Self-service payment device and control method thereof
AssigneeAlibaba Group Holding Limited
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.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- 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.
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 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;
- read, 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
- 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 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;
- read, 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
- provide payment information based on the at least one RFID tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.