KR20150071393A - Unmanned payment system using cart - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an unmanned payment system using a cart. Technical subjects to solve are the provision of convenience in shopping and reliance in purchasing articles for a customer and reduction of workforce to process payment for a business owner. To achieve the above purpose, an embodiment of the present invention discloses the unmanned payment system using a cart which comprises: a first communicating part which is an unmanned payment system using a cart which comprises a wireless payment terminal mounted to the cart, an access terminal and a management server being connected to a network and wherein the wireless payment terminal is used for sending and receiving data with the access terminal or the management server; an ID (identification) code recognizing part which recognizes an ID number of a credit card or a customer card; an article reading part which recognizes an RFID tag or a barcode being attached to the article; a data inputting part in which article related data selected by a customer is inputted; an amount payment part which settles the total amount of articles through the credit card in accordance with the RFID tag or barcode and the article related data; a display part which displays advertisement and event data of the article, usage data and points data of the customer and processing result of the ID code recognizing part, the article reading part and the data inputting part; and a first control part to which a wireless payment application is installed to control the operation of each component by executing the wireless payment application in accordance with the recognition result of the ID code recognizing part.

Description

UNMANNED PAYMENT SYSTEM USING CART [0002]

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a cart-based unattended settlement system.

When shopping at a department store grocery store or a variety of large-sized marts, conventionally, goods to be purchased in a shopping cart (cart) or a basket are brought to a checkout counter, a store clerk recognizes the goods individually through a barcode reader, The purchase price is calculated by inputting, and the purchaser pays the cash in cash or by using a credit card. When a credit card is used, the clerk receives the credit card, recognizes it on the card terminal, checks the credit status, prints the slip, and receives a signature.

It takes a considerable amount of time for this process to take place, which leads to the inconvenience that the purchasing customer must wait for a long time in front of the cash register.

Patent Document 10-2002-0007628 " Commodity purchase price calculation and payment system and method thereof " Open Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0039371 'Integrated payment method through short-distance wireless communication and mobile terminal using the same'

One embodiment of the present invention provides a cart-based unattended settlement system that provides convenience to customers and reliability of purchasing goods, and reduces the manpower required for settlement by the employer.

The unattended settlement system using a cart according to an embodiment of the present invention is an unattended settlement system using a cart including a wireless approval terminal mounted on a cart, an access terminal connected to a wireless network, and a management server, A first communication unit for transmitting / receiving data to / from the terminal or the management server; An identification code recognizing unit for recognizing an identification number of the credit card or the customer card; An article reading unit for recognizing an RFID tag or a barcode attached to the article; An information input unit for inputting information related to articles selected by a customer; An amount payment unit for paying the total amount of the article by the RFID tag or the barcode and the article related information through the credit card; A display unit for displaying advertisement and event information for the article, usage information and point information of the customer, and a processing result of the identification code recognition unit, the article reading unit, and the information input unit; And a first control unit on which the wireless approval application is installed and the wireless approval application is executed according to the recognition result of the identification code recognition unit to control the operation of each component.

Wherein the wireless approval terminal stores an identification number unique to the cart; A tag storage unit for storing the RFID tag or the barcode, the article information based on the article related information, and the total amount of money information by using tag information; A voice output unit for outputting advertisement and event information of the article by voice; And a direct inquiry part that is networked with the management staff of the store where the goods are displayed.

The access terminal may include a cart recognizing unit provided at an entrance and exit of the cart in the store for recognizing the unique identification number of the cart, and a monitoring unit for monitoring the entrance and exit of the cart.

The management server includes: a second communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the wireless approval terminal; A third communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the access terminal; A customer authentication unit for authenticating the customer card; A tag recognition unit for recognizing tag information stored in the tag storage unit; An article information management unit for storing and managing advertisement and event information of the article and the article; A memory unit for storing usage information and transaction history information of the customer and the wireless approval application; An additional service providing unit that gives a differentiated earning point or incentive according to the customer's usage information and transaction history information and whether or not the cart having the wireless payment terminal is used; And a second controller for controlling the operation of each component.

The tag recognition unit may transmit the total amount information of the goods included in the tag information to the wireless approval terminal and provide the information to the customer through the display unit.

The unmanned payment system using a cart according to an embodiment of the present invention rents a cart through a credit card or a customer card, reads the RFID tag or barcode of the article, automatically calculates the amount of the article through manual input of the article information In the unmanned checkout counter, the customer performs payment by credit card directly, thereby providing convenience to the customer and reliability of purchasing the goods, and reducing the manpower required for the payment to the employer.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a cart-based unattended settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a cart-based unattended settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the unattended settlement terminal of FIG.
4 is a block diagram showing the access terminal of FIG.
5 is a block diagram showing the management server of FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which those skilled in the art can readily implement the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a cart-based unattended settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a cart-based unattended settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the entry / exit terminal of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the management server of FIG. 1.

1 to 5, a cart-based unattended settlement system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless approval terminal 10 mounted on a cart 11, an access terminal 20 connected to a wireless network, And a management server 30.

The wireless payment terminal 10 is installed on one side (for example, a handle portion) of the cart 11 to recognize the customer's credit card or customer card so that the cart 11 can be rented, The RFID tag or the barcode may be read or the article information may be manually entered to automatically calculate the recognized amount of the article, and then the customer may directly make a settlement with the credit card at the unmanned counter.

In order to realize this function, the wireless payment terminal 10 includes a first communication unit 110, an identification code recognition unit 120, an article reading unit 130, an information input unit 140, an amount payment unit 150, A display unit 160, an identification number storage unit 170, a tag storage unit 171, a voice output unit 161, a direct inquiry unit 180, and a first control unit 190.

The first communication unit 110 is a device for transmitting and receiving data to and from the access terminal 20 or the management server 30 through an access point device installed for each shopping line. The first communication unit 110 receives information processed from the wireless approval terminal 10, To the terminal 20 or the management server 30 and provides the user authentication information provided from the access terminal 20 or the management server 30 to the wireless approval terminal 10. The first communication unit 110 connects a predetermined communication channel with the access terminal 20 or the management server 30 based on the protocol stack defined in the communication network and is provided to the access terminal 20 or the management server 30 And transmits the processed information from the wireless approval terminal 10 and the user authentication information provided from the access terminal 20 or the management server 30 using the communication protocol defined in the communication program. However, the present invention does not limit the type of communication network, but may be applied to Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, LTE, and the like.

The identification code recognizing unit 120 recognizes an identification number of a credit card or a customer card. The identification code recognizing unit 120 recognizes the card information through insertion or contact of a customer's credit card or a customer card (for example, an RFID card) The connection link of the cart 11 can be released based on the authentication result received from the server 30. [ In the present invention, a credit card or a customer card is exemplified as a means for authenticating a customer. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a debit card and other authenticable cards, an authentic cellular phone, and a portable terminal may be applied.

The article reading unit 130 includes an RFID or a barcode reader / writer for reading and writing information values, and recognizes an RFID tag or a barcode attached to the article. That is, the article reading unit 130 reads the RFID tag information or the barcode information attached to the article, and transmits the information value read by scanning the RFID tag or the barcode to the first controller 190. Accordingly, in the present invention, the RFID tag or the barcode is tagged and scanned by the article reading unit 130 whenever the shopping item is inserted into the cart 11 while the shopping space is freely moved to the shopping customer as in the current method.

The information input unit 140 receives information related to articles selected by the customer. That is, the information input unit 140 is configured so that the customer directly inputs the item related information such as the tag of the selected item, the code information, and the name of the item.

The amount payment unit 150 transmits the total amount of the RFID tag or the barcode and the total amount of the article based on the article related information through the credit card. That is, the amount payment unit 150 confirms the total amount of the goods calculated by the total amount of goods read by the RFID tag or the barcode or the information related to the goods inputted by the customer, and then, when passing through the unmanned counter, . Accordingly, the customer who has completed the purchase of the article tags his or her credit card to the amount payment unit 150 in order to pay the total amount of the goods displayed on the display unit 160, and inputs the password to the external server 2 For example, by receiving approval from the financial institution 2a or the card company 2b, the money can be paid. In order to settle the total amount of goods displayed on the display unit 160, the customer tags his or her own card to the amount payment unit 150, inputs a password to be authenticated, The payment can be carried out using the points of. At this time, the display unit 160 may provide a discount or a point providing message according to the purchase amount and credit of the customer in final settlement, and may allow the customer to decide whether or not to use the discount.

The display unit 160 displays advertisement and event information about the goods, usage information and point information of the customer, and processing results of the identification code recognition unit 120, the article reading unit 130, and the information input unit 140 do. That is, the display unit 160 displays various messages generated in the wireless approval terminal 10 in the form of drawings or characters. Accordingly, the display unit 160 can visually or audibly provide information on discounted goods, customer's usage information and point information during shopping, thereby providing an efficient shopping environment to a customer.

The display unit 160 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display (3D display) or the like. In addition, the display unit 160 may include keys for inputting numerical information and function keys for performing various functions, and the various keys may be implemented as a touchable screen.

The identification number storage unit 170 stores an identification number unique to each cart 11 in the store inputted by the manager. The unique identification number of the cart 11 is for monitoring the entrance / exit of the cart 11, and can be recognized by the cart recognition unit of the entrance / exit terminal 20.

The tag storage unit 171 encrypts and stores the RFID tag or the barcode, the article information based on the article related information, and the total amount of money information with the tag information.

The audio output unit 161 outputs advertisement and event information about the article by voice. The voice output unit 161 may also reproduce various messages generated by the wireless approval terminal 10 by voice.

The direct inquiry unit 180 is a device for establishing a network connection with the management staff of the store where the goods are displayed. When the customer wants to inquire about goods or advertisement related information, Enabling exchange of calls or messages, or allowing employees to be called directly.

The first control unit 190 loads the wireless approval application and the wireless approval application is executed in accordance with the recognition result of the identification code recognition unit 120 so that each component (i.e., the first communication unit 110, An identification number storage unit 170, a tag storage unit 171, an audio output unit 161, an audio output unit 160, and an audio output unit 160. The audio output unit 120, the article reading unit 130, the information input unit 140, ), Direct inquiry unit 180). The wireless application is previously downloaded and installed from the management server 30 by the administrator. For example, the first control unit 190 can recognize the customer's credit card or the customer card by executing the wireless approval application, rent the cart 11, read the RFID tag or barcode of the article, It is possible to automatically calculate the amount of the goods through the manual input of information and allow the customer to perform the settlement with the credit card directly at the unmanned counter. The first controller 190 controls the connection of the cart 11 to the cart 11 when the cart 11 to be used by the customer is connected to another cart and the customer identification is completed by the identification code recognition unit 120 And rent the cart 11 to the customer.

The entrance and exit terminals 20 are provided at a plurality of entrance and exit ports of the cart 11 in the store to allow the wireless approval terminal 10 of the cart 11 to enter and exit the cart 11, The identification number of each cart 11 stored in the cart 11, and captures an image of the cart 11 in and out. A separate gate 21 is formed at the entrance and exit of the entrance terminal 20 so that the cart 11 can be moved out of the store I can grant you leave. In other words, the gate 21 transmits a call message to the management personnel together with a warning sound when there is an article that has not been paid in accordance with whether or not the article in the cart 11 passing through the gate 21 has been paid, It is possible to prevent the carry-out of the article.

4, the access terminal 20 includes a cart recognition unit 210 for recognizing an identification number unique to the cart 11, a monitoring unit 220 for monitoring the entrance / exit of the cart 11 ). The cart recognition unit 210 may be different depending on the type of identification number unique to the cart 11. For example, the cart recognition unit 210 may be an RFID tag reader or a barcode reader that reads an RFID tag or a barcode when the identification number of the cart 11 is implemented as an RFID tag or a barcode. The monitoring unit 220 may be an unmanned camera device installed in at least one shopping passage to capture the entrance / exit of the cart 11. Although not shown, the access terminal 20 may further include a communication interface unit for transmitting and receiving data between the wireless approval terminal 10 and the management server 30. [ At this time, the communication interface unit may use a local area network such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, or WiFi, but the present invention does not limit the type of the communication network.

The management server 30 authenticates the customer through the credit card or the customer card information, stores and manages the customer's usage information and transaction history information by recognizing the tag information encrypted with the product information and the total amount of money information, Based on information and transaction history information and whether or not the cart 11 on which the wireless approval terminal 10 is mounted is used, a differentiated earning point or incentive depending on the customer. Also, the management server 30 can basically store and manage customer information, customer purchase history information, and the like. The management server 30 may be implemented as one integrated main server, or may be separately implemented as a web server and a plurality of application servers.

5, the management server 30 includes a second communication unit 310, a third communication unit 320, a customer authentication unit 330, a tag recognition unit 340, An article information management unit 350, a memory unit 360, an additional service provision unit 370, and a second control unit 380.

The second communication unit 310 is a device for transmitting and receiving data with the wireless approval terminal 10 and connects the wireless approval terminal 10 with a predetermined communication channel based on a protocol stack defined in the communication network, And transmits the information processed from the wireless approval terminal 10 and the user authentication information provided from the management server 30 using the communication protocol defined in the communication program provided in the server 10. However, the present invention does not limit the type of communication network, but may be applied to Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, LTE, and the like.

The third communication unit 320 is a device for transmitting and receiving data to and from the access terminal 20. The third communication unit 320 connects a predetermined communication channel with the access terminal 20 based on a protocol stack defined in the communication network, Access information provided from the access terminal 20 and customer information or access authentication information provided from the management server 30 by using the communication protocol defined in the communication program provided in the server 20. However, the present invention does not limit the type of communication network, but may be applied to Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, LTE, and the like.

The customer authentication unit 330 is a device for authenticating a customer card. The customer authentication unit 330 receives information of a customer card (for example, RFID customer card) issued to the first visiting customer from the wireless approval terminal 10, Authenticate the customer based on the stored customer information. At this time, when the customer card is an RFID customer card, a unique ID assigned to the RFID tag embedded in the factory exists in the factory, and the unique ID of the tag is used as an index code value of the customer information. In addition to the tag unique ID, the RFID customer card can store time information, a password, and points generated according to the purchase of goods, and this information is encrypted and stored in 64 bits using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) method.

When the customer recognizes the customer card in the identification number recognition unit, the customer authentication unit 330 determines whether the user is a valid user using the customer information included in the customer card. When the customer recognizes his / her credit card, the customer authentication unit 330 determines whether the user is a valid user by accessing a computer network such as a bank or an insurance company based on the customer information included in the credit card.

The tag recognizing unit 340 recognizes the tag information stored in the tag storing unit 171 and transmits the total amount information of the goods included in the tag information to the wireless approval terminal 10, Can be provided to the customer.

The article information management unit 350 stores and manages advertisement and event information of articles and articles, and stores and manages discounted advertisements of articles updated in real time by a manager.

The memory unit 360 stores customer usage information and transaction history information and a wireless approval application. The customer's usage information can be confirmed and modified by the customer through the Internet. The memory unit 360 may store a program for processing and controlling the second controller 380, and may perform a function for temporary storage of input or output data. The memory unit 360 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) , A RAM, and a ROM. The memory unit 360 may be a memory cache or a hard disk type storage device, and may be directly connected to a computer or may be separately stored in a specialized database system.

When the customer card is issued to the customer for the first time, the memory unit 360 automatically inputs the time information at the time of issuance after the stored index code value. Also, the memory unit 360 may use the unique ID and the time information of the RFID tag embedded in the customer card as the customer authentication code. At this time, the time information is automatically updated along with the point accumulation when the customer completes the purchase and payment. As described above, it is possible to prevent the use of the duplicated card or the lost card through the unique ID of the tag, the time information that is automatically updated each time it is purchased, and the password of the customer card. In addition, even when a communication failure with the management server 30 occurs when a duplicate card or a card reported to be stolen is used, the encrypted information value of the card memory can be inquired by the card reader, thereby preventing fraudulent use of the customer card.

The memory unit 360 includes an application program such as a program for managing customer information and a program for storing and managing a purchase history of a customer.

The supplementary service providing unit 370 assigns a differentiated earning point or incentive depending on the customer's usage information and transaction history information and whether or not the cart 11 in which the wireless payment terminal 10 is installed is used. Generally, even if they do the same shopping, it is consumer psychology that they want to receive differentiated treatment according to their creditworthiness. Accordingly, in the present invention, a customer who uses the cart 11 on which the wireless payment terminal 10 is mounted, with a differentiated earning point or incentive according to the customer's usage information and transaction history information, By providing the earned points or various incentives.

The second control unit 380 includes a first communication unit 310, a third communication unit 320, a customer authentication unit 330, a tag recognition unit 340, an article information management unit 350, (360) and an additional service providing unit (370)), and is a device for authenticating a customer through credit card or customer card information, recognizing the tag information encrypted with the product information and the total amount of money information, And stores and manages information and transaction history information, and assigns a differentiated earning point or incentive to the customer based on the customer's usage information and transaction history information and whether or not the cart 11 on which the wireless payment terminal 10 is mounted is used .

Therefore, in the present invention, by using the cart 11 equipped with the wireless approval terminal 10 at any time for 24 hours, it is possible to perform an unattended shopping without a field worker, And the reliability of purchasing the goods, and reduce the manpower required for the payment to the employer.

Meanwhile, the wireless approval terminal 10 may be designed to have components inside a case adjusted with a polypropylene resin composition in order to protect the components from the external environment. Such a polypropylene resin composition is a composition having excellent whitening resistance and impact resistance. The polypropylene resin composition comprises 75 to 95% by weight of an ethylene-propylene-alphaolefin random copolymer and 5 to 25% by weight of an ethylene-propylene block copolymer having an ethylene content of 20 to 50% %, And the intrinsic viscosity ratio of the ethylene-propylene-alpha olefin random copolymer to the above-mentioned ethylene-propylene block copolymer may be 0.3 to 1.

More specifically, the polypropylene random block copolymer is preferably composed of 75 to 95% by weight of the ethylene-propylene-alphaolefin random copolymer and 5 to 25% by weight of the ethylene-propylene block copolymer, When the olefin random copolymer is less than 75% by weight, the stiffness is deteriorated. When the olefin random copolymer is more than 95% by weight, the impact resistance is decreased. When the olefin random copolymer is less than 5% by weight, The rigidity is lowered.

In the polypropylene random block copolymer, the intrinsic viscosity ratio of the ethylene-propylene-alpha olefin random copolymer to the ethylene-propylene block copolymer is preferably 0.3 to 1. When the ratio is less than 0.3, the molecular weight of the ethylene-propylene block copolymer Is relatively low than the random copolymer of ethylene-propylene-alpha olefin, which makes it difficult to absorb the impact. When the content exceeds 1, the size of the dispersed phase of the ethylene-propylene block copolymer increases and the whitening resistance may be lowered.

Wherein the ethylene-propylene-alpha olefin random copolymer comprises 0.5 to 7% by weight of ethylene and 1 to 15% by weight of an alpha-olefin having 4 to 5 carbon atoms and improves mechanical stiffness and heat resistance of the polypropylene resin composition, As shown in Fig. The ethylene content is preferably from 0.5 to 5% by weight, more preferably from 1 to 3% by weight. When the content of ethylene is less than 0.5% by weight, the whitening resistance is deteriorated. When the content is more than 7% by weight, .

The alpha olefin means any alpha olefin except ethylene and propylene, preferably butene. In addition, when the number of carbon atoms is less than 4 or more than 5, the reactivity of the alpha olefin with the comonomer is low during the production of the random copolymer, making it difficult to produce the copolymer. Also, it contains 1 to 15% by weight, preferably 1 to 10% by weight, and more preferably 3 to 9% by weight of the alpha olefin. If the amount of the alpha-olefin is less than 1% by weight, the crystallinity becomes higher than necessary and the transparency is lowered. When the amount of the alpha-olefin is more than 15% by weight, the crystallinity and rigidity are lowered and the heat resistance is significantly lowered.

The ethylene-propylene block copolymer contains 20 to 50% by weight of ethylene and imparts impact resistance to the polypropylene resin composition and allows fine dispersion of the polypropylene resin composition to impart both whitening resistance and transparency. The ethylene content may be preferably 20 to 40% by weight, and if it is less than 20% by weight, impact resistance is deteriorated. If it exceeds 50% by weight, impact resistance and whitening resistance may be deteriorated.

The above description is only one embodiment for implementing the unmanned payment system 1 using the cart 11 according to the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

1: unattended settlement system 10: wireless settlement terminal
11: Cart 20: Access terminal
21: gate 30: management server
110: first communication unit 120: identification code recognition unit
130: article reading section 140: information input section
150: Amount payment part 160: Display part
161: audio output unit 170: identification number storage unit
171: tag storage unit 180: direct inquiry unit
190: First control unit 210: Cart recognition unit
220: monitoring unit 310: second communication unit
320: third communication unit 330: customer authentication unit
340: tag recognition unit 350: article information management unit
360: memory unit 370:
380: second control section

Claims (5)

An unattended settlement system 1 using a cart 11 including an access terminal 20 and a management server 30 connected to the wireless approval terminal 10 mounted on the cart 11 via a wireless network,
The wireless approval terminal (10)
A first communication unit 110 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the access terminal 20 or the management server 30;
An identification code recognizing unit (120) for recognizing an identification number of a credit card or a customer card;
An article reading unit 130 for recognizing an RFID tag or a barcode attached to the article;
An information input unit 140 for inputting information related to articles selected by the customer;
An amount payment unit (150) for paying the total amount of the article by the RFID tag or the barcode and the article related information through the credit card;
A display unit (not shown) for displaying advertisement and event information for the article, utilization information and point information of the customer, and processing results of the identification code recognition unit 120, the article reading unit 130 and the information input unit 140 160); And
And a first control unit (190) mounted with the wireless approval application and configured to execute the wireless approval application according to the recognition result of the identification code recognition unit (120) and to control the operation of each component. Using Unmanned Payment System. The method according to claim 1,
The wireless approval terminal (10)
An identification number storage unit 170 storing an identification number unique to the cart 11;
A tag storage unit 171 for storing the RFID tag or the barcode, the article information based on the article related information, and the total amount of money information by using tag information and storing the encrypted information;
A voice output unit 161 for outputting advertisement and event information of the goods by voice; And
Further comprising: a direct inquiry unit (180) connected to the management staff of the store where the goods are displayed, via a network. The method according to claim 1,
The access terminal 20 includes a cart recognition unit 210 provided at an entrance and exit of the cart 11 for recognizing an identification number unique to the cart 11, And a monitoring unit (220) for monitoring the unattended settlement system using the cart. 3. The method of claim 2,
The management server 30
A second communication unit 310 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the wireless approval terminal 10;
A third communication unit 320 for data transmission / reception with the access terminal 20;
A customer authentication unit 330 for authenticating the customer card;
A tag recognition unit 340 for recognizing tag information stored in the tag storage unit 171;
An article information management unit 350 for storing and managing advertisement and event information of the article and the article;
A memory unit 360 for storing the usage information and transaction history information of the customer and the wireless approval application;
An additional service providing unit 370 for giving a differentiated charging point or incentive according to the usage information and transaction history information of the customer and whether the cart 11 in which the wireless payment terminal 10 is installed is used; And
And a second controller (380) for controlling the operation of each component. 5. The method of claim 4,
The tag recognition unit 340 transmits the total amount information of the goods included in the tag information to the wireless approval terminal 10 and provides the information to the customer through the display unit 160. [ system.

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