WO2019144785A1

WO2019144785A1 - Settlement apparatus and control method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2019144785A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/070036
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张鸿
Original assignee: 阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司
Priority date: 2018-01-26
Filing date: 2019-01-02
Publication date: 2019-08-01
Also published as: TW201933172A; TWI686745B; CN108491743B; CN108491743A

Abstract

Provided are a settlement apparatus and a control method therefor. The apparatus comprises: a housing, wherein a receiving box having an opening at an upper end is provided in the housing, a cover plate capable of opening and closing the opening is provided on the housing, and when the cover plate closes the opening, the receiving box forms an enclosed space, the constituent materials of the cover plate and the housing comprising a metal material, so that the enclosed space is an electromagnetic shielding space; an RFID reading unit comprising an RFID reader and an RFID antenna, which are connected to each other, wherein the RFID antenna is provided on an inner wall of the enclosed space formed by the receiving box, and the RFID reader reads, by means of the RFID antenna, an RFID tag of a commodity to be settled; a decoder for performing decoding processing on an anti-theft tag of the commodity to be settled, the decoder being provided on the inner wall of the enclosed space formed by the receiving box; and a controller connected to the RFID reading unit and the decoder, wherein the controller is used to control the RFID reading unit to read the RFID tag and provide settlement information according to a reading result, and control the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag according to a payment operation of a user with regard to the settlement information.

Description

Settlement device and control method thereof

Technical field

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of electronic payment and decoding technologies, and in particular, to a settlement device and a control method thereof.

Background technique

With the development of the economy and the improvement of people's living standards, people often choose to go to the store to buy daily life, office supplies and so on. For example, people go to supermarket goods convenience stores to buy food, stationery, etc., or go to the mall to buy clothes, cosmetics, etc., or go to the bookstore to buy books.

Currently, merchandise labels and anti-theft labels are placed on the merchandise of most stores. The product label can be used for settlement of the commodity amount, and generally can be a barcode, a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal, or the like. Anti-theft tag, can be used for anti-theft, need to be decoded before it can be taken away from the store, generally it can be a resonant circuit tag or an acoustic magnetic tag. At the time of store settlement of goods, employees often need to scan the product labels and anti-theft tags in turn, and also need to decode the goods when the amount of goods is settled, the settlement operation is complicated, and it is prone to accidental scanning or missing scanning. At the same time, when there are more consumers in the store or the number of products purchased by the consumers is large, the consumers often need to wait in line and wait for a long time to complete the settlement of the products they purchase. In addition, the automatic settlement machine can realize unmanned sales, but the current automatic settlement machine can only perform settlement of goods. When it is necessary to realize the decoding of the anti-theft tag, the goods need to be taken out from the automatic settlement machine to decode the anti-theft tag. . Therefore, there is a need to provide a more efficient method for consumers in the store to quickly and easily complete the settlement of the products they purchase.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present specification is to provide a settlement device and a control method thereof, which can quickly and accurately read the goods to be settled in the storage box by providing a radio frequency identification reading unit and a decoder in the housing box of the electronic shielding space. RFID tags and anti-theft tags improve the efficiency of settlement when users shop, and avoid situations such as escape orders, ensuring the orderly operation of the store.

Embodiments of the present specification are implemented as follows:

A settlement device comprising:

a housing in which an upper end opening receiving box is disposed, the receiving box is configured to receive an item to be settled, and the housing is provided with a cover plate capable of opening and closing the opening, when the cover is closed In the opening, the receiving box forms a closed space; the cover material and the constituent material of the casing comprise a metal material, so that the closed space is an electromagnetic shielding space;

a radio frequency identification RFID reading unit comprising an RFID reader and an RFID antenna connected to each other, the RFID antenna being disposed on an inner wall of an enclosed space formed by the receiving box, the RFID reader passing through Reading an RFID tag of the commodity to be settled by the RFID antenna;

a decoder for decoding the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled, the decoder being disposed on an inner wall of the closed space formed by the receiving box;

a controller, coupled to the RFID reading unit and the decoder, for controlling the RFID reading unit to read the RFID tag, providing settlement information according to a reading result; and for clearing the settlement according to a user The payment operation of the information controls the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag.

A method of controlling the above settlement device, comprising:

Moving the cover plate to the cover to close the opening of the receiving box;

Controlling an RFID tag of the RFID reader to read an RFID tag of an item to be settled, and providing settlement information according to the read result;

Responding to the user's payment operation of the settlement information, controlling the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled;

The cover is moved to open the opening of the receiving box.

It can be seen from the above that one or more embodiments of the present specification enable the controller to control the RFID reader to be fully, quickly and accurately read through the RFID antenna by providing an RFID antenna on the inner wall of the electromagnetic shielding space formed in the housing box. The RFID tag of the goods to be settled in the box avoids the misreading of the misreading, and provides settlement information according to the reading result. After the user performs the payment operation on the settlement information, the decoder may be controlled to perform the security tag on the anti-theft tag. decoding. At the same time, by setting a corresponding detector at the shop entrance and exit, the label signal of the undecoded anti-theft tag appearing in the detection area of the detector is detected; when the undecoded anti-theft is detected in the detection area of the detector When the tag signal is tagged, an alarm message is sent to avoid situations such as escape orders, and the orderly operation of the store is guaranteed.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate one or more embodiments of the present specification or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, in the following description The drawings are merely some of the embodiments described in the specification, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative work.

1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a settlement device provided by the present specification;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a settlement device provided by the present specification;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a control unit of a settlement device provided by the present specification;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a settlement device provided by the present specification;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a settlement device provided by the present specification; FIG.

6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a settlement device provided by the present specification;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a settlement device provided by the present specification;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of a control unit of a settlement device provided by the present specification;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of a settlement control method of a settlement device provided by the present specification.

Detailed ways

The embodiment of the present specification provides a settlement device and a control method thereof.

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solutions in the present specification, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present specification will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the specification. The embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the specification, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present specification without departing from the inventive scope should fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a settlement device provided by the present specification. The settlement device can include:

The housing 100 is provided with a receiving box 110 having an open upper end, the receiving box 110 can be used for accommodating items to be settled, and the housing 100 is provided with a cover 120 capable of opening and closing the opening. Specifically, FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the cover 120 not closing the opening of the receiving box 110.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when the cover 120 closes the opening, the receiving box 110 forms a closed space; the cover 120 and the constituent material of the housing 100 include a metal material, so that The enclosed space is an electromagnetic shielding space.

Specifically, the shape of the cover plate 120 in the embodiment of the present specification may include, but is not limited to, a whole plate shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and may further include a shape, for example, composed of at least two folded plates. In addition, a shield of the cover 120 may be disposed on the housing to protect the cover 120. In addition, the metal material in the material of the cover plate 120 and the housing 110 may include, but is not limited to, metal materials such as copper, lead, aluminum, etc., and may also include other metal materials, such as alloys, etc., and the cover plate 120 and the shell The four side walls and bottom wall of the body 110 can be made of different materials. For example, the lower wall of the housing 110 may be a steel plate, and the four side walls of the housing 110 may be aluminum plates, and the cover plate 120 is composed of two glass plates and a wire sandwiched between the two glass plates. The net is composed so that the user can observe the state of the items in the containing box 110.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1 , the settlement device may include: an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reading unit, and the RFID reading unit includes an RFID antenna 1301 and an RFID reader 1302 connected to each other. The RFID antenna 1301 is disposed on an inner wall of an enclosed space formed by the housing box 120, and the RFID reader 1302 reads an RFID tag of the item to be settled through the RFID antenna 1301.

Further, in conjunction with FIG. 1, the settlement device may include: a decoder 140, which may be configured to perform decoding processing on the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled, and the decoder 140 is disposed in the receiving box 110. On the inner wall of the enclosed space.

In a specific embodiment, when the anti-theft tag is an aeromagnetic tag, the decoder may comprise an acousto-magnetic decoder. Correspondingly, the decoding process of the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled may include degaussing the acousto-magnetic tag of the item to be settled.

In another specific embodiment, when the anti-theft tag is a resonant circuit tag, the decoder can include a radio frequency decoder. Correspondingly, the performing the decoding process on the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled may include performing frequency interference processing on the resonant circuit tag of the item to be settled.

Specifically, when the cover 120 closes the opening of the receiving box 110, the receiving box 110 forms an enclosed space, and the inner wall of the closed space may include four inner sidewalls, a bottom wall and a top a wall (the top wall, that is, a surface of the cover plate corresponding to the receiving box 110 when the opening of the receiving box 110 is closed). Correspondingly, the RFID antenna 1301 and the decoder 140 may also be disposed on a face of the cover plate corresponding to the receiving box 110 when the opening of the receiving box 110 is closed. In addition, in practical applications, the RFID antenna 1301 and the decoder 140 may each be one or more. In addition, when the RFID antenna 1301 and the decoder 140 include a plurality of, the RFID antenna 1301 can better read the RFID tag, and the decoder 140 can better read the anti-theft tag. In addition, when the size of an inner wall of the closed space satisfies the simultaneous setting of the RFID antenna 1301 and the decoder 140, the RFID antenna 1301 and the decoder 140 may be disposed in the receiving box 110. On the same inner wall of the enclosed space.

Further, the settlement device may include: a controller, connected to the RFID reading unit and the decoder 140, and configured to control the RFID reading unit to read the RFID tag, and provide according to the reading result Settlement information; and can be used to control the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag according to a payment operation of the settlement information by a user. (The controller is not shown in Figure 1).

Further, the settlement device may further include: a detector, configured to detect a label signal of the undecoded anti-theft tag that appears in the detection area of the detector; when detecting in the detection area of the detector When the tag signal of the undecoded anti-theft tag is sent, an alarm message is sent to avoid the situation such as escape order. Specifically, the location where the detector is placed may include, but is not limited to, an entrance and exit of a store.

Specifically, the detector corresponds to a corresponding anti-theft tag. In a specific embodiment, when the anti-theft tag is an acousto-magnetic tag, the detector may include a transmitter and a receiver, and the transmitter emits a radio frequency (about 58 kHz) pulse signal to activate the acoustic magnetic field in the monitoring area. label. At the end of the pulse, the acousto-magnetic tag will emit a single RF signal like a tuning fork in response. When the transmitter is turned off during the pulse interval, the acousto-magnetic tag signal can be detected by the receiver. The receiver checks the detected signal to ensure it has the correct frequency, is synchronized with the transmitter in time, has the appropriate signal level and has the correct repetition rate. If all of these criteria are met, an alert will be issued. Correspondingly, after the radio-magnetic label of the item to be settled is demagnetized, after the transmitter emits a radio frequency (58 kHz) pulse signal, the demagnetized acoustic-magnetic label cannot be activated. When the transmitter is turned off during the pulse pause period, the receiver cannot detect the acousto-magnetic label signal, and the user can leave the store with the purchased item.

In another specific embodiment, the detector corresponds to a corresponding anti-theft tag, and when the anti-theft tag is a resonant circuit tag, the detector can include a transmitter and a receiver, at the transmitter and receiver A modulated electric field is formed between the modulated waves having a center frequency of 8.2 MHz and a sweep width of about 1 MHz. When the resonant loop tag (frequency 8.2MHz) consisting of an inductor and a capacitor enters the above electric field, the inductor of the resonant loop induces a wave and resonates at the resonance point, causing an instantaneous change of the electric field, which is detected by the receiver and is emitted. alarm. Correspondingly, when the resonant circuit of the item to be settled undergoes frequency interference processing and enters the above electric field, the inductance coil of the resonant circuit cannot resonate at the resonance point even if the electric wave is induced, the electric field does not change, and the receiver does not issue an alarm, and the user can Leave the store with the purchased items.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a control unit of a settlement device provided by the present specification. Specifically, the settlement device may include the RFID reading unit 130, the decoder 140, and the controller 150 described above. Further, the settlement device may further include: a first driving device 160, the first driving device 160 is connected to the controller 150, and the controller 150 may be configured to control the driving device of the first driving device 160 The cover plate 120 opens and closes the opening of the receiving box 110.

Specifically, the first driving device 160 for driving the cover 120 in the embodiment of the present specification can be realized by various mechanical structures. In a particular embodiment, the first drive device 160 can be a robotic arm 1601 in the settlement device as shown in FIG. 4 such that the cover plate 120 can follow the movement of the robotic arm to close the containment bin 110. In addition, it should be noted that the first driving device in the embodiment of the present specification is not limited to the above form, and may also include a motor and a slide rail in a practical application, and the cover plate 120 may be in the driving process. The motor is driven to slide along the slide rail to close the receiving box 110.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the settlement device may further include: a first instruction receiving unit 170, the first instruction receiving unit 170 is connected to the controller 150, and the first instruction receiving unit 170 may use Receiving a cover movement instruction of the user; the controller 150 may be configured to control the cover 120 to open and close the opening of the receiving box 110 according to the cover movement operation instruction.

In a practical application, the controller 150 may control the first driving device 160 to drive an opening of the receiving box 110 according to the cover moving operation instruction. Specifically, the first instruction receiving unit 170 may include a physical button or a physical touch device. The user can trigger the cover movement operation instruction by pressing a button or clicking a touch device or the like.

Specifically, the cover movement operation instruction may include a cover opening operation command and a cover closing operation instruction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the settlement device may further include: an item detecting unit 180, the item detecting unit 180 is connected to the controller 150, and the item detecting unit 180 may be configured to detect the receiving box The change of the item to be settled in the 110; correspondingly, the controller 150 can be configured to control the cover 120 to open and close the opening of the receiving box 110 according to the detection result.

Specifically, the controller 150 may be configured to control the first driving device 160 to drive the cover 120 to open and close the opening of the receiving box 110 according to the detection result.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the article detecting unit 180 may include an infrared detecting frame 1801. Specifically, the infrared detection frame 1801 may include one or more sets of infrared emitters and receivers, the emitters may be used to emit infrared rays, and the receivers may be used to receive infrared rays emitted by corresponding emitters. When an item is moved into the housing box 110, the infrared rays are blocked, so that a part of the receiver cannot receive the corresponding infrared rays. Therefore, it is possible to detect whether or not an item has been moved into the containing box 110 by the blocking condition of the infrared rays, and to judge whether the user has finished moving the item to be settled into the containing box 110 according to the blocking time interval. As shown in FIG. 5, the infrared detecting frame 1801 may be disposed at an opening of the housing box 110. However, FIG. 5 is merely an example, and the infrared detecting frame 1801 may be disposed at other positions such as the bottom of the housing box 110.

In another specific embodiment, the item detecting unit 180 may include a pressure sensor 1802 that is disposed at a bottom of the receiving box. Specifically, when an item is moved into the receiving box 110, the pressure sensor detects the pressure of the item, and can detect whether the item is moved into the receiving box 110 by detecting the pressure, and at the same time, the user can be judged according to the change of the pressure during the moving time. Whether or not the item to be settled is moved into the containing box 110 is completed.

Further, in conjunction with FIG. 3, the settlement device may further include a display 190. The display 190 is connected to the controller 150 and can be used to display settlement information acquired by the controller 150, so that the user performs a payment operation based on the settlement information.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the settlement device may further include an imaging device 200. The camera device 200 is connected to the controller 150 and can be used to capture the user's identification information. And the controller 150 can send the identification information captured by the camera device 200 to the server, so that the server searches for the account information of the corresponding user according to the identity identification information, and completes the payment according to the account information and the settlement information, thereby improving the settlement speed of the goods to be settled. And improve the user experience. The identification information may include: a user's identity document, face information, fingerprint information, two-dimensional code identification information, and the like.

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the settlement device provided by the embodiment of the present specification can provide an RFID antenna through the inner wall of the electromagnetic shielding space formed in the receiving box, so that the controller can control the RFID reader to read comprehensively, quickly and accurately through the RFID antenna. The RFID tag of the goods to be settled in the box is taken to avoid misreading, and the settlement information is provided according to the reading result. After the user performs the payment operation on the settlement information, the decoder may control the anti-theft. The tag is decoded. At the same time, by setting a corresponding detector at the shop entrance and exit, the label signal of the undecoded anti-theft tag appearing in the detection area of the detector is detected; when the undecoded anti-theft is detected in the detection area of the detector When the label signal of the label is issued, an alarm message is issued to avoid situations such as escape orders, and the orderly operation of the store is ensured.

Please refer to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the settlement device provided by the present specification. The settlement device can include:

Further, when the cover 120 closes the opening, the receiving box 110 forms an enclosed space; the cover 120 and the constituent material of the housing 100 comprise a metal material, so that the closed space is electromagnetic shielding space.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 , the bottom of the receiving box 110 is a lifting platform 1101 , and the settlement device further includes a second driving device 1102 for controlling the second driving device 1102 to drive the lifting platform 1101 in the housing 100 . Move vertically. Specifically, when the cover 120 at the opening of the receiving box 110 is opened, the initial position of the lifting platform 1101 is as shown in FIG. 7, and the controller 150 can control the second driving device 1102 to drive the lifting platform 1101 in the shell. The body 100 is moved vertically to the position shown in FIG.

Specifically, the second driving device 1102 can be realized by various mechanical structures. For example, a hydraulic system can be used to drive the raising and lowering of the lifting platform; for example, an electric motor, a lead screw, and a linear bearing can be used to drive the lifting and lowering of the lifting platform.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the settlement device may include: an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reading unit, and the RFID reading unit includes an RFID antenna 1301 and an RFID reader 1302 connected to each other. The RFID antenna 1301 is disposed on an inner wall of an enclosed space formed by the housing box 120, and the RFID reader 1302 reads an RFID tag of the item to be settled through the RFID antenna 1301.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the settlement device may include: a decoder 140, which may be configured to perform decoding processing on the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled, and the decoder 140 is disposed in the receiving box 110. On the inner wall of the enclosed space.

Further, the settlement device may include: a controller, connected to the RFID reading unit and the decoder 140, and configured to control the RFID reading unit to read the RFID tag, and provide according to the reading result Settlement information; and can be used to control the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag according to a payment operation of the settlement information by a user. (The controller is not shown in Figure 6).

As shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a control unit of a settlement device provided by the present specification. Specifically, the settlement device may include the RFID reading unit 130, the decoder 140, the controller 150, the first taking driving device 160, and the second driving device 1102 described above. Further, the settlement device may further include: a second instruction receiving unit 210, the second instruction receiving unit 210 is connected to the controller 150, and the second instruction receiving unit 210 may be configured to receive a lifting operation of the user. In particular, the lifting operation command may include an operation command to raise or lower the lifting platform. Correspondingly, the controller 150 is configured to control the lifting and lowering of the lifting platform 1101 according to the lifting operation command, or may be used to control the lifting movement of the lifting platform according to the lifting operation command and according to the lifting platform The lifting state controls the cover to open and close the opening of the receiving box.

Specifically, the controller 150 may control the second driving device 1102 to drive the lifting and lowering of the lifting platform 1101 according to the lifting operation command during the lifting and lowering movement of the lifting platform 1101. For example, the lifting operation command is to reduce the operation command of the lifting platform, and the controller 150 can control the second driving device 1102 to move the lifting platform from the position shown in FIG. 7 to the position shown in FIG. 6. Further, the control unit can be controlled. A drive unit 160 drives the cover plate 120 to close the receiving box.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , the settlement device may further include: an item detecting unit 220; the item detecting unit 220 is connected to the controller 150, and the item detecting unit 220 may be configured to detect the lifting platform. The change of the item to be settled on the 1101; correspondingly, the controller 120 may be configured to control the lifting movement of the lifting platform 1101 according to the detection result, or may be used to control the lifting movement of the lifting platform according to the detection result and The cover is controlled to open and close the opening of the receiving box according to the lifting state of the lifting platform.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the settlement device may further include: a display, the display being connected to the controller, the display being configured to display the settlement information.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , the settlement device may further include: an imaging device, the imaging device is connected to the controller, and the imaging device is configured to capture identification information of the user; The identification information is sent to the server.

In addition, the related descriptions of the middle casing, the storage box, the cover, the decoder, and the RFID reading unit, the article detecting unit, the display, and the image pickup apparatus of the settlement device shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 described above can be referred to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 related descriptions of corresponding embodiments are not described herein again.

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the settlement device provided by the embodiment of the present specification can provide an RFID antenna through the inner wall of the electromagnetic shielding space formed in the receiving box, so that the controller can control the RFID reader to read comprehensively, quickly and accurately through the RFID antenna. The RFID tag of the goods to be settled in the box is taken to avoid misreading, and the settlement information is provided according to the reading result. After the user performs the payment operation on the settlement information, the decoder may control the anti-theft. The tag is decoded. At the same time, by setting a corresponding detector at the shop entrance and exit, the label signal of the undecoded anti-theft tag appearing in the detection area of the detector is detected; when the undecoded anti-theft is detected in the detection area of the detector When the tag signal is tagged, an alarm message is sent to avoid situations such as escape orders, and the orderly operation of the store is guaranteed. In addition, by providing a lifting platform at the bottom of the receiving box and controlling the lifting and lowering of the lifting platform in the housing by the controller, the user can be conveniently picked up and put in the selected item, which further improves the user experience.

Based on the above-described settlement device, a specific embodiment of the settlement control method of the settlement device of the present specification will be described below. The execution body of the method may be a device having processing capabilities: a controller or a server or a system. 9 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a settlement control method of a settlement device provided by the present specification. The present specification provides operation steps of the method as described in the embodiment or the flowchart, but the labor based on conventional or non-creative may include more More or fewer steps. The order of the steps recited in the embodiments is only one of the many steps of the order of execution, and does not represent a single order of execution. When the actual system or client product is executed, it may be executed sequentially or in parallel according to the method shown in the embodiment or the drawings (for example, a parallel processor or a multi-threaded environment). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the method may include:

S902: Moving the cover plate to the cover to close the opening of the receiving box.

In the embodiment of the present specification, before the settlement, the opening of the receiving box is opened; after the user selects the required item, the item to be settled can be placed into the receiving box through the opening of the receiving box. Moving the cover to the cover closes the opening of the receiving box.

In a specific embodiment, the opening of the moving cover to the cover closing the receiving box may include the user manually moving the cover to an opening that closes the receiving case.

Alternatively, the user triggers the cover closing operation command through a physical button or a touch device or the like. Specifically, the controller may receive the cover closing operation instruction of the user by using the first instruction receiving unit; and control the according to the cover closing operation instruction. Movement of the cover plate to the cover closing the opening of the receiving box;

Alternatively, the controller controls the cover to move to the opening of the cover to close the receiving box according to the detection result of the item to be settled. Specifically, the item detecting unit may be used to detect a change of the item to be settled in the containing box, and when it is detected that the item to be settled exists in the containing box and the item to be settled does not change within the first threshold time, the moving cover is executed. The operation of closing the opening of the receiving box to the cover.

In a specific embodiment, the article detecting unit may include an infrared detecting frame; correspondingly, the detecting that the item to be settled exists in the containing box and the item to be settled is not within a first threshold time Changes can include:

The infrared detection frame detects that the item to be settled is moved into the receiving box, and no items are detected to be moved into or out of the receiving box within the first threshold time thereafter.

In another specific embodiment, the article detecting unit may include a pressure sensor disposed at a bottom of the receiving box; and correspondingly, detecting that the item to be settled exists in the receiving box And the change of the item to be settled in the first threshold time may include:

The pressure sensor detects that there is an item to be settled in the containing box and the change in the pressure value detected within the first threshold time is less than or equal to a preset pressure change threshold.

Specifically, the first threshold time and the preset pressure change threshold in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be set in combination with an actual application scenario, for example, the first threshold time may be set to 10 s. The preset pressure change threshold may be set to a value slightly greater than 0, such as 0.1N. In this way, for example, the pressure sensor detects that there is an item to be settled in the containing box and the change in the pressure value (assumed to be 0) detected within the first threshold time (10s) is less than the preset pressure change threshold ( When 0.1N), it can be judged that the user has placed all the items to be settled, and correspondingly, the cover can be moved to the opening of the cover to close the receiving box to form an electromagnetic shielding space.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present specification, when the cover plate is non-human during the moving process, the controller may control the first driving device to drive the movement of the cover plate to the cover to close the opening of the receiving box.

In other embodiments, when the bottom of the receiving box in the settlement device is a lifting platform, the method further includes: before moving the cover plate to the opening of the cover to close the opening of the receiving box, the method further comprises:

Controlling the second drive to drive the elevator to move from the first position to the second position.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the first position may be the position of the lifting platform in FIG. 7 , and the second position may be the position of the lifting platform in FIG. 6 . In addition, it should be noted that, in the first position and the second position, two opposite positions, and the distance between the first position and the opening position of the receiving box is smaller than the second position and the The distance between the positions of the openings of the housing box. The first position and the second position are not limited to the positions shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7. In practical applications, the distance between the first position and the opening position of the receiving box may be smaller than the actual application. In the case where the distance between the second position and the opening position of the receiving box is described, a corresponding adjustment can be made.

In a specific embodiment, controlling the second driving device to drive the lifting platform to move from the first position to the second position may include: triggering a falling operation command by a user through a physical button or a touch device, etc., specifically, controlling The second instruction receiving unit may receive the user's falling operation instruction by using the second instruction receiving unit; and the second driving device is controlled to drive the lifting platform to move from the first position to the second position according to the falling operation instruction;

Alternatively, the controller controls the second driving device to drive the lifting platform to move from the first position to the second position according to detecting a change of the item to be settled on the lifting platform. Specifically, the item detecting unit may detect a change of the item to be settled on the lifting platform, and when the goods to be settled are detected on the lifting platform, and the goods to be settled are not in the second threshold time When the change occurs, the second driving device can be controlled to drive the lifting platform to move from the first position to the second position.

In a specific embodiment, the article detecting unit may include an infrared detecting frame, and the infrared detecting frame may be disposed at an opening of the receiving box;

Correspondingly, when it is detected that the item to be settled exists on the lifting platform and the item to be settled does not change within a second threshold time, the method may include:

The infrared detection frame detects that the item to be settled is moved into the receiving box, and no items are detected to be moved into or out of the receiving box within the second threshold time thereafter.

In another specific embodiment, the article detecting unit may include a pressure sensor disposed in the lifting platform;

The detecting that the item to be settled exists on the lifting platform and the item to be settled does not change within a second threshold time may include:

The change in the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor on the lifting platform and detected in the second threshold time is detected by the pressure sensor being lower than a preset pressure change threshold.

Specifically, the second threshold time and the preset pressure change threshold may be set in combination with an actual application scenario.

In addition, in the description of the present specification, during the opening of the cover plate to the cover closing the receiving box, the cover can be closed according to the state of the locking structure between the cover plate and the upper end opening of the receiving box. The opening of the box forms an electromagnetic shielding space. In addition, the light sensor can be used to detect the intensity of the light in the receiving box, and the opening of the receiving box can be determined by the cover. The embodiment of the present specification is not limited to the above.

S904: Control the RFID reader to read the RFID tag of the item to be settled by the RFID antenna, and provide settlement information according to the reading result.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present specification, after the moving cover is moved to the opening of the cover to close the receiving box, and the electromagnetic shielding space is considered, the RFID reader can be controlled to read the item to be settled through the RFID antenna. RFID tag. Specifically, the reading result of the RFID tag of the item to be settled corresponds to the item information of the item to be settled, and the item information may include information such as the name, unit price, and the like of the item, and then the settlement information is determined based on the item information.

Specifically, the settlement information may include a name of an item to be settled, a quantity and a unit price of each item in the item to be settled, a total amount of the item to be settled, and a supported payment method and the like. In practical applications, the settlement information may be provided by means of display, for example, but not limited to, for the user to perform a payment operation.

S906: In response to the user performing the payment operation on the settlement information, the control decoder decodes the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled.

Specifically, in an actual application, after providing settlement information, the user can perform a payment operation. Specifically, the payment operation in the embodiment of the present specification may include a cash payment operation or an electronic payment operation.

In a specific embodiment, after the user confirms that the settlement information is correct, the third-party code corresponding to the settlement information may be scanned by the third-party payment on the terminal, and the payment information of the user is controlled based on the scanning operation. Sending to the server, so that the server finds the user account information corresponding to the information according to the payment information, and completes the payment of the item to be settled according to the user account information and the settlement information. Correspondingly, the controller controls the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled in response to the user's payment operation on the settlement information.

Specifically, the payment information may include the user's identification information, and the identity identification information may include: the user's identity document, face information, fingerprint information, two-dimensional code identification information, and the like, and the payment method and payment amount of the user.

In still other embodiments, the settlement device may further include a camera device, and the camera device is coupled to the controller. Correspondingly, after the user confirms that the settlement information is correct, the identification information (such as iris information and face information) can be aligned with the camera device, and the camera can capture the user's identification information and send the identification information to the server. The server is configured to find user account information corresponding to the information according to the identification information, and complete payment of the item to be settled according to the user account information and the settlement information.

In addition, it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present specification, the payment operation soldier is not limited to the third-party payment application of the merchant, or the payment method for collecting the identification information by using the camera device, and may also include Near Field Communication (Near Field Communication, Referred to as NFC), electronic payment methods such as inductive payment and fingerprint identification payment, or cash payment.

Specifically, in practical applications, the store often uses radio frequency technology or sound magnetic technology to avoid theft of the object. Specifically, in the field of acousto-magnetic technology, the anti-theft tag may be an acoustic magnetic tag, and the decoder may be an acousto-magnetic decoder. . Correspondingly, the decoding process of the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled may include degaussing the acousto-magnetic tag of the item to be settled.

In another specific embodiment, in the field of radio frequency technology, the anti-theft tag may be a resonant circuit tag, and the decoder may be a radio frequency decoder. Correspondingly, the performing the decoding process on the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled may include performing frequency interference processing on the resonant circuit tag of the item to be settled.

In an actual application, after the user completes the payment operation, the decoder may be controlled to decode the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled, so that the user can smoothly take the settled item away from the store and directly after payment. Decoding processing can greatly increase the time required for users to purchase items.

S908: moving the cover to open the opening of the receiving box.

In the embodiment of the present specification, after the decoding of the anti-theft tag on the item is completed, the cover may be moved to open the opening of the receiving box so that the user can take the item that has been settled.

In a specific embodiment, the moving the cover to opening the receiving box comprises the user manually moving the cover to open the opening of the receiving box. Generally, after the cover closes the opening of the receiving box, the cover cannot be opened by an artificial means if the payment and decoding process has not been completed; but after the payment and decoding process is completed, the cover can pass The artificial way is open.

Alternatively, the user triggers the cover opening operation command through a physical button or a touch device or the like. Specifically, the controller may receive the cover open operation command of the user by using the first instruction receiving unit; and control the operation according to the cover open operation command. The cover is moved to open the opening of the receiving box.

Alternatively, the controller directly controls the movement of the cover to open the opening of the containment box after degaussing the item.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present specification, when the cover plate is non-human during the moving process, the controller may control the first driving device to drive the movement of the cover plate to open the opening of the receiving box.

In other embodiments, when the bottom of the receiving box in the settlement device is a lifting platform, after moving the cover to open the opening of the receiving box, the method may further include:

Controlling the second drive to drive the elevator to move from the second position to the first position.

Specifically, in conjunction with FIGS. 6 and 7, the lifting platform is raised from the second position of FIG. 6 to the first position of FIG. 7 to facilitate the user to take the item.

In a specific embodiment, controlling the second driving device to drive the lifting platform to move from the second position to the first position may include: the user triggering the rising operation instruction by using a physical button or a touch device, etc., specifically, controlling The second instruction receiving unit may receive the user's rising operation instruction by using the second instruction receiving unit; and the second driving device is controlled to drive the lifting platform to move from the second position to the first position according to the rising operation instruction;

Alternatively, the controller directly controls the second driving device to drive the lifting platform to move from the second position to the first position after moving the cover to open the opening of the receiving box.

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the settlement control method of the settlement device provided by the embodiment of the present specification can provide an RFID antenna through the inner wall of the electromagnetic shielding space formed in the receiving box, so that the controller can control the RFID reader to be comprehensive and fast through the RFID antenna. Accurately reading the RFID tag of the goods to be settled in the storage box, avoiding misreading, and providing settlement information according to the reading result, and controlling the decoder after the user performs the payment operation on the settlement information Decoding the anti-theft tag. At the same time, by setting a corresponding detector at the shop entrance and exit, the label signal of the undecoded anti-theft tag appearing in the detection area of the detector is detected; when the undecoded anti-theft is detected in the detection area of the detector When the tag signal is tagged, an alarm message is sent to avoid situations such as escape orders, and the orderly operation of the store is guaranteed. In addition, by providing a lifting platform at the bottom of the receiving box and controlling the lifting and lowering of the lifting platform in the housing by the controller, the user can be conveniently picked up and put in the selected item, which further improves the user experience.

The foregoing description of the specific embodiments of the specification has been described. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims can be performed in a different order than the embodiments and still achieve the desired results. In addition, the processes depicted in the figures are not necessarily in a particular order or in a sequential order to achieve the desired results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or may be advantageous.

The above embodiments illustrate devices or modules, which may be implemented by computer chips or entities, or by products having certain functions. For the convenience of description, the above devices are described as being separately divided into various modules by function. Of course, in the implementation of the present invention, the functions of the modules may be implemented in the same software or software, or the modules that implement the same function may be implemented by a plurality of sub-modules or a combination of sub-units.

Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that in addition to implementing the controller in purely computer readable program code, the controller can be logically programmed by means of logic gates, switches, ASICs, programmable logic controllers, and embedding. The form of a microcontroller or the like to achieve the same function. Therefore, such a controller can be considered as a hardware component, and a device for internally implementing it for realizing various functions can also be regarded as a structure within a hardware component. Or even a device for implementing various functions can be considered as a software module that can be both a method of implementation and a structure within a hardware component.

The invention may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions executed by a computer, such as a program module. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, classes, and the like that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are connected through a communication network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can be located in both local and remote computer storage media including storage devices.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the above description of the embodiments that the present invention can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a storage medium such as a ROM/RAM or a disk. An optical disk or the like includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, mobile terminal, server, or network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention or in some portions of the embodiments.

The controller can be implemented in any suitable manner, for example, the controller can take the form of, for example, a microprocessor or processor and a computer readable medium storing computer readable program code (eg, software or firmware) executable by the (micro)processor. In the form of logic gates, switches, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic controllers, and embedded microcontrollers, examples of controllers include, but are not limited to, the following microcontrollers: ARC 625D, Atmel AT91SAM, The Microchip PIC18F26K20 and the Silicone Labs C8051F320, the memory controller can also be implemented as part of the memory's control logic. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that in addition to implementing the controller in purely computer readable program code, the controller can be logically programmed by means of logic gates, switches, ASICs, programmable logic controllers, and embedding. The form of a microcontroller or the like to achieve the same function. Such a controller can therefore be considered a hardware component, and the means for implementing various functions included therein can also be considered as a structure within the hardware component. Or even a device for implementing various functions can be considered as a software module that can be both a method of implementation and a structure within a hardware component.

The apparatus, or unit, as set forth in the above embodiments, may be implemented by a computer chip or an entity, or by a product having a certain function. A typical implementation device is a computer. Specifically, the computer can be, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular phone, a camera phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or A combination of any of these devices.

For the convenience of description, the above devices are described separately by function into various units. Of course, the functions of the various units may be implemented in one or more software and/or hardware in the implementation of the present specification.

The invention has been described with reference to method flowcharts, apparatus structures and/or block diagrams in accordance with embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

It is also to be understood that the terms "comprises" or "comprising" or "comprising" or any other variations are intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, Other elements not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, commodity, or equipment. An element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device including the element.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present specification can be provided as a method or apparatus. Accordingly, the present description may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment in combination of software and hardware.

The various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments may be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. The method embodiment and the device embodiment are related to the description of the method embodiment.

The above descriptions are only examples of the present specification and are not intended to limit the present specification. Various modifications and changes can be made in the present specification to those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the specification are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

A settlement device comprising:

a housing in which an upper end opening receiving box is disposed, the receiving box is configured to receive an item to be settled, and the housing is provided with a cover plate capable of opening and closing the opening, when the cover is closed In the opening, the receiving box forms a closed space; the cover material and the constituent material of the casing comprise a metal material, so that the closed space is an electromagnetic shielding space;

a radio frequency identification RFID reading unit comprising an RFID reader and an RFID antenna connected to each other, the RFID antenna being disposed on an inner wall of an enclosed space formed by the receiving box, the RFID reader passing through Reading an RFID tag of the commodity to be settled by the RFID antenna;

a decoder for decoding the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled, the decoder being disposed on an inner wall of the closed space formed by the receiving box;

a controller, coupled to the RFID reading unit and the decoder, for controlling the RFID reading unit to read the RFID tag, providing settlement information according to a reading result; and for clearing the settlement according to a user The payment operation of the information controls the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag.
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus further comprises:

a first driving device, the first driving device is connected to the controller, and the controller is configured to control the first driving device to drive the cover to open and close an opening of the receiving box.
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus further comprises:

a first instruction receiving unit, the first instruction receiving unit is connected to the controller, the first instruction receiving unit is configured to receive a cover movement operation instruction of the user; and the controller is configured to operate according to the cover plate The command controls the cover to open and close the opening of the receiving box.
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus further comprises:

An item detecting unit, the item detecting unit is connected to the controller, the item detecting unit is configured to detect a change of an item to be settled in the receiving box; and the controller is configured to control the cover to be opened according to the detection result The opening of the receiving box is combined.
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said bottom of said receiving box is a lifting platform, said device further comprising a second driving means, said controller for controlling said second driving means to drive said lifting platform at said The housing moves vertically.
The device of claim 5, wherein the device further comprises:

a second instruction receiving unit, the second instruction receiving unit is connected to the controller, and the second instruction receiving unit is configured to receive a lifting operation instruction of the user;

Correspondingly, the controller is configured to control the lifting and lowering of the lifting platform according to the lifting operation instruction, or

And an opening for controlling the lifting movement of the lifting platform according to the lifting operation command and controlling the opening and closing of the receiving box according to the lifting state of the lifting platform.
The device of claim 5, wherein the device further comprises:

An item detecting unit, wherein the item detecting unit is connected to the controller, and the item detecting unit is configured to detect a change of an item to be settled on the lifting platform;

Correspondingly, the controller is configured to control the lifting movement of the lifting platform according to the detection result, or

And a method for controlling the lifting movement of the lifting platform according to the detection result and controlling the opening of the receiving box to open and close the receiving box according to the lifting state of the lifting platform.
The apparatus according to claim 4 or 7, wherein said article detecting unit comprises an infrared detecting frame.
The apparatus according to claim 4 or 7, wherein said article detecting unit comprises a pressure sensor disposed at a bottom of said containing case.
The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the device further comprises:

a detector for detecting an occurrence of an undecoded anti-theft tag signal in the detection area of the detector; when a tag signal of an undecoded anti-theft tag is detected within the detection area of the detector, Alert message.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the anti-theft tag is an acousto-magnetic tag, the decoder comprises an acousto-magnetic decoder.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said decoder comprises a radio frequency decoder when said anti-theft tag is a resonant circuit tag.
The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the device further comprises:

A display coupled to the controller, the display for displaying the settlement information.
The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the device further comprises:

a camera device, the camera device being connected to the controller, the camera device for capturing identity information of a user; the controller transmitting the identity identification information to a server.
A settlement control method for performing settlement control by the settlement device of claim 1, comprising:

Moving the cover plate to the cover to close the opening of the receiving box;

Controlling an RFID tag of the RFID reader to read an RFID tag of an item to be settled, and providing settlement information according to the read result;

Responding to the user's payment operation of the settlement information, controlling the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled;

The cover is moved to open the opening of the receiving box.
The method according to claim 15, wherein the opening of the moving cover to the cover closing the receiving box comprises:

Driving the cover plate to move the cover to close the opening of the receiving box by using a first driving device;

Correspondingly, the opening the cover to the opening of the receiving box comprises:

The movement of the cover plate is driven by the first drive means to open an opening of the receiving box.
The method according to claim 15, wherein the opening of the moving cover to the cover closing the receiving box comprises:

Receiving, by the first instruction receiving unit, a cover opening operation instruction of the user;

Controlling movement of the cover plate to the cover closing the opening of the receiving box according to the cover closing operation command;

Correspondingly, the opening the cover to the opening of the receiving box comprises:

Receiving, by the first instruction receiving unit, a cover open operation instruction of the user;

The movement of the cover plate is controlled to open the opening of the receiving box according to the cover opening operation command.
The method of claim 15 wherein prior to moving the cover to the opening of the cover to close the receiving case, the method further comprises:

Detecting, by the item detecting unit, a change of the item to be settled in the receiving box;

When it is detected that the item to be settled exists in the containing box and the item to be settled does not change within a first threshold time, an operation of moving the cover to the opening of the cover closing the receiving box is performed.
The method according to claim 18, wherein said article detecting unit comprises an infrared detecting frame; said detecting that said item to be settled exists in said containing box and said item to be settled does not occur within a first threshold time Changes include:

The infrared detection frame detects that the item to be settled is moved into the receiving box, and no items are detected to be moved into or out of the receiving box within the first threshold time thereafter.
The method according to claim 18, wherein said article detecting unit comprises a pressure sensor disposed at a bottom of said containing box; said detecting said presence of said item to be settled in said containing box The change of the item to be settled in the first threshold time includes:

The pressure sensor detects that there is an item to be settled in the containing box and the change in the pressure value detected within the first threshold time is less than or equal to a preset pressure change threshold.
The method according to claim 15, wherein the bottom of the receiving box is a lifting platform, and before moving the cover plate to the opening of the cover closing the receiving box, the method further comprises:

Controlling the second driving device to drive the lifting platform to move from the first position to the second position, wherein a distance between the first position and the opening position of the receiving box is smaller than the second position and the receiving box The distance between the opening positions;

After moving the cover to open the opening of the containment bin, the method further includes controlling the second drive to drive the lift to move from the second position to the first position.
The method according to claim 21, wherein said controlling said second driving means to drive said lifting platform from said first position to said second position comprises:

Receiving, by the second instruction receiving unit, a user's falling operation instruction;

Controlling, by the lowering operation command, the second driving device drives the lifting platform to move from the first position to the second position.
The method of claim 21, wherein before the controlling the second driving device to drive the elevator to move from the first position to the second position, the method further comprises:

Detecting, by the article detecting unit, a change of the item to be settled on the lifting platform;

The controlling the second driving device to drive the lifting platform to move from the first position to the second position comprises:

Controlling the second driving device to drive the lifting platform to move from the first position to the first when the goods to be settled are present on the lifting platform and the item to be settled does not change within a second threshold time Two locations.
The method according to claim 23, wherein said article detecting unit comprises an infrared detecting frame, said infrared detecting frame being disposed at an opening of said containing box; said detecting said existence of said to be settled on said lifting table And the item does not change in the second threshold time, including:

The infrared detection frame detects that the item to be settled is moved into the receiving box, and no items are detected to be moved into or out of the receiving box within the second threshold time thereafter.
The method according to claim 23, wherein said article detecting unit comprises a pressure sensor, said pressure sensor being disposed in said lifting platform; said detecting said presence of said item to be settled on said lifting platform and in said second The change of the item to be settled within the threshold time includes:

The change in the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor on the lifting platform and detected in the second threshold time is detected by the pressure sensor being lower than a preset pressure change threshold.
The method according to any one of claims 15 to 25, wherein the method further comprises:

Detecting, by the detector, a tag signal of an undecoded anti-theft tag that appears in the detection area of the detector; and issuing an alarm message when a tag signal of the undecoded anti-theft tag is detected within the detection area of the detector .
The method according to any one of claims 15 to 25, wherein when the anti-theft tag is an acousto-magnetic tag, the controlling the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled comprises:

The acoustic magnetic decoder is controlled to degauss the acoustic magnetic label of the item to be settled.
The method according to any one of claims 15 to 25, wherein, when the anti-theft tag is a resonant circuit tag, the controlling the decoder to decode the anti-theft tag of the item to be settled comprises:

The radio frequency decoder controls the frequency resonance processing of the resonant circuit tag of the item to be settled.
The method according to any one of claims 15 to 25, wherein said providing settlement information based on the reading result comprises: controlling a display to display said settlement information.
The method according to any one of claims 15 to 25, wherein the payment operation comprises a payment operation based on identification information of a user photographed by a camera.