CN110070669A - Vending machine delivery method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a goods delivery method of a vending machine, which comprises the following steps: if the commodity purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within the limited time, controlling the corresponding spring of the commodity to rotate for a compensation distance of no more than one quarter of a turn; and if the goods are delivered from the same goods channel, controlling the spring to rotate for the remaining distance, wherein the remaining distance is the value obtained by subtracting the compensation distance from one circle of the spring. According to the goods delivery method of the vending machine, the spring can accurately rotate by a compensation distance not exceeding a quarter of a circle according to the rotation speed and the resistance value of the spring, the goods can be automatically corrected when the spring delivers the goods at a single time due to overlarge and undersize goods or artificial improper placement of the goods, the goods with the goods blocked can be delivered smoothly, the failure rate of the goods delivery is reduced, and the customer experience is improved.

Description

A vending machine delivery method

technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of intelligent shipping, and in particular, to a shipping method for a vending machine.

Background technique

The vending machines on the market include a body, a shelf for placing goods for sale, a delivery spring for pushing the goods out, a motor for generating driving torque as a power source for electrical appliances or various machines, and a A compressor for lifting low-pressure gas into high-pressure gas to release cold air, a control module for controlling the work of various parts of the vending machine, and a communication module for communication.

The delivery process of the vending machine is generally as follows: the motor drives the delivery spring to rotate, and drives the goods to move forward while rotating forward. After one rotation, the rear end of the frontmost goods leaves the shelf and falls into the pick-up port.

In the prior art, when the vending machine is shipped, the back end of the goods does not leave the shelf, and the goods remain on the shelf, so that the goods are jammed, thereby affecting the user experience and sales volume.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a shipping method for a vending machine, which can solve the situation of jammed goods during shipping.

For this purpose, the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

A vending machine shipping method, comprising:

If the product purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within a limited time, the spring corresponding to the product is controlled to be rotated no more than a quarter-turn compensation distance;

If the same cargo lane is shipped again, the remaining distance of the rotation of the spring is controlled, and the remaining distance is the value of one turn of the spring minus the compensation distance.

Further, if it is not detected that the product purchased by the customer is dropped within a limited time, the control of the spring corresponding to the product to rotate no more than a quarter turn before the compensation distance further includes:

Determine the placement position of different commodities according to the cargo lane parameters and commodity specifications.

Further, if the product purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within a limited time, the compensation distance for controlling the spring corresponding to the product to rotate not more than a quarter of a turn includes:

The spring corresponding to the commodity is controlled to rotate no more than a quarter-turn compensation distance according to the cargo lane parameters.

Further, the cargo channel parameters include the rotation speed of the spring, the resistance value, the width of the cargo channel and the distance of one turn of the spring.

Further, the commodity specification includes commodity volume information.

Further, if it is not detected that the product purchased by the customer is dropped within a limited time, the control of the spring corresponding to the product to rotate no more than a quarter turn before the compensation distance further includes:

Recommend products to the customer according to the queried purchase history of the customer;

Otherwise, recommend products to customers based on surrounding crowd information.

Further, the recommending commodities to customers according to the surrounding crowd information includes:

Recommend products to customers according to the purchased history records of the surrounding crowd information that matches the customer's physiological characteristics;

Wherein, the surrounding crowd information includes physiological characteristics of the surrounding crowd, distribution of the surrounding crowd, and purchase history records of the surrounding crowd.

Further, before recommending products to customers according to the surrounding crowd information, the method further includes:

The vending machine acquires the surrounding crowd information and stores it in the vending machine and/or uploads it to the server.

Further, before recommending a product to the customer according to the queried purchase history of the customer, the method further includes:

The vending machine obtains the customer's purchase record and stores it in the vending machine and/or uploads it to the server to form the customer's purchase history record;

Or the smart terminal acquires the customer's purchase record and uploads it to the server and/or transmits it to the vending machine through the server, forming the customer's purchase history record;

Wherein, the customer's purchase history record includes order information, geographic information and the customer's physiological characteristics.

The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are:

The embodiment of the present invention can make the spring rotate accurately within the compensation distance of a quarter of a turn according to the rotation speed and resistance value of the spring, and can automatically prevent the spring from being stuck in a single shipment when the product is too large or artificially placed incorrectly. Correction, the items with stuck goods will be shipped smoothly, reducing the failure rate of shipments, thereby improving the customer experience.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for shipping a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for shipping a vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the technical problems solved by the present invention, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved more clearly, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only the present invention. Some examples, but not all examples.

Example 1

This embodiment provides a vending machine shipping method, which can automatically correct when the goods are too large, too small, or artificially placed incorrectly, resulting in a single shipment of springs that is stuck, so that the goods with the stuck goods can be shipped smoothly. Prevent from affecting the customer experience, which in turn affects sales. The method is performed by a vending machine system consisting of software and/or hardware capable of optimizing the delivery.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for shipping a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the shipping method includes:

S11, if it is not detected that the product purchased by the customer is dropped within a limited time, the spring corresponding to the product is controlled to rotate again by a compensation distance of no more than a quarter of a turn.

The customer places an order through the purchase system, and when the vending machine detects the equivalent currency according to the product selected by the customer, the control module of the vending machine controls the motor to rotate to drive the spring to rotate, so that the front-end product falls into the pick-up port.

In a single shipment, the control module of the vending machine receives the information that the product has not been dropped within a limited time. Specifically, the infrared ray at the bottom of the vending machine has not been triggered and detected within a limited time after the shipping operation is performed. Dropped goods, send the information that the goods are not dropped to the control module. The control module controls the rotation of the motor connected to the spring corresponding to the commodity, so as to drive the spring to rotate a compensation distance no more than a quarter of a turn.

Specifically, the spring corresponding to the commodity is controlled to rotate no more than a compensation distance of a quarter turn according to the cargo lane parameters. Among them, the cargo channel parameters include the rotation speed of the spring and the resistance value. The value of the resistance depends on stopping the spring while preventing the motor from being overloaded. Through the combination of the rotation speed of the spring and the resistance value, the compensation distance of the accurate rotation of the spring not more than a quarter of a turn can be controlled, which can prevent the spring from rotating more than a quarter of a turn and affect the shipment of the next product in the same cargo lane, that is, In order to drop two items.

S12, if the same cargo lane is shipped again, the remaining distance of the rotation of the spring is controlled, and the remaining distance is the value of one turn of the spring minus the compensation distance.

When the same cargo lane is shipped again, if the compensation distance has been rotated in the previous shipment, the spring's rotation speed and resistance value are controlled to accurately rotate the remaining distance.

If the last shipment has only rotated a complete circle, the spring's rotation speed and resistance value are controlled to accurately rotate a complete circle.

For example, when the product purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within a limited time, continue to control the compensation distance of the spring to turn a quarter turn, so that the product can be shipped smoothly; when the cargo lane is shipped again, turn it by a quarter Three laps. If the drop of the commodity is not detected again at this time, step S11 is repeatedly executed.

In this embodiment, according to the rotation speed and resistance value of the spring, the spring can accurately rotate the compensation distance of no more than a quarter of a circle, and it can be automatically corrected when the product is too large or artificially placed incorrectly, resulting in a single shipment of the spring. Items with stuck goods will be shipped smoothly, reducing the failure rate of shipments, thereby improving customer experience.

Embodiment 2

This embodiment further optimizes the shipping strategy on the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for shipping a vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the shipping method specifically includes the following steps:

S21 , determining the placement positions of different commodities according to cargo lane parameters and commodity specifications.

Specifically, the cargo lane parameters include the width of the cargo lane and the distance of one turn of the spring. The commodity specification includes commodity volume information. By matching the aforementioned cargo lane parameters with the product specifications, products of different specifications are suitable for different cargo lanes, preventing the commodities from being stuck in the cargo lanes due to being too large, or the commodities being stuck in the cargo lanes due to improper placement due to being too small. Reduce shipment failure rate.

S22a, the vending machine obtains the customer's purchase record and stores it in the vending machine and/or uploads it to the server to form the customer's purchase history record.

Wherein, the customer's purchase history record includes order information, geographic information and the customer's physiological characteristics. The order information is the purchase record of this vending machine. The geographic information is geographic location information of the vending machine. The customer's physiological characteristics are analyzed by the edge algorithm after ingested by the camera of the vending machine, including the customer's age, gender and appearance.

Customers make purchase operations in the vending machine, analyze and store them in the vending machine to form the customer's purchase history record, and then provide services directly to the customer.

Optionally, upload the purchase history record to the server, and the server performs storage and statistical analysis.

Optionally, the server transmits the result of statistical analysis to the vending machine, so as to realize the cooperation between the front-end and back-end devices.

S22b, the smart terminal acquires the customer's purchase record and uploads it to the server and/or transmits it to the vending machine through the server, so as to form the customer's purchase history record.

Customers conduct purchase operations through smart terminals, analyze and store them in the vending machine to form customers' purchase history records, and then provide services directly to customers.

Optionally, upload the purchase history record to the server, and the server performs storage and statistical analysis.

Optionally, the server transmits the result of statistical analysis to the vending machine, so as to realize the cooperation between the front-end and back-end devices.

S23, the vending machine acquires the surrounding crowd information and stores it in the vending machine and/or uploads it to the server.

Wherein, the surrounding crowd information includes physiological characteristics of the surrounding crowd, distribution of the surrounding crowd, and purchase history records of the surrounding crowd. The physiological characteristics of the surrounding population include the age, gender and appearance of the customer.

The vending machine obtains the physiological characteristics of the surrounding population through camera acquisition and edge algorithm analysis, and analyzes and obtains the distribution of the surrounding population, that is, the density distribution of different groups in the surrounding population is stored in the vending machine.

Optionally, the surrounding crowd information is uploaded to the server, and the server performs storage and statistical analysis.

Optionally, the server transmits the result of statistical analysis to the vending machine, so as to realize the cooperation between the front-end and back-end devices.

S24 , recommend a commodity to the customer according to the queried purchase history of the customer.

When a customer conducts a purchase operation through a vending machine and inquires in the vending machine, if the customer's purchase history is queried, a product is recommended to the customer according to the result of statistical analysis.

When the customer performs a purchase operation through the vending machine, he inquires in the vending machine. If the customer's purchase history cannot be inquired, a request is sent to the server. If the customer's purchase history is queried, the result of statistical analysis is returned to the vending machine, and the product is recommended to the customer.

When a customer conducts a purchase operation through an intelligent terminal and inquires in the vending machine, if the customer's purchase history is inquired, a product is recommended to the customer according to the result of statistical analysis.

When a customer performs a purchase operation through an intelligent terminal, he or she makes an inquiry in the vending machine. If the customer's purchase history cannot be inquired, a request is sent to the server. If the customer's purchase history is queried, the result of statistical analysis is returned to the vending machine, and the product is recommended to the customer.

The above products are displayed through visual data.

S25, otherwise, recommend products to the customer according to the surrounding crowd information.

Specifically, the product is recommended to the customer according to the queried purchase history record of the surrounding crowd information matching the customer's physiological characteristics. The recommendation results can be adapted to the customer's preferences.

S26, if it is not detected that the product purchased by the customer is dropped within a limited time, the spring corresponding to the product is controlled to rotate again by a compensation distance of no more than a quarter of a turn.

Specifically, it can provide suitable compensation distances for different commodities according to the relationship between cargo lane parameters and commodity specifications, so as to prevent the shipment of the next commodity from being affected due to excessive compensation distances, and the overall compensation distance does not exceed four points. one circle.

S27, if the same cargo lane is shipped again, control the remaining distance of the rotation of the spring, and the remaining distance is the value of the spring minus the compensation distance for one turn.

This embodiment can reduce the probability of goods being jammed according to the combination of cargo lane parameters and commodity specifications, and at the same time provide a reasonable solution for commodity display. In addition, by acquiring the purchasing habits of customers and surrounding groups, we can fully understand the real needs of customers, further optimize the shipping strategy, and recommend products according to customer preferences, thereby improving customer experience and helping suppliers develop more new products.

The technical principle of the present invention has been described above with reference to the specific embodiments. These descriptions are only for explaining the principle of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of the present invention in any way. Based on the explanations herein, those skilled in the art can think of other specific embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts, and these methods will all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. a vending machine shipping method, is characterized in that, comprises: If the product purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within a limited time, the spring corresponding to the product is controlled to be rotated no more than a quarter-turn compensation distance; If the same cargo lane is shipped again, the remaining distance of the rotation of the spring is controlled, and the remaining distance is the value of one turn of the spring minus the compensation distance. 2 . The method for shipping a vending machine according to claim 1 , wherein if the product purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within a limited time, the spring corresponding to the product is controlled to rotate no more than four minutes. 3 . The compensation distance for one turn also includes: Determine the placement position of different commodities according to the cargo lane parameters and commodity specifications. 3. The vending machine shipping method according to claim 1, wherein if the product purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within a limited time, the spring corresponding to the product is controlled to rotate no more than four minutes. The compensation distance for one turn includes: The spring corresponding to the commodity is controlled to rotate no more than a quarter-turn compensation distance according to the cargo lane parameters. 4. The vending machine shipping method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cargo channel parameters include the rotation speed of the spring, the resistance value, the width of the cargo channel and the distance of one coil of the spring. 5. The vending machine shipping method according to claim 2, wherein the commodity specification includes commodity volume information. 6 . The method for shipping a vending machine according to claim 1 , wherein if the product purchased by the customer is not detected to fall within a limited time, the spring corresponding to the product is controlled to rotate no more than four minutes. 7 . The compensation distance for one turn also includes: Recommend products to the customer according to the queried purchase history of the customer; Otherwise, recommend products to customers based on surrounding crowd information. 7. The vending machine shipping method according to claim 6, wherein the recommending commodities to customers according to surrounding crowd information comprises: Recommend products to customers according to the purchased history records of the surrounding crowd information that matches the customer's physiological characteristics; Wherein, the surrounding crowd information includes physiological characteristics of the surrounding crowd, distribution of the surrounding crowd, and purchase history records of the surrounding crowd. 8 . The method for shipping a vending machine according to claim 6 , wherein before recommending products to customers according to surrounding crowd information, the method further comprises: 9 . The vending machine acquires the surrounding crowd information and stores it in the vending machine and/or uploads it to the server. 9 . The method for shipping a vending machine according to claim 6 , wherein, according to the inquired purchase history of the customer, before recommending the product to the customer, the method further comprises: 10 . The vending machine obtains the customer's purchase record and stores it in the vending machine and/or uploads it to the server to form the customer's purchase history record; Or the smart terminal acquires the customer's purchase record and uploads it to the server and/or transmits it to the vending machine through the server, forming the customer's purchase history record; Wherein, the customer's purchase history record includes order information, geographic information and the customer's physiological characteristics.