RU191835U1 - Device for receiving and issuing mobile electronics for repair - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to vending machines designed to provide the process of automating the reception and delivery of goods, in particular defective mobile electronics, for subsequent transfer to the workshop, as well as for the delivery of repaired devices back to customers. The technical task of the claimed device is to automate the process of receiving and issuing mobile electronics in repair. The technical task is achieved due to the fact that the device for receiving and issuing mobile electronics for repair contains cells with electric mechanical lock, cashless terminal, central control unit, monitors, external video recording device, microprocessor-based wireless communication module, which provides communication with the operator, each cell is equipped with an individual light status indication and photo-fixing device, which is controlled by a microprocessor wireless communication module .

Description

The utility model relates to vending-type machines designed to provide the process of automating the reception and delivery of goods, in particular defective mobile electronics, for subsequent transmission to the workshop, as well as for the delivery of repaired devices back to customers.

Vending is understood as the sale of goods and services using automated systems (vending machines). Vending has become widespread in the world as a convenient and not very demanding way to trade or provide services.

Known automated point of storage and pickup of goods [Patent RU No. 174365, publ. 10.10.2017, IPC G06Q 50/32], containing a center console connected to the first type of cabinet containing containers for receiving and sending correspondence, and with the second type of cabinet containing containers for receiving and sending perishable products, made with the possibility of cooling, this center console is configured to connect to a personal computer. The peculiarity is that the second type of cabinet contains containers for receiving and sending perishable products, which can be made with the possibility of individual cooling of each container.

Known application US 2010/0026452 A1 for the invention of “DEPOSIT BOX UNIT, LOGISTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEPOSIT BOX UNIT”, IPC G06F 7/04, publ. 02/04/2010, which describes the postal for the delivery of parcels and goods, equipped with a touch monitor and button keyboard for interacting with the user, lockable cells of various sizes, sensors for opening and closing locks, a modem. This solution provides the reception, storage and issuance of mail and orders from online stores. This decision provides the service of notifying the recipient of the delivery of his parcel via e-mail, CMC messages and other communication channels, if the goods are not suitable for the recipient, then the return function is provided in the terminal.

The disadvantages of the known devices are their relatively narrow functionality, the lack of communication with personnel and the low degree of security of the contents of the device.

The technical task of the claimed device is to automate the process of receiving and issuing mobile electronics for repair.

 The technical problem is achieved due to the fact that the device for receiving and issuing mobile electronics for repair contains cells with an electro-mechanical lock, a cashless terminal, a central control unit, monitors, a video recording device for external space, a microprocessor-based wireless communication module that provides communication with the operator, moreover, each cell is equipped with an individual light status indication and a photofixation device, which is controlled by a microprocessor-based wireless module Noah connection.

The mobile equipment repair market is growing every year. In any crowded place, you are likely to find several, or even a dozen workshops. As a rule, they do not have a detuning from competitors, there is no unique selling proposition, and there is no highly qualified specialist. In small workshops, there are no elementary elements of a quality business (for example, a crm system or dividing the functionality into a master administrator, which significantly increases the time and reduces the quality of work. By combining these devices into a network, it is possible to establish a constant flow of customers. Therefore, you can hire highly qualified specialists and clearly distribute tasks, which will significantly increase the level of service as a whole.

By analogy with “convenience stores”, the claimed device allows customers not to spend extra time on the route from and to the workshop, a walk to the device will more likely coincide with people's daily routes.

Devices make it possible to quickly and significantly cheaper expand the existing network of workshops, without the need to search for highly qualified specialists in each new workshop.

The device for receiving and issuing mobile electronics for repair contains cells with an electro-mechanical lock, a cashless terminal, a central control unit, monitors, a video recording device for the external space, a microprocessor-based wireless communication module that provides communication with the operator, each cell having an individual light status indication and a photographic device, which is controlled by a microprocessor-based wireless module.

When designing the device, the developers were guided by the principles of creating bank terminals. Therefore, the device has a high level of security. Together with the operation algorithm, this gives guaranteed safety of all left devices. The system has implemented such tools as video recording of external space, including the client, photo recording of cell contents, a two-level system of opening cells by generating codes for clients to access the cell, no cash flow (non-cash payments only), registration and identification of clients by number phone, etc.

Each cell is equipped with a camera for fixing the contents. Cells are illuminated from the inside by LED backlighting. Depending on the status of the cell (busy, free), the color of the backlight changes.

Due to the fact that the cells are made with an electromechanical lock, the storage reliability of client devices is increased, loops using technology with bank cells make the probability of breaking extremely low. Photofixing, in addition to actually fixing the fact of the presence of the device in the cell, allows you to resolve disputes with clients in your favor (for example, when a client claims to have put an unbroken phone or a phone of another model).

The device operates as follows.

A client who needs to take advantage of service, consultation or repair of equipment on the device monitor selects the function that he needs. This can be a consultation of the master by communicating with him through a microprocessor wireless module, or handing over the equipment for repair, or picking up his device after paying for the service through a cashless payment terminal.

The video recording device fixes the external space in front of the device, including the client.

To avoid controversial situations, in the cells after closing, a device for photographing its contents is triggered.

Upon delivery of mobile equipment for repair, the client on the monitor selects the desired section, enters all the necessary data requested on the screen, then selects the cell into which he plans to put the equipment, it opens, the client puts the device there, closes the cell. At this moment, a signal that the cell is busy is transmitted to the central control unit. For the next client, the monitor displays information that this cell is busy, the backlight changes to red. Free cells will be highlighted in green.

At the next stage, the object from the device for receiving and issuing mobile electronics for repair is picked up by the courier for delivery to the master. The wizard processes the order and upon completion of work, places the object back into the cell. The client is informed via the microprocessor wireless module about the completion of his order.

In order to pick up the equipment for repair, the courier needs to enter two digital keys: his own, and the one generated by the central server at a particular moment. A double password prevents the couriers from trying to pick up client machines without the knowledge of the manager.

The average repair time is increased by adding delivery from the device to the workshop and vice versa, but will not exceed the psychological mark in one working day. This indicator does not exceed industry average values.

This development, coupled with the debugging of business processes at the modern level, will allow us to qualitatively change the market for small household repairs. This service will become better, safer, faster and more convenient for customers, and more profitable, scalable, formalized and insured for entrepreneurs.

Claims (1)

A device for receiving and issuing mobile electronics for repair, containing cells with an electromechanical lock, a cashless terminal, a central control unit, monitors, a video recording device for external space, a microprocessor-based wireless communication module, each cell being equipped with an individual light status indication and a photo fixing device.

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