CN112150736A - Code scanning device, code scanning cash registering system and commodity code scanning cash registering method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a code scanning device, a code scanning cash registering system and a commodity code scanning cash registering method. The code scanning device comprises a rack, a conveying device and a shooting assembly; the conveying device is arranged on the rack and can convey the commodities along a preset path; the shooting assembly is arranged on the rack, a code scanning section is formed by the part of the shooting assembly covering the conveying device, and a code scanning area is formed in the code scanning device corresponding to the space of the code scanning section; the shooting assembly comprises at least one side camera which is positioned at the side of the traveling direction of the preset path and obliquely faces the code scanning area. According to the code scanning device provided by the invention, the side camera which is positioned at the side part of the advancing direction of the commodity conveying preset path and obliquely faces the code scanning area is arranged, so that the utilization rate of the lens angle of the side camera is improved, the large-range coverage of the side part of the commodity in the code scanning area is met, the number of cameras in the code scanning device is reduced, the cost of the code scanning device is reduced, the price of the code scanning device is favorably reduced, and the code scanning device is more convenient to popularize and apply in the market.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of logistics scanning and identification, in particular to a code scanning device, a code scanning cash registering system and a commodity code scanning cash registering method.
Background
In order to cover each part outside a commodity as comprehensively as possible and prevent code scanning failure caused by deviation of bar code information of the commodity from a camera, a large number of cameras are usually arranged in code scanning equipment. However, the cameras cannot fully utilize the lens angle of the camera, which results in the waste of the lens angle of the camera, and the cost of the code scanning device is greatly increased by the large number of cameras, so that the code scanning device is high in price and difficult to popularize and apply in the market.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, there is a need for an improved code scanning device, a code scanning cashier system and a method for code scanning cashier of goods.
The invention provides code scanning equipment, which comprises a rack, a conveying device and a shooting assembly, wherein the conveying device comprises a conveying device and a shooting assembly; the conveying device is arranged on the rack and can convey the commodities along a preset path; the shooting assembly is arranged on the rack, a code scanning section is formed by the part of the shooting assembly covering the conveying device, and a code scanning area is formed in the code scanning device corresponding to the space of the code scanning section; the shooting assembly comprises at least one side shooting camera which is positioned at the side part of the traveling direction of the preset path and faces the code scanning area in an inclined mode.
In one embodiment, the conveying device comprises an input end for the commodities to enter the code scanning section and an output end for the commodities to leave the code scanning section; the number of the side cameras is two, and the two side cameras are respectively arranged on two sides of the code scanning section; sweep a yard equipment and still include two speculum, two speculums set up respectively in the both sides of sweeping the sign indicating number section and towards sweeping the sign indicating number district, and two speculums can reflect the part of sweeping the sign indicating number district commodity and deviating from the side camera to two sides camera respectively.
By the arrangement, the code scanning equipment can realize large-range coverage of the code scanning area and the side direction of the commodities in the code scanning area only by the two side cameras and the two reflectors, so that the number of the cameras is saved; the two reflectors are combined with the two side cameras for use, so that the number of the side cameras is saved, and clear and easily-recognized commodity pictures can be reflected to the side cameras.
In one embodiment, the two side cameras are relatively close to the input end and the two mirrors are relatively close to the output end; alternatively, the two side cameras are relatively close to the output and the two mirrors are relatively close to the input.
In one embodiment, the conveying device comprises an input end for the commodities to enter the code scanning section and an output end for the commodities to leave the code scanning section; the number of the side cameras is two, the two side cameras are respectively arranged at two sides of the code scanning section, one side camera is relatively close to the input end, and the other side camera is relatively close to the output end.
So set up, sweep a yard equipment and only need adopt two sides to shoot the camera, alright realize sweeping the sign indicating number district and sweeping the annular lateral part's of goods in the sign indicating number district covering on a large scale.
In one embodiment, the shooting assembly further comprises a downward-shooting camera mounted on the frame, the downward-shooting camera is arranged at the top of the code scanning area and is relatively close to the input end or the output end, and the downward-shooting camera is obliquely oriented to the code scanning area.
So set up, the video camera of bowing also can cover a lateral part of commodity when covering the code scanning area commodity top, and the video camera of bowing promptly can cover the top of commodity and the lateral part that is close to the input simultaneously, or cover the top of commodity and the lateral part that is close to the output simultaneously.
In one embodiment, the number of the top-down cameras is two, and the two top-down cameras are relatively close to the input end and the output end respectively.
In one embodiment, the camera assembly further comprises an overhead camera disposed at the bottom of the conveyor for capturing a bottom image of the merchandise and scanning the code.
In one embodiment, the code scanning device further comprises a transparent sliding plate which is obliquely arranged relative to the horizontal plane, the transparent sliding plate is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite, the first end is connected with the conveying device, and the second end is lower than the first end in the vertical direction and forms a height difference with the code scanning section; the camera scans the bottom of the commodity through the transparent sliding plate to shoot the code.
So set up, sweep a yard equipment and can shoot the camera through two sides at least, a video camera and a video camera of bowing, the sign indicating number is swept in the realization to the outside comprehensive cover of commodity, realized along the top of predetermineeing route advancing direction promptly, the below, six directions in left and right sides and front and back both sides, to sweeping a yard district and the inside commodity cover on a large scale shoot with sweep the sign indicating number, the sign indicating number is swept with six solid to the automatic shooting that has really realized commodity, and only need use four cameras to realize, and need not to set up six cameras respectively to above-mentioned six directions, the cost of sweeping a yard equipment has greatly been reduced.
In one embodiment, the number of the shooting assemblies is four, and the four shooting assemblies can completely cover and shoot the outer surface of the commodity in the code scanning area.
In one embodiment, the conveyor comprises a conveyor belt, a conveyor belt shaft, and a drive assembly; the conveying belt shaft is arranged on the conveying belt sleeve, and the driving assembly is connected with and can drive the conveying belt shaft to rotate so as to drive the conveying belt to move.
So set up, belt drive operates steadily, and commodity can be stable through sweeping the code area, is convenient for shoot the subassembly clearly scan, shoot commodity.
In one embodiment, the rack comprises a plurality of support frames, the support frames are spliced to form a code scanning area frame, and the code scanning area frame is cuboid; the conveying device penetrates through the code scanning area frame and forms a code scanning area in the code scanning area frame; the shooting assembly is arranged on the code scanning area frame.
In one embodiment, the code scanning device further comprises a weighing device connected to the output end and capable of weighing the goods.
So set up, sweep a yard equipment and still have the function of weighing to commodity to be applicable to the yard settlement occasion of sweeping that contains bulk commodity.
According to the code scanning equipment provided by the invention, the side camera obliquely facing the code scanning area is arranged at the side part of the advancing direction of the preset path for conveying the commodities, so that the effective utilization rate of the lens angle of the side camera is improved, and the large-range coverage of the side direction of the commodities in the code scanning area can be realized by adopting fewer side cameras, so that the number of the cameras in the code scanning equipment is reduced, the cost of the code scanning equipment is reduced, the price of the code scanning equipment is favorably reduced, and the code scanning equipment is more convenient to popularize and apply in the market.
The invention also provides a code scanning cashier system which comprises any one of the code scanning devices.
In one embodiment, the code scanning cashier system further comprises a sensing device and a control device; the control equipment is respectively electrically connected with the sensing device and the shooting assembly; the control equipment can control the shooting component to start under the triggering of the sensing device.
The invention also provides a commodity code scanning and cash registering method based on the code scanning and cash registering system, wherein the code scanning device further comprises a weighing device, the weighing device is connected to the conveying device, and the weighing device is electrically connected to the control device; the commodity code scanning settlement method comprises the following steps:
the sensing device senses that the commodity enters the code scanning area and sends a sensing signal to the control equipment, the control equipment receives the sensing signal and controls the shooting assembly to start, and the shooting assembly performs bar code scanning on the commodity in the code scanning area;
the conveying device conveys the commodity to the weighing device;
the weighing device weighs the commodity, actual weight information of the commodity is sent to the control equipment, the control equipment compares the actual weight information of the commodity with preset weight information, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, the control equipment generates prompt information;
and if the actual weight information of the commodity is consistent with the preset weight information, the control equipment generates settlement information.
In one embodiment, the step of comparing, by the control device, the actual weight information of the commodity with the preset weight information, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, generating the prompt information further includes:
the control equipment compares the actual weight information of the commodity with the preset weight information, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, prompt information is generated and a commodity image is displayed.
According to the arrangement, when the commodity code scanning is abnormal, or the actual weight of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, and the commodity cannot be settled, the real object picture of the commodity is displayed through the screen display device, so that a shopper or a worker can quickly search the problem commodity, the problem commodity can be replaced or removed in time, and the efficiency of the commodity code scanning settlement is improved.
The code scanning cash registering system provided by the invention is matched with the code scanning equipment, so that the automation degree of code scanning and weighing of commodities can be improved, the participation of personnel is less, the conveying, code scanning and weighing of the commodities are more intelligent and standard, the code scanning settlement without the contact of personnel is realized, and the occurrence of the behavior of artificial theft or damage of the commodities during the cash registering settlement is avoided.
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FIG. 1 is a front view of a code scanning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the code scanning apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a left side view of the code scanning device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an architecture diagram of a code scanning cashier system in accordance with the invention;
fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the operation and working process of the code scanning cashier system according to the invention.
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100. Code scanning equipment; 10. a frame; 101. a support frame; 11. scanning a code area frame; 111. a column; 112. a cross bar; 12. a transfer rail; 20. a conveying device; 21. a conveyor belt; 22. a conveyor belt shaft; 24. a drive assembly; 30. a shooting component; 31. a code scanning section; 311. an input end; 312. an output end; 313. scanning a code area; 32. a side camera; 33. a video camera for shooting in a bent direction; 34. a camera for photographing; 40. a mirror; 210. and a weighing device.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent 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 obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "or/and" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The code scanning device is a device applied to a large supermarket or a shopping mall and is used for replacing manpower to complete automatic code scanning settlement of commodities. A shopper puts the selected commodity into an inlet of the code scanning device, and then waits at an outlet of the code scanning device, and the code scanning device is responsible for scanning the barcode of the commodity, comparing information and processing.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a front view of a code scanning apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a top view of the code scanning apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1; fig. 3 is a left side view of the code scanning apparatus 100 shown in fig. 1.
The invention provides a code scanning device 100 which is used in a shopping mall or a supermarket and can realize the automatic code scanning and conveying functions of commodities under unmanned operation. The shopper can settle the commodities in a unified way only by putting no goods to be settled into the inlet of the code scanning device 100 and then waiting for the completion and the transportation of the code scanning of the commodities at the outlet of the code scanning device 100. The manual operation is not needed in the code scanning and conveying processes of the commodities, and self-service settlement of shoppers is facilitated. It is understood that in other embodiments, the code scanning device 100 may also be used for scanning, identifying and conveying goods or products in other occasions, for example, may be used in the express delivery industry to scan and store express.
The code scanning device 100 provided by the invention comprises a rack 10, a conveying device 20 and a shooting assembly 30; the conveyor 20 is mounted on the frame 10, and the conveyor 20 can convey the goods along a preset path; the shooting assembly 30 is mounted on the frame 10, a code scanning section 31 is formed by a part of the shooting assembly 30 covering the conveying device 20, and a code scanning area 313 is formed in a space corresponding to the code scanning section 31 in the code scanning device 100.
The two ends of the conveying device 20 are respectively an entrance and an exit of the code scanning device 100, and the preset path is a path taken by the goods from the entrance to the exit on the conveying device 20 when the goods are conveyed by the code scanning device 100. The shopper puts the goods to be settled into the entrance of the code scanning apparatus 100, and the conveyor 20 transports the goods to be settled to the exit of the code scanning apparatus 100. When the goods pass through the code scanning section 31 and enter the code scanning area 313, the shooting component 30 shoots, scans and identifies the bar code on the package or label of the goods, meanwhile, the photo containing the bar code information of the goods is transmitted to the background software, the information such as the name, weight, price and the like of the goods is displayed through the POS cash register, and the shopper finishes settlement at the exit.
The conveyor 20 further comprises an input 311 for articles entering the code scanning section 31, and an output 312 for articles leaving the code scanning section 31; in other words, the input end 311 is formed on the conveyor 20 corresponding to the position where the article enters the code scanning area 313, and the output end 312 is formed on the conveyor 20 corresponding to the position where the article leaves the code scanning area 313.
Specifically, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the frame 10 includes two juxtaposed conveying rails 12 and a plurality of support frames 101, the two juxtaposed conveying rails 12 extending from an entrance to an exit of the code scanning apparatus 100 for forming a preset path; the plurality of supporting frames 101 are spliced at positions corresponding to the code scanning sections 31 to form a code scanning area frame 11, the code scanning area frame 11 is rectangular and comprises four equal-length upright posts 111 vertically arranged on the two conveying tracks 12 and four cross rods 112 connected with the four equal-length upright posts 111, and the four equal-length upright posts 111 and the four cross rods 112 respectively correspond to four vertical edges of the code scanning area frame 11 and four horizontal edges of the top surface of the code scanning area frame 11; the conveying device 20 passes through the code scanning area frame 11 and forms a rectangular parallelepiped code scanning area 313 in the code scanning area frame 11, namely, a preset path enters from one side boundary of the code scanning area 313 and leaves the code scanning area 313 through the other boundary conveniently opposite to the side boundary; the photographing assembly 30 is mounted to the barcode scanning area frame 11.
It is understood that in other embodiments, the code scanning area frame 11 may have other shapes, such as a hemispherical shape, a truncated pyramid shape, etc.; alternatively, instead of the code scanning area frame 11, a plurality of columns 111 and cross bars 112 for mounting the shooting assembly 30 may be disposed on two sides of the conveying device 20.
Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the conveyor 20 is a belt drive. Specifically, the conveying device 20 includes a conveyor belt 21, a conveyor belt shaft 22, and a drive assembly 24; the conveyor shaft 22 is disposed between and rotatably connected to the two conveyor rails 12.
The conveying belt 21 is sleeved with the conveying belt shaft 22, and the driving assembly 24 installed on the frame 10 is connected with and can drive the conveying belt shaft 22 to rotate, so as to drive the conveying belt 21 to move, and thus the conveying of the goods is realized through the conveying belt 21.
So set up, belt drive operates steadily, and commodity can be stable through sweeping code region 313, is convenient for shoot subassembly 30 and scans, shoots commodity clearly.
It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, other types of conveyors 20 may be used, such as roller beds driven by a chain with sprockets, or a slide mechanism driven by friction wheels, without limitation to the belt conveyor mechanism of the above embodiments.
In order to cover each part outside the commodity as completely as possible and prevent code scanning failure caused by the fact that the barcode information of the commodity deviates from the camera, the conventional code scanning device 100 is usually provided with a large number of cameras in the code scanning device 100. However, the coverage areas of the cameras overlap greatly, the camera lens angle cannot be fully utilized, the camera lens angle is wasted, and the cost of the code scanning device 100 is greatly increased by the cameras with a large number, so that the code scanning device 100 is high in price and difficult to popularize and apply in the market.
In view of this, in the code scanning apparatus 100 provided by the present invention, the photographing assembly 30 includes at least one side camera 32, and the side camera 32 is located at a side of the preset path traveling direction and obliquely faces the code scanning area 313.
The side cameras 32 are located at the side of the intended path of travel and should be understood to be the location of the shopper as they stand on either side of the conveyor 20 to view the conveyor 20 and moving merchandise. The side camera 32 may be above or below the level of the conveyor 20 rather than directly above or below the conveyor 20.
The preset path traveling direction refers to a direction in which the articles move on the conveyor 20 during the operation of the conveyor 20, and the articles pass from the entrance to the exit of the code scanning device 100 along the direction. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the traveling direction of the preset path is the rolling direction of the conveyor belt 21.
It should be noted that the side camera 32 is inclined toward the code scanning area 313 in this patent, which means that the main optical axis of the side camera 32 has an angle with respect to the traveling direction of the preset path, and the angle can be an acute angle or an obtuse angle, but cannot be a right angle, and cannot be parallel to the traveling direction of the preset path. Therefore, the angular position relationship of the side camera 32 with respect to the code scanning area 313 in the present invention does not include the case where the main optical axis of the side camera 32 is disposed in the direction parallel to the traveling direction of the preset path or in the direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the preset path.
Preferably, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one side camera 32 is mounted on a vertically disposed support bar of the code scanning area frame 11, and the main optical axis of the side camera 32 is directed toward the center of the code scanning area 313 in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. So arranged, the side camera 32 can cover the two adjacent side boundary surfaces of the rectangular parallelepiped code-scanning region 313 to the maximum extent.
Further, in one preferred embodiment, the number of the side cameras 32 is two, and the two side cameras 32 are respectively arranged at two sides of the code scanning section 31 along the traveling direction of the preset path and are installed on the two upright posts 111 at two sides of the code scanning section 31 on the code scanning area frame 11; the code scanning device 100 further comprises two reflectors 40, wherein the two reflectors 40 are respectively arranged on two sides of the code scanning section 31 and face the code scanning area 313; when the goods to be settled enter or are positioned in the code scanning area 313, the two reflectors 40 can reflect the parts of the goods departing from the side cameras 32 to the two side cameras 32 respectively, so that the two side cameras 32 can shoot the pictures of the opposite sides of the goods.
Specifically, two side cameras 32 may be respectively disposed on both sides of the code scanning section 31 and close to the input end 311 of the conveyor 20, i.e., on two columns 111 on both sides of the code scanning section 31 and close to the input end 311, while two mirrors 40 are respectively disposed on both sides of the code scanning section 31 and close to the output end 312 of the conveyor 20, i.e., on two columns 111 on both sides of the code scanning section 31 and close to the output end 312 in full; of course, in other equivalent embodiments, the two side cameras 32 can be located on both sides of the code scanning section 31 and near the output end 312 of the conveyor 20, while the two mirrors 40 are near the input end 311 of the conveyor 20.
With such an arrangement, the code scanning device 100 can realize wide-range coverage of the code scanning area 313 and the side direction of the goods in the code scanning area 313 only by two side cameras 32 and two reflectors 40, and the number of the shooting cameras is saved.
It should be noted that, in other equivalent manners, for example, the two side cameras 32 may be disposed on the same side of the code scanning segment 31 along the traveling direction of the preset path and respectively close to the two columns 111 of the input end 311 and the output end 312, and the two side cameras 32 are also inclined toward the code scanning area 313; the two mirrors 40 are disposed on the two pillars 111 on the other side of the code scanning segment 31 along the predetermined path, and are respectively close to the input end 311 and the output end 312. This embodiment is equivalent to the above preferred embodiment, and similarly, the combination of the two side cameras 32 and the two mirrors 40 is used to realize the wide coverage of the code scanning area 313 and the side direction of the articles in the code scanning area 313.
Further, in another embodiment of the present invention, the number of the side cameras 32 is two, two side cameras 32 are respectively disposed at two sides of the code scanning section 31, one of the side cameras 32 is relatively close to the input end 311, and is mounted on the column 111 at one side of the code scanning section 31 and close to the input end 311, when there is an article in the code scanning area 313, the side camera 32 can cover the side area of the article relatively close to the side camera 32 and the input end 311; another side camera 32 is mounted on the post 111 on the other side of the code scanning section 31 near the output end 312, relatively near the output end 312, and the side camera 32 can cover the side area of the product relatively near the side camera 32 and the output end 312.
With this arrangement, the code scanning device 100 can cover the code scanning area 313 and the circumferential side of the commodity in the code scanning area 313 in a large range only by using the two side cameras 32.
In summary, the number of the side cameras 32 required to cover the code scanning area 313 and the inner circumferential side of the code scanning area 313 in a large range is at least two; in other words, the number of the side cameras 32 required to perform the coverage photographing of the goods in the code scanning area 313 in the four directions, i.e., the left and right sides and the front and rear ends in the traveling direction of the preset path, is at least two.
Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the shooting assembly 30 further includes a top camera 33 mounted on the frame 10, the top camera 33 is disposed on top of the code scanning area 313, and relatively close to the input end 311 or the output end 312, the top camera 33 is tilted toward the code scanning area 313.
The top-down camera 33 is obliquely directed toward the code scanning area 313, it is understood that the top-down camera 33 is disposed obliquely above the code scanning area 313 near the input end 311 or the output end 312, rather than being disposed directly above the code scanning section 31, and that the optical axis of the top-down camera 33 is directed toward the code scanning area 313 in an obliquely downward direction, rather than toward the code scanning area 313 in a vertically downward direction.
With this arrangement, the overhead camera 33 can cover the top of the product in the code scanning area 313 and also cover one side of the product, that is, the overhead camera 33 can cover both the top of the product and the side relatively close to the input end 311, or both the top of the product and the side relatively close to the output end 312.
In the present embodiment, in order to realize coverage scanning of the top of the code scanning area 313 and the top of the goods in the code scanning area 313, the number of the overhead cameras 33 required may be at least one; in other words, the number of overhead cameras 33 required for the coverage imaging of the code scanning area 313 products upward in the traveling direction of the preset path may be at least one, and only the overhead cameras 33 need to be able to cover the tops of the products.
Specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of overhead cameras 33 is two, two overhead cameras 33 are disposed on the top of the barcode scanning area 313 and are respectively close to the input terminal 311 and the output terminal 312, one of the overhead cameras 33 is mounted close to the input terminal 311 and is parallel to the crossbar 112 in the preset path traveling direction, and the other overhead camera 33 is mounted close to the output terminal 312 and is parallel to the crossbar 112 in the preset path traveling direction. Both overhead cameras 33 are capable of covering the top area of the product in the code scanning area 313 as well as the areas of the product relatively close to the input 311 and output 312, respectively.
Still further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the overhead camera 33 is disposed vertically above the code scanning section 31, and a main optical axis of the overhead camera 33 is directed in a vertically downward direction to the code scanning area 313 for shooting the code scanning on the top of the code scanning area 313 commodity.
Still further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the camera assembly 30 further includes an overhead camera 34, the overhead camera 34 being disposed at the bottom of the conveyor 20 on a side of the conveyor 20 relatively close to the ground for capturing a sweep of the bottom of the merchandise.
In the present embodiment, in order to realize the coverage scanning of the bottom of the code scanning area 313 and the bottom of the product in the code scanning area 313, the number of the required cameras 34 may be at least one; in other words, the overhead camera 34 required for the coverage photographing of the article below the traveling direction of the preset path may be one at a minimum.
Specifically, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the code scanning device 100 further comprises a transparent sliding plate disposed obliquely to the horizontal plane, the transparent sliding plate having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being opposite to each other, the first end being connected to the conveying device 20, and the second end being lower than the first end in the vertical direction and forming a height difference with the code scanning section 31; the camera 34 shoots and scans the bottom of the commodity through the transparent sliding plate.
So set up, sweep a yard equipment 100 and can pass through two side camera 32 at least, a video camera 33 and a camera 34 of bowing, the realization sweeps the sign indicating number to commodity outside comprehensive coverage, realized along the six directions in the top of presetting route advancing direction promptly, below, left and right sides and front and back both sides, to sweeping code area 313 and the wide range of inside commodity cover shooting and sweep the sign indicating number, really realized that the automation of commodity is shot and is swept sign indicating number and six solid code scanning, and only need use four cameras to realize, and need not to set up six cameras respectively to above-mentioned six directions, greatly reduced the cost of sweeping yard equipment 100.
Further, in one embodiment, the code scanning device 100 further comprises a weighing device 210, wherein the weighing device 210 is connected to the output end 312 of the conveying device 20 and is capable of weighing the goods.
So configured, the code scanning device 100 also has the function of weighing the goods, thereby being suitable for the code scanning settlement occasion containing the bulk goods.
According to the code scanning device 100 provided by the invention, the side camera 32 which inclines towards the code scanning area 313 is arranged at the side part of the travelling direction of the preset path for conveying the commodities, so that the effective utilization rate of the lens angle of the side camera 32 is improved, and the large-range coverage of the side direction of the commodities in the code scanning area 313 can be realized by adopting fewer side cameras 32, so that the number of the cameras in the code scanning device 100 is reduced, the cost of the code scanning device 100 is reduced, the price of the code scanning device 100 is favorably reduced, and the code scanning device 100 is more convenient to popularize and apply in the market.
The invention also provides a code scanning cashier system, which comprises the code scanning device 100.
Referring to fig. 4 to 4, fig. 4 is a structural diagram of a code scanning cashier system according to the present invention; fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the operation and working process of the code scanning cashier system according to the invention.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the code scanning cashier system further comprises a sensing device and a control device; the control device is electrically connected with the sensing device and the shooting assembly 30 respectively; the control device can control the shooting assembly 30 to start under the triggering of the sensing device.
Specifically, the sensing device includes a first photoelectric sensing switch disposed on the code scanning area frame 11 for sensing the entering of the goods into the code scanning area 313. After entering the code scanning area 313, the commodity triggers the first photoelectric sensing switch, the first photoelectric sensing switch generates a sensing signal and transmits the sensing signal to the control device, and the control device controls the shooting assembly 30 to start
So set up, shoot the subassembly 30 and sense commodity and get into and sweep code area 313 after the start for the operating time of shooting subassembly 30 shortens, thereby reduces to sweep the energy consumption of a yard cash registering system.
Further, the sensing device further comprises a second photoelectric sensing switch, which is disposed on the conveying track 12 of the code scanning device 100 and is used for sensing the goods on the conveying device 20. The second photoelectric sensing switch senses the commodity on the conveying device 20 and then generates a sensing signal and sends the sensing signal to the control device, and the control device controls the conveying device 20 to start conveying the commodity.
After the shooting component 30 scans the codes of the commodities, the barcode images can be sent to the control equipment; in addition, the shooting component 30 can also be used for shooting the commodity in real objects and sending the commodity picture to the control equipment.
Preferably, the code scanning apparatus 100 in this embodiment further includes a weighing device 210 disposed at a side near the output end 312 of the conveying device 20 and connected to the conveying device 20 through a transparent sliding plate, wherein the weighing device 210 is electrically connected to the control apparatus.
After leaving the code scanning area 313, the commodity reaches the weighing device 210 through the transparent sliding plate, the weighing device 210 weighs the commodity and records the actual weight information of the commodity, then the actual weight information of the commodity is sent to the control equipment, and the control equipment compares whether the actual weight information of the commodity is consistent with the preset weight information of the similar commodity recorded in the commodity bar code. When the weight information is consistent, the control equipment generates settlement information, and the customer pays by self and packs to finish shopping; when the weight information is inconsistent, the control device prompts the shopper or staff to take away or replace the abnormally weighed goods, and performs code scanning shooting and weighing again on the goods newly placed in the code scanning device 100.
The control equipment comprises a POS machine, a medium stored with background software, a screen display device and a prompt device. The POS machine is used for generating and displaying settlement information of the code-scanned commodities, so that a shopper can self-buy a bill through a mobile payment means.
The background software can receive the real object picture of the commodity shot by the shooting component 30, can also identify the barcode of the commodity and extract barcode information, such as the specification, pricing, weight and the like of the commodity, and obtain standard weight information of the same kind of commodity recorded in the barcode of the commodity, wherein the standard weight information of the same kind of commodity is used as preset weight information of the commodity, so that the actual weight information of the commodity from the weighing device 210 can be compared with the preset weight information of the commodity; in addition, the background software can also configure and control the operating parameters of the first photoelectric sensing switch, the second photoelectric sensing switch and the shooting assembly 30, and can also control the operating parameters of the weighing device 210. One of the conditions for enabling settlement of the commodity is that the actual weight information of the commodity is consistent with the preset weight information.
The screen display device is used for displaying the commodity photos with abnormal weighing or code scanning, so that a shopper or a worker can lock a problem commodity quickly, and the searching time is saved; the prompting device sends out light or sound prompting signals after the abnormal goods of code scanning or weighing appear, and the abnormal condition is timely notified to the shopper or staff.
Based on the code scanning cashier system, the invention also provides a commodity code scanning cashier method, which comprises the following steps:
the sensing device senses that the commodity enters the code scanning area 313 and sends a sensing signal to the control equipment, the control equipment receives the sensing signal and controls the shooting assembly to start, and the shooting assembly performs bar code scanning on the commodity in the code scanning area;
the conveyor 20 conveys the goods to the weighing device 210;
weighing the commodity by the weighed commodity, sending the actual weight information of the commodity to the control equipment, comparing the actual weight information of the commodity with preset weight information by the control equipment, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, generating prompt information by the control equipment;
and if the actual weight information of the commodity is consistent with the preset information, the control equipment generates settlement information.
The preset weight information is standard weight information of the same type of commodities recorded in the commodity bar codes, and for bulk commodities, the preset weight information is weight information which is weighed by supermarket tally staff after packaging the bulk commodities and is recorded in the packaging bar codes; for the commodities with uniform retail packages, the preset information is the net content or specification information in the commodity bar codes.
Please refer to fig. 5 again. Further, in one embodiment, the following steps are further included between the step of sensing that the article enters the code scanning area 313 by the sensing device and sending the sensing signal to the control device, the control device receiving the sensing signal and controlling the shooting component to start, and the step of performing barcode scanning on the article in the code scanning area by the shooting component and the step of conveying the article to the weighing device 210 by the conveying device 20:
the shooting component 30 sends the bar code information of the commodity to the control equipment, and the control equipment generates preset weight information of the corresponding commodity;
the shooting component 30 shoots the goods in the code scanning area 313 and sends the pictures of the goods to the control device.
By the arrangement, the control equipment can quickly compare the actual weight of the weighed commodity with the preset weight information corresponding to the commodity; and facilitates the control device to quickly record the physical photograph information of the goods located in the code scanning area 313.
Further, in one embodiment, the step of comparing, by the control device, the actual weight information of the commodity with preset weight information, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, generating, by the control device, a prompt message further includes:
the control equipment compares the actual weight information of the commodity with the preset weight information, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, prompt information is generated and a commodity image is displayed.
According to the arrangement, when the commodity code scanning is abnormal or the actual weight of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, so that the commodity cannot be settled, the prompt information can quickly make a shopper know; the screen display device displays the real object picture of the commodity, so that a shopper or a worker can quickly search the problem commodity, and the problem commodity can be replaced or removed in time, and the efficiency of code scanning and settlement of the commodity is improved.
The code scanning cash registering system provided by the invention is matched with the code scanning device 100, so that the automation degree of code scanning and weighing of commodities can be improved, the participation of personnel is less, the conveying, code scanning and weighing of the commodities are more intelligent and standard, the code scanning settlement without the contact of personnel is realized, and the occurrence of the behavior of artificial theft or damage to the commodities during the cash registering settlement is avoided.
The features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the features in the above-described embodiments are not described, but should be construed as being within the scope of the present disclosure as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the features.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention and are not to be used as a limitation of the present invention, and that suitable changes and modifications of the above embodiments are within the scope of the claimed invention as long as they are within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. A code scanning device is characterized by comprising a rack (10), a conveying device (20) and a shooting assembly (30); the conveying device (20) is mounted on the rack (10), and the conveying device (20) can convey commodities along a preset path; the shooting assembly (30) is mounted on the rack (10), a code scanning section (31) is formed by the part, covered by the shooting assembly (30), of the conveying device (20), and a code scanning area (313) is formed in the code scanning device corresponding to the space of the code scanning section (31);
the shooting assembly comprises at least one side camera (32), and the side camera (32) is positioned at the side part of the traveling direction of the preset path and faces the code scanning area (313) obliquely.
2. A code scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that said conveying means (20) comprise an input (311) for the entry of the products into said code scanning section (31) and an output (312) for the exit of the products from said code scanning section (31); the number of the side cameras (32) is two, and the two side cameras (32) are respectively arranged at two sides of the code scanning section (31); the code scanning device further comprises two reflecting mirrors (40), the two reflecting mirrors (40) are respectively arranged on two sides of the code scanning section (31) and face the code scanning area (313), and the two reflecting mirrors (40) can respectively reflect the part, deviating from the side camera (32), of the goods in the code scanning area (313) to the two side cameras (32).
3. Code scanning device according to claim 2, characterized in that two of said side cameras (32) are relatively close to said input end (311) and two of said mirrors (40) are relatively close to said output end (312); alternatively, the two side cameras (32) are relatively close to the output end (312) and the two mirrors (40) are relatively close to the input end (311).
4. A code scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that said conveying means (20) comprise an input (311) for the entry of the products into said code scanning section (31) and an output (312) for the exit of the products from said code scanning section (31); the number of the side cameras (32) is two, the two side cameras (32) are respectively arranged at two sides of the code scanning section (31), one side camera (32) is relatively close to the input end (311), and the other side camera (32) is relatively close to the output end (312).
5. The code scanning device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the shooting assembly further comprises a top camera (33) mounted on the frame (10), the top camera (33) is arranged on top of the code scanning area (313) and relatively close to the input end (311) or the output end (312), and the top camera (33) is obliquely oriented to the code scanning area (313).
6. Code scanning device according to claim 5, characterized in that said overhead cameras (33) are two in number, two of said overhead cameras (33) being relatively close to said input (311) and said output (312), respectively.
7. A code scanning apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the camera assembly further comprises an elevation camera (34), the elevation camera (34) being disposed at the bottom of the conveyor (20) for photographing the code scanning on the bottom of the article.
8. The code scanning device according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises a transparent sliding plate arranged obliquely with respect to the horizontal plane, said transparent sliding plate having a first end and a second end facing away from each other, said first end being connected to said conveyor means (20), said second end being lower than said first end in the vertical direction and forming a height difference with said code scanning section (31); the camera (34) scans and shoots the bottom of the commodity through the transparent sliding plate.
9. The code scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that the number of the shooting assemblies (30) is four, and the four shooting assemblies (30) can completely cover and shoot the outer surface of the goods in the code scanning area (313).
10. The code scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that said conveying means (20) comprise a conveyor belt (21), a conveyor belt shaft (22) and a drive assembly (24); conveyer belt (21) cover is established conveyer belt axle (22), drive assembly (24) are connected and can drive conveyer belt axle (22) rotate, and then drive conveyer belt (21) motion.
11. The code scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (10) comprises a plurality of support frames (101), the plurality of support frames (101) are spliced to form a code scanning area frame (11), and the code scanning area frame (11) is rectangular in shape; the conveying device (20) penetrates through the code scanning area frame (11) and forms the code scanning area (313) in the code scanning area frame (11); the shooting assembly (30) is installed on the code scanning area frame (11).
12. A code scanning device according to claim 2, characterized in that it further comprises weighing means (210), said weighing means (210) being connected to said output (312) and being able to weigh the products.
13. A code scanning cashier system, wherein the code scanning cashier system comprises the code scanning device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12.
14. The code scanning cashier system of claim 13 further comprising a sensing device and a control device; the control equipment is respectively and electrically connected with the sensing device and the shooting assembly (30); the control device can control the shooting component (30) to start under the triggering of the sensing device.
15. A method for scanning a code and collecting cash for goods based on a code scanning and collecting system, wherein the code scanning and collecting system is the code scanning and collecting system of claim 14, the code scanning device further comprises a weighing device (210), the weighing device (210) is connected to the conveying device (20), and the weighing device (210) is electrically connected to the control device; the commodity code scanning settlement method comprises the following steps:
the sensing device senses that the commodity enters the code scanning area (313) and sends a sensing signal to the control equipment, the control equipment receives the sensing signal and controls the shooting assembly (30) to start, and the shooting assembly (30) scans the bar code of the commodity in the code scanning area (313);
-said conveyor (20) conveys the goods to said weighing device (210);
the weighing device (210) weighs the commodity and sends actual weight information of the commodity to the control equipment, the control equipment compares the actual weight information of the commodity with preset weight information, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, the control equipment generates prompt information;
and if the actual weight information of the commodity is consistent with the preset weight information, the control equipment generates settlement information.
16. The method for receiving cash by scanning code on commodity according to claim 15, wherein the step of comparing the actual weight information of the commodity with preset weight information by the control device, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, the step of generating prompt information by the control device further comprises:
and the control equipment compares the actual weight information of the commodity with preset weight information, and if the actual weight information of the commodity is inconsistent with the preset weight information, prompt information is generated and a commodity image is displayed.
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