A gift box flexible information association device, method and system

Abstract

The application discloses a gift box flexible information association device, method and system, and relates to the technical field of automatic boxing. A handheld terminal obtains a product-gift box identity sequence in the device; an industrial computer associates the information of multiple products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence, and obtains multiple packaged gift boxes; an information acquisition module obtains a packaged gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence; and the industrial computer associates the information of multiple packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence. The application forms a variable work area for obtaining a product-gift box identity sequence by setting a handheld terminal, takes a traditional production line as a fixed work area, can meet the data association requirements of mixed gift boxes, and meets the standard requirements of flexible production.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automatic boxing, in particular to a gift box flexible information association device, method and system. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, manufacturers exist the working condition of mixing different products into the same gift box for secondary packaging, and establishing data association based on one product one code for mixed products, which meets the needs of people's daily life, and is also conducive to brand anti-counterfeiting and sales. However, the types, specifications and sizes of products in the gift box are not unified, and the positions of product barcodes carrying product information on the outer packaging of different products in the gift box are different. The traditional data association and packaging technology fixedly collect the positions of devices to complete unified information collection and association mode, which is difficult to adapt to the packaging production line of mixed product gift boxes. SUMMARY

[0003] The purpose of the present application is to provide a gift box flexible information association device, method and system, which can complete the data association of mixed gift boxes.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following scheme:

[0005] A gift box flexible information association device, which is applied to an automatic boxing system, the automatic boxing system comprising:

[0006] a conveying device and an automatic boxing machine;

[0007] The automatic boxing machine is used for automatically boxing a plurality of packaged gift boxes carried by the conveying device;

[0008] The gift box flexible information association device comprises:

[0009] an industrial computer, a handheld terminal and an information collection module;

[0010] The industrial computer is connected with the conveying device, the automatic boxing machine, the handheld terminal and the information collection module respectively;

[0011] The handheld terminal is used for obtaining a product-gift box identity sequence;

[0012] The industrial computer is used for associating the information of a plurality of products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence, to obtain a plurality of packaged gift boxes;

[0013] The information collection module is used for sequentially collecting the identity of the packaged gift boxes according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device to form a packaged gift box identity sequence;

[0014] The information collection module is further configured to sequentially collect the identity of the box according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device to form a box identity sequence.

[0015] The industrial computer is configured to associate the information of the plurality of packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence.

[0016] Optionally, the conveying device is a conveying belt connected with a motor.

[0017] The conveying belt is connected with the industrial computer.

[0018] Optionally, the information collection module is a scanning head.

[0019] Optionally, the handheld terminal is a PDA handheld terminal.

[0020] A gift box flexible information association method is applied to the gift box flexible information association device, and the gift box flexible information association method comprises the following steps of:

[0021] obtaining a product-gift box identity sequence; only one gift box identity exists in each first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence; the difference between the first preset number and the number of products that can be accommodated by a gift box is 1;

[0022] associating the information of the plurality of products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence to obtain a plurality of packaged gift boxes;

[0023] obtaining a packaged gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence; the packaged gift box identity sequence is formed by sequentially collecting the identity of the packaged gift box by the information collection module according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device;

[0024] associating the information of the plurality of packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence.

[0025] Optionally, the step of associating the information of the plurality of products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence to obtain a plurality of packaged gift boxes comprises the following steps of:

[0026] determining an empty set as a packaged sequence set;

[0027] obtaining the first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence as a current association sequence;

[0028] determining the gift box identity in the current association sequence as a current gift box identity;

[0029] determining any product identity in the current sequence to be associated as a current product identity;

[0030] associating the current product identity and the product information carried by the current product identity with the current gift box identity;

[0031] updating the current product identity and returning to the step of associating the current product identity and the product information carried by the current product identity with the current gift box identity until all product identities in the first preset number of elements are traversed, and performing packaging processing on the gift box corresponding to the current gift box identity;

[0032] adding the current sequence to be associated as a packaging sequence to the packaging sequence set, determining the first preset number of elements after the packaging sequence in the product-gift box identity sequence as an updated current sequence to be associated, and returning to the step of determining the gift box identity in the current sequence to be associated as a current gift box identity until the number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence is less than the first preset number.

[0033] Optionally, before associating the information of multiple packaging gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaging gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence, the method further comprises:

[0034] obtaining the identity of the packaging gift box to be unbound;

[0035] deleting the packaging sequence corresponding to the identity of the packaging gift box to be unbound in the packaging sequence set.

[0036] Optionally, before associating the information of multiple packaging gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaging gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence, the method further comprises:

[0037] setting the first iteration number i to 1;

[0038] determining the i-th packaging gift box identity in the packaging gift box identity sequence as a packaging gift box identity to be checked;

[0039] judging whether the packaging sequence corresponding to the packaging gift box identity to be checked exists in the packaging sequence set, and obtaining a judgment result;

[0040] if the judgment result is yes, increasing the value of the first iteration number i by 1, and returning to the step of determining the i-th packaging gift box identity in the packaging gift box identity sequence as a packaging gift box identity to be checked

[0041] if the judgment result is no, removing the i-th packaging gift box from the conveying device, and deleting the i-th packaging gift box identity in the packaging gift box identity sequence.

[0042] Optionally, according to the packaging gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence, information of multiple packaging gift boxes in the same box is associated with the box.

[0043] Let the second iteration number n = 1;

[0044] Obtain the first second preset number of elements in the packaging gift box identity sequence as a current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence;

[0045] Determine the current box identity in the n-th box identity in the box identity sequence;

[0046] Associate the product information carried by the multiple product identity of the current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence with the current box identity;

[0047] Determine the first second preset number of elements in the packaging gift box identity sequence after the current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence as an updated current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence, let the value of the second iteration number n increase by 1, and return to the step of "determining the current box identity in the n-th box identity in the box identity sequence", until the box identity sequence is empty or the number of elements in the packaging gift box identity sequence is less than the second preset number.

[0048] A gift box flexible information association system, comprising:

[0049] A product-gift box identity sequence acquisition module is configured to acquire a product-gift box identity sequence; only one gift box identity exists in every first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence; the difference between the first preset number and the number of products that can be accommodated by a gift box is 1.

[0050] A packaging gift box module is configured to associate information of multiple products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence, to obtain multiple packaging gift boxes.

[0051] A box identity sequence acquisition module is configured to acquire a packaging gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence; the packaging gift box identity sequence is formed by the information collection module collecting the identities of the packaging gift boxes in sequence according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device.

[0052] A box association module is configured to associate information of multiple packaging gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaging gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence.

[0053] According to the embodiments of the present application, the following technical effects are provided:

[0054] The present application provides a gift box flexible information association device, method and system, wherein the device comprises an industrial computer, a handheld terminal and an information acquisition module; the industrial computer is connected with a conveying device, an automatic boxing machine, the handheld terminal and the information acquisition module; the handheld terminal is used to obtain a product-gift box identity sequence; the industrial computer is used to associate information of multiple products in the same gift box with the gift box to obtain multiple packaged gift boxes according to the product-gift box identity sequence; the information acquisition module is used to sequentially acquire an identity of the packaged gift box to form a packaged gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence according to a conveying sequence of the conveying device; and the industrial computer is used to associate information of multiple packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box. The present application sets a variable work area of the handheld terminal to obtain the product-gift box identity sequence, and sets a traditional production line as a fixed work area, so that the data association requirement of mixed gift boxes can be met, and the standard requirement of flexible production can be met. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0055] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only constitute some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0056] Figure 1 It is a module connection diagram of the gift box flexible information association device in embodiment 1 of the present application.

[0057] Figure 2 It is a flow chart of the gift box flexible information association method in embodiment 2 of the present application.

[0058] Explanation of reference signs:

[0059] 1-industrial computer; 2-conveying device; 3-automatic boxing machine; 4-handheld terminal; 5-information acquisition module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments only constitute some embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0061] The purpose of the present application is to provide a gift box flexible information association device, method and system, which can complete data association of mixed gift boxes.

[0062] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0063] Embodiment 1

[0064] As Figure 1 , the present embodiment provides a gift box flexible information association device, which is applied to an automatic boxing system, the automatic boxing system comprising: a conveying device and an automatic boxing machine; the automatic boxing machine is used for automatically boxing a plurality of packaged gift boxes carried by the conveying device; the gift box flexible information association device comprises: an industrial computer, a handheld terminal and an information acquisition module; the industrial computer is connected with the conveying device, the automatic boxing machine, the handheld terminal and the information acquisition module respectively; the handheld terminal is used for obtaining a product-gift box identity sequence; the industrial computer is used for associating information of a plurality of products in the same gift box with the gift box to obtain a plurality of packaged gift boxes according to the product-gift box identity sequence; the information acquisition module is used for sequentially acquiring identities of the packaged gift boxes according to a conveying sequence of the conveying device to form a packaged gift box identity sequence; the information acquisition module is also used for sequentially acquiring identities of the boxes according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device to form a box identity sequence; and the industrial computer is used for associating information of a plurality of packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence. The identity is actually a label attached to the product, which is generally a bar code or a two-dimensional code and has uniqueness.

[0065] Specifically, the conveying device is a conveying belt connected with a motor; the conveying belt is connected with the industrial computer. The information acquisition module is a scanning head. The handheld terminal is a PDA handheld terminal.

[0066] Specifically, the present embodiment needs the following devices for realizing line body control: an electric eye, an industrial computer, an IO card, an industrial camera and a PDA handheld terminal. The present embodiment divides the gift box packaging production line into a variable work area and a fixed work area. In the fixed area, production tasks are set through the system, and in the variable area, after selecting the production line, the production tasks are automatically acquired. A person establishes single product and gift box data binding by scanning the code through the PDA, and simultaneously establishes virtual box association of the gift box. The person puts the gift box into a large box, and uses a PC version client anti-fake system in the fixed area. When the large box passes through the electric eye, the system first sends the code spraying information to the code spraying machine. After the large box is completed, the code spraying machine is sprayed. When the large box passes through the scanning head, the box code is acquired, and the binding relationship between the gift box and the physical large box is updated by calling the interface. Through the interface and the cache, the current production information can be viewed in the front and rear sections, which meets the data query requirement in packaging. If there is an error binding in production, it can also be quickly removed through the PDA. In this way, various current or future product packaging and association requirements can be flexibly met, and the standard requirement of flexible production is achieved.

[0067] Embodiment 2

[0068] As Figure 2 The embodiment provides a gift box flexible information association method, which is applied to the gift box flexible information association device as described in Embodiment 1. The gift box flexible information association method comprises the following steps.

[0069] Step 201: obtaining a product-gift box identity sequence; only one gift box identity exists in every first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence; and the difference between the first preset number and the number of products that can be accommodated by the gift box is 1.

[0070] Step 202: according to the product-gift box identity sequence, associating the information of multiple products in the same gift box with the gift box, and obtaining multiple packaged gift boxes.

[0071] Step 203: obtaining a packaged gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence; the packaged gift box identity sequence is formed by sequentially collecting the identities of the packaged gift boxes by the information collection module according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device.

[0072] Step 204: according to the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence, associating the information of multiple packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box.

[0073] Step 202 comprises the following steps.

[0074] Step 2021: determining an empty set as a packaging sequence set.

[0075] Step 2022: obtaining the first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence as a current association sequence.

[0076] Step 2023: determining the gift box identity in the current association sequence as a current gift box identity.

[0077] Step 2024: determining any product identity in the current association sequence as a current product identity.

[0078] Step 2025: associating the current product identity and the product information carried by the current product identity with the current gift box identity.

[0079] Step 2026: updating the current product identity and returning to step 2025 until all product identities in the first preset number of elements are traversed, and the current gift box identity is packaged.

[0080] Step 2027: add the current to-be-associated sequence as a packaging sequence to the packaging sequence set; determine the first preset number of elements after the packaging sequence in the product-gift box identity sequence as the updated current to-be-associated sequence, and return to step 2023 until the number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence is less than the first preset number.

[0081] Before step 204, further comprising:

[0082] Step 205: obtain the identity of the to-be-unbound packaging gift box.

[0083] Step 206: delete the packaging sequence corresponding to the identity of the to-be-unbound packaging gift box in the packaging sequence set.

[0084] Step 207: let the first iteration number i = 1.

[0085] Step 208: determine the i-th packaging gift box identity in the packaging gift box identity sequence as the to-be-verified packaging gift box identity.

[0086] Step 209: determine whether the packaging sequence set contains the packaging sequence corresponding to the to-be-verified packaging gift box identity, and obtain a determination result. If the determination result is yes, execute step 2010; if the determination result is no, execute step 2011.

[0087] Step 2010: increase the value of the first iteration number i by 1, and return to step 208.

[0088] Step 2011: remove the i-th packaging gift box from the conveying device, and delete the i-th packaging gift box identity in the packaging gift box identity sequence.

[0089] Step 204, comprising:

[0090] Step 2041: let the second iteration number n = 1.

[0091] Step 2042: obtain the first second preset number of elements in the packaging gift box identity sequence as the current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence.

[0092] Step 2043: determine the n-th box identity in the box identity sequence as the current box identity.

[0093] Step 204: associate the product information carried by the multiple product identities associated with the current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence with the current box identity.

[0094] Step 2044: determining the first second preset number of elements after the current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence in the packaging gift box identity sequence as an updated current to-be-associated packaging gift box sequence, increasing the value of the second iteration number n by 1, and returning to step 2043 until the box identity sequence is empty or the number of elements in the packaging gift box identity sequence is less than the second preset number.

[0095] Embodiment 3

[0096] The embodiment provides a gift box flexible information association system, which comprises:

[0097] A product-gift box identity sequence acquisition module is configured to acquire a product-gift box identity sequence; only one gift box identity exists in every first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence; and the difference between the first preset number and the number of products that can be accommodated by a gift box is 1.

[0098] A packaging gift box module is configured to associate the information of multiple products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence, so as to obtain multiple packaging gift boxes.

[0099] A box identity sequence acquisition module is configured to acquire a packaging gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence; the packaging gift box identity sequence is formed by sequentially collecting the identities of the packaging gift boxes by the information acquisition module according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device.

[0100] A box association module is configured to associate the information of multiple packaging gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaging gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence.

[0101] The embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the difference from other embodiments. The same or similar parts of each embodiment can be referred to each other. For the system disclosed in the embodiments, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and the related parts can be referred to the method part.

[0102] The principles and implementation manners of the present application are described by using specific examples in the present application. The above embodiment description is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, the specific implementation manner and application range can be changed. In conclusion, the content of the specification should not be understood as a limitation of the present application.

Claims

1. A gift box flexible information association apparatus, characterized by, The gift box flexible information association device is applied to an automatic boxing system, and the automatic boxing system comprises: a conveying device and an automatic boxing machine; the automatic boxing machine is used for automatically boxing a plurality of packaged gift boxes carried by the conveying device; the gift box flexible information association device comprises: an industrial computer, a handheld terminal and an information acquisition module; the industrial computer is connected with the conveying device, the automatic boxing machine, the handheld terminal and the information acquisition module respectively; the handheld terminal is used for obtaining a product-gift box identity sequence; there is only one gift box identity in every first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence; the difference between the first preset number and the number of products that can be accommodated by a gift box is 1; the industrial computer is used for associating the information of a plurality of products in the same gift box with the gift box to obtain a plurality of packaged gift boxes according to the product-gift box identity sequence; the information acquisition module is used for sequentially acquiring the identities of the packaged gift boxes according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device to form a packaged gift box identity sequence; the information acquisition module is also used for sequentially acquiring the identities of the boxes according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device to form a box identity sequence; the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence are obtained; the industrial computer is used for associating the information of a plurality of packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence.

2. The gift box flexible information association apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, the conveying device is a conveying belt connected with a motor; the conveying belt is connected with the industrial computer.

3. The gift box flexible information association apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the information acquisition module is a scanning head.

4. The gift box flexible information association apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the handheld terminal is a PDA handheld terminal.

5. A method of gift box flexible information association, characterized in that, The gift box flexible information association method is applied to the gift box flexible information association device as claimed in any one of claims 1-4, and the gift box flexible information association method comprises: obtaining a product-gift box identity sequence; there is only one gift box identity in every first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence; the difference between the first preset number and the number of products that can be accommodated by a gift box is 1; associating the information of a plurality of products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence to obtain a plurality of packaged gift boxes; obtaining a packaged gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence; the packaged gift box identity sequence is formed by sequentially acquiring the identities of the packaged gift boxes by the information acquisition module according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device; associating the information of a plurality of packaged gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaged gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The association of the information of a plurality of products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence to obtain a plurality of packaged gift boxes comprises: determining an empty set as a packaging sequence set; obtaining the first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence as a current association sequence; determining the gift box identity in the current association sequence as a current gift box identity; determining any product identity in the current association sequence as a current product identity; Correlate the current product identity and the product information carried by the current product identity with the current gift box identity; Update the current product identity and return to the step of "correlating the current product identity and the product information carried by the current product identity with the current gift box identity" until all product identities in the first preset number of elements are traversed, and the current gift box identity is encapsulated. Add the current to-be-associated sequence to the encapsulation sequence set as an encapsulation sequence, determine the first preset number of elements after the encapsulation sequence in the product-gift box identity sequence as the updated current to-be-associated sequence, and return to the step of "determining the gift box identity in the current to-be-associated sequence as the current gift box identity", until the number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence is less than the first preset number.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, Before correlating the information of multiple encapsulated gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the encapsulated gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence, further comprising: Obtain the identity of the to-be-unbound encapsulated gift box; Delete the encapsulation sequence corresponding to the identity of the to-be-unbound encapsulated gift box in the encapsulation sequence set.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, Before correlating the information of multiple encapsulated gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the encapsulated gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence, further comprising: Let the first iteration number i=1; Determine the i-th encapsulated gift box identity in the encapsulated gift box identity sequence as the to-be-verified encapsulated gift box identity; Determine whether the encapsulation sequence corresponding to the to-be-verified encapsulated gift box identity exists in the encapsulation sequence set, and obtain a determination result; If the determination result is yes, increase the value of the first iteration number i by 1, and return to the step of "determining the i-th encapsulated gift box identity in the encapsulated gift box identity sequence as the to-be-verified encapsulated gift box identity" If the determination result is no, remove the i-th encapsulated gift box from the conveying device, and delete the i-th encapsulated gift box identity in the encapsulated gift box identity sequence.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, Correlate the information of multiple encapsulated gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the encapsulated gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence, comprising: Let the second iteration number n=1; Obtain the first second preset number of elements in the encapsulated gift box identity sequence as the current to-be-associated encapsulated gift box sequence; Determine the n-th box identity in the box identity sequence as the current box identity; Correlate the product information carried by the multiple product identities in the current to-be-associated encapsulated gift box sequence with the current box identity; Determine the first second preset number of elements after the current to-be-associated encapsulated gift box sequence in the encapsulated gift box identity sequence as the updated current to-be-associated encapsulated gift box sequence, increase the value of the second iteration number n by 1, and return to the step of "determining the n-th box identity in the box identity sequence as the current box identity", until the box identity sequence is empty or the number of elements in the encapsulated gift box identity sequence is less than the second preset number.

10. A gift box flexible information linking system, characterized by, Comprising: The product-gift box identity sequence acquisition module is configured to acquire a product-gift box identity sequence; only one gift box identity exists in each first preset number of elements in the product-gift box identity sequence; the difference between the first preset number and the number of products that can be accommodated by the gift box is 1; The packaging gift box module is configured to associate the information of the multiple products in the same gift box with the gift box according to the product-gift box identity sequence, and obtain multiple packaging gift boxes; The box identity sequence acquisition module is configured to acquire a packaging gift box identity sequence and a box identity sequence; The packaging gift box identity sequence is formed by the information acquisition module sequentially acquiring the identities of the packaging gift boxes according to the conveying sequence of the conveying device; The box association module is configured to associate the information of the multiple packaging gift boxes in the same box with the box according to the packaging gift box identity sequence and the box identity sequence.

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