CN113554809A

CN113554809A - Commodity information updating device and unmanned vending system

Info

Publication number: CN113554809A
Application number: CN202110435589.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卢毅; 谢健; 周礼顺; 汤芳芳; 应爽
Original assignee: Zhejiang Xingxing Refrigeration Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Xingxing Refrigeration Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-22
Filing date: 2021-04-22
Publication date: 2021-10-26

Abstract

The invention provides a commodity information updating device and an unmanned vending system, wherein the commodity information updating device is arranged in a management server and is used for updating the commodity information of the commodity to be sold in a vending cabinet by a commodity-charging person in real time, the vending cabinet is characterized by comprising a plurality of pallets for containing the commodity to be sold and a plurality of gravity sensors which are in one-to-one correspondence with the pallets, and the commodity information updating device comprises: the goods information acquisition part acquires goods type information; the goods loading weight difference acquisition part acquires the weight of newly added goods measured before and after a goods loading person puts a goods to be loaded on a pallet; the information storage part of the goods to be sold stores the weight of the newly added goods as the weight of the goods to be sold; a first waiting weight difference acquisition part acquires a first waiting weight and a first waiting tray identification number; a target product search setting unit for searching the product weight from the product information storage unit for sale and setting the weight as a target product weight; the commodity list generating unit generates a commodity list based on the target commodity weight and the target type information.

Description

Commodity information updating device and unmanned vending system

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of marketing, and particularly relates to a commodity information updating device and an unmanned vending system.

Background

With the continuous development of advanced technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence and the like, the retail industry is also developed and innovated into new retail, and unmanned sales cabinets are continuously updated as signs for entering a new retail economic era, so that the demand of consumers for fast and convenient shopping is met.

In the whole selling process of the unmanned selling cabinet, a basic problem to be solved urgently is the problem of judging and recording commodities bought by consumers, specifically, a server needs to accurately judge each shopping behavior of each consumer in the unmanned selling cabinet and determine the types, the quantities and the unit prices of all commodities taken away from or consumed by each consumer in the selling cabinet so as to facilitate settlement of the consumers.

At present, a weighing type unmanned selling cabinet can sell bulk commodities needing weighing, the bulk weighed commodities in each pallet are required to be of the same type, and then the selling cabinet can calculate the total price of the commodities according to the unit price and the weight of a certain type corresponding to the pallet.

In the working process, the corresponding types of the pallets are fixed, so that the goods loading personnel can only put the same type of goods into the corresponding pallets every time loading the goods, and the operation is not flexible enough and is quite rigid. Meanwhile, when the consumer does not want the taken bulk weighed goods, the consumer can only put the bulk weighed goods back to the original pallet, and if the bulk weighed goods are put on a new pallet, the subsequent settlement of the bulk weighed goods is affected.

In addition, the existing unmanned sales counter only sells the commodities with standard weight (called the standard articles for short) or only sells the commodities with non-standard weight (called the non-standard articles for short), the types which can be selected by customers are single, and good shopping experience cannot be provided.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a commodity information updating device and an unmanned vending system which accurately record commodities selected by consumers and accurately settle accounts in a weighing mode, and adopts the following technical scheme:

the invention provides a commodity information updating device, which is arranged in a management server in communication connection with a sales counter and used for updating the goods information of the goods loaded in the sales counter by the goods loader in real time, and is characterized in that the sales counter is provided with a plurality of pallets for containing the goods to be sold and a plurality of gravity sensors in one-to-one correspondence with the pallets, and the commodity information updating device comprises: a loading information acquisition unit for acquiring loading type information input by a loader before loading a loaded commodity and a container identification number of a sales container to be loaded; a goods loading weight difference acquisition part for acquiring the newly added goods loading weight of the pallet weight measured before and after a goods loading person loads a goods loading commodity on the pallet by a gravity sensor and the corresponding pallet identification number of the corresponding pallet; the selling commodity information storage part is used for taking the newly added goods loading weight as the commodity weight of the selling commodity and storing the goods loading weight in correspondence with the container identification number, the goods loading type information and the corresponding pallet identification number; a first waiting weight difference acquisition part for acquiring a first waiting weight of pallet weight measured by a gravity sensor before and after a consumer takes out a commodity to be sold from a pallet and a first waiting tray identification number corresponding to the corresponding pallet; a target product search setting unit that searches the product information storage unit for the corresponding product weight based on the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, sets the product weight as a target product weight, and sets the corresponding item type information as target type information; and a commodity list generating unit configured to generate a commodity list based on the target commodity weight and the target category information and to allow the consumer to confirm the commodity list.

As a second aspect, the present invention provides an unmanned vending system including: the vending cabinet is provided with a plurality of pallets for containing commodities to be vended and a plurality of gravity sensors which correspond to the pallets one by one; a delivery terminal held by a delivery person having delivery person identification information; a consumption terminal held by a consumer; and a management server which is respectively connected with the goods loading terminal, the consumption terminal and the sales counter in a communication way, wherein the management server comprises the commodity information updating device of the first embodiment.

Action and Effect of the invention

According to the commodity information updating apparatus and the unmanned vending system of the present invention, in the commodity information updating apparatus, the loaded article weight difference acquiring section acquires a newly added loaded article weight of pallet weights measured by the gravity sensor before and after a loader loads a loaded commodity on a pallet and a pallet identification number corresponding to the corresponding pallet, and the commodity information storage section for sale stores the newly added loaded article weight as the commodity weight of the commodity to be sold in correspondence with the container identification number, the loaded article type information and the corresponding pallet identification number, and at this time, the target commodity search setting section searches the corresponding commodity weight from the commodity information storage section for sale according to the first weight to be sold and the first identification number of the pallet to be sold acquired by the first loaded article weight difference acquiring section and sets the corresponding commodity weight as the target commodity weight, and sets the corresponding loaded article type information as the target type information, therefore, the commodity information updating device and the unmanned vending system can determine the commodity information only by detecting the weight of the commodity instead of performing subsequent settlement according to the preset commodity information corresponding to the pallet, so that the commodity to be sold taken from the pallet by the consumer is ensured to correspond to accurate commodity information, and then the settlement is performed according to the commodity information, thereby improving the accuracy of the content of the commodity list and ensuring the rights and interests of the consumer and the operator. In addition, each commodity to be sold takes the weighed commodity weight as the identification information used in the retrieval, so that the commodities to be sold in one pallet are not limited to the same type, and the commodities with standard weight and the commodities with non-standard weight can be mixed in one pallet, thereby increasing the shopping diversity and providing better shopping experience for consumers.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an automatic vending system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a sales counter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the structure of a sales counter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a block diagram of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows the contents stored in the container information storage unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the commodity information storage portion according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a merchandise information update apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a content stored in the commodity information storage portion for sale according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a loading terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a consumer terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a loading process of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a flow chart of a tally process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of a consumption process of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the product information storage unit according to the first modification of the present invention;

fig. 15 shows the contents stored in the commodity information storage unit for sale according to the first modification of the present invention; and

fig. 16 shows the contents stored in the product information storage unit for sale according to the second modification of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical means, creation features, achievement objects and effects of the present invention easy to understand, a commodity information updating apparatus and an automatic vending system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following embodiments and accompanying drawings.

As a first aspect, the present invention provides a commodity information updating apparatus provided in a management server connected to a sales counter in communication therewith, for updating in real time loaded commodity information loaded by a loader into the sales counter, the sales counter including a plurality of pallets for storing commodities to be sold and a plurality of gravity sensors corresponding to the pallets one by one, the commodity information updating apparatus comprising: a loading information acquisition unit for acquiring loading type information input by a loader before loading a loaded commodity and a container identification number of a sales container to be loaded; a goods loading weight difference acquisition part for acquiring the newly added goods loading weight of the pallet weight measured before and after a goods loading person loads a goods loading commodity on the pallet by a gravity sensor and the corresponding pallet identification number of the corresponding pallet; the selling commodity information storage part is used for taking the newly added goods loading weight as the commodity weight of the selling commodity and storing the goods loading weight in correspondence with the container identification number, the goods loading type information and the corresponding pallet identification number; a first waiting weight difference acquisition part for acquiring a first waiting weight of pallet weight measured by a gravity sensor before and after a consumer takes out a commodity to be sold from a pallet and a first waiting tray identification number corresponding to the corresponding pallet; a target product search setting unit that searches the product information storage unit for the corresponding product weight based on the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, sets the product weight as a target product weight, and sets the corresponding item type information as target type information; and a commodity list generating unit configured to generate a commodity list based on the target commodity weight and the target category information and to allow the consumer to confirm the commodity list.

As a second aspect, the present invention provides an automated vending system including: the vending cabinet is provided with a plurality of pallets for containing commodities to be vended and a plurality of gravity sensors which correspond to the pallets one by one; a delivery terminal held by a delivery person having delivery person identification information; a consumption terminal held by a consumer; and the management server is respectively in communication connection with the goods loading terminal, the consumption terminal and the sales counter, wherein the management server comprises the commodity information updating device.

In the second embodiment, the article information updating device may further include a first tally weight difference obtaining unit, a second tally weight difference obtaining unit, and an article information updating unit to be sold, wherein the sales counter includes a tally weight difference monitoring unit for monitoring a difference between a current time weight value measured by each gravity sensor and a previous time weight value in a tally state in real time, and a tally weight difference determining unit for determining whether or not a difference corresponding to each weight sensor is smaller than a minimum threshold, and when the difference is determined to be smaller than the minimum threshold, setting the corresponding difference as a new tally weight, and transmitting the new tally weight as the first tally weight and a corresponding pallet identification number as the first tally pallet identification number to the management server, wherein the first tally weight difference obtaining unit receives the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number from the management server, acquiring a first tally weight and a first tally pallet identification number, when the tally weight difference judging part judges that all the difference values are not smaller than the minimum threshold value, the tally weight difference judging part further judges whether all the difference values are larger than the maximum threshold value, when the difference values are judged to be larger than the maximum threshold value, the corresponding difference values are set as new tally weights, the new tally weights are used as second tally weights and corresponding pallet identification numbers are used as second tally pallet identification numbers to be sent to the management server, when the management server receives the second tally weights and the second tally pallet identification numbers, the second tally weight difference acquiring part acquires the second tally weights and the second tally pallet identification numbers, and the to-be-sold commodity information updating part deletes the corresponding commodity weights and the corresponding pallet identification numbers in the to-be-sold commodity information storage part according to the first tally weights and the first tally pallet identification numbers, and the second tally weight is used as the new commodity weight of the commodity to be sold, the second tally pallet identification number is used as the new pallet identification number, and the new pallet identification number, the container identification number and the goods loading type information are stored in the commodity information storage part to be sold in a corresponding mode.

In the second embodiment, the article information updating apparatus may further include a second article-to-be-sold weight difference acquiring section, an article-to-be-sold judging section, and an article-to-be-sold information updating section, wherein the sales counter includes a weight difference-to-be-sold monitoring section and a weight difference-to-be-sold judging section, the weight difference-to-be-sold monitoring section monitors a difference between a current-time weight value and a last-time weight value measured by each of the gravity sensors in the vending stage in real time, the weight difference-to-be-sold judging section judges whether a difference corresponding to each of the weight sensors is smaller than a minimum threshold value, when the difference is judged to be smaller than a predetermined value, the corresponding difference is set as a new reduced weight, the new reduced weight is used as the first article-to-be-sold and a corresponding pallet identification number is used as the first article-to-be-sold identification number to be transmitted to the management server, and once the management server receives the first article-to-be-sold and the first article-to-be-sold identification number, the first waiting weight difference obtaining part obtains a first waiting weight and a first waiting tray identification number, the selling goods information updating part deletes the corresponding goods weight and the corresponding tray identification number in the selling goods information storage part according to the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, when the selling weight difference determining part determines that all the difference values are not less than the minimum threshold value, the selling goods information updating part further determines whether all the difference values are more than the maximum threshold value, when the difference values are determined to be more than the minimum threshold value, the corresponding difference value is set as a newly added waiting weight, the newly added waiting weight is used as a second waiting weight and the corresponding tray identification number is used as a second waiting tray identification number to be sent to the management server, the second waiting weight difference obtaining part obtains a second waiting weight and a second waiting tray identification number, the selling goods determining part determines whether the first waiting weight is consistent with the second waiting weight, when the product to be sold judging unit judges that the product to be sold is yes, the product information updating unit stores the second weight to be sold as a new product weight of the product to be sold, the second pallet identification number to be sold as a new pallet identification number, and the second pallet identification number, the container identification number, and the shipment type information in association with each other in the product information storage unit to be sold.

In the second aspect, the management server may further include an article information storage unit that stores type information of different articles, a standard weight section corresponding to the type information, and a unit price corresponding to the type information, a unit price search unit that searches the unit price corresponding to the article to be sold from the article information storage unit based on the article to be sold type information as an article price to be sold, and a service-side communication unit that stores the article price corresponding to the article to be sold and the article weight in correspondence with each other based on the article to be sold type information, the target article search setting unit may set the article price corresponding to the target article weight as the target article price, and the article list generation unit may generate the article list based on the target article weight, the target type information, and the target article price, the service-side communication unit transmits the commodity list to the consumer terminal to confirm the commodity list by the consumer.

In the second aspect, the management server may further include a product information storage unit that stores category information of different products and unit prices corresponding to the category information, a price calculation unit that searches the unit price corresponding to the product to be sold from the product information storage unit based on the product information to be sold as a product unit price to be sold, calculates the price of the product to be sold as a product price to be sold based on the product unit price to be sold and the newly added product weight, the product information storage unit that stores the product price to be sold and the product weight corresponding to the product weight based on the product information to be sold, the target product search setting unit that sets the product price to be sold corresponding to the target product weight as the target product price, and the product list generation unit that generates the product list based on the target product weight, The target type information and the target commodity price generate a commodity list, and the service-side communication unit transmits the commodity list to the consumption terminal to allow the consumer to confirm the commodity list.

In the second aspect, the management server may further include an article conflict determination unit and an article conflict presentation unit, wherein when the loaded weight difference acquisition unit acquires the newly added loaded weight and the corresponding pallet identification number, the article conflict determination unit determines whether or not a predetermined multiple relationship exists between the weight of all articles corresponding to the pallet identification number and the newly added loaded weight based on the pallet identification number corresponding to the newly added loaded weight, and when it is determined that the multiple relationship exists, further determines whether or not the loaded type information and the type corresponding to the weight of the article determined to have the multiple relationship are different, and when it is determined that the multiple relationship exists, sets the loaded article as a conflicting article, and the article conflict presentation unit generates an article conflict presentation based on the conflicting article, thereby prompting the loader to reselect the pallet for the conflicting article.

In the second embodiment, the system can further have the technical characteristics that a two-dimensional code tag containing a container identification number is arranged on a vending cabinet, the loading terminal further comprises a loading side two-dimensional code acquisition identification part and a loading side communication part, the management server further comprises a cabinet door unlocking part, the two-dimensional code acquisition identification part is used for acquiring a two-dimensional code obtained by scanning the two-dimensional code tag by the loading terminal and identifying the shipping cabinet identification number, the loading side communication part sends the container identification number and the loading personnel identification information of the loading personnel as a loading request to the management server, and once the management server receives the loading request, the cabinet door unlocking part sends an unlocking instruction to the corresponding vending cabinet according to the container identification number to unlock the cabinet door, so that the loading personnel can load the goods.

In the second aspect, the management server may further include a product information storage unit that stores average weight sections of different types of products, a target weight section search unit, a product determination unit, and a product inspection presentation unit, when the shipment information acquiring unit acquires the shipment type information, the target weight section searching unit searches the average weight section corresponding to the shipment type information from the commodity information storing unit as a target weight section, when the loading weight difference obtaining part obtains the weight of the newly added loading, the commodity judging part judges whether the target weight interval is consistent with the weight of the newly added loading, when the commodity judging part judges that the commodity is true, the commodity inspection prompting part generates a commodity inspection prompt and sends the commodity inspection prompt to the goods loading terminal, so that the goods loading personnel can inspect the quantity and the type of the goods loaded.

< example >

Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a vending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, the unmanned vending system 100 includes n sales containers 11, a management server 12, i loading terminals 13 held by different loaders, j consumption terminals 14 held by different consumers, and a communication network 15.

The vending cabinet 11 is a gravity sensing cabinet, and is arranged in various places such as shopping malls and schools and used for vending various standard goods. In this embodiment, for the sake of convenience of distinction, the goods waiting to be sold in the sales counter 11 will be referred to as the goods to be sold, the goods that the person who gets the goods needs to get the goods will be referred to as the goods to be sold, and the goods will be sold as the goods to be sold when the goods to be sold are put in the sales counter 11.

The management server 12 is connected to each sales counter 11 through a communication network 15a, to each loading terminal 13 through a communication network 15b, and to each consumption terminal 14 through a communication network 15 c. In this embodiment, the

communication networks

15a, 15b, and 15c are all the internet.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a sales counter according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a sales counter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the sales counter 11 includes a

counter body

21, 12

pallets

22, 12 gravity sensors 23, a locking portion 24, a locked state sensing portion 25, a refrigerator 26, a weight difference monitoring portion 27, a weight difference determination portion 28, a continuous load presentation portion 29, a tally weight difference monitoring portion 30, a tally weight difference determination portion 31, a weight difference to be sold monitoring portion 32, a weight difference to be sold determination portion 33, a counter-side communication portion 34, and a counter-side control portion 35.

The cabinet body has a cabinet door (not shown in the figure). A plurality of pallets 22 are located within and secured to the cabinet. In this embodiment, the space within the cabinet is divided into 3 levels, each level being provided with 4 pallets 22, each pallet 22 being for holding goods for sale.

Each pallet 22 is provided with a corresponding gravity sensor 23 for sensing the total weight of the pallet 22 and the goods for sale contained therein in real time and outputting a corresponding weight sensing value.

The locking portion 24 includes an electronic lock (not shown) provided on an edge of the cabinet door and a locking catch (not shown) provided on the door frame. The electronic lock can lock and unlock the cabinet door according to the control signal of the cargo cabinet side control part 35 under the matching of the lock catch.

The locking state sensing part 25 is a sensor arranged on the cabinet door and used for sensing the opening and closing of the cabinet door and generating a corresponding sensing signal.

The refrigerator 26 includes a blower (not shown) and a compressor (not shown) for determining whether to operate and ensuring refrigeration of the sales counter 11 when operating, based on a control signal of the counter-side control section 35.

The loading weight difference monitoring part 27 is used for monitoring the difference value between the weight value at the current moment measured by each gravity sensor 23 and the weight value at the previous moment in real time during the loading of the loading personnel.

The cargo weight difference determination unit 28 is configured to determine whether or not the difference value corresponding to each weight sensor is larger than a maximum threshold value during the period in which the cargo loader is loading the cargo, and if so, to set the difference value as a new cargo weight, and the container side communication unit 34 transmits the new cargo weight and the pallet identification number corresponding to the corresponding weight sensor to the management server 12.

When the difference value is determined as the new loading weight by the loading weight difference determining portion 28, it indicates that the loading person has placed a loaded article on the corresponding pallet 22, and thus the loading of the loaded article is completed, and the loaded article is converted into an article to be sold.

When the difference determination unit 28 determines that the difference is not the new loading weight, indicating that no corresponding loaded article is placed in the sales counter 11 during the time period, the counter-side control unit 35 controls the loading weight difference monitoring unit 27 to monitor the difference at the next time, and further controls the loading weight difference determination unit 28 to determine the difference at the next time.

The continuous loading prompt unit 29 is used to generate a continuous loading prompt to prompt the loader to load the next loaded item.

In this embodiment, the continuous loading prompt is a "drop" sound played by the voice player in the sales counter 11, which prompts the loader to complete loading of one loaded commodity and simultaneously prompts the loader to load the next loaded commodity.

The tally weight difference monitoring unit 30 is configured to monitor a difference between the weight value at the current time measured by each gravity sensor 23 and the weight value at the previous time in real time during the period when the consignee sorts the commodities to be sold.

The tally weight difference determination unit 31 is configured to determine whether or not the difference value corresponding to all the weight sensors at each current time is smaller than a minimum threshold value during the tally by the lead person, and if so, set the difference value as a new tally weight reduction, and the container side communication unit 34 transmits the new tally weight reduction as a first tally weight and a corresponding pallet identification number as a first tally pallet identification number to the management server 12.

When the difference value is not set as the new tally weight by the cargo weight difference determination unit 31, it is further determined whether or not the difference value is larger than the maximum threshold value, and when it is determined that the difference value is larger than the maximum threshold value, the difference value is set as the new tally weight, and the container side communication unit 34 transmits the new tally weight as the second tally weight and the corresponding pallet identification number as the second tally pallet identification number to the management server 12.

When the tally weight difference determination unit 31 sets the difference value as the new tally weight, it indicates that the person who has received the tally takes out the commodity to be sold in the corresponding pallet 22; when the tally weight difference determination unit 31 sets the difference value as a new tally weight at the next time, it indicates that the person who received the tally puts the commodity to be sold, which was taken out at the previous time, into a new pallet 22, and the tally is completed.

The sold weight difference monitoring part 32 is used for monitoring the difference value between the weight value at the current moment and the weight value at the last moment measured by each gravity sensor 23 in real time during the consumption of the consumer.

The waiting weight difference determination unit 33 is configured to determine whether or not the difference value corresponding to all the weight sensors at each current time is smaller than a minimum threshold value during consumption by the consumer, and when the difference value is determined to be a new reduced waiting weight, the container side communication unit 34 transmits the new reduced waiting weight as the first waiting weight and the corresponding pallet identification number as the first waiting tray identification number to the management server 12.

When the difference value is not set as the new sold weight by the weight difference for sale determination unit 33, it is further determined whether or not the difference value is larger than the maximum threshold value, and when it is determined that the difference value is larger than the maximum threshold value, the difference value is set as the new sold weight, and the container side communication unit 34 transmits the new sold weight as the second sold weight and the corresponding pallet identification number as the second sold pallet identification number to the management server 12.

When the difference value is set as a new reduced sales weight by the sales weight difference determination section 33, it indicates that the customer has taken out the goods for sale in the corresponding pallet 22; when the difference value is set as a new offered weight at the next time, the offered weight difference determining unit 33 indicates that the customer has put the article to be sold taken out at the previous time into a new pallet 22.

The maximum threshold values are all 15g, and the minimum threshold values are all-15 g.

In the present embodiment, the loading weight difference monitoring unit 27, the loading weight difference determination unit 28, the continuous loading presentation unit 29, the tally weight difference monitoring unit 30, the tally weight difference determination unit 31, the waiting weight difference monitoring unit 32, the waiting weight difference determination unit 33, and the container-side control unit 35 are computer programs in control chips of the sales container 11.

In this embodiment, each gravity sensor 23 has its own sensor identification number, the sensor identification number and the pallet identification number are stored in the control chip in a one-to-one correspondence, and the gravity sensor 23 sends the weight sensing value and its own sensor identification number to the control chip in real time.

The cabinet-side control unit 35 controls the operation of each component of the sales cabinet 11.

The container side communication unit 34 is used to exchange data between the sales container 11 and the management server 12.

In this embodiment, when the locked state sensing part 25 senses that the door of the cabinet is opened, the container side control part 35 controls the refrigerator 26 to stop operating, controls each gravity sensor 23 to continuously sense the weight of the respective pallet 22, and sends a weight sensing signal to the loading weight difference monitoring part 27, the tallying weight difference monitoring part 30, and the waiting weight difference monitoring part 32.

In addition, in this embodiment, a two-dimensional code tag is further disposed on the surface of the sales counter 11, the two-dimensional code tag includes a counter identification number of the sales counter 11, and the two-dimensional code tag can be scanned by the loading personnel and the consumer through the loading terminal 13 and the consumption terminal 14, so as to unlock the current cabinet door of the sales counter 11.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 4, the management server 12 includes a container information storage unit 41, a product information storage unit 42, a product information update device 43, an unlock request determination unit 44, a cabinet door unlock unit 45, a load account number presentation unit 46, a target weight section search unit 47, a product determination unit 48, a product inspection presentation unit 49, a unit price search unit 50, a price calculation unit 51, a product conflict determination unit 52, a product conflict presentation unit 53, a foreign matter presentation generation unit 54, a service-side communication unit 55, and a service-side control unit 56.

FIG. 5 shows the contents stored in the container information storage unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 5, the container information storage unit 41 stores the container identification numbers 4111 of n sales containers 11, the pallet identification numbers 4112 of 12 pallets 22 in the sales containers 11, the pallet position information 4113, and the sensor identification numbers 4114 of the gravity sensors 23 provided around the pallets 22. The pallet identification number 4112 corresponds to the pallet position information 4113 and the sensor identification number 4114 one to one.

Wherein the container identification number 4111 is the number HG of the sales container 11_n Pallet identification 4112 is HP_oAnd o is the number of gravity sensors 23, and in the present embodiment, o is 12. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, number HG₁HP-th of sales counter 11₁Each pallet 22 is provided with three products for sale, and the HP₂Each pallet 22 is then provided with only one type of product for sale. Alternatively, different pallets 22 may be provided with the same merchandise, such as HG number₁HP-th of sales counter 11₂A pallet 22 and an HP₁₂An individual pallet22 were each provided with 330ml of sugar-free pepa cola.

Fig. 6 shows the contents stored in the product information storage unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 6, the article information storage unit 42 stores the type information 4211 of the m articles, unit prices 4212 corresponding to the type information, and average weight sections 4213 corresponding to the pickup type information.

The commodity may be standard commodity with standard weight, each standard commodity is commodity with the same commodity name, commodity specification and manufacturer, such as 500ml zero-degree coca cola, 330ml sugar-free Baishi cola, 550ml farmer spring, etc., or non-standard commodity with non-standard weight, each non-standard commodity is commodity with the same commodity name, the same unit price and different commodity weights, such as red apple, green vegetable, crucian, etc.

The average weight interval 4213 is the average weight calculated for a plurality of similar objects, for example, 550g of farmer spring corresponds to 568 +/-15 g of standard weight interval and 3 yuan of unit price.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of a product information updating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 7, the product information updating device 43 includes a product information storage unit 431 to be sold, a product information acquisition unit 432, a product weight difference acquisition unit 433, a first tally weight difference acquisition unit 434, a second tally weight difference acquisition unit 435, a product information updating unit 436 to be sold, a first weight difference acquisition unit 437, a second weight difference acquisition unit 438 to be sold, a product to be sold determination unit 439, a target product search setting unit 440, and a product list generation unit 441.

Fig. 8 shows the contents stored in the product information storage unit for sale according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 8, the product information storage unit 431 stores the container identification number of the sales container 11 in which the product to be sold is located, the pallet identification number of the pallet 22 in which the product to be sold is located, the shipment type information corresponding to the product to be sold, the product weight of the product to be sold, and the price of the product to be sold corresponding to the product weight.

In the present embodiment, the commodity-to-be-sold information storage section 431 stores the container identification numbers HG of n sales containers 11 in total_nEach container identification number corresponds to 12 pallet identification numbers HP_oEach pallet identification number corresponds to the goods loading type information, the weight of the goods and the price of the goods to be sold of a plurality of goods to be sold. For example: identification number HG of container₁Of the corresponding pallet identification numbers, the pallet identification number HP₁The information of the types of the commodities comprises sugar-free Baishi cola, sugar-free Baishi cola and sugar-free Baishi cola; the weights of the commodities corresponding to the goods information are 328g, 334g and 338g respectively; the prices of the commodities to be sold corresponding to the weight of the commodities are 3 yuan, 3 yuan and 3 yuan respectively.

As can be seen from the above, one pallet 22 may be sold with the same type of goods.

Pallet identification number HP₂The information of the types of goods to be purchased comprises farmer spring, Wangzai milk and zero-degree coca cola; the weights of the commodities corresponding to the commodity information are 568g, 570g, 250g and 333g respectively; the prices of the commodities to be sold corresponding to the weight of the commodities are 2 yuan, 4 yuan and 3 yuan respectively.

Wherein, the same kind of goods with the same standard weight interval can be placed in one pallet 22, and the goods weight corresponding to the two bottles of farmer spring is not consistent, but is within 568 +/-15 g of the standard weight interval corresponding to the farmer spring.

For another example: HP₃The corresponding information of the goods type comprises apples, farmer spring and zero-degree coca cola; the weights of the commodities corresponding to the information of the commodity type are 508g, 888g, 565g and 335g respectively; the prices of the commodities to be sold corresponding to the weight of the commodities are 6.7 yuan, 11.8 yuan, 2 yuan and 3 yuan respectively.

Where goods having a standard weight and goods having a non-standard weight may be mixed in one pallet 22, the goods weights of the goods for sale having a non-standard weight typically differ significantly, and thus there is no average weight interval for the non-standard goods. The price of the same non-standard product is different according to the price of the commodity to be sold due to different commodity weights.

When a loading person sends a loading request instruction to the management server 12 through the loading terminal 13, the unlocking request determining unit 44 is configured to determine whether the loading request is legal according to a loading person identification number in the loading request, and when the unlocking request determining unit 44 determines that the loading request is legal, the loading information obtaining unit 432 obtains a container identification number, and at the same time, the cabinet door unlocking unit 45 generates an unlocking instruction, and the service-side communication unit 55 sends the unlocking instruction to a corresponding sales container 11 according to the container identification number.

When the unlocking request determination unit 44 determines that the product is illegal, the loading account number presentation unit 46 generates a loading account number binding prompt, and the service-side communication unit 55 sends the loading account number binding prompt to the loading terminal 13 according to the loader identification number, thereby prompting the loader to bind the loading account number to the corresponding sales counter 11, so that the loader has the authority to load the product in the corresponding sales counter 11.

The component functions of the management server 12 are described next, taking the process of the sales counter 11 being loaded by the shipper as an example:

when the person who gets the product sends a loading request to the management server 12 through the loading terminal 13, the cabinet door unlocking unit 45 generates an unlocking instruction and sends the unlocking instruction to the corresponding sales counter 11, so that the counter side control unit 35 of the sales counter 11 controls the locking unit 24 to unlock the cabinet door.

When the sales counter 11 unlocks the door, the person who gets loaded inputs the type information of one loaded product through the loading terminal 13, and the loading information acquiring unit 432 acquires the loading type information transmitted from the loading terminal 13 and the counter identification number in the loading request through the service-side communication unit 55.

The target weight section searching unit 47 searches the average weight section corresponding to the shipment type information from the commodity information storage unit 42 based on the shipment type information, and sets the average weight section as the target weight section.

When a person who loads a loaded commodity on a certain pallet 22, the difference value monitored by the loading weight difference monitoring section 27 is larger than the maximum threshold value, the loading weight difference determining section 28 sets the difference value as a new loading weight, the container side communication section 34 transmits a pallet identification number corresponding to the new loading weight and the new loading weight to the management server 12, and the loading weight difference acquiring section 433 acquires the new loading weight and the corresponding pallet identification number received by the container side communication section 34.

The product determination unit 48 determines whether or not the target weight range matches the newly added product weight.

When the product determination unit 48 determines yes, the product inspection presentation unit 49 generates a product inspection presentation, and the service-side communication unit 55 transmits the product inspection presentation to the delivery terminal 13, so that the delivery person checks whether the number of delivered products is 1 or whether the type of delivered products is input incorrectly.

When the product determination unit 48 determines no, the service-side control unit 56 controls other components to determine the price of the product to be sold, specifically:

the unit price searching unit 50 searches the unit price corresponding to the commodity as the price of the commodity to be sold from the commodity information storage unit 42 according to the commodity type information;

the price calculation unit 51 searches the item information storage unit 42 for the unit price corresponding to the item to be sold based on the item type information, and calculates the price of the item to be sold as the item price to be sold based on the unit price of the item to be sold and the newly added item weight.

The product information storage unit 431 stores the newly added load weight as the product weight of the product to be sold, in association with the container identification number, the load type information, the corresponding pallet identification number, and the price of the product to be sold.

Meanwhile, the commodity conflict determination unit 52 determines whether or not the weight of all commodities corresponding to the pallet identification number and the weight of the newly added commodity have a predetermined multiple relationship based on the pallet identification number corresponding to the weight of the newly added commodity, further determines whether or not the type of the commodity corresponding to the weight of the commodity determined to have the multiple relationship is different when determining that the multiple relationship exists, and sets the commodity as a conflict commodity when determining that the type of the commodity is different.

When the product conflict determination unit 52 determines that there is no duplication relationship between the weight of the newly loaded product and the product weights of all the products to be sold in the corresponding pallet 22, the loaded product does not conflict with all the products to be sold in the pallet 22, and the loader does not need to move the loaded product from the existing pallet 22 to the new pallet 22.

When the commodity conflict determination unit 52 determines that there is a multiple relationship between the weight of the newly loaded commodity and the commodity weight of all the commodities to be sold in the corresponding pallet 22, and that the type corresponding to the commodity weight having the multiple relationship is the same as the type of the commodity to be sold, there is no conflict between the commodity to be sold and the commodity to be sold having the multiple relationship, and the person who loads the commodity can directly load the next commodity without moving the commodity to be sold from the existing pallet 22 to the new pallet 22.

In this embodiment, the weight-doubling relationship means that the newly added weight of the commodity has a size relationship of 1 to 10 times the weight of the commodity.

The product conflict presenting unit 53 generates a product conflict presentation based on the conflicting product, and prompts the person who has received the conflict to reselect the pallet 22 for the conflicting product.

The component functions of the management server 12 are described below, taking the process of tallying the goods to be sold in the sales counter 11 by the above-mentioned tallying person as an example:

when the person who gets the goods finishes the loading of all the loaded goods and sends the tally request to the management server 12 and the sales counter 11 through the loading terminal 13, the person who gets the goods removes one of the goods to be sold from the original pallet 22, the difference value monitored by the tally weight difference monitoring section 30 is smaller than the minimum threshold value, the tally weight difference determining section 31 sets the difference value as a new tally weight, and the counter side communication section 34 sends the new tally weight as a first tally weight and the corresponding pallet as a first tally pallet identification number to the management server 12.

Upon receipt of the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number, the first tally weight difference acquisition unit 434 acquires the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number.

The difference value monitored by the tally weight difference monitoring unit 30 at the next moment is greater than the maximum threshold value, which indicates that the goods to be sold are adjusted to a new shelf by the person who gets the goods. The tally weight difference determination unit 31 sets the difference value as a new tally weight, and the container side communication unit 34 transmits the new tally weight as a second tally weight and the corresponding pallet identification number as a second tally pallet identification number to the management server 12.

The service-side communication unit 55 receives the second tally weight and the second tally pallet identification number, and the second tally weight difference acquisition unit 435 acquires the second tally weight and the second tally pallet identification number.

The product information for sale update unit 436 deletes the corresponding product weight and the corresponding pallet identification number in the product information for sale storage unit 431 based on the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number, and stores the second tally weight as the new product weight of the product for sale, the second tally pallet identification number as the new pallet identification number, the container identification number, and the shipment type information in association with each other in the product information for sale storage unit 431.

The following description will be given of the functions of the components in the management server 12, taking as an example the process of the consumer consuming the sales counter 11:

when a consumer sends a consumption request to the management server 12 through the consumption terminal 14, the cabinet door unlocking unit 45 generates an unlocking instruction and sends the unlocking instruction to the corresponding sales cabinet 11, and the cabinet side control unit 35 controls the locking unit 24 to unlock the cabinet door. At this time, the consumer takes out the product to be sold from the sales counter 11, the difference value monitored by the weight difference to be sold monitoring unit 32 is smaller than the minimum threshold value, and the weight difference to be sold determining unit 33 sets the difference value as a new sales weight.

If the consumer does not need the product that has just been taken out and replaces the pallet 22 with another one, the difference monitored by the sold weight difference monitoring section 32 is greater than the maximum threshold value, and the sold weight difference determining section 33 sets the difference as a new increase in the sold weight.

The container side communication unit 34 transmits the new offered weight as the first offered weight, the corresponding pallet identification number as the first offered weight, the new offered weight as the second offered weight, and the corresponding pallet identification number as the second offered pallet identification number to the management server 12.

When the service-side communication unit 55 receives the first waiting weight, the first waiting tray identification number, the second waiting weight, and the second waiting tray identification number, the first waiting weight difference acquisition unit 437 acquires the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, and the second waiting weight difference acquisition unit 438 acquires the second waiting weight and the second waiting tray identification number.

When the first waiting weight difference acquiring unit 437 acquires the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, the target product search setting unit 440 searches the product information storage unit 431 for the corresponding product weight as the target product weight based on the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, and the corresponding item information as the target item information.

The article-to-be-sold judging section 439 judges whether the first weight to be sold and the second weight to be sold match.

When the product for sale determination section 439 determines yes, the product for sale information update section 436 deletes the corresponding product weight and the corresponding pallet identification number in the product for sale information storage section 431 based on the first weight to be sold and the first pallet identification number, and stores the second weight to be sold as a new product weight of the product for sale, the second pallet identification number to be sold as a new pallet identification number, and the container identification number and the shipment type information in association with each other in the product for sale information storage section 431.

At the same time, the target product search setting unit 440 resets the target product weight and the corresponding target type information to the product weight and the item load type information.

When the article to be sold determination unit 439 determines no, the foreign matter presentation generation unit 54 generates a foreign matter presentation indicating that the article to be sold is put back, and the service-side communication unit 55 transmits the foreign matter presentation indicating that the article to be sold is put back to the sales counter 11, thereby prompting the consumer to put the original article to be sold that is not needed back to the sales counter 11.

The product list generating unit 441 generates a product list from all the target product weights, the target type information, and the target product prices generated by the target product search setting unit 440, and the service-side communication unit 55 transmits the product list to the consumer terminal 14, thereby allowing the consumer to confirm the purchased product and the amount of money.

When the consumer closes the door of the sales counter 11, the locking state sensing part 25 senses that the cabinet door is closed and sends a cabinet door closing signal to the management server 12, and the management server 12 generates a door closing and payment request according to the cabinet door closing signal and sends the door closing and payment request to the corresponding consumption terminal 14 according to the consumer identification number, so that payment is performed.

The goods-loading terminal 13 is a smart phone held by a goods-loading person, a goods-loading person identification number input by the goods-loading person when the goods-loading person logs in advance is stored in the smart phone, and in this embodiment, the goods-loading person identification number is an account number of the goods-loading person.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram of a loading terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 9, the delivery terminal 13 includes a delivery-side two-dimensional code acquisition/recognition unit 61, a type information acquisition unit 62, a delivery-side screen storage unit 63, a delivery-side display unit 64, a tally request command generation unit 65, a delivery-side communication unit 66, and a delivery-side control unit 67 for controlling the above units.

The two-dimensional code acquisition and identification unit 61 on the loading side is used for acquiring a two-dimensional code obtained by scanning a two-dimensional code label on the sales counter 11 by the loading terminal 13 and identifying a counter identification number contained in the two-dimensional code.

Upon the getting-in-side two-dimensional code acquisition and recognition section 61 recognizing the container identification number, the getting-in-side communication section 66 transmits the container identification number and the getting-in-person identification number stored in the getting-in-terminal 13 to the management server 12 as a getting-in request.

The category information acquiring unit 62 acquires category information of all the products from the product information storage unit 42 of the management server 12.

The loading-side screen storage unit 63 stores a loading screen and a tallying screen, and the loading-side display unit 64 displays these screens.

The delivery screen is displayed when the delivery-side communication unit 66 transmits a delivery request, and displays all the category information acquired by the category information acquisition unit 62 on the screen, so that the delivery person selects one category information as the delivery category information of the delivery item to be delivered.

When the person selects one of the shipment type information, the shipment-side communication unit 66 transmits the shipment type information to the management server 12 in association with the person identification number.

The tallying screen is displayed when the delivery-side communication unit 66 transmits a tallying request, and the position information of each product to be sold is displayed on the screen, so that the delivery person can confirm whether or not all the products to be sold need to be collated.

When the consignee confirms the need to arrange the products for sale on the stock screen, the stock-ordering-request-command generating unit 65 generates a stock-ordering request command, and the stock-side communication unit 66 transmits the stock-ordering request command to the management server 12 and the sales counter 11.

The management server 12 adjusts the tallying state according to the tallying request instruction, and in the tallying state, when the goods to be sold are taken away and put back by the person who gets the goods, no corresponding bill is generated.

The loading-side display part 64 is used for displaying the pictures, so that the loading personnel can complete corresponding human-computer interaction through the pictures.

In this embodiment, the loading frame and the tallying frame actually belong to a wechat applet, and when the loading terminal 13 scans the two-dimensional code, the wechat applet is started and displays the frame to allow the loader to complete loading.

The loading-side communication unit 66 is used for exchanging data between the loading terminal 13 and the management server 12.

The consumption terminal 14 is a smart phone held by the consumer, and the smart phone stores a consumer identification number input when the consumer logs in advance, and in this embodiment, the consumer identification number is an account number of the consumer.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram of a consuming terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 10, the consumer terminal 14 includes a consumer-side two-dimensional code acquisition and recognition unit 71, a consumer-side screen storage unit 72, a consumer-side display unit 73, a billing unit 74, a consumer-side communication unit 75, and a consumer-side control unit 76 for controlling the above units.

The consumption-side two-dimensional code acquisition and identification unit 71 is configured to acquire a two-dimensional code obtained by scanning a two-dimensional code label on the sales container 11 by the consumption terminal 14, and identify a container identification number contained therein. When the consumption-side two-dimensional code acquisition and recognition section 71 recognizes the container identification number, the consumption-side communication section 75 transmits the container identification number and the consumer identification number stored in the consumption terminal 14 to the management server 12 as a consumption request.

The consumer-side screen storage unit 72 stores a product list display screen.

The product list display screen is used for displaying when the consumption-side communication unit 75 transmits a consumption request.

The commodity list received from the consumption-side communication unit 75 is displayed in real time on the commodity list display screen, and in this embodiment, the commodity list displayed on the commodity list display screen changes in real time according to the commodity taken and put in the sales counter 11 by the consumer, so that the consumer can determine the purchased commodity and the corresponding price.

The consumer-side display unit 73 is used for displaying the above screens, so that the consumer can complete corresponding human-computer interaction through the screens.

When the consumer-side communication unit 75 receives the product settlement signal transmitted from the management server 12, the billing settlement unit 74 causes the consumer to perform a payment operation based on the total price in the finally obtained product list. After the payment is completed, the consumption-side communication section 75 transmits a settlement completion message to the management server 12.

In this embodiment, the product list display screen and the billing and settlement unit 74 actually belong to a wechat applet, and when the consumer terminal 14 scans the two-dimensional code, the wechat applet is activated to display the screen to allow the consumer to complete the purchase of the product for sale.

The consumption-side communication unit 75 is used to exchange data between the consumption terminal 14 and the management server 12.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a loading process according to an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in fig. 11, when the loading personnel scans the two-dimensional code label on the sales counter 11 through the loading terminal 13 for code scanning, the following loading process is started for the goods with non-standard weight (i.e. non-standard goods):

step S1-1, the two-dimensional code obtaining and identifying part 61 at the loading side obtains the two-dimensional code obtained by scanning the two-dimensional code label by the loading terminal 13, and identifies the container identification number contained in the two-dimensional code, the loading side communication part 66 sends the container identification number and the loading member identification number stored in the loading terminal 13 as a loading request to the management server 12, and then the step S1-2 is entered;

step S1-2, the unlocking request judging part 44 judges whether the loading request is legal or not according to the loader identification number in the loading request, if so, the step S1-3 is carried out, and if not, the step S1-4 is carried out;

step S1-3, the cabinet door unlocking part 45 generates an unlocking instruction, the service side communication part 55 sends the unlocking instruction to the corresponding sales counter 11 according to the counter identification number, the locking part 24 in the sales counter 11 unlocks the cabinet door according to the unlocking instruction, and then the step S1-5 is carried out;

step S1-4, the loading account prompting part 46 generates a loading account binding prompt, the service side communication part 55 sends the loading account binding prompt to the loading terminal 13 according to the loader identification number, and then the step S1-1 is carried out;

step S1-5, the loading-side display unit 64 displays the loading screen and displays all the category information acquired by the category information acquisition unit 62, so that the loader selects one category information as the loading category information of the loaded commodity to be loaded, the loading-side communication unit 66 transmits the loading category information to the management server 12, and the process proceeds to step S1-6;

step S1-6, the loading weight difference monitoring section 27 monitors the difference between the current time weight value and the previous time weight value measured by each gravity sensor 23 in real time during the loading of the loading personnel, and then the process goes to step S1-7;

step S1-7, the freight weight difference determination section 28 determines whether the difference value corresponding to each weight sensor is larger than the maximum threshold value, sets the difference value as the new freight weight when the determination is yes, the container side communication section 34 transmits the new freight weight to the management server 12, and then proceeds to step S1-8, and proceeds to step S1-6 when the determination is no;

step S1-8, the loading information obtaining part 432 obtains the container identification number, the loading type information, and the loading weight difference obtaining part obtains the newly added loading weight and the pallet identification number, and then the step S1-9 is proceeded;

step S1-9, the target weight section retrieving unit 47 retrieves the average weight section corresponding to the shipment type information from the commodity information storage unit 42 based on the shipment type information as the target weight section, and proceeds to step S1-10;

step S1-10, the commodity judging section 48 judges whether the target weight section matches the newly added commodity weight, if so, the process goes to step S1-12, and if not, the process goes to step S1-11;

step S1-11, in which the merchandise inspection prompt is generated by the merchandise inspection prompt part 49, and the service-side communication part 55 transmits the merchandise inspection prompt to the delivery terminal 13, so that the delivery person can inspect the number and the type of the delivered merchandise, and the delivery person selects the correct type for the delivered merchandise and then proceeds to step S1-5;

step S1-12, the article conflict determination unit 52 determines whether or not the weight of all articles corresponding to the pallet identification number and the weight of newly added articles have a predetermined multiple relationship based on the pallet identification number corresponding to the newly added weight of articles, and further determines whether or not the article type information and the category corresponding to the weight of the article determined to have the multiple relationship are different when it is determined that the multiple relationship exists, sets the article to be a conflicting article when it is determined that the article to be loaded is different, and then proceeds to step S1-14, and proceeds to step S1-13 when the article to be loaded is not a conflicting article;

step S1-13, the price calculation unit 51 retrieves the unit price corresponding to the loaded commodity from the commodity information storage unit 42 according to the loading type information and uses the unit price as the commodity unit price to be sold, calculates the price of the loaded commodity as the commodity price to be sold based on the commodity unit price to be sold and the newly added loading weight, and then proceeds to step S1-15;

step S1-14, the commodity conflict presenting part 53 generates a commodity conflict presentation according to the conflicting commodity, thereby prompting the loading person to reselect the pallet 22 for the conflicting commodity, and after the loading person reselects the pallet for the conflicting commodity, the process proceeds to step S1-6;

in step S1-15, the commodity-to-be-sold information storage unit 431 stores the newly added load weight as the commodity weight of the commodity to be sold, in association with the container identification number, the load type information, the corresponding pallet identification number, and the commodity price to be sold, and then enters the end state.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart of a tally process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 12, when the loading person sends a tally request through the loading terminal 13, the following tally process is started:

step S2-1, the loading side display unit 64 displays the tallying screen to make the loader confirm the need of tallying, the tallying request command generating unit 65 generates a tallying request command when the loader confirms the tallying, the loading side communication unit 66 sends the tallying request command to the management server 12 and the sales counter 11, and the process proceeds to step S2-2;

step S2-2, the tally weight difference monitoring part 30 monitors the difference between the current moment weight value and the last moment weight value measured by each gravity sensor 23 in real time during the period that the goods waiting for sale are collated by the goods loading personnel, and then the step S2-3 is carried out;

step S2-3, the tally weight difference determination part 31 determines whether the difference values corresponding to all the weight sensors at each current time are smaller than a minimum threshold value, if yes, the difference values are set as first tally weights, corresponding pallet identification numbers are set as first tally pallet identification numbers, the container side communication part 34 sends the first tally weights and the first tally pallet identification numbers to the management server 12, then the step S2-5 is carried out, and if no, the step S2-4 is carried out;

step S2-4, the tally weight difference determination unit 31 further determines whether the difference is greater than the maximum threshold, sets the difference as the second tally weight and the corresponding pallet identification number as the second tally pallet identification number if yes, the container side communication unit 34 transmits the second tally weight and the second tally pallet identification number to the management server 12, and then proceeds to step S2-6, and proceeds to step S2-2 if no;

step S2-5, the first tally weight difference obtaining part 434 obtains the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number, and then proceeds to step S2-7;

step S2-6, the second tally weight difference obtaining section 435 obtains the second tally weight and the second tally pallet identification number, and then proceeds to step S2-7;

in step S2-7, the product information for sale updating unit 436 deletes the corresponding product weight and the corresponding pallet identification number in the product information for sale storage unit 431 based on the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number, sets the second tally weight as the new product weight of the product for sale, sets the second tally pallet identification number as the new pallet identification number, stores the second tally pallet identification number in the product information for sale storage unit 431 in association with the container identification number and the shipment type information, and enters the end state.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of a consumption process of an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 13, when the consumer scans the two-dimensional code label on the sales counter 11 through the consumption terminal 14 for code scanning, the following consumption process is started:

step S3-1, the consumption side two-dimensional code obtaining and identifying part 71 obtains the two-dimensional code obtained by scanning the two-dimensional code label by the goods-loading terminal 13, and identifies the container identification number contained in the two-dimensional code, the consumption side communication part 75 sends the container identification number and the consumer identification number stored in the consumption terminal 14 to the management server 12 as a consumption request, and then the step S3-2 is entered;

step S3-2, after the door unlocking part 45 generates an unlocking instruction and sends the unlocking instruction to the corresponding sales counter 11, the counter side control part 35 controls the locking part 24 to unlock the door, and then the step S3-3 is performed;

step S3-3, the weight difference monitoring part 32 for sale monitors the difference value between the weight value at the current moment and the weight value at the previous moment measured by each gravity sensor 23 in real time, and then the step S3-4 is carried out;

step S3-4, the waiting weight difference determining part 33 determines whether the difference value corresponding to all the weight sensors at each current time is smaller than the minimum threshold value, and if yes, sets the difference value as a new weight to be sold, the container side communication part 34 sends the new weight to be sold as a first weight to be sold and a corresponding pallet identification number as a first identification number of a tray to be sold to the management server 12, and then the step S3-6 is performed, and if no, the step S3-5 is performed;

step S3-5, the waiting weight difference determining section 33 further determines whether the difference is greater than the maximum threshold, and if yes, sets the difference as a new waiting weight, and the container side communication section 34 transmits the new waiting weight as a second waiting weight and a corresponding pallet identification number as a second pallet identification number to the management server 12, and then proceeds to step S3-7, and if no, proceeds to step S3-3;

step S3-6, the first waiting weight difference obtaining section 437 obtains the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, and then proceeds to step S3-8;

step S3-7, the second selling weight difference obtaining portion 438 obtains the second selling weight and the second selling pallet identification number, and then proceeds to step S-9;

at step S3-8, the target commodity search setting unit 440 searches the commodity information storage unit 431 for the corresponding commodity weight as the target commodity weight and the corresponding item information as the target item type information based on the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, and then proceeds to step S3-9;

in step S3-9, the product for sale determination section 439 determines whether the first weight for sale and the second weight for sale match, and if yes, proceeds to step S3-10, and if no, proceeds to step S3-11;

step S3-10, the commodity-to-be-sold information updating section 436 deletes the corresponding commodity weight and the corresponding pallet identification number in the commodity-to-be-sold information storage section 431 based on the first weight to be sold and the first pallet identification number, sets the second weight to be sold as the new commodity weight of the commodity to be sold, sets the second pallet identification number to be sold as the new pallet identification number, stores the second pallet identification number in the commodity-to-be-sold information storage section 431 in association with the container identification number and the shipment type information, and proceeds to step S3-12;

step S3-11, the foreign matter prompt generation unit 54 generates a foreign matter prompt indicating that the article to be sold is put back, the service-side communication unit 55 sends the foreign matter prompt indicating that the article to be sold is put back to the sales counter 11, thereby prompting the consumer to put the original article to be sold that is not needed back to the sales counter 11, and the process proceeds to step S3-3;

at step S3-12, the target commodity search setting unit 440 resets the target commodity weight and the corresponding target type information to the commodity weight and the shipment type information, and then proceeds to step S3-13;

step S3-13, the product list generating section 441 generates a product list based on all the target product weights, the target type information, and the target product prices generated by the target product search setting section 440, and the service-side communication section 55 transmits the product list to the consumer terminal 14, so that the consumer confirms the purchased product and the amount of money, and then the flow proceeds to step S3-14;

step S3-14, the locking state sensing part 25 senses that the cabinet door is closed and generates a cabinet door closing signal, the container side communication part 34 sends the cabinet door closing signal to the management server 12, the management server 12 generates a door closing and checkout request according to the cabinet door closing signal and sends the door closing and checkout request to the corresponding consumption terminal 14 according to the consumer identification number, and then the step S3-15 is carried out;

in step S3-15, the billing and settlement unit 74 calculates the total price based on the list of the commodity finally obtained, and allows the consumer to perform the payment operation, and then enters the end state.

Examples effects and effects

According to the product information updating device 43 and the unmanned vending system of the present embodiment, since the difference in loading weight acquiring unit 433 acquires the newly added loading weight of the pallet 22 measured by the gravity sensor 23 before and after the person who loaded a loaded product on the pallet 22 has loaded the loaded product and the pallet identification number corresponding to the corresponding pallet 22, and further, the product information storage unit 431 for sale stores the newly added loading weight as the product weight of the product to be sold in association with the container identification number, the loading type information and the corresponding pallet identification number, at this time, the target product search setting unit 440 searches for the corresponding product weight from the product information storage unit 431 for sale according to the first waiting weight difference acquiring unit 437 and the first waiting tray identification number and sets the product weight as the target product weight, and sets the corresponding loading type information as the target type information, accordingly, the commodity list generating unit 441 can generate the commodity list based on the target commodity weight and the target type information, and thus the commodity information updating apparatus 43 and the unmanned vending system according to the present invention can determine the commodity information only by detecting the weight of the commodity, instead of performing subsequent settlement based on the preset commodity information corresponding to the pallet 22, thereby ensuring that the commodities to be sold, which are taken by the consumer from the pallet 22, correspond to accurate commodity information, and further performing settlement based on the commodity information, thereby improving the accuracy of the contents of the commodity list and ensuring the rights and interests of the consumer and the operator.

In the embodiment, the first tally weight difference obtaining unit 434 obtains the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number, the second tally weight difference obtaining unit 435 obtains the second tally weight and the second tally pallet identification number, and the product information for sale updating unit 436 updates the product information storage unit 431 for sale according to the first tally weight, the first tally pallet identification number, the second tally weight, and the second tally pallet identification number.

In the embodiment, since the first waiting weight difference obtaining section 437 obtains the first waiting weight and the first waiting pallet identification number, the second waiting weight difference obtaining section 438 obtains the second waiting weight and the second waiting pallet identification number, the product for sale determining section 439 determines whether the first waiting weight and the second waiting weight match each other, and when the product for sale determining section 439 determines that the first waiting weight and the second waiting weight match each other, the product for sale information updating section 436 updates the product for sale information storage section 431 based on the first waiting weight, the first waiting pallet identification number, the second waiting weight, and the second waiting pallet identification number, it is possible to directly return to the sales counter 11 when the consumer does not want a certain product for sale, and it is possible to detect whether the product for sale returned by the consumer is the original product, and there is a problem of replacement of the product for sale, thereby avoiding loss of the operator.

In the embodiment, since the goods to be sold can be standard goods or non-standard goods, and accordingly, the standard goods and the non-standard goods can be simultaneously stored in one pallet 22, the goods in each sales container 11 are various in types and are not limited to single goods such as bottles, cans and the like, or bulk goods to be weighed, thereby satisfying various demands of consumers and improving the shopping experience of the consumers.

In the embodiment, the commodity conflict determination unit 52 determines whether or not all the commodity weights having the same pallet identification number and the newly added commodity weight have a predetermined multiple relationship, and when it is determined that the multiple relationship exists, further determines whether or not the item type information and the type corresponding to the commodity weight determined that the multiple relationship exists are different, and when it is determined that the item type information and the type corresponding to the commodity weight determined that the multiple relationship exists are different, sets the item to be sold as a conflicting commodity, and further, the commodity conflict presentation unit 53 generates a commodity conflict presentation based on the conflicting commodity, thereby prompting the purchaser to reselect the pallet 22 for the conflicting commodity, so that there is no multiple relationship among different types of weights for each commodity to be sold in each pallet 22, and further, when the consumer takes the commodity to be sold in one pallet 22, a problem that the price cannot be specified because the different types of weights exist is avoided, for example: when a consumer takes any one of the products to be sold, the product is a product C1 of which the type is a1, the weight is B, and the price is E1, and the product C2 of which the type is a2, the weight is 3B, and the price is E2, it cannot be determined whether 3C 1 or 1C 2 have been taken, and accurate price calculation cannot be performed.

< modification example I >

For convenience of description, in the first modification, the same components as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the same description is omitted.

The product information storage unit 42 in the embodiment stores category information 4211, unit prices 4212 corresponding to the category information, and average weight sections 4213 corresponding to the shipment category information. Further, the target weight section search unit 47 searches the average weight section corresponding to the shipment type information from the commodity information storage unit 42 based on the shipment type information as the target weight section. Meanwhile, in the process of determining the price of the commodity to be sold, the price of the commodity to be sold of the non-standard goods is obtained by searching the unit price corresponding to the commodity to be sold from the commodity information storage part 42 according to the commodity type information through the price calculation part 51 and is used as the unit price of the commodity to be sold, and the price is calculated based on the unit price of the commodity to be sold and the newly added commodity to be sold weight; the price of the commodity to be sold of the standard is retrieved from the commodity information storage unit 42 based on the shipment type information by the unit price retrieval unit 50. In order to increase the speed of searching based on the shipment type information in the target weight section searching unit 47, the price calculating unit 51, and the unit price searching unit 50, the product information storing unit 42 in the first modification stores a type information code 4220, type information 4221, unit price 4222 corresponding to the type information, and average weight section 4223 corresponding to the shipment type information, as shown in fig. 14.

Fig. 15 shows contents stored in the product information storage unit according to the first modification of the present invention.

Accordingly, the product information storage unit 431 stores the container identification number 4321 of the sales container 11 in which the product to be sold is located, the pallet identification number 4322 of the pallet 22 in which the product to be sold is located, the shipment type code 4323 corresponding to the product to be sold, the product weight 4324 of the product to be sold, and the product price 4325 corresponding to the product weight, as shown in fig. 15.

Effect and effects of the modification

In addition to the same operations and effects as those of the embodiment, in the first modification, the product information storage unit 42 further stores the category information code 4210, and the target weight section search unit 47, the price calculation unit 51, and the unit price search unit 50 search the product information storage unit 42 based on the category information code corresponding to the shipment category information, so that the search speed can be increased and the product list creation time can be reduced.

< modification example two >

For convenience of description, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment in the second modification, and the same description is omitted.

The product information storage unit 431 according to the first modification stores a container identification number 4321, a pallet identification number 4322, a shipment type code 4323, a product weight 4324, and a product price 4325, and the target product search setting unit 440 searches the product information storage unit 431 for the corresponding product weight as the target product weight based on the first weight to be sold and the first pallet identification number, and the corresponding shipment type information as the target type information, and may directly store the type information code corresponding to the product weight and the shipment type as one product identification information in order to increase the search speed of the target product search setting unit 440.

As shown in fig. 16, the product information for sale storage section 431 stores a container identification number 4331, a pallet identification number 4332, product identification information 4333, and a product price for sale 4334.

Further, the target product search setting unit 440 may set the corresponding product identification information as the target product information directly based on the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, and the product list generation unit 441 may generate the product list directly based on the target product information and the corresponding product price.

Second function and effect of the modification

In addition to the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment and the first modification, in the second modification, since the product information storage unit 431 stores the container identification number 4331, the pallet identification number 4332, the product identification information 4333, and the product price 4334 to be sold, the search speed of the target product search setting unit 440 can be further increased, and the product list generation time can be further reduced.

The above-described embodiments, the first modification and the second modification are only intended to illustrate specific embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the description scope of the above-described embodiments.

Claims

1. A commodity information updating device, which is arranged in a management server in communication connection with a sales counter and used for updating the goods information of the goods to be sold in the sales counter by the goods-loading personnel in real time, is characterized in that the sales counter is provided with a plurality of pallets for containing the goods to be sold and a plurality of gravity sensors in one-to-one correspondence with the pallets, and the commodity information updating device comprises:

a loading information acquiring unit for acquiring loading type information input by the loader before loading the loaded commodity and a container identification number of a sales container to be loaded;

a goods loading weight difference acquisition part for acquiring a newly added goods loading weight of the pallet weight measured before and after the goods loading personnel puts a goods loading commodity on the pallet by the gravity sensor and a corresponding pallet identification number corresponding to the pallet;

the commodity information storage part for selling the newly added goods, wherein the commodity information storage part is used for taking the weight of the newly added goods as the commodity weight of the commodity to be sold and storing the weight of the newly added goods in correspondence with the container identification number, the goods type information and the corresponding pallet identification number;

a first waiting weight difference acquisition unit configured to acquire a first waiting weight of a pallet weight measured by the gravity sensor before and after a consumer takes out one of the items to be sold from the pallet, and a first waiting tray identification number corresponding to the pallet;

a target product search setting unit configured to search the product information storage unit for the corresponding product weight based on the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number, set the product weight as a target product weight, and set the corresponding item type information as target type information; and

and a commodity list generating unit configured to generate a commodity list based on the target commodity weight and the target type information and to allow the consumer to confirm the commodity list.

2. An automated vending system, comprising:

the vending cabinet is provided with a plurality of pallets for containing commodities to be vended and a plurality of gravity sensors which correspond to the pallets one by one;

a delivery terminal held by a delivery person having delivery person identification information;

a consumption terminal held by a consumer; and

a management server which is respectively connected with the goods loading terminal, the consumption terminal and the sales counter in a communication way,

wherein the management server includes the product information updating apparatus according to claim 1.

3. The unmanned vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the goods information updating device is also provided with a first tally weight difference acquisition part, a second tally weight difference acquisition part and a goods information updating part for sale,

the sales counter comprises a tally weight difference monitoring unit and a tally weight difference determining unit,

the tally weight difference monitoring part is used for monitoring the difference value between the weight value at the current moment and the weight value at the last moment measured by each gravity sensor in a tally state in real time,

the tally weight difference determination part determines whether the difference value corresponding to each weight sensor is smaller than a minimum threshold value, sets the corresponding difference value as a new tally reduction weight when the difference value is smaller than the minimum threshold value, transmits the new tally reduction weight as a first tally weight and the corresponding pallet identification number as a first tally pallet identification number to the management server,

the first tally weight difference acquisition unit acquires the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number when the management server receives the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number,

when the tally weight difference judging part judges that all the difference values are not less than the minimum threshold value, the tally weight difference judging part further judges whether all the difference values are greater than the maximum threshold value, when the difference values are greater than the maximum threshold value, the corresponding difference values are set as new tally weights, the new tally weights are used as second tally weights and corresponding pallet identification numbers are used as second tally pallet identification numbers to be sent to a management server,

the second tally weight difference acquisition unit acquires the second tally weight and the second tally pallet identification number when the management server receives the second tally weight and the second tally pallet identification number,

the commodity information for sale updating part deletes the corresponding commodity weight and the corresponding pallet identification number in the commodity information storage part for sale according to the first tally weight and the first tally pallet identification number, takes the second tally weight as the new commodity weight of the commodity for sale, takes the second tally pallet identification number as the new pallet identification number, and stores the second tally pallet identification number, the container identification number and the goods type information into the commodity information storage part for sale in a corresponding mode.

4. The unmanned vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the commodity information updating device further comprises a second weight difference for sale acquiring part, a commodity for sale judging part and a commodity for sale information updating part,

the sales counter has a weight difference for sale monitoring section and a weight difference for sale determining section,

the weight difference monitoring part for sale monitors the difference value between the weight value at the current moment and the weight value at the last moment measured by each gravity sensor in the vending stage in real time,

the waiting weight difference determining part determines whether the difference value corresponding to each weight sensor is smaller than a minimum threshold value, sets the corresponding difference value as a new reduced waiting weight when the difference value is judged to be yes, transmits the new reduced waiting weight as a first waiting weight and a corresponding pallet identification number as a first waiting tray identification number to the management server,

the first waiting weight difference acquiring section acquires the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number once the management server receives the first waiting weight and the first waiting tray identification number,

the commodity information for sale updating part deletes the corresponding commodity weight and the corresponding pallet identification number in the commodity information for sale storage part according to the first weight for sale and the first identification number of the commodity disk for sale,

when the sold weight difference judging part judges that all the difference values are not less than the minimum threshold value, further judging whether all the difference values are greater than a maximum threshold value, if so, setting the corresponding difference values as new sold weights, taking the new sold weights as second sold weights and sending corresponding pallet identification numbers as second sold pallet identification numbers to a management server,

the second selling weight difference obtaining portion obtains the second selling weight and a second selling pallet identification number,

the commodity for sale judging part judges whether the first weight for sale and the second weight for sale are in accordance,

when the product for sale determination unit determines that the product for sale determination unit determines the second weight for sale as a new product weight of the product for sale, and the product for sale information update unit stores the second pallet identification number for sale in the product for sale information storage unit in association with the container identification number and the shipment type information as a new pallet identification number.

5. The unmanned vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the goods in stock have a standard weight,

the management server further includes a commodity information storage unit, a unit price search unit, and a service-side communication unit,

the commodity information storage part stores the type information of different commodities, the standard weight section corresponding to the type information and the unit price corresponding to the type information,

the unit price searching part searches the unit price corresponding to the goods on sale from the goods information storage part according to the goods information on the goods on sale as the price of the goods on sale,

the commodity information storage part stores the price of the commodity to be sold and the weight of the commodity according to the goods information,

the target commodity search setting unit sets a commodity price to be sold corresponding to the target commodity weight as a target commodity price,

the commodity list generating unit generates a commodity list based on the target commodity weight, the target category information, and the target commodity price,

the service-side communication unit transmits the commodity list to the consumer terminal to confirm the commodity list by the consumer.

6. The unmanned vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the good in stock has a non-standard weight,

the management server further includes a commodity information storage unit, a price calculation unit, and a service-side communication unit,

the commodity information storage part stores the type information of different commodities and unit prices corresponding to the type information,

the price calculating unit retrieves the unit price corresponding to the commodity from the commodity information storage unit according to the commodity information and uses the unit price as a commodity unit price to be sold, calculates the price of the commodity to be sold as a commodity price to be sold based on the commodity unit price to be sold and the newly added commodity weight,

7. The unmanned vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the management server further comprises a product conflict determination unit and a product conflict presentation unit,

when the loaded article weight difference acquiring section acquires the newly added loaded article weight and the corresponding pallet identification number, the article conflict judging section judges whether or not a predetermined multiple relationship exists between the weight of all articles corresponding to the pallet identification number and the newly added loaded article weight based on the pallet identification number corresponding to the newly added loaded article weight, and further judges whether or not the loaded article type information is different from the type corresponding to the weight of the article judged to have the multiple relationship when judging that the multiple relationship exists, sets the loaded article as a conflicting article when judging that the loaded article is different,

and the commodity conflict prompting part generates a commodity conflict prompt according to the conflict commodity so as to remind the loading personnel to reselect the pallet for the conflict commodity.

8. The unmanned vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the vending cabinet is provided with a two-dimensional code label containing a cabinet identification number,

the goods-loading terminal is also provided with a goods-loading side two-dimensional code acquisition and identification part and a goods-loading side communication part,

the management server is also provided with a cabinet door unlocking part,

the two-dimensional code acquisition and identification part is used for acquiring the two-dimensional code obtained by scanning the two-dimensional code label by the goods loading terminal and identifying the container identification number,

the loading-side communication unit transmits the container identification number and the loader identification information of the loader to the management server as a loading request,

once the management server receives the loading request, the cabinet door unlocking part sends an unlocking instruction to the corresponding sales counter according to the counter identification number to unlock the cabinet door, so that the loading personnel can load the goods.

9. The unmanned vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the management server further comprises a commodity information storage unit, a target weight section search unit, a commodity judgment unit, and a commodity inspection presentation unit,

the commodity information storage part stores average weight sections of different types of commodities,

when the shipment information acquiring unit acquires the shipment type information, the target weight section searching unit searches the average weight section corresponding to the shipment type information from the product information storage unit as a target weight section,

when the weight difference acquisition unit acquires the weight of the newly added good, the product determination unit determines whether the target weight interval matches the weight of the newly added good,

and when the commodity judgment part judges that the commodity is true, the commodity inspection prompt part generates a commodity inspection prompt and sends the commodity inspection prompt to a goods loading terminal, so that the goods loading personnel can inspect the quantity and the type of the goods loaded.