CN112825205A

CN112825205A - Vending machine, and packaging method and device for vending machine

Info

Publication number: CN112825205A
Application number: CN201911134099.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张旋辰; 冯海芳
Original assignee: Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-19
Filing date: 2019-11-19
Publication date: 2021-05-21

Abstract

The application relates to a vending machine, a vending machine packaging method and a vending machine packaging device. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a shipment request for an order, wherein the order comprises at least one product information; in response to the shipment request, instructing a packaging device to package a product seal corresponding to the at least one product information into a package; setting delivery tracing information on the package; and transmitting the packages with the delivery tracing information to a delivery bin of the vending machine. By utilizing the vending machine, the vending machine packaging method and the vending machine packaging device provided by the embodiments of the application, the risk that the vending machine products are dropped in the distribution process can be reduced, and the rights and interests of users are guaranteed.

Description

Vending machine, and packaging method and device for vending machine

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of vending machine management, in particular to a vending machine, and a packaging method and device of the vending machine.

Background

The vending machine is a common commercial automation device, also called a 24-hour business micro supermarket, the working mode of the vending machine is not limited by time and place, the vending machine saves manpower, is convenient for transaction, and is a commercial retail mode with development prospect. The current vending machines mainly comprise beverage vending machines, food vending machines, comprehensive vending machines and the like, and bring great convenience to people.

Some vending machines in the related art can support an Online To Offline (O2O) selling mode, that is, a user can order Online and Offline, and then a dispenser extracts a corresponding product from the vending machine and dispenses the product To the user. However, in the related art, the state of the article cannot be monitored during the period from the taking out of the product from the vending machine to the delivery to the user, and there is a possibility that the article is lost or a bag is dropped. Particularly, for some products with higher value or pharmaceutical products, if the products are lost or dropped during transportation, great economic loss may be caused for users or vending machine operators, and even the health problems of the users may be affected in severe cases.

Therefore, there is a need in the art for a technique that can prevent articles from being lost or dropped during the transportation process from the shipment of the vending machine to the receipt of the articles by the user.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the problems in the related art, the application provides a vending machine, a vending machine packaging method and a vending machine packaging device, and the specific implementation mode is as follows:

a vending machine packaging method, the method comprising:

receiving a shipment request for an order, wherein the order comprises at least one product information;

in response to the shipment request, instructing a packaging device to package a product seal corresponding to the at least one product information into a package;

setting delivery tracing information on the package;

and transmitting the packages with the delivery tracing information to a delivery bin of the vending machine.

A vending machine packaging method, the method comprising:

receiving a delivery tracing information request, wherein the delivery tracing information request comprises identification information of an order;

acquiring order information of the order according to the identification information;

and generating the distribution tracing information of the order based on the order information, and sending the distribution tracing information.

A vending machine packaging device comprising a processor and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions that when executed by the processor implement:

setting delivery tracing information on the package;

A vending machine comprising a processor and a packaging device, wherein,

the processor is used for receiving a shipment request aiming at an order, wherein the order comprises at least one product information; the packaging device is further used for responding to the shipment request and instructing the packaging device to package the product corresponding to the at least one product information into a package; the system is also used for indicating that delivery tracing information is set on the package and transmitting the package with the delivery tracing information to a delivery warehouse of a vending machine;

and the packaging device is used for hermetically packaging the product corresponding to the at least one piece of product information into a package.

A medicine vending machine, which comprises a processor and a packaging device, wherein,

the processor is used for receiving a shipment request aiming at an order, wherein the order comprises at least one piece of medicine information; the packaging device is further used for responding to the shipment request and instructing the packaging device to package the medicine corresponding to the at least one piece of medicine information into a package in a sealing mode; the system is also used for indicating that delivery tracing information is set on the package and transmitting the package with the delivery tracing information to a delivery warehouse of a vending machine;

and the packaging device is used for hermetically packaging the medicines corresponding to the at least one piece of medicine information into a package.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions therein which, when executed by a processor, enable the processor to perform the vending machine packaging method.

The vending machine, the vending machine packaging method and the vending machine packaging device can purchase products from the vending machine according to the online-to-offline payment mode, and a corresponding application scene of product distribution needs to be carried out by a distributor. On one hand, the product is hermetically packaged, so that the product can be prevented from being dropped in the distribution process, and because the packaging bag for opening the hermetically packaged product can expose traces, a user can identify whether the packaging bag is opened or not through naked eyes; on the other hand, delivery tracing information can be set on the package, and a user can verify whether an abnormal condition occurs in the delivery process through the delivery tracing information.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an illustrative embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating a vending machine packaging method in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating the modular construction of a vending machine packaging arrangement in accordance with one exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

The following describes a vending machine packaging method provided by various embodiments of the present application through a specific application scenario.

Fig. 1 and fig. 2 are flowcharts of an implementation of a specific application scenario provided in the present application. In the present application scenario, a user may purchase a product from a vending machine by placing an order online and taking a product offline, and in one example, the vending machine may include a medicine vending machine for vending medicine. In the step 1, the buyer can use the client to order on line and buy the required medicine, for example, the medicine ordered by the buyer is 10ml of a dichromate oxymetazoline hydrochloride spray, and the quantity is two bottles. In step 2, after the user places an order online, the vending machine server may generate an order, for example, with the generated order number "127007354888". The vending machine server may determine the dispenser to dispense the user's medication based on the product in the order, such as selecting the nearest dispenser to the user, numbered "SZ-7094" in one embodiment, and determining the dispenser that dispensed the medication, and the dispenser has a job number of 065. After determining the dispenser, in step 3, information such as the order number and the number of the medicine vending machine may be sent to the dispenser with work number 065, and in one embodiment, after the order is distributed to the dispenser, the order number may be bound to the account of the dispenser, so that the dispenser may see the distributed or actively received order on the personal client.

In step 4, as shown in fig. 3, after receiving the order, the distributor with job number 065 may go to the medicine vending machine with serial number "SZ-7094" to pick up the product. The delivery method of the distributor can be various, order numbers can be input on the medicine vending machine, and the delivery can be confirmed through the client. The medication dispenser shown in fig. 3 may include a display and a keyboard, among other devices, through which the dispenser may enter an order to retrieve the medication. However, before extracting the medicine, in step 5, the identity of the deliverer may be verified to confirm that the deliverer is an order-receiving deliverer. In step 6, as shown in fig. 4, the distributor may input identity information, such as the work card number plus the dynamic token number, into the medicine vending machine. In step 7, after receiving the identity information of the distributor, the medicine vending machine may send the identity information to the medicine vending machine server, and the medicine vending machine server verifies whether the distributor is a legal distributor. Of course, in other embodiments, the identity authentication may also be performed by a medicine vending machine, and the application is not limited herein. In step 8, after the server of the medicine vending machine completes the identity authentication, it is determined that the distributor is a legal distributor. In step 9, a notification message of successful identity authentication may be sent to the medicine vending machine numbered "SZ-7094".

In step 10, the dispenser may request the dispenser to enter or select an order number after receiving the notification message. In step 9, when the dispenser is required to select the order number, the server of the medicine vending machine may obtain the order which is not started to be dispensed and corresponds to the dispenser when the identity of the dispenser is determined to be legal, and send the order number of the order to the vending machine. In step 11, and as shown in FIG. 5, the distributor may select an order to be distributed. The dispenser may make a single selection or multiple selections, as shown in fig. 5, and may select an order "127007354888" for which the medication is 10ml of the 2 n # oxymetazoline hydrochloride spray, as described above. In step 12, after the distributor selects the order, the distributor may send the order number to the server of the medicine selling machine, and request distribution tracing information, where the distribution tracing information is used to trace the distribution process of the medicine. And in step 13 the vending machine may seal pack the corresponding product into a package. As shown in fig. 6, the medicine can be put into the packaging bag, and the sealed package shown in fig. 7 is formed, as shown in fig. 7, the packaging bag can be printed with the watermark characters "wish you healthy", so that the imitation difficulty of the packaging tape is increased, and the risk of package falling is reduced.

In step 14, after receiving the request of the medicine vending machine, the server of the medicine vending machine may generate the delivery tracing information and the link pointing to the delivery tracing information according to the order number. The delivery tracing information may include information such as a product name, an amount of money, an order number, a tracing code, a vending machine number, a dispenser job number, and the like. In order to prevent other users from obtaining the delivery tracing information through the link, the link may be encrypted, for example, by using an asymmetric encryption method, that is, in step 15, the link may be encrypted by using a public key, and the encrypted link may be converted into a two-dimensional code. In step 16, the vending machine server may transmit the two-dimensional code to the vending machine and indicate a setting position of the two-dimensional code. In step 17, after receiving the two-dimensional code, the vending machine may set the two-dimensional code on a package at the midpoint of the packaging bag, where the package shown in fig. 7 is a package in which the two-dimensional code is set. In step 18, after the medicine is hermetically packaged and the two-dimensional code is set, the package may be transported to a delivery bin of a medicine vending machine as shown in fig. 8.

At step 19, the dispenser may pick up the package from the shipment bin and, at step 20, deliver the package to the customer, as shown in FIG. 9. In step 21, after receiving the package, the buyer may check whether the outer package of the package is intact and is unsealed, and if the outer package is found to have an obvious seal-unsealing trace, the buyer may refuse to sign for the package. Further, in step 22, the buyer may also scan the two-dimensional code on the package by using the designated software, as shown in fig. 10, the buyer may scan the two-dimensional code set on the package by using a smart phone. In step 23, the buyer may enter a key to retrieve a link to the delivery tracking information. Fig. 11 is a user interface for requiring a user to input a token number (i.e., a key), and after the token number is verified, the user interface jumps to the page shown in fig. 12, and the buyer can obtain the delivery tracing information through the link in fig. 12. In step 24, after clicking the link of fig. 12, the buyer generates a request for the delivery tracing information, and sends the request to the server of the medicine selling machine. In step 25, the server of the medicine vending machine may send the delivery tracing information to the buyer after receiving the request. Fig. 13 is a user interface diagram of the delivery tracing information received by the buyer, and as shown in fig. 13, the buyer can acquire detailed delivery tracing information. In step 26, the buyer can verify the delivery process of the package according to the delivery tracing information, such as whether the delivery time is correct, whether the two-dimensional code position is correct, whether the work number of the delivery worker is correct, whether the product quantity is correct, and the like. If there is a problem, the user can refuse to sign in according to the prompt and dial the reporting call.

In one application scenario, the delivery tracking information may also be provided in text on the package, for example, by directly printing the information presented in the user interface of fig. 13 on the package's outer package. In addition, in the embodiment of the application, the delivery tracing information may further include use information and order information of the medicine, so that a user can conveniently know the use method of the medicine. In the application scene, the using method and the medical advice information of 'spraying nose once in the morning and evening and 1-3 times on each side' can be set.

It should be noted that the delivery tracing information may include information defined by a user. For example, the user may select the delivery tracing information to be provided on the package, and for example, in the case where the delivery tracing information is displayed on the package in the form of text, the user may select not to display the product name and the amount of money for the sake of confidentiality of personal information. In addition, the delivery tracing information can also comprise user-defined remark information, for example, the user can set the remark information, for example, the remark information is delivered at two points to four points in the afternoon, and please transfer things to the old pages at the property place, so that the deliverer can deliver according to the prompt in the remark information when seeing the remark information, and the delivery delay is prevented.

In another embodiment, it is also possible for user A to place an order and dispense the product to user B. In this case, the user a may leave a message for the user B, and may set up to show the message on an outer package of the package, and the message may include a blessing or an order message. In one scenario, user a purchases calcium tablets online for parents living in other cities, and leaves a message "take care of calcium supplementation at ordinary times to prevent leg pain". Based on this, after the vending machine hermetically packages the calcium sheets, the package can be provided with delivery tracing information, and the message of the user a can be remarked.

It should be noted that the vending machine in the above application scenarios is only an exemplary scenario, and the vending machine described in the present application may be used for vending any article that has a use value and can be traded on the market, including beverages, food, fresh food, medicines, toys, cosmetics, clothes, living goods, and the like.

The following describes the packaging method of the vending machine in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 14 is a method flow diagram of one embodiment of a vending machine packaging method provided herein. Although the present application provides method steps as shown in the following examples or figures, more or fewer steps may be included in the method based on conventional or non-inventive efforts. In the case of steps where no necessary causal relationship exists logically, the order of execution of the steps is not limited to that provided by the embodiments of the present application. The method can be executed sequentially or in parallel (for example, in the environment of parallel processors or multi-thread processing) according to the method shown in the embodiment or the figure when the method is executed in the actual vending machine packaging process or the device.

Specifically, an embodiment of a packaging method for a vending machine provided by the present application is shown in fig. 14, and the method may include:

s1401: receiving a shipment request for an order, wherein the order comprises at least one product information.

S1403: and in response to the shipment request, instructing the packaging device to package the product seal corresponding to the at least one product information into the package.

S1405: and setting delivery tracing information on the package.

S1407: and transmitting the packages with the delivery tracing information to a delivery bin of the vending machine.

The vending machine in the embodiment of the application can comprise a device for vending products by self, and the sold products can comprise any articles with use value and capable of trading on markets, such as beverages, food, fresh foods, medicines, toys, cosmetics, clothes, articles for daily use and the like. The vending machine can be arranged in various application places such as streets, movie theaters, hospitals, residential areas, subway stations, railway stations and the like. In the embodiment of the application, a user can purchase products from the vending machine in an Online To Offline (O2O) payment mode. Then, after the online payment is completed, the user needs to go to the vending machine to take out the goods by himself, and the distribution service can be used to distribute the purchased products to the online ordering user by the distributor. However, the product may be at risk of being unpacked while being transported, and therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, a traceable product distribution process may be used to avoid the product being unpacked while being distributed.

In the embodiment of the present application, during the process of taking out the product from the vending machine, the delivery person may first send a shipment request to the vending machine, where the shipment request may include an order of the product. The order may include at least one product information. In one embodiment, the shipment request may be generated by entering an order number into the vending machine. In one embodiment, the input may include a key manual input, such as a dispenser entering an order number for the product to be extracted via a physical or touch keypad on the vending machine. In another embodiment, the input may include a code scan input, such as aligning a two-dimensional code of the order number, a bar code, etc. to a code scan window on the vending machine. In another embodiment, the order number may also be near field input to the vending machine via near field contact input, such as by NFC, RFID, or the like. Certainly, in other embodiments, the order number may also be input through a device such as a smart phone and forwarded to the vending machine through a background server of the vending machine, and the input mode of the order number is not limited in the present application.

In addition, the identity of the distributor can be authenticated, and in one embodiment, the distribution company where the distributor is located can send the identity information of the distributor to the vending platform, so that the vending platform can authenticate the identity of the distributor, and people are prevented from falsely acting as the distributor to pick up goods from the vending machine. In another embodiment, after the identity information of the dispenser is acquired by the vending machine platform, the identity information may also be sent to the dispensing company, and the dispensing company completes the identity authentication, which is not limited herein. In various embodiments of the present application, the identity authentication of the distributor may include password authentication, biometric authentication, and identity card authentication. The password authentication method can include the step of inputting a password by a distributor for authentication, the password can include a personal customized password, token and the like, and the biometric authentication includes the step of inputting a biometric characteristic by the distributor for authentication, and the biometric characteristic can include an eye characteristic, a voiceprint, a fingerprint, a palm print, a heartbeat, a pulse, a chromosome, DNA, a human tooth bite mark and the like. Wherein the eye pattern may include biological features of the iris, sclera, etc. The identification card authentication may include dispenser swipe authentication, and the card may include, for example, an identification card, a work card, and the like. It should be noted that, the present application is not limited to the manner of identity authentication. The identity authentication is carried out on the distributor before the delivery, so that the delivery safety of the product can be guaranteed.

The vending machine, upon receiving a shipment request for an order, may instruct a packaging device to package sealed packages of products contained in the order into a package in response to the shipment request. After the packaging device is used for hermetically packaging the product, a user can be helped to quickly and visually identify whether the package is unsealed or not. The packaging device may be disposed within the vending machine or may be an external stand-alone device coupled to the vending machine, but may require a secure, sealed environment with the vending machine. In one embodiment, the packaging device can seal the package of the packaged product by using a sealing method such as heat sealing, stapling, gluing and the like, and the sealing method is easy to mark after the package is unsealed, thereby helping a user to quickly identify whether the package is unsealed.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the product is hermetically packaged in the package by the packaging device, delivery tracing information for tracing the delivery information of the product may be provided on the package. In one embodiment, the delivery trace information includes at least one of the following: order information, product information, tracing identification, shipment time, distribution mechanism information, distribution personnel information, tracing information setting position information and distribution validity period. The order information may include information such as an identifier of the order (e.g., an order number), an order amount, an order placing time, and a payment serial number. The product information may include information such as name, number, amount, quantity, etc. of the product. The tracing back identifier may include unique identification information of the delivery tracing back information, and may be, for example, a character string "GFxbh 7gtdin83 rfnk". The shipment time may include a time when the product was shipped from the vending machine. The delivery organization information may include information of a delivery company, such as XX delivery company. The delivery personnel information may include names, job numbers, and the like of the delivery personnel. The tracing information setting position information can comprise position information of tracing information arranged on the package, and if the distribution tracing information is arranged in the process of the package, the distribution tracing information can be randomly set at the setting position on the package, such as any position of the package as the middle, the upper left corner, the lower left corner, the upper right corner and the lower right corner. By randomly setting the position of the delivery tracing information on the package, the difficulty of imitating the package can be improved. The delivery validity period may include a delivery time period of the product, and if the delivery time period is 1 hour as determined from the delivery distance, the delivery validity period is the product shipment time plus 1 hour. Of course, any other information for indicating the association with the product delivery may be included in the delivery tracing information, and the application is not limited herein.

In the embodiment of the application, the delivery tracing information is arranged in the process of the package, and the delivery tracing information can be printed on the outer package of the package. In one embodiment, the delivery tracking information may be printed on a sticker and the sticker is affixed to the outer package of the package. In another embodiment, the vending machine may instruct a printing device to print the delivery tracking information directly on the package's outer package. The printing method may include inkjet printing, offset printing, gravure printing, flexo printing, silk screen printing, laser printing, and the like, which is not limited herein. The delivery tracing information is printed on the outer package of the package, so that a user can conveniently check whether the actual delivery flow is matched with the delivery tracing information on site, the difficulty of imitating the outer package of the package can be increased, and the risk of falling the package of the package is reduced. Of course, in other embodiments, a storage device such as a sensor that carries the delivery tracing information may be further disposed on the package external package, and after the delivery tracing information is stored in the storage device, the user may obtain the delivery tracing information by reading the storage device. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that there are numerous other ways of configuring the delivery tracking information onto the package that are not limited or discussed herein. By arranging the delivery tracing information on the package, the difficulty of imitating the package can be increased, the risk of package falling is reduced, and a user can be helped to trace the related information of the delivery process and verify whether an abnormal condition occurs in the delivery process.

Packaging materials including plastic films, cardboard, plastic closures and the like which are easily identifiable after destruction may also be used for the same purpose. In other embodiments, in order to further ensure the security of the package, an anti-counterfeit label may be further disposed on the outer package of the package, where the anti-counterfeit label may include a cover layer anti-counterfeit label, and if the layer is scraped, the user may query whether the character string on the layer is a legal character string through a short message or a telephone, and the anti-counterfeit label may further include an electronic label such as an RFID, an original light engraved anti-counterfeit label, a label distribution anti-counterfeit label, a magnetic code anti-counterfeit label, an invisible image-text anti-counterfeit label, a rule disclosure anti-counterfeit label, and the like. In another embodiment, packaging materials that print laser security images may also be used, such as Logo images of vending machine platforms printed on plastic film using laser technology, by which the difficulty of counterfeiting the packaging material is further increased. In another embodiment, a tamper-evident seal can be used for the package, and for the package using the tamper-evident seal, once the seal is removed, the package cannot be pasted back, so that the tamper-evident seal can help a user to quickly identify whether the package is unsealed. It should be noted that the arrangement of the package is not limited to the above examples, and other modifications are possible by those skilled in the art in light of the technical spirit of the present application, and the function and effect of the package are also encompassed by the scope of the present application as long as they are the same as or similar to the present application.

In this embodiment of the application, the delivery tracing information may be arranged on a package in a form of a character string, and in an example, the character string may include: "product name: 10Ml of a permethrin hydrochloride spray, and the amount is as follows: 4, amount: 167 yuan, tracing code: 239798792, … … ". Further, in another embodiment, the delivery tracing information may be converted into other forms, such as two-dimensional codes, bar codes, and the like, and after receiving the package, the user may obtain the delivery tracing information by scanning the two-dimensional codes or the bar codes. The distribution tracing information is converted into a two-dimensional code or bar code form, so that the imitation difficulty can be improved, and a user can conveniently scan and obtain the distribution tracing information by using a scanning device (such as a smart phone). In other embodiments, a link to the delivery tracking information may be provided and may be provided on the package, and the link may be in the form of a string, a two-dimensional code, a barcode, or the like. And the user acquires the delivery tracing information by accessing the link. Other modifications are possible in light of the above teachings and may be practiced by those skilled in the art, and it is within the scope of the appended claims.

Furthermore, the distribution tracing information can be encrypted to prevent the product package from being imitated after being acquired by other users. In one embodiment, the delivery tracing information may be encrypted by using a preset encryption algorithm, and the encrypted delivery tracing information may also be converted into two-dimensional codes, bar codes, and the like. The user may decrypt the encrypted delivery trace information by using a specified decryption algorithm (which may be set in software) to obtain the delivery trace information. In another embodiment, the two-dimensional code or the bar code into which the configuration tracing information is converted may be encrypted. The user can decrypt the two-dimensional code or the bar code through a self-defined password or token to acquire the delivery tracing information. In another embodiment, the link to the delivery trace information may be encrypted, and the encrypted link may be provided to the package. The user can acquire the link through decryption, and acquire the delivery tracing information through the link. The encryption processing manner in the above embodiments may include a symmetric encryption algorithm, a one-way encryption algorithm, an asymmetric encryption algorithm, and the like. The symmetric Encryption Algorithm may include a Data Encryption Standard (DES), a Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (3 DES), an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Blowfish, Twofish, and the like. The one-way encryption algorithm may include message digest algorithms (MD4, MD5, MD6), SHA1, SHA224, and so on. The asymmetric cryptographic algorithms may include RSA, DSA, ELGamal, and the like. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that there are many other ways of encrypting, which are not intended to be limiting or limiting.

Further, in other embodiments, the delivery tracing information may be associated with a user account, and the delivery tracing information may be acquired only when the user account logs in. In one example, the delivery tracing information may be converted into a form of a two-dimensional code or a bar code, and a user may open a scanner to obtain the two-dimensional code or the bar code only after logging in a specified application; otherwise, the scanner cannot be opened to obtain the two-dimensional code or the bar code. By the method, other users can be prevented from illegally acquiring the distribution tracing information and imitating product packaging.

In other embodiments, a function that fails after the delivery trace back information is read for a preset number of times may be further provided. For example, the distribution tracing information may be converted into a form of a two-dimensional code or a bar code, and once it is detected that the two-dimensional code or the bar code is read once, the two-dimensional code or the bar code after being read may be set to be invalid. Thus, after the user takes the package, if the two-dimensional code or the bar code is scanned to be invalid, the two-dimensional code or the bar code can be determined to be read by other users.

According to the vending machine management method, products can be purchased from the vending machine according to the online-to-offline payment mode, and corresponding application scenes of product distribution need to be carried out by distributors, under the scenes, the vending machine management method provided by the embodiments of the application can carry out sealed packaging on the products in the vending machine delivery process, and distribution tracing information is set on the packaging. On one hand, the product is hermetically packaged, so that the product can be prevented from being dropped in the distribution process, and because the packaging bag for opening the hermetically packaged product can expose traces, a user can identify whether the packaging bag is opened or not through naked eyes; on the other hand, delivery tracing information can be set on the package, and a user can verify whether an abnormal condition occurs in the delivery process through the delivery tracing information.

Corresponding to the above vending machine management method, as shown in fig. 15, the present application further provides a vending machine management device, including a processor and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions, where the processor executes the instructions to implement:

setting delivery tracing information on the package;

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the delivery tracing information is configured to be encrypted.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, when the implementing step sets delivery trace information on the package, the processor includes:

instructing a printing device to print delivery traceability information on the package.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the delivery tracing information is configured to be obtained as follows:

sending the identification information of the order;

and receiving the delivery tracing information corresponding to the order.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the delivery tracing information includes at least one of the following information: the system comprises order information, product information, tracing identification, shipment time, delivery mechanism information, delivery personnel information, tracing information setting position information, delivery validity period, medical advice information, product use information and user-defined blessing or order information.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the delivery tracing information includes at least one of the following patterns: two-dimensional code, barcode, string, access link.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the package further includes at least one of the following: the outer package is provided with an anti-counterfeiting label, a packaging material printed with a laser anti-counterfeiting image and a seal.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the delivery tracing information is set to be associated with a user account corresponding to the order.

Another aspect of the present application also provides a vending machine packaging method from the perspective of a vending machine server, the method comprising:

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, before the receiving the delivery tracing information request, the method further includes:

receiving identity information of a distributor;

verifying identity information and judging whether the identity information is the identity of a registered distributor or not;

and sending the judgment result.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the generating delivery tracing information of the order based on the order information and sending the delivery tracing information includes:

generating distribution tracing information of the order based on the order information;

encrypting the distribution tracing information;

and sending the encrypted delivery tracing information.

For specific implementation of the above embodiments, reference may be made to the description of the flowchart shown in fig. 1 in the specification, and details are not described here again.

Corresponding to the above vending machine management method, the present application also provides a vending machine management device, including a processor and a memory for storing processor executable instructions, where the processor, when executing the instructions, may implement:

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, before the receiving the delivery tracing information request, the processor further performs the following steps:

receiving identity information of a distributor;

and sending the judgment result.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the application, when the processor generates the delivery tracing information of the order based on the order information in the implementing step, and sends the delivery tracing information, the processor includes:

encrypting the distribution tracing information;

and sending the encrypted delivery tracing information.

Yet another aspect of the present application provides a vending machine that may include a processor and a packaging device, wherein,

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the method further includes:

and the printing device is used for printing the delivery tracing information on the package.

In another aspect, the present application further provides a medicine vending machine, comprising a processor and a packaging device, wherein,

In another aspect, the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which computer instructions are stored, and the instructions, when executed, implement the steps of the method according to any of the above embodiments.

The computer readable storage medium may include physical means for storing information, typically by digitizing the information for storage on a medium using electrical, magnetic or optical means. The computer-readable storage medium according to this embodiment may include: devices that store information using electrical energy, such as various types of memory, e.g., RAM, ROM, etc.; devices that store information using magnetic energy, such as hard disks, floppy disks, tapes, core memories, bubble memories, and usb disks; devices that store information optically, such as CDs or DVDs. Of course, there are other ways of storing media that can be read, such as quantum memory, graphene memory, and so forth.

In the 90 s of the 20 th century, improvements in a technology could clearly distinguish between improvements in hardware (e.g., improvements in circuit structures such as diodes, transistors, switches, etc.) and improvements in software (improvements in process flow). However, as technology advances, many of today's process flow improvements have been seen as direct improvements in hardware circuit architecture. Designers almost always obtain the corresponding hardware circuit structure by programming an improved method flow into the hardware circuit. Thus, it cannot be said that an improvement in the process flow cannot be realized by hardware physical modules. For example, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), is an integrated circuit whose Logic functions are determined by programming the Device by a user. A digital system is "integrated" on a PLD by the designer's own programming without requiring the chip manufacturer to design and fabricate application-specific integrated circuit chips. Furthermore, nowadays, instead of manually making an Integrated Circuit chip, such Programming is often implemented by "logic compiler" software, which is similar to a software compiler used in program development and writing, but the original code before compiling is also written by a specific Programming Language, which is called Hardware Description Language (HDL), and HDL is not only one but many, such as abel (advanced Boolean Expression Language), ahdl (alternate Hardware Description Language), traffic, pl (core universal Programming Language), HDCal (jhdware Description Language), lang, Lola, HDL, laspam, hardward Description Language (vhr Description Language), vhal (Hardware Description Language), and vhigh-Language, which are currently used in most common. It will also be apparent to those skilled in the art that hardware circuitry that implements the logical method flows can be readily obtained by merely slightly programming the method flows into an integrated circuit using the hardware description languages described above.

The controller may be implemented in any suitable manner, for example, the controller may take the form of, for example, a microprocessor or processor and a computer-readable medium storing computer-readable program code (e.g., software or firmware) executable by the (micro) processor, logic gates, switches, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic controller, and an embedded microcontroller, examples of which include, but are not limited to, the following microcontrollers: the ARC625D, Atmel AT91SAM, Microchip PIC18F26K20, and Silicone Labs C8051F320, the memory controller may also be implemented as part of the control logic for the memory. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that, in addition to implementing the controller as pure computer readable program code, the same functionality can be implemented by logically programming method steps such that the controller is in the form of logic gates, switches, application specific integrated circuits, programmable logic controllers, embedded microcontrollers and the like. Such a controller may thus be considered a hardware component, and the means included therein for performing the various functions may also be considered as a structure within the hardware component. Or even means for performing the functions may be regarded as being both a software module for performing the method and a structure within a hardware component.

The systems, devices, modules or units illustrated in the above embodiments may be implemented by a computer chip or an entity, or by a product with certain functions. One typical implementation device is a computer. In particular, the computer may be, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular telephone, a camera phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or a combination of any of these devices.

For convenience of description, the above devices are described as being divided into various units by function, and are described separately. Of course, the functionality of the units may be implemented in one or more software and/or hardware when implementing the present application.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory. The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, a computer readable medium does not include a transitory computer readable medium such as a modulated data signal and a carrier wave.

It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The application may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The application may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.

The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, for the system embodiment, since it is substantially similar to the method embodiment, the description is simple, and for the relevant points, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiment.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A vending machine packaging method, characterized in that the method comprises:

setting delivery tracing information on the package;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery trace-back information is configured to be encrypted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said setting delivery trace back information on the package comprises:

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the delivery trace-back information is arranged to be obtained as follows:

sending the identification information of the order;

and receiving the delivery tracing information corresponding to the order.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery tracking information comprises at least one of: the system comprises order information, product information, tracing identification, shipment time, delivery mechanism information, delivery personnel information, tracing information setting position information, delivery validity period, medical advice information, product use information and user-defined blessing or order information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery tracking information comprises at least one of the following patterns: two-dimensional code, barcode, string, access link.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wrapping further comprises at least one of: the outer package is provided with an anti-counterfeiting label, a packaging material printed with a laser anti-counterfeiting image and a seal.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery tracking information is configured to be associated with a user account corresponding to the order.

9. A vending machine packaging method, characterized in that the method comprises:

10. The method of claim 9, wherein prior to said receiving a delivery trace back information request, said method further comprises:

receiving identity information of a distributor;

and sending the judgment result.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein generating delivery trace information for the order based on the order information and sending the delivery trace information comprises:

encrypting the distribution tracing information;

and sending the encrypted delivery tracing information.

12. The method according to any of claims 9-11, wherein the delivery tracking information comprises at least one of the following patterns: two-dimensional code, barcode, string, access link.

13. The method according to any of claims 9-11, wherein the delivery trace-back information comprises at least one of: the system comprises order information, product information, tracing identification, shipment time, delivery mechanism information, delivery personnel information, tracing information setting position information, delivery validity period, medical advice information, product use information and user-defined blessing or order information.

14. A vending machine packaging device comprising a processor and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions, the processor when executing the instructions implementing:

setting delivery tracing information on the package;

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the delivery trace-back information is configured to be encrypted.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor in implementing the step of setting delivery trace back information on the package comprises:

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the delivery trace-back information is configured to be obtained as follows:

sending the identification information of the order;

and receiving the delivery tracing information corresponding to the order.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the delivery tracking information comprises at least one of: the system comprises order information, product information, tracing identification, shipment time, delivery mechanism information, delivery personnel information, tracing information setting position information, delivery validity period, medical advice information, product use information and user-defined blessing or order information.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the delivery tracking information comprises at least one of the following patterns: two-dimensional code, barcode, string, access link.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the package further comprises at least one of: the outer package is provided with an anti-counterfeiting label, a packaging material printed with a laser anti-counterfeiting image and a seal.

21. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the delivery tracking information is configured to be associated with a user account corresponding to the order.

22. A vending machine packaging device comprising a processor and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions, the processor when executing the instructions implementing:

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein prior to said receiving a dispatch trace back information request, said processor further performs the steps of:

receiving identity information of a distributor;

and sending the judgment result.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the processor, when implementing step generates delivery trace information for the order based on the order information, and sends the delivery trace information, comprises:

encrypting the distribution tracing information;

and sending the encrypted delivery tracing information.

25. The apparatus according to any one of claims 22-24, wherein the delivery trace-back information comprises at least one of the following patterns: two-dimensional code, barcode, string, access link.

26. The apparatus according to any one of claims 22-24, wherein the delivery trace-back information comprises at least one of: the system comprises order information, product information, tracing identification, shipment time, delivery mechanism information, delivery personnel information, tracing information setting position information, delivery validity period, medical advice information, product use information and user-defined blessing or order information.

27. A vending machine comprising a processor and a packaging device, wherein,

28. The vending machine of claim 27, further comprising:

29. A medicine selling machine, which is characterized by comprising a processor and a packaging device, wherein,

30. The medication dispenser of claim 29, further comprising:

31. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions therein which, when executed by a processor, enable the processor to perform the vending machine packaging method of any of claims 1-13.