CN111445622A

CN111445622A - Vending machine, control method thereof, electronic device and readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN111445622A
Application number: CN202010213454.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈荣
Original assignee: Anqing Galafi Internet Of Things Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Anqing Galafi Internet Of Things Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-24
Filing date: 2020-03-24
Publication date: 2020-07-24

Abstract

The invention provides a vending machine, comprising: the raspberry sending host is in communication connection with a cloud server and used for reporting a received execution state signal and a user input signal to the cloud server and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal, the user input signal or data information sent by the cloud server; the execution module is electrically connected with the raspberry sending host, executes the action corresponding to the instruction sent by the raspberry sending host, and sends the execution state signal of the action to the raspberry sending host; and the input module is electrically connected with the raspberry host and used for receiving the input signal of the user and sending the input signal to the raspberry host. Through using raspberry group host computer as the main control unit of vending machine, realized that vending machine carries out complicated action and functions such as connection internet, improved vending machine's intelligent degree.

Description

Vending machine, control method thereof, electronic device and readable storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of vending, in particular to a vending machine, a control method of the vending machine, electronic equipment and a readable storage medium.

Background

Along with the shortage of human resources and the improvement of human cost, the selling of some commodities is gradually changed from manual selling to automatic selling. The traditional vending machine generally uses a single chip microcomputer as a main control unit, the supportable hardware is limited in peripheral, the software function is simpler, and the vending machine generally only supports selling of standard packaged commodities such as bottled beverages, boxed or bagged food and the like. With the increasing market demand, the sales of ready-made beverages such as freshly ground coffee and freshly made milk tea also need to be sold by vending machines. The vending machine needs to realize more and more functions, hardware that it contains is just more and more, and the function is also more and more complicated, not only will have basic function of selling, still need connect the internet, and traditional vending machine who uses the singlechip as the master control unit has been unable to satisfy these functional requirements far away.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present invention provide a vending machine, a control method thereof, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium, so as to solve the problems that the vending machine in the prior art cannot realize the vending of the beverage in the field and is connected to the internet.

One aspect of the present invention provides a vending machine comprising: the raspberry sending host is in communication connection with a cloud server and used for reporting a received execution state signal and a user input signal to the cloud server and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal, the user input signal or data information sent by the cloud server; the execution module is electrically connected with the raspberry sending host, executes the action corresponding to the instruction sent by the raspberry sending host, and sends the execution state signal of the action to the raspberry sending host; and the input module is electrically connected with the raspberry host and used for receiving the input signal of the user and sending the input signal to the raspberry host.

In one embodiment, the raspberry host communicates with the cloud server via a 4G or 5G router.

In one embodiment, the raspberry host is further configured to periodically detect whether the cloud server has an upgrade program.

In one embodiment, the instructions comprise action instructions, and the execution module comprises an action execution unit; wherein, the vending machine further comprises: and the circuit control module is respectively and electrically connected with the action execution unit and the raspberry host, and is used for feeding back the execution state signal to the raspberry host, converting the action instruction into a control signal and sending the control signal to the action execution unit.

In one embodiment, the raspberry host is further configured to collect status data of the circuit control module, report the status data to the cloud server after processing, and display the status data through the execution module.

In one embodiment, the vending machine further comprises a CAN bus extension module, through which the circuit control module communicates with the raspberry pi host.

In one embodiment, the action performing unit comprises a direct shipment unit and/or a post-production shipment unit; the direct shipment unit is used for executing the action of direct shipment; and the after-production delivery unit is used for executing actions of producing the beverage and then delivering the beverage.

In one embodiment, the instructions include display instructions and sound instructions, wherein the execution module further comprises: a display execution unit and/or a sound execution unit; the display execution unit is electrically connected with the raspberry host and is used for executing the display instruction sent by the raspberry host; the sound execution unit is electrically connected with the raspberry host and is used for executing the sound instruction sent by the raspberry host.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a vending machine control method, which is applied to the raspberry pi main unit in the vending machine in the foregoing embodiment, and includes: reporting the received execution state signal and the input signal of the user to a cloud server; and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user or the data information sent by the cloud server.

In one embodiment, the data information comprises commodity information and/or advertisement information, and the instruction comprises a commodity displaying instruction and/or an advertisement displaying instruction; the generating of the instruction according to the data information sent by the cloud server comprises: generating a commodity display instruction according to the commodity information sent by the cloud server; or generating an advertisement display instruction according to the advertisement information sent by the cloud server.

In one embodiment, the input signal of the user comprises a purchase goods signal, the execution status signal comprises a shipment completion signal, the data information comprises payment information and shipment information, and the instructions comprise a show payment information instruction, a shipment instruction, a show in-stock instruction and a show pick-up instruction, wherein the reporting the received execution status signal and the input signal of the user to the cloud server comprises: reporting the received commodity purchasing signal to the cloud server; the received shipment completion signal is reported to the cloud server; wherein the generating of the instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user, or the data information sent by the cloud server includes: generating the payment information display instruction according to the payment information sent by the cloud server; generating the shipment instruction and the display shipment instruction according to shipment information sent by the cloud server; and generating the display goods taking instruction according to the goods delivery completion signal.

In one embodiment, the control method further comprises: starting an application program of the raspberry host; and the 4G or 5G router is in communication connection with the cloud server through the application program to perform communication handshake.

In one embodiment, the control method further comprises: regularly detecting whether an upgrading program is configured on the cloud server; when the upgrading program is configured on the cloud server, downloading and storing the upgrading program of the cloud server; and when an upgrading signal is received, starting the upgrading program to finish upgrading.

In one embodiment, the instructions include action instructions, the execution module includes an action execution unit, and the vending machine further includes a circuit control module, wherein processing the received execution state signal and reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server includes: processing the execution state signal of the action execution unit received through communication with the circuit control module and then reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server; the generating an instruction according to the execution state signal includes: and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal of the action execution unit obtained by communicating with the circuit control module.

In one embodiment, the instructions further include instructions to indicate a failure of a device, the execution status signal includes status information, and the control method of the vending machine further includes: collecting the state information of the circuit control module at regular time; determining whether the status information is failure information; when the state information is fault information, sending the fault information to the cloud server, and sending a fault instruction of the display equipment to the execution module; when the state information is not the failure information, determining whether the state information is alarm information; and when the state information is alarm information, sending the alarm information to the cloud server.

In one embodiment, the processing the received execution status signal and reporting the processed execution status signal to the cloud server includes: processing the execution state signal received by the CAN bus expansion module and the circuit control module through communication and reporting to the cloud server; the generating an instruction according to the execution state signal includes: and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal obtained by communicating the CAN bus extension module with the circuit control module.

In one embodiment, the action execution unit includes a direct shipment unit and/or a post-production shipment unit, and the processing and reporting the execution state signal of the action execution unit received through communication with the circuit control module to the cloud server includes: processing the execution state signal of the direct delivery unit received by communicating with the circuit control module and then reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server, and/or processing the execution state signal of the manufactured delivery unit received by communicating with the circuit control module and then reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server; the generating of the command according to the execution state signal of the action execution unit obtained by communicating with the circuit control module includes: generating an instruction according to an execution state signal of the direct shipment unit obtained through communication with the circuit control module; and/or generating an instruction according to the execution state signal of the manufactured delivery unit obtained through communication with the circuit control module.

In one embodiment, the instructions include display instructions and sound instructions, wherein the execution module further comprises: the display execution unit and/or the sound execution unit, the generating instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user or the data information sent by the cloud server, includes: and generating a display instruction and/or a sound instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user or the data information sent by the cloud server.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an electronic device, including: a processor; and a memory having stored therein computer program instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a vending machine control method as in any of the embodiments described above.

Another aspect of the invention provides a computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a vending machine control method as in any one of the above embodiments.

The invention provides a vending machine, a control method thereof, electronic equipment and a readable storage medium, wherein a raspberry host is used as a main control unit of the vending machine, so that the size of the vending machine is effectively controlled, the functions of the vending machine such as executing complex actions and connecting the internet are realized, and the intelligent degree of the vending machine is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10A is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10B is a flowchart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

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 only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the vending machine 10 includes: the raspberry sending host 100 is in communication connection with the cloud server 20, and is configured to report the received execution state signal and the input signal of the user to the cloud server 20 after processing the received execution state signal and the input signal of the user, and generate an instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user, or data information sent by the cloud server 20; the execution module 200 is electrically connected with the raspberry pi host 100, executes the action corresponding to the instruction sent by the raspberry pi host 100, and sends an execution state signal of the action to the raspberry pi host 100; the input module 300 is electrically connected to the raspberry pi host 100, and is configured to receive an input signal from a user and send the input signal to the raspberry pi host 100. Through using raspberry group host computer 100 as the main control unit of vending machine 10, both effectively controlled vending machine 10's volume, realized again that vending machine 10 carries out complicated action and connects functions such as internet, improved vending machine 10's intelligent degree.

The raspberry pi main unit 100 may be a microcomputer with a length not greater than 100mm, a width and a height not greater than 70mm, and has a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface, and can connect High Definition video and audio devices, a keyboard and a mouse; the Wireless network system is provided with an Ethernet interface, can be connected with a network cable, and can also be connected with a fourth Generation mobile communication technology (4th-Generation,4G) or a fifth Generation mobile communication technology (5th-Generation,5G) router through a network cable or a Wireless network (Wi-Fi); the Controller has a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), and CAN be connected to a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus extension module.

The cloud server 20 may be one server, multiple servers, or a virtual cloud platform, as long as it can be in communication connection with the raspberry pi host 100, receive and process signals sent by the raspberry pi host 100, and can feed back the processing result to the raspberry pi host 100, and the present invention is not particularly limited to the existence form of the cloud server 20.

The input module 300 may be a touch screen, a touch pad, a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, as long as the input module can be electrically connected to the raspberry pi host 100, receive an input signal of a user, and send the input signal to the raspberry pi host 100, and the type of the input module 300 is not specifically limited in the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2:

in one embodiment, the raspberry pi host 100 in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 communicates with the cloud server 20 via a 4G or 5G router 120.

Specifically, the raspberry host 100 has an ethernet interface, and can be connected to the 4G or 5G router 120 through a network cable or Wi-Fi, and the 4G or 5G router 120 can be in 4G or 5G network communication connection with the cloud server 20. 4G networks have transmission rates above 100Mbps and response times of 30-70 ms. The 5G network has a transmission rate of 5Gbps or more and a response time of less than 1 ms. Through enabling the raspberry host 100 to communicate with the cloud server 20 through the 4G or 5G router 120, fast transmission of big data such as high-definition videos can be achieved.

In an embodiment, the raspberry pi host 100 in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 is further configured to detect whether the cloud server 20 has an upgrade program at regular time, so that remote upgrade of the vending machine 10 is realized, manual field upgrade of the vending machine 10 is avoided, and labor cost is saved.

In one embodiment, the instructions in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 may be action instructions, and the execution module 200 includes an action execution unit 2010; wherein vending machine 10 further comprises: the circuit control module 150 is electrically connected to the action performing unit 2010 and the raspberry host 100, and configured to feed back the execution status signal to the raspberry host 100, and convert the action command into a control signal to be sent to the action performing unit 2010. The operation of the raspberry pi host 100 to directly control the action execution unit 2010 requires complex control software to be written, and the control software is run in the raspberry pi host 100 to complete the calculation and control of instructions or signals, which occupies the memory of the raspberry pi host 100 and reduces the running speed of the raspberry pi host 100. By controlling the action execution unit 2010 through the circuit control module 150, the memory occupation of the raspberry pi main unit 100 is eliminated, and the running speed of the raspberry pi main unit 100 is increased.

Specifically, the circuit control module 150 may be a Programmable logic controller (Programmable L g controller, P L C) or a control board based on a Micro-controller Unit (MCU), as long as the control board can be electrically connected to the action execution Unit 2010 and the raspberry host 100, respectively, and the control board feeds back the execution state signal to the raspberry host 100, converts the action command into a control signal, and sends the control signal to the action execution Unit 2010 to control the input/output signal, and the invention does not specifically limit the type of the circuit control module 150.

In an embodiment, the raspberry pi main unit 100 is further configured to collect status data of the circuit control module 150, report the status data to the cloud server 20 after processing, and display the status data through the execution module 200, so that remote fault detection of the vending machine 10 is realized, the situation that the vending machine 10 fails and maintenance personnel cannot know the failure is avoided, the vending condition is influenced for a long time, and timely notification of the failure of the vending machine 10 is realized.

In one embodiment, the vending machine further includes a CAN bus extension module 130, and the circuit control module 150 communicates with the raspberry pi main 100 through the CAN bus extension module 130. The CAN bus belongs to a field bus, and is a serial communication network which effectively supports distributed control or real-time control. The CAN bus has short development period and strong communication real-time performance, and the CAN bus extension module 130 is used for connecting the circuit control module 150 and the raspberry host computer 100, so that real-time communication is realized, and equipment faults caused by communication delay are avoided.

In one embodiment, the action performing unit 200 further includes a direct shipment unit 2011 and/or a post-production shipment unit 2012, and the direct shipment unit 2011 is configured to perform actions of direct shipment; the post-production shipment unit 2012 performs operations of producing and then sending out the beverage.

Specifically, the direct shipment unit 2011 may be used for direct shipment of standard packaged goods such as bottled beverages, boxed foods, or pouched foods. The post-production shipment unit 2012 can be used for producing an on-site beverage such as coffee, milk tea, fruit juice, etc., and can be shipped after production is completed. The user's desire to purchase standard packaged goods and ready-made beverages is met, adding to the functionality of the vending machine 10.

In one embodiment, the instructions in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 include a display instruction and a sound instruction, wherein the execution module 200 further includes a display execution unit 2020 and/or a sound execution unit 2030; the display execution unit 2020 is electrically connected to the raspberry host 100, and is configured to execute a display instruction sent by the raspberry host 100; the sound execution unit 2030 is electrically connected to the raspberry host 100, and is configured to execute a sound command sent by the raspberry host 100. By including the display execution unit 2020 and/or the sound execution unit 2030 in the execution module 200, the way the vending machine 10 displays goods to the user is increased, and the user experience is improved.

Specifically, the display execution unit 2020 can be electrically connected to the raspberry host 100 through the HDMI and USB interface of the raspberry host 100. The sound execution unit 2030 may be electrically connected to the raspberry pi host 100 through an audio interface of the raspberry pi host 100. The display execution unit 2020 may be a display screen or a display touch screen, the size of the display screen or the display touch screen may be 40 inches, 43 inches, 50 inches, or 55 inches, and the type and the size of the display execution unit 2020 may be selected according to different requirements as long as the display requirements are met, and the type and the size of the display execution unit 2020 are not specifically limited in this application. The sound executing unit 2030 may be an electroacoustic transducer such as a speaker, and the type of the sound executing unit 2030 may be selected according to different application scenarios as long as the function of converting an electric signal into an acoustic signal is satisfied, and the type of the sound executing unit 2030 is not particularly limited in this application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the control method of the vending machine 10, applied to the raspberry pi main body 100 in the vending machine, includes the following steps:

310: and processing the received execution state signal and the input signal of the user and reporting the processed execution state signal and the input signal to the cloud server 20.

Specifically, the execution status signal is sent to the raspberry pi host 100 by the execution module 200, and the input signal of the user is sent to the raspberry pi host 100 by the input module 300.

320: the command is generated according to the execution status signal, the input signal of the user, or the data information sent by the cloud server 20.

Through

steps

310 and 320, the vending machine 10 performs complex actions and connects to the internet, and the like, and the intelligence of the vending machine 10 is improved.

In an embodiment, the data information in step 320 may be commodity information, the command may be a commodity display command, and step 320 may be a commodity display command generated according to the commodity information sent by the cloud server 20. A function of making the user know the information of the goods in the vending machine 10 is realized.

Specifically, the commodity information may include a commodity name, a brand, a price, a weight, a production date, a shelf life, and the like, and the type of the commodity information may be changed according to different needs, as long as the commodity information is related, and the type of the commodity information is not specifically limited by the present invention. The commodity display instruction may be an instruction for displaying a commodity through a picture or a video displayed on the display screen or the touch display screen, or an instruction for displaying a commodity through sound played by the speaker, as long as the instruction for displaying a commodity is provided, and the display mode of the commodity display instruction is not particularly limited.

In an embodiment, the data information in step 320 may be advertisement information, the command may be an advertisement display command, and step 320 may be generating an advertisement display command according to the advertisement information sent by the cloud server 20. The function of pushing advertising information in the vending machine 10 to the user is realized.

Specifically, the advertisement information may be advertisement information of a commodity in the vending machine 10, or may be other advertisement information, and the type of the advertisement information may be changed according to different needs, as long as the advertisement information is advertisement information, and the type of the advertisement information is not particularly limited by the present invention. The advertisement display instruction may be an instruction for displaying an advertisement through a picture or a video displayed on the display screen or the touch display screen, or an instruction for displaying an advertisement by playing a sound through a speaker, as long as the instruction for displaying an advertisement is provided, and the display mode of the advertisement display instruction is not particularly limited.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, the embodiment of fig. 3 further includes:

410: the application of the raspberry pi host 100 is started.

Specifically, the raspberry pi host 100 is powered on and the application in the raspberry pi host 100 is started in preparation for operation of the vending machine 10.

420: the 4G or 5G router 120 performs a communication handshake with the cloud server 20 via the application communication connection.

Specifically, the 4G or 5G router 120 may perform communication handshake with the cloud server 20 through a 4G or 5G network, so as to prepare for fast transmission of large data such as high-definition video.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the input signal of the user in the embodiment of fig. 3 may be a purchase goods signal, the execution status signal may be a shipment completion signal, the data information may be payment information and shipment information, and the command may be a display payment information command, a shipment command, a display in-shipment command and a display pickup command.

Steps

310 and 320 may be:

510: and reporting the received commodity purchasing signal to the cloud server 20.

Specifically, the purchase signal may be sent to the raspberry pi host 100 by the user through the input module 300.

520: and generating a payment information display instruction according to the payment information sent by the cloud server 20.

Specifically, the payment information may be one or more combinations of a two-dimensional code for payment of a payment instrument, a two-dimensional code for wechat payment, information for face-brushing payment, and the like, as long as the payment information is obtained, and the type of the payment information is not specifically limited in the present invention. The payment information display instruction can be one or more of a payment treasure payment two-dimensional code display instruction, a WeChat payment two-dimensional code display instruction, a face-brushing payment display instruction and the like, as long as the payment instruction is displayed, and the display type of the payment instruction is not specifically limited.

530: and generating a shipment instruction and a show in-stock instruction according to the shipment information sent by the cloud server 20.

Specifically, the in-shipment display instruction may be an instruction in displaying shipment through pictures, characters, videos and the like displayed on the display screen or the touch display screen, or may be an instruction in displaying shipment through sound played by a speaker, as long as the instruction in displaying shipment is provided, and the display mode of displaying shipment instructions is not particularly limited by the present invention.

540: and processing the received shipment completion signal, reporting the processed shipment completion signal to the cloud server 20, and generating a display pickup instruction according to the shipment completion signal.

In particular, the shipment completion signal may be a signal from the execution module to complete shipment. The display and pickup instruction may be an instruction for displaying and picking up goods through pictures, characters, videos and the like displayed on the display screen or the touch display screen, or an instruction for displaying and picking up goods through sound played by the loudspeaker, as long as the instruction for displaying and picking up goods is provided, and the display mode for displaying and picking up goods is not particularly limited.

Through the

steps

510, 520, 530 and 540, online payment and automatic delivery of the commodities are realized, the commodities are prevented from being purchased by using coins or paper money, and the shopping experience of the user is improved.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the control method in the embodiment shown in fig. 3 further includes:

610: and regularly detecting whether the cloud server 20 is configured with an upgrading program.

Specifically, the upgrade program may be a system upgrade program of the raspberry pi main unit 100, or an upgrade program of an application program in the raspberry pi main unit 100, as long as the upgrade program is used, and the type of the upgrade program is not specifically limited in the present invention.

6201: if not, no instruction is generated.

6301: if yes, the upgrade program of the cloud server 20 is downloaded and saved.

Specifically, the raspberry host 100 downloads and stores the upgrade program in the memory of the raspberry host 100, and waits for the upgrade signal to be provided.

6302: an upgrade signal is received.

Specifically, when the raspberry host 100 reboots, an upgrade signal is sent.

6303: and starting an upgrading program to finish upgrading.

Specifically, after the raspberry pi host 100 receives the upgrade signal, the upgrade program is started, and the upgrade is completed in the process of restarting the raspberry pi host 100.

Remote upgrade of vending machine 10 is accomplished through steps 610 through 6303.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 7, the instructions in the embodiment illustrated in fig. 3 include action instructions, the execution module 200 includes an action execution unit 2010, the vending machine 10 further includes a circuit control module 150, and steps 310 and 320 may be:

710: the execution state signal of the action execution unit 2010 received through communication with the circuit control module 150 is processed and reported to the cloud server 20.

720: the command is generated based on the execution state signal of the action execution unit 2010 obtained by communication with the circuit control module 150.

By controlling the action execution unit 2010 through the circuit control module 150, the memory occupation of the raspberry pi main unit 100 is eliminated, and the running speed of the raspberry pi main unit 100 is increased.

Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 8, the instructions in the embodiment shown in fig. 7 further include an instruction to show a device failure, the execution status signal includes status information, and the control method in the embodiment shown in fig. 7 further includes:

810: collecting status information of the circuit control module 150 at regular time;

specifically, the state information includes information such as whether the execution module 200 starts to execute the action corresponding to the instruction, the execution progress of the action corresponding to the instruction, and whether the action corresponding to the instruction is executed in place.

820: judging whether the state information is fault information;

specifically, the failure information is status information that affects vending of the vending machine 10, for example, the execution module 200 is stuck.

8301: if yes, sending fault information to the cloud server 20, and sending an instruction for displaying equipment faults to the execution module 200;

8401: if not, judging whether the state information is alarm information or not;

specifically, the alarm information is status information that does not affect the vending of the vending machine 10, such as a low volume or no goods.

84021: if yes, an alarm message is sent to the cloud server 20.

84031: if not, no instruction is sent;

through steps 810 through 84031, remote failure detection of vending machine 10 is achieved.

Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 9, in the embodiment of fig. 7 in which vending machine 10 further includes CAN bus extension module 130,

steps

710 and 720 may be:

910: and processing the execution state signal received by the communication between the CAN bus extension module 130 and the circuit control module 150, and reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server 20.

920: the command is generated based on the execution state signal obtained by the communication between the CAN bus extension module 130 and the circuit control module 150.

Through the

steps

910 and 920, real-time communication between the raspberry pi host 100 and the circuit control module 150 is realized, and equipment failure caused by communication delay is avoided.

Fig. 10A is a schematic flow chart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10B is a flowchart illustrating a vending machine control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 10A, the action performing unit 2010 in the embodiment shown in fig. 7 includes a direct shipment unit 2011, and steps 710 and 720 may be:

10A 1: the execution state signal of the direct shipment unit 2011 received by communicating with the circuit control module 150 is processed and reported to the cloud server 20.

10A 2: the instruction is generated based on the execution status signal of the direct shipment unit 2011 obtained by communicating with the circuit control module 150.

Specifically, the direct shipment unit 2011 may be a shipment unit composed of a motor and a screw, and configured to deliver standard packaged goods such as bottled beverages, boxed foods, or bagged foods to the shipment port.

As shown in fig. 10B, the action performing unit 2010 of the embodiment shown in fig. 7 includes a post-production shipping unit 2012, and steps 710 and 720 may further include:

10B 1: the execution state signal of the post-production shipping unit 2012 received by communicating with the circuit control module 150 is processed and reported to the cloud server 20.

10B 2: the command is generated based on the execution state signal of the post-production shipment unit 2012 obtained by communication with the circuit control module 150.

Specifically, the post-production shipment unit 2012 may be a shipment unit including a motor, a stirrer, and a manipulator, and is used for producing a ready-made beverage such as coffee, milk tea, or fruit juice, and for shipment after production is completed.

It should be understood that the control methods in the embodiments described in fig. 10A and 10B may be used alone or in combination. Satisfying the user's desire to purchase standard packaged goods and/or ready-made beverages, and increasing the functionality of the vending machine 10.

In an embodiment, the instruction in the embodiment illustrated in fig. 3 may also be a display instruction and/or a sound instruction, where the execution module 200 further includes: the display execution unit 2020 and/or the sound execution unit 2030, step 320 may further be:

and generating a display instruction and/or a sound instruction according to the execution state signal and the input signal of the user or the data information sent by the cloud server. By generating the display instructions and/or the sound instructions, ways for the vending machine 10 to display the merchandise to the user are increased, and the user experience is improved.

In particular, the display instructions may be executed by the display execution unit 2020, for example by a display screen or a touch display screen, and the sound instructions may be executed by the sound execution unit 2030, for example by a speaker.

It should be noted that the raspberry pi host 100 of the embodiment of the present application can be integrated into the electronic device 1100 as a software module and/or a hardware module, in other words, the electronic device 1100 can include the raspberry pi host 100. For example, the smart raspberry host 100 can be a software module in the operating system of the electronic device 1100, or can be an application developed for it; of course, the raspberry host 100 can also be one of many hardware modules of the electronic device 1100.

In another embodiment of the present application, the raspberry pi host 100 and the electronic device 1100 can also be separate devices (e.g., servers), and the raspberry pi host 100 can be connected to the electronic device 1100 through a wired and/or wireless network and transmit the interaction information according to the agreed data format.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 1100 includes: one or more processors 1110; and a memory 1120 having stored in the memory 1120 computer program instructions which, when executed by the processor 1110, cause the processor 1110 to perform a vending machine control method according to any of the embodiments described above.

Processor 1100 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or other form of processing unit having data processing capabilities and/or instruction execution capabilities, and may control other components in an electronic device to perform desired functions.

The memory 1120 may include one or more computer program products, which may include various forms of computer-readable storage media, such as volatile memory and/or non-volatile memory. Volatile memory can include, for example, Random Access Memory (RAM), cache memory (or the like). The non-volatile memory may include, for example, Read Only Memory (ROM), a hard disk, flash memory, and the like. One or more computer program instructions may be stored on a computer-readable storage medium and executed by processor 1110 to implement the steps of the intelligent interaction method of the various embodiments of the present application described above and/or other desired functions. Information such as light intensity, compensation light intensity, position of the filter, etc. may also be stored in the computer readable storage medium.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 1100 may further include: an input device and an output device, which are interconnected by a bus system and/or other form of connection mechanism (not shown in fig. 11).

For example, when the electronic device is a stand-alone device, the input means may be a communication network connector for receiving the acquired input signal from an external removable device. The input device may also include, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and so forth.

The output device may output various information to the outside, and may include, for example, a display, a speaker, a printer, and a communication network and a remote output apparatus connected thereto, and so on.

Of course, for simplicity, only some of the components of the electronic device 1100 relevant to the present application are shown in fig. 11, and components such as buses, input devices/output interfaces, and the like are omitted. In addition, electronic device 1100 may include any other suitable components depending on the particular application.

In addition to the above-described methods and apparatus, embodiments of the present application may also be a computer program product comprising computer program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps in the vending machine control method according to any of the above-described embodiments.

The computer program product may include program code for carrying out operations for embodiments of the present application in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computing device, partly on the user's device, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computing device and partly on a remote computing device, or entirely on the remote computing device or server.

Further, embodiments of the present application may also be a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps in the vending machine control methods of the various embodiments of the present application.

A computer-readable storage medium may employ any combination of one or more readable media. The readable medium may be a readable signal medium or a readable storage medium. A readable storage medium may include, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or a combination of any of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the readable storage medium include: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable disk, a hard disk, a random access memory ((RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The foregoing describes the general principles of the present application in conjunction with specific embodiments, however, it is noted that the advantages, effects, etc. mentioned in the present application are merely examples and are not limiting, and they should not be considered essential to the various embodiments of the present application. Furthermore, the foregoing disclosure of specific details is for the purpose of illustration and description and is not intended to be limiting, since the foregoing disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise details disclosed.

The block diagrams of devices, apparatuses, systems referred to in this application are only given as illustrative examples and are not intended to require or imply that the connections, arrangements, configurations, etc. must be made in the manner shown in the block diagrams. These devices, apparatuses, devices, systems may be connected, arranged, configured in any manner, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. Words such as "including," "comprising," "having," and the like are open-ended words that mean "including, but not limited to," and are used interchangeably therewith. The words "or" and "as used herein mean, and are used interchangeably with, the word" and/or, "unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The word "such as" is used herein to mean, and is used interchangeably with, the phrase "such as but not limited to".

It should also be noted that in the devices, apparatuses, and methods of the present application, the components or steps may be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be considered as equivalents of the present application.

The previous description of the disclosed aspects is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

The foregoing description has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. Furthermore, the description is not intended to limit embodiments of the application to the form disclosed herein. While a number of example aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those of skill in the art will recognize certain variations, modifications, alterations, additions and sub-combinations thereof.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and the like that are within the spirit and principle of the present invention are included in the present invention.

Claims

1. A vending machine, comprising:

the raspberry sending host is in communication connection with the cloud server, and is used for processing the received execution state signal and the input signal of the user, reporting the processed execution state signal and the input signal of the user to the cloud server, and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user or data information sent by the cloud server;

the execution module is electrically connected with the raspberry sending host, executes the action corresponding to the instruction sent by the raspberry sending host, and sends the execution state signal of the action to the raspberry sending host;

and the input module is electrically connected with the raspberry host and used for receiving the input signal of the user and sending the input signal to the raspberry host.

2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the raspberry host communicates with the cloud server via a 4G or 5G router.

3. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the raspberry host is further configured to periodically detect whether the cloud server has an upgrade.

4. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the instructions comprise action instructions, the execution module comprising an action execution unit;

wherein, the vending machine further comprises:

and the circuit control module is respectively and electrically connected with the action execution unit and the raspberry host, and is used for feeding back the execution state signal to the raspberry host, converting the action instruction into a control signal and sending the control signal to the action execution unit.

5. The vending machine of claim 4, wherein the raspberry host is further configured to collect status data of the circuit control module, process the status data, report the status data to the cloud server, and display the status data via the execution module.

6. The vending machine of claim 4, further comprising: and the circuit control module is communicated with the raspberry host through the CAN bus extension module.

7. The vending machine of claim 4, wherein the action-performing unit comprises a direct-delivery unit and/or a post-manufacture delivery unit;

the direct shipment unit is used for executing the action of direct shipment;

and the after-production delivery unit is used for executing actions of producing the beverage and then delivering the beverage.

8. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the instructions comprise display instructions and sound instructions, wherein the execution module further comprises: a display execution unit and/or a sound execution unit;

the display execution unit is electrically connected with the raspberry host and is used for executing the display instruction sent by the raspberry host;

the sound execution unit is electrically connected with the raspberry host and is used for executing the sound instruction sent by the raspberry host.

9. A vending machine control method applied to the raspberry host machine in the vending machine of claim 1, characterized by comprising the following steps:

processing the received execution state signal and the input signal of the user and reporting the processed execution state signal and the input signal to a cloud server; and

and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user or the data information sent by the cloud server.

10. The vending machine control method of claim 9, wherein the data information comprises merchandise information and/or advertising information, and the instructions comprise display merchandise instructions and/or display advertising instructions;

the generating of the instruction according to the data information sent by the cloud server comprises:

generating a commodity display instruction according to the commodity information sent by the cloud server; or

And generating an advertisement display instruction according to the advertisement information sent by the cloud server.

11. The vending machine control method of claim 9, wherein the input signal of the user comprises a purchase goods signal, the execution status signal comprises a shipment completion signal, the data information comprises payment information and shipment information, and the instructions comprise a show payment information instruction, a shipment instruction, a show in-stock instruction, and a show pick-up instruction;

wherein, the processing the received execution state signal and the input signal of the user and then reporting the processed execution state signal and the input signal to the cloud server includes:

reporting the received commodity purchasing signal to the cloud server; and

processing the received shipment completion signal and reporting the processed shipment completion signal to the cloud server;

wherein, the generating an instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user, or the data information sent by the cloud server includes:

generating the payment information display instruction according to the payment information sent by the cloud server;

generating the shipment instruction and the display shipment instruction according to the shipment information sent by the cloud server; and

and generating the display goods taking instruction according to the goods delivery completion signal.

12. The vending machine control method of claim 9, further comprising:

starting an application program of the raspberry host; and

and the 4G or 5G router is in communication connection with the cloud server through the application program to perform communication handshake.

13. The vending machine control method of claim 9, further comprising:

regularly detecting whether an upgrading program is configured on the cloud server;

when the upgrading program is configured on the cloud server, downloading and storing the upgrading program of the cloud server; and

and when an upgrading signal is received, starting the upgrading program to finish upgrading.

14. The vending machine control method of claim 9, wherein the instructions comprise action instructions, the execution module comprises an action execution unit, the vending machine further comprises a circuit control module;

wherein, reporting the received execution state signal to the cloud server after processing comprises: processing the execution state signal of the action execution unit received through communication with the circuit control module and then reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server;

generating an instruction according to the execution status signal includes:

and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal of the action execution unit obtained by communicating with the circuit control module.

15. The vending machine control method of claim 14, the instructions further comprising instructions to display a device failure, the execution status signal comprising status information, wherein the control method further comprises:

collecting the state information of the circuit control module at regular time;

determining whether the status information is failure information;

when the state information is fault information, sending the fault information to the cloud server, and sending a fault instruction of the display equipment to the execution module;

when the state information is not the failure information, determining whether the state information is alarm information; and

and when the state information is alarm information, sending the alarm information to the cloud server.

16. The vending machine control method of claim 14, wherein the vending machine further comprises a CAN bus extension module;

wherein, reporting the received execution state signal to the cloud server after processing comprises:

processing the execution state signal received by the CAN bus expansion module and the circuit control module through communication and reporting to the cloud server;

wherein the generating an instruction according to the execution state signal comprises:

and generating an instruction according to the execution state signal obtained by communicating the CAN bus extension module with the circuit control module.

17. The vending machine control method of claim 14, wherein the action-performing unit comprises a direct-delivery unit and/or a post-production delivery unit,

the reporting to the cloud server after processing the execution state signal of the action execution unit received through communication with the circuit control module includes: processing the execution state signal of the direct shipment unit received through communication with the circuit control module and then reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server; and/or processing the execution state signal of the manufactured delivery unit received by communicating with the circuit control module and then reporting the processed execution state signal to the cloud server;

the generating of the command according to the execution state signal of the action execution unit obtained by communicating with the circuit control module includes: generating an instruction according to an execution state signal of the direct shipment unit obtained through communication with the circuit control module; and/or generating an instruction according to the execution state signal of the manufactured delivery unit obtained through communication with the circuit control module.

18. The vending machine control method of claim 9, the instructions comprising display instructions and sound instructions, wherein the execution module further comprises: a display execution unit and/or a sound execution unit, wherein the generating an instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user, or the data information sent by the cloud server includes:

and generating a display instruction and/or a sound instruction according to the execution state signal, the input signal of the user or the data information sent by the cloud server.

19. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored therein computer program instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a vending machine control method according to any of claims 9-18.

20. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a vending machine control method according to any of claims 9-18.