to the present embodiment, the shopper can purchase necessary products without walking around in the store.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, by using the automatic warehouse 11, it is possible to minimize the store personnel.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the weight is measured and managed when the product is brought into and taken out from the product selection room 12, it is possible to prevent the shopper from cheating due to cancellation or the like.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the purchase is settled in the product selection room (private room) 12, there is no need to line up at the cash register for product accounting.

  Here, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  1, 4, and 5, when a heavy-sales side dish, such as a potato salad of 100 g 48 yen, is selected, a large number of packed potato salads are placed on the tray and carried into the product selection room 12 for shopping. The customer selects the pack in an amount suitable for his / her home, returns the rest, and subtracts the weight of the pack (the weight of the fired polystyrene tray) from the difference in weight before and after loading, and the unit price per unit weight (for example, 48 Yen) can be used for payment.

  In addition, when fresh food such as “bonito” half-body 580 yen is selected, a large number of half-packed “bonito” is placed on the tray and brought into the product selection room 12, and the shoppers liked the living It is possible to make adjustments by judging how many pack shoppers have taken from the difference in weight before and after carrying in so that the packs can be selected and compared. You can pay for one OO-yen cabbage, carrot, and other vegetables in the same way.

  This automatic super system can be installed in food supermarkets, department stores, home centers, etc.

  While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

11 Automatic warehouse 12 Product selection room (private room)
13 Belt conveyor 14 Product tray 15 Weight detector 16 RFID reader 16 'RFID
17 Temporary Stocker 18 Arm 19 Guide 20 Product Request Terminal 21 POS Terminal 22 Automatic Checkout Machine 23 Handy Scanner 24 Shopping Cart 25 Automatic Warehouse Server 26 PLU Server 27 Weight Detection Controller 28 LAN

Claims (5)

  An automatic warehouse having a product tray containing products, a product selection room having a product request terminal for a shopper to request a product, and a weight of the product tray provided between the automatic warehouse and the product selection room. A product tray having a product requested by the shopper at the product request terminal and automatically carrying the product tray from the automatic warehouse to the shopper in the product selection room. An automatic super system in which a customer confirms the actual product, and has a computer terminal connected to the product request terminal and the weight detection unit, and the computer terminal receives completion input at the product request terminal The product tray is carried out of the product selection room, and the weight detection unit measures the weight of the product tray and compares it with the weight measured before being carried into the product selection room. Automatic super system, characterized in that has been product if goods are removed from the product tray is determined to be purchased.   The product selection room has a structure in which the door of the product selection room is locked when the computer terminal determines that the product has been purchased, and the purchased product and the shopper are confined in the product selection room. Automatic super system as described in   3. The automatic supermarket according to claim 2, further comprising an automatic checkout machine in the product selection room, wherein when the payment for the purchased product is completed in the automatic checkout machine, the door of the product selection room is unlocked. system.   The automatic according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a temporary stocker provided between the automatic warehouse and the product selection room for temporarily stocking the product tray. Super system.   The automatic super system according to claim 1, wherein the computer terminal is provided in the product selection room.

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