KR20170096915A

KR20170096915A - Manless payment system using rfid, smart cart and smartphone

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Publication number: KR20170096915A
Application number: KR1020160018783A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 은성배; 김재경; 하은경; 유용필; 이성윤
Original assignee: 한남대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2016-02-17
Filing date: 2016-02-17
Publication date: 2017-08-25

Abstract

The present invention provides an unmanned payment system in which a consumer purchases a product at a store without a clerk help and can pay the amount corresponding the product. Disclosed is the unmanned payment system by using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, a smart card, and a smartphone. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the unmanned payment system by using a RFID tag, a smart card, and a smartphone comprises: a product for sale onto which the RFID tag is attached; the smart card displaying a price for each product and a total price by recognizing the RFID tag when putting in the product and using price information of the product obtained from a DB, and providing payment information; and the smartphone performing the payment by using the payment information which the smart card provides.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an RFID tag, a smart cart, and an unmanned payment system using a smart phone.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for performing an unattended settlement using an RFID tag, a smart cart, and a smart phone attached to a product for sale in an off-street store or the like.

When I go into a store to do my usual daily routines, usually a clerk reaches out to the customer and asks the customer what he wants and needs, and the clerk continues to be with the customer. To satisfy people who want to enjoy shopping without interference, I created an unattended shopping application that allows shoppers to shop without a clerk when shopping.

The present invention intends to provide an unattended settlement system in which a consumer purchases an item at a store without paying a clerk and can settle the corresponding amount.

In order to achieve the above object, an unattended settlement system using an RFID tag, a smart cart, and a smart phone provided in the present invention comprises a merchandise item to which an RFID tag is attached; A smart cart for recognizing the RFID tag when displaying the goods and displaying the amount and total amount of each product using price information of the goods obtained from the DB and providing payment information; And a smart phone that performs settlement using payment information provided by the smart card.

The present invention has the effect of satisfying people who want to enjoy shopping alone without any hindrance because they can pick and pay for goods without the help of a shop clerk, and the shop can also minimize the number of clerk .

1 is a view for explaining an unattended settlement system using an RFID, a smart cart, and a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 5 illustrate an unattended settlement application using a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all changes, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Existing shopping systems tend to overpay because they do not know the amount of items they are buying while shopping. In addition, many shopping malls and marts employ a large number of employees, such as salesmen and managers, to pay labor costs. Especially, in certain days such as holidays, You can see that.

We are proposing an unmanned shopping system to solve the bottlenecks that occur in front of the cashier when people are in the process of being hired by many employees.

1) Implementation element convenience

You can download the app automatically by bringing the smartphone to the NFC sticker by entering the kiosk with NFC short-range wireless communication.

2) Respect for personal taste

The unattended shop shopping application is a system that allows you to pay for the clothes you want directly without seeing the staff in the store. In addition, an application can identify the customer's location in the store and receive a request from the customer that the customer needs help, so that the employee can only help the customer who asked for help.

3) Providing various information

You can also find discount information on clothes and the type of clothes you are looking for and the size of your clothes, so you can find it conveniently without the need for staff. You can also provide a variety of information, including the ability to recommend one style of clothes to suit your suit if you choose one.

It is also possible to display on the screen the clothes of the user and the clothes selected for the purchase, and the recommended clothes to suit them, and to recommend the clothes which are sold with lots of selected clothes, A function of recommending clothes style, and the like.

4) Smart cart

Smart cart implementation that can automatically recognize and pay when you put something in the cart. This product can also be downloaded automatically using NFC and it can be convenient to find the location of the product by the application in the store.

5) Effect of invention

Existing shopping systems tend to overpay because they can not know the amount of items they are buying while shopping. In addition, many shopping malls and marts employ a large number of employees, such as salesmen and managers, to pay labor costs. Especially, in certain days such as holidays, people are gathered and a bottleneck occurs Can be seen.

We suggest 'unmanned shopping system' to solve the bottlenecks that occur in front of the cash register when people are in the process of being paid continuously because of the unknown amount of such purchase, the employment of many employees.

The unmanned clothing store application surveyed the customers directly and focused on the basic idea development principle of what the customers actually feel uncomfortable, thus creating an unmanned clothing store system by reflecting the individualistic tendency of modern people to create a customized idea . In addition, the average cost of this garment can save you the cost of de-attachment products that will be used in every single product for NFC interworking. However, because smart carts are used in marts, costly problems arise when using products with very low price items. In addition, it can be estimated that the cost of importing smart carts will not be significantly different from that of imported smart carts.

1 is a view for explaining an unattended settlement system using an RFID and a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a user of the unattended settlement system tags the RFID of a product through a smartphone, obtains price or product information of the tagged product from the DB, and transmits a payment means such as a credit card through the DB It is possible to make a settlement using it.

2 to 5 illustrate an unattended settlement application using a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a screen for displaying a screen for logging into a smartphone application (hereinafter referred to as an app) for unattended settlement and a list of items included in a shopping cart for current purchase.

3 is a screen for scanning a bar code to add an item to a shopping cart.

FIG. 4 is a screen to which an item to be purchased is added to a shopping cart. In FIG. 4, items can be removed from the shopping cart, and information on the right coupon item, discount item, best- Can be confirmed.

5 is a screen for payment of an article contained in a shopping cart using a smartphone.

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled 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 by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims

Merchandise to which the RFID tag is attached;
A smart cart for recognizing the RFID tag when displaying the goods and displaying the amount and total amount of each product using price information of the goods obtained from the DB and providing payment information; And
A smart phone for performing settlement using payment information provided by the smart cart
And an unattended settlement system using an RFID, a smart cart, and a smartphone.