KR20020064459A - Apparatus and method for processing merchandise using RF-ID tags and barcodes - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for recognizing a commodity using a high frequency ID tag and a bar code are provided to calculate contents and a price of a corresponding commodity rapidly in a counter for performing a calculation of a plurality of commodities being sold in a large-sized store. CONSTITUTION: A high frequency antenna(100) senses commodity information of at least one commodity having a high frequency ID tag, respectively. A high frequency mobile terminal(110) receives the commodity information of at least one commodity having a high frequency ID tag as wireless data and processes the data. A wireless transceiver(120) receives commodity information being transmitted from the high frequency mobile terminal(110) and transmits/receives the corresponding commodity information through a communication network at a moving state. A bar code scanner(140) scans a bar code having commodity information of a commodity. A high frequency ID reader(200) reads commodity information being inputted through the high frequency antenna(100) and the high frequency mobile terminal(110). A bar code reader(210) reads commodity information being inputted through the bar code scanner(140). A server(300) receives and processes the commodity information being read in the wireless transceiver(120), the high frequency ID reader(200), and the bar code reader(210) and transmits the commodity information to the wireless transceiver(120) through a POS system in a store or the communication network.

Description

Apparatus and method for processing merchandise using RF-ID tags and barcodes}

The present invention relates to a product recognition apparatus and method using a high frequency ID tag and a bar code, and more particularly, to collectively price, quantity, statistics and security data of a plurality of products in a large store by using the high frequency ID tag and a bar code. It relates to a product recognition apparatus and method for processing.

Recently, large stores such as E-Mart are rapidly increasing around large cities, and facility investments in systematic distribution and distribution are rapidly increasing due to mass sales of goods. The merchandise sales in such a large store employs a method that the cashier calculates by using a barcode. Therefore, it is impossible to implement a systematic distribution of goods, and there is no countermeasure against loss of goods, which is a problem of large stores.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve such a problem, the present invention is a high-frequency ID tag that can calculate the content and price of the product as soon as possible in the checkout to perform the calculation for a large number of products sold in large stores An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for recognizing a product using wabar codes.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent theft of goods by using a high frequency ID tag and check the price for each product quickly without having to move the goods on the counter in the cart containing the goods that customers want to buy A product recognition apparatus and method using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode to be performed are provided.

Another object of the present invention is to process the data such as price, quantity and security of a number of products quickly and accurately using a high frequency ID tag and bar code to identify the inventory status and sales status to implement a systematic logistics distribution The present invention provides an apparatus and method for product recognition using a tag and a barcode.

1 is a block diagram of a product recognition device using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode according to the present invention;

2 is a layout view of a high frequency ID antenna of a product recognition apparatus using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode according to the present invention disposed in a store;

3 is a layout view of a high frequency ID antenna and a barcode reader of a product recognition apparatus using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode according to the present invention arranged in a store;

4 is a view showing a configuration method of a high frequency ID antenna of a product recognition apparatus using a high frequency ID tag according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart of a product recognition method using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart of a product recognition method using a high frequency ID tag according to the present invention;

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100: high frequency antenna 110: high frequency mobile terminal

120: wireless transceiver 130: communication network

140: barcode scanner 200: high frequency ID reader

210: barcode reader 300: server

310: database 320: personal terminal

330: POS System

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is a high frequency antenna for sensing product information of at least one or more products each having a high frequency ID tag attached; A high frequency mobile terminal for receiving and processing data in the form of goods of at least one product attached to the high frequency ID tag; A wireless transceiver which receives product information wirelessly transmitted from the high frequency mobile terminal and transmits and receives corresponding product information through a communication network between mobiles; A barcode scanner scanning a barcode in which product information of a product is recorded; A high frequency ID reader for reading product information respectively inputted through the high frequency antenna or the high frequency mobile terminal; A barcode reader for reading product information input through the barcode scanner; And receiving and processing product information read from each of the wireless transceiver, the high frequency ID reader and the barcode reader, and transmitting the processed product information to the wireless transceiver through a POS system or the communication network of a store.

Preferably, the product information is characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products.

Preferably, the high-frequency antenna is installed at the outlet between the checkout counter to move the customer's Carter or installed in the form of a roof of the outlet, and is also installed in the form of a roof at the outlet of the Carter separate from the customer outlet.

Preferably, the method further comprises a database storing product information of at least one product processed by the server.

Preferably, the server receives and processes product information of at least one product transmitted from the high frequency ID reader or the high frequency transceiver as wired / wireless data.

Preferably, the server is characterized in that for transmitting the product information of the processed goods to the wireless transceiver in the form of wireless data.

Another feature of the present invention, a high frequency antenna for detecting product information of at least one or more products, each having a high frequency ID tag attached; A high frequency ID reader for reading and decoding product information input through the high frequency antenna; And a server for receiving and processing product information read from the high frequency ID reader and transmitting the processed product information to a wireless transceiver through a POS system of a store.

Preferably, the product information is characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products.

Another feature of the present invention, the first step of detecting the product information of the at least one product attached to the high frequency ID tag; A second step of scanning a barcode in which product information of a product is recorded; A third step of receiving and processing product information of at least one product having a high frequency ID tag as wireless data; A fourth step of reading commodity information of at least one or more items respectively processed in the second step or the third step; A fifth step of receiving and processing product information of a product read in step 4 and transmitting the processed product information to a wireless transceiver or a POS system of a store; And a sixth step of storing product information transmitted to the wireless transceiver or the POS system in the fifth step in a personality information database.

Preferably, the product information is characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products.

Preferably, in the first step, detecting the product information of the product to which the high frequency ID tag is attached is a high frequency antenna.

Preferably, in the third step, receiving and processing commodity information of at least one commodity having a high frequency ID tag as wireless data is a high frequency mobile terminal.

Preferably, after performing the second step or the third step, reading the product information of at least one or more items respectively inputted is a high frequency ID reader.

Preferably, the product information received and processed in each of the fourth step or the fifth step is processed and transmitted to a wireless transceiver or a POS system of a store is characterized in that the server.

Another feature of the present invention, the first step of detecting the product information of the at least one product attached to the high frequency ID tag; A second step of receiving and processing commodity information of at least one commodity detected in the first step as data in a wireless form; A third step of reading commodity information of at least one commodity processed in the second step; receiving and processing commodity information of at least one commodity read in the third step and transmitting the commodity information to a wireless transceiver or a POS system of a store; 4 steps; And a fifth step of storing product information of at least one product respectively transmitted to the wireless transceiver or the POS system in the fourth step.

Preferably, the product information is characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products.

Preferably, in the first step, detecting the product information of at least one product to which the high frequency ID tag is attached is a high frequency antenna.

Preferably, in the third step, receiving and processing commodity information of at least one commodity having a high frequency ID tag as wireless data is a high frequency mobile terminal.

Preferably, after performing the third step, reading the product information of at least one or more items respectively inputted is a high frequency ID reader.

Preferably, the product information of at least one or more goods read in the fourth step is received and processed and transmitted to a wireless transceiver or a POS system of a store is characterized in that the server.

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

1 is a block diagram of a product recognition apparatus using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode according to the present invention.

1, the present invention is a high frequency antenna 100, a high frequency mobile terminal 110, a wireless transceiver 120, a communication network 130, a barcode scanner 140, a high frequency ID reader 200, a barcode reader 210 , A server 300, a database 310, a personal terminal 320, and a POS system 330.

The high frequency antenna 100 detects product information, such as price, quantity, statistics, and security data, of at least one product having a high frequency ID tag attached thereto, and the high frequency mobile terminal 110 has at least one product having a high frequency ID tag attached thereto. Receives and processes the product information as wireless data, and the wireless transceiver 120 receives the product information of at least one or more products provided in a wireless form from the high-frequency mobile terminal 110 carried by the clerk through the communication network 130 Send to server 300. In addition, the wireless transceiver 120 receives the product information of at least one product transmitted to the server 300 through the POS system 330 so that the cashier can determine the stock status of the product. At this time, the high frequency antenna 100 is installed at the exit between the checkout counter to move the Carter of the customer (Carter) or is installed in the form of the roof of the outlet, and also in the form of a roof at the outlet of the Carter separately from the customer exit, high frequency ID The reader 200 reads product information of at least one product input through the high frequency antenna 100.

The barcode scanner 140 scans product information such as price, quantity, statistics and security data of a barcode-attached product and transmits the information to the barcode reader 210, and the barcode reader 210 is input through the barcode scanner 120. The product information of the product to be read is read.

On the other hand, the server 300 receives and processes the product information of the goods read by the high frequency ID reader 200 and the barcode reader 210 as the wired data through the POS system 330 to process the personal terminal 320 or POS of the store. Send wired data to system 330. The database 310 stores product information of a product processed by the server 300.

2 is a layout view in which a high frequency antenna 100 of a product recognition apparatus using a high frequency ID tag according to the present invention is disposed in a store, and a high frequency antenna 100 is installed on each front of the checkout counters C1, C2, and C3. When the customer moves the Carter which collects and pushes the goods in the calculation direction ⓐ, the high frequency antenna 100 receives the high frequency data output from the high frequency ID chip (not shown) attached to each product. 3 is a layout view in which a high frequency antenna 100 and a barcode reader 210 of a product recognition apparatus using a high frequency ID tag according to the present invention are arranged in a store, and the barcode reader 210 and the POS system are located on the upper end of the checkout counter C4. 330 is disposed, and a high frequency antenna 100 is installed in front of the checkout counter C4. In this case, the POS system 330 is connected to the server 300.

4 is a view illustrating a method of configuring a high frequency antenna of a product recognition apparatus using a high frequency ID tag according to the present invention. As shown in (a), when the customer and Carter proceed in the exit direction ⓑ, the high frequency antenna 100 ) And install the high frequency antenna 100 in the form of a roof when the customer and Carter proceed to the exit direction ⓒ as shown in (b), and the customer and Carter respectively exit the direction as shown in (c). When proceeding to ⓓ, ⓔ is implemented in the form of installing the high-frequency antenna 100 in the form of a roof.

5 is a flowchart of a product recognition method using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode according to the present invention.

In FIG. 5, product information of at least one product with a high frequency ID tag is detected by the high frequency antenna 100 or the high frequency mobile terminal 110 (step S100), and the product information of the product with a barcode is barcode scanner. Scan to step 120 (step S110). The product information of the product detected in step S100 is received and processed in the form of wireless data (step S120).

After performing step S110 or step S120, the product information of each input product is read by the high frequency ID reader 200 or the barcode reader 210 (step S130), and after performing the step S130, the server 300 is read out. Receives and processes the product information of at least one product (step S140), and transmits it to the wireless transceiver 120 or the POS system 330 of the store (step S150, step S160). Product information of at least one or more products respectively transmitted to the wireless transceiver 120 or the POS system 330 of the store in step S150 or S160 is stored in the DB 310 through the server 300.

6 is a flowchart of a product recognition method using a high frequency ID tag according to the present invention.

In FIG. 6, the product information of the product with the high frequency ID tag is detected by the high frequency antenna 100 or the high frequency ID handy mobile terminal 110 (step S200), and the product information of the at least one product detected in step S200. Is received and processed as wireless data (step S210). Read the product information of at least one product processed in step S210 with the high frequency ID reader 200 (step S220), and receives the product information of the at least one product read in step S220 to the server 300 (step S220) S230), and transmits to the wireless transceiver 120 or the POS system 330 of the store (step S240, step S250). After performing step S240 or step S250, product information of at least one or more items is stored in the DB 310 (step S260).

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As a result, according to the product recognition apparatus and method using a high frequency ID tag and a barcode according to the present invention, the following advantages occur.

That is, since a large amount of products with high frequency ID tags are calculated without the hands of the cashier, the customer can quickly calculate the purchased product and reduce the manpower and cost of maintaining the store. In addition, by using the high-frequency ID tag and bar code, it is possible to accurately and quickly determine the inventory of the product status.

Claims (20)

A high frequency antenna for detecting product information of at least one product each having a high frequency ID tag attached thereto; A high frequency mobile terminal for receiving and processing data in the form of goods of at least one product attached to the high frequency ID tag; A wireless transceiver which receives product information wirelessly transmitted from the high frequency mobile terminal and transmits and receives corresponding product information through a communication network between mobiles; A barcode scanner scanning a barcode in which product information of a product is recorded; A high frequency ID reader for reading product information respectively inputted through the high frequency antenna or the high frequency mobile terminal; A barcode reader for reading product information input through the barcode scanner; And And a server for receiving and processing product information read from the wireless transceiver, the high frequency ID reader and the bar code reader, and transmitting the processed product information to the wireless transceiver through a POS system or the communication network of a store. Product recognition device using. The method of claim 1, wherein the product information Product identification apparatus using a high-frequency ID tag and bar code, characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products. The method of claim 1, wherein the high frequency ID antenna A product recognition device using a high frequency ID tag and a bar code, characterized in that the customer's Cart is installed at the exit between the checkout or moving to the roof form of the exit, and the customer is installed in the roof form at the exit of the Carter separate from the customer exit. . The method of claim 1, And a database storing product information of at least one product processed by the server. The method of claim 1, wherein the server And receiving and processing product information of at least one product transmitted from the high frequency ID reader or the high frequency transceiver as wired / wireless data and processing the high frequency ID tag and barcode. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the server transmits the processed product information of the processed product to the wireless transceiver in the form of wireless data. A high frequency antenna for detecting product information of at least one product each having a high frequency ID tag attached thereto; A high frequency ID reader for reading and decoding product information input through the high frequency antenna; And And a server for receiving and processing product information read from the high frequency ID reader and transmitting the processed product information to a wireless transceiver through a POS system of a store. The method of claim 7, wherein the product information Product identification apparatus using a high-frequency ID tag and bar code, characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products. A first step of detecting product information of at least one product to which a high frequency ID tag is attached; A second step of scanning a barcode in which product information of a product is recorded; A third step of receiving and processing product information of at least one product having a high frequency ID tag as wireless data; A fourth step of reading commodity information of at least one or more items respectively processed in the second step or the third step; A fifth step of receiving and processing product information of a product read in step 4 and transmitting the processed product information to a wireless transceiver or a POS system of a store; And And a sixth step of storing, in the fifth step, product information transmitted to the wireless transceiver or the POS system in the personality information database. The method of claim 9, wherein the product information A product recognition method using a high frequency ID tag and bar code, characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products. The method of claim 9, The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the product information of the product with the high frequency ID tag in the first step is a high frequency antenna. The method of claim 9, And receiving and processing, as wireless data, product information of at least one or more products with a high frequency ID tag in the third step, a high frequency mobile terminal. The method of claim 9, The method of recognizing goods using a high frequency ID tag and a bar code, characterized in that the reading of product information of at least one or more items respectively input after the second step or the third step is a high frequency ID reader. The method of claim 9, The product recognition method using the high frequency ID tag and the bar code, characterized in that the receiving and processing the product information of the goods read in the fourth step or the fifth step and transmitting to the wireless transceiver or the POS system of the store. A first step of detecting product information of at least one product to which a high frequency ID tag is attached; A second step of receiving and processing commodity information of at least one commodity detected in the first step as data in a wireless form; A third step of reading the product information of at least one or more products processed in the second step; A fourth step of receiving and processing product information of at least one product read in the third step and transmitting it to a wireless transceiver or a POS system of a store; And And a fifth step of storing product information of one or more products respectively transmitted to the wireless transceiver or the POS system in a product information database in the fourth step. The method of claim 15, wherein the product information A product recognition method using a high frequency ID tag and bar code, characterized in that the price, quantity, statistics and security data of at least one or more products. The method of claim 15, And detecting the product information of at least one product to which the high frequency ID tag is attached in the first step is a high frequency antenna. The method of claim 15, And receiving and processing, as wireless data, product information of at least one or more products with a high frequency ID tag in the third step, a high frequency mobile terminal. The method of claim 15, After reading the product information of at least one or more items respectively input after performing the third step is a product identification method using a high frequency ID tag and bar code, characterized in that the high frequency ID reader. The method of claim 15, Receiving and processing the product information of the at least one product read in the fourth step, and transmits to the wireless transceiver or the POS system of the store product recognition method using a high frequency ID tag and bar code.