CN111696267A

CN111696267A - Automatic delivery method, automatic vending machine, server and delivery system

Info

Publication number: CN111696267A
Application number: CN201911066315.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 晁华; 张永锋; 许嘉庆
Original assignee: Shenzhen Ubox Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Ubox Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-04
Filing date: 2019-11-04
Publication date: 2020-09-22

Abstract

The application is suitable for the field of automation equipment, and provides an automatic goods delivery method, an automatic vending machine, a server and a goods delivery system, which comprise: generating a shipment control instruction according to the shopping order, and issuing the shipment control instruction to the vending machine; receiving a goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine, and analyzing commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image; if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, a delivery confirmation instruction is issued to the vending machine, and the delivery confirmation instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to open the goods taking cabin door; if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, a recycling instruction is issued to the vending machine, the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is analyzed by acquiring the goods channel image, the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is compared with the commodity information in the shopping order, and the delivery cabin door is opened for delivery only when the information is consistent, so that the delivery accuracy can be effectively improved.

Description

Automatic delivery method, automatic vending machine, server and delivery system

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of automation equipment, and particularly relates to an automatic goods delivery method, an automatic vending machine, a server and a goods delivery system.

Background

The automatic vending machine is an automatic device capable of automatically paying the money according to the money put in, is not limited by time and place, can save manpower and facilitate transaction, and is widely applied. At present, domestic common vending machines comprise beverage vending machines, food vending machines, comprehensive vending machines, cosmetic vending machines and the like, when the vending machines on the market are in goods delivery, the corresponding goods channels are controlled to deliver goods according to commodity information selected and purchased by users, and a detection device infrared detection device and the like are arranged at a goods delivery port to ensure successful delivery. However, due to the situations that the goods channel is out of control, the goods are delayed to be dropped after being blocked, and the like, the existing goods delivery method has the problem that the accuracy of the delivered goods cannot be confirmed.

In summary, the existing automatic shipment method has the problem of low shipment accuracy.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an automatic delivery method, an automatic vending machine, a server and a delivery system, and can solve the problem that the delivery accuracy is low in the automatic delivery method.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic shipment method, which is applied to a server, and includes:

generating a goods delivery control instruction according to the selective purchase order, and issuing the goods delivery control instruction to the vending machine, wherein the goods delivery control instruction is used for instructing the vending machine to deliver goods to be delivered to a goods delivery port;

receiving a goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine, and analyzing commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image;

if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, a delivery confirmation instruction is issued to the vending machine, and the delivery confirmation instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to open a delivery cabin door;

and if the commodity information of the commodities to be delivered is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, issuing a recovery instruction to the vending machine, wherein the recovery instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to convey the commodities to be delivered to a recovery bin.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the generating a shipment control instruction according to the shopping order, and issuing the shipment control instruction to the vending machine includes:

determining the position information of the goods to be delivered according to the goods information in the shopping order;

and generating a corresponding shipment control instruction according to the position information of the goods to be shipped so as to indicate the conveying mechanism of the vending machine to move to a target position, and conveying the goods to be shipped to a shipment port after the goods to be shipped are taken out.

Further, the receiving the goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine, and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image includes:

acquiring a commodity identification code of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image;

and determining the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the commodity identification code.

Further, after issuing a recycling instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, the method further includes:

and generating a shipment control instruction according to the shopping order again.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic delivery method, which is applied to a vending machine, and includes:

receiving a goods delivery control instruction, and conveying goods to be delivered to a goods delivery port according to the goods delivery control instruction;

when the goods to be delivered are conveyed to a delivery port, acquiring a goods channel image, and uploading the goods channel image to a server;

if receiving a shipment confirmation instruction issued by the server, opening a cargo taking cabin door, wherein the shipment confirmation instruction is generated and issued by the server when the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, which is obtained by analyzing according to the goods channel image, is consistent with the commodity information of the purchase order;

and if a recycling instruction issued by the server is received, the goods to be delivered are conveyed to a recycling bin, and the recycling instruction is generated and issued by the server when the goods information of the goods to be delivered, which is obtained by analyzing according to the goods channel image, is inconsistent with the goods information of the purchase order.

In one possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the vending machine comprises a controller, a conveying mechanism, one or more goods way layers, a recovery bin and a delivery outlet, wherein the goods way layers are provided with at least one stock passage for storing goods, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying cloud deck and a delivery structure, and a sensor is arranged on the conveying cloud deck;

receive shipment control command to according to shipment control command will treat that the shipment commodity is transported to shipment mouth, include:

the controller determines a goods channel layer corresponding to the goods to be delivered and a corresponding stock channel according to the delivery control instruction;

controlling the conveying cloud deck to move to a goods channel layer corresponding to the goods to be delivered, controlling the delivery structure to move to a stock channel corresponding to the goods to be delivered, and pushing out the goods to be delivered to the conveying cloud deck;

when the sensor senses that the goods to be delivered are placed on the delivery cloud deck, the delivery cloud deck is controlled to be delivered to the delivery port.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic shipment method, which is applied to a shipment system, where the shipment system includes a server and a vending machine communicatively connected to the server, and the automatic shipment method includes:

the server generates a shipment control instruction according to the selective purchase order and issues the shipment control instruction to the vending machine;

the vending machine conveys the goods to be delivered to a delivery port according to the delivery control instruction;

when the goods to be delivered are conveyed to a delivery port, the vending machine acquires a goods channel image and uploads the goods channel image to a server;

the server receives a goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine and analyzes the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image;

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a server, including:

the goods delivery instruction sending module is used for generating a goods delivery control instruction according to the selective purchase order and sending the goods delivery control instruction to the vending machine, and the goods delivery control instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to deliver goods to be delivered to a goods delivery port;

the analysis module is used for receiving the goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image;

the goods delivery confirmation module is used for issuing a goods delivery confirmation instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the goods to be delivered is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, and the goods delivery confirmation instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to open the goods taking cabin door;

and the recycling control module is used for issuing a recycling instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, and the recycling instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to convey the commodity to be delivered to a recycling bin.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a server, which includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the steps of the automatic shipment method according to the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps of the automatic shipment method according to the first aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which, when run on a terminal device, causes the terminal device to execute the automatic shipment method according to any one of the above first aspects.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a vending machine, including:

the delivery module is used for receiving the shipment control instruction and delivering the goods to be shipped to the shipment port according to the shipment control instruction;

the image acquisition module is used for acquiring a goods channel image when the goods to be delivered are conveyed to a delivery port and uploading the goods channel image to the server;

the shipment module is used for opening a cargo taking cabin door if a shipment confirmation instruction issued by the server is received, wherein the shipment confirmation instruction is generated and issued by the server when the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, which is obtained by analyzing according to the goods channel image, is consistent with the commodity information of the purchase order;

and the recovery module is used for transporting the goods to be delivered to a recovery bin if a recovery instruction issued by the server is received, and the recovery instruction is generated and issued by the server when the goods information of the goods to be delivered, which is obtained by analyzing the goods channel image, is inconsistent with the goods information of the purchase order.

In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a vending machine comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the automatic shipment method according to the second aspect when executing the computer program.

In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the automatic shipment method according to the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, which when run on a terminal device, causes the terminal device to execute the automatic shipment method according to any one of the second aspects.

In a twelfth aspect, the present embodiment provides a shipment system, where the shipment system includes a server and a vending machine communicatively connected to the server, the server includes an instruction issuing module, an image parsing module, a confirmation instruction issuing module, and a recycling instruction issuing module, and the vending machine includes a goods transporting module and an image uploading module;

the instruction issuing module is used for generating a shipment control instruction according to the selective purchase order and issuing the shipment control instruction to the vending machine;

the goods conveying module is used for conveying goods to be delivered to a delivery port by the vending machine according to the delivery control instruction;

the image uploading module is used for acquiring a goods channel image by the vending machine and uploading the goods channel image to the server when the goods to be delivered are conveyed to the delivery port;

the image analysis module is used for receiving the goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image;

the confirmation instruction issuing module is used for issuing an shipment confirmation instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, wherein the shipment confirmation instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to open the goods taking cabin door;

and the recycling instruction issuing module issues a recycling instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, and the recycling instruction is used for indicating the vending machine to convey the commodity to be delivered to a recycling bin.

It should be appreciated that the above-described shipping merchandise module is also configured to open the access door in response to the shipment confirmation command.

It should be understood that the above goods-transporting module is also used for transporting goods to be shipped to the recycling bin according to the recycling instruction.

In a thirteenth aspect, the present embodiment provides a shipping system comprising the server according to the ninth aspect and the vending machine according to the tenth aspect, wherein the server is communicatively connected to the vending machine.

It is understood that the beneficial effects of the second to thirteenth aspects can be seen from the description of the first aspect, and are not repeated herein.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the application has the advantages that: through obtaining goods way image and analyzing out the commodity information of waiting to shipment commodity, will wait to shipment commodity information and the commodity information in the purchase order carry out the comparison, only open when the information is unanimous and get the goods hatch door and carry out the shipment, the information is inconsistent then carries out recovery processing, accuracy when can improve the automatic vending machine shipment effectively.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an application scenario in which an automatic shipment method according to an embodiment of the present application is applied;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an automated shipping method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating an automated shipping method according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is an exemplary structural schematic diagram of a delivery platform of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating an automated shipping method according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a shipping system according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a server according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular system structures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present application with unnecessary detail.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted contextually as "when", "upon" or "in response to" determining "or" in response to detecting ". Similarly, the phrase "if it is determined" or "if a [ described condition or event ] is detected" may be interpreted contextually to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining" or "upon detecting [ described condition or event ]" or "in response to detecting [ described condition or event ]".

Furthermore, in the description of the present application and the appended claims, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for distinguishing between descriptions and not necessarily for describing or implying relative importance.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," or the like, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but rather "one or more but not all embodiments" unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including, but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise.

In practical application, the automatic delivery method provided by the embodiment of the application is applied to server equipment, the server equipment analyzes the shopping orders, the positions of commodities purchased by a user are further determined, the lower computer (the vending machine) is controlled to deliver the commodities after the accuracy of the commodities to be delivered is confirmed, and the delivery accuracy is improved. The automatic delivery method can also be applied to a cloud server, and the cloud server is communicated with the vending machine in a wireless communication mode to obtain order information selected by a user and a goods channel image obtained by the vending machine. The vending machine may be a beverage vending machine, a food vending machine, a combination vending machine, a cosmetic vending machine, or the like.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic diagram of an application scenario in which an automatic delivery method is applied is shown in fig. 1, which includes a vending machine 10 and a server 20. The server 20 may communicate with the vending machine 10.

The vending machine 10 has an input device through which a user can input information relating to the articles to be purchased, such as the model, color, configuration, etc. of the purchased articles. The vending machine can also be provided with a display device, the goods in the vending machine are displayed through the display device, the selection buttons are arranged around each displayed goods, and a user can select the goods by pressing the selection buttons, so that the related information of the goods selected by the user is obtained. The vending machine can be further provided with a touchable display screen, commodities in the vending machine are repeatedly and sequentially displayed through the touchable display screen, a user can touch the display screen when the display screen displays the commodities that the user wants, then the commodities are selected, the vending machine can generate a corresponding shopping order according to the commodities selected by the user, and the shopping order is sent to the server 20. It should be noted that, after the user selects a commodity, a confirmation order may be generated according to the commodity information of the commodity selected by the user, and the confirmation order is displayed through a display device such as a display screen, so that the user can confirm the confirmation order, and after the user confirms the confirmation, a purchase order is generated to avoid an error in the commodity information in the purchase order.

After receiving the purchase order sent by the vending machine 10, the server 20 parses out the commodity information contained in the order, determines the position of the commodity meeting the commodity information in the vending machine from the commodity library according to the commodity information, for example, in the second delivery channel of the first track layer, and generates a corresponding delivery control instruction based on the position information and issues the corresponding delivery control instruction to the vending machine 10 to instruct the vending machine to deliver the commodity to be delivered to the delivery port. And the accuracy of the goods to be delivered is analyzed based on the goods passage image acquired by the vending machine, so that the vending machine 10 is controlled to deliver or recycle the goods.

Referring to fig. 2, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic shipment method applied to a server 20, where the automatic shipment method includes:

s101: and generating a shipment control instruction according to the selective purchase order, and issuing the shipment control instruction to the vending machine.

It should be noted that the shipment control instruction is used for instructing the vending machine to transport the goods to be shipped to the shipment port.

Specifically, the shopping order may be a shopping order generated by the vending machine in communication connection with the server according to the shopping condition of the user, or may be a shopping order generated by the server according to the shopping condition of the user sent by the vending machine, where the shopping order includes commodity information of commodities purchased by the user, and the commodity information is information for describing attributes of the commodities, such as commodity SKU information.

Specifically, at the time of loading of the commodities, commodity information of each commodity in the vending machine is entered into the commodity library, and the position of each commodity in the vending machine is specified, specifically to which commodity passage layer of the vending machine each commodity is at and which stock passage of the commodity passage layer. The commodity library is arranged in the server, after a user finishes shopping, the server determines commodity information of commodities purchased by the user according to a shopping order, such as commodity information of the model of the commodity, the color of the commodity, the configuration of the commodity, the price of the commodity and the like, then the commodity to be delivered matched with the commodity information of the commodity purchased by the user is selected from the commodity library, the position information of the commodity to be delivered is confirmed, and a delivery control instruction is generated according to the position information. The shipment control instruction can instruct the transport mechanism of the vending machine to move to a position corresponding to the commodity to be shipped so as to receive the commodity to be shipped and transport the commodity to be shipped to the shipment port.

Specifically, a product identification code may be attached to each product when the product is shipped, and the side to which the product identification code is attached may be placed at a position that is easy to acquire, the product identification code being used to identify each product, and the product identification code may be input to a product library when the product is shipped, and each product may be distinguished by a uniquely determined product identification code. The commodity identification code may be a number, a two-dimensional code, a bar code, etc., and is not limited herein. It should be noted that a plurality of products having the same product information may exist in one vending machine, but the product identification code of each product is different.

In one embodiment, the step S101 includes the following steps:

Specifically, the server searches the corresponding commodity in the commodity library according to the commodity information of the shopping order of the user, determines the position information of the commodity in the vending machine, controls the conveying mechanism of the vending machine to move to the target position contained in the position information according to the position information so as to receive the commodity to be delivered, and conveys the commodity to be delivered to the delivery outlet.

S102: and receiving the goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine, and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image.

Specifically, in order to improve the accuracy of shipment, after the vending machine is controlled to convey the goods to be shipped to the shipment port, the image acquisition device of the vending machine is used for acquiring a goods channel image, and the goods information of the goods to be shipped is analyzed by using the goods channel image.

Specifically, since the commodity identification code has been pasted when the commodity was shipped, and this commodity identification code is set in a position convenient for acquisition when the commodity was placed, a commodity passage image can be acquired by setting the image acquisition device, and the commodity passage image has commodity identification code information of the commodity.

Specifically, a goods channel image containing a goods identification code is acquired through an image acquisition device of the vending machine, the goods identification code of the goods to be delivered is analyzed according to the goods channel image, and then goods information corresponding to the goods identification code is acquired from a goods library according to the goods identification code, wherein the goods information corresponding to the goods identification code is the goods information of the goods to be delivered.

In one embodiment, the step S102 includes the following steps:

In this embodiment, the image obtaining device may be disposed at the top of each layer of the goods way layer, after the goods way layer where the goods to be shipped are located is determined, the image obtaining device located on the goods way layer is controlled to obtain the goods way image of the goods way layer, after the transporting mechanism transports the goods to be shipped to the shipment port, the image obtaining device is controlled to obtain the goods way image of the goods way layer where the goods to be shipped are originally located again, and then the missing goods are determined according to the goods way images obtained twice, the goods identification code corresponding to the missing goods (the missing goods are the goods to be shipped at the shipment port) is obtained, and the goods information of the goods to be shipped is obtained from the goods warehouse according to the goods identification code. It can be understood that, since the goods to be shipped are already conveyed to the shipment port, the acquired image of the shipment lane is the image missing the goods to be shipped, the goods identification code of the missing goods is intercepted, and then the corresponding goods information is found based on the identification code, and the found goods information is the goods information of the goods to be shipped.

In another possible implementation manner of this embodiment, the image obtaining device may be further disposed at the shipment port, and the lane image of the shipment port is obtained through the image obtaining device disposed at the shipment port, where the lane image only includes the commodity identification code information of the commodity to be shipped, and the related commodity information is searched in the commodity library according to the commodity identification code, where the searched commodity information is the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped.

S103: and if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, delivering a delivery confirmation instruction to the vending machine.

Specifically, the shipment confirmation instruction is used for instructing the vending machine to open the goods taking cabin door

Specifically, the server determines commodity information purchased by the user according to the purchase order, compares the commodity information with commodity information of commodities to be shipped, and if the commodity information purchased by the user is consistent with the commodity information of the commodities to be shipped, it indicates that the commodities to be shipped are correct, so that a shipment confirmation instruction is generated and issued to the vending machine, at the moment, the vending machine can carry out shipment operation according to the shipment confirmation instruction issued by the server, namely, the cargo taking cabin door is opened, and the user can take out the commodities from the cargo outlet.

S104: and if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, issuing a recycling instruction to the vending machine.

Specifically, the recycling instruction is used for instructing the vending machine to convey goods to be shipped to a recycling bin.

Specifically, the server compares the commodity information in the shopping order with the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, and if the commodity information purchased by the user is inconsistent with the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, it is indicated that the commodity to be shipped is not the commodity to be purchased by the user.

In one embodiment, after S104, the automatic shipment method further includes the following steps:

Specifically, for the purpose of enabling the transaction of the user to be completed smoothly, after the goods to be shipped are collected, the corresponding shipment control instruction is generated again according to the purchase order, and the accuracy of the goods to be shipped is verified again, please refer to the relevant descriptions of S101 to S104 for the detailed description. It should be noted that, in order to avoid misoperation, after it is determined that the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is inconsistent with the commodity information in the shopping order, the shipment channel is locked, and after the recovery of the commodity to be shipped is completed, the shipment is performed.

According to the automatic shipment method provided by the embodiment, the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is compared with the commodity information in the shopping order by acquiring the commodity channel image and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, the shipment cabin door is opened for shipment only when the information is consistent, and the information is not consistent and then is recycled, so that the accuracy of the vending machine in shipment can be effectively improved.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an implementation of an automatic shipment method according to another embodiment of the present application. The difference between the present embodiment and the previous embodiment is that the automatic delivery method provided by the present embodiment is applied to a vending machine, and is detailed as follows:

s201: and receiving a goods delivery control instruction, and conveying the goods to be delivered to a goods delivery port according to the goods delivery control instruction.

Specifically, the shipment control instruction is an instruction generated by the server according to a shopping order of the user, and after the user completes shopping, the server determines commodity information of a commodity purchased by the user according to the shopping order, for example, commodity information such as a model of the commodity, a color of the commodity, a configuration of the commodity, a price of the commodity, and the like, selects a commodity to be shipped, which is matched with the commodity information of the commodity purchased by the user, from the commodity library, confirms position information of the commodity to be shipped, and generates the shipment control instruction according to the position information. After receiving the goods-delivery control instruction, the vending machine controls the conveying mechanism to move to a target position according to the goods-delivery control instruction to receive the goods to be delivered, and then conveys the goods to be delivered to the goods-delivery opening.

In an embodiment, the step S201 specifically includes:

Specifically, the vending machine comprises a controller, a conveying mechanism, one or more goods way layers, a recovery bin and a goods outlet, wherein the goods way layers are provided with at least one stock channel used for storing goods, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying cloud platform and a goods delivery structure, and an inductor is arranged on the conveying cloud platform. The controller can receive and analyze the instruction sent by the server and control the conveying mechanism to move according to the instruction sent by the server. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a transportation cradle head of an automatic vending machine, and as shown in fig. 4, a controller determines a goods passage layer and a stock passage corresponding to a product to be shipped according to a shipment control instruction issued by a server, and then controls the transportation cradle head to move to the goods passage layer so as to receive and take the product to be shipped, thereby preventing the product to be shipped from falling from a high place to cause damage, and improving the safety of shipment. And then pushing out the goods to be delivered at the delivery structure corresponding to the corresponding inventory passage so as to enable the goods to be delivered to fall on the delivery platform. It will be appreciated that each of the inventory lanes has a corresponding delivery structure through which items are pushed. It should be noted that, the above-mentioned transporting cloud deck may also include other styles besides the style shown in fig. 4, for example, the width of the transporting cloud deck is only set to the width of one stock passage, or the width of two stock passages, or the width of three stock passages, furthermore, the width of the transporting cloud deck may be set according to the width of the shipment layer (shipment port), and the transporting cloud deck may also be the bottom layer of the shipment layer, and the goods to be shipped are taken by controlling the bottom layer of the shipment layer to move to the corresponding stock passage layer. The recovery bin is used for storing commodities to be recovered, the commodities to be recovered can be conveyed to the recovery bin through the track of the conveying holder and the bin floor, and the commodities to be recovered can be classified into the recovery bin by means of gravity action, inclination angles and the like. It should be noted that how to transport the goods to be recycled to the recycling bin is a common prior art, and is not described herein again.

Specifically, a sensor, such as an infrared sensor, a pressure sensor and the like, is arranged on the conveying cradle head, and when the sensor senses that a commodity exists, the controller can control the conveying cradle head to move to the goods outlet so as to carry out goods outlet operation after the accuracy of the commodity is verified.

S202: and when the goods to be delivered are conveyed to a delivery port, acquiring a goods channel image, and uploading the goods channel image to a server.

In order to improve the accuracy of shipment, after the goods to be shipped are conveyed to the shipment port, the image acquisition device arranged on the goods passage layer or at the shipment port is used for acquiring the goods passage image, and the goods passage image is uploaded to the server, so that the server can analyze the goods information of the goods to be shipped from the goods passage image, and consistency check is performed according to the goods information of the goods to be shipped and the goods information in the purchase order, so as to ensure the accuracy of shipment.

S203: and if receiving a delivery confirmation instruction issued by the server, opening the goods taking cabin door.

Specifically, the shipment confirmation instruction is generated and issued by the server when the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, which is obtained by analyzing according to the goods passage image, is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order.

Specifically, if the commodity information purchased by the user is consistent with the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, it indicates that the commodity to be shipped is correct, at this time, the server generates and issues a shipment confirmation instruction to the vending machine, at this time, the vending machine may perform shipment operation according to the shipment confirmation instruction issued by the server, that is, the pickup door is opened, and the user can take out the commodity from the shipment port.

S204: and if receiving a recycling instruction issued by the server, transporting the goods to be shipped to a recycling bin.

Specifically, the recycling instruction is generated and issued by the server when the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, which is obtained by analyzing the commodity path image, is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order.

The automatic shipment method provided by the embodiment can acquire the goods channel image after the goods to be shipped are conveyed to the shipment port according to the shipment control instruction, so that the accuracy of the goods to be shipped is checked, the goods can be shipped only by opening the goods taking cabin door when the information is consistent, the goods can be recycled when the information is inconsistent, and the accuracy of the vending machine in the shipment process can be effectively improved. And goods are transported by the transporting cradle head, so that the safety of shipment can be effectively improved, and the situation that goods are damaged due to the fact that valuable goods such as mobile phones and cosmetics are pushed down from a high place is avoided.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an implementation of an automatic shipment method according to another embodiment of the present application. The difference between this embodiment and the previous embodiment is that the automatic shipment method provided by this embodiment is applied to a server, the shipment system includes a server and a vending machine communicatively connected to the server, and the automatic shipment method is described in detail as follows:

s301: the server generates a shipment control instruction according to the selective purchase order and issues the shipment control instruction to the vending machine.

S302: and the vending machine conveys the goods to be delivered to the delivery port according to the delivery control instruction.

Specifically, after receiving the shipment control command, the vending machine controls the transport mechanism to move to a target position according to the shipment control command to receive the goods to be shipped, and then transports the goods to be shipped to the shipment port.

S303: when the goods to be delivered are conveyed to the delivery port, the vending machine acquires the goods channel image and uploads the goods channel image to the server.

S304: and the server receives the goods channel image uploaded by the vending machine and analyzes the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image.

For steps S303 and S304, in order to improve the accuracy of shipment, after the to-be-shipped commodity is delivered to the shipment port, the image acquisition device disposed on the cargo lane layer or at the shipment port is used to acquire the cargo lane image, and the cargo lane image is uploaded to the server, so that the server can analyze the commodity information of the to-be-shipped commodity from the cargo lane image, and perform consistency check according to the commodity information of the to-be-shipped commodity and the commodity information in the purchase order, so as to ensure the accuracy of shipment.

S305: and if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, delivering a delivery confirmation instruction to the vending machine.

S306: and if the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, issuing a recycling instruction to the vending machine.

The automatic shipment method provided by the embodiment can also compare the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped with the commodity information in the shopping order by acquiring the goods channel image and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, the shipment cabin door is opened for shipment only when the information is consistent, and the information is not consistent for recycling, so that the accuracy of the vending machine in shipment can be effectively improved.

Fig. 6 shows a block diagram of a server provided in the embodiment of the present application, which corresponds to the automatic shipment method described in the above embodiment, and only shows a part related to the embodiment of the present application for convenience of description.

Referring to fig. 6, the server includes a shipment instruction transmitting module 101, an analyzing module 102, a shipment confirmation module 103, and a recovery control module 104.

The shipment instruction sending module 101 is configured to generate a shipment control instruction according to a selective purchase order, and send the shipment control instruction to the vending machine, where the shipment control instruction is used to instruct the vending machine to transport a commodity to be shipped to a shipment port;

the analysis module 102 is configured to receive a commodity channel image uploaded by the vending machine, and analyze commodity information of the commodity to be shipped according to the commodity channel image;

the shipment confirmation module 103 is configured to issue a shipment confirmation instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, where the shipment confirmation instruction is used to instruct the vending machine to open the pickup compartment door;

the recycling control module 104 is configured to issue a recycling instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, where the recycling instruction is used to instruct the vending machine to transport the commodity to be shipped to a recycling bin.

Optionally, the shipment instruction sending module 101 includes a position determining unit and a movement control unit.

The position determining unit is used for determining the position information of the goods to be delivered according to the goods information in the shopping order;

the mobile control unit is used for generating a corresponding goods delivery control instruction according to the position information of the goods to be delivered so as to indicate the conveying mechanism of the vending machine to move to a target position, and conveying the goods to be delivered to a goods delivery port after the goods to be delivered are taken out.

Optionally, the parsing module 102 includes an identification code obtaining unit and an information determining unit.

The identification code acquisition unit is used for acquiring the commodity identification code of the commodity to be delivered according to the goods channel image;

the information determining unit is used for determining the commodity information of the commodity to be delivered according to the commodity identification code.

Optionally, the server further includes a restocking module, where the restocking module is configured to generate a restocking control instruction according to the purchase order.

It should be noted that, for the information interaction, execution process, and other contents between the above-mentioned devices/units, the specific functions and technical effects thereof are based on the same concept as those of the embodiment of the method of the present application, and specific reference may be made to the part of the embodiment of the method, which is not described herein again.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, only the above-mentioned division of the functional units and modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above-mentioned function distribution may be performed by different functional units and modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional units or modules to perform all or part of the above-mentioned functions. Each functional unit and module in the embodiments may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated in one unit, and the integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or in a form of software functional unit. In addition, specific names of the functional units and modules are only for convenience of distinguishing from each other, and are not used for limiting the protection scope of the present application. The specific working processes of the units and modules in the system may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

Therefore, the server provided by the embodiment can also compare the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped with the commodity information in the shopping order by acquiring the commodity channel image and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, the goods can be shipped by opening the goods-taking cabin door only when the information is consistent, and the goods can be recycled when the information is inconsistent, so that the accuracy of the vending machine in the shipment process can be effectively improved.

Referring to fig. 7, the vending machine includes a shipping module 201, an image acquisition module 202, a shipment module 203, and a recycling module 204.

The delivery module 201 is configured to receive a shipment control instruction, and deliver the goods to be shipped to a shipment port according to the shipment control instruction;

the image acquisition module 202 is configured to acquire a lane image when the commodity to be shipped is transported to a shipment port, and upload the lane image to a server;

the shipment module 203 is configured to open a shipment hatch door if a shipment confirmation instruction issued by the server is received, where the shipment confirmation instruction is generated and issued by the server when the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, which is obtained by analyzing according to the commodity passage image, is consistent with the commodity information of the purchase order;

the recycling module 204 is configured to transport the to-be-shipped goods to a recycling bin if a recycling instruction issued by the server is received, where the recycling instruction is generated and issued by the server when the goods information of the to-be-shipped goods obtained through analysis according to the goods channel image is inconsistent with the goods information of the purchase order.

Optionally, the vending machine includes a controller, a conveying mechanism, one or more track layers and a delivery port, the track layers have at least one stock passage for storing goods, the conveying mechanism includes a conveying cradle head and a delivery structure, the conveying cradle head is provided with a sensor, and the conveying module 201 includes a determination unit, a control unit and a sensing unit.

The determining unit is used for determining a goods channel layer corresponding to the goods to be delivered and a corresponding stock channel by the controller according to the delivery control instruction;

the control unit is used for controlling the conveying cloud deck to move to a goods channel layer corresponding to the goods to be delivered, controlling the delivery structure to move to a stock channel corresponding to the goods to be delivered and pushing out the goods to be delivered to the conveying cloud deck;

the sensing unit is used for controlling the conveying cradle head to convey to the goods outlet when the sensor senses that the conveying cradle head is placed with goods to be delivered.

Therefore, the automatic vending machine that this embodiment provided can be according to shipment control command will wait to go out goods and transport and acquire the goods way image after the shipment mouth, and then carry out the check-up of the accuracy of shipment goods, just open the hatch door of getting goods and carry out shipment when information is unanimous, and information is inconsistent then carries out recovery processing, accuracy when can improving automatic vending machine shipment effectively. And goods are transported by the transporting cradle head, so that the safety of shipment can be effectively improved, and the situation that goods are damaged due to the fact that valuable goods such as mobile phones and cosmetics are pushed down from a high place is avoided.

Fig. 8 shows a block diagram of a shipping system provided in the embodiment of the present application, which corresponds to the automatic shipping method described in the above embodiment, and only shows the relevant parts in the embodiment of the present application for convenience of description.

Referring to fig. 8, the shipment system includes a server 20 and a vending machine 10 communicatively connected to the server, where the server 20 includes an instruction issuing module 401, an image parsing module 402, a confirmation instruction issuing module 403, and a recycling instruction issuing module 404, and the vending machine 10 includes a goods delivery module 405 and an image uploading module 406;

the instruction issuing module 402 is configured to generate a shipment control instruction according to the shopping order, and issue the shipment control instruction to the vending machine;

the goods delivery module 405 is used for delivering the goods to be delivered to a delivery port by the vending machine according to the delivery control instruction;

the image uploading module 406 is configured to, when the to-be-shipped commodity is conveyed to a shipment port, acquire a lane image by the vending machine, and upload the lane image to a server;

the image analysis module 402 is configured to receive a commodity channel image uploaded by the vending machine, and analyze commodity information of the commodity to be shipped according to the commodity channel image;

the confirmation instruction issuing module 403 is configured to issue an shipment confirmation instruction to the vending machine if the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is consistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, where the shipment confirmation instruction is used to instruct the vending machine to open a pickup hatch;

if the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped is inconsistent with the commodity information of the shopping order, the recycling instruction issuing module 404 issues a recycling instruction to the vending machine, where the recycling instruction is used to instruct the vending machine to transport the commodity to be shipped to a recycling bin.

It should be appreciated that the shipped goods module 405 described above is also used to open the access door according to the shipment confirmation instruction.

It should be understood that the goods-for-delivery module 405 is also used to deliver the goods to be shipped to the recycling bin according to the recycling instruction.

Therefore, the shipment system provided by this embodiment can also compare the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped with the commodity information in the shopping order by acquiring the goods path image and analyzing the commodity information of the commodity to be shipped, and only when the information is consistent, the door of the pickup compartment is opened for shipment, and when the information is inconsistent, the recovery processing is performed, so that the accuracy of the vending machine in shipment can be effectively improved.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 9, the server 9 of this embodiment includes: at least one processor 90 (only one shown in fig. 9), a memory 91, and a computer program 92 stored in the memory 91 and executable on the at least one processor 90, the processor 90 implementing the steps in any of the various automated shipment method embodiments described above when executing the computer program 92.

The server 9 may be a desktop computer, a notebook, a palm computer, a cloud server, or other computing devices. The server may include, but is not limited to, a processor 90, a memory 91. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that fig. 9 is merely an example of the server 9, and does not constitute a limitation on the server 9, and may include more or less components than those shown, or combine certain components, or different components, such as input output devices, network access devices, etc.

The Processor 90 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), and the Processor 90 may be other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.

The storage 91 may in some embodiments be an internal storage unit of the server 9, such as a hard disk or a memory of the server 9. The memory 91 may also be an external storage device of the server 9 in other embodiments, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) Card, a Flash memory Card (Flash Card), and the like, which are provided on the server 9. Further, the memory 91 may also include both an internal storage unit of the server 9 and an external storage device. The memory 91 is used for storing an operating system, an application program, a Boot Loader (Boot Loader), data, and other programs, such as program codes of the computer programs. The memory 91 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

Illustratively, the computer program 92 may be divided into one or more units, which are stored in the memory 91 and executed by the processor 90 to accomplish the present application. The one or more units may be a series of computer program instruction segments capable of performing specific functions, which are used to describe the execution of the computer program 92 in the server 9. For example, the computer program 92 may be divided into a shipment instruction sending module, an analysis module, a shipment confirmation module, and a recycling control module, and the specific functions of each unit are as follows:

An embodiment of the present application further provides a network device, where the network device includes: at least one processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the at least one processor, the processor implementing the steps of any of the various method embodiments described above when executing the computer program.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 10, the vending machine 10 of this embodiment includes: at least one processor 100 (only one shown in fig. 10), a memory 101, and a computer program 102 stored in the memory 101 and executable on the at least one processor 100, the processor 100 implementing the steps in any of the various embodiments of the method of automated shipment described above when executing the computer program 102.

The vending machine 10 may be a computing device such as a desktop computer, a laptop, a palmtop computer, and a cloud-based vending machine. The vending machine may include, but is not limited to, a processor 100, a memory 101. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that FIG. 10 is merely exemplary of vending machine 10 and is not intended to be limiting of vending machine 10, and may include more or fewer components than those shown, or some components may be combined, or different components may be included, such as input output devices, network access devices, etc.

The Processor 100 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), and the Processor 100 may be other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a discrete Gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, or the like. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.

The memory 101 may in some embodiments be an internal storage unit of the vending machine 10, such as a hard disk or memory of the vending machine 10. The memory 101 may also be an external storage device of the vending machine 10 in other embodiments, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Memory Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) Card, a Flash memory Card (Flash Card), and the like, which are provided on the vending machine 10. Further, the memory 101 may also include both an internal storage unit and an external storage device of the vending machine 10. The memory 101 is used for storing an operating system, an application program, a Boot Loader (Boot Loader), data, and other programs, such as program codes of the computer programs. The memory 101 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

Illustratively, the computer program 102 may be divided into one or more units, which are stored in the memory 101 and executed by the processor 100 to accomplish the present application. The one or more elements may be a series of computer program instruction segments capable of performing specific functions that describe the execution of the computer program 102 in the vending machine 10. For example, the computer program 102 may be divided into a delivery module, an image acquisition module, a delivery module, and a recovery module, and the specific functions of each unit are as follows:

The embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, which when running on a mobile terminal, enables the mobile terminal to implement the steps in the above method embodiments when executed.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, all or part of the processes in the methods of the embodiments described above can be implemented by a computer program, which can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and can implement the steps of the embodiments of the methods described above when the computer program is executed by a processor. Wherein the computer program comprises computer program code, which may be in the form of source code, object code, an executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer readable medium may include at least: any entity or device capable of carrying computer program code to a photographing apparatus/server, a recording medium, computer Memory, Read-Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunications signal, and a software distribution medium. Such as a usb-disk, a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, etc. In certain jurisdictions, computer-readable media may not be an electrical carrier signal or a telecommunications signal in accordance with legislative and patent practice.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments for parts that are not described or illustrated in a certain embodiment.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/network device and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus/network device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implementing, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic shipment method, applied to a server, the automatic shipment method comprising:

2. The automatic shipment method of claim 1, wherein the generating a shipment control command according to the shopping order and issuing the shipment control command to the vending machine comprises:

3. The automatic shipment method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving of the image of the shipment lane uploaded by the vending machine and the parsing of the product information of the product to be shipped according to the image of the shipment lane comprises:

4. The automatic shipment method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising, after issuing a recycle instruction to the vending machine if the article information of the article to be shipped does not coincide with the article information of the purchase order, the step of:

5. An automatic delivery method is applied to a vending machine, and comprises the following steps:

6. The automated shipping method of claim 5, wherein the vending machine includes a controller, a transport mechanism, one or more lane levels having at least one inventory passage for storing items, a recovery bin, and a shipping outlet, the transport mechanism including a transport cradle head having an inductor disposed thereon and a delivery structure;

7. An automatic delivery method is applied to a delivery system, the delivery system comprises a server and a vending machine in communication connection with the server, and the automatic delivery method comprises the following steps:

8. A server comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the automatic shipment method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 when executing the computer program.

9. A vending machine comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that the processor implements the automatic delivery method according to any one of claims 5 to 6 when executing the computer program.

10. A shipment system comprising the server of claim 8 and the vending machine of claim 9, the server being in communication with the vending machine.