WO2023123157A1

WO2023123157A1 - Intelligent lock system and control method

Info

Publication number: WO2023123157A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/142877
Authority: WO
Inventors: 徐步兵
Original assignee: 南京亿猫信息技术有限公司
Priority date: 2021-12-29
Filing date: 2021-12-30
Publication date: 2023-07-06
Also published as: CN114187708A

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent locks. Disclosed are an intelligent lock system and a control method. The invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art wherein unlocking of a shopping cart is complex and it is inconvenient to manage shopping carts parked in a disorderly manner. An intelligent lock for a shopping cart comprises a device end and a plurality of terminals. The device end comprises a sensor unit (100), a data collection unit (200), a data calculation unit (300), a data acquisition unit (400), and an electronic lock unit (500). The invention combines software and hardware to implement unlocking and locking of an intelligent lock. During control, the device end combines basic information data and payment state data of a terminal to implement unlocking and locking of the terminal.

Description

A kind of intelligent lock system and control method

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent locks, and more specifically, relates to an intelligent lock system and a control method.

Background technique

At present, the shopping carts in supermarkets are mainly retrieved and returned manually. Most users will not take the initiative to return the carts, resulting in the need to manually organize the shopping carts. The management cost of shopping carts is high and the management efficiency is low. As an improvement of a shopping cart, in the prior art, some supermarkets use a one-yuan coin to unlock the shopping cart. However, with the widespread popularization of electronic payment systems, the frequency of cash usage has decreased, and hardware needs to be exchanged in advance, making borrowing and returning cars The process is too cumbersome and inconvenient to promote.

The method of unlocking with a deposit can effectively reduce labor costs and allow users to return the car on their own initiative. At present, the existing deposit unlocking technology is mainly used in the field of shared bicycles and shared charging treasures. By scanning the QR code, using Bluetooth or the network to communicate with the device and unlock it for use. The existing technology is aimed at shared bicycles and charging treasures, and cannot achieve device control. It is mainly aimed at unlocking a single device, and is not suitable for linearly arranged charging devices such as shopping carts and unlocking scenarios in sequence.

How to apply the deposit unlocking method to the shopping cart to achieve intelligent unlocking while improving management efficiency and making it easy to use is an urgent problem to be solved at this stage. After retrieval, the solutions disclosed in the prior art are as follows:

Chinese patent application for a shopping cart lock unlocking method based on Bluetooth technology, application number CN202010056043.7, published on April 28, 2020, discloses a shopping cart lock unlocking method based on Bluetooth technology, including (1) according to the shopping cart lock MAC address generates a two-dimensional code; (2) set the two-dimensional code matching the shopping cart lock on the outer surface of the shopping cart lock; (3) scan the two-dimensional code through the unlocking device; (4) unlock the two-dimensional code scanned by the unlocking device Read the two-dimensional code to obtain the MAC address of the corresponding shopping cart lock; (5) The unlocking device calculates the unlocking password of the corresponding shopping cart lock according to the MAC address; (6) The unlocking device connects with the corresponding shopping cart lock and sends an unlocking command, etc. step. The invention provides a shopping cart lock unlocking method based on Bluetooth technology, which greatly reduces the dependence on the network when the shopping cart lock is unlocked, fully utilizes the Bluetooth technology to complete the unlocking of the shopping cart lock, and greatly improves the shopping cart lock. The unlocking effect and unlocking efficiency better meet the needs of consumers, and further promote the progress and development of enterprises and industries. This method uses Bluetooth technology to control the unlocking of shopping carts, which solves the problem of inconvenient use of coins, but This method cannot effectively manage and control the shopping cart, and still cannot solve the problem of disorderly parking of the shopping cart and complicated management.

Another example is a Chinese patent application for a shopping cart lock unlocking method, terminal and readable storage medium. When the two-dimensional code on the shopping cart locks, obtain the lock information of the target shopping cart lock corresponding to the two-dimensional code, and generate and display an unlock interface based on the lock information; when an unlock instruction triggered based on the unlock interface is detected , to confirm whether a wireless communication connection with the target shopping cart lock has been established; if so, send an unlock instruction to the target shopping cart lock through the wireless communication connection, so that when the target shopping cart lock receives the unlock instruction Unlock it. The invention also discloses a terminal and a readable storage medium. The present invention can unlock the lock of the supermarket shopping cart by scanning the two-dimensional code, which solves the problem that the user must use coins and is inconvenient, and improves the shopping experience of the user. This method also realizes the intelligent unlocking of the shopping cart through wireless communication, but how to manage the shopping cart orderly and scientifically does not propose an effective improvement method.

Contents of the invention

1. Technical problems to be solved

Aiming at the problems of complex unlocking of shopping carts and inconvenient management in the prior art, the present invention provides an intelligent lock system and a control method, which combines and judges the deposit payment status and position status of the shopping cart to realize intelligent unlocking of the shopping cart while returning to the lock. The terminal shopping cart can be managed in an orderly manner, the management cost is low and the management efficiency is high, and it is suitable for popularization and use.

2. Technical solution

The purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions.

An intelligent lock system, including a device end and several terminals, the device end and the terminal are locked; the device end includes a sensor unit, a data acquisition unit, a data calculation unit and a data acquisition unit; the sensor unit is used to detect terminal position data, and the data acquisition unit is used for In order to receive the detection data of the sensor unit and collect the terminal payment status data, the data calculation unit is used to calculate and process the data collected by the data collection unit, and send the calculated instruction data to the data acquisition unit, and the data acquisition unit according to the obtained The calculation result executes the instruction.

Furthermore, the data acquisition unit is connected to an electronic lock unit, and the data acquisition unit controls the electronic lock unit to unlock and lock through the acquired information. The invention combines software and hardware, the software realizes data collection, detection and judgment, generates control instructions, and the hardware realizes unlocking or locking according to the instructions.

Furthermore, the electronic lock unit unlocks and locks the terminal by means of magnetic attraction. The magnetic smart lock is easy to use and not easy to damage, and the maintenance cost is low.

Furthermore, the sensor unit includes a position sensing device. In the smart lock system of the present invention, the device end obtains the status of the terminal through different units, wherein the sensor unit obtains the position information of the terminal through the position sensing device, and combines the position information with unlocking and locking control to realize efficient management of the shopping cart.

An unlocking method for an intelligent lock system, the device end obtains the first state data of the terminal through the sensor unit, and the device end obtains the second state information of the terminal through the data acquisition unit; the data calculation unit of the device end combines the first state data and the second state The data realizes the calculation, and the calculation result is sent to the data acquisition unit to realize the unlocking of the electronic lock unit.

Furthermore, the first status data is terminal geographic location data, and the second status data is terminal deposit payment status data; the device judges whether the first status data and the second status data meet the requirements at the same time, and if both meet the requirements and the electronic lock The unit is in the locked state, and the device side controls the electronic lock unit to unlock. If it is not satisfied at the same time or the electronic lock unit is in the unlocked state, no operation is performed.

Furthermore, after the user takes away the terminal, the device side detects that the terminal that has paid the deposit leaves the device side, and the device side controls and locks the remaining terminals.

A locking method for an intelligent lock system. The device end obtains the first state data of the terminal through a sensor unit, and the device end obtains the second state information of the terminal through a data acquisition unit; the data calculation unit of the device end combines the first state data and the second state The data is calculated, and the calculation result is sent to the data acquisition unit to realize the locking of the electronic lock unit. After the electronic lock unit is locked, the system automatically returns the deposit.

Furthermore, the first status data is terminal geographic location data, and the second status data is terminal deposit payment status data; the device judges whether the first status data and the second status data meet the requirements at the same time, and if both meet the requirements and the electronic lock The unit is in the unlocked state, and the device side controls the electronic lock unit to lock the terminal. If it is not satisfied at the same time or the electronic lock unit is in the locked state, no operation is performed.

Furthermore, the terminal sets a fixed period to limit the return time of the user. The present invention can set a fixed period when returning the terminal, so as to urge the user to return it faster and improve the efficiency of terminal use.

The control method of the intelligent lock of the present invention combines the basic information data of the terminal, especially the geographic location data and the payment status data, to ensure that the terminal can only be unlocked or locked when it is near the device end, and urges the user to return the shopping cart to the Designate the location, save the steps of manually managing the shopping cart, improve management efficiency and reduce management costs.

3. Beneficial effect

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of:

The smart lock system of the present invention combines the user's deposit payment status with the shopping cart position status in the management of the shopping cart, and only when the user needs to use the shopping cart requires the shopping cart to meet the position requirements and deposit payment at the same time to control the unlocking of the electronic lock unit. After using the shopping cart, the user needs to return it to the designated place within the designated time, and the deposit will be refunded automatically. The invention requires the user to take the initiative to return the shopping cart before returning the deposit, reducing the cost of manually sorting the shopping cart in the supermarket, and at the same time combining the comprehensive judgment of the payment status and geographical location status to prevent the shopping cart from being illegally unlocked or locked, reducing the possibility of the shopping cart being lost.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the device end structure of the intelligent lock system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the device-end control software and hardware structure of the intelligent lock system of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the unlocking process of the intelligent lock system of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the locking process of the intelligent lock system of the present invention;

The labels in the accompanying drawings indicate:

100. sensor unit; 200. data acquisition unit; 300. data calculation unit; 400. data acquisition unit; 500. electronic lock unit.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Example

This embodiment discloses an intelligent lock system, which includes a device end and several terminals, the device end is locked with the terminal, and the terminal is a shopping cart. When the user needs to use the terminal shopping cart, he can open the device-side electronic lock unit 500 by making electronic payment on the terminal shopping cart through a smart device such as a mobile phone/tablet/handy; when the user finishes shopping, the terminal shopping cart needs to be returned to On the device side, the device side controls the electronic lock unit 500 to lock the terminal according to the acquired terminal shopping cart information and the data collected by the device side.

There are various ways to realize the device end in the present invention without limitation. In order to better understand the device end of the present invention, the device end in this embodiment takes a gate as an example. In practical applications, it can also be in any form such as an arch or a platform. Similarly, in addition to the shopping cart, the terminal can also be a shopping basket, and it can also be not only limited to the supermarket shopping scene, but also other smart terminals that need to be unlocked, such as smart shared wheelchairs in hospitals.

As shown in Figure 1, the device end includes a sensor unit 100, a data acquisition unit 200, a data calculation unit 300, and a data acquisition unit 400; data and collect terminal payment status data, the data calculation unit 300 is used to calculate and process according to the data collected by the data collection unit 200, and send the calculated instruction data to the data acquisition unit 400, and the data acquisition unit 400 calculates according to the acquired The result executes the instruction.

The sensor unit 100 is provided with a position sensing device, and the sensing device in the sensor unit 100 senses that a shopping cart approaches and sends a data collection instruction and the current geographic location information of the shopping cart to the data collection unit 200; the data collection unit 200 communicates with the shopping cart, Collect the deposit payment status of the shopping cart, and send the collected shopping cart payment status data and the geographic information data detected by the sensor unit 100 to the data calculation unit 300 for calculation; the data calculation unit 300 combines the geographic information data of the sensor unit 100 and the data acquisition unit The payment status data collected by 200 is calculated, and the calculation result is sent to the data acquisition unit 400 for execution.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the data acquisition unit 400 is connected to the hardware electronic lock unit 500 , and the data acquisition unit 400 controls the electronic lock unit 500 to unlock and lock through the acquired information. In this embodiment, the electronic lock unit 500 controls the unlocking and locking of the shopping cart by means of magnetic attraction. In addition to the magnetic attraction, the electronic lock unit 500 can also be locked or unlocked in the form of an electronic set lock (circle lock) or an electronic buckle. That is to say, it means that the adjacent terminals are locked by a set lock (ring lock).

This embodiment discloses a shopping cart intelligent lock system, which realizes the borrowing and returning of the shopping cart through the electronic payment deposit method. The status and electronic lock status can unlock the shopping cart more quickly and efficiently. At the same time, it can also realize the orderly management of the shopping cart, reduce the management cost of the shopping cart, and improve the management efficiency. It is suitable for wide use.

The embodiment also discloses a method for controlling the smart lock of the shopping cart. The first is an unlocking method for a shopping cart smart lock, as shown in Figure 3, including the following steps:

Step 101: The user pays a deposit, which corresponds to the terminal shopping cart

The user scans the code to pay the deposit through the smart device. The shopping cart has an interactive interface. When the user needs to use the shopping cart, the user can use the mobile phone/tablet/watch and other smart devices to conveniently scan the code to pay the deposit according to the interface display. When the user pays the deposit, scan the QR code on the corresponding shopping cart, that is, the deposit paid corresponds to the shopping cart. When unlocking, the shopping cart can only be unlocked at the deposit payment terminal. After the deposit is paid, it cannot be arbitrarily Replace shopping cart.

Step 102: The device side acquires the status of the unlocking unit, the payment status data of the terminal shopping cart, and the geographic location data of the terminal shopping cart, and the device side controls the unlocking unit to unlock

After confirming that the deposit payment by the user is successful, the shopping cart sends the deposit payment status to the data collection unit 200 on the device side through the communication module, and the data collection unit 200 collects the payment status data of the terminal shopping cart and also collects the geographic location data of the shopping cart received by the sensor unit 100 , the data collection unit 200 sends the geographical location data of the shopping cart and the payment status data to the data calculation unit 300 at the device end for calculation.

In the shopping cart unlocking system disclosed in this embodiment, when the device side unlocks the shopping cart, it is necessary to confirm whether the deposit payment status has been paid, whether the current location of the shopping cart is within the specified range of the device side, and whether the shopping cart has passed The electronic lock unit 500 is locked on the device side. Only when the above three conditions are met at the same time, the device side will control the electronic lock unit 500 to execute the unlocking instruction. Wherein, the payment state data of the shopping cart is sent to the device end by the shopping cart after the user pays successfully; The state is acquired and judged in advance when the software and hardware are combined.

The device side confirms that the shopping cart is locked on the device side through the above information data, automatically unlocks the shopping cart, and the user takes the shopping cart away. The electronic lock unit on the device side controls the unlocking of the shopping cart through magnetic attraction.

Step 103: After the user takes away the terminal shopping cart, the device side detects that the terminal shopping cart has left, and locks the rest of the terminal shopping cart

The user scans the code to pay for the last shopping cart in the terminal shopping cart queue in step 102, and the electronic lock unit 500 unlocks the lock. After the user takes the shopping cart, the device detects that the shopping cart has left and locks the remaining shopping carts; With the electronic lock unit 500, when the shopping cart is taken away and the device does not sense the magnetic attraction, the device re-locks the remaining shopping carts. Make sure that users can only pick up the outermost cart in the queue of end shoppers at a time.

In order to better realize the management of the shopping cart, the device side sets the electronic lock to lock the shopping cart according to a certain rule, that is, the electronic lock is placed according to a certain rule to realize the orderly placement of the shopping cart. Based on the fixed position of the electronic lock of the electronic lock unit 500, it corresponds to the natural formation law of the parking of the shopping cart, avoids the large management cost of manual management of the shopping cart, and improves the management efficiency of the shopping cart.

As shown in Figure 4, this embodiment also discloses a method for locking a shopping cart smart lock, including the following steps:

Step 201: After the user finishes shopping, return the shopping cart to the terminal.

In order to better realize shopping cart management, it can be set that if the user does not deliver the shopping cart to the designated location within the specified time, the deposit will not be refunded or the deposit will be deducted to ensure the return efficiency of the shopping cart.

Step 202: The user returns the terminal shopping cart to the designated area of the device according to the instructions

If the shopping cart on the device side is arranged according to the last-in-first-out rule, the user can push the shopping cart to the last position in the shopping cart locked on the device side. If the shopping cart on the device side is arranged according to the first-in first-out rule, the user needs to push the shopping cart to the front position where the device side locks the shopping cart.

Step 203: The device side controls the electronic lock according to the obtained information of the returned terminal shopping cart. After the electronic lock locks the terminal shopping cart, the deposit is automatically refunded

When the sensor unit 100 at the device end detects that the terminal shopping cart approaches the device end, the data collection unit 200 at the device end collects basic information, geographic location information and payment status information of the shopping cart. When the sensor unit 100 at the device end confirms that the shopping cart is located near the device end, the data acquisition unit 200 at the device end collects that the shopping cart has paid a deposit, and according to the calculation result of the data calculation unit 300, the device end controls the electronic lock unit 500 to lock the current shopping cart, and Automatically refund the paid deposit for that cart to the user when locked. If one of the above conditions is not met, the deposit refund mechanism cannot be triggered.

The present invention combines software and hardware, and through the magnetic attraction device of the shopping cart electronic lock unit 500, when the terminal shopping cart and the device end are locked by the electronic lock unit 500, the device end checks the payment status of the locked shopping cart and automatically returns the deposit, so that the user does not need to With more operations on the mobile phone, you can directly receive the refunded deposit, which is more convenient than the previous operation of scanning the code and returning the deposit.

This embodiment combines the control of the hardware electronic lock unit on the device side, the geographic location information of the terminal shopping cart and the deposit payment status of the terminal shopping cart, comprehensively judges the status of the terminal shopping cart, and controls the unlocking and locking of the shopping cart. After the shopping cart is returned, the device automatically triggers the deposit refund mechanism based on the returned status of the shopping cart without requiring any additional operations by the user.

As an improvement of this embodiment, when the shopping cart is unlocked and a deposit is paid, it may also be required to pay a rental fee to achieve paid use.

The above has schematically described the invention and its implementation. The description is not restrictive, and the invention can be realized in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic features of the invention. What is shown in the drawings is only one of the embodiments of the present invention, and the actual structure is not limited thereto, and any reference signs in the claims shall not limit the related claims. Therefore, if a person of ordinary skill in the art is inspired by it, and without departing from the purpose of the invention, without creatively designing a structure and an embodiment similar to the technical solution, it shall fall within the scope of protection of this patent. Furthermore, the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the word "a" preceding an element does not exclude the inclusion of "a plurality" of such elements. Multiple elements stated in a product claim may also be realized by one element through software or hardware. The words first, second, etc. are used to denote names and do not imply any particular order.

Claims

An intelligent lock system is characterized in that it includes a device end and several terminals, and the device end is locked with the terminal; the device end includes a sensor unit, a data acquisition unit, a data calculation unit and a data acquisition unit; the sensor unit is used to detect terminal position data, The data acquisition unit is used to receive the detection data of the sensor unit and collect the terminal payment status data, the data calculation unit is used to calculate and process the data collected by the data acquisition unit, and send the calculated instruction data to the data acquisition unit, and the data acquisition unit The unit executes instructions based on the obtained calculation results.
The intelligent lock system according to claim 1, wherein the data acquisition unit is connected to an electronic lock unit, and the data acquisition unit controls the electronic lock unit to unlock and lock through the acquired information.
The intelligent lock system according to claim 2, wherein the electronic lock unit unlocks and locks the terminal by means of magnetic attraction.
The intelligent lock system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor unit comprises a position sensing device.
An unlocking method for an intelligent lock system, characterized in that the device end obtains the first state data of the terminal through a sensor unit, and the device end obtains the second state information of the terminal through a data acquisition unit; the data calculation unit of the device end combines the first state data Realize calculation with the second state data, send the calculation result to the data acquisition unit, and realize the unlocking of the electronic lock unit.
The unlocking method of an intelligent lock system according to claim 5, wherein the first status data is terminal geographic location data, and the second status data is terminal deposit payment status data; the device judges the first status data And whether the second state data meet the requirements at the same time, if both meet and the electronic lock unit is in the locked state, the device side controls the electronic lock unit to unlock, if not at the same time or the electronic lock unit is in the unlocked state, no operation is performed.
The unlocking method of an intelligent lock system according to claim 5, characterized in that, after the user takes away the terminal, the device side detects that the terminal that has paid the deposit leaves the device side, and the device side controls to lock the remaining terminals.
A locking method for an intelligent lock system, characterized in that the device end obtains the first state data of the terminal through a sensor unit, and the device end obtains the second state information of the terminal through a data acquisition unit; the data calculation unit of the device end combines the first state data Realize calculation with the second state data, send the calculation result to the data acquisition unit, realize the locking of the electronic lock unit, and the system automatically refunds the deposit after the electronic lock unit is locked.
A locking method for an intelligent lock system according to claim 8, wherein the first status data is terminal geographic location data, and the second status data is terminal deposit payment status data; the device judges the first status data And whether the second state data meet the requirements at the same time, if both meet and the electronic lock unit is in the unlocked state, the device side controls the electronic lock unit to lock the terminal, if not at the same time or the electronic lock unit is in the locked state, no operation is performed.
The locking method of an intelligent lock system according to claim 8, wherein the terminal sets a fixed period to limit the return time of the user.