CN111091654A - Automatic vending machine and goods detection method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of automatic vending, and discloses an automatic vending machine and a goods detection method thereof. The goods detection method of the vending machine comprises the steps of controlling the detection device to obtain information of goods in the target goods channel and judging whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold or not. And when the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold, outputting prompt information. Therefore, when the vending machine is used for selling goods which are not allowed to be sold, the vending machine can output prompt information, so that the vending machine can automatically monitor the sold goods, and the problem of difficulty in monitoring existing when the vending machine sells the goods in the related art is solved. The vending machine provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for realizing the goods detection method, and therefore, the vending machine also has the same beneficial effects.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of automatic vending, in particular to an automatic vending machine and a goods detection method thereof.
Background
A vending machine is a commercial automation device for vending goods. The vending machine is not limited by time and place, can save manpower, is convenient for transaction and the like, and is widely applied.
At present, one way of applying vending machines is that a manufacturer of goods provides vending machines to vendors who cooperate with the manufacturer of goods, so that the vendors sell the goods produced by the manufacturer. In this case, the manufacturer allows only the vendor to sell goods provided by the manufacturer using the vending machine, and when the vendor uses the vending machine to sell other goods which are not allowed to be sold by the manufacturer, the sales of the goods provided by the manufacturer may be reduced, thereby causing a loss of the manufacturer. Therefore, the vending machine of the related art has a problem of being not easy to monitor when selling goods.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting goods in a vending machine, so as to implement automatic supervision of the goods sold by the vending machine, and solve the problem that the goods sold by the vending machine in the related art are not easily supervised. The invention also aims to provide the vending machine.
The embodiment of the invention is realized by the following steps:
the utility model provides an automatic goods detection method of vending machine, automatic vending machine includes the rack and sets up in inside goods way and the goods fill of rack, and the rack is provided with gets the goods mouth, and the goods way is used for holding the goods, and the goods fill is used for saying and getting the goods between the goods mouth and transporting the goods, and the goods fill is provided with the detection device who is used for detecting the goods, and the goods detection method of automatic vending machine includes:
controlling the cargo bucket to move to the position of the target cargo channel;
controlling a detection device to obtain information of goods in a target goods channel;
judging whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold or not according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel;
and when the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold, outputting prompt information.
Further, the goods detection method of the vending machine further comprises the following steps:
and when the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold, setting the target goods channel to be in a forbidden state.
Further, before controlling the bucket to move to the position of the target channel, the goods detection method of the vending machine further comprises the following steps:
determining a target cargo channel;
judging whether the target goods channel is set to be in a forbidden state;
and when the target goods passage is not set to the forbidden state, controlling the bucket to move to the position of the target goods passage.
Further, the prompt message includes at least one of a prompt message of goods abnormity and a prompt message of goods in the replacement target goods channel.
Further, outputting the prompt message includes at least one of the following modes:
displaying prompt information on a display screen of the vending machine, playing the prompt information through a voice device, sending the prompt information to a server in communication connection with the vending machine, and sending the prompt information to a mobile terminal in communication connection with the vending machine.
Further, the goods detection method of the vending machine further comprises the following steps:
when the goods in the target goods channel are judged to be allowed to be sold, the goods hopper is controlled to receive the goods output by the target goods channel and convey the goods to the goods taking port.
Further, the information of the goods in the target goods way includes the image of the goods in the target goods way, and whether the goods in the target goods way are allowed to be sold is judged according to the information of the goods in the target goods way, including:
comparing the image of the goods in the target goods channel with a pre-stored standard image of each kind of goods capable of being sold, wherein the goods capable of being sold are the goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine;
when the image of the goods in the target goods channel is matched with any standard image of the sellable goods, the goods in the target goods channel are judged to be allowed to be sold, and when the image of the goods in the target goods channel is not matched with the standard image of each kind of sellable goods, the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold.
Further, whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold or not is judged according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel, and the method comprises the following steps:
determining at least one of an identification, a brand and a price of the goods in the target lane according to the information of the goods in the target lane;
whether the goods in the target lane are allowed to be sold is judged according to the identification, the brand or the price of the goods in the target lane.
Further, whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold or not is judged according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel, and the method comprises at least one of the following modes:
determining the identification of the goods in the target channel according to the information of the goods in the target channel, judging whether the pre-stored information list capable of selling the goods comprises the identification of the goods in the target channel or not, and judging that the goods in the target channel are not allowed to be sold when the information list capable of selling the goods does not comprise the identification of the goods in the target channel; when the information list of the sellable goods comprises the identification of the goods in the target goods channel, judging that the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold;
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determining the brand of the goods in the target goods channel according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel, judging whether the pre-stored information list capable of selling the goods comprises the brand of the goods in the target goods channel, and judging that the goods in the target goods channel are not allowed to be sold when the information list capable of selling the goods does not comprise the brand of the goods in the target goods channel; when the information list of the sellable goods comprises the brand of the goods in the target goods channel, judging that the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold;
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determining the identification and price of goods in the target goods channel according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel, retrieving an information list of the goods which can be sold according to the identification of the goods in the target goods channel, determining a preset price range of the goods in the target goods channel, judging whether the price of the goods in the target goods channel is in the preset price range, and judging that the goods in the target goods channel are not allowed to be sold when the price of the goods in the target goods channel is not in the preset price range; when the price of the goods in the target goods channel is within a preset price range, judging that the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold;
wherein the vendable goods are goods that the vending machine allows to vend.
The utility model provides an automatic vending machine, its includes controlling means, rack and sets up in inside goods way and the goods fill of rack, and the rack is provided with gets the goods mouth, and the goods is said and is used for holding the goods, and controlling means is set up to control the goods fill and says and get the goods between the goods mouth, and the goods fill is provided with the detection device who is used for detecting the goods, and detection device is connected with the controlling means electricity, and controlling means is used for:
the control goods fill removes the position to the target goods way, and control detection device obtains the information of the goods in the target goods way, judges whether the goods in the target goods way are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target goods way, and when judging that the goods in the target goods way are not allowed to be sold, the output prompt message.
The embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that:
according to the goods detection method of the vending machine, provided by the invention, when the vending machine is used for selling goods which are not allowed to be sold, the vending machine can output prompt information, so that the vending machine can automatically monitor the sold goods, and the problem that the vending machine is not easy to monitor when selling the goods in the related art is solved. The vending machine provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for realizing the goods detection method, and therefore, the vending machine also has the same beneficial effects.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an external configuration of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of components of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method for detecting items in a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating another method for detecting a product in a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Icon: 010-vending machines; 100-a cabinet; 101-a cabinet body; 102-a cabinet door; 103-a goods taking port; 200-a storage device; 210-a cargo way; 300-a delivery device; 310-a cargo bucket; 320-bucket drive mechanism; 321-a horizontal driving mechanism; 322-a vertical drive mechanism; 400-a detection device; 410-a camera; 500-a storage device; 600-a prompting device; 700-control means.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.
Fig. 1 is a schematic external structure diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a schematic internal structure diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 3 is a block diagram of components of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 3.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the vending machine 010 includes a cabinet 100, a storing device 200, a delivery device 300, a detection device 400, a storage device 500, a prompting device 600, and a control device 700.
As shown in fig. 1, the cabinet 100 includes a cabinet body 101 and a cabinet door 102, the cabinet body 101 is movably connected to the cabinet door 102, the cabinet body 101 includes an opening (not shown), and the cabinet door 102 is movable relative to the opening of the cabinet body 101 to open or close the cabinet body 101. The cabinet door 102 is provided with a goods access opening 103 for a user to take out goods.
The storage device 200 is configured to receive cargo. As shown in fig. 2, the storage device 200 is disposed inside the cabinet 101, the storage device 200 includes a plurality of lanes 210 for accommodating goods, the lanes 210 are arranged in M layers along an up-down direction (i.e., a direction indicated by an arrow cd) and in N rows along a left-right direction (i.e., a direction indicated by an arrow ab), and a length direction of the lanes 210 extends along a front-back direction (i.e., a direction indicated by an arrow ef). An outlet is arranged at one end of the goods passage 210 close to the cabinet door 102, and the outlet of the goods passage 210 is opposite to the cabinet door 102.
The cargo way 210 is provided with a first conveying mechanism (not shown) inside, the first conveying mechanism is electrically connected with the control device 700, and the first conveying mechanism is configured to drive the cargo in the cargo way 210 to move towards the outlet of the cargo way 210 under the control of the control device 700, so that the cargo is output from the outlet of the cargo way 210 to the outside of the cargo way 210.
The delivery device 300 is configured to transport goods between the storage device 200 and the access port 103. The delivery device 300 is located between the cabinet door 102 and the storage device 200. The delivery device 300 includes a bucket 310 and a bucket driving mechanism 320, wherein an outlet is provided at one end of the bucket 310 close to the cabinet door 102, and an inlet is provided at one end of the bucket 310 close to the cargo passage 210. The bucket driving mechanism 320 includes a horizontal driving mechanism 321 and a vertical driving mechanism 322, the horizontal driving mechanism 321 and the vertical driving mechanism 322 are respectively electrically connected to the control device 700, the horizontal driving mechanism 321 drives the bucket 310 to move in the left-right direction under the control of the control device 700, the vertical driving mechanism 322 drives the bucket 310 to move in the up-down direction, and the horizontal driving mechanism 321 and the vertical driving mechanism 322 can drive the bucket 310 to move in the horizontal direction and/or the left-right direction, so that the inlet of the bucket 310 is opposite to the outlet of any one of the channels 210, or the outlet of the bucket 310 is opposite to the pick-up port 103. When the entrance of the bucket 310 is opposite to the exit of any one of the channels 210, the goods in the channel 210 can be sent into the bucket 310 through the entrance of the bucket 310 after being output from the exit of the channel 210; when the outlet of the bucket 310 is opposite to the access port 103, the user can access the goods in the bucket 310 through the access port 103.
The entrance of the bucket 310 is provided with a second conveying mechanism (not shown) electrically connected to the control device 700, and the second conveying mechanism is configured to drive the goods at the entrance of the bucket 310 into the interior of the bucket 310 under the control of the control device 700.
In other embodiments of the present invention, the detecting device 400 includes a barcode scanner (not shown), the barcode scanner is configured to obtain barcode information of the goods in the lanes 210, the barcode scanner is disposed at an entrance of the bucket 310, and a collecting surface of the barcode scanner faces the storage device 200, and when the bucket 310 is located at an exit of any one of the lanes 210, the barcode scanner can collect the barcode on the goods contained in the lane 210. The barcode scanner is electrically connected to the control device 700, and the control device 700 determines information of the goods in the target cargo channel according to the barcode information of the goods in the cargo channel 210 acquired by the barcode scanner. The information for the goods within the target lane may include an identification, brand, and price of the goods, among others.
The storage device 500 is configured to store programs of the vending machine 010 and data and variables required during the operation of the programs, for example, the storage device 500 stores a list of goods that the vending machine 010 allows to sell, an identification of the vending machine 010, a location of the vending machine 010, and information of a vendor who rents the vending machine 010, and the like.
The prompting device 600 is configured to output prompting information, for example, the prompting device 600 is configured to output prompting information of abnormal goods or outputting prompting information of replacing goods, for example, the prompting device 600 includes a communication interface, the communication interface outputs prompting information by sending set state data to a server in communication connection with the vending machine 010, or outputs prompting information by sending set state data to a mobile terminal in communication connection with the vending machine 010, for example, the prompting device 600 includes a display screen, the display screen outputs prompting information by displaying set characters or pictures, for example, the prompting device 600 includes a voice player, the voice player outputs prompting information by sending set sound, for example, the prompting device 600 includes an indicator light, and the indicator light outputs prompting information by emitting light according to a set mode.
The control device 700 is electrically connected to the delivery device 300, the detection device 400, the storage device 500 and the prompt device 600, the control device 700 is configured to control the delivery device 300, the detection device 400, the storage device 500 and the prompt device 600 to work, for example, the control device 700 is configured to control the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the position of the target cargo way, and control the detection device 400 to obtain information of the cargo in the target cargo way 210; whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold is judged according to the information of the goods acquired by the detection device 400, and when the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold, the prompt device 600 is controlled to output prompt information.
In the automatic vending machine that this embodiment provided, when using automatic vending machine to sell the goods that are not allowed to be sold, automatic vending machine can output prompt message for automatic supervision the goods of selling of automatic vending machine, the difficult problem of supervision that exists when the automatic vending machine that has solved correlation technique and provided sells goods.
Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a cargo detection method of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method is applied to the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and the method can be executed by the control device 700 of the vending machine 010 provided in fig. 3, as shown in fig. 4, the method includes:
and S101, controlling the bucket to move to the position of the target cargo channel.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, the control device 700 controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the position of the target track. Here, when the bucket 310 moves to the position of the target lane, the detection device 400 provided at the entrance of the bucket 310 can acquire information of the goods in the target lane.
In one embodiment, when receiving a purchase command input by a user, the control device 700 determines a target lane for accommodating goods to be purchased by the user according to the purchase command input by the user, and controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the position of the target lane, for example, when the purchase command input by the user includes goods to be purchased by the user, the control device 700 determines the target lane by retrieving a correspondence relationship between the goods and the lane pre-stored in the storage device 500, and for example, when the purchase command input by the user includes the target lane for accommodating goods to be purchased by the user, the control device 700 determines the target lane by analyzing the purchase command input by the user.
In another embodiment, when the vending machine 010 needs to perform the inventory of the goods, the control device 700 determines a goods channel as a target goods channel from the goods channels to be inventoried, and controls the goods bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the goods bucket 310 to move to the position of the target goods channel, for example, when detecting that the cabinet door 102 of the vending machine 010 changes from the open state to the closed state, the control device 700 determines that the vending machine 010 completes the replenishment and needs to perform the inventory of the goods at the time, for example, when receiving a goods inventory command input by a worker, the control device 700 determines that the inventory of the goods is needed at the time, for example, when detecting that the vending machine 010 is in the idle state and the distance from the last time exceeds a preset time, the control device 700 determines that the inventory of the goods is needed at the time.
And S102, controlling the detection device to acquire the information of the goods in the target goods channel.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, after the goods bucket 310 moves to the position of the target goods channel, the control device 700 controls the detection device 400 to collect information of goods (hereinafter referred to as target goods) in the target goods channel.
In one embodiment, the detection device 400 includes a camera 410, and when the bucket 310 moves to the position of the target cargo channel, the control device 700 controls the camera 410 to capture an image of the target cargo as information of the target cargo.
In another embodiment, the detection device 400 includes a barcode scanner, and when the bucket 310 moves to the position of the target cargo channel, the control device 700 controls the barcode scanner to acquire barcode information of the target cargo as information of the target cargo. The information such as the brand, the price, the identification and the like of the target goods can be obtained through the bar code information of the target goods.
And step S103, judging whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, the control device 700 determines whether the target goods are allowed to be vended according to the information of the target goods collected by the detection device 400.
In one embodiment, the information about the target goods includes images of the target goods collected by the camera 410, and the sample database in the storage device 500 includes a set of standard images for each of a plurality of different poses of the vendable goods, wherein the vendable goods are goods allowed to be vended by the vending machine 010. The control device 700 determines whether the target goods are allowed to be sold according to whether the standard image matched with the target goods exists in the sample database. When the image of the goods in the target goods channel is matched with any standard image of the sellable goods, the goods in the target goods channel are judged to be allowed to be sold, and when the image of the goods in the target goods channel is not matched with the standard image of each kind of sellable goods, the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold. Specifically, the control device 700 calculates the similarity between the image of the target goods acquired by the camera 410 and each standard image in the sample database, and determines whether the calculated similarity is greater than a set value, when the similarity is greater than the set value, the control device 700 determines that the standard image matched with the target goods exists in the sample database, and the control device 700 determines that the target goods are allowed to be sold; when the similarity between the image of the target goods collected by the camera 410 and each standard image in the sample database is not greater than the set value, the control device 700 determines that no standard image matched with the target goods exists in the sample database, and the control device 700 determines that the target goods are not allowed to be sold.
In another embodiment, the control device 700 determines at least one of the identifier, the brand and the price of the target goods according to the information of the target goods acquired by the detection device 400, and the control device 700 determines whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold according to the identifier, the brand or the price of the target goods. The storage device 500 prestores an information list of goods that the vending machine 010 allows to sell (hereinafter, referred to as an information list of sellable goods), and the determining whether the target goods are allowed to be sold includes at least one of the following modes:
the identification of the target goods is determined according to the information of the target goods, the control device 700 judges whether the pre-stored information list of the sellable goods includes the identification of the target goods, if the pre-stored information list of the sellable goods in the storage device 500 does not include the identification of the target goods, it is judged that the target goods are not allowed to be sold, and if the information list of the sellable goods includes the identification of the target goods, it is judged that the target goods are allowed to be sold.
Or,
the brand of the target goods is determined according to the information of the target goods, and the control device 700 determines whether the pre-stored information list of the vendable goods includes the brand of the target goods, determines that the target goods is not allowed to be vended if the pre-stored information list of the vendable goods in the storage device 500 does not include the brand of the target goods, and determines that the target goods is allowed to be vended if the information list of the vendable goods includes the brand of the target goods.
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the price and the identification of the target goods are determined according to the information of the target goods, the control device 700 retrieves an information list of the sellable goods prestored in the storage device 500 according to the identification of the target goods, determines a preset price range in which the target goods are allowed to be sold, and judges whether the acquired price of the target goods is within the preset price range, if the price of the target goods is not within the preset price range, it is judged that the target goods are not allowed to be sold, and if the price of the target goods is within the preset price range, it is judged that the target goods are allowed to be sold, so that the seller can be effectively prevented from pricing at will, and the loss of manufacturers and the disorder of normal market order are caused.
And step S104, outputting prompt information when the target goods are judged not to be allowed to be sold.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, when it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be vended, the control device 700 controls the prompting device 600 to output the prompting information. Optionally, the prompt message may include at least one of a prompt message of goods abnormality or a prompt message of replacing goods in the target cargo way.
In one embodiment, the prompting device 600 may include a communication interface, and outputting the prompting message includes: the control device 700 controls the communication interface to send the prompt information to a server (not shown) in communication connection with the vending machine 010, or sends the prompt information to a mobile terminal in communication connection with the vending machine 010, for example, the control device 700 controls the communication interface to send the prompt information to the mobile terminal of the manufacturer in a short message or a WeChat manner, where the prompt information includes an identifier of the vending machine 010 selling goods that are not allowed to be sold, and further, the prompt information also includes a location of the vending machine 010 and information of a vendor that rents the vending machine 010. Like this, after sending reminder information to server or mobile terminal, the producer can in time learn the sign, the position of selling the automatic vending machine 010 of the goods that are not allowed to be sold and rent this automatic vending machine 010's information of seller, has solved the difficult problem of supervision that exists when the automatic vending machine that the correlation technique provided sells the goods. Further, when the prompt message includes the prompt message of changing the goods in the target goods way, the prompt message still includes the sign of waiting to change the target goods way of goods, controlling means 700 still controls communication interface and sends prompt message to seller's mobile terminal, so that seller can in time learn the sign of waiting to change the automatic vending machine 010 of goods, the sign of waiting to change the target goods way of goods of position and this automatic vending machine 010, in time change the goods, resume automatic vending machine 010 normal work as early as possible, the efficiency of solution of the unusual goods problem of selling of automatic vending machine 010 has been improved.
In another embodiment, the prompting device 600 includes a display screen, and outputting the prompting message includes: the control device 700 controls the display screen to display the set characters or pictures to output the prompt information; alternatively, the presentation apparatus 600 includes a voice player, and outputting the presentation information includes: the control device 700 controls the voice player to emit a setting sound to output a prompt message; alternatively, the prompting device 600 includes an indicator light, and outputting the prompting information includes: the control device 700 controls the indicator lamp to emit light in a set manner to output prompt information.
The goods detection method of the vending machine provided by the embodiment enables the vending machine to output prompt information when the vending machine is used for selling goods which are not allowed to be sold, so that the vending machine can automatically monitor the sold goods, and the problem that the vending machine provided by the related technology is not easy to monitor when selling goods is solved.
Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of another cargo detection method of the vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, which may be a preferred implementation of the embodiment shown in fig. 4, and in combination with fig. 5, the method specifically includes:
in step S1011, a target lane is determined.
In step S1012, it is determined whether the target lane is set to the disabled state.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, the control device 700 determines whether the target lane is set to the disabled state, executes step S1042 when determining that the target lane is set to the disabled state, and executes step S101 when determining that the target lane is not set to the disabled state.
And S101, controlling the bucket to move to the position of the target cargo channel.
Taking the vending machine 010 of the embodiment of the present invention as an example, when the control device 700 determines that the target track is not set to the disabled state, the bucket driving mechanism 320 is controlled to drive the bucket 310 to move to the position of the target track.
And S102, controlling the detection device to acquire the information of the goods in the target goods channel.
And step S103, judging whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel.
When it is determined that the target item is not permitted to be sold, step S1041 and step S1042 are executed, and when it is determined that the target item is permitted to be sold, step S105 is executed.
And step S1041, setting the target goods channel to be in a forbidden state.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, when it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be sold, the control device 700 sets the target goods channel to the disabled state, for example, marks the state of the target goods channel to the disabled state, and stores the state of the target goods channel in the storage device 500 of the vending machine 010, so as to determine whether the target goods channel is set to the disabled state by reading the state of the target goods channel during subsequent vending, and accordingly determine whether the target goods are allowed to be sold without acquiring information of the target goods through the detection device 400, thereby improving the working efficiency of the vending machine 010.
Further, setting the target lane to the disabled state includes: target goods channel or target goods are displayed as forbidden states on a display screen of the vending machine 010, so that a user cannot select the target goods channel or the target goods to purchase non-selling goods through the display screen, the vending machine cannot sell the goods which are not allowed to be sold, and the vending machine can realize automatic supervision of the sold goods.
Step S1042, outputting the prompt message.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, when it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be vended, the control device 700 controls the prompt device 600 to output prompt information, where the prompt information may include prompt information about abnormal goods and goods in the replacement target goods channel.
And step S105, controlling the bucket to receive the goods output by the target goods channel and controlling the bucket to convey the goods to the goods taking port.
Taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present invention as an example, when it is determined that the target goods are allowed to be vended, the control device 700 controls the first conveying mechanism in the target goods channel to convey the goods to the outlet of the target goods channel, controls the second conveying mechanism of the bucket 310 to convey the goods to the inside of the bucket 310, and controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the goods taking port 103, so that the user takes the target goods from the goods taking port 103.
In summary, the goods detection method of the vending machine provided by the invention enables the vending machine to output the prompt information when the vending machine is used for selling goods which are not allowed to be sold, so that the vending machine can automatically monitor the sold goods, and the problem that the vending machine provided by the related art is not easy to monitor when selling goods is solved. Furthermore, the goods detection method of the vending machine provided by the invention can enable the vending machine to set the goods channel which sells the goods which are not allowed to be sold into the forbidden state, so that the vending machine can timely take counter measures to the abnormal situation of the goods, unnecessary economic loss of a manufacturer is reduced, and the problem that the vending machine provided by the related technology is not easy to monitor when selling the goods is further solved. Furthermore, the goods detection method of the vending machine provided by the invention can prompt a seller to replace goods in time when the vending machine judges that goods in the target goods channel are not allowed to be sold, so that the normal work of the vending machine is recovered as soon as possible, and the solution efficiency of the abnormal goods problem of the vending machine is improved. The vending machine provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for realizing the goods detection method, and therefore, the vending machine also has the same beneficial effects.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. The goods detection method of the automatic vending machine is characterized in that the goods hopper is provided with a detection device for detecting goods, and the goods detection method of the automatic vending machine comprises the following steps:
controlling the bucket to move to the position of a target cargo channel;
controlling the detection device to acquire information of the goods in the target goods channel;
judging whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold or not according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel;
and when the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold, outputting prompt information.
2. The goods detection method of a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising:
and when the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold, setting the target goods channel to be in a disabled state.
3. The goods detection method of the vending machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein before controlling the bucket to move to the position of the target lane, the goods detection method of the vending machine further comprises:
determining a target cargo channel;
judging whether the target goods channel is set to be in a forbidden state;
and when the target cargo channel is not set to the forbidden state, controlling the bucket to move to the position of the target cargo channel.
4. The cargo detection method for vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the prompt information includes at least one of prompt information of an abnormality in the cargo and prompt information of replacement of the cargo in the target lane.
5. The goods detection method of the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein outputting the prompt message includes at least one of:
the method comprises the steps of displaying prompt information on a display screen of the vending machine, playing the prompt information through a voice device, sending the prompt information to a server in communication connection with the vending machine and sending the prompt information to a mobile terminal in communication connection with the vending machine.
6. The goods detection method of a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising:
when the goods in the target goods channel are judged to be allowed to be sold, the goods hopper is controlled to receive the goods output by the target goods channel and to convey the goods to the goods taking port.
7. The method for detecting the goods in the vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information of the goods in the target channel comprises an image of the goods in the target channel, and whether the goods in the target channel are allowed to be sold is judged according to the information of the goods in the target channel, and the method comprises the following steps:
comparing the image of the goods in the target goods channel with a pre-stored standard image of each kind of goods capable of being sold, wherein the goods capable of being sold are the goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine;
when the image of the goods in the target goods channel is matched with any standard image of the sellable goods, the goods in the target goods channel are judged to be allowed to be sold, and when the image of the goods in the target goods channel is not matched with the standard image of each kind of sellable goods, the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold.
8. The method for detecting the goods in the vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein determining whether the goods in the target channel are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target channel comprises:
determining at least one of an identification, a brand and a price of the goods in the target lane according to the information of the goods in the target lane;
and judging whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold according to the identification, the brand or the price of the goods in the target goods channel.
9. The method for detecting the goods in the vending machine according to claim 8, wherein determining whether the goods in the target channel are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target channel comprises at least one of the following manners:
determining the identification of the goods in the target channel according to the information of the goods in the target channel, judging whether a pre-stored information list of the goods capable of being sold comprises the identification of the goods in the target channel, and judging that the goods in the target channel are not allowed to be sold when the information list of the goods capable of being sold does not comprise the identification of the goods in the target channel; when the information list of the sellable goods comprises the identification of the goods in the target channel, judging that the goods in the target channel are allowed to be sold;
or,
determining the brand of the goods in the target channel according to the information of the goods in the target channel, judging whether the pre-stored information list of the goods capable of being sold comprises the brand of the goods in the target channel, and judging that the goods in the target channel are not allowed to be sold when the information list of the goods capable of being sold does not comprise the brand of the goods in the target channel; when the information list of the sellable goods comprises the brand of the goods in the target channel, judging that the goods in the target channel are allowed to be sold;
or,
determining the identification and price of the goods in the target goods way according to the information of the goods in the target goods way, retrieving an information list of the goods which can be sold according to the identification of the goods in the target goods way, determining a preset price range of the goods in the target goods way, judging whether the price of the goods in the target goods way is in the preset price range, and judging that the goods in the target goods way are not allowed to be sold when the price of the goods in the target goods way is not in the preset price range; when the price of the goods in the target goods channel is within the preset price range, judging that the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold;
wherein the vendable goods are goods that the vending machine allows to vend.
10. An automatic vending machine, its include controlling means, rack and set up in inside goods way and the goods fill of rack, the rack is provided with gets the goods mouth, the goods way is used for holding the goods, controlling means is set up to control the goods fill in the goods way with get between the goods mouth and transport the goods, its characterized in that, the goods fill is provided with the detection device who is used for detecting the goods, detection device with the controlling means electricity is connected, controlling means is used for:
the detection device is controlled to acquire information of goods in the target goods channel, whether the goods in the target goods channel are allowed to be sold is judged according to the information of the goods in the target goods channel, and when the goods in the target goods channel are judged not to be allowed to be sold, prompt information is output.
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