WO2019074346A1

WO2019074346A1 - Shopping system and method using portable terminal

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Publication number: WO2019074346A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/012130
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장윤석
Original assignee: (주)랩투마켓
Priority date: 2017-10-13
Filing date: 2018-10-15
Publication date: 2019-04-18
Also published as: KR20190041957A

Abstract

Disclosed according to the present invention is a shopping system and method using a portable terminal. The shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: display equipment disposed in a store so as to display various products, each of which is assigned an identifier (ID); a stock warehouse in which products corresponding to the displayed products are piled up and stored; a portable terminal for recognizing the IDs of the products displayed in the display equipment and receiving purchase information input from a user; a store server for receiving, from the portable terminal, a purchase list including the number and IDs of products, for which the user's purchase decision has been made, according to the purchase information, and transmitting a picking command for the products included in the received purchase list; and transport equipment for collecting the corresponding products from the display equipment or the stock warehouse according to the picking command transmitted from the store server and transporting the collected products to a pickup place.

Description

System and shopping method for shopping using mobile terminal

More particularly, the present invention relates to a shopping system and method, and more particularly, to a shopping system and method in which shopping items are displayed on a shopping cart and input to a virtual cart provided by an application or the like of a terminal, The present invention relates to a shopping system and method for delivering goods.

Generally, when purchasing a product at a large-sized commodity store or a shopping center, the customer carries the purchased commodity using a commodity transportation means such as a basket or a shopping cart. Then, the customer selects the goods by putting the goods to be purchased in the goods receiving and moving means, moves to the counter, calculates the value by listing the goods purchased directly by the user at the cashier, etc., The barcode information for classifying the name and the goods value of the goods attached to the goods is read as data through the provided POS (Point of Sale) terminal, and the barcode information is calculated again to complete the calculation of the goods. Thereafter, the user moves the calculated goods to the vehicle, and loads the goods to a place where the goods are used.

For this reason, all customers have to go shopping with their shopping carts directly, so that the stores are very crowded, and there are safety accidents such as collision on the move. There is a problem in that the area of the store becomes large in order to secure the movement passage of the shopping cart.

In addition, a manpower such as shopping cart collection is required, and there is an inconvenience that when the cancellation due to remorse is canceled, the product should be brought to the place where it was originally displayed.

There was a problem that the customer had to take out the purchased product from the shopping cart one by one to make the calculation at the counter and put it back into the shopping cart after the calculation.

In addition, the store employee has to calculate the bar code attached to the merchandise at the checkout counter every time, so that it takes a long calculation time. Because of this, the time for customers to stand in line at the checkout counter for calculation is lengthened, and the complaints of customers have increased day by day due to the complexity around the checkout counter.

If the number of cashiers is increased and the number of cashiers is increased, the barcode of the commodity must be read and calculated. Therefore, if the number of cashiers increases, the labor cost of the cashier is added to the price of the commodity and the consumer purchases the commodity at a higher price there was.

As a solution to this problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-1635922 recognizes a product in real time using a plurality of barcode recognition units in a cart, receives product information from a store server through a wireless communication network, By paying for the goods through the wireless communication network through the interlocking between the store server and the payment server, there is no need to spend time for calculation and settlement in the store, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of cashiers. There is an inconvenience caused.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the related art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a virtual shopping cart which recognizes the ID of a product displayed on a shelf using a mobile terminal, The present invention also provides a system and a method for shopping using a portable terminal that allows a user to pick up and deliver a package.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for displaying a list of actual products prepared in a shop, such as meat or fish, such as fresh food or side dish products, The present invention also provides a system and a method for shopping using a portable terminal which does not need to carry a shopping cart.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above objects, a shopping system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first product disposed in a store and assigned an ID (a product whose similar quality and specification are the same, A first display unit for displaying a sample of the sample; A portable terminal for inputting purchase information of a first product to be purchased by a customer; A store server for receiving a purchase list of the first goods whose purchase has been confirmed by the portable terminal and transmitting a picking command for a product included in the purchase list; And first transfer means for transferring the first goods included in the purchase list from the stock warehouse to the pick-up place or the counter, according to the picking command transmitted from the store server.

A second display unit disposed in the store for displaying a second merchandise to which an ID (Identifier) is assigned; And second transfer means for transferring a product selected by the customer to a pick-up place or a cash register among the second goods displayed on the second display stand (the same kind of goods are also different in quality and specification and need to be directly selected by the customer) .

In addition, it is preferable that the first exhibition hall displays a sample of a first product having the same appearance and quality among similar products, and the second exhibition hall displays an actual product of a second product having a different appearance or quality,

And a packing machine for collecting and packing the first goods transferred by the first transfer means and the second goods transferred by the second transfer means.

A settlement server for receiving a settlement request transmitted from the portable terminal through the store server, processing a settlement for the product according to the settlement request, and transmitting the settlement completion information to the store server as a result of the settlement; .

The shopping method according to the present invention includes the steps of: viewing a sample of a first product displayed in a first exhibition hall and inputting purchase information through a portable terminal; Transmitting to the store server a purchase list including a first product whose purchase has been confirmed according to the purchase information from the portable terminal; And transferring the first merchandise included in the purchase list from the loading depot to a pick-up place or a counter at the first transfer means.

And transferring the selected goods from the second goods displayed in the second exhibition hall to the pick-up place or the counter.

And a packaging step of collecting and packaging the first goods transferred by the first transfer means and the second goods transferred by the second transfer means.

As such, the present invention recognizes the ID of the sample merchandise displayed on the shelf using the portable terminal and stores it in the virtual shopping cart and completes the purchase, so that the actual merchandise stored in the warehouse is automatically packed and picked up or delivered, Shopping carts do not have to be dragged around.

As a result, the area of the store is drastically reduced, the occurrence of safety accidents can be prevented, and a manpower and space for managing the shopping cart are unnecessary.

In addition, it is sufficient to display only the sample items on the display shelves in the store, so that the display space can be drastically reduced and more kinds of goods can be displayed.

In addition, there is no need to duplicate inventory management of shelves and inventory management of stock warehouses because only one or a minimum sample is displayed on the shelves.

In addition, since the present invention makes purchasing and settlement through a portable terminal, it is possible to reduce the congestion of the goods checkout counter and reduce the waiting time at the checkout counter.

In addition, the present invention can automatically move a product selected in a product storage warehouse to an original storage place upon a return process due to a user's remorse.

On the other hand, a commodity (second commodity) requiring direct selection among consumers of the same commodity such as meat or fish, such as fresh food or side dish, displays all the actual commodities prepared in the commodity, By automatically being transported and packaged to be picked up or delivered, there is no need to drag the shopping cart again.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3 are views showing the detailed configuration of the exhibition equipment shown in Fig.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of the portable terminal shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

5 is a view showing a virtual shopping cart displayed on the screen of the portable terminal.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the store server shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

7 is a diagram illustrating a method for shopping according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a system and method for shopping using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the portions necessary for understanding the operation and operation according to the present invention.

In describing the constituent elements of the present invention, the same reference numerals may be given to constituent elements having the same name, and the same reference numerals may be given thereto even though they are different from each other. However, even in such a case, it does not mean that the corresponding component has different functions according to the embodiment, or does not mean that the different components have the same function. It should be judged based on the description of each component in the example.

Particularly, in the present invention, when the ID of the product displayed on the shelf is recognized using the portable terminal and the purchase is completed in the virtual shopping cart, the goods stored in the warehouse are stored in the actual shopping cart, Can be done. Furthermore, it suggests a new shopping system that can be delivered to the desired address.

도 1은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 쇼핑 시스템의 전체 구성을 나타내는 도면이다.FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a shopping system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a shopping system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a portable terminal 110, a first display unit 121, a second display unit 122, a store server 130, a payment server 140, A warehouse 150, a first conveying means 160, and a second conveying means 170.

The portable terminal 110 can be given a unique ID as a device for recognizing the ID of the goods in the store. The portable terminal 110 may be a smartphone used by a customer, or may be a separate recognition device for recognizing a product to be purchased and placed in a store. When the portable terminal 110 is a smart phone used by a customer, the portable terminal 110 downloads and installs a dedicated application for a smartphone used in a store, and then uses the application.

The portable terminal 110 recognizes the ID of the commodities displayed in the first and

second exhibition rooms

121 and 122 and directly receives the purchase information about the recognized commodities from the customer. For example, the ID of the product, the number of items, the estimated time of completion of shopping, whether or not the payment has been completed, and whether or not it is delivered.

When the purchase of the goods is confirmed, the portable terminal 110 can transmit the store order to the store server 130.

When the store order is transmitted from the portable terminal 110, the store server 130 packs the products received from the first and second conveyance means 160 and 171 and places it in a place Transport or prepare for delivery to the address specified by the user.

The first exhibition hall 121 is disposed in the store, and can display a sample of the first commodity to which the ID is assigned. Also, the second exhibition hall 122 displays the actual goods of the second goods.

The first display unit 121 displays samples of the first commodity having the same appearance, quality, and specifications among the same commodities. The second commodity display unit 122 displays the actual products of the second commodities having different appearance or quality, It is a display.

도 2 및 도 3은 도 1에 도시된 전시대의 상세 구성을 나타내는 도면이다.FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are views showing the detailed configuration of the exhibition hall shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first exhibition hall 121 can display a first product, which is a product group having the same appearance, quality, and specifications. Since the appearance and the packaging are all the same, the sample merchandise can be displayed. Such a sample product may include a commodity such as toothpaste 211, canned food 212, ramen 213 and cookie 214.

Referring to FIG. 3, the second exhibition hall 122 can display the actual goods of the second goods of different product groups having different appearance, quality and standard, even if they are the same kind of goods. The actual product must be displayed to enable it.

The second product 200B may include fresh food such as meat 221, seafood 222, vegetables 223, side dishes 224, fish 225, and the like. These products have different selection criteria for each consumer.

The reason why the first product and the second product are displayed separately is because the second product must display the actual product, not the sample product, since the customer selects the product after confirming the state of the product directly with the naked eye. For example, when purchasing beef, some consumers can choose their own criteria based on the color of the product or the type of marbling.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the store server 130 receives a purchase list including IDs and the number of goods whose purchase has been confirmed by the portable terminal 110 in cooperation with the portable terminal 110, And may transmit a picking command of the included goods to the first transfer means 160. [

At this time, the store server 130 can transmit a picking command of the goods included in the purchase list to the transporting equipment when the settlement of the goods included in the supplied purchase list is completed.

The store server 130, in cooperation with the payment server 140, receives a payment request from the portable terminal, requests the payment server to process the payment for the goods according to the payment request, Lt; / RTI >

The payment server 140, in cooperation with the store server 130, receives the payment request transmitted from the portable terminal through the store server 130, processes the payment for the corresponding product according to the payment request, The completion information can be transmitted to the store server 130.

The inventory warehouse (150) is located in a separate place from the store underground light store.

When the picking command is received from the store server 130, the first transfer means 160 collects the picked item from the inventory warehouse 150 and transfers the picked item to the shopping cart.

The first transfer means 160 can also load the returned goods among the collected goods in the inventory warehouse 150 when there is a request to return the purchased goods to the customer's remorse.

At this time, the conveying means is divided into the first conveying means 160 and the second conveying means 171. When the first conveying means 160 recognizes the ID of the goods through the portable terminal, And the second transporting unit 171 transports the products stored in the second warehouse 150 to the shopping center of the user's shopping cart, When the customer directly selects 2 goods, the actual goods are collected and transferred to the store counter, and the goods transferred through the first transfer means 160 and the goods transferred through the second transfer means 171 are transferred to the actual shopping It can be put on the card.

Or the products transported by the first transporting unit 160 and the second transporting unit 170 may automatically pack the first commodity and the second commodity into the box using the packing machine. The packing machine is a known means, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3, the second conveying means 171 includes a tote 171 provided in the vicinity of the second exhibition stand 122, and a tote 171 disposed at the pick- A shuttle 172 for transferring the shuttle 172 to a place where the shuttle 172 is located, and a movement path 173 for moving the shuttle 172. When the customer selects the second product 200B and puts the second product 200B on the tote 171, the shuttle 172 containing the tote 171 is moved It is transported to the pick-up place, packing place or counter along the movement route and collected together with the first item in the purchase list.

For example, the user recognizes the ID of the actual product selected by the customer, and the customer directly picks up the tote 171 of the product in the shuttle 172 and transfers the tote 171 to the storage rack. When the user presses the shopping completion button on the portable terminal, , Or a pick-up location where the customer visits the article after shopping. The storage rack in which the second goods are transported and stored is provided with a refrigerator for maintaining the freshness of the product.

The ID of the portable terminal of the customer, the ID of the selected real product, and the ID of the tote 171 are matched and managed since the tote 171 is also managed with a unique ID. Accordingly, when the user selects the second item, the selected second item is removed from the second exhibition hall, is stored in the tote 171 to which the unique ID of the user is assigned, and follows the user on the shuttle 172, It eliminates the need to pick up or carry a shopping cart.

Unlike the above embodiment, unlike the above embodiment, the tote 171 is not provided, and the second goods selected by various users can be transferred to the storage rack through the shuttle 172 or the conveyor, have. In this case, the second merchandise displayed in the second exhibition hall is given a unique ID for each merchandise even if the merchandise is the same type, and the second merchandise is stored in the storage server in the store server according to the purchasing information transmitted through the mobile terminal A separate shopping cart or a packaging box is required to sort and store the contents.

도 4는 도 1에 도시된 휴대 단말의 상세 구성을 나타내는 도면이고, 도 5는 휴대 단말의 화면 상에 표시된 가상의 쇼핑 카트를 보여주는 도면이다.FIG. 4 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the portable terminal shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a virtual shopping cart displayed on the screen of the portable terminal.

4, the portable terminal 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 111, an input unit 112, a recognition unit 113, a control unit 114, a display unit 115, a storage unit 116 ).

The communication unit 111 can transmit or receive various information in cooperation with the store server. For example, the communication unit 111 may transmit an issue order for the purchased product to the store server.

The input unit 112 can receive information according to the user's menu or key operation. For example, the input unit 112 may receive purchase information on purchased goods.

The recognition unit 113 can recognize a product ID, for example, a bar code, a radio frequency identification tag, a QR code (Quick Response Code), and the like.

The control unit 114 can control each function in conjunction with various devices in the portable terminal.

The display unit 115 can display the purchase list of the goods that recognized the ID on the screen. Referring to FIG. 5, the display unit 115 displays goods stored in the virtual shopping cart 115a. At this time, the controller 114 can turn on or off the virtual shopping state according to the user's operation.

In the display unit 115, a cancel button for canceling the purchase of the products contained in the virtual shopping cart 115a is displayed for each product, and a total purchase amount and a completion button for selecting the completion of shopping are displayed.

The storage unit 116 may store a purchase list including a product that recognizes the ID.

도 6은 도 1에 도시된 매장 서버의 상세 구성을 나타내는 도면이다.FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the store server shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

6, the store server 130 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first communication unit 131, a second communication unit 132, a third communication unit 133, a controller 134, a database, (Not shown).

The first communication unit 131 can transmit and receive various information through wireless communication with the portable terminal in cooperation with the portable terminal. For example, the first communication unit 131 may be provided with a purchase list including the ID and the number of the goods whose purchase has been confirmed according to the purchase information from the portable terminal.

The second communication unit 132 can transmit and receive various information through the wireless communication with the transfer device in cooperation with the transfer device. For example, the second communication unit 132 can transmit a picking command of the goods included in the supplied purchase list to the transporting equipment.

The third communication unit 133 can transmit and receive various information through the wireless communication with the payment server in cooperation with the payment server. For example, the third communication unit 133 transmits the payment request information from the portable terminal to the payment server, and as a result of processing the payment for the corresponding commodity according to the received payment request information, .

The control unit 134 can control each function in conjunction with various devices in the store server.

The database 135 may store the ID of the portable terminal, the ID of the transfer device, the ID of the product, the purchase list provided from the portable terminal, the payment completion information provided from the payment server, and the like.

도 7은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 쇼핑하기 위한 방법을 나타내는 도면이다.7 is a diagram illustrating a method for shopping according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, first, the portable terminal 110 recognizes the ID of the product to be purchased among the products displayed on the exhibition equipment while the user is walking through the store (S610) and receives the purchase information (S611 ).

Next, when the purchase of the goods is confirmed, the portable terminal 110 generates a purchase list including the ID and the number of the goods for which the purchase has been confirmed (S612), and issues a goods issue command including the created purchase list to the store server 130 (S613).

Next, the store server 130 receives the purchase list including the ID and the number of the goods whose purchase has been confirmed from the portable terminal 110, and requests the payment server 140 to process the payment for the provided purchase list (S614).

Next, the payment server 140 processes payment for the purchase list according to the payment request (S615), and transmits the payment completion information to the store server 130 as a result of the processing (S616).

Next, the store server 130 can transmit a picking command of the goods included in the purchase list to the first transfer means 160 when the settlement of the goods included in the supplied purchase list is completed (S617) (S618 ).

Next, when receiving the picking command from the store server 130, the first transfer means 160 may collect the requested goods from the warehouse 150 (S619) and transfer the picked goods to the shopping cart (S620).

The goods thus transferred to the shopping cart can be packed and delivered to the customer or delivered.

Also, the second goods selected by the customer can be transferred to or delivered to the customer through the second transfer means 170 to the place where the pick-up place, the counter or the packing machine is located.

Meanwhile, the user can reserve the delivery address and the delivery time through the portable terminal. For example, you can enter a specific address and enter a delivery time.

In addition, the user can reserve the departure time through the portable terminal. For example, when a user enters a store or reserves a delivery time at a specific time after entering the store, the store server calculates the transport time and packaging time from the reserved delivery time, The payment is completed, packed, and then transferred to the pick-up place.

Alternatively, the store server can prepare for shipment according to the entry time based on the average shopping time, if the user does not reserve the shipment time. The average shopping time can be preset in consideration of the user's age group, sex, area, shopping time (including day of the week), and the like.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and all of the elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention described above may be combined or operated in one operation. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. In addition, such a computer program may be stored in a computer-readable medium such as a USB memory, a CD disk, a flash memory, etc., and read and executed by a computer to implement embodiments of the present invention. As the storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

In the present invention, when an ID of a sample merchandise displayed on a shelf is recognized using a portable terminal, and the merchandise is placed in a virtual shopping cart to complete the purchase, the actual merchandise stored in the warehouse is automatically packed and picked up, There is no need to drag around.

Claims

A first display unit disposed in the store and displaying a sample of a first product (ID) having the same appearance, quality, and specifications, and a product of which the consumer does not need direct selection;

A portable terminal for inputting purchase information of a first product to be purchased by a customer;

A store server for receiving a purchase list of the first goods whose purchase has been confirmed by the portable terminal and transmitting a picking command for a product included in the purchase list; And

And a first transfer means for transferring the first goods included in the purchase list to the pick-up place or the counter, from the warehouse according to the picking command transmitted from the store server.
The method according to claim 1,

A second display unit disposed in the store and displaying an actual product of a second product having ID (Identifier) (a product whose similar appearance, quality, and standard are different and which requires a direct selection of a consumer); And

And second transfer means for transferring a product selected by the customer out of the second goods displayed in the second exhibition hall to a pick-up place or a counter.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,

And a wrapping machine for collecting and automatically wrapping the first goods transferred by the first transfer means and the second goods transferred by the second transfer means.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,

A settlement server for receiving a settlement request transmitted from the portable terminal through the store server, processing a settlement for the product according to the settlement request, and transmitting the settlement completion information to the store server as a result of the settlement; Includes shopping system.
Inputting purchase information through a mobile terminal by viewing a sample of a first product displayed in a first exhibition hall;

Transmitting to the store server a purchase list including a first product whose purchase has been confirmed according to the purchase information from the portable terminal; And

And the first transfer means transferring the first goods included in the purchase list from the loading depot to the pick-up place or the counter.
6. The method of claim 5,

Further comprising the step of transferring the product selected by the customer out of the second goods displayed in the second exhibition hall to the pick-up place or the counter.
The method according to claim 5 or 6,

Further comprising a packaging step of collecting and packaging the first goods transferred by the first transfer means and the second goods transferred by the second transfer means.