UA111151U - METHOD OF AUTOMATED RECEIVING AND PROCESSING OF DATA ABOUT THE RESIDUES OF AT LEAST ONE TYPE OF OBJECT IN THE SALE OF GOODS - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of automated acquisition and processing of data for the remainder of at least one type of object at the point of sale of goods, in which the demonstration trading equipment having at least one basis for the location of the objects is used. Said display commercial equipment comprises at least one measuring means by which the electronic data computing device is periodically received at the input. Carry out the comparison of the received data with the database of the object with the same identifier associated with the appropriate point of sale and / or demonstration trading equipment, and / or the basis for the location of these objects demonstration trading equipment. According to a given algorithm, calculate the number index based on the mass of one unit of the object, and, if necessary, obtain a number or mass index, based on the obtained static image, according to a given algorithm for recognizing graphic spatial images, identify the objects and calculate the number or masses. In the case where the received or subtracted indicator of the number or mass of objects differs from the received or subtracted indicator of the number or mass of objects that was received from the previous notification with respect to the same objects, they shall compare these indicators.

Description

A useful model refers to data processing processes specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, observational or forecasting purposes, in particular to methods of automatic control of the balance of objects distributed in the places of sale of goods and notification of the need to replenish the stocks of the specified objects. objects

This technical solution is a method of automated acquisition and processing of data on the remains of at least one type of object at the points of sale of goods. The claimed method can be applied in the field of trade or in the case of free distribution of objects, that is, things that are not goods, especially in places or institutions of retail and wholesale trade, which can be combined into a trade network (shops, cafes, pharmacies, bars, etc.).

Suppliers, that is, enterprises that produce and sell consumer goods (food, household chemicals, medicines, etc.), are aware of the need to organize control of residues at the places of sale of goods and the need for timely delivery of their products to the places of sale of goods, that is, to places of retail and wholesale trade , which can be combined in a network of establishments for the sale of goods. These points of sale can be part of a network of establishments for the sale of goods, which includes tens to hundreds of thousands of independent points of sale. Goods or certain things that are distributed free of charge and therefore are not goods that are sold at the specified points of sale are objects of accounting both for the trading establishment or the point of sale, and for the enterprise that manufactures or wholesales these objects through the above independent points of sale, i.e. the supplier. As a result, there is a problem of constant prompt acquisition and processing of data regarding the balance of at least one type of object in at least one point of sale of goods and organization of effective control in terms of material and time costs for all points of sale of goods.

Currently, this problem is solved by organizational measures, in particular, by periodic visits to each place of sale of goods by a sales representative of the supplier, counting the balances and forming a notification about the expediency of regular supply of at least one type of object.

This method has a number of disadvantages, which, in particular, are expressed in the need to keep a large number of sales representatives in the supplier's staff, which significantly increases the costs of

For the implementation of the above-mentioned objects, given the need to pay salaries to the entire staff of representatives and taking into account additional transportation costs. In addition, the question of the efficiency of obtaining information about the need and reliability of data on the volumes of the necessary replenishment of the balance of objects at the point of sale is generally questioned, which is connected with the constant movement of the representative of the supplier between different places of sale of goods, the possibility of his frequent stay in one point of sale, the difference in time between the moment of the need for additional supply and the moment of arrival and receipt by the representative of the supplier of data on the remaining objects, as well as the difference in time with the moment of transmission of data regarding additional supply directly to the supplier.

The specified significant time delays in obtaining data regarding the balance of objects at the point of sale of goods lead to downtime of the trading point and additional financial losses both on the part of the supplier and on the part of the owner of the point of sale of goods.

In order to speed up the process of realization of objects through the points of sale of goods, as well as to reduce the costs of control of the supply process, outsourcing companies are usually involved, which, in particular, perform the same actions as the above representatives of the supplier.

However, the involvement of outsourcing companies absolutely does not eliminate the above-described shortcomings.

However, in this way, the quality of supply control is lost, because outsourcing companies take on the responsibilities of supplying the facilities of several suppliers at the same time, and therefore the attention given to each individual supplier is reduced. In addition, there is an additional problem regarding the control of the outsourcing company itself, for example, checking the actual number of sales points visited by a representative of the outsourcing company during a certain period of time. In addition, the presence of a human factor and a low level of automation increases the risk of an error in placing a supply order.

Thus, taking into account the above, there is an urgent need to create an automatic process of periodic or permanent remote monitoring of the balances of the above-mentioned objects at the points of sale of goods and timely informing suppliers of the need for additional replenishment of these balances, which would provide the possibility of application both for one retail establishment and for a large trade network with many points of sale of goods, regardless of the number of trade equipment and the number of types of objects distributed in the points of sale of goods, as well as the possibility of simultaneous application of 60 for many of the specified trade networks with respect to the same or different objects, that is,

provided the possibility of application by the final retailer, a retail or wholesale intermediary, an outsourcing company, and a wholesale supplier or manufacturer.

In this case, the automatic process of periodic or permanent remote monitoring means the process that provides the possibility of freely setting the frequency of automatic acquisition of data on the remaining objects. At the same time, a significant role in such a process should be played by the automation of the periodic recording of data on the quantitative indicators of the remains of objects subject to monitoring, in the form of the number of units or mass, and the receipt of such data in electronic form in relation to a different number of types of objects and a different number of their locations location in places of distribution.

Among the technical solutions designed to ensure the accounting of at least one object, remnants, etc., in particular, the well-known showcase for products (patent of Ukraine for a utility model OA 62533, published on 25.08.2011, Bull. Mo 16), which contains upper and lower bases, which made in the form of parallelepipeds and assembled from vertically and horizontally interconnected transparent plates, which are connected by gluing. The upper and lower bases are made with the possibility of separation, the upper base contains a lid, which in the closed state closely adjoins the walls of this base around the perimeter, and the front wall of the upper base is made of two parts, the upper of which is immovably fixed to the side walls of this base, and the lower made in the form of a hinged cover that opens outwards at an angle of up to 90", and is fixed with the help of an axis installed in the side walls of this base, and a weighing device is placed on the bottom of the lower base, which is made without a front wall.

Such a showcase does not involve the connection of any means of remote transmission of information. And therefore, the design of the showcase does not allow remote monitoring of the balance of at least one object on the shelves. The presence of a weighing device does not solve the problem of determining the number of at least one object in the display case, since this technical solution is aimed at reducing the area of the display case itself and making it easier to retrieve and weigh the goods. Such a showcase can only be applied to products that have a different weight per unit or that are sold by weight, and does not provide the ability to automatically control the amount of artificial products. The use of such a showcase does not provide an opportunity to create and send a message about the need to renew the balance of goods.

From the state of the art, there is also a Ukrainian patent for an invention (ША 96722 С2, published on 25.11.2011, Bull. Mo 22), which provides for a system containing a device for displaying goods in a store, a data management device that manages data about the mentioned goods, and a portable processing terminal carried by personnel traveling between the distributor and said store and used to collect data relating to the merchandise display scheme and to record the data on said data management device. The portable processing terminal includes an identification receiving unit that receives the product identification data and the position identification data, and a display holding unit that holds the received product identification data and said received correlated position identification data. The data management device includes a display receiving unit that receives said product identification data and said item identification data collected from said product display device through said portable processing terminal, a warning memory unit that stores a product display warning related to product display schemes, together with at least a portion of said product identification data, and an alert provision unit that provides product display alerts to said portable processing terminal, through which said product identification data and said position identification data, together with said product identification data, are received.

This system is intended to help the staff of the company-supplier of the goods, to ensure a simple and correct demonstration of specific goods at specific points of sale.

However, such a technical solution does not allow to remotely automatically receive data on quantitative indicators regarding the remaining product, taking into account its location and different types of product.

Patent CM1979100 is also known, which discloses the method of the system of dynamic evaluation of goods stocks, which contains identification equipment KRIO (Kadio Egediepsu Idepiyisakiop), designed for recognition and placement in this system of objects with the appropriate content of electronic marks, equipment for measuring weight, for holding products on scales, as well as computing devices that are connected to the weight-measuring devices of the above-mentioned KURIO identification equipment (electronic marks). The indicated computing device determines the entire mass, in addition, evaluates and registers, depending on the location of these objects, the actual weight of the product, obtained according to and after weighing, and the weight obtained with the help of identification equipment KRIYUO (electronic marks) as a result of recognition electronic marks. According to one version of the implementation, the methodology of the system of dynamic assessment of commodity stocks includes the following procedure: checking the modification of the amount of gross weight loaded on the above-mentioned measuring equipment; further verification of the presence of changes in the content of electronic marks of commodity elements of the system in the direction of increase or decrease as a result of a change in the value of the gross weight, which includes the following procedure: in the event of the appearance of new electronic marks with a larger value, an analysis of the compliance of the new electronic marks with recently added elements to system, the list of commodity items is changed, and the additional weight of each commodity item is assessed separately. In the case of a decrease in the number of electronic marks, an analysis of the correspondence of the removed electronic marks to the removed product elements of the system is carried out, the removed product elements are removed from the list. If the total number of electronic marks has not changed, then the weight of a specific category is changed.

The described technical solution is aimed at creating a quick and convenient inventory system, which makes it possible to have up-to-date information on the volume of merchandise stocks for each item to determine the need to purchase one or another type of merchandise. At the same time, a reduction in the time spent and labor force is achieved.

However, this technical solution is intended for use only within one trading floor. For the system of measuring equipment, the possibility of transmitting data about measurement results to the outside is not provided at all.

From the technical level, the application for obtaining a patent SA 2829535 JSC, which was published on 04.10.2015, is also known, which discloses a stock management system that contains one or more scales, a portable electronic device, electronic means of data transmission from scales to a portable electronic device. Also, in the materials of this application, a cabinet for controlling and weighing a set of objects is described, consisting of the following elements: a base with a place for the location of objects; a weighing device, which is installed under the appropriate place for placing the object and measures the mass of this object; a portable electronic device that provides data about the object and the results of measuring the mass of the object. At the same time, the weighing device can be made with built-in data about the location of the object at its location. And the described cabinet itself can contain

From the main control unit with a memory device for storing the corresponding values, which contains data about the object and about its location. The main control unit receives the results of measurements, as well as data about the object and its position to obtain the corresponding value. The cabinet can also be made with the specified control unit with a memory device to save matching values. The main control unit uses the object information stored in the memory to ensure that the object data and measurement results match the next time for the purpose of calculating the object costs.

As indicated in the application materials, the described inventory management system is intended for use in relation to one specific location of objects, and in the case of using several weighing devices in this location of objects, all these devices are directly connected to one main control unit, which has a memory device and stores and processes data about objects. That is, processing and storage of all data is carried out by a device that is constructively connected to one or more weighing devices located in one specific location of objects. At the same time, initial data on objects, which include data on mass, volume, the very fact of the presence of the object or the expiration date of the object, are entered into the specified data processing and storage device by the user through a special computer program application and displayed through this application on the user's portable electronic computing device. And obtaining data related to the mass or balance of objects is carried out at the request of the user through the specified portable electronic computing device.

As you can see, the described technical solution has a number of disadvantages. In particular, it does not provide an automatic notification about the need to replenish the balance of the object, the user receives information about the mass of the balance of the object (goods) only after launching the software application. In the materials of the mentioned patent application, only examples of receiving an automatic notification by the user about the complete absence of the object or the end of its expiration date are given, while the mechanism of formation and transmission of such notifications is not disclosed. Also, only the application example mentions the possibility of obtaining data on the number of objects (goods), however, the mechanism of obtaining such an indicator is not disclosed, it is only mentioned that to calculate the amount through the mass indicator, it is necessary to use a separate computer software application installed on a separate electronic computing device. In accordance with the described technical solution of the inventory management system, data on the objects is received precisely on the user's portable electronic device, and all data processing is carried out only in the main control unit with a memory device, which is installed exactly at the location of the objects.

The described technical solution of the stock management system discloses a method of obtaining data on the balance of objects in one specific location of these objects only with the use of a weighing device, with processing and storage of all data in the main device, which is constructively connected to the weighing device, where data on the balance of objects can be obtained by the user on request through a special computer software application that is installed in the user's portable device. That is, such a technical solution is specifically intended for use only in relation to one specific location of the objects, it can be applied only within the limits of one specific trade establishment in the interests of its owner and only for obtaining information about the state of the remaining objects (goods) at the moment request of the owner, without taking into account the procedure of ordering an additional number of objects from the supplier to replenish the balance at the point of sale.

In addition, such a technical solution does not provide for the possibility of location in the trade equipment used in the method of group packaging or containers with a set of objects (goods) of the same type, in which wholesale or retail supply of objects (goods) is usually carried out. In this case, it is only possible to place artificial objects without group packaging, which has its own weight. Therefore, the described method does not provide the possibility of automatic accounting of objects (goods) in group packaging, which can be stored in the warehouse stock of the point of sale. This method does not include taking into account the warehouse stock of objects (goods) at the point of sale and therefore does not allow automated accounting for a certain point of sale of goods as a whole, taking into account objects (goods) placed in trade equipment and those stored in in the warehouse.

As you can see, the described technical solution of the inventory management system has a very narrow scope of application and does not provide the possibility of implementing an automatic process of remote monitoring of object balances at the points of sale of goods and timely

From the automated notification of suppliers about the need for additional replenishment of these balances with the possibility of freely setting the periodicity of receiving data, which would ensure the possibility of application both for one trading institution and for a large trading network with many points of sale of goods, regardless of the number of trading equipment and the number of types of of objects distributed in the places of sale of goods, as well as the possibility of simultaneous application for many of the specified trade networks of relatively the same or different objects. The described technical solution does not provide for the possibility of taking into account the warehouse stock of goods of a certain point of sale. This method does not provide the possibility of its simultaneous application by the final retail seller, retail or wholesale intermediary, outsourcing company, and wholesale supplier or manufacturer.

As the closest analogue to the claimed technical solution, the method of automated acquisition and processing of data regarding the remains of at least one type of object at the points of sale of goods, the essential features of which are disclosed in the above-mentioned materials of the patent application CA 2829535 A1, which was published on 10.04, was chosen .2015.

The common essential features of the claimed technical solution and the closest analogue are: the use of demonstration trade equipment located at the point of sale of goods, which has at least one basis for the location of objects and contains at least one measuring device, thanks to which periodic reception at the entrance is carried out electronically - a computing device of electronic data that enables them

Interpretations as quantitative indicators for the above objects.

None of the above-mentioned separate or several combined technical solutions is characterized by a set of essential features that fully coincides with the features of the claimed method of automated data acquisition and processing regarding the remains of at least one type of object in at least one point of sale of goods. The features of the claimed method, which are common to the features of the above-mentioned technical solutions, allow the specialist to establish the degree of improvement, which ensures compliance with such conditions of patentability as novelty and non-obviousness of the technical solution, as well as industrial suitability. The further description of the claimed method demonstrates obvious differences for a specialist from the above technical solutions known from the state of the art.

The task of the proposed solution is to create a universal method of automated acquisition and processing of data regarding the remains of at least one type of object at the points of sale of goods, which is a process of automatic remote monitoring of the remains of objects at the points of sale of goods with the possibility of taking into account warehouse stock, with the possibility of freely setting the periodicity of receiving data and timely automated informing of suppliers about the need for additional replenishment of these balances in the form of a specific supply order indicating the object and its necessary quantitative indicators, which provides the possibility of application both for one retail establishment and for a large retail network with by many points of sale of goods, regardless of the number of trade equipment and the number of types of objects distributed in points of sale of goods, as well as the possibility of simultaneous application for many of the specified trade networks of relatively identical or different objects, that is, it provides the possibility of application by the final retailer, a retail or wholesale intermediary, an outsourcing company, and a wholesale supplier or manufacturer.

The task is solved as follows.

In the method of automated acquisition and processing of data regarding the balance of at least one type of object at the point of sale of goods, the demonstration trade equipment located at the point of sale of goods, which has at least one basis for the location of objects, is used. And the specified demonstration trade equipment contains at least one measuring device, thanks to which electronic data is periodically received at the input of the electronic computing device, which makes it possible to interpret them as quantitative indicators for the above-mentioned objects.

According to the stated technical solution, the method uses the above-mentioned demonstration trade equipment, which contains at least one sensor, made with the possibility of receiving its output signals, which provide the possibility of their further interpretation as quantitative indicators for the above-mentioned objects. This demonstration trading equipment includes at least one control device, which is made with the ability to convert the output signals of the specified at least one sensor and generate messages. And also contains a receiver connected to the specified control device

It is a transmission device designed to transmit messages generated by the control device.

At the same time, the specified control device is made with the possibility of converting the signals of the specified sensor for the periodic formation of messages and with the possibility of periodic transmission of these messages through the above-mentioned receiving-transmitting device, as well as with the possibility of storing such messages until receiving through this receiving-transmitting device a message confirming receipt.

In addition, the specified messages generated by the control device contain data on the mass or number of the specified objects and/or contain a static image of these objects, which are located in the corresponding point of sale and/or on/in the corresponding demonstration equipment and/or or on a suitable basis for the location of objects of demonstration trade equipment, and contain the indication of time and the corresponding identifier of the place of sale and/or identifier of the demonstration trade equipment and/or identifier of the basis for the location of objects of demonstration trade equipment, and/or contain the corresponding Identifier of of the object located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration trade equipment and/or on a suitable basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment.

In addition, this method uses an electronic control system designed to perform this method according to a predetermined algorithm, designed to periodically receive messages in electronic form containing data related to the remaining time of at least one type of object , located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration equipment and/or on a suitable basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment. This electronic control system is also intended for the processing and storage of this data, taking into account the quantity or weight of the warehouse stock of the corresponding objects at the corresponding point of sale, and for the generation and transmission of messages in electronic form about the need to supply certain of the above-mentioned objects to a certain point of sale of goods and /or display of such data.

The specified electronic control system is a hardware and software complex based on at least one electronic computing device, made with the possibility of connecting to at least one communication network for receiving and sending messages,

containing data on the above objects and to provide access to such data stored in this electronic control system.

This electronic control system, in particular, includes a server software application recorded in the storage device, which is designed to process input data, control the selection of output data based on the input data, control the processes of writing, sampling, reading and reproducing data from at least one database, which is placed in the electronic management system, and which is formed and managed by the database management system. The specified database is intended for the accumulation, systematization, storage and extraction of data.

According to this method, the above-mentioned at least one database is formed with the help of the above-mentioned server software application of the electronic control system. Such a database, as a minimum, contains data on at least one supplier of the above objects, data on at least one point of sale of goods where the objects are placed, data on at least one type of objects.

At the same time, the specified data about the supplier of objects contains an array of interconnected data, which at least contains the supplier's identifier and contact data of the supplier. And the provider's contact details are at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one instant messaging network address, and/or at least one network account address, and/or at least one network address with which the associated electronic computing device with the provider's client software application and/or the provider's client interface identifier.

The specified point of sale data contains an array of interconnected data, which at least contains the identifier of the corresponding point of sale and/or the identifier of the corresponding demonstration equipment and/or the identifier of the corresponding basis for the location of objects of the demonstration trade equipment, as well as the contact data of the point of sale. Such point of sale contact details are at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one instant messaging network address, and/or at least one network account address, and/or at least one network address, with with which the electronic computing device is connected

With the merchant client software application and/or merchant client interface identifier.

The above-mentioned data about the above-mentioned object contains an array of interconnected data, which at least contains the identifier of this object associated with the point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment. At the same time, the specified identifier is also associated with at least one supplier. Object data also includes an indication of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock and/or an indication of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock for the relevant point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these of objects of the demonstration trade equipment contains data obtained from at least the last received message, which was formed by the corresponding above-described control device of the demonstration trade equipment, which at least contains an indicator of the quantity or mass of this object and/or a static image with time. Also, data about the object contains the value of the minimum quantity or mass and the value of the required additional quantity or mass of this object, taking into account the warehouse stock for the corresponding point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of the demonstration trade equipment.

According to this method, when receiving a message at the input of the electronic control system, which was formed by the above-mentioned control device and sent through the above-mentioned receiving-transmitting device, and which contains data on the mass or number of the above-mentioned objects and/or contains a static image of these objects , which are located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration equipment and/or on a suitable basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, and contains a time indication and the relevant identifier of the point of sale and/or the identifier of the demonstration trade equipment and/or The identifier of the basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment and/or contains the corresponding identifier of the object located at the corresponding point of sale and/or on/in the corresponding demonstration trade equipment and/or on the corresponding basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment , according to this method are carried out comparison of the specified received data with the data of the above-described database or data on objects with the same identifier associated with the relevant point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment. At the same time, if it is necessary to obtain an indicator of the number of objects, based on the received indicator of mass, according to the given algorithm, the calculation of the indicator of quantity is carried out, based on the mass of one unit of the object. And, if it is necessary to obtain an indicator of quantity or an indicator of mass, based on the obtained static image, according to a given algorithm for recognizing graphic spatial images, identify objects and calculate an indicator of quantity or mass.

In the event that the received or calculated indicator of the number or mass of objects differs from the received or calculated indicator of the number or mass of objects that was received from the previous notification regarding the same objects, these indicators are compared, after which the following actions are taken : in the event that the mass or number of objects obtained from the previous message is greater than the mass or number of objects obtained from the last message, with the help of the above server software application, the difference of these mass values is calculated or the number of objects, and then reduce by this calculated difference the above indicator of the total number or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock entered in the above-described database, and, with the help of a server software application, compare this obtained indicator of the total number or mass object with the corresponding value of the minimum number of units entered into the database about the mass of this object; or, in the event that the mass or number of objects obtained from the previous message is greater than the mass or number of objects obtained from the last message, using the above server software application, to the above quantity or the mass of this object in the warehouse stock, add the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which is obtained from the last message, and, with the help of a server software application, this received amount is compared with the corresponding value of the minimum number or mass of this object entered in the database of the object or this received amount is equated to the above indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock entered into the above-described database, and this obtained indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object is compared with the corresponding value entered into the database

From the minimum amount or mass of this object.

At the same time, in the case of keeping records according to the above indicator of the quantity or mass of the object in the warehouse stock and entering this indicator into the above-described database, in the case when the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which was obtained from the previous notification, is less than the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which is obtained from the last message, with the help of the above server software application, calculate the difference of these indicators of the mass or number of objects. After that, the above-mentioned indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse is reduced by this calculated difference.

The above-mentioned indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock and/or the above-mentioned indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock and the data obtained from the last notification, which at least contains for objects accounted for by mass - an indicator masses or a mass indicator and a static image of objects, and for objects that are accounted for by quantity - an indicator of quantity or an indicator of quantity and a static image of objects, with an indication of time, are added, with the preservation of previous data or by changing previous data, to the data of the above database about objects with the same identifier associated with the corresponding point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment.

If, as a result of the above-described comparison, the above received indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock or the above received sum of the indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock and the indicator of the mass or number of objects obtained from the last notification , are less than or equal to the corresponding value of the minimum quantity or mass of this object entered in the database, with the help of a server software application, form a preliminary notification about the need to supply the above-mentioned objects.

Such preliminary notification shall at least contain the identifier of this object and/or the identifier of the relevant point of sale and/or the identifier of the relevant demonstration equipment and/or the identifier of the relevant basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment. This message also contains the corresponding value of the required additional quantity or mass of the corresponding object entered into the database.

The formed preliminary notification about the need to supply the above-mentioned objects is sent to the corresponding contact data of the point of sale entered in the database, which is at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address and/or at least one address of the network system of instant messaging or at least one the address of the network account and/or at least one network address to which the electronic computing device is associated with the client software application of the seller, for confirmation or for correction and confirmation and/or display such data through the corresponding client interface of the seller according to the identifier of this interface , entered in the database of the electronic control system.

After receiving confirmation of the above-described data in the form of a message in electronic form or through the corresponding client interface of the seller, using a server software application, a final message is formed about the need to supply the above-mentioned objects.

Such final notification shall at least contain the identifier of this object and/or the identifier of the relevant point of sale and/or the identifier of the relevant demonstration equipment and/or the identifier of the relevant basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, and also contain the corresponding value entered into the database of the necessary additional quantity or mass of the corresponding object.

The formed final notification about the need for the supply of the above-mentioned objects is sent to the relevant contact data of the supplier entered in the database, which is at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one address of the network system of instant messaging, and at least one network account address, and/or at least one network address to which the electronic computing device is associated with the provider's client software application and/or display this data through the corresponding provider's client interface according to the identifier of this interface entered in the database of the electronic management system.

In addition, in some cases, the implementation of the declared method of automated acquisition and processing of data regarding the balance of at least one type of object in the places of sale of goods,

The above-mentioned electronic control system can be used, which is a hardware and software complex based on at least one electronic computing device, made with the possibility of direct or indirect connection with the Internet and/or with radio reception and transmission devices of the mobile communication network.

At the same time, the transmission of the above-described messages between the above-mentioned receiving and transmitting device of the demonstration trading equipment and the electronic control system can be carried out according to the data transfer protocol, which provides for automatic confirmation of their receipt.

The method may also employ the above-mentioned demonstration trading equipment, which includes the above-mentioned at least one sensor, which is configured to provide the above-mentioned control device with output signals corresponding to the mass or quantity or a static image of the objects that are located on the base for the location of the objects demonstration trading equipment or located on/in this demonstration trading equipment.

At the same time, this demonstration trading equipment can contain the above-mentioned at least one control device, which is a microcontroller, and contains the above-mentioned transceiver, which is a radio transceiver, made with the possibility of connecting to a mobile communication network.

In addition, in some cases of implementation of the method, the above-mentioned demonstration trade equipment can be used, which contains the above-mentioned at least one sensor, which is a strain gauge sensor or an optoelectronic sensor or an electromechanical sensor or a radio tag signal receiver, and contains a primary signal converter.

Given that the claimed technical solution can be modified and have alternative implementations, the following detailed description of the method is not intended to be limited to the given individual embodiments, but on the contrary, contains all modifications, equivalents and alternatives that fall within the essence and scope of patent protection, which is set out in the attached formula of the technical decision.

The method of automated acquisition and processing of data on the balance of at least one type of object in the places of sale of goods can be applied both to objects subject to sale and to objects that are distributed free of charge. At the same time, it is clear to a specialist that the claimed method, with certain changes, can be used to ensure the timely removal of at least one object, for example, when collecting products or goods as aid to orphanages, hospitals and other needs.

The applied concept "object" deserves a special explanation. The object, in this case, is a product or thing, which may be a commodity sold for money, or may not be a commodity because it is distributed free of charge. The object can be a package, box, bundle, bag or other container, it can be artificial, which is distributed individually.

At the same time, the general property of the object is the determined mass of its unit. At the same time, the object can be either bulk or bulk, for example, sugar, cereals, vegetables, drinks on tap or others, which are not packaged in a container, but are distributed by units of mass or volume.

The place of sale of goods means a trade organization, a premises or a place of sale or distribution of objects related to a trade organization.

The place of sale of the goods can be any public institutions in which the sale of goods or the provision of services has been established. Such places are mainly, but not exclusively, shops, pharmacies, bars, cafes, shopping and entertainment centers, paid medical care facilities, etc.

In the claimed method, demonstration trade equipment is used, i.e. equipment intended for display, storage and sale or distribution of goods or objects, it can be specialized furniture, refrigerators or other equipment that provides the possibility of temporary storage and demonstration of goods or objects , which are distributed.

Such equipment is located in at least one point of sale of goods. That is, the declared method provides monitoring of the remains of objects not only in one, but in many places of sale of goods.

This equipment has at least one base for the location of objects, which provides for the possibility of placing a separate type of object in the required amount on each indicated base.

Such a base can be a shelf, bracket, rack, etc., on which objects of the same type are supported, hung or otherwise held.

The specified demonstration trade equipment contains at least one measuring device, thanks to which electronic data is periodically received at the input of the electronic computing device, which makes it possible to interpret them as quantitative indicators for the above-mentioned objects.

The applied above demonstration commercial equipment has at least one sensor as the specified at least one measuring means. The sensor in this case means a device that contains both a sensitive element and a device for primary signal conversion of the sensitive element. The specified at least one sensor is made with the possibility of receiving such output signals, which provide the possibility of their further interpretation as quantitative indicators in relation to the above-mentioned objects. That is, the output signals from the sensor provide the possibility of their transformation in a control device into electronic data that directly reflect quantitative indicators of objects or provide the possibility of their transformation into control devices into electronic data that provide their further transformation in another electronic computing device into electronic data that directly reflect quantitative indicators about objects.

The above-mentioned demonstration trading equipment contains at least one control device, made with the possibility of converting the output signals of the specified at least one sensor and generating messages. Preferably, the control device is made in the form of a microcontroller, which has a memory device, which can be built-in or external. Depending on the type of demonstration trading equipment, one or more of the above sensors located on one unit of this trading equipment can be associated with one control device. Alternatively, one or more such sensors associated with one of several object location bases may be associated with a single control device. That is, each basis for the location of objects can have its own control device, or such a control device can be the only one for one or several units of demonstration trade equipment.

The demonstration trading equipment also includes a transceiver connected to the specified control device, designed to transmit messages generated by the control device. That is, the specified transceiver can be connected to one or more control devices of one unit of trading equipment or several units of demonstration trading equipment. This transceiver is intended for connection to a wired or wireless communication network. Preferably, the method uses a radio-transmitting device made with the possibility of connecting to a mobile network.

As already indicated, the demonstration commercial equipment includes the above at least one sensor. That is, one or more sensors of different types can be associated with one or more bases for the location of objects.

At the same time, preferably, the specified at least one sensor is made with the possibility of supplying the above-mentioned control device with output signals corresponding to the mass or quantity or a static image of objects that are located on the base for the location of objects of the demonstration trade equipment or are located on/in this trade equipment .

That is, as already mentioned, the method includes the possibility of converting signals into electronic data both in the control device and in another electronic computing device. Including the following multiple conversion of electronic data is possible, in particular, the conversion of output signals of the photo sensor into electronic data of a static image in the control device for further recognition of graphic images and calculation of the number or mass of objects. And a static image can be used not only to calculate the amount or mass, but also as such for control. At the same time, a static image can be used simultaneously both for control and for calculating the number or mass of objects. Preferably, the method uses the above-mentioned demonstration commercial equipment, which contains the above-mentioned at least one sensor, which is a strain gauge sensor or an optoelectronic sensor or an electromechanical sensor or a radio tag signal receiver and contains a primary signal converter. A strain gauge can be used to measure weight, an optoelectronic sensor can be used to obtain a static image. An electromechanical sensor can be used to measure a distance, for example, the distance of a movable bracket, the position of which depends on the number of stacked objects, when such a bracket rests on the outermost object in the stack. This principle of using an electromechanical sensor can be used in retail equipment, in particular, for placing packs of cigarettes. And the specified radio tag signal receiver can be made, in particular, in the form of a receiver of identification equipment KRYIIO (Kadio Rgediepsu Idepiysayop)

For calculating the number of objects due to the number of KRIO-marks installed on them.

In addition, the above-described control device is made with the possibility of converting the signals of the specified sensor precisely for the periodic formation of messages and with the possibility of periodic transmission of these messages through the above-mentioned receiving and transmitting device. That is, the claimed method provides for the possibility of ensuring the periodicity of the fixation of the remaining objects by setting the time period in the control device both directly and remotely through the electronic control system. At the same time, this period can be changed remotely, or the periodicity can be ensured by periodic requests from the electronic control system used in this method. In addition, the specified control device is made with the possibility of storing such messages until receiving a message confirming receipt through the transceiver.

The message confirming receipt can be an automatically generated return message from the equipment of the mobile communication network, the Internet or the specified electronic control system. In this method, the transmission of messages between the specified transceiver of the demonstration trading equipment and the electronic control system is mainly carried out according to the data transmission protocol, which provides for automatic confirmation of their receipt. Thus, in the event of a communication breakdown between the above-mentioned receiving-transmitting device of the demonstration trading equipment ")" and the above-mentioned electronic control system, temporary data storage is ensured regarding the remaining objects with an indication of the time of receiving this data before the connection is established.

As can be seen, the above-described periodicity of message formation by the control device may not depend on the periodicity of their transmission through the above-mentioned receiving-transmitting device. That is, a certain periodicity of transmission of generated existing messages can be set, namely, their generation will be carried out exclusively in the case of sensor signal changes. This allows you to accumulate a certain number of messages with an indication of the time of formation of each of them and transmit the available number of formed messages in one periodic communication session with the electronic control system. In this way, a separate message can be received, even if the quantity of the object changes by one unit of account, for example one bottle or 1 kg of the object, which allows you to recognize the case when a certain object or a small part of its weight has been removed and returned on trade equipment, and 60 to take it into account in the general accounting. For example, a customer removed one bottle from the shelf of the merchandising equipment to read the information on its label and returned the bottle to its place. Or several buyers did it at the same time. Or the seller mistakenly took a certain weight of a bulk object and returned the excess after weighing. To recognize such situations and remove relevant data from accounting, the above-described server software application can be executed with the possibility of comparing the quantitative indicators of objects, in case of their increase, with a certain indicator determined for a certain object and representing a minimum quantitative indicator of object, which can be one-time, that is, in a certain short time, placed on the trading equipment from the warehouse stock of this point of sale. So, for example, a few bottles returned by customers can be distinguished from the additional placement of twenty bottles from a box delivered from the store warehouse, which are placed in a certain short period of time. Accordingly, as a result, a twenty-bottle inventory reduction may be recorded in the accounting system, and the removal and subsequent return of one or more bottles from the sales equipment will not be counted as a total quantity reduction or inventory reduction.

The specified messages generated by the control device contain data on the mass or quantity of the specified objects and/or contain a static image of these objects, which are located in the corresponding point of sale and/or on/in the corresponding demonstration equipment and/or on the corresponding basis for the location of objects of demonstration trade equipment. Such messages contain quantity data in the case of calculating the number of objects based on the total mass and the mass of one unit of the object in the control device itself or in the case of calculation by the control device when receiving signals or data received from an electromechanical sensor or radio tag signal receiver . These messages may contain data on the mass or quantity and/or a static image of the objects on each basis, on/in each unit of sales equipment or in the point of sale as a whole. In addition, these messages contain a time indication, it can be the time of receiving the signal of the corresponding sensor or the time of formation of the message by the control device. They shall also contain the relevant identifier of the point of sale and/or the identifier of the demonstration trading equipment and/or the identifier of the basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trading equipment and/or contain the relevant identifier of the object located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration trade equipment and/or on a suitable basis for the location of objects of demonstration trade equipment. That is, this method provides that quantitative parameters and/or a static image in the message can be associated with a specific location of objects (without indicating the type of objects itself) and/or with an indication of the type of objects, and the identifier can be be both a conditional code and a name.

The object can be identified both by its type and only by its location. Hereinafter, the term "identifier" means a designation for identification, which may be an original set of symbols, including in the form of a name or designation as a sociolinguistic unit, while this designation is in any case a set of machine-readable symbols.

As mentioned above, this method uses an electronic control system designed to perform this method according to a predetermined algorithm. This system is intended for periodic receipt of messages in electronic form containing data related to the balance for a certain time of at least one type of object located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration equipment and/or on the relevant the basis for the location of objects of demonstration trade equipment. Also, the system is designed for processing and storing this data, taking into account the quantity or weight of the warehouse stock of the relevant objects at the corresponding point of sale and for generating and transmitting messages in electronic form about the need to supply certain of the above-mentioned objects to a certain point of sale of goods and/or display such data. The indicated display of such data can be carried out in the electronic control system itself, both for the one who controls it, and for the seller and/or supplier through the corresponding user interfaces with limited access. The specified display of data and access to them can be used, in particular, for data correction, as well as for periodic reconciliation of general quantitative indicators regarding objects that are in the seller's warehouse stocks or received by him in separate batches in certain periods from the supplier, etc.

The specified electronic control system is a hardware and software complex based on at least one electronic computing device, made with the ability to connect to at least one communication network for receiving and sending messages containing data on the above-mentioned objects, and for providing access to such data as are stored in this electronic control system. Said communication network may be a wired or wireless network or a combination of such networks, including global networks such as the Internet or local area networks. This provision of access to such data provides for possible third-party limited access, including limited access through the client interface on the part of the seller and/or supplier. Preferably, in the claimed method, the indicated electronic control system is used, which is a hardware and software complex based on at least one electronic computing device, made with the possibility of direct or indirect connection with the Internet and/or with radio reception and transmission devices of the mobile network yakuza

This electronic control system, in particular, contains a server software application recorded in a storage device. The term "server" is used conditionally, taking into account part of the functions of this software application exclusively in relation to the formed "client-server" network architecture and the function of this software application in this system - the performance of service (maintenance) functions at the request of the "client" or client software application, and giving him access to certain resources or services. At the same time, this server software application is not limited to the specified function and purpose, but also has other functions and purposes, which are disclosed further in the description of the technical solution of this manual.

The specified server software application is designed to process input data, control the selection of output data based on input data, control the processes of recording, retrieving, reading and reproducing data from at least one database located in an electronic control system, and which is formed and controlled by the database management system data and is intended for the accumulation, systematization, storage and extraction of data.

According to this method, with the help of the above-mentioned server software application of the electronic control system, the above-mentioned at least one database is formed, which at least contains data about at least one supplier of objects. In this case, the term "supplier" means an organization that supplies objects and/or a set of warehouses where objects are stored, and/or a specific warehouse, and in the context of the technical solution of the method - the equipment used in this method and related to them. The database also contains data on at least one place of sale of goods, where objects are placed, data on at least one type of objects.

The vendor data object contains an array of interrelated data that includes, at a minimum, the vendor identifier and vendor contact information. Here and in the following, the term "identifier" means a designation for identification, which can be an original set of machine-readable characters or a specific name.

The specified contact details of the provider are at least one telephone number or at least one e-mail address and/or at least one address of a network system of instant messaging ("messenger") and or at least one address of a network account and/or at least one network address with which the associated electronic computing device with the provider's client software application and/or the provider's client interface identifier.

The phone number can be used to send and receive ММ5 or ММ5 messages. The address of a network account means accounts of social or other networks and services, for example, ZKure or Mireg. The term "network address" means any device identifier in a computer network that provides addressing in global or local networks, including domain addressing.

In this case, the above term "client software application" is applied conditionally, taking into account the main function of this software application exclusively in relation to the formed "client-server" network architecture and the function of this software application in this system - making requests and receiving data from the above-mentioned server software application, i.e. gaining access to certain resources or services. At the same time, the client software application may not be limited to the specified function and purpose, but may also have other functions and purposes, in particular, those disclosed below in the description of this method. And the indication of "provider" additionally reveals the function of this client software application.

The term "provider client interface" in this case means a user interface that provides limited access to certain, specially designated, data or resources of the electronic management system, which are intended for a specific provider. And the interface itself is implemented by the provider's access to the system through communication networks from the provider's electronic computing device. At the same time, the identifier of this interface means the identification of a certain space for displaying data, which is intended for a certain provider, for example, "page 60 of the user" or "personal account".

And the aforementioned data about the point of sale contains an array of interconnected data, which at least contains the identifier of the corresponding point of sale and/or the identifier of the corresponding demonstration equipment and/or the identifier of the corresponding basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, as well as the contact data of the point of sale .

Point of sale contact details are at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one instant messaging network address, and/or at least one network account address, and/or at least one network address with which the associated electronic computing device with the merchant's client software application, and/or the merchant's client interface identifier. Here, the meaning of the term "seller's client software application" is similar to the meaning of the term "supplier's client software application", however, the term "seller" means the same as the term "point of sale" explained above, and in the context of the technical solution of the method under the "seller" means the equipment that is used in this method and associated with it.

The aforementioned data about the object contains an array of interconnected data, which at least contains the identifier of this object associated with the point of sale and/or the demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of the demonstration trade equipment and associated with at least one supplier. Item data also includes an indication of the total quantity or weight of the item together with the stock and or an indication of the quantity or weight of that item in stock for the relevant point of sale, and/or display merchandising equipment, and/or location basis of these objects of demonstration trade equipment. In addition, the object data includes data obtained from at least the last received message, which was generated by the corresponding above-described display trading equipment control device, which at least includes an indicator of the quantity or mass of this object and/or a static image with time indication . In addition, the data about the object contains the value of the minimum quantity or mass and the value of the required additional quantity or mass of this object, taking into account the warehouse stock for the corresponding point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects. objects of demonstration trade equipment.

Ko) The use in this case of the quantity or mass of the object allows accounting of objects by their quantity or mass - for objects, the remainder of which cannot be calculated individually, for example, for bulk objects. The method provides for the possibility of keeping records of objects while simultaneously taking into account the indicator of the total number or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock, that is, all objects located on the trade equipment and warehouse of a certain place of sale of goods, and the indicator of the quantity or mass of this object object in the warehouse stock of the same point of sale, or taking into account only one of these indicators. The specified value of the minimum quantity of the object is the minimum or critical quantity or mass of the object, which determines the moment when additional supply of this object is necessary. And the value of the required additional quantity or mass of this object is the quantity or mass of the object that is necessary in case of additional supply of this object to replenish its balance. As can be seen, the claimed method allows for the adjustment of the value of the minimum and the value of the required additional quantity or mass of the object both on the side of the seller and on the side of the supplier, for example, in view of the pace of distribution and the time required for the supply of the object or in view of on the mode of operation of the seller or supplier.

According to this method, when a message is received at the input of the electronic control system, which was generated by the above-mentioned control device and sent through the above-mentioned receiving-transmitting device, the specified received data is compared with the data of the above-described database about the object with the same identifier associated with the relevant point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment.

The specified received message contains data on the mass or quantity of the above-mentioned objects and/or contains a static image of these objects, which are located at the relevant point of sale of iMabo on/in the relevant demonstration equipment and/or on a suitable basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, and contains a timestamp and the corresponding identifier of the point of sale and/or the identifier of the display trading equipment, and/or the identifier of the basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trading equipment, and/or contains the corresponding identifier of the object located at the corresponding point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration trade equipment and/or on a suitable basis for the location of objects of the demonstration trade equipment.

At the same time, if it is necessary to obtain an indicator of the number of objects, based on the received indicator of mass, the calculation of the indicator of quantity is carried out according to the given algorithm, based on the mass of one unit of the object. If it is necessary to obtain an indicator of quantity or an indicator of mass, based on the obtained static image, according to a given algorithm for recognizing graphic spatial images, objects are identified and the indicator of quantity or mass is calculated.

In the event that the received or calculated indicator of the number or mass of objects differs from the received or calculated indicator of the number or mass of objects that was received from the previous notification regarding the same objects, these indicators are compared, after which the following actions are taken .

In the case when the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which was obtained from the previous message, is greater than the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which was obtained from the last message, with the help of the above server software application, the difference of these indicators of mass or number of objects. After that, the above indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object is reduced by this calculated difference together with the warehouse stock entered in the above-described database, and, with the help of a server software application, this obtained indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object is compared with the one entered in database by the corresponding value of the minimum quantity or mass of this object. That is, the described actions provide the possibility of keeping records of objects using the indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock.

Or, in the event that the mass or number of objects obtained from the previous message is greater than the mass or number of objects obtained from the last message, using the above server software application, to the above quantity or the mass of this object in the warehouse stock add the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which is obtained from the last message. After that, with the help of a server software application, this received amount is compared with the corresponding value of the minimum quantity or mass of this object entered in the database. Or this received amount is equated to the above indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock entered into the above-described database, and this received indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object is compared with the corresponding value of the minimum quantity or mass entered into the database of this object. That is, the described actions provide the possibility of keeping records of objects only with the use of the indicator of the number or mass of the object in the warehouse stock or with the simultaneous use of this indicator together with the indicator of the total number or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock.

In the case of keeping records according to the above indicator of the quantity or mass of the object in the warehouse stock and entering this indicator into the above-described database, in the case when the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which was received from the previous notification, is less than the mass indicator or the number of objects, which is received from the last message, with the help of the above server software application, calculate the difference of these indicators of mass or number of objects. After that, the above indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock is reduced by this calculated difference. That is, the described actions can be used in combination with all the actions described above and provide the possibility of keeping records of objects using the indicator of the number or mass of the object in the warehouse stock, including with the simultaneous application of the indicator of the total number or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock

The above-mentioned indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock and/or the above-mentioned indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock and the data obtained from the last notification, which at least contains for objects accounted for by mass - an indicator masses or a mass indicator and a static image of objects, and for objects that are accounted for by quantity - an indicator of quantity or an indicator of quantity and a static image of objects, with an indication of time, are added, with the preservation of previous data or by changing previous data, to the data of the above database about objects with the same identifier associated with the corresponding point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment. That is, the claimed method provides for the possibility of saving the above-described data, which are received and calculated upon receipt of each message, with an indication of the time of their fixation, in order to obtain general statistical data on the realization of objects, or to delete previous data and save only the latest data in order to save resources of the electronic control systems.

If, as a result of the above-described comparison, the indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock is obtained or the above-mentioned received sum of the indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock and the indicator of the mass or number of objects obtained from the last message, are less than or equal to the corresponding value of the minimum quantity or mass of this object entered in the database, with the help of a server software application, form a preliminary notification about the need to supply the above-mentioned objects.

Such advance notification of the need for the supply of objects shall at least contain the identifier of this object, and/or the identifier of the relevant point of sale, and/or the identifier of the relevant demonstration equipment, and/or the identifier of the relevant basis for the location of the objects of demonstration trade equipment, and contains the corresponding value of the required additional quantity or mass of the corresponding object entered into the database.

The generated preliminary notification about the need to supply objects is sent to the corresponding contact data of the point of sale entered in the database. And point of sale contact details are at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one instant messaging network address, and/or at least one network account address, (and/or at least one network address, with which the electronic computing device is associated with the client software application of the seller, for confirmation or for correction and confirmation and/or display such data through the corresponding client interface of the seller according to the identifier of this interface entered in the database of the electronic control system.

The preliminary notification of the need to supply objects may also contain other data, including details, in particular the name, address, bank details of the supplier's point of sale, the names of responsible persons from the point of sale and the supplier, and take the form of an order form or invoice in electronic form.

Further, after receiving confirmation of the above-described data in the form of a message in electronic form or through the appropriate client interface of the seller, using a server software application, they form a final message about the need to supply the above-mentioned objects. In this case, confirmation of the above-described data can be a notification of their accuracy or a return of the above-described previous notification about the need to supply objects, including a corrected one. Considering the fact that the preliminary notification of the need to supply objects may contain data that, in particular, form the form of an order form or invoice in electronic form, the confirmation of data may be an electronic signature from the point of sale.

The final notification of the need for the supply of the above objects, at least contains the identifier of the object and/or the identifier of the relevant point of sale, and/or the identifier of the relevant demonstration equipment, and/or the identifier of the relevant basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, and also contains the corresponding value of the necessary additional quantity or mass of the corresponding object is entered into the database. This final notification of the need to supply objects may also contain other data, which, in particular, form the form of an order form or invoice in electronic form, which may contain an electronic signature from the point of sale.

The formed final notification about the need to supply the objects is sent to the relevant contact data of the supplier entered in the database, which is at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address and/or at least one address of a network system of instant messaging, and/or at least one network account address, and/or at least one network address to which the electronic computing device is associated with the provider's client software application, and/or display this data through the corresponding provider's client interface according to the identifier of that interface entered in the database electronic control system.

As you can see, the above-described method of automated acquisition and processing of data on the remains of at least one type of object at the points of sale of goods is a universal automated process of automatic remote monitoring of the remains of objects at the points of sale of goods with the possibility of taking into account the warehouse stock, with the possibility of freely setting periodicity receiving data and timely automated informing of suppliers about the need for additional replenishment of these balances in the form of a specific order to the supplier indicating the object and its necessary quantitative indicators. The described set of essential features of this method provides the possibility of its application both for one trade establishment and for a large trade network with many points of sale of goods, regardless of the number of trade equipment and the number of types of objects distributed at the points of sale of goods, as well as the possibility of simultaneous application for many specified trade networks with respect to the same or different objects, i.e., provides the possibility of application by a final retailer, a retail or wholesale intermediary, an outsourcing company and a wholesale supplier or manufacturer.

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USEFUL MODEL FORMULA 1. The method of automated acquisition and processing of data regarding the balance of at least one type of object at the point of sale of goods, in which the demonstration trade equipment located at the point of sale of goods is used, which has at least one basis for the location of objects, and the said demonstration trade equipment contains at least one measuring means, thanks to which electronic data is periodically received at the input of an electronic computing device, which makes it possible to interpret them as quantitative indicators regarding the above objects, which is characterized by the fact that the above demonstration trade equipment is used, which is located in at least one place sale of goods, and contains at least one sensor, made with the possibility of receiving its output signals, which provide the possibility of their further interpretation as quantitative indicators in relation to the above objects, contains at least one control device, made with the possibility of changing generation of output signals of the specified at least one sensor and generation of messages, and also contains a receiving and transmitting device connected to the specified control device, designed with the possibility of transmitting messages generated by the control device, while the specified control device is designed with the possibility of converting the signals of the specified sensor for periodic generation of messages and with the possibility of periodic transmission of these messages through the above-mentioned transceiver, as well as with the possibility of storing such messages until receiving through this transceiver a message of confirmation of receipt, in addition, the specified messages generated by the control device contain data about the mass or quantity of the specified objects and/or contain a static image of these objects, which are located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration equipment, and/or on a suitable basis for the location of the demonstration objects other sales equipment, and contain the time indication and the corresponding identifier of the point of sale and/or the identifier of the demonstration trade equipment, and/or the identifier of the basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment and/or contain the corresponding identifier of the object located at the corresponding point of sale and/or on/in the corresponding demonstration trade equipment, and/or on the appropriate basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, in addition, use an electronic control system designed to perform this method according to a predetermined algorithm, designed to periodically receive messages in electronic form, containing data that is related to the balance for a certain time of at least one type of object located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in the relevant demonstration equipment, and/or on an appropriate basis for the location of the objects demonstration trade equipment, for processing and storage of these data, taking into account the quantity or weight of the warehouse stock of the relevant objects at the corresponding point of sale and for the formation and transmission of messages in electronic form about the need to supply certain of the above-mentioned objects to a certain point of sale of goods and/or the display of such data, while specifying the electronic control system is a hardware and software complex based on at least one electronic computing device, made with the possibility of connecting to at least one communication network for receiving and sending messages containing data on the above-mentioned objects, and for providing access to such data stored in this electronic control system, this electronic control system, in particular, includes a server software application recorded in a storage device, which is designed to process input data, control the selection of output data based on input data, control recording processes, sampling, reading and reproducing data from the screen at least one database located in the electronic management system, which is formed and managed by the database management system and is intended for the accumulation, systematization, storage and extraction of data, and with the help of the above-mentioned server software application of the electronic management system, the above-mentioned at least one database is formed , which at least contains data on at least one supplier of the above objects, data on at least one point of sale of goods where the objects are placed, data on at least one type of objects, and data on the object supplier contains an array of related among themselves data having at least a supplier identifier and supplier contact data, where the supplier contact data is at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one instant messaging network address, and/or at least one address network account, and/or at least one m the rule address with which the electronic computing device is associated with the vendor's client software application and/or the vendor's client interface identifier, and the point of sale data comprises an array of related data that at least has the identifier of the corresponding point of sale and/or the identifier of the relevant demonstration equipment, and/or the identifier of the relevant basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trading equipment, and the contact details of the point of sale, where the contact details of the point of sale are at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one instant messaging network address, and/or at least one network account address, and/or at least one network address to which the electronic computing device with the merchant's client software application is associated, and/or the merchant's client interface identifier, and data on the above-mentioned object are in the file and an array of interconnected data that at least has the identifier of this object associated with the point of sale and/or the demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of the demonstration trade equipment and associated with at least one supplier, and also have an indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock and/or an indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock for the relevant point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of the demonstration trade equipment, data obtained from at least the last message received, which was generated by the corresponding above-described control device of the demonstration trading equipment, which at least have an indicator of the quantity or mass of this object and/or a static image with time indication, in addition, data about the object has the value of the minimum quantity or mass and the value of the required add the amount or weight of this object, taking into account the warehouse stock for the corresponding point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment, and in this way, upon receiving a message at the input of the electronic control system, which was generated by the above-mentioned control device and sent through the above-mentioned receiving-transmitting device, and which contains data on the mass or quantity of the above-mentioned objects and/or contains a static image of these objects, which are located at the relevant point of sale and/or on/in to the relevant demonstration equipment, and/or on the appropriate basis for the location of the demonstration trade equipment objects, and contains the time indication and the corresponding identifier of the place of sale and/or the identifier of the demonstration trade equipment, and/or the identifier of the basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment and /or contains the corresponding identifier the operator of the object, which is located in the corresponding point of sale and/or on/in the corresponding demonstration trade equipment, and/or on the appropriate basis for the location of objects of the demonstration trade equipment, according to this method, the specified received data is compared with the data of the above-described database about an object with the same identifier associated with the corresponding point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment, while if necessary, obtaining an indicator of the number of objects, based on the received of the mass indicator, according to the given algorithm, the quantity indicator is calculated based on the mass of one unit of the object, and if it is necessary to obtain the quantity indicator or the mass indicator, based on the received static image, according to the given algorithm for recognizing graphic spatial images, the objects are identified and the indicator is calculated quantity or mass, in the event that the received or calculated indicator of the number or mass of objects differs from the received or calculated indicator of the number or mass of objects that was received from the previous notification regarding the same objects, compare these indicators, after which following actions: in the event that the mass or number of objects obtained from the previous message is greater than the mass or number of objects obtained from the last 60 messages, using the above server software application, calculate the difference of these indicators of the mass or number of objects, after which reduce by this calculated difference the above-mentioned indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock entered into the above-described database, and, with the help of a server software application, compare this obtained indicator of the total of the number or mass of the object with the corresponding value of the minimum circle entered in the database bones or mass of this object, or, in the case when the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which was received from the previous message, is greater than the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which was received from the last message, using the above of the server software application, to the above indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock, add the indicator of the mass or number of objects obtained from the last message, and, using the server software application, this received amount is compared with the corresponding amount entered in the database value of the minimum quantity or mass of this object or this obtained amount is equated to the above indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock entered in the above-described database, and this obtained indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object is compared with the entered to the database by the corresponding value of the minimum quantity or mass of this object, while in the case of accounting for the above indicator of the quantity or mass of the object in the warehouse stock and entering this indicator into the above-described database, in the case when the indicator of the mass or number of objects, which was obtained from the previous notification, is less than the indicator of the mass or number of objects , which is received from the last message, using the above server software application, calculate the difference of these indicators of the mass or number of objects, and then reduce the above indicator of the number or mass of this object in the warehouse stock by this calculated difference, and the above received indicator of the total the quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock and/or the above indicator of the quantity or mass of this object in the warehouse stock and the data obtained from the last notification, which at least have for objects accounted for by mass - the mass index or the mass index and a static image of objects, and for objects that are accounted for by quantity - an indicator of quantity or number the quantity identifier and a static image of the objects, with an indication of the time, are added, with the preservation of previous data or by changing the previous data, to the data of the above database about 3 objects with the same identifier associated with the corresponding point of sale and/or demonstration trade equipment and/or the basis for the location of these objects of demonstration trade equipment, while if, as a result of the above-described comparison, the above-mentioned obtained indicator of the total quantity or mass of the object together with the warehouse stock or the above-mentioned obtained sum of the indicator of the quantity or mass of this item of the object in the warehouse stock and the indicator of the mass or number of objects obtained from the last notification are less than or equal to the corresponding value of the minimum quantity or mass of this object entered in the database, with the help of a server software application, form a preliminary notification about the need supply of the above objects, which at least contains id the identifier of this object and/or the identifier of the corresponding point of sale, and/or the identifier of the corresponding demonstration equipment, and/or the identifier of the corresponding basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, and also contains the corresponding value entered into the database of the required additional quantity or mass of the relevant object and send this message to the relevant contact details of the point of sale entered in the database, which are at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one instant messaging network address, and/or at least one network account address, and/or at least one network address to which the electronic computing device is associated with the merchant's client software application, for verification or for correction and verification, and/or display such data through the relevant merchant's client interface in accordance with identifier of this other interface, entered in the database of the electronic management system, and, after receiving confirmation of the above-described data in the form of a message in electronic form or through the relevant client interface of the seller, using a server software application, form a final message about the need to supply the above objects, which at least contains the identifier of this object and/or the identifier of the corresponding point of sale, and/or the identifier of the corresponding demonstration equipment, and/or the identifier of the corresponding basis for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment, and also contains the corresponding value entered into the database of the required additional quantity or mass of the corresponding object and send this message to the corresponding contact data of the supplier entered in the database 60, which is at least one telephone number and/or at least one e-mail address, and/or at least one address of a network system of instant messaging pit, and/or at least one network account address, or at least one network address to which the electronic computing device is associated with the provider's client software application, and/or display this data through the corresponding provider's client interface according to the identifier of that interface, entered in the database of the electronic control system. 2. The method according to claim 1, which is characterized by the fact that the above-mentioned electronic control system is used, which is a hardware and software complex based on at least one electronic computing device, made with the possibility of direct / or indirect connection to the Internet and / or with radio transceivers of the mobile communication network, and the transmission of the above-described messages between the above-mentioned transceiver of the demonstration trading equipment and the electronic control system is carried out according to the data transfer protocol, which provides for automatic confirmation of their receipt, in addition, the above-mentioned demonstration trading equipment is used , which contains the above-mentioned at least one sensor, which is made with the possibility of supplying the above-mentioned control device with output signals corresponding to the mass or quantity or a static image of the objects that are located on the base for the location of the objects of the demonstration trade equipment ab o are located on/in this demonstration commercial equipment, in addition, this demonstration commercial equipment includes the above-mentioned at least one control device, which is a microcontroller, and includes the above-mentioned transceiver, which is a radio transceiver, made with the possibility of connecting to mobile communication networks. 3. The method according to claim 2, which is characterized by the fact that the above-mentioned demonstration trade equipment is used, which contains the above-mentioned at least one sensor, which is a strain gauge sensor or an optoelectronic sensor or an electromechanical sensor or a radio tag signal receiver, and contains a primary signal converter. 0 Computer keyboardM. Matselod 00000000 State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine, st. Vasylya Lypkivskoho, 45, Kyiv, SME, 03680, Ukraine SE "Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property", str. Glazunova, 1, Kyiv - 42, 01601