WO2019128300A1

WO2019128300A1 - Method for selling merchandise and vending control apparatus

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Publication number: WO2019128300A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/104366
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张春光; 刘凯; 李德逸; 陶鹏; 许加波
Original assignee: 山东新北洋信息技术股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-12-29
Filing date: 2018-09-06
Publication date: 2019-07-04
Also published as: CN109993887B; CN109993887A

Abstract

A method for selling merchandise and a vending control apparatus. The method for selling merchandise is applied to a vending machine (100), and comprises: acquiring a merchandise purchase instruction (S1); determining, according to the merchandise purchase instruction, the type and the amount of merchandise needing to be purchased (S2); determining, according to the type of the merchandise needing to be purchased, target goods channels (120) in which the merchandise needing to be purchased is stored (S3); acquiring the amount of merchandise in each of the target goods channels (120) (S4); and executing a shipment operation according to the amount of the merchandise needing to be purchased and the amount of merchandise within each of the target goods channels (120) (S5), wherein the shipment operation at least comprises carrying out shipment from a target goods channel (120) which stores the greatest amount of the merchandise needing to be purchased.

Description

Product sales method and vending control device

The present application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application, filed on Dec. 29, 2009, the entire filing date of

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of vending technology, for example, to a method of selling goods and a vending control device.

Background technique

A vending machine is a machine that can automatically pay for goods according to a user's purchase instruction. Vending machines are common equipment for commercial automation. They are not limited by time and place, saving manpower and facilitating transactions. Vending machines are a new form of commercial retail that is gaining popularity in multiple cities.

Some related vending machines include a plurality of cargo lanes, and the contents of each cargo lane can be clearly displayed to the user through the glass door, but when the same commodity is sold in a plurality of cargo lanes, the commodity is sold after a period of time. There may be a large difference in the quantity of the goods remaining in the plurality of cargo lanes. For example, the goods are sold out in some of the goods lanes, while the remaining quantity of the goods in the other cargo lanes is more, which affects the effect of the goods display, and may also lead to the vending machine. The shelf is unevenly stressed for a long time and equipment failure occurs.

Summary of the invention

The present application provides a method for selling merchandise, which can make the quantity of goods in different goods lanes of the same kind of goods in the vending machine relatively uniform, the merchandise display effect is better, and the shelf of the vending machine is more uniform.

The present application provides an automatic vending control device capable of controlling the vending machine to perform uniform shipment, avoiding a large difference in the quantity of goods in different goods lanes containing the same kind of goods, and making the merchandise display effect better. It also reduces equipment failures that may result from uneven shelf forces.

The embodiment of the present application provides a merchandise selling method, which is applied to a vending machine, the method comprising: obtaining a merchandise purchase instruction; determining a type of the merchandise to be purchased and a quantity of the merchandise to be purchased according to the merchandise purchase instruction; determining according to the type of the merchandise to be purchased There is a target cargo lane to be purchased; the quantity of the goods in each target cargo lane is obtained; the shipping operation is performed according to the quantity of the purchased goods and the quantity of the goods in each target cargo lane, and the shipping operation includes at least the purchase from the stock. Shipments within the target cargo lane with the largest number of commodities.

The present invention provides an automatic vending control device, comprising: an obtaining module configured to acquire a merchandise purchase instruction; and an identification module configured to determine a type of the merchandise to be purchased and a quantity of the merchandise to be purchased according to the merchandise purchase instruction; and a positioning module, It is set to determine the target goods lane in which the goods to be purchased are stored according to the type of the goods to be purchased; the quantity acquisition module is set to obtain the quantity of the goods in each target cargo lane; the execution module is set to the quantity of the goods to be purchased and each target according to the demand The quantity of the goods in the cargo lane carries out the shipping operation, and the shipping operation includes at least the shipment from the target cargo lane in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is the largest.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flow chart of a method for selling a commodity in an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a flow chart of how to perform a shipping operation according to the quantity of goods to be purchased and the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane in one embodiment of the present application;

3 is a flow chart of a shipping policy in an embodiment of the present application;

4 is a flowchart of a shipping policy in another embodiment of the present application;

5 is a flowchart of a shipping policy in still another embodiment of the present application;

6 is a schematic overall view of a vending machine in an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 7 is a schematic internal view of a vending machine in an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a vending control device in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an execution module in an embodiment of the present application.

Icons: 100- vending machine; 101-shipping port; 110-cargo bucket; 120-cargo lane; 210-acquisition module; 220-identification module; 230-positioning module; 240-quantity acquisition module; 250-execution module; 252-policy unit; 254-execution unit; 256-count unit; 260-recording module.

Detailed ways

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in a drawing, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the subsequent drawings.

Embodiments of the present application provide a method of selling a commodity, which is applied to a vending machine, and is applicable to a case where a plurality of cargo lanes simultaneously sell the same commodity in the vending machine. 1 is a flow chart of a method for selling a commodity in an embodiment of the present application, the method of selling the commodity comprising: steps S1 to S5.

In step S1, a merchandise purchase instruction is acquired.

In step S2, the type of the item to be purchased and the quantity of the item to be purchased are determined according to the item purchase instruction.

In step S3, the target cargo lane in which the commodity to be purchased is stored is determined according to the type of the commodity to be purchased.

In step S4, the number of items in each target cargo lane is acquired.

In step S5, the shipping operation is performed in accordance with the number of items to be purchased and the number of items in each target lane.

With the above method, it is possible to selectively ship at least one of the target cargo lanes having the largest number of items to be purchased at the time of shipment. In this way, the quantity of goods in the plurality of target cargo lanes selling the same commodity is relatively uniform, and the goods in some of the target cargo lanes are prevented from being taken prematurely, while the other part of the target cargo lanes still has more inventory, thereby effectively improving the situation. The display effect of the vending machine on the merchandise also reduces the potential safety hazard due to the uneven load on the shelf (the gravity of the merchandise).

2 is a flow chart showing how a shipping operation is performed according to the quantity of goods to be purchased and the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane in one embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 2, the step S5 may include: step S51, step S52, and step S53.

In step S51, a shipping policy is formulated based on the number of items to be purchased and the number of items in each target lane.

In step S52, the shipping operation is performed in accordance with the shipping policy.

In step S53, the number of items in the target cargo lane is updated when the number of items in each target cargo lane changes.

In an embodiment of the present application, the shipping strategy in the step S51 may be: shipping from a target cargo lane having the largest number of items to be purchased. In a simple case, each time a user purchases an item, the number of items in the plurality of target goods lanes is determined by one of the target goods lanes having the largest number of items to be purchased, and one item is taken out from the target goods lane. . If there are more than two items in the target cargo lanes, the target cargo lanes are randomly selected from the target cargo lanes with the largest number of goods to be purchased for shipment. This ensures that after a certain number of shipments, the difference in the number of items in multiple lanes is not more than one.

3 is a flow chart of a shipping policy in one embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present application, the item purchase information instruction input by the user may include a case of purchasing a plurality of items at a time. In this case, the shipping policy in the step S51 may include: step S5111, step S5122, step S5113, and step S5114.

In step S5111, it is determined that the target cargo lane having the largest number of items to be purchased is stored.

In step S5112, the target cargo lanes are sequentially shipped and it is judged whether or not the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity of the goods to be purchased. If the determination is YES, step S5113 is performed; if the determination is no, step S5114 is executed.

In step S5113, it is determined that the shipment is completed, and the shipment is stopped.

In step S5114, it is determined whether the number of remaining goods of the target cargo lane is reduced to a preset number. If the determination is YES, step S5111 is re-executed; if the determination is no, step S5112 is re-executed.

First, the first target cargo lane in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is stored in the target cargo lane is shipped, and the quantity of the goods in the first target cargo lane is not lower than the preset amount. Before the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity of goods to be purchased, when the quantity of the goods in the first target cargo lane is reduced to the preset quantity, the second target cargo lane with the largest quantity of goods to be purchased remains in the remaining target cargo lanes. Shipped, and ensure that the quantity of goods in the second target cargo lane is not lower than the preset quantity, and so on, until the total quantity of shipments reaches the quantity of goods to be purchased or the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane is not greater than the preset. Quantity. In this way, it can be shipped from the target cargo lane in which the quantity of goods to be purchased is the largest, and the shipment is relatively uniform in the target cargo lane from which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is small. By setting the lower limit of the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane, it can be ensured that the quantity of the goods in the target cargo lane to be shipped is not too small, and the number of goods in the plurality of target cargo lanes is still uneven. For example, the preset quantity may be set to the number of items in the target cargo lane with the least amount of goods to be purchased before the shipment operation. The following example illustrates this shipping strategy in detail.

Example 1: When A cargo lane, B cargo lane, C cargo lane and D cargo lane have 3, 3, 5, and 7 items to be purchased respectively, the quantity to be purchased is 3, and the preset quantity is set to be required. The number of goods in the target cargo lane with the least number of purchased goods, that is, three. At this point, you can take out 3 items from the D cargo lane. After the shipment is completed, the quantities of goods in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D are 3, 3, 5, and 4, respectively. When the number of items to be purchased is 5, first take 4 out of the D cargo lane, so that the number of remaining goods in the cargo lane is reduced to the preset amount of 3. It is obvious that the total shipments do not reach the quantity of goods to be purchased at this time. , need to continue to ship. The other cargo lanes have the most C cargo lanes, and the last one is taken out from the C cargo lane. The total shipment volume reaches 5, and it is determined that the shipment is completed and the shipment is stopped. At this time, the number of goods in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D is 3, 3, 4, and 3, respectively. Compared with the direct removal of 5 pieces from the target cargo lane D with the most inventory (the number of goods in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D after shipment is 3, 3, 5, 2 respectively), set The preset number of 3 helps to make the number of items in multiple target lanes more uniform.

In some other embodiments of the present application, the preset quantity is the quantity of the goods in the target cargo lane with the least quantity of goods to be purchased before performing the shipping operation; when the quantity of the goods in each target cargo lane is not more than the preset quantity At that time, a target cargo lane is randomly selected to continue to be shipped until the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity to be purchased. For example, a preset number of values, such as 1, 2, can be changed according to actual needs. In some cases, the preset quantity may also be set to 0, that is, sequentially shipped from the target cargo lane in which the quantity of goods to be purchased is stored, and in the single shipment operation, after all the goods of one target cargo lane are taken. Take another item in the target cargo lane. In some cases, there may be no more than a predetermined number of items in the plurality of target lanes. In one embodiment of the present application, for example, the operation may be to ship from a random one of the target lanes. It can be understood that when the preset quantity is 0, it can be suggested that there are no items in the plurality of target cargo lanes.

4 is a flow chart of a shipping policy in another embodiment of the present application. In another embodiment of the present application, the shipping policy in the step S51 may include: step S5121 to step S5125.

In step S5121, the plurality of target cargo lanes are sorted in order of the number of items to be purchased.

In step S5122, one item is sequentially shipped from each of the target cargo lanes in order, and it is judged whether or not the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity of the goods to be purchased. If the determination is YES, step S5123 is performed; if the determination is no, step S5124 is executed.

In step S5123, it is determined that the shipment is completed, and the shipment is stopped.

In step S5124, it is determined whether or not one round of shipment is completed by sorting. If the determination is YES, step S5125 is performed; if the determination is no, step S5122 is re-executed.

In step S5125, a new round of shipment is performed.

According to the quantity of goods in need of purchase, the goods are obtained from each target cargo lane in turn. If the total shipment quantity does not reach the quantity of goods to be purchased after completing one round of shipment in order, then again Obtain one item from each target cargo lane in the order of the quantity of goods in need of purchase; in the process of performing the shipping operation, when the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity of goods to be purchased, stop Shipping operation. The following example illustrates this shipping strategy in detail.

Example 2: When the A cargo lane, the B cargo lane, the C cargo lane and the D cargo lane have 3, 3, 5, and 7 items to be purchased respectively, the quantity to be purchased is 3, and the quantity of the stock is more or less. In order, one item is sequentially selected from D, C, B (or A, randomly selected one), and the shipment operation is completed. After the end, the number of goods in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D is 3, 2, 4, and 6, respectively. When the number of purchases is 5, one item is taken out from the four cargo lanes D, C, B, and A. At this time, the total shipment quantity does not reach the quantity of the goods to be purchased, and then the D-cargo road ( One of the most in stocked goods lanes is taken out and the shipping operation is completed. After the shipment, the number of goods in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D is 2, 2, 4, and 5 respectively. This type of shipping does not result in a further increase in the number of items in the target cargo lane with the largest number of target goods lanes and commodities, and contributes to the uniformity of the quantity of goods in a plurality of target cargo lanes.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a shipping policy in still another embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 5, in another embodiment of the present application, the shipping policy in the step S51 may include: step S5131, step S5132, and step S5133.

In step S5131, it is determined that the target cargo lane having the largest number of items to be purchased is stored.

In step S5132, one item is shipped from the target cargo lane, and it is judged whether the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity of the goods to be purchased. If the determination is YES, step S5133 is performed; if the determination is no, step S5131 is re-executed.

In step S5133, it is determined that the shipment is completed and the shipment is stopped.

When the quantity of goods to be purchased is two or more, the goods are shipped in multiple shipments, and each shipment receives one item from the goods lane with the largest quantity of goods to be purchased, and re-determines the quantity of goods to be purchased. The most targeted cargo lanes; if there are more than two target cargo lanes with the largest number of goods to be purchased, one target cargo lane is randomly selected from the target cargo lanes with the largest number of commodities to be purchased. The following example illustrates this shipping strategy in detail.

Example 3: When there are 3, 3, 5, and 7 items to be purchased in the A cargo lane, B cargo lane, C cargo lane, and D cargo lane, the quantity to be purchased is 5, and 1 commodity is taken from the D cargo lane. The number of goods in the four cargo lanes of A, B, C, and D is 3, 3, 5, and 6, respectively. At this time, the number of products in the D cargo lane is the largest, and one product is continuously taken out from the D cargo lane. The number of commodities in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D is changed to 3, 3, 5, and 5, respectively. At this time, the number of goods in the C cargo lane and the D cargo lane is the largest, and then one cargo is taken out in the D cargo lane (or the C cargo lane, one of which is randomly selected), and the number of commodities in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D It changes to 3, 3, 5, and 4 in order. At this time, the C cargo lane stores the largest number of commodities, and then one commodity is taken out in the C cargo lane. The number of commodities in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D becomes 3, 3, 4, and 4 in turn. At this time, the number of goods in the C cargo lane and the D cargo lane is the largest, and one piece is taken out from the D cargo lane (or the C cargo lane, one of which is randomly selected). At this time, the total number of shipments reached 5, and the number of goods in the four cargo lanes A, B, C, and D was 3, 3, 4, and 3 (or 3, 3, 3, and 4).

This kind of shipping strategy can ensure that each item is taken out from the target cargo lane with the largest quantity of goods to be purchased. Each shipment makes the quantity of goods in multiple target goods lanes more uniform (except before shipment). The number of goods in the target cargo lanes has been consistent).

6 is a schematic overall view of a vending machine 100 used in an embodiment of the present application; and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the interior of the vending machine 100 used in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the vending machine 100 includes a cabinet body and a cabinet door. The cabinet body has a plurality of cargo lanes 120 inside. The outlet of the cargo lane 120 faces the cabinet door, and the cabinet door is provided with a convenient shipment for the user to pick up the goods. Port 101, the delivery port 101 is placed at a position below the cabinet door. A movable cargo bucket 110 is disposed between the cabinet door and the cargo lane 120. The hopper 110 receives the merchandise from the cargo lane 120 under the control of the vending control device and delivers the merchandise to the delivery port 101 for supply to the user.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a vending control device in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 8 , the vending control device includes an acquisition module 210 , an identification module 220 , a positioning module 230 , a quantity acquisition module 240 , and an execution module 250 .

The obtaining module 210 is configured to obtain an item purchase instruction.

The identification module 220 is configured to determine the type of the item to be purchased and the quantity of the item to be purchased according to the item purchase instruction.

The positioning module 230 is configured to determine the target cargo lane in which the commodity to be purchased is stored according to the type of the commodity to be purchased.

The quantity acquisition module 240 is configured to obtain the quantity of goods to be purchased in each target cargo lane.

The execution module 250 is configured to perform a shipping operation according to the quantity of the goods to be purchased and the quantity of the goods in each of the target goods lanes 120 in which the goods to be purchased are stored, and the shipping operation includes at least one of the largest quantity of goods to be purchased. The target cargo lane 120 is shipped.

In order to facilitate the quantity acquisition module 240 to directly call the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane, the vending control apparatus may further include a recording module 260. The recording module 260 is arranged to record the number of items in each lane 120 and to update the quantity of items in the lane 120 as the number of items in each lane 120 changes, the recording module 260 can provide the quantity acquisition module 240 The quantity information of the goods in the corresponding target cargo lane 120 needs to be purchased. In some embodiments, the recording module 260 can directly detect and record the quantity of merchandise within the cargo lane 120 and update the quantity of merchandise within the cargo lane 120 as the number of merchandise within the cargo lane 120 changes. In some embodiments of the present application that do not have a recording module 260, when the number of items of the target cargo lane is required, the quantity acquisition module 240 may temporarily perform the detection to obtain the latest item quantity information in the target cargo lane.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an execution module 250 in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 9, on the basis of the embodiment of FIG. 8, the execution module 250 may further include: a policy unit 252, an execution unit 254, and a counting unit 256.

The policy unit 252 is configured to formulate a shipping policy according to the quantity of goods to be purchased and the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane. The shipping strategy may be the shipping strategy described in any of the embodiments of FIG. 3 to FIG.

The executing unit 254 is configured to perform a shipping operation according to the shipping policy.

The counting unit 256 is configured to record the total shipment quantity of the goods to be purchased in the shipment operation, and when the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity of the goods to be purchased, send a shipment completion signal to the execution unit 254.

As described above, the merchandise sales method of the present application is applied to a vending machine, and for example, a case where a plurality of cargo lanes have the same merchandise can be stored. The method for selling goods includes: obtaining a purchase instruction of the commodity; determining the type of the commodity to be purchased and the quantity of the commodity to be purchased according to the purchase instruction of the commodity; determining the target cargo lane in which the commodity to be purchased is stored according to the type of the commodity to be purchased; acquiring the cargo lane of each target The quantity of the goods; the shipping operation is performed according to the quantity of the goods to be purchased and the quantity of the goods in each of the target goods lanes, and the shipping operation includes at least the shipment from the target cargo lane in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is the largest. Such a method can make the quantity of the goods in the plurality of goods lanes with the same kind of goods relatively uniform, avoiding the poor display effect caused by the uneven quantity of the goods in the plurality of goods lanes containing the same kind of goods, and avoiding the cause Some equipment failures may occur due to uneven load-bearing shelves.

The vending control device of the present application includes an acquisition module configured to acquire a merchandise purchase instruction, and an identification module configured to determine a type of the merchandise to be purchased and a quantity of the merchandise to be purchased according to the merchandise purchase instruction; the positioning module is configured to purchase the merchandise according to the requirement The type determines the target cargo lane in which the commodity to be purchased; the quantity acquisition module is set to obtain the quantity of the goods in each target cargo lane; the execution module is set to execute according to the quantity of the goods to be purchased and the quantity of the goods in each target cargo lane Shipping operation. The entire vending control device is capable of executing the above-described merchandise sales method, and thus has the above-described advantageous effects.

Claims

A merchandise selling method is applied to a vending machine, the vending machine includes a cabinet, a surface of the cabinet is provided with a delivery port, and the cabinet is internally provided with a plurality of cargo lanes for storing commodities, and a cargo hopper for transporting goods between the cargo lane and the delivery port, the method for selling the commodity comprising:

Obtaining a purchase order for goods;

Determining, according to the commodity purchase instruction, a type of the commodity to be purchased and the quantity of the commodity to be purchased;

Determining a target cargo lane in which the commodity to be purchased is stored according to the type of the commodity to be purchased;

Obtain the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane;

The shipping operation is performed according to the quantity of the goods to be purchased and the quantity of the goods in each of the target goods lanes, the shipping operation including at least the shipment from the target cargo lane in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is stored the most.
The method of claim 1 wherein said shipping operation comprises:

The first target cargo lane in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is stored in the target cargo lane is shipped, and the quantity of the goods in the first target cargo lane is not lower than a preset quantity; Before the quantity of the goods to be purchased, when the quantity of the goods in the first target cargo lane is reduced to the preset quantity, the second target goods having the largest quantity of the goods to be purchased are stored in the remaining target cargo lanes. And continue to ship, and ensure that the quantity of the goods in the second target cargo lane is not lower than the preset quantity, and so on, until the total quantity of shipment reaches the quantity of the goods to be purchased or each of the said The quantity of goods in the target cargo lane is not more than the preset quantity.
The method of claim 2, wherein

The preset quantity is a quantity of the goods in the target cargo lane in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is stored before the shipment operation is performed; when the quantity of the goods in each of the target goods lanes is not more than the preset In the case of quantity, one of the target cargo lanes is randomly selected to continue to be shipped until the total shipment quantity reaches the quantity of the goods to be purchased.
The method of claim 1 wherein said shipping operation comprises:

According to the quantity of goods to be purchased, the quantity of goods to be purchased is sequentially obtained from each target cargo lane. If one round of shipment is completed in order, the total shipment quantity does not reach the goods to be purchased. In the quantity, the goods are obtained from each of the target cargo lanes in order of the quantity of the goods to be purchased, and in the process of performing the shipping operation, when the total shipping quantity reaches the total When the quantity of goods to be purchased is described, the shipping operation is stopped.
The method of claim 1 wherein said shipping operation comprises:

When the quantity of the goods to be purchased is two or more, the goods are shipped in multiple times, and each shipment is obtained from the target cargo track in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is the most; if any When there are more than two target cargo lanes with the largest number of purchased goods, one target cargo lane is randomly selected from the target cargo lanes in which the quantity of the goods to be purchased is stored.
The method of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

Updating the quantity of the goods in the target cargo lane after the shipment of the target cargo lane is completed.
A vending control device comprising:

Obtaining a module, configured to obtain an item purchase instruction;

The identification module is configured to determine, according to the commodity purchase instruction, a type of the commodity to be purchased and a quantity of the commodity to be purchased;

a positioning module, configured to determine, according to the type of the commodity to be purchased, a target cargo lane in which the commodity to be purchased is stored;

a quantity acquisition module, configured to obtain the quantity of goods in each target cargo lane;

An execution module, configured to perform a shipping operation according to the quantity of the goods to be purchased and the quantity of the goods in each of the target goods lanes, the shipping operation including at least the target quantity from the quantity of the goods to be purchased Shipment within the road.
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the execution module further comprises:

a policy unit, configured to formulate a shipping strategy according to the quantity of the goods to be purchased and the quantity of the goods in each of the target goods lanes;

An execution unit, configured to perform the shipping operation according to the shipping policy.
The apparatus of claim 8, the execution module further comprising:

a counting unit configured to record a total shipment quantity of the goods to be purchased in the shipping operation, and send a shipment completion signal to the execution unit when the total shipping quantity reaches the quantity of the goods to be purchased .
The apparatus of claim 7, the vending control apparatus further comprising:

a recording module configured to record the quantity of the goods in each of the target cargo lanes, and update the quantity of the goods in the target cargo lane when the quantity of the goods in each of the target cargo lanes changes, the recording module being capable of The quantity acquisition module provides quantity information of the goods to be purchased in the corresponding target cargo lane.