KR101889679B1 - System for selling product and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A product sales system is provided. When an input for selecting at least one second product among one or more first products displayed on a first display is received, the product sales system controls the first display to display price information for the at least one second product based on the price information. When the payment information for the at least one second product is received, the product sales system checks a storage location of the at least one second product based on storage location information stored in a memory, controls the second display to display an image associated with the at least one second product based on the storage location of the at least one second product, controls at least one conveying device to convey the at least one second product to an opening and closing device based on the storage location of the at least one second product, controls the second display to display an image associated with an operation of carrying the at least one second product while the at least one second product is conveyed to the opening and closing device, and controls the opening/closing device to be opened so as to take out the at least one second product to the outside of the product sales system when the at least one second product is conveyed to the open/close device.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product sales system,

The present disclosure relates to a system for selling goods and a method of operating the system for selling goods.

Retail stores are located in convenient locations for customers such as around the station, on the roadside, around the residential area, and sell various kinds of products. In addition, retail stores such as convenience stores are operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so that customers can purchase products whenever they want.

On the other hand, in recent years, various types of products sold in retail stores have been diversified, selling not only food and beverages that can be consumed, but also a variety of daily necessities, alcohol, tobacco, gift certificates and safe supplements. In addition to the sale of goods such as courier dispatch or receipt, various services are provided through retail stores. In addition, retailers offer a variety of services to provide convenience to customers.

In this way, retailers are making various efforts to provide convenience to customers in order to differentiate them from large-sized marts and large retailers, and are moving toward providing convenience to customers.

On the other hand, tasks performed to operate a retail store are labor intensive such as ordering goods, receiving goods, inspecting goods, displaying merchandise, returning goods and disposing of goods. In addition, to provide convenience to customers, various kinds of goods are handled by retailers, and various services are provided, so that the work of the workers working at the retail stores is increasing. In addition, the operators operating the retail stores feel that the labor costs increase as the hours of operation of the retail stores increase, and they are burdensome in terms of cost. In addition, the number of customers avoiding face-to-face transactions for specific products is increasing, and the need for non-face-to-face transactions is increasing. However, since non-face-to-face transactions take a long time to arrive at the time of order and the receipt of goods, and the shipping cost is incurred, the customer may feel uncomfortable in purchasing the goods.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure can provide a merchandising system for solving the above-described problems or other problems.

A merchandise sales system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of merchandise stores for storing a plurality of merchandise items and at least one first merchandise item among the plurality of merchandise items A first display, a settlement device for performing settlement for at least one second commodity selected from the at least one first commodity, an open / close device configured to open and close the at least one second commodity to carry the at least one second commodity outside the commodity sales system At least one transport device for transporting the at least one second merchandise from the plurality of merchandise stores to the opening and closing device, a second display and communication module for displaying an image associated with the at least one second merchandise, Wherein the memory stores price information, storage location information, and a video associated with the merchandise Wherein the processor is further configured to, upon receiving a second input for selecting the at least one second item from the at least one first item, determine, based on the price information, Wherein when the payment information for the at least one second product is received from an external electronic device through the payment device or the communication module, Controlling the second display to display a storage location of at least one second merchandise and displaying an image associated with the at least one second merchandise, and based on the storage location of the at least one second merchandise, Controlling the at least one conveying device to convey a second commodity to the opening and closing device, and the at least one second phase Controls the second display so that the at least one transport device displays an image associated with the operation of transporting the at least one second goods while the article is being transported to the opening and closing device, The control unit may control to open the opening / closing apparatus to transport the at least one second commodity to the outside of the commodity sales system.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a merchandise sales system comprises a plurality of first merchandise stores for storing a plurality of merchandise, a second merchandise store for storing at least one merchandise for which payment has been completed, a display, A control device including a communication device, a processor, and a memory, the memory including: an opening and closing device configured to be openable and closable for carrying out the product selling system; at least one carrying device for carrying the at least one goods; Wherein the storage module stores storage location information for a plurality of goods stored in the plurality of goods stores, and the processor receives settlement information for the at least one goods through the communication module, Determining a position of the at least one item based on the position of the at least one item; Wherein said control means controls said at least one transport device to transport one product to said second storage and, when an input for requesting the removal of said at least one product is received, And when the information on the customer is received through the display or the communication module, the information on the customer is compared with the payment information to determine whether to carry out the at least one item, If it is determined to carry out the at least one item, the control unit may control to open the opening / closing apparatus to carry out the at least one item out of the goods selling system.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an operating method of a merchandise sales system includes receiving at least one first merchandise from among a plurality of merchandise stored in a plurality of merchandise stores of the merchandise sales system, Controlling a first display of the merchandise sales system to display at least one second merchandise, receiving a second input for selecting at least one second merchandise from the at least one first merchandise, Controlling the first display to display price information for the at least one second merchandise based on the price information, controlling the first display to display price information for the at least one second merchandise from a payment device or external electronic device of the merchandise sales system, When information indicating that settlement has been completed is received, based on the storage location information stored in the memory, Determining a storage location of at least one second merchandise and controlling the first display to display an image associated with the at least one second merchandise based on the location of the at least one second merchandise; Controlling at least one conveying device of the commodity sales system to convey a second commodity to an opening and closing device of the commodity selling system, while the at least one second commodity is being conveyed to the opening and closing device, Controlling a second display of the merchandise sales system to display an image associated with an operation of conveying the at least one second merchandise when the at least one second merchandise is conveyed to the opening and closing apparatus, Opening the opening / closing device to carry out at least one second commodity outside the commodity sales system It may comprise the step of controlling.

The merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure can receive the merchandise from the customer and provide the ordered merchandise to the customer through the delivery apparatus. In addition, a product can be prepared in advance so that the customer can pick up the goods ordered through the electronic device at a desired time. This can reduce the labor required to operate a retail store and eliminate the inconveniences that may arise in face-to-face or non-face-to-face transactions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 illustrates an unattended shop that includes a merchandising system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an unattended shop in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
3 is a flow diagram of a method of operating a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
4 shows a data structure of product information according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
Figure 5 shows a first opening and closing device, a payment device, a first display, a second display and a shelf of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
Figure 6 is a flow diagram of how a commodity selling system operates in accordance with received inputs, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
7 illustrates a screen displayed on a first display of a merchandise sales system in a process of selecting merchandise according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
8 illustrates a virtual reality image displayed through a second display of a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
9 is a flow diagram of a payment method performed by a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
Figure 10 is a flow diagram of a method for providing the requisite consumables by the merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
11A and 11B illustrate a delivery apparatus included in a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
12A and 12B illustrate a delivery device located within a plurality of product stores of a product sale system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
Figure 13 shows a first opening and closing device, a payment device, a first display, a second display and a shelf of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
14 is a flow diagram of a method of cooking and providing goods by a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
15 illustrates a cooking method selection screen displayed through a first display of a system of merchandise sales according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
Figure 16 shows a first opening and closing device, a payment device, a first display, a second display and a shelf of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
17 shows a process of packing a product in a first opening / closing device of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
18 is a flow diagram of a return method by a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
19 is a flow diagram of a method for purchasing and receiving goods in a merchandise sales system via an external electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;
FIG. 20 illustrates a screen displayed through an external electronic device in a product purchase process according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated for the purpose of describing the technical idea of the present disclosure. The scope of the claims according to the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described below or to the detailed description of these embodiments.

All technical and scientific terms used in the present disclosure have the meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs unless otherwise defined. All terms used in the disclosure are selected for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the disclosure and are not chosen to limit the scope of the rights under the present disclosure.

As used in this disclosure, expressions such as " comprising, "" having," "having, " and the like, unless the context requires otherwise, (open-ended terms).

The expressions of the singular forms described in this disclosure may include plural meanings unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and the same applies to the singular expressions set forth in the claims.

As used in this disclosure, expressions such as " first ", "second ", and the like are used to distinguish a plurality of components from each other and do not limit the order or importance of the components.

As used in this disclosure, the expression "based on" is used to describe one or more factors affecting an action or an action of a decision, judgment, as described in the phrase or sentence in which the expression is contained, It does not exclude any additional factors that affect the decision, act of judgment or action.

In the present disclosure, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it is to be understood that the element may be directly connected to or connected to the other element, But may be connected or connected via other components.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the following description of the embodiments, description of the same or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if a description of components is omitted, such components are not intended to be included in any embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 illustrates an unattended shop that includes a merchandising system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the unattended store 100 may automatically perform the storage and sale of the merchandise, even if the operator or the worker does not reside in the unattended shop 100. The unmanned shop 100 includes a plurality of commodity stores 110 for storing a plurality of commodities and a first conveying device for conveying commodities received in the unmanned shop 100 to a plurality of commodity stores 110 And a second conveying device 122 for conveying the goods selected by the customers 140 and 141 to the opening and closing devices for carrying out the selected products. Specific components included in the unattended shop 100 will be described later.

In one embodiment, the goods transported by the delivery engineer 140 may be imported into the unmanned shop 100 via the opening and closing device. The unattended shop 100 can automatically identify and inspect the transferred goods and store the goods in one of the plurality of commodity stores 110 in the unattended shop 100. As a result, when a product is transferred from the dispatcher 140, the worker can visually check and inspect the transferred product one by one, and there is no need to directly store the product in the shelf or storage, and the labor force can be reduced. In addition, the unmanned shop 100 grasps the inventory of the goods in real time, grasps what goods are needed in the unattended shop 100, and orders the necessary goods to the distribution center 100, so that the operators of the existing retail stores The burden of the work added to the work can be reduced.

In one embodiment, the customer 150, 151 may receive the merchandise from the unattended shop 100 via the device 130 (e.g., kiosk) or electronic device (e.g., smartphone, tablet pc, etc.) You can order goods. The unattended shop 100 can deliver the commodities ordered by the customers 150 and 151 from the plurality of commodity stores 110 through the second transporter 122. [ In order to sell the goods to the customers 150 and 151, the labor force can be saved in the unmanned shop 100 since it is not necessary for the worker to always reside in the operating hours of the retail store as in the existing retail store. In addition, the customers 150 and 151 can quickly purchase and receive a desired product, and can readily purchase a product that is difficult to purchase through face-to-face transaction.

As described above, since the unattended store 100 automatically stores and sells merchandise, the labor and the cost are reduced, and the user can purchase the desired merchandise more conveniently from the customer's standpoint.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an unattended shop in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the merchandise sales system 200 included in the unattended shop 100 includes a first display 211, a second display 212, a payment device 220, a first delivery device 230 A control device 250 including a plurality of product storages 241, 242, 243 and 244, a memory 251, a processor 252 and a communication module 253, a first switching device 260, (261).

In one embodiment, the first display 211 may be included in the payment device 220, or may be disposed in proximity to the payment device 220. The second display 212 may be disposed on the outer wall of the unattended shop 100. 2, the first display 211 and the second display 212 are shown as being one, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of the first displays 211 and the plurality of the second displays 212 may be used May be included in the system 200.

In one embodiment, the first display 211 may display a first menu for ordering goods, a second menu for goods pickup, and various advertisements. For example, the first display 211 may be a touch screen for receiving a touch input. As another example, the first display 211 may include a separate input interface (e.g., button, key input device, etc.) for receiving input. For example, the first display 211 may display, among the advertisements associated with a plurality of goods stored in the plurality of merchandise stores 241, 242, 243, and 244 stored in the memory 251 under the control of the processor 252 At least one advertisement can be displayed. For example, the advertisement related to the products may be stored in an external server or a plurality of merchandise stores 241, 242, 243, and 244 that supply merchandise to the unmanned shop 100 through the communication module included in the control device 250 May be received from manufacturers of a plurality of goods and stored in the memory 251.

For example, the processor 252 may select at least one of advertisements related to a plurality of goods stored in the memory 251 according to information indicating an advertisement display standard received from an external server, and display the selected at least one advertisement The first display 211 can be controlled.

In one embodiment, the memory 251 may store pricing information, storage location information, and images associated with the merchandise. For example, the price information may be information indicating a price for each product. Also, the storage location information may be information indicating storage locations for each product and storage locations of necessary consumables. For example, the storage location information may include information indicating where in the product repository the product is stored, and information indicating in which product repository the required consumable is stored. In addition, the images related to the goods may include various images for introducing the goods such as an advertisement image of the goods, an image representing the information of the goods, and the like.

The memory 251 may further store product information including at least one of necessary consumable information, cooking information, sales restriction information, and specification information for the product. For example, the necessary consumable information is information indicating the necessary consumables related to the product for each product, and the cooking information is information indicating the cooking method of the product and the cooking device capable of cooking the product for the product requiring cooking , The sales restriction information is information indicating the sales restriction condition set for the product, and the specification information may be information indicating the product-specific standard. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various information related to the product may be included in the product information.

The memory 251 stores sales history information of the goods sale system 200, inventory information on a plurality of goods stored in the plurality of goods stores 241, 242, 243 and 244, More information can be stored.

In one embodiment, the first delivery device 230 may be configured to carry merchandise within the unattended shop 100. The first delivery device 230 may be configured to be movable within the unattended shop 100, or may be configured as a fixed device. In addition, the first conveying device 230 may be constituted by a single device and may carry goods to a designated position, or may include a plurality of conveying devices, and may transfer goods to each other among a plurality of conveying devices, It may be carried. In FIG. 2, the first conveying device 230 for conveying the goods in the product selling system 200 and the second conveying device 260 for conveying the received goods to the designated position are shown as separate components. However, And both the first conveying device 230 and the second conveying device 260 may convey the goods received to the designated location and deliver the selected goods to the customer.

In one embodiment, the merchandise may be stored in a merchandise store of one of the first merchandise store 241 to the nth merchandise store 244, depending on the nature of the merchandise or the method of storing the merchandise. For example, the first merchandise store 241 stores goods stored at a set first temperature or lower, and the second merchandise store 242 stores goods stored at a set temperature < RTI ID = 0.0 > And the third merchandise store 243 may store merchandise stored above the second temperature. In addition, the n-th merchandise store 244 may be a merchandise that requires a separate storage such as a merchandise that is limited in terms of sales such as alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, a cash-like merchandise, an expensive merchandise, Lt; / RTI > However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is possible to classify the products in various ways according to the characteristics of the product or the method of storing the products, and to classify each of the products into a plurality of product stores, You can save and store.

In one embodiment, each of the first to n < th > warehouses 241 to 244 may include at least one conveying device. The at least one transport device may be comprised of a movable device within each of the reservoirs, or may be comprised of a device fixed within each of the reservoirs. At least one transport device can receive the goods from the second transport device 260 and transport the delivered goods to the designated location for the goods. Also, at least one carrier device can identify the merchandise selected by the customer and deliver the identified merchandise to the first carrier device 230.

In one embodiment, the unattended store 100 may further include a return merchandise store (245). The return merchandise store 245 may store the returned merchandise for which a return has been determined. The returned goods determined to be returned for various reasons, such as the expiration date of the product, the sale stop request, the set sales permission period, the product sales history, the customer's remorse, the defective product, etc. are returned to the return merchandise store 245 by the second delivery device 290 Lt; / RTI > The returned merchandise stored in the return merchandise store 245 may be taken out of the unattended shop 100 through the third opening and closing device 271 and collected.

In one embodiment, the first opening and closing device 260 may be configured to be openable and closable so as to carry out at least one commodity carried through the first conveying device 230 out of the commodity selling system 200. For example, when the at least one article is transported through the first transport device 230 in the closed state, the first opening and closing device 260 may transmit at least one article transported to the outside of the goods sale system 200 As shown in FIG. For example, the first opening and closing device 260 may be opened to take out at least one commodity to the outside of the commodity sales system 200 under the control of the processor 252. As another example, the first switching device 260 may include an input interface (e.g., button, touch screen, etc.) and may be opened when an opening request is received via the input interface. As another example, the first opening / closing device 210 may include a sensor or a reader. When the first opening / closing device 210 senses a product within a predetermined distance from the first opening / closing device 210 through a sensor or reads information (for example, information printed on a receipt) set through the reader, And can be opened.

In one embodiment, the first opening and closing device 260 may further include an output interface (e.g., a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.). The first opening / closing device 260 may output, through the output interface, a notification requesting information for confirming whether or not the person who made the opening request is authorized according to the opening request through the input interface or the sensor. The first opening and closing device 260 can be opened based on the information received via the input interface, if it is determined that the person who requested the opening is authorized. Further, based on the information received via the input interface, the first opening / closing device 260 can output a notification indicating that the person who requested the opening is not authorized, through the output interface, that the person is not authorized.

In one embodiment, the first opening and closing device 260 may include a mobile device for moving at least one merchandise out of the merchandise selling system 200. At least one commodity may be brought into the commodity selling system 200 through the first opening and closing device 260 through the mobile device. The first opening and closing device 210 can be closed when it is confirmed that at least one commodity has been taken out of the commodity sales system 200.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 is operable to receive a plurality of items of merchandise stored in a plurality of merchandise stores (241, 242, 243, 244), upon receipt of a first input (e.g., The first display 211 may be controlled to display at least one first product of the goods. For example, when the first input is received, the processor 252 determines whether the first input is the customer information of the customer who entered the first input, the location information of the product selling system 200, weather information, season information, Based on at least one, at least one first commodity among the plurality of commodities can be selected. The processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display the selected at least one first product.

In addition, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display a plurality of product classification items classified according to the set product classification criteria, when the first input is received. The processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display at least one first commodity corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of commodity classifications displayed on the first display 211. [

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may display at least one first product based on a state stored in the plurality of product stores 241, 242, 243, and 244, The first display 211 can be controlled. For example, the processor 252 may determine that at least one first product obtained through at least one image sensor (not shown) included in each of the plurality of product stores 241, 242, 243, It is possible to control the first display 211 to display an image. As another example, the processor 252 may generate an image for display on the first display 211 using an image of the storage state of at least one first goods, and display the generated image on a first display 211 Can be controlled. For example, the display image can be a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may control the second display 212 to display a virtual reality image that is generated based on the status of the plurality of goods stored in the plurality of merchandise stores. For example, the processor 252 may be configured to store at least one (e.g., at least one) image of the storage state of a plurality of goods obtained via at least one image sensor (not shown) included in each of the plurality of merchandise stores 241, 242, 243, A virtual reality image can be generated using an image. The processor 252 may control the second display 212 to display a virtual reality image to provide an experience such that the customer is located within the actual unattended shop 100. [

In one embodiment, the processor 252 receives at least one of the at least one first goods displayed on the first display 211 from the external electronic device via the first display 211, the payment device 220 or the communication module 253 And receive a second input for selecting one second product. For example, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display price information for at least one second product based on the price information, when the second input is received.

In one embodiment, the processor 252, upon receipt of the second input, may ascertain a sale restriction condition established for the at least one second article based on the sale restriction information. For example, if a condition that restricts sales to a minor is set for at least one second commodity, the customer who has entered the second input is authenticated prior to proceeding to settlement of at least one second commodity . As another example, in a case where a condition for limiting sales to a minor is not set for at least one second product, it can be determined that authentication for the customer who has input the second input is not performed. As such, the processor 252 may determine, based on the sales restriction information, whether additional procedures for selling at least one second merchandise are required.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may be configured to display a screen for requesting the customer to perform additional procedures, if it is determined that an additional procedure for selling at least one second merchandise is required, The first display 211 can be controlled. For example, if the processor 252 determines that a condition for limiting sales to a minor is set for at least one second product and a customer authentication procedure for confirming whether the customer is a minor is required, The first display 211 can be controlled to display a screen for requesting customer information. The processor 252 can perform the customer authentication based on the received customer information when the customer information is received through the first display 211 or the communication module 253. [ In addition, if the processor 252 can not perform the client authentication using only the received client information, the processor 252 may further perform an additional procedure for the client authentication.

In one embodiment, the processor 252, through an additional procedure for selling at least one second item, if the sales restriction condition set for the at least one second item is satisfied, the price information for the at least one second item The first display 211 may be controlled so as to display information indicating that the sales restriction condition set in the at least one second product is satisfied. The settlement apparatus 220 can perform settlement of at least one second commodity as information indicating that the sales restriction condition is satisfied is received. The settlement apparatus 220 may not perform settlement of at least one second commodity if information indicating that the sales restriction condition is satisfied is not received.

For example, if the customer authentication is successful, the processor 252 determines that at least one of the at least one second commodity is confirmed based on the price information, The first display 211 can be controlled to display price information on the second goods. As another example, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display a message indicating that if the customer authentication fails through the customer authentication procedure, at least one second product can not be sold.

In one embodiment, the payment device 220 may perform a payment for at least one second item selected by a second input. The settlement device 220 may transmit the settlement information for the at least one second commodity to the processor 252 when the payment for the at least one second commodity is completed. Also, when payment for at least one second item is performed by the external electronic device, the processor 252 receives the payment information for the at least one second item from the external electronic device via the communication module 253 . The payment information for at least one second product may include information on at least one second product and information indicating that payment for at least one second product has been completed. 2, the payment apparatus 220 is shown as one, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of settlement apparatuses 220 may be included in the commodity sales system 200.

In one embodiment, the processor 252, upon receiving payment information for at least one second merchandise from an external electronic device via the payment device 220 or the communication module 253, It is possible to confirm the position of the second item of the second product. The processor 252 may also be configured to search the images associated with the merchandise stored in the memory 251 for a video associated with the at least one second merchandise and to display an image associated with the searched at least one second merchandise 211). The second display 211 may display an image associated with the at least one second goods under the control of the processor 252. [

In one embodiment, the processor 252 is configured to send a first delivery device 230 to deliver the at least one second merchandise to the first opening and closing device 260, based on the storage location of the at least one second merchandise identified Can be controlled. The first delivery device 230 may carry at least one second item from the storage location of the at least one second item to the first opening and closing device 260 under the control of the processor 252. [

In one embodiment, the processor 252 is configured to determine, based on the position information of the at least one second article, until at least one second article is conveyed to the first open / close device 260 via the first conveyance device 230 Can be calculated. For example, the processor 252 may calculate the distance between the position of the at least one second article and the first opening and closing apparatus 260, and calculate the time until the at least one second article is transported based on the calculated distance Can be calculated. The processor 252 is configured to determine whether at least one second commodity is to be carried out through the first opening / closing device 260, based on the calculated time while the at least one second commodity is transported to the first opening / One of the first display 211 and the second display 212 may be controlled to display the time of the first display 211 and the second display 212, respectively.

In one embodiment, the processor 252, upon receipt of the second input, may identify a first requisite consumable associated with the at least one second item based on the required consumable information. For example, the required consumables may include various consumables needed in connection with the merchandise, such as straws, disposable spoons, wooden chopsticks, and the like. The processor 252 may also determine the quantity of consumables needed according to the quantity of the at least one second merchandise. The processor 252 can confirm the storing position of the first necessary expendables on the basis of the storage position information when the payment information for the at least one second goods is received. The processor 252 may control the first transport device 230 to transport the first necessary expendables to the first open / close device 260 based on the storage location information of the first required consumable to be identified.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 is operable to receive at least one second merchandise associated with an operation that the first delivery device 230 carries at least one second merchandise while the at least one second merchandise is conveyed to the first access device 260 The second display 212 may be controlled. For example, the processor 252 may be operable to cause the first transport device 230, which is acquired via at least one image sensor (not shown) included in the merchandise sales system 200, The second display 212 may be controlled to display an image of the second display 212. [ As another example, the processor 252 may generate a transport image for display on the second display 212 using an image for an operation in which the first transport device 230 obtained carries at least one second product , And control the second display 212 to display the generated transport image.

In one embodiment, when at least one second merchandise is delivered to the first opening and closing device 260, the processor 252 may open the first opening and closing device 260 to transport at least one second merchandise to the outside of the merchandise sales system 200. [ Device 260 to open. At least one second product may be provided to the customer through the first opening and closing device 260.

In one embodiment, the processor 252, when at least one second merchandise is exported to the outside of the merchandise sales system via the first opening and closing device 260, determines, based on the type and quantity of the at least one second merchandise, Can be updated. For example, the processor 252 may reduce the amount of inventory corresponding to at least one second type of merchandise in the inventory information by the identified quantity. In addition, the processor 252, when the necessary consumables related to the at least one second item together with the at least one second item in the stock information are provided to the customer through the first opening / closing device 260, Can be reduced by the amount of the necessary consumable supplies.

In one embodiment, the cooking device 261 is capable of cooking a product that requires cooking. 2, one cooking device 261 is shown as one, but the present invention is not limited thereto. A plurality of cooking devices 261 may be included in the product selling system 200. For example, the cooking device 261 may include a microwave oven, a hot water supply device for supplying water over a predetermined temperature, and the like. The cooking device 261 can cook a product requiring cooking with the selected cooking method under the control of the processor 252. [ The first conveying device 230 can provide the cooked goods to the customer through the first opening and closing device 260.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may select a cooking device for cooking at least one second article based on the cooking information, when a third input requesting cooking for the at least one second article is received . In addition, the processor 252 may select a cooking device for cooking at least one second product based on a fourth input, when a fourth input for selecting a cooking device from the customer is received. The processor 252 may control the first delivery device 230 to deliver at least one second item to the selected cooking device.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 is configured to, when the at least one second item is delivered to the selected cooking device, determine at least one second item based on the cooking method for the at least one second item identified based on the cooking information It is possible to control the cooking device selected to be cooked. In addition, the processor 252 may receive at least one second item according to a cooking method for at least one second item identified based on the fifth input when receiving a fifth input for selecting a cooking method from a customer, Can be controlled. The processor 252 controls to deliver at least one second product to the first opening and closing device 260 when at least one second product is cooked by the selected cooking device, The first opening / closing device 260 may be opened to take it out of the sales system 200.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 is operable to cause the first transport device 230 to display an image associated with the operation of transporting the at least one second merchandise, while the at least one second merchandise is transported to the selected cooking device. 2 < / RTI > The processor 252 also controls the second display 212 to display an image associated with the operation of selecting the at least one second item while the at least one second item is being cooked in the selected cooking device can do.

For example, the processor 252 may be configured to process an image for an operation to reverse a second article obtained through at least one image sensor (not shown) included in the article sale system 200 and to prepare at least one second article And to control the second display 212 to display an image of the operation. As another example, the processor 252 may be configured to provide a display image for displaying on the second display 212 using an image for an operation to carry the second merchandise to be acquired and an image for an operation to cook the at least one second merchandise And control the second display 212 to display the generated conveyance image and the cooking image.

In one embodiment, the first opening and closing device 260 may be configured to pack at least one article in at least one packaging container. For example, according to the control of the processor 252, the first opening and closing device 260 selects at least one packaging container for packing at least one article and transfers the at least one article to the selected at least one packaging container And can be taken out to the outside of the merchandise selling system 200 by packing.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 can verify the specification of the at least one second article based on the specification information, when the at least one second article is conveyed to the first access device 260. The processor 252 may control the first opening and closing device 260 to pack at least one second article into the selected at least one packaging container based on the specification of the at least one article identified.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may determine, based on at least one of the sales history information and the product discount information, information about at least one second product and at least one third product having a sales history, It is possible to confirm at least one of the information on the fourth product provided at a discounted price when the product is purchased together with the product. The processor 252 controls one of the first display 211 and the second display 212 to display at least one of the identified at least one third product information and at least one fourth product information . As a result, the information on the goods necessary for the customer can be efficiently provided.

In one embodiment, the merchandise sales system 200 may further include a shelf disposed proximate to the first display 211 or the payment device 220. On the shelf, a designated commodity can be displayed from an external server.

In one embodiment, when the display product information indicating the display product to be displayed on the shelf is received from the external server, the processor 252 determines, based on the storage location information, the first position of the third product corresponding to the display product information, It is possible to confirm the second storage position of the fourth merchandise displayed on the display unit. The processor 252 may control the first transport device 230 to transport the fourth goods from the shelves to the second storage location and to transport the third goods from the first storage location to the shelves. Accordingly, the external server for supplying the goods to the unmanned shop 100 can display the specific goods through the shelves arranged at positions where the customers can easily recognize the specific goods, thereby promoting sales to specific goods.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may receive return information for a reason for requesting a return via the communication module 253, the first display 211, or the payment device 220 and for a return request item. After receiving the return information, the processor 252 identifies the return request item when the return request item is received through the first opening and closing device 260 and checks the return request item to check whether the return request item is damaged or not It is possible to control at least one of the first conveying device 230 and the second conveying device 290 to convey it to the goods inspection device 280. [ The merchandise inspecting device 280 may identify the return request item, check whether the return request item is damaged, and transmit the identification and inspection result to the processor 252. [ The processor 252 may compare at least one of the return information and the identification and inspection results to determine whether or not the return request is allowed to be returned.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 is configured to receive at least one of the first and second delivery devices 230 and 290 to convey the return request item to the return store 245, Can be controlled. In addition, the processor 250 may control the settlement apparatus 220 to cancel the settlement of the goods requested for return. In addition, the processor 252 may send at least one of the first conveying device 230 and the second conveying device 290 to convey the return request item to the first open / close device 260 when the return request for the return request item is rejected , And can export the requested product for returning to the outside of the product selling system 200 through the first opening and closing device 260.

In one embodiment, the merchandise selling system 200 may further include an export waiting goods store 246 that stores at least one merchandise for which settlement has been completed. The take-out waiting merchandise store 246 may temporarily store at least one merchandise that has been paid before the customer picks it up.

In one embodiment, processor 252 may receive payment information for at least one item via communication module 253. For example, the payment information for at least one merchandise may include information about at least one merchandise, information about a customer who paid at least one merchandise, and information indicating that payment for at least one merchandise has been completed . The processor 252 is configured to determine the location of the at least one article based on the storage location information and to determine the location of the at least one article based on the location of the at least one article, 1 conveying device 230 can be controlled.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may be configured to determine whether an input requesting an export of the at least one item is received via the communication module 253, the first display 211, or the payment device 220, The first display 211 can be controlled to display a screen requesting information. The processor 252 displays the first display 211 to display a screen for requesting information on the customer who requested the export to check whether the customer who made the payment for at least one product and the customer who requested the export match, Can be controlled.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 receives information about the customer requesting the take-out through the communication module 253, the first display 211 or the payment device 220, It is possible to compare the payment information and determine whether to carry out the at least one product. For example, the processor 252 may check whether the information about the customer who requested the export is identical to the information about the customer who paid at least one product included in the payment information, Can be determined.

In one embodiment, if the processor 252 determines to export at least one item, the first opening and closing device 260 may be opened to take out at least one item to the outside of the goods selling system 200 . For example, the processor 252 controls the first conveying device 230 to convey at least one item from the take-out waiting goods storage 246 to the first opening and closing device 260, and the first opening and closing device 260, To provide at least one product to the customer. In addition, processor 252 may control primary display 211 to display a message indicating that at least one item can not be exported if it determines that it does not export at least one item.

The unmanned shop 100 may further include a second open / close device 270, a third open / close device 271, a product inspection device 280, and a second delivery device 290.

In one embodiment, the second opening and closing device 270 can be opened to bring the transferred goods into the interior of the unattended shop 100 when the goods are transported to the unmanned shop 100 in a closed state. In addition, the third opening and closing device 271 may be opened to take out the return merchandise to be returned to the outside of the unattended shop 100 in the closed state.

In one embodiment, the merchandise inspecting apparatus 280 can identify the merchandise transferred into the unmanned shop 100 through the second opening and closing apparatus 270, and check whether the merchandise is damaged or not. Further, the product inspecting apparatus 280 can disassemble the packaging container for packaging the transported product according to the packaging state of the transported product.

In one embodiment, the second delivery device 290 may be configured as a movable device within the unattended shop 100, or may be configured as a fixed device. In addition, the second delivery device 290 may be comprised of a single device and may carry goods to a designated location, and may include a plurality of delivery devices, delivering goods to each other among the plurality of delivery devices, It may be carried. As described above, the second delivery device 290 may carry the selected merchandise to provide the customer with the merchandise selected by the customer, and may transport the merchandise to the designated location, such as the first delivery device 230 It is possible.

3 is a flow diagram of a method of operating a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Although the process steps, method steps, algorithms, and the like have been described in a sequential order in the flowcharts shown in Figures 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 18, and 19, And algorithms may be configured to operate in any suitable order. In other words, the steps of the processes, methods and algorithms described in the various embodiments of the present disclosure need not be performed in the order described in this disclosure. Also, although some of the steps are described as being performed asynchronously, some of these steps may be performed concurrently in other embodiments. Also, an illustration of a process by way of illustration in the drawings is not intended to imply that the illustrated process excludes other variations and modifications thereto, and that any of the illustrated processes or steps thereof may be used in various embodiments of the present disclosure Does not imply that it is necessary for more than one, and does not mean that the illustrated process is preferred.

In step 310, the merchandise sales system 200 may display at least one first merchandise among a plurality of merchandise stored in the plurality of merchandise stores, upon receipt of the first input for ordering the merchandise. For example, when the first input is received, the processor 252 of the merchandise sales system 200 receives the customer information, the location information of the merchandise sales system 200, the weather information, the season information, Based on at least one of information and time information, at least one first commodity among the plurality of commodities. The processor 252 may control the first display 211 of the commodity sales system 200 to display the selected at least one first commodity.

In step 320, the commodity sales system 200 may display price information for at least one second commodity upon receipt of a second input for selecting at least one second commodity among the at least one first commodity have. For example, the processor 252 may receive at least one of the at least one first goods displayed on the first display 211 from the external electronic device via the first display 211, the payment device 220 or the communication module 253 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI > The processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display price information for the at least one second product based on the price information, when the second input is received.

In step 330, when the payment information for at least one second product is received, the merchandise sales system 200 checks the storage location of at least one second merchandise and displays an image associated with the at least one second merchandise . For example, the processor 252 may receive payment information for at least one second merchandise from an external electronic device via the payment device 220 or the communication module 253 of the merchandise sales system 200. The processor 252 may determine the location of the at least one second merchandise based on the storage location information when the payment information for the at least one second merchandise is received. The processor 252 may also search for images associated with at least one second product in images associated with goods stored in the memory 251 of the merchandise sales system 200, The first display 211 may be controlled to display the first display 211. [

In step 340, the merchandise sales system 200 carries at least one second merchandise to the opening and closing device of the merchandise sales system 200 through at least one carrying device, based on the storage location of the at least one second merchandise . For example, the processor 252 may control at least one conveying device to convey at least one second merchandise to the first opening and closing device, based on the position of the at least one second merchandise.

In step 350, the merchandise sales system 200 may display an image associated with an operation in which at least one conveyance device conveys at least one second merchandise, while at least one second merchandise is conveyed to the opening and closing device. For example, the processor 252 may be configured to determine whether the at least one transport device obtained through at least one image sensor (not shown) Or the second display 212 to display the generated transport image for display on the second display 212.

In step 360, the at least one second product may be carried to the outside of the product selling system 200 through the opening / closing device when the at least one second product is transported to the opening / closing device. For example, when at least one second commodity is transported to the first opening and closing apparatus 260, the processor 252 may transmit the at least one second commodity to the outside of the commodity sales system 200, (260) is opened. At least one second product may be provided to the customer through the first opening and closing device 260.

In addition, the processor 252 may update the stock information based on at least one kind and quantity of the second goods after the at least one second goods is taken out of the goods selling system 200. For example, the processor 252 may reduce the amount of inventory corresponding to at least one second type of merchandise in the inventory information by the identified quantity.

4 shows a data structure of product information according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, the memory 251 of the merchandise sales system 200 may further store merchandise information including at least one of the required consumable information, the cooking information, the sales restriction information, and the specification information for the merchandise. For example, the merchandise information may include information available during the sale of the merchandise, such as at least one of the required consumable merchandise information, cooking information, sales restriction information, and standard information. However, this is for illustrative purposes only, and various information available in the course of selling a product may be included in the product information.

4, the product information stored in the memory 251 may include a plurality of product detailed information 401, 402, 403, and 404 corresponding to each of the plurality of products stored in the plurality of product repositories. The plurality of product detailed information 401, 402, 403, and 404 includes a first field 410 for storing necessary consumable information, a second field 420 for storing cooking information, a third field 430 and a fourth field 440 for storing standard information. Also, although not shown, the plurality of item details 401, 402, 403, and 404 may further include fields for storing various information available in the process of selling a product.

Figure 5 shows a first opening and closing device, a payment device, a first display, a second display and a shelf of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, the first opening and closing device 260 may be opened to take out at least one second merchandise sold in the merchandise selling system 200 out of the merchandise selling system 200, in the closed state . For example, when the at least one second commodity from at least one conveyance device of the commodity sales system 200 is conveyed within a predetermined distance from the first open / close device 260, 511) may be output waiting to be unloaded. If it is confirmed that at least one second product is stored in the take-out waiting goods storage 246, the first opening and closing device 260 determines that at least one second product sold through the output interface 511 is waiting to be taken out Can be displayed.

In one embodiment, the first opening / closing device 260 receives an opening request via the input interface 512, or a person is detected within a predetermined distance from the first opening / closing device 260 via a sensor (not shown) (E.g., receipt information, etc.) is read out, it can be determined that the request for opening has been made and can be opened.

In addition, the first opening and closing device 260 may output, through the output interface 511, a notification requesting information for confirming whether or not the person who requested the opening is authorized according to the opening request. The first switching device 260 may be opened based on information received via the input interface 512, if it is determined that the person who requested the opening is authorized. If it is determined that the person who requested the opening is not authorized based on the information received via the input interface 512, the first opening / closing device 260 outputs a notification indicating that the right is not authorized through the output interface 511 can do.

In one embodiment, after the first opening and closing device 260 is opened, the at least one second goods is taken out of the goods selling system 200 through the mobile device included in the first opening and closing device 260, If it is confirmed that at least one second commodity has been taken out of the commodity sales system 200, it can be closed. Also, the output interface 511 may output a message indicating that at least one second commodity in progress is carried out of the commodity sales system 200.

In one embodiment, the payment device 220 may include a first display 211. The first display 211 may not be included in the settlement apparatus 220 but may be disposed on the outer wall of the merchandise sales system 200 close to the settlement apparatus 220. The first display 211 is configured as a touch screen to receive a touch input.

In one embodiment, the payment device 220 includes a scanning device 521, a card terminal 522 that performs settlement through a credit card, a cash input port and return port 523 for cash settlement, a receipt output An input device 525 for moving the settlement apparatus 200 up and down or left and right, and a camera 526 for recognizing the customer or the goods. Also, although not shown, the payment device 220 may further include input means (e.g., a stylus pen, etc.) for performing input via the first display 211.

For example, the customer may use the scanning device 521 to select a product for purchase. If the customer possesses a product desired to be purchased, the customer can scan the product with the scanning device 521. The settlement apparatus 220 may control the first display 211 to display information on the scanned goods and the price information of the scanned goods when the goods are scanned through the scanning device 521. [ With this, the customer can quickly select and purchase the desired product. In addition, the customer can scan the customer card or the like, on which the customer information is stored, through the scanning device 521 in order to provide the customer information. The settlement apparatus 220 can acquire the customer information stored in the customer card as the customer card or the like is scanned. The acquired customer information can be used when purchasing a product for which a sales restriction condition is set, providing discount information, earning mileage, and the like.

For example, the customer can make a credit card payment through the card terminal 522 for a selected commodity, or perform a cash settlement through the cash input port and return port 523. [ The customer can obtain the receipt through the receipt output port 524. [ The customer can be used to open the first opening / closing device 260 to receive the goods that have been paid.

In one embodiment, the payment device 220 may be configured to be moved up or down or left or right for convenient use by a customer. For example, the settlement device 220 can be moved up and down according to the input inputted through the input device 525. [ Accordingly, customers using a child, a wheelchair, etc. can easily purchase goods through the settlement apparatus 220. Also, the settlement device 220 may be moved to the left or right according to the input inputted through the input device 525. [ Accordingly, at a time when the customer is poured into the unattended shop 100, the customer can move the settlement apparatus 220 to a position not disturbed by other customers, thereby purchasing the commodity.

In one embodiment, the payment device 220 may obtain images for a customer or merchandise via the camera 526. The acquired image for the customer can be used for the customer authentication, and the image for the obtained product can be used for the return or the product selection.

In one embodiment, the first display 211 may display a first menu for ordering goods, a second menu for picking up merchandise, and images and advertisements for new merchandise. The first menu is a menu for visiting the unattended shop 100 to select a product and starting a product ordering and selling process for a customer who purchases the product. The second menu is a menu for starting an electronic product such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, It is a menu for starting a goods issue process for a customer who picks up a paid-up product after ordering and payment is completed through the device. The commodity ordering and sales process performed by the customer selecting the first menu and the commodity shipment process performed by the customer selecting the second menu will be described later.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display an image of a new merchandise for promoting the merchandise for a set period of time based on the merchandise receipt date of the merchandise, when the merchandise is new . In addition, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display an image of a specific product, in order to promote a specific product, when a request for a promotion of a specific product is received from an external server. An image of the goods displayed through the first display 211 may be received from the external server or the manufacturer of the goods through the communication module 253 and stored in the memory 251. [

In one embodiment, the processor 252 of the merchandise sales system 200 selects an advertisement image from among advertisements related to a plurality of goods stored in the memory 251 according to information indicating an advertisement display standard received from an external server , And control the first display 211 to display the selected advertisement image.

In one embodiment, the second display 212 may be located on the outer wall of the unattended shop 100 and may comprise a touch screen to receive touch input. Also, although not shown, a plurality of second displays 212 may be disposed on the outer wall of the unattended shop 100. The processor 252 may control the second display 211 to display at least one image of the storage state of a plurality of goods obtained through at least one image sensor included in each of the plurality of merchandise stores. In addition, the processor 252 may control the second display 212 to generate a virtual reality image using at least one image of the stored state of the plurality of goods to be acquired, and to display the generated virtual reality image . This allows the processor 252 to conveniently select the desired product by the customer and provide the experience that the customer is located within the actual unattended shop 100. [

In one embodiment, the shelves 530 may be arranged to be exposed to the customer through the outer wall of the unattended shop 100. The shelf 530 may be disposed proximate to the first display 211, the payment device 220, or the second display 212 to easily recognize the display article 531 displayed on the shelf 530. The processor 252 can receive the display product information indicating the display product to be displayed on the display panel 530 received from the external server through the communication module 253. The processor 252 stores the first storage location of the third product corresponding to the display product information and the second storage location of the display product 531 displayed on the display shelf 530 based on the storage location information stored in the memory 251 .

The processor 252 also confirms the first storage location and the second storage location and then transports the display product 531 from the shelf 530 to the second storage location and transfers the third product from the first storage location to the shelf 530. < / RTI > In this manner, a specific product can be displayed on a shelf 530 disposed at a position where the customer can easily recognize the specific product, thereby promoting sales to a specific product.

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a method of operating a commodity sales system 200 in accordance with a received input, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In step 610, the merchandise sales system 200 may receive a first input for ordering goods. For example, the processor 252 of the merchandise sales system 200 may receive a first input for selecting a first menu 531 for ordering goods output via the first display 211 of the merchandise sales system 200 . As another example, processor 252 may receive a first input for ordering a product via communication module 253 of merchandise sales system 200.

In operation 620, the commodity sales system 200 may display at least one first commodity among a plurality of commodities stored in the plurality of commodity stores as the first input is received. For example, as the first input is received, the processor 252 controls the first display 211 to display a plurality of goods classification items classified according to the goods classification criteria set as in Fig. 7 (a) can do. The processor 252 may display a plurality of product classification items on the first display 211 so that the customer can easily search for and select a desired product. Further, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display at least one first product corresponding to the item selected by the customer, out of a plurality of displayed goods classification items. At least one first product may be displayed as an image representing a storage state of at least one first product, as in Fig. 7 (a).

For example, the processor 252 can determine the display order of a plurality of goods classification items. In general, the commodity selling system 200 handles different commodities, and the major customer layers may be different depending on the position or the time zone of the commodity selling system 200. In addition, products sold mainly in the product sales system 200 may vary depending on weather, season, and the like. Accordingly, the processor 252 can determine a display order of a plurality of product category items so that the customer can conveniently and quickly search for a product desired to be purchased.

For example, the processor 252 may classify at least one of the merchandise sales information and the sales information of the merchandise sales system 200 based on at least one of the customer information, the location information of the merchandise sales system 200, weather information, season information, Can be set.

For example, the processor 252 may determine that a product category item corresponding to a product that is mainly purchased by the customer is displayed ahead of the other product category items in accordance with the purchase history of the customer, The display order can be determined. As another example, the processor 252 may determine whether or not a product that is mainly sold in another commodity sales system having a commodity similar to the commodity market analyzed based on the positional information of the commodity sales system 200, The display order of the plurality of goods classification items can be determined so that the goods classification items corresponding to the goods classification items are displayed before the other goods classification items. As another example, the processor 252 may determine, based on at least one of weather information, season information, time information, and sales history information, that the product classification item corresponding to the product, which is mainly sold at the time when the first input is received, The display order of the plurality of goods classification items can be determined so as to be displayed earlier than the category items. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the processor 252 can determine the display order of a plurality of product category items in various ways in order to easily search for a product desired by the customer.

As another example, the processor 252 may select at least one first commodity among the plurality of commodities as the first input is received, and transmit the selected at least one first commodity to the recommended commodity As shown in FIG. The processor 252 may select at least one first product based on various information and display the selected at least one first product through the first display 211 to reduce the effort of the customer searching for the product . At least one first product may be displayed as an image for at least one first product, as in Figure 7 (b).

In general, the commodity selling system 200 handles different commodities, and the major customer layers may be different depending on the position or the time zone of the commodity selling system 200. In addition, products sold mainly in the product sales system 200 may vary depending on weather, season, and the like. Accordingly, the processor 252 can display a product whose purchase is predicted by the customer on the basis of various information, through the first display 211, without performing a search process at a plurality of stages in order to search for a product desired by the customer So that it is possible to provide convenience to the customer in the process of purchasing the product.

For example, the processor 252 may generate a plurality of products based on at least one of customer information, location information of the product selling system 200, weather information, season information, sales history information of the product selling system 200, At least one of the first goods can be selected.

For example, the processor 252 may check information on a product that the customer mainly purchases according to the purchase history of the customer, which is confirmed based on the customer information, and determine at least one first product Can be selected. As another example, the processor 252 may determine whether or not a product that is mainly sold in another commodity sales system having a commodity similar to the commodity market analyzed based on the positional information of the commodity sales system 200, , And can select at least one first product based on the information about the confirmed product. As another example, the processor 252 may check information about a product that is mainly sold at the time when the first input is received, based on at least one of weather information, season information, time information, and sales history information, At least one first product can be displayed based on the information about the product. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the processor 252 can select at least one first product in various ways in order to easily search for a product desired by the customer.

In step 630, the product selling system 200 may display price information for at least one second product when a second input for selecting at least one second product is received. For example, as shown in FIG. 7C, the processor 252 may display an image for at least one second product, and price information for at least one second product.

As another example, when the second input is received, the processor 252 calculates at least one second commodity and the second commodity based on the sales history information of the commodity sales system 200 stored in the memory 251 of the commodity sales system 200 Information on at least one third product having a history of being sold together can be confirmed. The processor 252 may also receive, upon receipt of the second input, at least one second commodity, based on the commodity discount information stored in the memory 251, for at least one fourth commodity, Information can be confirmed. The processor 252 may convert at least one of the identified at least one third item of merchandise information and at least one of the information about the fourth merchandise to at least one image of the second merchandise and / And to display the first display 211 together with the price information of the at least one second product. In this way, the processor 252 can direct the customer to purchase the associated merchandise.

8 illustrates a virtual reality image displayed through a second display of a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 of the merchandise sales system 200 may be a virtual reality image created based on a state in which a plurality of merchandise is stored in a plurality of merchandise stores, as shown in FIG. 8 (a) The second display 212 may be controlled. The processor 252 may also switch the displayed virtual reality image according to the input received via the second display 212. [ For example, processor 252 may receive a drag input from a customer in a state in which a first virtual reality image is displayed on second display 212, and, based on the first virtual reality image, Determine a second virtual reality image corresponding to the direction of the drag input, and display the determined second virtual reality image.

In addition, when the zoom-in input for enlarging a specific shelf is received from the customer, the processor 252 may enlarge the specific shelf and display it on the second display 212 as shown in FIG. 8 (b). The processor 252 enlarges and displays a specific shelf, and upon receipt of an input for selecting a specific commodity from the customer, the processor 252 displays price information for the specific commodity, information on the event to be conducted for the specific commodity, And information on the presenting product, etc., can be displayed on the virtual reality image.

As such, the customer is provided with the experience of being located within the actual unauthorized shop 100 through the virtual reality image displayed through the second display 212, and can select a desired product through simple input.

9 is a flow diagram of a payment method performed by a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;

In step 910, the merchandise sales system 200 may receive a second input for selecting an order item. For example, the processor 252 may receive a second input for selecting at least one second item of at least one first item displayed on the first display 211. For example, the processor 252 may receive a second input to select at least one second item via the first display 211, or may receive at least one second item from the external electronic device via the communication module 253, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > input. ≪ / RTI > As another example, the processor 252 may include a scanning device 521 included in the payment device 220 or a camera 526 included in the payment device 220, in addition to the at least one first product displayed on the first display 211. [ ≪ / RTI >

In step 920, the merchandise sales system 200 may determine whether a sales restriction condition is set for at least one second merchandise. For example, when the second input is received, the processor 252 determines whether a sale restriction condition is set for at least one second article based on the sale restriction information in the memory 251 of the goods sale system 200 Can be confirmed.

In step 930, if the sales restriction condition is set for at least one second product, the product sale system 200 may display a screen for requesting the customer to perform the additional procedure required in the sales restriction condition . For example, if it is determined that an additional procedure for selling at least one second product is required based on the sales restriction information, the processor 252 may display a screen for requesting the customer to perform the additional procedure 1 < / RTI >

For example, if the processor 252 determines that a condition for limiting sales to a minor is set for at least one second product and a customer authentication procedure for confirming whether the customer is a minor is required, The first display 211 can be controlled to display a screen for requesting customer information.

In step 940, the merchandise sales system 200 may determine, through an additional procedure, whether the sales restrictions set on the at least one second merchandise are satisfied. For example, the processor 252 may receive customer information via the first display 211 or the communication module 253 when a customer authentication procedure is performed to confirm whether the customer is a minor. The processor 252 may authenticate whether the customer is a minor based on the received customer information. The processor 252 also determines whether the customer is a minor based on the received customer information through the camera 526 and the communication module 253 included in the settlement apparatus 220, For example, a video call connection. The processor 252 receives information on the confirmation result from the person in charge via the communication module 253 after confirming whether the person in charge has a sales restriction condition, for example, whether the customer is a minor or not, For example, whether the customer is a minor.

In step 950, the merchandise sales system 200 may display price information for at least one second merchandise when the sales restriction condition set for the at least one second merchandise is satisfied. For example, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display price information for at least one second product if the customer is authenticated as not being a minor.

In addition, if the sales restriction condition is not set for at least one second product, the product sale system 200 can display price information for at least one second product without performing steps 930 to 940 have. For example, the processor 252 may display price information for at least one second item if it is determined that a sale restriction condition is not set for at least one second item based on the sales restriction information .

In step 960, the merchandise sales system 200 may display a message indicating that the at least one second merchandise can not be sold if the sales restrictions set on the at least one second merchandise are not satisfied. For example, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display a message indicating that it is not possible to sell at least one second merchandise if the customer is not authenticated as not being a minor.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may determine, based on the product discount information, at least one second item to be discounted, in addition to the price information stored in the memory 251, It is possible to judge whether the product is a target product or not. The processor 252 controls the first display 211 to display the discounted price information of the at least one second merchandise identified through the price information if the at least one second merchandise is a discounted merchandise .

In addition, the processor 252 determines whether at least one second product is a presenting event based on the presenting event information stored in the memory 251, and if the presenting product is at least one second product And can control the first display 211 to display information about the offered goods.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may include a first display 211 to display a screen requesting additional information to confirm further discount availability prior to the customer performing a payment via the payment device 220. [ . ≪ / RTI > The processor 252 may determine whether the additional discount is available based on the additional information received via the first display 211, the payment device 220 or the communication module 253. [ The processor 252 may control the first display 211 to determine an additional discount amount and to display final price information for at least one second item reflecting the further discount amount have. The processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display a message indicating that further discounting is not possible if it is determined that further discounting is not possible.

Figure 10 is a flow diagram of a method for providing the requisite consumables by the merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In operation 1010, when the second input for selecting at least one commodity is received, the commodity sales system 200 can identify the first necessary consumable associated with the at least one second commodity. For example, the processor 252 may identify a first required consumable associated with the at least one second item based on the required consumable information. The processor 252 may also determine the quantity of consumables needed according to the quantity of the at least one second merchandise.

In step 1020, when the payment information for at least one second product is received, the product selling system 200 can confirm the storage location of the first necessary consumable item. For example, the processor 252 can confirm the storage position of the first necessary consumable item based on the storage position information.

In step 1030, the merchandise sales system 200 may transport the first necessary expendables to the first opening and closing device 260. [ For example, the processor 252 may control the first transport device 230 to transport the first required consumable item to the first opening and closing device 260, based on the storage location information of the first necessary consumable item to be identified .

In addition, the processor 252 may be configured to determine whether the requisite consumables associated with the at least one second item together with the at least one second item in the inventory information are provided to the customer via the first opening and closing device 260, The amount of inventory corresponding to the consumable can be reduced by the amount of the first required consumable.

11A and 11B illustrate a delivery apparatus included in a merchandise sales system 200 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 11A, the transportation apparatus 1110 included in the commodity sales system 200 can be configured to be movable. The carrier device 1110 may carry at least one item under the control of the processor 252 of the goods selling system 200. For example, the transport apparatus 1110 may transmit at least one second item selected by the customer from a plurality of goods stored in the plurality of goods stores 241, 242 of the goods sale system 200 to a plurality of goods stores 241 , 242 to the cooking apparatus 261 or the first opening / closing apparatus 260.

For example, the processor 252 may be configured to identify a repository in which at least one of the plurality of commodity repositories 241, 242 is stored based on the storage location of the at least one second commodity, The conveying device 1110 can be controlled to convey the goods from the identified storage to the cooking device 261 or the first opening and closing device 260. [ For example, the transport apparatus 1110 may move into the identified storage under the control of the processor 252 to pick up at least one second article, pick up the article, and send it to the cooking apparatus 261 or the first opening / (260).

As another example, the carrier device 1110 may move to the identified storage and receive at least one second merchandise from a carrier located within the identified storage. The transport apparatus 1110 can move to the cooking apparatus 261 or the first opening and closing apparatus 260 while picking up at least one second commodity.

Referring to FIG. 11B, the transportation apparatus 1120 included in the goods selling system 200 may be configured to be fixed within the goods selling system 200. [ The carrier device 1120 may carry at least one merchandise under the control of the processor 252. For example, the transport apparatus 1120 may transmit at least one second item selected by the customer from among a plurality of goods stores 241, 242 to a cooking device (not shown) 261 or the first opening / closing device 260, respectively.

For example, the processor 252 may be configured to identify a repository in which at least one of the plurality of commodity repositories 241, 242 is stored based on the storage location of the at least one second commodity, The transport device 1120 can be controlled to transport the goods from the identified storage to the cooking device 261 or the first opening and closing device 260.

For example, the carrier device 1120 may receive at least one second product from a carrier located within the identified storage. The conveying device 1120 determines the direction in which the goods are conveyed under the control of the processor 252 in order to convey the at least one second product to the cooking device 261 or the first opening and closing device 260, The at least one second commodity may be moved in a determined direction and conveyed to the cooking apparatus 261 or the first opening and closing apparatus 260.

12A and 12B illustrate a delivery device located within a plurality of product stores of a product sale system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 12A, a carrier apparatus 1210 located in a plurality of merchandise stores of the merchandise sales system 200 may be configured to be movable. The carrier device 1210 may carry at least one item under the control of the processor 252 of the goods selling system 200. For example, the transport apparatus 1010 may pick up at least one second commodity selected by the customer at a storage location of at least one second commodity.

For example, the processor 252 may control the transport device 1210 to pick up at least one second merchandise at a storage location of at least one second merchandise. The transport apparatus 1210 can identify the shelf space of the shelves 1221 and 1222 corresponding to the storage location of at least one second merchandise. For example, the storage location of a product may indicate the location of a shelf space within a plurality of product repositories. The transport device 1210 may move to the shelf space identified to pick up at least one second item and pick up at least one second item from the identified shelf space. For example, the processor 250 may identify the goods receipt of each of the goods of the same type as the at least one second goods stored in the identified shelf space, Can be controlled. In addition, the transport device 1210 can deliver at least one second product to the transport devices 1110 and 1120 of FIG.

12B, the transport apparatuses 1231 and 1232 located in the plurality of commodity stores of the commodity sales system 200 move up and down through the first frames 1241 and 1242 and move up and down through the second frames 1251 and 1252, As shown in Fig. The transport devices 1231 and 1232 can carry at least one merchandise under the control of the processor 252. [ For example, the carrier devices 1231 and 1232 may pick up at least one second item from at least one second item selected by the customer.

For example, the processor 252 may control the transport devices 1231 and 1232 to pick up at least one second commodity at a storage location of at least one second commodity. The transport apparatus 1210 can identify the shelf space of the shelves 1221 and 1222 corresponding to the storage location of at least one second merchandise. For example, the storage location of a product may indicate the location of a shelf space within a plurality of product repositories. The transport devices 1231 and 1232 may move to the shelf space identified to pick up at least one second item and pick up at least one second item from the identified shelf space. For example, the processor 250 may check the receipt date of each of the goods of the same type as the at least one second item stored in the identified shelf space, Can be controlled. Also, the conveying devices 1231 and 1232 can deliver at least one second item to the conveying devices 1110 and 1120 of FIG.

Figure 13 shows a first opening and closing device, a payment device, a first display, a second display and a shelf of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, the first display 211 of the merchandise sales system 200 may display an image associated with the at least one second merchandise after payment for the at least one second merchandise selected by the customer is completed . For example, when the payment information for at least one second product is received, the processor 252 of the merchandise sales system 200 receives at least the images related to the merchandise stored in the memory 251 of the merchandise sales system 200 It is possible to search for images related to one second product. The processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display an image associated with the at least one second product. For example, an image associated with at least one second merchandise may include an advertisement image for at least one second merchandise, an image representing information for at least one second merchandise, and the like. The processor 252 may also output music associated with the at least one second product (e.g., a CM song included in the advertisement image for at least one second product, etc.) through a speaker (not shown).

In one embodiment, the second display 212 of the merchandise sales system 200 is configured such that while at least one second merchandise is being delivered to the first opening and closing device 260, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI > For example, the processor 252 may be configured to determine whether the at least one transport device obtained through at least one image sensor (not shown) The second display 212 may be controlled. As another example, processor 252 may generate a transport image for display on second display 212 using at least one of the at least one transport device to transport images of at least one second merchandise, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 212 < / RTI >

In one embodiment, based on the positional information of at least one second merchandise, it is possible to calculate the time until at least one second merchandise is conveyed to the first opening and closing apparatus 260 through at least one conveyance apparatus . The processor 252 is configured to determine whether at least one second commodity is to be carried out through the first opening / closing device 260, based on the calculated time while the at least one second commodity is transported to the first opening / One of the first display 211 and the second display 212 may be controlled to display the time of the first display 211 and the second display 212, respectively.

In one embodiment, the processor 252 may control the at least one transport device to allow the at least one second goods to be exported more quickly if the calculated time exceeds a predetermined time. For example, the processor 252 may change the path of the transport device so that at least one second item can be taken out more quickly if the transport device is one. As another example, the processor 252 may enable delivery of at least one second merchandise between a plurality of delivery devices, if the delivery device is a plurality, such that at least one second merchandise may be delivered more quickly. As another example, the processor 252 may be configured to control other transport devices to move into a particular repository when an order for goods stored in that particular repository increases, or to transfer the merchandise from a particular repository to a particular repository Can be controlled to move. As a result, even if the number of orders for goods stored in the specific storage increases, the delay in the release of the goods can be prevented.

As such, the processor 252 may provide various experiences related to the at least one second product so that the customer does not feel bored while the selected at least one second product is taken out.

14 is a flow diagram of a method of cooking and providing goods by a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;

In step 1410, the commodity sales system 200 may receive a third input requesting cooking for at least one second commodity. For example, if the processor 252 of the product selling system 200 determines that at least one second product is a product requiring cooking based on the cooking information, the processor 252 determines whether the second product should be cooked The first display 211 can be controlled to display a screen for confirmation. The processor 252 may receive a third input via the first display 211, the payment device 220 or the communication module 253 of the merchandise sales system 200.

In step 1420, the commodity sales system 200 may select a cooking device for cooking at least one second commodity. For example, based on the cooking information stored in the memory 251, the processor 252 can select a cooking device for cooking at least one of the plurality of cooking devices included in the product selling system 200 have. As another example, the processor 252 may receive a fourth input for selecting a cooking device via the first display 211, the payment device 220, or the communication module 253, It is possible to select a cooking device for cooking at least one second product among the cooking devices.

In step 1430, the merchandise sales system 200 may carry at least one second merchandise to the selected cooking device. For example, the processor 252 may control at least one transport device to transport the at least one second product to the selected cooking device.

In step 1440, the commodity selling system 200 can confirm the cooking method for at least one second commodity. For example, the processor 252 may determine a cooking method for at least one second product based on the cooking information. As another example, as shown in FIG. 15, the processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display a screen for requesting a customer to select a cooking method or a source to be cooked with at least one second product can do. The processor 252 receives a sixth input for selecting a cooking method via one display 211, the payment device 220 or the communication module 253 and, based on the sixth input, You can see how to cook for.

In step 1450, the commodity sales system 200 may cook at least one second commodity according to the recipe for at least one identified second commodity. For example, the processor 252 may control a cooking device selected to cook at least one second product according to a cooking method for at least one identified second product.

Figure 16 shows a first opening and closing device, a payment device, a first display, a second display and a shelf of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, the first display 211 of the merchandise sales system 200 may be configured to store at least one second merchandise selected by the customer while the at least one second merchandise is cooked, Can be displayed. For example, the processor 252 of the merchandise sales system 200 may determine, based on the sales history information stored in the memory 251 of the merchandise sales system 200, at least one It is possible to search for products having a history sold together with the second product. The processor 252 may control the first display 211 to display information about the retrieved goods.

In one embodiment, the second display 212 may display an image associated with the operation of the cooking apparatus to cook at least one second article while the at least one second article is being cooked. For example, the processor 252 may be coupled to a second display 212 to display an image associated with the operation of the selected cooking appliance to cook at least one second article while at least one second article is cooked in the selected cooking appliance, Can be controlled.

For example, the processor 252 may be configured to display an image for an operation to cook at least one second item obtained via at least one image sensor (not shown) included in the merchandise sales system 200. For example, It is possible to control the control unit 212. In another example, the processor 252 may generate a cooking image for display on the second display 212 using an image of the at least one second article of cooking operation, The display 212 can be controlled.

17 shows a process of packing a product in a first opening / closing device of a merchandise sales system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 17A, at least one second item selected by the customer can be carried to the first opening and closing device 260 of the goods selling system 200. For example, when the at least one second product is transferred to the first opening and closing apparatus 260, the processor 252 of the product selling system 200 stores the standard information stored in the memory 251 of the product selling system 200 It is possible to confirm the specification of at least one second product based on the specification. The processor 252 also allows the processor 252 to select at least one packaging container based on the identified at least one article of commodity and to determine whether the selected packaging container is in contact with the first and second support plates 1711, It is possible to control the first opening / closing device 260 so that the first opening /

17B, the first support plate 1711 and the second support plate 1712 included in the first opening and closing apparatus 250 are opened to drop at least one second commodity at a position where at least one packaging container is located . For example, the first support plate 1711 and the second support plate 1712 may be configured such that one end fixed to the fixed shaft remains fixed and the other end moves downward. As another example, the first support plate 1711 and the second support plate 1712 may be configured to move in the left-right direction so that the at least one second product conveyed falls downward.

17C, when the first support plate 1711 and the second support plate 1712 are opened under the control of the processor 252, at least one second commodity may be dropped and packed into at least one packaging container . The first opening and closing device 260 may be opened to provide the customer with at least one second product packed by the at least one packaging container.

As another example, according to a customer's choice, the processor 252 may be configured to pack at least one second product and at least one packaging container May be provided through the first opening / closing device 260 together.

18 is a flow diagram of a return method by a merchandise sales system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;

In step 1810, the product selling system 200 may receive the reason for requesting the return and the return information about the request for return. For example, the processor 252 may receive the request for the return via the communication module 253, the first display 211, or the settlement device 220, and the return information for the request-for-return product. For example, reasons for requesting a return may include expiration date, product damage, and simple customer remorse.

In operation 1820, the merchandise sales system 200 can identify the return request item and check whether the return request item is damaged. For example, the processor 252 may identify a return request item when the return request item is received through the first opening / closing device 260 of the product sale system 200, At least one conveying device can be controlled to convey the goods requested for return to the product inspection device 280. [

In step 1830, the merchandise sales system 200 may determine whether or not to return the requested product according to the identification and inspection result. For example, the processor 252 can compare whether the return request item is properly received by comparing the identification result of the return request item with the information about the return request item included in the return information. The processor 252 may determine that the return is not allowed if the identification result is not matched with the information about the return request item.

In addition, if the information about the product requested for return and the identification result are associated with each other, the processor 252 can determine whether or not the return is allowed based on the result of the inspection for the damage and the reason for return included in the return information. For example, if the cause of the return is a reason not related to the breakage of the product such as the expiration date and the simple customer's remorse, the processor 252 checks the result of the breakage check, , You may decide not to accept returns. As another example, the processor 252 may determine whether the return request is allowed through the image at the time of the sale of the request item, if the reason for the return is related to the product damage. For example, if the processor 252 determines that the product is damaged enough to cause a return reason at the time of sale, the return request may be allowed regardless of the inspection result. However, the processor 252 may not allow the return if it is determined that the product is not damaged to the extent that it is the reason for the return at the time of sale of the requested product.

In step 1840, if the merchandise sales system 200 determines that the return request item is an accepted return item, the return request item may be delivered to the return item storage 245. [ For example, the processor 252 may control the at least one transport device to transport the return request item to the return product repository 245.

In step 1850, the merchandise sales system 200 can cancel the payment for the merchandise requested to be returned. For example, the processor 252 may control the payment device 220 to cancel the payment for the return request item.

If the merchandise selling system 200 determines in step 1860 that the return request item is not allowed to be returned, the return request item can be transferred to the outside of the goods sale system 200 through the first opening / closing apparatus 260 have. For example, the processor 252 controls at least one conveying device to convey the goods to be returned to the one opening and closing device 260, and transmits the goods for sale request to the goods selling system 200 through the first opening and closing device 260. [ It is possible to carry it out.

19 is a flow diagram of a method for purchasing and receiving goods in a merchandise sales system via an external electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure;

In step 1901, the external electronic device 1900 can select a merchandise sales system to purchase and receive a merchandise among a plurality of merchandise selling systems according to a customer's input. As shown in FIG. 20 (a), when the application related to the goods sales system is executed, the external electronic device 1900 determines whether the external electronic device 1900 is within a predetermined distance based on the position of the external electronic device 1900 It is possible to display a plurality of commodity selling systems. The external electronic device 1900 can select a merchandise selling system to purchase and receive a merchandise among a plurality of displayed merchandise merchandising systems, in accordance with a customer's input. Also, the step 1901 may be performed after the payment for the product selected by the customer is completed.

In step 1902, the external electronic device 1900 displays a plurality of products to be handled in the selected product sale system through the display, and can select at least one product according to the input of the customer. As shown in FIG. 20B, the external electronic device 1900 can display a plurality of goods to be handled in the goods selling system through the display. Information on a plurality of products handled by the product selling system may be received from the product selling system 200 or may be received from an external server that supplies products to the product selling system 200. [

In step 1903, the external electronic device 1900 may perform a payment for the selected at least one item. As in FIG. 20C, the external electronic device 1900 can perform settlement for at least one selected commodity.

In step 1904, the external electronic device 1900 may transmit the payment information for at least one product to the product selling system 200 when the payment for the selected at least one product is completed. For example, the payment information for at least one merchandise may include information about the at least one merchandise, information about the customer who paid the at least one merchandise, and information indicating that payment for the at least one merchandise has been completed .

In step 1905, the merchandise sales system 200 can carry at least one merchandise to the take-out waiting merchandise store 246. The take-out waiting merchandise store 246 may temporarily store at least one merchandise that has been paid before the customer picks it up.

For example, the processor 252 of the merchandise sales system 200 can determine the location of at least one merchandise based on storage location information stored in the memory 251 of the merchandise sales system 200, Based on the location of the article of merchandise in the at least one merchandise store 246.

In step 1906, the merchandise sales system 200 may send a message to the external electronic device 1900 indicating that at least one item is waiting to be unloaded, after at least one item has been delivered to the unloaded goods store 246 have. For example, the processor 252 may send a message to the external electronic device 1900 via the communication module 253 of the merchandise sales system 200 informing that at least one item is waiting to be unloaded.

In step 1907, the external electronic device 1900 may request the merchandise sales system 200 to take out at least one merchandise.

In step 1908, the merchandise sales system 200 may request the external electronic device 1900 for information about the customer requesting the takeout. You can display the requesting screen. For example, when the processor 252 receives an input requesting the export of at least one item via the communication module 253, the processor 252 transmits information about the customer who requested the export to the external electronic device 1900 ). As another example, when the processor 252 receives an input requesting the unloading of at least one merchandise through the communication module 253, the processor 252 displays the first display 211 to display a screen for requesting information on the customer who requested the unloading, Can be controlled.

In step 1909, the external electronic device 1900 may send information about the customer to the merchandise sales system 200. In addition, the external electronic device 1900 may display a message on the display indicating that information about the customer is being requested for the export of the at least one item.

In step 1910, the merchandise sales system 200 may open the first opening and closing apparatus 260 of the merchandise sales system 200 when the received customer information corresponds to the payment information. For example, the processor 252 determines whether the information on the received customer matches information on the customer included in the payment information, and the information on the received customer is information on the customer included in the payment information If the information on the received customer does not match the information on the customer included in the payment information, a message indicating that the at least one item can not be exported is displayed Through the output interface 511 of the first display 211 or the first opening and closing device 260. [

As described above, if a customer orders an item through his / her electronic device and prepares the ordered product in advance in the product sales system, he can visit the product sale system and pick up the product to purchase the product more conveniently. In addition, it is possible to purchase a specific product which is avoided by face-to-face transaction through the product sales system.

Although the method has been described through particular embodiments, the method may also be implemented as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the above embodiments can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which this disclosure belongs.

Although the technical idea of the present disclosure has been described above by way of some embodiments and examples shown in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- It should be understood that various substitutions, changes, and alterations can be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention. It is also to be understood that such substitutions, modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (22)

In a commodity sales system,
A plurality of first merchandise stores for storing a plurality of merchandise;
A second merchandise store for storing at least one merchandise with settlement;
A first display for displaying at least one first item of the plurality of items upon receipt of a first input for ordering an item from the user;
A settlement device for performing settlement for at least one second commodity selected from the at least one first commodity;
An opening / closing device configured to be openable and closable so as to carry out the at least one second goods and the necessary consumables related to the at least one second goods out of the goods sale system;
A first conveying device for conveying the at least one second merchandise from the plurality of first merchandise stores to the opening and closing device;
A second conveying device for conveying the necessary consumables from the plurality of first merchandise stores to the opening / closing device;
An image sensor for acquiring an image associated with the operation of the first conveying device and the second conveying device conveying each of the at least one second goods and the necessary consumables;
A second display installed on an outer wall of the merchandise sales system and displaying an image related to the at least one second merchandise;
A shelf disposed proximate to the first display; And
A control module including a communication module, a processor and a memory,
The memory stores pricing information, storage location information, required supplies information, and images associated with the merchandise
The processor comprising:
Wherein when the second input for selecting the at least one second commodity among the at least one first commodity is received, the control unit displays the price information for the at least one second commodity based on the price information, 1 display, based on the required consumable information, identifying the required consumable associated with the at least one second good,
Wherein when the payment information for the at least one second product is received from the payment device, the storage location of the at least one second product and the necessary consumable is confirmed based on the storage location information, Controlling the second display to display an image associated with the second product,
And control means for controlling each of said first conveying device and said second conveying device to convey said at least one second commodity and said necessary consumable item to said opening and closing device based on the storage position of said at least one second commodity and said necessary consumable, and,
Wherein the first conveying device and the second conveying device are operable to cause the first conveying device and the second conveying device to convey the at least one second goods and the necessary consumables to the opening / Wherein the first conveyance device and the second conveyance device obtained through the image sensor are arranged to convey the at least one second goods and the necessary goods Controlling the second display to display an image associated with an operation of conveying the consumable,
Closing device to open the at least one second commodity and the necessary consumables to the outside of the commodity sales system when the at least one second commodity and the necessary consumables are carried to the commodity-
Wherein when the payment information for the at least one second item is received from the external electronic device through the communication module, the storage location of the at least one second item and the necessary consumable item is checked based on the stored position information,
A second conveyance device for conveying the at least one second commodity and the necessary consumables to the second commodity store based on the storage location of the at least one second commodity and the necessary consumables, Lt; / RTI >
When the display product information is received from the external server, the first storage location of the second product corresponding to the display product information and the second storage location of the fourth product displayed on the shelf are checked based on the storage location information ,
And transports the fourth merchandise from the shelf to the second storage location and controls the first shipping device to transport the second merchandise from the first storage location to the shelf. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the memory further stores inventory information for a plurality of goods stored in the plurality of first goods stores,
The processor comprising:
And updates the stock information based on the kind and the quantity of the at least one second product when the at least one second product is carried to the outside of the goods selling system through the opening and closing apparatus. The method according to claim 1,
The memory comprising:
And further stores product information including at least one of cooking information, sales restriction information, and specification information for the product. delete The method of claim 3,
The processor comprising:
Determining whether customer authentication is required for sale of the at least one second product based on the sales restriction information when the second input is received,
Controls the first display to display a screen for requesting customer information for customer authentication if it is determined that the customer authentication is required,
And when the customer information is received through the first display or the communication module, performs the customer authentication based on the received customer information. 6. The method of claim 5,
The processor comprising:
If the customer authentication is successful, control the first display to display price information for the at least one second product based on the price information,
If the customer authentication fails, control the first display to display a message indicating that the at least one second product can not be sold. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a plurality of cooking devices for cooking the product,
The processor comprising:
Wherein when a third input requesting cooking for the at least one second product is received, a fourth input for selecting the cooking information or the cooking device, A cooking device for cooking is selected,
Controlling the first conveying device to convey the at least one second merchandise to the selected cooking device,
Wherein the at least one second product is conveyed to the selected cooking device and the at least one second product is selected based on a fifth input for selecting the cooking information or cooking method, The control unit controls the selected cooking apparatus to cook the second article of the product. 8. The method of claim 7,
The processor comprising:
Controlling the second display to display an image associated with an operation of the first conveying device to convey the at least one second item while the at least one second item is conveyed to the selected cooking device,
And controls the second display such that the selected cooking device displays an image related to an operation of cooking the at least one second product while the at least one second product is being cooked. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the opening and closing device is configured to pack at least one article in at least one packaging container,
The processor comprising:
When the at least one second commodity is conveyed to the opening / closing apparatus, confirms the specification of the at least one second commodity based on the standard information,
And controls the opening / closing device to pack the at least one second product into at least one packaging container selected based on the verified specification of the at least one second product. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the memory further stores the sales history information of the product sale system and the product discount information indicating at least one product whose price is discounted,
The processor comprising:
Information on at least one third product having a history sold together with the at least one second product based on at least one of the sales history information and the product discount information, To display at least one of information on at least one fourth product provided at a discounted price. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
Calculating a time until the at least one second commodity is transported to the opening / closing apparatus based on the positional information of the at least one second commodity,
The first display and the second display to display the time until the at least one second commodity is taken out through the opening and closing apparatus based on the calculated time while the at least one second commodity is carried to the opening and closing apparatus, And controls one of the second displays. delete The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
When the first input is received, displaying a plurality of product classification items according to the set product classification criteria on the first display,
And controls the first display to display the at least one first goods corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of goods classification items. 14. The method of claim 13,
The processor comprising:
Controlling the first display to display pricing information of the at least one first commodity and the at least one first commodity based on a state in which the at least one first commodity is stored in the plurality of first commodity stores , Commodity sales system. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
Wherein when the first input is received, based on at least one of customer information, location information of the goods sale system, weather information, season information, sales history information, and time information, Selecting at least one first commodity among the plurality of commodities,
And controls the first display to display the selected at least one first product. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
And controls the second display to display a virtual reality image that is generated based on a status stored in the plurality of first merchandise stores. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
A request for return is received and information about a request for return is received, and after the return request is received through the opening / closing device, the request for the return is identified, the request for the return is checked for damage,
And compares at least one of the return information and the identification and inspection result to determine whether or not the return request is permitted. 18. The method of claim 17,
Further comprising a return store for storing returned goods,
The processor comprising:
The control unit controls the first transportation apparatus to transport the return request item to the return reservation store if the return request for the return request item is permitted and controls the payment apparatus to cancel the payment for the return request item,
And returns the requested product to the outside of the product sale system through the opening / closing device when the return request for the product is rejected. delete delete delete A method of operating a merchandise sales system,
Controlling a first display of the merchandise sales system to display at least one first merchandise among a plurality of merchandise stored in a plurality of first merchandise stores of the merchandise sales system upon receipt of a first input for ordering merchandise;
Receiving a second input from a user for selecting at least one second item from the at least one first item;
Controlling the first display to display price information for the at least one second merchandise based on price information stored in a memory of the merchandise sales system;
Identifying a necessary consumable item associated with the at least one second item based on required consumable information stored in a memory of the product selling system;
Wherein when the payment information for the at least one second product is received from the settlement device of the goods sales system, the storage location of the at least one second goods and the necessary consumables is identified based on the storage location information stored in the memory Controlling the first display such that an image associated with the at least one second product is displayed;
A first conveying device and a second conveying device of the goods selling system for conveying the at least one second goods and the necessary consumables to the opening and closing device of the goods selling system based on the storage positions of the at least one second goods and the necessary consumables, Controlling each of the second delivery devices;
Wherein the first conveying device and the second conveying device are operable to cause the first conveying device and the second conveying device to convey the at least one second goods and the necessary consumables to the opening / Wherein the first conveyance device and the second conveyance device obtained through the image sensor of the goods sale system are connected to the at least one second conveyance device and the second conveyance device, Controlling a second display of the merchandise sales system to display an image related to the merchandise and the operation of conveying the required consumable;
Controlling the opening and closing device to open the at least one second item and the necessary consumable item to the outside of the product selling system when the at least one second item and the necessary consumable item are carried to the opening and closing apparatus;
Wherein when the payment information for the at least one second item is received from the external electronic device, the storage location of the at least one second item and the necessary consumable item is checked based on the stored position information, Controlling each of the first conveying device and the second conveying device to convey the at least one second commodity and the necessary consumable item to a second commodity store based on the storage location of the second commodity and the necessary consumable article; And
A first storing position of a second commodity corresponding to the display commodity information and a second storing position of a fourth commodity displayed on a shelf are confirmed based on the storage position information when display commodity information is received from an external server, Transferring the fourth merchandise from the shelf to the second storage location and controlling the first shipping device to transport the second merchandise from the first storage location to the shelf,
The method comprising the steps of:

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