TWI696967B - System and method for managing on-shelf product - Google Patents
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本發明是有關於一種管理貨架上商品的技術,且特別是有關於一種貨架管理系統與方法。The invention relates to a technology for managing goods on shelves, and in particular to a shelf management system and method.
隨著科技的進步,愈來愈多商家選擇使用電子標籤(Electronic Shelf Label,ESL)取代應用在貨架上的傳統紙本標籤,利用顯示器來顯示商品的名稱、價格及其他資訊。電子標籤可通過網路與主機相連,並且更新商品資訊。如此一來可以省卻傳統人工替換紙本標籤的麻煩。With the advancement of technology, more and more merchants choose to use Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) instead of the traditional paper label applied on the shelf, and use the display to display the name, price and other information of the product. The electronic label can be connected to the host through the network and update the product information. In this way, the trouble of traditional manual replacement of paper labels can be saved.
然而,電子標籤雖然方便變換顯示內容,但是仍存在電子標籤所顯示的商品資訊可能與貨架上的商品不吻合的問題。目前主要還是仰賴店員用肉眼核對電子標籤的顯示內容是否正確,因此耗費大量人力、時間成本。除此之外,每當商場改變商品配置位置時,往往需要店員在主機更新電子標籤的顯示內容,除了增加了人為誤標的機率,且依舊造成店員的工作負擔。However, although the electronic label is convenient for changing the display content, there is still a problem that the product information displayed by the electronic label may not match the products on the shelf. At present, it mainly depends on the shop assistant to check whether the display content of the electronic label is correct with the naked eye, so it consumes a lot of manpower and time cost. In addition, every time the mall changes the position of the product configuration, it often requires the store clerk to update the display content of the electronic label on the host computer, in addition to increasing the probability of artificial mislabeling, and still causes the work load of the store clerk.
“先前技術”段落只是用來幫助了解本發明內容,因此在“先前技術”段落所揭露的內容可能包含一些沒有構成所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者所知道的習知技術。在“先前技術”段落所揭露的內容,不代表該內容或者本發明一個或多個實施例所要解決的問題,在本發明申請前已被所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者所知曉或認知。The "prior art" paragraph is only used to help understand the content of the present invention. Therefore, the content disclosed in the "prior art" paragraph may include some conventional technologies that are not known to those of ordinary skill in the art. The content disclosed in the "Prior Art" paragraph does not mean that the content or the problem to be solved by one or more embodiments of the present invention has been known or recognized by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field before the application of the present invention.
本發明提供一種貨架管理系統與方法,具有主動驗證電子標籤的顯示畫面的正確性以及主動更新電子標籤的功效。The invention provides a shelf management system and method, which has the effect of actively verifying the correctness of the display screen of electronic tags and actively updating electronic tags.
本發明的其他目的和優點可以從本發明所揭露的技術特徵中得到進一步的了解。Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be further understood from the technical features disclosed by the present invention.
為達上述之一或部份或全部目的或是其他目的,本發明的一實施例提出一種貨架管理系統,包括多個電子標籤、特徵擷取單元、特徵處理單元與管理單元。多個電子標籤與多個商品相應地一起被配置於貨架上。特徵擷取單元用以獲得這些電子標籤的至少其一的位置資訊以及其對應的商品的商品特徵。特徵處理單元耦接特徵擷取單元,用以辨識商品特徵以獲得商品資訊。管理單元耦接特徵擷取單元、特徵處理單元與這些電子標籤。管理單元基於位置資訊確定電子標籤的地址,以及基於商品資訊來決定是否更新電子標籤的顯示畫面。In order to achieve one, part, or all of the foregoing or other objectives, an embodiment of the present invention provides a shelf management system, including a plurality of electronic tags, feature extraction units, feature processing units, and management units. A plurality of electronic tags are arranged on the shelf together with a plurality of products. The feature extraction unit is used to obtain at least one of the location information of these electronic tags and the product features of the corresponding products. The feature processing unit is coupled to the feature extraction unit, and is used to identify product features to obtain product information. The management unit is coupled to the feature extraction unit, the feature processing unit and these electronic tags. The management unit determines the address of the electronic tag based on the location information, and determines whether to update the display screen of the electronic tag based on the product information.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的管理單元包括儲存多個顯示資訊與對應關係的記憶體,其中對應關係紀錄各電子標籤的地址與其對應的各顯示畫面所顯示的各顯示資訊,其中管理單元比對商品資訊與這些顯示資訊以由這些顯示資訊中取得匹配的顯示資訊,並且進一步根據匹配的顯示資訊與地址是否符合對應關係來判斷是否更新顯示畫面,其中,當匹配的顯示資訊與地址不符合對應關係時,管理單元根據匹配的顯示資訊更新顯示畫面且更新對應關係。In an embodiment of the present invention, the management unit of the above-mentioned shelf management system includes a memory storing a plurality of display information and corresponding relationships, wherein the corresponding relationship records the addresses of each electronic tag and each display displayed on each corresponding display screen Information, where the management unit compares the product information with the display information to obtain matching display information from the display information, and further determines whether to update the display screen based on whether the matching display information and the address match the corresponding relationship, wherein, when the matching When the display information and the address do not correspond to the corresponding relationship, the management unit updates the display screen according to the matched display information and updates the corresponding relationship.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的位置資訊包括電子標籤的地址。In an embodiment of the invention, the location information of the shelf management system includes the address of the electronic tag.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的特徵擷取單元與電子標籤進行通訊連線以取得位置資訊。In an embodiment of the invention, the feature extraction unit of the above-mentioned shelf management system communicates with the electronic tag to obtain position information.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的位置資訊包括二維圖碼,特徵擷取單元從電子標籤獲得位置資訊以取得地址。In an embodiment of the present invention, the location information of the above-mentioned shelf management system includes a two-dimensional code, and the feature extraction unit obtains the location information from the electronic label to obtain the address.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的位置資訊包括電子標籤的顯示畫面的影像,特徵處理單元辨識電子標籤的顯示畫面的影像以獲得顯示資訊,其中,管理單元還包括記憶體。記憶體儲存有顯示資訊與電子標籤的地址的對應關係,管理單元根據顯示資訊與對應關係確定地址。In an embodiment of the present invention, the location information of the above-mentioned shelf management system includes an image of the display screen of the electronic tag, and the feature processing unit recognizes the image of the display screen of the electronic tag to obtain display information, wherein the management unit further includes a memory . The memory stores the correspondence between the displayed information and the address of the electronic tag, and the management unit determines the address according to the displayed information and the corresponding relationship.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的特徵擷取單元包括影像擷取裝置,用以擷取商品的影像作為商品特徵或針對電子標籤擷取影像作為位置資訊。In an embodiment of the present invention, the feature capturing unit of the above-mentioned shelf management system includes an image capturing device for capturing the image of the product as a product feature or the image for the electronic tag as position information.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的位置資訊包括電子標籤的條碼或編號。In an embodiment of the invention, the location information of the above-mentioned shelf management system includes a barcode or serial number of an electronic label.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的特徵擷取單元所擷取的位置資訊與商品特徵分別包括這些電子標籤的至少其二以及對應的這些商品。In an embodiment of the present invention, the location information and product features captured by the feature extraction unit of the above-mentioned shelf management system include at least two of these electronic tags and the corresponding products, respectively.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理系統的特徵擷取單元為麥克風,用以接收使用者的聲音信號作為商品特徵或位置資訊。In an embodiment of the invention, the feature extraction unit of the above-mentioned shelf management system is a microphone, which is used to receive the user's voice signal as product features or location information.
本發明的一實施例提出一種貨架管理方法,其中多個電子標籤與多個商品相應地一起被配置於貨架上。貨架管理方法包括:獲得這些電子標籤的至少其一的位置資訊以及其對應的商品的商品特徵;辨識商品特徵以獲得商品資訊;以及基於位置資訊確定電子標籤的地址,以及基於商品資訊來決定是否更新電子標籤的顯示畫面。An embodiment of the present invention provides a shelf management method, in which a plurality of electronic tags and a plurality of commodities are correspondingly arranged on a shelf. The shelf management method includes: obtaining at least one of the location information of these electronic tags and the product characteristics of the corresponding products; identifying product characteristics to obtain product information; and determining the address of the electronic tags based on the location information, and deciding whether to use the product information Update the display of electronic tags.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法,還包括;比對商品資訊與多個顯示資訊以由這些顯示資訊中取得匹配的顯示資訊;以及根據匹配的顯示資訊與地址是否符合對應關係來判斷是否更新顯示畫面,其中對應關係紀錄各電子標籤的地址與對應的各顯示資訊,其中,當匹配的顯示資訊與地址不符合對應關係時,根據匹配的顯示資訊更新顯示畫面且更新對應關係。In an embodiment of the present invention, the above shelf management method further includes; comparing product information with a plurality of display information to obtain matching display information from the display information; and according to whether the matching display information and address match To determine whether to update the display screen based on the relationship, the correspondence relationship records the address of each electronic tag and the corresponding display information. When the matching display information and the address do not match the corresponding relationship, the display screen is updated according to the matching display information and the corresponding relationship.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的位置資訊包括電子標籤的地址。In an embodiment of the invention, the location information of the above shelf management method includes the address of the electronic tag.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的獲得位置資訊的步驟包括:與電子標籤進行通訊連線以取得位置資訊。In an embodiment of the invention, the step of obtaining location information of the above shelf management method includes: communicating with an electronic tag to obtain location information.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的獲得位置資訊的步驟包括:從電子標籤獲得位置資訊以取得地址,其中位置資訊包括二維圖碼。In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of obtaining location information of the above shelf management method includes: obtaining location information from an electronic label to obtain an address, where the location information includes a two-dimensional code.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的獲得位置資訊的步驟包括:辨識電子標籤的顯示畫面的影像以獲得顯示資訊,其中位置資訊包括電子標籤的顯示畫面的影像;以及根據顯示資訊與對應關係確定地址,其中對應關係紀錄顯示資訊與對應的電子標籤的地址。In an embodiment of the invention, the step of obtaining position information of the above shelf management method includes: recognizing the image of the display screen of the electronic tag to obtain display information, wherein the position information includes the image of the display screen of the electronic tag; and according to the display The information and the corresponding relationship determine the address, wherein the corresponding relationship record shows the address of the information and the corresponding electronic tag.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的獲得位置資訊與商品特徵的步驟包括:通過影像擷取裝置擷取商品的影像作為商品特徵或擷取電子標籤的影像作為位置資訊。In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of obtaining position information and product features of the above-mentioned shelf management method includes: retrieving the image of the product as the product feature or the image of the electronic tag as the location information through the image capturing device.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的位置資訊包括電子標籤的條碼或編號。In an embodiment of the invention, the location information of the above shelf management method includes a barcode or serial number of an electronic label.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的獲得位置資訊與商品特徵的步驟包括:通過影像擷取裝置所擷取的位置資訊與商品特徵分別包括這些電子標籤的至少其二以及對應的這些商品。In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of obtaining location information and product features of the above-mentioned shelf management method includes: the location information and product features captured by the image capturing device include at least two of these electronic tags and corresponding Of these commodities.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的貨架管理方法的獲得位置資訊與商品特徵的步驟包括:通過麥克風接收使用者的聲音信號作為商品特徵或位置資訊。In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of obtaining position information and product characteristics of the above-mentioned shelf management method includes: receiving a user's voice signal as product characteristics or position information through a microphone.
基於上述,本發明的實施例至少具有以下其中一個優點或功效。本發明的貨架管理系統與方法可以通過特徵擷取單元擷取電子標籤的位置資訊與商品的商品特徵,並且通過特徵處理單元辨識商品特徵以獲得商品資訊。管理單元可以根據位置資訊而確定電子標籤的地址,根據商品資訊來確認電子標籤的顯示畫面與貨架上的商品是否符合,如果不符合,管理單元會更新電子標籤。藉此達到自動核對商品並且主動更新電子標籤的功效。除此之外,由於電子標籤的位置資訊是由特徵擷取單元所提供,表示本發明在使用上具備彈性,可以以手持式的電子裝置實施,具有隨地核對商品的功能,增加使用的便利性。Based on the above, the embodiments of the present invention have at least one of the following advantages or effects. The shelf management system and method of the present invention can retrieve the position information of the electronic tag and the commodity characteristics of the commodity through the feature extraction unit, and recognize the commodity characteristics through the feature processing unit to obtain the commodity information. The management unit can determine the address of the electronic label according to the location information, and confirm whether the display screen of the electronic label is consistent with the goods on the shelf according to the product information. If it does not match, the management unit updates the electronic label. In this way, the effect of automatically checking the products and actively updating the electronic tags is achieved. In addition, since the location information of the electronic tag is provided by the feature extraction unit, it indicates that the present invention is flexible in use, can be implemented by a handheld electronic device, and has the function of checking commodities anywhere, increasing the convenience of use .
為讓本發明的上述特徵和優點能更明顯易懂,下文特舉實施例,並配合所附圖式作詳細說明如下。In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the embodiments are specifically described below and described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
有關本發明之前述及其他技術內容、特點與功效,在以下配合參考圖式之一較佳實施例的詳細說明中,將可清楚的呈現。以下實施例中所提到的方向用語,例如:上、下、左、右、前或後等,僅是參考附加圖式的方向。因此,使用的方向用語是用來說明並非用來限制本發明。The foregoing and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description with reference to one of the preferred embodiments of the drawings. Directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, for example: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only for directions referring to additional drawings. Therefore, the directional terminology is used to illustrate rather than limit the invention.
圖1是依照本發明的一實施例的一種貨架管理系統的局部示意圖,圖2是依照本發明的一實施例的一種貨架管理系統的方塊圖。請搭配圖1參照圖2,貨架管理系統100包括特徵擷取單元110、特徵處理單元120、管理單元130與多個電子標籤EL。這些電子標籤EL與多個商品G相應地一起被配置於貨架SH上。特徵擷取單元110用以獲得這些電子標籤EL的至少其一(例如電子標籤EL1)的位置資訊以及其對應的商品G(例如商品G1)的商品特徵。特徵處理單元120耦接特徵擷取單元110,用以辨識商品特徵以獲得商品G1的商品資訊。管理單元130耦接特徵擷取單元110、特徵處理單元120與這些電子標籤EL。管理單元130基於位置資訊確定電子標籤EL1的地址,以及基於商品資訊來決定是否更新電子標籤EL1的顯示畫面。1 is a partial schematic diagram of a shelf management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a shelf management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 in conjunction with FIG. 1, the
具體來說,特徵擷取單元110例如是影像擷取裝置、聲音擷取裝置,或具有相機和/或攝影機和/或錄音功能的電子裝置,如個人數位助理(PDA)、智慧型手機、平板電腦或商品掃描器。當特徵擷取單元110包括影像擷取裝置時,例如照相機或錄影機,特徵擷取單元110可以擷取商品G的影像作為商品特徵或擷取電子標籤EL的影像作為該位置資訊。相應地,特徵處理單元120包括影像處理模組,用以處理或辨識特徵擷取單元110所擷取的影像。當特徵擷取單元110包括聲音擷取裝置時,例如麥克風或麥克風陣列,特徵擷取單元110可以接收使用者的聲音信號作為商品特徵或位置資訊。也就是使用者通過口述的方式輸入商品特徵或位置資訊至特徵擷取單元110。相應地,特徵處理單元120包括聲音處理模組,用以處理或辨識特徵擷取單元110所接收的聲音信號。Specifically, the
特徵處理單元120可由軟體、硬體或其組合實作而得,在此不加以限制。軟體例如是原始碼、作業系統、應用軟體或驅動程式等。硬體例如是以晶片、中央處理單元(Central Processing Unit,CPU),或以電路方式實施。The
管理單元130例如是個人電腦、手持電子裝置、工作站(Work Station)、中央控制系統、伺服器(Server)、或雲端伺服器等具備運算能力的硬體裝置,本發明並不加以限制。The
特別說明的是,特徵處理單元120實體上可以跟特徵擷取單元110或管理單元130整合在同一電子裝置上,或為一獨立裝置,本發明並不加以限制。在某些實施例中,特徵擷取單元110、特徵處理單元120或管理單元130也可以整合在同一個電子裝置中。In particular, the
圖3是依照本發明的一實施例的一種貨架管理方法的流程圖,圖4是是依照本發明的一實施例的一種電子標籤的示意圖。請搭配圖1、圖2與圖4參照圖3,圖3的貨架管理方法適用於貨架管理系統100。以下即搭配貨架管理系統100中的各項元件,說明本實施例貨架管理方法的詳細流程。FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a shelf management method according to an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic label according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 in conjunction with FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. The shelf management method of FIG. 3 is applicable to the
在步驟S310中,通過特徵擷取單元110獲得這些電子標籤EL的至少其一的位置資訊以及其對應的商品G的商品特徵。In step S310, the
在一實施例中,特徵擷取單元110為具有照相功能的手持式電子裝置,特徵擷取單元110拍攝商品G1的影像作為商品G1的商品特徵。具體來說,商品特徵可以是完整的商品G1的影像,或是商品G1的局部影像,例如正面商標圖案、條碼或商品名稱等等,本發明並不限制。除此之外,特徵擷取單元110與這些電子標籤EL還可以具有通訊功能,例如藍芽(Bluetooth)、近場通訊(Near Field Communication,NFC)、無線射頻識別(Radio Frequency Identification,RFID)等等。如圖2顯示,電子標籤EL包括通訊元件140。電子標籤EL通過通訊元件140除了可以與管理單元130進行有線或無線的通訊連線外,還可以與特徵擷取單元110進行無線連線。特徵擷取單元110可以與對應商品G1的電子標籤EL1進行通訊連線以取得電子標籤EL1的位置資訊,位置資訊包括電子標籤EL1的地址。例如,特徵擷取單元110可以與電子標籤EL1進行配對以直接取得電子標籤EL1的IP地址(Internet Protocol Address)或MAC地址(Media Access Control Address)。In one embodiment, the
在步驟S320中,特徵處理單元120由特徵擷取單元110接收商品特徵並辨識商品特徵以獲得商品資訊。在本實施例中,特徵處理單元120從特徵擷取單元110接收商品G1的影像,並且對商品G1的影像進行影像處理以辨識出商品G1的特徵。具體而言,特徵處理單元120可以從影像中辨識文字以取得商品G1的品牌、商品名稱或是商品型號,或者特徵處理單元120可以從影像中辨識出商品造型或是具有特徵的外觀圖案,更或者直接辨識商品G1的條碼等等,並不加以限制。也就是說,特徵處理單元120用以從影像中擷取足以辨識商品G1的商品資訊。In step S320, the
在一實施例中,特徵處理單元120從特徵擷取單元110所拍攝的影像中辨識出商品G1的品牌以及品項名稱,特徵處理單元120可以傳送包括品牌以及品項名稱的商品資訊給管理單元130。在此,商品資訊可以不需要以影像格式實施,如此可節省信號傳輸流量並且降低管理單元130的計算負擔。In one embodiment, the
在步驟S330中,管理單元130會基於位置資訊確定電子標籤EL1的地址,同時基於商品資訊確定商品G1的顯示資訊。管理單元130包括記憶體132。記憶體132儲存多個關於這些商品G的顯示資訊。管理單元130會比對商品G1的商品資訊與記憶體132中的這些顯示資訊以由這些顯示資訊中選取匹配的顯示資訊。In step S330, the
在本實施例中,特徵擷取單元110會傳送位置資訊給管理單元130,管理單元130基於位置資訊可以確定電子標籤EL1的地址。在此,由於特徵擷取單元110與電子標籤EL1先前進行配對的緣故,傳送到管理單元130的位置資訊已經包括電子標籤EL1的地址,管理單元130可以快速地確認特徵擷取單元110目前所檢驗的商品G1所對應的電子標籤是電子標籤EL1。In this embodiment, the
在步驟S340中,記憶體132還儲存了這些電子標籤EL與貨架SH上的商品G的對應關係。對應關係會紀錄每一個電子標籤EL的地址與每一個電子標籤EL的顯示畫面的顯示資訊。管理單元130可以進一步根據匹配商品G1的顯示資訊與電子標籤EL1的地址是否符合對應關係來決定是否更新電子標籤EL1的顯示畫面。當匹配的顯示資訊與電子標籤EL1的地址不符合上述的對應關係時,進行步驟S350,管理單元130根據匹配的顯示資訊更新顯示畫面且更新此對應關係。反之,進行步驟S360,結束此流程。In step S340, the
請參照圖4,電子標籤EL還包括螢幕150。螢幕150可以是液晶顯示面板(Liquid Crystal Display,LCD)或電泳顯示(ElectroPhoretic Display,EPD)面板等,本發明不限制其類型。電子標籤EL通過通訊元件140從管理單元130接收顯示資訊,並且根據顯示資訊在螢幕150展現顯示畫面。顯示畫面可以包括商品的名稱、價格、特價資訊、廣告、一維條碼(barcode)、二維圖碼(Quick Response Code,QR Code)等等,並不限制。Please refer to FIG. 4, the electronic label EL further includes a
簡言之,管理單元130會比對商品G1匹配的顯示資訊是否符合上述的對應關係以判斷電子標籤EL1的顯示畫面是不是跟貨架SH上的商品G1一致。如果不一致,管理單元130會根據商品G1匹配的顯示資訊更新電子標籤EL1的顯示畫面,並且同步更新對應關係,以使新的對應關係紀錄電子標籤EL1目前所對應的是商品G1。如果電子標籤EL1的顯示畫面跟商品G1符合,就結束此流程。In short, the
舉例來說,商品G1是「一美公司」出產的飲料,品項名稱是「高級綠茶」,特徵處理單元120從特徵擷取單元110所拍攝的影像中辨識出商品G1的商品資訊是「一美高級綠茶」,並且傳送商品資訊給管理單元130。管理單元130的記憶體132可能事先儲存了多種不同飲料的顯示資訊。管理單元130接收商品G1的商品資訊後,會從記憶體132中搜尋對應「一美高級綠茶」的顯示資訊,這個顯示資訊可能包括了品牌「一美」、商品名稱「高級綠茶」、售價「25元」、特價標示「買一送一」等訊息。接著,管理單元130確認在對應關係中電子標籤EL1所對應的顯示資訊是不是「一美高級綠茶」。如果不是的話,管理單元130更新電子標籤EL1的顯示內容,讓電子標籤EL1顯示「一美高級綠茶」並且更新對應關係,讓更新後的對應關係紀錄電子標籤EL1所對應的顯示資訊是「一美高級綠茶」。如果是的話,管理單元130結束此流程。For example, the product G1 is a beverage produced by "Yimei Company", the item name is "advanced green tea", and the
在另一些實施例中,在步驟S310到步驟S330中,特徵擷取單元110除了擷取商品G1的影像作為商品G1的商品特徵,還會針對電子標籤EL1擷取一影像作為位置資訊,在此的位置資訊可以包括電子標籤EL1的顯示畫面的影像或是足以辨識電子標籤EL1的局部影像,例如電子標籤EL1的條碼或編號。例如,貨架SH上或是電子標籤的顯示畫面上有電子標籤EL1的編號、一維條碼或二維圖碼,特徵擷取單元110可以拍攝上述的編號、一維條碼或二維圖碼以作為位置資訊。In some other embodiments, in step S310 to step S330, in addition to capturing the image of the product G1 as the product feature of the product G1, the
例如,當位置資訊包括二維圖碼,特徵擷取單元110可以從電子標籤EL1獲得位置資訊以取得電子標籤EL1的地址。也就是說,可以將電子標籤EL1的位置編碼在二維圖碼中,讓特徵擷取單元110通過掃描二維圖碼的方式獲得電子標籤EL1的地址。For example, when the position information includes a two-dimensional code, the
在另一實施例中,特徵處理單元120可以辨識影像中電子標籤EL1的編號,將包括編號的位置資訊傳送給管理單元130。管理單元130依據電子標籤EL1的編號而確定電子標籤EL1的地址。In another embodiment, the
特別說明的是,上述的特徵擷取單元110的影像擷取動作可以是預擷取動作。具體來說,特徵擷取單元110可以對商品G1或電子標籤EL1進行預覽,暫存關於商品G1或電子標籤EL1的影像,特徵處理單元120可以處理或辨識這些暫存影像以取得商品特徵或位置資訊。在此,特徵處理單元120可以不需要將商品G1或電子標籤EL1的影像進行存檔,以節省記憶空間。In particular, the image capturing operation of the
在圖4的實施例中,特徵擷取單元110所提供的位置資訊包括電子標籤EL(例如,被選中的電子標籤EL1)的顯示畫面的影像。電子標籤EL的顯示畫面包括一維條碼152與二維圖碼154。在此,一維條碼152或二維圖碼154包含的資訊是關於商品G1。例如,通過二維圖碼154可以連接到介紹商品G1的網頁,而一維條碼152則包括商品G1的貨號。In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the position information provided by the
特徵處理單元120辨識電子標籤EL的顯示畫面的影像以獲得顯示資訊。具體來說,特徵處理單元120辨識出圖4的電子標籤EL的顯示資訊包括產品項目「藍芽耳機」,售價「49.99」元,或者,特徵處理單元120通過辨識一維條碼152或二維圖碼154而獲得產品項目或售價,因此取得電子標籤EL的顯示資訊。The
在步驟S330中,管理單元130的記憶體132儲存有電子標籤EL的顯示資訊與電子標籤EL的地址的對應關係。管理單元130可以根據由特徵處理單元120提供的顯示資訊與對應關係確定電子標籤EL的地址。換句話說,對應關係紀錄目前每一個電子標籤EL的顯示資訊,因此根據特徵處理單元120所提供的顯示資訊,管理單元130可以確認特徵擷取單元110目前所檢驗的電子標籤EL是哪一個。由於管理單元130內以儲存有每一個電子標籤EL對應的地址,因此當確認特徵擷取單元110目前所檢驗的電子標籤EL是哪一個,即可知道其對應的地址。In step S330, the
步驟S340到步驟S360的實施方式在上面的實施例中已說明過,在此不再重述。The implementation of steps S340 to S360 has been described in the above examples, and will not be repeated here.
在另一些實施例中,特徵擷取單元110所擷取的位置資訊與商品特徵分別包括至少二個的電子標籤EL以及所對應的至少兩個商品G的影像。也就是說,特徵擷取單元110可以一次擷取至少二個的電子標籤EL或所對應的至少兩個商品G的影像並且特徵處理單元120具有辨識多個物件的功能。例如,特徵處理單元120除了可以辨識影像中每一個電子標籤的顯示畫面與每一個商品G外,還可以辨識這些電子標籤EL之間或是與這些商品G的位置關係。特徵處理單元120所提供的位置資訊除了顯示資訊還包括這些電子標籤EL的位置關係,以使管理單元130方便確認被拍攝的電子標籤EL的地址。In some other embodiments, the position information and product features captured by the
綜上所述,本發明的實施例至少具有以下其中一個優點或功效。本發明的貨架管理系統與方法可以通過特徵擷取單元擷取電子標籤與商品的特徵,根據所擷取的特徵來自動辨識目前擷取的電子標籤與商品是哪一個,以主動核對電子標籤的顯示畫面與貨架上的商品是否符合。如果不符合的話就主動更新電子標籤的顯示畫面。藉此達到主動核對、即時更新的目的,能夠降低貨架商品誤標的機會,並且操作方便,可以減輕店員的工作負擔。In summary, the embodiments of the present invention have at least one of the following advantages or effects. The shelf management system and method of the present invention can retrieve the characteristics of electronic tags and commodities through the feature extraction unit, and automatically identify which electronic tags and commodities are currently retrieved according to the retrieved features, so as to actively check the electronic tags Whether the display screen matches the products on the shelf. If it does not match, it will actively update the display screen of the electronic tag. In this way, the purpose of active verification and real-time update can be achieved, which can reduce the chance of mislabeling goods on the shelf, and the operation is convenient, which can reduce the work burden of the clerk.
惟以上所述者,僅為本發明之較佳實施例而已,當不能以此限定本發明實施之範圍,即大凡依本發明申請專利範圍及發明說明內容所作之簡單的等效變化與修飾,皆仍屬本發明專利涵蓋之範圍內。另外本發明的任一實施例或申請專利範圍不須達成本發明所揭露之全部目的或優點或特點。此外,摘要部分和標題僅是用來輔助專利文件搜尋之用,並非用來限制本發明之權利範圍。此外,本說明書或申請專利範圍中提及的“第一”、“第二”等用語僅用以命名元件(element)的名稱或區別不同實施例或範圍,而並非用來限制元件數量上的上限或下限。However, the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, which should not be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the description of the invention, All of them are still covered by the patent of the present invention. In addition, any embodiment or scope of patent application of the present invention does not need to achieve all the objects, advantages, or features disclosed by the invention. In addition, the abstract part and title are only used to assist the search of patent documents, not to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" mentioned in this specification or the scope of patent application are only used to name the element or distinguish different embodiments or ranges, not to limit the number of elements. Upper or lower limit.
100:貨架管理系統 110:特徵擷取單元 120:特徵處理單元 130:管理單元 132:記憶體 140:通訊元件 150:螢幕 152:一維條碼 154:二維圖碼 EL、EL1:多個電子標籤 G、G1:商品 SH:貨架 S310~S360:貨架管理方法的步驟 100: Shelf management system 110: Feature extraction unit 120: Feature processing unit 130: Management unit 132: Memory 140: Communication components 150: screen 152: One-dimensional barcode 154: Two-dimensional code EL, EL1: multiple electronic tags G, G1: Commodities SH: Shelf S310~S360: Steps of shelf management method
圖1是依照本發明的一實施例的一種貨架管理系統的局部示意圖。 圖2是依照本發明的一實施例的一種貨架管理系統的方塊圖。 圖3是依照本發明的一實施例的一種貨架管理方法的流程圖。 圖4是依照本發明的一實施例的一種電子標籤的示意圖。 FIG. 1 is a partial schematic diagram of a shelf management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram of a shelf management system according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a shelf management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic tag according to an embodiment of the invention.
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