CN107798496B - Intelligent express system, scheduling and express method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an intelligent express system, a dispatching and express method. The system comprises: the intelligent express box comprises a movable box body, and can acquire and send positioning information and state information of the intelligent express box; the automatic carrying robot comprises a door type mechanical arm and wheels, and can acquire and send positioning information of the automatic carrying robot; the positioning server is used for receiving and forwarding the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information; the order processing server is used for receiving the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information, receiving the customer order information, generating dispatch information, forwarding the customer order information and the dispatch information; the dispatching device is used for receiving order information or dispatch information, receiving intelligent express box positioning information and state information and automatic transfer robot positioning information, and generating and sending transfer indication information. The workload of the dispatcher and the courier can be reduced.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of logistics. More particularly, the invention relates to an intelligent express system, a scheduling and express method.
Background
The development of social economy, transportation and continuous progress of internet technology have led to a rapid increase in the business volume of the express industry. However, the express industry still belongs to labor-intensive industries at present, and mainly relies on manual completion of receiving and delivering of express items. When meeting holidays or network sales promotion, the amount of express traffic will increase dramatically, and the workload of the dispatcher and the courier will also increase dramatically, which undoubtedly puts tremendous stress on the dispatcher and the courier.
Therefore, at least new technical solutions need to be proposed to alleviate the workload of dispatchers and couriers.
Disclosure of Invention
The aim of the invention is achieved by the following technical scheme.
The intelligent express system according to the invention comprises:
the intelligent express box comprises a movable box body, and can acquire and send positioning information and state information of the intelligent express box;
the automatic carrying robot comprises a door type mechanical arm and wheels, and can acquire and send positioning information of the automatic carrying robot;
the positioning server is used for receiving and forwarding the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information;
the order processing server is used for receiving the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information, receiving the customer order information, generating dispatch information, forwarding the customer order information and the dispatch information;
the dispatching device is used for receiving order information or dispatch information, receiving intelligent express box positioning information and state information and automatic transfer robot positioning information, and generating and sending transfer indication information.
According to the intelligent express system, the intelligent express box further comprises a coded lock, a first positioning module, a coded lock control module and a first wireless communication module, wherein the intelligent express box positioning information and state information at least comprising an intelligent express box ID and intelligent express box position information are acquired and sent through the first positioning module, the on-off state of the coded lock is controlled through the coded lock control module, the intelligent express box positioning information and state information are sent through the first wireless communication module, and the state information comprises at least one of the following: the intelligent express box comprises the state of cabinet doors of all the cabinets, the empty or full state of the cabinets, the electric quantity of batteries contained in the intelligent express box and warning information that the intelligent express box is illegally carried;
the automatic transfer robot further comprises a second wireless communication module and a second positioning module, wherein the second wireless communication module is used for receiving transfer indication information, controlling the gate type mechanical arm and the wheels to transfer the intelligent express box to a designated place according to the transfer indication information, and acquiring and sending automatic transfer robot positioning information at least comprising an automatic transfer robot ID and automatic transfer robot position information through the second positioning module;
the positioning server comprises a third wireless communication module and a first communication module, and is used for receiving the positioning information and the state information of the intelligent express box and the positioning information of the automatic transfer robot through the third wireless communication module, and forwarding the positioning information and the state information of the intelligent express box and the positioning information of the automatic transfer robot through the first communication module;
the order processing server comprises a second communication module, a dispatch information generation module and a fourth wireless communication module, and is used for receiving the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information through the second communication module, receiving the client order information through the second communication module or the fourth wireless communication module, generating dispatch information according to the client order information, the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information through the dispatch information generation module, and forwarding the client order information and the dispatch information through the second communication module or the fourth wireless communication module;
the dispatching device comprises a third communication module, a fifth wireless communication module and a carrying indication information generating module, wherein the third communication module or the fifth wireless communication module is used for receiving order information or dispatch information from an order processing server, the third communication module is used for receiving intelligent express box positioning information, state information and automatic carrying robot positioning information from a positioning server, the carrying indication information generating module is used for generating carrying indication information according to customer order information, intelligent express box positioning information, state information and automatic carrying robot positioning information or sending information and automatic carrying robot positioning information, the fifth wireless communication module is used for sending carrying indication information to an automatic carrying robot, and the carrying indication information is used for indicating that the automatic carrying robot carries the appointed intelligent express box to an appointed address before the starting time or the ending time of the appointed time period or before the appointed time.
According to the intelligent express system, the customer order information comprises at least one of the following information: the article to be stored or to be sent, the storage person or sender address, the reserved storage time period or reserved sending time, the receiver address, the receiving time and the intelligent express box ID, and the sending information comprises at least one of the following information: the address of the consignee, the dispatch time, the ID of the intelligent express box and the position information of the intelligent express box.
According to the intelligent express system, the automatic transfer robot further comprises a first navigation map module, and the first navigation map module is used for realizing automatic path finding of the automatic transfer robot.
According to the intelligent express delivery system, the scheduling device further comprises a second navigation map module, and the second navigation map module is used for generating path searching indication information for helping the automatic transfer robot to realize automatic path searching.
The intelligent express delivery scheduling method provided by the invention comprises the following steps:
receiving intelligent express box positioning information and state information at least comprising intelligent express box ID and intelligent express box position information;
receiving automatic transfer robot positioning information including at least an automatic transfer robot ID and automatic transfer robot position information;
receiving customer order information;
generating carrying indication information according to the customer order information, the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic carrying robot positioning information;
and sending the conveying instruction information.
According to the intelligent express delivery scheduling method, the customer order information comprises at least one of the following information: the automatic handling robot is used for handling the specified intelligent express box to the specified address before the starting time or the ending time or the specified time of the specified time period.
The intelligent express delivery scheduling method provided by the invention further comprises the following steps:
generating dispatch information according to the customer order information, the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information;
and generating conveying indication information according to the dispatch information and the automatic conveying robot positioning information.
According to the intelligent express delivery scheduling method, the dispatch information comprises at least one of the following information: the address of the consignee, the dispatch time, the ID of the intelligent express box and the position information of the intelligent express box.
The intelligent express delivery method provided by the invention comprises the following steps:
the automatic carrying robot receives the scheduled carrying indication information;
after confirming that the automatic transfer robot receives the transfer instruction information for instructing itself, the automatic transfer robot transfers the specified intelligent express box to the specified address before the starting time or ending time or before the specified time of the specified time period.
The invention has the advantages that: the workload of the dispatcher and the courier can be reduced.
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Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the specific embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating particular embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. In the drawings:
fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing an internal structure in a case of an intelligent express case included in the intelligent express system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of an automatic transfer robot included in the intelligent express system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of a location server included in the intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of an order processing server included in the intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of a scheduling device included in the intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 shows a schematic flow chart of an intelligent express scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 shows a schematic flow chart of an intelligent express method according to an embodiment of the invention.
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Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an intelligent express system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, the intelligent express system 100 includes an intelligent express box 101, an automatic transfer robot 102, a positioning server 103, an order processing server 104, and a scheduling device 105.
As shown in fig. 1, the intelligent express box 101 and the automated handling robot 102 may be located in a distribution station area or in a residential area of the user 106.
The intelligent express box 101 includes a box body that can be moved, and can acquire and transmit intelligent express box positioning information and status information.
For example, the customer may store items to be stored, sent or received by a removable case.
The robot 102 includes a gantry arm 110 and wheels 111, and is capable of acquiring and transmitting robot positioning information.
The positioning server 103 is used for receiving and forwarding intelligent express box positioning information, state information and automatic handling robot positioning information.
The order processing server 104 is configured to receive the intelligent express box positioning information and status information, and the automatic handling robot positioning information, receive the customer order information, generate dispatch information, and forward the customer order information and dispatch information.
The scheduling device 105 is used for receiving order information or dispatch information, receiving intelligent express box positioning information and status information and automatic transfer robot positioning information, and generating and transmitting transfer instruction information.
Optionally, the intelligent express box 101 further includes a handle 112, so that the automatic handling robot 102 uses the gate mechanical arm 110 to handle or operate the intelligent express box 101 through the mutual cooperation of its own communication system, automatic identification system, and control system.
As shown in fig. 1, the intelligent express box 101 further includes a coded lock 109 for locking the intelligent express box 109. More precisely, the cabinet door for locking 4 separate lockers comprised by the intelligent express box 109 as shown in fig. 1.
Although the location server 103, order processing server 104, and scheduler 105 are shown in fig. 1 as being interconnected via the internet 113, other implementations are contemplated by those skilled in the art, such as interconnecting the location server 103, order processing server 104, and scheduler 105 via other networks, such as satellite communications networks, power communications networks, cable television networks, broadcast networks, or combinations thereof.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure 200 in a box body of the intelligent express box 101 included in the intelligent express system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, an internal structure 200 in a box body of the intelligent express box 101 includes a first positioning module 201, a coded lock control module 202, and a first wireless communication module 203.
The intelligent express box positioning information and the state information, which at least comprise the intelligent express box ID and the intelligent express box position information, are acquired and sent through the first positioning module 201.
For example, the first positioning module 201 may acquire indoor or outdoor location information of the smart express box through bluetooth ad hoc network positioning, wiFi ad hoc network positioning, base station positioning of a mobile communication network, satellite positioning, and the like technologies, and optionally in combination with MEMS inertial sensor technology.
The open or closed state of the combination lock 109 is controlled by the combination lock control module 202.
For example, the combination lock control module 202 may be implemented using a programmable logic device, MCU, or the like.
The intelligent express box positioning information and the state information are sent through the first wireless communication module 203, wherein the state information comprises at least one of the following: the state of the cabinet door of each locker contained in the intelligent express box 101, the empty or full state of the locker, the electric quantity of the battery contained in the intelligent express box 101 and the alarm information that the intelligent express box 101 is illegally carried.
For example, the first wireless communication module 203 may communicate using near field communication technology such as bluetooth, wiFi, cellular wireless communication technology such as GSM, CDMA, LTE to facilitate data exchange and more accurate positioning.
Examples of intelligent express boxes that may be used in connection with the present invention and how to generate alert information for illegal handling of the intelligent express boxes may be referred to the content of the same applicant as specifically disclosed in the prior patent application entitled "a mobile intelligent express box", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The mobile intelligent express box can be independently moved, so that fixed sites and spaces are not occupied, and site fees are not required to be paid to site managers such as property companies; the automatic carrying robot can be used for carrying the articles to the downstairs or outdoor of customers at will, so that the picking time is shortened, and the storage area is reduced; after the customer takes the part, the customer can immediately inform the automatic transfer robot and a dispatching device positioned on a logistics server, for example, the automatic transfer robot can seek paths to transfer the part back to a distribution place, so that the service efficiency of the express box is improved; the face recognition, the goods scanning recognition and the sender identity verification can be realized through the camera module and the identity card scanning module, and the anti-theft monitoring and the like can be realized; a weight sensor is provided that is capable of weighing the goods and calculating freight; the safety of logistics express delivery is ensured through the radioactive detection sensor, dangerous goods detection sensor modules such as inflammable and explosive goods detection sensor modules and the like.
Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of an internal structure 300 of the automated handling robot 102 comprised in the intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the solid line box of fig. 3, the internal structure 300 of the automatic transfer robot 102 includes a second wireless communication module 301 and a second positioning module 302.
The second wireless communication module 301 receives the transport instruction information, and controls the gate type robot 110 and the wheels 111 to transport the intelligent express box 101 to a designated place according to the transport instruction information.
For example, the second wireless communication module 301 may communicate using near field communication technology such as bluetooth, wiFi, cellular wireless communication technology such as GSM, CDMA, LTE to facilitate data exchange and more accurate positioning.
For example, the automatic transfer robots 102 may communicate directly with each other via the second wireless communication module 301 (e.g., direct bluetooth communication using a bluetooth sub-module). For example, when one automatic transfer robot 102 detects that one or more of the sub-modules such as GSM, CDMA, LTE in the own second wireless communication module 301 has failed, bluetooth communication may be performed with another automatic transfer robot 102 in the vicinity (for example, within 10 meters) through the own bluetooth sub-module to forward information such as the own failure state to the scheduling device 105 or the like in time.
The automated handling robot 102 may also communicate directly with the first wireless communication module 203 of the intelligent express box 101 through the second wireless communication module 301 (e.g., direct bluetooth communication using respective bluetooth sub-modules).
The automated handling robot positioning information including at least the automated handling robot ID and the automated handling robot position information is acquired and transmitted by the second positioning module 302.
For example, the second positioning module 302 may acquire indoor or outdoor location information of the smart express box through bluetooth ad hoc network positioning, wiFi ad hoc network positioning, base station positioning of a mobile communication network, satellite positioning, and the like, and optionally in combination with MEMS inertial sensor technology.
Optionally, as shown in the dashed box of fig. 3, the internal structure 300 of the automatic transfer robot 102 may further include a first navigation map module 303 for implementing automatic routing of the automatic transfer robot 102.
The first navigation map module 303 may employ free maps of different accuracies downloaded over the internet, charging maps provided by professional navigation companies (e.g., a high-altitude map, a kariden map, etc.), and maps drawn by itself.
Optionally, as shown in the dashed box of fig. 3, the internal structure 300 of the robot 102 may further include a camera module 304. The camera module 304 is used to control one or more cameras (not shown in fig. 3) to perform video acquisition of scenes in a particular orientation or in different orientations simultaneously.
Optionally, as shown in the dashed box of fig. 3, the internal structure 300 of the automated handling robot 102 may further comprise an image processing module 305. The image processing module 305 is configured to perform image processing (e.g. pedestrian and object recognition) based on the video data collected by the camera module 304, so as to better implement the automatic path-finding function of the automatic transfer robot 102.
Optionally, as shown in the dashed box of fig. 3, the internal structure 300 of the automated handling robot 102 may further comprise a memory module 306. The memory module 306 is used for storing video data collected by the camera module 304.
Optionally, the video data collected by the camera module 304 may also be used as the base video data for tour inspection of a campus or road. Accordingly, the video data may be transmitted to a dedicated video streaming server (not shown in fig. 1) through the mobile internet for display or storage. The staff can also access the video streaming server through the client to perform operations such as video display, inquiry, monitoring and the like.
Alternatively, the image processing module 305 may also be disposed in the scheduling device 105 or a dedicated image processing server (not shown in fig. 3) capable of communicating with the scheduling device, so as to provide the scheduling device 105 with the image processing (e.g., pedestrian and object recognition) result for the video data collected by the camera module 304, so as to issue the path-finding instruction information for the specified automatic transfer robot 102, and better generate the path-finding instruction information capable of helping the automatic transfer robot 102 to implement the automatic path-finding.
Optionally, the internal structure 300 of the automated handling robot 102 may also include a voice broadcasting module (not shown in fig. 3) for broadcasting voice and alert sounds.
Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure 400 of a positioning server 103 comprised by the intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 4, the internal structure 400 of the positioning server 103 includes a third wireless communication module 401 and a first communication module 402.
The third wireless communication module 401 is used for receiving the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information.
For example, the third wireless communication module 401 may communicate using near field communication technology such as bluetooth, wiFi, cellular wireless communication technology such as GSM, CDMA, LTE to facilitate data exchange and more accurate positioning.
The intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information are forwarded through the first communication module 402.
For example, the first communication module 402 may employ a wired communication technology such as telephone line access to the internet, cable television line access to the internet, fiber optic access to the internet, etc.
Fig. 5 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure 500 of the order processing server 104 included in the intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 5, the internal structure 500 of the order processing server 104 includes a second communication module 501, a dispatch information generation module 502, and a fourth wireless communication module 503.
The second communication module 501 receives the intelligent express box positioning information and status information and the automatic handling robot positioning information.
For example, the second communication module 501 may employ a wired communication technology such as a telephone line access to the internet, a cable tv line access to the internet, a fiber optic access to the internet, etc.
Customer order information is received through the second communication module 501 or the fourth wireless communication module 503.
For example, the fourth wireless communication module 503 may communicate using near field communication technology such as bluetooth, wiFi, cellular wireless communication technology such as GSM, CDMA, LTE to facilitate data exchange and more accurate positioning.
That is, the customer order information (e.g., related information entered by the user 106 through the APP on the smart phone 108 or through a web page) may be received by the second communication module 501 using internet communication (e.g., the user 106 accessing the internet 113 through the computer 107 in a wired manner) or by the fourth wireless communication module 503 using wireless communication (e.g., the user 106 accessing the internet 113 through the smart phone 108 in a wireless manner).
The dispatch information is generated by dispatch information generation module 502 based on customer order information, intelligent express box location information, status information, and automated handling robot location information.
For example, dispatch information generation module 502 may be implemented using a programmable logic device, a microprocessor, or the like.
The customer order information and dispatch information is forwarded through the second communication module 501 or the fourth wireless communication module 503.
Fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of an internal structure 600 of the scheduling device 105 included in the intelligent express system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The internal structure 600 of the scheduling device 105 includes a third communication module 601, a fifth wireless communication module 602, and a conveyance instruction information generation module 603.
Order information or dispatch information from the order processing server 104 is received through the third communication module 601 or the fifth wireless communication module 602.
For example, the third communication module 601 may employ a wired communication technology such as a telephone line access to the internet, a cable television line access to the internet, and an optical fiber access to the internet.
For example, the fifth wireless communication module 602 may communicate using near field communication technology such as bluetooth, wiFi, cellular wireless communication technology such as GSM, CDMA, LTE to facilitate data exchange and more accurate positioning.
The intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information from the positioning server 103 are received through the third communication module 601.
For example, when the status information includes warning information that the intelligent express box 101 is illegally handled, the scheduling apparatus 105 may schedule the automatic transfer robot 102 closest to the place where the intelligent express box 101 is located to go to thereby complete the video shooting evidence obtaining task.
The transfer instruction information is generated by the transfer instruction information generation module 603 based on the customer order information, the intelligent express box positioning information, the status information, and the automatic transfer robot positioning information, or based on the dispatch information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information.
For example, the conveyance instruction information generation module 603 may be implemented using a programmable logic device, a microprocessor, or the like.
The fifth wireless communication module 602 transmits, to the automated handling robot 102, handling instruction information for instructing the automated handling robot 102 to handle the specified intelligent express box 101 to the specified address before the start time or the end time or before the specified time of the specified time period.
Although not shown in fig. 6, it is also conceivable for a person skilled in the art to provide a second navigation map module on the scheduling device 105 for generating a path-finding instruction information that helps the automated handling robot 102 to perform an automatic path-finding.
The second navigation map module may employ free maps of different accuracy downloaded over the network, charging maps provided by professional navigation companies (e.g., a high-altitude map, a kariden map, etc.), and maps drawn by itself.
The customer order information used by the intelligent express system includes at least one of the following: the article to be stored or to be sent, the storage person or sender address, the reserved storage time period or reserved sending time, the receiver address, the receiving time and the intelligent express box ID, and the sending information comprises at least one of the following information: the address of the consignee, the dispatch time, the ID of the intelligent express box and the position information of the intelligent express box.
The customer order information includes information about the customer's reservation for use of the intelligent express box (e.g., the item to be shipped, the sender address, the reserved shipping time, the recipient address, the shipping time).
The customer order information also includes information related to the use of the intelligent express box 101 by the following customer or the temporary storage of goods in the intelligent express box 101 (e.g. the articles to be stored, the address of the depositor, the reserved storage time period).
For example, the customer may implement the reservation by means of APP or web page or WeChat public number (the intelligent express system 100 may automatically schedule the intelligent express box 101 and/or the automatic transfer robot 102 according to the reservation information).
Fig. 7 shows a schematic flow chart of an intelligent express scheduling method 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the solid line box in fig. 7, the intelligent express scheduling method 700 includes the steps of:
step S702: and receiving intelligent express box positioning information and state information at least comprising the intelligent express box ID and the intelligent express box position information.
Step S704: automatic transfer robot positioning information including at least an automatic transfer robot ID and automatic transfer robot position information is received.
Step S706: customer order information is received.
Step S708: and generating carrying indication information according to the customer order information, the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic carrying robot positioning information.
Step S710: and sending the conveying instruction information.
Wherein the customer order information includes at least one of the following: the automatic handling robot is used for handling the specified intelligent express box to the specified address before the starting time or the ending time or the specified time of the specified time period.
As shown in the dashed box in fig. 7, optionally, the intelligent express scheduling method 700 further includes the following steps:
step S712: and generating dispatch information according to the customer order information, the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information.
Step S714: and generating conveying indication information according to the dispatch information and the automatic conveying robot positioning information.
Wherein the dispatch information includes at least one of the following information: the address of the consignee, the dispatch time, the ID of the intelligent express box and the position information of the intelligent express box.
Fig. 8 shows a schematic flow chart of an intelligent express method 800 according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in fig. 8, the intelligent express method 800 includes the following steps:
step S802: the automated handling robot receives the scheduled handling indication information.
Step S804: after confirming that the automatic transfer robot receives the transfer instruction information for instructing itself, the automatic transfer robot transfers the specified intelligent express box to the specified address before the starting time or ending time or before the specified time of the specified time period.
Although not shown in the drawings, it is conceivable for those skilled in the art that the automated handling robot may recognize the intelligent express box in various ways, such as two-dimensional code scanning, near field communication, precise positioning, visual recognition, display recognition, and the like.
The automatic transfer robot can complete connection with the intelligent express box through autonomous movement, for example, as described above, the automatic transfer robot can use a door mechanism to complete connection with clamping and holding actions on the intelligent express box and autonomously transfer the intelligent express box to a destination.
The technical scheme of the invention can lighten the workload of the dispatcher and the courier. The automatic conveying robot can automatically schedule the conveying capacity of the automatic conveying robot in combination with time and space to realize automatic conveying of cargoes according to time, place and different modes. The reservation service can be performed, the follow-up service can be performed, and the technical scheme of time sharing can be realized. And the security and anti-theft design can be further provided by combining with identity recognition technologies such as intelligent locks, face recognition and the like, so that the technical scheme of time sharing is ensured. For these more details, reference may be made to the specific disclosure of the prior patent application entitled "a mobile intelligent express box".
Although the above-described technical solution of the present invention describes only an automated intelligent express system, scheduling and express method combining an intelligent express box and an automatic transfer robot, a person skilled in the art can envisage combining the above-described technical solution with a conventional express system. That is, the above-described technical solution may be considered to be combined with a conventional express delivery manner based on an express delivery person picking up and delivering a delivery person (including a scheme of storing an express item using an intelligent express box to protect and track the express item). For example, when the automatic transfer robot has insufficient transport capacity or fails, the related courier can be scheduled to perform the conventional work of picking up and delivering the part according to the customer order information and the delivering information in the system, and when the scheduling device fails, the delivering person can be notified to perform the conventional delivering work.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions easily contemplated by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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1. An intelligent express delivery system, characterized by comprising:
the intelligent express box comprises a movable box body, and can acquire and send positioning information and state information of the intelligent express box; the intelligent express box comprises: the camera module and the identity card scanning module are used for realizing face recognition, goods scanning recognition, sender identity card verification and anti-theft monitoring; the weight sensor is used for weighing cargoes and calculating freight; a hazardous article detection sensor module;
the automatic carrying robot comprises a door type mechanical arm and wheels, and can acquire and send positioning information of the automatic carrying robot; the automatic transfer robot includes: the camera module is used for controlling one or more cameras so as to acquire videos of scenes in different directions at the same time; the video data collected by the camera module is used as basic video data for patrol inspection of a park or a road, the video data is transmitted to a video stream server through a mobile internet for display or storage, and a client accesses the video stream server to perform video display, inquiry and monitoring operations; the image processing module is used for performing image processing based on the video data acquired by the camera module so as to realize an automatic path searching function;
the positioning server is used for receiving and forwarding the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information;
the order processing server is used for receiving the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information, receiving the customer order information, generating dispatch information, forwarding the customer order information and the dispatch information;
the scheduling device is used for receiving order information or dispatch information, receiving intelligent express box positioning information and state information and automatic transfer robot positioning information, and generating and sending transfer instruction information;
the automatic transfer robot is in direct communication with the intelligent express box, the intelligent express box is connected through clamping and holding actions by the door type mechanical arm, and the designated intelligent express box is transferred to a designated address before the starting time or the ending time or before the designated time of the designated time period according to the transfer instruction information; the intelligent express box further comprises a coded lock, a first positioning module, a coded lock control module and a first wireless communication module, wherein the first positioning module is used for acquiring and sending intelligent express box positioning information and state information at least comprising an intelligent express box ID and intelligent express box position information, the coded lock control module is used for controlling the opening or closing state of the coded lock, the first wireless communication module is used for sending the intelligent express box positioning information and state information, and the state information comprises at least one of the following components: the intelligent express box comprises the state of cabinet doors of all the cabinets, the empty or full state of the cabinets, the electric quantity of batteries contained in the intelligent express box and warning information that the intelligent express box is illegally carried;
the automatic transfer robot further comprises a second wireless communication module and a second positioning module, wherein the second wireless communication module is used for receiving transfer indication information, controlling the gate type mechanical arm and the wheels to transfer the intelligent express box to a designated place according to the transfer indication information, and acquiring and sending automatic transfer robot positioning information at least comprising an automatic transfer robot ID and automatic transfer robot position information through the second positioning module;
the positioning server comprises a third wireless communication module and a first communication module, and is used for receiving the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information through the third wireless communication module, and forwarding the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information through the first communication module;
the order processing server comprises a second communication module, a dispatch information generation module and a fourth wireless communication module, and is used for receiving the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information through the second communication module, receiving the client order information through the second communication module or the fourth wireless communication module, generating dispatch information according to the client order information, the intelligent express box positioning information, the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information through the dispatch information generation module, and forwarding the client order information and the dispatch information through the second communication module or the fourth wireless communication module;
the dispatching device comprises a third communication module, a fifth wireless communication module and a carrying indication information generating module, wherein the third communication module or the fifth wireless communication module is used for receiving order information or dispatch information from an order processing server, the third communication module is used for receiving intelligent express box positioning information, state information and automatic carrying robot positioning information from a positioning server, the carrying indication information generating module is used for generating carrying indication information according to customer order information, intelligent express box positioning information, state information and automatic carrying robot positioning information or sending information and automatic carrying robot positioning information, the fifth wireless communication module is used for sending carrying indication information to an automatic carrying robot, and the carrying indication information is used for indicating that the automatic carrying robot is used for carrying the specified intelligent express box to a specified address before the starting time or the ending time of a specified time period or before the specified time.
2. The intelligent express system of claim 1, wherein the customer order information includes at least one of the following: the method comprises the steps of storing or sending an article to be stored or sent, storing a person or sender address, reserving a storage time period or reserved sending time, receiving a receiver address, receiving a receiving time and intelligent express box ID, wherein the sending information comprises at least one of the following information: the address of the consignee, the dispatch time, the ID of the intelligent express box and the position information of the intelligent express box.
3. The intelligent express delivery system of claim 1, wherein the automated handling robot further comprises a first navigational map module for enabling automated routing of the automated handling robot.
4. The intelligent express delivery system of claim 1, wherein the scheduling apparatus further comprises a second navigation map module for generating a routing indication information that assists the automated handling robot in performing an automated routing.
5. An intelligent express delivery scheduling method using the intelligent express delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:
receiving intelligent express box positioning information and state information at least comprising intelligent express box ID and intelligent express box position information;
receiving automatic transfer robot positioning information including at least an automatic transfer robot ID and automatic transfer robot position information;
receiving customer order information;
generating carrying indication information according to the customer order information, the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic carrying robot positioning information;
and sending the conveying instruction information.
6. The intelligent express delivery scheduling method of claim 5, wherein,
the customer order information includes at least one of the following: the automatic handling robot is used for handling the specified intelligent express box to the specified address before the starting time or the ending time or the specified time of the specified time period.
7. The intelligent express delivery scheduling method of claim 5, further comprising:
generating dispatch information according to the customer order information, the intelligent express box positioning information and the state information and the automatic transfer robot positioning information;
and generating conveying indication information according to the dispatch information and the automatic conveying robot positioning information.
8. The intelligent express delivery scheduling method of claim 7, wherein the dispatch information includes at least one of the following information: the address of the consignee, the dispatch time, the ID of the intelligent express box and the position information of the intelligent express box.
9. An intelligent express delivery method using the intelligent express delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:
the automatic carrying robot receives the scheduled carrying indication information;
after confirming that the automatic transfer robot receives the transfer instruction information for instructing itself, the automatic transfer robot transfers the specified intelligent express box to the specified address before the starting time or ending time or before the specified time of the specified time period.
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