KR20180038669A - Airport robot and airport robot system - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is an airport robot which comprises: a movement driving unit moving around an airport; a display unit displaying a screen related to a request about a duty-free service; a user interface unit recognizing passenger information by scanning a passport or a boarding pass; and a controller. When the duty-free service is requested through the screen, the controller can set a driving route for providing the duty-free service based on duty-free information inputted on the screen and passenger information recognized by the user interface unit, and control the movement driving unit to drive the airport along the driving route so as to provide the duty-free service.

Description

Airport robot and airport robot system {AIRPORT ROBOT AND AIRPORT ROBOT SYSTEM}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an airport robot and an airport robot system, and more specifically, to an airport robot that provides a duty-free product related service using an airport robot when leaving the country and an operation method thereof.

In recent years, there has been an attempt to provide services through robots in airports due to the explosive increase in airport users and efforts to make a leap to smart airports. When an artificial intelligent robot is introduced to the airport, it can be expected that the robots can perform the unique role of the person who could not replace the existing computer system, thereby contributing to the quantitative and qualitative improvement of the provided services.

Airport passengers are entitled to a duty-free item purchased at the duty free shop in the departure hall. Due to the nature of duty-free items, purchases are canceled if they can not be delivered on departure. In addition, airport passengers want to purchase duty-free items at duty-free shops located within the departure gate at the time of departure. However, due to the congestion of the airport, it takes a lot of time to process the procedures for departure procedures, and airport users are often unable to purchase duty-free items at duty free shops.

An object of the present invention is to provide an airport robot and an airport robot system which enable an airport user to purchase duty-free goods through an airport robot without directly visiting a duty free shop.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an airport robot and an airport robot system which enable airport users to receive duty-free goods through airport robots without visiting duty free shops.

Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an airport robot and an airport robot system which can more efficiently provide duty free purchase or delivery services.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an airport robot includes: a user interface unit for scanning passports or boarding passes to recognize passenger information; And a control unit for setting a travel route for providing the duty-free goods service based on the inputted duty-free goods information and the passenger information when the duty-free goods service is requested, and driving the airport according to the travel route to provide the duty-free goods service.

The above-mentioned duty-free goods service may be a duty-free goods shopping service in which duty-free items are purchased at the duty-free shop and delivered to the boarding gate. As a result, airport users who can not use duty free shops in the departure hall due to lack of time can purchase duty-free items without visiting duty-free shops directly.

The above-mentioned duty-free goods service may be a duty-free article receipt service that receives duty-free items from a duty free shop delivery point and delivers them to the boarding gate. As a result, airport users who can not receive their duty-free items at the departure station's duty-free shop at the departure hall can receive duty-free items without visiting the duty-free shop.

The control unit may change the traveling route to reflect at least one of congestion of the area of the airport, the congestion of the duty free shop or duty-free shop delivery place, the change of the boarding gate, and the change of the boarding deadline. Accordingly, it is possible to more efficiently provide the duty free purchase or delivery service, reflecting the congestion of the airport, the congestion of the duty free shop or duty free shop delivery place, and the real time situation change in the airport.

The control unit may determine a plurality of operations for providing a plurality of duty-free goods services, and determine and set a priority among the plurality of operations. Thus, the airport robot can more efficiently provide a plurality of duty-free goods purchase or delivery services.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the duty free service is requested, the airport robot system recognizes the passenger information by scanning the passport or the boarding pass, transmits the passenger information together with the inputted duty-free goods information to the server, Airport robots providing duty-free services; And a server for setting the travel route of the airport robot for providing the duty-free goods service based on the duty-free goods information and the passenger information, and controlling the airport robot to travel the airport according to the travel route.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a traveling method of an airport robot is recorded, the traveling method comprising the steps of scanning a passport or a boarding pass when a duty free service is requested, Recognizing information; And receiving the duty-free goods information; Setting a traveling route for providing a duty-free product service based on the duty-free goods information and the passenger information; And running the airport according to the traveling route to provide the duty-free product service.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, airport users who can not use the duty free shop in the departure hall due to lack of time can purchase duty-free goods without directly visiting the duty free shop.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, airport users who do not receive the duty-free goods purchased at the duty-free shop in the departure hall due to lack of time can receive duty-free goods without visiting the duty-free shop.

Furthermore, according to another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to more efficiently provide the duty-free purchase or delivery service, reflecting the congestion of the airport, the congestion of the duty-free shops or duty-free shops, and the real-

1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of an airport robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a structure of a software platform of an airport robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an airport robot system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are views for explaining a case where an airport robot provides a duty-free product related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B illustrate a process of providing a duty-free goods related service by a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a method of providing a duty-free goods related service by a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of duty-free goods related services.
8A to 8C are views for explaining a method of providing a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention with a plurality of duty-free goods related services.
9 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a plurality of duty-free robots cooperate with each other to provide a duty-free goods related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10A and 10B are views for explaining a method of providing a duty-free goods related service by a plurality of duty-free robots cooperating with each other according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of an airport robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An airport robot 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a microcomputer 110, a power supply 120, an obstacle recognition unit 130, a travel driving unit 140, an application processor 150, a user interface unit 160, An object recognition unit 170, a position recognition unit 180, and a LAN module 190. [

The airport robot 100 configured as described above may be configured with a portion controlled by the microcomputer 110 and a portion controlled by the application processor 150. [ The part controlled by the microcomputer 110 may include a microcomputer 110 and a power source unit 120, an obstacle recognition unit 130, and a travel driving unit 140. The part controlled by the application processor 150 may include an application processor 150, a user interface unit 160, an object recognition unit 170, a location recognition unit 180, and a LAN module 190. In this case, the microcomputer 110 and the application processor 150 can perform UART communication.

The microcomputer 110 may be a microcomputer in which a central processing unit (CPU) is formed by a microprocessor integrated in one high density integrated circuit (LSI) chip. The microcomputer 110 can generally control the overall operation of the airport robot 100. The microcomputer 110 processes signals, data, and information input or output through the components controlled by the microcomputer 110 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user. In order to drive the airport robot 100, the microcomputer 110 may control at least some of the components shown in FIG. 1, or may operate at least two or more of them in combination with each other.

The power supply unit 120 receives external power or internal power under the control of the microcomputer 110 and supplies power to the components included in the airport robot 100. For this, the power supply unit 120 may include a battery driver 121 and a battery 122.

The battery driver 121 can control charging and discharging of the battery 122. [

The battery 122 can supply power for driving the airport robot 100. According to an embodiment, the battery 122 may be a lithium ion battery (Li-Ion Battery) constructed by connecting two 24V / 102A lithium-ion batteries in parallel, or a lead acid battery which is a rechargeable secondary battery. Battery 122 may be implemented in a built-in or replaceable form.

The obstacle recognition unit 130 may sense an obstacle located around the airport robot 100. [ For this, the obstacle recognition unit 130 may include at least one sensor for sensing at least one of information in the airport robot 100, surrounding environment information surrounding the airport robot 100, and user information. Specifically, the obstacle recognition unit 130 may include an IR remote control receiver 131, a USS 132, a Cliff PSD 133, an ARS 134, a Bumper 135, and an OFS 136.

The IR remote control receiver 131 may include a sensor for detecting a signal of an infrared (IR) remote control for remotely controlling the airport robot 100. The ultrasonic sensor (USS) 132 can detect the distance, the thickness, and the movement by using the characteristics of the ultrasonic wave or generating the ultrasonic waves. For example, the ultrasonic sensor 132 may determine the distance between the obstacle and the airport robot 100 using the ultrasonic signal. The Cliff PSD 133 may include sensors for detecting cliffs or cliffs in an airport robot traveling range 360 degrees in all directions. The ARS (Attitude Reference System) 134 may include a sensor capable of detecting the attitude of the airport robot 100. To this end, the ARS 134 may include a sensor consisting of three axes of acceleration and three axes of gyros for detecting the amount of rotation of the airport robot 100. The bumper 135 may include a sensor for detecting a collision between the airport robot 100 and the obstacle. The sensor included in the bumper 135 can detect a collision between the airport robot 100 and the obstacle within a range of 360 degrees. The OFS (Optical Flow Sensor) 136 may include a sensor capable of measuring the traveling state of the airport robot 100 and the traveling distance of the airport robot 100 on various floor surfaces.

The travel driving unit 140 can cause the airport robot 100 to autonomously travel. To this end, the travel driving unit 140 includes a motor driver 141, a wheel motor 142, a rotation motor 143, a main brush 144, a side brush 145, And may include a suction motor 146.

The motor driver 141 can drive a wheel motor, a rotary motor, a brush motor, and a suction motor for traveling and cleaning the airport robot 100. The wheel motor 142 may drive a plurality of wheels for driving the airport robot 100. The rotation motor 143 may be driven to rotate left and right and up and down of the main body of the airport robot 100 or the head portion of the airport robot 100 or may be driven for switching or rotating the wheels of the airport robot 100 have. The main brush motor 144 can drive a brush for sweeping dirt on the airport floor 100. [ The side brush motor 145 can drive a brush for sweeping dirt in the area around the outer surface of the airport robot 100. [ The suction motor 146 can be driven to suck the dirt on the airport floor.

The application processor 150 may function as a central processing unit or a control unit for managing the entire system of the hardware module of the airport robot 100. Specifically, the application processor 150 receives input The control unit 110 may drive the application program for driving using the position information of the microcomputer 110 or transmit the user input / output information to the microcomputer 110 so as to drive the motor or the like.

The user interface unit 160 is responsible for user input and output and includes a user interface processor 161, an LTE router 162, a WIFI SSID 163, a microphone board 164, a barcode reader 165, A touch monitor 166, a speaker 167, and the like.

The user interface processor 161 can control the operation of the user interface unit 160. [ The LTE router 162 can receive the necessary information from the outside and can perform LTE communication for transmitting information to the user. The WIFI SSID 163 can perform the position recognition of the specific object or the airport robot 100 by analyzing the WiFi signal strength. The microphone board 164 receives a plurality of microphone signals, processes the voice signal into voice data, which is a digital signal, and analyzes the direction of the voice signal and the voice signal. The barcode reader 165 can read the barcode information written in the plurality of tickets used in the airport. The touch monitor 166 may include a touch panel configured to receive user input and a monitor for displaying output information. The speaker 167 can play a role of notifying the user of specific information by voice.

The object recognition unit 170 may include a 2D camera 171, an RGBD camera 172, and a recognition data processing module 173.

The 2D camera 171 can operate as a sensor for recognizing a person or an object based on a two-dimensional image. RGBD cameras (Red, Green, Blue, Distance, 172) are sensors for detecting people or objects using captured images having depth data obtained from cameras or other similar 3D imaging devices with RGBD sensors Can operate. The recognition data processing module 173 can process a signal such as a 2D image / image or 3D image / image obtained from the 2D camera 171 and the RGBD camera 172 to recognize a person or an object.

The position recognition unit 180 may include a stereo board 181, a lidar 182, and a SLAM camera 183.

The stereo board 181 processes and processes the sensing data collected from the rider 182 and the SLAM camera 183 to manage the data for recognition of the position of the airport robot 100 and obstacle recognition. A SLAM camera (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping camera, 183) can implement simultaneous location tracking and mapping techniques. Thus, the airport robot 100 can detect the surrounding environment information using the SLAM camera 183, process the obtained information, create a map corresponding to the mission-performing space, and estimate the absolute position of the robot. Lidar Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) 182 is a laser radar that can be a sensor that irradiates a laser beam and collects and analyzes backscattered light among light absorbed or scattered by the aerosol to perform position recognition.

The LAN 190 may communicate with the user interface processor 161, the recognition data processing module 173, the stereo board 181 and the AP 150.

On the other hand, the components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential for realizing the airport robot 100, so that the airport robot 100 described in this specification can include more or fewer components than those listed above Lt; / RTI > That is, the airport robot 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include only a part of the components shown in FIG. 1, depending on the specialized functions performed by the airport robot 100. FIG. For example, the airport robot 100 commonly includes components for recognizing an obstacle or a location, and a component specific to a cleaning or guiding role may be included only when performing a corresponding function.

2 is a diagram showing a structure of a software platform of an airport robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The microcomputer 210 and the application processor 220 may include a software platform having various structures according to an embodiment in order to control recognition, operation, and travel of the airport robot 100.

2, the microcomputer 210 may include a data acquisition module 211, an emergency module 212, a motor driver module 213, A battery manager module 214, and a data access service module 215. The battery manager module 214 may include a battery,

The data acquisition module 211 can acquire sensed data from a plurality of sensors included in the airport robot 100 and transmit the sensed data to the data access service module 215. The emergency module 212 is a module capable of detecting an abnormal state of the airport robot 100. When the airport robot 100 performs an action of a predetermined type, the emergency robot module 212 detects that the airport robot 100 has entered an abnormal state can do. The motor driver module 213 can manage driving control of the wheel, the brush, and the suction motor for traveling and cleaning the airport robot 100. The battery manager module 214 may charge and discharge the battery 122 of FIG. 1 and may transmit the battery state of the airport robot 100 to the data access service module 215. The data access service module 215 may control the operations of the data acquisition module 211, the emergency module 212, the motor driver module 213, and the battery manager module 214.

The application processor 220 receives user inputs and the like from various cameras and sensors, and recognizes and processes the input, thereby controlling the operation of the airport robot 100. The application processor 220 includes an interaction module 221, a user interface module 222, a display unit 223, a user input unit 224, a state machine module 222, 225, a planning module 226, a navigation module 227, and a motion module 228.

The interaction module 221 combines the recognition data received from the recognition data processing module 173 and the user input received from the user interface module 222 to create software that allows the user and the airport robot 100 to interact with each other ). ≪ / RTI >

The user interface module 222 receives a user's near command input through the display unit 223, which is a monitor for the current situation of the airport robot 100 and operation / information providing, and a key, a touch screen, Receives a remote signal, such as a signal from an IR remote control for remote control of the airport robot 100, or manages user input received from a user input 224 that receives a user's input signal from a microphone or barcode reader, can do. When at least one user input is received, the user interface module 222 may pass user input information to the status management module 225. [

The state management module 225 receiving the user input information can manage the overall state of the airport robot 100 and issue an appropriate command corresponding to the user input.

The planning module 226 determines the start and end points / actions for the specific operation of the airport robot 100 according to the command received from the state management module 225 and determines the path to which the airport robot 100 should move Can be calculated.

The navigation module 227 carries out overall travel of the airport robot 100 and can control the airport robot 100 to travel according to the travel route calculated by the planning module 226. [

The motion module 228 can control the operation of the basic airport robot 100 in addition to the traveling.

In addition, the airport robot 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a location recognition unit 230 and a map management module 240.

The position recognition unit 230 may include a relative position recognition unit 231 and an absolute position recognition unit 234. [ The relative position recognition unit 231 can calculate the amount of movement of the airport robot 100 for a predetermined time by correcting the movement amount of the airport robot 100 through the RGM Mono 232 sensor. Also, the relative position recognition unit 231 can recognize the current environment of the airport robot 100 through the LiDAR 233. The absolute position recognition unit 234 may include a Wifi SSID 235 and a UWB 236. [ The Wifi SSID 235 is a sensor module for recognizing the absolute position of the airport robot 100, and is a WIFI module for estimating the current position by sensing the Wifi SSID. The Wifi SSID 235 can recognize the location of the airport robot 100 by analyzing the Wifi signal strength. The UWB 236 may calculate the distance between the transmitter and receiver and sense the absolute position of the airport robot 100.

The map management module 240 may include a grid module 241, a path planning module 242, and a map partitioning module 243. The grid module 241 can manage a grid-shaped map generated by the airport robot 100 through the SLAM camera or map data of the surrounding environment for the position recognition input to the airport robot 100 in advance. The path planning module 242 can take charge of the travel path calculation of the airport robots 100 in the map division for cooperation among the plurality of airport robots 100. [ In addition, the path planning module 242 can calculate a travel route to which the airport robot 100 should travel in an environment where one airport robot 100 operates. The map partitioning module 243 can calculate the area that the plurality of airport robots 100 should take charge of in real time.

The data sensed and calculated from the position recognition unit 230 and the map management module 240 may be transmitted to the state management module 225 again. The state management module 225 sends a control command to the planning module 226 to control the operation of the airport robot 100 based on the data sensed and calculated from the position recognition unit 230 and the map management module 240 I can get off.

The software platform structure of the airport robot 100 shown in Fig. 2 can be changed according to the specialized functions performed by the airport robot 100 itself. For example, the airport robot 100 may include a status management module 225, a planning module 226, a navigation module 227, and a navigation module 226 associated with the driving control of the airport robot 100, Motion module 228, etc. may be implemented differently.

3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an airport robot system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The airport robot system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an airport robot 100, a mobile terminal 200, a server 300, and a camera 400.

The airport robot 100 can freely travel within the airport, and can perform patrol, guidance, cleaning, disinfection, and transportation.

For this purpose, the airport robot 100 may communicate with at least one of the mobile terminal 200, the server 300, and the camera 400. For example, the airport robot 100 can transmit and receive data including the server 300 and the situation information in the airport. In addition, the airport robot 100 can receive image data of each area of the airport from the camera 400 installed in the airport. In this case, the airport robot 100 can monitor the entire state of the airport based on the image data photographed by the airport robot 100 and the image data received from the camera 400.

The airport robot 100 can receive commands directly from the user. For example, it is possible to directly receive a command from a user through a user input or a voice input touching a display unit provided in the airport robot 100. The airport robot 100 may autonomously travel within the airport according to a command received from the user, the server 300, or the mobile terminal 200, and perform an operation such as patrol, guidance, and cleaning.

The server 300 may receive information from the airport robot 100, the mobile terminal 200, and / or the camera 400. The server 300 may collectively store and manage information received from the respective devices. The server 300 may transmit the stored information to the airport robot 100 or the mobile terminal 200. In addition, the server 300 may transmit a control command to each of a plurality of airport robots 100 disposed at an airport.

The camera 400 may include a camera installed in the airport. For example, the camera 400 may include a plurality of CCTV (Closed Circuit TeleVision) cameras installed in an airport, an infrared heat sensing camera, and the like. The camera 400 may transmit the photographed image to at least one of the airport robot 100, the mobile terminal 200, and the server 300.

The mobile terminal 200 can exchange data with the server 300 in the airport. For example, the mobile terminal 200 may receive airport-related data such as a flight time schedule, an airport map, etc. from the server 300. The user can obtain the necessary information from the server 300 through the mobile terminal 200 by receiving the information. Also, the mobile terminal 200 can transmit data such as a photograph, a moving picture, a message, and the like to the server 300. For example, the user can request the cleaning of the corresponding area by sending a photograph of the lost child to be searched to the server 300 and receiving a missing child, or photographing a photograph of the area in the airport requiring cleaning, to the server 300 have.

Also, the mobile terminal 200 can exchange data with the airport robot 100. For example, the mobile terminal 200 may transmit a signal for calling the airport robot 100, a signal for requesting a specific operation, or an information request signal to the airport robot 100. The airport robot 100 may move to the position of the mobile terminal 200 or perform an operation corresponding to the command signal in response to the paging signal received from the mobile terminal 200. [ Or the airport robot 100 may transmit the data corresponding to the information request signal to the mobile terminal 200 of each user.

Hereinafter, various embodiments in which the airport robot efficiently provides the duty-free goods related service to the airport user will be described.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are views for explaining a case where an airport robot provides a duty-free product related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The airport robot 100 travels within the airport and can provide duty-free services to airport users. For this purpose, the airport robot 100 can autonomously travel within the airport or travel on a predetermined route in the airport. In the case of autonomous travel, the airport robot 100 autonomously generates a traveling route and can travel toward the destination. On the other hand, when traveling on a predetermined route, the airport robot 100 can follow the line at the airport floor or travel on a predetermined route.

The airport robot 100 may provide only the corresponding service that is specialized in the duty-free product related service or may be provided with at least one of guidance, patrol, surveillance, advertisement, advertisement, cleaning, article delivery and transportation provided by the airport robot 100 Services may be provided. Hereinafter, an airport robot capable of providing duty-free goods related services is defined as a duty-free robot.

The duty-free robot 100 may include a space in which duty free goods are loaded. Such a space may be made of a metal of a solid material so as not to be damaged by the weight and appearance of the duty-free product.

The space where duty-free goods are loaded can be opened and closed by the cover. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can perform the security function for the duty-free product by sealing the lid when loading the expensive duty-free product. The duty-free robot 100 can recognize whether it is an expensive duty-free product by scanning passport information or boarding pass information or reading the barcode attached to the delivered duty-free article.

The duty-free robot 100 can display a screen for the duty-free goods related service. Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 can display on the display unit the type and content of the duty-free goods related service, the usage method of the duty-free product related service, and the information requested in connection with the service.

The duty-free services may include duty-free shopping services and duty-free service. In this case, the duty-free shopping service can be defined as a service in which duty-free robots purchase duty-free items at duty free shops on behalf of passengers and deliver them to the boarding gate of the passenger. The duty-free service can be defined as a service in which a duty-free robot receives duty-free goods on behalf of passengers at duty-free delivery points and delivers them to the boarding gate of the passenger.

When the airport user requests the duty-free shopping service or the duty-free product receiving service on the screen of the duty-free service, the duty-free robot 100 can perform the requested service correspondingly.

FIG. 4A shows the duty-free robot 100. FIG. Referring to FIG. 4A, the screen displayed by the duty-free robot 100 includes an icon 401 corresponding to the duty-free shopping service and an icon 402 corresponding to the duty-free item receiving service. When the airport user selects any one of the icons 401 and 402 on the screen, the duty-free robot 100 performs a service corresponding to the selected icons 401 and 402.

On the other hand, the duty-free robot 100 is provided with a duty-free article loading space 410.

FIG. 4B shows a case where a passenger selects a duty-free service. A passenger who wants to purchase duty-free goods or to receive duty-free goods at the duty-free shop delivery point approaches the duty-free robot 100. When the passenger selects a predetermined service, the duty-free robot 100 requests the user of the passenger information required for providing the service. Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 can guide the user of necessary passenger information, a method of inputting the passenger information, and the like. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can display such contents on the screen or output it by voice. Here, the passenger information may include the name of the passenger, the passport number of the passenger, the boarding pass number, the country of departure, the flight number, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the duty-free robot 100 outputs a guidance message to scan the passport information by voice.

5A and 5B illustrate a process of providing a duty-free goods related service by a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A shows a case where the duty-free robot 100 provides a duty-free shopping service. The duty-free robot 100 can purchase duty-free goods at duty free shops on behalf of passengers and deliver them to the boarding gate of the passenger. For this purpose, the duty-free robot 100 can create a travel route for shopping for duty-free goods and delivery to a passenger, running the generated travel route, and performing an operation related to the provision of the service.

The duty-free robot 100 starts the duty-free shopping service (S501).

Specifically, when the duty-free robot 100 is requested to provide a service from a user through a displayed screen, or is requested to provide a service from a mobile terminal or a server, the duty-free robot 100 can start a duty-free shopping service.

The duty-free robot 100 receives the shopping information (S502).

The shopping information may be information required for duty-free shopping. According to one embodiment, the shopping information may include duty free items, quantity, credit card information, passenger name, passenger passport information, passenger contact, and the like. Such shopping information may be input through a screen displayed on the display unit of the duty-free robot 100, input through a mobile terminal or a server, and transmitted to the duty-free robot.

The duty-free robot 100 scans the passport or the boarding pass and receives the passenger information (S503).

In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can guide the user to input necessary identification information or documents, a method of inputting the passenger information through the corresponding identification card or document, and the like in order to receive the passenger information required for the duty-free shopping. Here, the required identification card or document may include a passenger's passport, boarding pass (boarding pass), etc. The passenger information may include the name of the passenger, the passport number of the passenger, the boarding pass number, the country of departure, the flight number, and the like. The boarding pass may include information such as boarding pass number, date, passenger name, aircraft name, boarding time, boarding gate, flight seat, boarding time, and country of departure.

According to one embodiment, the passenger scans the passport or the boarding pass on the screen of the duty-free robot 100. The duty-free robot 100 recognizes the passenger information based on the scanned passport or the boarding pass.

The duty-free robot 100 sets a traveling route based on at least one of the shopping information and the passenger information (S504).

When the traveling route is set based on the shopping information, the duty-free robot 100 recognizes the information on the duty-free product included in the shopping information. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 inquires the duty-free shop information in the airport. It is possible to obtain information on the duty-free shop in which the duty-free product is located and the location of the duty-free shop. For this purpose, the duty-free robot 100 may store duty-free shop information in an airport in the internal memory or request duty-free shop information at the airport to the server 300 arranged at the airport. When the duty-free robot 100 receives the duty-free shop information, it can determine the duty-free shop to visit based on the information.

The duty-free robot 100 recognizes the passport number from the passport information of the passenger included in the shopping information. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 requests the server 300 for departure information corresponding to the passport number and receives it. The departure information includes the boarding deadline and the boarding gate information. Therefore, the duty-free robot 100 can refer to the boarding deadline and the boarding gate information, and can set when the duty-free shopping item should be delivered to the boarding gate.

On the other hand, the duty-free robot 100 may acquire such information based on the passenger information.

The duty-free robot 100 can generate a traveling route based on the location of the duty-free shop to be visited, the boarding gate, the boarding deadline, the airport internal map, the current position of the duty- Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 refers to the airport internal map, and can generate a travel route for reaching the boarding gate through the duty-free shop at the present location and before the boarding deadline. To this end, the duty-free robot 100 may store an airport internal map in an internal memory or receive an internal airport map from a server.

In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can generate an efficient travel route according to various embodiments. For example, the duty-free robot 100 can generate a traveling route that takes the shortest time, or can create a traveling route that avoids a congested area.

The duty-free robot 100 moves along the traveling path and arrives at a duty free shop (S505).

Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 travels along the generated travel route. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can correct the traveling route by the traveling section based on the traveling section, the surrounding state of the traveling path, and the traveling state. Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 can bypass the traveling route that takes a shorter time than the current route, reflecting the congestion in the airport that changes in real time. In addition, the duty-free robot 100 can change the travel route reflecting the change of the airport status in real time, such as delayed departure of the flight or change of the boarding gate.

The duty-free robot 100 makes a shopping for a duty free item (S506).

The duty-free robot 100 can purchase duty-free items at duty free shops based on the shopping information inputted by the passenger. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can transmit information required for the purchase of duty-free goods to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal provided in the duty-free shop. Generally, in the case of a duty-free product, a user has to tag a credit card to a payment terminal for payment, and in such a process, the credit card may be lost or the credit card information may be exposed to a third party. In the present invention, the duty-free robot 100 transmits information necessary for settlement directly to the payment terminal, so that such a problem can be prevented.

The duty-free robot 100 loads the purchased duty-free items in the loading space. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 obtains the detailed information of the duty-free product from the barcode information of the duty-free product, and can apply the security function if it is judged that it is a duty-free product of high price.

The duty-free robot 100 moves to the boarding gate in accordance with the traveling route (S507).

The duty-free robot 100 can travel along the generated travel route, and can correct the travel route by reflecting the travel state during travel. The creation and modification of the traveling route have already been described in step S504, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The duty-free robot 100 delivers the duty-free product (S508).

The duty-free robot 100 can deliver duty-free goods to the airline personnel disposed at the boarding gate or directly deliver the duty-free goods to the passengers.

FIG. 5B shows a case where the duty-free robot 100 provides a duty-free article receipt service. The duty-free robot 100 can receive a duty free shop on the duty-free shop delivery place on behalf of the passenger, and deliver it to the boarding gate of the passenger. For this purpose, the duty-free robot 100 can generate a travel route for receipt of duty-free goods and delivery to a passenger, running the generated travel route, and performing an operation related to providing the service.

The duty-free robot 100 starts the duty-free product receiving service (S511).

Specifically, when the duty-free robot 100 is requested to provide the service from the user through the displayed screen, or is requested to provide the service from the mobile terminal 200 or the server 300, the duty-free robot 100 can start the duty-free product reception service.

The duty-free robot 100 scans the passport or the boarding pass and receives the passenger information (S512).

In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can guide the user to input necessary identification information or documents, input method of the passenger information through the corresponding identification card or document, and the like in order to receive the passenger information required for the receipt of the duty-free product. Here, the required identification card or document may include a passenger's passport, boarding pass (boarding pass), etc. The passenger information may include the name of the passenger, the passport number of the passenger, the boarding pass number, the country of departure, the flight number, and the like. The boarding pass may include information such as boarding pass number, date, passenger name, aircraft name, boarding time, boarding gate, flight seat, boarding time, and country of departure.

According to one embodiment, the passenger scans the passport or the boarding pass on the screen of the duty-free robot 100. The duty-free robot 100 recognizes the passenger information based on the scanned passport or the boarding pass.

The duty-free robot 100 receives the duty-free goods information of the passenger (S513).

Duty-free goods information may include name, quantity, delivery name, delivery location, and so on.

According to one embodiment, the duty-free goods information of the passenger may be obtained by scanning the bar-code information included in the duty-free goods exchange ticket received by the passenger at the duty-free goods purchase. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can instruct the user to input the passenger information required for receipt of the duty-free product, a document necessary for receipt of the duty-free goods exchange ticket and the like, and a method of inputting the passenger information through the document.

On the other hand, the duty-free robot 100 may acquire the duty-free goods information of the passenger on the basis of the passport information of the passenger according to the embodiment. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can communicate with the duty-free shop server and obtain the duty-free goods information purchased with the passport number of the boarding pass.

The duty-free robot 100 sets a traveling route based on the passenger information and the duty-free article information of the passenger (S514).

Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 recognizes the position of the duty-free article and duty-free article delivery position to be received from the duty-free article information.

The duty-free robot 100 obtains the boarding deadline and the boarding gate information from the passenger information. With reference to this, the duty-free robot 100 can judge how long the received duty-free product should be delivered to the boarding gate.

The duty-free robot 100 can generate a traveling route based on the location of the duty-free article delivery place to be visited, the boarding gate, the boarding deadline, the airport internal map, and the current location of the duty-free robot 100. Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 can refer to the airport internal map, pass the duty-free product delivery point at the current location, and then create a travel route for reaching the boarding gate by the boarding deadline. To this end, the duty-free robot 100 may store an airport internal map in an internal memory or receive an internal airport map from a server.

In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can generate an efficient travel route according to various embodiments. For example, the duty-free robot 100 can generate a traveling route that takes the shortest time, or can create a traveling route that avoids a congested area.

The duty-free robot 100 moves along the traveling path and arrives at the duty free goods delivery place (S515).

Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 can travel along the generated travel route. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can correct the traveling route by the traveling section based on the traveling section, the surrounding state of the traveling path, and the traveling state. Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 can bypass the traveling route that takes a shorter time than the current route, reflecting the congestion in the airport that changes in real time. In addition, the duty-free robot 100 can change the travel route reflecting the change of the airport status in real time, such as delayed departure of the flight or change of the boarding gate.

The duty-free robot 100 receives the duty free goods (S516).

The duty-free robot 100 can receive the duty-free goods on the basis of the passport information of the passenger in the duty-free goods delivery area. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 may scan the passport information necessary for receipt of the duty-free goods at the duty-free delivery point or show it to the manager. Generally, passengers must tag passengers or present them to supervisors upon receipt of duty-free items. Therefore, the passport may be lost or the passport information may be exposed to a third party during this process. In the present invention, the duty-free robot 100 scans the passport information at the delivery place or shows it to the manager, so this problem can be prevented.

The duty-free robot 100 loads the received duty-free article in the loading space provided. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 obtains the detailed information of the duty-free product from the barcode information of the duty-free product, and can apply the security function when it is judged that it is an expensive duty-free product.

The duty-free robot 100 moves to the boarding gate according to the traveling route (S517).

The duty-free robot 100 can travel along the generated travel route, and can correct the travel route by reflecting the travel state during travel. The creation and modification of the traveling route have already been described in step S514, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The duty-free robot 100 delivers a duty-free product (S518).

The duty-free robot 100 can deliver duty-free goods to the airline personnel disposed at the boarding gate or directly deliver the duty-free goods to the passengers.

In order to provide the duty-free goods related service described in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the duty-free robot 100 takes charge of either the duty-free shopping service or the duty-free goods receipt service, or takes charge of both the services and performs the service selected by the user can do.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a method of providing a duty-free goods related service by a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A plurality of duty-free robots 100 can be arranged in the airport. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 travels in the airport and can provide the duty-free service to the airport user.

The airport may be divided into a plurality of zones. According to one embodiment, the airport may include an exit terminal and an entry terminal. The departure terminal can be divided into a general area, a security search area, and a departure area. In the general area, a check-in counter to handle check-in and baggage handling, and a customs declaration desk to report valuables can be placed. The security search area is an area for carrying out security checks on passengers and passengers possessed by passengers, and may be arranged at a position connecting the general area and the departure area. Duty-free shops, duty-free shops, and boarding gates can be placed at the departure hall.

In the airport thus partitioned, the duty-free robot 100 can travel in a zone where the duty-free goods-related service is likely to be requested, or can be placed in the zone. Specifically, when the duty-free robot 100 is in a waiting state in which the duty-free product related service is not performed, the duty-free robot 100 may travel in an area where the service is likely to be requested, or may be disposed in the area. When the duty-free product is delivered to the passenger and the corresponding service is completed, the duty-free robot 100 can return to the area where the duty-free robot 100 ran or was disposed before the service was performed.

According to one embodiment, the area where the duty-free goods related service is likely to be requested may be set based on the behavior pattern of the airport user. For example, the duty-free robot 100 does not have to be placed in the entry hall because the duty-free service is a service only for departing customers. In addition, departing passengers often only check in at the check-in counters in the general area and head for security searches immediately. Therefore, the duty-free robot 100 may be repeatedly running only the check-in counter in the general zone, or may be disposed corresponding to the check-in counter. Furthermore, security checkpoints are crowded with outbound customers waiting for security checks. Therefore, the duty-free robot 100 can be fixedly disposed near the security search band. On the other hand, with regard to the departure hall, the possibility that the departing customers near duty-free shops request duty-free shopping service or duty-free goods reception service is relatively low since the departing customer directly purchases the goods at duty free shops. Therefore, the duty-free robot 100 can travel in an area in the departure area except the duty-free shop, or can be disposed in the area. In addition, the departing customer takes care of all the tasks related to departure and then heads for the boarding gate. Therefore, it is relatively unlikely that departing customers around the boarding gate will request duty free goods related services.

In other words, the area where the duty-related goods service is likely to be requested may be set as a check-in counter in the general area, a security search zone, a boarding gate in a departure hall, and a zone excluding duty-

6, there are two duty-free shops in the departure hall: A duty-free shop 601 and B duty-free shop 602, two duty-free shop directories, namely, an A duty-free shop delivery point 611 and a B duty- ). The first duty-free robot 100_1 is traveling in the departure hall. In addition, the second duty-free robot 100_2 is running around the check-in counter arranged in the general area outside the departure area. In this case, the departing customer approaches each of the first duty-free robot 100_1 and the second duty-free robot 100_2 to request a duty-free product related service.

The first duty-free robot 100_1 receives a request for duty-free shopping service from the departing customer. The first tax-free robot 100_1 scans the passport or the boarding pass of the departing customer, thereby recognizing the boarding gate where the departing customer is boarding. Further, the first duty-free robot 100_1 determines a duty-free shop to purchase duty-free goods with reference to the shopping information and the airport internal map inputted by the departing customer. In this case, the duty-free goods requested by the departing customer can be purchased at both the A duty-free shop 601 and the B duty-free shop 602, or at only one of the A duty-free shop 601 and the B duty-free shop 602. The first duty-free robot 100_1 can determine the duty-free shop to purchase the duty-free item, considering whether the duty-free item can be purchased or whether it is close to the boarding gate.

The first tax-exclusion robot 100_1 can set the traveling route based on the current position of the first duty-free robot, the duty free shop position, and the boarding gate position. In this case, the boarding gate of the departing customer is 61 gates, and the duty-free goods requested by the departing customer are registered at the A duty-free shop 601. Accordingly, the first duty free robot 100_1 generates a traveling route 651 traveling from the current position via the A duty-free shop 601 toward the gate 61, and starts traveling in accordance with the generated traveling route 651.

The second tax-exempt robot 100_2 receives a duty-free product delivery service from the departing customer. The second tax exemption robot 100_2 scans the passport or the boarding pass of the departing customer, thereby recognizing the boarding gate where the departing customer is boarding. The second tax exemption robot 100_2 determines a duty-free shop delivery point to receive duty-free goods by referring to the passport information and the airport internal map inputted by the departing customer.

The second tax-exclusion robot 100_2 can set the traveling route based on the current position of the second duty-free robot, the duty-free shop delivery position, and the boarding gate position. In this case, the gate of the departing customer is 15 gates, and the duty-free goods requested by the departing customer must be received at the duty-free shop B (612). Therefore, the second tax-exclusion robot 100_2 moves from the general area outside the departure area to the departure area, and then generates a traveling route 652 traveling through the B-duty free shop delivery area 612 toward the gate 15, And starts running in accordance with the travel route 652.

As explained above, there is a security checkpoint between the departure terminal and the general area of the departure terminal. Therefore, the departing passenger must go through the security checkpoint and move to the departure area where the duty free shop is located in the general area. Because the security checkpoint checks all the baggage carried by the departing passengers, it usually takes a long time to pass through the security checkpoints. As a result, departing passengers who have spent a lot of time in the security checkpoint will leave their duty-free items untouched.

According to Fig. 6, the duty-free robots 100_1 and 100_2 purchase or carry on duty-free goods on behalf of the departing passengers. In addition, the duty-free robot 100_2, which is traveling in the general area, immediately moves to the duty-free shop delivery point without accepting the security check, and receives the duty free goods. As a result, the departing passenger can purchase duty-free items and receive duty-free items that must be delivered upon departure, even when the time for shopping and receiving duty-free items is insufficient. As a result, sales in duty free shops increase, and cancellation of purchases by duty-free merchandise can be reduced.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of duty-free goods related services.

The duty-free robot 100 can provide a plurality of duty-free goods related services. A plurality of duty-free goods-related services may be requested by different departing customers, respectively, or may be requested by the same departing customers. A plurality of duty-free goods-related services may be requested at different time points or requested at the same time.

The number of duty-free shops and duty-free shops in the departure hall is limited. Therefore, if the duty-free robot 100 carries out a plurality of duty-free goods related services in accordance with the order in which the duty-free service is requested, the duty-free robot 100 may repeatedly travel between a duty- For example, if you are asked to purchase an X duty-free item at A duty-free shop (601) and then deliver it to Gate 61, if you are asked to purchase a Y duty-free item at A duty free shop (601) The robot 100 travels toward the gate 61 via the A duty-free shop 601, returns to the A duty-free shop 601, and travels toward the gate 15. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the priority among the plurality of services and set the traveling route efficiently.

As shown in FIG. 7, the duty-free robot 100 starts a duty-free product related service (S701).

Specifically, when the duty-free robot 100 is requested to provide a service from a user through the displayed screen or is requested to provide a service from the mobile terminal 200 or the server 300, the duty-free robot 100 may start a duty free service. Here, the duty-free goods related service may include a duty-free shopping service and a duty-free goods receiving service.

A plurality of service requests are input to the duty-free robot 100 (S702).

A plurality of service requests can be input by different departing customers or inputted by the same departing customers, respectively. Further, a plurality of service requests may be input at different points in time, or may be input at the same point in time.

The duty-free robot 100 determines a plurality of operations for providing a plurality of services (S703).

Specifically, the duty-free robot 100 can perform a plurality of operations in order to provide a duty-free product related service. For example, in order to provide a duty-free shopping service, the duty-free robot 100 can carry out a traveling operation from the current position to a duty free shop, a duty-free shop purchase operation, and a traveling operation from a duty free shop to a boarding gate. Further, in order to provide the duty-free goods receipt service, the duty-free robot 100 can carry out the traveling operation from the current position to the duty-free shop delivery point, the duty-free article receiving operation in the duty-free shop delivery shop, and the traveling operation from the duty free shop to the boarding gate .

The duty-free robot 100 determines a priority among a plurality of services (S704).

The priority among the plurality of services can be variously set according to the embodiment. According to an embodiment, the priority among a plurality of services can be set based on boarding deadlines of departing customers who have requested the service. For example, the duty-free robot 100 can set the priority of the service to be higher as the boarding deadline becomes faster regardless of the service request order.

The duty-free robot 100 determines the priority among a plurality of operations (S705).

The priority among the plurality of operations may be variously set according to the embodiment. According to one embodiment, the priority among a plurality of motions can be set based on the traveling route. For example, the duty-free robot 100 can set priorities for a plurality of operations according to the traveling route.

The duty-free robot 100 performs a plurality of operations according to the priority order (S706).

For example, the duty-free robot 100 is able to purchase duty-free goods at the A duty-free shop, purchase duty-free goods at the duty free shop B, deliver the duty-free goods purchased at the duty free shop to the boarding gate, Can be performed in order according to the priority order.

The duty-free robot 100 provides a plurality of services according to the priority order (S707).

By performing a plurality of operations in accordance with the priority order, the duty-free robot 100 provides a plurality of services according to the priority order. For example, the duty-free robot 100 may deliver the duty-free goods received to the departing customer A and deliver the purchased duty-free goods to the departing customer B, thereby providing the duty-free goods service first, .

8A to 8C are views for explaining a method of providing a duty-free robot according to an embodiment of the present invention with a plurality of duty-free goods related services.

FIG. 8A shows a case where priority is set between a plurality of services and a plurality of operations. In order to provide an efficient running and service, the duty-free robot 100 can set a priority between a plurality of services and a plurality of operations. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can set priorities among a plurality of services and operations by reflecting in real-time the congestion degree of each zone in the airport, the duty-free point, or the congestion degree of the duty-

Referring to FIG. 8A, the duty-free robot 100_1 located in the departure hall receives a duty-free service from two departing customers. The duty-free robot 100_1 receives a duty-free goods delivery service from the first departing customer. Duty-free goods delivery service requested by the first departing customer is to deliver the duty-free goods received at the delivery point of the A duty-free shop to gate 61. The departure flight will depart at 10:10 am. In addition, the duty-free shopping service requested by the second departing customer is to purchase the duty free goods at the duty free shop at the B-duty shop and deliver it to the gate 15. The flight departing for the second departing customer will depart at 9:20 am.

In this case, the duty-free robot 100 sets a priority order between the duty-free goods delivery service requested by the first departing customer, the duty-free shopping service requested by the second departing customer, and the plurality of operations for performing the respective services. Specifically, in order to deliver the duty-free goods to the second departing customer who has a faster flight departure time, he visits the duty-free shop near the current location and purchases the duty-free product. After that, drive to Gate 15 and take the duty-free goods requested by the first departing customer via the A-duty store delivery point, and then drive toward Gate 15. The duty-free robot 100_1 arrives at gate 15 and delivers the duty-free goods to the second departing customer, thereby providing the duty-free shopping service first. Thereafter, the duty-free robot 100_1 travels at gate 61 and delivers the duty-free goods requested by the first departing customer.

FIG. 8B shows a case in which priority is changed between a plurality of services and a plurality of operations. When a new service is additionally requested or a situation related to service provision is changed while performing a plurality of services and a plurality of operations, the duty-free robot 100 may change the priority among a plurality of services and a plurality of operations. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 may change the priorities among a plurality of services and operations by reflecting the additionally requested services and operations in real time.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the duty-free robot 100_1 is traveling in the departure hall to provide duty-free goods related services. The duty-free robot 100_1 must arrive at gate 61 at 10:10 am and deliver the duty free goods. In this state, the duty-free robot 100_1 is requested for a new service. The new service requested by the tax-free robot (100_1) is to deliver the duty-free goods to the departing customer at the B-Duty Free Shop for the departing customer boarding the flight departing at 9 o'clock in the morning at Gate 15.

Since the flight departure time is faster, the newly requested service needs to be provided before the current service. In this case, the duty-free robot 100_1 corrects the current route in order to provide the newly requested service and starts to travel toward the B-duty free shop delivery place.

FIG. 8C illustrates a case in which the priorities of a plurality of services and a plurality of operations are changed by reflecting a service-related situation. The duty-free robot 100_1 may change the priority among a plurality of services and a plurality of operations while reflecting a situation related to the provision of services while performing a plurality of services and a plurality of operations according to a priority order. In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can change the priorities among a plurality of services and operations by reflecting in real time the congestion degree of each zone in the airport, the duty-free point, or the congestion degree of the duty-free shop delivery point.

Referring to FIG. 8C, the duty-free robot 100_1 is traveling toward the duty-free goods delivery area A and the duty-free goods delivery area B to perform a plurality of duty-free goods related services. In this case, the duty-free robot 100_1 will preferentially pass through the A duty free shop 611 and then the B duty free shop 612 according to the priority order.

In this case, the duty-free robot 100 can determine the congestion of the A duty free shop delivery point 611 and the B duty free shop delivery place 612. Specifically, the duty-free robot 100_1 communicates with the servers of the delivery shelters 611 and 612 to recognize the waiting sequence in the delivery shelves 611 and 612, , 612 can be determined.

The waiting number of A duty free shop director 611 is 78, and the waiting number of B duty free shop delivery desk 612 is 10. Therefore, the duty-free robot 100_1 firstly passes through the B-duty free shop 612 based on the congestion of the respective delivery shops 611 and 612, and then passes through the A duty free shop delivery place 611, .

9 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a plurality of duty-free robots cooperate with each other to provide a duty-free goods related service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The plurality of duty-free robots 100_1 and 100_2 can cooperate with each other to provide duty-free goods related services. To this end, the plurality of duty-free robots 100_1 and 100_2 communicate with each other to share duty-related services and services for providing the duty-free goods services and services to be performed by them, and redistribute at least one of a plurality of services and operations, have.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first duty-free robot 100_1 and the second duty-free robot 100_2 respectively start duty-free goods related services (S901 and S911).

While traveling for service, the first duty-free robot 100_1 and the second duty-free robot 100_2 sense each other. Specifically, the first duty-free robot 100_1 senses the second duty-free robot 100_2 (S902), and the second duty-free robot 100_2 senses the first duty-free robot 100_1 (S912).

In this case, the first duty-free robot 100_1 transmits information on the service performed by the first duty-free robot 100_1 to the second duty-free robot 100_2 (S903).

Further, the second duty-free robot 100_2 transmits information on the service performed by the second duty-free robot 100_2 to the first duty-free robot 100_1 (S904).

The first duty-free robot 100_1 and the second duty-free robot 100_2 redistribute the services they perform respectively (S905).

10A and 10B are views for explaining a method of providing a duty-free goods related service by a plurality of duty-free robots cooperating with each other according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10A shows a case where a plurality of duty-free robots exchange duty-free goods services with each other. A plurality of duty-free robots can exchange duty-related service with each other. Specifically, the duty-free robot can allocate at least one of the services it is performing to another duty-free robot.

Referring to FIG. 10A, the first tax-free robot 100_1 is traveling toward the gate 15 and the second tax-free robot 100_2 is traveling toward the gate 61 according to the traveling route. When the first duty-free robot 100_1 and the second duty-free robot 100_2 approach each other, they share information on services and operations performed by the other party.

In this case, the first duty-free robot 100_1 purchases a duty-free shopping service to be performed after the current operation, that is, a duty-free item at an A-duty shop, and transfers the service to the gate 61 at 10:05 AM, (100_2). Thus, the second duty-free robot 100_2 performs the corresponding service.

In addition, the second duty-free robot 100_2 receives duty-free goods from the duty-free service delivery service to be performed after the current operation, that is, duty-free goods at the duty free shop A, And can be assigned to the robot 100_1. As a result, the first duty-free robot 100_1 performs the corresponding service.

FIG. 10B shows a case where the duty-free robot transfers an operation for providing a duty-free product related service to another duty-free robot. The duty - free robot can deliver the duty - free goods related service to other duty - free robots. Specifically, the duty-free robot can assign at least one of the operations it is performing to another duty-free robot.

Referring to FIG. 10B, the first tax-free robot 100_1 is traveling toward the gate 15 and the second tax-free robot 100_2 is traveling toward the gate 61 according to the traveling route. When the first duty-free robot 100_1 and the second duty-free robot 100_2 approach each other, they share information on services and operations performed by the other party.

The first tax-exclusion robot 100_1 can allocate an operation to be performed after the current operation, that is, an operation of delivering the object 1010 to the second duty-free robot 100_2 at the 61st gate. Thus, the second duty-free robot 100_2 performs the corresponding operation instead of the first duty-free robot 100_1. In this case, the first tax exemption robot 100_1 can deliver the article 1010 to be delivered to the second tax exemption robot 100_2.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: airport robot 110, 210: microcomputer
120: power supply unit 130:
140: Driving driver 150, 220: Application processor
160: User interface unit 170: Object recognition unit
180, 230: position recognition unit 190: LAN module
200: mobile terminal 300: server
400: camera

Claims (20)

In an airport robot,
A traveling driving unit traveling on an airport;
A display unit for displaying a screen related to a request for a duty free service;
A user interface unit for scanning the passport or the boarding pass to recognize the passenger information; And
And setting a traveling route for providing the duty-free goods service based on the duty-free goods information input on the screen and the passenger information recognized by the user interface unit when the duty-free goods service is requested through the screen, And controls the travel driving unit to travel through the airport to provide the duty-free goods service. The method according to claim 1,
The passenger information includes:
An airport robot including at least one of a passenger name, a passenger number of a passenger, a boarding time, a boarding gate, an airplane seat, a boarding time, a country of departure, a boarding pass number, The method according to claim 1,
The above-
It is a duty-free shopping service that purchases duty-free goods at the duty-
The above-mentioned duty-free goods information includes information on duty-free goods to be purchased, quantity, and the like. The method according to claim 1,
The above-
It is a duty-free goods receipt service that receives duty-free goods at the duty free shop delivery point and delivers them to the boarding gate.
The above-mentioned duty-free goods information includes the duty-free goods information to be received, the delivery place to be picked up, and the like. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
The airport robot sets the traveling route based on at least one of a duty-free shop location to be visited, a duty-free shop delivery place to be visited, a boarding gate, a boarding deadline, an airport internal map and a current position of an airport robot. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein,
Wherein the traveling route is changed by reflecting at least any one of congestion of the area of the airport, congestion of the duty free shop or duty free shop delivery place, change of the boarding gate, and change of the boarding deadline. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the plurality of pieces of duty-free goods services are requested through the screen, judging a plurality of operations for providing the plurality of duty-free goods services, and determining and setting the priority among the plurality of operations. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a communication unit for performing communication with another airport robot,
Wherein the communication unit communicates with the other airport robot and assigns the duty free goods service to the other airport robot. In an airport robot system,
When the duty free service is requested through a screen related to a request for a duty free service, the passenger or boarding pass inputted through the screen is scanned to recognize the passenger information, and the passenger information is transmitted to the server An airport robot that travels through an airport and provides the duty-free goods service;
And a server for setting the traveling route of the airport robot for providing the duty-free goods service on the basis of the duty-free goods information and the passenger information, and controlling the airport robot to travel the airport according to the traveling route, . 10. The method of claim 9,
The passenger information includes:
The airport robot system comprising at least one of a passenger name, a passenger number of a passenger, a boarding time, a boarding gate, an airplane seat, a boarding time, an outgoing country, a boarding pass number, 10. The method of claim 9,
The above-
It is a duty-free shopping service that purchases duty-free goods at the duty-
Wherein the duty-free product information includes duty-free goods information to be purchased, a quantity, and the like. 10. The method of claim 9,
The above-
It is a duty-free goods receipt service that receives duty-free goods at the duty free shop delivery point and delivers them to the boarding gate.
Wherein the duty-free item information includes duty-to-be-received goods information to be received, a delivery position to be received, and the like. 10. The method of claim 9,
The server comprises:
Wherein the travel route is set based on at least one of a duty-free shop location to be visited, a duty-free store delivery destination location to be visited, a boarding gate, a boarding deadline time, an airport internal map and a current position of an airport robot. 14. The method of claim 13,
The server comprises:
And changes the traveling route by reflecting at least any one of a congestion level of the airport, a congestion level of the duty-free shop or duty-free shop delivery floor, a change of the boarding gate, and a change of the boarding deadline. 10. The method of claim 9,
The server comprises:
And determining a plurality of operations for providing the plurality of duty-free goods services and determining the priority among the plurality of operations when the plurality of duty-free goods services are requested through the screen. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing a traveling method of an airport robot,
In the traveling method,
A step of requesting a duty free service;
Receiving a passport or boarding pass, scanning the passport to recognize the passenger information;
Receiving the duty-free goods information;
Setting a traveling route for providing the duty-free goods service based on the duty-free goods information and the passenger information; And
And driving the airport according to the travel route to provide the duty-free service. 17. The method of claim 16,
The passenger information includes:
And at least one of a passenger name, a passenger number of a passenger, a boarding time, a boarding gate, an airplane seat, a boarding time, an outgoing country, a boarding pass number and an airplane flight number. 17. The method of claim 16,
The above-
It is a duty-free shopping service that purchases duty-free goods at the duty-
The duty-free product information includes information on duty-free goods to be purchased, a quantity, and the like. 17. The method of claim 16,
The above-
It is a duty-free goods receipt service that receives duty-free goods at the duty free shop delivery point and delivers them to the boarding gate.
The above-mentioned duty-free goods information includes the duty-free goods information to be received, the delivery place to be received, and the like. 17. The method of claim 16,
And setting the travel route based on at least one of a duty-free shop location to be visited, a duty-free store delivery place to be visited, a boarding gate, a boarding deadline time, an airport internal map and a current position of an airport robot.

Images