KR102155679B1 - Refill service providing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a refill service. According to the present invention, a refill container does not have to be replaced with a raw material used up, a consumer can be guided to purchase only a desired raw material, and the refill container of the consumer can be collected at the consumer′s request. The system and the method include refill guide equipment (200) of a refill service store installed and provided by an administrative district. A refill container filling request signal requesting refill container filling with a raw material or a refill container disposal guide signal guiding refill container disposal is inputted such that a consumer can request refill container disposal or raw material filling by operating an information input unit (230). In a case wherein the input refill container filling request signal is a refill container disposal request, loading into a loading box (211) is performed. In a case wherein the input refill container filling request signal is a raw material filling request for the refill container, the refill container is filled with the raw material through a supply nozzle (210c) communicating with a raw material supply unit (210a).

Description

Refill service providing system and method}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a refill service that not only guides the consumer to purchase only the raw material they want, but also collects the container for refilling possessed by the consumer at the request of the consumer, without replacing the container for refill where the raw material is exhausted.

In general, shampoo, conditioner, hair care, body wash, body care made of gel or oil, skin care, dental care such as toothpaste, cleaning detergents, fabric softeners, dish detergents, etc. The amount of liquid is determined according to the size of the PET container, and after the received liquid is exhausted, the liquid stored in a new PET container must be repurchased. Depending on the material, it is recycled after separate collection.

As such, recycling of empty PET containers separated and collected due to exhaustion of the liquid phase has a problem in that recycling costs are high (refer to Patent Document 1) because it undergoes a crushing process, a melt decomposition process, and a purification process.

Accordingly, when empty PET containers are to be incinerated to reduce recycling costs, various harmful gases are discharged to pollute the atmosphere, and when empty PET containers are buried, the soil is contaminated.

In addition, the use of liquid-based PET containers such as shampoo, conditioner, hair care, body wash, body care made of gels or oils, skin care, toothpaste, etc., cleaning detergent, fabric softener, dish detergent, etc. For the purpose of making it convenient, it is provided by being filled in a PET container equipped with a dispenser function.At this time, the manufacturing cost increases due to the dispenser function provided in the PET container, causing a problem that the consumer price increases in a chain. Therefore, the consumer has to pay a high price for a liquid PET container to which various functions are added according to the convenience of use, and to repeat this whenever the liquid is exhausted.

This is a disadvantage that is commonly caused in various phase types of PET containers such as powder PET containers as well as liquid PET containers.

KR 10-1026202 B1

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to guide consumers to purchase only the raw materials they want without replacing the container for refilling of which the raw materials are exhausted, as well as for refilling the consumer possessed by the consumer's request. It is to provide a system and method for providing a refill service capable of collecting containers.

As a technical idea for achieving the present invention, the refill service providing system of the present invention is divided and provided for each administrative region, and a container for refilling so that a consumer can request the disposal of the refill container or filling of raw materials by manipulating the information input unit. A refillable container disposition guide signal that guides the disposal of a refillable container or a refillable container fill request signal that requests the filling of raw materials into the refillable container is input, and if the inputted refillable container fill request signal is a request for disposition of the refillable container, load it into a loading box, Refill guide equipment of a refill service store that fills the raw material into the refill container through a supply nozzle in communication with the raw material supply unit when the input refill container filling request signal is a request to fill the raw material into the refill container.

The refill service providing system of the present invention is operated by a manager of a recycling company that collects refillable containers, and is used for refilling so that the refillable containers collected in the loading box at the request of the consumer's disposal from the refill guide equipment of the refill service store can be recycled. When a container collection request signal is provided, a recycling company terminal that outputs the provided refillable container collection request signal; By including, the manager of the recycling company can collect the refilled containers loaded in the refill guide equipment of the refill service store. to provide.

In the refill service providing system of the present invention, when the raw material filling request signal for refilling is provided so that the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit can be filled before the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit is exhausted from the refill guide equipment of the refill service store, the provided raw material filling for refilling Including a refill store center that receives and recognizes the request signal; providing the manager of the refill store center to fill the raw material supply unit provided in the refill guide equipment of the refill service store, and the refill store center In, Refill large-capacity containers requesting the supply of large-capacity refill containers filled with large-capacity raw materials or collection of large-capacity refill containers that have exhausted large-capacity raw materials to smoothly provide large-capacity raw materials to each refill guide equipment of the refill service store. When a circulation request signal is provided, a manufacturer terminal that outputs the provided refillable large-capacity container circulation request signal; by including, the manager of the manufacturer supplying the raw material can supply the raw material in a large amount to the refill store center. Performs the function of

The refill guide equipment of the refill service store includes a barcode printed on a refill container or a printing information reader that reads raw material identification information including the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material included in the QR code, and the model name of the product using the raw material. part; And a control unit; wherein the control unit controls the raw material to be filled through the raw material supply container corresponding to the raw material identification information among the raw material supply containers constituting the raw material supply unit by referring to the raw material identification information input through the print information reader unit. Performs the function of

Using the refill service providing system of the present invention, the process of not only guiding the consumer to purchase only the raw materials they want, but also collecting the refillable containers possessed by the consumer at the request of the consumer, without replacing the containers for refilling of which the raw materials are exhausted. Refill service provided by division by zone In the refill guide equipment of the retail store, a refill container disposition guide signal or refill that guides the disposal of refill containers so that consumers can request the disposal of refill containers or filling of raw materials by manipulating the information input unit Inputting a refilling container filling request signal for requesting to fill the container with raw materials; In the refill guide equipment of the refill service that is provided separately for each administrative region, when the input request signal for refilling containers is a request for disposal of refillable containers, it is controlled to be loaded in the loading box, and the inputted refillable container filling request signal is used for refilling. Controlling the refilling container to be filled with the raw material through a supply nozzle in communication with the raw material supply unit when the container is requested to be filled with raw materials; Refill service A recycling company operated by the manager of a recycling company that collects refill containers by generating a refillable container collection request signal so that the refillable containers collected in the loading box can be recycled at the refill guide equipment of the store. Transmitting to the terminal; The recycling company's terminal outputs and guides the refill container collection request signal received from the refill guide equipment of the refill service store through the information output unit, so that the manager of the recycling company collects the refill container loaded in the refill guide equipment of the refill service store. Providing to enable; Generating a refilling request signal for refilling so that the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit can be filled before the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit is exhausted, and transmitting the signal to the refill store center; The refill store center recognizes the refilling raw material request signal received from the refill guide equipment of the refill service store, and outputs a message to the refill store manager to fill the raw material with the refill guide equipment of the refill service store through the information output unit. Guiding; In the refill store center, requesting the supply of large-capacity refill containers filled with large-capacity raw materials or collection of large-capacity refill containers that have exhausted large amounts of raw materials so that large-capacity raw materials can be provided to each refill guide equipment of the refill service store. Transmitting a refilling large-capacity container circulation request signal to a manufacturer terminal operated by a manufacturer that manufactures raw materials; The manufacturer terminal outputs and guides the refill large-capacity container circulation request signal received from the refill store center through an information output unit, so that the manager of the manufacturer supplying the raw material can supply the raw material in a large amount to the refill store center. It consists of;

The refill guide equipment of the refill service store generates a refillable container collection request signal so that the refillable containers collected in the loading box can be recycled at the consumer's disposal request, and recycling operated by the manager of the recycling company collecting the refillable containers In the step of transmitting to a vendor terminal, the refill guide equipment of the refill service store includes: an information storage unit for storing and managing accumulated refill container volume information, which is a value obtained by accumulating a volume according to a capacity of a refill container loaded in the loading box; And a control unit; wherein the control unit recognizes the volume according to the capacity of the refill container loaded in the loading box, and stores and manages the recognized volume of the loaded refill container in the information storage unit. When the cumulative refill container volume information is accumulated in the relevant loading box and the cumulative volume of the refill container to be loaded belongs to the cumulative refill container collection request volume section information, which is the volume that should guide the collection request to the recycling company, the above It performs a function of controlling to generate a refillable container collection request signal.

In the step of generating a refilling request signal for refilling so that the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit can be filled in the refill guide equipment of the refill service store and transmitting it to a refill store center, the refill store In the center, a DB unit; And a refill management engine, wherein the DB unit is categorized and stored for each administrative region, and the address where the refill service store of the refill guide equipment is located is classified and stored for each administrative region. The name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw materials to be filled in the raw material supply section of the equipment, the model name of the product using the raw material, the standard filling capacity for raw materials indicating the total filling capacity of the raw materials to be filled, and as an additional material added to the raw materials, the consumer Refill guidance for each administrative area, including the name of the additional material indicating the name of the additional material selected according to taste, and the standard filling capacity for additional materials indicating the total filling capacity of the additional material to be filled. It includes equipment information DB; and is information that the refill guide equipment having the raw material supply unit is divided and managed by administrative region, and the consumer fills the raw material at the standard filling capacity for the raw material stored and managed in the raw material supply unit of the corresponding refill guide equipment. Including a DB of raw material filling residual amount confirmation information DB for each refill guide device in which information on the remaining amount of raw material filling is stored and managed, which is a value limiting the accumulated amount of raw materials that is accumulated each time the amount of raw materials to be filled is accumulated, and the refill management engine includes, The raw material filling remaining amount information stored and managed in each raw material filling residual amount confirmation DB is periodically checked, and if the confirmed raw material filling residual amount information belongs to the filling request raw material remaining amount section information, which is the remaining amount requested for filling of the raw material, the relevant raw material is manufactured. It performs a function of controlling the generation of the raw material filling request signal for refill including the name of the supplying manufacturer, the model name of the product using the raw material, and the address of the refill service store of the refill guide equipment in which the raw material is stored and managed.

The present invention provides an effect of not only guiding the consumer to purchase only the raw material they want, but also collecting the refillable container carried by the consumer at the request of the consumer without replacing the container for refilling of which the raw material is exhausted.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a refill service providing system of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a refill guide equipment among the components constituting the refill service providing system of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a refill store center among the configurations of the refill service providing system of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a process in which the refill service providing system of the present invention not only guides the consumer to purchase only the raw materials they want, but also collects the refill containers held by the consumer at the request of the consumer without replacing the container for refill that is exhausted of raw materials. Is a flow chart showing.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various forms different from each other, and only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to the possessor, and the invention is defined by the description of the claims.

Meanwhile, terms used in the present specification are for explaining embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and/or “comprising” refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, actions and/or elements in the mentioned component, step, operation and/or element. Or does not preclude adding. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown, it guides consumers to purchase only the raw materials they want without replacing refillable containers such as refillable containers or glass containers that have exhausted raw materials, as well as to enable collection of refillable containers held by consumers at the request of consumers. We present a service structure consisting of consumers, refill service stores, and refill guide equipment operated by the refill service stores, recycling companies, refill stores, and manufacturers.

First, consumers use liquids such as shampoo, conditioner, hair care, body wash, body care consisting of gel or oil, skin care, dental care such as toothpaste, cleaning detergent, fabric softener, dish detergent, etc. If the raw materials are exhausted after using a refill container containing various types of raw materials, if you do not purchase the same type of refill container, you want to purchase only the raw material you want, or if you want to collect it for recycling of the refill container that has run out of raw materials, it will be described later. You just need to visit a refill service store to perform processing.

In this case, the consumer may use the consumer terminal 100 to search for the nearest refill service store that supplies the raw materials he/she needs in the place where he lives.

In order to perform such a function, the consumer terminal 100 requests a search for the nearest refill service store that supplies the corresponding raw material needed by the consumer terminal 100, and the refill service store retrieved by the request The refill service guide app that guides the location of the device may be mounted and provided.

In this way, the app for refill service guidance mounted on the consumer terminal 100 is an application program, which is installed in the consumer terminal 100 in an embedded manner, or installed on the operating system (OS) of the consumer terminal 100. ).

On the other hand, if it is installed in an installation method, the consumer can access the app store through the consumer terminal 100 and download and use it. And it can be used after registering as a member in the refill store center 400 to be described later.

Through this, the refill management engine 420 of the refill store center 400 uses the information entered when registering as a member in the member information DB 414 of the DB unit 410, the address of each administrative district where the consumer resides, and when logging in. Member information including IDs and passwords are stored and managed.

In addition, the DB unit 410 provided in the refill store center 400 is classified and stored for each administrative region, and the address where the refill service store of the refill guide device 200 is located is classified and stored for each administrative region. , The name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material to be filled in the raw material supply unit 210a of the refill guide equipment 200 divided by administrative region, the model name of the product using the raw material, and the standard for raw materials indicating the total filling capacity of the raw material to be filled. Administrative region including filling capacity, additional material name indicating the name of the additional material selected by the consumer as an additional material added to the raw material, and the standard filling capacity for additional material indicating the total filling capacity of the additional material to be filled Refill guide equipment information DB 411 for each administrative area in which information of each refill guide equipment is stored and managed is also provided.

Through this, while logging in to the refill store center 400 using an ID and password, the app for refill service guidance of the consumer terminal 100 is the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the corresponding raw material that the consumer needs, the corresponding When requesting a search for the nearest refill service store by entering raw material identification information including the model name of the product using the raw material, the raw material including the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the input raw material, and the model name of the product using the raw material. The identification information is transmitted to the refill store center 400.

The refill store center 400 operates a refill management engine 420 to store raw material identification information including the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material to be transmitted, the model name of the product using the raw material, and the member information of consumers by administrative region. By matching with the refill guide equipment information DB (411), extracts the refill guide information for each administrative district in the area closest to the address of the corresponding consumer's administrative district among the matching refill guide equipment information for each administrative area, and extracts the extracted information for each administrative district. Transmits the refill guide information to the consumer terminal (100).

The app for refill service guidance of the consumer terminal 100 controls the refill guidance information for each administrative region in the area closest to the address of the corresponding consumer to be transmitted through the information output unit so that the consumer can recognize and visit it. It guides you.

In this way, the consumer terminal 100 is requested to search for the nearest refill service store that supplies the raw material required by the consumer in the place where he lives, and to receive information on the location of the refill service store retrieved by the request. , In addition to the information output unit mentioned above, an information input unit, an information storage unit, an information communication unit and a control unit are provided.

First, the information input unit requests a search for the nearest refill service store that supplies the raw materials required by the consumer in the place where the consumer resides, and various information necessary to receive the location of the refill service store retrieved by the request. Is the member to be entered.

The information input unit may include a mouse, a remote control, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (positive pressure/static power), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The information storage unit requests a search for the nearest refill service store that supplies the raw materials required by the consumer in the place where the consumer resides, and a refill service provided to receive information about the location of the refill service store retrieved by the request. As a member for storing application programs and various data such as a guide app, flash memory type, hard disk type, multimedia card micro type, card type memory ( For example, SD or XD memory), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM ( Programmable Read-Only Memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, or a combination thereof.

The information output unit requests a search for the nearest refill service store that supplies the raw materials required by the consumer in the place where the consumer resides, and provides various information necessary to receive the location of the refill service store retrieved by the request. As an output member, it may include a speaker and a display unit.

Here, in the case of the display unit, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display (flexible) display), a 3D display, etc., various output members may be selectively applied.

The information and communication unit requests a search for the nearest refill service store that supplies the corresponding raw materials required by the consumer between the refill store center 400 and the consumer terminal 100 to be described later, and responds to the request. As a member that performs a communication interface function through which various types of information necessary to receive information about the location of a refill service store searched by, a wired/wireless communication module is applied.

The control unit is a member that performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the consumer terminal 100, and operates an app for refill service guidance to supply the corresponding raw material required by the consumer in the place where the consumer lives. It is a member that performs overall operation control necessary to request a search for a service store and receive guidance on the location of the refill service store retrieved by the request.

Types of the consumer terminal 100 performing such a function include wired telephones, palmtops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), communication terminal devices such as smartphones with Internet access, and portable multimedia player (PMP). , UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC), MID (Mobile Internet Device) or personal computer (PC) can be applied to various terminals.

The refill service stores are divided and provided for each administrative area, and a refill container disposal guide signal that guides the disposal of the refill container so that the consumer can request the disposal of the refill container or filling of raw materials by manipulating the information input unit 230 Alternatively, if a refill container filling request signal for requesting the filling of raw materials is input into the refill container, and the input refill container filling request signal is a request to dispose of the refill container, load it in the loading box 211, and the input refill container filling request When the signal is a request for filling of raw materials into the refillable container, it is a company that operates the refill guide equipment 200 that fills the raw material into the refillable container through the supply nozzle 210c in communication with the raw material supply unit 210a.

The detailed configuration of the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store that performs the function is as described above, in addition to the loading box 211, the raw material supply unit 210a, and the supply nozzle 210c, information input unit 230, printing An information reader unit 220, a display unit 240, an information storage unit 250, an additional material supply unit 210b, a wired/wireless communication unit 260, and a control unit 270 are provided.

First, the loading box 211 is a member in which a container for refills entered into the refill guide equipment 200 of a refill service store is accommodated according to a request by a consumer to dispose of the container for refilling.

The raw material supply unit 210a is provided by various manufacturers, such as shampoo, conditioner, hair care, body wash, body care made of gel or oil, skin care, dental care such as toothpaste, cleaning detergent, fabric softener, dish detergent, etc. It is a raw material supply member made up of raw material supply tubes in which raw materials selected from refill service stores are received among the same raw materials.

The individual raw material supply cylinders constituting the raw material supply unit 210a are in communication with the supply nozzle 210c, and are provided to be filled in the container for refill provided by the consumer through the control of the control unit 270 to be described later.

The additional material supply unit 210b is a material that is additionally filled in a container for refilling in addition to the raw materials when the consumer selects raw materials such as shampoo or body wash according to his or her taste, and satisfies various needs of consumers according to the tastes of various consumers. Provides an advantage.

As such, the additional material supply unit 210b is also made of a plurality of additional material supply cylinders, and the plurality of additional material supply cylinders are in communication with the supply nozzle 210c, and are provided by the consumer through the control of the control unit 270 to be described later. It is provided to be filled in one refillable container.

The information input unit 230 is a member through which various types of information such as a request for various information including selection of raw materials, selection of additional materials, designation of raw materials or additional materials capacity, and collection of refill containers are inputted by the consumer.

Here, the capacity designation information of the raw material or additional material is transmitted to the refill store center 400 to be described later by the controller 270 to be described later, and the refill store center 400 may store and manage it in the DB unit 410. .

Meanwhile, the information input unit 230 may be configured by combining a mouse, a remote control, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/power failure), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, as mentioned above. have.

The print information reader 220 is a member for reading raw material identification information such as the name of a manufacturer that manufactures and supplies raw materials included in a barcode printed on a refillable container or a QR code, and a model name of a product using the raw material.

Here, a barcode is a code made by combining black and white bars of different thicknesses, and is a code that can be read by a computer, and is a linear one-dimensional, and is often used to identify product identification numbers or provide price information.

And QR (quick response) code is a code that a computer can read by arranging the same number of small square dots horizontally and vertically. It is a matrix-type two-dimensional code, and the number of dots aligned on one side is 21 to There are various specifications of up to 177, and it records information of up to 23,648 bits, and it is complementary, so even if some data is damaged, it can be restored and read from any direction of 360 degrees.

Through this, when a consumer requests reading of the bar code or QR code of the exhausted refill container in a state close to the print information reader 220, the control unit 270 of the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store is a print information reader unit. With reference to the raw material identification information input through 220, it performs a function of controlling the raw material to be filled through the raw material supply cylinder corresponding to the raw material identification information among the raw material supply cylinders constituting the raw material supply unit 210a.

The display unit 240 is a member that outputs information necessary for the consumer to select raw materials, select additional materials, designate the capacity of raw materials or additional materials, and collect refill containers. As mentioned above, the liquid crystal display display, LCD), thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), organic light-emitting diode (OLED), flexible display, 3D display, etc. Various output members can be selectively applied.

The information storage unit 250 is a member that stores application programs and data necessary for the consumer to select raw materials, select additional materials, designate the capacity of raw materials or additional materials, and collect refill containers. Flash memory type, hard disk type, multimedia card micro type, card-type memory (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM) ), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, or It can be made of a combination of these.

The wired/wireless communication unit 260 is a member that performs a communication interface function through which various information necessary for performing a refill service is transmitted and received, such as a consumer terminal 100, a recycling company terminal 300 to be described later, and a refill store center 400 to be described later. As, wired/wireless communication module is applied.

The control unit 270 controls the overall operation of the refill guide device 200 to provide the refill service to be performed.

Here, the refill service retailer terminal (refill service retailer terminal) allows the refill service retailer to communicate with each other various information necessary for performing the refill service with the consumer terminal 100, the recycling company terminal 300, which will be described later, and the refill store center 400 to be described later. 200a) can be operated.

The recycling company is a company that collects refillable containers, and through communication with the refill guide equipment 200 and the recycling company terminal 300 so that the refilled containers collected in the loading box 211 can be recycled, a request signal for collecting refill containers is sent. When transmitted, the transmitted refillable container collection request signal is output and guided through the information output unit, so that the manager of the recycling company can collect the refillable container loaded in the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store.

Recycling company terminals 300 performing such functions include wired telephones, fax machines, palmtops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), communication terminal devices such as smartphones with Internet access, and portable multimedia players (PMPs). ), UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC), MID (Mobile Internet Device), or personal computer (PC).

The information storage unit 250 of the refill guide device 200 stores and manages accumulated refill container volume information, which is a value obtained by accumulating the volume according to the capacity of the refill container loaded in the loading box 211 under the control of the control unit 270. Lose.

Through this, the control unit 270 of the refill guide device 200 accumulates the accumulated refill container volume information in the corresponding loading box 211 and the accumulated volume of the refilled container is the volume that should guide the collection request to the recycling company. If it belongs to the container collection request volume section information, the refill container collection request signal is controlled to be generated and transmitted to the recycling company terminal 300, so that the refill container is automatically collected without management by the manager of the refill service store. Provide it so that it can be.

The refill store supplies raw materials using a large-capacity container for refills filled with a large amount of raw materials when the refill service store that operates the refill guide equipment 200 requests the filling of raw materials before the raw materials are exhausted.

In order to perform such a function, the refill store may be implemented through the refill store center 400 composed of a terminal or a server.

In this way, when implemented through the refill store center 400, services are provided through the following process.

That is, when the refill store center 400 is provided with a raw material filling request signal for refilling so that the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit 210a is exhausted from the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store, By receiving the supplied raw material filling request signal for refilling and guiding it out so that the refill store manager can recognize it, the manager of the refill store center sends the raw material to the raw material supply unit 210a provided in the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store. It is provided so that it can be filled.

Meanwhile, when the refill store center 400 is implemented in a server format, the refill store center 400 may include a DB unit 410 and a refill management engine 420.

In this way, in the DB unit 410 provided, the address where the refill service store of the refill guide equipment 200 is located is divided and stored by administrative region, and the raw material supply unit of the refill guide equipment 200 divided by administrative region ( 210a), the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material to be filled in, the model name of the product using the raw material, the standard filling capacity for raw materials indicating the total filling capacity of the raw material to be filled, Refill guide equipment information for each administrative region, including the name of the additional material indicating the name of the additional material selected according to the name of the additional material to be filled, and the standard filling capacity for additional materials indicating the total filling capacity of the additional material to be filled, is stored and managed. DB (411), the refill guide equipment (200) having a raw material supply unit (210a) is divided by administrative region and stored and managed information, for the raw materials stored and managed in the raw material supply unit (210a) of the refill guide equipment (200) In the standard filling capacity, raw material filling residual information is stored and managed, which is a limit value of the accumulated raw material consumption, which is the value of the accumulated raw material consumption, which is accumulated each time the consumer fills the raw material. DB (412), added As information that the refill guide equipment 200 having the material supply unit 210b is divided and stored and managed by administrative region, the standard filling capacity for the additional material stored and managed in the additional material supply unit 210b of the refill guide device 200 Additional material filling residual amount information for each refill guide equipment in which information on the remaining amount of additional material filling is stored and managed, which is a value limiting the accumulated amount of additional material consumed, which is a value that limits the accumulated amount of additional material to be filled each time a consumer fills the additional material. DB(413) And a member information DB (414) that stores and manages member information, including the address of each administrative district in which the consumer resides, and an ID and password used when logging in, as member information registered by a consumer classified by administrative district. can do.

Through this, the refill management engine 420 is information provided after logging in using an ID and password from the consumer terminal 100, including the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material, and the model name of the product using the raw material. When raw material identification information is input, the input raw material identification information is matched with the refill guide equipment information DB 411 for each administrative region, and among the matching information for refill guide equipment for each administrative region, It performs a function of controlling the refill guide information for each administrative area of the region to be transmitted to the consumer terminal 100.

In addition, the refill management engine 420 has the advantage of identifying in advance whether the raw materials provided in the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service stores in each region are exhausted, and guiding the raw materials to be filled before the raw materials are exhausted. Can provide.

To this end, the refill management engine 420 periodically checks the raw material filling residual amount information stored and managed in the raw material filling residual amount confirmation information DB 412 for each refill guide equipment, and the confirmed raw material filling residual amount information requests the filling of the raw material. If it belongs to the information on the remaining amount of the raw material requested for filling, which is the remaining amount, the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material, the model name of the product using the raw material, and the address of the refill service store of the refill guide equipment 200 in which the raw material is stored and managed. By generating the raw material filling request signal for refilling and outputting it, the refill store manager provides the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store in the region to fill the raw materials scheduled to be exhausted.

Such filling services can be provided equally for additional materials.

In addition, the manager of the refill store may supply large-capacity refill containers filled with large-capacity raw materials so that large-capacity raw materials can be smoothly provided to each refill guide equipment 200 of a refill service store, or supply large-capacity containers for refills that have exhausted large amounts of raw materials. It also carries out the function of transferring the recovery to manufacturers that manufacture and sell raw materials.

In order to perform such a function, a manufacturer may also operate the manufacturer terminal 500.

Accordingly, the refill store center 400 supplies large-capacity refill containers filled with large-capacity raw materials so that large-capacity raw materials can be smoothly provided to each refill guide equipment 200 of a refill service store, or for refilling when large-capacity raw materials are exhausted. When a refill large-capacity container circulation request signal for requesting collection of a large-capacity container is provided, the manufacturer terminal 500 for outputting the provided large-capacity container circulation request signal for refilling is provided, so that the manager of the manufacturer supplying raw materials It provides the center 400 to perform the supply of raw materials in a large capacity.

The manufacturer's terminal 500 performing such a function includes wired telephones, fax machines, palmtops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), communication terminal devices such as smartphones with Internet access, and portable multimedia players (PMPs). , UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC), MID (Mobile Internet Device) or personal computer (PC) can be applied to various terminals.

Using the refill service providing system of the present invention, the process of not only guiding the consumer to purchase only the raw materials they want, but also the collection of the refillable containers carried by the consumer at the request of the consumer, without replacing the refilled containers exhausted of raw materials. It will be described using as follows.

First, in the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store that is divided and installed and provided by administrative region, the disposition of the refill container so that the consumer can request the disposal of the refill container or the filling of raw materials by manipulating the information input unit 230. A refill container disposition guide signal that guides or a refill container fill request signal for requesting the filling of raw materials into the refill container is input (S10).

In the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store that is divided and installed and provided by administrative region, when the input refilling container filling request signal is a request for disposing of the refilling container, it is controlled to be loaded in the loading box 211, and the input for refilling When the container filling request signal is a request for filling raw materials into the refilling container, the raw material is filled in the refilling container through the supply nozzle 210c in communication with the raw material supply unit 210a (S20).

The refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store generates a refillable container collection request signal so that the refillable containers collected in the loading box 211 can be recycled at the consumer's disposal request, and the recycling company collects the refillable containers. It transmits (S30) to the recycling company terminal 300 operated by the manager.

Here, in the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store, the information storage unit 250 for storing and managing cumulative container volume information for refill, which is a value obtained by cumulative calculation of the volume according to the capacity of the refill container loaded in the loading box 211 And a control unit 270, wherein the control unit 270 recognizes the volume according to the capacity of the refill container loaded in the loading box 211, and stores the recognized volume of the refill container to be loaded in the information storage unit ( 250), and the accumulated refill container volume information stored in the storage and management is controlled to be calculated, and the cumulative volume of the refill container accumulated in the corresponding loading box 211 must inform the recycling company of the collection request. When the volume belongs to the cumulative refillable container collection request volume section information, the control function is performed to generate the refillable container collection request signal.

In addition, the recycling company terminal 300 outputs and guides the refill container collection request signal received from the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store through the information output unit, so that the manager of the recycling company provides the refill guide equipment of the refill service store. Provides (S40) so that the container for refills loaded in 200 can be collected.

In the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store, before the raw materials filled in the raw material supply unit 210a are exhausted, a raw material filling request signal for refilling is generated so that the raw materials can be filled, and this is transmitted to the refill store center 400 (S50).

Here, the refill store center 400 includes a DB unit 410; And a refill management engine 420, wherein the address where the refill service store of the refill guide equipment 200 is located is stored in the DB unit 410, divided by administrative region, and refill guidance classified by administrative region The name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw materials to be filled in the raw material supply unit 210a of the equipment 200, the model name of the product using the raw material, the standard filling capacity for raw materials indicating the total filling capacity of the raw materials to be filled, an addition added to the raw materials Refill guide equipment information for each administrative area is stored and managed, including the name of the additional material indicating the name of the additional material selected by the consumer according to his or her taste as a material, and the standard filling capacity for the additional material indicating the total filling capacity of the additional material to be filled. Refill guide equipment information DB (411) for each administrative region, and a refill guide equipment (200) having a raw material supply unit (210a) is separated by administrative region and stored and managed, the raw materials of the corresponding refill guide equipment (200) In the standard filling capacity for raw materials stored and managed in the supply unit 210a, the amount of raw material filling remaining amount information is stored and managed, which is a value that limits the cumulative raw material consumption amount, which is the cumulative amount of raw materials to be filled each time a consumer fills with raw materials. It includes a raw material filling residual quantity confirmation information DB 412, and the refill management engine 420 periodically checks the raw material filling residual quantity information stored and managed in the raw material filling residual quantity confirmation information DB 412 for each refill guide equipment, and If the confirmed raw material filling remaining amount information belongs to the filling request raw material remaining amount section information, which is the remaining amount requested for filling of raw materials, the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material, the model name of the product using the raw material, and the refill information in which the raw material is stored and managed. It performs a function of controlling so that the refilling raw material filling request signal including the address of the refill service store of the equipment 200 is generated.

And at the refill store center 400, the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store recognizes the refilling raw material filling request signal received from the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store, and tells the refill store manager through the information output unit. A message to fill the raw material with) is outputted (S60).

In the refill store center 400, the supply of large-capacity containers for refills filled with large-capacity raw materials so that large-capacity raw materials can be smoothly provided to each refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store, or large-capacity for refilling when large amounts of raw materials are exhausted. The refilling large-capacity container circulation request signal requesting the collection of the container is transmitted to the manufacturer terminal 500 operated by the manufacturer of the raw material (S70).

In the manufacturer's terminal 500, the refilling large-capacity container circulation request signal received from the refill store center 400 is output and guided through the information output unit, so that the manager of the manufacturer supplying the raw material to the refill store center 400 Provides so that the supply of raw materials can be performed (S80).

100: consumer terminal 200: refill guide equipment
200a: Refill service store terminal 210a: Raw material supply unit
210b: additional material supply unit 210c: supply nozzle
211: loading box 220: print information reader
230: information input unit 240: display unit
250: information storage unit 260: wired/wireless communication unit
270: control unit 300: recycling company terminal
400: refill store center 410: DB
411: DB for information on refill information equipment by administrative region
412: DB of information on checking the remaining amount of raw material filling by refill guide equipment
413: DB for information on checking the remaining amount of additional materials by refill guide equipment
414: Member information DB 420: Refill management engine
500: manufacturer terminal

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Disposal of refillable containers or filling of raw materials into refillable containers so that consumers can request the disposal of refillable containers or filling of raw materials by operating the information input unit. When the request signal for refilling containers for refilling is input, and the input signal for refilling containers for refilling is a request for disposing of refillable containers, load them in the loading box 211, and the input signal for refilling containers for refills fills the container for refilling with raw materials. A refill guide device 200 of a refill service store for filling raw materials into a refill container through a supply nozzle in communication with the raw material supply unit, if requested;
Operated by the manager of a recycling company that collects refillable containers, a refillable container collection request signal is provided so that the refillable containers collected in the loading box can be recycled by the consumer's disposal request at the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store. If so, the recycling company terminal 300 that outputs the provided refillable container collection request signal; including, so that the manager of the recycling company can collect the refillable container loaded in the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store. Provide,
In the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store, when the raw material filling request signal for refilling is provided so that the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit can be filled, before the raw material filled in the raw material supply unit is exhausted, the provided raw material filling request signal for refilling is transmitted, By including a refill store center 400 that recognizes this; it provides the manager of the refill store center to fill the raw material to the raw material supply unit provided in the refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store,
In the refill store center 400, supply of large-capacity containers for refills filled with large-capacity raw materials or for refilling of large-capacity raw materials so as to smoothly provide large-capacity raw materials to each refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store When a refill large-capacity container circulation request signal for requesting collection of a large-capacity container is provided, a manufacturer terminal that outputs the provided large-capacity container circulation request signal for refilling is provided, so that the manager of the manufacturer supplying the raw material is provided with the refill store center 400 ) So that the supply of raw materials can be performed in a large amount,
The refill guide equipment 200 of the refill service store includes the loading box 211 in which the refill container is accommodated in response to a consumer's request for disposal of the refill container, and a body consisting of shampoo, conditioner, hair care, body wash, gel or oil. A raw material supply unit 210a consisting of raw material supply tanks in which raw materials selected from refill service stores among raw materials including care, skin care, toothpaste dental care, cleaning detergent, fabric softener, and dish detergent are received, and the raw material If selected according to one's preference, an additional material supply unit 210b consisting of additional material supply barrels in which additional material, which is a material additionally filled in a container for refilling, is accommodated in addition to the raw material, and a raw material supply container forming the raw material supply unit 210a And a supply nozzle 210c in communication with the additional material supply cylinders forming the additional material supply unit 210b, and the consumer selects raw materials, selects additional materials, specifies the capacity of raw materials or additional materials, and includes collection of refill containers. Identification of raw materials such as the information input unit 230 into which various information such as a request for various information is input, the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw materials included in the barcode printed on the refill container or the QR code, and the model name of the product using the raw material A print information reader 220 for reading information, a display unit 240 for outputting information necessary for the consumer to select raw materials, select additional materials, specify the capacity of raw materials or additional materials, and collect refill containers, and An information storage unit 250 storing application programs and data necessary for raw material selection, selection of additional materials, capacity designation of raw materials or additional materials, and collection of refillable containers, consumer terminal 100, and recycling company terminal 300 , The refill store center 400 and the wired/wireless communication unit 260 performing a communication interface function through which various information necessary to perform the refill service is transmitted and received, and at the request of the consumer, raw materials and/or addition to the container for refill provided by the consumer It consists of a control unit 270 that controls the filling of the material,
In the information storage unit 250 of the refill guide device 200, the accumulated refill container volume information, which is a value obtained by accumulating the volume according to the capacity of the refill container loaded in the loading box 211 under the control of the control unit 270, is It is stored and managed, and the control unit 270 of the refill guide device 200 accumulates the accumulated refill container volume information in the corresponding loading box 211, and the cumulative volume of the refilled container is the volume that should guide the collection request to the recycling company. In the case of belonging to the accumulated refill container collection request volume section information, the refill container collection request signal is controlled to be generated and transmitted to the recycling company terminal 300,
The refill store center 400 includes a DB unit 410; And a refill management engine 420, wherein the address where the refill service store of the refill guide equipment 200 is located is stored in the DB unit 410, divided by administrative region, and refill guidance classified by administrative region The name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material to be filled in the raw material supply section of the equipment 200, the model name of the product using the raw material, the standard filling capacity for raw materials indicating the total filling capacity of the raw material to be filled, and as an additional material added to the raw material, the consumer Refill guide equipment (200) information for each administrative area including the name of the additional material indicating the name of the additional material selected according to the user's taste, and the standard filling capacity for the additional material indicating the total filling capacity of the additional material to be filled is stored and managed. Refill guide equipment information DB (411) for each administrative region; including, as information that the refill guide equipment 200, which has a raw material supply unit, is divided and managed by administrative region, and is stored in the raw material supply unit of the corresponding refill guide equipment 200 Raw material filling by refill guide equipment 200 that stores and manages information on the remaining amount of raw material filling, which is a value that limits the cumulative raw material consumption amount that is accumulated each time a consumer fills the raw material from the standard filling capacity for raw materials that are stored and managed. The remaining amount confirmation information DB (412); including, as information that the refill guide equipment 200 having an additional material supply unit (210b) is divided and managed by administrative districts, the additional material supply unit of the refill guide equipment (200) ( Refill in which information on the remaining amount of additional material filling is stored and managed in 210b), which is a value limiting the accumulated amount of additional material consumed by the accumulation of the amount of additional material to be filled each time a consumer fills with additional material from the standard filling capacity for additional materials stored in 210b). Including; information DB (413);
The refill management engine 420 periodically checks the raw material filling residual amount information stored and managed in the raw material filling residual amount confirmation information DB 412 for each refill guide device 200, and the confirmed raw material filling residual amount information is filled with the raw material. If it belongs to the information on the remaining amount of the raw material that is requested for filling, the name of the manufacturer that manufactures and supplies the raw material, the model name of the product that uses the raw material, and the address of the refill service store of the refill guide equipment 200 where the raw material is stored and managed. Refill service providing system, characterized in that for controlling to generate the refilling raw material filling request signal including. delete delete delete delete delete

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