International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Engineering & Technology (IJARCET)

Volume 4 Issue 10, October 2015

SMART SHOPPING TROLLEY USING RFID

Komal Ambekar, Vinayak Dhole, supriya sharma,Tushar Wadekar
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Abstract- A shopping mall or complex is a place where The enhanced Smart Shopping Cart System intends to assist
people buy product/s for their regular use. The shopping in-person which will minimize the considerable
customers have to wait in long queues to get their amount of time spent in shopping. It is also aimed in
products scanned using barcode scanner and get it providing the store management section with real-time
billed. To get rid of this, we have proposed a new ‘Smart updates on the inventory. The proposed system is based on
Shopping Trolley using RFID (Radio Frequency four important technologies (i) Infrared sensors (ii) RFID
Identification)'. This implementation is used to assist a tags for product identification (iii) ZigBee for achieving
person while shopping and also to avoid standing in long wireless communication with Server, and (iv) Integrated
queues and thus saving time. The smart shopping trolley System with display for billing and inventory management.
would consist of a microcontroller, Android Device, Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a rapidly growing
technology. RFID systems consist of small tags, attached to
RFID Reader and an Electronic Display. The products
physical objects. When wirelessly interrogated by RFID
in the shopping centers will have RFID tags to
Readers, tags respond with some identifying information
retrieve/access information about it. When a customer that may be associated with arbitrary data records. Thus,
places a product in the smart trolley, the RFID Reader RFID systems are one type of automatic identification
will read the Product ID and the information related to system, similar to optical bar codes. In this paper, we
it will be stored in controller. There will be discuss about opportunities of enhancing the cart to make it
communication between android device, main server into a commercially viable product as an excellent way to
and billing system (gate system) via ZigBee module. The help customers reduce the time spent in shopping by
total amount of the products in the trolley will be displaying the list of products, their cost and automatic
calculated using android device and will be updated on billing. The system helps the store management section
server and the Central billing System. with an automatic update of the inventory on every
Index Terms- RFID Reader, RFID tags, Central Billing purchase of a product. The Smart Shopping Cart has the
System, Wireless ZigBee Module, Android, Security, potential to make the shopping experience more
Central Server Database. comfortable, pleasurable and efficient for the customer and
the inventory control easier for the store management.

I.
Humans have always invented and developed a technology II. LITERATURE SURVEY
to support their needs ever since the beginning of mankind. Dr. Suryaprasad J in "A Novel Low-Cost Intelligent
The basic purpose of advancement in technology has been Shopping Cart" [1] proposed to develop a low-cost
in minimizing tasks and making everyday chores easier and intelligent shopping aid that assists the customer to search
faster, irrespective of the various domains available. A and select products and inform the customer on any special
major task on which human beings are found spending deals available on the products as they move around in the
considerable amount of time is shopping. According to a shopping complex.
Survey, approximately most of the humans spend 1.5 hours Amine Karmouche in "Aisle-level Scanning for Pervasive
daily on shopping. A large number of customers will always RFID-based Shopping Applications" [2] proposed to
tend to walk out of a queue if the queue is very long. The develop a system that is able to scan dynamic and static
current shopping environment can simply be classified into products in the shopping space using RFID Reader
two categories (1) Shopping in-person and (2) Shopping in antennas. Instead of conducting the RFID observations at
absentia. Shopping in-absentia is supported in many ways the level of individual carts, aisle-level scanning is
including online shopping, tele-shopping, etc. wherein a performed.
shopper or a customer does not have to be present Satish Kamble in "Developing a Multitasking Shopping
physically in the shopping arena. Shopping in-person Trolley Based on RFID Technology" [4] proposed to
involves a personal visit of a person to the shopping malls develop a product to assist a person in everyday shopping in
or centres and selecting the product/s based on the various terms of reduced time spent while purchasing. The main
factors including need, fashion, convenience, brand, etc. aim of proposed system is to provide a technology oriented,
low-cost, easily scalable, and rugged system for assisting
shopping in person.
Manuscript received Oct, 2015. Mr. P. Chandrasekar in "Smart Shopping Cart with
Supriya Sharma, SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY.,
Lonavala, India, 9762573825. Automatic billing System through RFID and ZigBee" [5]
Komal Ambekar, SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY., proposed to develop a shopping cart with a Product
Lonavala, India, 9373399388. Identification Device (PID) which will contain a
Vinayak Dhole, SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY., Lonavala, microcontroller, a LCD, an RFID reader, EEPROM, and
India, 9975301200.
Tushar Wadekar, SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY, Lonavala, ZigBee module. Purchasing product information will be
India, 9028566407. read through a RFID reader on shopping cart, meanwhile

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product information will be stored into EEPROM attached places a product into the trolley, the RFID Reader will
to it and this EEPROM data will be send to Central Billing read the tag information and display the related results
System through ZigBee module. The central billing system on the LCD Display. These steps are repeated till the
gets the cart information and EEPROM data, it access the customer finishes his shopping and the "STOP" button
product database and calculates the total amount of is pressed by the vendor. Once the "STOP" button is
purchasing for that particular cart. pressed there is an option provided to end the shopping
with the same purchased products or to delete or
remove some of the products from the trolley. This
III. SYSTEM DESIGN totally depends on the customer choice. At the end of
Objective: To develop a low-cost intelligent shopping aid shopping, the customer can straight away pay the bill
that assists the customer to locate and select product/s and and leave the shopping center. Inventory status of the
inform them on the product/s details dynamically as they products is also updated at the end of shopping.
move in the shopping arena. Additionally, with each
product identified uniquely and usage of centralized server, IV. CONCLUSION
support billing and inventory updates.
THE SMART SHOPPING TROLLEY APPLICATION CREATES
AN AUTOMATED CENTRAL BILLING SYSTEM (ACBS)
FOR SUPERMARKETS AND MALLS. USING PID (PRODUCT
A. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
IDENTIFICATION), CUSTOMERS WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT
Each trolley is attached with Product Identification Device NEAR CASH COUNTERS FOR THEIR BILL PAYMENT. SINCE
(PID). Through ZigBee communication, PID device sends THEIR PURCHASED PRODUCT INFORMATION IS
its information to automated central billing system, where TRANSFERRED TO CENTRAL BILLING SYSTEM.
the net price of all the purchased products is calculated. CUSTOMERS CAN PAY THEIR BILL THROUGH
Customer can get their billing information at the billing or CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS AS WELL.
packing section according to their trolley Identification
Number. Even there is no need for a cash collector, if in THE SYSTEM PROPOSED IS HIGHLY DEPENDABLE,
case a customer uses their debit/credit for the net bill AUTHENTIC, TRUSTWORTHY AND TIME-EFFECTIVE.
payment. The automated central billing system consists of a THERE WILL BE REDUCTION IN SALARY AMOUNT GIVEN
ZigBee transceiver and a server/system connected to access TO EMPLOYEES, REDUCTION IN THEFT . ALSO, THE
product database. SYSTEM IS VERY TIME- EFFICIENT .

V. FUTURE SCOPE
The proposed Smart Shopping Trolley System
intends to assist shopping in-person which will minimize
the considerable amount of time spent in shopping as well
as to time required in locating the desired product with ease.
The customer just needs to type the name of the product he
wants to search on the Android device, and the cart will
automatically guide him/her to the product/s locations.

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