Method and system for updating intelligent inventory of vending machine based on video content identification

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a system for updating an intelligent inventory of a vending machine based on video content identification. The method comprises the following steps of: step 1: obtaining a replenishment video in a replenishment process, and photographing a video of the replenishment process through a camera arranged in a cargo lane of the vending machine; step 2: identifying the inventory update information for products from the replenishment video, performing identification by a cloud server, or, performing identification by a replenishment terminal or a processor in a replenished vending machine, wherein the identification refers to identifying all the replenished product details in this replenishment through video analysis, and the identification for a certain product refers to extracting one image frame in the video to compare with a preset standard image base to confirm the names of a product in the current image; and step 3: storing inventory updating information into a storage space in the cloud server. The method and the system for updating an intelligent inventory of a vending machine based on video content identification are easy to be implemented andare high in automatic degree.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method and system for updating intelligent inventory of vending machines based on video content recognition. Background technique [0002] Vending machine shopping has become a development trend of new retail. At present, most of the vending machine containers use the front visible glass storage method, and what users see is what they get, which has been widely accepted by consumers. The vending machine container is composed of multiple shelves, and each shelf is composed of multiple cargo lanes, and common goods are placed in the cargo lanes. Transmission methods include spring rotation transmission and conveyor belt transmission. Therefore, no matter which way, most of the goods on the outermost side of the cargo lane can be clearly seen, and effective image recognition can be performed. [0003] The sales methods of existing vending machines mainly include: the traditional way of purchasing vending machines is that cust...

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Moreover, after the replenishment staff completes the replenishment, they need to remember which aisle has replenished how many goods by memory. Once the memory is wrong, the replenishment information will be wrong.

Of course, the replenishment staff can also enter once after replenishing a lane, but although this reduces entry errors, it will lead to lower replenishment efficiency and longer stand-alone replenishment time, and because most of the containers are For refrigerators, opening the door for a long time to replenish goods will greatly lead to the loss of cooling capacity and consume a lot of energy

[0005] In addition, because each replenishment staff has to manage the operation and replenishment of multiple vending machines scattered in different locations, the method of manual replenishment and manual inventory entry takes up a lot of time and is prone to errors. In addition, traditional replenishment Compared with the entry method, the same product is required to be placed in the same aisle. On the one hand, this reduces the types of products that can be sold. On the other hand, it requires replenishers not to mix replenishment, which increases the difficulty of manual classification and thus prolongs the replenishment time.

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