WO2022080879A1

WO2022080879A1 - Unmanned payment system

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Publication number: WO2022080879A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/014190
Authority: WO
Inventors: 명홍철
Original assignee: 주식회사 넷온
Priority date: 2020-10-15
Filing date: 2021-10-14
Publication date: 2022-04-21
Also published as: KR102479543B1; KR20220049828A

Abstract

An unmanned payment system is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention provides an unmanned payment system which senses biometric data of a buyer, and, on the basis of the sensed biometric data, transmits a warning message to a manager terminal or, depending on the location of the buyer, sends a warning message to an external server.

Description

unmanned payment system

The present invention relates to an unmanned payment system, and more particularly, detects a buyer's biometric information, and transmits an alert message to an administrator's terminal based on the detected biometric information, or sends an alert message to an external server according to the buyer's location It relates to an unmanned payment system that does

The content described in this section merely provides background information for the present embodiment and does not constitute the prior art.

The conventional self-checkout refers to a store clerk directly recognizing a barcode of a product to make a payment. Conventional self-checkout is inconvenient because personnel must reside in the store. In order to solve this problem, an unmanned payment system in which a customer pays by recognizing a product to a barcode without going through a store employee is emerging.

The unmanned payment system, also called a kiosk, is a system that allows customers to place the product they want to purchase on a conveyor belt-type checkout counter and use a sensor to recognize and calculate the product in any form. Recently, in convenience stores or restaurants, an unmanned payment system has been built and operated without a manpower to pay for products that customers will purchase.

This unmanned payment system was initially introduced and used to solve the above-mentioned problems, but recently, due to the global virus epidemic, it is attracting more attention as a technology that implements a non-face-to-face service that provides services without encountering people. . Unmanned payment systems are being introduced one after another, centering on multi-use facilities used by a large number of users.

However, a multi-use facility is a facility used by a large number of people, and if a person infected with the virus uses a related facility, there is a high probability of transmitting the virus to many customers who used it together. Therefore, there is a need for an alarm system to prevent this in advance.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an unmanned payment system that detects the purchaser's biometric information and transmits an alarm message to the manager's terminal based on the detected biometric information or to an external server according to the purchaser's location It has a purpose to do.

According to one aspect of the present invention, one or more cameras installed in a store and a buyer database unit that receives and registers information of a buyer entering a store and analyzes an image obtained by the camera in real time to determine whether an event in the store occurs A payment unit that calculates the payment amount of each product by identifying the identification code of the purchased products arranged at a preset location in the store and an image information analysis unit that analyzes the payment, and transmits the payment amount and information of the purchaser in the purchaser database to the outside And it is installed in the store to detect and store the biometric information of the buyer, and to send an alarm message to the manager terminal based on the detected biometric information, or to detect the biometric information that sends an alarm message to the outside when the buyer is located at a preset payment location It provides an unmanned payment system comprising a wealth.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the unmanned payment system is characterized in that it further comprises a server unit for performing payment processing for the payment information and the purchaser information transmitted from the payment unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the biometric information sensing unit includes a thermal image acquisition unit that acquires a thermal image by photographing the purchaser, and a purchaser body temperature calculation that calculates the body temperature of the purchaser based on the thermal image obtained by the thermal image acquisition unit When the body temperature of the purchaser calculated by the unit and the purchaser body temperature calculation unit is equal to or higher than a preset temperature, an unmanned payment system comprising an alarm message transmitting unit for transmitting an alarm message to the manager's terminal or the server unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the biometric information sensing unit includes a thermal image output unit that outputs a thermal image according to a temperature distribution based on the thermal image calculated by the purchaser body temperature calculating unit, and a plurality of purchasers in the thermal image of the thermal image output unit. It is characterized in that it comprises a buyer distance measuring unit for measuring the distance between.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the server unit is characterized in that after performing payment processing for the purchaser's products, the payment information is transmitted to the purchaser's terminal using an SMS service.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the payment unit includes a scanner unit that scans the purchased product to generate an image including an identification code, an identification code identification unit that identifies an identification code of the image generated by the scanner unit, and the identification The payment information unit that generates payment information by calculating the payment amount based on the identification code identified in the code identification unit receives the purchaser information of the purchaser, and compares and analyzes the input purchaser information with the data stored in the purchaser database unit to obtain the purchaser information. It characterized in that it comprises a communication module for transmitting the purchaser information analysis unit for checking the authenticity and the payment information and the purchaser information analyzed by the purchaser information analysis unit to the server unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the method further includes a biometric information tracking unit for tracking the purchaser to detect biometric information, and transmitting the detected biometric information to the biometric information sensing unit, wherein the biometric information tracking unit is located on the ceiling in the store. One or more guide rails spaced apart at predetermined intervals and installed in a grid, and installed to be transportable according to the guide rail, a biometric information camera that detects biometric information of a buyer entering a store, and information photographed by the biometric information camera A tracking and transport unit that tracks the location of the purchaser and transfers the biometric information camera based on the and a transmission module for transmitting the information sensed by the abnormality detection unit to the biometric information detection unit.

As described above, according to one aspect of the present invention, the biometric information of the purchaser is detected, and when the purchaser is located at a designated location based on the detected biometric information, an alarm message is sent to an external server so that the manager can manage the store. It has the advantage of inducing you to be concerned.

In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is an advantage that the purchaser himself/herself can check the physical condition and awaken awareness about the use of outdoor activities or multi-use facilities.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an unattended payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a biometric information sensing unit of an unmanned payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a biometric information sensing unit of an unmanned payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a payment unit of an unmanned payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a biometric information tracking unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an "unattended payment system" according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each figure, like reference numerals have been used for like elements. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged than the actual size for clarity of the present invention.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or a combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

1 is a block diagram illustrating an unmanned payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a biometric information sensing unit of the unmanned payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is this view It is a block diagram illustrating a biometric information sensing unit of an unmanned payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a payment unit of the unmanned payment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, the unmanned payment system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a camera 100, a purchaser database unit 200, an image information analysis unit 300, a payment unit 400, It includes a server unit 500 and a biometric information sensing unit 600 .

One or more cameras 100 are installed in the store to photograph buyers entering the store or buyers located inside the store. The camera 100 may rotate 360° to photograph users from various angles.

The purchaser database unit 200 receives and registers information of a purchaser entering the store. In this case, the buyer's information includes the buyer's photo, date of birth, age, phone number, home address, physical characteristics, user memory information, fingerprint information, or iris information. In addition, the information of the purchaser includes information on a payment method (eg, account information or card information, etc.) through which the purchaser intends to pay for the product to be purchased.

The image information analysis unit 300 analyzes the image acquired in real time by the camera 100 to determine whether a special situation occurs. Here, the special situation means a situation other than a situation that normally occurs in a place where an unmanned payment system is disposed, such as display, selection, or purchase of a product. Specific circumstances include, for example, human-caused situations such as theft or vandalism, and disasters such as fires. The image information analysis unit 300 determines whether a special situation has occurred in the image, and transmits the determination result to the server unit 500 through the payment unit 400 .

The payment unit 400 calculates the payment amount of each product by identifying identification codes of purchased products arranged at a preset payment location in the store, and transmits the payment amount and purchaser information to the server unit 500 . When the purchaser intends to pay for the product to be purchased, the purchaser arranges the product to be purchased at a preset location in a preset payment location in the store. In this case, the payment unit 400 scans the products to identify the identification code and calculates the payment amount of each product. The payment unit 400 receives the purchaser's information from the purchaser database unit 200 and transmits it to the server unit 500 together with the calculated payment amount. The payment unit 400 is transmitted to an external server, and includes a scanner unit 410 , an identification code identification unit 420 , a payment information unit 430 , a purchaser information analysis unit 440 , and a communication module 450 .

The scanner unit 410 scans the purchased product and generates an image including an identification code.

The identification code identification unit 420 identifies an identification code in the image generated by the scanner unit 410 . In this case, the identification code is a code for recognizing the type of each product, and may be a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a QR code, a data matrix, a PDF417, or an IT device barcode.

The payment information unit 430 generates payment information by calculating a payment amount based on the identification code. In this case, the payment information includes a payer, a payment amount, a payment time, a payment place, or a payment product.

The purchaser information analysis unit 440 receives the purchaser information of the purchaser, and compares and analyzes the input purchaser information and the data stored in the purchaser database unit 200 to confirm the authenticity of the purchaser. In the case of a purchaser whose authenticity is not confirmed, the purchaser information analysis unit 440 may further include a warning notification unit that sounds a warning notification so that the purchaser enters their information.

The communication module 450 transmits the payment information and the purchaser information analyzed by the purchaser information analysis unit 440 to the server unit 500 . In addition, the communication module 450 transmits the determination result determined by the image information analysis unit 300 to the server unit 500 .

The server unit 500 performs payment processing using the payment information and the purchaser information received from the payment unit 400 . In addition, when receiving the alarm message from the biometric information detection unit 600, the server unit 500 transmits the alarm message to the purchaser terminal 30 based on the payment information and the purchaser information using an SMS service.

In addition, the server unit 500 transmits payment information to the purchaser terminal 30 using an SMS service after performing payment processing for the purchaser's purchased products. The server unit 500 may transmit the determination result received from the image information analysis unit 300 to the manager terminal 20 .

The biometric information sensing unit 600 is installed in the store to detect and store the buyer's biometric information, and transmit an alert message according to the buyer's location. The biometric information detection unit 600 transmits an alarm message to the manager's terminal 20 based on the detected biometric information, or transmits an alarm message to the server unit 500 when the purchaser is located at a preset payment location. The preset payment location may mean a location where the buyer stands to pay for the product to be purchased. The biometric information sensing unit 600 includes a thermal image acquisition unit 610 , a purchaser body temperature calculation unit 620 , an alarm message transmission unit 630 , a thermal image output unit 640 , and a purchaser distance measurement unit 650 . .

The thermal image acquisition unit 610 is installed adjacent to a preset payment location, and acquires a thermal image of the purchaser by photographing the purchaser.

The purchaser's body temperature calculation unit 620 calculates the body temperature of the purchaser based on the thermal image obtained by the thermal image acquisition unit 610 and calculates the body temperature of a predetermined object recognized as a living organism. In addition, the purchaser body temperature calculator 620 may include a purchaser body temperature correction unit (not shown). The buyer body temperature correction unit (not shown) may correct the body temperature calculated by using the distance measured by the buyer distance measuring unit 650 to be described later, and the body temperature is proportional to the distance measured by the buyer distance measuring unit 650 . It can be calibrated to be high or low.

The alarm message transmitting unit 630 transmits an alarm message to the manager's terminal 20 or the server 500 when the purchaser's body temperature measured by the purchaser's body temperature calculating unit 620 is greater than or equal to a preset temperature.

The thermal image output unit 640 outputs a thermal image according to a temperature distribution based on the body temperature calculated by the purchaser body temperature calculation unit 620 .

The buyer distance measuring unit 650 measures the distance between a plurality of buyers in the thermal image output from the thermal image output unit 640 . In addition, the buyer distance measuring unit 650 may include a radar measuring unit to measure the distance between buyers using a radar signal.

The operation of the unmanned payment system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is as follows.

When a buyer enters the store, his/her information is first entered into the buyer database unit 200 to be registered. A buyer entering the store selects a number of items and pays for them. At this time, when the purchaser places products to be purchased at a preset location in the store, the scanner unit 410 scans the purchased product to generate an image including an identification code, and the identification code identification unit 420 causes the scanner unit 410 to scan the purchased product. ) to identify the identification code of the generated image.

Next, the payment amount is calculated based on the identification code identified by the identification code identification unit 420 to generate payment information, and the purchaser information analysis unit 440 collects the purchaser information of the purchaser and the data stored in the purchaser database unit 200 . We check the authenticity of the buyer by comparative analysis. When the authenticity of the purchaser is confirmed, the communication module 450 transmits the payment information and the purchaser information analyzed by the purchaser information analysis unit 440 to the server unit 500 .

At this time, the thermal image acquisition unit 610 of the biometric information sensing unit 600 acquires thermal image information that is the purchaser's biometric information by photographing the purchaser, and the purchaser body temperature calculation unit 620 performs the thermal image acquisition unit 610 . Based on the acquired thermal image, the buyer's body temperature is calculated. Thereafter, when the body temperature of the purchaser is higher than the preset temperature, the alarm message transmitting unit 630 transmits the alarm message to the manager terminal 20 or the server unit 500 . A purchaser whose temperature above a preset temperature is detected may be a purchaser who is infected with a contagious disease and has physical health problems that prohibit physical contact with others. Accordingly, the manager can recognize the fact that an event related to the alarm message has occurred in the store, and can pay more attention to store management.

In addition, the thermal image output unit 640 outputs a thermal image according to a temperature distribution based on the thermal image calculated by the purchaser body temperature calculation unit 620 of the biometric information sensing unit 600, and then,

The buyer distance measuring unit 650 may measure the distance between a plurality of buyers using the thermal image output from the thermal image output unit 640 . From this, the manager can measure the distance between the purchaser who is estimated to be infected with the disease and take follow-up measures.

At the same time, after the server unit 500 receives the alarm message from the biometric information detection unit 600 , it may transmit the alarm message to the purchaser terminal 30 using an SMS service or the like to the purchaser based on the payment information and the purchaser information. Accordingly, it is possible to allow the purchaser to check their own physical condition, and to awaken awareness about the use of external activities or external facilities.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 5 to 6 , an unmanned payment system 40 according to another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated.

Elements having the same function as in the drawings shown above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The unmanned payment system 40 further includes a biometric information tracking unit 700 that tracks the buyer to detect biometric information, and transmits the detected biometric information to the biometric information detection unit 600 . The biometric information tracking unit 700 includes a guide rail 710 , a biometric information camera 720 , a transfer unit 730 , an abnormality detection unit 740 , and a transmission module 750 .

One or more guide rails 710 may be installed in a lattice form so that the biometric information camera 100 can be transported along the guide rails 710 by being spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals on the ceiling side of the store.

The biometric information camera 720 is installed to be transportable along the guide rail 710 and detects biometric information by photographing the purchaser. The biometric camera 720 may be a 360° rotatable camera, and may be implemented as, for example, a Doom camera.

The tracking transfer unit 730 tracks the location of the purchaser based on the information captured by the biometric information camera 720 and transfers the biometric information camera 720 . The tracking transport unit 730 includes a tracking unit (not shown) and a transport unit (not shown).

A tracking unit (not shown) tracks the purchaser based on the information of the biometric information camera 720 and transfers the biometric information camera 720 to the purchaser and the vicinity along the guide rail. The transfer unit (not shown) is installed on the guide rail, and as a general known technique, transfer means including a timing belt and a driving gear are preferably applied, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The abnormality detection unit 740 detects whether the purchaser's body temperature is above a preset temperature or abnormal behavior of the purchaser based on the information captured by the biometric information camera 720 .

The transmission module 750 transmits the information detected by the abnormality detection unit 740 to the biometric information detection unit 600 .

Accordingly, the biometric information camera 720 is transferred adjacent to the purchaser entering the store along the guide rail 710 to continuously detect the purchaser's biometric information. When the buyer's body temperature is above a preset temperature or when the buyer behaves abnormally, the biometric information camera 720 transmits the detected biometric information to the biometric information sensor 600 . Accordingly, the unmanned payment system 40 can detect in detail the buyer who is presumed to be infected with the disease, and can use this to block the risk of contact in advance.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments presented herein but should be construed in the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

*This patent application claims priority under section 119(a) of the U.S. Patent Act (35 U.S.C § 119(a)) with respect to Patent Application No. 10-2020-0133439 filed in Korea on October 15, 2020, All contents thereof are incorporated into this patent application by reference. In addition, if this patent application claims priority for countries other than the United States for the same reason as above, all contents thereof are incorporated into this patent application by reference.

Claims

one or more cameras installed in the store;

a buyer database unit that receives and registers information of a buyer entering the store;

an image information analysis unit that analyzes the image acquired in real time by the camera and analyzes whether an event has occurred in the store;

a payment unit for calculating the payment amount of each product by identifying identification codes of purchased products arranged at preset positions in the store, and transmitting the payment amount and information of the purchaser in the purchaser database to the outside; and

A biometric information detector that is installed in the store to detect and store the biometric information of the buyer, and transmit an alarm message to the manager terminal based on the detected biometric information, or transmit an alarm message to the outside when the buyer is located at a preset payment location

An unmanned payment system comprising a.
According to claim 1,

The unmanned payment system, characterized in that it further comprises a server unit for performing payment processing for the payment information and the purchaser information transmitted from the payment unit.
3. The method of claim 2,

The biometric information sensing unit,

a thermal image acquisition unit for acquiring a thermal image by photographing the purchaser;

a purchaser body temperature calculator configured to calculate the body temperature of the purchaser based on the thermal image acquired by the thermal image acquisition unit; and

and an alert message transmitter configured to transmit an alert message to the manager's terminal or the server when the buyer's body temperature calculated by the buyer's body temperature calculator is equal to or higher than a preset temperature.
4. The method of claim 3,

The biometric information sensing unit,

a thermal image output unit for outputting a thermal image according to a temperature distribution based on the thermal image calculated by the purchaser body temperature calculation unit;

The unmanned payment system, characterized in that it comprises a buyer distance measuring unit for measuring the distance between a plurality of buyers in the thermal image of the thermal image output unit.
3. The method of claim 2,

The server unit,

An unmanned payment system, characterized in that after performing payment processing for the purchaser's purchased products, the payment information is transmitted to the purchaser's terminal using an SMS service.
3. The method of claim 2,

The payment unit is

a scanner unit that scans the purchased product and generates an image including an identification code;

an identification code identification unit for identifying an identification code of the image generated by the scanner unit;

a payment information unit generating payment information by calculating a payment amount based on the identification code identified by the identification code identification unit;

a purchaser information analysis unit that receives the purchaser information of the purchaser and compares and analyzes the input purchaser information and data stored in the purchaser database unit to confirm the authenticity of the purchaser information; and

and a communication module for transmitting the payment information and the purchaser information analyzed by the purchaser information analysis unit to the server unit.
3. The method of claim 2,

Further comprising a biometric information tracking unit for tracking the purchaser to detect biometric information, and transmitting the detected biometric information to the biometric information detection unit,

The biometric information tracking unit,

One or more guide rails installed in a grid spaced apart at predetermined intervals on the ceiling in the store;

a biometric information camera that is installed to be transportable along the guide rail and detects biometric information of a purchaser entering the store;

a tracking transfer unit for transferring the biometric information camera by tracking the location of the purchaser based on the information photographed by the biometric information camera;

an abnormality detection unit for detecting whether the body temperature of the purchaser is above a preset temperature or abnormal behavior of the purchaser based on the information captured by the biometric information camera; and

and a transmission module for transmitting the information detected by the abnormality detection unit to the biometric information detection unit.