CN114617397A

CN114617397A - Product display system

Info

Publication number: CN114617397A
Application number: CN202011437846.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 余浪; 杨芳
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-12-11
Filing date: 2020-12-11
Publication date: 2022-06-14

Abstract

The invention discloses a product display system which comprises at least one display device used for placing a product, a central control module and a video acquisition module, wherein the display device is provided with a motion control unit and at least one motion unit, and the central control module is connected with the motion control unit of the display device through a communication network. The user can watch the real-time video shot by the video acquisition module through the smart phone, and can send a control instruction to the central control module, the central control module processes the control instruction and then sends the control instruction to the motion control unit of the display device where the product is located, the product is rotated and lifted, the user can control the product seen in the video according to the user's will, and the user can watch the exhibit from an expected angle in a long-distance mode.

Description

Product display system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a product display system.

Background

When purchasing a product, people either arrive at the product display site or watch pictures or videos about the product from the internet. When watching a product on site, viewers can select different angles to observe the product by themselves, and can naturally switch from one product to the next by walking around. When watching products on the internet, the viewers need to take pictures or videos in advance like VR, and can only passively observe at the angle of the video photographer, or the viewers need to control the angle of the display facing the lens by field personnel like live broadcasting, and the viewers are easy to dizzy when watching the videos because the shooting angle of the products is not changed.

In addition, the pictures and videos of the products on the network may be artificially modified or blocked to cover the flaws, which provides a barrier to the e-commerce of high-end products such as artwork. People prefer to purchase artwork that has been carefully viewed from various angles at the product display site. However, the time and cost spent on traveling to the product display site is often high, and people are subjected to various risks on the way.

US invention patent US 9,332,171 discloses a method of transmitting video data and haptic data and a video capture device. The invention can realize the search of people for a remote environment by the video acquisition device of the avatar of people, and can form an avatar network with low cost, long distance and multi-user to multi-avatar, thereby reducing the travel of a large number of people.

With the online transformation of various services, people expect to feel the feeling of being personally on the scene without being personally on the scene and feel the truest product remotely. On the basis that the technical scheme of US 9,332,171 extends the eyes and feet of a person, people expect to further extend the hands of the person to enable the person to manipulate the products seen in the video according to the wishes of the person.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a product display system that enables viewers to interact remotely with a product. This object is achieved by a system having the features of claim 1.

The invention relates to a product display system, which comprises at least one display device for placing a product, a central control module and at least one video acquisition module, wherein the display device is provided with a motion control unit and at least one motion unit; the video acquisition module acquires and sends out the video data of the product in real time; the central control module is provided with a first communication unit for communicating with the display device through a local communication network and a second communication unit for receiving control instructions from the outside; the motion control unit of the display device is connected with the central control module through a local communication network so as to receive a control instruction; the motion control unit of the display device is electrically connected with the motion unit of the display device, so that the motion unit can move according to a control command.

Preferably, the central control module is connected with the motion control unit through a 485 bus. Thus, one central control module can communicate with the motion control units of multiple display devices.

Preferably, the motion unit is a rotation unit, and the motion control unit is electrically connected with the rotation unit so as to rotate the exhibit according to a control command.

Preferably, the motion unit is a lifting unit, and the motion control unit is electrically connected with the lifting unit, so that the exhibit can be lifted according to the control command.

Preferably, the camera of video acquisition module has the function of zooming to the user can remotely change the focus of video acquisition module camera, obtains the effect of zooming in or zooming out the product, and the cooperation showpiece goes up and down and rotates, and the user can observe product details better.

In one variant, the video capture module has a pan/tilt head, so that the camera of the video capture module can be oriented at different times towards different display devices.

In a further variant, the video capture module is a mobile robot with a camera, the movement of which can be controlled by a remote control. Thus, the cameras of the video acquisition module can face different display devices at different moments.

Preferably, the video display system further comprises an artificial intelligence identification module, which can receive the video pictures shot by the video acquisition module, determine the display device where the product is located in the current video picture, and inform the central control module of the identification result.

Preferably, the smart phone as a remote control device sends a control command to the central control module via the internet. The user can operate the product on the screen of the mobile phone in real time through the application program installed on the smart phone, the display is rotated in real time by sliding the screen left and right through one finger, the display is lifted in real time by sliding the screen up and down through one finger, and the display is zoomed in or zoomed out by pinching with two fingers.

The product pictures shot by the video acquisition module are transmitted to the remote control device through the Internet in real time, the central control module receives rotating or lifting instructions from the remote control device and sends information to the motion control unit of the display device where the product is located, and the motion control unit enables the rotating unit and the lifting unit to move according to the instructions according to the received information, so that audiences can see the product pictures at different angles in sequence according to own wishes in real time.

Preferably, the product display system further comprises at least one lighting module having a brightness sensor and a light emitting unit, the lighting module being connected to the central control module through a local communication network and receiving instructions from the central control module.

A conventional exhibition hall is usually closed after a worker goes out of work, and the exhibition hall with the product display system can keep the product on the outside without the worker. When a user watches remotely, the lighting module starts light; and when there is no user, the lighting module is turned off. Thereby saving energy while improving the utilization ratio of the exhibition hall. Each display device can also be provided with a lighting module, so that a user can adjust the brightness of the environment where the product is located according to the user's desire when watching the product.

Preferably, the product display system further comprises a constant temperature module, wherein the constant temperature module comprises a temperature sensor and a heating unit, is connected with the central control module through a local communication network, and receives an instruction of the central control module.

Preferably, the product display system further comprises a constant humidity module, wherein the constant humidity module comprises a humidity sensor and a humidification unit, is connected with the central control module through a local communication network, and receives an instruction of the central control module.

The constant temperature module and the constant humidity module are very important for part of high-grade exhibits and are managed by the central control module, so that a user can uniformly manage the whole exhibition hall by using only one configuration tool, the user operation is simplified, and the equipment cost is reduced.

Drawings

The invention is described in more detail below according to embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electrical part according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a product display system, which includes a display stand as a display device, a central control module 5 and a video capture module 6, the exhibition stand has a rotation unit 1 and a lifting unit 2 as movement units, and also has a movement control unit 7, the central control module 5 is provided with a first communication unit 3 and a second communication unit 4, the motion control unit 7 is electrically connected with the rotating unit 1 and the lifting unit 2, the video acquisition module 6 is connected with a local gateway (not shown) through a wireless local area network, the central control module 5 is connected with the local gateway through a network cable through the second communication unit 4, the local gateway is connected to the Internet through an optical fiber, and the central control module 5 is connected to the motion control units 7 of a plurality of exhibition stands through the first communication unit 3 through a 485 bus. In the embodiment of the present invention, the central control module 5 having the first communication unit 3 and the second communication unit 4 is a microcomputer having a USB to 485 converter and a wireless network card.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electrical part according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the motion control unit 7 includes a microcontroller 9 and two motor driver chips 10 of model LMD1820, the microcontroller 9 is connected to the microcomputer through a 485 bus so as to be able to receive a control command from the microcomputer, a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) pin of the motor driver chip 10 is connected to an I/O pin of the microcontroller 9 so as to receive a PWM control signal from the microcontroller 9, and a Direction pin of the motor driver chip 10 is connected to another I/O pin of the microcontroller 9. The power input pin of the motor driving chip 10 is connected with the direct current power supply 8 with constant voltage, the output pin of the motor driving chip 10 is connected with the direct current motor of the lifting unit 2, and the motor driving chip provides current with adjustable size and controllable direction for the direct current motor of the lifting unit 2 according to the control signal from the microcontroller 9. Similarly, the rotary unit 1 is also controlled by another motor driving chip 10.

In the embodiment of the invention, the video acquisition module 6 is positioned at the side of the exhibition stand, and after the video signal is acquired, the video signal is transmitted to the smart phone of the remote user through the internet by means of the gateway, so that the user can see the information of the exhibited items on the screen of the smart phone. When a user wants to watch an exhibit at an angle, the user can transversely slide on a screen of the mobile phone by using a finger so as to rotate a control signal of the product, the smart phone sends the rotation control signal to the video acquisition module 6 through the Internet, and the video acquisition module 6 sends the rotation control signal to the central control module 5 after processing. The central control module 5 processes the control signal and then changes the current value of the dc motor of the rotating unit 1 of the exhibition stand through the motion control unit 7, thereby allowing the rotating unit 1 to rotate for a period of time. When the rotating unit 1 rotates, the exhibits on the rotating unit 1 also correspondingly rotate, so that the exhibits in the real-time video shot by the video capture module also rotate. So that the user can view the exhibit from another angle. Similarly, the user can place different parts of the exhibit at the center of the picture by remotely adjusting the lifting unit, especially for the exhibits with higher height such as vases.

In the embodiment of the invention, a user can adjust the direction of the camera in the video acquisition module through the holder so as to watch a product on another exhibition stand, the system can determine the exhibition stand where the product is located according to the orientation of the holder, and then the central control module 5 sends a control instruction to the motion control unit of the exhibition stand through the 485 bus, so that the product in the video rotates and goes up and down.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the video capture module is a video capture device disclosed in U.S. patent No. US 9,332,171, and may also be regarded as a mobile robot, and after the user views a product, the user may control the mobile robot through a smart phone to move the camera to the vicinity of the next product.

At this time, the artificial intelligence identification module in the system of the invention firstly identifies the product according to the acquired video picture, and then determines the display device where the product is located according to the configuration information of the product and the display device in the database. Or the artificial intelligence recognition module determines the display device in the picture by recognizing the coded information on the surface of the display device. And the artificial intelligence identification module informs the central control module of the identification result.

Then, a user can send a product control command such as rotation to the mobile robot through the smart phone, the mobile robot forwards the command to the central control module through the wireless local area network, and the central control module controls the display device where the product is located according to the command from the user, so that the product in the video picture moves according to the user's own intention, and the product watching is started. In this embodiment, the entire system extends substantially the "eyes", "feet" and "hands" of the person.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the product display system includes a plurality of mobile robots as video capture modules for a plurality of users to remotely view different products in the exhibition hall at the same time.

Moreover, after a plurality of product display systems deployed in different exhibition halls are connected to the internet, a user can select an interested exhibition hall through a smart phone application program, and the user can not enjoy a variety of exhibits in different exhibition halls remotely.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, but to illustrate the present invention. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the present disclosure. The scope of protection of the invention is defined in the appended claims.

List of reference numerals

1 rotating unit

2 lifting unit

3 first communication unit

4 second communication unit

5 center control module

6 video acquisition module

7 motion control unit

8 DC power supply

9 microcontroller

10 motor driver chip.

Claims

1. A product display system comprising at least one display device for placing a product, a central control module (5) and at least one video acquisition module (6), said display device having a motion control unit (7) and at least one motion unit, said video acquisition module (6) being used to acquire and send out video data of the product in real time, characterized in that,

the central control module (5) is provided with a first communication unit (3) for communicating with the exhibition device via a local communication network and a second communication unit (4) for receiving control instructions from the outside;

the motion control unit (7) of the display device is connected with the central control module (5) through a local communication network so as to receive a control instruction;

the motion control unit (7) of the display device is electrically connected with the motion unit of the display device, so that the motion unit can move according to a control command.

2. The product display system of claim 1,

the at least one video acquisition module (6) is connected with the central control module (5) through a wireless local area network, and the video acquisition module (6) can receive control instructions from the outside and send the control instructions to the central control module (5) after processing.

3. The product display system of claim 1,

the movement unit is a rotation unit (1).

4. The product display system of claim 1,

the movement unit is a lifting unit (2).

5. The product display system of claim 1,

the video acquisition module (6) is provided with a camera with a zooming function.

6. The product display system of claim 1,

the video acquisition module (6) is connected with a smart phone serving as a remote control device through the Internet, can send video data to the remote control device, and can receive a control instruction from the remote control device.

7. The product display system of claim 1,

and the second communication unit (4) of the central control module is a wireless network card.

8. The product display system of claim 1,

the central control module (5) is connected with a motion control unit (7) of at least one display device through a 485 bus.

9. The product display system of claim 1,

the movement unit has a direct current motor.

10. The product display system of claim 1,

the video acquisition module (6) is provided with a holder for adjusting the direction of the camera.

11. The product display system of claim 1,

the video acquisition module (6) is a mobile robot with a camera, which can be controlled by a remote control device, so that the camera of the video acquisition module (6) can be controlled to face different display devices at different times.

12. The product display system of claim 11,

the product display system also comprises an artificial intelligence identification module, wherein the artificial intelligence identification module is used for receiving the video pictures from the video acquisition module (6), determining the display device where the product is located in the current video pictures and informing the center control module of the identification result.

13. The product display system of claim 12,

the artificial intelligence recognition module recognizes the product in the video picture by using the deep neural network, extracts the corresponding information of the product and the display device from the database, and then determines the display device at the product according to the recognized product.

14. The product display system of claim 12,

the surface of the display device is provided with coded information, and the artificial intelligence module can identify the coded information so as to determine the display device where the product is located.

15. The product display system of claim 1,

the product display system further comprises a constant temperature module, wherein the constant temperature module comprises a temperature sensor and a heating unit and is connected with the central control module (5) through a local communication network, so that the constant temperature module can receive an instruction of the central control module (5).

16. The product display system of claim 1,

the product display system further comprises a constant humidity module, wherein the constant humidity module comprises a humidity sensor and a humidification unit and is connected with the central control module (5) through a local communication network, so that an instruction of the central control module (5) can be received. .

17. The product display system of claim 1,

the product display system also comprises at least one lighting module, wherein the lighting module is provided with a brightness sensor and a light-emitting unit, and is connected with the central control module (5) through a local communication network so as to receive the instruction of the central control module (5).

18. The product display system of claim 1,

the central control module and one of the at least one video acquisition module are implemented on the same hardware.