JPH049667Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention relates to an unmanned store device that can safely sell products in small stores such as convenience stores on a 24-hour basis.

(Prior art) Currently known and used24
All stores that are open during business hours are manned by night shift workers.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) In stores with this type of manned operation, 24
In implementing business hours, it is necessary to work in three shifts, as well as night shifts, which is not only extremely disadvantageous in terms of economics such as labor saving and personnel costs, but also Especially when operating at night,
It was also not favorable from a crime prevention perspective due to restrictions on the number of night shift workers.

This idea was created in view of the above circumstances,
The purpose is to provide unmanned store equipment that can operate 24 hours a day in a labor-saving, economical, and safe manner from a crime prevention perspective.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to achieve the above purpose, the unmanned store system according to this invention includes a transmitter/receiver, a TV camera for taking pictures, a printer for printing out receipt data, and a device for reading individual identification cards. A store equipped with a card reader, a product storage shelf divided into multiple compartments and each with a product storage room with a door that can be opened and closed, a receiver/speaker compatible with the above transmitter/receiver, and compatible with the above TV camera. a central control center equipped with a TV monitor, a printer operation unit, a control means for determining an individual identification signal from a card reader, and a door opening/closing instruction unit for instructing opening/closing of the door of the product storage room in the product storage shelf. The apparatus is characterized in that the transmitter on the store side and the receiver on the central management center side are connected via a telephone line.

(Function) In the unmanned store device according to this invention, which has the characteristic configuration as described above, based on the grasp of the product inventory status at the central control center, the central control center requests the delivery company to make a delivery request, and the request is made. Accordingly, the delivery company delivers and stores the corresponding product in the designated storage room of the product storage shelf at the store. At this time,
The delivery status of the delivery company is photographed by a TV camera, and the image is displayed on a TV monitor in the central control center. While visually confirming the projected image at the central control center, the opening and closing of the door of the product storage room in the product storage shelf is controlled by remote control instructions from the central control center.

As described above, unmanned sales operations are carried out for 24 hours while products are delivered and stored in each storage room of the product storage shelf. During this unmanned business, based on the contract between the store manager and the purchaser, if the purchaser inserts his or her own identification card into the store's card reader, the individual identification card will be automatically identified. A signal is sent to a central control center that determines whether the card is genuine or not. If the card is determined to be genuine, the door of the storage room in which the desired product is stored is opened based on the request from the card holder, that is, the purchaser, based on instructions from the central control center. , the purchaser takes out the product therein.

At this time as well, the actions of the purchaser are displayed on the TV monitor in the central control center, ensuring the safety of the sale, and receipts are sent to the purchaser via a printer.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, R1 is a store, and inside this store R1, there are product storage rooms 4A, 4B divided into multiple sections in multiple rows and vertically.
...A product storage shelf 4 with 4N is installed.
Each product storage room 4A, 4 in this product storage shelf 4
B...4N are each equipped with auto-lock type openable/closable doors 4a, 4b...4n. 1
0 is an operation panel box fixedly installed on one side of the product storage shelf 4, and this operation panel box 10 includes a transmitter/receiver 1, a printer 3 for printing out receipt data (receipts), and a purchasing device. Card reader 1 for reading the individual identification card C of a person
1 and a TV monitor 13, and the upper part of this operation panel box 10 is equipped with remote controllable shooting controls such as changing the elevation angle and swinging the head.
Equipped with 2 TV cameras.

R2 is a central control center, and this sensor R2 includes a receiver/transmitter 5 corresponding to the transmitter/receiver 1, a TV monitor 7 corresponding to the TV camera 2, a video device 15, and a printer operation unit. Door 4 of the section 8 and each of the above product storage rooms 4A, 4B...4N
A CPU is installed as a control means for determining the opening/closing instructing unit 9 of a, 4b...4n and the individual identification signal from the card reader 11, and
This CPU has each of the above product storage rooms 4A, 4B...
A product presence/absence detection sensor 14 provided at 4N is connected.

Then, the transmitter 18 connected to the TV camera 2, TV monitor 13, printer 3, transmitter/receiver 1, card reader 11, and sensor 14 provided on the store R1 side, and the central control center R
A receiver/transmitter 5 provided on the second side, a TV monitor 7, a video device 15, a printer operation section 8, and a receiver 19 connected to the CPU are connected via a telephone line 20. Further, the central control center R2 is in communication with the security company R3 via its own dedicated line 21.

The operating procedures and operations of the device with the above configuration are as described above, from product inventory management to purchasing,
Central control center R2 handles everything from delivery to sales.
It is possible to remotely control and manage the system, and in the unlikely event of a criminal act, it can be dealt with through cooperation with security company R3.

Note that, as the TV monitors 7 and 13, a still image device that displays a moving image of about 5 seconds as one still image is sufficient, but it is of course possible to use a continuous moving image monitor.

In addition, by adding a video device 15,
Particularly favorable results can be obtained in terms of crime prevention, but this is not necessary.

Furthermore, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 1, if a single central management center R2 is configured to manage a plurality of stores R1 at the same time, the effects of labor saving and economicalization will be even greater.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above explanation, this invention allows stores such as convenience stores to use the card reader installed in the store to transfer identification cards owned by the purchaser, even when no employees are present. You can purchase any desired product just by inserting it into the computer and letting it read it. Therefore, 24-hour operation including nighttime operations can be carried out unmanned, labor-saving, and economically. Moreover, the situation inside the store can be monitored at the central control center, and an unmanned store device can be provided that is rational and safe in terms of inventory confirmation, product procurement, and crime prevention.

In particular, according to the device according to this invention, a plurality of scattered stores can be managed by one central management center.
Since it can be centrally managed, it has great effects for managers who own multiple stores in terms of purchasing products and reducing personnel costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the device according to this invention, FIG. 2 is a system diagram of the device, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the device. Explanation of symbols, 1...Transmitter/receiver, 2...TV camera, 3...Printer, 4...Product storage shelf, 4A,
4B...4N...Product storage room, 4a, 4b...4n...
... Door, 5 ... Receiver/transmitter, 7, 13 ... TV monitor, 8 ... Printer operation section, 9 ... Door opening/closing instruction section, 11 ... Card reader, 18 ... Transmitter,
19...Receiver, 20...Telephone line, R1...Store, R2...Central control center.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A transmitter/receiver 1, a TV camera 2 for taking pictures, a printer 3 for printing out received data, a card reader 11 for reading individual identification cards, and a device divided into multiple parts, each of which can be opened and closed. free door 4
Product storage room 4A, 4B...4 with a, 4b...4n
A store R1 is equipped with product storage shelves 4 each having N, a receiver and transmitter 5 corresponding to the transmitter and receiver 1, a TV monitor 7 corresponding to the TV camera, a printer operation unit 8, and a card reader 11. A control means for determining the identification signal, and product storage chambers 4A, 4B in the product storage shelf 4...
The system includes a central control center R2 each having a door opening/closing instruction section 9 for instructing the opening/closing of the 4N doors 4a, 4b...4n, and a transmitter 18 on the store R1 side and a transmitter 18 on the central control center R2 side. An unmanned store device characterized in that it is connected to a receiver 19 via a telephone line 20. (2) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the store R1 is equipped with another TV monitor 13 corresponding to the TV monitor 2. (3) The device according to claim 1, wherein the control means 12 is a CPU.