KR101537343B1 - Digital Information Display and Method for providing a purchasing service - Google Patents

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention recognizes the number and location of users located within a predetermined distance from the digital billboard, divides the screen of the billboard into a plurality of regions based on the number and location of users, And a payment method using a digital billboard that restricts settlement of a commodity in an adjacent area of the at least one area until settlement of the commodity is completed .

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a digital billboard and a billing service,

The present invention relates to a digital billboard, and more particularly, to a digital billboard that provides a goods settlement service.

Digital Information Display (DID) refers to indoors and outdoors displays that are installed and operated for corporate advertising or publicity. It is used for various video and image advertisements such as movie trailers, music videos, CF advertisements, The information related to the advertisement place, that is, the installation location of the digital display medium, is provided to the consumer, such as hospital use information and various medical information, airport use and travel related information, etc., This includes interactive functions that can be used to enhance convenience for consumers.

As digital billboards support more functions, consumers are increasingly demanding to use digital billboards for product shopping.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a goods settlement service using a digital billboard and a digital billboard thereof.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for payment of goods using a digital billboard, comprising: recognizing the number and location of users located within a predetermined distance from the billboard; Dividing a screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of regions based on the number and position of the users and displaying the divided regions; Performing settlement for a product in at least one of the plurality of displayed areas; And restricting settlement of a commodity in an adjacent region of the at least one region until settlement of the commodity is completed.

Preferably, the step of restricting settlement of goods in the adjacent area of the at least one area comprises: if a goods settlement request is inputted from the user in the adjacent area of the at least one area, This is done in a way that limits the display of the interface.

Preferably, the step of restricting the settlement of the goods in the adjacent area of the at least one area comprises: if the goods settlement request is inputted from the user in the adjacent area of the at least one area, And displaying a predetermined message until the payment for the goods is completed in the at least one area.

Preferably, the digital billboard includes: a touch display unit that divides the screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of regions and displays the divided regions; And a plurality of payment means disposed on the rear surface of the touch display unit and arranged at predetermined intervals, and the plurality of payment means operate based on Near Field Communication (NFC).

Advantageously, the plurality of payment means are powered only when the payment for the goods is being performed in the at least one region.

Preferably, the step of dividing and displaying the screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of areas further comprises the step of changing one of the divided and displayed areas to another location and displaying the divided area based on a user's input .

Advantageously, the step of changing the position of one of the divided displayed regions to another position and displaying is performed based on the input of the drag and drop method of the user.

Advantageously, the step of restricting settlement of goods in the adjacent region of said at least one region is selectively performed based on the number of said plurality of divided regions.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital billboard providing a goods settlement service, comprising: a recognition unit for recognizing the number and location of users located within a predetermined distance from the digital billboard; A controller for dividing the screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of areas based on the number and position of the users; A touch display unit displaying the plurality of divided areas; And a settlement unit installed at a rear surface of the touch display unit and including a plurality of settlement units arranged at predetermined intervals, wherein when the settlement of goods is performed in at least one of the plurality of displayed areas, And restricts the settlement of the commodity in the adjacent area of the at least one area until the payment for the commodity is completed.

Preferably, when the goods settlement request is input from the user in the adjacent area of the at least one area, the control unit controls the display of the user interface related to goods settlement in the adjacent area, To limit the payment for the goods in

Preferably, when the goods settlement request is inputted from the user in the adjacent area of the at least one area, the controller stops the operation related to the goods settlement in the adjacent area, and then the settlement of the goods is completed in the at least one area To limit the settlement of the goods in the adjacent area of the at least one area in such a manner as to display a predetermined message.

Advantageously, said plurality of payment means operate based on NFC.

Preferably, the controller controls power to be supplied only to at least one payment means that performs payment for the goods in the at least one region among the plurality of payment means.

Preferably, the touch display unit receives a user's input, and changes one of the divided and displayed areas to another position based on the input of the user.

Preferably, the touch display unit changes the position of one of the divided and displayed regions to another position based on the drag-and-drop input of the user.

Preferably, the control unit selectively restricts settlement of goods in the adjacent area of the at least one area, based on the number of the divided plurality of areas.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a digital billboard comprising the steps of: recognizing the number and location of users located within a predetermined distance from a digital billboard; Dividing a screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of regions based on the number and position of the users and displaying the divided regions; Performing settlement for a product in at least one of the plurality of displayed areas; And restricting settlement of a commodity in a neighboring region of the at least one region until settlement of the commodity is completed, the method comprising the steps of: And a recording medium.

One embodiment of the present invention has an effect of preventing a user from making a false payment of goods when a plurality of users occupy the digital billboard at the same time.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of payment of a product using a digital billboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a method for payment of goods using a digital billboard according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a view illustrating a digital billboard providing a goods settlement service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B are views for explaining the operation of the touch display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of payment of a product using a digital billboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 110, the digital billboard recognizes the number and position of users located within a predetermined distance from the digital billboard.

In operation 120, the digital billboard divides the screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of regions based on the number and position of the users and displays the divided regions.

For example, if there are two users in the vicinity of the digital billboard, the digital billboard can display and divide the screen into two areas.

In step 130, the digital billboard performs settlement of the goods in at least one of the plurality of displayed regions.

At this time, the payment for the goods may include a process of displaying goods in one of a plurality of areas in which the digital billboard is divided, a process of receiving an input for selecting a product to be purchased from the user, a user interface And a process of receiving payment information for payment of goods from the user.

Here, the process of displaying the user interface related to the payment of the selected merchandise may be performed by displaying an image representing a region to be touched by the user terminal so that the user can settle the merchandise through NFC (Near Field Communication) have. For example, when a plurality of payment means are arranged at a predetermined interval on the rear surface of the digital billboard, the digital billboard displays an image indicating an area to be touched by the user terminal at the position of the front of the billboard corresponding to the position of the billing means Can be displayed. The user can complete the payment for the merchandise by touching the portable terminal with the displayed image.

In another embodiment, the process of displaying the user interface associated with the payment of the selected goods may be performed by displaying a user interface in which the user can input numbers or characters. In such a case, the user can directly input the payment information into the digital billboard using numbers or characters, thereby completing settlement of goods.

In step 140, the digital billboard limits the payment for the goods in the adjacent area of the at least one area until the payment for the goods is completed.

At this time, the settlement of the payment for the goods in the adjacent area may be performed in a manner that, when the goods settlement request is input from the user in the adjacent area of at least one area, the display related to the goods settlement in the adjacent area is restricted.

In another embodiment, the settlement of a payment for a commodity in a neighboring region is performed when a commodity settlement request is inputted from a user in a neighboring region of at least one region, And a predetermined message is displayed in the adjacent area until the payment for the goods is completed. For example, in the adjacent area, the message " payment of goods can not be made now for safe payment, payment of goods can be made after about 20 seconds "may be displayed.

The reason for limiting the settlement of goods in the adjacent area of the area where the goods settlement is in progress is that when the goods settlement is performed simultaneously in the two adjacent areas, the first user makes a payment for the goods of the second user who does not want to buy due to proximity There is a problem that such a problem occurs. As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has an effect of preventing a user's false payment of goods when a plurality of users simultaneously occupy the digital billboard.

The method of restricting the payment of goods in the adjacent area will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a method for payment of goods using a digital billboard according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the digital billboard is divided and displayed in eight areas at the upper and lower ends, and goods settlement is proceeding in the second area 204 at the upper part.

At this time, in the five regions 202, 206, 210, 212, and 214 indicated by X adjacent to the upper second region 204, payment of goods is completed until the goods settlement is completed in the upper second region 204 Is limited. However, since the fourth upper area 208 and the fourth lower area 216 indicated by O are not adjacent to the upper second area 204, the goods can be settled at any time.

In this case, the first region 210 at the lower end and the third region 214 at the lower end may be set as the goods settlement region, It is not an adjacent area of the upper second area 204 in progress, and thus the product can be settled.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment, a plurality of payment means may be installed at a position corresponding to a plurality of regions displayed on the digital billboard on the rear side of the digital billboard, and a payment for the goods among the plurality of payment means is being performed Power may be supplied only to the payment means. For example, supposing that eight payment means are provided on the back side of the digital billboard in Fig. 2, power is supplied only to the payment means corresponding to the upper second region 204 in which goods settlement is in progress, Power may not be supplied to the payment means 202, 206, 208, 210, 212, 214, 216. This can reduce unnecessary power consumption.

In another embodiment, the operation of restricting goods settlement in the adjacent area may be selectively performed based on the number of divided areas in the digital billboard. For example, when there are two divided areas of the digital billboard, the users are sufficiently separated from each other and the distance between the payment means is sufficiently long, so that even if two persons perform the goods settlement at the same time, Therefore, in such a case, it may not perform the operation of restricting the settlement of goods so that two persons can simultaneously perform the settlement of goods.

3 is a view illustrating a digital billboard providing a goods settlement service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a digital billboard providing a goods settlement service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a recognition unit 310, a control unit 320, a touch display unit 330, and a settlement unit 340.

The recognition unit 310 recognizes the number and position of users located within a predetermined distance from the digital billboard.

At this time, the recognition unit 310 may include an infrared sensor capable of measuring proximity of a user to a specific point as in the case of a general automatic inquiry, an ultrasonic sensor capable of measuring a distance to a user in front of the sensor with higher accuracy than an infrared sensor, And a pressure sensor installed on the floor in front of the digital billboard to detect the presence of a user standing at the corresponding point. Any technical device which is not listed above but can recognize the user may be utilized as the recognition unit 310. [

The control unit 320 divides the screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of areas based on the number and position of users.

The touch display unit 330 displays a plurality of areas divided by the control unit 320.

Also, the touch display unit 330 may receive a user's input in a touch manner, and may display one of the divided areas displayed on the basis of the input of the user by changing the position thereof to another position. For example, the touch display unit 330 may display one of the divided regions displayed on the touch screen by changing the position of one of the displayed regions to another position based on the drag and drop input of the user.

The operation of the touch display unit 330 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

The settlement unit 340 is installed on the rear surface of the touch display unit and includes a plurality of payment means arranged at predetermined intervals.

At this time, the plurality of payment means can operate based on NFC. In addition, the control unit 320 controls the settlement unit 340 to supply power only to the settlement means that performs settlement of goods among the plurality of settlement means.

When the payment for the goods is performed in the predetermined area of the touch display unit 330 through the payment unit 340, the control unit 320 stores the goods in the adjacent area of the area until the payment for the goods is completed Limit payments on.

4A and 4B are views for explaining the operation of the touch display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A, the touch display unit divides the screen into three areas 402, 404, and 406 corresponding to the user A, the user B, and the user C, , Product B, and product C are displayed. In FIG. 4, the user A, the user B, and the user C are shopping for the merchandise A, the merchandise B, and the merchandise C, respectively. If the user A performs payment for the merchandise A, It is not possible to perform settlement for the commodity B.

4B illustrates a process in which a user B moves a region to a third region 406 while shopping for a commodity B in a second region 404. For example, when the notification message "payment for product B is prohibited because payment is being carried out for merchandise A is displayed" is displayed in the second area 404, the user B touches the second area 404 for a predetermined time The user C can move from the touch display unit to the third region 406 which has become a non-use region in a drag-and-drop manner. As a result, the second region 404 becomes a non-use region, and the user B can perform settlement for the goods B displayed in the third region 406 regardless of whether the settlement of the goods A is performed or not.

In another embodiment, in the second area 404, a message " Do you want to move to the third area where payment is possible? "And a message " The link message may be displayed and moved to the third area 406 if the user B touches the mobile link message. With this method, it is possible to easily move even when another region exists in the middle, such as when moving from the third region 406 to the first region 402. In addition, when the number of unused areas is not one but a plurality of unused areas, a mobile link message of a form capable of moving to a plurality of unused areas is displayed, and the user touches the area to be moved among the plurality of unused areas, can do.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention can be embodied in a general-purpose digital computer that can be embodied as a program that can be executed by a computer and operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium.

The computer readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (e.g., ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), optical reading medium (e.g., CD ROM, DVD, etc.).

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (17)

A control unit for dividing a screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of areas based on the number and position of the users; A touch display unit for displaying the touch screen; And a settlement unit, which is installed on a rear surface of the touch display unit and includes a plurality of settlement units arranged at predetermined intervals, the method comprising:
Recognizing the number and location of users located within a predetermined distance from the digital billboard;
Dividing a screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of regions and displaying the divided regions on the basis of the number and position of the users; And
Performing payment for a product by the payment means included in at least one of the displayed plurality of regions,
Wherein,
The method according to claim 1, further comprising: when a settlement for a commodity is performed by a settlement means included in at least one of the displayed plurality of regions, Disable your payment method to restrict payments to items in your neighborhood:
Wherein the adjacent region is a region in contact with a region where the goods settlement is performed. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
In deactivating the payment means included in the adjacent area in which the payment is performed,
Wherein the display of the user interface related to the payment of goods in the adjacent area is restricted. The method according to claim 1,
In deactivating the payment means included in the adjacent area in which the payment is performed,
And displaying a predetermined message related to goods settlement in the adjacent area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of payment means operate based on NFC (Near Field Communication). delete The method according to claim 1,
Dividing a screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of regions and displaying the divided regions,
Further comprising changing the position of one of the divided and displayed regions to another position and displaying the divided region on the basis of the input of the user. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the step of changing the position of one of the divided and displayed areas to another position and displaying
Wherein the method is performed based on an input of the drag-and-drop method of the user. delete A digital billboard providing a goods settlement service,
A recognition unit for recognizing the number and position of users located within a predetermined distance from the digital billboard;
A controller for dividing the screen of the digital billboard into a plurality of areas based on the number and position of the users;
A touch display unit displaying the plurality of divided areas; And
And a payment unit provided on a rear surface of the touch display unit and including a plurality of payment units arranged at predetermined intervals,
Wherein when the settlement of the commodity is performed by the settlement means included in at least one of the plurality of displayed regions, the control unit displays a region adjacent to the region where the settlement is performed until the settlement of the commodity is completed, Deactivates the payment means included in the region to limit the payment for goods in the adjacent region:
Wherein the adjacent region is a region in contact with a region where the goods settlement is performed. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
In deactivating the payment means included in the adjacent area in which the payment is performed,
Wherein the display of the user interface related to the settlement of goods in the adjacent area is restricted. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit
In deactivating the payment means included in the adjacent area in which the payment is performed,
And displays a predetermined message related to goods settlement in the adjacent area. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the plurality of payment means
Wherein the digital billboard operates based on NFC. delete 10. The method of claim 9,
The touch-
Wherein the digital billboard receives the input of the user and changes the position of one of the divided and displayed areas to another position based on the input of the user. 15. The method of claim 14,
The touch-
And displays one of the divided and displayed regions by changing the position of the divided regions to another position based on the input of the drag and drop method of the user.
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