Commodity Pickup Cart Display Matching Physical Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing commodity pickup apparatuses in stores, such as supermarkets and convenience stores, face challenges in clearly displaying the arrangement of tables and accommodation locations for picked-up items, making it difficult for customers and operators to identify where to place ordered commodities.
Innovation Solution
A commodity pickup system comprising a cart with a communication interface, display device, and controller that receives and displays commodity pickup information, including a list of items to be picked up, arranged to match the physical layout of the cart's accommodation portions, using cameras and illumination for accurate detection and recognition of items placed in bags or baskets, and guide lights to indicate correct placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If tables are arranged in the picking apparatus to accommodate picked-up articles, then the articles can be organized and stored, but the arrangement of tables displayed on the display unit does not have an easy-to-understand correspondence relationship with the physical arrangement, making it hard to find accommodation locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by creating a visual display that replicates the physical table arrangement. The display unit shows a graphical representation of tables and their locations that directly corresponds to the actual physical layout in the picking apparatus. This visual copy allows operators to easily locate accommodation positions by referencing the displayed map, resolving the contradiction between information clarity and ease of operation.
2Productivity
If multiple accommodation portions are provided in the cart, then more commodities can be picked up simultaneously, but it becomes more difficult to identify where to place specific items
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit creates a visual map showing the layout of multiple accommodation portions (tables) in the cart. Each table's position and characteristics are represented graphically, allowing operators to quickly identify the correct placement location for each commodity by referencing the display. This visual copying system enables efficient use of multiple accommodation portions while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs color coding to differentiate between various accommodation portions and their statuses. Different colors indicate different table types, occupancy states, or categories of commodities, making it easier for operators to rapidly identify appropriate placement locations among multiple accommodation portions, thus resolving the contradiction between productivity and ease of operation.
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AI summary
According to an embodiment, a commodity pickup apparatus obtains information related to a commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof. The commodity pickup apparatus displays, on the display device, a list of commodities to be put in the plurality of accommodation portions on the basis of the obtained information in an arrangement state equal to an arrangement state of the plurality of accommodation portions when viewed from an operator of the apparatus.