KR20130102931A - Shopping system and method using providing narrow casting mode for shopping cart - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A shopping system and method of the narrow casting mode for shopping cart are provided to shop for the product at the store and pay costs by using location-based service (LBS) technology based on narrow casting and the smart phone. CONSTITUTION: A smart phone (10) recognizes a pilot signal from a first access point (AP) (40-1) of an AP group (40) according to the transmission of pilot signal in the narrow casting mode and returns a pilot recognition signal to the first AP. The first AP receives product categories on a first display stand, a product display stand, in which the narrow casting of the first AP is performed, among display stand groups (30-1-30-n) and product lists belonging to the product categories by access to an LBS server (80) through the communications network (50) and transmits and outputs the received product categories and product lists to the smart phone. [Reference numerals] (50) Communications network; (60) APP server; (70) Mart management server; (80) LBS server

Description

Shop system and method using providing narrow casting mode for shopping cart

The present invention relates to a shopping system and a shopping method of a narrow casting method for a shopping cart, and more particularly, to provide a shopping service using a shopping cart to which a narrow casting LBS technology and a smartphone are attached. The present invention relates to a narrow casting shopping system and a shopping method for a shopping cart for providing a shopping cart.

Currently, large stores are increasing rapidly around the world, requiring changes in distribution and logistics systems.

To this end, a logistics system using RFID has been developed and used for systematic separation of theft and goods in stores.

However, in the current logistics system, when a customer who is shopping using a small or large cart wants detailed information about an item, the customer relies on a wired terminal to acquire information through the Internet and then goes to a store or directly searches using a smartphone. This takes time and money, and the inconvenience of having to calculate the cart by moving the cart directly after the purchase of goods.

Accordingly, in the technical field, there is a demand for development of a system for crisis, which makes it easier to shop at a store and to perform a payment.

[Related Technical Literature]

1. System for Providing Shopping Information Using Cart (Patent Application No. 10-2002-0075391)

2. Advertising system of shopping cart, terminal of shopping cart and method for advertising shopping information (Patent Application No. 10-2010-0032304)

3. Smart Cart System and Smart Cart System and Management Method of Smart Cart using the Same (Patent Application No. 10-2008-0102836)

The present invention is to solve the above problems, by using the NBS-based smartphone and narrow casting technology Narrow casting for a shopping cart to perform shopping in stores such as marts, department stores, and even to pay It is to provide a shopping system and a shopping method of the method.

In addition, the present invention by performing all the time-series acts from the initial shopping service to payment, the final stage of the service with the LBS technology and smartphone, not only need to add the application (hereinafter, the app) without additional equipment for the terminal as well as possible In order to provide a shopping system and a shopping method of a narrow casting method for a shopping cart that can be implemented with only minimal AP installation.

In addition, the present invention by using a structure for a smart phone-mounted shopping cart for the user's convenience to take a smart phone mounted in the place where the shopping cart is located automatically take the advertising and discount coupons for the product to maximize the advertisement and conventional To provide a shopping system and a shopping method of the narrow casting method for the shopping cart to eliminate the waste of resources and inconvenience caused by providing discount coupons in paper.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the shopping method of the narrow casting method for the shopping cart according to the first aspect of the present invention, the smart phone, according to the transmission of the pilot signal by the narrow casting (Narrow Casting) method of the AP aggregate A first step of recognizing a pilot signal from a first AP, which is one of the AP aggregates, and returning a pilot recognition signal to the first AP to complete recognition of the first AP; And after the first AP accesses the LBS server through a communication network and receives a commodity category and a commodity list belonging to a commodity category on a first display rack, which is a commodity display rack that is narrow cast by the first AP. A second step of transmitting to the smartphone for output; Characterized in that it comprises a.

In this case, the step performed between the first step and the second step, the smart phone, checking whether or not to download and install the shopping service application; And downloading and installing the shopping service app after connecting the data session with the APP server connected to the communication network through the first AP when the smart phone is not downloaded and installed for the shopping service app. ; And further comprising:

In addition, after the second step, the smart phone, the third step of waiting for the recognition of the NFC tag of the NFC tag assembly provided on the first display rack through the NFC module inside; And when the smartphone recognizes the one NFC tag by the NFC module, accesses a mart management server connected to the communication network through the first AP to display advertisement pop-up information of a product corresponding to the one NFC tag. And a fourth step of receiving and outputting coupon information. And further comprising:

In addition, after the fourth step, when the download request for the coupon information by the user of the smartphone, the smart phone receives the coupon information from the mart management server and stores in the internal storage, payment service A fifth step of applying a discount on a product corresponding to the coupon information in a step; And further comprising:

In order to achieve the above object, the shopping method of the narrow casting method for the shopping cart according to the second aspect of the present invention, after the smart phone implements the product addition area, product deletion area, payment button area on the touch screen Determining whether the product addition area or the product deletion area is selected by a user of the smartphone; As a result of the determination, when the user selects the product addition area, the product QR code is recognized for adding the product according to the smartphone performing the product QR code recognition of the product that the user wants to add the product to the smartphone. A second step of extracting a product name and an amount of a product from a product QR code of the product to which the product is to be added and outputting the product to the touch screen; And the smart phone, in response to the user's request for adding the product to the product QR code is added to the shopping cart list to store in the internal storage, the user based on the data stored in the storage A third step of calculating a brand name and a total amount of money purchased so far and outputting it to the touch screen; Characterized in that it comprises a.

In this case, in the second step, when the user selects the product deletion region, the smartphone performs the product QR code recognition of the product that the user wants to delete the product to the smartphone. Extracting a product name and an amount of the product for which the product QR code is recognized for deletion from the product QR code of the product to be deleted and outputting the product to the touch screen; And further comprising:

In the third step, the smart phone deletes a product in which a product QR code is recognized to delete the product according to a request of the user from a shopping cart list and stores the product in the storage unit.

In addition, before the first step, in response to the shopping payment application driving request by the user by the user, the smartphone, determining whether to download and install the shopping payment application; If it is determined that the download and installation of the shopping payment application is not performed, the smart phone according to the pilot signal transmission control by the narrow casting method to the AP aggregate of the LBS server, the AP aggregate Recognizing a first AP that receives a pilot recognition signal from the smartphone according to a pilot signal transmission of the mobile terminal; And connecting, by the smartphone, a data session with an APP server through the first AP, and downloading and installing a shopping payment app to initiate a payment service step. And further comprising:

In addition, after the third step, the smart phone, the fourth step of determining whether the user selects the payment button area; And a fifth step of returning to the first step if the user does not select the payment button region and repeating the first to fourth steps until the payment button region is selected. And further comprising:

Further, in the fifth step, when the user selects the payment button region as a result of the determination, the smartphone may include coupon information regarding products with coupon information among products added to the shopping cart list according to a credit card payment method. Performing a payment by applying a discount according to the sixth step; And further comprising:

In addition, after the sixth step, the smart phone, the seventh step of being given the authority to leave the store by performing a verification procedure according to the transmission of the payment information according to the payment to the cashier terminal or payment dedicated device; And further comprising:

In order to achieve the above object, the narrow casting method shopping system for a shopping cart according to the first aspect of the present invention is an LBS server through a communication network through an AP assembly composed of a plurality of APs performing the narrow casting method. In a narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart using a smart phone connected to the smart phone, the smartphone is configured to transmit a pilot signal by a narrow casting method of the AP aggregate. A service start application that recognizes a pilot signal from one first AP and controls a transceiver to return a pilot recognition signal to the first AP, thereby completing recognition of the first AP; And accessing the LBS server through the communication network with respect to a commodity category and a commodity category belonging to a commodity category on a first display rack, which is a commodity display rack cast by the first AP, among the display rack aggregates by the first AP. Upon completion, the shopping service app for controlling the transceiver to receive the product category and the product list belonging to the product category on the first display rack from the first AP, and outputs to the touch screen; It is made with a.

In addition, the smart phone mounted shopping cart including a cradle for mounting the smart phone, and a contact sensor formed on the cradle, and recognizes the attachment to the smart phone; .

In addition, the cradle is characterized in that formed in the center portion of the push bar formed horizontally.

In addition, the smart phone mounted shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a smart phone contact portion formed of rubber or silicon on the place where the contact sensor is in contact with the smart phone when the attachment recognition on the smart phone.

In addition, the service start application, if not downloaded and installed on the system memory for the shopping service application, after connecting the data session with the APP server connected to the communication network through the first AP, the shopping service It is characterized by downloading and installing the application.

In addition, the shopping service app, when recognizing the NFC tag of one of the NFC tag assembly provided on the first display through the NFC module included in the transceiver, mart management connected to the communication network through the first AP After connecting to the server to control the transceiver to receive the advertisement pop-up information and coupon information of the product corresponding to the NFC tag, and outputs to the touch screen.

In addition, the shopping service application, when the download request for the coupon information by the user of the smartphone, after controlling the transceiver to receive the coupon information from the mart management server, and stores the coupon information in the storage unit In this case, a discount on a product corresponding to the coupon information may be applied in the payment service step.

In addition, the smart phone implements a product addition area, a product deletion area, and a payment button area on the touch screen, and then determines whether to select the product addition area or the product deletion area from a user of the smartphone. Payment application; Further comprising:

In addition, the shopping payment application, if the user selects the product addition area, the product QR code is recognized for adding the product according to the product QR code recognition of the product that the user wants to add the product to the smartphone The product name and the amount of the extracted product from the product QR code of the product you want to add the product characterized in that it is output to the touch screen.

In addition, the shopping payment application, when the user selects the product deletion area, the smartphone, for deleting the product according to the product QR code recognition of the product that the user wants to delete the product to the smartphone The product QR code may be extracted from the product QR code of the product for which the product is to be deleted and the product name and price of the product.

In addition, the shopping payment application, in accordance with the user's request, the product QR code for the product is added to the shopping cart list to add the product to store in the storage unit or the product QR code is recognized for deleting the product After deleting from the shopping cart list, based on the data stored in the storage unit to calculate the brand name and the total amount purchased so far characterized in that the output to the touch screen.

In addition, when the user selects the payment button area by the user, the shopping payment app includes a product having coupon information among the products added to the shopping cart list based on the data stored in the storage unit according to a credit card payment method. It characterized in that the payment is performed by applying a discount according to the coupon information.

Narrow casting shopping system and shopping method for a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention, using the smart phone and narrow casting-based LBS technology to perform shopping in stores, such as marts, department stores, and to pay Provides an effect that can be performed.

In addition, the narrow-casting shopping system and shopping method for a shopping cart according to another embodiment of the present invention, by performing all the time-series acts from the initial shopping service to the last service payment, LBS technology and smartphone, It is possible not only to add the application on the smartphone without the need for additional equipment of the terminal, but also can be implemented by installing only a minimum of AP provides the effect of eliminating time and resource waste for infrastructure construction.

In addition, the shopping system and shopping method of the narrow casting method for the shopping cart according to another embodiment of the present invention, mounted on the place where the shopping cart is located using the structure for the smart phone mounted shopping cart for user convenience By using the smart phone to automatically send advertisements and discount coupons for the product provides the effect of maximizing the advertisement and eliminating the waste of resources and inconvenience caused by providing discount coupons in conventional paper.

1 is a view showing a narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining the configuration of the smart phone of FIG.
3 and 4 are views for explaining a UI screen implemented on the smartphone of FIG.
5 is a view for explaining the smart phone mounted shopping cart of FIG.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing an LBS service in a narrow casting shopping method for a shopping cart according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a product payment service in a narrow casting shopping method for a shopping cart according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In the present specification, when any one element 'transmits' data or signals to another element, the element can transmit the data or signal directly to the other element, and through at least one other element Data or signal can be transmitted to another component.

1 is a view showing a narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart includes a smartphone 10, a smartphone-mounted shopping cart 20, a display stand assembly 30: 30-1 to 30-n, and n is two or more. Natural number), AP aggregate (40: 40-1 to 40-r, r is two or more natural numbers), communication network 50, APP server 60, mart management server 70, and LBS server 80 . Here, the display assembly 30 (30-1 to 30-n, n is a natural number of two or more) provides a place where the NFC tag assembly (Tag1 to Tagm, m is two or more natural numbers) are dispersed. In the present invention, the natural numbers "r", "n", and "m" described above may be the same as or different from each other. In addition, the LBS server 80 is an abbreviation of the Location Based Service server 80, and one AP forming a plurality of AP aggregates 40 is displayed on the display rack assembly 30 of the smartphone-mounted shopping cart 20 by a narrow casting method. It is used to mean that the shopping service and the shopping payment service are performed based on the position of a specific display stand on the). And for the convenience of description in FIG. 1, the place where the system according to the present invention is implemented is shown as a store, but is not limited to this and can be modified and applied anywhere in the article. The communication network 50 is a high-speed network of a large communication network capable of large-capacity, long-distance voice and data services, and may be a next-generation wired and wireless network for providing Internet or high-speed multimedia service.

2 is a view for explaining the configuration of the smart phone 10 of FIG. 3 and 4 are views for explaining a UI screen implemented on the smart phone 10 of FIG. 1 to 4, the smartphone 10 includes a transceiver 11, a touch screen 12, a controller 13, an LBS service / payment module 14, a storage 15, and a camera 16. It includes.

The transceiver 11 includes an NFC module 11a and performs signal and data transmission and reception with the APP server 60, the mart management server 70, and the LBS server 80 through the communication network 50. In addition, although not shown, the transceiver 11 may include a WiFi module to receive a pilot signal by a narrow casting method from the AP assembly 40. The touch screen 12 may include an input unit having a plurality of keypads and an output unit that can be formed by CRT, LCD, PDP, etc., but in the present invention, the input unit and the output unit which are commonly used in the smartphone 10 are one. It will be described below as formed of a touch-based input and output module of.

The controller 13 controls the transceiver 11, the touch screen 12, the LBS service / payment module 14, the storage 15, and the camera 16 as a whole, and the LBS service / payment module 14. The shopping service and the shopping payment service using the LBS-based shopping cart are performed by organically interfacing between the transmission / reception unit 11, the touch screen 12, the storage unit 15, and the camera 16.

The LBS service / payment module 14 includes a service start app 14a, a shopping service app 14b, a shopping pay app 14c, and an additional service app 14d. In this specification, a module may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving the hardware. For example, the module may mean a logical unit of a predetermined code and a hardware resource for executing the predetermined code, and it does not necessarily mean a physically connected code or a kind of hardware. Can be easily deduced to the average expert in the field of < / RTI >

Hereinafter, a shopping system of a narrow casting method for a shopping cart according to the present invention will be described based on the configuration of the LBS service / payment module 14. First, after the attachment to the smartphone 10 is recognized by the contact sensor 24a on the holder 22 of the smartphone mounted shopping cart 20, the AP assembly 40 is based on a narrow casting method. Send a pilot signal. Narrow casting preferably uses WiFi technology.

Subsequently, the service start application 14a is configured to transmit the pilot signal when each of the first to r-ths 40-1 to 40-r (r is a natural number of two or more) constituting the AP aggregate 40, the AP aggregate 40. ), The first AP 40-1 is narrow casting by returning a pilot recognition signal to the AP that receives the pilot signal (hereinafter, assumed as the first AP 40-1 for convenience of description). Recognize that you are located in an area.

Accordingly, the service start app 14a checks whether or not to download and install the shopping service app 14b in the LBS service / payment module 14 formed on the system memory of the smart phone 10. If the result of the check is not downloaded and installed for the shopping service app 14b on the smartphone 10, the service start app 14a is the APP via the first AP (40-1) that received the pilot recognition signal APP After connecting the data session with the server 50, the shopping service application 14b is downloaded and installed in the LBS service / payment module 14 formed on the system memory of the smartphone 10.

The commodity category and the commodity list belonging to the commodity category on the commodity display stand 30-1, which is the narrow display cast by the first AP 40-1, which is the AP that has received the pilot recognition signal, through the communication network 50 After connecting to the LBS server 80 and receiving and transmitting to the smart phone 10, the shopping service app 14b receives the product category and the product list belonging to the product category on the first display 30-1 touch screen Control to implement the UI screen on the (12).

The shopping service application 14b controls the NFC module 11a and the NFC tag assembly provided in the first display stand 30-1, which is a display stand where the first AP 40-1, which is the AP that receives the pilot recognition signal, is Waiting for recognition of one of the first NFC tag (tag1) or the second NFC tag (tag2 (see Fig. 1)).

The shopping service app 14b may be configured to include a first AP, which is an AP that receives a pilot recognition signal when the NFC module 11a recognizes an NFC tag of one of the first NFC tag 1 and the second NFC tag 2. 40-1) is connected to the mart management server 70 connected to the communication network 50 to control to receive the advertisement pop-up information and coupon information of the product corresponding to the recognized NFC tag to output to the touch screen 12 ( 3).

When the shopping service application 14b inputs a download request for coupon information to the user's touch screen 12 of the smart phone 10, the mart management server connected to the communication network 50 through the first AP 40-1 ( Receiving the coupon information from 70 to store in the storage unit 15, to later be applied to the discount on the payment for the product corresponding to the coupon information.

Again, in order to describe the shopping payment application 14c, the service initiation application 14a will be described first. The service initiation application 14a is the shopping payment application 14c on the user's touch screen 12 of the smartphone 10. In accordance with the driving request, it is determined whether to download and install the shopping payment application 14c on the LBS service / payment module 14.

If it is determined that the download and installation of the shopping payment application 14c is not performed, the service start application 14a is piloted by a narrow casting method to the AP aggregation 40 of the LBS server 80. According to the signal transmission control, to the AP (referred to as the first AP 40-1 for convenience of explanation) that receives the recognition signal from the smart phone 10 in accordance with the transmission of the pilot signal of the AP aggregate 40. Complete recognition.

The service start application 14a connects the data session with the APP server 50 through the first AP 40-1, which is the AP that received the pilot recognition signal, and then transmits and receives the transmission and reception unit (14c) to download the shopping payment application 14c. 11), and then installed on the LBS service / payment module 14 implemented on the system memory of the smart phone (10).

When the installation for the shopping payment application 14c is completed, the shopping payment application 14c displays the product addition area b1, the product deletion area b2, and the payment button area b3 on the touch screen 12. After implementation (see FIG. 4), it is determined whether the user selects the product addition area b1 or the product deletion area b2.

As a result of the determination, when the user selects the product addition area b1, the shopping payment application 14c may add the product name and amount of the product for which the product QR code is recognized to add the product according to the user's product QR code recognition. After extracting from the product QR code of the desired product and output, and added to the shopping cart list according to the user's request and stored in the storage unit 15.

Thereafter, the shopping payment app 14c controls the user to calculate the brand name purchased by the user and the total amount according to the data stored in the storage unit 15 and output the result to the touch screen 12.

On the other hand, if the user selects the product deletion area (b2) as a result of the determination, the shopping payment application 14c extracts the product name and the amount of the product QR code is recognized from the product QR code according to the user QR code recognition performed by the user After outputting, it is deleted from the shopping cart list according to the user's request and stored in the storage unit 15. Thereafter, the shopping payment app 14c controls the user to calculate the brand name purchased by the user and the total amount according to the data stored in the storage unit 15 and output the result to the touch screen 12.

As described above, when the shopping payment app 14c completes the "additional payment details" according to the selection of the product addition area b1 for one product or the "delete payment details" according to the selection of the product deletion area b2, It is determined whether the user selects the payment button area b3 implemented by the touch screen 12.

If the shopping payment application 14c determines that the user selects the payment button area b3, the shopping payment application 14c displays the coupon information for the product with the coupon information stored in the storage unit 15 among the products added to the shopping cart list according to the credit card payment method. The payment is made according to the discount. Thereafter, the shopping payment app 14c controls the transceiver 11 to transmit payment information to an outlet clerk terminal (not shown) or a payment-only device (not shown).

The additional service application 14d controls the transceiver 11 to connect a data session with the LBS server 80 through the communication network 50 in response to a request on the user's touch screen 12, and then the camera 16 By transmitting the image taken in real time to the LBS server 80 in real time "add payment details" or product deletion according to the product addition area (b1) selection for one product performed by the goods shopping payment application 14c The "delete payment details" according to the selection of the area (b2) is performed to confirm the completion or CCTV function.

5 is a view for explaining the smart phone mounted shopping cart 20 of FIG. 1 to 5, the push bar 21, the cradle 22, the cart communication module 23, the smartphone contact portion 24, the contact sensor 24a, smartphone mounting stage 25, loop type An antenna 26 is included.

Cradle 22 is formed in the center of the horizontally formed push bar 21 is designed so that the user does not have to bother pushing the smartphone mounted shopping cart 20 to both sides. On the other hand, the holder 22 is formed where the smartphone contact portion 24 and the contact sensor 24a abuts with the smartphone 10, as shown in FIG.

The smartphone contact portion 24 is formed of a material having high frictional force such as rubber or silicon, and is preferably formed to occupy most of the area of the area contacting the smartphone 10.

In addition, the contact sensor 24a may be formed at any part of the area in contact with the smartphone 10 of the cradle 22, and when the attachment to the cradle 22 to the smartphone 10 is recognized, the cradle 22 ) Transmits a recognition completion signal to the cart communication module (23). Accordingly, the cart communication module 23 may transmit the smartphone 10 recognition completion signal to the LBS server 80 via the communication network 50.

On the other hand, the smart phone mounting stage 25 is formed in a rectangular shape, is formed by being projected to the lower end of the cradle 22 is equipped with a cart communication module 23 on one side to support the smart phone 10 by the load It prevents slipping off the contact portion 24.

The loop antenna 26 is formed in a ring shape of a flexible material on the lower surface of the cart communication module 23, and is formed to increase the RF transmission / reception rate between the cart communication module 23 and the LBS server 80.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing an LBS service in a narrow casting shopping method for a shopping cart according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 6, the attachment to the smartphone 10 is recognized by the contact sensor 24a on the holder 22 of the smartphone mounted shopping cart 20 (S1).

Subsequently, according to a pilot signal transmission control by a narrow casting method of the AP aggregate 40, the smartphone 10 may include one AP of the AP aggregate 40 (hereinafter, for convenience of description). Recognizing the pilot signal from the AP 40-1) and returning the pilot recognition signal, the recognition of the first AP 40-1 is completed (S2).

After step S2, the smartphone 10 checks whether or not to download and install the shopping service application 14b (S3).

As a result of checking in step S3, when the shopping service app 14b is not downloaded and installed in the smart phone 10, the smart phone 10 is an AP that receives the pilot recognition signal in step S2. 1 After connecting the data session with the APP server 50 through the AP 40-1, the shopping service app 14b is downloaded and installed (S4).

After the step S4, the product category and the product category on the first display rack 30-1, which is the product display rack that is narrow cast by the first AP 40-1, which is the AP that has received the recognition signal in step S2. Access to the product list belonging to the LBS server 80 through the communication network 50, and then sent to the smartphone 10 to output (S5).

After step S6, the smartphone 10 displays the first display stand 30-which is a display stand on which the first AP 40-1, which is the AP that received the pilot recognition signal in step S2, through the NFC module 11a. Waiting for the recognition of the NFC tag of the first NFC tag (tag1) or the second NFC tag (tag2) which is a set of NFC tags provided in (1) (S6).

According to step S6, when the NFC module 11a of the smartphone 10 recognizes one of the NFC tags of the first NFC tag tag1 or the second NFC tag tag2, the smartphone 10 The advertisement pop-up information of the product corresponding to the NFC tag recognized by accessing the mart management server 70 connected to the communication network 50 through the first AP (40-1) that is the AP receiving the pilot recognition signal in step (S2) And receives and outputs the coupon information (S7).

After step (S7), when the download request for the coupon information of the user of the smartphone 10, the smartphone 10 receives the coupon information from the mart management server 70 and stores it in the storage unit (S8) In the shopping settlement step of FIG. 7, which will be described later, a discount on the corresponding product may be applied.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a product payment service in a narrow casting shopping method for a shopping cart according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 7, according to the driving request for shopping payment application 14c of the smart phone 10 user 10, the smart phone 10 determines whether to download and install the shopping payment application 14c. (S11).

As a result of the determination in step S11, when the download and installation of the shopping payment application 14c is not performed, the smartphone 10 is narrow casted to the AP aggregate 40 by the LBS server 80. In accordance with the pilot signal transmission control according to the method), after recognizing the pilot signal from one AP (hereinafter, assumed to be the first AP 40-1 for convenience of description) of the AP aggregate 40, the pilot recognition signal By returning, the recognition of the first AP 40-1 is completed (S12).

After step S12, the smartphone 10 connects the data session with the APP server 50 through the first AP 40-1, which is the AP that received the pilot recognition signal in step S12, and then pays for the shopping. Download and install the application 14c (S13).

The smartphone 10 implements the product addition area b1, the product deletion area b2, and the payment button area b3 on the touch screen 12 according to the completion of the installation of the shopping payment application 14c. It is determined whether to select the product addition area b1 or the product deletion area b2 (S14).

When the user selects the product addition area b1 as a result of the determination in step S14, the smartphone 10 performs a product QR code recognition of the product for which the user wants to add the product. And after extracting and outputting the amount from the product QR code of the product you want to add the product, and adds to the shopping cart list in accordance with the user's request and stored in the storage unit 15, the user based on the data stored in the storage unit 15 Calculates the brand name purchased so far and the total amount accordingly is output to the touch screen 12 (S15).

On the other hand, when the user selects the product deletion area (b2) as a result of the determination in step S14, the smartphone 10 is based on the product QR code of the product that you want to delete the product according to the user QR code recognition performed by the user After extracting the product name and the amount of the product from the product QR code of the product that you want to delete the product and output it, delete it from the shopping cart list according to the user's request and store it in the storage unit 15, based on the data stored in the storage unit 15 As described above, the user calculates the brand name and the total amount of money purchased by the user and outputs it to the touch screen 12 (S16).

After step S15 or step S16, the smartphone 10 determines whether the user selects the payment button area b3 implemented by the touch screen 12 (S17). As a result of the determination in step S17, when the user does not select the payment button area b3, the process returns to step S14 to repeat steps S14 to S17.

On the other hand, when the user selects the payment button area (b3) as a result of the determination in step S17 of the smart phone 10 according to the same method as step (S15) according to the credit card payment method of FIG. After the payment by applying a discount according to the coupon information on the product with the coupon information stored in the storage unit 15 through the same process as in step (S8), exit cashier terminal (not shown) or a dedicated device for payment (not shown) By performing the verification procedure according to the transmission of payment information, the authority to leave the store is granted (S18).

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) .

The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

As described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in the present specification and drawings, and although specific terms have been used, they have been used only in a general sense to easily describe the technical contents of the present invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention , And are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

10: smartphone
11: Transmitting /
11a: NFC module
12: Input / output unit
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14: LBS Service / Payment Module
14a: service start application
14b: shopping service app
14c: shopping payment app
14d: value-added applications
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16: camera
20: Smartphone mounted shopping cart
21: Push Bar
22: holder
23: cart communication module
24: smartphone contact
24a: contact sensor
25: smartphone stand
26: loop antenna
30 (30-1 to 30-n): display rack assembly
40 (40-1 to 40-r): AP aggregate
50: Network
60: APP server
70: mart management server
80: LBS server

Claims (23)

The smartphone recognizes a pilot signal from a first AP, which is one of the AP aggregates, and returns a pilot recognition signal to the first AP in response to a pilot signal transmission by a narrow casting method of the AP aggregate. A first step of completing recognition of the first AP; And
After the first AP accesses the LBS server through a communication network and receives a commodity category and a commodity list belonging to a commodity category on the first display rack, which is a commodity display rack that is narrow cast by the first AP, among the display rack assemblies. A second step of transmitting to the smartphone and outputting the smart phone; Narrow-casting shopping method for a shopping cart comprising a.
The method according to claim 1, which is performed between the first step and the second step,
Checking, by the smartphone, whether to download and install the shopping service application; And
When the smart phone is not downloaded and installed for the shopping service app, connecting a data session with an APP server connected to the communication network through the first AP, and downloading and installing the shopping service app; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
The method according to claim 2, After the second step,
A third step of the smartphone waiting for recognition of one of the NFC tags of the NFC tag assembly provided in the first display stand through the internal NFC module; And
When the smartphone recognizes the one NFC tag by the NFC module, the pop-up information of the product corresponding to the one NFC tag is connected to the mart management server connected to the communication network through the first AP and A fourth step of receiving and outputting coupon information; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
The method according to claim 3, After the fourth step,
When the download request for the coupon information by the user of the smartphone, the smartphone receives the coupon information from the mart management server and stores it in the internal storage, corresponding to the coupon information in the payment service step A fifth step of allowing a discount on a product to be applied; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
A first step in which the smartphone implements a product addition area, a product deletion area, and a payment button area on a touch screen, and then determine whether to select the product addition area or the product deletion area from a user of the smartphone;
As a result of the determination, when the user selects the product addition area, the product QR code is recognized for adding the product according to the smartphone performing the product QR code recognition of the product that the user wants to add the product to the smartphone. A second step of extracting a product name and an amount of a product from a product QR code of the product to which the product is to be added and outputting the product to the touch screen; And
In response to the user's request, the smart phone adds a product with a product QR code recognized to the shopping cart list to store the product in a storage unit therein, and the user is currently based on the data stored in the storage unit. A third step of calculating the purchased brand name and the total amount of money up to the touch screen; Narrow-casting shopping method for a shopping cart comprising a.
6. The method of claim 5,
As a result of the determination, when the user selects the product deletion area, the product QR code is recognized to delete the product according to the smartphone performing the product QR code recognition of the product that the user wants to delete the product to the smartphone. Extracting a product name and an amount of a product from a product QR code of a product to be deleted and outputting the product to the touch screen; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
The method of claim 6, wherein the third step,
According to the narrow casting method for the shopping cart, the smart phone deletes the product QR code recognized by the user for the product deletion at the shopping cart list according to the user's request, and stores it in the storage unit. How to shop.
The method according to claim 7, before the first step,
Determining, by the smart phone, whether to download and install the shopping payment app according to a shopping payment application driving request by the user to the smart phone;
If it is determined that the download and installation of the shopping payment application is not performed, the smart phone according to the pilot signal transmission control by the narrow casting method to the AP aggregate of the LBS server, the AP aggregate Recognizing a first AP that receives a pilot recognition signal from the smartphone according to a pilot signal transmission of the mobile terminal; And
The smart phone, after connecting the data session with the APP server through the first AP, downloading and installing a shopping payment app to initiate a payment service step; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
The method according to claim 8, After the third step,
A fourth step of the smart phone determining whether the user selects the payment button area; And
A fifth step of returning to the first step if the user does not select the payment button region and repeating the first to fourth steps until the payment button region is selected; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
[12] The method of claim 9,
When the user selects the payment button area as a result of the determination, the smartphone applies a discount based on the coupon information to a product having coupon information among products added to the shopping cart list according to a credit card payment method. A sixth step; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
The method according to claim 10, After the sixth step,
A seventh step in which the smartphone is authorized to leave the store by performing a verification procedure according to the transmission of the payment information according to the payment to an exit clerk terminal or a payment-only device; The narrow casting method for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a shopping method.
In a narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart using a smart phone connected to the LBS server through a communication network consisting of a plurality of AP performing a narrow casting method, the smartphone,
In response to a pilot signal transmission by a narrow casting method of the AP aggregate, the transceiver is controlled to recognize a pilot signal from a first AP, which is one of the AP aggregates, and return a pilot recognition signal to the first AP. A service initiation application that completes recognition of the first AP; And
The reception is completed by accessing the LBS server through the communication network for a product category and a product list belonging to a product category on the first display rack, which is a merchandise display rack narrowed by the first AP, among the display rack aggregates by the first AP. A shopping service application controlling the transceiver to receive a product category and a product list belonging to a product category on the first display rack from the first AP, and then outputting the product to the touch screen; Narrow-casting shopping system for a shopping cart comprising a.
The method of claim 12,
A smartphone mounting shopping cart including a cradle for mounting the smartphone and a contact sensor formed on the cradle and recognizing attachment to the smartphone; Narrow-casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a.
The method according to claim 13, The cradle is,
Narrow-casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that formed in the center of the horizontally formed push bar.
The method according to claim 14, The smartphone mounted shopping cart,
The narrow casting type shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that the contact sensor further comprises a smart phone contact portion formed of rubber or silicon where the contact sensor contacts the smart phone upon recognition of the attachment to the smart phone. .
The method of claim 15, wherein the service start application,
If it is not downloaded and installed on the system memory for the shopping service app, after connecting the data session with the APP server connected to the communication network through the first AP, characterized in that to download and install the shopping service app Narrow-casting shopping system for shopping carts.
The method according to claim 16, The shopping service app,
When one NFC tag of the NFC tag assembly provided on the first display rack is recognized through the NFC module included in the transceiver, the NFC is connected to the mart management server connected to the communication network through the first AP. Narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that for controlling the transceiver to receive the advertisement pop-up information and coupon information of the product corresponding to the tag, and then output to the touch screen.
The method of claim 17, wherein the shopping service app,
When the download request for the coupon information by the user of the smart phone, after controlling the transceiver to receive the coupon information from the mart management server, and stores the coupon information in the storage unit, the coupon in the payment service step A narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that a discount is applied to a product corresponding to the information.
The method of claim 18, wherein the smartphone,
A shopping payment application for implementing a product addition area, a product deletion area, and a payment button area on the touch screen and determining whether to select the product addition area or the product deletion area from a user of the smartphone; Narrow-casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that it further comprises a.
The method of claim 19, wherein the shopping payment app,
When the user selects the product addition area, according to the product QR code recognition of the product that the user wants to add the product to the smartphone, the product name and amount of the product for which the product QR code is recognized for the product addition Narrow-casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that for extracting from the product QR code of the desired product to add the product to output to the touch screen.
The method of claim 20, wherein the shopping payment app,
When the user selects the product deletion area, the smartphone performs a product QR code recognition of a product that the user wants to delete the product to the smartphone. Narrow-casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that for extracting the product name and the amount of the product from the product QR code of the product you want to delete the output to the touch screen.
The method of claim 21, wherein the shopping payment app,
In response to the user's request, after adding the product QR code recognized product to add to the shopping cart list to store in the storage unit or delete the product QR code recognized product to remove the product from the shopping cart list, The shopping system of the narrow casting type shopping cart for a shopping cart, characterized in that for calculating the brand name and the total amount of money purchased by the user so far based on the data stored in the storage unit.
The method of claim 22, wherein the shopping payment app,
When the user selects the payment button region, the user may receive a discount according to the coupon information for the product having the coupon information among the products added to the shopping cart list based on the data stored in the storage unit according to the credit card payment method. Narrow casting shopping system for a shopping cart, characterized in that the payment is applied by applying.

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