Self-service payment device and control method thereof
AssigneeAdvanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsHong Zhang, Huanmi Yin, Li Chen
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Abstract
The present specification describes to a self-service payment device and a control method thereof. One example method includes determining that a removable cover plate is in a first state, wherein the removable cover plate and a payment box form an enclosed space when the removable cover plate is in the first state, and the top of the payment box is open when the removable cover plate is in a second state; reading, using at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna fastened to at least one inner wall of the payment box, at least one RFID tag, wherein each RFID tag is associated with a merchandise to be paid inside the payment box; and providing payment information based on the at least one RFID tag.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- determining that at least one merchandise item available for sale is situated on a lift table, wherein the at least one merchandise item does not change for a predetermined time period, each merchandise item of the at least one merchandise item is associated with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the lift table is located inside a payment box;
- controlling the lift table to move from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is higher than the second position;
- while the lift table is at the second position, determining that a removable cover plate is in a first state, wherein the removable cover plate and the payment box form an enclosed space when the removable cover plate is in the first state, the at least one merchandise item is located in the enclosed space, and a top of the payment box is open when the removable cover plate is in a second state;
- reading, using at least one RFID antenna fastened to at least one inner wall of the payment box, at least one RFID tag associated with the at least one merchandise item;
- and
- providing payment information based on the at least one RFID tag.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more computers and configured with instructions executable by the one or more computers to:
- determine that at least one merchandise item available for sale is situated on a lift table, wherein the at least one merchandise item does not change for a predetermined time period, each merchandise item of the at least one merchandise item is associated with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the lift table is located inside a payment box;
- control the lift table to move from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is higher than the second position;
- while the lift table is at the second position, determine that a removable cover plate is in a first state, wherein the removable cover plate and the payment box form an enclosed space when the removable cover plate is in the first state, the at least one merchandise item is located in the enclosed space, and a top of the payment box is open when the removable cover plate is in a second state;
- read, using at least one RFID antenna fastened to at least one inner wall of the payment box, at least one RFID tag associated with the at least one merchandise item;
- and
- provide payment information based on the at least one RFID tag.
A system, comprising:
- one or more computers;
- and
- one or more computer-readable memories coupled to the one or more computers and configured with instructions executable by the one or more computers to:
- determine that at least one merchandise item available for sale is situated on a lift table, wherein the at least one merchandise item does not change for a predetermined time period, each merchandise item of the at least one merchandise item is associated with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the lift table is located inside a payment box;
- control the lift table to move from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is higher than the second position;
- while the lift table is at the second position, determine that a removable cover plate is in a first state, wherein the removable cover plate and the payment box form an enclosed space when the removable cover plate is in the first state, the at least one merchandise item is located in the enclosed space, and a top of the payment box is open when the removable cover plate is in a second state;
- read, using at least one RFID antenna fastened to at least one inner wall of the payment box, at least one RFID tag associated with the at least one merchandise item;
- and
- provide payment information based on the at least one RFID tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.