KR20140073630A - Intelligent shopping method using shopping cart and shopping cart for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart having a barcode reader and a display. The method comprises the steps of: recognizing a shopping goods by using a barcode reader; displaying information on the recognized shopping goods and a purchase cost of the recognized shopping goods on the display; transmitting the goods information and card holder information of the card by which payment is processed, to a shopping server of the goods, when the card payment on the displayed purchase cost is processed; and storing delivery goods and delivery addresses in the shopping server according to the holder information and the goods information.

Description

The present invention relates to an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart and a shopping cart therefor, and more particularly to an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart capable of determining a product approval and transportation method in a dance- The present invention relates to a shopping cart.

In general, when a user wishes to purchase a product at a large merchandise store or a shopping center, if the purchased merchandise is to be purchased using a commodity receiving and moving means such as a basket or a shopping cart, The purchased goods are directly brought out to calculate the value by counting the products purchased at the counter or the purchased goods are classified by the name and the value of the goods attached to the goods through a POS (Point of Sale) terminal equipped at the counter or the like The barcode information is read as data, the calculation of the product is completed, and the calculated product is moved to a vehicle and loaded and moved to a place where the goods are used.

In particular, products that can be stored for a long time can be delivered, but there is a problem in that, in order to deliver the product, the product must be moved to the counter at the same time as other products and payment must be made. That is, there are cases in which delivery is more appropriate depending on the type of goods, and cases where the delivery is more or less different. However, the shopping payment method disclosed to date has a problem in that the kinds of goods are overlooked.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cart-based intelligent shopping method in which a user can determine a product approval and transfer method in a dance mode in accordance with a product type.

In order to solve the above problems, there is provided an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart having a bar code reader and a display, the shopping product being recognized as a bar code reader; Displaying product information and price information of the recognized shopping product on the display; A step of transmitting the merchandise information and the cardholder information of the card on which the payment has been made to the shopping server of the merchandise when the payment for the merchandise is proceeded; And storing the delivery item and the delivery address in the shopping server according to the card owner information and the product information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent shopping method using the shopping cart may further include, after the step of transmitting the merchandise information and the card owner information of the card on which the payment has been made to the shopping server of the merchandise, And if so, an alarm alarm is generated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the card owner information includes the address information or the vehicle information of the card owner.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user information is vehicle information of the card owner, parking lot position information on which the vehicle of the card owner is parked is stored in the shopping server, and the destination is the vehicle.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent shopping method using the shopping cart having the barcode reader and the display may include: after the merchandise information and the card owner information of the card on which the payment has been made are transmitted to the shopping server of the goods Displaying a selection menu on the display, the selection menu being selectable either as a vehicle or an address; And a destination in which destination information determined according to an input signal to the selection menu is transmitted to the shopping server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the card payment is performed by a card reader provided in the shopping cart.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the merchandise information and the cardholder information of the card on which the payment has been made are not transferred to the shopping server of the merchandise, are paid out at the cashier of the shopping store, .

The present invention provides an intelligent shopping cart for performing an intelligent shopping method, wherein the shopping cart includes a product information reader, a display, and a communication unit capable of communicating with an external shopping server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent shopping cart further includes a card reader capable of paying the cost of goods.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication unit transmits the merchandise information recognized by the merchandise information reader and the card owner information of the card which has been paid by the card reader to the external shopping server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent shopping cart further includes a membership reader, and customized information according to the shopping record of the membership card holder recognized by the membership reader is displayed on the display.

The present invention relates to an intelligent shopping system using a shopping cart, comprising: a shopping cart having a barcode reader and a display; And a shopping server for storing the delivery information by matching the goods information of the goods recognized by the barcode reader and the buyer information about the goods.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shopping cart further includes a card reader, the user information of the card that has been paid by the card reader is transmitted to the shopping server as the purchaser information, A membership card reader is further provided and the shopping server transmits customized information according to the shopping record of the membership card holder recognized by the membership card reader to the shopping cart.

The present invention also provides an intelligent shopping server using a shopping cart having a barcode reader, a display, and a card reader, the intelligent shopping server comprising: a first receiving unit for receiving product information recognized from the barcode reader; A first transmitting unit for transmitting the price information of the goods corresponding to the received goods information to the shopping card so that the price information is displayed on the display; A second receiving unit for receiving a card settlement signal for the purchase of the merchandise from the card reader; And a storage unit for storing the merchandise information as matching information with the owner information of the card on which the card settlement has proceeded, as delivery information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the card owner information includes at least one of the address of the card owner or the parking lot information of the vehicle.

In addition, the shopping server stores the address information or the parking position of the vehicle as the delivery information according to receiving the destination selection input signal for the address or the vehicle displayed from the display.

The present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium on which program instructions for driving the above-described intelligent shopping server are recorded.

1 is a block diagram of an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 6 are views illustrating a shopping cart-based intelligent shopping method having a barcode reader and a display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 10 are views illustrating an intelligent shopping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a configuration diagram of a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a configuration diagram of an intelligent shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a block diagram of an intelligent shopping server using a shopping cart having a barcode reader, a display, and a card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart and a shopping cart therefor according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following examples are intended to illustrate the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, equivalent inventions performing the same functions as the present invention are also within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, it is to be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a 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 describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention promptly allows a user to pay a purchase cost of a product to be purchased in the field. The settlement information and the goods information are matched with each other and stored as the delivery information of the merchandise to be sold, and the same kind of merchandise as the paid goods is delivered to the address or the vehicle corresponding to the settlement information. This avoids the inconvenience that the user must separately calculate heavy and long-term storage items by moving them to the checkout counter or vehicle of the shopping store.

Hereinafter, an intelligent shopping method and system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a shopping cart according to the present invention includes a barcode reader capable of reading merchandise information and a display such as a touch screen that allows a user to generate a selection signal through a touch. The user reads the shopping item to be purchased through the barcode reader (S110), and the goods information and the price information of the goods recognized through the barcode reader are then displayed on the display (S120). Thereafter, the card payment for the merchandise proceeds at the checkout counter of the shopping store or the card reader provided in the shopping cart (S130), whereby the merchandise information and the coupon information corresponding to the card owner information of the card And transmitted to the shopping server of the goods (S140).

In the present invention, the product information recognition and the cost payment of the buyer for the goods proceed directly on the shopping card, and thus the product type and the destination for the buyer are simultaneously matched, and the matched information is the shipping information , Destination) (S150).

2 to 6 are views illustrating a shopping cart-based intelligent shopping method having a barcode reader and a display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a shopping cart 100 having a barcode reader 110, a display 120, and a card reader 130 in a shopping shop S is disclosed.

3, the user selects a specific product 210, reads the barcode attached to the selected product 210 to the barcode reader 110, thereby recognizing the product information through the barcode reader 110 do.

Referring to FIG. 4, the product information and the price information recognized by the barcode reader 110 are displayed on the display 120.

Referring to FIG. 5, a card reader 130 provided in the shopping cart 100 allows a user to pay a purchase cost with his or her own credit card. In this way, the cost confirmation information (amount, card owner information) and product information are transmitted from the shopping cart 100 to an external shopping server, and the buyer leaves the goods in the shopping shop after the payment of the product cost. If the purchaser moves (moves out) the merchandise processed in the intelligent cart to the shopping shop, an alarm is generated by a separate alarm provided in the cart or the like.

According to the method disclosed in FIG. 5, product selection and payment are immediately made in the shopping cart, cardholder information is determined according to the payment of the cost card, and the shipping address information is selected and stored accordingly.

Referring to FIG. 6, the merchandise of the corresponding type is delivered to the buyer's address or the vehicle according to the merchandise information stored in the shopping server 300 and the courier's courier information. Therefore, the purchaser can proceed with the payment of the goods and the destination selection at the intelligent shopping cart at the same time, so that it is not necessary to move the product directly to the counter or to prepare the shipping application form at the store. Further, And shop on-site.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a shopping method in which goods are directly delivered to a customer's vehicle.

7 to 10 are views illustrating an intelligent shopping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7, the shopping user parks the vehicle 400 at a specific location 410 of the parking lot, and the vehicle number of the vehicle 400 and the parking lot location 410 correspond to image sensors (not shown) And the like, and is transmitted to the shopping server 300.

Referring to FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 5, product recognition and cost confirmation are performed in the shopping cart 100, and then an input menu for selecting a destination of the product is displayed on the display 120 of the shopping cart 100 Is displayed. Furthermore, a menu for inputting a desired delivery time can also be created in the display 120, so that the product can be delivered directly to the vehicle at a desired time.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the card owner information transmitted to the shopping server at the time of payment of the card includes not only the address but also the vehicle number, and the address or the vehicle can be selected as the destination according to the card approval.

Referring to FIG. 9, the goods purchaser selects the vehicle as the destination, and the parking lot location corresponding to the vehicle number is searched and stored in the shopping server.

Referring to FIG. 10, the paid goods are delivered to the parked vehicle 400 in the parking lot location 410.

The present invention provides a shopping cart capable of performing the shopping method described above.

11 is a configuration diagram of a shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11, the shopping cart 100 includes a merchandise information reader 110 such as a barcode reader, a display 120, and a card reader 130, and also communicates with an external shopping server 300 And a communication unit 140 that can communicate with each other.

The communication unit 140 of the shopping cart 100 stores the merchandise information recognized by the merchandise information reader 110 and the card owner information of the card on which the purchase and payment has been made by the card reader 130, The shopping server 300 can determine the delivery item and the delivery address (vehicle or address) as the delivery information.

Furthermore, the intelligent shopping cart 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a membership reader 150. [ That is, the user recognizes his or her own membership card as the membership reader 150, thereby displaying customized information according to the shopping record of the membership card holder recognized by the membership reader on the display. For example, discount information according to accumulated points can be displayed on the display before shopping. Alternatively, a point accumulation or discount selection menu corresponding to the approval may be displayed on the display 120 after the card is approved.

12 is a configuration diagram of an intelligent shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, an intelligent shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a shopping cart 100 having a barcode reader and a display; And a shopping server (300) for matching the merchandise information of the merchandise recognized by the barcode reader and the buyer information for the merchandise and storing the delivery information. Further, the shopping cart 100 further includes a card reader, and a destination is determined according to the user information of the card that has been paid by the card reader. In addition, the shopping cart 100 may further include a membership card reader. The shopping server stores customized information (discount information, earned points) according to the shopping record of the membership card holder recognized by the membership card reader It can be transferred to shopping cart.

13 is a block diagram of an intelligent shopping server using a shopping cart having a barcode reader, a display, and a card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, the shopping server 300 includes a first receiving unit 310 for receiving product information recognized from the barcode reader; A first transmitting unit (320) for transmitting the price information of the goods corresponding to the received goods information to the shopping card and displaying the price information on the display; A second receiving unit (330) for receiving a card settlement signal for the merchandise purchase from the card reader; And a storage unit 340 for matching the owner information of the card on which the card settlement is made and the product information and storing the information as the delivery information. Here, the card owner information may include any one of the address information of the card owner or the parking lot information of the vehicle, and the shopping server 300 may include a destination selection input signal for either the address or the vehicle displayed from the display And may store the address or the parking lot position of the vehicle as the delivery information according to the inbox.

The computer-readable recording medium on which the program commands are recorded may be a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, Tape, floppy disk, optical media storage, and the like.

The computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be distributed to a computer apparatus connected via a network so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, one or more of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above and send the results of the execution to one or more of the other distributed computers, The computer may also perform some of the functions described above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

A computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an intelligent shopping method according to each embodiment of the present invention and an application that is a program for performing a server operation are read can be used not only in general PCs such as general desktops and laptops but also smart phones, A mobile terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) and a mobile communication terminal, and it should be interpreted as all devices capable of computing.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be intelligently coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be intelligently combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As the storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (16)

An intelligent shopping method using a shopping cart having a barcode reader and a display,
A step of recognizing the shopping item as a barcode reader;
Displaying product information and price information of the recognized shopping product on the display;
A step of transmitting the merchandise information and the cardholder information of the card on which the payment has been made to the shopping server of the merchandise when the payment for the merchandise is proceeded; And
And storing the delivery item and the delivery address in the shopping server according to the card owner information and the product information. The intelligent shopping method using the shopping cart according to claim 1,
After the merchandise information and the card owner information of the card on which the payment has been made are transmitted to the shopping server of the merchandise,
Further comprising the step of generating an alarm when the goods are moved out of the shopping mall. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the card owner information includes address information or vehicle information of the card owner. The method of claim 3,
Wherein when the user information is vehicle information of the card owner, parking lot position information on which the vehicle of the card owner is parked is stored in the shopping server, and the destination is the vehicle. The intelligent shopping method according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent shopping method using the shopping cart having the barcode reader and the display comprises:
After the merchandise information and the card owner information of the card on which the payment has been made are transmitted to the shopping server of the merchandise,
Displaying a selection menu on the display to select either a vehicle or an address; And
Further comprising: a step in which destination information determined according to an input signal to the selection menu is transmitted to the shopping server. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the card payment is performed by a card reader provided in the shopping cart. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the merchandise information and the merchandise information of the card on which the payment has been made are not transferred to the shopping server of the merchandise can be moved out of the shopping store after being paid at the cash register of the shopping store. Intelligent shopping method using. An intelligent shopping cart for performing an intelligent shopping method,
Wherein the shopping cart includes a merchandise information reader, a display, and a communication unit capable of communicating with an external shopping server, wherein the communication unit displays merchandise information recognized by the merchandise information reader, a card owner of a card that has been paid by the card reader Information and destination information is transmitted to the external shopping server. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the intelligent shopping cart further comprises a card reader capable of paying the cost of the goods. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the intelligent shopping cart further comprises a membership reader, wherein customized information according to a shopping record of the membership card holder recognized by the membership reader is displayed on the display. As an intelligent shopping system using a shopping cart,
A shopping cart having a barcode reader and a display; And
And a shopping server for storing the delivery information by matching the goods information of the goods recognized by the barcode reader and the buyer information about the goods. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the shopping cart further comprises a card reader and user information of a card that has been paid by the card reader is transmitted to the shopping server as the buyer information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the shopping cart further comprises a membership card reader, and the shopping server transmits customized information according to the shopping record of the membership card holder recognized by the membership card reader to the shopping cart. Shopping system. An intelligent shopping server using a shopping cart having a bar code reader, a display, and a card reader,
A first receiving unit receiving product information recognized from the barcode reader;
A first transmitting unit for transmitting the price information of the goods corresponding to the received goods information to the shopping card so that the price information is displayed on the display;
A second receiving unit for receiving a card settlement signal for the purchase of the merchandise from the card reader; And
And a storage unit which stores matching information of the owner information of the card on which the card settlement has been made and the merchandise information as delivery information. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the card owner information includes any one of an address of the card owner or parking information of the vehicle. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the shopping server stores the address information or the parking position of the vehicle as the delivery information upon receipt of a delivery selection input signal for either the address or the vehicle displayed from the display.

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