CN116485311A

CN116485311A - Container management method and device for robot agent communication, electronic equipment and medium

Info

Publication number: CN116485311A
Application number: CN202310518140.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王洪贺; 支涛
Original assignee: Henan Yunji Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Henan Yunji Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-05-10
Filing date: 2023-05-10
Publication date: 2023-07-25

Abstract

The disclosure relates to the technical field of container management, and provides a container management method, device, electronic equipment and medium for robot agent communication. The method comprises the following steps: when the container is detected to be in the preset range, establishing a communication connection relation with the container; after the communication connection relation is established, receiving container information uploaded by the container, and uploading the container information to a background server; receiving a delivery instruction sent by the background server; and carrying out the shipment operation based on the shipment instruction. According to the embodiment, the communication between the background server and the containers is realized through the robot, the containers are networking-free containers, and one robot can manage a plurality of containers due to the characteristic that the robot can walk, so that the labor is saved, and the cost is reduced.

Description

Container management method and device for robot agent communication, electronic equipment and medium

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of container management, in particular to a container management method, a container management device, electronic equipment and a container management medium for robot agent communication.

Background

At present, along with the continuous development of automatic storage and logistics distribution technologies, the matching use of robots and automatic containers is more and more common. However, some containers may not have a network connection function in order to reduce costs. How to perform shipment management and information synchronization of the network-free containers becomes the current primary problem.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a container management method, apparatus, electronic device and medium for robot agent communication, so as to solve the problem in the prior art how to provide an intelligent court assistance method, which can replace the conventional court assistant and can perform efficient question-answering.

In a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a container management method for robot agent communication, including: when the container is detected to be in the preset range, establishing a communication connection relation with the container; after the communication connection relation is established, receiving container information uploaded by the container, and uploading the container information to a background server; receiving a delivery instruction sent by the background server; and carrying out the shipment operation based on the shipment instruction.

In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a container management apparatus for robot proxy communication, including: a communication unit configured to establish a communication connection relationship with the container when the container is detected to be within a preset range; an uploading unit configured to receive container information uploaded by the container after the communication connection relationship is established, and upload the container information to a background server; the receiving unit is configured to receive a delivery instruction sent by the background server; and the delivery unit is configured to perform delivery operation based on the delivery instruction.

In a third aspect of the disclosed embodiments, a computer device is provided, comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the steps of the above method when the computer program is executed.

In a fourth aspect of the disclosed embodiments, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the above-described method.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the disclosure has the beneficial effects that: firstly, when the container is detected to be in a preset range, establishing a communication connection relation with the container; secondly, after the communication connection relation is established, receiving container information uploaded by the container, and uploading the container information to a background server; then, receiving a delivery instruction sent by the background server; and finally, carrying out the shipment operation based on the shipment instruction. According to the method, the robot is in communication connection with the non-network container, so that the robot is used as a medium between the background server and the container, the uploaded container information of the container is received at first, the container information is transmitted to the background server, and then the container is subjected to the unloading operation based on the unloading instruction of the background server. The communication between the background server and the container is realized through the robot, the container is a network-free container, and one robot can manage a plurality of containers due to the characteristic that the robot can walk, so that the labor is saved, and the cost is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings that are required for the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of one application scenario of a container management method of robotic agent communication according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of some embodiments of a container management method of robotic agent communication according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of some embodiments of a container management device in accordance with the robotic agent communication of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device suitable for use in implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the present invention are shown in the drawings. Embodiments of the present disclosure and features of embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in this disclosure are merely used to distinguish between different devices, modules, or units and are not used to define an order or interdependence of functions performed by the devices, modules, or units.

It should be noted that references to "one", "a plurality" and "a plurality" in this disclosure are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting, and those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that "one or more" is intended to be understood as "one or more" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

The names of messages or information interacted between the various devices in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of such messages or information.

The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of one application scenario of a container management method of robotic agent communication according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the application scenario of FIG. 1, first, when the computing device 101 detects that the container 102 is within a preset range, a communication connection relationship is established with the container 102; secondly, after the communication connection relation is established, receiving container information 103 uploaded by the container 102, and uploading the container information 103 to a background server 104; then, receiving a delivery instruction 105 sent by the background server 104; finally, a shipment operation is performed based on the shipment instruction 105, as indicated by reference numeral 106.

The computing device 101 may be hardware or software. When the computing device 101 is hardware, it may be implemented as a robot or a robot management platform controlling the robot to establish a communication connection with the container. When the computing device 101 is embodied as software, it may be installed in the hardware devices listed above. It may be implemented as a plurality of software or software modules, for example for controlling the robot, or as a single software or software module. The present invention is not particularly limited herein.

It should be understood that the number of computing devices in fig. 1 is merely illustrative. There may be any number of computing devices, as desired for an implementation.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of some embodiments of a container management method of robotic agent communication according to the present disclosure. The container management method of the robotic agent communication of FIG. 2 may be performed by the computing device 101 of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the container management method of the robot agent communication includes:

step S201, when the container is detected to be in the preset range, the communication connection relation is established with the container.

In some embodiments, the container may be a network-free container, the execution body of the container management method of robot agent communication detects a distance between the robot and the container, and when the distance between the robot and the container is detected to be within a preset range, the machine establishes a communication connection relationship with the container, where the communication connection relationship at least includes one of the following: NFC connection or bluetooth connection, as an example, the range of predetermineeing is taking the cupboard as the radial within one meter of center, and bluetooth module is all installed to robot and the inside of cupboard, and when robot and the distance of cupboard be 0.5 meter, the robot passes through bluetooth module and the cupboard establishment communication connection relation.

Step S202, after the communication connection relation is established, receiving the container information uploaded by the container, and uploading the container information to a background server.

In some embodiments, the container information includes at least: the names of the goods, the specifications of the goods, the quantity of the goods and the shelf life of the goods. After the robot and the container finish the establishment of the communication connection relationship, the container transmits container information to the robot, and the robot transmits the container information to the background server after receiving the container information.

Step S203, receiving a delivery instruction sent by the background server.

In some embodiments, after receiving the goods information of the container, the background server may determine the goods state in the container, including the goods name, the goods specification, the number of goods, the shelf life of the goods, and the like, and generate the goods delivery instruction based on the received order information and the goods information corresponding to the container.

Step S204, carrying out the order-taking operation based on the order-taking instruction.

In some embodiments, the execution body of the container management method of robot agent communication may perform the ship-down operation by:

the first step, based on the order, confirm the information to be ordered; the information to be delivered here includes the name of the goods to be delivered, the specification of the goods to be delivered, and the quantity of the goods to be delivered.

Secondly, determining a loading sequence based on the to-be-loaded information; firstly, determining the position of the goods to be delivered based on the goods to be delivered information, and secondly, determining the delivery sequence based on the goods to be delivered grade position. Here, it is first necessary to determine the article positions of the respective articles based on the information to be delivered, and then determine the order of delivery of the respective articles based on the above-described article positions.

Thirdly, carrying out a discharging operation based on the discharging sequence; here, after determining the order of the respective items, the control robot sequentially performs the order operation in accordance with the order of the items.

In some optional implementations of some embodiments, after the shipping operation based on the shipping instructions described above, the container management method of the robotic agent communication further includes: firstly, generating shipment record information based on the shipment operation; secondly, transmitting the goods discharging record information to the container; and finally, controlling the container to update the container information in the local database based on the goods-unloading record information, wherein the robot records the goods information of the goods to be unloaded after completing the goods-unloading operation, generates the goods-unloading record information, transmits the goods-unloading record information to the container, and updates the container information in the local database after the container receives the goods-unloading record information.

Any combination of the above optional solutions may be adopted to form an optional embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein in detail.

The following are device embodiments of the present disclosure that may be used to perform method embodiments of the present disclosure. For details not disclosed in the embodiments of the apparatus of the present disclosure, please refer to the embodiments of the method of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of some embodiments of a container management device in accordance with the robotic agent communication of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the container management device for robot agent communication includes: a communication unit 301, an uploading unit 302, a receiving unit 303 and a downloading unit 304. Wherein the communication unit 301 is configured to establish a communication connection relationship with the container when the container is detected to be within a preset range; an uploading unit 302 configured to receive container information uploaded by the container after the communication connection relationship is established, and upload the container information to a background server; a receiving unit 303 configured to receive a shipment instruction sent by the background server; the loading unit 304 is configured to perform a loading operation based on the loading instruction.

In some alternative implementations of some embodiments, the container is a network-free container.

In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the communication connection relationship includes at least one of: NFC connection or bluetooth connection.

In some alternative implementations of some embodiments, the container information includes at least: the names of the goods, the specifications of the goods, the quantity of the goods and the shelf life of the goods.

In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the personnel ship unit 304 of the container management device of the robotic agent communication is further configured to: determining to-be-delivered information based on the delivering instruction; determining a loading sequence based on the to-be-loaded information; and carrying out the loading operation based on the loading sequence.

In some optional implementations of some embodiments, determining the order of the ordered goods based on the information to be ordered comprises: determining the position of the goods to be delivered based on the goods to be delivered information; and determining the order of the goods to be placed based on the goods grade positions.

In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the container management device of the robotic agent communication is further configured to: based on the shipment operation, generating shipment record information; transmitting the shipment record information to the container; and controlling the container to update container information in a local database based on the shipment record information.

It should be understood that the sequence number of each step in the foregoing embodiment does not mean that the execution sequence of each process should be determined by the function and the internal logic of each process, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the disclosure.

Referring now to FIG. 4, a schematic diagram of an electronic device 400 (e.g., computing device 101 of FIG. 1) suitable for use in implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The server illustrated in fig. 4 is merely an example, and should not be construed as limiting the functionality and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure in any way.

As shown in fig. 4, the electronic device 400 may include a processing means (e.g., a central processing unit, a graphics processor, etc.) 401, which may perform various suitable actions and processes according to a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM) 402 or a program loaded from a storage means 408 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 403. In the RAM 403, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the electronic device 400 are also stored. The processing device 401, the ROM 402, and the RAM 403 are connected to each other by a bus 404. An input/output (I/O) interface 405 is also connected to bus 404.

In general, the following devices may be connected to the I/O interface 405: input devices 406 including, for example, a touch screen, touchpad, keyboard, mouse, camera, microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.; an output device 407 including, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a speaker, a vibrator, and the like; storage 408 including, for example, magnetic tape, hard disk, etc.; and a communication device 409. The communication means 409 may allow the electronic device 400 to communicate with other devices wirelessly or by wire to exchange data. While fig. 4 shows an electronic device 400 having various means, it is to be understood that not all of the illustrated means are required to be implemented or provided. More or fewer devices may be implemented or provided instead. Each block shown in fig. 4 may represent one device or a plurality of devices as needed.

In particular, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, some embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method shown in the flow chart. In such embodiments, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via communications device 409, or from storage 408, or from ROM 402. The above-described functions defined in the methods of some embodiments of the present disclosure are performed when the computer program is executed by the processing device 401.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the computer readable medium may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium, or any combination of the two. The computer readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or a combination of any of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer-readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, however, the computer-readable signal medium may comprise a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, with the computer-readable program code embodied therein. Such a propagated data signal may take any of a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: electrical wires, fiber optic cables, RF (radio frequency), and the like, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

In some implementations, the clients, servers may communicate using any currently known or future developed network protocol, such as HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol ), and may be interconnected with any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN"), a wide area network ("WAN"), the internet (e.g., the internet), and peer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks), as well as any currently known or future developed networks.

The computer readable medium may be embodied in the apparatus; or may exist alone without being incorporated into the electronic device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to: when the container is detected to be in the preset range, establishing a communication connection relation with the container; after the communication connection relation is established, receiving container information uploaded by the container, and uploading the container information to a background server; receiving a delivery instruction sent by the background server; and carrying out the shipment operation based on the shipment instruction.

Computer program code for carrying out operations for some embodiments of the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, smalltalk, C ++ and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the client computer, partly on the client computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the client computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the client computer through any kind of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

The flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The units described in some embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by means of software, or may be implemented by means of hardware. The described units may also be provided in a processor, for example, described as: a processor includes a communication unit, an upload unit, a receive unit, and a shipment unit. The names of these units do not constitute a limitation of the unit itself in some cases, for example, the communication unit may also be described as "a unit that establishes a communication connection with a container when the container is detected within a preset range".

The functions described above herein may be performed, at least in part, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP), a system on a chip (SOC), a Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD), and the like.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and description of the principles of the technology being employed. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scope of the invention in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the specific combination of the above technical features, but encompasses other technical features formed by any combination of the above technical features or their equivalents without departing from the spirit of the invention. Such as the above-described features, are mutually substituted with (but not limited to) the features having similar functions disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A container management method for robot proxy communication, comprising:

when the container is detected to be in the preset range, establishing a communication connection relation with the container;

after the communication connection relation is established, receiving container information uploaded by the container, and uploading the container information to a background server;

receiving a delivery instruction sent by the background server;

and carrying out a shipment operation based on the shipment instruction.

2. The container management method of robotic agent communication according to claim 1, wherein the container is a network-free container.

3. The container management method of robot proxy communication of claim 1, wherein the communication connection relationship includes at least one of: NFC connection or bluetooth connection.

4. The container management method of robotic agent communication of claim 1, wherein the container information comprises at least: the names of the goods, the specifications of the goods, the quantity of the goods and the shelf life of the goods.

5. The container management method of robotic agent communication of claim 1, wherein the performing a ship-down operation based on the ship-down instruction comprises:

determining to-be-delivered information based on the delivering instruction;

determining a ordering sequence based on the ordering information;

and carrying out a loading operation based on the loading sequence.

6. The method of container management for robotic agent communication of claim 5, wherein the determining a order of shipping based on the information to be shipped comprises:

determining the position of the to-be-delivered object based on the to-be-delivered information;

and determining the order of the goods to be placed based on the goods grade position.

7. The container management method of robotic agent communication of claim 1, wherein after a shipping operation based on the shipping instruction, the method further comprises:

generating shipment record information based on the shipment operation;

transmitting the shipment record information to the container;

and controlling the container to update container information in a local database based on the unloading record information.

8. A container management device for robot proxy communication, comprising:

a communication unit configured to establish a communication connection relationship with the container when the container is detected to be within a preset range;

the uploading unit is configured to receive container information uploaded by the container after the communication connection relation is established, and upload the container information to the background server;

the receiving unit is configured to receive a delivery instruction sent by the background server;

and the delivery unit is configured to perform delivery operation based on the delivery instruction.

9. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that the processor implements the steps of the method according to any of claims 1 to 7 when the computer program is executed.

10. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that the computer program when executed by a processor implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.