CN113780925A

CN113780925A - Method, system, device and computer readable medium for storing articles

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Publication number: CN113780925A
Application number: CN202110130653.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱梦茹
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co Ltd; Beijing Wodong Tianjun Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co Ltd; Beijing Wodong Tianjun Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-29
Filing date: 2021-01-29
Publication date: 2021-12-10

Abstract

The invention discloses a method, a system, equipment and a computer readable medium for storing articles, and relates to the technical field of computers. One embodiment of the method comprises: the server receives storage position identifications and the number of stored articles in the storage positions, wherein the storage position identifications comprise geographic positions of the storage positions and storage position stored article identifications; the server judges that the quantity of the goods stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, and sends a replenishment notification message to the robot, wherein the replenishment notification message comprises a planned route, the identification of the replenishment goods and the quantity of the replenishment goods, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic position; and the server receives a replenishment completion message sent by the robot, acquires that the robot has replenished the replenishment items, and stores the replenishment items to the storage space according to the planned route, the marks of the replenishment items and the quantity of the replenishment items. This embodiment can improve the accuracy and timeliness of replenishing the article.

Description

Method, system, device and computer readable medium for storing articles

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of computer technology, and in particular, to a method, system, device, and computer-readable medium for storing an item.

Background

With the rapid development of the internet economy, more and more consumers choose to purchase items over the internet. The goods shelves of the warehouse store a plurality of goods, and the timely replenishment of the goods on the goods shelves is an important means for increasing the sales volume.

In the process of implementing the invention, the inventor finds that at least the following problems exist in the prior art: the accuracy and the timeliness are poor due to the fact that articles on the goods shelf are supplemented manually.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, device and computer readable medium for storing an item, which can improve the accuracy and timeliness of supplementing the item.

To achieve the above object, according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of storing articles, including:

the server receives storage position identifications and the number of stored articles in the storage positions, wherein the storage position identifications comprise geographic positions of the storage positions and storage position stored article identifications;

the server judges that the quantity of the goods stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, and sends a replenishment notification message to the robot, wherein the replenishment notification message comprises a planned route, the identification of the replenishment goods and the quantity of the replenishment goods, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic position;

and the server receives a replenishment completion message sent by the robot, acquires that the robot has replenished the replenishment items, and stores the replenishment items to the storage space according to the planned route, the marks of the replenishment items and the quantity of the replenishment items.

The geographic location of the depository includes the longitude of the depository, the latitude of the depository and the height of the depository.

The longitude of the bin and the latitude of the bin are known by the geographic location device mounted on the shelf.

The article identification is a label adopting a radio frequency identification technology;

the server judges that the quantity of the stored articles in the storage position is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, and the method comprises the following steps:

the server receives an item quantity message, wherein the item quantity message comprises the updated quantity of the items stored in the storage space after the shelf scans the item identifier;

and the server judges that the updated quantity of the stored articles in the storage position is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value.

The method further comprises the following steps:

the server sets a no-entry area based on the geographic position of the storage location and the size of the shelf;

and the server sets the planned route according to the no-entry area.

The storage position identification is a label adopting a radio frequency identification technology,

the storing to the storage space according to the planned route, the identifier of the replenishment items and the quantity of the replenishment items comprises:

the robot moves to the goods shelf according to the planned route;

the robot scans the storage position identification to obtain the storage position identification and the geographical position of the storage position;

and the robot confirms that the identification of the goods stored in the storage position is consistent with the identification of the goods for replenishment, and/or the geographic position of the storage position is consistent with the current geographic position of the robot, and then the quantity of goods for replenishment is stored in the storage position.

The shelf is a movable shelf.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present invention there is provided a system for storing items, comprising:

the storage position module is used for receiving storage position identifications sent by the goods shelf and the quantity of the stored goods in the storage positions, and the storage position identifications comprise the geographic positions of the storage positions and the storage position stored goods identifications;

the control module is used for sending a replenishment notification message to the robot when judging that the quantity of the articles stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, wherein the replenishment notification message comprises a planned route, the identification of the replenishment articles and the quantity of the replenishment articles, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic position;

and the completion module is used for receiving the replenishment completion message sent by the robot, acquiring that the robot stores the replenishment items to the storage space according to the planned route, the marks of the replenishment items and the quantity of the replenishment items.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device storing an article, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method as described above.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a processor, implements the method as described above.

One embodiment of the above invention has the following advantages or benefits: the server receives storage position identifications and the number of stored articles in the storage positions, wherein the storage position identifications comprise geographic positions of the storage positions and storage position stored article identifications; the server judges that the quantity of the goods stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, and sends a replenishment notification message to the robot, wherein the replenishment notification message comprises a planned route, the identification of the replenishment goods and the quantity of the replenishment goods, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic position; and the server receives a replenishment completion message sent by the robot, acquires that the robot has replenished the replenishment items, and stores the replenishment items to the storage space according to the planned route, the marks of the replenishment items and the quantity of the replenishment items. Because the articles in the storage positions can be replenished in time, the accuracy and the timeliness of replenishing the articles can be improved.

Further effects of the above-mentioned non-conventional alternatives will be described below in connection with the embodiments.

Drawings

The drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the invention and are not to be construed as unduly limiting the invention. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a main flow of a method of storing items according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a shelf storing items according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart for determining a planned route for a robot in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a robot planned route according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a process of determining that an updated number of items stored in a storage location is less than a preset restocking threshold according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart illustrating the process of storing restocking items to a storage location according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the principal structure of a system for storing items according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which embodiments of the present invention may be employed;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system suitable for implementing a terminal device or a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which various details of embodiments of the invention are included to assist understanding, and which are to be considered as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.

The shelves of the warehouse store a plurality of items, and similarly, the shelves of the sales store also store a plurality of items. Efficient restocking is an important means of increasing sales volume. Currently, manual replenishment is commonly used. However, in the sorting peak period or the purchase peak period, the efficient replenishment is difficult to realize completely depending on the manual work. The technical problem of poor accuracy and timeliness exists in manual replenishment.

In order to solve the technical problem of poor accuracy and timeliness, the following technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention can be adopted.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a main flow of a method for storing items according to an embodiment of the present invention, and if the number of items stored in a storage space is less than a preset restocking threshold, a robot is responsible for restocking. As shown in fig. 1, the method specifically comprises the following steps:

s101, receiving storage position identification and the number of stored articles in the storage positions sent by the shelf by the server, wherein the storage position identification comprises the geographic positions of the storage positions and the storage position stored article identification.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention is applied to a scene with a shelf. As an example, it is applied in the shelves of warehouses. As another example, it is applied to shelves in stores. One or more storage locations are included in the shelf, each storage location storing one or more items.

In the embodiment of the invention, information can be interacted among the server, the goods shelf and the robot. Wherein, the server can be arranged on the cloud end, the goods shelf or the inside of the robot. The server receives the storage position identification sent by the shelf and the quantity of the stored items in the storage position.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic view of a shelf storing items according to an embodiment of the present invention. In fig. 2, the shelf includes 6 storage positions, which are storage position 1, storage position 2, storage position 3, storage position 4, storage position 5, and storage position 6. One storage location stores one or more items. To facilitate picking items, a storage location stores items of the same identity. That is, one storage location stores the same item.

For items, they are distinguished by item identifiers. As one example, the item identification is a Stock Keeping Unit (SKU). And for the storage position, the storage position is distinguished by a storage position identification. The bin identification comprises a bin storage item identification, considering that the bin functions to store items. In addition, the storage position identification comprises the geographical position of the storage position in consideration of the fact that the robot is used for replenishing the articles in the storage position subsequently and needs to travel between the storage position and the warehouse.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a shelf typically includes a plurality of storage locations arranged in a stacked arrangement. If the longitude of the bin and the latitude of the bin are used, it is difficult to distinguish the stacked bins, such as: reservoir 1 and reservoir 3 in fig. 2. The geographical location of the storage location then needs to include the height at which the storage location is located. That is, the geographic location of the depository includes the longitude at which the depository is located, the latitude at which the depository is located, and the altitude at which the depository is located.

In specific implementation, the longitude of the storage position and the latitude of the storage position can be obtained through the geographic position device.

As one example, a geo-location device is installed at a fixed location on a shelf. The geographical position of the shelf can be known by the geographical position device. The number of storage positions in the shelf is preset, and the height of each storage position is also preset. And taking the central point of the storage position as the geographic coordinate of the storage position. The geographical position of each storage position can be further calculated through the geographical position of the shelf and the height of the storage position. Such as: the longitude of the bin is: 113.237114, the latitude of the reserve is: 23.117943, the height of the reservoir is: height is in meters 1. Further, the geographic location of the reservoir: 113.237114, 23.117943,1, 100023. Where 100023 is the SKU of the stock keeping item.

In one embodiment of the invention, the shelf is a fixed-position shelf or a movable shelf. As an example, the shelf is a fixed-location shelf, i.e. the geographical location of the shelf is fixed, the geographical location of the shelf does not need to be updated. As another example, the shelves may be movable shelves, i.e., the geographical location of the shelves may change over time. The geographical location of the shelves may then be periodically updated, followed by periodic updates of the geographical location of the bins. Wherein the period for updating the geographical position may be preset.

S102, the server judges that the quantity of the goods stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, and then sends a replenishment notification message to the robot, wherein the replenishment notification message comprises a planned route, the identification of the replenishment goods and the quantity of the replenishment goods, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic position.

During the sorting or purchasing process, the articles stored in the storage positions of the goods shelf are reduced along with the articles taken from the storage positions. In the event that the number of items stored in the bin is sufficiently small, restocking may be required. The server may notify the storage location that replenishment is needed by sending a replenishment notification message to the robot.

In order to facilitate replenishment, information about the route to be planned and the replenishment items needs to be notified. Wherein the planned route is determined according to the geographical position of the storage position needing replenishment. The information of the restocking goods is marked by the article identification and the article number. That is, the replenishment notice message includes the planned route, the identification of the replenishment item, and the number of the replenishment item. Wherein, the quantity of the replenishment items can be determined according to the quantity of the loaded goods of the robot.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the replenishment operation is performed by a robot. Then, a replenishment notice message is sent to the robot. The robot is responsible for transferring the items from the warehouse to the storage locations of the shelves.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of determining a planned route of a robot according to an embodiment of the present invention, which specifically includes the following steps:

s301, the server sets a driving-forbidden area based on the geographical position of the storage position and the size of the shelf.

The robot needs to determine a planned route before taking the goods. This is because the robot has a plurality of shelves within its range of motion, and the robot needs to avoid the plurality of shelves in order to store the acquired items in the bin in the shortest amount of time.

Specifically, for each shelf, the size of the shelf is known. As an example, the length, width and height of the shelf are respectively: 5 meters, 1 meter and 3 meters. And calculating the geographical position of the shelf according to the geographical position of the storage position.

After the geographic location of each shelf is known, the geographic location of each shelf is set to a no-drive zone. It is understood that the entry-prohibited area is an area where the robot is prohibited from entering. The purpose of setting the drive-in prohibition area is to know the area incapable of driving in advance and further determine the planned route of the robot.

And S302, the server plans the planned route of the robot according to the no-entry area.

After the no-entry area is located, the planned route of the robot can be determined according to the no-entry area. As an example, a Dijkstra algorithm may be employed to determine a planned route for the robot based on the no-entry area.

Dijkstra algorithm is a shortest path algorithm from one point to the rest points, and solves the shortest path problem in the weighted graph. The method is mainly characterized in that a greedy algorithm strategy is adopted from a starting point, and the adjacent nodes of the vertex which is closest to the starting point and has not been visited are traversed to the end point each time until the adjacent nodes are expanded to the end point.

In an embodiment of the invention, the robot may be loaded with goods. As an example, the robot is a mobile cart carrying goods.

Within the shelf location, one or more robots are included. It will be appreciated that multiple robots carry out replenishment tasks simultaneously. Then, aiming at the condition that the robots meet, the sensing system of the robots determines that the robots meet the obstacles, and the robots stop for 30 seconds and then start sensing to check whether the obstacles exist. If the obstacle does not exist, the vehicle continues to travel along the planned route.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a robot planned route according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 includes 6 shelves, namely, shelf 1, shelf 2, shelf 3, shelf 4, shelf 5, and shelf 6. Wherein, the storage position 1 on the goods shelf 2 needs to be replenished. According to the steps as described above, the planned route of the robot in fig. 4 is determined, i.e. the dashed line in fig. 4.

In the embodiment of fig. 3, the planned route of the robot may be determined in advance based on the geographic location of the stock location, so as to shorten the time for replenishing the stock by the robot and improve the replenishment efficiency.

In embodiments of the invention, not only the storage location has a logo, but also the item. In order to facilitate the recording of the items in the storage location, the item identification is a tag using radio frequency identification technology. In this way, a reader of radio frequency identification technology can be foreseen in the shelf for reading the label of the item.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a process of determining that the updated number of the stored items in the storage location is smaller than the preset restocking threshold according to the embodiment of the present invention, which specifically includes the following steps:

s501, the server receives an item quantity message, and the item quantity message comprises the updated quantity of the stored items in the storage space after the shelf scanning item identification.

In the process of picking the articles in the storage positions, the picked articles pass through the goods shelf, and then the article identification is obtained. And then the updated number of the stored articles in the storage position is obtained. As an example, the shelf is preset with a reader of radio frequency identification technology, which reads the item identification.

As an example, four storage positions are respectively a storage position 1, a storage position 2, a storage position 3 and a storage position 4 in the shelf. Bay 1 storage item identification is SKU1, bay 2 storage item identification is SKU2, bay 3 storage item identification is SKU3 and bay 4 storage item identification is SKU 4. The number of items in bin 2 may be decremented by one if the reader of radio frequency identification technology knows that the item identification is SKU 2.

And after the shelf scans the item identification, the updated quantity of the stored items in the storage space is obtained, and the server is informed of the updated quantity of the stored items in the storage space in an item message mode. That is, the server receives the item quantity message, which includes the updated quantity of items stored in the depository after the shelf-scanned item identification.

S502, the server judges that the updated quantity of the stored goods in the storage position is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value.

The number of items in the bin decreases with the number of times items are picked. At the same time, consideration needs to be given to replenishing the contents of the storage locations. Then replenishment may be triggered by a preset replenishment threshold.

And under the condition that the updated quantity of the stored articles in the storage position is determined to be smaller than the preset replenishment threshold value, the replenishment is triggered. Wherein the replenishment threshold value can be set individually based on different storage positions. As one example, the restocking threshold for bin 1 is 10; the replenishment threshold for bin 2 is 5; the replenishment threshold for bin 3 is 15; the replenishment threshold for bin 4 is 10.

In an embodiment of the invention, the restocking threshold may be set to 30% of the maximum number of stored items in the bin. As an example, bin 1 stores a maximum number of 10 items, and the restocking threshold is 3. That is, when the number of stored items in the storage space 1 is less than 3, replenishment is triggered.

In the embodiment of fig. 5, by scanning the item identifiers, the number of items stored in the storage location can be updated in time, and then it is determined that replenishment is needed.

S103, the server receives the replenishment completion message sent by the robot, learns that the robot has replenished the goods, and stores the replenishment completion message to a storage location according to the planned route, the marks of the replenishment goods and the quantity of the replenishment goods.

The planned route determined according to the geographical position of the storage location is the optimal path for the robot to acquire the goods. Through the planning route, the robot can obtain the replenishment items from the warehouse and transport the replenishment items to the storage position. The restocking items are then stored to the storage location.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a process of storing replenishment items in a storage space according to an embodiment of the present invention, which specifically includes the following steps:

s601, the robot moves to a shelf according to the planned route.

The robot carries the replenishment items according to the planned route, moves to the goods shelf, and prepares for storing the replenishment items to the storage positions.

S602, the robot scans the storage location identification to obtain the storage location stored item identification and the geographic position of the storage location.

Since there are a plurality of storage locations in the shelf, in order to avoid storing the replenishment item in the wrong storage location, it is necessary to verify whether the item stored in the storage location is consistent with the replenishment item, so as to store the replenishment item in the corresponding storage location.

In the specific implementation process, the storage location identification is a label adopting a radio frequency identification technology. The robot itself has the function of reading tags of the radio frequency identification technology. In this way, the robot scans the storage location identification, which includes the geographic location of the storage location and the storage location storage item identification. Wherein the storage position identification is positioned near the storage position.

The robot acquires the storage position identification through scanning, and further acquires the storage position identification and the geographic position of the storage position.

S603, the robot confirms that the article identification stored in the storage position is consistent with the replenishment article identification and/or the geographic position of the storage position is consistent with the current geographic position of the robot, and then the replenishment articles with the preset quantity are stored in the storage position.

If at least one of the following conditions is met, then a preset number of restocking items may be stored to the storage location.

Condition 1: the article identification stored in the storage position is consistent with the replenishment article identification.

Condition 2: the geographic position of the storage position is consistent with the current geographic position of the robot.

If the condition 1 is satisfied, the storage position stored goods are the same as the replenishment goods. If the condition 2 is satisfied, it is indicated that the robot is located near the storage location.

In the case that condition 1 and/or condition 2 are satisfied, a preset number of replenishment items may be stored in the stock space. Wherein the preset number is equal to the number of replenishment items.

In the embodiment of fig. 6, in the case that the condition is satisfied, the restocking item may be stored in the stock location, thereby improving the accuracy of storing the restocking item.

In one embodiment of the invention, after the robot stores the replenishment items into the storage space according to the replenishment item identification and the number of the replenishment items, the item identification and the number of the items in the storage space can be updated.

It will be appreciated that after the restocking items are stored in the storage location, the number of items in the storage location changes. In order to timely know the information of the articles in the storage, the storage can be updated according to the original article identification and the number of the original articles in the storage, and the identification of the replenishment articles and the number of the replenishment articles.

In the embodiment, the server receives the storage position identification and the number of the stored items in the storage position sent by the shelf, wherein the storage position identification comprises the geographic position of the storage position and the storage position stored item identification; the server judges that the quantity of the goods stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, and sends a replenishment notification message to the robot, wherein the replenishment notification message comprises a planned route, the identification of the replenishment goods and the quantity of the replenishment goods, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic position; and the server receives a replenishment completion message sent by the robot, acquires that the robot has replenished the replenishment items, and stores the replenishment items to the storage space according to the planned route, the marks of the replenishment items and the quantity of the replenishment items. Because the articles in the storage positions can be replenished in time, the accuracy and the timeliness of replenishing the articles can be improved.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a main structure of a system for storing items according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the system for storing items may implement a method for storing items, and as shown in fig. 7, the system for storing items specifically includes:

the storage position module 701 is used for receiving storage position identifications and the number of stored articles in the storage positions sent by the shelf, wherein the storage position identifications comprise the geographic positions of the storage positions and the storage position stored article identifications;

a control module 702, configured to send a replenishment notification message to the robot if it is determined that the number of the items stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold, where the replenishment notification message includes a planned route, an identifier of the replenishment item, and the number of the replenishment item, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic location;

a completion module 703, configured to receive a replenishment completion message sent by the robot, acquire that the robot has already stored the replenishment items in the storage space according to the planned route, the identifiers of the replenishment items, and the number of the replenishment items.

In one embodiment of the invention, the geographical location of the depository comprises the longitude of the depository, the latitude of the depository and the altitude of the depository.

In one embodiment of the invention, the longitude of the depository and the latitude of the depository are known by the geographic location device mounted on the shelf.

In one embodiment of the invention, the item identifier is a tag using radio frequency identification technology;

a control module 702, configured to receive an item quantity message, where the item quantity message includes an updated quantity of the items stored in the storage space after the shelf scans the item identifier;

and judging that the updated quantity of the stored articles in the storage position is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control module 702 is further configured to set a no-entry area based on the geographic location of the storage location and the size of the shelf;

and the server sets the planned route according to the no-entry area.

In one embodiment of the invention, the reservoir identification is a tag using radio frequency identification technology,

a completion module 703, specifically configured to control the robot to move to the shelf according to the planned route;

controlling the robot to scan the storage position identification to obtain the storage position identification and the geographical position of the storage position;

and controlling the robot to confirm that the identification of the goods stored in the storage position is consistent with the identification of the goods for replenishment, and/or the geographic position of the storage position is consistent with the current geographic position of the robot, and storing the goods for replenishment in the quantity to the storage position.

In one embodiment of the invention, the shelf is a movable shelf.

Fig. 8 illustrates an exemplary system architecture 800 of a method of storing an item or a system for storing an item to which embodiments of the invention may be applied.

As shown in fig. 8, the system architecture 800 may include

terminal devices

801, 802, 803, a network 804, and a server 805. The network 804 serves to provide a medium for communication links between the

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 and the server 805. Network 804 may include various types of connections, such as wire, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables, to name a few.

A user may use the

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 to interact with a server 805 over a network 804 to receive or send messages or the like. The

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 may have installed thereon various communication client applications, such as shopping-like applications, web browser applications, search-like applications, instant messaging tools, mailbox clients, social platform software, etc. (by way of example only).

The

terminal devices

801, 802, 803 may be various electronic devices having a display screen and supporting web browsing, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, laptop portable computers, desktop computers, and the like.

The server 805 may be a server that provides various services, such as a back-office management server (for example only) that supports shopping-like websites browsed by users using the

terminal devices

801, 802, 803. The backend management server may analyze and perform other processing on the received data such as the product information query request, and feed back a processing result (for example, target push information, product information — just an example) to the terminal device.

It is to be noted that the method for storing items provided by the embodiment of the present invention is generally performed by the server 805, and accordingly, a system for storing items is generally provided in the server 805.

It should be understood that the number of terminal devices, networks, and servers in fig. 8 is merely illustrative. There may be any number of terminal devices, networks, and servers, as desired for implementation.

Referring now to FIG. 9, shown is a block diagram of a computer system 900 suitable for use with a terminal device implementing an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device shown in fig. 9 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 9, the computer system 900 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)901 that can perform various appropriate actions and processes in accordance with a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)902 or a program loaded from a storage section 908 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 903. In the RAM 903, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the system 900 are also stored. The CPU 901, ROM 902, and RAM 903 are connected to each other via a bus 904. An input/output (I/O) interface 905 is also connected to bus 904.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 905: an input portion 906 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like; an output section 907 including components such as a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the like, and a speaker; a storage portion 908 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 909 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, or the like. The communication section 909 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. The drive 910 is also connected to the I/O interface 905 as necessary. A removable medium 911 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is mounted on the drive 910 as necessary, so that a computer program read out therefrom is mounted into the storage section 908 as necessary.

In particular, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method illustrated in the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network through the communication section 909, and/or installed from the removable medium 911. The above-described functions defined in the system of the present invention are executed when the computer program is executed by a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 901.

It should be noted that the computer readable medium shown in the present invention can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present invention, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In the present invention, however, a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, fiber optic cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The modules described in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by software or hardware. The described modules may also be provided in a processor, which may be described as: a processor includes a bit storage module, a control module, and a completion module. Where the names of these modules do not constitute a limitation on the modules themselves in certain circumstances, for example, a depository module may also be described as "receiving a depository identification sent by a shelf and the number of items stored in the depository, including the geographic location of the depository and the depository storage item identification.

As another aspect, the present invention also provides a computer-readable medium that may be contained in the apparatus described in the above embodiments; or may be separate and not incorporated into the device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by a device, cause the device to comprise:

According to the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, a server receives storage position identifications and the number of stored articles in the storage positions, which are sent by a shelf, wherein the storage position identifications comprise the geographic positions of the storage positions and the storage position stored article identifications; the server judges that the quantity of the goods stored in the storage space is smaller than a preset replenishment threshold value, and sends a replenishment notification message to the robot, wherein the replenishment notification message comprises a planned route, the identification of the replenishment goods and the quantity of the replenishment goods, and the planned route is determined according to the geographic position; and the server receives a replenishment completion message sent by the robot, acquires that the robot has replenished the replenishment items, and stores the replenishment items to the storage space according to the planned route, the marks of the replenishment items and the quantity of the replenishment items. Because the articles in the storage positions can be replenished in time, the accuracy and the timeliness of replenishing the articles can be improved. Because the articles in the storage positions can be replenished in time, the accuracy and the timeliness of replenishing the articles can be improved.

The above-described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions can occur, depending on design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of storing items, comprising:

2. The method of storing items according to claim 1, wherein the geographic location of the depository comprises a longitude of the depository, a latitude of the depository, and an altitude of the depository.

3. The method of storing items of claim 2, wherein the longitude of the depository and the latitude of the depository are known by a geographic location device mounted on the shelf.

4. A method of storing items according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the item identification is a tag using radio frequency identification technology;

5. The method of storing items according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method further comprises:

and the server sets the planned route according to the no-entry area.

6. The method of storing items according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the repository identification is a tag using radio frequency identification technology,

the robot moves to the goods shelf according to the planned route;

7. A method of storing items according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shelves are movable shelves.

8. A system for storing items, comprising:

9. An electronic device storing items, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-7.

10. A computer-readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method according to any one of claims 1-7.