KR100988754B1 - Store system having a function of auto-sale - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, as part of the ubiquitous discloses an unmanned store system having an automatic sales function that can implement the unmanned sales management combined with IT. The system according to the present invention is a conveyor system comprising a gate that is installed between the loading bins, including a direction controller to control the transfer of a plurality of kinds of goods in a specific direction and position, the gate for controlling the goods received or shipped to the preset loading bins ; A product reader for detecting product information and distribution information on the goods received on the conveyor system; An automatic sales system, which is provided as one side of the front of the store and performs authentication control for product purchase and reception, and product purchase according to a consumer's product purchase; A sales management server for collecting the operation status, payment status, sales status, user authentication and monitoring information of the automatic sales system; An entry and exit management server that performs operation control of the conveyor system and updates product information of the received and received goods; A product management server for registering and managing product information and distribution information; It consists of a communication management server that loads goods inbound and outgoing details information based on a preset protocol online.

Therefore, the present invention maximizes the operator's profits by minimizing labor costs and general costs, as well as collectively managing and selling various kinds of products.

Unmanned, Store, Sales, Management, Commodity, Auto, Leader, Distribution, Loading, Conveyor

Description

Unmanned store system with automatic sales function {STORE SYSTEM HAVING A FUNCTION OF AUTO-SALE}

The present invention relates to an unmanned store system, and more particularly, to provide information on display sales goods, authentication of sales goods, return of goods, and automatic sales functions that can be returned, including merchandise sales management, warehousing and communication management. It relates to an unmanned store system having.

In general, each store occupied on the ground floor (1st floor) of a mall building in the center of the city has a favorable location condition such as the formation of a commercial area and the securing of a large floating population, which entails huge rents and rights. In order to operate, corresponding sales must be made. Despite these location conditions, many businesses can't pay the rent, and there are marginal profits that the store can generate the maximum amount of sales. If you ask for it, the tenant can't stand it.

These stores in the city had a problem that there was no special utilization method for profit creation after opening hours or on holidays, so the shop owners and the shop owners were also looking for another way to create profits after closing time. The room has not been devised.

Therefore, in recent years, the situation is developing unmanned stores ahead, looking at the recently known technology as follows. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining a conventional unmanned store. As shown, the pit 100 is formed on the front or side bottom of the store (S); A lift (200) installed on the bottom (110) of the pit (100); People installed on the lift 200 are accommodated in the pit 100 at the time when the store S is open, and people who pass through the sidewalk to the ground at the time when the store S is closed or on holidays. It comprises a; unmanned sales and promotion device 300 for providing goods or services or sending advertisements to the target.

The pit 100 may be formed on the front or side of the mall store S or, in some cases, the rear surface thereof, and the position of the pit 100 is shown in the drawings according to the location conditions or the structure of each store building. Likewise, the front surface of the store S may be formed as a whole, or may be formed on the side or other positions of the store. When the pit 100 is newly constructed, it is preferable to design the pit 100 so as not to disturb the telecommunication line or other water supply pipes in the underground. However, in the case of the existing mall building, interference does not occur in these underground facilities. What is necessary is just to form and excavate at the position which does not, and the formation of this pit 100 is carried out suitably by reviewing the various laws, such as a building method and a road traffic method.

In addition, since the pit 100 is installed in the ground, it is composed of a box body 110, which is pre-formed in a factory in the same manner as dry construction, that is, a concrete concrete manhole, for shortening the construction period. After manufacturing the box body 110 and then selling the ground in the field is to install the box body 110. In addition, the box body 110 forming the pit 100 is installed in a built-in type of electric and communication lines and water supply and drainage for water supply and drainage, and firmly installs the lift 200 on the inner bottom thereof. .

The lift 200 is a form in which the upper plate 230 is elevated by changing the angle at which the two cross arms 220 intersect by the hydraulic cylinder 210, and selects an appropriate structure from among a plurality of lifts. Can be. Reference numeral 240 in the figure is a guide rail for assisting the top plate 230 of the lift 200 can be elevated. Lifting control of the lift 200 and the power supply and control of the unmanned vending machine, that is, unmanned sales and promotion device 300 installed on the lift 200 may be controlled directly from the control box installed inside the store (S) Pitt 100 is formed to cover not only the show window (W) of the store (S), but also the entire entrance (D) to operate even if the unmanned vending machine is operated through a wireless or other wired communication network to enable its operation and control. Do it.

The unmanned sales and promotion apparatus 300 may be used to sell coffee or soft drinks or various food vending machines, cloth vending machines including socks or underwear, miscellaneous goods vending machines such as various toys or accessories, and the like. According to the industry characteristics of each store, it is possible to sell products that are sold in each store unattended.

Regardless of the type of business of each store, it is possible to select the type of goods or services for unmanned sales by analyzing the consumption tendency of the nightly floating population of the commercial area.In addition, the unmanned sales and promotion apparatus 300 includes various kinds of necessary vending machines (320,330,340,350,360). ) You can select multiple types by type and connect them with one shared cable (370) to share the system among the vending machines, and supply electricity and water from the store (S) through this shared cable (370). By installing an LCD panel including an LCD monitor on the upper side of the vending machine or other locations, it is possible not only to advertise nightly advertisements of its store at night or on holidays.

External advertising or over-the-air broadcasting, in particular, sports events or various event broadcasts can be recorded in real time or recorded at an appropriate time, which can lead to profits from unmanned sales and attract customers' promotions and advertising revenue or customers to the unmanned vending machine. .

The shared cable 370 is installed with the vending machine sharing the system as well as the supply and security of electricity and water, and a communication line. On the other hand, the unmanned sales and publicity device 300 is the position of the pit 100 so as to be as close to the front or side of the store (S) so as not to interfere with the passage of pedestrians passing on the sidewalk in the elevated state to the ground Forming, and the unmanned sales and promotion device 300 is installed in the pit 100 is also manufactured to be installed in a slim.

In addition, the upper part of the unmanned sales and promotion apparatus 300 in the state accommodated in the pit 100 to prevent rainwater or foreign matter from entering the pit 100 and also serves as a roof in the elevated state. The roof cum cover 310 is provided, and the roof cum cover 310 is formed in the same plane as the sidewalk in the lowered state so as not to interfere with the passage.

The unmanned sales and promotion device 300 is installed with a surveillance camera (not shown) and other security devices for remote monitoring in connection with the security system of the corresponding store is installed, the communication or Internet network already installed in the store Share and enable remote monitoring and management.

The conventional complex operating system equipped with a conventional variable autonomous vending machine configured as described above is normally operated at a store (S) located in a building normally, and the entrance (D) of the store (S) after a closing time or a holiday. In the closed state, when the unmanned sales and promotion device 300 inside the pit 100 located at the front or side or the rear of the store S is raised to the ground, it becomes another store, that is, an unmanned operating store and the corresponding store (S). By making the most of the favorable location conditions of the company, it is possible to generate profits by selling goods that meet the consumption tendency of the nightly floating population.In the case of the store's operator, even at night and holidays, which have only been spent without any profit structure Unattended stores can be operated without the attendance of the operator or the clerk, so two stores are operated at one store to generate maximum profit. Will be able to ship.

However, as described above, the conventional complex operating system having a variable unmanned vending machine set is limited to sales management of a product, and thus, it is difficult to assume that an actual manned store is unmanned. In other words, even though merchandise sales should be based on merchandise entry / receipt management, inventory management, expiration date management, return / return management, consumer certification management, etc., a system that simply sells products focused on unmanned operation will be ineffective. . Therefore, it is urgent to develop an unmanned store system that can unmanned the actual manned sales system, but actively induces the stability of manned sales to increase the reliability of unmanned product sales.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned store system having an automatic sales function that can ensure the optimum stability for the sale of goods to realize the efficient management of the goods for sale. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned store system having an automatic sales function capable of retaining the reliability of the system operation by providing a function of returning and returning a purchased product, including managing the expiration date of the sold product.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned store system having an automatic selling function that can increase the efficiency of management of a non-sellable object by building a consumer authentication system for selling goods.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned store system having an automatic sales function that enables stable supply and operation of goods by real time to notify the management server of the status of incoming and outgoing sales of goods or stock products.

An unmanned store system having an automatic sales function according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the unmanned store system, is installed inside a store having a space of a predetermined size, the drafter for loading a plurality of kinds of goods Stacking box having; A conveyor system installed between the storage boxes and configured to include a direction controller for controlling the transfer of a plurality of types of goods in a specific direction and position, and a gate system configured to control the receipt or delivery of goods to be stored in a preset storage box; A goods reader for detecting goods information and distribution information on goods received on the conveyor system; An automatic sales system, which is provided at one side of the front side of the store and performs authentication control for goods input and output and product purchase according to a product purchase of a consumer; A sales management server which collects operation status information, payment status information, sales status information, user authentication information, and monitoring information of the automatic sales system; A goods storage management server which performs operation control of a conveyor system including a drafter and a gate of a corresponding storage box in response to a user's selected goods or returned information through the automatic sales system, and updates goods information of goods received and received; A product management server that extracts information about a storage box corresponding to the selected product or returned information and provides the same to the entry and exit management server, and registers and manages the product information and distribution information in association with the product reader; And a communication management server including the collection information of the sales management server, and loading the goods receipt and departure history information of the goods receipt management server online based on a predetermined protocol.

The present invention provides an unmanned system to collectively manage various types of goods and sell them stably, thereby minimizing labor costs and general costs, maximizing operator profits, and reducing human and material costs. It is effective to let. In addition, the present invention implements the unmanned sales management combined with IT as part of ubiquitous, there is an effect that can lay the foundation of the future industry.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 is a block diagram showing an unmanned store system according to the present invention.

As shown, it is installed inside the store 201 having a space of a predetermined size, and is installed between the loading box 215 having a drafter and a loading box 215 for loading multiple kinds of goods 223. Conveyor system 217, which comprises a direction controller 227 for controlling the transport of a plurality of kinds of goods in a specific direction and position, the gate 219 for controlling the receipt or delivery of the goods to be shipped to the preset storage box 215 ), A product reader 221 for detecting product information and distribution information on the goods received on the conveyor system 217, and a front side of the store 201 to provide a product according to a consumer's product purchase. Automated sales system 213 that performs input and output control, authentication control for product purchase, operation status information, payment status information, sales status information, user authentication information and monitoring of the automatic sales system 213. A conveyor system 217 including a sales management server 205 for collecting information and a drafter and a gate 219 of a corresponding storage box 215 in response to a user's selected product or return information through the automatic sales system 213. ), The warehouse management server 207 for updating the goods information of the goods received and received, and the storage box 215 information corresponding to the selected goods or the returned information is extracted to the goods storage management server 207. A product management server 209 which registers and manages the product information and distribution information in association with the product reader 221 and the collection information of the sales management server 205, and the entry and exit management server 207. It consists of a communication management server 211 that loads the goods receipt and shipment history information on the basis of a predetermined protocol online.

On the other hand, the product reader 221 is for collecting one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code, RFID tag information attached to each product, a plurality of installed in a specific position of the conveyor system 217. That is, the product reader 221 is installed at the receiving position of the product 223, is installed in the shipping position, the return position and the like of the automatic sales system 213 to continuously monitor the movement status of the product.

In addition, the automatic vending system 213 is provided with a control panel 203 on the front, the control panel 203 is provided with an LCD display window of the watch function, and displays the product information including the user's product selection, function selection Provided as a generalized information. If necessary, based on the user authentication information collection function of the sales management server 205 and the network connection of the communication management server 211, a predetermined civil document such as a resident registration can be issued. The sales management server 205 is provided with a CCD camera for the monitoring function, the CCD camera is mounted on one side of the front of the automatic sales system 213 to monitor the illegal behavior of the user. On the other hand, the CCD camera may increase the efficiency of remote monitoring by photographing the inside of the store 201.

3 is a configuration diagram for explaining the main functions of the sales management server 205 using the automatic sales system 213 according to the present invention. As shown, the vending system 213 includes a control panel 203 composed of an LCD watch panel, and includes a function of selecting a product, returning or returning a product through the control panel 203. Has a card payment signature function by purchasing a card. In addition, the vending system 213 has an image management function, and the image management function includes an image monitoring function for image monitoring and advertisement or product information. Therefore, the image management function is composed of an image output function, an image input function, and an audio input / output function.

On the other hand, the automatic sales system 213 implements a payment and authentication function, and as a payment function, including bill recognition, coin recognition, card recognition, bankbook recognition function, it is possible to mobile recognition. Mobile recognition is possible with a small payment by the SIM card, account linked payment, etc. In addition, the authentication function, including the fingerprint recognition, adult authentication, is an authentication system for purchasing goods that are not sold to teenagers. In addition, the vending system 213 includes a document output function, including an online document linked with the communication management server 211, has a slip output, a photo output function. The slip output includes a sales receipt provided to the consumer and a cash receipt according to the use of cash. The photo output includes a paper output of an image previously stored by a mobile device or a paper output of an image captured by a digital camera.

4 is a configuration diagram for explaining the main functions of the entry and exit management server 207 according to the present invention. As illustrated, the warehouse management server 207 includes a conveyor driver 403 for driving a conveyor system, a reader driver 405 for driving control of a product reader 221 and collecting product information, and a conveyor system. (217) a gate driver 407 for controlling the transport position of the goods transported onto the conveyor, a direction control driver 409 for controlling the transport direction of the goods transported onto the conveyor system 217, and the loading box ( 215, a draft driver driving unit 411 for withdrawing and withdrawing goods to and from the product, a database 413 for storing the loading box information including goods loading information for various goods, and the goods received from the reader driver 407. Receive the information, select the location of the goods received on the basis of the loading box information of the database 413, and calculate the optimal route for the goods transport to the location W consists of the conveyor drive unit 403, the direction control driving unit 409, a gate driver 407 and DE rafter product transfer command to the driving unit 411 to control unit 401 for controlling transmission.

As the conveyor system 403 is divided by a predetermined distance unit and holds the direction controller 227 at an intersection point of a plurality of conveyors, the control unit 401 respectively corresponds to the transfer position of the product based on the optimum distance calculation. To operate the conveyor and direction controller 227. The direction controller 227 changes the transfer path of the goods to be conveyed through the conveyor, and performs a rotation operation according to a preset rotation angle. The gate 219 is a device for preventing the goods conveyed onto the conveyor from leaving the desired position, and has a circuit breaker structure.

The optimal path algorithm for calculating the optimal path of the controller 401 indicates the optimal path from the current position to the position of the loading box 215 of the currently received goods including the returned goods, and the path tracking by coordinates may be possible. . When the shortest path is calculated as described above, interlocking control of the conveyor, the gate, and the drafter provided on the corresponding path is performed, which is based on the driving time of the conveyor to control the blocking of the gate and the drawing / drawing of the drafter. Perform sequentially.

5 is a configuration diagram for explaining the main functions of the product management server 209 according to the present invention. As shown, based on the product information of the product reader 221 for the incoming goods to store and manage the distribution period information of the goods loaded into the product-specific loading box, according to the result of the subtraction of the distribution period information and the current time information An expiration date management module 501 for calculating an expiration date of goods, a loading status management module 503 for calculating a loading amount of a corresponding product on the basis of entry / exit details of the goods loaded in each loading box, and a daily or weekly unit Inventory status management module 505 for calculating the stock status of the goods loaded in each stacker on the basis of the sales amount, and the abnormal state of the goods, for example, error detection of the product information, based on the product information detected from the product reader 221, The defect status management module 507, which monitors a defect status such as a distribution period detection error, and the management information by each management module to the communication management server 211. It consists of a communication module 509 to transmit.

6 is a configuration diagram showing a communication management server 211 according to the present invention. As shown, the communication management server 211 is divided into a central control management module and a communication management module, the central control management module is a communication control including a failure management to recognize the failure state of the system, and intrusion of outsiders It consists of security management to detect external intrusion status, power management to reliably supply the power of the system, and data management to perform information management such as product information, return information, and inventory information about products. In addition, the communication management module performs a communication connection with the central manager to perform a remote system monitoring, communication with a security institution for security management, communication with a financial institution for authentication of the payment situation according to the sale of goods. It has a communication access function with the web server for remote monitoring of the system and communication with the government agencies according to the user authentication procedure.

Therefore, the communication management module promotes stable operation of the system based on interworking with a central management server, security company server, financial settlement server, government agency server, and web server through a network. Meanwhile, the communication management module and the network connection may use a wired or wireless communication infrastructure.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

First, a plurality of loading boxes 215 provided for each type of goods are provided in the store 201, and each of the loading boxes 215 holds a respective drafter, and the drafter is a conveyor system that is a means of transferring goods. 217). In addition, the entry and exit of each loading box 215 has a gate 219 for preventing the departure of goods, and the branching points of the conveyor system 217 are each equipped with a direction controller 227. The drafter is to control the transfer of goods into the loading box 215, it will be possible to transfer using a transfer device or a robot arm by the link structure. The gate 219 is spaced apart from the conveyor belt upward by a predetermined distance, and operation control by the solenoid is possible.

The loading box 215 has a structure for sequentially loading goods received, and the shipping order of the goods is defined according to the FIFO (First In First Out) method. Accordingly, the loading box 215 may be provided with a withdrawal control system for loading each product, and withdraw the most recently loaded goods. On the other hand, the loading box 215 is limited to the loading space of the goods, by implementing the drafter as a robot arm, it will be able to control the receipt and delivery of goods.

On the other hand, one side of the store 201 is provided with a space for receiving the goods, the product reader 221 is mounted on the receiving position of the goods. If necessary, the product reader 221 may be provided for each branch position of the conveyor system 217 or the product reader 221 may be mounted at a position close to each drafter of the loading box 215. In addition, the product reader 221 may be mounted at a predetermined position inside the vending system 213 to recognize the code of the returned product.

The automatic sales system 213 is provided with an LCD panel on the front to induce convenience of the consumer. The LCD panel is a watch panel and performs functions such as consumer's product selection, card payment, account payment and mobile payment. do. The control panel 203 may provide product information, advertisement information, and the like, for any product, at the request of the consumer. In addition, a CCD camera may be mounted at a predetermined position of the vending system 213 to monitor stability of the system or to monitor illegal behavior of a consumer. The CCD camera can also be installed inside the store 201, which is to monitor the transport status of the goods in real time.

A plurality of kinds of goods or goods are received in a predetermined space, and the goods information is collected by the goods reader 221. The product information includes the product name, the characteristics of the product, the manufacturer, the date of manufacture, and the expiration date information. This is represented by a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, or product information is stored by the RFID tag. The product reader 221 extracts information of a corresponding product from a barcode or an RFID tag, but the product without product information is discharged through the conveyor system 217 or loaded into a specific place.

On the other hand, if the product information is normally extracted, the product management server 209 analyzes the information detected by the product reader 221, and separates the product information, the expiration date information of the corresponding product. Therefore, the expiration date management module 501 of the merchandise management server 209 registers and manages the product information or code information of the corresponding product and manages the matching expiration date information. The expiration date management module 501 determines whether the expiration date of the currently received goods remains above the reference value based on the current time information, and determines whether to load the goods according to the determination result.

For example, if the expiration date of the currently received goods is less than the reference value, the goods management server 209 instructs the incoming and outgoing goods management server 207 to discharge the goods currently received. The entry and exit management server 207 calculates an optimum path from the current position of the product to the discharge position for discharging the goods, and according to the calculation result, the conveyor driver 403, the direction control driver 409, and the gate driver 407. ) Are controlled sequentially. Accordingly, the discharged goods are transferred to the preset discharge position along the conveyor system 217. Of course, it will be appreciated that the discharge location for the defective product may be any loading bin 215 set. Here, the failure status management module 507 provides the communication module 509 with error processing information, for example, a failure occurrence time, a store code, etc. according to the occurrence of the defective product. The communication module 509 notifies the communication management server 211, and the communication management server 211 reports a bad situation to the corresponding manager through the connection with the external central server.

However, if the current product described above is a normal product, the expiration date management module 501 stores the product information and the expiration date information on the goods received, and the loading status management module 503 is the current goods received Update the loading status for. Of course, the inventory management module 505 also updates the inventory status according to the goods loading.

Accordingly, the goods management server 209 transmits the information of the current goods received to the warehouse management server 207, the warehouse management server 207 extracts the preloaded storage information to the database 413, By comparing with the received goods information, it is determined to which load the goods should be received. When the storage box for the product is set, the storage and retrieval server 207 starts the optimal path algorithm based on the position from the current storage location to the storage box. Accordingly, based on the path of the conveyor system 217 corresponding to the shortest distance, the warehouse management server 207 starts the conveyor system of the corresponding position, and thus, the goods are delivered to the set loading box 215 and loaded. Goods are loaded by the drafter provided at 215.

When the goods loading according to this procedure is completed, the consumer purchases the goods using the automatic sales system 213. That is, the control panel 203 of the automatic sales system 213 displays a plurality of types of products, and can advertise specific products as necessary. After the consumer recognizes the products or types of the products, Quench the list of products you want to purchase. One or more purchase items can be selected, and the sales management server 205 generates settlement information for one or more items requested for purchase.

This displays the product price for the purchase object on the control panel 203, and the sales management server 205 requests to select a payment method on the control panel 203. Payment methods include bills, coins, cards, bank transfers, etc., such as a small payment using a mobile is possible. The automatic sales system 213 has a bill recognizer, a coin recognizer, a card recognizer, a bank transfer mode, a mobile payment system, etc. on one side, and the system is managed by the sales management server 205. The operating system according to the payment method is a known technology that is currently used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted since there is a risk of departing from the gist of the invention.

Therefore, the consumer selects the above-described payment method, and the sales management server 205 recognizes the selected payment method. If the consumer wants to use a bill, a coin, etc., the sales management server 205 calculates the amount of money currently input from the bill recognizer and the coin recognizer, and approves the sale of the product from the calculation result. On the other hand, when the consumer wants to make a credit card transaction, bank transfer, or mobile small transaction, the sales management server 205 notifies the transaction to the communication management server 211.

The communication management server 211 starts a communication management module and performs a communication connection with a corresponding financial server through a network. That is, when the card is used, the card is accepted or not, and in the case of bank transfer, after the approval of the FSS, the transaction is approved for the purchase of the corresponding product. In addition, the approval result is provided to the sales management server 205, and the sales management server 205 transmits the product information on the selected product to the entrance and exit management server 207 together with the approval information according to the product purchase.

On the other hand, if the product that the consumer wants to purchase requires the purchase of goods such as alcohol, tobacco, etc., the sales management server 205 starts the fingerprint reader or adult recognizer to authenticate the adult to the consumer. request. Adult authentication is made based on a communication connection with the government agency server by the communication management server 211, the adult authentication result is also provided to the sales management server (205).

As such, when the product purchase request is completed, the storage and retrieval server 207 retrieves previously stored storage box information into the database 413 based on the product information provided from the sales management server 205. The storage and retrieval server 207 calculates an optimal path between the storage box and the automatic sales system 213 after determining the location of the storage box for the corresponding product. Here, the optimum path may simply be an optimal path in one-dimensional coordinates, but if necessary, the operating state of the conveyor system 217 currently operated in the process of transferring the goods having the goods receipt procedure or the goods having the goods release procedure. In this regard, the optimal route can be calculated to increase the efficiency of system operation.

Accordingly, the sales management server 205 transfers and controls the corresponding product according to the consumer's selection from the loading box 215 to the automatic sales system 213, and the product information extracted from the loading box 215 is the product management server. 209 is sent. The commodity management server 209 modifies the loading status and inventory status of the currently shipped goods. This is the data update is made by the loading status management module 503 and inventory status management module 505, the communication module 509 transmits the information modification information according to the loading and inventory to the communication management server 211. do. The communication management server 211 transmits the corresponding information to the central management server through the communication management module, thereby enabling remote monitoring of the administrator. Of course, remote monitoring includes video monitoring by the sales management server 205, including data updates.

And, the sales management server 205 outputs a receipt according to the merchandise sales, which includes a card receipt, a cash receipt, etc., so that the receipt output is linked with the financial settlement server by the communication management server 211.

On the other hand, the automatic sales system 213 can be returned to the merchandise along with the merchandise sales, the return is performed by the consumer based on the mode setting of the control panel 203 returns the merchandise. That is, when the user selects the return mode on the control panel 203, the sales management server 205 notifies the entry and exit management server 207. The goods receipt management server 207 recognizes the goods introduced through the inlet and outlet 225 of the automatic sales system 213. As described above, the product reader 221 is located inside the automatic sales system 213. As equipped with, it is possible to collect product information on the goods received.

The product information is recognized by barcode and RFID tag information. Based on this, the goods receipt and departure management server 207 determines whether the corresponding product is sold at the present time or whether it is due at the current time. For example, if the sale of the product exceeds the set return period, the approval for the return will not be made, and the incoming and outgoing management server 207 is currently based on the expiration date determined by the expiration date management module 501, You can decide whether to discharge or discard the returned merchandise.

As described above, the present invention enables the sale and return management of goods including inventory management, distribution management, and loading management of goods in building an unmanned store system, thereby improving the completeness of the system and improving user reliability. It can be.

As described above, the unmanned store system having the automatic sales function according to the present invention, by increasing the stability of the unmanned system and the efficiency of product management, it is possible to build a ubiquitous-based unmanned system to increase the industrial use value do.

1 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional unmanned store system.

2 is a block diagram showing an unmanned store system according to the present invention.

3 is a configuration diagram for explaining the main functions of the sales management server of FIG.

4 is a configuration diagram for explaining the main functions of the entry and exit management server of FIG.

5 is a configuration diagram illustrating the main functions of the product management server of FIG.

6 is a configuration diagram illustrating the main functions of the communication management server of FIG. 2.

<Explanation of symbols for main drawings>

201: store 203: control panel

205: sales management server 207: incoming and outgoing management server

209: product management server 211: communication management server

213: Automatic sales system 215: Stacking box

217: conveyor system 219: gate

221: Product Reader 223: Product

225: entrance and exit 227: direction controller

401 control unit 403 conveyor drive unit

405: reader driver 407: gate driver

409: direction control drive unit 411: drafter drive unit

501: Expiration date management module 503: Loading status management module

505: Inventory Management Module 507: Poor Status Management Module

509: communication module

Claims (10)

In an unmanned store system, A storage box installed inside a store having a space having a predetermined size and having a drafter for loading a plurality of kinds of goods; A conveyor system installed between the storage boxes and configured to include a direction controller for controlling the transfer of a plurality of types of goods in a specific direction and position, and a gate system configured to control the receipt or delivery of goods to be stored in a preset storage box; A goods reader for detecting goods information and distribution information on goods received on the conveyor system; An automatic sales system provided at one side of the front of the store to control entry and exit of the product according to the purchase of the product by the consumer; A sales management server for collecting operation status information, payment status information, sales status information, user authentication information, and monitoring information of the automatic sales system; A goods storage management server which performs operation control of a conveyor system including a drafter and a gate of a corresponding storage box in response to a user's selected goods or returned information through the automatic sales system, and updates goods information of goods received and received; A product management server that extracts information about a storage box corresponding to the selected product or returned information and provides the same to the entry and exit management server, and registers and manages the product information and distribution information in association with the product reader; And Including the collection information of the sales management server, the communication management server for loading the goods receipt and receipt history information of the goods receipt management server online based on a predetermined protocol; The automatic sales system, It includes bill recognition, coin recognition, card recognition, bank account recognition, mobile payment can be settled, and user authentication functions including fingerprint recognition, adult authentication, The entry and exit management server, A conveyor driver for driving the conveyor system; A reader driver configured to control driving of the product reader and to collect product information; A gate driver for controlling a transport position of a product to be transported on the conveyor system; A direction control driver for controlling a conveying direction of the goods to be conveyed on the conveyor system; A draft driver driving unit for pulling in and out of goods to be loaded into and out of the storage box; A database for storing information about a storage box including goods loading information on various goods; And Receiving the product information received from the reader driver, the location of the goods received on the basis of the loading box information of the database, and calculates the optimum path for the goods transport to the location to the conveyor driver, direction control driver, gate And a control unit for controlling the transfer of the goods transfer command to the driving unit and the drafter driving unit. The product management server, Distribution to store and manage the distribution period information of the goods loaded into the goods loading box based on the product information of the goods reader for the goods received, and calculate the expiration date of the product in accordance with the result of the subtraction of the period information and the current time information Due date management module; A loading status management module configured to calculate a loading amount of the corresponding goods based on details of incoming and outgoing goods for each of the goods loaded into the loading box; Inventory status management module for calculating the inventory status of the goods loaded in each stacker on the basis of daily or weekly sales volume; A defect status management module for monitoring a defect status of an abnormal state of a product, for example, a detection error of a product information, a distribution period detection error, or the like based on the product information detected by the product reader; And Unattended store system having an automatic sales function comprising a; communication module for transmitting the management information by each management module to the communication management server. The method of claim 1, The product reader collects barcode or RFID tag information; And at least two product readers are installed on the conveyor system. The method of claim 1, The automatic sales system includes a control panel on the front surface, and the control panel is provided with an LCD display window having a watch function, and provides product information including graphic selection and function selection of the user as graphic information. Unmanned store system with automatic sales function. The method of claim 1, The sales management server is an unmanned store system having an automatic sales function, characterized in that for issuing a predetermined civil complaints based on the user authentication information collection function and the network connection of the communication management server. The method of claim 3, wherein The control panel includes a card payment signature function by purchasing a card, including a function of selecting a product, returning a product, and returning a product, and outputting an image for image monitoring and advertisement or product information, and an audio input / output function for user guidance. Unmanned store system with automatic sales function characterized by. delete delete The method of claim 1, The control unit is an unmanned store system having an automatic sales function, characterized in that for controlling the operation of each conveyor and the direction controller corresponding to the transport position of the goods based on the optimum distance calculation. delete The method of claim 1, The communication management server is a failure management for recognizing the failure state of the system, security management for detecting the external intrusion state including the intrusion of outsiders, power management for the stable supply of power of the system, for the product A central control management module comprising data management for performing information management such as product information, return information, and inventory information; The communication connection with the central manager to perform the remote system monitoring, the communication with the security agency for security management, the communication with the financial institution to authenticate the payment situation according to the product sale, the government according to the user authentication procedure An unmanned store system having an automatic sales function, comprising a communication module having a communication connection function with a web server for communication with an organization and remote monitoring of the system.

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