JP6376582B1 - Digital sales profit system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a digital sales profit system, method and program capable of automatically and reliably photographing more products with one camera and reducing the number of cameras. The digital sales profit system (1000) is based on the surveillance camera (11) that captures the products on the display shelf 10, the EOS / POS data acquisition unit (112) that acquires EOS or POS data, and the EOS or POS data. In addition, the replenishment timing prediction unit (113) that predicts the replenishment timing based on the past sales record and the current display item quantity, and the display shelf (10) that has a closer replenishment timing are selectively selected based on the replenishment timing prediction. A control unit (110) that controls the imaging unit to shoot the image, and a replenishment timing output unit (114) that corrects and outputs the replenishment timing based on the captured image captured by the monitoring camera (11). Prepare.

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital sales profit system, method, and program for replenishing merchandise to a store without excess or deficiency.

In a store such as a supermarket, a convenience store, a specialty store, or a department store, if there is a shortage of products displayed on display shelves, a sales opportunity loss occurs, which greatly affects the sales of the store. When there is a shortage of products displayed on the display shelf, it is necessary to quickly replenish the products.
In addition, if there are too many items that do not last a long time, they will be unsold and this will also be a loss.

  Patent Document 1 describes a product monitoring system in which a display state of a product at a store is imaged by an imaging unit, and the replenishment timing of the product is determined by a time-series change of the captured image.

  Patent Document 2 describes a monitoring camera system that makes it easy to grasp a partial area in a monitoring area by dividing the monitoring area into a plurality of zones and counting management indices such as sales in each zone. Has been. (Paragraph 0008)

  Patent Document 3 describes a sales floor planning support system that predicts sold-out products based on the number of customers visiting a sales floor and time-series sales volume data. (Paragraph 0048)

  Patent Document 4 discloses a product monitoring device that can change a state monitoring area to be displayed with a scroll button when the number of state monitoring areas is set as a monitoring target exceeding the number that can be displayed at one time. Have been described. (Paragraph 0091)

JP-A-5-81552 JP 2003-101994 A JP 2004-118454 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-58106

  However, in such a conventional merchandise monitoring system, when there are few cameras that shoot the merchandise on the display shelves in the store, the employees scroll the camera to cover a wide monitoring target area. As a result, it took a lot of man-hours, and it was inevitable to fail to grasp the shortage of products due to human error.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a digital sales profit system, method and program capable of automatically and reliably photographing more products with one camera and reducing the number of cameras. It is in.

  The digital sales profit system according to the present invention includes a photographing unit for photographing a product in a store, an acquiring unit for acquiring sales data, and a past sales record based on the sales data acquired by the acquiring unit. And, based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing predicting means, the replenishment timing predicting means for predicting the replenishment timing of the goods from the current display item quantity, and selectively picking up the products with the closest replenishment timing The control means for controlling the photographing means, and the supplement timing output means for correcting and outputting the supplement timing based on the photographed image photographed by the photographing means.

  With this configuration, the control unit controls the photographing unit so as to selectively photograph products with closer replenishment timings, so that more products can be automatically and reliably photographed with one photographing unit. The number of photographing means can be reduced.

  The replenishment timing output means counts the number of products in the photographed image, counts and corrects the replenishment timing with the photographed image, and therefore can more accurately predict the product replenishment timing.

  The replenishment timing output means counts the products on the display shelf when the number of products on the display shelf is less than a predetermined value, and does not count the products on the display shelf when the number of products on the display shelf is larger than a predetermined value. When the number of products is large, it can be avoided that counting is difficult, and the correction of the replenishment timing by the photographed image can be effectively performed.

  The replenishment timing output means can promptly respond to the shortage of merchandise on the display shelf by transmitting information on the shortage and excess of the merchandise on the display shelf to the employee. Allows interchange with other stores. The production of products before closing time can be stopped and unsold goods can be prevented.

  The replenishment timing predicting unit can predict the replenishment timing by using the calendar and the time zone as the past sales record, and can predict the sales by considering the sales by using the calendar and the time zone.

  The replenishment timing predicting means can predict the replenishment timing in consideration of the characteristics of each product by using the time required for replenishing the product as the past sales record to predict the replenishment timing.

In the digital sales profit method of the present invention, the computer connected to the imaging means for photographing the product in the store acquires the sales data, and the sales data acquired by the acquisition step is based on the sales data. In addition, based on the replenishment timing prediction step for predicting the replenishment timing of the product from the past sales performance and the current display item quantity, and the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing prediction step, the replenishment timing is closer Executing a control step for controlling the photographing means so as to selectively photograph a product, and a replenishment timing output step for correcting and outputting the replenishment timing based on a photographed image photographed by the photographing means . It is characterized by.

Further, the present invention is a computer connected to the imaging means for photographing a commodity in the store, and acquisition means for acquiring sales data, based on the sales data acquired by the acquiring means, past sales performance, And based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing predicting means that predicts the replenishment timing of the product from the current display item quantity, the product having a closer replenishment timing is selectively photographed. In this manner, the digital sales profit system is provided with control means for controlling the photographing means and replenishment timing output means for correcting and outputting the replenishment timing based on the photographed image taken by the photographing means. It is a program for.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a digital sales profit system, method and program capable of automatically and reliably photographing more products with one camera and reducing the number of cameras. Can do.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the digital sales profit system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the control part of the monitoring apparatus of the digital sales profit system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the replenishment timing prediction operation | movement of the digital sales profit system 1000 of the digital sales profit system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the application example of the digital sales profit system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display shelf when the goods of the digital sales profit system which concerns on embodiment of this invention are not excessive and insufficient. It is a figure which shows the example of a display shelf in case there are few specific goods of the digital sales profit system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital sales profit system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
This system can be applied to supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores, department stores, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a digital sales / profit system 1000 includes a plurality of surveillance cameras 11 installed on the ceiling of a product sales floor, a portable terminal device 50 carried by a store clerk (employee), and the entire system. A monitoring device 100 to be controlled, a POS (Point Of Sales) server 200, a POS register 300, and an EOS (Electronic Ordering System) 400 are provided.

  The digital sales profit system 1000 is a system that predicts the replenishment timing of a product from past sales results and the current amount of displayed items.

<Monitoring camera 11>
Part or all of the surveillance camera 11 is a PTZ camera having a PTZ (pan / tilt / zoom) function, and is remotely operated by the surveillance device 100. The monitoring cameras 11 are installed at various locations in the monitoring target area such as in a store and take pictures of products on the display shelf 10. An image captured by the monitoring camera 11 is output to the monitoring device 100.

  As shown in FIG. 5A to be described later, the surveillance cameras 11 installed in various places of the store are a plurality of products (here, processed fishery products, sashimi, etc.) displayed on the shelves 10a to 10d of the display shelf 10A by one camera. Shoot. In accordance with an instruction from the monitoring device 100, the monitoring camera 11 selectively photographs a specified product using a pan or tilt function for the products on the shelves 10a to 10d of the display shelf 10A. For example, the monitoring camera 11 normally shoots the entire product on the shelves 10 a to 10 d of the display shelf 10 </ b> A within a frame, and shoots more products with the single monitoring camera 11. When there is an instruction (control signal output) for selectively photographing the display shelf from the monitoring device 100, panning or tilting is performed so as to photograph the product on the corresponding display shelf, and the product is selectively photographed.

  Note that the surveillance camera 11 is not necessarily required to use panning or tilting as long as the product on the corresponding display shelf is captured well. In addition, the selectively photographed product may be photographed at a higher resolution by using the zoom function. The surveillance camera 11 may have only a pan or tilt function.

<POS server 200>
The POS server 200 collects and analyzes information on the best-selling products based on sales information at the time of sale of the POS system.
The POS server 200 records and holds, as POS data, information on the accounting (sales time) of the product registered by the POS register 300. The POS server 200 varies depending on the corresponding POS system and model, etc., but records and manages functions (sales management function) of product sales performance information (sales information), records and manages merchandise inventory information (stock information), etc. Function (inventory management function), and the function (attribute management function) of inputting and recording the purchaser's attribute information (gender, age group, etc.) by the store clerk.

  The POS server 200 may be an information processing system including a store computer, a network communication device, and the like, or is connected and linked to an external inventory management system or an electronic money system (for example, a system using an IC card). It may be a system. For example, point-of-sale information may be recorded as POS data in accordance with accounting operations and processing using an IC card.

<POS cash register 300>
The POS cash register 300 is a cash register device having a function corresponding to the POS server 200. The POS register 300 includes a handy scanner and an input device (not shown). The handy scanner reads a product code attached to a product, that is, a bar code, and transmits it to the POS register 300. Also, key input data is input from this input device. The key input data is data by key button input. Similarly, a plurality of key input data are input according to the sales of a plurality of products.

<EOS400>
The EOS 400 inputs the department, type, product name, quantity, etc. of the product, and sends the order data to the manufacturer and wholesaler via EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) to place an order. EDI is a mechanism that unifies information related to commerce into a standard format and exchanges it electronically between companies. Data related to ordering is digitized according to a predetermined format and sent and received via communication lines, etc. To do.

  In addition, although the monitoring apparatus 100 is installed in the store, you may install outside via the network which is not shown in figure. When the monitoring device 100 is installed on a server on a network, a plurality of stores can be targeted.

[Portable terminal device 50]
The portable terminal device 50 is carried by each of a plurality of shop assistants (employees) in the store. The mobile terminal device 50 is, for example, a smartphone 50a, a tablet 50b, or a notebook computer 50c. In addition, the mobile terminal device 50 is a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-Phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), or a dedicated terminal. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal device 50 can be used by each store clerk (employee) at various places (that is, the current position), and includes a mail or a video from the monitoring device 100 via a telephone line (not shown). Video and the like can be received.

  In this Embodiment, the portable terminal device 50 assumes utilization of the smart phone 50a and the tablet 50b, and each individual can be used in various places (namely, present position). One of the portable terminal devices 50 is arranged at a headquarter or a head office (not shown).

[Monitoring device 100]
The monitoring device 100 is installed, for example, in a store management room, and centrally manages the product sales floor in the store. The monitoring device 100 may be a general server computer or a personal computer.

  The monitoring apparatus 100 includes a control unit 110 (control means), an input unit 120, a storage unit 130, a display unit 140, an output unit 150, a sales record database (DB) 160, an image processing unit 170, an interface. An (I / F) unit 180 and a communication unit 190 are provided, and each unit is connected by a bus 195.

  Hereinafter, when the subject is described as “XX section”, it is assumed that the control section 110 reads each program from the ROM as necessary, loads it into the RAM, and executes each function (described later). Each program may be stored in the storage unit 130 in advance, or may be taken into the monitoring apparatus 100 when necessary via another storage medium or communication medium.

  The control part 110 is comprised by CPU (Central Processing Unit) etc., while controlling the whole monitoring apparatus 100, a control program is run and it is made to function as a digital sales profit system. The detailed configuration of the control unit 110 will be described later.

  The input unit 120 is an input device for the user of the monitoring apparatus 100 to input instructions and the like, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel provided on the screen of the display unit 140, and a microphone.

  The storage unit 130 stores still images or moving images received from the monitoring camera 11, various data and programs used by the control unit 110, and the like.

  The display unit 140 displays an operation status of the monitoring apparatus 100, an image received from the monitoring camera 11, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for operating the monitoring apparatus 100, and the like.

  The output unit 150 is an audio interface, for example, and outputs an audio signal from the monitoring device 100 to the acoustic system 158 in the store. As an audio signal output from the monitoring apparatus 100 to the acoustic system 158, for example, an audio signal input from an audio input device such as a microphone provided in the input unit 120 or music data stored in the storage unit 130 is controlled. 110 may be a reproduced audio signal. The acoustic system 158 includes an amplifier and a plurality of speakers arranged in the store, and broadcasts an audio signal input from the monitoring device 100 into the store.

  The sales record database (DB) 160 stores past sales records. The past sales performance is in the calendar and time zone, and stores sales performance information related to the sales performance of each product for each special day such as Christmas, the date within the month, the day of the week, the holiday / weekday, and the time zone. In addition, the sales performance DB 160 stores time required for replenishment of each product manufactured in the store. The sales performance information and the time required for the replenishment may be stored in separate DBs (storage means). Moreover, the control part 110 also includes the aspect which estimates a replenishment timing using either one among the said sales performance information and the time which the said replenishment requires.

  The image processing unit 170 is configured by a DSP (digital signal processor) or the like, and performs a predetermined process on the received image. Examples of the predetermined processing include contour extraction, image resizing, and resolution conversion processing. The image processing unit 170 processes the image data captured by the monitoring camera 11 and outputs an image of the product on the display shelf 10.

The I / F unit 180 connects each monitoring camera 11 and the monitoring apparatus 100 arranged on the product sales floor. The I / F unit 180 is connected to a headquarter, head office, security company, or the like (not shown) via a network or a dedicated line.
The communication unit 190 transmits / receives data to / from the mobile terminal device 50 via the base station.

[Control unit 110]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control unit 110 of the monitoring device 100 of the digital sales profit system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 110 includes an image acquisition unit 111, an EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 (EOS / POS data acquisition unit), a sales record database (DB) 160, and a replenishment timing prediction unit 113 ( A replenishment timing prediction unit), a replenishment timing output unit 114 (replenishment timing output unit), and a transmission control unit 115.

  The image acquisition unit 111 captures an image captured by the monitoring camera 11. The image acquisition unit 111 receives information on image processing of merchandise on the display shelf photographed by the monitoring camera 11 from the image processing unit 170.

  The EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 acquires EOS and / or POS data (sales data) from the EOS 400 and the POS server 200. The sales data is data recorded when a product is sold, and specifically, POS data and EOS (ordering) data.

The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing based on the past sales performance and the current amount of display items based on the EOS and / or POS data. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 refers to the sales performance DB 160 and predicts the replenishment timing using the calendar and time zone as past sales performance. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 refers to the sales record DB 160 and predicts the replenishment timing using the time required for replenishment of the product.
Specifically, the replenishment timing predicting unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing in consideration of specific days such as Christmas in the calendar, dates within the month, days of the week, holidays / weekdays, and time zones as past sales results. .
The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 is required for replenishing products manufactured in the store (sashimi, side dishes, meat, fruits and vegetables, bento boxes, nigiri, sushi, bakery, etc.) and cosmetics, drugs, medical products, sundries, furniture, electrical products, etc. Predict replenishment timing in consideration of time.

Based on the replenishment timing prediction, the control unit 110 controls the monitoring camera 11 so as to selectively photograph the display shelf 10 having a closer replenishment timing.
If it is going to install the surveillance camera 11 which image | photographs all the goods, many surveillance cameras 11 will be needed. Therefore, a large number of surveillance cameras 11 are not installed in accordance with display shelves or displayed products, but are installed so as to photograph a plurality of display shelves 10 or a plurality of products on the display shelves 10. The control unit 110 selectively photographs the display shelf 10 having a closer replenishment timing using the PTZ function of the monitoring camera 11 when the replenishment timing prediction operation is executed.
Based on the position information of the installation position of the monitoring camera 11 and the display shelf 10, the control unit 110 determines whether or not the corresponding monitoring camera 11 can properly photograph the product on the display shelf 10 whose replenishment timing is closer. Then, the monitoring camera 11 is PTZ controlled so that the corresponding product can be photographed satisfactorily.

The replenishment timing output unit 114 corrects and outputs the replenishment timing based on the captured image captured by the monitoring camera 11. The replenishment timing output includes an instruction to stop production.
Further, the replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the number of products in the captured image. The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the products on the display shelf 10 when the number of products on the display shelf 10 is less than or equal to the predetermined value, and does not count the products on the display shelf 10 when the number of products on the display shelf 10 is larger than the predetermined value.
In addition, the replenishment timing output unit 114 transmits information on the shortage and excess of the items on the display shelf 10 to the employee by the transmission control unit 115.

  Based on the output of the replenishment timing output unit 114, the transmission control unit 115 transmits information on the shortage and excess of the items on the display shelf 10 to the employee.

The operation of the digital sales profit system configured as described above will be described below.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the replenishment timing prediction operation of the digital sales profit system 1000.
First, in step S1, setting information of the monitoring camera 11 and product information of the display shelf 10 are input.
In step S <b> 2, the image acquisition unit 111 captures an image captured by the monitoring camera 11.
In step S3, the EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 acquires EOS and / or POS data.

In step S4, the replenishment timing predicting unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing from the past sales record and the current display item quantity based on the EOS and / or POS data.
Specifically, (1) the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using a calendar and a time zone as past sales results. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing in consideration of specific days such as Christmas, dates within the month, days of the week, holidays / weekdays, and time zones. By using a calendar and a time zone, it is possible to predict in consideration of sales.

  (2) Further, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using the time required for replenishing the product. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing in consideration of the time required for replenishment of products manufactured in the store. Forecasts can be made taking into account the characteristics of individual products.

  (3) Further, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts a plurality of replenishment timings and outputs them in order of priority. The replenishment timing predicting unit 113 increases the priority of replenishment timing, for example, for products that sell well, products that are close to shortage, products that have an impending expiry time, and products that require manufacturing time when manufactured in a store. By giving priority to the replenishment timing, a more appropriate replenishment timing can be output.

In step S <b> 5, the control unit 110 controls the monitoring camera 11 to selectively photograph the display shelf 10 having a closer replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing prediction. More specifically, the control unit 110 normally causes the monitoring camera 11 to shoot so that the entire product on the display shelf 10 fits in the frame. The control unit 110 causes the PTZ function to selectively photograph the product of the display shelf 10 with a closer replenishment timing so as to photograph the product of the corresponding display shelf 10. In addition, when a plurality of replenishment timings are predicted, the control unit 110 causes the product on the display shelf 10 that has a closer replenishment timing (higher priority of the replenishment timing) to be photographed, and then displays the replenishment timing at the next point. The product on the shelf 10 is photographed.
Based on the selective photographing instruction, the monitoring camera 11 photographs a product on the display shelf 10 that has a closer replenishment timing.
In this way, more products can be photographed with one camera by selective photographing. Since the surveillance camera 11 is responsible for photographing the products on the plurality of display shelves 10, the number of cameras to be installed can be saved.

  In step S6, the replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the number of products in the captured image. The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the products on the display shelf 10 when the number of products on the display shelf 10 is less than or equal to the predetermined value, and does not count the products on the display shelf 10 when the number of products on the display shelf 10 is larger than the predetermined value. When the number of products is large, it is possible to avoid the difficulty of counting when the number of products is large by counting when the number is small without counting.

In step S <b> 7, the replenishment timing output unit 114 corrects and outputs the replenishment timing based on the captured image captured by the monitoring camera 11.
That is, the replenishment timing predicting unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing of the display shelves closer to the replenishment timing based on the past sales record and the current display item quantity. The timing is counted with the captured image, corrected, and output. The replenishment timing of the product can be accurately predicted.

In step S <b> 8, the replenishment timing output unit 114 determines whether to notify the shortage or excess of goods on the display shelf based on the information on the shortage and excess of goods on the display shelf 10.
In the case where there is a shortage or excess of products on the display shelf 10 (step S8: Yes), in step S9, the transmission control unit 115 provides information on the shortage and excess of products on the display shelf 10 based on the output of the replenishment timing output unit 114. Is sent to the store clerk (employee). When it is not shortage and excess of the goods of the display shelf 10 (step S8: No), the process of this flow is complete | finished.

[Application example]
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an application example of the digital sales profit system, and is a diagram showing store customers, a sales floor layout (product sales floor), and installation of a monitoring camera. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing examples of display shelves. FIG. 5A shows an example in which there are not too many items on the display shelves, and FIG. 5B shows an example in which there are few specific products on the display shelves.
As shown in FIG. 4, the display shelf 10A is a shelf for fresh food items (sashimi, processed fishery products, sushi packs, etc.) shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the surveillance camera 11 photographs a plurality of products (herein, processed fishery products, sashimi, etc.) displayed on the shelves 10a to 10e of the display shelf 10A with a single camera. The shelf 10a of the display shelf 10A shown in FIG. 5 is processed fishery products 211, the shelf 10b is an eel 212, the shelf 10c is a mackerel 213, the shelf 10d is a salmon 214, the shelf 10e is in front of the macro 215, and in the rear direction. A sushi pack 216 is arranged.

  The monitoring camera 11 normally shoots the entire product on the shelves 10a to 10e of the display shelf 10A so as to fit in the frame. When there is an instruction (control signal output) to selectively photograph the display shelf from the control unit 110, the monitoring camera 11 performs panning or tilting so as to photograph the product on the corresponding display shelf and selectively selects the product. Take a picture. In addition, the selectively photographed product may be photographed at a higher resolution by using the zoom function.

  In the case of daily commodities such as perishable foods shown in FIG. 5, if the products rotate quickly and are missing, sales opportunities will be lost. FIG. 5A shows a case where there is no excess or deficiency of products on the display shelf 10A, and this display state is preferable. However, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the perishable food items on the display shelf 10A (for example, the salmon 214 on the shelf 10d, the tuna 215 on the shelf 10e, the sushi pack 216, etc.) are insufficient or missing, there is a request for prompt replenishment.

However, when only the EOS / POS data is used, there is a time lag from when the customer picks up the product to the settlement at the POS register 300, resulting in an error in the replenishment timing of the product.
The monitoring device 100 (see FIG. 1) predicts the replenishment timing based on the past sales performance and the current amount of display items based on the EOS / POS data. That is, the monitoring device 100 predicts the replenishment timing based not only on the EOS / POS data but also on the past sales performance and the current amount of display items. Specifically, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using a calendar and a time zone as past sales results.

  Based on the replenishment timing prediction, the control unit 110 (see FIG. 2) controls the monitoring camera 11 so as to selectively photograph the display shelf 10A whose replenishment timing is closer. In the case of the example of FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, the replenishment timing of the fresh food items on the display shelf 10A is predicted in the evening time zone when the sales of fresh food items are the highest. By accurately predicting the replenishment timing, the product can be replenished quickly and without excess or deficiency. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the perishable food items on the display shelf 10A (salmon 214 on the shelf 10d, tuna 215 on the shelf 10e, sushi pack 216, etc.) are insufficient or missing, the manufacture of these products is requested. In FIG. 5B, the salmon 214 on the shelf 10d and the tuna 215 on the shelf 10e are particularly lacking. The control part 110 can grasp | ascertain correctly by selectively imaging 10 A of display shelves with the nearer replenishment timing.

  Here, the replenishment timing output includes a replenishment stop. When there are too many products, an instruction to stop production of the product is included. For example, as an example of a product overload, when the state of the display shelf 10A in FIG. 5A is the closing time of the store, the control unit 110 has a risk that these products are excessive and unsold from the past sales record. Judge that there is. In this case, an instruction to stop the production of fresh food (sashimi, sushi pack, etc.) on the display shelf 10A shown in FIG. 5A is output. This avoids a situation where many fresh foods that do not sell well are produced. It can also be used to notify the timing to stop manufacturing products before closing time.

  In the above, the time zone is taken as an example of past sales results, but in addition to the calendar and time zone, calendar alone, special days such as Christmas and special sales days, dates within the month, days of the week, holidays, weekdays, Furthermore, the replenishment timing is predicted in consideration of the time required for replenishment of products manufactured in the store.

  And the replenishment timing output part 114 (refer FIG. 2) corrects and outputs the replenishment timing based on the picked-up image of the fresh foodstuff of the display shelf 10A. Actually, since it is based on the photographed image of the fresh food on the display shelf 10A taken by the surveillance camera 11, it is possible to accurately grasp the shortage / shortage of the fresh food on the display shelf 10A. In this case, it should be noted that the monitoring camera 11 is selectively photographing display shelves that are closer in replenishment timing.

  As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, the digital sales profit system 1000 (see FIG. 1) receives the monitoring camera 11 that captures the products on the display shelf 10 and the EOS and / or POS data. Based on the EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 to be acquired, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 that predicts the replenishment timing based on the past sales performance and the current display quantity based on the EOS and / or POS data, and the replenishment timing prediction On the basis of the control unit 110 that controls the photographing unit so as to selectively photograph the display shelf 10 that has a closer replenishment timing, the replenishment timing is corrected and output based on the captured image captured by the monitoring camera 11. And a replenishment timing output unit 114.

  With this configuration, the control unit 110 controls the monitoring camera 11 so as to selectively photograph the display shelves 10 that are closer to the product replenishment timing, so that a large number of monitoring can be performed to photograph the products on all the display shelves 10. Even if the camera 11 is not installed, it is possible to obtain the same effect as when a large number of surveillance cameras 11 are installed. That is, since more products can be photographed by one monitoring camera 11, the number of monitoring cameras 11 can be reduced, and the equipment cost can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the display shelf 10 with a closer replenishment timing is selectively photographed based on the replenishment timing prediction, the products on the display shelf 10 that are selectively photographed accurately indicate the product display at that time. Become. For this reason, it is possible to avoid an error in the time lag from when the customer picks up the merchandise to the settlement, and the replenishment timing of the merchandise can be accurately predicted.

  The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the number of products in the captured image, counts the replenishment timing in the captured image, corrects it, and outputs it. Therefore, the replenishment timing of the product can be predicted more accurately.

  The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the products on the display shelf 10 when the number of products on the display shelf 10 is less than a predetermined value, and does not count the products on the display shelf 10 when the number of products on the display shelf 10 is larger than the predetermined value. When the number of products is large, it can be avoided that counting is difficult, and the correction of the replenishment timing by the photographed image can be effectively performed.

  The replenishment timing output unit 114 transmits the shortage and excess information of the products on the display shelf 10 to the store clerk (employee) by the transmission control unit 115, so that the shortage of products on the display shelf can be quickly dealt with. Allows interchange with other stores. The production of products before closing time can be stopped and unsold goods can be prevented. For example, if the person in charge does not respond, such as information on the shortage and excess of items on the display shelf 10, such as kitchen PC → seller manager's smartphone → store manager's PC → headquarters, the information is sent to the manager. In addition, interchange with other stores becomes possible. Furthermore, the production of the product before the closing time can be stopped in the kitchen, and unsold goods can be prevented.

  The replenishment timing predicting unit 113 can predict the replenishment timing by using the calendar and the time zone as the past sales results, and can predict the sales by considering the sales by using the calendar and the time zone.

  The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 can predict the replenishment timing by using the time required for replenishment of the product, and can take into account the characteristics of each product. For example, products that can be replenished immediately, such as dried foods, take time to cook, bread take time to bake, or require time for delivery delivery of goods from other centers, in this embodiment, replenishment of goods Therefore, the replenishment timing according to the feature of the product can be accurately predicted.

  The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts a plurality of replenishment timings and outputs them in order of priority. The replenishment timing predicting unit 113 increases the priority of replenishment timing, for example, for products that sell well, products that are close to shortage, products that have an impending expiry time, and products that require manufacturing time when manufactured in a store. By giving priority to the replenishment timing, a more appropriate replenishment timing can be output, and the control can be effectively performed.

  The above description is an illustration of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

In the above embodiment, the names digital sales / profit system and method are used. However, this is for convenience of explanation, and may be a product monitoring system, a sales system, a product management method, or the like.
In addition, display shelves are only representative examples, and are not limited to products displayed on shelves, but can also be applied in the case of display in the form of hanging like a suit. Applicable to form.

  The digital sales profit system and method of the present invention can also be realized by a program for causing a computer to function as the digital sales profit system or method. This program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

  The recording medium on which this program is recorded may be the ROM itself of this digital sales profit system, or a program reading device such as a CD-ROM drive is provided as an external storage device, and the recording medium is stored there. It may be a CD-ROM or the like that can be read by insertion.

  The recording medium may be a magnetic tape, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an MO / MD / DVD, or a semiconductor memory.

  All publications, patents and patent applications cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

  The digital sales / profit system, method and program according to the present invention is a sales management system capable of reducing loss of sales opportunities and loss due to excessive production in stores such as supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores or department stores. Application effect is great. Installation in various stores is expected.

10,10A Display shelf 11 Surveillance camera (photographing means)
50 Mobile terminal device (terminal device)
100 monitoring device 110 control unit (control means)
111 Image Acquisition Unit 112 EOS / POS Data Acquisition Unit (EOS / POS Data Acquisition Unit)
113 Replenishment timing prediction unit (Replenishment timing prediction means)
114 Replenishment Timing Output Unit (Replenishment Timing Output Unit)
115 Transmission Control Unit 120 Input Unit 130 Storage Unit 140 Display Unit 150 Output Unit 160 Sales Performance Database (DB)
170 Image processing unit 180 Interface (I / F) unit 190 Communication unit 200 POS server 300 POS register 400 EOS
1000 Digital Sales Profit System

Claims (8)

Photographing means for photographing products in the store;
An acquisition means for acquiring sales data;
Replenishment timing prediction means for predicting the replenishment timing of the product from the past sales performance and the current amount of displayed items based on the sales data acquired by the acquisition means;
Control means for controlling the photographing means so as to selectively photograph products closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing prediction means;
A digital sales profit system comprising: replenishment timing output means for correcting and outputting the replenishment timing based on a photographed image photographed by the photographing means.   2. The digital sales profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing output means counts the number of products in the photographed image.   The replenishment timing output means counts the products on the display shelf when the number of products on the display shelf is less than a predetermined value, and does not count the products on the display shelf when the number of products on the display shelf is larger than a predetermined value. 3. The digital sales profit system according to claim 2.   2. The digital sales profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing output means transmits information on shortage and excess of goods on the display shelf to an employee.   2. The digital sales profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing prediction means predicts replenishment timing using a calendar and a time zone as the past sales performance.   2. The digital sales profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing predicting unit predicts the replenishment timing by using a time required for replenishing a product as the past sales record. A computer connected to a photographing means for photographing products in the store,
An acquisition step for acquiring sales data;
Based on the sales data acquired by the acquisition step, a replenishment timing prediction step of predicting the replenishment timing of the product from the past sales performance and the current display item quantity;
A control step for controlling the photographing means so as to selectively photograph a product having a closer replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing prediction step;
And a replenishment timing output step of correcting and outputting the replenishment timing based on a photographed image photographed by the photographing means . A computer connected to a photographing means for photographing products in the store,
Acquisition means for acquiring sales data; replenishment timing prediction means for predicting the replenishment timing of the product from the past sales performance and the current display quantity based on the sales data acquired by the acquisition means; Based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing prediction means, a control means for controlling the photographing means so as to selectively photograph a product having a closer replenishment timing, and a photographed image photographed by the photographing means. The program for functioning as a digital sales profit system provided with the replenishment timing output means which corrects and outputs the said replenishment timing based on this.

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