KR20210059148A - Purchase system of used mobile - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for unmanned purchase of a terminal that inspects various functions of a used terminal, evaluates their values, and purchases them, and more particularly, to the system for unmanned purchase of a terminal using touching robots which can inspect a terminal using external elements so that the functions that cannot be inspected only by communication with the terminals are similar to that directly inspected by a person. The system for unmanned purchase of a terminal using touching robots according to the present invention comprises: a main body having an inspection room for inspecting a received terminal and a collection room for collecting the purchased terminal through the inspection; a camera unit for photographing the screen of the terminal installed in the inspection room; a touch robot that operates by touching the screen of the terminal; an image processing module for analyzing the image captured by the camera unit; and a controller for controlling the touch robot based on the position of a figure or text in the image read by the image processing module to conduct an inspection of the terminal.

Description

Unmanned terminal purchase system using touch robot {Purchase system of used mobile}

The present invention relates to a terminal unattended purchase system that inspects various functions of a used terminal, evaluates its value, and purchases it. More specifically, an external device similar to a person's direct inspection of functions that cannot be tested only through communication with a terminal. The present invention relates to a system for unmanned purchase of a terminal using a touch robot capable of inspecting a terminal using an element.

Terminals such as smartphones, tablet PCs, and notebook computers are expensive products as a collection of the latest technologies.

Therefore, interest and demand for expensive used terminals are increasing, and transactions are actively conducted.

As a prior art for a terminal unmanned purchase system that evaluates and purchases the value of used terminals, Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0019085 "Automatic valuation method and apparatus for used mobile terminals", Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0088063 "Used A variety of mobile phone value analysis systems and methods of purchasing used mobile phones using the same have been disclosed.

In the prior art unmanned system for acquiring a terminal, the system checks the status of the terminal in such a manner that the system controls (executes) the function of the terminal by accessing the terminal through wired communication or wireless communication.

However, recently, in order to limit illegal access (hacking) through wired communication and wireless communication to protect the information of the terminal, some functions of the terminal fundamentally block access through wired communication and wireless communication, and the actual user directly manipulates the terminal. By doing so, it is possible to connect and control (execute).

The function of the terminal that originally blocked access through wired communication and wireless communication in the terminal can be controlled by a user directly manipulating a touch screen or a button of the terminal.

Terminal unattended purchase system according to the prior art that connects to the terminal by wired communication or wireless communication to inspect the terminal is limited in that it is impossible to investigate the function that the user can control by directly manipulating the touch screen or button provided on the terminal. There is.

The present invention is an invention conceived to overcome the limitations of the prior art, and includes a touch robot, a pressure robot, a bio-artificial device, etc., so that functions that can only be investigated only by physically manipulating the terminal can be tested. The object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned system for purchasing a terminal using a touch robot.

Terminal unmanned purchase system using a touch robot according to the present invention to achieve this object

A main body having an examination room for inspecting the received terminal;

A camera unit for photographing a screen of a terminal placed in the examination room;

A touch robot that touches and manipulates the screen of the terminal;

An image processing module for analyzing the image captured by the camera unit;

And a controller that controls the touch robot based on the position of a figure or text in an image read by the image processing module to perform an inspection on the terminal.

And characterized in that it further comprises a; bio-artificial device to be recognized by the body o sensor provided in the terminal,

The bio-artificial device is characterized in that it comprises at least one of an artificial finger for fingerprint recognition, an artificial lens for iris recognition, and an artificial face for face recognition,

It characterized in that it further comprises a; a pressure robot that presses a button provided in the terminal,

It characterized in that it further comprises a; STT module for converting voice to text and a TTS module for converting text to voice, and a conversation unit receiving information through a conversation with a user; and

It characterized in that it further comprises a; illuminating the terminal placed in the examination room, and capable of adjusting the illuminance to enable the inspection of the illuminance sensor provided in the terminal,

It characterized in that it further comprises a; microphone module and a speaker module for inspecting the speaker and microphone provided in the terminal,

In the memory of the controller, an application for inspection that is uploaded and installed in the terminal is stored.

The system for unmanned purchase of a terminal using a touch robot according to the present invention enables inspection of functions that cannot be implemented through wired or wireless communication in the terminal and can only be implemented by direct manipulation of the user, thereby making the valuation of the terminal more reliable. It is a very useful invention for industrial development as a terminal unmanned purchase system using a touch robot that can be used.

1 is a block diagram of an unmanned terminal system using a touch robot according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing an example of a touch robot according to the present invention.
3 is a view showing an example of a bio-artificial device according to the present invention.
4 is a view showing an example of a robot hand according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in more detail with respect to the unattended terminal embedding system using a touch robot according to the present invention.

Prior to describing in more detail about the unmanned terminal system using a touch robot according to the present invention,

The present invention will be described in detail in the text of the bar, implementation (態樣, aspect) (or embodiment) that can apply various changes and have various forms. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific form of disclosure, and it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In each drawing, the same reference numerals, in particular the number of tens and ones, or the same reference numerals with the same tens, ones, and alphabet indicate members having the same or similar functions, and unless otherwise specified, each of the drawings. The member indicated by the reference numeral can be identified as a member conforming to these criteria.

In addition, components in each drawing are expressed by exaggeratingly large (or thick) or small (or thin) or simplified their size or thickness in consideration of the convenience of understanding, but the scope of protection of the present invention is limited by this. It shouldn't be.

The terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments (sun, 態樣, aspect) (or embodiments), and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as ~comprise~ or ~consist~ are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance the possibility of being added.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein including technical or scientific terms have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

As shown in the drawing, the unattended terminal embedding system using a touch robot according to the present invention includes a main body 10, a camera unit 20, a lighting unit 30, a touch robot 40, a pressure robot 50, and an image processing module. 60, a microphone module 70, a speaker module 80, a bio-artificial device 90, a controller 100, a conversation unit 110, and the like.

The exterior photographing analysis system according to the present invention is provided in a kiosk installed on-site to unattended purchase of a used terminal (M), and transmits and receives various data by communicating with a central control center through an Internet communication network.

The main body 10 includes an inspection room in which a used terminal M is accommodated and an inspection is performed, a collection room for collecting terminals that have been purchased through inspection, and other components are installed.

In the inspection room of the main body, a camera unit 20, a lighting unit 30, an image processing module 60, a touch robot 40, a pressure robot 50, a microphone module 70 for inspection of a used terminal (M). , A speaker module 80, a bio-artificial device 90, and the like are installed.

The camera unit 20 photographs the used terminal M and inspects the appearance of the used terminal M for defects (scratches, cracks, etc.), and figures and texts displayed on the screen of the used terminal M. Provides information of the content and location of the.

It is preferable that the camera unit 20 is provided with a plurality of used terminals (M) so as to photograph in various directions, such as an upper surface, a lower part name, and a side surface. The camera unit 20 may be fixedly installed to take a picture of the terminal M, and may take a picture while moving according to the size or appearance condition of the terminal M.

The lighting unit 30 illuminates the examination room so that the used terminal M can be photographed. At this time, by installing a plurality of light sources of the lighting unit 30 in the examination room and adjusting the irradiation angle and intensity of the light source, the surface condition of the used terminal M can be more clearly expressed in the image.

The lighting unit 30 may be fixedly installed to illuminate the terminal (M), or may be moved to illuminate the terminal (M).

The lighting unit 30 is capable of adjusting the lighting color and thus illuminates in a color advantageous for recognizing the state of the terminal M.

The lighting unit 30 enables adjustment of the illuminance, so that it is possible to check whether the illuminance sensor provided in the used terminal M operates normally.

The image processing module 60 analyzes and reads an image captured by the camera.

The image processing module 60 includes an image processing unit 61 that preprocesses and compresses an image, an image storage unit 63 that stores an image processed by the image processing unit 61, and is stored in the image storage unit 63. It includes an image analysis unit 65 for importing and analyzing an image.

The image analysis unit 65 analyzes the image to read whether the terminal M is damaged in appearance such as scratches and cracks, reads out whether or not there is a light spreading phenomenon on the screen of the terminal M. ) Analyze and read various information for inspection of the terminal M from the image, such as reading the contents of figures or texts and the displayed position on the screen.

The touch robot 40 touches the screen of the used terminal M to execute various functions of the terminal.

In order to prevent accidents in which various information of the terminal is leaked and abused through illegal access (hacking), the modern terminal is not executed by accessing the terminal through wired communication or wireless communication, but is executed only when the user directly manipulates the terminal. There are functions. Most of the functions that are executed only by directly manipulating the terminal are operated by touching the screen of the terminal.

In this way, the touch robot 40 touches the screen of the terminal to execute the function of the terminal. At this time, information for the operation of the touch robot 40, such as location information of the screen to be touched by the touch robot 40 and information on a process of executing a function according to the touch of the screen, is photographed by the camera unit 20, The image processing module 60 analyzes and provides.

2 shows an example of the touch robot 40. Referring to FIG. 2, the touch robot 40 includes a touch member 41 that touches a camera, a vertical rail member 43 that moves the touch member 41 in a vertical direction, and the vertical rail member 43. Left and right rail members 45 for moving left and right, and the left and right rail members 45 are composed of front and rear rail members for moving back and forth, so that the touch member 41 moves in the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis while moving the terminal ( M) You can touch anywhere on the screen. The touch member 41 may always induce a constant voltage during inspection so that an error does not occur in recognition of a touch on a screen that is recognized as a capacitive type.

The pressurizing robot 50 presses various buttons provided in the terminal, for example, a volume button, a power button, and the like, so that they can be checked for normal operation.

The pressurizing robot 50 is provided with a charging terminal or an earphone terminal, and whether they are connected to a charging port or an earphone connector of the terminal can be checked whether or not it is operating normally.

The microphone module 70 and the speaker module 80 are installed in the test room of the main body 10 to receive sound for checking whether a speaker and a microphone of the terminal operate normally and output sound.

The bio-artificial device 90 is a device provided in a terminal to inspect a sensor that recognizes a specific part of a human body.

Specific parts of the human body recognized by the terminal include fingerprints of fingers, irises of eyes, face shapes, etc., and the terminal compares the previously registered fingerprints, irises, and faces with recognized fingerprints, irises, and faces and matches them. Allows access by identifying as a legitimate user.

The bio-artificial device 90 may be an artificial finger, an artificial lens, or an artificial face to check whether the function of allowing access by recognizing and discriminating a specific part of the human body to the terminal is normal.

The bio-artificial device 90 may be a printed photograph other than a three-dimensional sculpture such as an artificial finger or an artificial lens, and may be a face image displayed on a monitor as shown in FIG. 3.

The conversation unit 110 includes an STT module 111 for converting voice to text and a TTS module 113 for converting text to voice, and receives information through a conversation with a user. In other words, through a conversation with a user who wants to sell a used terminal, information such as the type of terminal to be sold and the desired selling price is input, and information such as the problem part and the evaluation amount of the terminal is provided to the user through an inspection. It plays a role such as doing.

The controller 100 controls the driving of the camera unit 20, the lighting unit 30, the touch robot 40, the pressurization robot 50, etc., and takes pictures in the camera unit 20, and the image processing module 60 ) To evaluate the value of the used terminal (M) through the video analyzed.

The controller 100 includes a connection unit 101 for connecting to the used terminal M by wire or wirelessly, an application installation unit 102 for installing an application for inspection on the connected used terminal, and the connected used terminal M ), an artificial intelligence algorithm that evaluates the value of the used terminal (M) by using the performance tester 103 to test various functions and performances of), the test result of the performance tester 103 and the analysis result of the image analysis part 65 The unit 104, a communication unit 105 that communicates with the central control center. A data deletion module 106 that deletes and initializes data in the memory of the used terminal M purchased through valuation, an operation unit 107 and a conversation unit 110 for manipulation of a user (ie, a terminal seller), etc. Connected.

4 shows a robot hand holding the terminal M and rotating it in various directions in front of the camera 20 so that the exterior of the terminal M is photographed from various directions.

After various functional tests are completed and the robot hand receives the terminal M that the terminal owner decides to sell, the robot hand rotates it in front of the camera so that the various appearances of the terminal M can be photographed.

The photograph of the terminal M taken through the robot hand is registered as information on the purchased terminal. In addition, when the terminal whose function test has been completed is temporarily handed over to the owner, and the owner decides to sell and receives the terminal again, the picture is used to confirm whether the terminal is the same terminal as the function-tested terminal.

The terminal (M) purchased after the functional test is completed is stored in a storage box, and the system operator visits and collects the terminal stored in the storage box.

The storage box may be provided inside the body 10 or outside connected to the body 10.

The storage box may be installed independently by being spaced a predetermined distance from the main body 10.

The terminal (M) may be transported and stored in a storage box through a robot hand.

In the above description of the present invention, an unattended terminal embedding system using a touch robot having a specific shape and structure has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art. Should be construed as belonging to the scope of protection of the present invention.

10: main body 20: camera unit
30: lighting unit 40: touch robot
50: pressure robot 60: image processing module
70: microphone module 80: speaker module
90: bio artificial equipment 100: controller
110: conversation unit

Claims (8)

A main body having an examination room for inspecting the received terminal;
A camera unit for photographing a screen of a terminal placed in the examination room;
A touch robot that touches and manipulates the screen of the terminal;
An image processing module for analyzing the image captured by the camera unit;
A terminal unattended purchase system using a touch robot, comprising: a controller that controls the touch robot based on a position of a figure or text in an image read by the image processing module to perform an inspection on the terminal. The method of claim 1,
An unmanned system for acquiring a terminal using a touch robot, further comprising: a bio-artificial device to be recognized by a body O sensor provided in the terminal. The method of claim 2,
The bio-artificial device includes at least one of an artificial finger for fingerprint recognition, an artificial lens for iris recognition, and an artificial face for face recognition. The method of claim 1,
A pressure robot that presses a button provided on the terminal; unattended terminal purchase system using a touch robot, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1,
A system for unmanned purchase of a terminal using a touch robot, further comprising: a conversation unit having an STT module for converting voice to text and a TTS module for converting text to voice, and receiving information through a conversation with a user. . The method of claim 1,
An unmanned system for purchasing a terminal using a touch robot, further comprising: a lighting unit that illuminates a terminal placed in the examination room and is capable of adjusting illuminance to enable inspection of an illuminance sensor provided in the terminal. The method of claim 1,
A microphone module and a speaker module for inspecting a speaker and a microphone provided in the terminal; a terminal unattended embedding system using a touch robot, further comprising. The method of claim 1,
A terminal unattended purchase system using a touch robot, characterized in that the memory of the controller stores an application for inspection that is uploaded and installed in the terminal.

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