KR20170003141A - Apparatus and method for cart rental - Google Patents

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KR20170003141A
KR20170003141A KR1020150093409A KR20150093409A KR20170003141A KR 20170003141 A KR20170003141 A KR 20170003141A KR 1020150093409 A KR1020150093409 A KR 1020150093409A KR 20150093409 A KR20150093409 A KR 20150093409A KR 20170003141 A KR20170003141 A KR 20170003141A
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김동억
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이주희
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The cart rental apparatus is started. The cart rental apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a recognition unit for receiving location information from a user terminal and determining whether the user terminal exists within a predetermined range, An authentication unit for generating an authentication number and transmitting the authentication number to the user terminal when the authentication number is judged, an input unit for receiving the authentication number from the user, And an acknowledgment unit for transmitting the message to the cart rest.

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[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CART RENTAL [0002]

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a cart rental apparatus and method.

Many shopping malls provide shopping carts for the convenience of customers. Conventionally, a user can use a cart by putting a coin into a cart and separating it from another cart. Once you have used your cart, you can combine it with other carts and find the coins that you put on the loan.

However, users borrow a cart with a coin as a security deposit, neglecting to manage it, and even a lot of carts were stolen.

Accordingly, a need has arisen for a new rental device to replace the conventional cart rental system.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0093792 (Apr. 29, 2014)

Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a cart rental apparatus and method.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a recognition unit for receiving location information from a user terminal and determining whether the user terminal exists within a preset range, An authentication unit for generating an authentication number and transmitting the authentication number to the user terminal, an input unit for inputting an authentication number from the user, and an authentication unit for transmitting a rental approval message when the authentication number transmitted from the user is identical to the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal. A cart lending apparatus is provided that includes an accepting unit that transmits to a cart rest.

And a confirmation unit for receiving the identification information given to the cart from the cart rest and returning the return complete message to the user terminal corresponding to the identification information when the cart is returned.

A storage unit for storing user information of the user who rented the cart and the cart rental time, and a storage unit for storing the user information and the cart rental time, if the cart is not returned within a predetermined time, And a confirmation unit for transmitting the message.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of authenticating a user terminal, comprising: determining whether a user terminal exists within a predetermined range; generating an authentication number when it is determined that the user terminal exists within the predetermined range; Transmitting the authentication number to the user terminal, receiving the authentication number from the user, and transmitting the rental approval message to the cart cradle when the authentication number input from the user is identical to the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal Step < / RTI >

Receiving the identification information given to the cart from the cart rest when the cart is returned, and transmitting a return completion message to the user terminal corresponding to the identification information.

Storing the user information of the user who rented the cart and the cart rental time, and if the cart is not returned within a predetermined time based on the user information and the cart rental time, And transmitting the data.

According to embodiments of the present invention, in a case of renting a cart, a mart or the like having a plurality of carts may allow users to pay attention to using the cart by performing user authentication. Therefore, the possibility of loss of the cart is lowered, and when the cart is not returned, the cart can be efficiently managed by requesting the user to return the cart.

In addition, the user of the cart can conveniently use the cart through the first authentication.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a network to which a cart rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied; FIG.
2 is a block diagram of a cart rental apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart for explaining a cart rental method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following detailed description is provided to provide a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein. However, this is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification. The terms used in the detailed description are intended only to describe embodiments of the invention and should in no way be limiting. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the singular form of a term includes plural forms of meaning. In this description, the expressions "comprising" or "comprising" are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof, Should not be construed to preclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, portions or combinations thereof.

1 is a configuration diagram of a cart rental system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the cart rental system 10 includes a cart rental device 100, a user terminal 200, and a cart rest 300.

The cart rental apparatus 100 is an unattended terminal that is installed in a public place and provides information to a user and recognizes the user terminal 200. When the user terminal 200 is within a predetermined range from the cart rental apparatus 100 The user terminal 200 transmits an authentication number for renting a cart. The cart rental device 100 may be, but is not limited to, a kiosk, for example.

The user terminal 200 may transmit the information of the user and the information of the user terminal 200 to the cart rental apparatus 100 and the cart rental apparatus 100 may transmit the user information received from the user terminal 200 and the user terminal 200 200). ≪ / RTI >

The cart rental apparatus 100 can recognize the location of the user terminal 200. [ According to an embodiment, the cart rental apparatus 100 may request terminal identification information from a user terminal 200 existing within a predetermined range, and may use the terminal identification information received from the user terminal 200 to transmit the stored user identification information And information of the user terminal 200 can be recognized. For example, the identification information of the terminal may be a telephone number of the terminal, and may be given any number, but is not limited thereto.

If the location of the user terminal 200 is within a predetermined range from the cart renting device 100, the cart renting device 100 may generate an authorization number (e.g., 103452). According to one embodiment, the authentication number may be newly generated each time the cart is rented. Thereafter, the cart rental apparatus 100 can transmit the generated authentication number to the user terminal 200. [ The user can confirm the authentication number through the user terminal 200.

The cart rental apparatus 100 receives an authentication number from a user and can determine whether the authentication number input from the user and the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal 200 are identical. If the authentication number input from the user is the same as the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal 200, the cart renting apparatus 100 may send a cart lending approval message to the cart rest 300.

When the user uses and returns the cart, the cart rental apparatus can receive the cart return message from the cart rest and send a return complete message to the corresponding user terminal. On the contrary, if the cart is not returned for a predetermined time, the return request message can be transmitted to the corresponding user terminal.

The configuration of the cart rental apparatus 100 and the functions of the respective configurations will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The user terminal 200 provides the location information of the user terminal to the cart rental apparatus 100 and can display the authentication number received from the cart rental apparatus 100 to the user. The terminal may have various functions such as a personal computer, a laptop computer, a smart phone, a PDA, etc., and may have a communication function, an information processing function, and a GPS function.

According to one embodiment, a user may install an application on terminal 200 to rent an initial cart. Thereafter, the user can perform user authentication using the installed application. The user authentication method can perform, for example, real name authentication using a resident registration number, but the method is not particularly limited. After the initial user authentication is completed, the user does not need to perform a separate user authentication procedure. However, in one embodiment, when the application is deleted, the user can reinstall the application and perform the user authentication procedure.

When the user authentication is completed, the user terminal 200 can transmit the information of the user terminal and the user information to the cart rental system. The cart rental system can store the received information.

When it is determined that the user terminal 200 exists within a predetermined range from the cart rental apparatus 100 by the cart rental apparatus 100, the cart rental apparatus 100 transmits the identification information of the terminal to the user terminal 200 Can be requested. The identification information of the terminal may be, for example, a name of the user, a unique identification number of the terminal, or a telephone number. The cart rental apparatus 100 can recognize the user by using the received terminal identification number and pre-stored user information.

When the user terminal 200 is present within the predetermined range from the cart rental apparatus 100 in the state where the user recognition is completed, the user terminal 200 receives the authentication number from the cart rental apparatus 100, The authentication number can be confirmed through the terminal 200. Accordingly, the user can input the authentication number confirmed through the user terminal 200 to the cart rental apparatus 100. [

The cart rest 300 is an apparatus that can fix the cart, and may include at least one locking unit. The cart holder 300 can send and receive a rental approval message and a rental completion message via at least one network with the cart rental apparatus 100. [ There are no particular restrictions on the type and manner of the network. The locking unit fixes a part of the cart, thereby preventing the cart from being detached from the cart rest 300 while preventing theft.

The cart mount 300 can open the lock unit as it receives the lending acknowledgment message from the cart hire apparatus 100 and the user can use the cart separated from the cart mount 300 when the lock unit is opened. According to one embodiment, the user may select a cart for which he wishes to rent, in which case the cart rest 300 may only open a locking unit that secures the cart.

In addition, the cart rest 300 can position the cart to be returned by the user in the cart rest 300, so that the cart can be fixed again using the lock unit.

According to one embodiment of the invention, each cart may have a unique identification number. At this time, the user can return the cart by placing the cart on the lock unit, and when the cart is returned, the cart rest 300 can identify the cart. Then, the cart rest 300 can send a return message to the cart rental device 100 informing that the cart has been returned. Accordingly, the cart rental apparatus 100 can update the user information as a user who rented the cart returns the cart normally. According to another embodiment, each cart may not be provided with a separate identification means. At this time, the user can brighten the return procedure and rent the cart in the cart rental apparatus 100. For example, when the user wants to return the cart, he can input the return information to the cart rental apparatus 100. [ The return information may be, for example, the name of the user or the telephone number of the terminal. Accordingly, when the user who is renting the cart inputs the return information, the cart rental apparatus 100 can determine that the user has normally returned the cart.

Since the user rents and uses the cart from the cart lending apparatus 100 storing his or her own information, the user can pay more attention to the use of the cart.

2 is a configuration diagram of a cart hire apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the cart rental apparatus includes a recognition unit 110, an authentication unit 120, an input unit 130, and an approval unit 140, As shown in FIG.

The recognition unit 110 can determine whether the user terminal 200 exists within a certain range from the cart renting apparatus 100. [ There is no particular limitation on the manner in which the cart rental apparatus 100 recognizes the position of the terminal 200. [ For example, the position of the terminal 200 can be recognized using GPS, and the distance to the cart rental apparatus 100 can be measured by transmitting a periodic signal. According to another embodiment, if the user terminal 200 is within a certain range from the cart rental device 100, the cart rental device 100 may send a push notification to the user terminal 200, but is not limited thereto .

The terminal 200 that can be recognized by the recognition unit 110 may be a terminal that has already transmitted user information and information of the user terminal 200 to the cart rental system 100 by performing user authentication. For example, as described above, the user can perform user authentication using the application, transmit the information of the user and the information of the user terminal 200 to the cart rental apparatus 100 using the user terminal 200 have.

As described above, when the user terminal 200 exists within a predetermined range, the cart rental device 100 can request the user terminal 200 for identification information of the terminal. Accordingly, the user can be recognized by using the identification information received from the user terminal 200, information of the user previously stored in the cart rental apparatus 100, and information of the user terminal 200.

The range in which the recognition unit can recognize the user terminal (for example, within a radius of 1 m) can be set by the administrator.

When it is determined that the user terminal 200 exists in a preset range from the cart rental apparatus 100, the authentication unit 120 generates an authentication number and transmits the authentication number to the terminal 200 using the pre- The generated authentication number can be transmitted. The manner in which the cart rental device 100 transmits the authentication number may be, for example, in the form of an SMS, but is not particularly limited to this method. The user can confirm the authentication number generated through the user terminal.

The input unit 130 receives the authentication number from the user. According to one embodiment, the confirmation unit 130 may display the number and position of the rentable cart, and may input information of the cart desired by the user to the input unit 130. For example, the cart information may include at least one of a number of the cart or a number corresponding to the position of the cart.

The approval unit 140 may determine whether the authentication number input by the user is the same as the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal 200. [ It can be determined that it is confirmed that the user is identical to the user recognized by the recognition unit 110 when the authentication number input from the user and the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal 200 are the same.

After that, the accepting unit 140 can send a cart lending acknowledgment message to the cart rest 300. In addition, along with the cart lending acknowledgment message, the accepting unit 140 may transmit the lending wanted cart information of the user entered by the user to the cart rest 300. [

The cart rental apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an identification unit 150. [ According to one embodiment, each cart may be assigned a unique identification number (e.g., 14). When the cart is returned by the user, the confirming unit 150 receives the identification information given to the cart from the cart rest 300 and sends a return complete message to the user terminal 200 corresponding to the identification information of the cart Lt; / RTI > Since the user who has rented the cart has the information of the corresponding cart and the information of the corresponding cart, the user can complete the return procedure by returning only the corresponding cart without a separate return procedure.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cart rental apparatus 100 may further include an identification unit 150 and a storage unit 160. The storage unit 160 may store information of a user, information of the user terminal 200, a time to rent a cart, and the like. If the cart is not returned for a predetermined period of time, the confirmation unit 150 may transmit the cart return request message to the user terminal 200 based on the stored user information, information of the user terminal 200, have. For example, the return request message may include information on the return request time and the chargeback fee on return.

In one embodiment, the recognition unit 110, the authentication unit 120, the input unit 130, the approval unit 140, the verification unit 150, and the storage unit 160 may include one or more processors and a computer readable Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI > capable recording medium. The computer readable recording medium may be internal or external to the processor, and may be coupled to the processor by any of a variety of well known means. A processor in the computing device may cause each computing device to operate in accordance with the exemplary embodiment described herein. For example, a processor may execute instructions stored on a computer-readable recording medium, and instructions stored on the computer readable recording medium may cause a computing device to perform operations in accordance with the exemplary embodiments described herein For example.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a cart rental method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method shown in Fig. 3 can be performed, for example, by the cart rental apparatus 100 described above. In the illustrated flow chart, the method is described as being divided into a plurality of steps, but at least some of the steps may be performed in reverse order, combined with other steps, performed together, omitted, divided into detailed steps, One or more steps may be added and performed.

The cart rental apparatus 100 may determine whether the user terminal 200 exists within a predetermined range from the cart rental apparatus 100 (302). According to one embodiment, the recognition unit 110 may receive information of the corresponding user terminal and information of the user.

Thereafter, the cart rental apparatus 100 may generate an authentication number (304) if the user terminal 200 is within the preset range from the cart renting apparatus 100. [ For example, the authentication number may be 1432, but it is not limited to this and may be generated differently each time a cart is rented.

Thereafter, the cart rental apparatus 100 may transmit the generated authentication number to the user terminal 200 (306). Accordingly, the user can confirm the authentication number through the user terminal 200, and can input the authentication number confirmed through the user terminal to the cart rental apparatus 100.

Thereafter, the cart rental apparatus 100 may determine whether the authentication number input from the user matches the generated authentication number (308). When the authentication number authenticated by the user and the generated authentication number are the same, the cart rental apparatus 100 can determine that the user is confirmed.

Thereafter, the cart rental device 100 may send a rental approval message to the cart holder 300 (310) if the user is confirmed. The cart rest 300 may open a locking unit that locks the cart as it receives the lending acknowledgment message.

Accordingly, the user can use the cart separated from the cart rest 300.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention may include a program for performing the methods described herein on a computer, and a computer-readable recording medium including the program. The computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a local data file, a local data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be those that are commonly used in the field of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, Hardware devices. Examples of such programs may include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

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A recognition unit for receiving position information from a user terminal and determining whether the user terminal exists within a predetermined range;
An authentication unit for generating an authentication number and transmitting the authentication number to the user terminal when it is determined that the user terminal exists within the preset range;
An input unit for receiving an authentication number from the user; And
And an approval unit for transmitting a rental approval message to the cart rest when the authentication number input from the user is identical to the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a confirmation unit for receiving the identification information given to the cart from the cart rest when the cart is returned and for sending a return complete message to the user terminal corresponding to the identification information.
The method according to claim 1,
A storage unit for storing user information of the user who rented the cart and the cart rental time; And
Further comprising an acknowledgment unit for transmitting a cart return request message to the user terminal when the cart is not returned within a predetermined time based on the user information and the cart lending time.
Determining whether a user terminal exists within a predetermined range;
Generating an authentication number when it is determined that the user terminal exists within the predetermined range;
Transmitting the authentication number to the user terminal;
Receiving an authentication number from the user; And
And transmitting a rental approval message to the cart rest when the authentication number input from the user is identical to the authentication number transmitted to the user terminal.
The method of claim 4,
Receiving identification information given to the cart from the cart rest when the cart is returned; And
Further comprising transmitting a return complete message to a user terminal corresponding to the identification information.
The method of claim 4,
Storing the user information of the user who rented the cart and the cart rental time; And
Further comprising transmitting a cart return request message to the user terminal if the cart is not returned within a predetermined time based on the user information and the cart lending time.
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