RU203773U1 - DEVICE FOR PURCHASING GOODS WITHOUT SELLER - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to data processing systems. The technical result consists in the implementation of the purchase of goods without a seller due to the implementation of the device with programmable controls made with the possibility of internal and external communication. The device contains a code identification module, a payment for goods and services module, a display, a communication module and a control module located in the case and connected to each other. The code identification module is made in the form of a video camera with machine vision capability. The module for payment for goods and services is made in the form of a contactless payment terminal. The display is made with a touch panel capable of visual display and interactive input of information for specified service modes. The switching module is designed as a Wi-Fi router. The control module is made in the form of a mini-computer with software and a database with the ability to control the operation of the mentioned modules and the display in the mode of providing access to goods and making payments in vending machines and retail stores without a seller, in the mode of providing access to premises with attendance control and the mode of identification of documents certifying the right to attend events or receive services, switch the above modes, update the software and database, remotely control the device and monitor the operability of its modules and display, differentiate access rights, protect information transmission channels and exchange information in the mode real time using different protocols with appropriate external software and hardware for identifying personal data of users, gaining access to goods or services and for making payments. The control module at the input and output is connected to the code identification module, the goods and services payment module and the display, and at the output is connected to the switching module. 3 C.p. f-crystals, 4 fig.

Description

The utility model relates to data processing systems intended for commercial purposes, namely, devices for the purchase of goods without a seller, and can be used in vending machines for various purposes, retail stores without a seller and in the service sector to control access and identify documents certifying the right to attend events or receive services.

A device for paying for goods and services is known (RF patent No. 176317, IPC (2017.08): G06Q 20/00; G06Q 30/00, publication date 01/16/2018), containing a control module, a cash register module, a module located in the body and connected to each other. printing, fiscal module, communication module, code identification module, touch panel display and power supply. The control module is made in the form of a mini-computer with software and database and wired and wireless interfaces for connection with device modules and with external software and hardware. The cash register is made in the form of a microprocessor with software and is connected to a fiscal module, a printing module and a control module. The printing module is designed as a device for printing receipts on thermal paper. The fiscal module is configured to store information about cash transactions. The code identification module is made in the form of a video camera for reading barcodes. The communication module is connected with the cash register module and the control module and contains connectors for connecting to the Internet and connecting to external software and hardware. The device is capable of servicing in the following modes: payment for goods and services, transfer of fiscal data to the appropriate external hardware and to the user's personal account, transferring information about payment transactions to external hardware for managing points of sale, connecting to internal network programs, and services and installation of external applications. The known device is used to carry out cash transactions and keep records of them, mainly in Internet commerce and in some areas of services, for example, courier services.

The disadvantage of the known device is the limited functionality due to its use for purchasing pre-ordered or selected goods, mainly in Internet commerce, and paying for pre-ordered services.

A device for buying goods without a seller is known (RF patent No. 2707906, IPC (2012.01): G06Q 20/18, publication date 02.12.2019), containing a code identification module, a database of identified codes, a payment module for goods located in the body and interconnected , speaker and audio file database. The code identification module is configured to decrypt the codes using the appropriate cryptosystem and is interconnected with the identified codes database. The module for payment for goods is made with the ability to read contact and contactless cards and accept payment for goods or services from a decrypted and identified as a unique code or from a bank account. The speaker and the database of audio files are configured to play audio files corresponding to the purchase of selected goods or services. The said device is part of a system further comprising a device for selecting and dispensing goods or for providing access to a service, an external server, an electronic cash register and a printing device. The device for selecting and dispensing goods or for providing access to a service comprises a control module made in the form of a computerized electronic device with modem and audit functions, and an associated module for issuing goods and providing access to a service, telemetry sensors, a reset relay and a display. The control module is configured to change the settings and reboot the device, make enrollments, perform audit functions, monitor possible errors, connect and exchange information using various protocols with at least two devices connected to the network, store and process at least quantitative data on sales of goods and / or services provided, transfer of information to external software and hardware. The control module is associated with a payment module and a database of identified device codes for purchasing goods without a seller. The device for purchasing goods without a seller is located separately from the device for selecting and dispensing goods or for providing access to a service and is connected with it by means of communication.

The device for purchasing goods without a seller is used as follows. By means of the device for selecting and dispensing goods or for providing access to the service, the type of goods or services is selected and, by means of the payment module of the device for purchasing goods without a seller, they are paid with a contactless card. Information about payment through the above-mentioned module and modem goes to the control module and then to the external server for identification and decryption of the contactless card code, after successful confirmation of which a signal is sent to the module for issuing goods or providing access to the service for issuing the corresponding number of them. Issuance of goods or provision of access to a service may be accompanied by visual images on the display and / or sound signals from the speaker, and the read code enters the database of identified codes of the device module for purchasing goods without a seller and to an external server. The known device is used to carry out cash transactions in vending machines, made with the possibility of automatic dispensing of goods after their prepayment, and in services that do not require access control or identification of documents.

The disadvantages of the known device are:

- limited functionality due to the use in vending machines intended for the sale of goods in hard packaging with long lead times, and in service sectors, mainly by prior order;

- insufficient convenience for buyers due to the need for prepayment, which significantly limits the possibilities for refusing to buy or returning paid goods and services, for example, in cases of inadequate quality or in other situations.

The utility model is based on the task of expanding the arsenal of technical means for purchasing goods in automatic retail outlets, made with the ability to access goods without prepayment, and in the areas of services related to the provision of access and identification of documents.

The technical result consists in the implementation of this purpose due to the implementation of the device with programmable controls, made with the possibility of internal and external communication. The specified implementation of the device allows at the same time to significantly improve the convenience of purchasing goods by providing access to goods and their selection without prepayment, as well as in the convenience of service in the service sectors by eliminating the human factor when gaining access and identifying documents.

The problem is solved in that a device for buying goods without a seller, containing a code identification module and a payment module for goods and services located in the housing and connected to each other, according to the utility model, it additionally contains a display, a communication module and a control module, the code identification module is made in the form of a video camera with machine vision, the module for payment for goods and services is made in the form of a contactless payment terminal, the display is made with a touch panel capable of visual display and interactive input of information for specified service modes, the switching module is made in the form of a Wi-Fi router, and the control module made in the form of a minicomputer with software and a database with the ability to control the operation of the mentioned modules and the display in the mode of providing access to goods and making their payment in vending machines and retail stores without a seller, the mode of providing access UPA in premises with visit control and identification mode of documents certifying the right to attend events or receive services, switch the mentioned modes, update the software and database, remotely control the device and monitor the health of its modules and display, differentiate access rights, protect transmission channels information and exchange of information in real time using different protocols with appropriate external software and hardware for identifying personal data of users, gaining access to goods or services and for making payments, while the control module at the entrance and exit is connected to the code identification module, the module payment for goods and services and a display, and at the output is connected to the switching module.

At the same time, it is advisable that in the mode of providing access to goods and making payments for them in vending machines and retail stores without a seller, the software and the database of the control module were made with the ability to provide customers with access to goods, identify the codes of selected goods, pay for them, automatically completion of access to goods after payment, visual display of operations through the display, accounting for information about goods and transactions of buyers, exchange of information with the display and device modules and with external software and hardware to identify personal data of buyers, to gain access to goods and to make payment goods, while the provision of access to goods is carried out using contactless bank cards or a mobile device with the Apple Pay and / or Google Pay function.

It is also advisable that in the modes of providing access to premises with visit control and identification of documents certifying the right to attend events and receive services, the software and database of the control module are made with the possibility of identifying, respectively, individual codes of visitors or codes of documents by means of the code identification module, visual display of operations through the display, accounting information about operations, exchange of information with the display, the code identification module and with external software and hardware to identify the personal data of visitors and to gain access to services in the appropriate mode, while gaining access to services is carried out via a mobile visitor devices with the function of displaying codes or the corresponding document

It is also advisable to use bar linear codes, two-dimensional codes PDF417 (EGAIS), matrix codes QR codes and DataMatrix codes on electronic and paper carriers for the identification of goods and services.

The new design of the device for buying goods without a seller ensures the achievement of the claimed technical result. In particular, the additional use of a display device with a touch panel capable of visual display and interactive input of information for specified service modes, a communication module, made in the form of a Wi-Fi router, and a control module, made in the form of a minicomputer with software and database, in combination with the use of advanced modules for identifying codes and paying for goods and services, allow localizing in one device technical means for implementing information and communication capabilities necessary to sell goods without a seller and provide services related to providing access and identifying documents. Essential features associated with the implementation of the control module with software and a database with the ability to control the operation of the mentioned modules and the display in the mode of providing access to goods and making their payment in vending machines and retail stores without a seller, the mode of providing access to premises with visit control and the mode of identification of documents certifying the right to attend events or receive services, as well as switching these modes, allow you to expand the functionality of the device. Essential features associated with the implementation of a control module with software and a database with the ability to update software and a database, remotely control the device and monitor the operation of its modules and display, differentiate access rights, protect information transmission channels and exchange information in real time via different protocols with external software and hardware for identifying personal data of users, gaining access to goods or services and for making payments, allow you to quickly change the settings and operating modes of the device, control its resource capabilities and automatically process the entire amount of information related to the purchase goods and services, and thereby improve the performance of the device while improving the usability. The essential features associated with the communication connections of the control module with the code identification module, the goods and services payment module and the switching module are aimed at ensuring the operability of the device.

In general, the totality of common and distinctive essential features of the utility model allows the device to be used for a wide range of vending machines and automatic outlets, incl. made with freezers and refrigerators for the sale of food products with short sales periods, which undoubtedly expands the possibilities of buyers and increases the convenience of purchasing goods. The use of the device in the service sectors related to the provision of access and identification of documents allows to reduce the duration of these operations and eliminate the influence of the human factor.

The essence of the claimed utility model is illustrated by examples of the Briskley-terminal device developed by the BRISKLEY Limited Liability Company.

The figures of the drawing show: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the device; in fig. 2 is an illustration of a device on a vending machine; in fig. 3 is a block diagram of device connections in the mode of providing access to goods and making payments for them in vending machines and retail stores without a seller (example 1); in fig. 4 is a block diagram of the device's connections in the modes of providing access to rooms with control of visits and identification of documents (examples 2 and 3).

The device consists (Fig. 1, 2) of the housing 1 and located in it a code identification module 2, a payment module for goods and services 3, a display 4 with a touch panel 5, a communication module 6 and a control module 7.

The code identification module 2 is made in the form of an OpenMV Cam H7 video camera, designed for video image analysis (machine vision) and control of interconnected modules in the device. The video camera software is designed to recognize and decode bar linear codes, two-dimensional PDF417 codes (EGAIS), matrix QR codes and DataMatrix codes on electronic and paper media. Using the OpenMV video camera ensures successful reading of codes up to 99.7%.

The module for payment for goods and services 3 is made in the form of a mobile terminal (card reader) for receiving payments using NFC technology from the corresponding bank cards in a contactless way or receiving payments from a mobile device with the Apple Pay and / or Google Pay function. This mobile terminal also supports Android Pay and Samsung Pay technologies, which expands payment options and improves convenience for customers. The use of this mobile terminal as part of the device allows ensuring a security level that meets the PCI DSS Level 1 standards, which provides, in particular, that data on payment cards and transactions are not stored on the buyer's device or smartphone and therefore cannot be used by intruders. At the same time, the software of the control module 7 contains a protocol that allows, by means of a remote automatic update, to connect almost any mobile terminal to the device to receive payments without making changes to its architecture and recalling it for changeover. In particular, it is possible to connect and support mobile terminals from Verifone, Ingenico, Ibox, 2Can.

Display 4 is made with a 5 inch HDMI LCD (H) screen and a capacitive touch panel 5. The HDMI screen interface is compatible with single board computers and multisystems and provides interactive input and visual display of information for specified modes, including:

- informing about the operating hours of the outlet;

- informing about advertising offers and promotions;

- initialization of a purchase operation and sending a command to a remote technical facility to provide access to goods;

- a set of a basket (by scanning the codes of the selected goods);

- displaying information about payment methods;

- withdrawal of a QR code to start the payment procedure through the application;

- image of a QR code with a receipt;

- additional information for the features of the selected operating mode.

Switching module 6 is made in the form of a Wi-Fi router of the Huawei e8372h model with two connectors for an external antenna and support for connecting up to 10 client devices. Taking into account the conditions for the location of a point of sale or a service sector facility, the device can be connected to the Internet via an Ethernet (RJ-45) connector or equipped with a Wi-Fi router with a SIM card and communicate via the mobile Internet.

Control module 7 is made in the form of a single-board minicomputer Orange Pi 4 16GB eMMC. The minicomputer is implemented on the basis of a six-core 64-bit Rockchip RK3399 processor, built on a 28 nanometer HKMG process, with a frequency of 2.0 GHz. The technology is based on the ARM big.LITTLE architecture. The graphics core is a Mali-T864 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1 / 2.0 / 3.0 / 3.1, OpenVG 1.1, OpenCL, DX 11, support for AFBC. The operating memory of the minicomputer is 4 GB. At the input and output, the control module 7 is connected to the code identification module 2 and the payment for goods and services module 3 and at the output is connected to the switching module 6. The interfaces for communication with the mentioned elements are part of the program of the control module 7 and are located in its permanent memory.

The software and database of the control module 7 are configured to control the operation of the mentioned modules 2, 3, 6 and the display 4 with the touch panel 5 in the following service modes:

- providing access to goods and making payments for them in vending machines and retail stores without a seller;

- providing access to the premises with the control of visits;

- identification of documents certifying the right to attend events or receive services.

In addition, the software and database of the control module 7 are made with the ability to:

- switching of the mentioned modes;

- software and database updates;

- remote control of the device and control of the operation of its modules and display;

- differentiation of access rights;

- protection of information transmission channels;

- exchange of information in real time using different protocols with appropriate external software and hardware for identifying personal data of users, gaining access to goods or services and for making payments.

In the mode of providing access to goods and making payment for them in vending machines and retail stores without a seller, the software and database of the control module 7 are made with the ability to:

- providing customers with access to goods;

- identification of the codes of the selected goods by means of the code identification module 2;

- payment for the selected goods through the payment for goods and services module 3;

- visual display of operations by means of display 4;

- completion of access to goods after payment;

- visual display of the receipt by means of display 4;

- exchange of information with the modules of the device and the display 4 with the touch panel 5;

- exchange of information with external software and hardware to identify personal data of buyers to gain access to goods and make payments.

Provision of access to goods and its completion after payment is carried out by means of external software and hardware 8, configured to control the point of sale without a seller. Access to goods is provided based on the results of identification of the owners of contactless bank cards or a mobile device with the ApplePay function by means of the payment for goods and services module 3 and the corresponding external software and hardware of financial institutions 9. The visual display of the electronic check on display 4 is carried out by means of external software and hardware 8 and external software and hardware 10, configured to generate fiscal receipts. At points of sale 11 (vending machines and retail stores without a seller), access to goods and its completion is performed by means of appropriate technical means 12, for example, electronic locks.

The software and database of the control module 7 also contain the ability to provide trusted access to goods without prior identification of buyers. Such an opportunity is provided to users of vending machines located in premises with controlled access, for example, in office premises or institutions with a known composition of potential buyers.

In the modes of providing access to the premises with the control of visits and the identification of documents certifying the right to attend events and receive services, the software and the database of the control module 7 are configured to;

- identification, respectively, of individual codes of visitors or codes of documents by means of the code identification module 2;

- visual display of operations by means of display 4;

- information exchange with the code identification module 2 and display 4 with touch screen 5;

- exchange of information with external software and hardware to identify the personal data of visitors and to gain access to services in the appropriate mode.

The provision of access to the above services is carried out on the basis of reading individual codes from the mobile device of visitors or codes on the corresponding documents by means of the code identification module 2 and their identification by means of external software and hardware 8 capable of controlling the corresponding technical means 13, for example, electronic locks or turnstiles.

To identify goods and services, linear bar codes and two-dimensional codes PDF417 (EGAIS), matrix QR codes and DataMatrix codes are used in electronic and paper form.

The design features of the device presented in the figures and in the description do not exhaust all possible options for its implementation, ensuring the achievement of the claimed technical result. The set of common and distinctive features of an independent claim of a utility model allows the device to use different models of modules and display, the technical characteristics of which provide the declared functionality.

The device is used as follows.

Example 1. Using the device in the mode of providing access to goods and making payments for them in vending machines (Fig. 2, 3).

The device is fixed on the door of the vending machine 11, for example, a refrigerator with packaged products, and connected to a power source. Communication with external software and hardware 8-10 is carried out by means of wireless communication using module 6.

The provision of access to goods and their payment are performed in the following sequence:

1. The buyer's launch of a purchase session on the touch screen 5 of the display 4 and the transfer of information to the external software and hardware 8.

2. Transfer of information about the start of the session from the external software and hardware 8 to the control module 7.

3. Launching the module for payment for goods and services 3 via the touch screen 5 of the display 4.

4. Contactless retrieval of information from a bank card by means of the payment for goods and services module 3 and transmission of information to external software and hardware 9 to identify the buyer and check the card's solvency.

5. Transfer of information about the results of customer identification and card solvency check from external software and hardware 9 to external software and hardware 8.

6. Simultaneous transfer of information from the external software and hardware 8 to the vending machine 11 to open the electronic lock 12 on the door.

7. Transfer of information about the start of scanning the codes of goods from the external software and hardware 8 to the control module 7.

8. Transmission of information about the start of scanning the product codes from the control module 7 to the code identification module 2.

9. Selection of goods by the buyer and scanning their codes by means of a video camera of the code identification module 2 and transferring information to the control module 7.

10. Transfer of information about the codes of the goods selected by the buyer from the control module 7 to the external software and hardware 8 to form the shopping cart.

11. Transfer of information about the shopping cart from the external software and hardware 8 to the display screen 4 for its visual display.

12. The customer starts the transaction for paying for the goods on the touch screen 5 of the display 4 and transferring information to the module for paying for goods and services 3.

13. Transfer of information about the customer's payment for goods from the module for paying for goods and services 3 to external software and hardware 9 for payment.

14. Transfer of information about the results of payment from external software and hardware 9 to external software and hardware 8.

15. Transfer of information for the generation of an electronic check from external software and hardware 8 to external software and hardware 10.

16. Transfer of information about an electronic check from external software and hardware 10 to external software and hardware 8.

17. Transfer of information about an electronic check from external software and hardware 8 to the control module 7.

18. Transmission of information about an electronic receipt from the control module 7 to the display screen 4.

19. Displaying the QR code of the electronic check on the display screen 4 for copying by the customer and transferring information from the external software and hardware 8 to the vending machine 11 to close the electronic lock 12 on the door.

After that, the software of the control module 7 ends the session of purchasing the goods and puts the elements of the device in the standby mode of the next buyer.

During the session, the buyer is given the opportunity to get acquainted on the display screen 4 with information about the operating mode of the outlet, advertising offers and promotions and other useful information.

Example 2. Use of the device in the mode of trusted access to goods and payment for them in vending machines (Fig. 2, 3).

This opportunity is provided to users on vending machines located in premises with controlled access, for example, in office premises or institutions with a known composition of potential buyers.

The provision of access to goods and their payment is carried out similarly to example 1 without performing steps 3-5, and the buyer pays for the selected goods at step 12.

Example 3. Using the device in the mode of providing access to goods and making payments in retail stores without a seller.

The device is fixed in a place convenient for buyers in the trading floor and connected to a power source. Communication with external software and hardware 8-10 is carried out by means of wireless communication using module 6.

Providing access to goods and paying for them is carried out similarly to example 1.

Example 4. Using the device in the mode of providing access to rooms with attendance control.

The device is fixed on the door at the entrance to the room with attendance control and connected to a power source. Communication with external software and hardware 8 and technical means 13 is carried out by means of wireless communication using module 6. In this service mode, the payment module for goods and services 3 is disabled by the control module 7.

Access is granted in the following sequence:

1. The visitor starts the access session on the touch screen 5 of the display 4 and the transfer of information to the external software and hardware 8.

2. Transfer of information about the start of the session from the external software and hardware 8 to the control module 7.

3. Transmission of information about the start of scanning the product codes from the control module 7 to the code identification module 2.

4. Contactless scanning of individual or dynamic QR codes of visitors for authorized entrance to the premises by means of a video camera of the code identification module 2 and transfer of information to the control module 7.

5. Transfer of information about scanned QR codes from the control module 7 to external software and hardware 8 for their identification of visitors.

6. Transfer of information about the results of the identification of visitors from the external software and hardware 8 to the control module 7.

7. Transfer of information to open an electronic lock or turnstile from the control module 7 to the hardware 13.

8. After admitting the visitor - transmission of information about closing the electronic lock or turnstile from the technical device 13 to the control module 7.

9. Transfer of information about the end of the session from the control module 7 to external software and hardware 8.

10. Transfer of information about the transition to the standby mode from the external software and hardware 8 to the display 4.

After that, the software of the control module 7 ends the session of purchasing the goods and puts the elements of the device in the standby mode of the next visitor.

Example 5. Using the device in the mode of identification of documents certifying the right to attend events or receive services.

The device is fixed on the door at the entrance to the premises or in another place convenient for visitors at the direction of the organizers of the event. Communication with external software and hardware 8 and technical means 13 is carried out by means of wireless communication using module 6.

Providing access to services is carried out similarly to example 4 by contactless scanning of QR or other codes on documents presented by visitors.

The claimed device has been tested in real operating conditions in the spheres of trade and services. The results of approbation confirm the achievement of the claimed technical result. Expansion of functional capabilities has made it possible to significantly increase the competitive advantages and economic efficiency of outlets without a seller and the corresponding service sectors by expanding the range of additional services and improving convenience for buyers and visitors.

Claims (4)

1. A device for purchasing goods without a seller, containing a code identification module and a payment for goods and services module located in the case and connected to each other, characterized in that it additionally contains a display, a communication module and a control module, the code identification module is made in the form of a video camera with the possibility of machine vision, the module for payment for goods and services is made in the form of a contactless payment terminal, the display is made with a touch panel with the possibility of visual display and interactive input of information for specified service modes, the switching module is made in the form of a Wi-Fi router, and the control module is made in the form a mini-computer with software and a database with the ability to control the operation of the mentioned modules and the display in the mode of providing access to goods and making payments in vending machines and retail stores without a seller, in the mode of providing access to premises with attendance control and the mode of identification of documents certifying the right to attend events or receive services, switch the above modes, update the software and database, remotely control the device and monitor the operability of its modules and display, differentiate access rights, protect information transmission channels and exchange information in the mode real-time using different protocols with appropriate external software and hardware for identifying personal data of users, gaining access to goods or services and for making payments, while the control module at the entrance and exit is connected to the code identification module, the module for payment for goods and services and the display , and at the output is connected to the switching module. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that in the mode of providing access to goods and making payment for them in vending machines and retail stores without a seller, the software and the database of the control module are configured to provide customers with access to goods, identify codes selected goods, their payment, automatic completion of access to goods after payment, visual display of operations through the display, accounting information about goods and transactions of buyers, exchange of information with the display and device modules and with external software and hardware to identify personal data of buyers, to gain access to goods and to pay for goods, while providing access to goods is carried out through contactless bank cards or a mobile device with the Apple Pay and / or Google Pay function. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that in the modes of providing access to the premises with control of visits and identification of documents certifying the right to attend events and receive services, the software and database of the control module are made with the possibility of identifying, respectively, individual codes of visitors or document codes by means of the code identification module, visual display of operations through the display, accounting of information about operations, information exchange with the display, the code identification module and with external software and hardware to identify the personal data of visitors and to gain access to services in the appropriate mode, while access to services is carried out through a mobile device of visitors with the function of displaying codes or a corresponding document. 4. Device according to any one of paragraphs. 1-3, characterized in that bar linear codes, two-dimensional PDF417 codes (EGAIS), matrix codes QR codes and DataMatrix codes in electronic and paper form are used to identify goods and services.

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