The ASM is a world class billion dollar innovation which will change the human lifestyle forever, starting with the retail industry particularly the malls.
In the 1960s the banking industry took automation to a new level by the introduction of the “hole-in-a-wall” also known as Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). For the first time in the human race money could be exchanged without the physical presence of human beings for both parties. Today, very few banks can exist without the ATMs and its chain of value-added services.
The retail industry till date needs the physical presence of both parties (customer and shop teller) to ensure goods picked are all paid for and vice-versa, finally the shop supervisor must at the end of a period cross-check to ensure that the total amount of money collected by the shop teller (within a period) equals the total value of goods disbursed.
The Automated Salesman Machine or the Automated electronic Trolley, automatically and electronically ensures that customer pays for all goods picked up and the customer takes out of the shop only goods paid for. All this is done without the need of a shop teller and finally without the need of a shop supervisor to periodically cross-check and ensure that the total amount of money collected by the shop teller (within a period) equals the total value of goods disbursed.
Below are the immediate benefits of the ASM to malls, retail franchise etc
1. Retail outlet will be opened 24/7
2. Reduce human resource by at least 40%.
3. Identify customers linked to items sold
4. Operate a cashless retail outlet.
5. No queues at shop tellers points even at peak times and during huge sale
Major Components of ASM
View of the Automated Salesman Machine (ASM).
Methods of Payment
1. Cards (Debit/Credit)
2. Any electronic voucher
ASM at Work (Process flow)
1. Customer Pickups the ASM
2. Customer is Shopping with ASM
3. After shopping with ASM
Customer Pickups the ASM
Customer is Shopping with ASM
After shopping with ASM
Benefits to a Partner Bank
The Automated Electronic Trolley (AET) is a redesigned highly secured supermarket trolley with these components a Point of sale terminal device, scanning device, printer, display screen, control board, automated reinforced door, electronic scale at the base and POS application client.
AET is the world's first fully automated self-service machine which will allow customers shop in malls and buy for goods without a shop teller to ensure that items picked are paid for
AET will give malls and large supermarkets the following benefits
1. Opened 24/7
2. Reduce human resource by at least 40%.
3. Identify customers linked to items sold
4. Operate a cashless retail outlet.
5. No queues at shop tellers points even at peak times and during huge sale
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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GH/AP/D2015000001 | Feb 2015 | GH | national |
AP/D/2015/000960 | Mar 2015 | EP | regional |
The present application claims the benefit of PCT/IB2016/050173, which was filed on Jan. 14, 2016, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/IB2016/050173 | 1/14/2016 | WO | 00 |
Number | Date | Country | |
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62237900 | Oct 2015 | US |