KR102554831B1 - Electronic apparatus for providing picking information of item and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

identifying collection item information; and identifying at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information from among the plurality of storage locations based on information on an item group located in each of a plurality of storage locations in a product storage center. and providing the information on the confirmed storage location and the collection item information to a manager terminal, wherein the item group includes at least one identical item corresponding to the item group, and includes a plurality of items including the same item. A method and electronic device for storing item groups in different storage locations in the product storage center are provided.

Description

Electronic device and method for providing item collection information {ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PICKING INFORMATION OF ITEM AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and method for providing information for releasing an item from a product storage center to a manager terminal.

A storage center is a facility for temporarily or long-term storage of items (or products) prior to delivery to customers who have ordered them. As electronic commerce is activated, the need for an article storage center is increasing, and furthermore, a demand for a method for more effective use of the article storage center and prompt delivery is increasing.

In relation to this demand, a product arrangement (or display) method based on random stow has recently been introduced in product storage centers. The random stow method is a placement method in which the same product is randomly scattered and arranged in various locations. When products are arranged in a random stow method, there is an advantage that the work efficiency of the product storage center can be maximized because an item in a position more suitable for the manager can be picked among the positions where the same item is placed when the item is shipped. .

However, if the random stow method is used, even if the same item is scattered in several locations, it can be arranged for each item group related to the arrangement of the items. Accordingly, when collection is performed in response to a release request for a plurality of specific items, even if the plurality of specific items are actually located in the same storage location, if they belong to different item groups, they are classified as if they were located in different storage locations. There may be a situation in which collection is performed several times and packing is also separated into several pieces.

Accordingly, a situation may arise in which several operations must be performed even though collection can be performed through one operation. Therefore, there is a need for a method for improving the efficiency of collection work for more efficient delivery of items from the product storage center.

The problem to be solved by the present embodiment is to identify at least one storage location corresponding to collection item information based on information on item groups located in each of a plurality of storage locations and to provide information thereon so that collection can be performed more effectively. It is to provide an electronic device and method for doing so.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present embodiment is not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems may be inferred from the following embodiments.

According to a first embodiment, a method of providing item collection information in a goods storage center includes checking collection item information, and providing information on a plurality of item groups located in each of a plurality of storage locations in the goods storage center. identifying at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information among storage locations; and providing information on the identified storage location and collection item information to a manager terminal, wherein the item group is an item A plurality of item groups including at least one identical item corresponding to the group may be stored in different storage locations in the product storage center.

According to a second embodiment, an electronic device providing item collection information of a product storage center includes a memory for storing instructions and a processor, and the processor is connected to the memory to check collection item information; At least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information is identified among the plurality of storage locations based on information on item groups located in each of the plurality of storage locations in the product storage center, and information on the identified storage location and providing the collection item information to a manager terminal, wherein the item group includes at least one identical item corresponding to the item group, and a plurality of item groups including the same item are to be stored in different storage locations in the product storage center. can

According to a third embodiment, a method of providing item collection information by a manager terminal includes checking information on a collection event, providing storage location information corresponding to the collection event, and providing identification information on the storage location. and providing item information corresponding to the collection event related to a storage location, wherein the provided item information may include information on items included in different item groups located in the storage location. can

Details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present disclosure, an electronic device and method thereof can improve the efficiency of a collection task by minimizing a collection operation by providing information based on a storage location in response to a collection event of an item storage center where items are arranged according to item groups. there is.

In addition, the electronic device and its method identify a storage place where more than the quantity of items is placed using information on the quantity of items corresponding to the collection item information, and provide the information to a more suitable storage place for each item information to be collected. The efficiency of collection work can be improved by providing information on

Effects of the invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a method of providing item collection information according to an embodiment.
2 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart of a method of providing item collection information according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method of providing item collection information according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of checking collection item information in a method of providing collection item information according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a diagram for explaining integrated collected item information used in a method for providing item collection information according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information provided to a manager terminal in relation to a method of providing item collection information according to an embodiment.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing item collection information according to an embodiment from a manager terminal side.

The terms used in the embodiments have been selected as general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but they may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there are also terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the corresponding description. Therefore, terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the general content of the present disclosure, not simply the name of the term.

When it is said that a certain part "includes" a certain component throughout the specification, it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

The expression of "at least one of a, b, and c" described throughout the specification means 'a alone', 'b alone', 'c alone', 'a and b', 'a and c', 'b and c' ', or 'all a, b, and c'.

A “terminal” referred to below may be implemented as a computer or portable terminal capable of accessing a server or other terminals through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc. equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. It may include a handheld-based wireless communication device.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present disclosure. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a method of providing item collection information according to an embodiment. In FIG. 1 , for convenience of explanation, different items are represented by different figures, and different characteristics are represented by different patterns filling the inside of the figure.

Various items (or goods, goods) for delivery may be stored in the goods storage center (or distribution center or distribution warehouse). A storage center may include a plurality of storage locations. For example, referring to FIG. 1 , the product storage center may include a first storage location 120 , a second storage location 130 , and a third storage location 140 .

At least one item group may be disposed in each of the plurality of storage locations. An item group may include at least one item, and the item group may be determined based on at least some of items and characteristics of the item.

In an embodiment, at least some of items and characteristics of items may be different for each item group. For example, the same item may be included in different item groups if the property is different, and different items may be included in different item groups even if the property is the same. Items that have different characteristics may include different items.

For example, a first item and a second item that are different from each other may be included in different item groups. Referring to FIG. 1 , a first item may be included in a first item group 121 (or a second item group 122), and a second item may be included in a third item group 123. For another example, a first item having a first characteristic may be included in the first item group 121 and a first item having a second characteristic may be included in the second item group 122 .

The characteristic of the item is predetermined for each item, and may be related to at least one of, for example, a manufacturing date, an expiration date, a stocking date, and a display date. However, it is not limited to these examples and may be designated based on various information such as expiration date, raw material or manufacturer. Characteristics of the item group may be determined based on characteristics of items included in the item group. For example, the characteristic of the item group may correspond to the characteristic of the item. However, since an item group may include a plurality of items in some cases, the characteristic of the item group may include the quantity of items included in the item group.

In an embodiment, the item group may be unique information given to at least one item unit disposed in the product storage center based on the use of a random stow method. An item group is a display unit for a storage location in a product storage center and may be designated when displaying or warehousing an item. Information on the item group may be stored in an electronic device for providing item collection information and used for an operation of an electronic device for item delivery, which will be described later.

In an embodiment, even the same item may be placed in a storage place while being included in different item groups. For example, as in the first storage place 120 of FIG. 1 , some of the plurality of first items may be included in the first item group 121 and others may be included in the second item group 122 . As another example, like the second storage location 130 of FIG. 1 , some of the plurality of third items may be included in the fourth item group 131 and others may be included in the fifth item group 132 .

In an embodiment, an item group including different items may be arranged in one storage location. For example, a third item group 123 including a second item distinct from the first item may be disposed in the first storage area 120 . A sixth item group 141 including a fourth item and a seventh item group 142 including a first item may be disposed in the third storage location 140 .

An item corresponding to the collection item information 110 stored in the product storage center may be collected by a manager and delivered to a customer who ordered the item through a shipping operation (or packing and shipping operation). For example, referring to FIG. 1 , collection item information 110 may include information requesting collection of four first items 111 . In this case, the electronic device according to the embodiment may identify a storage location satisfying the collection item information 110 among a plurality of storage locations, and provide information on the checked storage location to the manager terminal so that the item is collected. The collected items may be shipped to customers after going through a packing process. According to an example, the process of delivering the goods delivered from the goods storage center includes the process of picking items at the item storage location, the process of classifying the picked products to correspond to the shipping information, and the process of leaving the picked items or recycled items as order information. Correspondingly, a packing procedure for packaging may be performed. Through this procedure, items stored in the product storage center can be selected in response to order information and then effectively packaged for delivery.

In an embodiment, the collection item information 110 may include information indicating the item (eg, the name of the item) and information about the quantity of the item to be collected. The electronic device may identify a storage location corresponding to the collection item information 110 among a plurality of storage locations based on information on item groups disposed in each of the plurality of storage locations.

For example, when the collection item information 110 includes information on four first items 111 as shown, the electronic device includes a first item ( 111), it is possible to identify at least one storage location. The electronic device may check the storage location where the number of first items 111 satisfying the collection item information 110 is disposed among the at least one identified storage location. Here, the quantity satisfying the collection item information 110 may include, for example, more than the quantity of items included in the collection item information 110 .

The electronic device according to the embodiment checks the items placed in each of the plurality of storage places by using information on the item group related to each of the plurality of storage places, and checks the storage place corresponding to the collection item information 110 to store the items. Efficient collection can be made within the center.

More specifically, in relation to the situation shown in FIG. 1 , since management is performed on an item group basis in an electronic device different from the present embodiment, for collection corresponding to the collection item information 110 , a first item group among the item groups is managed. After collecting the first item group 121 from the storage area 120 , information for collecting the seventh item group 142 from the third storage area 140 may be generated. Alternatively, information for collecting the entire first item group 121 for the first manager terminal and information for collecting the seventh item group 142 for the second manager terminal may be generated.

However, the electronic device according to the present embodiment can maximize collection efficiency by arranging items in a product storage center in units of item groups and collecting items in units of storage locations. Hereinafter, the electronic device and its operation according to the present embodiment in which collection is performed for each storage location unit will be described in more detail.

2 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment. Components related to the present embodiment are shown in FIG. 2 , but are not limited thereto, and other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the electronic device 200 may include a memory 210 and a processor 220 . Each element shown in FIG. 2 means a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

According to embodiments, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 may be implemented as a server, and the present specification is not limited by the implementation method of the electronic device 200 .

The memory 210 may store various data related to the electronic device 200 . For example, the memory 210 may store at least one instruction for operating the electronic device 200 . In this case, the processor 220 may perform various operations based on instructions stored in the memory 210 . For another example, the memory 210 may store information about item groups disposed in each of a plurality of storage spaces in the product storage center. The information on the item group may include, for example, information about a storage space corresponding to the item group, information indicating an item corresponding to the item group, and information about characteristics of the item corresponding to the item group.

Each item group may include at least one identical item corresponding to the corresponding item group. For example, the first item group may include at least one first item, and the second item group may include at least one item. Item groups may be classified according to item characteristics. For example, the first item group may include at least one first item having a first property, and the second item group may include at least one first item having a second property. The characteristics of the item may include, for example, at least one of the date of manufacture, expiration date, date of arrival, and date of display, but are not limited thereto, and in some cases, the characteristics of the item may include the quantity of items included in the item group. there is.

In an embodiment, at least some of a plurality of item groups including the same item may be stored in different storage locations in the product storage center. In some cases, the first item group and the second item group including the same item (items corresponding to the first item group and the second item group have different characteristics) may be stored in the same storage location.

In an embodiment, the arrangement of items for each storage location of the product storage center may be performed for each item group. The item group may be designated in advance, and the item group may be disposed in one of a plurality of storage locations corresponding to the designation of the item group. Arrangement of the item groups may be based on a random stow method, and since the random stow method is easy for those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Information about the item group may be stored in the memory 210 based on the random stow method. As will be described later, the processor 220 may check storage locations for collecting items based on information about item groups stored in the memory 210 .

Meanwhile, information on item groups may be separately stored in the external memory 210 according to circumstances, and various design changes may be made within an easy range to those of ordinary skill in the art regarding the storage of information on item groups.

The processor 220 may control overall operations of the electronic device 200 . For example, the processor 220 may control the operation of the electronic device 200 by controlling elements of the electronic device 200 based on instructions stored in the memory 210 .

The processor 220 may check collection item information. The collection item information may include information requesting collection of at least one item disposed in the storage area of the product storage center. The collected items may be shipped to customers through packing. In an embodiment, the collection item information may include at least one of information about the quantity of the first item to be collected and information indicating the first item (eg, a name of the first item).

In an embodiment, the processor 220 may check sales information of an item (or product) sold through a network. Items may be sold based on electronic commerce, and the processor 220 may check collection item information based on the sale. In this case, collection item information may include information corresponding to an order requested from at least one customer. However, it is not limited thereto, and collection item information may include information on a specific item determined to be released through various routes (eg, item collection for providing samples to a retailer, item collection at the request of a specific company).

The processor 220 may identify at least one storage location corresponding to collection item information among a plurality of storage locations based on information on item groups located in each of the plurality of storage locations in the product storage center. At least one item group may be located in each of the plurality of storage locations.

The processor 220 may check at least one storage location corresponding to collection item information among a plurality of storage locations based on the information on the item group.

In an embodiment, the collection item information may include information on the quantity of the first item to be collected, and in this case, the processor 220 may identify a storage location where the first item is located among a plurality of storage locations. In detail, the processor 220 may check the storage location where the first item is located among the plurality of storage locations based on the information on the item groups disposed in each of the plurality of storage locations. The processor 220 may identify, as at least one storage place corresponding to the collection item information, a storage place where the number of first items to be collected is located or more, among storage places where the checked first item is located.

For example, when the number of first items to be collected is 4, the processor 220 may identify a storage location in which four or more first items are disposed among a plurality of storage locations as at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information. there is. In some cases, the first item disposed in the storage place may be included in different item groups, but is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, when there are a plurality of storage locations where the quantity or more of the collected first items is located, the processor 220 selects a storage location having the closest distance to the manager terminal from among the storage locations where the quantity or more of the collected first items is located. At least one storage location corresponding to the collected item information may be identified. For example, the processor 220 selects two storage locations, that is, a first storage location and a second storage location, in which more than the number (eg, 4) of the first items to be collected are located among the plurality of storage locations. Among the first storage location and the second storage location, a storage location closest to the manager terminal may be identified as at least one storage location corresponding to collection item information. At this time, the distance between the storage place and the manager terminal may use various known methods.

In some cases, the identified at least one storage location may include a storage location in which an item group of a plurality of item groups corresponding to the collection item is stored at the item storage center with the earliest time. For example, the processor 220 may check storage locations where first items equal to or greater than the number corresponding to the collection item information are disposed based on information on item groups located in each of a plurality of storage locations. When there are a plurality of identified storage locations, the processor 220 may identify a storage location including an item group with the earliest stocking time as at least one storage location corresponding to collection item information.

In an embodiment, the processor 220 may check the first storage location where the quantity closest to the collected item is located when there is no storage location where the quantity of the collected first item or more is located. The processor 220 may identify a second storage location closest to the identified first storage location and in which at least one first item is located.

Specifically, the processor 220, when there is no storage location in which the first item equal to or greater than the quantity corresponding to the collection item information (hereinafter referred to as the first quantity) is present among the plurality of storage locations of the product storage center, the processor 220 determines the number closest to the first quantity. A storage location where the quantity is located, that is, a first storage location may be identified. For example, when collection item information corresponds to four first items, it is possible to identify a first storage location in which a number (eg, three) of first items closest to four of a plurality of storage locations exists. The processor 220 may identify a second storage location closest to the identified first storage location and in which at least one first item is located. In this case, the second storage location may include a separate storage location distinguished from the first storage location.

In some cases, the processor 220 may determine a difference value between the first quantity and the quantity of the first item corresponding to the first storage location based on collection item information in response to confirmation of the first storage location. The difference value may include a value of a quantity insufficient to satisfy collection item information despite the second quantity. For example, when the first quantity corresponding to the collection item information is 5 and the quantity of the first item disposed in the first storage location is 3, a difference between the first quantity and the quantity corresponding to the first storage location; That is, you can check the quantity of two. In response to the confirmation of the difference value, the processor 220 may identify, as a second storage location, a storage location closest to the first storage location, among storage locations where the first item is disposed equal to or greater than the difference value.

In an embodiment, the processor 220 may check the first storage location where the quantity closest to the first quantity is located when there is no storage location where the quantity of the collected first items (hereinafter referred to as the first quantity) or more is located. The processor 220 may check a second storage location including an item group having the earliest warehousing order among storage locations where the identified first item is located. Specifically, the processor 220 checks the first storage location where the quantity closest to the first quantity is located when there is no storage location where the first quantity or more is located, and includes an item group having the earliest warehousing order among the remaining storage locations. The second storage location can be confirmed. At this time, the second storage location satisfies the collection item information despite the difference between the first quantity and the quantity of the first item (hereinafter referred to as the second quantity) disposed in the first storage location, that is, despite the second quantity. It may include the first item equal to or greater than the value of the shortfall quantity.

In an embodiment, the processor 220 checks the first storage location where the quantity closest to the first quantity is located when there is no storage location where the first quantity or more is located, and based on the characteristics of the first item, the processor 220 determines the first storage location where the remaining quantity is located. 2 The storage location can be checked. Specifically. Processor 220, based on the characteristics of the first item, in order to identify the second storage location when the first item is related to the expiration date, includes an item group having the earliest order of arrival among storage locations other than the first storage location. The second storage location can be confirmed. In some cases, the second storage location is located with the remaining quantity (ie, the difference between the first item and the quantity of the first item corresponding to the first storage location) or more among the remaining storage locations other than the first storage location, and has the earliest order of warehousing. A second storage location including an item group may be identified.

If the characteristics of the first item are unrelated to the expiration date, the processor 220 may identify a storage location closest to the first storage location among locations including the first item as the second storage location. In some cases, the second storage location may identify a storage location located closest to the first storage location, in which the remaining quantity or more is located, among the remaining storage locations other than the first storage location.

In an embodiment, the processor 220 may check information on a plurality of collection items for the first item. For example, the processor 220 may obtain information on one or more collection items for a specific period (eg, 20 seconds) (or at specific intervals). In this case, the processor 220 may check the plurality of collection item information for the first item among the obtained one or more collection item information. The processor 220 may generate integrated collection item information by integrating a plurality of collection item information based on the confirmation of the plurality of collection item information.

Here, the integrated collection item information may include the quantity of the first item required by the plurality of collection item information and information on the first item. For example, the integrated collection item information may include a name of a first item corresponding to a plurality of collection item information and information about the total required quantity of the first item. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may include information in which the quantity of the first item is divided according to a plurality of collection item information in some cases.

In this case, the processor 220 may check at least one storage location corresponding to the integrated collection item information among the plurality of storage locations. For example, when the integrated collection item information includes information on five first items based on the integration of the first collection item information and the second collection item information, the processor 220 selects five first items from among a plurality of storage locations. At least one storage location where 1 item is placed can be checked.

The processor 220 may provide the checked storage location and collection item information to the manager terminal. For example, the processor 220 may provide information about at least one of the location of the confirmed storage location, the name of the confirmed storage location, the name of the collection item, and the quantity of the collection item to the manager terminal. Here, the manager terminal is a terminal corresponding to each manager in charge of collection work in the product storage center, and a user of the manager terminal can perform collection work based on information provided to the terminal. A detailed description related to the operation of the manager terminal will be described later with reference to FIG. 8 .

In an embodiment, the processor 220 may provide information on a plurality of storage locations when a plurality of storage locations (eg, a first storage location and a second storage location) are identified in relation to collection item information. For example, the processor 220 may provide information about the location of the first storage location, the quantity of first items disposed in the first storage location, the location of the second storage location, and the quantity of second items disposed in the second storage location. may be provided as an administrator terminal.

In this way, when information on a plurality of storage locations is provided, the processor 220 may provide information on a collection order so that the quantity of the first item is first obtained from a storage location closer to the manager terminal. For example, when the first storage location is located closer to the manager terminal than the second storage location, the processor 220 collects the first item from the first storage location and then collects the second item from the second storage location. Guiding information can be provided.

In an embodiment, when a plurality of item groups corresponding to collection items are located in the identified storage location, the processor 220 checks information on an item group having the earliest stocking time in the storage center among the plurality of item groups. can The processor 220 may provide the checked information to the manager terminal. In detail, when a plurality of item groups related to a collection item are located in a storage location corresponding to collection item information, the processor 220 may identify an item group having the earliest stocking time among the plurality of item groups. For example, when a first item group and a second item group related to a first item are located in a first storage location, the processor 220 selects an item group having the fastest received time among the first item group and the second item group. You can check. The processor 220 may provide information on the confirmed item group to the manager terminal so that the item group having the earliest received time is preferentially collected.

In an embodiment, when the storage location is confirmed based on the integrated collection item information, the processor 220 transmits the checked storage location, integrated collection item information, and information about the quantity of the first item for each plurality of collection item information to the manager terminal. can be provided to The information on the identified storage location may include, for example, at least one of a name and location of the storage location and a route from the manager terminal to the storage location. The integrated collection item information may include, for example, information on at least one of a name and a quantity of an item corresponding to the integrated collection item information.

When items are collected from an item storage center arranged in item group units, the electronic device according to the present embodiment may improve the efficiency of the collection task by guiding the task to be performed based on the storage location. For example, the electronic device identifies a storage location where collection can be performed most efficiently based on item group information and guides the storage location to prevent inefficient situations such as multiple collection operations related to the same product. Items can be collected efficiently and quickly.

3 is a flowchart of a method of providing item collection information according to an exemplary embodiment. Each step of the method shown in FIG. 3 may be performed in a different order from that shown in the drawing, depending on the case. Hereinafter, contents overlapping with those previously described in FIGS. 1 and 2 may be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in step 310, the electronic device may check collection item information. The collection item information is information on an item that requires collection at a storage location in the product storage center, ie, information on a collection item, and may include, for example, information on the name and quantity of a collection item to be collected. For another example, the information on collection items may include information on order items acquired in response to a customer's order (eg, type, name, and quantity of the item).

In an embodiment, the electronic device may check collection item information in response to a customer's order for a collection item. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in some cases, the electronic device may check collection item information based on an input of a manager of the product storage center.

In operation 320, the electronic device may identify at least one storage location corresponding to collection item information among a plurality of storage locations based on information on item groups located in each of a plurality of storage locations in the product storage center.

The information on the item group may include information representing the item corresponding to the item group and information on the characteristics of the item group (eg, manufacturing date, expiration date, storage date, display date, and quantity of items included in the item group). can

For example, the manufacturing date may include the date on which the item included in the item group was manufactured, and the expiration date (or expiration date) may include a period appropriate for use of the item included in the item group. The storage date may include a date when items included in the item group are shipped from the manufacturer and stored in the distribution center, and the display date may include a date when the item group is displayed at the storage location. Since an item group is a set of items having characteristics corresponding to each other, the manufacturing date, expiration date, and stocking date included in one item group may be the same for each item. Since items are displayed in each item group in the distribution center, the display date may be the same for each item included in the same item group.

Meanwhile, the property of the item group may include information about the quantity of items included in the item group. Information about this may be designated by a manager in response to the formation of an item group.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may check information on items located in a plurality of storage locations based on information on item groups. The electronic device may check information about items corresponding to collection item information and information about the quantity of the items. The electronic device may identify at least one storage location among a plurality of storage locations, in which the number of items corresponding to the collection item information is arranged.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may check a storage location in which a quantity (hereinafter, a first quantity) or more of an item (hereinafter, a first item) corresponding to collection item information is disposed among a plurality of storage locations.

If there is no storage area where the first items are placed in a quantity equal to or greater than the first quantity, the electronic device may identify a storage space where the first items in a quantity closest to the first quantity are placed. For example, if the first quantity is 5, but there is no storage place containing 5 or more of the first item among the plurality of storage places, the quantity closest to 5 (or the largest quantity) of the plurality of storage places, for example A storage location including four first items (hereinafter referred to as a first storage location) may be identified.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may identify a second storage location that is closest to the first storage location but includes the first item in response to the confirmation of the first storage location. The second storage location may include a storage location in which a quantity equal to or greater than a difference value between the first item and the quantity of the first item disposed in the first storage location is disposed to satisfy the first quantity.

In another embodiment, in response to the confirmation of the first storage location, the electronic device determines that the storage date of the first item among other storage locations including the first item (that is, storage locations other than the first storage location among the plurality of storage locations) is the highest. A storage location including the first fast item may be identified as a second storage location. The second storage location may include a storage location in which a quantity equal to or greater than a difference value between the first item and the quantity of the first item disposed in the first storage location is disposed to satisfy the first quantity.

In step 330, the electronic device may provide the checked storage location and collection item information to the manager terminal. For example, the electronic device may provide information about the location of the confirmed storage location, the name of the storage location, the name of the collection item, and the quantity of the collection item to the manager terminal. The manager terminal is a predetermined terminal and may include, for example, a mobile phone, a PDA, or a tablet PC.

In the embodiment, when there are a plurality of identified storage locations, the electronic device may provide information about the plurality of storage locations to the manager terminal based on each of the plurality of storage locations and the location of the manager terminal. For example, when the plurality of identified storage locations include a first storage location and a second storage location, the electronic device may select a storage location having a closer distance to the current location of the manager terminal among the first storage location and the second storage location. You can provide information that guides the manager to reach first.

4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method of providing item collection information according to an exemplary embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method of providing collection item information when a plurality of collection item information is confirmed. In FIG. 4 , for convenience of description, different items are represented by different figures, and different characteristics are represented by different patterns filling the inside of the figure.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may check a plurality of pieces of collection item information (eg, first collection item information 411 and second collection item information 412 ). The plurality of collection item information may be related to the same item among one or more pieces of collection item information acquired during a specific period. That is, as shown, each of the first collection item information 411 and the second collection item information 412 may be related to the first item.

In this case, the first collected item information 411 and the second collected item information 412 may be integrated to generate integrated collected item information. An example of integrated item information may refer to FIG. 6 .

Meanwhile, the product storage center may include a plurality of storage locations (eg, a first storage location 420, a second storage location 430, and a third storage location 440), and each storage location includes at least one storage location. Item groups (eg, a first item group 421 and a second item group 422) may be included. Arrangement of items for each storage location may be performed for each item group. An item group may include a set of identical items having properties corresponding to each other. For example, as shown, the first item group may include a set of three first items having a first property, and the second item group may include a set of two second items having a second property.

In an embodiment, the arrangement of item groups in the storage area may be randomly performed. Corresponding to the random arrangement of item groups, the electronic device may check information about the arranged item group and information about a storage location corresponding thereto. The electronic device may check information on at least one item disposed in the storage location based on the checked information.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in an embodiment, information on a plurality of collection items may include information on six first items. In this case, the electronic device has storage locations including six or more first items among a plurality of storage locations (eg, first storage location 420, second storage location 430, and third storage location 440). You can check whether it does. If there is no storage area including 6 or more first items as shown in FIG. 4 , a storage area including a quantity closest to 6 items, that is, the first storage area 420 may be identified.

In addition, the electronic device includes another storage area containing more than the remaining quantity, for example, a second storage area 430 in which a third item group 423 including one first item is disposed or one first item. The third storage location 440 where the fourth item group 424 to be stored is disposed. Here, the remaining quantity may include a difference value between the quantity of the item disposed in the first storage location among the quantity corresponding to the collection item information.

In this regard, according to an embodiment, the electronic device may identify a storage location located closer to the first storage location 420 among the second storage location 430 and the third storage location 440 .

According to another embodiment, the electronic device may identify a storage location located closer to the manager terminal among the second storage location 430 and the third storage location 440 . The manager terminal at this time may include a manager terminal to which information on the storage location confirmed later will be provided.

According to another embodiment, the electronic device may check the storage location of the second storage location 430 and the third storage location 440 having an earlier stock date of the item group corresponding to the collection item information. The stocking date may be confirmed based on the characteristics of the item group.

In an embodiment, when at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information is identified through the above-described operation, the electronic device may transmit information about the identified at least one storage location to the manager terminal.

5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of checking collection item information in a method of providing collection item information according to an exemplary embodiment. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the same item is represented by the same figure and different items are represented by different figures.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may obtain information on a plurality of collection items during a specific period. For example, referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device transmits first collection item information 510, second collection item information 520, third collection item information 530, and fourth collection item information 540 for 10 seconds. can be obtained Meanwhile, the collection item information may include, for example, information generated to collect an item from a storage location for item release in response to a specific customer's item order.

In some cases, the electronic device may obtain information on a plurality of collection items at intervals of a specific period (or specific time). For example, the electronic device may obtain information on a plurality of collection items at intervals of 10 seconds.

In an embodiment, at least some of the plurality of collection item information may include information received by the electronic device based on transmission from different devices, but is not limited thereto, and may be input from a user of the electronic device. In some cases, each of the plurality of collection item information

In an embodiment, at least some of the acquired plurality of collection item information may be related to the same item. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 , the first collection item information 510 and the fourth collection item information 540 may include information about the first item.

In this case, the electronic device may generate integrated collection item information by integrating a plurality of collection item information related to the same item. An example of integrated collection item information may refer to FIG. 6 .

6 is a diagram for explaining integrated collected item information used in a method for providing item collection information according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6 , integrated collection item information may include a plurality of collection item information. Specifically, the plurality of collection item information may be related to the same item among information acquired within a specific period. For example, as shown in FIG. 6 , integrated collection item information may be about the first item 610 .

In an embodiment, the integrated collected item information may include information about the quantity of items corresponding to each of the integrated collected item information. For example, when the first collected item information and the second collected item information are integrated to generate the integrated collected item information of FIG. 6 , the integrated collected item information is the first collected item information and the second collected item information respectively as shown. It may include information on the number corresponding to the item quantity of , that is, '3'.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information provided to a manager terminal in relation to a method of providing item collection information according to an embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example in which information on a storage location and collection item information identified in response to at least one storage location corresponding to collection item information being checked by an electronic device are provided to a manager terminal. .

Corresponding to the generation of the collection event, a screen indicating the collection event may be displayed on the manager terminal. Specifically, referring to identification number 701, a screen requesting input of information on a tote (or box) containing collected items corresponding to collection item information in response to the occurrence of a collection event is displayed on the administrator's terminal. can

Information on the tote may be input based on a barcode attached to the tote being scanned by the manager terminal. In response to the input of tote information, the manager terminal may provide information about the storage location received from the electronic device.

In an embodiment, referring to identification number 702, the manager terminal may display information corresponding to a storage location represented by a specific code, for example, information '21J9241101' on the manager terminal. In addition, the manager terminal may display information about the name and quantity of items corresponding to the collection item information as shown together with the information about the storage place.

The item is moved to the storage location based on information displayed on the manager terminal (eg, storage location information, collection item information), and the item is collected and put into a tote inputted at identification number 701 . In an embodiment, the collection of the items may be performed by a user of the manager's terminal, that is, a manager in charge of collection at the product storage center, but is not limited thereto and may be performed by an automated system or a robot.

In an embodiment, in response to the collection of the collection item, the manager terminal may display a screen requesting input of collection information. For example, the manager terminal may provide a screen requesting scanning of a product barcode included in an item (identification number 703 is expressed as a product) as shown in identification number 703 and input of the quantity of the item actually collected. At this time, information on the quantity required to be collected may be displayed on the screen provided, for example, quantity information of '5' of the identification number 703.

When collection information (eg, '5') corresponding to collection item information is input, such as identification number 704, an input button such as 'add to tote' may be activated and displayed. When an input to the input button is received based on the activation of the input button, the manager terminal may transmit information indicating completion of collection to the electronic device.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may update information about an item disposed in the storage location based on information received from the manager terminal. For example, the electronic device may confirm that 5 first items are collected from a first storage location in which 10 first items are placed based on information received from the manager terminal, and in response thereto, the first item in the first storage location. We can update the quantity of to 5.

Meanwhile, FIG. 7 is only an example of a screen provided to the manager terminal, but is not limited thereto, and collection item information and storage location information may be provided to the manager terminal in various forms.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing item collection information according to an embodiment from a manager terminal side. Specifically, FIG. 8 shows an operational flow of a manager terminal related to providing item collection information. In the following, the overlapping content with the above description will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 8 , in step 810, a manager terminal may check information on a collection event. In an embodiment, the manager terminal may check information on the collection event in response to receiving information on the collection event from the electronic device. The collection event may include, for example, an event in which a task of collecting an item from a storage location for item release occurs. The information on the collection event may include collection item information and information about a storage location corresponding to the collection item information.

In step 820, the manager terminal may provide storage location information corresponding to the collection event. In detail, the manager terminal may display storage location information representing a storage location based on information on a collection event. In response to the display of the storage location information, a manager who is a user of the manager terminal may move to the storage location.

In step 830, the manager terminal may check identification information on the storage location. In an embodiment, the manager terminal may be moved to a location corresponding to the storage location based on storage location information displayed in relation to step 820 . The manager terminal may check identification information on the storage location based on being moved to a location corresponding to the storage location.

Here, the identification information on the storage location may include unique information contributed for identification of the storage location. For example, the identification information may be provided in the form of a barcode through at least a part of the storage location, and the manager terminal may check the identification information on the storage location based on recognizing the provided identification information.

In step 840, the manager terminal may provide item information corresponding to the collection event. Specifically, the manager terminal may provide item information corresponding to a collection event related to the storage location. In an embodiment, the manager terminal may display item information to be collected from the storage place, for example, information about the name of the item and the quantity of the item, in response to confirmation of the identification information on the storage place.

In this case, based on the displayed information, the manager may collect the item and allow the shipment to proceed. However, it is not limited thereto, and collection of items corresponding to the displayed information may be performed by an automatic system or a robot.

In some cases, the manager terminal may receive an input indicating completion of the collection event. The manager terminal may transmit item information corresponding to the collection event to the electronic device in response to receiving the input.

According to the present disclosure, a method for providing item collection information and an electronic device therefor provide information according to a storage location in response to a collection event of an item storage center where items are arranged according to item groups, thereby minimizing the collection operation and improving the efficiency of the collection task. can improve

In addition, the electronic device and its method identify a storage place where more than the quantity of items is placed using information on the quantity of items corresponding to the collection item information, and provide the information to a more suitable storage place for each item information to be collected. The efficiency of collection work can be improved by providing information on

An electronic device according to the above-described embodiments includes a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage unit such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a touch panel, a key, a button, and the like. The same user interface device and the like may be included. Methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes magnetic storage media (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical reading media (e.g., CD-ROM) ), and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). A computer-readable recording medium may be distributed among computer systems connected through a network, and computer-readable codes may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor.

This embodiment can be presented as functional block structures and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented with any number of hardware or/and software components that perform specific functions. For example, an embodiment is an integrated circuit configuration such as memory, processing, logic, look-up table, etc., which can execute various functions by control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. can employ them. Similar to components that can be implemented as software programming or software elements, the present embodiments include data structures, processes, routines, or various algorithms implemented as combinations of other programming constructs, such as C, C++, Java ( It can be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as Java), assembler, or the like. Functional aspects may be implemented in an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, this embodiment may employ conventional techniques for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism”, “element”, “means” and “composition” may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components. The term may include a meaning of a series of software routines in connection with a processor or the like.

The foregoing embodiments are just examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims described below.

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A method for providing item collection information of an electronic device providing item collection information in a storage center, the method comprising:
obtaining collection item information including information on a first quantity of a first item to be collected;
identifying at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information among the plurality of storage locations based on information on item groups located in each of the plurality of storage locations in the product storage center;
Providing information about the identified storage location and collection item information to a manager terminal;
the item group includes at least one identical item, and at least some of the plurality of item groups including the same item are stored in different storage locations in the product storage center;
The step of checking the at least one storage location,
confirming a storage place where the first item is located among the plurality of storage places;
If there is no storage location where the first quantity or more is located,
Checking a first storage location where a quantity closest to the first quantity is located;
identifying a second storage location among storage locations where the identified first item is located based on the characteristics of the first item;
identifying the first storage location and the second storage location as at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information;
The step of checking the second storage location,
When the characteristics of the first item include characteristics that must be used within a certain period of time, a storage location including an item group having the earliest warehousing order among storage locations where the identified first item is located is identified as the second storage location. step of doing,
When the characteristics of the first item do not include characteristics that must be used within a predetermined period of time, identifying a second storage location closest to the first storage location among storage locations where the identified first item is located. including,
How to provide item collection information.
According to claim 1,
The step of checking the at least one storage location,
and identifying a storage location where the first quantity or more is located among storage locations where the checked first item is located as at least one storage location corresponding to the collected item information.
According to claim 1,
The step of checking the at least one storage location,
If there are a plurality of storage locations where the first quantity or more are located, a storage location having the closest distance from the manager terminal among the storage locations where the first quantity or more is located is identified as at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information. A method of providing item collection information, comprising the step of:
According to claim 1,
The confirmed storage location includes a storage location where an item group of a plurality of item groups corresponding to a collection item is stored at the item storage center with the earliest time.
According to claim 1,
When a plurality of item groups corresponding to collection items are located in the checked storage location, providing information about an item group that has been stored in the product storage center the earliest among the plurality of item groups to the manager terminal. Further comprising, item collection information providing method.
According to claim 1,
Each of the items corresponding to the item group is the same item, and at least one of a manufacturing date, an expiration date, a stocking date, and a display date corresponds to each other.
According to claim 1,
The method of providing item collection information, wherein the information on the item group includes information on the quantity and name of the items included in the item group.
According to claim 1,
The step of checking the collection item information,
Checking a plurality of pieces of information related to the collection of the first item;
Generating integrated collection item information by integrating the plurality of pieces of information;
The step of checking the at least one storage location,
and identifying at least one storage location corresponding to the integrated collection item information among the plurality of storage locations.
According to claim 8,
The step of checking the plurality of information,
obtaining one or more pieces of information related to the collection of each of the plurality of items during a specific period of time;
and checking a plurality of pieces of information related to the collection of the first item among the obtained one or more pieces of information.
According to claim 8,
The plurality of pieces of information include first information corresponding to a first collection request of the first item and second information corresponding to a second collection request of the first item;
The integrated collection item information includes quantity information of the first item related to each of the first information and the second information,
The step of providing the manager terminal,
and providing the integrated collected item information and to the manager terminal.
In an electronic device that provides item collection information of a storage center,
a memory for storing instructions;
contains a processor;
The processor is connected to the memory,
A method for providing item collection information of an electronic device providing item collection information in a storage center, the method comprising:
Acquiring collection item information including information on a first quantity of a first item to be collected, and collecting the item from among the plurality of storage locations based on information on item groups located in each of a plurality of storage locations in the product storage center. Checking at least one storage location corresponding to item information, and providing information on the checked storage location and collection item information to a manager terminal;
the item group includes at least one identical item, and at least some of the plurality of item groups including the same item are stored in different storage locations in the product storage center;
In order to identify the at least one storage location, the processor checks a storage location where the first item is located among the plurality of storage locations;
If there is no storage location where the first quantity or more is located, a first storage location where a quantity closest to the first quantity is located is identified, and the storage location where the identified first item is located based on the characteristics of the first item. a second storage location is identified, and the first storage location and the second storage location are identified as at least one storage location corresponding to the collection item information;
In order to identify the second storage location, the processor, if the characteristics of the first item include a characteristic that must be used within a certain period of time, the item that has the earliest order of arrival among the storage locations where the identified first item is located. A storage location including a group is identified as the second storage location, and if the property of the first item does not include a property that must be used within a certain period of time, the storage location including the identified first item is located in the first storage location. An electronic device that identifies a second storage location closest to the storage location.

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