KR102181045B1 - HYGIENE PRODUCTS VENDING MACHING PROVIDING PAYMENT SERVICE BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN AND INCLUDING ADVERTISING DISPLAY BASED ON IoT PLATFORM - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a sanitary product vending machine including: a payment system which is implemented by one of the nodes participating in a blockchain network, processes payment of sanitary products on sale, and stores the payment information in the blockchain network; and an advertisement system which learns sensing data for neighboring buyers to build a deep learning model, calculates characteristics of neighboring buyers using the deep learning model, and selects advertisement contents using the characteristics of neighboring buyers.

Description

HYGIENE PRODUCTS VENDING MACHING PROVIDING PAYMENT SERVICE BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN AND INCLUDING ADVERTISING DISPLAY BASED ON IoT PLATFORM}

The present invention relates to a vending machine for hygiene products, and more particularly, to store payment information for a sale product in a blockchain network, collect sensing data from a plurality of IoT devices installed adjacent to the vending machine, and store the sensing data. It relates to a vending machine for hygiene products that inputs into a deep learning model to calculate the characteristics of buyers adjacent to the vending machine and outputs customized advertisement content to the vending machine.

In general, a vending machine refers to a machine that automatically provides a product when a payment is made using coins, bills, or a credit card in exchange for a desired product.

Since these vending machines sell products in an unmanned sales method, they save manpower and enable them to earn profits by selling products anytime, anywhere.Consumers display the products displayed by displaying them in the viewing window. To be recognizable.

On the other hand, in recent years, various types of technologies for using vending machines for advertisement purposes have been proposed. For example, in Utility Model Registration No. 0273778, a technology related to a vending machine having an advertisement function is disclosed.

That is, in the above-described conventional technology, an advertisement image is simply displayed on a screen by a DVD device, and for this purpose, a separate display screen must be mounted, so that the display screen occupies a predetermined space in front of the vending machine.

Therefore, the advertisement display system in the prior art does not increase the consumer's desire to purchase a product, and provides only a simple advertisement image, so there is a limit to the advertisement effect.

An aspect of the present invention provides a vending machine for hygiene products implemented to output advertisements on a transparent display panel.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a vending machine for hygiene products that stores payment information for products for sale in a blockchain network.

Another aspect of the present invention is to collect sensing data from a plurality of IoT devices installed adjacent to the vending machine, input the sensing data into a deep learning model to calculate the characteristics of buyers adjacent to the vending machine, and provide customized advertisement content for buyers. Provides a vending machine for sanitary products that print.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a vending machine for hygiene products having a discharging module implemented to lift a purchased product from the outlet side.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a vending machine for hygiene products implemented to maintain the horizontal level of the main body.

The technical problem of the present invention is not limited to the technical problem mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The sanitary product vending machine of the present invention is implemented as one of the nodes participating in the blockchain network, and the payment system performs payment of the sanitary product being sold, and stores the payment information in the blockchain network; And an advertisement system that learns sensing data for neighboring buyers to build a deep learning model, calculates characteristics of neighboring buyers using the deep learning model, and selects advertisement content using the characteristics of neighboring buyers; do.

On the other hand, a display case that contains sanitary products to be sold; A main body including an outlet through which a user can withdraw the payment-completed hygiene product, and a basket for delivering the paid hygiene product to the outlet; And a door that opens and closes the showcase, is implemented as a transparent display panel, and is installed with a display module for outputting advertisement content,

The advertisement system includes a sensor and an actuator, includes a processor and a communication module for controlling the sensor and actuator, is installed adjacent to the hygiene product vending machine, and detects the adjacent buyer and generates sensing data. IoT devices; And receiving sensing data from the plurality of IoT devices, storing the received sensing data in a predetermined storage space, defining each type of sensing data as one segment, and defining each element of the buyer's characteristic for each of the defined plurality of segments. Constructs the deep learning model from which sensing data stored as a target is learned, and inputs sensing data received from the plurality of IoT devices into the deep learning model, and outputs characteristic information of a purchaser who currently approaches a sanitary product vending machine. And, by matching the target buyer feature information for each content to store a plurality of advertisement contents, and among the plurality of stored advertisement contents, the advertisement content matching the buyer's feature information according to the output of the deep learning model is output from the display module. Including; ad server;

Further comprising; an elastic member installed at each corner of the bottom surface of the showcase,

The elastic member may include an installation bracket installed at each corner of the bottom of the showcase; An elastic housing installed on the installation bracket and forming an elevating space; It is installed in the elastic housing, has an elastic force downward through a spring provided on one side, forms a vertical portion and an inclined portion extending obliquely downward from the lower end of the vertical portion, and a stepped jaw spanning the elevating space at the end of the vertical portion Is formed, and when the inclined portion is pressed, the vertical portion moves up and down along the elevating space, and a connection portion forming a contact portion at the end portion; A wheel member that is rotatably installed at the lower end of the connection portion to provide mobility to the showcase and raises the connection portion when pressed according to rotation; And a switch installed in the mounting bracket parallel to the elastic housing and extending to a ceiling portion of the elevating space, and when the contact part is in contact with the switch, sensor data for cutting off the power supply of the power supply is generated. It may include a; sensor member to let.

According to an aspect of the present invention described above, it is possible to maximize an advertisement effect for a sale product by attracting the attention of a buyer, and to obtain advertisement revenue by displaying more diverse advertisements to pedestrians.

According to another aspect of the present invention, payment information is stored in the blockchain network 500 so that a purchaser can check payment information anywhere, and it is possible to ensure reliability by preventing forgery of payment information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve the advertising effect by generating the approached buyer-customized advertising content.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the convenience of use can be improved by including the discharge module so that the purchaser can receive the product without putting his or her hand in the discharge port.

According to another aspect of the present invention, safety accidents can be prevented by allowing the main body to be horizontal.

1 is a view showing a sanitary product vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a sanitary product vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram of a payment service system including the vending machine for hygiene products shown in FIG. 2.
4 is a conceptual diagram of an advertisement system including the vending machine for hygiene products shown in FIG. 2.
5 to 9 are views for explaining a sanitary product vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view for explaining an elastic means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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 those who have it, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary 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” do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements, steps, and actions to the mentioned elements, steps, and actions.

1 is a view showing a sanitary product vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a vending machine for hygiene products 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention relates to a vending machine for unattended sales of hygiene products 10, and includes a showcase 110, a main body 120, and a door ( 130) may be included.

The showcase 110 may contain an item to be sold. The article to be sold in this embodiment is the sanitary product 10, and may include, for example, a sanitary napkin, tissue paper, and the like.

The main body 120 includes an interface for guiding a buyer to select the hygiene product 10 embedded in the showcase 110, a payment system for paying the value of the hygiene product 10, and a hygiene product 10 embedded in the showcase 110. ) May be delivered to the outlet so that the user can withdraw it, and a control unit for instructing the basket to deliver the hygiene product 10 by receiving signals from the interface and the payment system.

The door 130 may open and close the showcase 110, and in particular, it is preferable that the door 130 is formed of a transparent material so that the buyer can visually check the state, quantity, etc. of the items contained in the showcase 110.

The sanitary product vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the sanitary product 10 to be automatically sold unattended, thereby providing convenience according to the sale, thereby having an efficient and economical effect.

2 is a view showing a sanitary product vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the sanitary product vending machine 100 according to the present embodiment may further include a display module 200 in addition to the configuration of the sanitary product vending machine 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The display module 200 may include a display panel such as a transparent LED panel or an LCD panel, and a driver substrate including a control module that supplies external operation power, image signals, and control signals to the display panel. Since the display module 200 may have a known configuration, a detailed description will be omitted.

The display module 200 may be installed on the door 130 and may output an advertisement image in a three-dimensional effect with the hygiene product 10 built in the showcase 110 as a background.

According to the present embodiment, advertisement effects may be improved by automatically displaying an advertisement image while a purchaser checks and selects the hygiene product 10.

3 is a conceptual diagram of a payment service system including the vending machine for hygiene products shown in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, a payment service system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a hygiene product vending machine 100 and a block chain network 500 shown in FIG. 2.

The payment service system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention stores payment information from the sanitary product vending machine 100 in the blockchain network 500 so that the buyer can check payment information from anywhere, and payment information Reliability can be guaranteed by preventing forgery and alteration.

Here, the payment information may include a payment date and time, a credit card company, and a payment amount.

To this end, a payment system that is included in the sanitary product vending machine 100 to pay the value of the sanitary product 10 may be one of the nodes participating in the blockchain network 500. For example, the payment system may include a payment server that requests payment to a card company and receives payment completion information from the card company, and this payment server may be one of nodes participating in the blockchain network 500. Blockchain network 500 is a huge distributed ledger that records all transactions in the network. Transactions that occur in a predetermined block generation cycle are grouped and created as one block, and can be equally accumulated in all nodes through agreement between nodes. .

4 is a conceptual diagram of an advertisement system including the vending machine for hygiene products shown in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, the advertisement system 2000 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a plurality of IoT devices 300 and an advertisement server 400 in addition to the features of the payment service system 1000 shown in FIG. 3. Can include.

The plurality of IoT devices 300 may include a sensor and an actuator, and may include a processor and a communication module for controlling the sensor and the actuator. For example, the plurality of IoT devices 300 may include sensors such as a temperature sensor, a thermal sensor, an illuminance sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and a humidity sensor, and may include actuators such as a fan, a buzzer, and a motor.

The plurality of IoT devices 300 may be connected to the IoT gateway through a low-power wireless network, and may operate by transmitting and receiving sensing data of the IoT gateway and sensors or operation data of an actuator.

Here, the plurality of IoT devices 300 may be installed adjacent to the sanitary product vending machine 100 to establish an IoT environment together with the sanitary product vending machine 100. That is, the plurality of IoT devices 300 may detect a purchaser who has approached the sanitary product vending machine 100, generate sensing data according to it, and transmit the sensing data to the advertisement server 400 through the IoT gateway.

The advertisement server 400 may generate advertisement content to be output through the display module 200 and transmit it to the display module 200.

Here, the advertisement server 400 may receive sensing data from the plurality of IoT devices 300 and generate advertisement content to be output from the display module 200 by using the sensing data. That is, the advertisement server 400 may improve the advertisement effect by generating customized advertisement content for a purchaser approaching the sanitary product vending machine 100 by using sensing data acquired through a plurality of IoT devices 300.

For example, the advertisement server 400 may store sensing data received from a plurality of IoT devices 300 in a predetermined storage space, and may learn the stored sensing data using a deep learning model. The advertisement server 400 may define each type of sensing data as one segment. For example, the type of sensing data may include temperature data, distance data, illumination data, and the like. The advertisement server 400 may build a deep learning model in which sensing data is learned by targeting each element of a buyer's characteristic for each of a plurality of defined segments. Here, the target corresponds to the age, sex, and number of people of the buyer. Such a deep learning model may output buyer feature information for input sensing data.

The advertisement server 400 stores such a deep learning model in a predetermined storage space, inputs it into the deep learning model each time sensing data is collected, and outputs characteristic information of a buyer who has accessed the current sanitary product vending machine 100 can do.

The advertisement server 400 may store a plurality of advertisement contents, but may match and store target purchaser characteristic information for each content. In this case, the target purchaser characteristic information may be obtained by requesting each content producer.

The advertisement server 400 extracts advertisement content that matches the characteristic information of a purchaser who currently has access to the sanitary product vending machine 100 and transmits it to the display module 200 to be output from the display module 200.

5 to 9 are views for explaining a sanitary product vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5, in the sanitary product vending machine 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the sanitary product 10 for which payment has been completed can be delivered to the outlet 160 formed in the main body 120 through a basket. In addition, the purchaser can take out the hygiene product 10 by putting his hand into the outlet 160. For example, the outlet 160 may be formed as an opening in a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

According to this embodiment, the discharging module 600 is provided in the discharging port 160 so that the purchaser can more easily take out the hygiene product 10 without putting a hand into the main body 120 through the discharging port 160. do. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6 below.

Referring to FIG. 6, the discharge module 600 may include a housing 610, a rotating part 620, and a seating part 650, which is installed in the same manner as a seesaw at the discharge port 160 and uses recoil. The hygiene product 10 can be lifted.

That is, at least a portion of the rotating part 620 is provided to protrude to the outside of the main body 120, and the sanitary product 10 for which payment has been completed may be delivered to the seating part 650 through the basket. In that state, when the rotating part 620 protruding outward by the purchaser is pressed and descended, the sanitary product 10 is erected to face the discharge port 160 by raising the seating part 650. Therefore, the purchaser can easily take out the hygiene product 10.

7 and 8, the discharge module 600 may include a housing 610, a rotating part 620 and a seating part 650.

The housing 610 may be installed on the main body 120 so as to be adjacent to the outlet 160.

The housing 610 may include a front panel 611, a rear panel 612, a side panel 613, and a bottom panel 614.

The front panel 611 and the rear panel 612 may be disposed at a predetermined interval, and the side panel 613 is disposed to close both sides of the front panel 611 and the rear panel 612, and the bottom panel 614 ) May be disposed to close the bottom surfaces of the front panel 611, the rear panel 612, and the side panel 613.

The front panel 611 may constitute at least a part of the main body 120, and specifically, may be disposed at the lower end of the outlet 160 in the main body 120.

The front panel 611 and the rear panel 612 may form a front opening and a rear opening formed by opening from top to bottom, respectively.

The rear panel 612 may include a stopper 612a protruding from the bottom to the top by a predetermined height. The stopper 612a is installed in the housing 610 to limit the rotation angle of the rotating part 620 that rotates.

The pivoting part 620 may be rotatably installed on the housing 610, and as described above, one end may be provided to protrude outward from the main body 120.

Specifically, the pivoting unit 620 may include a pivoting bar 621 and a pivoting shaft 622.

The rotation shaft 622 may be installed between the side panels 613.

The rotation bar 621 is installed parallel to the side panel 613 on the rotation shaft 622, and both ends may be inserted into the front opening and the rear opening formed in the front panel 611 and the rear panel 612, respectively. . Here, one side of the rotation bar 621 may protrude to the outside of the main body 120 through a front opening formed in the front panel 611.

When one side of the rotation bar 621 is pressed by a buyer and descends along the front opening, the rotational shaft 622 operates like a seesaw so that the other side rises along the rear opening. In addition, when the force applied to one side is removed, the rotation bar 621 operates like a seesaw by the rotation shaft 622 so that the other side descends along the rear opening, and the moving distance is limited by the stopper 612a. In this case, the stopper 612a is preferably formed to have an appropriate height so as to be horizontally disposed with respect to the floor panel 614 when no force is applied to the rotation bar 621.

The seating portion 650 may be provided on the other side of the rotating portion 620 and provides a seating space for the hygiene product 10 delivered from the basket.

Specifically, the seating portion 650 may be provided on the other side of the pivoting bar 621, and the sanitary product 10 delivered from the basket by maintaining a state horizontally disposed with respect to the floor panel 614 is usually Can be settled. In addition, the seating portion 650 is disposed so as to rise and look at the outlet 160 when one side of the rotation bar 621 is pressed.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 9, the discharge module 600 may further include a control unit 650.

The intermittent part 650 may intercept that one side of the rotation bar 621 protrudes outside the main body 120.

The intermittent unit 650 may include installation blocks 651a and 651b and an intermittent bar 652.

The installation blocks 651a and 651b may be installed on the floor panel 614. At this time, the floor panel 614 forms an opening to provide a moving path of the rotating bar 621, and a pair of installation blocks 651a and 651b may be provided with the opening interposed therebetween.

The intermittent bar 652 may be provided to connect a pair of installation blocks 651a and 651b. For example, the intermittent bar 652 may be provided such that one side is rotatably installed on the first mounting blocks 651a and 651b, and the other side is rotatably inserted into or withdrawn from the second mounting block 651a.

When the intermittent bar 652 is arranged to connect the pair of installation blocks 651a and 651b, the opening formed in the floor panel 614 may be blocked to close the movement path of the rotation bar 621. That is, the intermittent bar 652 may be arranged to connect the pair of installation blocks 651a and 651b while the rotation bar 621 is erected and one side enters the body 120. For example, when moving the vending machine 100 to another place or temporarily suspending the automatic sale, the rotating bar 621 may be placed in a state in which the rotating bar 621 enters the main body 120 through the control unit 650. I can.

Meanwhile, the vending machine for hygiene products according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include an elastic means on the bottom of the showcase 110. The elastic means may be provided at each corner of the bottom of the showcase 110, and may include a sensor member to facilitate the movement of the showcase 110 including a wheel member and to keep the showcase 110 horizontal. . This will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

10 is a view for explaining an elastic means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the elastic means 800 may include an installation bracket 810, an elastic housing 820, a connection part 830, a wheel member 840, and a sensor member 850.

The installation bracket 810 may be installed at each corner of the bottom surface of the showcase 110.

The elastic housing 820 may be installed on the mounting bracket 810.

The elastic housing 820 may form an elevating space 821 of the connection part 830 to be described later.

The connection part 830 may connect the wheel member 840 to the elastic housing 820.

The connection part 830 may be installed in the elastic housing 820 so as to have an elastic force downward through a spring 831 provided at one side.

The connection part 830 may form a vertical portion and an inclined portion extending downwardly inclined from a lower end of the vertical portion. In this case, a spring 831 may be provided at the upper end of the vertical part, and a stepped step may be formed at the end of the vertical part, and such stepped may be provided in a state that spans the elevating space 821.

The connection part 830 may include a contact part 832 on the surface of the stepped jaw. When the connection part 830 moves up and down along the elevating space 821, the contacting portion 832 comes into contact with a switch provided on the ceiling of the elevating space 821.

The connection part 830 rises to be inserted into the elevating space 821 when the lower end is pressed, and descends to be drawn out from the elevating space 821 by the elastic force of the spring 831 when the force applied to the lower end is removed. However, it remains connected to the elastic housing 820 by a stepped jaw.

The wheel member 840 may be rotatably installed at the lower end of the connection part. The wheel member 840 may provide mobility to the showcase 110. When the wheel member 840 moves and is pressed against irregularities on the ground, the connection portion 830 will rise.

The sensor member 850 may be installed parallel to the elastic housing 820 on the mounting bracket 810.

The sensor member 850 may be provided with a switch extending to the ceiling portion of the elevating space 821, and when the contact portion 832 is in contact with such a switch, sensor data may be generated and applied to the power supply unit 900. have. Here, the power supply 900 may be a means for applying and controlling the operation power of the vending machine 100, and when receiving sensor data from the sensor member 850, the operation power application to the vending machine 100 is applied. Can be limited. This is to prevent safety accidents by automatically shutting off power while the vending machine 100 is moving.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. You can understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not limiting.

10: hygiene products
100: vending machine for hygiene products
110: showcase
120: main body
130: door

Claims (2)

In a vending machine for hygiene products,
A payment system that is implemented as one of nodes participating in the blockchain network, performs payment of sanitary products on sale, and stores the payment information in the blockchain network; And
And an advertisement system that learns sensing data for adjacent buyers to build a deep learning model, calculates characteristics of neighboring buyers using the deep learning model, and selects advertisement content using the characteristics of the neighboring buyers; and ,
A display case containing hygiene products for sale;
A main body including an outlet through which a user can withdraw the payment-completed hygiene product, and a basket for delivering the paid hygiene product to the outlet; And
It further includes; a door that opens and closes the showcase, is implemented as a transparent display panel, and is installed with a display module for outputting advertisement content,
The advertising system,
A plurality of IoT devices including sensors and actuators, including a processor and a communication module for controlling the sensors and actuators, installed adjacent to the sanitary product vending machine, and detecting and generating sensing data for the adjacent purchaser; And
Receiving sensing data from the plurality of IoT devices, storing the received sensing data in a predetermined storage space, defining each type of sensing data as a segment, and targeting each element of the buyer's characteristics for each of the defined segments. Build the deep learning model from which the sensing data stored by the method is learned, and input the sensing data received from the plurality of IoT devices into the deep learning model to output characteristic information of a purchaser who has currently approached a sanitary product vending machine. , An advertisement that stores a plurality of advertisement contents by matching target purchaser characteristic information for each content, and outputs advertisement contents matching the characteristic information of the purchaser according to the output of the deep learning model among the plurality of stored advertisement contents in the display module. Server; Including,
Further comprising; an elastic member installed at each corner of the bottom surface of the showcase,
The elastic member,
Installation brackets installed at each corner of the bottom of the showcase;
An elastic housing installed on the installation bracket and forming an elevating space;
It is installed in the elastic housing, has an elastic force downward through a spring provided on one side, forms a vertical portion and an inclined portion extending obliquely downward from the lower end of the vertical portion, and a stepped jaw spanning the elevating space at the end of the vertical portion Is formed, and when the inclined portion is pressed, the vertical portion moves up and down along the elevating space, and a connection portion forming a contact portion at the end portion;
A wheel member that is rotatably installed at the lower end of the connection portion to provide mobility to the showcase and raises the connection portion when pressed according to rotation; And
A switch installed in the mounting bracket parallel to the elastic housing and extending to the ceiling portion of the elevating space is provided, and when the contact part is in contact with the switch, sensor data for cutting off the power supply of the power supply is generated. Sensor member; including, a sanitary product vending machine.
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