Vending machine sales information obtaining method and device and vending machine

Abstract

The invention provides a vending machine sales information obtaining method and device and a vending machine. The vending machine sales information obtaining method comprises the following steps: S1,when a commodity is sold on the vending machine, collecting an image of the sold commodity and/or an image when a purchaser of the sold commodity triggers a delivery instruction in an operation area of the vending machine; s2, identifying commodity information of sold commodities according to the acquired images; and S3, recording the identified commodity information of the sold commodity, and incorporating the recorded content into sales statistical data of the vending machine. According to the vending machine sales information obtaining method and device, the sales information of the vendingmachine can be effectively obtained, inventory management and maintenance can be better carried out on the vending machine, the requirements of purchasers are analyzed and met to a greater extent, and the commodity sales volume of the vending machine is increased.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of commercial retailing, in particular to a method for acquiring sales information of an automatic vending machine, a device for acquiring sales information of an automatic vending machine, and an automatic vending machine. Background technique [0002] A vending machine is a device that does not rely on manpower to achieve transactions, and stores one or more commodities to be sold inside. When in use, the buyer selects the product to be purchased and completes the payment, and the purchased product is automatically shipped. Vending machines do not require face-to-face transactions, which has the advantages of saving manpower and facilitating transactions. [0003] Vending machines require maintenance, mainly to replenish the merchandise stored in the vending machine. Generally, for a certain number of vending machines in a certain area, the operator will uniformly replenish the commodities. This can lead to the f...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] 1. Due to the inconsistent sales speed of different types of products, some types of products are sold at a high speed, and all the products will be sold before replenishment, resulting in buyers being unable to choose this type of product; some types of products The sales of goods are slow, there will be a backlog of goods, and even the goods cannot be fully sold within the shelf life;

[0005] 2. Since the vending machines at different locations target different buyers, there will be differences in the number of buyers and consumption preferences, which will generate different consumption demands for different commodities, which will be reflected in the vending machines at different locations. On the vending machine, the quantity of each commodity sold will be different;

[0006] 3. For the same vending machine, in different time periods, there will be differences in the buyers who buy goods on the vending machine and their purchase needs, so that even for the same vending machine, the products sold in different time periods The quantity and speed of the same type of goods are also different

The problem caused by this is that the workload of the replenishment personnel is heavy, the enthusiasm of the replenishment personnel is not high, and it is easy to make mistakes; at the same time, there will be room for fraud

In short, once a problem occurs, it will lead to sales data errors and cause economic losses

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