WO2020082990A1

WO2020082990A1 - Vending machine and method for detecting items therein, electronic device, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2020082990A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/108725
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张虹; 李德逸; 曹孔强; 王春涛; 姜天信
Original assignee: 山东新北洋信息技术股份有限公司; 威海新北洋数码科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-10-23
Filing date: 2019-09-27
Publication date: 2020-04-30
Also published as: CN111091654B; CN111091654A

Abstract

A vending machine (010) and a method for detecting items therein, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: controlling an item hopper (310) to move to a location of a target item row (210) (S101); controlling a detection device (400) to obtain information of an item in the target item row (210) (S102); determining, according to the information of the item in the target item row (210), whether or not the item in the target item row (210) is allowed to be sold (S103); and outputting prompt information on the basis of a determination that the item in the target item row (210) is not allowed to be sold (S104).

Description

Vending machine and its cargo detection method, electronic equipment and storage medium

This disclosure requires the priority of the Chinese patent application filed on October 23, 2018 with the Chinese Patent Office and the application number 201811238907.6. The entire contents of the above applications are incorporated by reference in this disclosure.

Technical field

This article relates to the field of vending technology, for example, to a vending machine and its cargo detection method, electronic equipment and storage medium.

Background technique

A vending machine is a commercial automation device used to automatically sell goods. Vending machines are more and more widely used because they are not restricted by time and place, can save manpower, and facilitate transactions.

Currently, one application method of the vending machine is that the manufacturer of the goods provides the vending machine with the vending partner to cooperate with the vending machine, so that the vending machine sells the goods produced by the vending machine. In this case, the manufacturer only allows the seller to use the vending machine to sell the goods provided by the manufacturer. When the seller uses the vending machine to sell other goods that are not allowed by the manufacturer, it may cause The sales volume of the goods provided by the manufacturer decreased, which caused the loss of the manufacturer. Therefore, when the manufacturer provided the vending machine to the seller, the staff of the manufacturer irregularly went to the sales outlet of the seller to inspect Determine whether the goods actually sold by the vending machine are goods that are allowed to be sold, which will cause the increase in the labor cost of the manufacturer, and when the staff of the manufacturer cannot inspect in time, the seller will still use the vending machine Sales of goods that are not allowed to be sold. Therefore, the related art vending machine has a problem that it is not easy to supervise when selling goods.

Summary of the invention

This article provides a method for detecting the goods of vending machines, so as to automatically supervise the goods sold by the vending machines, and improve the problems in the related art that the vending machines sell goods that are not easy to monitor. This article also provides a vending machine, electronic equipment and storage media.

The embodiment of this article is implemented as follows:

A cargo detection method for a vending machine. The vending machine includes a cabinet and a cargo lane and a cargo hopper provided inside the cabinet. The cabinet is provided with a pickup port, the cargo lane is configured to accommodate the cargo, and the cargo hopper is configured to be in the cargo lane. The goods are transported between the pick-up port and the bucket is equipped with a detection device configured to detect the goods. The methods for detecting the goods of the vending machine include:

Control the movement of the bucket to the target cargo lane;

Control the detection device to obtain the information of the goods in the target freight lane;

Judging whether the goods in the target goods lane are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target goods lane; and,

Based on the determination result that the goods in the target lane are not allowed to be sold, a prompt message is output.

A vending machine includes a control device, a cabinet, and a cargo lane and a hopper disposed inside the cabinet. The cabinet is provided with a pickup port, the cargo lane is configured to contain goods, and the control device is configured to control the cargo hopper in the cargo lane and The goods are transported between the pick-up ports. The hopper is provided with a detection device configured to detect the goods. The detection device is electrically connected to the control device, and the control device is configured to:

Control the movement of the bucket to the target cargo lane, control the detection device to obtain the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane, and determine whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be sold based on the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane, based on the The judgment result of being sold is output with a prompt message.

An electronic device, including:

At least one processor;

Memory, set to store at least one program,

When the at least one program is executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor implements the method as described above.

A computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions for performing the method described above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some of the embodiments in this document and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope. Speaking of technical personnel, other creative drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the external structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document;

2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document;

3 is a block diagram of the composition of a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for detecting goods in a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another method for detecting goods in a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of this document.

Icons: 010-Vending machine; 100-cabinet; 101-cabinet; 102-cabinet door; 103-take-out port; 200-storage device; 210-cargo lane; 300-delivery device; 310-cargo bucket; 320 -Bucket drive mechanism; 321-horizontal drive mechanism; 322-vertical drive mechanism; 400-detection device; 410-camera; 500-storage device; 600-prompt device; 700-control device; 810-processor; 820- Memory; 830-input device; 840-output device.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments herein will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments herein. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this document, but not all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiments herein generally described and illustrated in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations.

Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments herein provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed text, but merely represents selected embodiments herein. Based on the embodiments herein, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of this document.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, there is no need to further define and explain it in subsequent drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of an external structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the composition of a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document. Figures 1 to 3 illustrate a vending machine according to an embodiment of this document.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vending machine 010 includes a cabinet 100, a storage device 200, a delivery device 300, a detection device 400, a storage device 500, a prompt device 600 and a control device 700.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cabinet 100 includes a cabinet body 101 and a cabinet door 102. The cabinet body 101 is movably connected to the cabinet door 102. The cabinet body 101 includes an opening, and the cabinet door 102 can move relative to the opening of the cabinet body 101 to open or close Cabinet 101. The door 102 is provided with a pickup port 103 for users to take out goods.

The storage device 200 is configured to accommodate goods. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage device 200 is provided inside the cabinet 101. The storage device 200 includes a plurality of cargo lanes 210 for containing goods, and the plurality of cargo lanes 210 are in the up-down direction (ie, the direction indicated by the arrow cd) They are arranged in M layers and arranged in N rows in the left-right direction (that is, the direction indicated by arrow ab), and the longitudinal direction of the freight lane 210 extends in the front-rear direction (that is, the direction indicated by the arrow ef). An end of the cargo channel 210 near the cabinet door 102 is provided with an exit, and the exit of the cargo channel 210 is directly opposite the cabinet door 102.

A first conveying mechanism is provided inside the cargo lane 210. The first conveying mechanism is electrically connected to the control device 700. The first conveying mechanism is configured to drive the goods in the cargo lane 210 to the exit of the cargo lane 210 under the control of the control device 700 , So that the goods are exported from the exit of the freight lane 210 to the outside of the freight lane 210.

The delivery device 300 is configured to transport goods between the storage device 200 and the pickup port 103. The delivery device 300 is located between the cabinet door 102 and the storage device 200. The delivery device 300 includes a hopper 310 and a hopper drive mechanism 320. The end of the hopper 310 near the door 102 is provided with an exit, and the end of the hopper 310 near the cargo path 210 is provided with an entrance. The bucket drive mechanism 320 includes a horizontal drive mechanism 321 and a vertical drive mechanism 322. The horizontal drive mechanism 321 and the vertical drive mechanism 322 are electrically connected to the control device 700, respectively, and the horizontal drive mechanism 321 drives the bucket 310 under the control of the control device 700 Moving in the left-right direction, the vertical driving mechanism 322 drives the bucket 310 to move in the up-down direction, and the horizontal driving mechanism 321 and the vertical driving mechanism 322 can move the bucket 310 in the horizontal direction and / or the left-right direction, thereby enabling the bucket The entrance of 310 is opposite to the exit of any one of the cargo lanes 210, or the exit of the bucket 310 is opposite to the pickup port 103. In the case where the entrance of the hopper 310 is opposite to the exit of any one of the cargo lanes 210, the goods in the cargo lane 210 can be sent to the hopper 310 via the entrance of the cargo hopper 310 after being output from the exit of the cargo lane 210; When the exit of the bucket 310 faces the pickup port 103, the user can take out the goods in the bucket 310 through the pickup port 103.

A second conveying mechanism is provided at the entrance of the bucket 310, and the second conveying mechanism is electrically connected to the control device 700. The second conveying mechanism is configured to drive the goods at the entrance of the bucket 310 into the bucket 310 under the control of the control device 700 internal.

The detection device 400 is configured to acquire the information of the goods in the target cargo lane. The detection device 400 is disposed at the entrance of the bucket 310. In this embodiment, the detection device 400 includes a camera 410, which is configured to acquire the cargo in the cargo lane 210. For the image of the goods, the camera 410 is installed at the entrance of the bucket 310 and the collection surface of the camera 410 faces the storage device 200. When the bucket 310 is located at the exit of any of the freight lanes 210, the camera 410 can collect the freight lane 210 images of goods contained within. The camera 410 is electrically connected to the control device 700. In one embodiment, the control device 700 determines the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane based on the image of the cargo in the cargo lane 210 acquired by the camera 410, wherein It may include the identification, brand, price, date of manufacture, effective date and packaging form of the goods.

In other embodiments herein, the detection device 400 includes a barcode scanner, which is configured to obtain barcode information of the goods in the freight lane 210, the barcode scanner is disposed at the entrance of the hopper 310, and the barcode scanner collects Facing the storage device 200, in the case where the hopper 310 is located at the exit of any one of the freight lanes 210, the barcode scanner can collect the barcode on the goods contained in the freight lane 210. The barcode scanner is electrically connected to the control device 700, and the control device 700 determines the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane according to the barcode information of the cargo in the cargo lane 210 acquired by the barcode scanner.

The storage device 500 is configured to store the program of the vending machine 010 and the data and variables required during the operation of the program, for example, the storage device 500 stores a list of goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine 010, the identification of the vending machine 010, each kind of goods Warranty time, location of the vending machine 010, and information about the vendor who rented the vending machine 010.

The prompting device 600 is configured to output prompting information. For example, the prompting device 600 is configured to output prompting information for abnormal goods or output prompting information for replacing goods. For example, the prompting device 600 includes a communication interface. The communication interface communicates with the vending machine 010 The communication-connected server sends the setting status data output prompt message, or sends the setting status data output prompt message to the mobile terminal communicatively connected to the vending machine 010. For another example, the prompting device 600 includes a display screen, and the display screen For example, the prompt device 600 includes a voice player. The voice player outputs a prompt message by setting a sound. For another example, the prompt device 600 includes an indicator light. The indicator light emits light according to the setting mode. Prompt information.

The control device 700 is electrically connected to the delivery device 300, the detection device 400, the storage device 500, and the prompt device 600. The control device 700 is configured to control the operation of the delivery device 300, the detection device 400, the storage device 500, and the prompt device 600, for example, the control device 700 is set to control the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to the position of the target cargo lane, and the detection device 400 is controlled to acquire the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane 210; the target cargo is judged according to the information of the cargo acquired by the detection device 400 Whether the goods in the lane are allowed to be sold, based on the determination result that the goods in the target lane are not allowed to be sold, the control prompting device 600 outputs the prompt information.

In the vending machine provided in this embodiment, when the vending machine is used to sell goods that are not allowed to be sold, the vending machine can output a prompt message, so that the vending machine can automatically supervise the goods sold, which solves the problems The problem that the vending machine sells goods is not easy to monitor.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for detecting goods in a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present document. The method is applicable to the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of the present document. The method can be used by the control device 700 of the vending machine 010 provided in FIG. 3 Implementation, as shown in Figure 4, the method includes:

In step S101, the cargo hopper is controlled to move to the position of the target cargo lane.

In a specific implementation, taking the automatic vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, the control device 700 controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the position of the target freight lane. In a specific implementation, in the case where the cargo hopper 310 moves to the position of the target cargo lane, the detection device 400 provided at the entrance of the cargo hopper 310 can acquire the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane.

In one embodiment, when receiving the purchase command input by the user, the control device 700 determines the target lane containing the goods to be purchased by the user according to the purchase command input by the user, and controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the target At the location of the freight lane, for example, when the purchase command input by the user includes the goods to be purchased by the user, the control device 700 determines the target freight lane by retrieving the correspondence between the goods pre-stored in the storage device 500 and the freight lane, for example, when the user When the input purchase command includes the target shipping lane that contains the goods to be purchased by the user, the control device 700 determines the target shipping lane by parsing the user's purchase order.

In another embodiment, when the vending machine 010 needs to perform inventory counting, the control device 700 determines a cargo lane as the target cargo lane from the cargo lanes to be counted, and controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the target At the location of the goods lane, for example, when it is detected that the cabinet door 102 of the vending machine 010 changes from the open state to the closed state, the control device 700 determines that the vending machine 010 has completed the replenishment at this time and needs to carry out the inventory of goods, for example, When receiving the goods inventory command input by the staff, the control device 700 determines that the goods inventory needs to be carried out at this time, for example, when it is detected that the vending machine 010 is in an idle state and the preset time has elapsed since the last time, the control device 700 determines that a cargo inventory is required at this time.

Step S102: Control the detection device to obtain information of the goods in the target goods lane.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, after the bucket 310 moves to the position of the target cargo lane, the control device 700 controls the detection device 400 to collect the cargo in the target cargo lane (hereinafter referred to as the target cargo) Information.

In one embodiment, the detection device 400 includes a camera 410, and when the bucket 310 moves to the position of the target cargo lane, the control device 700 controls the camera 410 to collect the image of the target cargo as the information of the target cargo. In an embodiment, the control device 700 determines the information of the target goods based on the image of the target goods acquired by the camera 410, wherein the information of the target goods may include the identification, brand, price, production date, effective date and packaging form of the target goods .

In another embodiment, the detection device 400 includes a barcode scanner. When the hopper 310 moves to the position of the target cargo lane, the control device 700 controls the barcode scanner to obtain the barcode information of the target cargo as the information of the target cargo. Through the bar code information of the target goods, information such as the brand, price, logo, production date, and effective date of the target goods can be obtained.

Step S103: Determine whether the goods in the target goods lane are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target goods lane.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, the control device 700 determines whether the target goods are allowed to be sold according to the information of the target goods collected by the detection device 400.

In one embodiment, the control device 700 determines at least one of the identification, brand, price, effective date, and packaging form of the goods in the target goods lane based on the information of the goods in the target goods lane, and according to the determined identification, brand , Price, effective date and packaging form to determine whether the goods in the target lane are allowed to be sold.

In one embodiment, the goods are allowed to be sold, which requires the goods to meet at least one of the following conditions: the goods are one of a variety of goods whose information is stored in advance, the price of the goods does not exceed the allowable range, and the current date is in the goods The effective date and the appearance of the goods have not been damaged.

In one embodiment, the control device 700 determines whether the target goods are allowed to be sold by determining whether the target goods are one of a variety of goods whose information is stored in advance. In one embodiment, the storage device 500 stores in advance a standard image or information list of the goods produced by the manufacturer, wherein the information list stores the identification of the goods or the brand of the goods.

In one embodiment, the target cargo information includes the image of the target cargo collected by the camera 410, and the sample database in the storage device 500 includes a collection of standard images in a variety of different postures for each sellable cargo. The control device 700 determines whether the target goods are allowed to be sold according to whether there is a standard image matching the target goods in the sample database. In the case where the image of the goods in the target goods lane matches any standard image of a sellable goods, it is determined that the goods in the target goods lane are allowed to be sold, and the image of the goods in the target goods lane and the standard image of each sellable goods If none of them match, the goods in the target lane are not allowed to be sold. In an embodiment, the control device 700 calculates the similarity between the image of the target goods collected by the camera 410 and each standard image in the sample database, and determines whether the calculated similarity is greater than the set value, and when the similarity is greater than When setting the value, the control device 700 determines that there is a standard image matching the target goods in the sample database, and the control device 700 determines that the target goods are allowed to be sold; when the image of the target goods collected by the camera 410 and each standard image in the sample database When the similarity is not greater than the set value, the control device 700 determines that there is no standard image matching the target goods in the sample database, and the control device 700 determines that the target goods are not allowed to be sold.

In another embodiment, the control device 700 determines the identification of the target goods according to the information of the target goods acquired by the detection device 400, and the control device 700 determines whether the goods in the target lane are allowed to be sold according to the determined identification of the target goods. Among them, the storage device 500 pre-stores an information list of the goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine 010 (hereinafter referred to as an information list of sellable goods), and the information list of the sellable goods stores the identification of the goods allowed to be sold or the brand of the goods. In one embodiment, judging whether the target goods are allowed to be sold includes: determining the identification of the target goods according to the information of the target goods, and the control device 700 determines whether the identification of the target goods is included in the pre-stored information list of sellable goods, if stored The pre-stored information list of sellable goods in the device 500 does not include the identification of the target goods, and it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be sold. If the information list of sellable goods includes the identification of the target goods, it is determined that the target goods are allowed to be sold. In one embodiment, determining whether the target goods are allowed to be sold includes: determining the brand of the target goods according to the information of the target goods, and the control device 700 determines whether the brand of the target goods is included in the pre-stored information list of sellable goods, if stored If the pre-stored information list of the sellable goods in the device 500 does not include the brand of the target goods, it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be sold. If the information list of the sellable goods includes the brand of the target goods, it is determined that the target goods are allowed to be sold.

In one embodiment, after determining that the information of the target goods is stored in the storage device 500 in advance, the control device 700 further determines whether the target goods are allowed to be sold by determining whether the price of the target goods exceeds the allowable range. In one embodiment, determining whether the target goods are allowed to be sold includes determining the price and identification of the target goods according to the information of the target goods, and the control device 700 retrieving the pre-stored information of the saleable goods in the storage device 500 according to the identification of the target goods List, determine the preset price range that the target goods are allowed to sell, and determine whether the price of the acquired target goods is within the preset price range, if the price of the target goods is not within the preset price range, it is determined that the target goods are not allowed If the price of the target goods is within the preset price range, it is determined that the target goods are allowed to be sold, which can effectively prevent sellers from setting prices at random, causing losses to producers and disrupting normal market order.

In one embodiment, after determining that the information of the target goods is pre-stored in the storage device 500, the control device 700 further determines whether the target goods are allowed to be sold by determining whether the current date is within the effective date of the target goods. In one embodiment, the control device 700 determines the effective date of the target goods according to the information of the target goods acquired by the detection device 400, and determines whether the current date is within the effective date. In another embodiment, the control device 700 determines the production date and warranty time of the target goods based on the information of the target goods acquired by the detection device 400, and calculates the effective date of the target goods according to the production date and the warranty time of the target goods, and determines Whether the current date is within the effective date. In another embodiment, the control device 700 determines the type and production date of the target goods according to the information of the target goods acquired by the detection device 400, and obtains the warranty time of the corresponding type of goods according to the type of the target goods, and according to the target goods ’ The production date and the warranty time of this type of goods calculate the effective date of the target goods and determine whether the current date is within the effective date. The control device 700 determines that the target goods are not allowed to be sold based on the determination result that the current date is not within the effective date (ie, based on the determination result that the current date exceeds the effective date of the target goods); the control device 700 is based on the current date in the The judgment result within the effective date (that is, the judgment result based on the current date not exceeding the effective date of the target goods) determines that the target goods are allowed to be sold. In this way, it is possible to effectively prevent sellers from selling expired products and ensure that the interests of customers are not damaged.

In one embodiment, after determining that the information of the target goods is pre-stored in the storage device 500, the control device 700 further determines whether the target goods are allowed to be sold by determining whether the shape of the target goods is damaged. The information of the target goods includes the image of the target goods collected by the camera 410, and the control device 700 determines the packaging form of the target goods according to the information of the target goods acquired by the detection device 400. For example, the control device 700 determines the shape and shape of the target goods according to the image of the target goods Size and other packaging forms; then, the control device 700 determines whether the shape of the target goods is damaged according to the packaging form of the target goods, for example, the control device 700 determines the type of the target goods, and determines the shape and size of the target goods and the corresponding types of goods Whether the standard shape and standard size match, so as to judge whether the shape of the target goods is damaged; based on the judgment result that the shape of the target goods is damaged, it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be sold; based on the judgment result that the shape of the target goods is not damaged, judge Target goods are allowed to be sold. In this way, it is possible to effectively prevent sellers from selling damaged products, and to ensure that the interests of customers are not damaged.

In step S104, based on the determination result that the goods in the target goods lane are not allowed to be sold, prompt information is output.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, in a case where it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be sold, the control device 700 controls the prompt device 600 to output prompt information. Optionally, the prompt information may include at least one of information for prompting abnormality of the cargo or information for prompting replacement of the cargo in the target cargo lane.

In an embodiment, the prompting device 600 may include a communication interface, and outputting the prompting information includes: the control device 700 controls the communication interface to send the prompting information to a server communicatively connected to the vending machine 010, or sends the prompting information to the vending machine For a mobile terminal that is communicatively connected, for example, the control device 700 controls the communication interface to send a prompt message to the mobile terminal of the manufacturer by SMS or WeChat, where the prompt message includes the identifier of the vending machine 010 that sells goods that are not allowed to be sold In one embodiment, the prompt information further includes information about the location of the vending machine 010 and the vendor who rents the vending machine 010. In this way, when the prompt information is sent to the server or mobile terminal, the manufacturer can promptly know the identity and location of the vending machine 010 that sells the goods that are not allowed to be sold, and the information of the vendor who rented the vending machine 010, It solves the problem that it is not easy to supervise when selling goods in the automatic vending machine provided by the related technology. In an embodiment, when the prompt information includes prompt information for replacing the goods in the target freight lane, the prompt information further includes an identifier of the target freight lane for the goods to be replaced, and the control device 700 also controls the communication interface to send the prompt information to the seller Mobile terminal, so that the seller can know the identification and location of the vending machine 010 to be replaced and the target lane of the vending machine 010 to be replaced in time, replace the goods in time, and restore the vending machine as soon as possible 010 works normally, which improves the efficiency of solving the problem of vending machine 010 selling abnormal goods.

In another embodiment, the prompting device 600 includes a display screen, and outputting prompt information includes: the control device 700 controls the display screen to display set text or pictures to output the prompt information; or, the prompting device 600 includes a voice device such as a voice player to output The prompt information includes: the control device 700 controls the voice player to emit a setting sound to output the prompt information; or, the prompt device 600 includes an indicator light, and the output prompt information includes: the control device 700 controls the indicator light to emit light according to the setting mode to output the prompt information.

The cargo detection method of the vending machine provided in this embodiment enables the vending machine to output a prompt message when the vending machine is used to sell goods that are not allowed to be sold, so that the vending machine can automatically supervise the goods sold. The problem that the automatic vending machine provided by the related technology is not easy to supervise when selling goods.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another method for detecting goods of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present document. This embodiment can be used as an optional implementation manner of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4. Referring to FIG. 5, the method includes:

In step S1011, the target freight lane is determined.

In step S1012, it is judged whether the target cargo lane is set to the disabled state.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, the control device 700 determines whether the target cargo lane is set to the disabled state, and based on the determination result of the target cargo lane being set to the disabled state, step S1042 is performed based on If the target cargo lane is not set to the disabled state, step S101 is executed.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, based on the determination result that the target goods lane is not set to the disabled state, the control device 700 controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to move to the target goods lane At the location.

Based on the determination result that the target goods are not allowed to be sold, steps S1041 and S1042 are executed, and based on the determination result that the target goods are allowed to be sold, step S105 is executed.

In step S1041, the target freight lane is set to a disabled state.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, when it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be sold, the control device 700 sets the target goods lane to a disabled state, for example, marking the state of the target goods lane as disabled State, and save the state of the target goods lane to the storage device 500 of the vending machine 010, so that in subsequent sales, you can determine whether the target goods lane is set to the disabled state by reading the state of the target goods lane, and accordingly It is determined whether the target goods are allowed to be sold without the need to obtain the information of the target goods through the detection device 400, thereby improving the working efficiency of the vending machine 010.

In one embodiment, setting the target goods lane to the disabled state includes: displaying the target goods lane or the target goods in the disabled state on the display screen of the vending machine 010, so that the user cannot select the target goods lane or the target through the display screen The goods purchase goods that are not allowed to be sold, so that the vending machine cannot sell the goods that are not allowed to be sold, so that the vending machine can automatically supervise the goods sold.

Step S1042, output prompt information.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, when it is determined that the target goods are not allowed to be sold, the control device 700 controls the prompt device 600 to output prompt information, and the prompt information may include information and prompts to prompt the abnormality of the goods Replace the information of the goods in the target lane. It should be noted that when it is determined in step S1012 that the target goods lane is set to the disabled state, the control device 700 determines that the target goods in the target goods lane are not allowed to be sold, and executes this step to output a prompt that the target goods are not allowed to be sold information.

In step S105, the cargo hopper is controlled to receive the goods output by the target cargo lane and the cargo hopper is controlled to transport the goods to the pickup port.

In a specific implementation, taking the vending machine 010 provided in the embodiment of this document as an example, when it is determined that the target goods are allowed to be sold, the control device 700 controls the first conveying mechanism in the target goods lane to transport the goods to the exit of the target goods lane, and controls The second conveying mechanism of the bucket 310 conveys the goods to the inside of the bucket 310, and controls the bucket driving mechanism 320 to drive the bucket 310 to the pickup port 103, so that the user can take the target goods from the pickup port 103. It should be noted that in the case where the goods need to be sold to meet a variety of conditions, for example, the goods need to be sold to meet one of a variety of goods whose information is stored in advance, the price of the goods does not exceed the allowable range, The current date is within the effective date of the goods and the shape of the goods is not damaged. In step S103, it is necessary to determine whether the target goods meet each condition in turn, and if the target goods meet all the set conditions, it is determined that the target goods are allowed to be When selling, step S105 is executed.

In summary, the article detection method of the vending machine provided in this article enables the vending machine to output a prompt message when the vending machine is used to sell goods that are not allowed to be sold, so that the vending machine can automatically supervise the goods sold It has improved the problem that it is not easy to supervise the existing vending machines provided by related technologies when selling goods.

In one embodiment, the cargo detection method of the vending machine provided herein can enable the vending machine to set the cargo lane that sells the goods that are not allowed to be sold to a disabled state, so that the vending machine can promptly respond to the abnormal situation of the goods Take countermeasures to reduce unnecessary economic losses of manufacturers, and further solve the problem that the vending machines provided by related technologies are not easy to monitor when selling goods.

In one embodiment, the method for detecting the goods of the vending machine provided herein can enable the vending machine to promptly remind the seller to replace the goods when the goods in the target lane are not allowed to be sold, and restore the normal operation of the vending machine as soon as possible. The efficiency of solving the problem of abnormal goods in vending machines has been improved.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present document. As shown in FIG. 6, the electronic device includes: one or more processors 810 and a memory 820. In Fig. 6, a processor 810 is taken as an example.

The electronic device may further include: an input device 830 and an output device 840.

The processor 810, the memory 820, the input device 830, and the output device 840 in the electronic device may be connected through a bus or in other ways. In FIG. 6, connection through a bus is used as an example.

The memory 820, as a computer-readable storage medium, can be configured to store software programs, computer executable programs, and modules. The processor 810 executes various functional applications and data processing by running software programs, instructions, and modules stored in the memory 820, so as to implement any one of the methods in the foregoing embodiments.

The memory 820 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, where the storage program area may store an operating system and application programs required by at least one function; the storage data area may store data created according to the use of electronic devices, and the like. In addition, the memory may include volatile memory such as Random Access Memory (RAM), and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-transitory solid-state storage device.

The memory 820 may be a non-transitory computer storage medium or a transient computer storage medium. The non-transitory computer storage medium includes, for example, at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage device. In one embodiment, the memory 820 may optionally include memories remotely set relative to the processor 810, and these remote memories may be connected to the electronic device through a network. Examples of the aforementioned network may include the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

The input device 830 may be configured to receive input numeric or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. The output device 840 may include a display device such as a display screen.

This embodiment also provides a computer-readable storage medium that stores computer-executable instructions that are used to perform the above method.

All or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments may be completed by a computer program executing relevant hardware. The program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, the program may include the method described above The process of the embodiment, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), or RAM.

The vending machine, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium of the embodiments herein are used to implement the above-mentioned cargo detection method, and therefore have the same beneficial effects.

Claims

A cargo detection method for an automatic vending machine. The automatic vending machine includes a cabinet and a cargo lane and a cargo hopper provided inside the cabinet. The cabinet is provided with a pickup port, and the cargo lane is configured to accommodate cargo. The cargo hopper is configured to transport cargo between the cargo lane and the pickup port, the cargo hopper is provided with a detection device configured to detect the cargo, and the cargo detection method of the vending machine includes:

Controlling the movement of the cargo hopper to the target cargo lane;

Controlling the detection device to obtain the information of the goods in the target freight lane;

Judging whether the goods in the target cargo lane are allowed to be sold according to the information of the goods in the target cargo lane; and,

Based on the determination result that the goods in the target lane are not allowed to be sold, prompt information is output.
The method for detecting goods of a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

Based on the determination result that the goods in the target freight lane are not allowed to be sold, the target freight lane is set to a disabled state.
The method for detecting goods of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein before controlling the movement of the bucket to the position of the target goods lane, the method of detecting goods of the vending machine further comprises:

Identify the target shipping lane; and,

Determine whether the target cargo lane is set to a disabled state;

Controlling the movement of the cargo hopper to the location of the target cargo lane, including:

Based on the determination result that the target cargo lane is not set to the disabled state, the cargo hopper is controlled to move to the position of the target cargo lane.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the prompt information includes at least one of information for prompting abnormality of the cargo and information for prompting replacement of the cargo in the target cargo lane.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the output of the prompt information includes at least one of the following steps:

Displaying the prompt information on the display screen of the vending machine;

Play the prompt message through a voice device;

Sending the prompt information to a server communicatively connected to the vending machine; and,

Sending the prompt information to the mobile terminal communicatively connected to the vending machine.
The method for detecting goods of a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

Based on the result of the determination that the goods in the target lane are allowed to be sold, the hopper is controlled to receive the goods exported from the target lane and the hopper is controlled to deliver the goods exported from the target lane to the pickup mouth.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane includes an image of the cargo in the target cargo lane;

According to the information of the goods in the target freight lane, determine whether the goods in the target freight lane are allowed to be sold, including:

Comparing the image of the goods in the target goods lane with the pre-stored standard image of each sellable goods, where the sellable goods are the goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine;

Based on the result that the image of the goods in the target goods lane does not match the standard image of each sellable goods, it is determined that the goods in the target goods lane are not allowed to be sold.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein determining whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be sold according to the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane includes:

Determine at least one of the identification, brand, price, effective date, and packaging form of the goods in the target cargo lane according to the information of the goods in the target cargo lane;

According to at least one of the determined logo, brand, price, effective date and packaging form, it is determined whether the goods in the target lane are allowed to be sold.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein judging whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be sold based on the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane includes:

Determine the effective date of the goods in the target cargo lane according to the information of the goods in the target cargo lane;

Determine whether the current date is within the effective date;

Based on the judgment result that the current date is not within the effective date, it is determined that the goods in the target lane are not allowed to be sold.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein judging whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be sold based on the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane includes:

Determine the packaging form of the goods in the target cargo lane according to the information of the goods in the target cargo lane;

Judging whether the shape of the goods in the target cargo lane is damaged according to the packaging form;

Based on the judgment result that the shape of the goods in the target freight lane is damaged, it is determined that the goods in the target freight lane are not allowed to be sold.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein judging whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be sold based on the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane includes:

Determine the identification of the goods in the target cargo lane according to the information of the goods in the target cargo lane;

Determine whether the identifier is included in the pre-stored information list of sellable goods;

Based on the judgment result of the sellable goods that does not include the identification, it is determined that the goods in the target freight lane are not allowed to be sold;

Wherein, the sellable goods are goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein judging whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be sold based on the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane includes:

Determine the brand of the goods in the target freight lane according to the information of the goods in the target freight lane, and determine whether the brand is included in the pre-stored information list of sellable goods;

Based on the information list of the sellable goods not including the judgment result of the brand, it is determined that the goods in the target goods lane are not allowed to be sold;

Wherein, the sellable goods are goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine.
The cargo detection method of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein judging whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be sold based on the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane includes:

Determine the identification and price of the goods in the target freight lane according to the information of the goods in the target freight lane;

Retrieving a pre-stored information list of sellable goods according to the identifier, and determining a preset price range of goods in the target freight lane;

Determine whether the price is within the preset price range;

Based on the judgment result that the price is not within the preset price range, it is determined that the goods in the target freight lane are not allowed to be sold;

Wherein, the sellable goods are goods allowed to be sold by the vending machine.
A vending machine includes a control device, a cabinet, and a cargo lane and a hopper provided inside the cabinet. The cabinet is provided with a pickup port, the cargo lane is configured to contain goods, and the control device is provided In order to control the cargo hopper to transport goods between the cargo lane and the pickup port, the cargo hopper is provided with a detection device configured to detect the cargo, the detection device is electrically connected to the control device, so The control device is also configured to:

Controlling the movement of the cargo hopper to the position of the target cargo lane, controlling the detection device to obtain information of the cargo in the target cargo lane, and judging whether the cargo in the target cargo lane is allowed to be transported according to the information of the cargo in the target cargo lane Selling, based on the result of the determination that the goods in the target lane are not allowed to be sold, output prompt information.
An electronic device, including:

At least one processor;

Memory, set to store at least one program,

When the at least one program is executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor implements the method according to any one of claims 1-13.
A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions being used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-13.