CN113219453A

CN113219453A - Order picking system, related method, device and equipment

Info

Publication number: CN113219453A
Application number: CN202010072780.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梅玲琪; 唐红兵
Original assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Current assignee: Hema China Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-21
Filing date: 2020-01-21
Publication date: 2021-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-21
Also published as: CN113219453B

Abstract

The application discloses a picking system, related methods, devices and equipment. The picking system sends a positioning request aiming at a target business object to a server through picking equipment; the server side determines the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target library position label corresponding to the target business object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment; and the lamp control equipment starts the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label lamp according to the instruction information. By adopting the processing mode, when goods need to be searched in the warehouse of the physical store by a goods picking personnel, a goods positioning request can be submitted to the server, and the goods shelf position and the roadway where the corresponding goods are located can be lighted; therefore, the commodity positioning speed can be effectively increased, the goods picking speed is increased, and orders are ensured to fulfill on time.

Description

Order picking system, related method, device and equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of data processing, in particular to a goods picking system, a goods replenishing system, a goods warehousing system, a goods ex-warehousing system, a goods checking system, a business object positioning method and a business object positioning device, a warehouse location label, wireless access equipment and electronic equipment.

Background

And the new retail mode refers to a retail new mode that enterprises rely on the Internet, upgrade and reform the production, circulation and sale processes of commodities by using advanced technical means such as big data, artificial intelligence and the like, further remodel the industrial structure and the ecological cycle, and deeply fuse online service, offline experience and modern logistics. Because the shopping convenience is emphasized in the new retail mode, the shopping efficiency of customers can be improved, so that good shopping experience is brought to the customers, more customers are attracted to shop for shopping, and more retail enterprises begin to adopt the new retail operation mode.

In the store of the new retail mode, the specific sold commodities can include fresh commodities, fruits, meals, drinks, daily commodities and the like. For the online order of the user, the operator in the store needs to pick the order firstly, then needs to pass through the links of container sorting, packaging and the like, and finally can be delivered by the delivery personnel. Therefore, the time requirement from the step of receiving the user's order from the store to the steps of picking, sorting, packaging, delivering and the like is very high, and delay in each step may result in failure to perform on time. The time efficiency of the picking link is an important factor influencing the on-time performance. The new retail physical store is divided into a front field and a back field, and the picking personnel can pick goods from the front field or the back field. The front field is a sales area, commodities are placed on a sales goods shelf, various sold commodities are displayed for customers, and the customers can conveniently select the commodities; the back end is the stock area, a large number of stock commodities are placed on the stock shelf, the replenishment personnel can replenish the commodities in the stock area to the front sales shelf, and the picking personnel can directly pick the commodities from the stock shelf.

However, in the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor finds that the prior art solution has at least the following problems: the situation of the backyard is usually complicated, the goods are very many, and the mobility of the goods picking personnel is relatively high, so that new staff (including old staff) often takes a lot of time to find the goods, and the long time for picking the goods can lead to the fact that the on-line order cannot be fulfilled on time. In summary, how to design a business object positioning scheme system to enable a picking person to quickly position a commodity so as to ensure that an order performs on time is a problem that needs to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a goods picking system to solve the problem that the goods picking speed is slow in the prior art. The application further provides a replenishment system, a goods warehousing system, a goods ex-warehousing system, a goods checking system, a business object positioning system, a method and a device, a warehouse location label, wireless access equipment and electronic equipment.

The application provides a pick-up system, including:

the picking equipment is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target picking business object to the server;

the server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target storage position label corresponding to the target picking service object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment;

and the lamp control equipment is used for receiving the lamp lighting instruction information and starting the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label lamp.

The application also provides a business object positioning method, which comprises the following steps:

receiving a positioning request aiming at a target service object sent by terminal equipment;

determining the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target library position label corresponding to the target business object;

and sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target library position label.

Optionally, the determining the identifier of the target roadway lamp and the identifier of the target library location tag corresponding to the target service object includes:

determining at least one library position identification corresponding to the target business object according to the identification of the target business object and the physical store identification;

determining the identifier of the target library position label according to at least one library position identifier;

and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp according to the identification of the target reservoir position label.

Optionally, the determining the identifier of the target library location tag according to at least one library location identifier includes:

determining a target library position identifier from at least one library position identifier according to the production time information of the service object;

and determining the identification of the target library position label according to the target library position identification.

Optionally, the determining, according to the production time information of the business object, the target bin identifier from the at least one bin identifier is performed in at least one of the following manners:

taking the mark of the position of the business object where the production time reaches a first time threshold from the current time as a target position mark;

taking the identifier of the position of the service object, of which the time length from the current time to the service object expiration time is lower than a second time length threshold value, as a target position identifier;

and taking the identifier of the library position with the distance between the library position and the operation equipment smaller than the distance threshold value as the target library position identifier.

if the business object is a fruit business object, determining the maturity of the business object according to the production time; taking the identifier of the position of the business object with the maturity reaching the maturity threshold as a target position identifier;

if the business object is a shellfish business object, determining the sand spitting degree of the business object according to the production time; and taking the identifier of the reservoir position where the business object with the sand spitting degree reaching the sand spitting degree threshold value as a target reservoir position identifier.

Optionally, the determining the identifier of the target roadway lamp according to the identifier of the target library position tag includes:

determining the identification of the target shelf according to the identification of the target storage position label;

and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp according to the identification of the target shelf.

Optionally, the method further includes:

recording first lighting color information of the roadway lamp and the storage position label;

determining second lighting color information of the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label according to the first lighting color information;

sending lighting instruction information aiming at a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label to lamp control equipment, wherein the lighting instruction information comprises second lighting color information;

and sending the second lighting color information to a picking device.

Optionally, the method further includes:

receiving a light-out request aiming at a target service object sent by the terminal equipment;

and sending light-out instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment.

Optionally, the method further includes:

receiving a positioning device binding request sent by positioning device binding equipment;

and storing the binding relationship of the positioning device.

Optionally, the method further includes:

receiving a positioning device unbinding request sent by positioning device binding equipment;

clearing the binding relation of the target positioning device; the binding relationship includes: the corresponding relation between the storage position identification and the storage position label identification, the corresponding relation between the goods shelf identification and the roadway lamp identification, and/or the corresponding relation between the goods shelf identification and the wireless access equipment.

displaying job task information;

and sending a positioning request aiming at the target business object to the server.

Optionally, the method further includes:

and receiving the lighting color information of the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label returned by the server.

receiving lighting instruction information aiming at a target roadway lamp and a target library position label;

and starting a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label lamp.

Optionally, the lighting instruction information includes lighting color information;

and according to the lighting color information, starting the lamps with the corresponding colors of the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label.

determining a binding relationship of a positioning device;

and sending a binding request of the positioning device to the server side so that the server side stores the binding relationship.

Optionally, the method further includes:

sending a positioning device unbinding request to a server side so that the server side clears the binding relation of the target positioning device; the binding relationship includes: the corresponding relation between the storage position identification and the storage position label identification, the corresponding relation between the goods shelf identification and the roadway lamp identification, and/or the corresponding relation between the goods shelf identification and the wireless access equipment.

The present application further provides a service object positioning apparatus, including:

the request receiving unit is used for receiving a positioning request aiming at a target service object sent by the terminal equipment;

the identification determining unit is used for determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target library position label corresponding to the target business object;

and the instruction sending unit is used for sending the lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target library position label.

The present application further provides an electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: receiving a positioning request aiming at a target service object sent by terminal equipment; determining the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target library position label corresponding to the target business object; and sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target library position label.

an information display unit for displaying job task information;

and the request sending unit is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target business object to the server.

The present application further provides an electronic terminal, including:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: displaying job task information; and sending a positioning request aiming at the target business object to the server.

the instruction receiving unit is used for receiving lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target library position label;

and the light-on unit is used for turning on the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label lamp.

The present application further provides a wireless access device, including:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: receiving lighting instruction information aiming at a target roadway lamp and a target library position label; and starting a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label lamp.

The present application further provides a library location tag, comprising:

a lamp;

a processor; and

a memory for storing a program for implementing the lamp control method, the device performing the following steps after being powered on and running the program of the method by the processor: and controlling the lamp to be turned on or off according to the lamp control instruction information.

Optionally, the label comprises a plurality of colored lights;

the lamp control instruction information comprises lamp-on instruction information, and the lamp-on instruction information comprises lamp-on color information;

and controlling the corresponding color lamp to be turned on according to the lighting color information.

the relation determining unit is used for determining the binding relation of the positioning device;

and the request sending unit is used for sending a binding request of the positioning device to the server so that the server stores the binding relationship.

The present application further provides an electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: determining a binding relationship of a positioning device; and sending a binding request of the positioning device to the server side so that the server side stores the binding relationship.

The present application further provides a replenishment system, comprising:

the replenishment equipment is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target replenishment business object to the server;

the server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target storage position label corresponding to the target replenishment service object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment;

and the lamp control equipment is used for receiving the lighting instruction information and starting the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label lamp.

The present application further provides a goods warehousing system, including:

the goods warehousing equipment is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target warehousing business object to the server;

the server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target storage position label corresponding to the target storage business object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment;

The present application further provides a system for goods delivery, comprising:

the goods delivery equipment is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target delivery service object to the server;

the server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target warehouse location label corresponding to the target warehouse-out service object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment;

The present application further provides a system for inventory of goods, comprising:

the goods checking equipment is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target checking service object to the server;

the server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target storage position label corresponding to the target inventory service object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment;

The present application further provides a system for locating a business object, comprising:

the terminal equipment is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target business object to the server side;

the server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining a target library bit identifier corresponding to a target service object; sending position prompt instruction information aiming at the target library position to library position prompt equipment;

and the library position prompting device is used for receiving the instruction information and executing position prompting processing on the target library position.

The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the various methods described above.

The present application also provides a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the various methods described above.

Compared with the prior art, the method has the following advantages:

the picking system provided by the embodiment of the application sends a positioning request aiming at a target picking service object to the server side through the picking equipment; the server side determines the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target storage position label corresponding to the target picking service object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment; the lamp control equipment receives the lighting instruction information and starts a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label; by the processing mode, when goods need to be searched in a warehouse of a physical store by a goods picking personnel, the goods shelf position and the roadway where the corresponding goods are located can be lighted by pressing the goods positioning key of the goods code scanning device (the goods picking device) in the hand; therefore, the commodity positioning speed can be effectively increased, the goods picking speed (human efficiency) is increased, and orders are ensured to be fulfilled on time. Meanwhile, due to the fact that the wireless communication mode is adopted between the storage position label equipment and the AP, the number of the label equipment allowed to be arranged on the goods shelf is not limited, and the goods storage positions and the labels can be in one-to-one correspondence, and therefore the accuracy of goods positioning can be effectively improved. In addition, the processing mode helps employees to locate commodities in a lighting mode, the wireless communication scheme is adopted to receive and transmit lamp control instruction data, the shelf layout and wiring are simple, and the system is suitable for any new retail and traditional stores, so that the system is easier to install. In addition, the label equipment only needs to have the lamp control function and does not need to have other digital functions such as price display and the like, so that the cost of the label equipment can be effectively reduced. Meanwhile, the commodity positioning control and operation and maintenance are carried out through the cloud, and the accuracy and stability of the system can be ensured.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a picking system provided herein;

FIG. 2 is a schematic shelf view of an embodiment of a picking system provided by the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of an embodiment of a picking system provided by the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of in-store device connections for an embodiment of a picking system provided by the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an interaction of the apparatus of an embodiment of a picking system provided by the present application;

fig. 6 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for positioning a business object according to the present application.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of implementation in many different ways than those herein set forth and of similar import by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of this application and is therefore not limited to the specific implementations disclosed below.

In the present application, a pick system, a restocking system, an item warehousing system, an item ex-warehouse system, an item inventory system, a business object positioning system, a method and a device, a warehouse location tag, a pick device, a wireless access point, and an electronic device are provided. Each of the schemes is described in detail in the following examples.

First embodiment

Please refer to fig. 1, which is a diagram illustrating a picking system according to an embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment, the order picking system comprises a server side 1, a lamp control device 2 and an order picking device 3.

The server 1 may be a server deployed on a cloud server, or may be a server dedicated to implementing the system, and may be deployed in a data center. The server may be a cluster server or a single server.

The order picking device 3 may be an RF gun. The RF gun is a hand-held device for scanning, and is a device for identifying a bar code or a special chip mainly through a laser head, an infrared head, a self-induction device and the like which are arranged on the device. The order picker can view order picking tasks associated with the on-line order through the order picking device 3. The picking tasks include, but are not limited to, the following picking information: name of goods, pick-up quantity, etc. In this embodiment, the picking device 3 is an android device that can be used to scan a product code.

The lamp control device 2 may be a wireless Access Point (AP). The AP is an access point of a wireless network, commonly referred to as a "hot spot", and mainly includes a routing switching access integrated device and a pure access point device, the integrated device performs access and routing work, the pure access device is only responsible for access of a wireless client, the pure access device is usually used as a wireless network extension and connected with other APs or a main AP to expand a wireless coverage area, and the integrated device is generally the core of the wireless network.

Please refer to fig. 2, which is a schematic view of a shelf according to an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, tunnel lamp equipment (be referred to as tunnel lamp for short) and storehouse position label equipment (be referred to as label lamp for short) are active device, can be by 5V direct current power supply, and every goods shelves can be equipped with a tunnel lamp and a plurality of label lamp, can be at a draw-in groove (label draw-in groove) of every layer installation of goods shelves, and the draw-in groove can directly be laid to the label lamp (the draw-in groove also can switch on 5V power), does not need extra wiring. The roadway lamp is a primary index, can be placed at the top end of each goods shelf and is used for indicating the goods shelf roadway where goods of goods picking personnel are located; the label lamp is the second grade index for instruct the specific storehouse position at personnel's commodity of choosing goods place, every storehouse position label can correspond a commodity, and the label number on every goods shelves does not have the restriction, what kind of commodity has, just can place the label of corresponding number. When the solid store is used, a power supply of converting 220V into 5V is additionally provided, and a corresponding clamping groove is arranged on each layer of the shelf.

In one example, the system may further include a business object shelving device. The business object racking operator can hold the racking equipment by hand to perform binding processing on the business object and the library location, such as scanning a business object identifier (such as a bar code) and a library location identifier (such as a box-shanghai-caochou ferry-hind court-shelf a-layer 2-library location 3) respectively and forming a corresponding relation between the business object identifier and the library location. After the upper frame equipment determines the binding relationship between the business object and the library level, binding relationship data can be submitted to the server; the server 1 may further be configured to store a first corresponding relationship between a physical store identifier, a business object identifier, a shelf identifier, and a storage location identifier. Table 1 shows first correspondence data of the present embodiment.

Physical store identification	Business object identification	Storehouse position mark	Shelf label
				Shanghai Cao shop	Sku-246464	F1-001	HJ-0001
Shanghai Cao shop	Sku-246463	F1-002	HJ-0053
				…
Shanghai Cao shop	Sku-564642	F5-009	HJ-0200
				Beijing country trade shop	Sku-546564	F2-003	HJ-0001
…

TABLE 1 first correspondence data

In specific implementation, the commodity library position binding request can be sent to the server 1 every time one library position is bound, or the binding relationship can be submitted to the server in a centralized manner after a plurality of relationships are bound.

In one example, the system may further include a positioning apparatus binding device. The binding equipment can be held by management operators of the positioning devices (such as roadway lamps and label lamps), binding processing is carried out on the roadway lamp equipment and the goods shelves, and binding processing is carried out on the label lamp equipment and the storage positions. The positioning device binding equipment can be used for determining the binding relationship of the positioning device; the binding relationship includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following correspondences: the corresponding relation between the storage position identification and the storage position label identification, the corresponding relation between the shelf identification and the roadway lamp identification, and the corresponding relation between the shelf identification and the wireless access equipment; and sending a binding request of the positioning device to the server side so that the server side stores the binding relationship. Correspondingly, the server 1 is further configured to receive a positioning device binding request sent by the positioning device binding apparatus, and store the positioning device binding relationship.

In specific implementation, the positioning device binding equipment is also used for sending a positioning device unbinding request to the server; correspondingly, the server 1 clears the binding relationship of the target positioning device according to the request.

For example, the device is bound by the positioning device, and the lane lamp device identifier (such as a bar code) and the shelf identifier (such as box ma-shanghai-caochou ferry-backyard-shelf a) are respectively scanned and form a corresponding relationship between the two. After the binding equipment determines the binding relationship between the roadway lamp equipment and the goods shelf, binding relationship data can be submitted to the server; the server 1 is further configured to store a second correspondence between the physical store identifier, the roadway lamp device identifier, and the shelf identifier. Table 2 shows second correspondence data of the present embodiment.

Physical store identification	Shelf label	Roadway lamp equipment identification
			Shanghai Cao shop	HJ-0001	XD-001
Shanghai Cao shop	HJ-0002	XD-001

Shanghai Cao shop	HJ-053	XD-005
			Beijing country trade shop	HJ-0001	XD-001
…

TABLE 2 first correspondence data

As can be seen from table 2, one tunnel lamp device may correspond to one shelf, or may correspond to a plurality of shelves. Similarly, in the specific implementation, the tunnel lamp device binding request may be sent to the server 1 every time one tunnel lamp device is bound, or the binding relationship may be submitted to the server in a centralized manner after a plurality of second corresponding relationships are bound.

For another example, the device is bound by the positioning device, and the label device identifier (such as a bar code) and the library location identifier (such as the box ma-shanghai-caochenghe-back court-shelf a-layer 2-library location 3) are respectively scanned and form a corresponding relationship therebetween. After the binding equipment determines the binding relationship between the tag equipment and the library level, the binding equipment can submit binding relationship data to the server; the server 1 may further be configured to store a third correspondence between the physical store identifier, the shelf identifier, the tag device identifier, and the storage location identifier. Table 3 shows third correspondence data of the present embodiment.

TABLE 3 third correspondence data

As can be seen from table 3, one tag device may correspond to one library site, or may correspond to a plurality of library sites. Similarly, in the specific implementation, the positioning device binding request may be sent to the server 1 every time one tag device is bound, or the binding relationship may be submitted to the server in a centralized manner after a plurality of third corresponding relationships are bound.

Please refer to fig. 3, which is a schematic view of a positioning system according to the present application. In the embodiment, the order picking personnel receives order picking tasks through the order picking device 3, the order picking device 3 displays the details of the tasks, and the order picking device 3 can be connected to the service end 1 through a wireless network; the server 1 is deployed with an application 'business object positioning device' (which can be implemented by using Java language) for controlling the operation, monitoring and operation and maintenance of the whole system; the light control equipment 2 (gateway equipment) is a local application (can be realized by using C language) of a physical store, can be connected to the server 1 through a wired gateway and is responsible for communication between the server 1 and node equipment (tunnel lamps and label lamps); the roadway lamp and the storage position label are local applications of the physical store (can be realized by using C language) and are responsible for lighting-up and lighting-down operations.

In one example, a physical store may deploy a plurality of AP gateway devices, and a positioning device management operator may hold the binding device by hand, perform binding processing on a shelf and the AP gateway devices, such as scanning a shelf identifier, then select a corresponding AP gateway device from an AP gateway device list, and form a corresponding relationship between the two, that is, a corresponding relationship between the shelf identifier and the wireless access device. After the binding equipment determines the binding relationship between the goods shelf and the AP gateway equipment, binding relationship data can be submitted to a server; the server 1 may further be configured to store a fourth corresponding relationship between the physical store identifier, the shelf identifier, and the wireless access device identifier. Table 4 shows fourth correspondence data of the present embodiment.

Physical store identification	Shelf label	AP identification
			Shanghai Cao shop	HJ-0001	AP-001
Shanghai Cao shop	HJ-0002	AP-001
			…
Shanghai Cao shop	HJ-053	AP-005
			Beijing country trade shop	HJ-0001	AP-001
…

TABLE 4 fourth corresponding relation data

Please refer to fig. 4, which is a schematic diagram of the in-store device connection of the picking system according to the embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the control center (such as a PC or an industrial personal computer, which may also be referred to as a networking device) is configured to provide network connection for devices owned by the physical store; the AP equipment can be connected with the network in a wired (such as Ethernet) or Wireless (WIFI) mode, and the stable networking range of each AP is 50 meters x50 meters; the AP and the node equipment can use a 2.4G ad hoc network protocol for data communication, and theoretically, the number of the node equipment allowed to be connected by each AP is not limited; different APs can use different transceiving channels to reduce data collision and loss and improve the successful data delivery rate. Generally, the number of APs required for each brick and mortar store is 1 to 2 (AP position layout is performed according to the shape of the site). Therefore, the control center communicates with the lamp control device 2, and the integration of the lamp control device 2 and the cloud application is realized through the networking capability of the control center.

The system that this application provided adopts wireless scheme, and the communication can use 2.4G ad hoc network agreement between tag device/tunnel lamp equipment and the AP, no matter when new and old entity shop uses, only need provide on the goods shelves 220V change 5V power can, need not any extra network wiring, therefore the tag device number that allows to arrange on every goods shelves is unrestricted, what kind of commodity has, just can place how many labels, greatly improves the degree of accuracy of commodity location.

By adopting the device connection mode shown in fig. 4, after determining the identifier of the target roadway lamp and the identifier of the target storage location tag corresponding to the target picking service object, the server 2 can determine which wireless access device executes the lighting instruction information according to the corresponding relationship between the shelf identifier corresponding to the target roadway lamp and the wireless access device, and turn on the target roadway lamp and the target storage location tag lamp. Correspondingly, the lighting instruction information may include a wireless access device identifier, and the control device issues a lighting instruction to the corresponding wireless access device according to the wireless access device identifier included in the lighting instruction information.

In this embodiment, the picking device is configured to send a location request for a target picking service object to the server; the server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target storage position label corresponding to the target picking service object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment; and the lamp control equipment is used for receiving the lamp lighting instruction information and starting the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label lamp.

In one example, the server is specifically configured to determine, according to the identifier of the target business object and the identifier of the physical store, at least one location identifier corresponding to the target business object; determining the identifier of the target library position label according to at least one library position identifier; and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp according to the identification of the target reservoir position label. For example, a commodity can be scattered in a plurality of storage positions, a target storage position can be determined from the plurality of storage positions, and after the storage position is determined, a corresponding target roadway lamp can be determined.

In an example, the server determines an identifier of the target slot tag according to at least one slot identifier, which may be specifically used to determine the target slot identifier from the at least one slot identifier according to information related to production time of the business object (such as production date, expiration date, and the like); and determining the identification of the target library position label according to the target library position identification.

In specific implementation, the target bin identifier is determined from the at least one bin identifier according to the production time information of the business object, and at least one of the following ways may be adopted:

and in the first mode, the identifier of the library position of the business object, of which the time length from the production time to the current time reaches the first time length threshold value, is used as the target library position identifier. The first time threshold value can be determined according to actual requirements, different kinds of business objects can correspond to different first time threshold values, and for example, the first time threshold value of the fresh business object is far lower than the first time threshold value of daily goods. Typically, the business object database will record the date of production of the business object. By adopting the processing mode, the business objects produced at earlier dates are preferentially picked out; therefore, the loss of the service object can be effectively reduced, and the overall benefit is improved.

And secondly, taking the identifier of the position of the service object, of which the time length from the current time to the service object expiration time is lower than a second time length threshold value, as a target position identifier, determining that different types of service objects can correspond to different second time length thresholds according to actual requirements, wherein the second time length threshold value of the fresh service object is far lower than the second time length threshold value of the daily commodities. Typically, the business object database will record the expiration date of the business object. By adopting the processing mode, the business objects produced at earlier dates are preferentially picked out; therefore, the loss of the service object can be effectively reduced, and the overall benefit is improved.

And thirdly, taking the identifier of the library position with the distance between the library position and the operation equipment smaller than the distance threshold value as the target library position identifier. In specific implementation, the storage position which is closest to the picking personnel and the quantity of the business objects meets the picking requirement can be used as the target storage position. By adopting the processing mode, the business objects in the warehouse positions close to the picking personnel are preferentially picked; therefore, the picking speed can be effectively increased, and the order fulfillment speed is increased.

If the business object is a fruit business object, determining the maturity of the business object according to the production time; and taking the identifier of the position of the business object with the maturity reaching the maturity threshold as the identifier of the target position. For example, bananas are usually picked when the bananas are not completely ripe, and the picking time is the production time, so that the maturity of the bananas can be determined according to the production time, and bananas with higher maturity are preferentially picked; therefore, the quality of the commodity can be effectively improved, the satisfaction degree of the user is improved, and the viscosity of the user is increased.

Determining the sand spitting degree of the business object according to the production time if the business object is the shellfish business object; and taking the identifier of the reservoir position where the business object with the sand spitting degree reaching the sand spitting degree threshold value as a target reservoir position identifier. For example, shellfish goods usually need a certain time to spit sand, and can be directly processed and eaten after being purchased, and the fishing time is the production time, so that the sand spitting degree of the shellfish goods can be determined according to the production time, and shellfish goods with higher sand spitting degree can be preferentially picked out; therefore, the quality of the commodity can be effectively improved, the satisfaction degree of the user is improved, and the viscosity of the user is increased.

In specific implementation, other embodiments for determining the target library location may also be used.

In this embodiment, the determining the identifier of the target roadway lamp according to the identifier of the target library space tag may include the following sub-steps: 1) determining the identification of the target shelf according to the identification of the target storage position label; 2) and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp according to the identification of the target shelf. Because the storage position label usually corresponds to a certain goods shelf, the goods shelf label can be determined according to the storage position label, and then the roadway lamp label is determined.

In addition, the server 2 can also send a target storage location identifier to the picking equipment, and the server 2 can also be used for receiving a light-out request aiming at the target storage location sent by the picking equipment; determining the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target reservoir position label corresponding to the target reservoir position; and sending light-out instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment.

In this embodiment, the server 2 may also be configured to record first lighting color information of the roadway lamp and the storage location tag; determining second lighting color information of the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label according to the first lighting color information; sending lighting instruction information aiming at a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label to lamp control equipment, wherein the lighting instruction information comprises second lighting color information; and sending the second lighting color information to a picking device. Table 5 shows the data recorded by the server 2 for the lighting of the tunnel lamp/tag device.

TABLE 5 Lighting situation table

Please refer to fig. 5, which is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus interaction of a picking system according to an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, taking picking as an example, after the picking personnel uses the picking device 3 to obtain the picking task, the lighting request (i.e. the positioning request) can be automatically initiated to the server 1 by pressing the F2 key; after receiving the request, the server 1 can redistribute new lighting colors according to the serial number of the current goods picking personnel and the lighting condition of the equipment, send a lighting command to the lamp control equipment 2, and simultaneously return the lighting colors to the goods picking equipment 3 for display; after receiving the light-on command, the light control equipment 2 can find the corresponding tunnel lamp and label according to the tunnel lamp/label equipment identifier and send the light-on command; after receiving a lighting command, the roadway lamp and the label light according to the required color; meanwhile, the picking personnel find the corresponding roadway and the corresponding warehouse position according to the lighting color displayed by the picking equipment 3 to finish picking; when the picking personnel releases the F2 key, the lamp will automatically turn off without any additional operation. The whole lighting process is within 1 second, and basically has no time delay. Intuitively speaking, by adopting the system, the staff presses the F2 key to light the corresponding roadway and the corresponding label; releasing the F2 key causes the light to go off automatically, without any additional burden on the employee.

It should be noted that the system is not only suitable for the real store back picking scene, but also supports all other goods on-shelf, replenishment, off-shelf and other scenes. In specific implementation, the wireless communication mode between the AP and the node device may be replaced by a communication mode other than a 2.4G ad hoc network.

As can be seen from the above embodiments, the picking system provided in the embodiments of the present application sends a positioning request for a target picking service object to a server through a picking device; the server side determines the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target storage position label corresponding to the target picking service object; sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment; the lamp control equipment receives the lighting instruction information and starts a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label; by the processing mode, when goods need to be searched in a warehouse of a physical store by a goods picking personnel, the goods shelf position and the roadway where the corresponding goods are located can be lighted by pressing the goods positioning key of the goods code scanning device (the goods picking device) in the hand; therefore, the commodity positioning speed can be effectively increased, the goods picking speed (human efficiency) is increased, and orders are ensured to be fulfilled on time. Meanwhile, due to the fact that the wireless communication mode is adopted between the storage position label equipment and the AP, the number of the label equipment allowed to be arranged on the goods shelf is not limited, and the goods storage positions and the labels can be in one-to-one correspondence, and therefore the accuracy of goods positioning can be effectively improved. In addition, the processing mode helps employees to locate commodities in a lighting mode, the wireless communication scheme is adopted to receive and transmit lamp control instruction data, the shelf layout and wiring are simple, and the system is suitable for any new retail and traditional stores, so that the system is easier to install. In addition, the label equipment only needs to have the lamp control function and does not need to have other digital functions such as price display and the like, so that the cost of the label equipment can be effectively reduced. Meanwhile, the commodity positioning control and operation and maintenance are carried out through the cloud, and the accuracy and stability of the system can be ensured.

Second embodiment

Please refer to fig. 6, which is a flowchart illustrating a method for positioning a service object according to an embodiment of the present application. The execution main body of the method can be a server, comprises a background server of an online ordering platform, can process order placing requests submitted by user clients, sends order information to the terminal side of the physical store, and sends picking tasks to picking terminals in the physical store. The execution subject of the method may also be any device capable of executing the method. In this embodiment, the method for positioning a business object includes the following steps:

step S601: and receiving a positioning request aiming at the target service object sent by the terminal equipment.

The terminal device may be a physical store commodity processing device, such as a goods picking device, a commodity loading device, a commodity warehousing and ex-warehousing device, a commodity counting device, and the like.

Step S603: and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp and the identification of the target library position tag corresponding to the target business object.

In one example, step S603 may include the following sub-steps:

step S6031: and determining at least one library position identifier corresponding to the target business object according to the identifier of the target business object and the physical store identifier.

Step S6033: determining the identifier of the target library position label according to at least one library position identifier;

in one example, step S6033 may include the following sub-steps:

step S60331: determining a target library position identifier from at least one library position identifier according to the production time information of the service object;

step S60333: and determining the identification of the target library position label according to the target library position identification.

In one example, step S60331 can be implemented in at least one of the following ways:

in the first mode, the mark of the position of the business object where the production time reaches a first time threshold from the current time is used as a target position mark;

in the second mode, the identifier of the position of the service object, of which the time length from the current time to the service object expiration time is lower than a second time length threshold value, is used as the target position identifier;

and thirdly, taking the identifier of the library position with the distance between the library position and the operation equipment smaller than the distance threshold value as the target library position identifier.

determining the sand spitting degree of the business object according to the production time if the business object is the shellfish business object; and taking the identifier of the reservoir position where the business object with the sand spitting degree reaching the sand spitting degree threshold value as a target reservoir position identifier.

Step S6035: and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp according to the identification of the target reservoir position label.

In one example, step S6035 may include the following sub-steps:

step S60351: determining the identification of the target shelf according to the identification of the target storage position label;

step S60353: and determining the identification of the target roadway lamp according to the identification of the target shelf.

In one example, the method may further comprise the steps of: 1) recording first lighting color information of the roadway lamp and the storage position label; 2) determining second lighting color information of the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label according to the first lighting color information; 3) sending lighting instruction information aiming at a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label to lamp control equipment, wherein the lighting instruction information comprises second lighting color information; 4) and sending the second lighting color information to a picking device.

Step S605: and sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target library position label.

And sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment.

In one example, the method may further comprise the steps of: 1) receiving a light-out request aiming at a target service object sent by the terminal equipment; 2) determining the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target library position label corresponding to the target business object; 3) and sending light-out instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment.

In one example, the method may further comprise the steps of: 1) receiving a positioning device binding request sent by positioning device binding equipment; 2) and storing the binding relationship of the positioning device. The binding relationship comprises at least one of the following relationships: the corresponding relation between the storage position identification and the storage position label identification, the corresponding relation between the goods shelf identification and the roadway lamp identification, and/or the corresponding relation between the goods shelf identification and the wireless access equipment.

In one example, the method may further comprise the steps of: 1) receiving a positioning device unbinding request sent by positioning device binding equipment; 2) and clearing the binding relation of the target positioning device.

Third embodiment

Corresponding to the business object positioning method, the application also provides a business object positioning device. Since the device embodiment is basically similar to the first method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant points can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiments described below are merely illustrative.

The application provides a business object positioning device, including:

Fourth embodiment

The present application further provides an embodiment of an electronic device. Since the apparatus embodiments are substantially similar to the method embodiments, they are described in a relatively simple manner, and reference may be made to some of the descriptions of the method embodiments for relevant points. The device embodiments described below are merely illustrative.

An electronic device of the present embodiment includes: a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: receiving a positioning request aiming at a target service object sent by terminal equipment; determining the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target library position label corresponding to the target business object; and sending lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target library position label.

Fifth embodiment

The application also provides a business object positioning method. The execution subject of the method may be a terminal device including, but not limited to, a pick-up device, a restocking device, and the like. In this embodiment, the method for positioning a business object includes the following steps:

step 1: and displaying the job task information.

The job task may be a picking task, a replenishment task, an inventory task, etc.

And step 3: and sending a positioning request aiming at the target business object to the server.

In one example, the method may further comprise the steps of: and receiving the lighting color information of the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label returned by the server.

In one example, the method may further comprise the steps of: sending a light-out request aiming at a target service object so that a server determines the identification of a target roadway lamp and the identification of a target library position label corresponding to the target service object; and sending light-out instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label to the lamp control equipment.

Sixth embodiment

The application provides a business object positioning device, including:

an information display unit for displaying job task information;

Seventh embodiment

An electronic device of the present embodiment includes: a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: displaying job task information; and sending a positioning request aiming at the target business object to the server.

The electronic device can be a physical store commodity processing device, such as a goods picking device, a commodity loading device, a commodity warehousing and ex-warehousing device, a commodity counting device and the like.

Eighth embodiment

The application also provides a business object positioning method. The execution subject of the method may be a wireless reception device (AP) deployed in a brick and mortar store. In this embodiment, the method for positioning a business object includes the following steps:

step 1: and receiving lighting instruction information aiming at the target roadway lamp and the target library position label.

The lighting instruction information may be instruction information generated by the server and directly sent to the AP, or instruction information received by a control center (networking device) deployed in the physical store and forwarded to the wireless access device.

And step 3: and starting a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label lamp.

In one example, the lighting instruction information includes lighting color information; and according to the lighting color information, starting the lamps with the corresponding colors of the target roadway lamp and the target storage position label.

Ninth embodiment

The application provides a business object positioning device, including:

Tenth embodiment

The application also provides an embodiment of a wireless access device. Since the apparatus embodiments are substantially similar to the method embodiments, they are described in a relatively simple manner, and reference may be made to some of the descriptions of the method embodiments for relevant points. The device embodiments described below are merely illustrative.

A wireless access device of this embodiment, the wireless access device includes: a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: receiving lighting instruction information aiming at a target roadway lamp and a target library position label; and starting a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label lamp.

Eleventh embodiment

The application also provides a business object positioning method. The execution subject of the method may be a positioning apparatus binding apparatus deployed in a brick and mortar store. In this embodiment, the method for positioning a business object includes the following steps:

step 1: and determining the binding relationship of the positioning device.

The binding relationship may be a corresponding relationship between the storage location identifier and the storage location tag identifier, a corresponding relationship between the shelf identifier and the roadway lamp identifier, or a corresponding relationship between the shelf identifier and the wireless access device.

And step 3: and sending a binding request of the positioning device to the server side so that the server side stores the binding relationship.

In one example, the method may further comprise the steps of: and sending a positioning device unbinding request to the server so that the server clears the binding relationship of the target positioning device.

Twelfth embodiment

The application provides a business object positioning device, including:

Thirteenth embodiment

An electronic device of the present embodiment includes: a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the business object positioning method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: determining a binding relationship of a positioning device; and sending a binding request of the positioning device to the server side so that the server side stores the binding relationship.

Fourteenth embodiment

The present application further provides an embodiment of a library location tag. Since the apparatus embodiments are substantially similar to the method embodiments, they are described in a relatively simple manner, and reference may be made to some of the descriptions of the method embodiments for relevant points. The device embodiments described below are merely illustrative.

A library location tag of this embodiment, this library location tag includes: a lamp, a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a program for realizing the lamp control method, and after the processor runs the program of the method, the following steps are executed: and controlling the lamp to be turned on or off according to the lamp control instruction information. For example, the light is turned on according to the light-on instruction information, or the light is turned off according to the light-off instruction information.

In this embodiment, the library site labels include multiple colored lights (e.g., red, yellow, blue); the lighting instruction information comprises lighting color information; and controlling the corresponding color lamp to be turned on according to the lighting color information.

Fourteenth embodiment

The application also provides a replenishment system. In this embodiment, the replenishment system includes: the system comprises a replenishment device, a server and a lamp control device.

Fifteenth embodiment

The application also provides a replenishment system used for assisting replenishment personnel to put the commodity on shelf to the warehouse location according to the replenishment task. In this embodiment, the replenishment system includes: the system comprises a replenishment device, a server and a lamp control device.

Sixteenth embodiment

The application also provides a goods warehousing system for assisting goods warehousing personnel to put goods on shelves to the warehouse according to the goods warehousing task. In this embodiment, the goods warehousing system includes: goods warehousing equipment, a server and lamp control equipment.

Seventeenth embodiment

The application also provides a goods delivery system used for assisting goods delivery personnel to deliver goods in the storage positions according to the goods delivery task. In this embodiment, the goods delivery system includes: goods warehouse-out equipment, a server side and lamp control equipment.

Eighteenth embodiment

The application also provides a goods checking system used for assisting goods checking personnel to check the goods in the storage according to the goods checking task. In this embodiment, the item inventory system includes: the system comprises a goods checking device, a server and a lamp control device.

Nineteenth embodiment

The application also provides a business object positioning system. In this embodiment, the business object locating includes: the system comprises terminal equipment, a server and library position prompting equipment.

The terminal equipment is used for sending a positioning request aiming at the target business object to the server side; the terminal device may be a physical store commodity processing device, such as a goods picking device, a commodity loading device, a commodity warehousing and ex-warehousing device, a commodity counting device, and the like.

The server is used for receiving the positioning request and determining a target library bit identifier corresponding to a target service object; and sending position prompt instruction information aiming at the target library position to the library position prompt equipment.

And the library position prompting device is used for receiving the instruction information and executing position prompting processing on the target library position. The depot prompting device, which is typically deployed in a brick and mortar store, may be a wireless access device or the like.

In one example, the storage location prompting device is a projector, the server sends the location prompting instruction information for the target storage location to the projector, and the projector can focus the projection on the target storage location according to the location information of the target storage location to prompt the operator of the location of the storage location where the target business object is located.

As can be seen from the foregoing embodiments, the service object positioning system provided in the embodiments of the present application sends a positioning request for a target service object to a server through a terminal device; the server receives the positioning request and determines a target library bit identifier corresponding to a target service object; sending position prompt instruction information aiming at the target library position to library position prompt equipment; the library position prompting device receives the instruction information and executes position prompting processing on the target library position; by the processing mode, when an operator needs to search for goods in a warehouse of a physical store, the goods shelf position of the corresponding goods can be highlighted by pressing the goods positioning key of the goods code scanning device (goods picking device) in the hand; therefore, the commodity positioning speed can be effectively improved, and the operation speed is improved.

Although the present application has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present application, and those skilled in the art can make variations and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, therefore, the scope of the present application should be determined by the claims that follow.

In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

1. Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer readable media does not include non-transitory computer readable media (transient media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

2. As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

Claims

1. A picking system, comprising:

2. A method for locating a business object, comprising:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the identity of the target roadway light and the identity of the target library location tag corresponding to the target business object comprises:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the identity of the target library location tag based on the at least one library location identity comprises:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the target bin position id from the at least one bin position id according to the production time information of the business object is performed in at least one of the following manners:

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining the target bin position id from the at least one bin position id according to the production time information of the business object is performed in at least one of the following manners:

7. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the identity of the target roadway light based on the identity of the target depot tag comprises:

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

and sending the second lighting color information to a picking device.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

and storing the binding relationship of the positioning device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

12. A method for locating a business object, comprising:

displaying job task information;

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

14. A method for locating a business object, comprising:

and starting a target roadway lamp and a target storage position label lamp.

15. The method of claim 14,

the lighting instruction information comprises lighting color information;

16. A method for locating a business object, comprising:

determining a binding relationship of a positioning device;

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

18. A business object locating apparatus, comprising:

19. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

20. A business object locating apparatus, comprising:

an information display unit for displaying job task information;

21. An electronic terminal, comprising:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

22. A business object locating apparatus, comprising:

23. A wireless access device, comprising:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

24. A library site tag, comprising:

a lamp;

a processor; and

25. The label of claim 24, including a plurality of colored lights;

26. A business object locating apparatus, comprising:

27. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and the number of the first and second groups,

28. A replenishment system, comprising:

29. A system for warehousing goods, comprising:

30. An article warehousing system, comprising:

31. An item inventory system, comprising:

32. A business object locating system, comprising: