阅读说明：本技术 悬挂链系统及悬挂链控制方法、装置及系统 (Suspension chain system and suspension chain control method, device and system ) 是由 唐红兵 于 2018-07-13 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请实施例公开了悬挂链系统及悬挂链控制方法、装置及系统,所述系统包括,网络侧的控制服务器,用于对至少一家门店内的悬挂链相关设备进行控制；所述悬挂链包括一条主环线以及多条支线；所述门店内的悬挂链系统相关设备包括：容器识别器,用于与所述网络侧的控制服务器实现通讯连接,对所述主环线中输送的目标容器相关的信息进行检测,并提交到所述网络侧的控制服务器；多个滑道控制器,用于分别与所述多条滑道对应,并分别与所述网络侧的控制服务器实现通讯连接,通过从所述网络侧的控制服务器接收的控制信息,对所述主环线上的关联容器进行收入对应滑道的处理。通过本申请实施例,可以减少单点依赖节点的存在,提高系统的健壮性。(The embodiment of the application discloses a suspension chain system and a suspension chain control method, device and system, wherein the system comprises a control server at a network side, a suspension chain control device and a suspension chain control device, wherein the control server is used for controlling suspension chain related equipment in at least one store; the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the suspension chain system related device in the store comprises: the container identifier is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, detecting the information related to the target container conveyed in the main loop and submitting the information to the control server at the network side; and the plurality of slideway controllers are used for respectively corresponding to the plurality of slideways and respectively realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, and the associated containers on the main loop are received and processed into corresponding slideways through the control information received from the control server at the network side. By the embodiment of the application, the existence of single-point dependent nodes can be reduced, and the robustness of the system is improved.)

1. A suspension chain control system is characterized in that,

the control server at the network side is used for controlling suspension chain related equipment in at least one store; the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the picking result containers conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junctions;

the suspension chain system related device in the store comprises:

the container identifier is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, detecting the information related to the target container conveyed in the main loop and submitting the information to the control server at the network side;

and the plurality of slideway controllers are used for respectively corresponding to the plurality of slideways and respectively realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, and the associated containers on the main loop are received and processed into corresponding slideways through the control information received from the control server at the network side.

2. The system of claim 1,

the control server at the network side is specifically used for receiving the corresponding relation information between the picking task identifier and the container identifier, distributing a corresponding packing road junction for the container identifier according to the batch identifier corresponding to the picking task identifier, and providing the container identifier as the identifier of the container to be entered to the chute controller corresponding to the packing road junction;

the slide way controller is specifically used for storing the identifier of the container to be entered as a container identifier set; and obtaining the identification information of the target container approaching the corresponding slide way, and determining whether the target container needs to be taken into the corresponding slide way by judging whether the target container belongs to the container identification set.

3. The system of claim 2,

the main loop line comprises a plurality of connecting rods, each connecting rod is provided with a first Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip, and the first RFID chip records a connecting rod identification;

the system also comprises:

the plurality of first RFID card readers are respectively arranged at the junction of each slideway and the main loop line, read information recorded in a first RFID chip in the connecting rod entering a readable range and provide the information to the associated slideway controller;

the container identifier is specifically used for collecting information related to the corresponding relation between the target container conveyed in the main loop and the target connecting rod identifier and submitting the information to the control server on the network side;

the control server at the network side is specifically used for establishing a binding relationship between a target container identifier and a target connecting rod identifier and providing the binding relationship to the chute controller;

the slideway controller is specifically configured to determine a target container identifier which is currently approaching according to the target connecting rod identifier read by the first RFID card reader and the binding relationship information provided by the control server on the network side.

4. The system of claim 3,

the container is associated with a second RFID chip, and a container identifier is recorded in the second RFID chip;

the container identifier comprises a second RFID card reader and a third RFID card reader which are arranged behind the confluence of the last branch line and the main loop line and in front of the connection of the first slideway and the main loop line;

the second RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading information recorded in a second RFID chip of a target container conveyed in the main loop line, acquiring a target container identifier and submitting the target container identifier to the control server at the network side;

the third RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading information recorded in the first RFID chip in the connecting rod which enters a readable range, acquiring a target connecting rod identifier and submitting the target connecting rod identifier to the control server at the network side;

the control server on the network side is specifically configured to establish a binding relationship between the target container identifier read by the second RFID card reader and the target link identifier read by the third RFID card reader.

5. The system of claim 3,

the container is associated with a graphic code, and a container identifier is recorded in the graphic code;

the container identifier comprises a code scanner arranged at the entrance of each branch line, a container source identifier arranged at the confluence position of each branch line and the main loop line, and a fourth RFID card reader;

the code scanning device is used for realizing communication connection with the control server of the network side, scanning a code of a container which is about to enter one branch line, and submitting a code scanning result to the control server of the network side, wherein the code scanning result comprises a container identifier;

the control server at the network side is specifically used for generating a container identification sequence according to the sequence of the picking result containers entering the same branch line;

the container source identifier is used for detecting an approaching event of a target container on the main loop and providing a detection result to the fourth RFID card reader;

the fourth RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading information of the first RFID chip of the target connecting rod entering the readable range of the target container under the condition that the target container is determined to come from the associated branch line according to the detection result so as to obtain a target connecting rod identifier, and submitting the target connecting rod identifier to the control server at the network side;

the control server on the network side is further configured to establish a binding relationship between a first container identifier in a container identifier queue corresponding to the fourth RFID card reader-associated target branch and the target link identifier.

6. The system of claim 5,

the container source identifier comprises a first fiber optic trigger distributed before the confluence and a second fiber optic trigger distributed after the confluence;

the fourth RFID reader is specifically configured to, upon receiving an approaching event of a target container detected by the second fiber optic trigger, determine that the target container is from an associated target branch if the first fiber optic trigger does not detect the event before a preset time threshold.

7. The system of claim 3,

the container is associated with a graphic code, and a container identifier is recorded in the graphic code;

the container identifier comprises a camera device and a fifth RFID card reader, wherein the camera device is arranged behind the confluence of the last branch line and the main loop line and in front of the connection of the first slideway and the main loop line, and the sampling time of the camera device is less than a preset threshold value;

the camera equipment is used for realizing communication connection with the control server of the network side, photographing the graphic code on the approaching target container on the main loop, and submitting the photographing result to the control server of the network side;

the fifth RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading the RFID chip in the connecting rod which enters the readable range, acquiring a connecting rod identifier and submitting the connecting rod identifier to the control server at the network side;

the control server on the network side is specifically configured to analyze the photographing result information submitted by the camera device, extract the container identifier from the photographing result information, and establish a binding relationship with the link identifier.

8. The system according to any one of claims 3 to 7,

the container identifiers are at least two sets, and the at least two sets of container identifiers are respectively in communication connection with the control server on the network side and execute corresponding detection tasks, so that backup is formed among detection results of the container identifiers.

9. The system of claim 2,

the slideway controller is also used for reporting the target container to a control server at the network side after the target container is received into the corresponding slideway;

the control server on the network side is also used for notifying the chute controller when all the target containers corresponding to the same batch are received into the chute;

the slideway controller is also used for controlling the associated prompting equipment to send out prompting information.

10. The system of claim 2,

the slideway controller is also used for reporting to a control server at the network side after receiving an instruction of closing the prompting device;

the control server on the network side is also used for releasing the corresponding slide to be distributed to the next batch.

11. The system of claim 2,

the slideway controller is also used for reporting to a control server at the network side when the corresponding slideway has a fault;

and the control server at the network side is also used for setting the corresponding slide ways to be in a suspended use state.

12. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 11,

the equipment related to the suspension chain system is designed based on the Internet of things protocol, and communicates with the control server on the network side through a message queue telemetry transmission MQTT protocol.

13. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 11,

and the control server at the network side is also used for carrying out cloud upgrading on programs in the related equipment of the suspension chain system.

14. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 11,

the suspension chain system related equipment further comprises a suspension chain state monitor;

the suspension chain state monitor is used for realizing communication connection with a control server at the network side, starting or closing the suspension chain system according to an instruction sent by the control server at the network side, and reporting information of the chip, the air pressure, the motor and the emergency stop state change in the suspension chain system to the control server at the network side.

15. The system of claim 14,

the control server on the network side is further configured to count the state information in the suspension chain system, obtain possible reasons and/or corresponding processing suggestion information according to a preset knowledge base, and provide the possible reasons and/or the corresponding processing suggestion information to display equipment deployed in a corresponding store.

16. A method for controlling a suspension chain is characterized in that,

the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the goods picking results conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junction; the suspension chain is also provided with a container identifier and a slideway controller;

the method comprises the following steps:

a control server at a network side receives corresponding relation information between the picking task identifier and the container identifier;

distributing a corresponding packing road junction for the container identifier according to the batch identifier corresponding to the picking task identifier, and providing the container identifier for a slide channel controller corresponding to the packing road junction;

and detecting information according to the information which is submitted by the container identifier and is related to the target container conveyed in the main loop, generating control information for the chute controller, and providing the control information for the chute controller so that the chute controller can process the income of the related container on the main loop to the corresponding chute.

17. The method of claim 16,

the generating and providing control information to the chute controller comprises:

and establishing a binding relationship between the target container identifier and the target connecting rod identifier according to the information related to the corresponding relationship between the target container and the target connecting rod identifier, which is acquired by the container identifier and conveyed in the main loop, and providing the binding relationship for the chute controller.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving the identification of the target container which is submitted by the slideway controller and is received into the corresponding slideway;

updating the container arrival state in the batch corresponding to the target container identification;

and when all the containers corresponding to the batch arrive at the station, sending a prompt instruction to the chute controller.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving event information which is submitted by the sliding channel controller and used for prompting that the equipment is closed;

the corresponding slide is placed in a release state for allocation to the next batch.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving slideway fault event information submitted by the slideway controller;

and setting the corresponding slide way to be in a suspended use state.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving chip, air pressure, motor and emergency stop state change information submitted by a state monitor in a suspension chain;

and counting the state information in the suspension chain system, acquiring possible reasons and/or corresponding processing suggestion information according to a preset knowledge base, and providing the possible reasons and/or the corresponding processing suggestion information to display equipment deployed in a corresponding store.

22. The method of claim 21,

the statistical status information further includes: information of containers entering the abnormal slide.

23. A suspension chain system, characterized in that,

the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the picking result containers conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junctions;

the suspension chain system comprises a plurality of related devices, wherein the related devices comprise:

the container identifier is used for realizing communication connection with a control server at a network side, detecting information related to the target container conveyed in the main loop and submitting the information to the control server at the network side;

and the plurality of slideway controllers are used for respectively corresponding to the plurality of slideways and respectively realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, and the associated containers on the main loop are received and processed into corresponding slideways through the control information received from the control server at the network side.

24. The system of claim 23,

the slide controller is specifically configured to store, as a container identifier set, identifiers of containers to be entered, which are provided by the control server on the network side; and obtaining the identification information of the target container approaching the corresponding slide way, and determining whether the target container needs to be taken into the corresponding slide way by judging whether the target container belongs to the container identification set.

25. The system of claim 24,

the main loop line comprises a plurality of connecting rods, each connecting rod is provided with a first Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip, and the first RFID chip records a connecting rod identification;

the system also comprises:

the plurality of first RFID card readers are respectively arranged at the junction of each slideway and the main loop line, read information recorded in a first RFID chip in the connecting rod entering a readable range and provide the information to the associated slideway controller;

the container identifier is specifically used for collecting information related to the corresponding relation between the target container conveyed in the main loop and the target connecting rod identifier and submitting the information to the control server on the network side;

the slideway controller is specifically configured to determine a target container identifier which is currently approaching according to the target connecting rod identifier read by the first RFID card reader and binding relationship information between the target container and the target connecting rod identifier provided by the control server on the network side.

26. The system of claim 25,

the container is associated with a second RFID chip, and a container identifier is recorded in the second RFID chip;

the container identifier comprises a second RFID card reader and a third RFID card reader which are arranged behind the confluence of the last branch line and the main loop line and in front of the connection of the first slideway and the main loop line;

the second RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading information recorded in a second RFID chip of a target container conveyed in the main loop line, acquiring a target container identifier and submitting the target container identifier to the control server at the network side;

the third RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading information recorded in the first RFID chip in the connecting rod which enters a readable range, obtaining a target connecting rod identification, and submitting the target connecting rod identification to the control server at the network side, so that the control server at the network side can establish a binding relationship between the target container identification read by the second RFID card reader and the target connecting rod identification read by the third RFID card reader.

27. The system of claim 25,

the container is associated with a graphic code, and a container identifier is recorded in the graphic code;

the container identifier comprises a code scanner arranged at the entrance of each branch line, a container source identifier arranged at the confluence position of each branch line and the main loop line, and a fourth RFID card reader;

the code scanning device is used for realizing communication connection with the control server of the network side, scanning the code of the container which is about to enter one branch line, and submitting a code scanning result to the control server of the network side, wherein the code scanning result comprises a container identifier, so that the control server of the network side can generate a container identifier sequence according to the sequence of the picking result containers which enter the same branch line;

the container source identifier is used for detecting an approaching event of a target container on the main loop and providing a detection result to the fourth RFID card reader;

the fourth RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading information of the first RFID chip of the target connecting rod entering the readable range of the target container under the condition that the target container is determined to come from the associated branch line according to the detection result so as to obtain a target connecting rod identifier, and submitting the target connecting rod identifier to the control server at the network side; so that the control server on the network side establishes a binding relationship between the first container identifier in the container identifier queue corresponding to the fourth RFID card reader-associated target branch line and the target link identifier.

28. The system of claim 27,

the container source identifier comprises a first fiber optic trigger distributed before the confluence and a second fiber optic trigger distributed after the confluence;

the fourth RFID reader is specifically configured to, upon receiving an approaching event of a target container detected by the second fiber optic trigger, determine that the target container is from an associated target branch if the first fiber optic trigger does not detect the event before a preset time threshold.

29. The system of claim 25,

the container is associated with a graphic code, and a container identifier is recorded in the graphic code;

the container identifier comprises a camera device and a fifth RFID card reader, wherein the camera device is arranged behind the confluence of the last branch line and the main loop line and in front of the connection of the first slideway and the main loop line, and the sampling time of the camera device is less than a preset threshold value;

the camera equipment is used for realizing communication connection with the control server of the network side, photographing the graphic code on the approaching target container on the main loop, and submitting the photographing result to the control server of the network side;

and the fifth RFID card reader is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, reading the RFID chip in the connecting rod which enters a readable range, obtaining a connecting rod identifier and submitting the connecting rod identifier to the control server at the network side, so that the control server at the network side can analyze the photographing result information submitted by the camera equipment, extract the container identifier from the photographing result information and establish a binding relationship with the connecting rod identifier.

30. The system of any one of claims 25 to 29,

the container identifiers are at least two sets, and the at least two sets of container identifiers are respectively in communication connection with the control server on the network side and execute corresponding detection tasks, so that backup is formed among detection results of the container identifiers.

31. The system of claim 23,

the related equipment further comprises a suspension chain state monitor;

the suspension chain state monitor is used for realizing communication connection with a control server at the network side, starting or closing the suspension chain system according to an instruction sent by the control server at the network side, and reporting information of the chip, the air pressure, the motor and the emergency stop state change in the suspension chain system to the control server at the network side.

32. The system of any one of claims 23 to 32,

the equipment related to the suspension chain system is designed based on the Internet of things protocol, and communicates with the control server on the network side through a message queue telemetry transmission MQTT protocol.

33. A suspension chain control device is characterized in that,

the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the goods picking results conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junction; the suspension chain is also provided with a container identifier and a slideway controller;

the device is applied to a control server on a network side, and comprises the following components:

the corresponding relation receiving unit is used for receiving corresponding relation information between the picking task identifier and the container identifier;

the crossing distribution unit is used for distributing a corresponding packaging crossing for the container identifier according to the batch identifier corresponding to the picking task identifier and providing the container identifier for the sliding channel controller corresponding to the packaging crossing;

and the control unit is used for generating control information for the chute controller according to the detection information which is submitted by the container identifier and is related to the target container conveyed in the main loop, and providing the control information for the chute controller so that the chute controller can process the income of the related container on the main loop corresponding to the chute.

34. A computer system, applied to a control server on a network side, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory associated with the one or more processors for storing program instructions that, when read and executed by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising:

receiving corresponding relation information between the picking task identifier and the container identifier;

distributing a corresponding packing road junction for the container identifier according to the batch identifier corresponding to the picking task identifier, and providing the container identifier for a slide channel controller corresponding to the packing road junction;

and detecting information according to the information which is submitted by the container identifier and is related to the target container conveyed in the main loop, generating control information for the chute controller, and providing the control information for the chute controller so that the chute controller can process the income of the related container on the main loop to the corresponding chute.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to suspension chain system control technologies, and in particular, to a suspension chain system and a suspension chain control method, device and system.

Background

The 'new retail' is driven by information technology (big data, internet of things, AI and the like), and based on consumer experience (shopping scenes meeting various requirements of consumers), three elements of online and offline people, goods and places are reconstructed to form a brand-new business form of 'commodity circulation, member circulation and payment circulation'. In the form, online and offline seamless connection can be realized, online orders are actively distributed to nearby stores for delivery, and efficient delivery service such as '30-minute delivery' is provided for users.

In the store in the "new retail" mode, the specific sold goods may include fresh goods, fruits, food, etc., so that, for the order of the user, the operator in the store first needs to perform multiple links of weighing, picking, packaging, etc., and then can be delivered by the deliverer. Therefore, the time requirement from the step of receiving the order of the user from the store to the steps of picking up goods, packing, distributing and the like is very high, and delay in each step may result in failure of performing on time.

On the other hand, unlike a warehouse which is conventionally used only for shipping, in this "new retail" model store, in addition to being able to accept online orders, the user can directly enter the store for shopping, eating, etc., and therefore, the store can be generally divided into two different areas, a front area and a back area, wherein the customer can enter the front area of the store and cannot enter the back area. The forecourt area may also be used to deploy gates, where workers for picking may be specifically performed, while the backyard area may be used primarily for packing and the like, where workers for packing may be included. After the on-line order is received, the goods picking operation is completed in the front field area, the goods picking result is sent to the packing area of the back field to be packed, and then the goods are delivered by a delivery person. In the process, if the picking is completed manually, operators for sending picking results to a back field area need to be configured, the workload of the operators is very large, the operators need to go back and forth between a front field and a back field, in addition, the automation degree is not high, a lot of information needs to be memorized manually, and errors are easy to occur.

In order to solve the above problems, some automated tools or systems may be introduced into the store, for example, a robot is included, or a conveying line is arranged between a front place and a back place, but since the number of people in the front place area of the store is large and complicated, and a walking route of a customer in the store cannot be controlled or predicted, the robot may collide with the people frequently during the conveying process. In the conveying line mode, devices such as a conveyor belt need to be laid on the ground, so that the space in a store is occupied, and the influence on the layout of the store is large.

In response to the above, the suspension chain system becomes an alternative for communicating on-site and back-end delivery of pick results in a store. Generally, the suspension chain system can adopt ball bearing as the chain travelling wheel, can turn at will, climb, adapt to various geographical environmental conditions, consequently, can realize the aerial transport of picking up the goods result through the ceiling of setting up a shop etc. department to when replacing artifical letter sorting confluence, utilization space resource that can be better can not lead to the fact the influence to ground facility's overall arrangement and pedestrian.

However, since there are usually a plurality of picking gates and packing gates included in the store in the new retail mode, and orders in the store usually need to be combined, the related control system is usually required to collect, process, transmit and the like various information related to the suspension chain system during the process of conveying picking results by using the suspension chain system, so as to ensure that the picking results can be normally conveyed to the correct packing gate for subsequent packing and distribution processing.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a suspension chain system and a suspension chain control method, device and system, which can reduce the existence of single-point dependent nodes and improve the robustness of the system.

The application provides the following scheme:

a suspension chain control system is provided, which comprises a suspension chain,

the control server at the network side is used for controlling suspension chain related equipment in at least one store; the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the picking result containers conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junctions;

the suspension chain system related device in the store comprises:

the container identifier is used for realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, detecting the information related to the target container conveyed in the main loop and submitting the information to the control server at the network side;

and the plurality of slideway controllers are used for respectively corresponding to the plurality of slideways and respectively realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, and the associated containers on the main loop are received and processed into corresponding slideways through the control information received from the control server at the network side.

A method for controlling a suspension chain is provided,

the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the goods picking results conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junction; the suspension chain is also provided with a container identifier and a slideway controller;

the method comprises the following steps:

a control server at a network side receives corresponding relation information between the picking task identifier and the container identifier;

distributing a corresponding packing road junction for the container identifier according to the batch identifier corresponding to the picking task identifier, and providing the container identifier for a slide channel controller corresponding to the packing road junction;

and detecting information according to the information which is submitted by the container identifier and is related to the target container conveyed in the main loop, generating control information for the chute controller, and providing the control information for the chute controller so that the chute controller can process the income of the related container on the main loop to the corresponding chute.

A suspension chain system is provided, which comprises a suspension chain,

the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the picking result containers conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junctions;

the suspension chain system comprises a plurality of related devices, wherein the related devices comprise:

the container identifier is used for realizing communication connection with a control server at a network side, detecting information related to the target container conveyed in the main loop and submitting the information to the control server at the network side;

and the plurality of slideway controllers are used for respectively corresponding to the plurality of slideways and respectively realizing communication connection with the control server at the network side, and the associated containers on the main loop are received and processed into corresponding slideways through the control information received from the control server at the network side.

A suspension chain control device is provided with a suspension chain,

the suspension chain comprises a main loop line and a plurality of branch lines; the branch line is used for converging the picking result containers corresponding to the picking shelves into the main loop line; the main loop is also connected with a plurality of slideways, and the slideways are used for sliding the goods picking results conveyed on the main loop into the corresponding packing road junction; the suspension chain is also provided with a container identifier and a slideway controller;

the device is applied to a control server on a network side, and comprises the following components:

the corresponding relation receiving unit is used for receiving corresponding relation information between the picking task identifier and the container identifier;

the crossing distribution unit is used for distributing a corresponding packaging crossing for the container identifier according to the batch identifier corresponding to the picking task identifier and providing the container identifier for the sliding channel controller corresponding to the packaging crossing;

and the control unit is used for generating control information for the chute controller according to the detection information which is submitted by the container identifier and is related to the target container conveyed in the main loop, and providing the control information for the chute controller so that the chute controller can process the income of the related container on the main loop corresponding to the chute.

A computer system applied to a control server on a network side comprises:

one or more processors; and

a memory associated with the one or more processors for storing program instructions that, when read and executed by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising:

receiving corresponding relation information between the picking task identifier and the container identifier;

distributing a corresponding packing road junction for the container identifier according to the batch identifier corresponding to the picking task identifier, and providing the container identifier for a slide channel controller corresponding to the packing road junction;

and detecting information according to the information which is submitted by the container identifier and is related to the target container conveyed in the main loop, generating control information for the chute controller, and providing the control information for the chute controller so that the chute controller can process the income of the related container on the main loop to the corresponding chute.

According to the specific embodiments provided herein, the present application discloses the following technical effects:

through this application embodiment, can be through the control server of deploying the network side at the high in the clouds to carry out redesign to various relevant equipment in the suspension chain system, directly control the in-store suspension chain system by the control server of high in the clouds network side, thereby needn't deploy the control server of localization respectively for each store again, thereby realize the control mode of decentralization. In this mode, each controlled device can independently communicate with the control server on the network side, so that the existence of single point dependent nodes can be reduced, and the robustness of the system can be improved. In addition, because the control server on the network side is deployed at the cloud end, the control server and the service server can interact in an interface mode, so that the real-time performance can be improved, and the system security and the data security can be improved. Moreover, if the control server at the network side has software and hardware faults, the faults can be processed in time, and therefore the system stability can be improved.

Of course, it is not necessary for any product to achieve all of the above-described advantages at the same time for the practice of the present application.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a suspension chain system;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a prior art system architecture;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a suspension chain control system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a suspension chain control system in a specific implementation manner provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an in-store monitoring large-screen interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic processing flow diagram of each part in a suspension chain control system in a specific implementation manner provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a computer system provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments that can be derived from the embodiments given herein by a person of ordinary skill in the art are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

In order to facilitate understanding of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application, first, a brief description is given below of specific requirements of the suspension chain system in a picking result transportation process in a store in the field of "new retail sales", and specific deployment situations of the suspension chain system in the application scenario, and the like.

Based on the business characteristics in the store, the store is usually divided into a front area and a back area, wherein a plurality of picking shelves are deployed in the front area and can be respectively used for storing different types of goods (such as fruit shelves, seafood shelves and the like), and a plurality of different packaging level openings are also arranged in the back area so as to realize parallel packaging operation and improve the operation efficiency. Thus, in a "new retail" store, a particular suspension chain may be specifically designed. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the suspension chain may include a main loop, a plurality of conveying lines (or called branch lines), and a plurality of chutes, wherein the main loop is provided with a plurality of connection points for connecting with the conveying lines and the chutes, respectively; each conveying line corresponds to each goods picking gate, and each slideway corresponds to different packing gate. Because the suspension chain can be usually erected in the mid-air, a lifting machine can be arranged between the goods picking stop opening and the conveying line, so that an operator at the goods picking stop opening can lift the corresponding container to the conveying line through the lifting machine after finishing a goods picking task, and then the container is converged to the suspension chain main loop line through the conveying line. At the back side, the main loop can be respectively connected with a plurality of slideways for sliding the containers into the corresponding packing road junction through the slideways. Thus, each goods picking gate and each packing gate are provided with a passage without crossing each other.

However, since the picking results corresponding to the picking tasks of the same batch need to be delivered to the same packing gate, but the containers on each branch line can be delivered to any packing gate under the above-mentioned suspension chain structure, some control devices are usually required to be arranged on the suspension chain in order to control the specific delivery path of the containers during the delivery process. For example, a container identifier may be included to identify a particular container identifier, and a chute controller may be included to determine the container identifier that is specifically traveling to the corresponding chute, determine whether it needs to be transported to the corresponding chute, and so on. Information transmission among the devices and other information needed by the slide channel controller for judgment are needed to be realized through the control server. That is, such a control server is used specifically for controlling the path and the like of a specific container during conveyance, and in addition, the control server can also be used for controlling the on/off of the suspension chain system, collecting operation state information, and the like.