Cargo sorting method, device, sorting system and electronic equipment

Abstract

The present application discloses a cargo sorting method, which belongs to the field of computer technology and helps to improve the efficiency of sorting operations. The method includes: receiving information about items to be sorted sent by an information input device; retrieving pre-downloaded item sorting tasks, and obtaining the item sorting tasks that match the information about items to be sorted; based on the obtained item sorting tasks, obtaining the seeding information of the corresponding order object, wherein the seeding information includes: identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object. The method generates a broadcast content including the identification information of the sorting container according to the sorting task retrieval results, and then voice broadcasts the broadcast content to the sorting personnel, so that the sorting personnel can find the sorting container with the number and perform seeding without viewing the sorting information displayed by the information processing device (such as a smart phone), which effectively improves the efficiency of the sorting operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of computer technology, and in particular to a cargo sorting method, device, sorting system, electronic equipment and computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Community e-commerce has brought great convenience to people's lives. Therefore, there are more and more orders and more and more group purchase items. The efficiency of sorting items in group purchase orders in community e-commerce scenarios is particularly important. In community e-commerce scenarios, first of all, it is necessary to sort the items in the group purchase order into the sorting containers (such as sorting baskets) corresponding to each group point in each grid warehouse. This sorting operation link is called "sorting to group". After that, the delivery personnel will deliver the items in each sorting container to the corresponding group point. For large items, they need to be sorted to the corresponding group purchase line. This sorting operation link is called "sorting to line".

[0003] In the prior art, when performing sorting operations, the sorting containers of each group line, or the sorting containers corresponding to each group point in a group line, are usually arranged separately. Then, during the sorting process, the sorting personnel use the mobile phone camera to aim at the information code of the item (such as a barcode starting with 69). After the sorting operation application client (APP) running on the mobile phone identifies the identification code photographed by the mobile phone, the APP will display all the group point numbers or line numbers that need this item and the corresponding number of items that need to be sorted on the mobile phone screen. The sorting personnel starts from the first group, compares the group point number or line number displayed on the screen, finds the corresponding sorting container, and performs sowing according to the number prompted on the screen to complete the sorting task of the current item.

[0004] This sorting operation method in the prior art has at least the following defects: the mobile phone scanning speed is slow; the sorting personnel need to check the mobile phone display content, then find the corresponding sorting container, and then perform the delivery operation, which requires many operation actions. The above defects lead to low sorting efficiency.

[0005] It can be seen that the cargo sorting method in the prior art still needs to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present application provide a cargo sorting method and device, which are helpful to improve cargo sorting efficiency.

[0007] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a cargo sorting method, comprising:

[0008] Receiving information of items to be sorted sent by an information input device, wherein the information of items to be sorted is obtained by the information input device by collecting information codes of the items to be sorted;

[0009] Retrieving the pre-downloaded item sorting tasks, and obtaining the item sorting tasks matching the information of the items to be sorted;

[0010] Based on the acquired item sorting task, acquiring seeding information of the corresponding order object, wherein the seeding information includes: identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object;

[0011] Perform voice broadcast based on the identification information.

[0012] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a cargo sorting device, comprising:

[0013] The module for receiving information of items to be sorted is used to receive information of items to be sorted sent by the information input device, wherein the information of items to be sorted is obtained by the information input device by collecting information codes of the items to be sorted;

[0014] An item sorting task retrieval module is used to retrieve pre-downloaded item sorting tasks and obtain the item sorting tasks that match the information of the items to be sorted;

[0015] A seeding information acquisition module, used to acquire seeding information of a corresponding order object based on the acquired item sorting task, wherein the seeding information includes: identification information of a sorting container corresponding to the order object;

[0016] The voice broadcast module is used to perform voice broadcast based on the identification information.

[0017] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a sorting system, including:

[0018] An information input device, a plurality of sorting containers, and an information processing device with voice output capability, wherein:

[0019] The information input device is used to collect information about items to be sorted and send it to the information processing device;

[0020] Each of the sorting containers is used to accommodate sorted items of an order object, and identification information corresponding to the identification information of the order object is set on the sorting container;

[0021] The information processing device is used to execute the cargo sorting method as described in the first embodiment.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further discloses an electronic device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the cargo sorting method described in the embodiment of the present application when executing the computer program.

[0023] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application are performed.

[0024] The cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application determines the identification information of the corresponding sorting container (in the prior art, each sorting container is provided with a corresponding group point number) according to the identification information (such as the group point number) of the order object (such as the group point) corresponding to the item sorting task after retrieving the item sorting task that matches the current item to be sorted during the sorting operation, and generates a broadcast content including at least the identification information of the sorting container (such as the sorting container number, which is also the group point number), and then, voice broadcasts the broadcast content to the sorting personnel, so that the sorting personnel do not need to check the sorting information displayed on the information processing device (such as a smart phone), and can find the sorting container with the number after hearing the broadcast number and execute the seeding, which can effectively improve the efficiency of the sorting operation.

[0025] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0027] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of a cargo sorting method disclosed in one embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 2 It is one of the schematic diagrams of the structure of the sorting system disclosed in the embodiments of the present application;

[0029] Figure 3 This is the second schematic diagram of the sorting system structure disclosed in the embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 4 is a flow chart of a cargo sorting method disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 5 is a flow chart of a cargo sorting method disclosed in another embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 6 It is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the cargo sorting device disclosed in the embodiments of the present application;

[0033] Figure 7 This is the second structural schematic diagram of the cargo sorting device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 8 This is the third structural schematic diagram of the cargo sorting device disclosed in the embodiments of the present application;

[0035] Fig. 9 A block diagram schematically shows an electronic device for executing the method according to the present application; and

[0036] Fig.10 A storage unit for holding or carrying a program code for implementing the method according to the present application is schematically shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0038] Embodiment 1

[0039] The present application discloses a method for sorting goods. Figure 1 As shown, the method includes: steps 110 to 140.

[0040] Step 110: receiving information of items to be sorted sent by an information input device, wherein the information of items to be sorted is obtained by the information input device by collecting information codes of the items to be sorted.

[0041] In the embodiment of the present application, the information of the items to be sorted may be: the serial number of the items to be sorted. The information code of the items to be sorted may be a barcode, a QR code, etc., and the information code may uniquely identify the category of the goods.

[0042] In the prior art, the information input device and the information processing device of the sorting system are the same device, for example, a smart phone. The smart phone is used to run a sorting operation application. Specifically, the smart phone runs the sorting operation application, downloads the sorting task from the cloud, and performs a sorting task search, and displays the sorting information corresponding to the sorting task search result on the mobile phone screen according to the sorting task search result. For example, the name, number, group point number where sorting needs to be performed, sowing quantity and other information of the current sorting item are displayed. The sorting operation application is also used to call the mobile phone camera to scan the information code (such as barcode, QR code, etc.) of the item to be sorted according to the trigger of the sorting personnel, and parse the scanned information code to obtain the information of the item to be sorted (such as the number of the item to be sorted).

[0043] In the prior art, it takes an average of 2-7 seconds to collect the information code of the items to be sorted through the camera of a smartphone, which is not conducive to improving the efficiency of the sorting operation.

[0044] The cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application is applicable to Figure 2 The sorting system shown. Figure 2 As shown, the sorting system includes: an information input device 210, an information processing device 220, and a voice broadcast device 230. The information processing device 220 is a terminal with information processing capabilities, for example, a smart phone. The voice broadcast device 230 is a device with a voice output function, such as a speaker.

[0045] In some embodiments of the present application, Figure 3 As shown, the voice broadcast device 230 may be a built-in functional module in the information processing device 220. For example, when the information processing device 220 is a smart phone, the voice broadcast device 230 is an audio output module of the smart phone.

[0046] In the embodiment of the present application, the information input device 210 is a physical device independent of the information processing device 220. For example, the information input device 210 can be an industrial-grade scanner, such as a barcode scanner or a barcode scanner gun. Before collecting the information of the items to be sorted through the information input device 210, it is first necessary to establish a communication connection between the information input device 210 and the information processing device 220 to ensure that the information input device 210 can send the collected information of the items to be sorted to the information processing device 220 in a timely manner.

[0047] In an embodiment of the present application, the information input device includes: a Bluetooth finger ring scanner, and the receiving of the information of the items to be sorted sent by the information input device includes: receiving the information of the items to be sorted sent by the Bluetooth finger ring scanner through a Bluetooth communication connection pre-established with the Bluetooth finger ring scanner. Before collecting the information of the items to be sorted through the Bluetooth finger ring scanner, a Bluetooth communication connection needs to be established between the Bluetooth finger ring scanner and the information processing device 220 (such as a smart phone).

[0048] For example, after starting the sorting operation application running in the information processing device 220, the sorting personnel turns on the Bluetooth communication function of the information processing device 220, starts the Bluetooth ring scanner, and ensures that the Bluetooth communication connection between the Bluetooth ring scanner and the information processing device 220 has been established. Afterwards, the sorting personnel operates the Bluetooth ring scanner to scan the information code of the item to be sorted, and the Bluetooth ring scanner parses the collected information code to obtain the item information to be sorted (such as the item type number represented by the digital string of 69XXXX), and sends the parsed information of the item to be sorted to the information processing device 220 (such as a smart phone) through the established Bluetooth communication connection.

[0049] Industrial-grade scanners can reduce the time of a single scan to 0.3-1 second. Therefore, based on the shortened information collection time of the items to be sorted, the efficiency of the sorting operation can be improved. The Bluetooth ring scanner can be worn on the finger, which is very convenient for scanning the information code of the items to be sorted during the sorting operation. Information processing equipment (such as smart phones) can be tied to the arm, so that the sorting personnel can use both hands to pick up and place the items to be sorted, making the sorting operation more efficient and convenient.

[0050] Step 120, searching for pre-downloaded item sorting tasks, and obtaining the item sorting tasks that match the information of the items to be sorted.

[0051] The item sorting tasks described in the embodiments of the present application are usually downloaded from the cloud by the sorting operation application running in the information processing device 220 before the sorting operation is performed. For example, before the sorting personnel perform the sorting operation of a certain group line, they first input the group line information in the sorting operation application, and then trigger the download of the item sorting tasks matching the group line information. The sorting operation application stores the downloaded sorting tasks locally in the information processing device 220 for subsequent retrieval.

[0052] In the embodiment of the present application, the item sorting task corresponds to the currently selected order object, and each order object corresponds to an item sorting task. The item sorting task is used to indicate which types of items need to be sown for the corresponding order object and the number of sowing required for each item, wherein the types of items to be sown are expressed by sorting item information (such as the item type number represented by a digital string of 69XXXX). The sorting item information will be printed or pasted on the surface of the item in the form of an information code (such as a barcode).

[0053] In the embodiment of the present application, the order object can be selected from: group points or group lines. When the order object is a group point, the item sorting task is the item sorting task corresponding to each group point on the specified group line; when the order object is a group line (such as large item sorting operation), the item sorting task is the item sorting task corresponding to each group line.

[0054] After the information processing device 220 receives the information code of the item to be sorted sent by the information input device 210, for each sorting task stored locally (i.e., pre-downloaded), by comparing the type of item to be sown in the sorting task with the information code of the item to be sorted, the sorting task that needs to sow the item corresponding to the information code of the item to be sorted is found. In the embodiment of the present application, when searching the pre-downloaded item sorting task based on the information code of the item to be sorted, the following three search results may appear.

[0055] The first is that the sorting task cannot be retrieved. For example, when performing the sorting operation of a specified group line, the currently collected items are not the items in the orders of each group point on the specified group line.

[0056] The second type is to retrieve a sorting task. For example, when the sorting operation is performed in the single-piece sowing mode, when performing the sorting operation of a designated group line, it is retrieved that the order of a group point on the designated group line needs to be sown with the item to be sorted. For another example, when the sorting operation is performed in the batch sowing mode, only one of the orders of the group points on the designated group line needs to be sown with the item to be sorted.

[0057] The third type is that multiple sorting tasks are retrieved. For example, when the sorting operation is performed in batch sowing mode, the items to be sorted need to be sown in the orders of multiple groups of groups on the designated group line.

[0058] Step 130: based on the acquired item sorting task, obtain the seeding information of the corresponding order object.

[0059] Wherein, the seeding information includes: identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object.

[0060] As mentioned above, an item sorting task corresponds to each order object, and is used to indicate which types of items need to be sown for the corresponding order object and the sowing quantity required for each item. Therefore, according to each retrieved item sorting task, the identification information of the order object corresponding to the item sorting task and the sowing quantity of the order object can be determined.

[0061] In order to perform the sorting operation, when different sowing modes are used to perform the sorting operation, different sowing information needs to be determined. For example, when the single-piece sowing mode is used to perform the sorting operation, at least the sorting container corresponding to the order object corresponding to each item sorting task needs to be determined. For another example, when the batch sowing mode is used to perform the sorting operation, the sorting container corresponding to the order object corresponding to each item sorting task needs to be determined, and the number of items to be sorted to be sown in the corresponding sorting container.

[0062] That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the sowing information of the order object may include only the identification information of the sorting container; or may include both the identification information of the sorting container and the corresponding sowing quantity. The sowing quantity may be directly obtained from the information carried by the item sorting task.

[0063] In the embodiment of the present application, during the sorting operation, each order object corresponds to a sorting container. In order to facilitate the sorting personnel to distinguish the sorting containers corresponding to each group point, usually, the sorting container will be marked, which is called the "identification information" of the sorting container in the embodiment of the present application. The "identification information" of the sorting container can be information that is easy to distinguish, such as numbers, text, color information, etc. For example, the identification information of the sorting container can be set to different numbers such as 1, 2, 3...

[0064] As mentioned above, the item sorting task carries the identification information of the order object, but does not carry the corresponding sorting container information. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object based on the identification information of the order object, that is, to determine the identification information of the corresponding sorting container based on the identification information of the order object.

[0065] In order to facilitate the sorting personnel to quickly and accurately determine the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object based on the identification information of the order object, it is necessary to set the identification information of the sorting container to be intuitively corresponding to the identification information of the order object. For example, the identification information of the sorting container can be set to the identification information of the order object. In this way, after the identification information of the order object is determined, it is equivalent to determining the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object. For example, the representation information of the sorting container can be set to a number from 1 to X, which is consistent with the number of the ball point in the ball point line.

[0066] In an embodiment of the present application, the identification information of the order object may be an order object number. For example, when a sorting operation is currently being performed on a group point on a specified group line, the order object is a group point, and the identification information of the order object may be the group point number. For another example, when a sorting operation is currently being performed on a group line, the order object is a group line, and the identification information of the order object may be the group line number. Accordingly, when a sorting operation is performed on a group point, the group point number may be marked on the sorting container; when a sorting operation is performed on a group line, the group line number may be marked on the sorting container.

[0067] For example, when sorting operations are currently being performed on the ball points on a specified ball line, if the ball points are numbered as in-line numbers from 1 to X (X is an integer greater than 1), the sorting containers can be marked 1 to X respectively, so that ball point 1 can correspond to the sorting container marked as 1.

[0068] Correspondingly, when performing a sorting operation, when the identification information of the order object is the order object number, the seeding information of the corresponding order object is obtained based on the acquired item sorting task, wherein the seeding information includes: the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object, including any one of the following methods.

[0069] In the first method, when the order object is a group point and the order object number of the order object is an in-line group point number, the group point number of the group point corresponding to the item sorting task is used as the identification information of the corresponding sorting container. For example, when the identification information marked on the sorting container is an in-line group point number (such as 1 to X), the group point number of the group point corresponding to the item sorting task is directly used as the identification information of the corresponding sorting container.

[0070] The second method is that when the order object is a group point, and the order object number of the order object is the group point number of the entire station, the group point number within the line of the order object is determined according to the group point number of the entire station of the order object matched by the item sorting task, and the group point number within the line is used as the number of the corresponding sorting container. For example, when the identification information marked on the sorting container is the group point number within the line, the group point number of the entire station of the order object obtained from the item sorting task is first converted into the group point number within the line, and then the group point number within the line obtained after the conversion is used as the identification information of the corresponding sorting container. For example, for the group point with the group point number of 666, it can be converted into the group point number 6 within the line of the group point in group line 7. In this way, it can be determined that the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the group point is "6", that is, it corresponds to sorting container No. 6.

[0071] Each grid station usually has multiple group lines, and each group line has multiple group points. When each group point is numbered throughout the station, the group point number of the entire station may reach up to 3 digits. When the sorting operation is actually performed, secondary sorting is usually performed based on the group line, that is, the sorting operation performed by each sorting staff is for several to dozens of group points on a group line. Therefore, the identification information on the sorting container is usually marked with a number from 1 to X, where X is usually a number less than 100. In this way, it is convenient for the sorting staff to quickly find the sorting container, and at the same time, the voice broadcast time is shortened, which is convenient for the sorting staff to distinguish.

[0072] The third method is that when the order object is a group line, the group line number of the group line corresponding to the item sorting task is used as the number of the corresponding sorting container. For example, when the identification information marked on the sorting container is a group line number (such as 1 to X), the group line number corresponding to the item sorting task is directly used as the identification information of the corresponding sorting container.

[0073] In some embodiments of the present application, the identification information of the sorting container can also be set as the whole-station group point number. When the identification information of the corresponding sorting container is determined according to the identification information of the order object, the whole-station group point number of the order object is directly used as the identification information of the corresponding sorting container.

[0074] In some embodiments of the present application, the identification information of the sorting container also includes: identification information corresponding to abnormal scanned parts, such as identifying one of the sorting containers in the several sorting containers of each group line as "abnormal part" or "no task". That is, for the information of the items to be sorted, if the corresponding item sorting task is not retrieved, it means that the current item to be sorted does not belong to any of the pre-downloaded item sorting tasks, then the item to be sorted has no corresponding order object and should not be seeded into the sorting container corresponding to any order object. In this case, a sorting container corresponding to the abnormal part can be set, and the identification information of the sorting container can be set to indicate, for example, "abnormal part" or "no task".

[0075] Step 140: Perform voice broadcast based on the identification information.

[0076] In the prior art, after the item sorting tasks matching the items to be sorted are retrieved, a list of the retrieved item sorting tasks will be displayed on the application interface of the sorting operation application, so that the sorting personnel can perform the sorting operation by referring to the information of the order objects corresponding to the item sorting tasks in the list. For example, the information displayed on the sorting application interface may include one or more of the following: the name of the item to be sorted, the information of the item to be sorted (such as a code starting with 69), the identification information of the order object (such as a group point number), the number of items to be sorted that need to be sown, etc. In this way, the sorting personnel can perform the sorting operation of the corresponding order object by referring to the information displayed on the sorting operation application interface.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present application, after retrieving the item sorting tasks that match the items to be sorted and determining the order objects that match each item sorting task, it is necessary to further obtain the sorting containers corresponding to each order object, so that the sorting operation application can convey the sowing quantity information and the sowing position information expressed by the sorting container to the sorting personnel in the form of voice broadcast, and the sorting personnel no longer need to check the sorting operation application every time they sow.

[0078] In some embodiments of the present application, the step of performing voice broadcast based on the identification information includes: generating broadcast content including the identification information of the sorting container, and performing voice broadcast of the broadcast content. Taking the case where the identification information of the sorting container is consistent with the identification information of the order object, when the identification information of the order object corresponding to the item sorting task is the order object number (such as the group point number) X, the identification information of the sorting container that can be determined is the corresponding number, such as X. In this case, a voice broadcast content including the number can be generated, such as "X group" or "X basket" or "X store" or "group line X", etc., and then the sorting operation application performs voice broadcast of the broadcast content. After the sorting personnel hear the broadcasted sorting container identification information (such as number X), they find the corresponding sorting container and sow it.

[0079] In some embodiments of the present application, for items to be sorted for which no sorting tasks have been retrieved, the corresponding broadcast content may be "abnormal items", "no tasks", etc., that is, only the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the abnormal items is included.

[0080] The organization form of the identification information and other information of the sorting container in the broadcast content is determined according to specific business needs.

[0081] In some embodiments of the present application, when performing voice broadcast, the sorting operation application can convert the generated broadcast content into audio information, and then send the audio information to the audio output module of the information processing device to output the voice corresponding to the broadcast content. For example, when the information processing device is a smart phone, the sorting operation application can call the smart phone speaker or earphone to output the audio information converted from the broadcast content. In some embodiments of the present application, the information processing device can also be connected to a wireless speaker, and accordingly, the audio output module can be a wireless speaker. The sorting operation application sends the audio information to the audio output module of the smart phone, and plays the audio information through the wireless speaker.

[0082] In some embodiments of the present application, the interface of the voice broadcast function module built into the information processing device can also be directly called based on the broadcast content to perform voice broadcast on the broadcast content.

[0083] For the specific technical solution of converting the broadcast content into voice and then outputting the audio information through the information processing device as the carrier of the sorting operation application, refer to the prior art, which will not be repeated in the implementation of this application. In another embodiment, the specific technical solution of converting the broadcast content into voice through the voice broadcast function module of the information processing device as the carrier of the sorting operation application, refer to the prior art, which will not be repeated in the implementation of this application.

[0084] In some embodiments of the present application, the voice broadcast of the broadcast content includes: the voice broadcast of the broadcast content N times, wherein N is an integer less than 4. For example, the voice broadcast of the broadcast content is performed twice. In order to facilitate the sorting personnel to clearly hear the broadcast identification information, a preset time length (such as an interval of 300 to 500 milliseconds) may be spaced between each voice broadcast. For the single-piece sowing mode, it takes a very short time for the sorting personnel to sow an item. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, it is set to broadcast the broadcast content a limited number of times, such as for each item to be sorted, the broadcast content is voice broadcast twice.

[0085] In the prior art, smartphones used to run sorting operation applications all have a voice output function and a built-in audio output module. The cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can realize voice broadcasting without adding additional voice broadcasting equipment.

[0086] In some other embodiments of the present application, in the batch sowing mode, the sowing information also includes: the sowing quantity corresponding to the order object, and the voice broadcast based on the identification information includes: generating a broadcast content including the sowing quantity and the identification information of the sorting container, and voice broadcasting the broadcast content. Taking the identification information of the sorting container as an example, when the identification information of the order object corresponding to the item sorting task is the order object number (such as the group point number) X, the identification information of the sorting container that can be determined is the corresponding number, such as X. In this case, for the retrieved item sorting task, a voice broadcast content including the number of the sorting container corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task and the sowing quantity corresponding to the corresponding order object can be generated, such as "X group Y pieces" or "X basket Y pieces" or "X store Y pieces" or "group line Y pieces", etc., and then the sorting operation application voice broadcasts the broadcast content. Among them, the organization form of the identification information of the sorting container and other information in the broadcast content is determined according to specific business needs. The identification information may be the serial number of the sorting container.

[0087] In some embodiments of the present application, performing voice broadcasting on the broadcast content includes: performing voice broadcasting on the broadcast content N times, where N is an integer less than 4. For example, performing voice broadcasting on the broadcast content twice.

[0088] The specific implementation method of voice broadcasting the generated designated seeding content is as described above and will not be repeated here.

[0089] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of the acquired item sorting tasks is greater than 1, the generating of the broadcast content including the sowing quantity and the identification information of the sorting container includes: for each item sorting task, respectively generating the broadcast content corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task, the broadcast content including: the sowing quantity corresponding to the corresponding order object, and the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the corresponding order object. Taking the retrieval of M (M is an integer greater than 1) item sorting tasks matching the items to be sorted as an example, M broadcast contents will be generated in the embodiment of the present application. Taking one of the item sorting tasks as an example, if the order object corresponding to the item sorting task is group point X, the current sowing quantity of the items to be sorted is Y, and the identification information of the sorting basket corresponding to group point X is number "X", then the broadcast content corresponding to the group point X corresponding to the item sorting task can be "X group Y pieces". Among them, the broadcast content needs to include the sowing quantity of the order object (such as the aforementioned group point X) and the identification information of the corresponding sorting container (such as the number consistent with the group point X number).

[0090] When the number of the obtained item sorting tasks is greater than 1, for each retrieved item sorting task, a broadcast content corresponding to the item sorting task is generated, then multiple broadcast contents will be obtained. Afterwards, the sorting operation application performs voice broadcasting on the generated multiple broadcast contents according to a preset method. In some embodiments of the present application, the following two methods can be used to perform voice broadcasting on multiple broadcast contents.

[0091] In the first broadcasting method, the voice broadcasting of the broadcasting content includes: automatically voice broadcasting the corresponding broadcasting content one by one. In some embodiments of the present application, when the corresponding broadcasting content is automatically voice broadcasted one by one, the broadcasting content can be automatically selected one by one in a specified order for voice broadcasting. Among them, the specified order can be: the cache order of the broadcasting content in the sorting operation application, the size order of the identification information of the corresponding order object, the retrieval order of the corresponding item sorting task, etc. For example, according to the order of the identification information of the order object corresponding to the retrieved item sorting task (such as the size order of the group point number), the broadcasting content corresponding to each retrieved order object can be automatically broadcasted in sequence.

[0092] In the second broadcast method, the voice broadcasting of the broadcast content includes: based on the broadcast trigger operation, voice broadcasting the broadcast content one by one. For example, each time a play trigger operation is detected, a broadcast content to be broadcast is selected for voice broadcasting until all broadcast contents are played.

[0093] In some embodiments of the present application, the broadcast trigger operation includes any one of the following: generating broadcast content corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task; performing an application interface click operation on the front-end application that performs voice broadcast; performing a shaking or vibration operation on the carrier device of the front-end application that performs voice broadcast. For example, for the M broadcast contents generated according to the retrieved M item sorting tasks described above, after generating the broadcast content corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task, one of the broadcast contents can be automatically selected for voice broadcast. Afterwards, the sorting personnel shakes the information processing device (such as a smart phone running the sorting operation application) that serves as the carrier of the sorting operation application, and the sorting operation detects a broadcast trigger operation, selects one of the broadcast contents from the M-1 broadcast contents to be broadcast, and performs voice broadcast. When the sorting personnel shakes the information processing device again, the sorting operation detects a broadcast trigger operation, selects a broadcast content from the M-2 broadcast content to be broadcast, and performs voice broadcast until the sorting personnel shakes the information processing device M-1 times and all the broadcast content is completed.

[0094] In some other embodiments of the present application, after the M pieces of announcement content are generated according to the retrieved M item sorting tasks, one of the announcement content can be automatically selected for voice broadcast. After that, each time the sorting personnel performs a click operation on the interface of the sorting operation application, the sorting operation detects a broadcast trigger operation, and selects a piece of announcement content from the announcement content to be broadcast for voice broadcast.

[0095] In some embodiments of the present application, the specific form of the broadcast trigger operation can be configured according to the operating habits of the sorting personnel, or a fixed broadcast trigger operation form can be set according to the actual test results of the sorting operation.

[0096] In some embodiments of the present application, the form of voice broadcast can be selected according to the working habits of the sorting personnel. For example, for skilled sorting personnel, it can be set to automatically broadcast the corresponding broadcast content one by one, such as broadcasting "1 group of 5 items, 1 group of 5 items, 2 groups of 1 item, 2 groups of 1 item". The specific form of the broadcast trigger operation can also be automatically selected according to the number of retrieved item sorting tasks (that is, the number of generated broadcast content). For example, when the number of retrieved item sorting tasks is less than or equal to 3, the sorting operation application adopts automatic voice broadcast of the corresponding broadcast content one by one. When the number of retrieved item sorting tasks is greater than 3, the sorting operation application adopts a method based on the playback trigger operation to voice broadcast the corresponding broadcast content one by one.

[0097] In some embodiments of the present application, Figure 4 As shown, after obtaining the seeding information of the corresponding order object based on the obtained item sorting task, it also includes: step 150.

[0098] Step 150: displaying sorting operation information generated based on the sowing information.

[0099] For example, the sorting operation application interface displays the name of the items to be sorted, the information of the items to be sorted, the identification information of the order object (such as the group point number), the sowing quantity of the corresponding order object, etc. When the sorting personnel do not hear the currently broadcasted sowing information clearly, they can further view the sowing information in the sorting operation information displayed in the sorting operation application interface.

[0100] In some embodiments of the present application, in order to save the power consumption of the information processing device, under normal circumstances, the sorting operation information corresponding to the retrieved item sorting task is not refreshed in real time in the interface of the sorting operation application, and only the sorting information of the item sorting task corresponding to the current item to be sorted is stored in real time in the local cache. Figure 5 As shown, the method further includes: step 160.

[0101] Step 160: In response to a user triggering a viewing operation, displaying sorting operation information generated based on the seeding information.

[0102] The sorting operation information may include one or more of the following information: the name of the item to be sorted, the information of the sorted item, the identification information of the order object (such as the group point number), and the sowing quantity. In some embodiments of the present application, the viewing operation may be clicking on the display screen of the carrier device of the sorting operation application, or other operations. In this way, when the sorting personnel do not hear the currently broadcasted sowing information clearly, they can further view the sowing information in the sorting operation information displayed in the sorting operation application interface.

[0103] The cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application determines the identification information of the corresponding sorting container (in the prior art, each sorting container is provided with a corresponding group point number) according to the identification information (such as the group point number) of the order object (such as the group point) corresponding to the item sorting task after retrieving the item sorting task that matches the current item to be sorted during the sorting operation, and generates a broadcast content including at least the identification information of the sorting container (such as the sorting container number, which is also the group point number), and then, voice broadcasts the broadcast content to the sorting personnel, so that the sorting personnel do not need to check the sorting information displayed on the information processing device (such as a smart phone), and can find the sorting container with the number after hearing the broadcast number and execute the seeding, which can effectively improve the efficiency of the sorting operation.

[0104] In the prior art, after each time the sorting personnel scans the information code of the item to be sorted through the mobile phone camera, they need to check the sorting operation information displayed on the mobile phone screen by the sorting operation application, wherein the sorting operation information includes: the name of the item to be sorted, the information of the item to be sorted, the order object number, and the sowing quantity. After that, the sorting personnel find the order object number by checking the information displayed on the mobile phone screen, and then look up and turn around to find the corresponding sorting container. In the cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, in most cases, the sorting personnel no longer need to check the mobile phone screen, the visual nerve is only used to find the sorting container, and the auditory nerve is used to obtain the identification information of the sorting container. The vision and hearing can process the sowing information at the same time, which can effectively improve the efficiency of the sorting operation.

[0105] On the other hand, it also avoids the information confusion caused by the visual nerve processing the order object identification information and the sorting container identification information in the prior art, which can further reduce the occurrence of sorting operation errors. According to test statistics, the sorting error rate of the traditional cargo sorting method is about 2-0.2%, while the sorting error rate of the cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application is reduced to about 0.1%.

[0106] Embodiment 2

[0107] The present application discloses a cargo sorting device, such as Figure 6 As shown, the device comprises:

[0108] The to-be-sorted item information receiving module 610 is used to receive the to-be-sorted item information sent by the information input device, wherein the to-be-sorted item information is obtained by the information input device by collecting the information code of the to-be-sorted item;

[0109] An item sorting task retrieval module 620 is used to retrieve pre-downloaded item sorting tasks and obtain the item sorting tasks that match the information of the items to be sorted;

[0110] The seeding information acquisition module 630 is used to acquire the seeding information of the corresponding order object based on the acquired item sorting task, wherein the seeding information includes: identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object;

[0111] The voice announcement module 640 is used to make voice announcements based on the identification information.

[0112] In some embodiments of the present application, Figure 7 As shown, the voice broadcast module 640 further includes:

[0113] The first voice broadcast submodule 6401 is used to generate broadcast content including the identification information of the sorting container, and perform voice broadcast on the broadcast content.

[0114] In some embodiments of the present application, the seeding information further includes: the seeding quantity corresponding to the order object, such as Figure 7 As shown, the voice broadcast module 640 further includes:

[0115] The second voice broadcast submodule 6402 is used to generate broadcast content including the sowing quantity and the identification information of the sorting container, and to perform voice broadcasting on the broadcast content.

[0116] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of the acquired item sorting tasks is greater than 1, the second voice broadcast submodule 6402 is further used to: for each of the item sorting tasks, respectively generate a broadcast content corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task, the broadcast content including: the sowing quantity corresponding to the corresponding order object, and the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the corresponding order object;

[0117] The second voice broadcast submodule 6402 is further used to automatically voice broadcast the corresponding broadcast content one by one; and or, based on the broadcast trigger operation, voice broadcast the broadcast content one by one.

[0118] In some embodiments of the present application, the broadcast triggering operation includes any one of the following:

[0119] Generate a broadcast content corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task;

[0120] Clicking the application interface of the front-end application that performs voice broadcasting;

[0121] A shaking or vibration operation is performed on the carrier device of the front-end application that performs voice broadcast.

[0122] In some embodiments of the present application, voice broadcasting of the broadcast content includes:

[0123] The content is voice broadcasted N times, where N is an integer less than 4.

[0124] In some embodiments of the present application, the information input device includes: a Bluetooth finger ring scanner, and the information of the items to be sorted sent by the information input device is received, including:

[0125] The information of the items to be sorted sent by the Bluetooth finger ring code scanner is received through the Bluetooth communication connection pre-established with the Bluetooth finger ring code scanner.

[0126] In some embodiments of the present application, Figure 8 As shown, the device also includes:

[0127] The sorting operation information display module 650 is used to display the sorting operation information generated based on the sowing information in response to a user triggering a viewing operation.

[0128] The cargo sorting device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application is used to implement the cargo sorting method described in the first embodiment of the present application. The specific implementation methods of each module of the device will not be repeated here. Please refer to the specific implementation methods of the corresponding steps in the method embodiment.

[0129] The cargo sorting device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application retrieves the item sorting task matching the current item to be sorted during the sorting operation, and then determines the identification information of the corresponding sorting container according to the identification information (such as the group point number) of the order object (such as the group point) corresponding to the item sorting task (in the prior art, each sorting container is provided with a corresponding group point number), and generates a broadcast content including at least the identification information of the sorting container (such as the sorting container number, which is also the group point number), and then, voice broadcasts the broadcast content to the sorting personnel, so that the sorting personnel do not need to check the sorting information displayed on the information processing device (such as a smart phone), and after hearing the broadcast number, they can find the sorting container with the number and execute seeding, which can effectively improve the efficiency of the sorting operation.

[0130] In the prior art, after each time the sorting personnel scans the information code of the item to be sorted through the mobile phone camera, they need to check the sorting operation information displayed on the mobile phone screen by the sorting operation application, wherein the sorting operation information includes: the name of the item to be sorted, the information of the item to be sorted, the order object number, and the sowing quantity. After that, the sorting personnel find the order object number by checking the information displayed on the mobile phone screen, and then look up and turn around to find the corresponding sorting container. However, in the cargo sorting device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, in most cases, the sorting personnel no longer need to check the mobile phone screen, the visual nerve is only used to find the sorting container, and the auditory nerve is used to obtain the identification information of the sorting container. The vision and hearing can process the sowing information at the same time, which can effectively improve the efficiency of the sorting operation.

[0131] On the other hand, it also avoids the information confusion caused by the visual nerve processing the order object identification information and the sorting container identification information in the prior art, which can further reduce the occurrence of sorting operation errors. According to test statistics, the sorting error rate of the traditional cargo sorting method is about 2-0.2%, while the sorting error rate of the cargo sorting method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application is reduced to about 0.1%.

[0132] Accordingly, the present application discloses a sorting system, an information input device, a plurality of sorting containers, and an information processing device with voice output capability, wherein:

[0133] The information input device is used to collect information about items to be sorted and send it to the information processing device;

[0134] Each of the sorting containers is used to accommodate sorted items of an order object, and identification information corresponding to the identification information of the order object is set on the sorting container;

[0135] The information processing device is used to execute the cargo sorting method as described in the first embodiment.

[0136] In some embodiments of the present application, the information input device is a Bluetooth ring scanner.

[0137] The specific implementation of each component in the sorting system disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can be found in Example 1, which will not be repeated here.

[0138] Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other. For the device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment.

[0139] The above is a detailed introduction to a cargo sorting method and device provided by the present application. Specific examples are used in this article to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea; at the same time, for general technical personnel in this field, according to the idea of ​​the present application, there will be changes in the specific implementation method and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0140] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art may understand and implement it without creative effort.

[0141] The various component embodiments of the present application can be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that a microprocessor or digital signal processor (DSP) can be used in practice to implement some or all functions of some or all components in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application. The present application can also be implemented as a device or apparatus program (e.g., computer program and computer program product) for executing part or all of the methods described herein. Such a program implementing the present application can be stored on a computer-readable medium, or can have the form of one or more signals. Such a signal can be downloaded from an Internet website, or provided on a carrier signal, or provided in any other form.

[0142] For example, Fig. 9An electronic device that can implement the method according to the present application is shown. The electronic device can be a PC, a mobile terminal, a personal digital assistant, a tablet computer, etc. The electronic device traditionally includes a processor 910 and a memory 920 and a program code 930 stored on the memory 920 and can be run on the processor 910, and the processor 910 implements the method described in the above embodiment when executing the program code 930. The memory 920 can be a computer program product or a computer-readable medium. The memory 920 can be an electronic memory such as a flash memory, an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), an EPROM, a hard disk or a ROM. The memory 920 has a storage space 9201 for the program code 930 of a computer program for executing any method step in the above method. For example, the storage space 9201 for the program code 930 can include various computer programs for implementing various steps in the above method respectively. The program code 930 is a computer-readable code. These computer programs can be read from one or more computer program products or written into the one or more computer program products. These computer program products include program code carriers such as hard disks, compact disks (CDs), memory cards or floppy disks. The computer program includes a computer readable code, and when the computer readable code is executed on an electronic device, the electronic device is caused to execute the method according to the above embodiment.

[0143] The embodiment of the present application further discloses a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the cargo sorting method described in the first embodiment of the present application are implemented.

[0144] Such a computer program product may be a computer-readable storage medium, which may have a computer-readable storage medium having a Fig. 9 The memory 920 in the electronic device shown in the figure is similar to the storage segment, storage space, etc. The program code can be compressed and stored in the computer-readable storage medium in an appropriate form. The computer-readable storage medium is generally as shown in the reference Fig.10 The portable or fixed storage unit. Generally, the storage unit includes computer readable code 930', which is a code read by a processor. When the code is executed by the processor, each step in the method described above is implemented.

[0145] The term "one embodiment", "embodiment" or "one or more embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. In addition, please note that the examples of the term "in one embodiment" here do not necessarily all refer to the same embodiment.

[0146] In the description provided herein, a large number of specific details are described. However, it is understood that the embodiments of the present application can be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques are not shown in detail so as not to obscure the understanding of this description.

[0147] In the claims, any reference signs placed between brackets shall not be construed as limiting the claims. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in the claims. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The present application may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several different elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In a unit claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by the same item of hardware. The use of the words first, second, and third etc. does not indicate any order. These words may be interpreted as names.

[0148] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A cargo sorting method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receiving information of items to be sorted sent by an information input device, wherein the information of items to be sorted is obtained by the information input device by collecting information codes of the items to be sorted; Retrieving the pre-downloaded item sorting tasks, and obtaining the item sorting tasks matching the information of the items to be sorted; Based on the acquired item sorting task, the seeding information of the corresponding order object is acquired, wherein the seeding information includes: identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the order object and the seeding quantity corresponding to the order object; Performing voice broadcast based on the identification information; including: generating broadcast content including the sowing quantity and the identification information of the sorting container, and performing voice broadcast on the broadcast content; When the number of the acquired item sorting tasks is greater than 1, the generating of the report content including the sowing quantity and the identification information of the sorting container includes: For each of the item sorting tasks, a broadcast content corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task is generated respectively, and the broadcast content includes: the sowing quantity corresponding to the corresponding order object, and the identification information of the sorting container corresponding to the corresponding order object; The voice broadcasting of the broadcast content includes: Automatically voice broadcast the corresponding broadcast content one by one; Based on the broadcast trigger operation, voice broadcast the broadcast content one by one; When the corresponding announcement contents are automatically voiced one by one, the announcement contents are automatically selected one by one in a specified order for voice broadcasting, and the specified order is: according to the order of the identification information of the order objects corresponding to the retrieved item sorting tasks, the announcement contents corresponding to the retrieved order objects are automatically broadcasted in sequence; The broadcast trigger operation includes any of the following: Generate a broadcast content corresponding to the order object corresponding to the item sorting task; Clicking the application interface of the front-end application that performs voice broadcasting; Shaking or vibrating the carrier device of the front-end application that performs voice broadcasting; When the number of the acquired item sorting tasks is less than or equal to 3, the corresponding broadcast contents are automatically voice broadcast one by one. When the number of the acquired item sorting tasks is greater than 3, the corresponding broadcast contents are voice broadcast one by one based on the playback trigger operation.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Voice broadcast of the broadcast content, including: The content is voice broadcasted N times, where N is an integer less than 4.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The information input device includes: a Bluetooth finger ring scanner, and the information of the items to be sorted sent by the information input device is received, including: The information of the items to be sorted sent by the Bluetooth finger ring code scanner is received through the Bluetooth communication connection pre-established with the Bluetooth finger ring code scanner.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the voice broadcasting based on the identification information, the method further includes: In response to a user triggering a viewing operation, sorting operation information generated based on the seeding information is displayed.

5. A sorting system, characterized in that: include: An information input device, a plurality of sorting containers, and an information processing device with voice output capability, wherein: The information input device is used to collect information about items to be sorted and send it to the information processing device; Each of the sorting containers is used to accommodate sorted items of an order object, and identification information corresponding to the identification information of the order object is set on the sorting container; The information processing device is used to execute the cargo sorting method as described in any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and a program code stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor executes the program code, the cargo sorting method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is implemented.

7. A computer-readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, characterized in that: When the program code is executed by a processor, the steps of the cargo sorting method described in any one of claims 1 to 4 are implemented.

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