JP2023080732A - storage system - Google Patents

Abstract

To facilitate receiving a commodity.SOLUTION: A storage system includes: a plurality of storage units for storing purchased commodities so as to be taken out; a door unit for opening or closing a part of the storage; a display unit arranged on the door; a memory unit which stores, for each storage unit, information for identifying the commodity stored and a user who has purchased the commodity; and a control unit which controls an image to be displayed on the display unit. The control unit emphasizes an image displayed on the display unit arranged on the storage unit corresponding to the user, in accordance with an instruction from the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to storage systems.

Storage systems for storing goods are known.

JP 2021-077235 A

However, it is difficult to know where the product is.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that makes it easier to receive merchandise.

a plurality of storage units that store purchased commodities in a detachable manner; a door that can open and close a part of the storage; a display provided on the door; a storage unit that stores information specifying a product and a user who purchased the product; A storage system characterized by highlighting the display section provided on the surface of the storage section corresponding to the user.

Other problems disclosed by the present application and solutions thereof will be clarified by the section of the embodiment of the invention and the drawings.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can be made easy to receive goods.

It is a figure showing an example of whole composition of a storage system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a diagram showing an example hardware configuration of a management server 20; FIG.

<Overview of the invention>
The contents of the embodiments of the present invention are listed and explained. The present invention has, for example, the following configurations.
[Item 1]
a plurality of storage units for removably storing purchased commodities;
a door part capable of opening and closing a part of the storage;
a display section provided on the door section;
a storage unit that stores, for each of the storage units, information identifying the stored product and the user who purchased the product;
a control unit that controls an image to be displayed on the display unit;
with
The control unit, in response to an instruction from the user, highlights the display unit provided on the surface of the storage unit corresponding to the user;
A storage system characterized by
[Item 2]
The storage system according to item 1,
The control unit causes the display units of the plurality of storage units to display one image in accordance with the instruction,
wherein the image is an image in which the display section provided in the storage section corresponding to the user is emphasized;
A storage system characterized by

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a storage system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The storage system of this embodiment includes a management server 20 . The management server 20 is communicably connected to the user terminal 40 via the communication network 3 . The communication network 3 is, for example, the Internet, and is constructed by a public telephone line network, a mobile telephone line network, a wireless communication path, Ethernet (registered trademark), or the like.

The storage system includes a storage device 10 , a control device 30 and a management server 20 .

The storage device 10 has a space in which products can be stored, a plurality of storage portions 13 provided with a gap for approaching the space, a door portion 12 capable of opening and closing the gap, and a door portion 12 provided with and a display unit 11 .

The storage section 13 may have a plurality of door sections 12 .

The storage device 10 may include one or more storage units 13 .

The display unit 11 can be, for example, a touch panel display, a liquid crystal display, a tablet computer, or the like. Also, an image (“image” in this specification includes a moving image) may be displayed on the display unit 11 by projecting it with a projector or the like.

The management server 20 accepts orders from users and displays them on the door section 12 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the management server 20. As shown in FIG. Note that the illustrated configuration is an example, and other configurations may be employed. The management server 20 includes a CPU 201 , a memory 202 , a storage device 203 , a communication interface 204 , an input device 205 and an output device 206 . The storage device 203 is, for example, a hard disk drive, solid state drive, flash memory, etc., which stores various data and programs. The communication interface 204 is an interface for connecting to the communication network 3, and includes, for example, an adapter for connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark), a modem for connecting to a public telephone network, and a wireless communication device for performing wireless communication. , USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector and RS232C connector for serial communication. The input device 205 is, for example, a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, button, microphone, etc. for inputting data. The output device 206 is, for example, a display, printer, speaker, or the like that outputs data. Each functional unit of the management server 20, which will be described later, is implemented by the CPU 201 reading a program stored in the storage device 203 into the memory 202 and executing it. is implemented as part of the storage provided by

The management server 20 includes, for each storage unit 13, a storage unit 22 that stores stored products and information specifying the user who purchased the product, and a control unit 21 that controls the display unit 11 of the storage device 10. Prepare. Note that the management server 20 may include a product storage unit 23 that stores information on purchasable products. In addition to the product, the product storage unit 23 may include customizable options (eg, whether toppings such as milk, sugar, etc. are included and, if so, the amount).

The control unit 21 controls the storage unit 13 corresponding to the user (the storage unit 13 in which the product purchased by the user is stored, the peripheral storage unit 13, or the entire storage device 10, etc.) in accordance with the instruction from the user or the staff. ) is highlighted. Note that the image displayed on the display unit 11 by the control unit 21 may be one image that is completed in one display unit 11, or the display units 11 included in several storage units 13 that are adjacent or located in the periphery. Alternatively, one image may be displayed on the display unit 11 included in the storage unit 13 of the storage device 10 as a whole.

For example, the control unit 21 receives an instruction input from the user terminal 40 and causes the display units 11 of the storage units 13 to display one image in accordance with the instruction. The image may be an image in which the portion of the storage unit 13 corresponding to the user is emphasized. As a method of highlighting, for example, user registration information such as the user's name and account name (which may include a temporary nickname or ID received from the user terminal 40 for display) may be displayed. However, the product name or image of the product ordered by the user may be displayed, or a color or design different from that of the display unit 11 of the other storage unit 13 may be displayed, but the display is limited to these. not. Further, the control unit 21 may generate an image to be displayed on the display unit 11 based on a request for a design received from the user terminal 40 and information such as characters to be displayed.

For example, the control unit 21 receives an input from the communication terminal used by the staff, and causes the display units 11 of the storage units to display one image in accordance with the instruction. The image may be an image in which the storing section portion corresponding to the user is emphasized. As a method of highlighting, for example, user registration information such as the user's name and account name may be displayed, the product name or image of the product ordered by the user may be displayed, or other information may be displayed. It may be displayed in a color or design different from that of the display section 11 of the storage section, but is not limited to these.

The control unit 21 may receive an input to a store terminal installed near the storage device 10 and display an image corresponding to the input on the display unit 11 . For example, when the user causes a camera provided in the store terminal to read information such as a two-dimensional code that can identify the user and the order information displayed on the user terminal 40, the user can respond based on the information. The image of the display unit 11 of the storage unit 13 or storage units around it is emphasized.

When the door portion 12 of the storage device 10 is opened and closed, the control portion 21 may display an image corresponding to the operation on the display portion 11 . For example, when the user opens the door section 12, when the user closes the door section 12, or after a predetermined time has passed from that point, the display section 11 corresponding to the operated door section 12 or its surroundings is displayed. The image on the display section 11 of the storage section is emphasized.

The control unit 21 displays the image stored in the product storage unit 23 on the surface of the storage unit while no instruction is received from the user or staff, or after a predetermined period of time has passed since the above-described highlight display. Alternatively, it may be presented on the display unit 11 . The images include, but are not limited to, images of menus handled at stores that install or use the storage system, images of advertisements, and the like.

The control unit 21 generates ranking information of the number of sales and the selected option based on the information of the ordered product stored in the storage unit 22, and generates and stores an image based on the ranking information. It may be presented on the display unit 11 provided on the surface of the unit. The ranking may be generated by the control unit 21 from information on product sales volume for each period such as hourly, morning, afternoon, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. is not limited to Also, the ranking may be generated by the control unit 21 from the user information included in the storage unit 22 for each user category such as age and sex.

As a method for the control unit 21 to highlight the display unit 11, in addition to the methods described above, the image to be displayed is changed, and another image is displayed by superimposing a part or the whole of the already displayed image. , blinking the displayed image, changing the color of the displayed image, expanding or contracting part or all of the displayed image, and the like.

The control unit 21 causes the display unit 11 provided in the storage unit to display an image. The display unit 11 may be a tablet-type computer fitted in the door unit 12, or may display an image on the door unit 12 by projecting an image onto the surface of the door unit 12 from a projector or the like. It is not limited to these.

The control device 30 includes a control unit 31 that controls images displayed on the display unit 11 and a communication unit 32 that communicates with the user terminal 40 .

The communication unit 32 can communicate with the user terminal 40 by, for example, WiFi or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the above-described embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not intended to limit and interpret the present invention. The present invention can be modified and improved without departing from its spirit, and the present invention also includes equivalents thereof.

Note that the control device 30 may have the function of the control unit 21 .

In addition, when highlighting the display unit 11, the control unit 21 stores an image (including a moving image) for highlighting the storage unit 13 in association with the storage unit 13 in the management server 20. It is sufficient to read out and display the image to be displayed.

In addition, when highlighting the display unit 11, the control unit 21 provides the management server 20 with an image that highlights the storage unit 13 ( (including moving images) is stored, and an image corresponding to the timing is read and displayed. This allows you to do things like welcome messages, thank you messages for orders, highlighting that shows the process of making a product, and so on.

In addition, when highlighting the display unit 11, the control unit 21 generates an image (including a moving image) for highlighting the storage unit 13 based on part of the user information, reads the image, and displays the image. You may Thereby, the control unit 21 can generate an image including information such as the user's name and the user's birthday.

Further, when the display unit 11 is highlighted, the control unit 21 generates a moving image in which the character points to a specific storage unit 13 or performs an action such as placing an item in the specific storage unit 13, and displays the moving image. The image should be read out and displayed. For example, 3D model or 2D model character data may be stored in the management server 20, and the control unit 21 may control the character data to generate a moving image.

The control unit 21 also controls the timing when the user terminal is detected, the timing when an instruction (command) such as an order is received from the user terminal, the confirmation that the staff has received the order, the timing when the cooking is started or finished, and the staff receives the product. may be highlighted on the display unit 11 at the timing when it is detected that the is stored in the storage unit 13 . Further, at the timing described in this paragraph, the control unit 21 may notify the user terminal 40 in conjunction with highlighting the display unit 11, or after notifying the user terminal 40, the display unit 11 may be highlighted. In addition, the notification may be the content linked to the timing (for example, if the order is received at the timing when the order was received, etc.), or the notification may be directed to the storage device 10 or the specific storage unit 13. It may be a content calling to do, but it is not limited to these.

The control unit 21 also controls the timing when the user terminal is detected, the timing when an instruction (command) such as an order is received from the user terminal, the timing when the staff receives the order, the timing when the staff starts cooking, and the staff puts the product in the storage unit. The display unit 11 may be highlighted at the timing when it is detected that the data is stored in 13 .

Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that those who have ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can conceive of various modifications or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. is naturally within the technical scope of the present disclosure.

The devices described herein may be implemented as a single device, or may be implemented by a plurality of devices (eg, cloud servers) partially or wholly connected via a network, or the like. For example, the CPU and storage device of the management server 20 may be implemented by different servers connected to each other via a network.

The sequence of operations performed by the apparatus described herein may be implemented using software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. It is possible to create a computer program for realizing each function of the management server 20 according to the present embodiment and install it in a PC or the like. A computer-readable recording medium storing such a computer program can also be provided. The recording medium is, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a flash memory, or the like. Also, the above computer program may be distributed, for example, via a network without using a recording medium.

Also, the operations described herein do not necessarily have to be performed in the order described. Some processing steps may be performed in parallel. Also, additional processing steps may be employed, and some processing steps may be omitted.

Also, the effects described herein are merely illustrative or exemplary, and are not limiting. In other words, the technology according to the present disclosure can produce other effects that are obvious to those skilled in the art from the description of this specification in addition to or instead of the above effects.

10 storage device 11 display unit 12 door unit 13 storage unit 20 management server 21 control unit 22 storage unit 30 control device 31 control unit 32 communication unit 40 user terminal

Claims (2)

a plurality of storage units for removably storing purchased commodities;
a door part capable of opening and closing a part of the storage;
a display section provided on the door section;
a storage unit that stores, for each of the storage units, information identifying the stored product and the user who purchased the product;
a control unit that controls an image to be displayed on the display unit;
with
The control unit, in response to an instruction from the user, highlights the display unit provided on the surface of the storage unit corresponding to the user;
A storage system characterized by The storage system of claim 1, comprising:
The control unit causes the display units of the plurality of storage units to display one image in accordance with the instruction,
wherein the image is an image in which the display section provided in the storage section corresponding to the user is emphasized;
A storage system characterized by

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