APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SHOP USING LIGHTING NETWORK AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION

摘要

A shop management apparatus and method are disclosed therein. The apparatus includes an input unit, a product information management unit, a communication unit, and a shop management unit. The input unit receives product information and discount event information within a shop. The product information management unit compares the product information and the discount event information with previously stored information, sends changed product information and changed discount event information, acquired based on a result of the comparison, to a lighting control scheduler, and receives a corresponding reception Ack message. The communication unit receives VLC data and illuminance information for each light ID, corresponding to the product information and the discount event information, from a portable manager device. The shop management unit checks an error of the VLC data, checks the illuminance of a corresponding LED light within the shop based on the illuminance information, and then manages the shop.

主权项

1. A method of managing a shop, comprising:
receiving, by a shop management apparatus, product information and discount event information within a shop; comparing the product information and the discount event information with previously stored information, sending changed product information and changed discount event information, acquired based on a result of the comparison, to a lighting control scheduler, and receiving a corresponding reception Ack message; receiving visible light communication (VLC) data and illuminance information for each light identification (ID), corresponding to the product information and the discount event information, from a portable manager device; and checking an error of the VLC data, checking illuminance of a corresponding LED light within the shop based on the illuminance information, and then managing the shop.