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US 11,692,864 B2Granted
Open-type self-service vending method based on buyer positioning, and system
AssigneeNanning Anpukang Trading Co., Ltd.
InventorsRijin Zhu, Yuwei Lai
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Abstract
An open self-service sales system based on positioning of customers includes an open partitioned weight-sensing rack including multiple storage subareas. The open self-service sales system further includes a positioning module and an automatic weighing unit which are connected to the central control module. The position information of the customer is bound with the subareas to accurately identify customers and the purchasing behaviors. The data flow is simple and reliable, and a large number of computing is avoided, which is suitable for large customer flows.
Claims19
An open self-service sales method based on positioning of customers, comprising:
- dividing a shopping area into different shopping subareas by a purchasing isolation device, wherein the purchasing isolation device includes a plurality of isolation baffles;
- placing products in the different storage subareas by category, wherein each of the storage subareas has a unique ID code, and each customer entering a store has unique characteristic information, each of the storage subareas is provided with one of the shopping subareas in front of corresponding storage subarea, the isolation baffles are respectively mounted at two sides of each storage subarea, and the isolation baffles have a predetermined height and extend out of a rack of the storage subareas in length direction to prevent customers to pick up products from adjacent shopping subareas;
- when one customer shops in one of the storage subareas, establishing a unique relationship between the storage subarea and the characteristic information of the customer, automatically weighing the products in the storage subarea before and after shopping through an automatic weighing unit of the storage subarea, respectively;
- calculating the quantity of selected products to generate current shopping quantity information, wherein the current shopping quantity information comprises the quantity of the selected products and an ID code of the storage subarea;
- and displaying the unique characteristic information of the customer by a client interface provided in each storage subarea;
- when there are multiple customers in one storage subarea at the same time, displaying the unique characteristic information of the customer in shopping state by the client interface;
- acquiring a real-time position of the customer;
- determining whether the customer is shopping according to a distance between the customer and the storage subarea;
- if yes, generating current customer information comprising the unique characteristic information of the customer and the ID code of the storage;
- acquiring the real-time position of the customer;
- determining whether the customer has stopped shopping according to the distance between the customer and the storage subarea;
- if yes, determining that the current shopping quantity information of the customer is valid;
- calculating the amount of products corresponding to the current quantity information of the customer according to a unit price of the products pre-stored in the storage subarea;
- generating current shopping amount information comprising the amount of products and the ID code of the storage subarea;
- establishing a relationship between the current shopping quantity information, the current customer information and the current shopping amount information according to the ID code of the storage subarea;
- and generating current shopping information;
- accumulating unsettled current shopping information according to the unique characteristic information of the customer to generate a shopping list;
- sending the shopping list to the customer;
- and
- paying for the products in the shopping list using cash, e-banking or a third-party payment platform;
- and letting a guard device open to allow the customer to leave.
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An open self-service sales system based on positioning of customers, comprising:
- an open partitioned weight-sensing rack;
- a positioning module configured to detect the position of the customer;
- a pricing module;
- a settlement module;
- an access control unit;
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- a central control module;
- wherein the open partitioned weight-sensing rack has a plurality of storage subareas, a shopping area is divided into different shopping subareas by a purchasing isolation device, each of the storage subareas is provided with one of the shopping subareas in front of corresponding storage subarea, the purchasing isolation device includes a plurality of isolation baffles, the isolation baffles are respectively mounted at two sides of each storage subarea, and the isolation baffles have a predetermined height and extend out of a rack of the storage subareas in length direction to prevent customers to pick up products from adjacent shopping subareas, and each storage subarea is provided with a client interface;
- an automatic weighing unit is provided at a bottom of each of the storage subareas;
- a shopping subarea is provided in front of each of the storage subareas;
- when one customer shops in one of the storage subareas, a unique relationship is established between the storage subarea and unique characteristic information of the customer, the client interface of the storage subarea displays the unique characteristic of the customer;
- when there are multiple customers in one storage subarea at the same time, the client interface displays the unique characteristic information of the customer in shopping state;
- and the positioning module, the automatic weighing unit, the pricing module, the settlement module, and the access control unit are connected to the central control module, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.