KR102478236B1 - Payment method, program and system using smart cart - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart is disclosed. The system comprises: a smart cart including a first weight sensor and a reader; and a counter terminal including a second weight sensor. The smart cart may obtain identification information from a product identification code of a purchased product through the reader, determine, when a first difference value between a first weight matching the identification information and a second weight detected by the first weight sensor is included in a preset error range, the purchased product as a registered product and include the registered product in a registered product list, output, when a distance between a location of the smart cart and a location of the counter terminal is smaller than a preset reference distance, a user interface through which a registration end signal can be input, and provide, when the registration end signal is input from a user, the total sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list to the counter terminal. The counter terminal may transmit, when a second difference value between a value obtained by adding the total sum and the weight of the smart cart and a third weight detected by the second weight sensor is included in the preset error range, a payment progress approval signal to the smart cart. The smart cart may, when receiving the payment progress approval signal, perform payment for the registered products through a registered payment means of the user. According to the present invention, users do need to wait to pay for products so that user convenience can be improved, and congestion in a store can be reduced.

Description

Payment method, program and system using smart cart {PAYMENT METHOD, PROGRAM AND SYSTEM USING SMART CART}

The present invention relates to a payment method, program and system using a smart cart.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, material described in this section is not prior art to the claims in this application, and inclusion in this section is not an admission that it is prior art.

In general, hypermarkets provide shopping carts for containing products to buyers, and buyers move to a payment place by putting products they want to purchase in the shopping cart. Payment terminals and employees are arranged at the payment place, and the employees use the payment terminals to scan the barcodes of the products in the shopping cart to check the list and price of products that buyers want to purchase and proceed with payment.

This method has problems in that it takes a relatively long time to check products and make payment, causing inconvenience to buyers, congesting the store, and incurring costs for staff to stay for payment.

In addition, buyers using shopping carts search for the location of products they want using the signs provided by each corner of the hypermarket. Not only does it take a relatively long time to find the location of the products, but the congestion of the store in the process of finding the products of buyers increases. There are increasing problems.

The present invention provides a payment method, program, and system using a smart cart, in which the smart cart identifies products contained in the smart cart, and payment for the identified products can be performed through a payment method registered in the smart cart. to do for the purpose of

In addition, the present invention, for another purpose, is to provide a payment method, program, and system using a smart cart that can receive products to be purchased from a user and provide the user with a route connecting the locations of the received products. do.

In addition, the present invention is a payment method, program and payment method using a smart cart capable of receiving products to be purchased from a user, classifying products according to stacking levels, and providing a flow line connecting locations of objects for each stacking level. Another purpose is to provide a system.

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object provides a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart.

The system includes a smart cart including a first weight sensor and a reader; and a checkout terminal including a second weight sensor.

The smart cart obtains identification information from the product identification code of the purchased product through the reader, and a first difference value between a first weight matching the identification information and a second weight detected by the first weight sensor is determined in advance. When included in the set error range, the purchased product is determined as a registered product and included in the registered product list, and when the distance between the location of the smart cart and the location of the checkout terminal is smaller than a preset reference distance, the registration end signal outputs a user interface capable of inputting , and when a registration end signal is input from a user, the total sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list is provided to the checkout terminal. can

In addition, the checkout terminal determines whether a second difference between a value obtained by adding the total sum and the weight of the smart cart and a third weight detected by the second weight sensor is included in a preset error range, to the smart cart. A payment progress approval signal may be transmitted.

In addition, when the payment progress approval signal is received, the smart cart may perform payment for the registered products through the payment method of the registered user.

In addition, the system may further include a mart server that receives purchase items from the smart cart and provides a plurality of sales products matching the received purchase items to the smart cart.

In addition, the smart cart receives a selection input for the sold products from the user, determines the sold product corresponding to the selection input as the purchased product, includes it in a purchased product list, and outputs the purchased product list. can do.

In addition, the smart cart may provide the purchased product list to the mart server, and the mart server may determine a movement route using the purchased product list.

In addition, the mart server determines the movement line corresponding to the purchased products when the sum of volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased products list is less than or equal to a preset reference volume, and The movement line may be provided to the smart cart.

In addition, the mart server determines a first distance between the location of each of the purchased products and the location of the smart cart, and determines a purchased product having the smallest first distance among the purchased products as a standard purchased product; , Starting from the location of the standard purchase product, determining a plurality of preliminary circulation lines connecting all locations of the purchased products other than the standard purchase product, determining a second distance corresponding to each of the preliminary circulation lines, Among the preliminary copper lines, a preliminary copper wire having the smallest second distance may be determined as the copper wire.

In addition, the mart server, when the sum of the volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is greater than a preset reference volume, classifies the purchased products by stacking level to create a plurality of purchased product groups, and the purchase The movement line corresponding to each of the product groups may be determined, and the movement line corresponding to each of the purchased product groups may be provided to the smart cart.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, an operating method for providing a payment service using a smart cart is provided.

In the operating method, the smart cart acquires identification information from a product identification code of a purchased product through a reader, and a first difference between a first weight matched with the identification information and a second weight detected by a first weight sensor. determining the purchased product as a registered product and including it in a registered product list when the value is within a preset error range; outputting, by the smart cart, a user interface capable of inputting a registration end signal when the distance between the location of the smart cart and the location of the checkout terminal is smaller than a preset reference distance; providing, by the smart cart, a total sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list to a checkout terminal when receiving a registration end signal from a user; When the checkout terminal determines that a second difference between a value obtained by adding the total sum and the weight of the smart cart and a third weight detected by a second weight sensor of the checkout terminal is within a preset error range, the smart cart Sending a payment progress approval signal to; and when the payment progress approval signal is received, the smart cart performs payment for the registered products through a payment means of a registered user.

Further, the operating method may include an operation of the mart server receiving a purchase item from the smart cart and providing a plurality of sale products matching the received purchase item to the smart cart.

In addition, in the operating method, the smart cart receives a selection input for the products for sale from the user, determines the product for sale corresponding to the selection input as the purchased product, and includes it in a purchased product list. An operation of outputting a purchased product list may be included.

In addition, the operation method may include an operation of providing the purchased product list to the mart server by the smart cart, and determining a movement route by the mart server using the purchased product list.

In addition, in the operating method, the mart server determines the movement line corresponding to the purchased products when the sum of the volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is less than or equal to a preset reference volume, and the purchase An operation of providing the movement line corresponding to the products to the smart cart may be included.

In addition, in the operating method, the mart server determines a first distance between the location of each of the purchased products and the location of the smart cart, and among the purchased products, the first distance is the smallest purchase product as a reference A purchased product is determined, and a plurality of preliminary circulation lines connecting all locations of the purchased products other than the standard purchased product starting from the position of the standard purchased product are determined, and a second distance corresponding to each of the preliminary circulation lines is determined. and determining a preliminary copper wire having the smallest second distance among the preliminary copper wires as the copper wire.

In addition, in the operating method, when the sum of volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is greater than a preset reference volume, the mart server classifies the purchased products by stacking level to form a plurality of purchased product groups. generating, determining the movement line corresponding to each of the purchased product groups, and providing the movement line corresponding to each of the purchased product groups to the smart cart.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a non-transitory recording medium in which a program for executing the operating method is recorded and read by a computer is provided.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, in a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart, a computer program recorded on a non-transitory recording medium is provided to execute the operation method.

Also, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a smart cart for providing a payment service is provided.

The smart cart may include at least one processor; and a memory for storing instructions instructing the at least one processor to perform at least one operation.

In addition, the at least one operation may include obtaining identification information from a product identification code of a purchased product through a reader, and a first difference value between a first weight matching the identification information and a second weight detected by a first weight sensor. determining the purchased product as a registered product and including it in a registered product list when the product is within a preset error range; outputting a user interface capable of inputting a registration end signal when the distance between the location of the smart cart and the location of the checkout terminal is smaller than a preset reference distance; providing the total sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list to the checkout terminal when a registration end signal is received from the user; When the second difference between the sum of the total sum and the weight of the smart cart and the third weight detected by the second weight sensor of the checkout terminal is included in a preset error range, a payment progress approval signal is received from the checkout terminal. operation of receiving; and when the payment progress approval signal is received, performing payment for the registered products through a payment means of a registered user.

In addition, the at least one operation may include receiving a purchase item from a user and providing the input purchase item to a mart server; and receiving a plurality of sale products matching the purchase item from the mart server.

In addition, the at least one operation may include receiving a selection input for the products for sale from a user, determining the product for sale corresponding to the selection input as the purchased product, and including the purchased product list in the purchased product list. It may include an operation of outputting.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the smart cart can identify products contained in the smart cart, and payment for the identified products can be performed through a payment method registered in the smart cart. Through this, since users do not have to wait to pay for products, user convenience can be improved and congestion in the store can be reduced.

In addition, the present invention may receive products to be purchased from the user and provide the user with a movement line connecting locations of the received products. Through this, the user can be provided with an optimal flow path for acquiring products to purchase, the time required for users to search for products can be reduced, and the degree of congestion in the store can be reduced.

In addition, the present invention may receive products to be purchased from a user, classify the products according to stacking levels, and provide a flow line connecting locations of objects for each stacking level. Through this, users can put products in the cart in an order that is good for stacking in the mart, so user convenience can be improved.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functional modules of components of the system according to FIG. 1 by way of example;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the system according to FIG. 2 provides a payment service using a smart cart.
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the specific process of step S210 of Figure 3.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a specific process of step S230 of FIG. 3 .
6 is a flowchart illustrating a specific process of step S240 of FIG. 3 .
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of configurations of the system according to FIG. 1 by way of example.
8 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication system that can be applied in a communication process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a base station in the wireless communication system according to FIG. 8 .
10 is a diagram illustrating a terminal in the wireless communication system according to FIG. 8 .
11 is a diagram illustrating a communication interface in the wireless communication system according to FIG. 8 .

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. Like reference numerals have been used for like elements throughout the description of each figure.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. These terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The terms and/or include a combination of a plurality of related recited items or any one of a plurality of related recited items.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

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

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart 100 includes a smart cart 100 , a mart server 200 and a checkout terminal 300 . The smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 may be communicatively connected to each other. In an embodiment not shown, the plurality of smart carts 100, the mart server 200, and the plurality of checkout terminals 300 may be communicatively connected to each other.

The smart cart 100 may include a main frame that forms an inner space capable of accommodating products and is at least partially open upward. In addition, the smart cart 100 may include a subframe located below the main frame, connected to the main frame, and having a plurality of wheels. Through this, the smart cart 100 can be moved through rotation of the wheels while accommodating the products in the inner space. However, it is not limited thereto, and the smart cart 100 may be configured in the form of various known carts.

In addition, the smart cart 100 may include an input interface device that engineeringly reads recognition codes displayed on products and receives information included in the recognition codes. In one embodiment, the input interface device may include a reader capable of scanning an identification code. In one embodiment, the recognition code may be a barcode, a QR code, or the like. In one embodiment, a plurality of readers may be provided to scan an identification code regardless of the angle of a product put into a smart cart.

In addition, the smart cart 100 may include an output interface device capable of providing information to a user in a visually recognizable form. In one embodiment, the output interface device may include a display panel. In one embodiment, the display panel may operate as an input interface device for receiving information from a user.

Also, the smart cart 100 may include at least one computing device.

In addition, the smart cart 100 may receive information about a payment method of a user who wants to use the smart cart through an input interface device, and pay for products the user wants to purchase through the user's payment method. there is.

In addition, the smart cart 100 may generate a purchase product list by receiving products the user wants to purchase from the user through an input interface device.

In addition, the smart cart 100 may provide the user with a movement line generated using products included in the purchase product list through an output interface device.

In addition, the smart cart 100 may scan an identification code of a product through an input interface device, and provide the scanned product and the price of the product to the user through an output interface device.

In addition, the smart cart 100 may perform payment for scanned products using a payment method of a registered user.

The mart server 200 receives items to be purchased by the user from the smart cart 100, selects a plurality of products stored by matching with each item in advance in the database of the mart server 200, and provides them to the smart cart 100 can do. For example, if the item is milk, the mart server 200 may select products whose stock quantity is not 0 and the item is milk from the database and provide them to the smart cart 100 .

In addition, the mart server 200 may receive a purchased product list from the smart cart 100, determine a movement route using products included in the purchased product list, and provide the determined movement route to the smart cart 100.

In addition, the mart server 200 may receive payment information from the smart cart 100 and update the stock quantity of products stored in the database of the mart server 200 using the payment information.

The checkout terminal 300 is placed in a pre-designated payment space in the mart, receives a registered product list along with a request for payment progress approval from the smart cart 100, and uses the registered product list to determine whether to proceed with payment And, based on the determination result, a signal for payment progress approval or a signal for payment progress rejection is provided to the smart cart 100.

Examples of the mart server 200 and the checkout terminal 300 include a communicable desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook, a smart phone, and a tablet PC , mobile phone, smart watch, smart glass, e-book reader, PMP (portable multimedia player), portable game device, navigation device, digital camera, Digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) player, digital audio recorder, digital audio player, digital video recorder, digital video player, personal digital assistant (PDA) etc.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional modules of the smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 according to FIG. 1 by way of example.

The smart cart 100 includes a payment method registration unit 101, a purchased product list determination unit 102, a movement line providing unit 103, a purchased product registration unit 104, and a payment unit 105.

The mart server 200 includes a sales product providing unit 201, a movement line determining unit 202 and an inventory updating unit 203.

The checkout terminal 300 includes a payment approval unit 301 .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a payment service using the smart cart 100 by the system according to FIG. 2 .

First, the payment method registration unit 101 of the smart cart 100 registers the user's payment method (S110).

The payment method registration unit 101 receives information about a payment method to be used by the user for payment from the user through an input interface device. For example, the payment method registration unit 101 may receive a card number, expiration date, CVC number, and the like from the user. In one embodiment, the payment method registration unit 101 may provide a user interface that provides a function for inputting information on a payment method to a user through an output interface device.

The payment method registration unit 101 provides information on the input payment method to a separate card server (not shown), and determines whether a payment method matching the information on the payment method exists from the card server (not shown). receive

When a payment method matching the information on the payment method exists, the payment method registration unit 101 registers the input payment method.

The purchase product list determining unit 102 determines a plurality of purchase items to be purchased by the user (S120).

The purchased product list determining unit 102 receives input of a plurality of purchase items to be purchased by the user from the user through an input interface device. For example, the purchase product list determining unit 102 may receive milk, cereal, rice, and the like from the user. In one embodiment, the purchase product list determining unit 102 may provide a user interface that provides a function for inputting purchase items to a user through an output interface device.

The purchased product list determining unit 102 provides the purchased items to the mart server 200 (S130).

The sales product providing unit 201 of the mart server 200 selects sales products corresponding to the purchase items using the received purchase items (S140).

In the database of the mart server 200, each purchased item and a plurality of sales products are matched and stored in advance. For example, when the purchase item is milk, milk and milk products sold at the mart may be matched and stored in the database.

The product for sale provider 201 selects a plurality of products for sale that match each of the purchased items from the database of the mart server 200 and transmits the selected products for sale to the smart cart 100 (S150).

The purchase product list determination unit 102 of the smart cart 100 generates a purchase product list using the received products for sale (S160).

The purchase product list determining unit 102 provides the received products for sale to the user through an output interface device. In one embodiment, the purchase product list determining unit 102 provides the user with sales products corresponding to each of the purchased items through an output interface device. For example, when the purchased items are milk and eggs, sales products corresponding to milk and sales products corresponding to eggs are provided to the user through the output interface device.

In addition, the purchased product list determination unit 102 receives a selection input for sales products corresponding to each of the purchased items from the user through an input interface device, and generates a purchased product list based on the received selection input. . For example, when the purchased items are milk and eggs, a selection input for at least one of sales products corresponding to milk and a selection input for at least one of sales products corresponding to eggs are received, and a list of purchased products is determined. The unit 102 may determine sales products corresponding to the received selection inputs as purchased products, and generate a purchased product list including the determined purchased products.

The purchased product list determining unit 102 provides the generated purchased product list to the mart server 200 (S170).

The movement route determining unit 102 of the mart server 200 determines the movement route using the received purchase product list (S210).

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the specific process of step S210 of Figure 3.

The movement line determining unit 102 selects volume values corresponding to the purchased products included in the purchased product list from the database of the mart server 200 (S211).

In the database of the mart server 200, each purchased product and volume value are matched in advance and stored. For example, the volume values of milk product A and milk product A are pre-matched and stored in the database, and the volume values of egg product C and egg product C are pre-matched and stored in the database.

The movement line determining unit 102 determines whether the sum of the selected volume values is greater than a preset reference volume (S212).

In one embodiment, the preset reference volume may be determined based on the volume of an internal space in which the smart cart 100 accommodates products. For example, a volume of 60% of the internal space of the smart cart 100 may be set as a preset reference volume. However, it is not limited thereto.

If the sum of the selected volume values is greater than the reference volume, the flow path determining unit 102 classifies the purchased products by stacking level to create a plurality of purchased product groups (S213).

In the database of the mart server 200, each of the purchased products may be pre-matched and stored.

The stacking level may be determined using the degree of handling indicating the degree of damage of the product, the weight of the product, and the volume of the product. In the database of the mart server 200, each of the purchased products, the degree of handling, weight, and volume are pre-matched and stored.

In the database of the mart server 200, a plurality of pre-set score ranges and a plurality of stacking levels may be matched and stored. For example, 1 to 10 points match stacking level 5, 11 to 20 points match stacking level 4, 21 to 30 points match stacking level 3, 31 to 40 points match stacking level 2, and 41 points The above can be matched with stacking level 1.

The score of the purchased product is determined by the degree of handling, weight, and volume of the purchased product, and the stacking level matching the score range to which the determined score belongs is determined as the stacking level of the purchased product.

The score of the purchased product may be determined by Equation 1 below.

In Equation 1, P means a score, C means handling care, W means weight, and V means volume. In addition, K1 means the maximum value that can be set for handling caution, K2 means the maximum value that can be set for weight, and K3 means the maximum value that can be set for volume. In addition, J means a score correction factor.

In one embodiment, the score correction coefficient may be set to a starting value of the largest score section among a plurality of score sections. For example, when the score range corresponding to the stacking level 1 is 41 points or more, 41, which is the starting value of the score range, may be set as a score correction coefficient.

The movement line determining unit 102 selects a stacking level corresponding to each of the purchased products from the database of the mart server 200, and groups the purchased products having the same stacking level to create a plurality of purchased product groups. For example, if there are 10 purchased products with a stacking level of 1, 5 purchased products with a stacking level of 2, and 6 purchased products with a stacking level of 4, 10 purchased products with a stacking level of 1 A purchased product group including a purchased product group, a purchased product group including 5 purchased products having a stacking level of 2, and a purchased product group including 6 purchased products having a stacking level of 4 are created.

In addition, the movement route determining unit 102 creates movement routes corresponding to purchased product groups (S214).

The movement route determining unit 102 determines the movement routes of purchased product groups in descending order of stacking level.

In the database of the mart server 200, each of the purchased products and locations are matched and stored, and the movement route determining unit 102 determines the movement route corresponding to the purchased product group by using the locations of the purchased products included in the purchased product group. .

In one embodiment, spaces inside a mart are partitioned into a plurality of square spaces, and a square space including a place where a purchased product is displayed may be determined as a location of a purchased product. That is, each purchased product and a square space may be matched and stored in the database.

Also, in the database, each combination of randomly selected two of the purchased products is matched and stored with the number of square spaces connecting the arbitrary two. That is, the distance between each of the combinations of randomly selected two of the purchased products and the arbitrary two is matched and stored. For example, assuming that there are 5 purchased products, since the number of cases in which 2 of the purchased products are selected is 10, there is a gap between each of 10 combinations of randomly selected two of the purchased products and two random ones. The number of square spaces connecting is matched and stored in the database. That is, a combination of two arbitrary square spaces among the square spaces partitioning the mart and the number of square spaces connecting the two square spaces are matched and stored in the database.

In one embodiment, the number of square spaces connecting the two square spaces is set in consideration of a path through which the smart cart 100 can pass. For example, if the smart cart 100 actually needs to run even if it is a square space attached to each other, the number of square spaces required for the smart cart 100 to run will be set to the number of square spaces connecting the two square spaces. can

First, the movement line determining unit 102 determines the number of square spaces connecting each of the purchased products included in the purchased product group having the lowest stacking level (hereinafter referred to as the 'first purchased product group'), The purchased product with the smallest number of square spaces may determine the location as the starting point of the movement line.

In addition, the movement route determining unit 102 determines a plurality of preliminary movement lines that can be connected by penetrating both the position of the purchased product set as the starting point and the positions of the remaining purchased products included in the first purchased product group, and A distance required to connect all positions of purchased products included in the first purchased product group is determined for each of the purchased product groups. Also, the movement route determining unit 102 determines a combination having the smallest distance among the preliminary movement routes as the movement route. In one embodiment, the distance of the preliminary circulation may be determined by the total number of dead spaces included in the preliminary circulation. For example, when three purchased products are included in the first purchased product group, two preliminary lines that can connect the location of the purchased product as a starting point and the locations of the remaining two purchased products are calculated. The movement route determining unit 102 may determine the total number of square spaces required to connect the positions of the three purchased products as the distance of the preliminary movement route, and determine the distance for each of the two preliminary movement routes.

When the flow line corresponding to the first purchased product group having the lowest stacking level is determined, the flow line determining unit 102 determines the next higher stacked product group than the first purchased product group whose stacking level is determined (hereinafter referred to as 'second purchased product group'). (referred to as 'purchased product group') determines the flow path.

The movement line determining unit 102 determines the number of square spaces connecting between the final position of the previously determined movement line and each of the purchased products included in the second purchased product group for which the movement line is to be determined, and the number of square spaces is The smallest purchased product can determine the location as the starting point of the circulation.

In addition, the movement line determining unit 102 determines a plurality of preliminary movement lines that can be connected by penetrating both the position of the purchased product set as the starting point and the positions of the remaining purchased products included in the second purchased product group, and A distance required to connect all locations of purchased products included in the second purchased product group is determined for each of the purchased product groups. Also, the movement route determining unit 102 determines a combination having the smallest distance among the preliminary movement routes as the movement route. In one embodiment, the distance of the preliminary circulation may be determined by the total number of dead spaces included in the preliminary circulation. For example, when three purchased products are included in the second purchased product group, two preliminary lines that can connect the location of the purchased product as a starting point and the locations of the remaining two purchased products are calculated. The movement route determining unit 102 may determine the total number of square spaces required to connect the positions of the three purchased products as the distance of the preliminary movement route, and determine the distance for each of the two preliminary movement routes.

In addition, the movement line determination unit 102 provides the generated movement lines to the smart cart 100 (S215).

When the sum of the selected volume values is less than or equal to the reference volume, the movement route determining unit 102 generates a movement route corresponding to the purchased products (S216).

When the sum of the selected volume values is less than or equal to the reference volume, the movement route determining unit 102 does not create a purchased product group and creates one movement route that can connect the positions of all received purchased products with the shortest distance.

In addition, the movement line determining unit 102 provides the generated movement line to the smart cart 100 (S217).

Through this, the user may be provided with a suitable flow path for obtaining purchased products, and through this, the user's convenience may be improved. Furthermore, since the copper wires are provided in an order suitable for stacking, even when there are many products to be purchased, the user can smoothly stack the products in the cart. Through this, user convenience may be improved.

Referring back to FIG. 3 , the movement line providing unit 103 of the smart cart 100 provides the movement line received from the mart server 200 to the user through an output interface device (S230).

The movement line providing unit 103 may provide the location of the smart cart 100 and the positions of purchased products to the user by overlapping the movement line.

Through this, the user can easily move to the location of the purchased product by referring to the movement line without separately finding the location of the purchased product.

When one movement line is received where the sum of the selected volume values is equal to or smaller than the reference volume, the movement line providing unit 103 provides the received movement line to the user.

When a plurality of copper wires are received because the sum of the selected volume values is greater than the reference volume, the copper wire providing unit 103 provides the received copper wires in descending order of stacking level to the user.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a specific process of step S230 of FIG. 3 .

First, the copper wire providing unit 103 provides a copper wire having the lowest stacking level to the user (S231). For example, when a copper line corresponding to a purchased product group having a stacking level of 1 and a copper wire corresponding to a purchased product group having a stacking level of 3 are received, the copper wire providing unit 103 stores purchased products having a stacking level of 1 The movement line corresponding to is displayed to the user through the output interface device.

In addition, the movement line providing unit 103 determines whether the movement line is completed by using the location of the smart cart 100 (S232).

In one embodiment, the movement line provider 103 may determine that the movement line is completed when the distance between the location of the smart cart 100 and the position of the purchased product located at the end of the movement line is smaller than a preset reference distance. .

In one embodiment, the movement line providing unit 103 may receive a movement line termination input from a user through an input interface device. When a movement route end input is received, the movement route providing unit 103 may determine that the movement route being provided to the user is completed.

When the copper wire is completed, the copper wire providing unit 103 compares the stacking level of the completed copper wire with the maximum level (S233).

In one embodiment, the maximum level means the highest stacking level among stacking levels corresponding to copper lines. For example, when a copper wire corresponding to stacking level 1 and a copper wire corresponding to stacking level 3 are received, the maximum level is 3.

When the stacking level is the maximum level, the copper wire providing unit 103 ends the copper wire providing process.

If the stacking level is not the maximum level, the copper wire providing unit 103 outputs a copper wire next to the copper wire for which the stacking level is completed (S234).

Further, the copper wire providing unit 103 repeatedly performs steps S232, S233, and S234 until the stacking level of the completed copper wire becomes equal to the maximum level.

Referring back to FIG. 3 , the purchased product registration unit 104 of the smart cart 100 registers the purchased products that the user puts into the inner space of the smart cart 100 (S240).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a specific process of step S240 of FIG. 3 .

First, the purchased product registration unit 104 acquires identification information of the purchased product by scanning the product identification code of the purchased product injected into the inner space of the smart cart 100 through the input interface device, and corresponds to the identification information in the database. A first weight and price to be selected are selected (S241).

In one embodiment, in the database of the smart cart 100, each of the purchased products and the first weight and price are matched and stored in advance. The purchased product registration unit 104 may select the first weight and price of the purchased product corresponding to the identification information from the database.

In addition, the purchased product registration unit 104 compares the selected first weight with the second weight detected by the weight sensor (S242).

The input interface device of the smart cart 100 may include a weight sensor configured to detect weight. In one embodiment, the weight sensor may be disposed on the lower side of the inner space of the smart cart 100.

In addition, the purchased product registration unit 104 determines the purchased product corresponding to the identification information as a registered product when the difference between the first weight and the second weight is within a preset error range, and adds it to the registered product list ( S243). In one embodiment, when the weight sensor already detects the weight before the purchased product is put into the internal space, the purchased product registration unit 104 calculates the difference between the previously detected weight and the newly detected weight as a second value. can be determined by weight.

In addition, the purchased product registration unit 104 outputs the registered product list and the price of the registered product included in the registered product list through the output interface device (S244).

Through this, the user can check the registered products to be paid and the prices of the registered products.

In an embodiment not shown, the purchased product registration unit 104 may determine a difference between the weight before the purchased product leaves the inner space and the weight after the purchased product leaves the inner space as the third weight. When the difference between the first weight and the third weight is within a preset error range, the purchased product registration unit 104 may exclude the registered product from the registered product list.

Referring back to FIG. 3 , when the distance between the location of the smart cart 100 and the location of the preset payment space is smaller than the preset reference distance, the purchased product register 104 allows the user to input the registration end signal. A user interface is provided to the user.

When the registration end signal is input from the user through the input interface device, the purchased product registration unit 104 calculates the sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list at the time when the registration end signal is input to the checkout terminal 300 ) is provided (S250).

The payment approval unit 301 of the checkout terminal 300 determines the sum of the fourth weight detected through the weight sensor included in the input interface device of the checkout terminal 300 and the first weights of registered products included in the registered product list. It is determined whether or not to proceed with payment using (S310).

In one embodiment, the input interface device of the checkout terminal 300 includes a weight sensor, and the weight sensor may be disposed on the payment space. When the smart cart 100 is positioned on the weight sensor of the checkout terminal 300, the weight sensor detects a fourth weight.

In addition, the payment approval unit 301 compares the sum of the received first weights and the weight of the smart cart 100 with the fourth weight, and compares the received sum of the first weights with the weight of the smart cart 100. When the difference between the added weight and the fourth weight is within the preset error range, a payment progress approval signal is provided to the smart cart 100 (S320).

When the payment progress approval signal is received, the payment unit 105 of the smart cart 100 performs payment for the registered products included in the registered product list using the payment method of the registered user (S330).

Through this, since payment proceeds immediately without waiting time for payment of registered products, user convenience is improved and congestion in the store can be reduced because users do not have to wait for payment.

When the payment is completed, the payment method registration unit 101 cancels the registration of the payment method of the registered user.

In addition, when the payment is completed, the payment unit 105 of the smart cart 100 provides the mart server 200 with a payment completion signal along with a registered product list. When the registered product list and the payment completion signal are received, the stock updating unit 203 of the mart server 200 updates the quantity of sale products stored in the database of the mart server 200 using the registered products included in the registered product list. do.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of configurations of the system according to FIG. 1 by way of example.

Referring to FIG. 7, the smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 have at least one processor 110 and the at least one processor 110 performs at least one operation. It may include a memory for storing instructions (instructions) instructed to perform.

The at least one operation may be performed by the components 101 to 105 of the smart cart 100, the components 201 to 203 of the mart server 200, and the component 301 of the checkout terminal 300) or others. It may include a function or method of operation.

Here, the at least one processor 110 may mean a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor for performing methods according to embodiments of the present invention. can Each of the memory 120 and the storage device 160 may include at least one of a volatile storage medium and a non-volatile storage medium.

For example, the memory 120 may be one of a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM), and the storage device 160 may be a flash-memory. , a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), or various memory cards (eg, a micro SD card).

In addition, the smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 may include a transceiver 130 that performs communication through a wireless network. In addition, the smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 may further include an input interface device 140, an output interface device 150, a storage device 160, and the like. Each component included in the smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 may be connected by a bus 170 to communicate with each other.

Examples of the smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 include a communicable desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook, a smart phone, Tablet PC, mobile phone, smart watch, smart glass, e-book reader, PMP (portable multimedia player), portable game console, navigation device, digital Digital camera, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) player, digital audio recorder, digital audio player, digital video recorder, digital video player, It may be a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or the like.

8 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication system that can be applied in a communication process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a diagram illustrating a base station in the wireless communication system according to FIG. 8 . 10 is a diagram illustrating a terminal in the wireless communication system according to FIG. 8 . 11 is a diagram illustrating a communication interface in the wireless communication system according to FIG. 8 .

Hereinafter, an example of a wireless communication network system supporting communication between the smart cart 100, the mart server 200, and the checkout terminal 300 and the base station will be specifically described as an example, and the smart cart 100, the mart The server 200 and the checkout terminal 300 may be interchangeably referred to as a node or a terminal for convenience of explanation. In the following description, a first node (device) may be an anchor/donor node or a centralized unit (CU) of an anchor/donor node, and a second node (device) may be an anchor/donor node or a distributed unit (DU) of a relay node can be

A base station (BS), terminal, server, etc. may be included as a part of a node using a radio channel in a wireless communication system.

A base station is a network infrastructure that provides wireless access to terminals. A base station has a coverage defined as a predetermined geographic area according to a distance over which a signal can be transmitted.

A base station, like a "base station," is referred to as "access point (AP)", "enodeb (eNB)", "5th generation (5G) node", "wireless point", " It may be referred to as a transmission/reception point (TRP).

A base station and a terminal may transmit and receive wireless signals in a millimeter wave (mmWave) band (eg, 28 GHz, 30 GHz, 38 GHz, and 60 GHz). At this time, the base station and the terminal may perform beamforming to improve channel gain. Beamforming may include transmit beamforming and receive beamforming. That is, the base station and the terminal can give directivity to the transmitted signal and the received signal. To this end, the base station and the terminal may select a serving beam through a beam search procedure or a beam management procedure. After that, communication may be performed using a resource carrying a serving beam and a resource having a quasi co-located relationship.

A first antenna port and a second antenna port are considered quasi-colocated if the large-scale properties of the channel through which the symbol of the first antenna port carries can be inferred from the channel through which the symbol of the second antenna port carries. The large-scale properties may include one or more of delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, average gain, average delay, and spatial Rx parameters.

Hereinafter, a base station in the wireless communication system described above is exemplified. The terms "-module", "-unit" or "-er" used below may mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and may include hardware, software, or both hardware and software. It can be implemented as a combination of

The base station may include a wireless communication interface, a backhaul communication interface, a storage unit and a controller.

The wireless communication interface performs a function of transmitting and receiving signals through a wireless channel. For example, the wireless communication interface may perform a conversion function between a baseband signal and a bit stream according to a physical layer standard of a system. For example, in data transmission, a radio communication interface encodes and modulates a transmitted bit stream to generate composite symbols. Also, upon receiving data, the wireless communication interface demodulates and decodes the baseband signal to reconstruct the received bit stream.

The wireless communication interface performs a function of transmitting and receiving signals through a wireless channel. For example, the wireless communication interface may perform a conversion function between a baseband signal and a bit stream according to a system physical layer standard. For example, in data transmission, a radio communication interface encodes and modulates a transmitted bit stream to generate composite symbols. Also, upon receiving data, the wireless communication interface demodulates and decodes the baseband signal to reconstruct the received bit stream.

In addition, the wireless communication interface up-converts a baseband signal into a radio frequency (RF) band signal, transmits the converted signal through an antenna, and down-converts the RF band signal received through the antenna into a baseband signal. To this end, the wireless communication interface includes a transmission filter, a reception filter, an amplifier, a mixer, an oscillator, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and the like may be included. Also, the wireless communication interface may include a plurality of transmit/receive paths. Additionally, the wireless communication interface may include at least one antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements.

In terms of hardware, the wireless communication interface may include a digital unit and an analog unit, and the analog unit may include a plurality of sub-units according to operating power, operating frequency, and the like. A digital unit may be implemented with at least one processor (eg, a digital signal processor (DSP)).

The wireless communication interface transmits and receives signals as described above. Accordingly, a wireless communication interface may be referred to as a “transmitter”, “receiver” or “transceiver”. In addition, in the following description, transmission and reception performed through a wireless channel may be used as a meaning including processing performed in a wireless communication interface as described above.

The backhaul communication interface provides an interface for communicating with other nodes in the network. That is, the backhaul communication interface converts the bit stream transmitted to other nodes, for example, other access nodes, other base stations, upper nodes or core networks from base stations into physical signals, and the physical signals received from other nodes into bits. convert to stream

The storage unit stores data such as basic programs, applications, and setting information for operation of the base station. The storage unit may include volatile memory, non-volatile memory, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile memory.

The controller controls the overall operation of the base station. For example, the controller transmits and receives signals through a wireless communication interface or a backhaul communication interface. Also, the controller writes data to the storage unit and reads the recorded data. The controller can perform protocol stack functions required by communication standards. According to another implementation, a protocol stack may be included in a wireless communication interface. To this end, the controller may include at least one processor.

According to an embodiment, the controller may control the base station to perform an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to various embodiments, a donor node of a wireless communication system includes at least one processor, includes a transceiver operably coupled to the at least one processor, and includes a plurality of radio bearers for a terminal accessing the relay node. configured to transmit to a relay node a first message including first information related to the donor node about; receive a second message including second information related to the relay node regarding a plurality of radio bearers for the terminal from the relay node; Data for the terminal may be transmitted to the relay node. Data may be transmitted to the terminal through a plurality of radio bearers based on the first information and the second information.

According to various embodiments, a radio bearer among a plurality of radio bearers may integrate a plurality of radio bearers. the at least one processor is also configured to determine a radio bearer for a terminal accessing the relay node and multiple radio bearers aggregated by the radio bearer; Alternatively, a radio bearer for a UE accessing a relay node may be determined.

According to various embodiments, the first message may include one or more of: identification of a terminal accessing the relay node; display information indicating the type of terminal accessing the relay node; information about a radio bearer of a terminal accessing a relay node; information about a radio bearer transmitted by a terminal accessing a relay node; information about a tunnel established for a radio bearer between the donor node and the relay node; information about integrated multiple radio bearers; radio bearer mapping information; information about the address of the side of the donor node; information about the address of the relay node side; indication information corresponding to a radio bearer of a terminal accessing the relay node; indication information indicating the relay node to allocate a new address to a radio bearer for a terminal accessing the relay node; a list of address information that cannot be used by a relay node that transmits radio bearer data of a terminal accessing the relay node; and information related to security configuration.

According to various embodiments, the second message may include one or more of: identification of a terminal accessing the relay node; information about the radio bearer granted by the relay node; information about radio bearers not acknowledged by the relay node; information about radio bearers partially granted by the relay node; radio bearer mapping information; Configuration information of a terminal accessing the relay node created by the relay node; information about the address of the relay node side; and information related to security configuration.

According to various embodiments, the second message may further include information on integrated multiple radio bearers.

According to various embodiments, the donor node may include a central unit of the donor node, and the relay node may include a distribution unit of the donor node.

According to various embodiments, a relay node of a wireless communication system includes at least one processor, includes a transceiver operably coupled to the at least one processor, and provides a plurality of information from a donor node to a terminal accessing the relay node. configured to receive a first message including first information related to a donor node for a radio bearer of; transmit to the donor node a second message including second information related to the relay node for the plurality of radio bearers for the terminal; Data on the terminal may be received from the donor node. Data may be transmitted to the terminal through a plurality of radio bearers based on the first information and the second information.

According to various embodiments, a radio bearer among a plurality of radio bearers may integrate a plurality of radio bearers. the at least one processor is also configured to determine a radio bearer for a terminal accessing the relay node and multiple radio bearers aggregated by the radio bearer; Alternatively, multiple radio bearers integrated by radio bearer may be determined.

According to various embodiments, the first message may include one or more of: identification of a terminal accessing the relay node; display information indicating the type of terminal accessing the relay node; information about a radio bearer of a terminal accessing a relay node; information about a radio bearer transmitted by a terminal accessing a relay node; information about a tunnel established for a radio bearer between the donor node and the relay node; information about integrated multiple radio bearers; radio bearer mapping information; information about the address of the side of the donor node; information about the address of the relay node side; indication information corresponding to a radio bearer of a terminal accessing the relay node; indication information indicating the relay node to allocate a new address to a radio bearer for a terminal accessing the relay node; a list of address information that cannot be used by a relay node that transmits radio bearer data of a terminal accessing the relay node; and information related to security configuration.

According to various embodiments, the second message may include one or more of: identification of a terminal accessing the relay node; information about the radio bearer granted by the relay node; information about radio bearers not acknowledged by the relay node; information about radio bearers partially granted by the relay node; radio bearer mapping information; Configuration information of a terminal accessing the relay node created by the relay node; information about the address of the relay node side; and information related to security configuration.

According to various embodiments, the second message may further include information on integrated multiple radio bearers.

According to various embodiments, the donor node may include a central unit of the donor node, and the relay node may include a distribution unit of the donor node.

Hereinafter, components of a terminal in the wireless communication system described above are illustrated. Components of a terminal to be described below are components of a general-purpose terminal supported by a wireless communication system, and may be merged or integrated with components of a terminal according to the foregoing contents, and may overlap or conflict with the above drawings. It can be interpreted that the content described with reference takes precedence. The terms "-module", "-unit" or "-er" used below may mean a unit that processes at least one function.

The terminal includes a communication interface, a storage unit and a controller.

The communication interface performs a function of transmitting and receiving signals through a wireless channel. For example, the communication interface performs a conversion function between a baseband signal and a bit stream according to the physical layer standard of the system. For example, in data transmission, a communication interface encodes and modulates a transmission bit stream to generate composite symbols. Also, when receiving data, the communication interface demodulates and decodes the baseband signal to reconstruct the received bit stream. Further, the communication interface up-converts the baseband signal to an RF-band signal, transmits the converted signal through an antenna, and down-converts the RF-band signal received through the antenna into a baseband signal. For example, the communication interface includes a transmission filter, a reception filter, an amplifier, a mixer, an oscillator, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). , an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and the like.

Also, the communication interface may include a plurality of transmit/receive paths. Additionally, the communication interface may include at least one antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements. On the hardware side, the wireless communication interface may include a digital circuit and an analog circuit (eg, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)). A digital circuit may be implemented with at least one processor (eg, DSP). A communication interface may include multiple RF chains. The communication interface may perform beamforming.

The communication interface transmits and receives signals as described above. Accordingly, a communication interface may be referred to as a “transmitter”, “receiver” or “transceiver”. In addition, in the following description, transmission and reception performed through a radio channel may be used as a meaning including processing performed in a communication interface as described above.

The storage unit stores data such as basic programs for operation of the terminal, applications, and setting information. The storage unit may include volatile memory, non-volatile memory, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile memory. In addition, the storage unit provides stored data according to the request of the controller.

The controller controls the overall operation of the terminal. For example, the controller sends and receives signals through a communication interface. Also, the controller writes data to the storage unit and reads the recorded data. The controller can perform protocol stack functions required by communication standards. According to another implementation, a protocol stack may be included in the communication interface. To this end, the controller may include at least one processor or microprocessor or reproduce parts of a processor. Also, a part of the communication interface or controller may be referred to as a communication processor (CP).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a controller may control a terminal to perform an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a communication interface in a wireless communication system is illustrated.

The communication interface includes encoding and modulation circuitry, digital beamforming circuitry, a plurality of transmission paths, and analog beamforming circuitry.

Encoding and modulation circuitry performs channel encoding. At least one of a low-density parity check (LDPC) code, a convolution code, and a polar code may be used for channel encoding. An encoding and modulation circuit generates modulation symbols by performing constellation mapping.

A digital beamforming circuit performs beamforming on a digital signal (eg, a modulation symbol). To this end, a digital beamforming circuit multiplexes modulation symbols by beamforming weights. Beamforming weights can be used to change the size and phrase of a signal, and can be referred to as a "precoding matrix" or "precoder". The digital beamforming circuit outputs digital beamformed modulation symbols to a plurality of transmission paths. In this case, according to a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission method, modulation symbols may be multiplexed or the same modulation symbol may be provided to a plurality of transmission paths.

The plurality of transmission paths convert digital beamformed digital signals into analog signals. To this end, each of the plurality of transmission paths may include an inverse fast fourier transform (IFFT) computation unit, a cyclic prefix (CP) insertion unit, a DAC, and an up conversion unit. The CP insertion unit is for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) method and may be omitted when another physical layer method (eg, a filter bank multi-carrier: FBMC) is applied. That is, the plurality of transmission paths provide independent signal processing processes for a plurality of streams generated through digital beamforming. However, depending on the implementation, some elements of the plurality of transmission paths may be commonly used.

An analog beamforming circuit performs beamforming on an analog signal. To this end, the digital beamforming circuit multiplexes analog signals by beamforming weighting values. The beamformed weights are used to change the amplitude and phrase of the signal. More specifically, the analog beamforming circuit may be configured in various ways according to a connection structure between a plurality of transmission paths and an antenna. For example, each of a plurality of transmission paths may be connected to one antenna array. In another example, multiple transmission paths may be coupled to one antenna array. In another example, multiple transmission paths may be adaptively coupled to one antenna array or may be coupled to two or more antenna arrays.

The methods according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer readable media may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on a computer readable medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software.

Examples of computer readable media may include hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include not only machine language codes generated by a compiler but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter and the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate with at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the above-described method or device may be implemented by combining all or some of its components or functions, or may be implemented separately.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will variously modify and change the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

Claims (10)

As a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart,
A smart cart including a first weight sensor and a reader;
a checkout terminal including a second weight sensor; and
Including a mart server that receives purchase items from the smart cart and provides a plurality of sale products matching the received purchase items to the smart cart,
The smart cart,
Identification information is obtained from the product identification code of the purchased product through the reader, and a first difference value between a first weight matching the identification information and a second weight detected by the first weight sensor is included in a preset error range. If it is, the purchase product is determined as a registered product and included in the registered product list,
When the distance between the location of the smart cart and the location of the checkout terminal is smaller than a preset reference distance, a user interface capable of inputting a registration end signal is output,
When a registration end signal is input from the user, the total sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list is provided to the checkout terminal,
The cash register terminal,
When a second difference between the sum of the total sum and the weight of the smart cart and the third weight detected by the second weight sensor is within a preset error range, a payment progress approval signal is transmitted to the smart cart; ,
The smart cart,
When the payment progress approval signal is received, payment for the registered products is performed through the payment method of the registered user,
The smart cart,
Receive selection input for the sales products from the user,
determining the sold product corresponding to the selection input as the purchased product and including it in a purchased product list;
Output the list of purchased products,
Providing the purchased product list to the mart server;
The mart server,
When the sum of the volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is less than or equal to a preset reference volume, determining a flow line corresponding to the purchased products and providing a flow line corresponding to the purchased products to the smart cart; ,
When the sum of the volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is greater than a preset reference volume, a plurality of purchased product groups are generated by classifying the purchased products by stacking level, and corresponding to each of the purchased product groups. determining a movement line and providing a movement line corresponding to each of the purchased product groups to the smart cart;
system. delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The mart server,
determining a first distance between a location of each of the purchased products and a location of the smart cart;
Among the purchased products, a purchased product having the smallest first distance is determined as a standard purchased product;
Starting from the location of the standard purchased product, determining a plurality of preliminary circulation lines connecting all locations of the purchased products other than the standard purchased product;
Determine a second distance corresponding to each of the preliminary copper lines;
Determining a preliminary copper wire having the smallest second distance among the preliminary copper wires as the copper wire,
system. delete As an operating method for providing a payment service using a smart cart,
The smart cart obtains identification information from a product identification code of a purchased product through a reader, and a first difference between a first weight matching the identification information and a second weight detected by a first weight sensor is a preset error. if included in the range, determining the purchased product as a registered product and including it in a registered product list;
outputting, by the smart cart, a user interface capable of inputting a registration end signal when the distance between the location of the smart cart and the location of the checkout terminal is smaller than a preset reference distance;
providing, by the smart cart, a total sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list to a checkout terminal when receiving a registration end signal from a user;
When the checkout terminal determines that a second difference between a value obtained by adding the total sum and the weight of the smart cart and a third weight detected by a second weight sensor of the checkout terminal is within a preset error range, the smart cart Sending a payment progress approval signal to;
When the payment progress approval signal is received, the smart cart performs payment for the registered products through a payment method of a registered user;
The smart cart receives a selection input for sale products from the user, determines the sale product corresponding to the selection input as the purchased product, includes it in a purchased product list, outputs the purchased product list, and providing the purchased product list to a server;
When the sum of volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is less than or equal to a preset reference volume, the mart server determines a movement line corresponding to the purchased products, and determines a movement line corresponding to the purchased products. Actions you provide to smart carts; and
When the sum of volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is greater than a preset reference volume, the mart server classifies the purchased products by stacking level to create a plurality of purchased product groups, and the purchased product group Determining a movement line corresponding to each of the purchase product groups, and providing a movement line corresponding to each of the purchase product groups to the smart cart.
how it works. A non-transitory recording medium on which a program for executing the operating method according to claim 7 is recorded and can be read by a computer. A computer program recorded on a non-transitory recording medium to execute the operation method according to claim 7 in a system for providing a payment service using a smart cart. As a smart cart for providing payment services,
The smart cart,
at least one processor; and
A memory for storing instructions instructing the at least one processor to perform at least one operation,
At least one operation,
When identification information is obtained from the product identification code of the purchased product through a reader, and the first difference between the first weight matching the identification information and the second weight detected by the first weight sensor is included in a preset error range , determining the purchased product as a registered product and including it in a registered product list;
outputting a user interface capable of inputting a registration end signal when the distance between the location of the smart cart and the location of the checkout terminal is smaller than a preset reference distance;
providing the total sum of the first weights of the registered products included in the registered product list to the checkout terminal when a registration end signal is received from the user;
When the second difference between the sum of the total sum and the weight of the smart cart and the third weight detected by the second weight sensor of the checkout terminal is included in a preset error range, a payment progress approval signal is received from the checkout terminal. operation of receiving;
performing payment for the registered products through a payment method of a registered user when the payment progress approval signal is received;
Receiving a selection input for sale products from the user, determining the sale product corresponding to the selection input as the purchased product, including it in a purchased product list, outputting the purchased product list, and displaying the purchased product list on the mart server the act of providing a list;
receiving, from the mart server, a movement line determined corresponding to the purchased products when the sum of volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased products list is equal to or less than a predetermined standard volume; and
When the sum of the volume values of the purchased products included in the purchased product list is greater than a preset reference volume, the mart server determines the movement line corresponding to each of a plurality of purchased product groups generated by classifying the purchased products by stacking level. Including the operation of receiving from,
smart cart.

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