An electronic traceability method, system, device and medium for exported cigarettes

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic traceability method, system, device and medium for exported cigarettes. The method includes: docking with agents according to the issued export cigarette plan to automatically apply for territorial code data; generating a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronizing the territorial code plan to production equipment, guiding the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic paging processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically performing association and binding operations between different cigarette products based on the read territorial codes; performing intelligent storage, code scanning for outbound and shipment tracking on the cigarettes to be exported until the cigarettes reach the destination port and confirmation of receipt information is received. By implementing laser coding, automatic paging and four-code association, and combining offline code assignment and associated manual operations, the present invention can successfully dock with the destination code issuing agency or agent to trace code data, ensuring that every link from production to export of cigarette products can be effectively monitored.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of product traceability management, and particularly to an electronic traceability method, system, device and medium for exported cigarettes. Background Art

[0002] In the field of cigarette production and sales, especially in the management of exported cigarettes, the application of a traceability system is particularly important. Since cigarette products involve multiple levels from production to sales, including different packaging units such as boxes, cartons, cases, pallets, etc., ensuring the accurate association of traceability codes with product information at each level is the key to ensuring product traceability. Currently, domestic cigarette manufacturers must strictly follow the regulations on traceability code assignment when facing the foreign sales market to ensure the traceability of product sources, destinations and authenticity.

[0003] However, in the actual operation process, due to the large number and complexity of traceability codes, manual inspection is not only inefficient but also difficult to ensure accuracy. Specifically, the manual method cannot effectively judge the validity of each traceability code, that is, it cannot confirm whether the traceability code truly and uniquely corresponds to a specific product. In addition, manual operation cannot efficiently complete the information association work between traceability codes and packaging units at all levels (such as boxes, cartons, cases, pallets), which may lead to information breaks or confusion during the traceability process.

[0004] Therefore, the main problems existing in the prior art lie in the inefficiency and inaccuracy of traceability code management, which not only increases production costs but also may affect the market reputation of products and consumers' purchase confidence. In view of the above situation, there is an urgent need for a technical solution that can automatically, efficiently and accurately handle traceability code assignment, verification and information association to improve the traceability management level of exported cigarettes. Summary of the Invention

[0005] (I) Technical Problems to be Solved

[0006] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings and deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides an electronic traceability method, system, device and medium for exported cigarettes, which solves the technical problems of inefficient and inaccurate traceability code management in the export management of the cigarette production and sales field.

[0007] (II) Technical Solutions

[0008] To achieve the above object, the main technical solutions adopted by the present invention include:

[0009] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes, including:

[0010] Submitting an export cigarette demand plan to the approval department system and receiving the export cigarette plan issued by the approval department system after verification;

[0011] Dock with the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan, and automatically apply for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level.

[0012] Generate a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic paging processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically execute the association and binding operations between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the real-time read territorial codes.

[0013] Intelligently store, scan and ship out the cigarette products to be exported, and track the shipment until the cigarette products reach the destination port and receive the confirmation of receipt information.

[0014] Optionally, docking with the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan, and automatically applying for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level includes:

[0015] By analyzing the received export cigarette plan, determine the cigarette demand in the target market and the level of cigarette packaging required.

[0016] According to the cigarette demand in the target market and the level of cigarette packaging required, combined with the geographical distribution, historical cooperation records and code package allocation capabilities of the agents obtained from the pre-set agent database, automatically identify and sort multiple agent systems to be docked.

[0017] Send the application request to the first agent system to be docked in sequence and wait for the response of the agent system. If the response times out or fails, automatically try other agent systems to be docked in sequence until the territorial code data is returned by the agent system; among them, the request contains the type and quantity of the required territorial codes and the corresponding cigarette product information.

[0018] Verify the data integrity and accuracy of the territorial code data returned by the agent system through the built-in data verification module. If there are problems with the verification, resend the application request or request manual intervention.

[0019] Optionally, generating a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronizing the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guiding the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic paging processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically executing the association and binding operations between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the real-time read territorial codes includes:

[0020] Automatically generate the corresponding territorial code plan according to the received export cigarette plan; among them, the territorial code plan includes the territorial code allocation principle and quantity of each cigarette product.

[0021] Automatically synchronize the generated local code plan to the production equipment of the manufacturing enterprise;

[0022] Based on the synchronized local code plan, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, ensuring that each cigarette product is assigned a unique and correct local code;

[0023] During the code assignment process, guide the production equipment to automatically separate stacked cigarette boxes, automatically paginate the box wrappers or strip wrappers on the conveyor belt, and correct the position of the box wrappers or strip wrappers;

[0024] Through the sensors and scanners on the production equipment, read the locally coded local code of the cigarette product in real time;

[0025] Based on the locally coded local code information read in real time, guide the production equipment to automatically perform association and binding operations between different cigarette packaging levels, and upload the association data to the data repository;

[0026] Among them, the association and binding operations include the association of carton cigarettes and strip cigarettes and / or the association of strip cigarettes and case cigarettes, and the cigarette products at each level correspond to the products at the upper or lower level.

[0027] Optionally, guiding the production equipment to automatically separate stacked cigarette boxes includes:

[0028] Control the production equipment to start the automatic box separation program, which is configured to be able to identify and separate stacked cigarette boxes one by one;

[0029] During the automatic box separation process, guide the cigarette boxes to pass through the first scanner one by one in sequence through the transmission equipment in the production equipment, triggering the first code scanning detection;

[0030] Based on the detection result of the first scanner, determine whether the cigarette box has been coded;

[0031] If it is detected that the cigarette box has been coded, control the coder to remain in the closed state to avoid duplicate code assignment;

[0032] If it is detected that the cigarette box has not been coded, guide the cigarette box to continue to move forward through the transmission equipment in the production equipment, and then control the coder in the production equipment to start and perform laser code assignment on the cigarette box;

[0033] After coding the cigarette box, guide the cigarette box to pass through the second scanner again through the transmission equipment in the production equipment to trigger automatic detection of the coded content;

[0034] Based on the detection result of the second scanner, if it is found that there are unqualified cigarette boxes including uncoded, skewed codes, and smeared codes, control the air blowing and rejection equipment in the production equipment to automatically reject the unqualified products, ensuring that only qualified cigarette boxes can enter the next process.

[0035] Optionally, the conveyor belt is automatically paginated and the position of the box or strip is corrected, including:

[0036] Control the production equipment to start an automatic paging program, which is configured to identify and separate the stacked box skins or strip skins one by one to ensure that only a single box skin or strip skin is delivered each time;

[0037] During the automatic paging process, the laser offline coding equipment is used to adjust the direction and angle of the box skin or strip skin to adjust the position of the box skin or strip skin on the conveyor belt to ensure that the box skin or strip skin is in the best position for coding;

[0038] After the box skin or strip skin is coded, the coded content is automatically detected using a barcode scanner. If unqualified box skins or strip skins, such as those without coding, crooked coding, or fuzzy coding, are found, the pressing device in the production equipment is controlled to automatically remove the unqualified box skins or strip skins, and the qualified box skins or strip skins are automatically sorted and collected.

[0039] Optionally, according to the coded territorial code information read in real time, guiding the production equipment to automatically perform the association and binding operation between different cigarette packaging levels includes:

[0040] When the cigarette cartons are delivered to the designated code reading area, the code scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the cigarette cartons, and the QR code data of the cigarette cartons is cached in the upper computer of the production equipment;

[0041] When a pack of cigarettes is sent to the designated code reading area, the scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the pack of cigarettes. After the host computer receives the code reading data of the two stations corresponding to the carton and the pack of cigarettes, it performs the initial aggregation and duplicate elimination of the code reading data of the two stations corresponding to the carton and the pack of cigarettes, and determines whether the scanning sequence is correct based on the code value.

[0042] If the scanning sequence is correct, continue to use the scanner to read the QR code of the cigarette pack;

[0043] The host computer is used to perform secondary aggregation and duplicate elimination processing on the received QR code data of cigarette strips and cigarette packs;

[0044] Based on the secondary aggregation and deduplication processing results of cigarette cartons and boxes, determine whether there is a missed scan according to the pre-configured correlation between the number of boxes scanned and the number of cartons scanned;

[0045] If there is no missed scan, the upper computer will automatically associate the QR code data of the cigarette carton with the QR code data of the cigarette box, and at the same time, the code reading status and the number of codes read in this round will be echoed to the device screen to assist the operator to complete the current box-carton association operation and automatically carry out the next round of box-carton association operation;

[0046] And / or, when a carton of cigarettes is sent to the designated code reading area, a barcode scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the carton of cigarettes, and the carton of cigarettes QR code data is cached and processed in the host computer of the production equipment;

[0047] When a case of cigarettes is sent to the designated code reading area, a barcode scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the case of cigarettes. After the host computer receives the code reading data of the two workstations corresponding to the carton of cigarettes and the case of cigarettes respectively, it conducts primary summarization and duplicate elimination processing on the code reading data of the two workstations corresponding to the carton of cigarettes and the case of cigarettes respectively, and judges whether the front and back code scanning order is correct according to the code value;

[0048] If the scanning order is correct, continue to use the barcode scanner to read the QR code of the case of cigarettes;

[0049] Use the host computer to conduct secondary summarization and duplicate elimination processing on the received carton of cigarettes QR code data and case of cigarettes QR code data;

[0050] Based on the secondary summarization and duplicate elimination processing results of the carton of cigarettes and the case of cigarettes, judge whether there is a missed scanning situation according to the pre-configured correlation relationship between the number of cartons scanned and the number of cases scanned;

[0051] If there is no missed scanning, use the host computer to automatically conditionally associate the carton of cigarettes QR code data and the case of cigarettes QR code data, and at the same time display the code reading status and the number of codes read in this round on the device screen to assist the operator to complete the current conditional association operation and automatically perform the next round of conditional association operation.

[0052] Optionally, generate a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic pagination processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and based on the real-time read territorial code, after automatically performing the association and binding operation between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, it further includes:

[0053] When the production of a case of cigarettes is completed and it is transported to the designated pallet, receive the case of cigarettes code scanned and entered by the operator through the manual operation unit;

[0054] After all the cases of cigarettes on the pallet are placed and all the manual entries are completed, automatically trigger the generation and printing process of the pallet code of the manual operation unit;

[0055] Associate the automatically generated pallet code with all the entered case of cigarettes codes in the pallet;

[0056] Provide the operator with the function or guidance to attach the printed pallet code to the corresponding pallet, so as to complete the association operation between the case of cigarettes and the pallet, and make the goods meet the warehousing conditions.

[0057] In a second aspect, an export cigarette electronic traceability system provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0058] A planned receipt module, configured to submit an export cigarette demand plan to the approval department system and receive the approved export cigarette plan issued by the approval department system;

[0059] A territorial code application module, configured to interface with the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan and automatically apply for territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level;

[0060] A processing and association module, configured to generate a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation, and automatic paging processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically perform association and binding operations between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the real-time read territorial codes;

[0061] An export management module, configured to perform intelligent storage, code scanning for outbound, and shipping tracking on the cigarette products to be exported until the cigarette products reach the destination port and receive the confirmed receipt information.

[0062] Thirdly, an embodiment of the present invention provides an export cigarette electronic traceability device, including:

[0063] An intermediate layer, configured to interact with the approval department system and the execution layer respectively, and execute the export cigarette electronic traceability method as described above;

[0064] An execution layer, configured to perform code assignment, box separation, and paging processing on cigarette products under the guidance of the intermediate layer according to the territorial code plan synchronized by the intermediate layer, and perform association and binding operations; and

[0065] A database, configured to store the export cigarette demand plan, the approved export cigarette plan, the territorial code plan, and the traceability information of cigarette products, where the traceability information includes the production information, storage information, territorial code data, outbound information, shipping tracking information, and receipt confirmation information of cigarette products.

[0066] Fourthly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable medium, on which computer-executable instructions are stored, and when the executable instructions are executed by a processor, the export cigarette electronic traceability method as described above is implemented.

[0067] (III) Advantageous effects

[0068] The advantageous effects of the present invention are:

[0069] Firstly, by submitting the export cigarette demand plan to the approval department system and receiving the approved export cigarette plan, this method not only simplifies the traditional application process but also greatly improves the accuracy of the plan and the approval efficiency.

[0070] Secondly, the present invention can automatically connect to the code-issuing mechanism of agents and quickly apply for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level, thus effectively avoiding problems such as data leakage and printing errors that may occur in the traditional method, and ensuring the security and accuracy of data.

[0071] Furthermore, the present invention synchronizes the territorial code plan to the production equipment automatically, guiding the production equipment to perform accurate code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic pagination processing. This not only improves production efficiency, but also, based on the territorially-coded data read in real time, can automatically execute the association and binding operations between different cigarette packaging levels, greatly improving the automation degree of the production process and significantly enhancing the convenience and timeliness of product traceability.

[0072] It should be emphasized that the present invention does not need to rely on a printing factory for coding, which not only effectively prevents the risk of data leakage outside the system, but also avoids mistakes such as duplicate codes and incorrect codes that may occur during the printing process. More importantly, it solves the problem of the short timeliness of the traceability two-dimensional code, and the trouble of easy timeout and invalidation caused by third-party printing no longer exists.

[0073] In addition, the present invention adopts an offline coding technology, which shows higher flexibility and adaptability compared with the commonly used online coding method. It can be adjusted at any time according to different production plans, production lines and production equipment, easily supporting one-to-many production tasks and greatly improving production efficiency.

[0074] Moreover, the present invention also has functions such as intelligent storage, code scanning for outbound and delivery tracking, etc., ensuring that every link of cigarette products from production to export is traceable and controllable. Until the cigarette products safely reach the destination port and receive the confirmation of receipt information, this method provides all-round and non-blind-spot supervision guarantee for exported cigarettes, greatly enhancing the market competitiveness of products and reducing potential risks, thus greatly improving the transparency and management efficiency of the supply chain of exported cigarettes.

[0075] Thus, by implementing processes such as laser coding, automatic pagination, and four-code association, and combining manual offline coding and associated manual operations, the present invention can successfully connect with the code-issuing mechanism or distributor outside the territorial country for traceability code data. This not only meets the printing and association requirements of traceability codes for exported cigarette products in the territorial country, but also provides great convenience for the production and export processes of exported cigarettes. This not only optimizes the production and circulation processes of exported cigarettes, but also shows significant advantages in aspects such as ensuring data security, improving production efficiency, enhancing product traceability ability, and reducing risks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0076] Figure 1 is a schematic flow chart of an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0077] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the specific process of step S2 of an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0078] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the specific process of step S3 of an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0079] Figure 4 Molding box laser off-line coding device for an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0080] Figure 5 Box skin laser off-line coding device for an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0081] Figure 6 Box condition off-line manual association device for an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0082] Figure 7 Overall process schematic diagram of an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

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Explanation of reference numerals

[0084] 1: Display; 2: Laser machine and nozzle; 3-1: First barcode scanner; 3-2: Second barcode scanner; 4: Alarm light; 5: Scrap bin; 6: Box separator head; 7: Cabinet; 8: Paging component; 9: Deviation correction component; 10: Double sheet detection component; 11: Coding and conveying component; 12: Code reading and conveying component; 13: High-speed rejection component; 14: Transition conveying component; 15: Suction material conveying component; 16: Material sorting component; 17: Chassis; 18: Limit trigger component; 19: Box code acquisition component; 20: Barcode acquisition component 20. Specific embodiments

[0085] In order to better explain the present invention for easy understanding, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0086] As Figure 1As shown in the figure, an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes proposed in an embodiment of the present invention includes: submitting a demand plan for exported cigarettes to the approval department system and receiving the approved export cigarette plan issued by the approval department system; docking with the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan, and automatically applying for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level; generating a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronizing the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guiding the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic paging processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically performing association and binding operations between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the territorially read code in real time; performing intelligent storage, code scanning for outbound and delivery tracking on the cigarettes to be exported until the cigarettes reach the destination port and the confirmation of receipt information is received.

[0087] First of all, by submitting a demand plan for exported cigarettes to the approval department system and receiving the approved export cigarette plan, this method not only simplifies the traditional application process, but also greatly improves the accuracy of the plan and the approval efficiency.

[0088] Secondly, the present invention can automatically dock with the code-issuing agency of the agent and quickly apply for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level, thus effectively avoiding problems such as data leakage and printing errors that may occur in the traditional method, and ensuring the security and accuracy of the data.

[0089] Furthermore, the present invention automatically synchronizes the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guiding the production equipment to perform precise code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic paging processing. This not only improves production efficiency, but also, based on the territorially read code in real time, can automatically perform association and binding operations between different cigarette packaging levels, greatly improving the automation level of the production process and significantly enhancing the convenience and timeliness of product traceability.

[0090] It should be emphasized that the present invention does not need to rely on a printing factory for code printing. This not only effectively prevents the risk of data leakage outside the system, but also avoids mistakes such as duplicate codes and wrong codes that may occur during the printing process. More importantly, it solves the problem of the short timeliness of the traceability two-dimensional code, and the trouble of easy timeout and invalidation caused by third-party printing no longer exists.

[0091] In addition, the present invention adopts an offline code assignment technology, which shows higher flexibility and adaptability compared with the commonly used online code printing method. It can be adjusted at any time according to different production plans, production lines and production equipment, easily supports one-to-many production tasks, and greatly improves production efficiency.

[0092] Furthermore, the present invention also has functions such as intelligent storage, scanning for out-of-warehouse, and delivery tracking, ensuring that every link of the cigarette products from production to export is traceable and controllable. Until the cigarette products safely reach the destination port and receive the confirmation of receipt information, this method provides all-round and non-blind-spot supervision and guarantee for exported cigarettes, greatly enhancing the market competitiveness of the products and reducing potential risks, thus greatly improving the supply chain transparency and management efficiency of exported cigarettes.

[0093] Thus, by implementing software and hardware devices such as controlling laser coding, automatic pagination, and four-code association, and combining manual offline coding and associated manual operations, the present invention can successfully dock with the overseas code-issuing agencies or distributors in the host country for traceability code data. This not only meets the printing and association requirements of traceability codes for exported cigarette products in the host country, but also provides great convenience for the production and export processes of exported cigarettes. This not only optimizes the production and circulation processes of exported cigarettes, but also demonstrates significant advantages in ensuring data security, improving production efficiency, enhancing product traceability, and reducing risks.

[0094] To better understand the above technical solution, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a clearer and more thorough understanding of the present invention and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0095] Specifically, an electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0096] S1. Submitting an export cigarette demand plan to the approval department system and receiving the export cigarette plan issued by the approval department system after verification.

[0097] S2. Docking with the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan and automatically applying for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level.

[0098] Further, as Figure 2 shown, step S2 includes:

[0099] S21. By analyzing the received export cigarette plan, determining the cigarette demand in the target market and the level of the required cigarette packaging.

[0100] S22. According to the cigarette demand in the target market and the level of the required cigarette packaging, and combining the geographical distribution, historical cooperation records, and code package allocation capabilities of the agents obtained from the pre-set agent database, automatically identifying and sorting multiple agent systems to be docked.

[0101] This step focuses on screening suitable agents from a pre-set agent database. The screening criteria include the geographical distribution of agents (ensuring that agents cover the target market), historical cooperation records (evaluating the reliability and cooperation effectiveness of agents), and code package allocation capabilities (examining the efficiency of agents in cigarette distribution and logistics). Based on these criteria, multiple potential agents to be docked are automatically identified by the system and sorted according to the comprehensive evaluation results for subsequent docking in sequence.

[0102] S23. Send the application request to the first agent system to be docked in sequence and wait for the response from the agent system. If the response times out or fails, automatically attempt other agent systems to be docked in sequence until the territorial code data is returned by the agent system; the request includes the type and quantity of the required territorial codes and the corresponding cigarette product information.

[0103] S24. Use the built-in data verification module to verify the data integrity and accuracy of the territorial code data returned by the agent system. If there are problems with the verification, resend the application request or involve manual intervention in the request.

[0104] In this step, first check whether the received territorial code data is complete, that is, whether the data entries are complete without omission; then, verify the accuracy of the territorial code data. This includes checking whether the territorial code conforms to the expected format and coding rules, for example, the specific structure of barcodes or QR codes. It also verifies whether the information in the territorial code matches the cigarette product information provided in the request.

[0105] During the verification process, various algorithms are used to ensure the correctness of the data, such as parity check, exclusive OR check, or more complex CRC check, etc. These algorithms perform specific calculations on the data to generate a verification value, and then compare it with the verification value provided by the sender. If the verification values are the same, it indicates that the data has not been tampered with or damaged during transmission.

[0106] S3. Generate a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation, and automatic paging processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically execute the association and binding operations between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the real-time read territorial codes.

[0107] Further, as Figure 3 shown, step S3 includes:

[0108] S31. Automatically generate the corresponding territorial code plan according to the received export cigarette plan; the territorial code plan includes the territorial code allocation principles and quantities of each cigarette product.

[0109] S32. Automatically synchronize the generated territorial code plan to the production equipment of the manufacturing enterprise.

[0110] S33. Based on the synchronized territorial code plan, guide the production equipment to perform coding on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels to ensure that each cigarette product is assigned a unique and correct territorial code.

[0111] S34. During the coding process, guide the production equipment to automatically separate stacked cigarette boxes, automatically separate the box covers or strip covers on the conveyor belt, and correct the positions of the box covers or strip covers.

[0112] Furthermore, guiding the production equipment to automatically separate stacked cigarette boxes in step S34 includes: controlling the production equipment to start the automatic box separation program, which is configured to be able to identify and separate stacked cigarette boxes one by one; during the automatic box separation process, guide the cigarette boxes to pass through the first barcode scanner one by one in sequence through the transmission equipment in the production equipment to trigger the first barcode scanning detection; according to the detection result of the first barcode scanner, determine whether the cigarette box has been coded; if it is detected that the cigarette box has been coded, control the coder to remain in the closed state to avoid duplicate coding; if it is detected that the cigarette box has not been coded, guide the cigarette box to continue moving forward through the transmission equipment in the production equipment, and then control the coder in the production equipment to start and perform laser coding on the cigarette box; after coding the cigarette box, guide the cigarette box to pass through the second barcode scanner again through the transmission equipment in the production equipment to trigger the automatic detection of the coded content; according to the detection result of the second barcode scanner, if it is found that there are un-coded, skewed-code, and smeared-code non-conforming cigarette boxes, control the air blowing and rejection equipment in the production equipment to automatically reject the non-conforming products to ensure that only qualified cigarette boxes can enter the next process.

[0113] In a specific embodiment, referring to Figure 4 , the forming box laser off-line coding equipment includes modules such as a display 1, a laser machine and a nozzle 2, a barcode scanner 3, an alarm light 4, a waste bin 5, a box separator 6, and a cabinet 7. Among them: the display is used to display the barcode reading result; the laser machine is used to perform laser coding on the formed small boxes; the barcode scanner is used to detect whether the coded barcodes are compliant and collect data for subsequent association; the alarm light is used to give an alarm reminder when rejection is triggered; the waste bin is used to store the cigarette boxes that are rejected due to unqualified coding; the box separator is used to automatically separate the small boxes so as to perform laser coding in sequence; the cabinet is used to store the industrial control computer to control the coding software and related machinery.

[0114] In the embodiments of the present invention, a forming box laser off-line coding device is used to perform coding processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels. During the coding process, the forming box laser off-line coding device first automatically separates the stacked cigarette boxes. This step is achieved by controlling the production equipment to start a dedicated automatic box separation program. This program has an intelligent recognition function and can separate the stacked cigarette boxes one by one to ensure that each cigarette box can enter the subsequent processing process individually and orderly.

[0115] After the box separation is completed, the cigarette boxes are guided by the transmission device in the production equipment and pass through the first barcode scanner 3-1 one by one in sequence. This link triggers the first barcode scanning detection, the purpose of which is to quickly judge whether the cigarette box has been coded. This step is crucial for avoiding duplicate coding, because duplicate coding not only wastes resources, but also may affect the tracking and management of products.

[0116] If the first barcode scanner 3-1 detects that the cigarette box has been coded, it intelligently controls the coder to remain in the closed state, thus ensuring that the cigarette box will not be coded repeatedly. This immediate feedback and control mechanism greatly improves production efficiency and coding accuracy.

[0117] On the contrary, if it is detected that the cigarette box has not been coded, the transmission device will guide the cigarette box to continue moving forward. Subsequently, the coder is controlled to start, and precise laser coding is performed on the cigarette box. Through laser coding, it can be ensured that each cigarette box is given a clear and readable code label.

[0118] After the coding is completed, the cigarette boxes are guided by the transmission device to pass through the second barcode scanner 3-2 again. This link triggers the second barcode scanner 3-2 to automatically detect the coding content. The purpose of this step is to identify and eliminate any unqualified cigarette boxes that contain uncoded, skewed codes or smeared codes. Through strict quality inspection, it can be ensured that only qualified cigarette boxes that fully meet the standards can enter the next process.

[0119] For the detected unqualified products, the built-in air blowing and rejection device is controlled to automatically reject them. This efficient rejection mechanism not only reduces the burden of manual quality inspection, but also further improves the overall quality level of the production line.

[0120] In short, the embodiments of the present invention achieve efficient and precise coding processing of cigarette products by adopting a forming box laser off-line coding device and combining advanced technologies such as automatic box separation, intelligent barcode scanning detection and automatic rejection. This not only improves production efficiency, but also significantly improves product quality and market competitiveness.

[0121] In addition, the automatic paging process for the box cover or strip cover of the conveyor belt and the position correction of the box cover or strip cover in step S34 include: controlling the production equipment to start the automatic paging program, which is configured to be able to identify and separate the stacked box covers or strip covers one by one, ensuring that only a single box cover or strip cover is conveyed each time; during the automatic paging process, using the laser off-line coding device to adjust the direction and angle of the box cover or strip cover to adjust the position of the box cover or strip cover on the conveyor belt to ensure that the box cover or strip cover is in the best position for coding; after coding the surface of the box cover or strip cover, using the barcode scanner to automatically detect the coded content. If it is found that there are unqualified box covers or strip covers including uncoded, skew-coded, and smeared-coded ones, the pressing device in the production equipment is controlled to automatically remove the unqualified box covers or strip covers, and the qualified box covers or strip covers are automatically sorted and collected.

[0122] In a specific embodiment, referring to Figure 5 , the box cover laser off-line coding device includes a paging component 8, a deviation correction component 9, a double-sheet detection component 10, a coding conveyor component 11, a code reading conveyor component 12, a high-speed rejection component 13, a transition conveyor component 14, a suction conveyor component 15, a sorting component 16, etc. Among them: the paging module is used to separate the stacked box covers or strip covers into single sheets for subsequent coding operations; the deviation correction module is used to correct the box covers or strip covers that are fixedly deviated from the conveyor belt; the double-sheet detection is used to detect whether there is a double-sheet phenomenon; the coding conveyor is used to transport the single box cover or strip cover to the coding position and perform laser coding on it; the code reading conveyor is used to perform code reading detection on the coded materials and collect them for subsequent association; the high-speed rejection is used to reject unqualified materials; the transition conveyor module is used to transport the printed qualified materials; the suction conveyor module and the sorting module are used to sort the qualified materials into piles.

[0123] This embodiment adopts an advanced box cover laser off-line coding device to automatically page the stacked cigarette boxes. This step is achieved by starting the automatic paging program, which can intelligently identify and separate the stacked box covers or strip covers one by one, ensuring that only a single box cover or strip cover is conveyed on the conveyor belt each time. This function greatly improves production efficiency and avoids coding errors caused by the overlap of multiple box covers or strip covers.

[0124] During the automatic paging process, the laser off-line coding device is used to correct the position of the box cover or strip cover on the conveyor belt. By precisely adjusting the direction and angle of the box cover or strip cover, it is ensured that each box cover or strip cover is in the best position for coding. This step is crucial for improving the coding quality and accuracy because it can ensure that the laser beam can accurately print on the predetermined position of the box cover or strip cover.

[0125] In order to ensure that a single box cover or strip of paper is being conveyed, a double sheet detection is performed. This step uses a special sensor to detect whether there are multiple overlapping box covers or strips on the conveyor belt. Only when it is confirmed that a single box cover or strip of paper is being conveyed, the coding device will start to dynamically code the surface of the box cover or strip. This mechanism effectively avoids coding errors and waste caused by double sheets.

[0126] After the coding is completed, the coded content is automatically inspected using advanced visual technology. This step can quickly identify unqualified box skins or strip skins, including those without coding, crooked coding, and fuzzy coding. Once unqualified products are found, the pressing device in the production equipment will automatically remove these box skins or strip skins, ensuring that only qualified box skins or strip skins can enter the next process.

[0127] Finally, qualified box skins or strip skins will be automatically sorted and collected. This step is achieved by using special sorting and collecting equipment, which can ensure that qualified box skins or strip skins are collected and stored in an orderly manner, ready for subsequent packaging and transportation.

[0128] In short, this embodiment achieves efficient and accurate coding of cigarette boxes by adopting advanced laser offline coding equipment and automated processing technology. The entire process is highly automated, which not only improves production efficiency, but also significantly improves product quality and market competitiveness.

[0129] It should be understood that the laser coding equipment in the present invention adopts an ultraviolet laser module. The ultraviolet laser equipment is dominated by low output power, stable characteristics, small size, low functional loss, and small thermal hazard area. It will not cause open flames or burns during printing, and supports printing through thin films. And through-film printing will not destroy the structure of the film or break through the film to cause air leakage. The two-dimensional code printed by ultraviolet laser is clear and neat, supports ultra-fine laser marking, and is easy to read by PDA or mobile phone.

[0130] S35. Use sensors and barcode scanners on production equipment to read the territorial codes of cigarette products in real time.

[0131] S36. Based on the coded territorial code information read in real time, guide the production equipment to automatically perform the association and binding operation between different cigarette packaging levels, and upload the associated data to the data repository; wherein the association and binding operation includes the association between boxes of cigarettes and cartons of cigarettes and / or the association between cartons of cigarettes and pieces of cigarettes, and each level of cigarette products corresponds to the products of the previous level or the next level.

[0132] like Figure 6As shown in the figure, the carton-strip association integrated machine is used for operators to manually bind and associate small carton cigarettes and strip carton cigarettes of finished products for authenticity verification and traceability in later production, transportation, sales, and marketing. The off-line manual association device for carton conditions adopted in the present invention includes a chassis 17, a limit trigger component 18, a carton code acquisition component 19, a bar code acquisition component 20, a display screen, etc., and is integrated into a chassis through an integrated association design. This design enables cigarette products to be conveniently placed on a movable trolley when moving, greatly improving the flexibility and portability of the device. When in use, simply perform a power-saving startup operation to quickly enter the working state.

[0133] Precisely trigger different scanners through photoelectric switch sensors, including a scanner for reading the two-dimensional code of strip cigarettes and a scanner for reading the two-dimensional code of carton cigarettes or piece cigarettes. This design enables the device to efficiently perform association operations between strip cigarettes and carton cigarettes, and between piece codes and strip cigarettes. Specifically, when strip cigarettes pass through the manual association device, a two-dimensional code of a strip cigarette is read, and at the same time, the reading device will read the two-dimensional codes of 10 carton cigarettes at one time, thus realizing the rapid association between strip cigarettes and carton cigarettes. Similarly, in the association operation between piece cigarettes and strip cigarettes, the device will read a two-dimensional code of a piece cigarette and simultaneously read the two-dimensional codes of 50 strip cigarettes.

[0134] In addition, the host computer program will display the current operation status on the device screen in real time, including information such as the number of two-dimensional codes already read and the number of successful associations. This function provides intuitive operation feedback for the operator, helps them better monitor the operation progress and promptly discover problems. At the same time, this manual association device also supports the "carton condition" manual association operation, that is, the association and binding between cigarette packaging levels are completed with the assistance of the operator.

[0135] Furthermore, step S36 includes two specific implementation steps: carton-strip association and / or condition association.

[0136] Carton-strip association refers to the information binding and correspondence between a single carton cigarette and a strip cigarette containing multiple carton cigarettes. This step is the key to ensuring the information consistency and traceability of cigarette products during production, circulation, and final sales. Through carton-strip association, it is possible to accurately know which specific carton cigarettes are included in each strip of cigarettes, which is of great significance for quality management, product traceability, and market regulation, etc.

[0137] Condition association refers to the information binding and integration between a certain number of strip cigarettes and a piece cigarette containing these strip cigarettes. This link is crucial for ensuring the information coherence and queryability of cigarette products throughout the supply chain, from production to sales. Through condition association, it is possible to clearly trace which specific strip cigarettes are included in each piece of cigarettes, which plays a vital role in inventory management, logistics monitoring, and sales data analysis, etc.

[0138] Specifically, the box-strip association is as follows: when a carton of cigarettes is sent to the designated code-reading area, the barcode scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the carton of cigarettes, and the QR code data of the carton of cigarettes is cached and processed in the host computer of the production equipment; when a pack of cigarettes is sent to the designated code-reading area, the barcode scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the pack of cigarettes. After the host computer receives the code-reading data of the two workstations corresponding to the carton of cigarettes and the pack of cigarettes respectively, it will conduct primary summarization and duplicate elimination processing on the code-reading data of the two workstations corresponding to the carton of cigarettes and the pack of cigarettes, and judge whether the front-back code-reading order is correct according to the code value; if the scanning order is correct, continue to use the barcode scanner to read the QR code of the pack of cigarettes; use the host computer to conduct secondary summarization and duplicate elimination processing on the received QR code data of the carton of cigarettes and the pack of cigarettes; based on the secondary summarization and duplicate elimination processing results of the carton of cigarettes and the pack of cigarettes, judge whether there is a missed scan situation according to the pre-configured association relationship between the number of packs scanned and the number of cartons scanned; if there is no missed scan, use the host computer to automatically associate the QR code data of the carton of cigarettes and the pack of cigarettes, and at the same time display the code-reading status and the number of code readings of this round on the equipment screen to assist the operator to complete the current box-strip association operation and automatically perform the next round of box-strip association operation.

[0139] In a specific embodiment, a specific system control principle is adopted, that is, the box-strip association operation is carried out in the code-reading order of "carton first and then pack". The following are the detailed steps of this embodiment:

[0140] When the photoelectric switch sensor at the bottom of the box-condition offline manual association device senses that the operator pushes a carton of cigarettes to the designated code-reading area, it will trigger the barcode scanner (carton) to read the QR code of the carton of cigarettes. Once the code reading is successful, the host computer program will immediately cache the QR code data of the code-reading workstation (carton), and then wait for the QR code data of the pack of cigarettes code-reading workstation.

[0141] Next, when the operator pushes a pack of cigarettes to the designated code-reading area, it will trigger the barcode scanner (pack) to read the QR code of the pack of cigarettes. When the host computer receives the code-reading data of the two workstations, it will conduct summarization and duplicate elimination processing on the code-reading data of these two workstations to ensure the accuracy and uniqueness of the data. At the same time, according to the read code value, the host computer will judge whether the operator's code-reading order is correct to ensure the standardization of the operation process.

[0142] After the barcode reading is successful, the operator continues to scan the QR code of the pack of cigarettes. Similarly, this process is also triggered by the photoelectric switch for code reading, and the host computer is responsible for data summarization and duplicate elimination processing. Then, according to the single-time number of packs scanned configured by the operator (for example, 10 codes), the host computer will calculate and judge whether there is a missed scan situation.

[0143] After all cigarette carton codes are successfully read, the host computer will automatically perform a "carton-strip" association operation on the barcodes read previously and the carton codes read this time. This means that the system will establish a corresponding relationship between the carton cigarettes and the strip cigarettes for subsequent tracking and management. At the same time, the host computer will also display the status and quantity of code reading this time on the device screen, providing intuitive feedback and auxiliary information for the operator to help them better complete the current carton-strip association operation and automatically enter the next round of carton-strip association operation process.

[0144] The conditional association is as follows: When the strip cigarette is sent to the designated code reading area, the barcode scanner is triggered to read the two-dimensional code of the strip cigarette, and the two-dimensional code data of the strip cigarette is cached in the host computer of the production equipment; when the case cigarette is sent to the designated code reading area, the barcode scanner is triggered to read the two-dimensional code of the case cigarette. After the host computer receives the code reading data of the two workstations corresponding to the strip cigarette and the case cigarette respectively, it conducts a preliminary summary and duplicate elimination process on the code reading data of the two workstations corresponding to the strip cigarette and the case cigarette respectively, and judges whether the scanning order is correct according to the code value; if the scanning order is correct, continue to use the barcode scanner to read the two-dimensional code of the case cigarette; use the host computer to conduct a secondary summary and duplicate elimination process on the received two-dimensional code data of the strip cigarette and the case cigarette; based on the results of the secondary summary and duplicate elimination process of the strip cigarette and the case cigarette, judge whether there is a missed scan according to the pre-configured association relationship between the number of scanned strips and the number of scanned cases; if there is no missed scan, use the host computer to automatically associate the two-dimensional code data of the strip cigarette and the case cigarette, and at the same time display the code reading status and quantity of this round on the device screen to assist the operator to complete the current conditional association operation and automatically perform the next round of conditional association operation.

[0145] In another specific embodiment, the conditional association relationship is 1 case corresponding to 50 strips, and its operation principle is similar to that of carton-strip association. The following are the detailed steps of this embodiment:

[0146] When the strip cigarette is sent to the designated code reading area, the barcode scanner will be triggered to read its two-dimensional code. Once the code reading is successful, the host computer of the production equipment will immediately cache the two-dimensional code data of the strip cigarette and wait for the subsequent code reading data of the case cigarette.

[0147] Subsequently, when the case cigarette is sent to the designated code reading area, the barcode scanner will also be triggered to read its two-dimensional code. After the host computer receives the code reading data of the two workstations of the strip cigarette and the case cigarette, it will conduct a preliminary summary and duplicate elimination process to ensure the accuracy and uniqueness of the data. At the same time, according to the read code value, the host computer will judge whether the scanning order is correct to ensure the standardization of the operation process.

[0148] If the scanning order is correct, the system will continue to read the QR codes of the cartons of cigarettes and use the host computer to perform secondary summarization and duplicate elimination processing on the received QR code data of the cartons and cases of cigarettes. This step aims to further ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data.

[0149] On this basis, according to the pre-configured correlation relationship between the number of cartons scanned and the number of cases scanned (in this example, 1 case corresponds to 50 cartons), it is judged whether there is a situation of missed scanning. This is achieved by comparing the number of cartons and cases of cigarettes after secondary summarization.

[0150] If it is confirmed that there is no missed scanning situation, the host computer will automatically perform conditional association on the QR code data of the cartons of cigarettes and the QR code data of the cases of cigarettes. This means that the system will establish a corresponding relationship between the cartons and cases of cigarettes, facilitating subsequent tracking and management.

[0151] Finally, the host computer will display the reading code status and the number of reading codes in this round on the device screen, providing intuitive feedback and auxiliary information for the operator. This helps the operator better monitor and complete the current conditional association operation, and automatically enter the next round of conditional association operation process after completion.

[0152] Furthermore, according to the export cigarette plan, a territorial code plan is generated, and the territorial code plan is automatically synchronized to the production equipment, guiding the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation, and automatic pagination processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the received territorial data. After automatically performing the association and binding operation between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the real-time read territorial codes, it also includes: when the production of cases of cigarettes is completed and transported to the designated pallet, receiving the case code scanned and entered by the operator through the manual operation unit; after all the cases of cigarettes on the pallet are placed and all manual entries are completed, automatically triggering the generation and printing process of the pallet code of the manual operation unit; associating the automatically generated pallet code with all the entered case codes in the pallet; providing the operator with the function or guidance to attach the printed pallet code to the corresponding pallet, thereby completing the association operation between the cases and the pallet and enabling the goods to meet the warehousing conditions.

[0153] Specifically, the association process between cases and pallets is as follows: when the production of cases of cigarettes is completed and transported to the designated pallet, the operator operates the manual operation unit to scan the case code for entry. After all the cases of cigarettes on the pallet are placed and all manual entries are completed, the manual operation unit will automatically generate and print the pallet code, and at the same time, associate all the entered case codes in this pallet with the pallet code. The operator pastes the pallet code onto the pallet to complete the association between the case and the pallet and meet the warehousing conditions.

[0154] S4. Perform intelligent storage, scanning for outbound, and shipping tracking on the cigarette products to be exported until the cigarette products reach the destination port and receive the confirmation of receipt information.

[0155] ReferenceFigure 7 In addition, the solution proposed by the present invention also includes a detailed process for the intelligent storage, scanning and outbound of cigarette products to be exported, as well as shipping tracking. In the export cigarette warehouse link, the cigarette products are managed through intelligent storage to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of the inventory. Subsequently, through the scanning and outbound operation, the outbound information of each cigarette product is accurately recorded, facilitating subsequent tracking and management.

[0156] When the cigarette products arrive at the customs declaration port, the arrival date is recorded and the corresponding customs declaration procedures are carried out. After the customs declaration is completed, the cigarette products are shipped from the customs declaration port. At this time, the shipping date is recorded again to ensure the coherence and integrity of the logistics information. During the process of transporting the cigarette products to the destination port, continuous shipping tracking is carried out to ensure the safety and timely arrival of the products.

[0157] When the cigarette products finally arrive at the destination port and the receipt is completed, a confirmation of the key logistics information including the arrival date at the customs declaration port, the shipping date at the customs declaration port, and the receipt date at the destination port is received. The confirmation of these key information not only marks the successful completion of the logistics process, but also provides an important basis for the subsequent summary and analysis of logistics-related data.

[0158] Through the summary and analysis of these logistics-related data, enterprises can gain a deeper understanding of the export logistics situation of cigarette products, discover potential problems and optimization points, thereby further improving logistics efficiency and customer satisfaction. The comprehensiveness and refined management of this process ensure that every link from the export to the receipt of cigarette products is effectively monitored and guaranteed.

[0159] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic traceability system for exported cigarettes, including:

[0160] A plan receiving module, which is used to submit the export cigarette demand plan to the approval department system and receive the export cigarette plan issued by the approval department system after verification.

[0161] A local code application module, which is used to connect to the code issuing agency of the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan and automatically apply for the local code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level.

[0162] A processing and association module, which is used to generate a local code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the local code plan to the production equipment, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic pagination processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically execute the association and binding operation between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the real-time read local code.

[0163] An export management module, which is used to perform intelligent storage, scanning and outbound of the cigarette products to be exported, as well as shipping tracking until the cigarette products arrive at the destination port and the receipt confirmation information is received.

[0164] Furthermore, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic traceability device for exported cigarettes, including: an intermediate layer for interacting with the approval department system and the execution layer respectively, and executing the electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes as described above; an execution layer for performing code assignment, box separation, and paging processing on cigarette products under the guidance of the intermediate layer according to the local code plan synchronized by the intermediate layer, and performing association and binding operations; and a database for storing the demand plan for exported cigarettes, the approved export cigarette plan, the local code plan, and the traceability information of cigarette products, where the traceability information includes the production information, storage information, local code data, outbound information, shipment tracking information, and receipt confirmation information of cigarette products.

[0165] In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable medium with computer-executable instructions stored thereon. When the executable instructions are executed by a processor, the electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes as described above is implemented.

[0166] When these instructions are executed by a processor, the electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes described above can be implemented. This design not only improves the portability and convenience of the traceability method but also further enhances the transparency and traceability of cigarette products in the entire supply chain. Through this computer-readable medium, enterprises can more efficiently manage and monitor the circulation of cigarettes to ensure product quality and safety.

[0167] The present invention comprehensively provides a solution for the electronic traceability of exported cigarettes, covering methods, systems, devices, and media. This solution integrates the electronic traceability system for exported cigarettes at the business level, related servers, and the offline code assignment technology at the production level of cigarette factories. In particular, corresponding software and hardware systems are designed for the association of "box and strip" and "conditions", and necessary servers and network facilities are equipped. In addition, the solution also considers the tax invoice integrated machine, the international Internet connection of the export destination country, foreign data storage, foreign logistics warehousing software, and foreign anti-tampering devices, thus forming a complete and efficient traceability system.

[0168] The operation process of the entire traceability system is as Figure 7As shown below. First, the intermediate layer deployed in the provincial industrial company submits annual and quarterly plan requirements. The planning department formulates the production plans for exported cigarettes and cigars based on these requirements. After approval and verification by the State Administration of Taxation, the plans are issued to the intermediate layer of the provincial industrial company. The intermediate layer receives the plans and decomposes the territorial code quotas, and then issues the territorial codes. When cigarette products are exported abroad, corresponding code packages are applied for according to the specific requirements of the target market. The intermediate layer distributes the code packages to the execution layer deployed in the production enterprise, so that the execution layer can laser-encode the formed cartons of cigarettes or unpacked carton skins and strip skins according to the production plan. After completing the encoding work for cartons, strips, and cases of cigarettes, the products of these three specifications are manually correlated with each other according to the encoded two-dimensional code information to ensure traceability at each link, thus successfully completing the production task.

[0169] During the production process of cigarette products, the present invention requires printing and correlating exclusive traceability codes on the outer packages of cigarette cartons, strips, and cases. For this purpose, software and hardware such as laser coding machines, automatic paging devices, and four-code correlation devices will be installed and implemented. At the same time, combined with manual off-line coding and correlating manual operations, the accuracy of traceability is ensured. In addition, the present invention also conducts data docking with overseas code-issuing agencies or distributors in the territorial country to ensure the accuracy of the traceability code data at each level of "carton, strip, and case", so as to meet the requirements for printing and correlating traceability codes for exported cigarette products and provide a solid guarantee for the production and export processes of exported cigarettes.

[0170] Since the system / device described in the above embodiments of the present invention is the system / device adopted for implementing the method in the above embodiments of the present invention, based on the method described in the above embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can understand the specific structure and variations of the system / device, and thus will not be elaborated herein. Any system / device adopted by the method in the above embodiments of the present invention falls within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0171] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, a system, or a computer program product. Therefore, the present invention can be implemented in the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the present invention can be implemented in the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk memories, CD-ROMs, optical memories, etc.) containing computer-usable program codes.

[0172] The present invention is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that each process and / or block in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams can be implemented by computer program instructions, and the combination of the processes and / or blocks in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams can also be implemented by computer program instructions.

[0173] It should be noted that in the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The present invention can be implemented by means of hardware including several different elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In a claim listing several means, several of these means can be embodied by the same hardware item. The use of the terms first, second, third, etc. is for convenience only and does not denote any order. These terms can be construed as part of the name of the element.

[0174] In addition, it should be noted that in the description of this specification, the descriptions of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "embodiment", "example", "specific example" or "some examples", etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic descriptions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, without conflict, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0175] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art can make additional changes and modifications after learning the basic creative concept. Therefore, the claims should be construed to include the preferred embodiments as well as all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present invention.

[0176] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalent technologies, the present invention should also include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. An electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes, characterized in that, Including: Submit the export cigarette demand plan to the approval department system and receive the export cigarette plan issued by the approval department system after verification; Connect with the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan and automatically apply for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level; Generate a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the territorial code plan to the production equipment, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic pagination processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and based on the territorially read territorial code, automatically execute the association and binding operations between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, including: automatically generating the corresponding territorial code plan according to the received export cigarette plan, and the territorial code plan includes the territorial code allocation principle and quantity of each cigarette product; automatically synchronize the generated territorial code plan to the production equipment of the production enterprise; through the synchronized territorial code plan, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels to ensure that each cigarette product is assigned a unique territorial code; during the code assignment process, guide the production equipment to perform automatic box separation processing on the stacked cigarette boxes, and perform automatic pagination processing on the box covers or strip covers of the conveyor belt, and correct the deviation of the position of the box covers or strip covers; through the sensors and scanners on the production equipment, territorially read the territorial codes of the cigarette products that have been coded; according to the territorially read coded territorial code information, guide the production equipment to automatically execute the association and binding operations between different cigarette packaging levels, and upload the association data to the data repository, and the association and binding operations include the association of carton cigarettes and strip cigarettes and / or the association of strip cigarettes and case cigarettes, and each level of cigarette product corresponds to the product of the upper level or the lower level; Intelligently store, scan and ship the cigarette products to be exported, and track the shipment until the cigarette products reach the destination port and receive the confirmation of receipt information.

2. The method for electronic traceability of exported cigarettes according to claim 1, wherein According to the export cigarette plan, connecting with the corresponding agent according to the export cigarette plan, and automatically applying for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level includes: Determine the cigarette demand in the target market and the level of cigarette packaging required by analyzing the received export cigarette plan; According to the cigarette demand in the target market and the level of cigarette packaging required, combined with the geographical distribution, historical cooperation records and code package allocation capabilities of the agents obtained from the pre-set agent database, automatically identify and sort multiple agent systems to be connected; Send the application request to the first agent system to be connected in sequence and wait for the response of the agent system. If the response times out or fails, automatically try other agent systems to be connected in sequence until the territorial code data is returned by the agent system; among them, the request includes the type, quantity of the required territorial code and the corresponding cigarette product information; Verify the data integrity and accuracy of the territorial code data returned by the agent system through the built-in data verification module. If there are problems with the verification, resend the application request or request manual intervention.

3. The method for electronic traceability of exported cigarettes according to claim 1, characterized in that, Guiding the production equipment to perform automatic box separation processing on the stacked cigarette boxes includes: Control the production equipment to start the automatic box separation program, and the automatic box separation program is configured to be able to identify and separate the stacked cigarette boxes one by one; During the automatic box sorting process, the cigarette boxes are guided by the transmission equipment in the production equipment to pass through the first barcode scanner one by one in sequence, triggering the first barcode scanning detection; According to the detection result of the first scanner, determine whether the cigarette box has been coded; If it is detected that the cigarette box has been coded, the coding machine is controlled to remain closed to avoid repeated coding; If it is detected that the cigarette box is not coded, the cigarette box is guided to move forward through the transmission equipment in the production equipment, and then the coding machine in the production equipment is controlled to start and laser code the cigarette box; After the cigarette box is coded, the cigarette box is guided through the second barcode scanner again by the transmission equipment in the production equipment to trigger the automatic detection of the coded content; According to the detection results of the second barcode scanner, if unqualified cigarette boxes containing uncoded, crooked or fuzzy codes are found, the air blowing rejection device in the production equipment will be controlled to automatically reject the unqualified products to ensure that only qualified cigarette boxes can enter the next process.

4. The method for electronic traceability of exported cigarettes according to claim 1, characterized in that, Automatically paging the box skin or strip skin of the conveyor belt and correcting the position of the box skin or strip skin, including: Control the production equipment to start an automatic paging program, which is configured to identify and separate the stacked box skins or strip skins one by one to ensure that only a single box skin or strip skin is delivered each time; During the automatic paging process, the laser offline coding equipment is used to adjust the direction and angle of the box skin or strip skin to adjust the position of the box skin or strip skin on the conveyor belt to ensure that the box skin or strip skin is in the best position for coding; After the box skin or strip skin is coded, the coded content is automatically detected using a barcode scanner. If unqualified box skins or strip skins, such as those without coding, crooked coding, or fuzzy coding, are found, the pressing device in the production equipment is controlled to automatically remove the unqualified box skins or strip skins, and the qualified box skins or strip skins are automatically sorted and collected.

5. The method for electronic traceability of exported cigarettes according to claim 1, wherein According to the real-time read coded location code information, the production equipment is guided to automatically perform the association and binding operations between different cigarette packaging levels, including: When the cigarette cartons are delivered to the designated code reading area, the code scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the cigarette cartons, and the QR code data of the cigarette cartons is cached in the upper computer of the production equipment; When a pack of cigarettes is sent to the designated code reading area, the scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the pack of cigarettes. After the host computer receives the code reading data of the two stations corresponding to the carton and the pack of cigarettes, it performs the initial aggregation and duplicate elimination of the code reading data of the two stations corresponding to the carton and the pack of cigarettes, and determines whether the scanning sequence is correct based on the code value. If the scanning sequence is correct, continue to use the scanner to read the QR code of the cigarette pack; The host computer is used to perform secondary aggregation and duplicate elimination processing on the received QR code data of cigarette strips and cigarette packs; Based on the secondary aggregation and deduplication processing results of cigarette cartons and boxes, determine whether there is a missed scan according to the pre-configured correlation between the number of boxes scanned and the number of cartons scanned; If there is no missed scan, the upper computer will automatically associate the QR code data of the cigarette carton with the QR code data of the cigarette box, and at the same time, the code reading status and the number of codes read in this round will be echoed to the device screen to assist the operator to complete the current box-carton association operation and automatically carry out the next round of box-carton association operation; And / or, when the cigarette carton is delivered to the designated code reading area, the code scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the cigarette carton, and the QR code data of the cigarette carton is cached in the upper computer of the production equipment; When a cigarette carton is delivered to the designated code reading area, the scanner is triggered to read the QR code of the cigarette carton. After the host computer receives the code reading data of the two stations corresponding to the cigarette carton and the cigarette carton, it performs the initial aggregation and duplicate elimination of the code reading data of the two stations corresponding to the cigarette carton and the cigarette carton, and determines whether the scanning sequence is correct based on the code value. If the scanning sequence is correct, continue to use the scanner to read the QR code of the cigarette; The upper computer is used to perform secondary aggregation and duplicate elimination processing on the received cigarette carton QR code data and cigarette piece QR code data; Based on the secondary summary and deduplication processing results of cigarette strips and pieces, determine whether there is a missed scan according to the pre-configured correlation between the number of scanned strips and the number of scanned pieces; If there is no missed scan, the upper computer will automatically conditionally associate the QR code data of the cigarette strip and the QR code data of the cigarette case, and at the same time, the reading status and number of codes read in this round will be echoed to the device screen to assist the operator in completing the current conditional association operation and automatically proceed to the next round of conditional association operations.

6. The electronic traceability method for exported cigarettes according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that Generate a local code plan based on the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the local code plan to the production equipment, guide the production equipment to code, automatically box and automatically page cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically perform the association and binding operation between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the local code read in real time, and also include: When the cigarette pieces are finished and delivered to the designated pallet, the receiving operator scans the cigarette piece code entered through the manual operation unit; After all cigarettes on the pallet have been placed and all manual entry has been completed, the generation and printing process of the pallet code of the manual operation unit is automatically triggered; Associate the automatically generated pallet code with all the entered cigarette codes in the pallet; Provide the operator with the function or guidance of attaching the printed pallet code to the corresponding pallet, thereby completing the association operation between the cigarette pieces and the pallet, so that the goods meet the storage conditions.

7. An electronic traceability system for exported cigarettes, characterized in that, include: The plan receiving module is used to submit the export cigarette demand plan to the approval department system and receive the export cigarette plan issued by the approval department system after verification; The territorial code application module is used to connect with the corresponding agents according to the export cigarette plan and automatically apply for the territorial code data corresponding to the cigarette packaging level; Processing and association module, which is used to generate a territorial code plan according to the export cigarette plan, automatically synchronize the territorial code plan to production equipment, guide the production equipment to perform code assignment, automatic box separation and automatic paging processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels, and automatically execute the association binding operation between cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels based on the territorially read territorial code, including: automatically generating a corresponding territorial code plan according to the received export cigarette plan, where the territorial code plan includes the territorial code allocation principle and quantity of each cigarette product; automatically synchronizing the generated territorial code plan to the production equipment of the production enterprise; guiding the production equipment to perform code assignment processing on cigarette products at different cigarette packaging levels through the synchronized territorial code plan to ensure that each cigarette product is assigned a unique territorial code; during the code assignment process, guiding the production equipment to perform automatic box separation processing on stacks of cigarette boxes, and automatic paging processing on the box covers or strip covers of the conveyor belt, and correcting the position of the box covers or strip covers; reading the territorially coded territorial code of the cigarette products in real time through sensors and scanners on the production equipment; guiding the production equipment to automatically execute the association binding operation between different cigarette packaging levels according to the real-time read territorially coded territorial code information, and uploading the association data to the data storage repository, where the association binding operation includes the association of cartons and cartons of cigarettes and / or the association of cartons and cases of cigarettes, and each level of cigarette product corresponds to the product of the upper or lower level; Export management module, which is used to intelligently store, scan and ship out, and track the shipment of the cigarettes to be exported until the cigarettes reach the destination port and receive the confirmation of receipt information.

8. An electronic traceability device for exported cigarettes, characterized in that, Including: The middle layer is used to interact with the approval department system and the execution layer respectively, and execute the export cigarette electronic traceability method described in any one of claims 1-6; The execution layer is used to perform code assignment, box separation and paging processing on cigarette products under the guidance of the middle layer according to the territorial code plan synchronized by the middle layer, and execute the association binding operation; And The database is used to store the export cigarette demand plan, the approved export cigarette plan, the territorial code plan and the traceability information of cigarette products, where the traceability information includes the production information, storage information, territorial code data, outbound information, shipment tracking information and receipt confirmation information of cigarette products.

9. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein, The executable instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the export cigarette electronic traceability method described in any one of claims 1-6.

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