RFID-Cloud Smart Cart System

The main purpose of this work is in reducing the queuing delays in major supermarkets or other shopping centers by means of an Electronic Smart Cart System which will introduce an intellectual approach to billing process through RFID technology. Smart Cart System is a cooperative performance of three separate systems: a website developed for the shopping market, electronic smart cart device and anti-theft RFID gates. This project focuses on developing the electronic smart cart device itself. It involves an embedded electronic hardware that consists of an OLED display, Arduino Mega 2560 board, a specifically designed PCB, a Wi-Fi module, 13.56 MHz HF RFID reader, a power supply and a shopping cart.Comment: to appear as a poster paper in International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, 201

A New Technology of Smart Shopping Cart using RFID and ZIGBEE

Now a days it is common to see people getting enthusiast in online shopping through e-commerce websites but still the shopping centers are popular. We come across many types of carts used for shopping in malls and shopping centers. We are proposing smart shopping cart which uses the RFID and ZIGBEE technology to identify the products details and sends the data wirelessly to the receiver. We propose to have facility to browse the available products list on-screen in the display connected to the microcontroller which is situated in smart cart. The cart is interacting with the Main Server and it will have the facility to generate the bill for all the products added into the cart. The proposed system will be helpful for avoiding queues in shopping malls for billing. With the proposed design conventional queue system for billing generation and hence the shopping becomes easy and enjoyable

A Review on Smart Cart Shopping System Using IOT

The internet of things (IOT) is changing human lives by connecting everyday objects together. Nowadays shopping at big malls is a daily activity in metro cities. One can see a huge rush at malls on holidays and on special discount days. People purchase different items and put them in trolleys and go to billing counter for payments. In that time, they have to wait in a long queue to get their products scanned using RFID reader with help of barcode scanner and get their billed. To modify that customer has to purchase in smart way in shopping malls. Each and e very product is attached with a RFID tags, when placed into a smart shopping cart, can be automatically read by a cart equipped with a RFID reader, so that the billing can be conducted from the shopping cart itself. In this way, customer can avoid waiting in a long queue at the checkout points. For this system, additional smart shelving can be added and equipped with RFID reader and can monitor stock, also updating central server, server knows the status of the items in the store. The inventory management also becomes much easier, because all the items can be automatically read by a RFID reader instead of manually scanned by the laborer

Development of an IoT Based Shopping Trolley

The modern technology has augmented the quality of living for the humans. There has been an emerging demand for fast and straightforward payment of bills in supermarkets. People crave for a high quality with modern technology in everything we tend to use in our daily lives. This project describes the way to build an automatic and time saving system for the globe of retail which can build shopping experience impetuous, client friendly and secure. In the reality, shopping at super markets, malls has resulted in massive crowds to long lines at the billing counter as a result of the cashier has got to scan each product item then enter it into the billing record. The existing billing system may be a bit time overwhelming and that’s where the thought of IoT based Automated Shopping Trolley –a remedial electronic product to catch-up with this downside emerged. This is supported by Raspberry Pi fitted with a LED screen and QR scanner and a wireless technology referred to as Bluetooth. The digital display(LED) used may be a 16x2 and Bluetooth modules build the wireless network to figure simply between a particular ranges. A unique product with social acceptance is that the one that aids the comfort, convenience and potency in standard of living. The temporary description of its operation is, after you choose a product and drop it into the trolley, the QR scanner scans the product’s distinctive code and its worth.. Card payment facility is also made available below the LCD display. If payment is via cash then he/she has to visit the counter and pay the bill as displayed on the LCD screen fit. This will save the time that was earlier being consumed to scan each item. The entire system will work on RFID tags. The entire database and product info is stored using Cloud Technology. Anti-theft protection is enabled. Indoor Navigation facility is also enabled

A Supermarket Anti-Theft RFID Scanner : digiSCAN

Supermarket shopping is an essential part of the livelihood of most people around the world. Consumers can acquire items essential for their daily activities. However, in an ever-evolving world with an increasing population and increasing crime rates, supermarket theft is becoming a prevalent problem with supermarket owners spending large sums of money on hiring security often with little effect. Organized Retail Crime (ORC) costs the retail industry approximately $30 billion each year, with 71.3% of retailers reporting an increase in ORC year-over-year. With the current global economic conditions, high labor costs are longer feasible. Consumers also face the issue of paying for items they did not select. Advanced camera systems, for some, may be an escape however, this approach is not feasible for all aspects of shopping and in underdeveloped countries that have technical constraints. The advent of digitization has helped improve the livelihood of consumers in Ghana. Currently, many large-scale retailers are oblivious to some of these advancements. The oblivion of the management of such retail services results in the loss of products, customer dissatisfaction and the mismanagement of untracked products by employees. To reduce theft and the mismanagement of products by employees, a smart antitheft system should be deployed in supermarkets; at the till and before the exit of supermarkets to ensure all products leaving the store are paid for and accounted for. The system consists of a deactivation and theft detection system. The product is deactivated by the store attendant at the till when the customer pays for the product. However, if a customer crosses the initial warning zone without paying, a warning sound is triggered and after the customer crosses the final warning zone, the alarm is triggered indicating an attempted theft by the customer. A log of products is also kept ensuring employees are not stealing products. This paper presents a smart way of detecting theft during supermarket shopping using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and tags, microcontroller-based control system, a database server and an Integroma

Smart Follower Sensing Shopping Cart using Centralized Billing System

In the age of technological advancements, automation is essential to improve and streamline processes. Since last few decades,technology has transformed the landscape of industries and lifestyle .The proposed system suggests implementing a smart cart using a touchscreen liquid crystal display (LCD) which will show the product details using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).The LCD displays an overview of the entire supermarket showing all the different sections available helping the customer to find products. The system has a centralized billing system because of the customer need not wait in long queues for the final billing process which will eventually save his/her time. Machine automation has starting replacing human effort .With a view to accomplish this ,the customer does not have to move the cart ,instead the cart will follow the customer. A RF receiver is fixed inside the cart and the transmitter is given handed over to the customer . The information of the product added in the cart by the customer is stored in Electrically Erasable Programming Read Only Memory (EEPROM). Once the customer is done with shopping and clicks the finish button all the information will be transferred to the administrative system using Zigbee

Smart manufacturing for industry 4.0 using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) presents a unique challenge of efficiently transforming traditional manufacturing to smart and autonomous systems.Integrating manufacturing systems, materials, machinery, operators, products and consumers, improve interconnectivity and traceability across the entire product life cycle in order to ensure the horizontal and vertical integration of networked Smart Manufacturing (SM) systems. Manufacturing functions of Material Handling (MH)-control, storage, protection and transport of raw materials, work in process (WIP) and finished products- throughout a manufacturing and distribution process will need a revamp in ways they are currently being carried in order to transition them into the SM era. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), an Automated Identification Data Capture (AIDC) technology increasingly being used to enhance MH functions in the (SM) industry, due to opportunities it presents for item tracking, out of sight data capturing, navigation and space mapping abilities. The technology readiness level of RFID has presented many implementation challenges as progress is being made to fully integrate the technology into the preexisting MH functions. Recently, many researchers in academia and industry have described various methods of using RFID for improving and efficiently carrying out MH functions as a gradual transition is being made into I4.0 era. This paper reviews and categorize research finding regarding RFID application developments according to various MH functions in SM, tabulates how various I4.0 enablers are needed to transform various traditional manufacturing functions into SM. It aims to let more experts know the current research status of RFID technology and provide some guidance for future research

Product traceability in manufacturing industries: Business case and pilot project.

Innovation is increasing rapidly in every sector of the industry. This improvement and development are imperative to industries. Some are up-to-date, and others are improving. We are already witnessing the era of technology-dependent industry, where technology plays a key role in the manufacturing processes. Disruptive technologies are changing the way enterprises operate. It is essential for the industries which are focused on delivering fast and reliable service to the clients. As the technology and innovation are increasing, they could help the ceramic industry for the options presently available in interrelated technology, which are already impacting the industrial development in Industry 4.0 During previous industrialization eras there have been many improvements in different industrial sectors, which have led to rapid growth universally across industries. The present research included the review of approaches towards the ceramic traceability industry. This thesis presents a discussion on traceability of products in the ceramic industry by observing the production process. There are many stages of the production process where the materials and products are difficult to track, However, industries are concerned about the quantity and number of products produced that will meet the expectations at the end. It is challenging for the enterprises to manage, organize and trace the products throughout the manufacturing process, from raw material till final packaging. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems are a common and useful tool in manufacturing, supply chain management, and retail inventory control. Optical barcodes, another universal automatic identification system, have been a familiar packaging feature on consumer items for years. Due to advances in silicon manufacturing technology, RFID costs have dropped significantly. Soon, low-cost RFID “electronic product codes” or “smart-labels” may be a practical replacement for optical barcodes on consumer items. Unfortunately, the universal deployment of RFID devices in consumer items may pose new security and privacy risks not present in closed manufacturing environments. This thesis presents an introduction to RFID technology, identifies several potential threats to security and privacy, and offers several practical proposals for efficient security mechanisms.N/