WO2017166516A1

WO2017166516A1 - Logistics monitoring system and method

Info

Publication number: WO2017166516A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/089264
Authority: WO
Inventors: 蒋文明; 张成辉
Original assignee: 乐视控股（北京）有限公司; 乐视致新电子科技（天津）有限公司
Priority date: 2016-03-31
Filing date: 2016-07-07
Publication date: 2017-10-05
Also published as: CN105913203A

Abstract

A logistics monitoring system and method. The system comprises: an information acquisition module (101) configured to acquire transport information of a transport object during a transport process; and a transport communication module (102) configured to upload the transport information of the transport object to a server. The system achieves effective monitoring on a logistics process.

Description

Logistics monitoring system and method

The present application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application, filed on March 31, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of logistics processing technologies, and in particular, to a logistics monitoring system and method.

Background technique

With the development of the global economy and the growth of the market, people can carry out various economic activities through commodity trading, transportation or other logistics, and develop various logistics monitoring systems to facilitate the management of cargo flow, flow rate, flow rate and Transportation of the transport object during transportation, etc.

At present, in the process of logistics and transportation, since there is no effective detection means, it can detect the external damage received by the transport object during the transportation process, so it is difficult to determine which part of the transportation process has a problem. At present, the logistics monitoring method is still in its infancy. There is no good means to monitor the damage of the transportation object in the logistics process. At present, a common practice is to use a logistics label to be installed on the transportation object. When subjected to an impact exceeding a certain threshold, the logistics label will produce irreversible discoloration, and the relevant personnel can judge whether the transportation object has received an impact during transportation. In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventors found that this practice cannot specifically locate the intensity and time of occurrence of the impact, which is not conducive to further analysis and improvement of the logistics.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a logistics monitoring system and method for solving the defects of strength and time that the transportation object cannot specifically locate the impact in the process of logistics transportation in the prior art, and realizes effective monitoring of the logistics process.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a logistics monitoring system, including:

An information collecting module, configured to collect transportation information of a transportation object during transportation;

A transportation communication module is configured to upload transportation information of the transportation object to a server.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a logistics monitoring method, including:

Collecting transportation information of the transportation object during transportation;

The transportation information of the transportation object is uploaded to the server.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer program comprising computer readable code that, when executed on an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform the logistics monitoring method described above.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer readable medium in which the above computer program is stored.

The logistics monitoring system and method provided by the embodiments of the present invention can obtain the transportation information of the transportation object during transportation by installing the logistics monitoring system in the transportation object, and submit the transportation information of the transportation object to the server, which can not only realize For the monitoring of the transportation object, it is also possible to further analyze and improve the logistics based on the transportation information of the transportation object, and improve the transportation satisfaction rate.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the transportation information of the transportation object can be transmitted to the server in two ways, one is a wired transmission mode, and the other is a wireless transmission mode. Specifically, the wired transmission method is to collect the transportation information of the transportation object in real time during the transportation process, and when the transportation object arrives at the destination, the collected transportation information is transmitted to the computer through USB or other wired means, and then transported through the computer. The information is reported to the server. The wireless transmission method collects the transportation information of the transportation object in real time, and reports the collected transportation information to the server through the communication network during the transportation of the transportation object. It should be noted that the two solutions may be implemented in one embodiment or may be implemented at the same time, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief description of the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below, obviously, The drawings in the above description are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative work.

1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a logistics monitoring system according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a USB-based logistics monitoring system according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a real-time logistics monitoring system based on a communication network according to the present invention;

4 is a flow chart of steps of an embodiment of a logistics monitoring method according to the present invention;

Figure 5 schematically shows a block diagram of an electronic device for performing the method according to the invention;

Fig. 6 schematically shows a storage unit for holding or carrying program code implementing the method according to the invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is a partial embodiment of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a logistics monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, which may specifically include the following steps:

The information collection module 101 is configured to collect transportation information of the transportation object during transportation;

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the logistics monitoring system may be installed on the transportation object, and the information collection module 101 may include the following sub-modules:

a sensor combination sub-module for acquiring various sensing information of a transport object during transportation by using a sensor;

a central processing sub-module for reading sensing information of the sensor and current system time;

An information storage submodule for storing the sensing information and current system time.

In a specific implementation, the logistics monitoring system of the embodiment of the invention may be installed on the transportation object, that is, the commodity to be transported, and the logistics monitoring system is composed of various types of sensors, and the transportation object can be collected during transportation. A variety of transportation information.

Specifically, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sensor may include sensors such as a shock sensor, an impact sensor, an angle sensor, a GPS sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and the like. In this logistics monitoring system, the current GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) technology, GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite positioning technology and corresponding sensor technology to achieve a real-time logistics status monitor.

In a specific example of the invention, the transportation information is formed by collecting sensory information of various sensors, and the current system time corresponding to the sensor information. It can be understood that the embodiment of the present invention can not only locate the damage information of the transport object at a certain time, but also further locate the specific location where the damage occurs.

Of course, the above-mentioned sensors are only used as an example. In the actual logistics monitoring system, the sensor combination can add or reduce sensors or other modules according to requirements, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

The transportation communication module 102 is configured to upload the transportation information of the transportation object to the server.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the transport information of the collected transport object may be uploaded to the server through two methods of wired transmission and wireless transmission. In the specific application, the two transmission modes may be used alternatively or together.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the transport communication module 102 can include the following sub-modules:

a USB reading submodule, configured to read the sensing information and current system time from the information storage submodule through a USB data line;

The information cache reporting sub-module is configured to upload the sensing information and the current system time to the server.

For the wired transmission mode, in the embodiment of the present invention, the computer can read the object through the USB cable. The sensor information stored in the flow monitoring system and the current system time, and then the sensor information and the current system time are uploaded to the server through the communication network.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the transport communication module 102 can include the following sub-modules:

An information real-time reading sub-module, configured to read the sensing information and current system time in real time from the information storage sub-module;

The real-time reporting sub-module is configured to upload the sensing information and the current system time to the server in real time.

For the wireless transmission mode, in the embodiment of the present invention, the computer can read the sensing information stored in the logistics monitoring system and the current system time in real time through the communication network, and then upload the sensing information and the current system time to the server through the communication network.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system may further comprise the following modules:

A power supply module for providing power to the logistics monitoring system.

In a specific implementation, the power supply module may be a battery combination for providing the logistics monitoring system with the electrical energy required for the work.

In summary, the foregoing description of the logistics monitoring system of the embodiment of the present invention shows that the embodiment of the present invention uses a MCU (Microprogrammed Control Unit) to form a control system that will impact, vibrate, temperature, humidity, GPS, GPRS, etc. The module and sensor are integrated into the system, and then the system is installed on the transported object. During the transportation, the sensor information collected by the MCU and the current system time are transmitted through the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network. Uploaded to the server database, the user terminal can monitor the real-time status of the transported items in real time by accessing the server data.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the embodiments of the present invention, the specific solutions of the two logistics monitoring systems of the embodiments of the present invention are described below.

(1) For the wired transmission scheme, referring to FIG. 2, a USB-based logistics supervisor of the present invention The control system block diagram may specifically include the following workflow:

1. The CPU is in the system as the control computing core unit, and simultaneously reads the sensor information of each sensor and records the current system time;

2. The vibration sensor monitors the vibration energy received by the transport object;

3. The impact sensor monitors the impact energy received by the transport object;

4. The angle sensor monitors the angle information of the transportation object;

5. The GPS sensor records the geographical location information of the transport object;

6. The temperature sensor records the ambient temperature of the transport object;

7. The humidity sensor records the humidity of the environment in which the object is transported;

8. The battery unit provides power support for the continuous operation of the system;

9. The CPU saves the collected vibration, temperature, impact, temperature and other information in a local storage unit, such as a flash or eMMC storage unit;

10. After the object to be transported arrives at the destination, the data is read into the computer through USB and other technologies.

11. The transportation information is uploaded to the server by the computer through the network, and all the transportation data are analyzed by the server.

12. The user can know the running status of the logistics monitoring system during the running process by accessing the server. At the same time, the user can know the status of the transportation object and play a good monitoring role. At the same time, the collected transportation information plays a very important role in the analysis of logistics damage in the later stage.

(2) For the wireless transmission scheme, referring to FIG. 3, a block diagram of a real-time logistics monitoring system based on a communication network according to the present invention may specifically include the following workflow:

1. The CPU is in the system as the control computing core unit, and simultaneously reads the transportation information of each sensor and records the current system time;

10. The CPU uploads all monitored data to the server in real time through GSM (Global System for Mobile communications).

11. The transportation information is uploaded to the server by the computer through the network, and all the transportation information is analyzed by the server.

Compared with the wireless transmission scheme, the wired transmission scheme mainly distinguishes the user from the transportation information of the transportation object in real time. Therefore, in the specific application, the corresponding data transmission scheme should be selected according to the relevant attributes and actual needs of the transportation object.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the transportation information of the transportation object can be transmitted to the server in two ways, one is a wired transmission mode, and the other is a wireless transmission mode. Specifically, the wired transmission method is to collect the transportation information of the transportation object in real time during the transportation process, and when the transportation object arrives at the destination, the collected transportation information is transmitted to the computer through USB or other wired means, and then transported through the computer. The information is reported to the server. The wireless transmission method collects the transportation information of the transportation object in real time, and reports the collected transportation information to the server through the communication network during the transportation of the transportation object. It should be noted that the two schemes can be implemented alternatively or simultaneously. The embodiment of the invention does not limit this.

Referring to FIG. 4, a flow chart of steps of an embodiment of a logistics monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, which may specifically include the following steps:

Step 201: collecting transportation information of the transportation object during transportation;

Step 202: Upload the transportation information of the transportation object to the server.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the logistics monitoring system is installed in the transportation object, and the step 201 may include the following sub-steps:

Sub-step S11, using sensors to obtain various sensing information of the transportation object during transportation;

Sub-step S12, reading the sensor information of the sensor and the current system time;

Sub-step S13 stores the sensing information and the current system time.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method may further include the following steps:

Power is provided to the logistics monitoring system.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, step 202 reads the sensing information and the current system time from the information storage submodule through a USB data line;

Sub-step S21, uploading the sensing information and the current system time to the server.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the step 202 may comprise the following sub-steps:

Sub-step S31, reading the sensing information and the current system time from the information storage sub-module in real time;

Sub-step S32, the sensing information and the current system time are uploaded to the server in real time.

For the terminal embodiment of FIG. 4, since it is basically similar to the above system embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.

The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, ie may be located A place, or it can be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to implement the embodiment. The purpose of the program. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement without deliberate labor.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the various embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, by hardware. Based on such understanding, the above-described technical solutions may be embodied in the form of software transport objects in essence or in the form of software transport objects, such as ROM/RAM. , a diskette, an optical disk, etc., including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments or portions of the embodiments.

For example, Figure 5 illustrates an electronic device in accordance with the present invention. The electronic device conventionally includes a processor 510 and a computer program product or computer readable medium in the form of a memory 520. The memory 520 may be an electronic memory such as a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EPROM, a hard disk, or a ROM. Memory 520 has a memory space 530 for program code 531 for performing any of the method steps described above. For example, storage space 530 for program code may include various program code 531 for implementing various steps in the above methods, respectively. The program code can be read from or written to one or more computer program products. These computer program products include program code carriers such as hard disks, compact disks (CDs), memory cards or floppy disks. Such computer program products are typically portable or fixed storage units as described with reference to FIG. The storage unit may have a storage section, a storage space, and the like arranged similarly to the storage 520 in the electronic device of FIG. The program code can be compressed, for example, in an appropriate form. Typically, the storage unit includes computer readable code 531', ie, code readable by a processor, such as 510, that when executed by an electronic device causes the electronic device to perform each of the methods described above step.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, rather than The present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, and those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified or equivalently substituted for some of the technical features. The modifications and substitutions of the present invention do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

A logistics monitoring system, comprising:

An information collecting module, configured to collect transportation information of a transportation object during transportation;

A transportation communication module is configured to upload transportation information of the transportation object to a server.
The system according to claim 1, wherein the logistics monitoring system is installed in the transportation object, and the information collection module comprises:

a sensor combination sub-module for acquiring various sensing information of a transport object during transportation by using a sensor;

a central processing sub-module for reading sensing information of the sensor and current system time;

An information storage submodule for storing the sensing information and current system time.
The system according to claim 2, wherein the sensor combination sub-module comprises the following sensors: a shock sensor, an impact sensor, an angle sensor, a GPS sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor.
The system of claim 1 wherein the system further comprises:

A power supply module for providing power to the logistics monitoring system.
The system of claim 2 wherein said transport communication module comprises:

a USB reading submodule, configured to read the sensing information and current system time from the information storage submodule through a USB data line;

The information cache reporting sub-module is configured to upload the sensing information and the current system time to the server.
The system of claim 2 wherein said transport communication module comprises:

An information real-time reading sub-module, configured to read the sensing information and current system time in real time from the information storage sub-module;

The real-time reporting sub-module is configured to upload the sensing information and the current system time to the server in real time.
A logistics monitoring method, characterized in that it comprises:

Collecting transportation information of the transportation object during transportation;

The transportation information of the transportation object is uploaded to the server.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the logistics monitoring system is installed on the transportation object, and the step of collecting transportation information of the transportation object during transportation comprises:

Using sensors to obtain various sensing information of the transportation object during transportation;

Reading the sensor information of the sensor and the current system time;

The sensing information and current system time are stored.
The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

Power is provided to the logistics monitoring system.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of uploading the transportation information of the transportation object to the server comprises:

Reading the sensor information and current system time of the sensor through a USB data line;

The sensing information and current system time are uploaded to the server.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of uploading the transportation information of the transportation object to the server comprises:

Reading the sensor information and current system time of the sensor in real time;

The sensor information and current system time are uploaded to the server in real time.
A computer program comprising computer readable code, when said computer readable code is run on an electronic device, causing said electronic device to perform a logistics monitoring method according to any of claims 7-11.
A computer readable medium storing the computer program of claim 12.