KR101787428B1 - Apparatus for containing products - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for receiving one or more articles according to an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. An apparatus for receiving the article comprises: a receiving portion configured to receive the article by forming an opening in the top portion and including at least one sensor; An article information reading unit configured to recognize the article information formed at a position of the apparatus accommodating the article and the article information for the article, the article information including weight information and price information and stored in advance; A weighing part installed at a lower portion of the receiving part and configured to measure a weight of the article received in the receiving part; A communication unit configured to transmit and receive information with at least one of at least one settlement apparatus, at least one monitoring apparatus, and at least one server; And a control unit configured to control the operation of the one or more sensors for a predetermined time period to allow the article recognized by the article information reading unit to pass through the opening.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR CONTAINING PRODUCTS [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for receiving an article, and more particularly to an apparatus for receiving an article containing one or more sensors.

Recently, large discount stores are increasing rapidly. These stores are becoming larger and larger, allowing customers to purchase a wide variety of items in a single store. However, the problems that arise also increase in many types of articles in a single store. One example is the fact that other customers are not free to move in the store due to the customers who line up in front of the billing counter for purchasing. In order to solve this problem, the cost of the payment can be increased by increasing the employment of the payer for settlement.

Also, as the size of the store grows, frequent departure of illegal goods by customers is also occurring. To prevent this, a CCTV and a monitoring device (for example, an anti-theft device) are installed. In addition, employing staff to observe customers using it, the costs are also increasing.

Therefore, there is a need in the industry to reduce the management cost and at the same time to enhance the convenience of the customer.

In addition, many of these large stores have shopping carts and shopping baskets so that consumers can easily move them.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2014-0022834 describes a shopping cart capable of saving space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in response to the background art described above, and is intended to enhance the convenience of a user who uses a store.

The present invention has been devised to cope with the above-described background art, and is intended to allow prevention of illegal outflow of articles.

The present invention has been devised to cope with the background art described above, and it is intended to reduce the cost of the store operation.

In order to solve the above-described problems of the present invention, an apparatus for accommodating one or more articles according to an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. An apparatus for receiving the article comprises: a receiving portion configured to receive the article by forming an opening in the top portion and including at least one sensor; An article information reading unit configured to recognize the article information formed at a position of the apparatus accommodating the article and the article information for the article, the article information including weight information and price information and stored in advance; A weighing part installed at a lower portion of the receiving part and configured to measure a weight of the article received in the receiving part; A communication unit configured to transmit and receive information with at least one of at least one settlement apparatus, at least one monitoring apparatus, and at least one server; And a control unit configured to control the operation of the one or more sensors for a predetermined time period to allow the article recognized by the article information reading unit to pass through the opening.

Also disclosed is an apparatus for receiving one or more articles according to another embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus comprising: a receiving portion configured to form an opening in the upper portion to receive the article and to include at least one sensor; An article information receiver configured to receive the article information formed at a position of the apparatus accommodating the article and to receive article information about the article, the article information including weight information and price information and stored in advance; A weighing part installed at a lower portion of the receiving part and configured to measure a weight of the article received in the receiving part; A communication unit configured to transmit and receive information with at least one of at least one settlement apparatus, at least one monitoring apparatus, and at least one server; And a controller configured to control the operation of the one or more sensors for a predetermined period of time to allow the article corresponding to the article information to pass through the opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the convenience of a user who purchases an article can be improved.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent illegal leakage of the goods.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost of operating the store.

In order that the above-recited features of the present disclosure will be more fully understood and may be understood by reference to the following embodiments, some of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. In addition, like reference numerals in the drawings are intended to refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views. It should be understood, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not to be considered limiting of its scope, and that other embodiments having the same effect may be fully recognized Please note.
1 is a diagram of a system including an apparatus for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining components included in an apparatus for accommodating an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is another view for describing components included in an apparatus for accommodating an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining components that may additionally include an apparatus for accommodating an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining the operation of a control unit of an apparatus for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating one or more sensors operating in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is another view illustrating the operation of one or more sensors in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating that alarm information is generated according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view of a monitoring device and an apparatus for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Various embodiments and / or aspects are now described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will also be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative aspects of one or more aspects. It is to be understood, however, that such aspects are illustrative and that some of the various ways of practicing various aspects of the principles of various aspects may be utilized, and that the description set forth is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.

In addition, various aspects and features will be presented by a system that may include multiple devices, components and / or modules, and so forth. It should be understood that the various systems may include additional devices, components and / or modules, etc., and / or may not include all of the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in connection with the drawings Must be understood and understood.

In addition, the term "or" is intended to mean " exclusive or " That is, it is intended to mean one of the natural inclusive substitutions "X uses A or B ", unless otherwise specified or unclear in context. That is, X uses A; X uses B; Or when X uses both A and B, "X uses A or B" can be applied to either of these cases. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes all possible combinations of one or more of the listed related items.

It is also to be understood that the term " comprises "and / or" comprising " means that the feature and / or component is present, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, components and / It should be understood that it does not. Also, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise or to the contrary, the singular forms in this specification and claims should generally be construed to mean "one or more. &Quot;

The terms "article" and "article ", as used herein, are often used interchangeably. Also, as used herein, the terms "user" and "buyer" are often used interchangeably.

1 is a diagram of a system including an apparatus for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The apparatus 100 for receiving goods according to an embodiment of the present invention (see FIG. 2) includes one or more payment devices 20 (see FIG. 4), one or more monitoring devices 30 Server 40 via a network. Thus, the article receiving device 100 may send and receive information with at least one of the one or more payment devices 20, one or more monitoring devices 30, and one or more servers.

The apparatus 100 for receiving an article is at least one of, for example, a shopping cart and a shopping basket. Also, the payment apparatus 20 includes at least one of a user apparatus and a payment terminal of a user who wants to purchase the article. Herein, the user apparatus can be applied to the present invention, for example, various types of apparatuses not described in the concept including a mobile phone, a tablet, a PC, a wearable device, a laptop, a stick PC, a copyboard, a PMP and an MP3 player. In addition, the payment terminal may be any device capable of recognizing the card and performing settlement. Such a payment terminal may also be coupled to one area of the device 100 that receives the goods. Reference is made to FIG. 4 in this regard. Here, the card may be a credit card and a check card, or may mean any type of card and any type of card in which settlement can be performed, such as a prepaid card.

In addition, the monitoring device 30 may be any device for preventing illegal departure of an article. For example, the monitoring device 30 may be a device installed at an entrance and designed to generate an alarm sound. Alternatively, or alternatively, the monitoring device 30 may be a user's device of the employee to manage the unauthorized departure of goods in the store. In this case, the monitoring device 30 may be at least one of a mobile phone, a tablet, a PC, and a wearable device.

Here, the information includes weight information and price information of the article, and may include article information that is stored in advance. The article information may further include article group information corresponding to the article. Such article group information may be classified by any business operator, or may be subject to international classification of industrial design and the like. For example, item group information may be categorized as food (category 1), apparel and sundry goods (category 2), furniture and bedding (category 6), and so on, classified by locale. More specifically, the article group information may be classified into 01-01, which includes bread, biscuits, chocolate, etc., 01-02, which includes fruit and vegetables, and the like.

Further, the information used herein may include location information of the device 100 receiving the goods, alert information (e.g., at least one of the alert message and alarm sound information), payment information for the items, and article measurement information Or the like. The information is not limited to the description as described above. Also, the term "information" as used herein may often be interchangeable with "data ".

At least one of the one or more payment devices 20 (see Fig. 4), one or more monitoring devices 30 (see Fig. 9) and one or more servers 40 And can be interconnected via a network. Thus, the information as described above can be transmitted and received via the network.

This information may be generated and / or stored from at least one of the apparatus 100 for storing goods, one or more payment devices 20, one or more monitoring devices 30 and one or more servers 40, . For example, the article information is stored in the server 40 and can be received by the communication unit 130 of the apparatus 100 receiving the article. As another example, the article information may be stored in a memory unit (not shown) included in the apparatus 100 that receives the article, and may be updated and / or deleted at predetermined intervals. In addition, the payment information may be generated by the control unit 140 (see Fig. 5) of the apparatus 100 receiving the goods and transmitted to the settlement apparatus 20 (see Fig. 4) via the network.

This information may be stored in a memory portion included in at least one of the device 100 receiving the goods, the one or more payment devices 20 and the one or more monitoring devices 30. [ The memory unit will be described later. This information may also be stored in one or more servers 40. [

The network may also include, for example, wired / wireless Internet technologies.

Wired Internet technologies include XDSL (Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fiber to the home), and PLC (Power Line Communication). WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The network may also transmit and receive data to and from an electronic device including a short-range communication module, including a short-range communication module. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology. The above-described communication technologies are merely examples, and the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The techniques described herein may be used in other networks as well as in the networks mentioned above.

Hereinafter, the apparatus 100 for accommodating an article, the settlement apparatus 20 and the monitoring apparatus 30 will be described in detail later.

With reference to Figures 1-9, some and / or all of the various embodiments described herein may be embodied in, for example, a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using software, hardware, or a combination thereof, May be implemented in a storage medium.

For example, in accordance with a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) may be implemented using at least one of field programmable gate arrays, processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The embodiments described herein can be implemented by the control unit itself.

In another example, according to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory unit and can be executed by the control unit. The memory unit may store a program for operation of the control unit, and temporarily store input / output data. In an aspect of the present invention, the memory unit may include one or a plurality of storage units.

The memory unit may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, And an optical disc.

1 are illustrative drawings for illustrating a system including an apparatus for accommodating an article according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

2 is a view for explaining components included in an apparatus for accommodating an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is another view for describing components included in an apparatus for accommodating an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the exterior of an apparatus 100 for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the exterior showing the bottom portion of the device 100 receiving the article.

Although the apparatus 100 for receiving an article is illustrated as a shopping cart in the drawings herein, the apparatus 100 for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a shopping basket Lt; / RTI > It will also be apparent to those skilled in the art that the apparatus 100 for receiving articles according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated appearance.

An apparatus 100 for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit 110, an article information reading unit 120, and a weighing unit 130. Also, although not shown, the apparatus 100 for accommodating an article includes a communication unit and a control unit 140 (see Fig. 5).

2 through 3, the apparatus 100 for receiving an article may include a supplementary part 200, a caster 300, and a handle part 400. Hereinafter, description will be made sequentially.

The receptacle 110, as shown, is configured to include an opening at the top to receive the article and to include at least one sensor. The receiving portion 110 may be made of a material and a hardness capable of withstanding the weight of the article. For example, the accommodating portion 110 can form a storage space for an article by a plurality of frames made of metal.

One or more sensors may be disposed in the receptacle 110. The at least one sensor is disposed at least one of a predetermined width interval in the circumferential direction of the inside of the accommodating portion 110 and a predetermined height interval in the height direction of the inside of the accommodating portion 110, for example. In general, the one or more sensors may be disposed closer to the opening than the bottom of the receptacle 110, as shown.

Such one or more sensors may include an infrared sensor, and the scope of right of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the receiving portion 110 may be provided with an infrared light transmitting portion and a light receiving portion at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Accordingly, when the light receiving unit is receiving the pulse beam of the infrared radiation pulsed from the transparent portion, for example, when the two beams are simultaneously blocked, the light receiving unit can detect the pulse beam and send an alarm signal to the alarm receiver. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the alarm receiver may be embedded in the device 100 receiving the article. For example, alert information may be generated by the controller 140 of the device 100 receiving the article. Alternatively, or alternatively, such an alarm receiver may be a monitoring device 30. [ The monitoring device 30 may be installed to control access as shown in FIG. 9, but it may be a user device used by a supervisor. In this case, the monitoring device 30 can receive an alarm signal from the device 100 receiving the article to identify the user of the device 100 receiving the article. Where the alert signal may include location information of the device 100 that receives the article. Additionally, the alert signal may be transmitted to the monitoring device 30 proximate to the location based on location information of the device housing the article. As a result, illegal outflow of the article can be prevented. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

Additionally, the operation of one or more sensors (e.g., sensor on / off) is controlled by controller 140 (see FIG. 5). 5) controls the operation of one or more sensors so that the article recognized by the article information reading section 120 can be received in the receiving section 110. [ For example, when the article is recognized by the article information reading section 120, the one or more sensors may be turned off for a predetermined time to allow the article to pass through the opening of the receiving section 110. [ Accordingly, the user can recognize the article to be normally purchased, and can receive the article in the receiving section 110. The payment information may be generated based on the article information on the recognized article.

Furthermore, when the article is not recognized by the article information reading unit 120, the one or more sensors may be kept in an on state.

The operation of one or more sensors is controlled by the control unit 140 (see FIG. 5) so that warning information can be generated when an article not recognized by the article information reading unit 120 is accommodated in the receiving unit 110 have. An article not recognized by the article information reading section 120 means an article which is not recognized by the article information reading section 120 and which is different from the article, One case may be included. For this purpose, the weight information recognized by the product information determination unit 120 and the weight measurement information measured by the weight measuring unit 130 may be compared.

In addition, the handle 400 may be coupled to a position of the receiving portion 110 (e.g., the upper side of the receiving portion 110). The handle 400 is configured to extend in one area of the device 100 to accommodate the article so that the user can adjust the movement of the device 100 receiving the article. For example, the handle 400 may press the device 100 to move one or more casters 300. At least one of the display unit 500 (see FIG. 4), the camera unit 600 (see FIG. 4), and the settlement apparatus 20, which will be described later, may be disposed in the handle unit 400. The handle and all or a part of the above-described components may be formed to be detachable.

The article information reading section 120 is formed at a position of the apparatus housing the article and is configured to recognize the article information about the article. Here, the article information includes weight information and price information and is predetermined and stored, and other information (e.g., article group information, etc.) may be included in the article information. In addition, such article information may include a trade name information, producer information, shelf life information, and distribution route information, and the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The article information reading section 120 is configured to recognize at least one of an RFID tag, a bar code and a QR code attached to the article. The article information reading section 120, for example, as an RF reader, can recognize the article information about the article by recognizing the RF tag. The RF reader function may be integrally formed with the handle 400 in the form of a single board to downsize the terminal. Since the technology of recognizing the RF tag is already known, a detailed description of this technique will be omitted.

The present invention also discloses an article information reading unit 120 that is formed at a position of an apparatus 100 for receiving articles and is configured to recognize article information about the article, It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various known techniques not described herein may be employed to recognize the < RTI ID = 0.0 >

Furthermore, although the article information reading unit 120 is shown as being coupled to the handle 400 in the present specification, the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the mounting position of the article information reading unit 120 may be modified into various forms. For example, the article information reading unit 120 may be embedded in or coupled to the handle portion 400 and may be removable. Alternatively, the article information reading unit 120 may be disposed so that one end face thereof is coupled to the inside of the receiving unit 110. [ In this case, the weight measuring unit 130 may determine the weight of the article in consideration of the weight of the article information reading unit 120 coupled to the receiving unit 110.

The weighing part 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to measure the weight of the article stored in the receiving part 110 by being installed in the lower part of the receiving part 110. Referring to FIG. 3, the weight measuring unit 130 may be disposed in the center of the lower portion of the receiving unit 110. Alternatively, the weight measuring unit 130 may determine weight measurement information of one or more articles stored in the storage unit 110 by being disposed in a plurality of areas below the storage unit 110.

The apparatus 100 for receiving goods according to an embodiment of the present invention may include one or more payment devices 20 (see FIG. 4), one or more monitoring devices 30 (see FIG. 9) And a communication unit (not shown) configured to transmit and receive information with at least one. The communication unit includes a known network module, and the network module will be described with reference to FIG.

The apparatus 100 for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to receive the article recognized by the article information reading unit 120 for a predetermined period of time to allow the article to pass through the opening of the receiving unit 110. [ And a control unit 140 (see FIG. 5) configured to control the operation of the one or more sensors.

Additionally, an apparatus 100 for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a supplementary portion 200. The auxiliary portion 200 may be located at a lower portion spaced apart from the accommodating portion 110 at an arbitrary interval and may be configured to include one or more casters in a lower portion thereof.

The apparatus 100 for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above is formed of a material capable of transmitting radio frequency used in a place where the apparatus 100 is used, The payment apparatus 20, the monitoring apparatus 30, and the server 40 so as not to interfere with transmission / reception of information.

Alternatively, or alternatively, an apparatus for accommodating an article including a receiving portion, an article information receiving portion, a weight measuring portion, a communication portion, and a control portion is proposed. The article information receiving unit is configured to receive article information on the article to be purchased through the network. Such article information may be received from the buyer ' s user equipment. For example, a user selection input for an item to be purchased may be performed through an application installed in the user device. The user selection input may be received by the article information receiving unit of the apparatus accommodating the article. In addition, when the article information is received, the operation of one or more sensors is turned off to allow the article corresponding to the article information to be received in the receiving section. Furthermore, whether or not the article accommodated in the accommodation portion is the same as the received input from the user can be determined based on the comparison of the weight measurement information and the article information measured by the weight measuring section. In this case, it may include additional components such as a camera section. For example, it may be determined whether or not the item received from the user is the same as the item received in the receiving portion, based on the acquired image with respect to the article being inserted into the receiving portion. The receiving section, the weighing section, the communication section, and the control section will be referred to above.

The appearance and components of the apparatus for receiving the articles shown in Figs. 2 to 3 are illustrative, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the article receiving device 100 may include a location identification sensor that identifies location information of the device 100. In addition, the apparatus 100 for receiving articles may further include an operation recognition sensor for sensing the movement of the articles. Here, the movement of the article may include at least one of movement of the article in the receiving section and movement of the article in which the article is separated from the receiving section.

According to the apparatus 100 for accommodating an article having the technical characteristics as described above, it is possible to enhance the convenience of the customer who intends to purchase the article, and to prevent illegal leakage of the article. Further, according to the exemplary apparatus 100 of the present invention having these technical characteristics, it is possible to reduce the cost of the store operation. In addition, it will be clearly understood that the effect according to one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned, and has a general knowledge.

A further embodiment of an apparatus 100 for receiving articles will now be described with reference to Fig.

4 is a view for explaining components that may additionally include an apparatus for accommodating an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the payment apparatus 20 includes at least one of a user apparatus and a payment terminal of a user who wants to purchase an article. For example, the payment device 20 may be a user's cellular phone. More specifically, a user who wishes to purchase an item can perform settlement through a payment program installed in the user's mobile phone. As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, payment information for the articles stored in the accepting unit 110 can be generated based on the article information recognized by the article information reading unit 120. [ At least one of card number entry, account transfer, and mobile phone payment may be employed as a method of performing settlement. In addition, any type of interface that allows the user to make payment easily may be displayed on the payment device 20. [

As another example, the payment apparatus 20 may be a payment terminal. In this case, the payment apparatus 20 may be combined with the apparatus 100 for receiving the article as shown in Fig. Alternatively, the payment apparatus 20 may be located (e.g., in the form of a conventional counter) in one area of the same location (e.g., a department store, etc.) where the device 100 housing the article is located . As another example, the settlement apparatus 20 may be coupled to the monitoring apparatus 30 described later. Herein, "bonding" may mean a physical connection between two components, and may also be interpreted to mean that the function of each component is combined as a component.

4, an apparatus 100 for receiving an article according to a further embodiment of the present invention may include a display portion 500. As shown in FIG. The display unit 500 may display all information that can be displayed on the device 100. [ For example, the display unit 500 may output the article information on the recognized article through the article information recognition unit 120. [ Alternatively, the purchase recommendation article information may be output based on at least the recognized article information. When the article received in the receiving section 110 (that is, the article recognized through the article information recognizing section 120 and received in the receiving section 110 and then not separated from the receiving section 110) is, for example, Chinese cabbage, garlic, Information about "salt" can be output to the display unit 500 if it is pepper powder and salted fish. In addition, all information transmitted and received by the device 100 to / from at least one of the settlement device 20, the monitoring device 30, and the server 40 can be displayed. For example, the estimated payment information to date can be output. It is to be understood that the foregoing is merely illustrative of exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The display unit 500 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like.

In accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention, there may be more than one display portion 500, depending on the implementation of the device 100. For example, in the device 100, a plurality of displays may be spaced apart or disposed integrally on one side, and may be disposed on different sides, respectively.

In addition, the apparatus 100 may further include a camera unit 600 according to a further embodiment of the present invention. The camera unit 600 may track at least one of movement of an article inserted into the receiving unit 110 and / or movement of an article removed from the receiving unit 110.

2 through 4 are merely illustrative descriptions of an apparatus 100 for receiving articles according to one embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited thereto. Additionally, all or some of the information to be transmitted and / or received to realize the foregoing may be stored in the memory unit. The memory portion may be contained within the device 100 that receives the article, or may exist as an external server.

In a further aspect of the invention, the memory portion may store various data needed to provide to the device 100 that receives the article, and may provide the requested data upon request of other components.

The memory unit may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, And an optical disc. The character input program for touch input may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory unit on the Internet.

And may store all kinds of software codes for operating a program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

More particularly, the memory portion is executable by one or more processors, and may be stored in a computer program stored on a computer readable medium, including instructions for causing the one or more processors to perform the following operations.

5 is a view for explaining the operation of a control unit of an apparatus for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 140 of the apparatus 100 receiving the article may be formed in one area of the apparatus 100 that receives the article. For example, inside the handle portion 400 of the apparatus 100 receiving the article.

The control unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the sum of the measured weights of the articles received in the receptacle 110 until the articles pass through the openings and the weight measured after the articles pass through the openings To determine the weight measurement information of the article. For example, the control unit 140 can perform the above-described operations by including the weight measurement information determination module 141 of the article.

The controller 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be configured to determine the difference between the weight information of the recognized article and the measured weight information of the article. For example, the control unit 140 may perform the above-described operations through the difference determination module 143 of the weight information of the recognized article and the measured information of the measured article.

In addition, the control unit 140 may include an alarm information generation module 145. Accordingly, the control unit 140 can be configured to generate alert information in at least one of the case where an unrecognized item is inserted into the receiving unit 110 and the case where the recognized item is separated from the receiving unit 110 have.

Here, the alarm information may include at least one of an alarm message and alarm sound information.

In addition, if the 'weight information of the recognized article and the difference in the weight measurement information of the measured article' determined through the module 143 is not included within the predetermined first threshold range, the control unit 140 generates alert information . Wherein the predetermined first threshold range may be set differently for each article based on at least one of the position information of the apparatus accommodating the article and the article information. For example, if the article recognized by the article receiving apparatus 100 is "lettuce" and "chair ", then the difference between the weight information of the recognized article and the difference A predetermined threshold range may be predetermined for "lettuce" and "chair ". If the position information of the apparatus 100 housing the article is "underwear store" and "outer store ", the difference between the weight information of the recognized article and the weight measurement information of the measured article, May be set to be different from each other.

The control unit 140 may generate payment information for the articles stored in the accepting unit 110. [ In addition, if the settlement is not performed and it is determined that the apparatus 100 accommodating the article is out of a predetermined area, the control unit 140 can generate alert information.

Here, the predetermined area may be any area in which the article is displayed and arranged. This predetermined area may mean, for example, the inner area of an entrance where a plurality of monitoring devices 30 (see FIG. 9) are installed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 140 may calculate the sum of the weights of the goods for which the payment information is generated and the items of the goods received in the accepting unit 110, The alarm information can be generated when the difference in the total sum information of the article measured weight is not included in the predetermined second threshold range.

In addition, after the settlement is performed according to the settlement information, the control unit 140 calculates the total sum of the weights for the goods for which the settlement information is generated, and the sum total of the item measured weights for the items accommodated in the accommodation unit 110 Of the caster is not included in the predetermined second threshold range, it is possible to control the operation of the caster.

For example, after the settlement is performed according to the settlement information, the difference between the total sum of the weights for the goods for which the settlement information is generated and the total sum of the item measured weights for the items accommodated in the accommodation unit 110 The alarm information is generated and the operation of the caster can be controlled such that movement of the caster of the device 100 is not possible (e.g., controlling the rotational motion of the caster, etc.) have.

The foregoing description is only illustrative in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, and additional details not shown may be included within the scope of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating one or more sensors operating in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is another view illustrating one or more sensors operating in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating that alarm information is generated according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, one or more sensors may be disposed in the receiving portion 110 of the apparatus 100 for receiving articles. The at least one sensor is disposed at least one of a predetermined width interval in the circumferential direction of the inside of the accommodating portion 110 and a predetermined height interval in the height direction of the inside of the accommodating portion 110, for example. In general, one or more sensors may be disposed closer to the opening than the bottom of the receptacle 110 as shown, but the scope of the invention is not so limited.

Such one or more sensors may include an infrared sensor, and the scope of right of the present invention is not limited thereto. More particularly, the at least one sensor includes a transparent portion that emits infrared rays and emits infrared light, and a display portion that is provided to face the transparent portion and that uses infrared rays projected from the transparent portion to enter the accommodation portion of the article and / And a sensor capable of sensing a case of departing from the part. For example, the receiving portion 110 may be provided with an infrared light transmitting portion and a light receiving portion at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Accordingly, when the light receiving unit is receiving the pulse beam of the infrared radiation pulsed from the transparent portion, for example, when the two beams are simultaneously blocked, the light receiving unit can detect the pulse beam and send an alarm signal to the alarm receiver.

As used herein, the term "at least one sensor" refers to an active sensor that propagates energy such as sound waves, ultrasonic waves, waves, light, etc. and senses the changed energy, and / For example, vibration, etc.).

FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which one or more sensors included in an apparatus 100 for receiving articles according to an embodiment of the present invention are turned on. 6, when the article is recognized by the article information reading unit 110 and / or when the article information is received by the article information receiving unit, the operation of one or more sensors as shown in Fig. 7 is terminated (off). 6 and 7, when the operation of one or more sensors is turned off, the user may insert the article into the receiving portion of the apparatus 100 receiving the article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 8, when the article is not recognized by the article information reading section 110 or when the article information is not received by the article information receiving section, when the article is inserted into the receiving section of the apparatus 100 The alarm information can be generated as shown in FIG. For example, in situations such as those described above, an audible alarm may be output via a speaker or the like formed in the apparatus 100 housing the article. Alternatively, in a situation as described above, a warning message may be output to the display unit formed in the apparatus 100 receiving the article. Optionally, or alternatively, in situations such as those described above, alert information may be communicated to the user device of the user to purchase the article and / or to the monitoring device 30 (see FIG. 9).

9 is a view of a monitoring device and an apparatus for receiving an article according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9, a monitoring device 30 and an apparatus 100 for receiving goods are shown.

As used herein, the term monitoring device 30 may be any device that is installed at the entrance to any place where an article is to be displayed and / or sold to determine if there is an article to be taken out without performing a payment of the article have.

The monitoring device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be at least one of a monitoring device of a magnetic type (Electro Magnetic) and a monitoring device of a frequency type (a radio frequency) Are not limited thereto. Although the monitoring device 30 shown in FIG. 9 is shown as a stand type, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the appearance of the monitoring device 30 presented in the present invention is not limited to that shown in the drawings.

Further, as described above, the monitoring apparatus 30 may further include the function of the settlement apparatus 20. [ Therefore, settlement can be performed based on the payment information generated at the time of the passage of the apparatus 100 accommodating the article or the approval information of the user at the same time.

In addition, if the total sum of the weights for the products in which the payment information is generated is less than a predetermined threshold value, which is greater than the sum of the item weights measured for the articles stored in the receiving unit after the payment is performed according to the payment information, Information can be generated. For example, the monitoring device 30 and / or the device 100 receiving the article may include components (e.g., a display portion and / or a speaker portion) capable of outputting alert information, It may be effective to prevent illegal leakage of goods.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, after the settlement is performed according to the settlement information, the sum-of-weight information on the goods for which the settlement information is generated is larger than the sum- If it is below the predetermined threshold, the presence or absence of the operation of the casters may be controlled. That is, when the measured weight of the actually received article of the total sum information of the weight according to the settlement information causes a predetermined difference, the caster can be controlled not to operate.

Recently, large discount stores are increasing rapidly. These stores are becoming larger and larger, allowing customers to purchase a wide variety of items in a single store. However, the problems that arise also increase in many types of articles in a single store.

One example is the fact that other customers are not free to move in the store due to the customers who line up in front of the billing counter for purchasing. In order to solve this problem, the cost of the payment can be increased by increasing the employment of the payer for settlement.

Also, as the size of the store grows, frequent departure of illegal goods by customers is also occurring. To prevent this, a CCTV and a monitoring device (for example, an anti-theft device) are installed. In addition, employing staff to observe customers using it, the costs are also increasing.

According to the apparatus 100 for accommodating an article having the technical characteristics as described above, it is possible to enhance the convenience of the customer to purchase the article. It may also be possible to prevent an unauthorized outflow of the article through the apparatus 100 receiving the article having the technical characteristics as described above. Further, according to the exemplary apparatus 100 of the present invention having these technical characteristics, it is possible to reduce the cost of the store operation. In addition, it will be clearly understood that the effect according to one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned, and has a general knowledge.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium or storage medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

For example, in accordance with a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) may be implemented using at least one of field programmable gate arrays, processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The embodiments described herein can be implemented by the control unit itself.

In another example, according to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory unit and can be executed by the control unit.

The description of the disclosed 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 intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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An apparatus for receiving one or more articles,
A receiving portion configured to form an opening in the upper portion to receive the article and to include at least one sensor;
An article information reading unit configured to recognize the article information formed at a position of the apparatus accommodating the article and the article information for the article, the article information including at least one of weight information and price information and stored in advance;
A weighing part installed at a lower portion of the receiving part and configured to measure a weight of the article received in the receiving part;
A communication unit configured to transmit and receive information with at least one of at least one settlement apparatus, at least one monitoring apparatus, and at least one server; And
A controller configured to control the operation of the one or more sensors for a predetermined period of time to allow the article recognized by the article information reader to pass through the opening;
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Wherein,
And to generate payment information for the articles stored in the accommodation section,
After the settlement is performed according to the settlement information,
Determines whether a difference value between the total sum of the weights for the goods for which the settlement information is generated and the sum total of the item measured weights for the articles accommodated in the accommodating portion is included in the predetermined threshold range, And a control unit
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles. The method according to claim 1,
An apparatus for receiving the article,
At least one of a shopping cart and a shopping basket,
The settlement apparatus comprises:
And at least one of a user device and a payment terminal of a user to purchase the article,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
3. The method of claim 2,
The payment terminal,
An apparatus, comprising:
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
The article information reading unit reads,
And to identify at least one of an RFID tag, a bar code and a QR code attached to the article,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one sensor comprises:
A predetermined width interval in the circumferential direction of the inside of the receiving portion and a predetermined height interval in the height direction of the inside of the receiving portion,
Wherein the at least one sensor comprises:
Including an infrared sensor,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Determining the weight measurement information of the article by comparing the sum of the measured weights of the articles received in the receiving portion until the article passes through the opening portion and the sum of the measured weights after the article passes through the opening portion Lt; / RTI >
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And to determine a difference between the weight information of the article recognized and the measured weight information of the article,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And to generate alert information in the case of at least one of the case where an unrecognized item is inserted into the receiving portion and the case where the recognized article is separated from the receiving portion.
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And to generate alert information if a difference between the weight information of the recognized article and the measured weight information of the article is not within a predetermined first threshold range,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
A location identification sensor for identifying location information of the device housing the article;
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An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
The article information includes:
Further comprising article group information corresponding to the article,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the first threshold range comprises:
The position information of the apparatus accommodating the article, and the article information of the article,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the device is further configured to generate alert information when it is determined that the device accommodating the item is out of a predetermined area when no settlement has been performed,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
The method according to claim 1,
An operation recognition sensor for sensing movement of the article;
Further comprising:
The movement of the article,
Wherein the article includes at least one of movement of the article into the accommodating portion and movement of the article releasing from the accommodating portion.
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
After the settlement is performed according to the settlement information,
Determines whether a difference value between the total sum of the weights for the goods for which the settlement information is generated and the sum total of the item measured weights for the articles accommodated in the accommodation portion is included in the predetermined second threshold range, Based on the results, further configured to generate alert information,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles. The method according to claim 1,
A subsidiary part located at a lower part spaced apart from the accommodating part at an arbitrary interval and having at least one caster in a lower part thereof; And
A handle configured to extend in a region of the apparatus for accommodating the article and configured to allow the user to adjust the movement of the apparatus housing the article;
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An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.
18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein,
After the settlement is performed according to the settlement information,
Determines whether a difference value between the total sum of the weights for the goods for which the settlement information is generated and the sum total of the item measured weights for the articles accommodated in the accommodation portion is included in the predetermined second threshold range, And based on the results, control the presence or absence of operation of the one or more casters,
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles. An apparatus for receiving one or more articles,
A receiving portion configured to form an opening in the upper portion to receive the article and to include at least one sensor;
An article information receiver configured to receive the article information formed at a position of the apparatus accommodating the article, and to receive article information about the article, the article information including at least one of weight information and price information and stored in advance;
A weighing part installed at a lower portion of the receiving part and configured to measure a weight of the article received in the receiving part;
A communication unit configured to transmit and receive information with at least one of at least one settlement apparatus, at least one monitoring apparatus, and at least one server; And
A controller configured to control operation of the one or more sensors for a predetermined period of time to allow the article corresponding to the article information to pass through the opening;
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Wherein,
And to generate payment information for the articles stored in the accommodation section,
After the settlement is performed according to the settlement information,
Determines whether a difference value between the total sum of the weights for the goods for which the settlement information is generated and the sum total of the item measured weights for the articles accommodated in the accommodating portion is included in the predetermined threshold range, And a control unit
An apparatus for receiving one or more articles.

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