JP2008186371A - Shopping system using electronic tags - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently purchase a product desired by a customer without causing an increase in selling expenses and labor costs on a store side with respect to a shopping system using an electronic tag.
The customer information and the desired article information are transmitted to the information server 5 via the article information input means 6, and the article model number information is transmitted from the article information input means 6 to the customer-side electronic tag reader 1. 5, customer information and article model number information are transmitted to the store-side electronic doug reader 3, and customer information is transmitted from the store-side electronic doug reader 3 to the article electronic tag 2 to which the article model number information is input. Information is stored, and when the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 approaches a predetermined article electronic tag 2, the processing unit of the information determination function of the predetermined article electronic tag 2 causes the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 to The stored customer information is compared with the customer information recorded in the predetermined electronic tag 2 for goods, and processing corresponding to the situation is performed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a shopping system using an electronic tag, and in particular, to fuse an electronic tag system and a product guidance system, further advance a conventional product guidance system, and to find a target article reliably and quickly. The present invention relates to a shopping system using an electronic tag having a characteristic configuration.

  In recent years, various IC tag systems have been developed by applying an IC reader system that attaches an electronic tag, that is, an IC tag to an article and reads the IC tag information.

  For example, a product display location notification system has been proposed in which when a customer approaches a store that stocks the desired product, the customer's mobile phone is notified of the information that the desired product is in stock. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  This system can specify detailed product identification information (information such as the product number in the catalog) such as the product name, model number, size, and color of the desired product, so it is effective for finding rare products. is there.

  However, in the above-described system, detailed information for specifying a product must be registered in advance, and thus there is a problem that it cannot be used when the item to be purchased is not clearly determined or when the user is vaguely enjoying shopping.

Therefore, in order to respond to such a request, a system has been proposed for notifying a customer who has come to the sales floor of a display location of a product suitable for the size (see, for example, Patent Document 2), so refer to FIG. explain.
See FIG.
For example, when the customers 93A and 93B come to the sales floors 97A and 97B, the mobile telephones 91A and 91B are brought closer to the sales floor terminal devices 92A and 92B, whereby the customers 93A and 93B are transferred from the mobile telephones 91A and 91B to the sales floor terminal devices 92A and 92B. Send personal information including body type data.

  The sales floor terminal device 92A transmits the personal information and the terminal IDs of the sales floor terminal devices 92A and 92B to the server device 98, and the server device 98 is a product suitable for the size of the customers 93A and 93B based on the body shape data and the terminal ID. If there is a stock, the light ID is transmitted to the corresponding sales terminal devices 92A and 92B.

The sales floor terminal devices 92A and 92B turn on the corresponding notification lamps among the display place notification lamps 96A to 96G provided in the commodity shelves 94A and 94B based on the light ID for a predetermined time.
In this way, by configuring the system, it is possible to deal with customers who have not clearly decided what they want to buy or who are enjoying shopping vaguely.

However, in a store with a relatively large sales area such as a large store, there is a problem that it is difficult for the customer to grasp on which floor and on which floor the desired product to be purchased is displayed. .
For example, when trying to purchase a plurality of products, the customer must confirm the sales floor of the product he / she wants to purchase by searching for sales representatives and making inquiries. Is difficult.

In response to this situation, the store side is considering increasing the number of sales representatives to support customers, while the current store has sales representatives to reduce sales expenses and labor costs. There is a request to limit the number of people to the minimum necessary.
In other words, the store is in a situation where it is required to respond to conflicting demands for improving service to customers and reducing selling expenses.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, it has been proposed to obtain and confirm the display location of the product regardless of the sales staff (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
Specifically, when the customer wants to guide the product to be displayed in the exhibition location from the portable information terminal possessed by the customer of the store, the desired product registration information related to the desired product is displayed. A guide screen is displayed based on the guide information when the guide information indicating the display location of the guide desired product is received from the main body system and received by the portable information terminal.

In order to further promote the sale of merchandise, a special sale object for a special sale item is displayed on the display device, a designation operation of the special sale object by the input device is accepted, and a special sale object corresponding to the designated sale item is received. The recipe of the dish including the product is displayed on the display device.
And the discount information for the total amount when the ingredients included in the recipe are purchased at the same time is displayed on the display device, and the customer's willingness to purchase the ingredients constituting the special recipe and further the recipe of the dish including the special sale is promoted. That is, a system that gives an incentive to discount when buying in a set has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 4).
JP 2001-149773 A JP 2004-151768 A JP 2000-307731 A JP 2002-236837 A

However, in the case of the above-mentioned patent document 2, personal information is sent to the server at the time of entering the store and the lamp under the product is lit according to the customer's condition / preference. There is a problem of leakage.
For example, if you are a woman, you may not want other people to know the size of your clothes, but with this system, after reading the information, the product will be flashed in a lump, so the target product may be found immediately. Although there is no information on the appearance of customers who entered, it leaks.

  Also, since there is only one LED to be displayed, if a customer who enters at the same time has a similar taste and body, it will be difficult to tell which product is the product that suits him and Since the LEDs are lit for a while, the surrounding area is always full of light when there are many customers, and there is a problem that it is impossible to tell which product is right for you.

  In the case of the above-mentioned Patent Document 3, the system is a system that calls a store clerk to guide to a desired product by navigation, but it does not know where the desired item is even if it is guided to the product area. There is a problem that there are cases.

For example, when buying soft drinks at supermarkets, there are so many different types of juices that you need to search again in the juice area where you want to find the juice. Searching for shochu is very cumbersome.
In addition, there are so many different seasonings that it is difficult to find where the manufacturer is.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to efficiently purchase a product desired by a customer without causing an increase in sales expenses and labor costs on the store side.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention, and means for solving the problems in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Refer to FIG. 1. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention records the customer's personal information in the shopping system using the electronic tag while the article model number information is input in the vicinity of the article or fixed to the article itself. An electronic tag 2 for an article provided with at least a processing unit having a memory function and an information determination function; an article information input means 6 for inputting desired article information by a customer; a store-side electronic doug reader 3 provided in the store; A customer-side electronic tag reader 1 carried by the customer and an information server 5 for storing the article model number information and the inputted customer information are provided, and customer information and desired article information are stored in the information server 5 via the article information input means 6. Is sent from the article information input means 6 to the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 and from the information server 5 to the store-side electronic tag reader 3. The customer information and the article model number information are transmitted to the customer-side electronic doug reader 3, the customer information is transmitted to the article electronic tag 2 to which the article model number information is input, and the customer information is stored. When the reader 1 approaches the electronic tag 2 for a predetermined article, the customer information stored in the reader 1 for the electronic tag on the customer side and the predetermined article are processed by the information determination function of the electronic tag 2 for the predetermined article. The customer information recorded in the electronic tag 2 is compared, and processing according to the situation is performed.

  By configuring such a system, the customer side only carries the customer-side electronic tag reader 1, while the store side has the article-use electronic tag 2, the store-side electronic tag reader 3, and the product display unit 4. By providing the information server 5, it is possible to efficiently purchase products desired by the customer without the personal information being understood by other customers without increasing the sales staff.

  Alternatively, the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 may be replaced with a customer-side electronic tag, and in this case, the processing according to the above situation is performed by the processing unit of the information determination function of the store-side electronic doug reader 3 Will be done.

  Further, the customer information and the article model number information stored in the customer side electronic tag or the customer side electronic tag reader 1 are compared with the customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag 2, and both information If they do not match, information transmission processing should not be performed.

  Further, the customer information and the article model number information stored in the customer side electronic tag or the customer side electronic tag reader 1 are compared with the customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag 2, and both information Can be sent to the customer-side electronic tag or customer-side electronic tag reader 1 from the store-side electronic tag reader 3, and the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 can issue an alarm, The customer can efficiently find the desired product without having other customers understand the personal information.

  Alternatively, by providing the product display unit 4 for displaying the article model number information, when both pieces of information match, information is sent from the store side electronic doug reader 3 to the product display unit 4, and customer information is displayed in the product display unit 4. In addition to displaying, it is desirable to turn on or blink the display element, so that not only the alarm from the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 but also the position of the desired product can be visually confirmed.

  In this case, it is desirable to turn off the display element when communication with either the customer-side electronic tag or the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 and the article-use electronic tag 2 is interrupted. It is not guided to a place where the display element is lit or blinking.

  The display element may be a small lamp, an LED, or a liquid crystal display element, but is preferably composed of a plurality of display elements having different display colors, so that a plurality of customers can have the same or similar products at the same time. The customer can identify the desired product by the difference in display color.

  In addition, a service point electronic tag or a service point electronic tag reader in which service point target location information is recorded may be arranged in the article arrangement area. In this case, the customer side electronic tag or An electronic tag reader that reads service point target location information from the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 is provided, and when the read service point target location information satisfies a condition predetermined by the store, a predetermined amount determined in advance from the settlement amount Discounting may be performed at a discount rate, which leads to an increase in the customer's willingness to purchase, which in turn contributes to an increase in sales on the store side.

  In this case, the customer-side electronic tag or the store-side electronic tag reader 3 may be configured to also serve as a service point electronic tag or a service point electronic tag reader, whereby an individual service point electronic tag or Since the reader for the electronic tag for the service point becomes unnecessary, the system configuration is simplified.

  The customer-side electronic tag or the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 may be a rented electronic tag or a rented electronic tag reader lent to a customer at a store, thereby enabling a reader for an electronic tag such as a mobile phone. It is also possible to provide services to customers such as elderly people who do not have mobile terminals having functions or customers who have forgotten to carry mobile terminals.

  Moreover, the product display unit 4 may be composed of a display unit and a memory unit for storing customer information. In this case, the product display unit 4 has a function of displaying a graphic for displaying customer information on the display unit. Therefore, it is possible to intuitively recognize whether the product is desired for a customer with low vision.

  Further, the system described above is provided with guiding means for guiding the customer to the product area and means for notifying the product by turning on or blinking the display element in the product area when the customer enters the product area. It is desirable that the customer can be guided more efficiently to the position where the desired product is arranged.

The article information input means 6 is typically an information input terminal provided in a store, but can be input from outside a store such as a home by an information input terminal connected to an internet line or the like. In this way, the customer can input the desired product while looking at the leaflet without making a note in advance.
In this case, the information input terminal connected to the Internet line or the like does not need to be installed in an individual store, but only one may be installed in a store or office having a head office function. The customer information and the desired article information may be transmitted to the information server 5 provided in the store designated by the customer.

  The customer information and the article model number information stored in the customer-side electronic tag or the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 are preferably configured to be erased when a predetermined time has elapsed. When a customer visits the store again to purchase a product that he or she has forgotten to buy, the item model information that has already been purchased does not flow again to the system.

  Further, it is desirable that the customer information stored in the article electronic tag 2 or the store side electronic doug reader 3 is also configured to be deleted when a predetermined time elapses. Since it is possible to use the electronic tag 2 for goods with a small size and the reader 3 for electronic tag on the store side, the system cost can be reduced.

  In addition, when the service point system is adopted, if the customer does not enter the desired item information, for example, if the item he wants to buy is not clearly determined or he / she enjoys shopping vaguely, only the customer information And the service point information may be input to the customer-side electronic tag or the customer-side electronic tag reader 1.

In this case, the communication frequency of each electronic tag, each electronic tag reader, and the mobile terminal may be any frequency, but is preferably 433 MHz to 960 MHz (UHF), 13.56 MHz or 2.45 GHz. The communication range is relatively wide compared to the IC tag.
Note that UHF in general communication refers to a frequency band of 300 MHz to 3 GHz, but currently in the IC tag field refers to a 433 MHz band and an 860 MHz to 9690 MHz band.

  In addition, the memory unit incorporated in each electronic tag or each electronic tag reader may be configured by any one of flash memory, ferroelectric memory, or magnetic random access memory (MFRAM). A dielectric memory (FeFRAM) is preferable because it consumes less power and has a high writing / reading speed.

  According to the present invention, since the product itself is informed to the customer by lighting of a display element such as an LED or a display on a display display, it is possible to easily find the desired item even when shopping at a mass retailer. .

  In addition, lighting of display elements such as LEDs and display on a display display function only when the customer approaches, so that information leakage can be minimized and light suddenly shines when the desired product approaches. Easy to grasp visually with human eyes.

  Furthermore, when the service point system is adopted, the customer can look around the store, which leads to improvement of the customer's willingness to purchase, which in turn contributes to an increase in sales on the store side.

  The present invention relates to an article electronic tag including at least a processing unit having at least a memory function for recording personal information of a customer, while the article model number information is input in the vicinity of the article or fixed to the article itself, and a customer Product information input means for inputting desired product information, a store-side electronic tag reader provided in the store, a customer-side electronic tag reader or customer-side electronic tag carried by the customer, and a product display unit for displaying product model information And a shopping system using an electronic tag with the article model number information and the information server storing the inputted customer information, and sending the customer information and the desired article information to the information server via the article information input means, The article model number information is sent from the article information input means to the reader for the electronic tag on the customer side, and the customer is sent from the information server to the reader for the electronic tag on the store side. Information and article model number information are transmitted, customer information is transmitted from the store-side electronic tag reader to the article electronic tag to which the article model number information is input, customer information is stored, and the customer-side electronic tag reader is When approaching the electronic tag for goods, it is stored in the reader for the electronic tag on the customer side by the information judging function in the processing part of the information judging function of the predetermined electronic tag for goods or the processing part of the reader for electronic tag on the store side. The customer information is compared with customer information recorded in a predetermined electronic tag for goods, and processing according to the situation is performed.

  In addition, a point electronic tag or point electronic tag reader in which service point target place information is recorded may be arranged in the article arrangement area. In this case, a customer side electronic tag or a customer side electronic Equipped with an electronic tag reader that reads the service point target location information from the tag reader, and when the read service point target location information meets the conditions set in advance by the store, the discount is applied at a predetermined discount rate from the settlement amount I do.

Here, with reference to FIG. 2 thru | or FIG. 5, the shopping system of Example 1 of this invention is demonstrated.
See Figure 2
FIG. 2 is a conceptual configuration diagram of the shopping system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. For example, the input terminal 12 installed at the entrance 11 of the store 10 and the product itself or the product sorted and displayed on the product shelf 13 are shown. An IC tag 20 attached in the vicinity, an IC reader 30 arranged and fixed at a predetermined interval with respect to the product shelf 13, an information server 14 connected so as to be communicable with the input terminal 12 and the IC reader 30, and a customer visiting the store Is configured by a mobile terminal 40 having an IC reader function carried by the mobile phone.
Reference numeral 15 is a cash register for settlement.
In this case, the communication wavelength band of the IC tag 20, the IC reader 30, and the mobile terminal 40 is a UHF band.

See Figure 3
The IC tag 20 in this case is composed of an active IC tag equipped with a battery, as shown in the upper diagram, and includes an antenna 21, a rectifier 22, a demodulator 23, a modulator 24, a control unit 25, a memory unit 26, and A battery 27 such as a thin battery is used.
The memory unit 26 is composed of a rewritable FRAM.

  A signal received by the antenna 21 is supplied to a rectifier 22 and a demodulator 23, and the rectifier 22 rectifies an alternating voltage boosted by a resonance action of the antenna 21 itself and a capacitor (not shown) into a direct current voltage. Then, the data is supplied to the demodulator 23, the modulator 24, the control unit 25, and the memory unit 26.

  In this case, the memory unit 26 stores various pieces of information of products corresponding to the IC tag, and customer information (customer number, customer figure, customer color) allocated to the mobile terminal 40 carried by the customer in the input terminal 12. Etc.).

  On the other hand, the demodulator 23 demodulates the signal received from the mobile terminal 40 received via the antenna 21 and supplies the customer information read out to the control unit 26. The control unit 26 receives the customer information stored in the memory unit 27 and the mobile terminal. Whether the customer information stored in 40 matches or does not match is determined.

  The IC reader 30 includes an antenna 31, a transmitter 32, a receiver 33, a control unit 34, a memory unit 35, and a battery 36, as shown in the interruption diagram.

  As will be described later, the IC reader 30 transmits customer information to the IC tag 20 storing the corresponding product information on the basis of the customer information and product information transmitted from the information server 14, and has a built-in memory. Customer information is stored in the unit 26.

  As shown in the lower diagram, the mobile terminal 40 includes an antenna 41, a transmitter 42, a receiver 43, a control unit 44, a memory unit 45, and a battery 46, and has an IC reader function.

  In this mobile terminal 40, the product information related to the desired product and the assigned customer information input by the customer from the input terminal 12 are received and stored in the memory unit 45, and the transmitter 42 is connected to the neighboring IC tag 20. The customer information is transmitted via the antenna 41.

See FIG. 4 and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the shopping system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
a. A desired product is selected and input at the input terminal 12.
In this case, the desired product may be directly key-inputted at the input terminal 12, or the product may be selected according to the screen sequentially displayed on the display panel of the input terminal 12, as shown in FIG. good.
b. Next, the customer information (customer number or customer graphic and customer color) assigned to the customer and the product information (product code number) entered by the customer are transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the information server 14.
c. Further, product information (product code number) relating to the selected product is transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the mobile terminal 40 carried by the customer.
d. Next, customer information and product information are transmitted from the information server 14 to the IC reader 30 arranged at a predetermined position on the product shelf 13.
e. Next, customer information is transmitted from the IC reader 30 to the IC tag 20 corresponding to the desired product, and the customer information is stored in the memory unit 26 built in the IC tag 20.
f. Next, the mobile terminal 40 and the IC tag 20 sequentially communicate with each other along the movement route of the customer. The customer information (customer number) stored in the mobile terminal 40 in the IC tag 20 and the customer stored in the memory unit 27 are stored. The information is compared to determine whether the customer information matches or does not match. If they do not match, the customer continues to move.
g. On the other hand, when the customer information matches, the information is transmitted from the IC tag 20 to the mobile terminal 40.
h. The mobile terminal 40 that has received the information transmits an alarm as sound information or vibration like a ringtone of a mobile phone.
Then, the customer obtains the product selected by searching the product shelf at the position where the alarm is transmitted.
Note that, by setting the communication distance between the IC tag 20 and the mobile terminal 40 to 1 m, for example, an alarm is transmitted only when the customer approaches the target product within 1 m.

  As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, since the mobile terminal 40 carried by the customer and the IC tag 20 related to the specific product can be communicated, the customer has come close to the target product. Since the alarm is received only in the case, the target product can be found without being noticed by other customers.

In this case, although not mentioned in particular, the conventional customer guidance system is also used, and when purchasing a plurality of products, the information server 14 assumes an optimum patrol route. What is necessary is just to make it guide | invite to the arrangement position of the goods which it is desirable to purchase first.
The same applies to the following embodiments.

Next, a shopping system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. The shopping system according to the first embodiment has a product display function.
See FIG.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual configuration diagram of the shopping system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. For example, the input terminal 12 installed at the entrance 11 of the store 10 and the product itself or the product sorted and displayed on the product shelf 13 are shown. The IC tag 20 pasted in the vicinity, the IC reader 30 arranged and fixed at a predetermined interval with respect to the product shelf 13, the product display unit 50 arranged and fixed at a predetermined position of the product shelf 13, the input terminal 12 and the IC The information server 14 is communicatively connected to the reader 30 and the mobile terminal 40 is equipped with an IC reader function carried by a customer who visits the store. The configuration other than the product display unit 50 is exactly the same as in the first embodiment.

See FIG.
Figure 7 is a conceptual diagram of the product display unit, for example, in the case of goods display unit 50 ₁ in the figure above, with the product information 52 and price 53 is displayed on the display plate 51, emission color A plurality of different LEDs 54 and a customer number display unit 55 are provided, and the customer number and the assigned customer color are displayed based on the customer information transmitted from the information server 14 via the IC reader 30.
The product information 52 in this case may be displayed so as to include the product name, manufacturer name, and size.

Alternatively, in the case of the product display unit 50 ₂ shown below is displayed together with the trade name 52 and price 53 is displayed on the plate 51, and the emission color and a mutual different LED54 customer graphic display unit 56 is provided The customer graphic and the assigned customer color are displayed based on the customer information transmitted from the information server 14 via the IC reader 30.
Incidentally, the customer figure in this case, for example, may be Shimese in OFF of lighting of the display device 56 _{1-56 5} constituting the customers graphic display unit 56, rather than a specific number, is to perceived as pattern information.

See FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the shopping system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As in the first embodiment, first,
a. A desired product is selected and input at the input terminal 12.
In this case, the desired product may be directly key-inputted at the input terminal 12, or the product may be selected according to the screen sequentially displayed on the display panel of the input terminal 12, as shown in FIG. good.
b. Next, the customer information (customer number or customer graphic and customer color) assigned to the customer and the product information (product code number) entered by the customer are transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the information server 14.
c. Further, product information (product code number) relating to the selected product is transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the mobile terminal 40 carried by the customer.
d. Next, customer information and product information are transmitted from the information server 14 to the IC reader 30 arranged at a predetermined position on the product shelf 13.
e. Next, customer information is transmitted from the IC reader 30 to the IC tag 20 corresponding to the desired product, and the customer information is stored in the memory unit 26 built in the IC tag 20.
f. Next, the mobile terminal 40 and the IC tag 20 sequentially communicate with each other along the movement route of the customer. The customer information (customer number) stored in the mobile terminal 40 in the IC tag 20 and the customer stored in the memory unit 27 are stored. The information is compared to determine whether the customer information matches or does not match. If they do not match, the customer continues to move.
i. On the other hand, when the customer information matches, the information is transmitted from the IC tag 20 to the corresponding product display unit 50.
j. The product display unit 50 that has received the information displays it as customer information.

In the case of the product display unit 50 _1, the LED 54 of the light emission color corresponding to the assigned customer color is turned on, and the customer number is displayed on the customer number display unit 55.
On the other hand, in the case of the product display unit 50 _2, together with lighting the LED54 emission color corresponding to the assigned customer color, which displays the customer figure assigned to the customer the graphic display unit 26, low vision In the case of a customer, even when it is difficult to discriminate with numerical display, the graphic display makes it easy to discriminate.

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the product display unit 50 is provided, and the LED of the emission color corresponding to the customer color assigned when the customer comes in the immediate vicinity of the target product is emitted. The position of the product can be visually perceived instantaneously, and by checking the customer number display unit 55 or the customer graphic display unit 56, it is possible to double-check that the product is the target product.

  In the product display unit 50, when the communication between the mobile terminal 40 and the IC tag 20 is interrupted, the display on the LED 54 and the customer number display unit 55 or the customer graphic display unit 56 is turned off. Information leakage can be prevented.

  Next, a shopping system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9. This third embodiment is a combination of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the system configuration itself is as follows. Since this is exactly the same as the shopping system of the second embodiment, only the flow will be described.

See FIG.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the shopping system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As in the first embodiment, first,
a. A desired product is selected and input at the input terminal 12.
In this case, the desired product may be directly key-inputted at the input terminal 12, or the product may be selected according to the screen sequentially displayed on the display panel of the input terminal 12, as shown in FIG. good.
b. Next, the customer information (customer number or customer graphic and customer color) assigned to the customer and the product information (product code number) entered by the customer are transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the information server 14.
c. Further, product information (product code number) relating to the selected product is transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the mobile terminal 40 carried by the customer.
d. Next, customer information and product information are transmitted from the information server 14 to the IC reader 30 arranged at a predetermined position on the product shelf 13.
e. Next, customer information is transmitted from the IC reader 30 to the IC tag 20 corresponding to the desired product, and the customer information is stored in the memory unit 26 built in the IC tag 20.
f. Next, the mobile terminal 40 and the IC tag 20 sequentially communicate with each other along the movement route of the customer, and the customer information (customer number) stored in the mobile terminal 40 in the IC tag 20 is stored in the memory unit 27. The information is compared to determine whether the customer information matches or does not match. If they do not match, the customer continues to move.
k. On the other hand, when the customer information matches, the information is transmitted from the IC tag 20 to the mobile terminal 40, and the information is transmitted from the IC tag 20 to the corresponding product display unit 50.
l. The mobile terminal 40 that has received the information transmits an alarm as sound information or vibration like a ringtone of a cellular phone, and displays it as customer information in the product display unit 50 that has received the information.

  As described above, in the third embodiment of the present invention, since the alarm of the mobile terminal 40 and the light emission display by the product display unit 50 are performed together, it is assigned when the customer comes close to the target product. Since the LED of the emission color corresponding to the customer color is caused to emit light, for example, even when thinking, it is possible to reliably purchase the product without passing the target product position.

Next, with reference to FIG.10 and FIG.11, although the shopping system of Example 4 of this invention is demonstrated, the service point system is added to the shopping system of said Example 3 above. See FIG.
FIG. 10 is a conceptual configuration diagram of the shopping system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. For example, the input terminal 12 installed at the entrance 11 of the store 10 and the product itself or the product sorted and displayed on the product shelf 13 are shown. The IC tag 20 pasted in the vicinity, the IC reader 30 arranged and fixed at a predetermined interval with respect to the product shelf 13, the product display unit 50 arranged and fixed at a predetermined position of the product shelf 13, the input terminal 12 and the IC The information server 14 is communicably connected to the reader 30 and the mobile terminal 40 having an IC reader function carried by a customer who visits the store. The point IC tag 60 is arranged along a predetermined patrol route. The register 15 is provided with a point reading IC tag 61.

  The configuration of the point IC tag 60 may be the same as that of the IC tag 20, but a predetermined area number is stored in the memory unit, and the mobile terminal 40 carried by the customer is connected to the predetermined point IC tag 60. When the communication position is reached, the area number stored in the point IC tag 60 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 40, and the area number is stored in the built-in memory unit 46.

  Note that a plurality of point IC tags 60 are arranged in the same area. Therefore, a plurality of point IC tags 60 have the same area number, but the mobile terminal 40 stores the same area number in duplicate. There is no need to store only different area numbers.

See FIG.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the shopping system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the service point system is operated in parallel with the shopping flow exactly the same as that of the third embodiment. I will explain only.
First,
a. A desired product is selected and input at the input terminal 12, and a product purchase flow is started.
m. On the other hand, the area number is transmitted from the point IC tag 60 to the mobile terminal 40 that has come to a position where it can communicate with the point IC tag 60.
n. The mobile terminal 40 that has received the area number sequentially stores the received area number in the memory unit 46.
o. In the register 15, the area number stored in the mobile terminal 40 is read by the point reading IC tag 61.
p. If the set of read area numbers meets a predetermined condition, the product price is discounted at a predetermined discount rate.
q. On the other hand, when the set of read area numbers does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, the settlement is made according to the displayed price without discounting.

In addition, what is necessary is just to assume the case where the set of the read series of area numbers satisfies a predetermined condition includes, for example, all the area numbers along the circulation route that the store side expects from the customer. , It is not necessary to go around all areas.
In addition, the predetermined condition may be displayed in the store, may be notified in advance by a flyer or the like, or may be a part of the area number hidden like a treasure hunt. .

  As described above, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, since the service point system is used in combination, the customer not only purchases the desired product quickly and leaves the store, but also has a product display area that is not planned to be purchased. As the store goes around, there will be more unscheduled product sales opportunities for the store, leading to increased sales.

Next, with reference to FIG.12 and FIG.13, although the shopping system of Example 5 of this invention is demonstrated, while replacing the mobile terminal which the customer in the shopping system of said Example 2 carries with an IC reader, goods The function of the IC tag corresponding to is dropped.
See FIG.
FIG. 12 is a conceptual configuration diagram of the shopping system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. For example, the input terminal 12 installed at the entrance 11 of the store 10 and the product itself or the product sorted and displayed on the product shelf 13 are shown. An IC tag 70 attached in the vicinity, an IC reader 30 arranged and fixed at a predetermined interval with respect to the product shelf 13, a product display unit 50 arranged and fixed at a predetermined position of the product shelf 13, the input terminal 12 and the IC The information server 14 is communicably connected to the reader 30 and the customer IC tag 80 carried by the customer who visits the store.

The IC tag 70 in this case has a memory function like the IC tag 20 in each of the above-described embodiments, but does not have a function for determining the match / mismatch of customer information. The control unit of the IC reader 30 is charged.
The customer IC tag 80 is an active IC tag similar to the IC tag 20 described above, and is a UHF tag having a function of transmitting within a range of 1 to 3 m by a built-in battery.

See FIG.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the shopping system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
a. A desired product is selected and input at the input terminal 12.
In this case, the desired product may be directly key-inputted at the input terminal 12, or the product may be selected according to the screen sequentially displayed on the display panel of the input terminal 12, as shown in FIG. good.
b. Next, the customer information (customer number or customer graphic and customer color) assigned to the customer and the product information (product code number) entered by the customer are transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the information server 14.
c '. Further, product information (product code number) relating to the selected product is transmitted from the input terminal 12 to the customer IC tag 80 carried by the customer.
d. Next, customer information and product information are transmitted from the information server 14 to the IC reader 30 arranged at a predetermined position on the product shelf 13.
e '. Next, the customer information is transmitted from the IC reader 30 to the IC tag 70 having the product information corresponding to the desired product, and the customer information is stored in the memory unit built in the IC tag 70.
f '. Next, the IC reader 30 communicates with the customer IC tag 80 and the IC tag 70 sequentially along the movement route of the customer, and the customer information stored in the customer IC tag 80 and the IC tag 10 are stored in the IC reader. The stored customer information is compared to determine whether the customer information matches or does not match. If they do not match, the customer continues to move.
i '. On the other hand, if the customer information matches, the information is transmitted from the IC tag 70 to the corresponding product display unit 50.
j. The product display unit 50 that has received the information displays it as customer information.

  As described above, in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, since the customer carries an IC tag, even if the customer does not have a mobile terminal having an IC reader function such as a mobile phone, the target product can be obtained. You can purchase without hesitation.

In this case, the customer IC tag may be distributed in advance to the customer like a point card in each department store or supermarket, or may be attached to the chest like a name tag at the entrance of the store. It is good, and it may be pasted on a part of the shopping cart in advance.
In addition, such a customer IC tag does not have an alarm generation function such as vibration of received sound, so a product display section is essential.

Next, with reference to FIG.14 and FIG.15, although the shopping system of Example 6 of this invention is demonstrated, a service point system is added to the shopping system of Example 5 mentioned above. See FIG.
FIG. 14 is a conceptual configuration diagram of the shopping system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. For example, the input terminal 12 installed at the entrance 11 of the store 10 and the product itself or the product sorted and displayed on the product shelf 13 are shown. An IC tag 70 attached in the vicinity, an IC reader 30 arranged and fixed at a predetermined interval with respect to the product shelf 13, a product display unit 50 arranged and fixed at a predetermined position of the product shelf 13, the input terminal 12 and the IC The information server 14 communicatively connected to the reader 30 and the customer IC tag 80 carried by the customer who visits the store, and the point IC reader 62 is arranged along a predetermined patrol route. A point reading IC tag 61 is provided.

  The configuration of the point IC reader 62 may be exactly the same as that of the IC reader 30, but a predetermined area number is stored in the memory unit, and the customer IC tag 80 carried by the customer is a predetermined point IC reader 62. When the position reaches the position where communication can be performed, the area number stored in the point IC reader 62 is transmitted to the customer IC tag 80, and the area number is stored in the built-in memory unit.

  A plurality of the point IC readers 62 are arranged in the same area. Therefore, the plurality of point IC readers 62 have the same area number, but the customer IC tag 80 has the same area number in duplicate. Only different area numbers are sequentially stored without being stored.

See FIG.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the shopping system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the service point system is operated in parallel with the shopping flow exactly the same as that of the fifth embodiment. I will explain only.
First,
a ′. A desired product is selected and input at the input terminal 12, and a product purchase flow is started.
m ′. On the other hand, the area number is transmitted from the point IC reader 60 to the customer IC tag 80 that has come to a position where it can communicate with the point IC reader 60.
n '. The customer IC tag 80 that has received the area number sequentially stores the received area number in the memory unit.
o ′. At the cash register 15, the point reading IC tag 61 reads the area number stored in the customer IC tag 80.
p. If the set of read area numbers meets a predetermined condition, the product price is discounted at a predetermined discount rate.
q. On the other hand, when the set of read area numbers does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, the settlement is made according to the displayed price without discounting.

  As described above, in the sixth embodiment of the present invention, since the service point system using the customer IC tag is used in combination, a product that is also intended for a customer who does not have a mobile terminal having an IC reader function such as a mobile phone. Not only will the store be purchased quickly and the store will be closed, but the product display area that is not planned to be purchased will also be visited, which will increase the number of unscheduled product sales opportunities for the store, leading to increased sales.

  In this case as well, the product display unit 50 turns off the display on the LED 54 and the customer number display unit 55 or the customer graphic display unit 56 when the communication between the customer IC tag 80 and the IC reader 30 is interrupted. Therefore, useless information leakage can be prevented.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the conditions and configurations described in the embodiments, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above embodiments, The product desired by the customer is input using an input terminal installed in the store, but input from other than the input terminal is also possible.

  For example, a customer may input a desired product via a homepage of a store using an Internet line or the like at home, etc., and the store side (headquarters) receiving the desired product name is a predetermined store where the customer stops. The customer information and the product information may be transferred to the information server in advance, and the customer information may be transmitted to the IC tag corresponding to the desired product before or when the customer visits the store.

  Further, although not particularly mentioned in the systems of the first and second embodiments, a system similar to the fourth embodiment may be configured by using a service point system in the same manner as the third embodiment. is there.

Further, in the above-described fourth and sixth embodiments, it is assumed that the customer has previously determined the product to be purchased, but the point service is also provided to customers who have not previously determined the product to be purchased. Anyway, it is good.
In that case, even when there is no input of the desired product, the customer information may be transmitted from the input terminal to the customer IC reader or the customer IC tag and stored in the built-in memory unit, as shown in FIG. It will consist only of the described flows.

  In the fourth embodiment, the point IC tag is provided separately for the point service. However, the area number is stored in the memory part of the IC tag corresponding to the product so that the point IC tag function is also provided. This eliminates the need for a separate point IC tag.

  In the sixth embodiment, the point IC reader is provided separately for the point service. However, the area number may be stored in the memory unit of the IC reader 30 to serve as the point IC reader function. This eliminates the need for a separate point IC reader.

  In the fourth embodiment, the point IC tag is used for the point service. However, the IC tag is not necessarily used, and a point IC reader may be used. The point service function may be substituted.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, there is no particular mention of erasure of customer information and product information stored in the IC tag or IC reader on the customer side, store side, or product side. It may be erased at the store, or may be erased after a predetermined time such as 2 hours or 24 hours after the store is closed.

  In the second embodiment, etc., the LED of the product display unit is caused to emit light when the customer approaches the target product, but this light emitting state may be lit (always on) or flashing (on / off). ) But it's easier to draw attention when flashing.

  Moreover, in Example 2 etc. described above, LEDs are used as the display elements of the product display section, but the present invention is not limited to LEDs, and other displays such as organic EL elements, small lamps, or color liquid crystal display elements. An element may be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, at least a part of the memory unit is configured by FRAM in consideration of low power consumption. However, the present invention is not limited to FRAM, but other flash memory, MRAM, or the like. A nonvolatile memory may be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, the communication frequency band of the IC tag or the IC reader is set to the UHF band in consideration of the communicable distance, but is not limited to the UHF band, and 13.56 MHz or 2.45 GHz. It goes without saying that IC tags or IC readers using other frequency bands may be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, a mobile phone is assumed as a mobile terminal. However, the mobile terminal is not limited to a mobile phone, and can be connected with an IC reader such as a store side IC reader or a point IC reader by a self-built-in power source. As long as it has the performance which can be communicated by.

  In each of the above embodiments, a thin dry battery is assumed as a battery built in an active IC tag. However, the battery is not limited to a dry battery, and a secondary battery such as a storage battery may be used. In this case, in the process of periodically communicating with the IC reader and the mobile terminal, electromagnetic waves are supplied from the mobile terminal more than the time required for information collection, and power is sequentially supplied to the secondary battery. You may do it.

The detailed features of the present invention will be described again with reference to FIG. 1 again.
Again see Figure 1
(Supplementary Note 1) An electronic tag for an article provided with at least a memory function for recording personal information of a customer and a processing unit provided with an information determination function while article model information is input in the vicinity of the article or fixed to the article itself 2,
Article information input means 6 for inputting desired article information by the customer;
A store side electronic doug reader 3 provided in the store;
A customer-side electronic tag reader 1 carried by the customer;
An information server 5 for storing the article model number information and the inputted customer information;
The customer information and the desired article information are transmitted to the information server 5 through the article information input means 6, and the article model number information is sent from the article information input means 6 to the customer-side electronic tag reader 1. Customer information and article model number information are transmitted from the server 5 to the store-side electronic doug reader 3, and customer information is transmitted from the store-side electronic doug reader 3 to the article electronic tag 2 into which the article model number information has been input. When the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 approaches the predetermined article electronic tag 2, the processing unit of the information determination function of the predetermined article electronic tag 2 executes the customer side. An electronic tag characterized by comparing customer information stored in an electronic tag reader 1 with customer information recorded in the predetermined electronic tag 2 for goods and performing processing according to the situation. There was shopping system.
(Appendix 2) The customer information and article model information stored in the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 are compared with the customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag 2. The shopping system using the electronic tag according to appendix 1, wherein the information transmission process is not performed if they do not match.
(Supplementary Note 3) The customer information and article model number information stored in the customer electronic tag reader 1 are compared with the customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag 2, and both information is In the case where they match, the electronic tag according to appendix 1 is used, wherein information is transmitted from the reader-side electronic tag reader 3 to the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 and an alarm is transmitted from the customer-side electronic tag reader 1. Was a shopping system.
(Additional remark 4) It is provided with the goods display part 4 which displays the said article | item model number information, and is recorded on the customer information and article | item model information stored in the said customer side electronic tag reader 1, and the said electronic tag 2 for articles | goods When the customer information and the article model number information are compared and both information matches, the information is sent from the store side electronic doug reader 3 to the product display unit 4 and the customer display is displayed on the product display unit 4, The shopping system using the electronic tag according to appendix 1, wherein the display element is turned on or blinked.
(Additional remark 5) The shopping system using the electronic tag of Additional remark 4 characterized by turning off the said display element at the time of communication between the reader 1 for customer side electronic tags and the electronic tag 2 for goods interrupted.
(Supplementary note 6) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to supplementary note 5, wherein the display element includes a plurality of display elements having different display colors.
(Supplementary note 7) An electronic tag for service points which is arranged in the article arrangement area and records service point target location information;
A customer-side electronic tag reader 1 carried by the customer;
A settlement electronic tag that reads service point target location information from the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 at the settlement location 7,
Any one of appendices 1 to 6, wherein when the read service point target location information and the store side satisfy a predetermined condition, a discount is performed from a settlement amount at a predetermined discount rate. A shopping system using electronic tags.
(Supplementary note 8) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to supplementary note 7, wherein the electronic tag for goods 2 also serves as the electronic tag for service points.
(Supplementary Note 9) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 8, wherein the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 is a rental electronic tag reader lent to a customer in a store.
(Supplementary note 10) Any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 9, wherein the customer information and the article model number information stored in the customer-side electronic tag reader 1 are deleted when a predetermined time has elapsed. A shopping system using the electronic tag according to 1.
(Supplementary Note 11) The article model number information is input in the vicinity of the article or fixed to the article itself, and the memory function for recording the customer's personal information is provided with the article electronic tag 2;
Article information input means 6 for inputting desired article information by the customer;
A store-side electronic doug reader 3 having a processing unit with an information determination function provided in the store,
A customer-side electronic tag carried by the customer;
A product display unit 4 for displaying article model number information;
An information server 5 for storing the article model number information and the inputted customer information;
Customer information and desired article information are transmitted to the information server 5 via the article information input means 6, and article model number information is transmitted from the article information input means 6 to the customer-side electronic tag. , Customer information and article model number information are transmitted to the store-side electronic doug reader 3, and customer information is transmitted from the store-side electronic doug reader 3 to the article electronic tag 2 to which the article model number information is input. Information is stored, and when the customer-side electronic tag approaches a predetermined electronic tag 2 for goods, it is stored in the customer-side electronic tag by the processing unit of the information determination function of the store-side electronic tag reader 3 A shopping system using an electronic tag, wherein the customer information recorded on the predetermined electronic tag 2 for goods is compared and processing according to the situation is performed.
(Supplementary Note 12) When customer information and article model number information stored in the customer-side electronic tag are compared with customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag 2, both information do not match The shopping system using the electronic tag according to appendix 11, wherein the information transmission process is not performed.
(Supplementary note 13) When the customer information and article model number information stored in the customer-side electronic tag are compared with the customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag 2, both information matches. The shopping system using the electronic tag according to appendix 11, wherein information is transmitted from the store-side electronic doug reader 3 to the customer-side electronic tag and an alarm is transmitted from the customer-side electronic tag.
(Supplementary Note 14) When the customer information and article model number information stored in the customer-side electronic tag are compared with the customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag 2, both information matches. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein information is sent from the store-side electronic doug reader 3 to the product display unit 4 so that customer information is displayed on the product display unit 4 and the display element is turned on or blinked. A shopping system using tags.
(Supplementary note 15) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to supplementary note 14, wherein the display element is turned off when communication of either one of the customer-side electronic tag and the article electronic tag 2 is interrupted. .
(Supplementary Note 16) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to Supplementary Note 14 or 15, wherein the display element includes a plurality of display elements having different display colors.
(Supplementary Note 17) An electronic tag reader for points that is arranged in an article arrangement area and records service point target location information;
A customer-side electronic tag carried by the customer;
An electronic tag reader that reads the service point target location information from the customer-side electronic tag at the checkout location 7,
Any one of appendices 11 to 16, wherein when the read service point target location information and the store side satisfy a predetermined condition, a discount is performed from a settlement amount at a predetermined discount rate. A shopping system using electronic tags.
(Supplementary note 18) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to supplementary note 17, wherein the store side electronic doug reader 3 also serves as the service point electronic tag reader.
(Supplementary note 19) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to supplementary notes 11 to 18, wherein the customer-side electronic tag is a rental electronic tag lent to a customer in a store.
(Supplementary note 20) Any one of Supplementary notes 11 to 19, wherein the customer information and the article model number information stored in the customer-side electronic tag are deleted when a predetermined time elapses. A shopping system using electronic tags.
(Additional remark 21) The said merchandise display part 4 consists of a memory part which stores a display part and customer information, The shopping system using the electronic tag of any one of Additional remarks 1 thru | or 20 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Additional remark 22) The said merchandise display part 4 has a function which displays the figure which displays customer information on the said display part, The shopping system using the electronic tag of Additional remark 21 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Additional remark 23) It is provided with the guidance means which guides a customer to a goods area, and the means to notify a goods by lighting or blinking a display element in the goods area when a customer enters into the goods area. A shopping system using the electronic tag according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 22, which is a feature.
(Additional remark 24) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to additional remarks 1 to 23, wherein the article information input means 6 is an information input terminal provided in a store.
(Additional remark 25) The shopping system using the electronic tag according to additional remarks 1 to 23, wherein the article information input means 6 is an information input terminal connected to an Internet line.
(Supplementary note 26) The electronic tag according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 25, wherein the customer information stored in the electronic tag for goods 2 is deleted when a predetermined time has elapsed. A shopping system using
(Supplementary note 27) The customer information stored in the store-side electronic doug reader 3 is deleted when a predetermined time elapses, according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 26, A shopping system using electronic tags.
(Supplementary note 28) The electronic tag system according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 27, wherein a communication frequency band of each electronic tag or each electronic tag reader is 433 MHz to 960 MHz.
(Supplementary note 29) The memory unit built in each electronic tag or each electronic tag reader is composed of a non-volatile memory including any one of a flash memory, a ferroelectric memory, and a magnetic random access memory. 29. The electronic tag system according to any one of appendices 1 to 28, wherein

  As an example of use of the present invention, a shopping system in a large store such as a supermarket or a department store is typical, but it may be introduced in a small store, and although it is not shopping, it is intended for a library or the like. It is also applied to a search / detection system for finding books.

It is explanatory drawing of the fundamental structure of this invention. It is a notional block diagram of the shopping system of Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of an IC tag, an IC reader, and a mobile terminal. It is a flowchart of the shopping system of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the screen displayed sequentially on an input terminal display panel. It is a notional block diagram of the shopping system of Example 2 of this invention. It is a notional block diagram of a goods display part. It is a flowchart of the shopping system of Example 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the shopping system of Example 3 of this invention. It is a notional block diagram of the shopping system of Example 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the shopping system of Example 4 of this invention. It is a notional block diagram of the shopping system of Example 5 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the shopping system of Example 5 of this invention. It is a notional block diagram of the shopping system of Example 6 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the shopping system of Example 6 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the conventional goods guidance system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Customer side electronic tag reader 2 Article electronic tag 3 Store side electronic tag reader 4 Product display section 5 Information server 6 Article information input means 7 Checkout place 10 Store 11 Entrance 12 Input terminal 13 Product shelf 14 Information server 15 Cash register 20 IC tag 21 Antenna 22 Rectifier 23 Demodulator 24 Modulator 25 Control unit 26 Memory unit 27 Battery 30 IC reader 31 Antenna 32 Transmitter 33 Receiver 34 Control unit 35 Memory unit 36 Battery 40 Mobile terminal 41 Antenna 42 Transmitter 43 Receiver 44 control unit 45 memory unit 46 battery 50 product display unit 50 ₁ product display unit 50 ₂ product display unit 51 display plate 52 product information 53 price 54 LED
55 Customer number display unit 56 Customer graphic display units 56 _{1 to} 56 ₅ Display element 60 Point IC tag 61 Point reading IC tag 62 Point IC reader 70 IC tag 80 Customer IC tags 91A, 91B Cellular phones 92A, 92B Sales terminal device 93A, 93B Customer 94A, 94B Product shelf 96A-96G Display place notification lamp 97A, 97B Sales floor 98 Server device

Claims (6)

An article electronic tag including at least a processing unit having a memory function for recording personal information of a customer and an information determination function, while the article model number information is input in the vicinity of the article or fixed to the article itself,
Article information input means for inputting desired article information by the customer;
A store-side electronic tag reader provided in the store;
A customer-side electronic tag reader carried by the customer,
An information server for storing the article model number information and the inputted customer information;
Sending customer information and desired article information to the information server via the article information input means, sending article model number information to the customer electronic tag reader from the article information input means, from the information server, Send customer information and article model number information to the store-side electronic tag reader, store customer information from the store-side electronic tag reader by sending customer information to the article electronic tag into which the article model number information is input, Customer information stored in the customer-side electronic tag reader in the processing unit of the information determination function of the predetermined article-use electronic tag when the customer-side electronic tag reader approaches the predetermined article-use electronic tag A shopping system using an electronic tag, wherein customer information recorded in the predetermined electronic tag for goods is compared, and processing corresponding to the situation is performed. A product display unit for displaying the article model number information is further provided, customer information and article model information stored in the customer-side electronic tag reader, and customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag. If both information match, the information is sent from the store-side electronic tag reader to the product display unit, customer information is displayed on the product display unit, and the display element is turned on or blinked. The shopping system using the electronic tag according to claim 1. An electronic tag for points that is placed in the article placement area and records service point target location information,
A customer-side electronic tag reader carried by the customer,
An electronic tag for payment that reads service point target location information from a reader for electronic tag on the customer side at the payment location;
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein, when the read service point target location information satisfies a predetermined condition on the store side, a discount is performed at a predetermined discount rate determined from a settlement amount. A shopping system using tags. The article model number information is input in the vicinity of the article or fixed to the article itself, and the memory function for recording the customer's personal information is provided with the article electronic tag,
Article information input means for inputting desired article information by the customer;
A store-side electronic tag reader having a processing unit provided with a store and having an information determination function;
A customer-side electronic tag carried by the customer;
A product display unit for displaying product model information;
An information server for storing the article model number information and the inputted customer information;
The customer information and the desired article information are transmitted to the information server via the article information input means, the article model number information is transmitted from the article information input means to the customer-side electronic tag, and the store side from the information server. Customer information and article model number information are transmitted to the electronic tag reader, and customer information is transmitted from the store-side electronic tag reader to the article electronic tag to which the article model number information is input, and customer information is stored, and the customer When the side electronic tag approaches the electronic article tag, the customer information stored in the customer electronic tag in the processing unit of the information determination function of the store electronic tag reader and the predetermined article A shopping system using an electronic tag, characterized in that customer information recorded in the electronic tag is compared and processing according to the situation is performed. When the customer information and article model number information stored in the customer side electronic tag are compared with the customer information and article model information recorded in the article electronic tag, and both information matches, the store side electronic 5. The shopping system using an electronic tag according to claim 4, wherein information is sent from the tag reader to the product display unit, customer information is displayed on the product display unit, and a display element is turned on or blinked. An electronic tag reader for points that is placed in the article placement area and records the location information for service points;
A customer-side electronic tag carried by the customer;
An electronic tag reader that reads service point target location information from the customer-side electronic tag at the checkout location;
6. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein when the read service point target location information satisfies a predetermined condition on the store side, a discount is performed at a predetermined discount rate determined from a settlement amount. A shopping system using tags.

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