TWI640935B - System and method of controlling store space - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method for controlling space of a store, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an order information transmitted by a network platform, wherein the content of the order information includes selecting a store at a specified time to store a temperature control item Connect to the mainframe of the store to analyze the estimated remaining space of the store's temperature-controlled storage device at the specified time; determine whether the estimated remaining space is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity; if so, return the information of the order establishment to the network platform.

Description

 Store space control system and method  

The present invention relates to an information technology, and more particularly to a system and method for controlling space in a store.

Online shopping, a shopping model for ordering via the Internet and shipping by logistics. Some online stores operate exclusively on the Internet, and some have a store.

In order to allow consumers to enjoy more convenient online shopping services, convenience stores provide pick-up services, consumers do not have to cooperate with the post office or home delivery time, you can arrange time to pick up the convenience store. However, if the consumer buys a temperature-controlled product online, if the convenience store does not have a suitable storage space, it may cause the temperature-controlled product to deteriorate or be broken.

The present invention proposes a system and method for store space control to solve the problems of the prior art.

In an embodiment of the invention, the store space control system of the present invention comprises a network transmission device, a processor and a storage device. The storage device stores a plurality of program instructions. When the program instructions are executed by the processor, the following operations are performed: receiving an order information sent by a network platform through the network transmission device, and the content of the order information is selected at a specified time. a store to store a temperature-controlled product; a network transmission device is connected to a host of the store to analyze the estimated remaining space of the store's temperature-controlled storage device at a specified time; and to determine the temperature-controlled storage device of the store at a specified time It is estimated whether the remaining space is enough to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity; when the estimated temperature of the store's temperature-controlled storage device is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at the specified time, the information established by the order is returned to the network platform through the network transmission device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the storage device preloads a store file containing related information of each store. When the estimated temperature of the store's temperature-controlled storage device at a specified time is insufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, the processor is based on Store files to find other stores around the store, and then determine whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage devices of other stores at the specified time is enough to accommodate the temperature-controlled goods, and the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage devices of other stores at the specified time. When it is enough to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, the processor transmits a recommendation information to the network platform through the network transmission device, and the content of the recommendation information includes recommending other stores to store the temperature-controlled commodity.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the storage device preloads a store file containing related information of each store. When the estimated temperature of the store's temperature-controlled storage device at a specified time is insufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, the processor is based on The store file is used to find a regional center store in a predetermined area where the store is located, and then determine whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device of the regional center store is sufficient to accommodate the temperature control goods at the designated time, when the temperature control storage of the regional center store When the estimated remaining space of the device at a specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, the processor transmits a recommendation information to the network platform through the network transmission device, and the content of the recommendation information includes the recommended regional center store to store the temperature-controlled commodity.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the order is established, if the temperature-controlled commodity stored in the temperature-controlled storage device of the store is taken away or returned, the host of the store transmits the information released by the storage space to the network transmission device of the system. .

In an embodiment of the invention, the temperature controlled storage device is a freezing device, a refrigerating device, a refrigerating device or a heat insulating device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method provided by the present invention includes the steps of: receiving an order information sent by a network platform, wherein the content of the order information includes selecting a store at a specified time to store a temperature control item. Connect to the mainframe of the store to analyze the estimated remaining space of the store's temperature-controlled storage device at the specified time; determine whether the estimated remaining space of the store's temperature-controlled storage device at the specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity; The temperature-controlled storage device returns the information of the order establishment to the network platform when the estimated remaining space at the specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: when the estimated temperature of the temperature control storage device of the store is insufficient for accommodating the temperature control product at a specified time, searching for other stores around the store, and then determining other stores. Whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device at a specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity; when the temperature-controlled storage device of another store is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at the specified time, transmitting a recommendation information to the network platform The content of the recommended information includes recommending other stores to store temperature-controlled items.

In an embodiment of the invention, the method further includes: when the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device is insufficient for accommodating the temperature-controlled commodity at a specified time, searching for a regional center store in a predetermined area where the store is located, Further determining whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device of the regional center store is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at a specified time; when the temperature-controlled storage device of the regional center store is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at the specified time, the processing The device transmits a recommendation information to the network platform through the network transmission device, and the content of the recommendation information includes a recommended regional center store to store the temperature control commodity.

In an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises: after the order is established, if the temperature-controlled commodity stored in the temperature-controlled storage device of the store is taken away or returned, the host of the store provides information about the release of the inventory space.

In an embodiment of the invention, the temperature controlled storage device is a freezing device, a refrigerating device, a refrigerating device or a heat insulating device.

In summary, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. The invention solves the shortage of store inventory space, thereby maintaining the quality of temperature-controlled commodities (such as frozen and refrigerated goods) and avoiding food safety risks. The invention can adapt to the development of the whole channel, so that the various temperature layers can pick up the goods at the store, and increase the competitiveness and the store income. In addition, by the regional center store diversion, increase the consumer pick-up space (if there is no space in a single store, the recommended area has a space store).

The above description will be described in detail in the following embodiments, and further explanation of the technical solutions of the present invention will be provided.

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

100‧‧‧ system

101‧‧‧Network transmission device

102‧‧‧Processor

103‧‧‧Storage device

110‧‧‧User device

120‧‧‧Internet platform

130a, 130b, 130c‧‧‧ shop

131a, 131b, 131c‧‧‧ host

132a, 132b, 132c‧‧‧temperature controlled storage

140‧‧‧Scheduled area

200‧‧‧ method

S201~S204‧‧‧Steps

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In order to make the description of the present invention more complete and complete, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings. On the other hand, well-known elements and steps are not described in the embodiments to avoid unnecessarily limiting the invention.

In the scope of the embodiments and claims, the description of "coupled with" may refer to a component being indirectly connected to another component through other components, or a component may be directly connected to Another component.

In the scope of the embodiments and patent applications, unless the context specifically dictates the articles, "a" and "the" may mean a single or plural.

As used herein, "about," "about," or "substantially" is used to modify the amount of any slight change, but such minor changes do not alter the nature. In the embodiment, unless otherwise stated, the error range represented by "about", "about" or "substantially" is generally allowed to be within 20%, preferably 10%. Within, and more preferably within five percent.

1 is a block diagram of a store space control system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system 100 can be connected to the network platform 120 (eg, shopping website, etc.), and the system 100 can also be connected to the hosts 131a, 131b, 131c of the plurality of stores 130a, 130b, 130c, and the host. 131a, 131b, 131c are electrically connected to the temperature-controlled storage devices 132a, 132b, 133c, respectively.

In practice, the system 100 can be a computer system or a server, the network platform 120 can be a shopping website, an auction website, or a web server, and the stores 130a, 130b, 130c can be a chain of convenience stores (eg, a family convenience store). The host computers 131a, 131b, and 131c may be a point-of-sale information system (POS) or a background computer host thereof, and the temperature-controlled storage devices 132a, 132b, and 133c are a freezing device, a refrigerating device, a refrigerating and freezing device, a heat insulating device, a room temperature device, or the foregoing. combination.

System 100 includes network transmission device 101, processor 102, and storage device 103. The network transmission device 101 is electrically coupled to the processor 102, and the processor 102 is electrically coupled to the storage device 103. In practice, the system 100 can be a server, the network transmission device 101 can be a network card or other communication device, the processor 102 can be a central processing unit or the like, and the storage device 103 can be a flash memory or a hard disk. Or other storage medium.

In use, the network transmission device 101 can be connected to the network platform 120 and the hosts 131a, 131b, 131c of the respective stores. The storage device 103 preloads the store file, and the store file contains related information of the respective stores 130a, 130b, 130c. . Moreover, the storage device 103 stores a plurality of program instructions, and when these program instructions are executed by the processor 102, the following store space control operations are performed.

If the user connects to the network platform 120 through the user device 110 (eg, computer, mobile phone, etc.) to order the temperature control item that can be picked up at the store, the network platform 120 sends the order information to the system 100, thereby confirming whether the store is There is enough temperature-controlled storage space to accommodate temperature-controlled items. In one embodiment, the temperature control commodity may be a commodity to be frozen, a commodity to be refrigerated, a commodity to be maintained in a predetermined temperature range, and the commodity to be maintained in a predetermined temperature range includes a heat-retaining commodity, a heat-insulating commodity, Normal temperature goods, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Specifically, first, the processor 102 receives the order information transmitted by the network platform 120 through the network transmission device 101, and the content of the order information includes selecting a store at a specified time (eg, date, time slot, etc.) 130a is an example) to store temperature-controlled goods. Next, the network transmission device 101 is connected to the host 131a of the store 130a, whereby the processor 102 analyzes the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a for a specified time. In one embodiment, the processor 102 obtains information about the current remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a from the host 131a, and obtains relevant files for entering and exiting the temperature-controlled goods from the current time to the specified time period, so as to accurately estimate the temperature. The estimated remaining space of the storage device 132a at a specified time.

Then, the processor 102 determines whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a at the specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity. When the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at the specified time, the processor 102 transmits back the information of the order establishment to the network platform 120 through the network transmission device 101. Thereby, the user device 110 can present an interface for the order to be established for the user to view or confirm.

After the order is established, if the temperature-controlled commodity stored in the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a is taken away by the user or returned for too long, the host 131a of the store 130a transmits the information released by the inventory space to the network of the system 100. Road transmission device 110. Thereby, the processor 102 can immediately control the actual remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a in the store 130a, and archive the related information to the storage device 103.

On the other hand, when the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device 132a of the store 130a is insufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity, the processor 102 searches for one or more other stores around the store 130a according to the store profile preloaded by the storage device 103. The home store (for convenience of description, taking the store 130b as an example), and further determining whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132b of the other store 130b at the designated time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, and the temperature-controlled storage device 132b of the other store 130b When the estimated remaining space at the specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, the processor 102 transmits the recommendation information to the network platform 120 through the network transmission device 101, and the content of the recommendation information includes recommending other stores 130b to store the temperature-controlled commodity. Thereby, the user device 110 can present an interface for recommending other stores 130b for the user to view or confirm.

For example, after the consumer specifies that the storage space of the first store is full, the system 100 will actively recommend another three stores to the consumer as a diversion store, thereby increasing the diversion distribution procedure to avoid the generation of customer complaints.

In one embodiment, the plurality of stores 130a, 130b, and 130c are divided into the same predetermined area 140. The store 130c pre-loaded in the store file is a regional center store, and the temperature control of the regional center store 130c The capacity of the storage device 132c is greater than the capacity of the temperature-controlled storage device of any of the predetermined areas 140. Accordingly, when the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a is insufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at a specified time, the processor 102 searches for the predetermined area 140 where the store 130a is located according to the store profile preloaded by the storage device 103. The regional center store 130c further determines whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device 132c of the regional center store 130c is sufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity at a specified time, when the temperature control storage device 132c of the regional center store 130c is at a predetermined time. When it is estimated that the remaining space is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, the processor 102 transmits the recommendation information to the network platform 102 via the network transmission device 101, and the content of the recommendation information includes the recommended store 130c for storing the temperature-controlled commodity. Thereby, the user device 110 can present an interface of the recommended store 130c for the user to view or confirm. In this way, the temperature-controlled commodities in the predetermined area 140 can be invisibly concentrated to the regional center store 130c to facilitate logistics management.

On the other hand, when the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device 132c of the regional center store 130c is insufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity at a specified time, the processor 102 searches for the store regional center store according to the store profile preloaded by the storage device 103. One or more other stores around 130c are used as satellite stores (for convenience of description, store 130b is taken as an example), and it is determined whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device 132b of the satellite store 130b at a specified time is sufficient to accommodate temperature control. When the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device 132b of the satellite store 130b is sufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity, the processor 102 transmits the recommendation information to the network platform 120 through the network transmission device 101, and the content of the recommendation information includes The satellite store 130b is recommended to store temperature-controlled merchandise, thereby increasing the diversion distribution procedure to avoid customer complaints.

To further illustrate the method of store space control performed by system 100 described above, reference is made to FIG. 2, which is a flow diagram of a method 200 of store space control in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method 200 includes steps S201 to S204 (it should be understood that the steps mentioned in the embodiment can be adjusted according to actual needs, except for the order in which the sequence is specifically stated, or even Can be executed simultaneously or partially simultaneously). The technical solution of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figures 1 and 2.

If the user connects to the network platform 120 through the user device 110 to order a temperature-controlled product that can be picked up at the store, the network platform 120 provides the order information. In step S201, the order information transmitted by the network platform 120 is received. The content of the order information includes the selected shop 130a at a specified time to store the temperature control item; and is connected to the host 131a of the shop 130a to analyze the temperature controlled storage of the shop 130a. The device 132a estimates the remaining space at a specified time.

In step S202, it is determined whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a at the specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity.

When the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device 132a of the store 130a is sufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity at the specified time, in step S203, the information of the order establishment is returned to the network platform 120, whereby the user device 110 can present the order establishment. Interface for users to view or confirm. After the order is established, if the temperature-controlled commodity stored in the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a is taken away or returned, the host 131a of the store 130a provides information on the release of the stock space. Thereby, the method 200 can immediately control the actual remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a in the store 130a, and archive related information.

When the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at the designated time, in step S204, the other stores 130b around the store 130a are searched, and then the temperature-controlled storage device 132b of the other store 130b is determined to be designated. Whether the estimated remaining space of time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity; when the estimated remaining space of the other store 130b at the specified time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, transmitting a recommendation information to the network platform 120, the recommendation information The content includes recommending other stores 132b to store temperature-controlled items. Thereby, the user device 110 can present an interface for recommending other stores 130b for the user to view or confirm.

Alternatively or additionally, when the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132a of the store 130a at the designated time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity, the regional center store 130c in the predetermined area 140 where the store 130a is located is searched for in step S204, and then judged. Whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132c of the regional center store 130c is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at a specified time; when the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device 132c of the regional center store 130c is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity at the designated time The recommendation information is transmitted to the network platform 102, and the content of the recommendation information includes the recommended store 130c for storing the temperature control commodity. Thereby, the user device 110 can present an interface of the recommended store 130c for the user to view or confirm.

In summary, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. The invention solves the shortage of store inventory space, thereby maintaining the quality of temperature-controlled commodities (such as frozen and refrigerated goods) and avoiding food safety risks. The invention can adapt to the development of the whole channel, so that the various temperature layers can pick up the goods at the store, and increase the competitiveness and the store income. In addition, by the regional center store diversion, increase the consumer pick-up space (if there is no space in a single store, the recommended area has a space store).

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

Claims (8)

A store space control system, the system comprising: a network transmission device; a processor; and a storage device for storing a plurality of program instructions, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, performing the following operations: The network transmission device receives an order information transmitted by a network platform, and the content of the order information includes a demanding condition for selecting a store to store a temperature control item at a specified time; connecting to the network transmission device through the network transmission device a host of the store analyzes the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device of the store at the specified time according to the demand condition; determines whether the store meets the demand condition, and the temperature-controlled storage device of the store at the designated time The estimated remaining space is sufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity; when the store meets the demand condition, the information established by the order is returned to the network platform through the network transmission device: and wherein the storage device preloads a store The file contains information about each store. When the store does not meet the demand conditions, the temperature control store of the store at the specified time. When the estimated remaining space is insufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity, the processor searches for other stores around the store in the store file according to the demand condition, and further determines whether the other store meets the demand condition, at the specified time. Whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature controlled storage device of the other store is sufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity, and when the other store meets the demand condition, the processor transmits a recommendation information to the network platform through the network transmission device, The content of the recommendation information includes recommending the other store to store the temperature control item. The system of claim 1, wherein the other stores surrounding the store are a regional center store within a predetermined area in which the store is located. The system of claim 1, wherein after the order is established, if the temperature-controlled commodity stored in the temperature-controlled storage device of the store is taken away or returned, the host of the store transmits information released by an inventory space. The network transmission device to the system. The system of claim 1, wherein the temperature-controlled storage device is a freezing device, a refrigerating device, a refrigerating device, or a holding device. A method for controlling a space of a store, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an order information transmitted by a network platform, wherein the content of the order information includes a demand condition for selecting a store to store a temperature-controlled commodity at a specified time; Connecting to a host of the store to analyze the estimated remaining space of the store's temperature-controlled storage device at the specified time according to the demand condition; determining whether the store meets the demand condition, and the store at the designated time The estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity; when the store meets the demand condition, the estimated remaining space of the temperature-controlled storage device of the store at the designated time is sufficient to accommodate the temperature-controlled commodity Returning the information of the order establishment to the network platform; when the store does not meet the demand condition, the estimated remaining space of the temperature controlled storage device of the store is insufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity at the designated time Finding other stores around the store according to the demand condition, and further determining whether the other stores meet the demand condition, and at the designated time Whether the estimated remaining space of the temperature control storage device of the store is sufficient to accommodate the temperature control commodity; and when the other store meets the demand condition, transmitting a recommendation information to the network platform, the content of the recommendation information including recommending the other store To store the temperature control goods. The method of claim 5, wherein the other store around the store is a regional center store within a predetermined area in which the store is located. The method of claim 5, further comprising: after the order is established, if the temperature-controlled commodity stored in the temperature-controlled storage device of the store is taken away or returned, the host of the store provides an inventory space release Information. The method of claim 5, wherein the temperature-controlled storage device is a freezing device, a refrigerating device, a refrigerating device, or a holding device.