KR101812640B1 - Apparatus, method and computer program for automated packing of clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic apparatus to pack clothes, a method thereof, and a computer program for the same. According to the present invention, the automatic apparatus to pack clothes comprises: an input unit which receives an input of one or more pieces of clothes information and a volume index of each of the clothes; a communication unit which receives order information of a consumer on one or more pieces of clothes from a shopping mall server which provides an online store for consumers to read the clothes information; a packing unit which adds the volume index of one or more pieces of clothes ordered by the consumer to convert the added volume index into a volume weight by using preset conversion standard values and to determine a packing material to pack the one or more pieces of clothes based on the converted volume weight; and a delivery unit which determines a delivery box to store the one or more pieces of clothes based on the result of the added volume index of the one or more pieces of clothes ordered by the consumer. Accordingly, the present invention is able to automatically select a proper packing paper and box in accordance with the volume index of clothes ordered by a customer to automate a clothes packing process and to reduce wasted material or human resources.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic packaging apparatus for clothes, a method thereof, and a computer program for the same. [0002]

The present invention relates to an automatic garment packaging apparatus and method, and a computer program therefor. More particularly, the present invention relates to an automatic garment packaging apparatus and method for automating garment packaging and reducing waste of material or human resources by automatically selecting appropriate packaging materials and delivery boxes according to the quantity and volume index of clothes ordered by customers, and a computer program .

As electronic commerce using the Internet is activated, there are increasing cases where consumers purchase clothes by accessing an online store through the Internet as well as the frequency of visiting an existing offline store. Consumers can conveniently browse clothing items without restriction of time and place through an online store, place their favorite clothes in shopping carts, and order them at the same time.

An operator of an online store that received a clothing order from a consumer packages the ordered clothes to the consumer. The packaging of clothes is carried out using a packing paper or box suitable for the type and quantity of clothes to be packaged. To date, all such packaging processes are performed manually by manpower, and automated packaging technology Has yet to exist.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0077577

Accordingly, the present invention relates to an automatic garment packaging apparatus and method which can be applied to an online shop or the like of a garment so as to automate garment packaging by applying appropriate packing materials and a shipping box according to the quantity and volume index of clothes ordered by a consumer, The purpose is to provide.

The object is achieved by an information processing apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to receive at least one piece of clothing information and a volume index of each piece of clothing; A communication unit configured to receive, from a shopping mall server that provides an online store for browsing the clothes information, a customer's order information for one or more clothes; Summing the volume indices of the one or more garments ordered by the consumer, converting the summed volume index to a volume weight using a preset conversion standard, and packing the one or more garments based on the converted volume weight A packaging unit configured to determine a packaging material; And a delivery section configured to determine a delivery box for containing said at least one garment based on the sum of said volume indices of said at least one garment ordered by the consumer .

The packaging unit may be further configured to measure an actual weight of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer and to determine the packaging material based on the greater of the volume weight and the actual weight.

The predetermined conversion standard value may be different for each garment classification, and the input unit may further be configured to receive classification information of each clothing provided through the online store.

The packing unit may be further configured to convert a value obtained by adding a volume index of the plurality of clothes using a weighted average value of a plurality of converted standard values corresponding to the classification of each of the plurality of clothes ordered by the consumer into a volume weight .

Receiving at least one piece of clothing information and a volume index of each piece of clothing; Receiving order information of a consumer for at least one garment from a shopping mall server providing an online store for browsing the clothes information; Summing the volume index of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer; Converting the summed volume index to a volumetric weight using a predetermined conversion standard value; Determining a packaging material for packaging said at least one garment based on the converted volume weight; And determining a shipping box for containing said at least one garment based on said summed volume index.

Wherein determining the packaging material comprises: measuring an actual weight of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer; And determining the packaging material based on the greater of the bulk weight and the measured weight.

The predetermined conversion standard value differs depending on the garment classification. In this case, the automatic garment packaging method may further include receiving classification information of each clothes provided through the online store before the step of determining the packaging material.

The step of determining the packaging material may include the steps of converting a value obtained by adding a volume index of the plurality of clothes using a weighted average value of a plurality of converted standard values corresponding to the classification of each of the plurality of clothes ordered by the consumer to a volume weight . ≪ / RTI >

A computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be stored in a computer readable medium for execution of the automatic garment packaging method according to the embodiments described above in combination with hardware.

According to the automatic garment automatic packing apparatus and method of the present invention, the packing material and the shipping box for the packaging of the garments are automatically determined based on the sum of the volume indexes of the garments ordered by the consumer, Can be performed.

In addition, according to the apparatus and method for automatic packaging of garments according to the present invention, it is possible to determine an appropriate packaging material based on the volume weight of the packaged clothes in terms of the volume index, and if necessary, Can be determined.

According to the automatic garment automatic packing apparatus and method of the present invention, the shipping cost is immediately calculated on the basis of the volume weight in terms of the volume index, and the calculated shipping cost information is transmitted to the clothing shopping mall, Can be reflected.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic garment packing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic garment packaging method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an automatic garment packaging apparatus and method, and a computer program therefor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic garment packing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, an automatic garment device 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to operate in communication with a shopping mall server 3 that provides an online store of clothing. In addition, the shopping mall server 3 is connected from the user device 1 via the wired and / or wireless network 2 and provides an online store where consumers can purchase clothes.

The automatic garment device 4 according to embodiments of the present invention may be entirely hardware, or may be partially hardware, and partially software. That is, the automatic garment packaging apparatus 4 and each unit included therein may be collectively referred to as a device for storing data of a specific type and contents, or an apparatus for sending and receiving data by an electronic communication method, and related software. The terms "part", "device", "server", and "system" are used herein to refer to a combination of hardware and software driven by the hardware. For example, the hardware may be a data processing device comprising a CPU or other processor. Also, the software driven by the hardware may refer to a running process, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and the like.

The user device 1 is a device used by a consumer who connects to the shopping mall server 3 and purchases clothes. The user device 1 may be a set-top box for a mobile communication terminal such as a smart phone, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, -top box), but is not limited thereto. The user device 1 may be operated using various operating systems (OS), for example, a computer operating system such as Microsoft Windows, OS X, or Linux, or a mobile operating system such as Apple iOS, Google Android, May be operated using an operating system, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

It should be understood that the number of user devices 1 shown in the figures is merely exemplary and does not limit the number of devices connectable to the shopping mall server 3.

A communication method over a wired and / or wireless network 2 may include all communication methods that an object and an object can network, and is not limited to wired communication, wireless communication, 3G, 4G, or otherwise . For example, the user equipment 1 may be a wireless local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a global system for mobile network (GSM), an enhanced data GSM environment (EDGE), a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) , W-CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, VoIP (Internet Protocol), LTE Advanced, IEEE 802.16m, WirelessMAN-Advanced, HSPA +, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e), UMB and one or more communication methods selected from the group consisting of MBWA (IEEE 802.20) systems, HIPERMAN, Beam-Division Multiple Access (BDMA), Wi-MAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) But is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the shopping mall server 3 may be implemented as a web server or an application service server operating with communication with the user device 1. [ For example, the consumer can browse and purchase clothes by accessing a predetermined web site provided by the shopping mall server 3 using a web browser executed on the user device 1. [ Alternatively, the consumer may access the shopping mall server 3 using a dedicated application (or an app) running on the user device 1. In this case, the user device 1 refers to a device configured to execute the application .

The automatic clothing packaging apparatus 4 is a device for use by a seller who sells clothes through an online store. The online shopping store 3 receives order information on one or more clothes ordered by the consumer, And performs packaging and shipping processing of the ordered clothes in accordance with the ordered information. 1, the automatic garment automatic packing apparatus 4 and the shopping mall server 3 are connected to the shopping mall server 3 in an illustrative manner. In an alternative embodiment, / RTI > and / or < / RTI > the wireless network (2).

In this specification, the automatic garment packaging machine 4 and the shopping mall server 3 may functionally divide a single system into separate components for convenience of explanation. For example, the automatic garment device 4 and the shopping mall server 3 may be operated by the same merchant. However, a company that sells clothes may manage only the automatic clothes packaging apparatus 4, and may sell the clothes to other online shops through an online store provided by the other shopping mall server 3.

The automatic packaging apparatus 4 includes a communication unit 41, an input unit 42, a packaging unit 43, and a delivery unit 44. The automatic packaging apparatus 4 includes a communication unit 41, In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the apparel automatic packing apparatus 4 further includes a shipping cost calculating section 45. [ It is not intended herein that each section 41-45 constituting the garment automatic packaging apparatus 4 is necessarily referring to a separate component that is physically distinct. In other words, each of the parts 41-45 in FIG. 1 is shown as a separate block that is distinguished from each other, but this is a functional separation of the automatic packaging apparatus 4 by the operation performed thereby. Depending on the embodiment, some or all of the parts described above may be integrated into one and the same device, or one or more parts may be implemented as separate devices physically separated from one another. For example, each of the parts 41-45 may be components communicatively coupled to one another in a distributed computing environment.

The communication unit 41 receives order information on one or more garments ordered by the consumer from the shopping mall server 3. [ The order information includes information on the type and quantity of the clothes that the consumer ordered.

The input unit 42 is a part for the seller to input information on the costume and the volume index of each costume. In addition, the information on the garment may include a classification to which each garment belongs and information to be transmitted to other consumers. In this specification, the volume index refers to volume information preliminarily bundled based on a suitable packaging material and a kind of clothes for determination of a delivery box, and is distinguished from the actual volume of individual clothes.

The packaging unit 43 sums the volume indices imparted to one or more garments ordered by the consumer, and converts the summed volume indices into a volume weight using a predetermined conversion standard value. Further, the packaging section 43 determines a packaging material for packing the ordered clothes on the basis of the converted volume weight, so that a suitable packaging material can be used according to the order contents.

The delivery portion 44 is configured to determine a shipping box for containing the ordered garments based on the sum of the volume indices assigned to the one or more garments ordered by the consumer.

The shipping cost calculation unit 45 calculates the shipping cost by using the converted volume weight on the basis of the value obtained by adding the volume index to one or more garments ordered by the consumer. The shipping cost calculated by the shipping cost calculation unit 45 is transmitted to the shopping mall server 3 in real time and reflected in the ordering process of the consumer in the online store provided by the shopping mall server 3, .

2 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic garment packaging method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, an automatic garment packaging method according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, the seller can input one or more pieces of clothing information to be sold and a volume index of each piece to the input unit 42 (S1). The clothes to which the information is inputted are intended to be sold to consumers through an online store provided by the shopping mall server 3. At this time, the volume index is a generalized quantification of the volume occupied by each garment, which is to be converted to a volume weight thereafter. For example, a volume index of 1 is given to underwear or socks, a volume index of 4 is given to short-sleeved tops, shorts or mini skirts that are bulkier, and a volume index of 4 to a bulky long- 6, and a volume index of 10 can be assigned to the outermost layer, which is the most bulky classification. However, such a classification of garments and a corresponding volume index corresponding to each classification are illustrative, and the seller can arbitrarily determine a classification of a garment suitable for representing the volume occupied by each garment and a volume index value suitable for each classification.

Using the clothing information inputted by one or more sellers, the shopping mall server 3 provides an online shop for selling clothes. The shopping mall server 3 can transmit the order information of the consumer for one or more garments to the communication unit 41 of the automatic packaging apparatus 4 (S2) .

When the order information is received, the packaging unit 43 of the automatic garment packaging machine 4 adds up the volume index previously given to each piece ordered by the consumer (S3), and adds the converted volume standard (S4). ≪ / RTI > Next, the packaging unit 43 determines a packaging material for packaging the consumer-ordered clothes based on the converted volume weight (S5). The conversion standard value is a numerical value of the average volume to weight ratio of clothes. For example, assuming that a consumer ordered three garments with a volume index of 1, 4, and 10, respectively, and the converted standard value was 200 grams per volume index, the sum of the volume index for the entire consumer order is 15, The volume weight multiplied by the standard value is 3 kg.

If there is a lot of clothes to be packed and the weight is large, a proper packing material should be used. In the past, all such packaging processes were performed manually by a person. In the embodiments of the present invention, the packaging unit 43 immediately calculates the bulk weight for the user's order using the method of converting the volume index previously given to the garment into the weight, and automatically calculates the packaging weight for the packaging . For example, Korean paper can be used as packaging material for bulk weights of 1 kg or less, cellophane or metal foil as packaging material for bulk weights of 1 to 5 kg, and thermoplastic resin films as packaging materials for bulk weights of over 5 kg . The packaging unit 43 can change not only the material of the packaging material but also the shape of the packaging material, for example, a film type or a container type depending on the volume weight corresponding to a consumer order.

However, the above-mentioned volume weight range and the material and shape of the packaging material are merely illustrative, and the specific material and shape of the packaging material to be used for the volume weight value and the volume weight value as the basis of the packaging material change, Can be appropriately determined.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the packaging section 43 uses different conversion standards depending on the classification of the product. For this purpose, the seller can input the basic information of the costume and the volume index, as well as the classification of each costume, to the input unit 42. Here, the category is an item that collectively affects the weight regardless of the size of the garment, and may be, for example, a classification of a summer costume and a winter costume. At this time, the standard value of the relatively thin summer clothes is 200g per 1 volume index, and the standard value of the relatively thick winter clothes can be 400g per 1 volume index.

In the above embodiment, the packing section 43 converts the value obtained by adding the weighted average value of a plurality of converted standard values corresponding to the classification of each ordered clothing item to the sum of the volume indexes of the garments, into the volume weight. For example, suppose that a consumer ordered three outfits with volume indices of 2, 4, and 9, respectively, wherein the outfits with a volume index of 2 and 4 are for summer clothing, and those with a volume index of 9 are for winter clothing. In this case, the conversion standard value to be applied is a weighted average value of the weight of the garments corresponding to each classification, which is 200 g per 1 volume index of the converted standard value of the summer costume and 400 g per 1 volume index of the costume standard value of the winter costume, (6 x 200 g + 9 x 400 g) / 15 = 320 g]. Thus, the converted volume weight is 4.8 kg, multiplied by the combined volume index 15.

In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the packaging portion 43 not only calculates the bulk weight, but also measures the actual weight of one or more garments ordered by the consumer. In this case, the packaging unit 43 can determine the packaging material based on the larger weight by comparing the bulk weight and the measured weight.

Further, the packaging section 43 may comprise an automated packaging facility, such as a conveyor belt, for packaging one or more garments using the determined packaging material. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Next, the delivery section 44 is configured to determine the delivery box based on the summed volume index of the garments ordered by the consumer (S6). The delivery box is used to put the clothes in a packed state using the packaging material determined by the packaging unit 43, and then to attach a transportation way, etc. and send it to the consumer. The delivery section 44 is configured to determine, from among a plurality of types of delivery boxes of different sizes, a delivery box of a size appropriate to accommodate a corresponding volume of garments based on the summed volume index. That is, the delivering unit 44 gives a constant unit volume to the volume index 1, and calculates the volume closest to the value obtained by multiplying the summed volume index in the bulk of the shipping box, which is larger than the value obtained by multiplying the summed volume index by the unit volume, Can be used. Through the above process, waste of manpower for selecting a delivery box can be prevented, and material resources can be saved by selecting a delivery box having a minimum volume suitable for storing the entire costume to be delivered.

The delivery portion 44 may also include an automated packaging facility, such as a conveyor belt, for inserting garments into the delivery box determined based on the summed volume index and sealing the box. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shipping cost calculation unit 45 of the automatic garment packaging apparatus 4 calculates the shipping cost using the converted volume weight of the clothes ordered by the consumer (S7). Currently shipping cost is calculated based on actual weight in logistics industry such as courier service. When ordering several products in online store, even if it is the same seller's goods, we can not measure the weight. It is. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to calculate an appropriate shipping cost even when a plurality of products are ordered by calculating the shipping cost based on the bulk weight.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shipping cost calculated on the basis of the volume weight by the shipping cost calculating unit 45 is transmitted to the shopping mall server 3 in real time, It may be reflected in the ordering process, or the shipping payment may be made separately from the ordering. Therefore, it is possible to improve the conventional technology in which an unreasonable delivery cost is incurred by setting the shipping cost for each individual product or applying the bulk shipping cost.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the measurement of the actual weight of not only the bulk weight but also the ordered clothes is made by the packing section 43, the shipping cost calculation section 45 compares the volume weight and the actual weight, And to calculate the shipping cost based on the larger of the compared weight. In this case, it is not possible to reflect the shipping cost in real time in the consumer's costume order process, but there is an advantage that the more accurate shipping cost can be calculated.

The operation of the garment automatic packaging method according to the embodiments described above can be at least partially implemented in a computer program and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The program for implementing the operation according to the automatic packaging method of clothes according to the embodiments is recorded, and the computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices storing data that can be read by a computer. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present embodiment may be easily understood by those skilled in the art to which this embodiment belongs.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. However, it should be understood that such modifications are within the technical scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

1: User device 2: wired / wireless network
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Claims (9)

An input unit configured to receive at least one piece of costume information and a volume index of each costume;
A communication unit configured to receive, from a shopping mall server that provides an online store for browsing the clothes information, a customer's order information for one or more clothes;
Summing the volume indices of the one or more garments ordered by the consumer, converting the summed volume index to a volume weight using a preset conversion standard, and packing the one or more garments based on the converted volume weight A packaging unit configured to determine a packaging material; And
And a delivery unit configured to determine a delivery box for containing the at least one garment based on a sum of the volume indices of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer,
Wherein the packaging unit is further configured to measure an actual weight of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer and to determine the packaging material based on the greater of the volume weight and the actual weight. delete The method according to claim 1,
The predetermined conversion standard value is different for each garment category,
Wherein the input unit is further configured to receive classification information of each item provided through the online store. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the packing unit is further configured to convert a value obtained by adding a volume index of the plurality of garments to a volume weight by using a weighted average value of a plurality of converted standard values corresponding to the classification of each of the plurality of garments ordered by the consumer, Clothes automatic packaging equipment. The automatic garment packaging machine receiving at least one garment information and a volume index of each garment;
Receiving the order information of the consumer for at least one garment from a shopping mall server for providing the online store for browsing the costume information by the automatic garment packing apparatus;
The automatic garment packaging machine comprising: summing the volume index of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer;
Converting the summed volume index to a volume weight using a predetermined conversion standard value;
The automatic garment packaging machine comprising: determining a packaging material for packaging the one or more garments based on the converted volume weight; And
Wherein the automatic garment packaging machine includes the step of determining a delivery box for containing the at least one garment based on the summed volume index,
Wherein the step of determining the packaging material comprises:
Measuring an actual weight of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer; And
And determining the packaging material based on the greater of the volume weight and the actual weight. delete 6. The method of claim 5,
The predetermined conversion standard value is different for each garment category,
The automatic garment packaging method of claim 1, further comprising, before the step of determining the packaging material, receiving the classification information of each garment provided through the online shop. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of determining the packaging material may include the steps of converting a value obtained by adding a volume index of the plurality of clothes using a weighted average value of a plurality of converted standard values corresponding to the classification of each of the plurality of clothes ordered by the consumer to a volume weight The method comprising the steps of: A computer program stored on a medium coupled with hardware to perform an automated garment packaging method,
The automatic garment packaging method includes:
Receiving at least one piece of clothing information and a volume index of each piece of clothing;
Receiving order information of a consumer for at least one garment from a shopping mall server providing an online store for browsing the clothes information;
Summing the volume index of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer;
Converting the summed volume index to a volumetric weight using a predetermined conversion standard value;
Determining a packaging material for packaging said at least one garment based on the converted volume weight; And
Determining a shipping box for containing the at least one garment based on the summed volume index,
Wherein the step of determining the packaging material comprises:
Measuring an actual weight of the at least one garment ordered by the consumer; And
And determining the packaging material based on the greater of the volume weight and the actual weight.

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