KR20050035992A - Self-service digital video disk rend and restoration system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an unmanned digital video disc (DVD) rental and return system, and more particularly, to perform a video advertisement itself so that the customer can select a DVD containing the video information while the customer touch the list of DVDs When selected, the video information of the video on the DVD is displayed to induce the customer to rent the DVD, and to accurately understand the contents of the selected DVD and to rent it, and to advertise / select / pay and rent the DVD. One-stop service that allows you to rent or return DVDs at any time by providing a one-stop service that can be done in one place at the same time, as well as double-reading DVD case and DVD genuineness. To unattended digital video disc (DVD) rental and return systems One will.

According to the present invention, in the unmanned DVD rental system, it is possible to accommodate a DVD with an RF tag stored with a unique serial number, and a DVD inserted and stored in a booth arranged in a multi-layered multi-layered stack. DVD case with metal label for use, video output for displaying advertisements of DVDs to customers, touch screen for customers to browse and select DVD list, Pick up the input part equipped with the metal label sensor and the DVD case delivered through the input part, but read the RF tag attached to the DVD to check the DVD list, and then transfer it to the up / down / left / right by the motor The transfer unit reads the customer's card information and the transfer unit allows to insert it into the designated booth or to pick up the DVD case inserted in the booth and transfer it to the input unit. A communication connection unit capable of communicating with the outside so as to view and pay the orderer, DVD related information and customer credit information, an information storage unit storing and providing related information and rental / return information of the DVD; A rental / return device comprising a control unit for controlling each unit; Characterized in that it consists of a remote management server to manage the rental / return device by connecting to the communication connection of the rental / return device and the Internet.

Description

Self-service digital video disk rend and restoration system

The present invention relates to an unmanned digital video disc (DVD) rental and return system, and more specifically, to the customer to select the DVD containing the video information, the video advertising itself while the customer wants to touch the list of DVDs If you select, it outputs a summary video information of the video information on the DVD, induces the customer to rent the DVD, and provides the service to accurately understand and rent the selected DVD, and to advertise / select / pay the DVD. And an unmanned digital video disc (DVD) rental and return system that allows customers to rent or return DVDs quickly at any time by providing a one-stop service that takes place all at once from rental (return).

In general, DVD refers to a digital versatile disk or a digital video disk, which is a kind of optical disk, and is a medium containing a large amount of video data such as a video, such as a DVD-Player or DVD-ROM. It is a medium designed to watch using.

However, it is inefficient and financially wasteful to buy and watch many kinds of DVDs at a time, so these media are being rented and watched.

Currently, rental companies that rent video tapes or DVD discs have a manager who manages the rental process by arranging a large space to display a large number of video tapes or DVD discs. .

However, the rental method as described above requires a large space for displaying all kinds of video tapes or DVD discs required by consumers, and the manager must always stay in the store for rental or return work. Customers who wanted to return were also inconvenient, such as having to check with their manager.

In order to solve the inconvenience described above, a number of unmanned rental apparatuses have been introduced, most of which include a disk storage unit for displaying DVD disks; A display unit for displaying a current operation state and various messages; An input unit for inputting a command for selecting a function or selecting a medium; An output unit for outputting various data and receipts; A card reader for inputting information of the membership card; A power supply unit for power supply; A communication unit for communicating with a main server or an administrator computer; A client program for renting and returning the disk, an administrator program for integrated management of the unattended rental, a database unit for storing various data, an interface unit for connecting to an external device, and the communication unit A management control unit including a buffer for storing data transmitted through the control unit, and a mode switching unit for switching to the customer mode or the manager mode; And a bar code reading unit for reading information stored in the bar code of the disc, a detaching unit for detaching the disk, a transport unit for moving the disk, and an operation display unit for displaying the operation state of the transport unit. .

However, in the conventional DVD driver rental apparatus as described above, since information about a DVD or a new DVD being rented is made of a pamphlet printed separately by an administrator, a brochure on which information is recorded must be attached to the front or around the apparatus. The work was very cumbersome and real-time ads weren't made, making it nearly impossible for customers to pinpoint them.

In addition, when a customer returns a DVD to be returned, it is checked whether the DVD is the same as the borrowed DVD (genuine). At this time, the bar code label is contaminated through long-term repeated rental / return because it is judged by a barcode. There is a problem that can not be recognized because it is erased, and to supplement this, the administrator has to check and replace the bar code label from time to time, so there is a problem in system management and maintenance such as unnecessary personnel input.

The present invention devised in consideration of the above-described problem is to perform a video advertisement by the customer so that the customer can select the DVD containing the video information, while the customer selects the desired DVD list by the touch method of the video information contained in the DVD By outputting summary video information, we can induce customers to rent DVDs, provide accurate information on the contents of selected DVDs, and provide services for renting and returning DVDs. The technical challenge is to provide an unmanned digital video disc (DVD) rental and return system that allows customers to rent or return DVDs at any time by providing a one-stop service.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an unmanned DVD rental system, which can accommodate a DVD with an RF tag stored with a unique serial number and a DVD inserted and stored in a booth arranged in a multi-layered multilayered manner. DVD case with metal label on the front for authenticity, video output to display the advertisement of the DVD to the customer, touch screen for the customer to browse and select the DVD list, VD case Pick up the input unit equipped with the metal label sensor for authenticity and the DVD case delivered through the input unit, but read the RF tag attached to the DVD to check the list of DVDs. Transfer part to be inserted into the designated booth while moving to the left / right or to pick up the DVD case inserted in the booth and transfer it to the feeding part for discharging, and customer's card information A card reader that reads the information, a communication connection that enables communication with the outside so that the user can view and settle the DVD related information and the customer's credit information, and stores the information provided by storing the DVD related information and rental / return information. A rental / return device comprising a unit and a control unit for controlling each unit; Characterized in that it consists of a remote management server to manage the rental / return device by connecting to the communication connection of the rental / return device and the Internet.

1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the rental / return device of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the system configuration of the present invention, Figure 3 is the present invention 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the DVD and the case, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the input portion of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the transfer portion of the present invention, Figure 6 is a structure of the input portion and the transfer portion of the present invention 7 a) to g) is a side view showing the operating state of the present invention, the double reference numeral 100 represents an unmanned DVD rental and return device of the present invention, 200 is a rental / return device and the Internet The following figure shows a management server that connects and transmits and receives information.

1 and 2, in the unmanned DVD rental system, a DVD array having an RF tag 111 having a unique serial number attached thereto and a DVD array having multiple DVDs are stacked in a multi-layered multilayer arrangement. And a DVD case 112 having a metal label 113 for authenticity confirmation on the front surface of the booth 101 to be inserted and stored, and an image output unit 120 for displaying advertisements of DVDs to customers. The input unit is provided with a touch screen 130 for displaying a progress while allowing a customer to search and select a list of DVDs, and a metal label 113 detection sensor 141 of a DVD case 112 for authenticity checking. 140 and the DVD case 112, which is delivered through the input unit 140, is picked up, and after reading the list of DVDs by reading the RF tag 111 attached to the DVD 110, in the case of a normal DVD, the motor 1, 2 (M1) (M2) to move up / down / left / right to insert into the designated booth 101 B, a transfer unit 150 for picking up and transferring the DVD case 112 inserted into the booth 101 to the feeding unit 140 for discharge, a card reader 160 for reading card information of the customer, and a DVD. A communication connection unit 170 capable of communicating with the outside so that related information and customer credit information can be viewed and paid, an information storage unit 180 storing and providing related information and rental / return information of a DVD; A rental / return device 100 configured with a controller 190 for controlling each unit; The remote connection server 200 is configured to manage the rental / return device by connecting to the communication connection unit 170 of the rental / return device 100 on the Internet.

As shown in FIG. 3, the RF tag 111 of the DVD 110 includes a unique serial number, and is attached to a central portion of the DVD.

As shown in FIG. 3, the metal label 113 of the DVD case 112 is plated with gold, and is inserted into and fixed to the front surface of the DVD case 112.

The image output unit 120 is a general LCD monitor 120, which is installed in the center of the front surface of the upper surface of the device to be able to advertise the image of the DVD to rent to customers passing by.

The touch screen 130 is a general input device that allows a customer to proceed with a loan or return by outputting a select / operation button on a screen.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, Figures 4 and 6, the inlet 140 is an inlet 141 formed in one side of the front middle of the device, and the metal label of the DVD case 112 is installed in the upper end of the inlet 141 Detecting sensor 142 for detecting 113, the motor 3 (M3) installed on one side of the inlet 141, the pulley 1 (143) installed on the shaft of the motor 3 (M3), the pulley 1 (143) ) And the driving belt 1 (144) and the driving belt 1 (144) which are hooked to the pulley 2 (143 ') installed at the upper portion at a predetermined interval, and are pulled from the pulley 1 (142) and the pulley 2 (143'). The door 145 is fixed to a predetermined position, the sensing piece 146 provided on one side of the door 145, and the sensing piece 146 to drive the motor 1 (M1) for moving the transfer unit 150 by sensing It consists of a sensor 147.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the transfer unit 150 includes a transfer body 152 that is moved forward and backward by the cylinder 151, and a DVD case 112 on both sides of an upper surface of the transfer body 152. Drive belt 2 (153) connected to the plurality of pulleys to forward and reverse rotation by the drive of the motor 4 (M4) are installed at intervals equal to the width of the and the DVD case 112 to be taken in the drive belt 2 (153) Sensor 1, 2 (154, 154 ') for detecting the front and rear ends of the DVD case 112 and one end of the lower end of the conveying body 152 are fixed so that the conveying body 152 is left. Drive belt 3 (155) driven by motor 2 (M2) to move to the right and a pair of horizontal frame 156, which is supported by both ends of the drive belt 3 (155) to move both ends of the conveying body (152) And the horizontal frame 156 is fixed to the bracket 158 to which one side of the driving belt 4 157 driven by the rotation of the motor 1 (M1) is connected, and the bracket 158 is moved up and down. The vertical frame 159 at both ends of the supporting horizontal frame 156, the stop sensor S for detecting that the conveying member 152 reaches the correct position of the inlet 141, and the RF tag of the DVD 110 ( 111) is configured with an RF receiver 150 'that receives information.

The card reader 160 reads the card information of the customer and checks whether the payment is possible through the communication connection unit 170, and at the same time, the payment is made.

The communication connection unit 170 is an ADSL modem capable of internet communication.

The information storage unit 180 is a hard driver that stores rental / return information of the DVD 110, video information of the DVD, and operation details of the device.

The controller 190 is a pre-programmed microprocessor that receives signals from each sensor and DVD related information transmitted from the management server 200 and outputs a signal to drive each motor, or controls the operation of each unit.

In addition, the management server 200 is a communication device for the service manager to update and manage the information related to the DVD and the Internet connection to the communication connection unit 170 of the rental / return device 100.

The present invention configured as described above is a video advertisement for introducing the video information of the DVD 110 to be rented through the video output unit 120 of the rental / return device 100 (summary of the contents of the DVD content and commentary and introduction of new works) Etc.) in real time to attract the customer's attention, the customer wants to select the DVD rental mode, and select the list of DVDs you want to see through the touch screen 130, the image output unit 120 Output video information on the DVD 110 to be previewed.

When the customer selects the desired DVD 110 as described above and reads a credit card (including a membership card when introducing a membership system) to the card reader 160, the card reader 160 reads the credit card information read. The control unit 190 transmits to the management server 200 through the communication connection unit 170, the management server 200 is connected to the credit card-related computer system 300 of an external financial institution (including credit card companies) and credit inquiry If payment is possible, the payment is made.

As described above, when the rental fee payment is made for the DVD 110 to be rented, the management server 200 stores the result, and transfers the DVD 110 rental approval to the communication connection unit 170 and the communication connection unit. According to the DVD rental signal input from the 170, the control unit 190 determines the position of the DVD case 112 containing the selected DVD 110, that is, the position of the booth 101 of the multi-layered multi-row, and transfers the transfer unit 150. The position is transferred from the information storage unit 180 in which the preset position or the returned and inserted position information is stored, and the transfer unit 150 is transported and discharged.

As such, the initial position of the transfer unit 150 transferred according to the command of the control unit 190 is the inner rear of the input unit 140, and when a signal from the control unit 190 is transmitted, as shown in FIG. As described above, when the motor 1 (M1) is driven to rotate to move to the booth 101 where the DVD case 112 is located, and drives the drive belt 4 157, it is fixed to one end of the drive belt 4 157. The bracket 158 is moved in the vertical direction. At this time, the horizontal frame 156 fixed in the horizontal direction to the bracket 158 is moved up and down, and the conveying member 152 on the horizontal frame 156 is also vertical. When moving to the corresponding column of the booth 101 and moving the row is necessary, as shown in b) of FIG. 7, when the motor 2 (M2) is driven to rotate the driving belt 3 (155). The conveying member 152 fixed to the driving belt 3 155 is moved horizontally to find the corresponding row and stop.

When the carrier 150 stops at the booth 101 with the DVD case 112 as described above, as shown in FIG. 7C of the accompanying drawings, the cylinder 151 is operated to transfer the carrier 152. To the DVD case 112 and at the same time, the motor 4 (M4) is operated to rotate the pair of drive belt 2 (153) horizontally installed forward to ride the drive belt 2 (153) to the DVD case 112 ) Is to be pulled in, at which time it is stopped by a sensor 1, 2 (154) 154 ', as shown in d) of FIG.

As described above, when the DVD case 112 is received by the transfer body 152, the motor 1 M1 and the motor 2 M2 operate to move the transfer body 152 to the station where the transfer body 152 has been moved. As shown in 7 e), it is moved to the initial place of the inlet 141 to wait for the discharge operation, where the transfer unit 150 can be stopped exactly in the correct position of the inlet 141 stop sensor (S) ) Is made by sensing the transfer unit 150.

At this time, the motor 3 (M3) is operated to rotate the drive belt 1 (144), so as to open the door 145 fixed to the drive belt 1 (144) to open as shown in Figure 7 f of the accompanying drawings. Then, as shown in (g) of FIG. 7, the cylinder 151 operates to bring the conveying body 152 close to the inlet 141, and at the same time, the motor 4 (M4) operates to be horizontally forward. Rotating a pair of drive belts 2 (153) installed as to drive the drive belt 2 (153) so that the DVD case 112 is discharged through the inlet 141.

Thereafter, when the cylinder 151 is operated to reverse the conveying member 152 to stop at the correct position, the motor 3 (M3) is operated to rotate the driving belt 1 144 to lower the door 145 to close it. The customer completes the DVD 110 rental operation selected by the customer.

And, when returning the DVD 110, when the user selects the return mode through the touch screen 130, the motor 3 (M3) is operated to rotate the drive belt 1 (144) door 145 is raised In this case, when the cylinder 151 operates to bring the conveying member 152 into the inlet 141, the driving belt 2 153 pulls the DVD case 112 into the inlet 141. .

At this time, when the DVD case 112 is inserted, the detection sensor 142 detects the metal label 113 of the DVD case 112 to determine whether the genuine DVD case 112 is inserted and discharges the abnormal DVD case. Introduced.

When the DVD case 112 stops pulling in between the sensors 1 and 2 154 and 154 'as described above, the RF receiver 150' is attached to the DVD 110 in the DVD case 112. It is determined whether the DVD 110 that has been rented by reading the serial number of the plurality of DVDs can be read.

As described above, the RF tag 111 of the DVD 110 is read and discharged if the DVD 110 is not rented. If it is corrected, the cylinder 151 is operated to reverse the conveying member 152 to stop at the correct position. Then, the motor 3 (M3) is operated to rotate the drive belt 1 (144) to lower the door 145 to close.

Thereafter, as described above by the command of the control unit 190, the transfer unit 150 is operated to insert and store the DVD case 112 in the booth 101, the location is specified by the management server 200 , The location information is stored and stored in the information storage unit 180. (Operation sequence according to the return is the same as the rental, and will not be described separately in the accompanying drawings.)

As described above, the present invention increases the number of rentals by appealing to the customer the DVD 110 to be rented compared to the existing unmanned DVD rental / return device, and also allows the DVD to always be rented or returned, as well as the DVD 110. It is to prevent the loss of, and to ensure that the genuine verification of the returned DVD (110).

In the accompanying drawings, reference numeral "W" denotes a "weight", which is connected to the end of the drive belt 4 157 which is driven by the rotation of the motor 1 M1, and the weight balance during the lifting operation of the horizontal frame 156. Up, down, left and right movement of the horizontal frame 156 and the conveying body 152 is applied to a variety of applications, such as bearing, roller and ball type to provide flexibility of movement. The present invention is not limited to a type, and any known / public transport apparatus can be applied.

In addition, the present invention is a surveillance camera for crime prevention, a sound output according to the DVD image information and a speaker output to output a speaker and transaction details to notify the progress of the rental and return and the occurrence of errors by voice printer It is also configured, but because it is not an important part of the present invention, a separate description is omitted, it is also possible to install and use other devices (notice, common device) other than the device described in the present invention.

In addition, the image output unit 120 to output the contents of the DVD through the image and the touch screen 130 for the customer to input a command, such as searching or selecting the DVD is installed separately in the present invention, but one Integrating the contents of the DVD through the video in the usual times, it is desirable to switch to the input means immediately when the customer touches the screen for returning British DVD and return.

In the present invention as described above, the customer performs a video advertisement by itself so that the customer can select the DVD containing the video information, and when the customer selects the desired DVD list by the touch method by outputting the summary video information of the video information contained on the DVD , One-stop service to induce customers to rent DVDs, to accurately understand the contents of selected DVDs and to rent them, and to advertise / select / pay and rent (return) DVDs at once. By providing a service, it is possible to improve the convenience of allowing a customer to quickly rent or return a DVD at any time.

1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the rental / return device of the present invention

Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the system configuration of the present invention

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the DVD and the case of the present invention

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the input unit in the present invention

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the transfer unit in the present invention

Figure 6 is a side view showing the structure of the input portion and the transfer portion of the present invention

Figure 7a) to g) is a side view showing an operating state of the present invention

<Description of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings>

100: rental / return device 101: booth (DVD storage)

110: DVD 111: RF Tag

112: DVD case 113: metal label

120: video output unit 130: touch screen

140: inlet 141: inlet

142: detection sensor 143,143 ': pulley 1,2

144: driving belt 1 145: door

146: detection piece 147: sensor

150: transfer unit 151: cylinder

152: conveying body 153: driving belt 2

154,154 ': sensor 1,2 155: drive belt 3

156: horizontal frame 157: drive belt 4

158: bracket 159: vertical frame

150 ': RF receiver 160: card reader

170: communication connection 180: information storage

190: control unit M1 to M5: motor 1,2,3,4

200: management server

Claims (5)

In the unmanned DVD rental system, the DVD 110 with the RF tag 111 having the unique serial number is attached, and the front surface of the DVD is inserted into and stored in the booth 101 arranged in a multi-layered multi-layered stack. DVD case 112 attached with a metal label 113 for, the video output unit 120 to display the advertisement of the DVD to the customer, and allows the customer to browse and select the list of DVDs, the progress The input unit 140 provided with the touch screen 130 to be displayed, the metal label 113 detection sensor 141 of the DVD case 112 for authenticity checking, and the DVD transmitted through the input unit 140. Pick up the case 112, read the RF tag 111 attached to the DVD 110, and check the DVD list, in the case of a normal DVD, the motor 1, 2 (M1) (M2) up / down / It can be inserted into the designated booth 101 while moving to the left / right, or it is picked up and inserted into the DVD case 112 inserted into the booth 101. Transfer unit 150 to be discharged and discharged to 140, the card reader 160 for reading the customer's card information, and the communication with the outside so that you can check and pay DVD-related information and customer credit information, etc. A rental / return device 100 comprising a communication connection unit 170, an information storage unit 180 for storing and providing related information and rental / return information of a DVD, and a controller 190 for controlling each unit; ; Unmanned digital video disk rental and return system, characterized in that consisting of a remote management server 200 to manage the rental / return device to the Internet connection and the communication connection unit 170 of the rental / return device (100). 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the RF tag (111) of the DVD (110) contains a unique serial number and is attached to a central portion of the DVD. 2. The unmanned digital video rental and return system according to claim 1, wherein the metal label (113) of the DVD case (112) is plated with gold on the surface thereof and is fixedly inserted into the front of the DVD case (112). The method of claim 1, wherein the input unit 140 is an inlet 141 is formed in one direction of the front middle of the device, and is installed in the upper end of the inlet 141 to detect the metal label 113 of the DVD case 112 A predetermined distance between the sensor 142, the motor 3 (M3) installed on one side of the inlet 141, the pulley 1 143 and the pulley 1 143 provided on the shaft of the motor 3 (M3) Doors fixed to predetermined positions of the pulleys 2 (143 '), the pulleys 1 (142) and the pulleys 2 (143'), and the drive belts 1 (144). 145, a sensing piece 146 provided on one side of the door 145, and a sensor 147 that senses the sensing piece 146 and drives a motor 1 (M1) to move the transfer part 150. Unmanned digital video rental and return system, characterized in that. According to claim 1, The conveying unit 150 is spaced such that the width of the DVD case 112 on both sides of the conveying body 152 and the upper surface of the conveying body 152 to be moved forward and backward by the cylinder 151. Drive belt 2 (153) connected to a plurality of pulleys to be forward / reversely rotated by driving of motor 4 (M4) that is installed and the DVD case 112 that is driven on the drive belt 2 (153) stops at a fixed position. Sensors 1, 2 (154) and 154 'for detecting the front and rear ends of the DVD case 112 and one end of the lower end of the conveying body 152 are fixed so that the conveying body 152 moves to the left and right. Drive belt 3 (155) driven by (M2), a pair of horizontal frame 156, both ends of the conveying body 152 while supporting both ends of the drive belt 3 (155) and the motor 1 (M1) The horizontal frame 156 is fixed to the bracket 158 to which one side of the driving belt 4 157 which is driven by the rotation of) and the horizontal frame 156 supports the bracket 158 to be moved up and down. Receive information of the vertical frame 159 at both ends, the stop sensor (S) for detecting that the conveying body 152 reaches the correct position of the inlet 141, and the RF tag 111 of the DVD (110) Unmanned digital video rental and return system, characterized in that consisting of an RF receiver 150 '.