CN114184267A

CN114184267A - Weighing and settlement method and device for automatically identifying articles

Info

Publication number: CN114184267A
Application number: CN202111460393.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王勇
Original assignee: Qingdao Daily Vegetable Market Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Daily Vegetable Market Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-02
Filing date: 2021-12-02
Publication date: 2022-03-15

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a weighing and settlement method and device for automatically identifying an article. One embodiment of the method comprises: the method comprises the steps that software calls a camera of a mobile terminal to identify goods to be weighed, and the category of the goods to be weighed is identified, wherein the software is installed on the mobile terminal; the software obtains a code of the goods to be weighed according to the type of the goods to be weighed, wherein the code is used for uniquely identifying the goods to be weighed; the software sends the codes to an electronic scale through the connecting equipment, wherein the connecting equipment is independent of the electronic scale, the connecting equipment is connected with an input port of the electronic scale, and the input port is a port for connecting a control panel in the electronic scale and a keyboard of the electronic scale; the connection device sends the code to the electronic scale through an input port of the electronic scale. Thereby improving the utilization rate of the old electronic scale.

Description

Weighing and settlement method and device for automatically identifying articles

Technical Field

The embodiment of the disclosure relates to the field of identification, in particular to a weighing settlement method and device for automatically identifying an article.

Background

When the weighing process is performed, generally, an operator inputs the number of the goods to be weighed, or the number corresponds to a button on the scale, and the operator can select the unit price corresponding to the goods to be weighed by pressing the button. This requires operator manipulation and is labor intensive.

The other processing mode is that a camera is arranged on the intelligent scale, the camera is used for shooting, the shot pictures are identified to obtain the goods, and then the unit price of the goods is obtained. This processing method requires adding computing resources and cameras to the intelligent scales, and for the merchant, a new intelligent scale needs to be purchased.

Disclosure of Invention

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a weighing and settlement method and apparatus for automatically identifying an item, which solves one or more of the technical problems mentioned in the above background.

In a first aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a weighing settlement method for automatically identifying an item, including:

the method comprises the steps that software calls a camera of a mobile terminal to identify goods to be weighed, and the category of the goods to be weighed is identified, wherein the software is installed on the mobile terminal;

the software obtains a code of the goods to be weighed according to the type of the goods to be weighed, wherein the code is used for uniquely identifying the goods to be weighed;

the software sends the codes to an electronic scale through the connecting equipment, wherein the connecting equipment is independent of the electronic scale, the connecting equipment is connected with an input port of the electronic scale, and the input port is a port for connecting a control panel in the electronic scale and a keyboard of the electronic scale; and the connecting equipment sends the code to the electronic scale through an input port of the electronic scale, wherein the code is used for searching a unit price which is pre-configured in the electronic scale and corresponds to the code, and the unit price is used for settling the price of the goods to be weighed.

Further, when the software fails to identify the goods to be weighed, prompt information is sent, wherein the prompt information is used for indicating that the identification fails, and the prompt information comprises at least one of the following information: and displaying a text prompt and a voice prompt in the software.

Further, in the case that the software identifies that the goods with weight fail, the method further comprises: the software displays an input control, and the input control is used for receiving codes manually input by a user; and the software transmits the codes manually input by the user to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment.

Further, the software calls a camera of the mobile terminal to identify the goods to be weighed, and the identification comprises the following steps: the software calls the camera to identify the two-dimensional code of the goods to be weighed; and/or calling the camera by the software to photograph the goods with the weight, and carrying out image recognition on the photographed picture.

In a second aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a weighing and settlement apparatus for automatically identifying an item, which is applied in software installed on a mobile terminal, including: the identification unit is used for calling a camera of the mobile terminal to identify the goods to be weighed and identifying the category of the goods to be weighed; the obtaining unit is used for obtaining a code of the goods to be weighed according to the type of the goods to be weighed, wherein the code is used for uniquely identifying the goods to be weighed; the sending unit is used for sending the codes to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment, wherein the connecting equipment is independent of the electronic scale, the connecting equipment is connected with an input port of the electronic scale, and the input port is a port for connecting a control panel in the electronic scale and a keyboard of the electronic scale; and the connecting equipment sends the code to the electronic scale through an input port of the electronic scale, wherein the code is used for searching a unit price which is pre-configured in the electronic scale and corresponds to the code, and the unit price is used for settling the price of the goods to be weighed.

Further, still include: the prompting unit is used for sending out prompting information under the condition that the goods to be weighed are identified to be failed, wherein the prompting information is used for indicating that the identification is failed, and the prompting information comprises at least one of the following information: and displaying a text prompt and a voice prompt in the software.

Further, the sending unit is further configured to display an input control in the case that the goods with weight are identified to be failed, where the input control is configured to receive a code manually input by a user; and sending the code manually input by the user to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment.

Further, the identification unit is configured to: calling the camera to identify the two-dimensional code of the goods to be weighed; and/or calling the camera to photograph the goods with the weight, and carrying out image recognition on the photographed picture.

In a third aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; a storage device having one or more programs stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method described in any of the implementations of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method described in any of the implementations of the first aspect.

The above embodiments of the present disclosure have the following advantages: the intelligent identification function can be realized by the connecting equipment by utilizing the existing name. Particularly, the intelligent identification in the prior art needs to be replaced by a new intelligent scale. Based on this, some embodiments of the present disclosure disclose that software calls a camera of a mobile terminal to identify goods to be weighed, and identifies a category of the goods to be weighed, wherein the software is software installed on the mobile terminal; the software obtains a code of the goods to be weighed according to the type of the goods to be weighed, wherein the code is used for uniquely identifying the goods to be weighed; the software sends the codes to an electronic scale through the connecting equipment, wherein the connecting equipment is independent of the electronic scale, the connecting equipment is connected with an input port of the electronic scale, and the input port is a port for connecting a control panel in the electronic scale and a keyboard of the electronic scale; and the connecting equipment sends the code to the electronic scale through an input port of the electronic scale, wherein the code is used for searching a unit price which is pre-configured in the electronic scale and corresponds to the code, and the unit price is used for settling the price of the goods to be weighed. Thereby improving the utilization rate of the old electronic scale.

Drawings

The above and other features, advantages and aspects of various embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent by referring to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the drawings, the same or similar reference numbers refer to the same or similar elements. It should be understood that the drawings are schematic and that elements and elements are not necessarily drawn to scale.

FIG. 1 is an architectural diagram of an exemplary system in which some embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device suitable for use in implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of some embodiments of a weight settlement method of automatically identifying an item according to the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a block diagram of some embodiments of a weigh accounting apparatus for automatically identifying items according to the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it is to be understood that the disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided for a more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the disclosure are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the related invention are shown in the drawings. The embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the present disclosure are only used for distinguishing different devices, modules or units, and are not used for limiting the order or interdependence relationship of the functions performed by the devices, modules or units.

It is noted that references to "a", "an", and "the" modifications in this disclosure are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting, and that those skilled in the art will recognize that "one or more" may be used unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

The names of messages or information exchanged between devices in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the messages or information.

Referring now to fig. 2, a schematic diagram of an electronic device (e.g., server 105 or

terminal devices

101, 102, and 103 of fig. 1, which may be connected via network 104, where network 104 may be a wireless network or a wired network) 200 suitable for implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The electronic device in some embodiments of the present disclosure may include, but is not limited to, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a vehicle-mounted terminal (e.g., a car navigation terminal), and the like, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. The configuration shown in fig. 2 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the function and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2, electronic device 200 may include a processing apparatus (e.g., central processing unit, graphics processor, etc.) 201 that may perform various appropriate actions and processes in accordance with a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)202 or a program loaded from a storage apparatus 208 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 203. In the RAM203, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the electronic apparatus 200 are also stored. The processing device 201, the ROM202, and the RAM203 are connected to each other via a bus 204. An input/output (I/O) interface 205 is also connected to bus 204.

Generally, the following devices may be connected to the I/O interface 205: input devices 206 including, for example, a touch screen, touch pad, keyboard, mouse, camera, microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.; output devices 207 including, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), speakers, vibrators, or the like; a storage device 208; and a communication device 209. The communication means 209 may allow the electronic device 200 to communicate wirelessly or by wire with other devices to exchange data. While fig. 2 illustrates an electronic device 200 having various means, it is to be understood that not all illustrated means are required to be implemented or provided. More or fewer devices may alternatively be implemented or provided. Each block shown in fig. 2 may represent one device or may represent multiple devices, as desired.

In particular, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flow diagrams may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, some 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 some such embodiments, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via the communication means 209, or installed from the storage means 208, or installed from the ROM 202. The computer program, when executed by the processing apparatus 201, performs the above-described functions defined in the methods of some embodiments of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that the computer readable medium described in some embodiments of the present disclosure may 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 some embodiments of the disclosure, 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 some embodiments of the present disclosure, 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: electrical wires, optical cables, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for weight settlement of an automatically recognized item, and fig. 3 is a flowchart of some embodiments of the method for weight settlement of an automatically recognized item according to the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 3, the method including the steps of:

step 301, software calls a camera of a mobile terminal to identify goods to be weighed, and identifies the category of the goods to be weighed, wherein the software is installed on the mobile terminal;

step 302, the software obtains a code of the goods to be weighed according to the type of the goods to be weighed, wherein the code is used for uniquely identifying the goods to be weighed;

step 303, the software sends the code to an electronic scale through the connection device, wherein the connection device is a device independent of the electronic scale, the connection device is connected with an input port of the electronic scale, and the input port is a port where a control panel in the electronic scale is connected with a keyboard of the electronic scale; and the connecting equipment sends the code to the electronic scale through an input port of the electronic scale, wherein the code is used for searching a unit price which is pre-configured in the electronic scale and corresponds to the code, and the unit price is used for settling the price of the goods to be weighed.

Through the connecting equipment, the function of intelligent identification can be realized by utilizing the existing scale, and the utilization rate of the old electronic scale is further improved.

In an optional mode, when the software fails to identify the goods to be weighed, a prompt message is sent, wherein the prompt message is used for indicating that the identification fails, and the prompt message comprises at least one of the following information: and displaying a text prompt and a voice prompt in the software.

In the case that the software fails to identify the goods with weights, the software displays an input control for receiving a code manually input by a user; and the software transmits the codes manually input by the user to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment.

This allows for the use of software to perform the encoded input.

In step 301, software calls a camera of the mobile terminal to identify the goods to be weighed, which is various, for example, the software calls the camera to identify the two-dimensional code of the goods to be weighed; for another example, the software calls the camera to photograph the goods with weights, and performs image recognition on the photographed photos.

The image recognition may be performed in a machine learning manner, and a machine learning model may be trained using a plurality of sets of training data, each set of training data including input data and output data, where the input data is a picture including a good, and the output data is a category of the good. After training is finished, the machine learning model can be used, a picture with weighed goods is input into the machine learning model, and the machine learning model outputs the categories of the goods in the picture. In the machine learning model, for similar goods such as oranges and oranges, the machine learning model outputs two categories from which the user selects a correct one.

The machine learning model stores correct categories and pictures selected by a user into a group of training data, and performs incremental training on the machine learning module by using the stored training data when the number of the stored training data exceeds a threshold value.

As an alternative embodiment, the connection device may further be connected to an output port of the electronic scale in parallel, the output port of the electronic scale is used for outputting the weight obtained after weighing and/or the price of the goods to be weighed to a display, and the connection device is connected to the output port in parallel, and then the output of the electronic scale may be obtained, and the weight and/or the price of the output may be sent to the software.

The software can save the weight and/or price output by the electronic scale, search the order in which the goods to be weighed are located, and add the weight and/or price to the order.

As another optional embodiment, the unit price of the goods to be weighed may not be saved in the electronic weighing, the software searches the latest unit price of the goods to be weighed according to the code of the goods to be weighed after identifying the code of the goods to be weighed, the software sends the latest unit price to the connecting device, the connecting device directly inputs the latest unit price into the electronic scale, and the electronic scale calculates the price of the goods to be weighed according to the latest unit price.

The connecting device can be connected to the mobile terminal through Bluetooth, and the software sends a request message to the connecting device through a Bluetooth protocol, wherein the request message is used for acquiring a secret key stored in the connecting device; and the software receives the key sent by the connecting equipment, matches the key according to the key stored in the software, and if the matching is successful, the software determines that the connecting equipment is legal equipment. And when the software and the connecting equipment carry out information interaction, the key is used for encrypting the interactive information and then transmitting the information.

The connection device can also be connected to a wireless local area network where the mobile terminal is located, the connection device acquires the MAC address of the mobile terminal, and the connection device sends the MAC address to an authentication server in the wireless local area network, wherein the authentication server stores the MAC addresses of all legal mobile terminals; the authentication server confirms that the MAC address of the mobile terminal is in a legal MAC address, and then the authentication server sends an authentication success message to the connecting device; and after receiving the authentication success message, the connection equipment determines that the mobile terminal is a legal mobile terminal and can perform information interaction with the mobile terminal.

In some embodiments, the clients, servers may communicate using any currently known or future developed network protocol, such as HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol), and may be interconnected with any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communications network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN"), a wide area network ("WAN"), the Internet (e.g., the Internet), and peer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks), as well as any currently known or future developed network.

The computer readable medium may be embodied in the apparatus; or may exist separately without being assembled into the electronic device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the method steps involved in the above embodiments.

Computer program code for carrying out operations for embodiments of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C + +, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

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 disclosure. 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 and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/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.

Such an apparatus or system is provided in this embodiment. This apparatus is called a weighing and settlement apparatus 400 for automatically recognizing an article, and is applied to software installed on the mobile terminal, including: the identification unit 401 is configured to call a camera of the mobile terminal to identify a cargo to be weighed, and identify a category of the cargo to be weighed; an obtaining unit 402, configured to obtain a code of the goods to be weighed according to the type of the goods to be weighed, where the code is used to uniquely identify the goods to be weighed; a sending unit 403, configured to send the code to an electronic scale through the connection device, where the connection device is a device independent of the electronic scale, the connection device is connected to an input port of the electronic scale, and the input port is a port where a control board in the electronic scale is connected to a keyboard of the electronic scale; and the connecting equipment sends the code to the electronic scale through an input port of the electronic scale, wherein the code is used for searching a unit price which is pre-configured in the electronic scale and corresponds to the code, and the unit price is used for settling the price of the goods to be weighed.

The system or the apparatus is used for implementing the functions of the method in the foregoing embodiments, and each module in the system or the apparatus corresponds to each step in the method, which has been described in the method and is not described herein again.

For example, it also includes: a prompt unit 404, configured to send a prompt message when the goods to be weighed fails to be identified, where the prompt message is used to indicate that the identification fails, and the prompt message includes at least one of: and displaying a text prompt and a voice prompt in the software. Optionally, the sending unit 403 is further configured to display an input control for receiving a code manually input by a user in a case that the weighed goods is identified as failed; and sending the code manually input by the user to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment.

For another example, the identifying unit 401 is configured to: calling the camera to identify the two-dimensional code of the goods to be weighed; and/or calling the camera to photograph the goods with the weight, and carrying out image recognition on the photographed picture.

Through the embodiment of the intelligent electronic scale, the function of intelligent identification can be realized by utilizing the existing scale, and the utilization rate of the old electronic scale is further improved.

The units described in some embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by software, and may also be implemented by hardware. The described units may also be located in the processor.

For example, it can be described as: a processor comprises an identifying unit 401, an obtaining unit 402 and a sending unit 403. The names of these units do not in some cases form a limitation to the unit itself, for example, the identification unit 401 may also be described as a "unit for calling a camera of the mobile terminal to identify the goods to be weighed".

The functions described herein above may be performed, at least in part, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs), systems on a chip (SOCs), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), and the like.

The foregoing description is only exemplary of the preferred embodiments of the disclosure and is illustrative of the principles of the technology employed. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scope of the invention in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the specific combination of the above-mentioned features, but also encompasses other embodiments in which any combination of the above-mentioned features or their equivalents is made without departing from the inventive concept as defined above. For example, the above features and (but not limited to) technical features with similar functions disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are mutually replaced to form the technical solution.

Claims

1. A method for weighing and settling an automatically identified item, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending prompt information under the condition that the software identifies that the goods to be weighed fail, wherein the prompt information is used for indicating that the identification fails, and the prompt information comprises at least one of the following information: and displaying a text prompt and a voice prompt in the software.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein in the event that the software identifies that the weighed load fails, further comprising:

the software displays an input control, and the input control is used for receiving codes manually input by a user;

and the software transmits the codes manually input by the user to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the software calling a camera of the mobile terminal to identify the goods to be weighed comprises:

the software calls the camera to identify the two-dimensional code of the goods to be weighed; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and the software calls the camera to photograph the goods with the weight, and performs image recognition on the photographed pictures.

5. A weighing and settlement device capable of automatically identifying articles is applied to software, wherein the software is installed on a mobile terminal and comprises the following components:

the identification unit is used for calling a camera of the mobile terminal to identify the goods to be weighed and identifying the category of the goods to be weighed;

the obtaining unit is used for obtaining a code of the goods to be weighed according to the type of the goods to be weighed, wherein the code is used for uniquely identifying the goods to be weighed;

the sending unit is used for sending the codes to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment, wherein the connecting equipment is independent of the electronic scale, the connecting equipment is connected with an input port of the electronic scale, and the input port is a port for connecting a control panel in the electronic scale and a keyboard of the electronic scale; and the connecting equipment sends the code to the electronic scale through an input port of the electronic scale, wherein the code is used for searching a unit price which is pre-configured in the electronic scale and corresponds to the code, and the unit price is used for settling the price of the goods to be weighed.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

the prompting unit is used for sending out prompting information under the condition that the goods to be weighed are identified to be failed, wherein the prompting information is used for indicating that the identification is failed, and the prompting information comprises at least one of the following information: and displaying a text prompt and a voice prompt in the software.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sending unit is further configured to display an input control for receiving a code manually input by a user if the weighed goods is identified as failing; and sending the code manually input by the user to the electronic scale through the connecting equipment.

8. The apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the identification unit is configured to:

calling the camera to identify the two-dimensional code of the goods to be weighed; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and calling the camera to photograph the goods with the weight, and carrying out image recognition on the photographed picture.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage device having one or more programs stored thereon,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-4.

10. A computer-readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 1-4.