TW201419225A - Automatic product supply machine with light-transmitting panel and motion-sensing device, and its display and sales method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an automatic product supply machine with a light-transmitting panel and a motion-sensing device and its display and sales method, in which an automatic product supply machine is provided, which uses a motion-sensing device to sense body information of a consumer and uses a light-transmitting panel to select a proper display zone to display product information in order to get suited to the eyesight ranges of consumers having different body heights or standing at different positions for observation, and which uses the motion-sensing device to sense if a person passes through the front of the automatic product supply device in order to drive the light-transmitting panel to display information of related products, which allows a consumer to interact with the automatic product supply machine through the motion-sensing device and allows the light-transmitting panel to provide a peeping-protection surface zone fit to the position of the consumer to serve as an identification data input area for payment, allowing for timely updating of sales and system information through remote on-line connection.

Description

Automatic feeder with transparent panel and body sensing device and display and sales method thereof

The invention relates to an automatic feeder with a transparent panel and a somatosensory device and a display and sales method thereof, in particular, a body sensing device is used to sense a consumer's body data for the light-transmitting panel to display information in a proper position for the consumer to view and Optional automatic feeder and its display sales method.

In order to increase the contact probability of consumers and reduce personnel costs, vending machines 4, as shown in Fig. 12, are commonly used in the streets and lanes of various cities. They are continuously operated continuously for 24 hours, by providing a product that can be viewed and sold. The display window 41 allows the consumer to purchase through the coin and the button, and the robot arm removes the purchased product 42 according to the selection button, and the consumer takes it from the picking window 43. However, most of the current vending machines 4, regardless of the item price information 44 and the item selection button 45, are directly placed at a fixed position below the item, for a child, for example, a child or a wheelchair-ridden consumer, the price The selection buttons are often unattainable.

And with the evolution of the times, there are many ways of spending more than the previous coin-operated sales, such as electronic money consumption such as credit cards, stored value cards and sensor chip cards, especially the transfer of various electronic money, most of which need to be input into individuals. The password can only be purchased after being certified by the card issuer. Some consumers even pointed out that the design of the vending machine's input keyboard and related passwords was improperly designed. In the process of typing data, personal information may be blocked by others watching behind it. If consumers can provide more protection for personal information and property security and consumption convenience for different forms of consumption, it will greatly increase consumers' willingness to shop.

In addition, there is no clear authority for the replenishment or repair of goods in the past. For example, when the logistics personnel replenish the goods and the maintenance personnel repair the hardware, the same backplane is opened. When the logistics personnel replenish the goods, the internal circuit board may be inadvertently caused to malfunction. In addition, the maintenance personnel may collide and cause damage to the goods. In particular, in order to facilitate the opening of various related operators, the lock key of the backboard cannot be frequently replaced, and the backplane is often opened without a record, which undoubtedly increases the risks and shirks of the opening operation process. Therefore, if the staff can be divided into different needs, and the positions required to open each, or even the instant authentication and record, will greatly improve the safety and convenience of the large-scale channel operators to manage the vending machines.

Moreover, in addition to passive waiting for consumers, the vending machine is monotonous in the process of consumption, even though there are already channel operators attempting to display the advertisement screen through the relevant panel, and hope to attract consumers to stop watching; however, one-way infusion The advertising benefits are limited. How to interact with consumers and then have fun in the purchase process, providing consumers with novelty, fun and different shopping experience from vending machines, will further stimulate consumers and potential consumers to watch and buy. .

Furthermore, most of the merchandise information displayed in the vending machine display window is directly fixed in the display window. The staff must open the vending machine to replace the displayed price tag and advertising poster. When you have thousands of vending machines, you can change the price tag or product information one by one. It takes a lot of manpower and time to complete. If you neglect to change or re-set it, it will lead to price error or wrong product labeling. Damage to the revenue and goodwill of the channel manufacturer. If the distributors need to frequently cooperate with different specific products, such as time-limited promotions, it is a time-consuming and extremely inconvenient project. How to make such dynamic marketing more immediate and easy to operate, so that the channel is willing to take the initiative or cooperate with the manufacturer. It is also another important issue that boosts consumption and makes consumers, manufacturers and channel operators win.

Therefore, if it is possible to provide an automatic feeder that can change the product information and select the position of the button with different consumer body types, and can match the position of the consumer, display the corresponding anti-peep panel block, and let the consumer It is very handy to type personal identification data, carry out card consumption, and at the same time, the body can smoothly block the password range and safely complete the checkout procedure, which can improve the consumption convenience and willingness of consumption of more special consumers.

In addition, if it is possible to provide an interaction with the consumer through the somatosensory device, such as selecting a product, or fulfilling certain special conditions, the discount can be enjoyed, and even if, for example, certain conditions are met, no fee can be paid. Obtain corresponding advertising products or offers, change the stereotype of consumers, and let the automatic feeders of various general sales activities, including sales or gifts, replace the monotony and boring of previous vending machines, thereby increasing entertainment in the consumption process. Sexual and fun. Furthermore, in order to comply with the environmental protection concept advocated by the current society, the automatic feeder can also automatically detect whether someone has passed nearby. When someone passes, the product advertisement and the product information are displayed. Otherwise, the translucent panel and other can be turned off. Unnecessary power supply can achieve energy saving and carbon reduction.

In particular, when the size of the sales path mastered by the channel manufacturer reaches a predetermined level, the automatic delivery machine that can easily update the sales information can update the sales information through the remote control at any time, so that the sales method is more flexible and flexible. The advantages and flexibility of the scale of the channel can be fully realized, which will also be the focus of the present invention.

An object of the present invention is to provide a body sensing device for sensing a consumer's body data, and for a light-transmissive panel to change a display area, to match a consumer's line of sight, to facilitate consumers to view product information, and to purchase a light-transmissive panel and body feeling. The automatic feeder of the device.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a body sensing device for sensing a consumer's body data, and The light-transmissive panel is used to change the display area to match the consumer's sight to facilitate consumers to view product information and purchase display sales methods.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transmissive panel and a somatosensory device for sensing a consumer's body data through a body sensing device and displaying a peep-proof identification information input area suitable for the height and position of the consumer. Automatic feeder.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic feeder having a light transmissive panel and a somatosensory device that can interact with a consumer.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic feeder having a light transmissive panel and a somatosensory device that updates sales information and information exchange at any time.

An automatic feeder with a light-transmissive panel and a body-sensing device and a display and sales method thereof according to the present disclosure, wherein the automatic feeder is not narrowly defined as a conventional vending machine, and the automatic feeder is provided The item is not necessarily required to be traded by coin or credit card, so the vending machine is only part of the automatic feeder of the present invention, but for convenience of explanation, the following descriptions are all vending machine products. The trading model is an example.

The automatic feeder with a light-transmissive panel and a body-sensing device comprises: a body having a cargo receiving area, and an opening of the cargo receiving area, a light-transmissive panel enclosed in the opening, comprising: at least one display area and a touch area; a somatosensory device for sensing the body information of the consumer; and a processing device for receiving the body information of the consumer outputted by the somatosensory device and providing the display material of the transparent panel display area according to the information; and A plurality of charging devices for separately paying in different forms; an RF sensing device; and a communication device capable of connecting the remote to the server.

The invention discloses a display and sales method of an automatic feeder, which supplies goods to at least one The consumer, wherein the automatic feeder includes a body having a cargo receiving area, and an opening of the cargo receiving area, a light-transmissive panel enclosed in the opening, comprising: at least one display area and a touch area; a personal sensing device for sensing physical information of the consumer; and a processing device for receiving the body information of the consumer outputted by the somatosensory device and providing the display material of the transparent panel display area according to the foregoing information, wherein the display sales method comprises the following steps : a) sensing the body information of the consumer by the somatosensory device; b) outputting the body information to the processing device; and c) providing, by the processing device, the display data of the display area according to the body information to the light transmission panel.

Sensing the body information of the consumer through the somatosensory device and selecting the appropriate display area for the translucent panel to display, to meet the line of sight of the consumer of different heights or positions, to directly select the desired item through the touch, and to pass the somatosensory device Sensing whether someone is passing through the automatic feeder to drive the translucent panel to play the automatic feeder product information and advertising or to close the translucent panel and other unnecessary power sources to achieve energy saving and carbon reduction. The somatosensory device interacts with the automatic feeder to add entertainment and fun to the purchase process, and the consumer can select a payment method through the charging device, for example, in the form of a sensor chip card or a radio frequency identification card, thereby increasing the consumer's willingness to purchase and Convenience in consumption, through the translucent panel to provide a peep-proof panel block suitable for the consumer's location as a personal identification data entry area for payment, to protect consumer personal data security, and to update sales information at any time through remote connection , promotional advertising and system information, increase the flexibility of sales and the convenience of data maintenance to achieve All purposes.

With regard to the foregoing and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention, the following reference drawings are incorporated The detailed description of the preferred embodiments will be apparent.

The automatic feeder of the present invention has a transparent panel and a somatosensory device. The first preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, is a server 2 located at the far end, and the network connection control is large. The automatic feeder 1 is installed in each merchant, and the automatic feeder 1 mainly includes: a body 10 of a cargo receiving area, a somatosensory device 13, a charging device 14, a communication device 15, a processing device 16, and a radio frequency induction. Device 17 and pick-up interface 18. The body 10 is formed with a cargo receiving area for placing the goods to be sold, and the opening 11 of the cargo receiving area is closed by a transparent panel 12.

As mentioned above, once the vending machine has to change the price of the product, the replenishing personnel must manually remove the tags for replacing all the vending machines one by one. For the larger channel dealers, the risk of missing or mislabeling is greatly increased. The pattern of business behavior is more conservative and less versatile, which is completely contrary to the changing trend of the modern society. In contrast, through the hardware structure design such as the light transmissive panel, in conjunction with the remote control information change process of the applicant's patent application No. 101101453, the automatic feeder for selling or giving away the product can set the product price or related information. Batch update via remote control, let the general sales of products, sales promotions, free trials, or accumulation of points of non-traditional products, and other generalized sales.

As shown in FIG. 3, the line of sight of adults and children whose heights differ greatly from each other by the conventional vending machine 3 is an illustrative example, the solid line indicates the line of sight of the adult 31, and the dotted line indicates the line of sight of the child 32, due to the difference in height, when designing The engineer uses the estimated adult height as the standard, and the price tag previously attached to the fixed label 34 is fixedly displayed on the front transparent panel, so that the price is displayed corresponding to the position of the floor 33 below the product, and the child or the child is used. When a consumer of a wheelchair watches the merchandise and label 34 of the vending machine 3, it may be misunderstood to the compartment due to the excessive height difference. This also makes the application of translucent panels very limited.

In this case, the height information of the consumer is sensed by the somatosensory device 13 and output to the processing device 16 to drive the translucent panel 12 to display the merchandise price in a display area 121 that can be adapted to the height and view of the consumer. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, the automatic feeder of the present invention adjusts the display area 121 by the somatosensory device 13 for different consumer heights. Therefore, when two consumers of different heights are watching, even if the viewing angles are different from each other, It will also be different from the height of the consumer, and the price of the two products corresponding to the second layer of merchandise will be displayed at different positions of the translucent panel, so that the price can be correctly displayed between the consumer's line of sight and the white layer 33' below the merchandise. On a straight path. Therefore, consumers of different sizes can also see that the price of the product is correctly imaged to the position of the floor 33' of the second shelf, which corresponds exactly to the product above the floor 33'.

In this example, although only the height is used for description, it is also possible to simultaneously sense the left and right position of the consumer in front of the automatic feeder 1 for the adjustment of the display position. In short, the case is completely responsive to consumption by sensing the body information of the consumer. The different heights and standing positions of the person allow the product price on the light-transmissive panel 12 to be correctly displayed to the corresponding product position; the consumer can see the display area 121 of the commodity price on the light-transmitting panel 12, which is worth mentioning. In this example, the entire transparent panel 12 can receive the touch information as the touch area 122, and thus can allow the consumer to directly select the price of the product as an optional instruction, and after selecting the product, The checkout process is completed by the charging device 14, and the merchandise is taken out by the pickup interface 18.

As described above, since the automatic feeder 1 is connected to the remote server 2 via the communication device 15, when the manufacturer promotes a certain seasonal product for a limited time, the case does not need to be like a conventional vending machine, one by one. Replacing the price tag of the merchandise in thousands of vending machines only needs to be connected to each automatic feeder through the remote server 2, and the control device 22 of the server 2 By grabbing the sales information and system data in the database 21, the automatic product feeder 1 can be instructed to change the price display according to the instant commodity price, advertisement and promotion scheme in the sales data. When the communication device 15 receives the update information and notifies the processing device 16, the processing device 16 drives the translucent panel 12 to display the price of the instant update, so that the replacement of the commodity price is not only time-saving and labor-saving, but also reduces the occurrence of errors. Can cooperate with the industry to do all kinds of advertising and promotion activities, and achieve the simultaneous implementation of all of its automatic feeders; after the limited time limit, you can quickly and surely return all commodity prices to normal.

Further, in this example, the radio frequency sensing device 17 of the automatic feeder 1 distinguishes different radio frequency sensing cards, so that when the maintenance personnel hold the card sensing, the radio frequency sensing device 17 can transmit the message to the processing device 16, thereby Knowing that the card holder is a maintenance personnel, the corresponding switch is used to open the backboard; in contrast, if the replenishing personnel hold the card sensing, it will recognize that the card is held by the logistics personnel, and then open the warehouse door. In this way, not only can people from different needs be disturbed, but also all switching processes can be completely recorded, and the safety and convenience of the automatic feeder 1 management can be greatly improved.

In recent years, many high-priced products such as electronic communication can also be sold through vending machines. The second preferred embodiment of the automatic feeder of the present invention having a light-transmitting panel and a body-sensing device is shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. In the case of credit card or debit card consumption, in addition to reading the sensor chip card by the card reader 141' in the charging device 14', personal identification information such as a password must be subsequently input to complete the checkout process. Since the whole transparent panel 12' in this example can receive the touch signal as the touch area, based on the confidentiality of the personal identification information, the automatic feeder 1' of the present case also transmits the sensing device 13' through the sensing device 13'. The body information such as the position and height of the standing position is driven by the processing device 16' to drive the light transmissive panel 12', and the appropriate position on the entire transparent panel 12' is as shown in FIG. A smaller identification information input area 123' is shown, and the identification information input area 123' in this example includes a touch block 1232' which is arranged by the Arabic numerals 0~9, the delete key, and the confirmation key, and is located at A display bar 1231' above the touch block 1232'.

Since the display position has already taken into account the height and standing position of the consumer, the consumer can easily enter the personal card password to complete the checkout process without having to move the body, and the user can easily block the relevant display and avoid confidential information. The leakage also further promotes the consumption of such automatic feeders by consumers, thereby pushing up the consumer safety and market acceptance of the automatic feeders.

Furthermore, the automatic feeders described in this case are not limited to having to pay money or electronic money consumption, and the popular bonus gathering activities can also be applied to the present invention, for example, in the anniversary activities of department stores, there are many consumptions. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the third preferred embodiment of the automatic feeder with a transparent panel and a somatosensory device provides a gift event for the above shopping. The qualified consumer decides the gift by performing a dance. Please refer to FIG. 10 together. At step 801, the demonstration material of the activity is displayed on the translucent panel 12" of the automatic feeder 1", and the body is displayed. The sensing device 13" senses the body information of the consumer action and returns the processing device 16" at step 802, and then the processing device 16" determines in step 803 whether the dance action performed by the consumer is excellent, and according to the performance of the performance. In step 804, the available gifts are displayed on the light-transmitting panel 12". Of course, the automatic feeder of the case can be used, and the store can also be accessed in a store such as a chain supermarket or a foreign business alliance. Such a gift exchange, making business promotional activities more flexible.

In addition, when the channel industry has many automatic feeders, the translucent panel of the automatic feeder is also an excellent advertising medium, which can be used to develop another advertising industry through the display sales method of this case. On the one hand, advertising owners can use this channel for advertising promotion. On the other hand, consumers or potential consumers can purchase goods at a more favorable price or discount when they completely watch the sales advertisement. As shown in FIG. 11, in step 901, the automatic feeder processing device instructs the translucent panel to play the product information, the advertisement, and performs the vending service, and in step 902, the automatic device is turned on to activate the somatosensory device to sense the nearby consumption. Dynamically, after receiving the message from the somatosensory device, the processing device determines in step 903 whether there is a consumer in the area in front of the automatic feeder.

If yes, returning to step 901, the processing device instructs the translucent panel to play the merchandise information, the advertisement, and perform the vending service; conversely, if the consumer is not sensed, then in step 904, the processing device determines the last consumption. Is the usage interval more than 1 hour? If no one is detected after more than 1 hour, the power of the transparent panel is turned off by the processing device to save energy in step 905, and step 902 is repeated, and the automatic device is turned on to sense the nearby consumer dynamics; If it is less than one hour, return to step 901 to process the device to instruct the translucent panel to play product information, advertisements, and to sell the service.

According to the above example, the automatic feeder and the display mode of the transparent panel and the somatosensory device of the present invention will break the stereotype of the consumer vending machine, and the product price is no longer rigidly fixed to the display window. In the above, the advertisement and product information can be displayed in different relative positions along with the position of the consumer, and the presence or absence of pedestrians in the vicinity can be sensed to close the display panel in time to save energy, and the information can be updated instantly through the remote communication. The automatic feeder is more efficient and flexible.

For the above description, the preferred equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are still within the scope of the invention patent.

1, 1', 1" ‧ ‧ automatic feeder

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧ cargo storage area opening

12, 12', 12" ‧ ‧ translucent panels

121‧‧‧Display area

122‧‧‧ touch area

123’‧‧‧ Identification information typing area

1231’‧‧‧Display bar

1232'‧‧‧ Digital Touch Block

13, 13', 13" ‧‧‧ Somatosensory devices

14, 14' ‧ ‧ toll installation

141’‧‧‧ card reader

15‧‧‧Communication device

16, 16', 16" ‧ ‧ treatment devices

17‧‧‧RF sensor

18‧‧‧ Pickup interface

2‧‧‧Server

21‧‧‧Database

22‧‧‧Control device

3, 4‧‧‧ vending machines

31‧‧‧Adult sight range

32‧‧‧Child's line of sight

33, 33’‧‧‧Layer

34‧‧‧ label

41‧‧‧ display window

42‧‧‧Products

43‧‧‧ Pickup window

44‧‧‧Commodity price information

45‧‧‧Select button

801-804‧‧‧Steps

901-905‧‧‧Steps

1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of an automatic feeder with a light transmissive panel and a somatosensory device; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the connection between the automatic feeder and the remote server of FIG. 1; The schematic diagram of the light panel applied to the conventional vending machine illustrates the correspondence and troubles between the label and the product; FIG. 4 is a side view of the automatic feeder with the transparent panel and the somatosensory device, illustrating the automatic feeder of the case How to sense the consumers of different heights and change the display position; FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the second preferred embodiment of the automatic feeder with the transparent panel and the somatosensory device; FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the automatic feeder of FIG. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the identification information input area displayed by the translucent panel of the automatic feeder of Figure 5; Figure 8 is a schematic view of the third preferred embodiment of the automatic feeder with the translucent panel and the somatosensory device; Figure 8 is a block diagram of the automatic feeder; Figure 10 is a flow chart of the body-sensing device of the automatic feeder of Figure 8 sensing the body information of the consumer, which is an illustration of the automatic device having a somatosensory device for sensing the consumer Body information, providing processing equipment Judging and driving the translucent panel for changing the display; FIG. 11 is a flow chart of sensing the body information of the consumer by the somatosensory device of the automatic feeder of FIG. 8 , which is an illustration of the automatic device having a somatosensory device for sensing Measuring consumer body information, providing processing means for making judgments, and driving or turning off the power of the transparent panel; FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a conventional vending machine;

1‧‧‧Automatic feeder

12‧‧‧Lighting panel

121‧‧‧Display area

122‧‧‧ touch area

13‧‧‧ Somatosensory device

14‧‧‧Charging device

15‧‧‧Communication device

16‧‧‧Processing device

17‧‧‧RF sensor

2‧‧‧Server

21‧‧‧Database

22‧‧‧Control device

Claims (10)

An automatic feeder with a light transmissive panel and a somatosensory device for supplying goods to a consumer, comprising: a body formed with a cargo receiving area, and the cargo receiving area is exposed to the consumer's line of sight via an opening; The body sensing device of the main body is configured to sense and output the body information of the consumer; a light transmissive panel enclosing the opening, the light transmissive panel having at least one display area; and a consumer body receiving the output of the somatosensory device The information and the processing device for providing the display material of the transparent panel display area according to the foregoing information. The automatic feeder according to claim 1, wherein the transparent panel further comprises at least a part of the touch area. The automatic feeder according to claim 2, wherein the touch area further includes an identification information input area that is smaller than the touch area and is driven by the processing device to be displayed by the processing device. . The automatic feeder according to claim 1, further comprising a charging device connected to the processing device. The automatic feeder according to claim 4, wherein the charging device comprises a card reader. The automatic feeder according to claim 1 further includes a set of radio frequency sensing devices. The automatic feeder according to claim 1, further comprising a group of communication devices driven by the processing device. A display sales method for an automatic feeder, for supplying a commodity to at least one consumer, wherein the aforementioned automatic feeder includes a body formed with a cargo receiving area, and the cargo receiving area Is exposed to the consumer's line of sight through an opening; a somatosensory device mounted on the body; a light transmissive panel enclosing the opening and having at least one display area; and a processing device, the display sales method comprising the following steps: a And sensing the body information of the consumer by the somatosensory device; b) outputting the body information to the processing device; and c) providing, by the processing device, display data of the display area to the light transmissive panel according to the body information. The display sales method of claim 8, wherein the step a) is the step of sensing the consumer location data. The display sales method of claim 8, wherein the step a) is a step of sensing the consumer action.