Self-service payment device and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10977890-B2
Application number	US-201816210959-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2018
Priority date	Dec 6, 2017
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. 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.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the enclosed space is an electromagnetic shielding space.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a user, payment associated with the payment information; and
determining that the removable cover plate is in the second state.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein receiving, from the user, the payment associated with the payment information comprises:
capturing identification information of the user, wherein the identification information of the user includes at least one of identity card information of the user, face information of the user, fingerprint information of the user, and quick response (QR) code identification information of the user; and
transmitting the identification information of the user to a payment server.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein determining that the removable cover plate is in the second state comprises:
receiving an instruction from the user; and
controlling the removable cover plate to move from the first state to the second state based on the instruction.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein after determining that the removable cover plate is in the second state, the method further comprises:
controlling the lift table to move from the second position to the first position.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the at least one merchandise item available for sale is situated on the lift table comprises:
detecting that the at least one merchandise item is placed inside the payment box when the removable cover plate is in the second state;
determining that the at least one merchandise item inside the payment box does not change for the predetermined time period; and
controlling the removable cover plate to move from the second state to the first state.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the detecting is performed by an infrared detection frame or a pressure sensor, the infrared detection frame is located near the top of the payment box, and the pressure sensor is located on a bottom of the payment box.

9. 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.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the enclosed space is an electromagnetic shielding space.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , further configured with instructions executable by the one or more computers to:
receive, from a user, payment associated with the payment information; and
determine that the removable cover plate is in the second state.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein receiving the payment associated with the payment information includes:
capturing identification information of the user, wherein the identification information of the user includes at least one of identity card information of the user, face information of the user, fingerprint information of the user, and quick response (QR) code identification information of the user; and
transmitting the identification information of the user to a payment server.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein determining that the removable cover plate is in the second state comprises:
receiving an instruction from the user; and
controlling the removable cover plate to move from the first state to the second state based on the instruction.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein after determining that the removable cover plate is in the second state, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is further configured with instructions executable by the one or more computers to:
control the lift table to move from the second position to the first position.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein determining that the at least one merchandise item available for sale is situated on the lift table comprises:
detecting that the at least one merchandise item is placed inside the payment box when the removable cover plate is in the second state;
determining that the at least one merchandise item inside the payment box does not change for the predetermined time period; and
controlling the removable cover plate to move from the second state to the first state.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the detecting is performed by an infrared detection frame or a pressure sensor, the infrared detection frame is located near the top of the payment box, and the pressure sensor is located on a bottom of the payment box.

17. 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

Assignees

• Advanced New Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Hong
• Yin Huanmi
• Chen Li

Classifications

• G07G1/009

  the reader being an RFID reader · CPC title

• G07F7/0893

  the card reader reading the card in a contactless manner · CPC title

• G07G1/0072

  with means for detecting the weight of the article of which the code is read, for the verification of the registration (weighing combined with recording means, e.g. in weighing scale, G01G19/415) · CPC title

• G07F11/62 Primary

  in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles · CPC title

• G06K7/10316

  using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers (antennas in general H01Q1/22) · CPC title