TWM594391U - Locker apparatus and locker system - Google Patents

Abstract

A storage cabinet device includes a cabinet including a plurality of storage units, a processing unit, a temperature control unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and a storage unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of usage history records about the storage units, and each usage history record includes a time data and a usage quantity data corresponding to the time data. The processing unit searches at least one usage history record from the storage unit according to a current time, and controls the corresponding at least one storage unit included in the temperature control unit according to the usage quantity data included in the at least one usage history record At least one temperature regulator operates, wherein the time data included in the at least one usage history searched out is related to the current time.

Description

Locker device and locker system

The present invention relates to a storage cabinet, especially a storage cabinet device capable of predicting the utilization rate and having a temperature control function.

Existing lockers in public places (for example, placed in train stations or department stores) provide people with temporary storage of items. Among them, some lockers have a refrigeration function for users to place items that need to be kept at a low temperature.

However, the interior of these lockers with refrigeration function maintains a low temperature state at any time. As a result, it may appear that even if no items are stored in the locker, it is necessary to continue to supply power to maintain the low temperature inside the locker for a long time. , Resulting in a waste of energy.

Therefore, in order to avoid energy waste and efficient use of energy, there is still room for improvement in existing lockers with refrigeration function.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage cabinet device that can solve at least one of the problems of the prior art.

Therefore, the storage cabinet device of the present invention includes a cabinet including a plurality of storage units, a processing unit, a temperature control unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and a storage unit electrically connected to the processing unit. The cabinet includes multiple storage units. The temperature control unit includes a plurality of temperature regulators controlled by the processing unit to respectively adjust the internal temperature of the storage units. The storage unit stores a plurality of usage history records about the storage units, each usage history record includes a time data and a usage quantity data corresponding to the time data, and each usage history record is a predetermined interval of the processing unit Time, the current time is recorded in the time data, and the current usage quantity of the storage unit is recorded in the usage quantity data to generate. The processing unit searches at least one usage history record from the storage unit according to a current time, and controls the temperature control unit according to the usage quantity data included in the at least one usage history record, wherein at least one corresponding to at least one storage unit The temperature controller operates, wherein the time data contained in the at least one usage history searched out is related to the current time.

In some implementation aspects, each usage history record also includes festival data recording the festival of the usage history record; when the processing unit determines that the current time corresponds to the festival day according to the current time, the processing unit Further searching the at least one usage history record from the storage unit according to the festival day and the festival data, wherein the time data contained in the at least one usage history record searched out is related to the current time, and The festival recorded in the included festival data corresponds to the festival day corresponding to the current time.

In some embodiments, the locker device further includes a shooting unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and the shooting unit shoots images around the cabinet to generate and transmit a flow image to the processing unit, each used The history record also contains a flow data indicating the flow of people; the processing unit generates a current flow data indicating the flow of people according to the flow image, and the processing unit also uses the current flow data and the flow data from the storage unit The at least one usage history record is searched for, wherein the time data included in the at least one usage history record found is related to the current time, and the included flow data is close to the current flow data.

In some embodiments, each storage unit includes a plurality of storage compartments, each storage compartment has an opening and a door panel closing the opening, and each usage quantity data indicates the usage quantity of the storage compartments.

Another object of the new model is to provide a locker system. The locker system includes a locker device and a remote server electrically connected to the locker device. The storage cabinet device includes a cabinet with a plurality of storage units, a processing unit capable of communicating with the remote server, and a temperature control unit electrically connected to the processing unit. The temperature control unit has a plurality of temperature regulators controlled by the processing unit to respectively adjust the internal temperature of the storage units. The remote server is electrically connected to the storage cabinet device, receives a usage quantity data and a time data transmitted by the processing unit every predetermined time, and generates and stores a plurality of usage history records about the storage units, each A usage history record includes a time data and a usage quantity data corresponding to the time data, the remote server searches for at least one usage history record related to the current time, and the at least one usage history record includes the The usage quantity data is sent to the processing unit for the processing unit to control the operation of at least one temperature regulator corresponding to at least one storage unit according to the usage quantity data, wherein the at least one usage history record found The included time data is related to the current time.

The function of the new type is that the locker device of the new type generates the usage history records through the processing unit, and searches the usage history records based on the usage history records, the current time and the current flow data or the festival data, And control the temperature control unit according to the usage quantity data contained in the searched usage history record, so that the processing unit can control the operation of an appropriate number of temperature regulators according to the usage of the storage compartments, so as to achieve energy saving Effect. Therefore, it can indeed achieve the purpose of new cost.

1 and 2, a first embodiment of the present invention is a storage cabinet device 100, which mainly includes a cabinet 10, a processing unit 20, a temperature control unit 30, a storage unit 40, a shooting unit 50 And a display unit 60.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cabinet 10 includes a plurality of storage units 11, and each storage unit 11 has a plurality of storage compartments 111, and each storage compartment 111 has an opening 112 and a door 113 that closes the opening 112. In this embodiment, the cabinet 10 includes two storage units 11, and each storage unit 11 has 10 storage compartments 111, but not limited to this.

The storage unit 40 is electrically connected to the processing unit 20 and is, for example, a non-volatile memory (Non-volatile memory).

The shooting unit 50 is, for example, a camera, and is installed in the cabinet 10. The shooting unit 50 takes images around the cabinet 10 at a predetermined time interval (for example, 30 minutes) to generate a flow image of people, and The flow image is sent to the processing unit 20.

The display unit 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is installed in the cabinet 10 and electrically connected to the processing unit 20.

The processing unit 20 is installed in the cabinet 10 and is, for example, a microprocessor. And when the locker device 100 is in the operating state, the processing unit 20 will be at a predetermined interval (for example, 30 minutes) every day. For example, after receiving the flow image, the flow image is analyzed to obtain a flow rate ( Traffic data), and at the same time generate a usage quantity data according to the current usage quantity of the storage compartment 111, and generate a usage history record, the usage history record includes the usage quantity data, indicating a time when the usage quantity data is generated The time data and the flow data, whereby the processing unit 20 will successively generate multiple usage history records, and store the usage history records in the storage unit 40.

In particular, when a user wants to store an item (not shown) in the cabinet 10, the user needs to check which storage unit 11 of the storage unit 11 through the display unit 60 electrically connected to the processing unit 20 The storage compartment 111 is currently available for use, and the item is stored in one of the storage compartments 111 of the available storage unit 11. That is to say, the processing unit 20 does not open all the storage compartments 111 for users at the same time, but when the storage compartments 111 of one of the storage units 11 are in the state of storing items, the processing unit Only then will another storage unit 11 be opened for use by the user.

Moreover, the processing unit 20 analyzes the current flow image received at every predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) every day to generate a current flow data indicating the flow of people, and according to a current time and the current flow data, At least one usage history record is searched from the usage history records stored by the storage unit 40 except for the current day, the time data included in the at least one usage history record searched out corresponds to the current time, and the The included flow data is close to the current flow data. That is to say, if the time indicated by the current time is 10 o'clock, the time indicated by the time data included in the at least one usage history record searched out will also be 10 o'clock.

The temperature control unit 30 is electrically connected to the processing unit 20 and includes a plurality of temperature regulators 31 respectively corresponding to the storage units 11. The temperature regulators 31 can be controlled by the processing unit 20 to regulate the temperature inside the storage unit 11 respectively. Therefore, after the processing unit 20 searches out the at least one usage history record, the processing unit 20 controls at least one temperature adjustment of the temperature control unit 30 according to the usage quantity data contained in the searched out at least one usage history record The appliance 31 is operated so that the storage compartments 111 in the at least one storage unit 11 corresponding to the at least one temperature regulator 31 are in a low-temperature state with a refrigeration function, so that the user can place items to be stored at a low temperature.

In this embodiment, when the usage quantity data indicates that the usage quantity of the storage compartments 111 does not exceed 10, the processing unit 20 will only control the operation of one temperature regulator 31 (that is, only control the interior of one storage unit 11 The temperature is a low temperature state with a refrigeration function), so that the processing unit 20 can control the operation of the appropriate number (ie, the appropriate number of storage units 11) of the temperature regulator 31 according to the usage of the storage compartments 111 to achieve The effect of saving energy in time.

In particular, when the processing unit 20 searches for a plurality of usage history records, the processing unit 20 controls the appropriate quantity (that is, the appropriate quantity according to the average value of the usage quantity data included in the usage history records) The temperature regulator 31 of the storage unit 11) operates.

In another implementation form of the first embodiment, in addition to the usage quantity data and the time data, the usage history record generated by the processing unit 20 may also include festival data, and the festival data record generates the Use history to record festivals of the day, such as Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. Therefore, when the processing unit 20 determines that the day is a certain holiday (such as the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.) according to the current time of the day (that is, the date of the day), the processing unit 20 also On the festival day, at least one usage history record containing the festival data is searched from the storage unit 40, the time data contained in the searched use history record is related to the current time, and the festival data contained The festival day corresponding to the current day is recorded, and then the processing unit 20 controls the appropriate number of the temperature control unit 30 according to the at least one usage quantity data contained in the at least one usage history record searched out (that is, an appropriate quantity of The temperature regulator 31 of the storage unit 11) operates.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a second embodiment of the present invention is described below. The second embodiment is a storage cabinet system including a plurality of storage cabinet devices 100′ (only one storage cabinet device 100′ is used in FIG. 3). Representative) and a remote server 200, the remote server 200 is connected to the locker devices 100' through the communication network 300 and can communicate with the locker devices 100'.

And the locker device 100' includes a cabinet 10, a processing unit 20, a temperature control unit 30, a photographing unit 50 and a display unit 60. In the second embodiment, the cabinet 10, the processing unit 20, the temperature control unit 30, the photographing unit 50 and the display unit 60 included in the locker device 100' are different from those in the first embodiment. The cabinet 10, the processing unit 20, the temperature control unit 30, the photographing unit 50, and the display unit 60 included in the locker device 100 are the same, and therefore will not be described in detail.

In the second embodiment, the processing unit 20 communicates with the remote server 200 through a communication interface (not shown in the figure, such as a network card), and periodically every predetermined time interval (for example, 30 minutes) Transmit the usage quantity data and the time data and the flow image captured by the shooting unit 50 to the remote server 200.

After the remote server 200 receives the usage data, the time data, and the people flow image, it analyzes the people flow image to obtain a flow (person flow) data, and generates data including the time data, the usage data, and the The usage history of traffic data. In this way, the remote server 200 will successively generate multiple usage history records, and store the usage history records in a database (not shown).

Moreover, the remote server 200 analyzes the current flow image every predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) to generate a current flow data indicating the flow of people, and according to a current time and the current flow data, from At least one usage history record is searched out of the usage history records stored in the database except for the current day, the time data contained in the at least one usage history record searched out is related to the current time, and the included The flow rate data is close to the current flow rate data, and the remote server 200 then sends the usage quantity data contained in the searched use history record to the processing unit 20.

After receiving the usage quantity data, the processing unit 20 controls the operation of at least one temperature regulator 31 of the temperature control unit 30 according to the usage quantity data, so that the at least one storage unit 11 corresponding to the at least one temperature regulator 31 The storage compartments 111 in are in a low-temperature state with a refrigeration function, and can be used for users to place items that need to be stored at a low temperature.

In another implementation form of the second embodiment, in addition to the usage quantity data and the time data, the usage history record generated by the remote server 200 may also include festival data, which records the festival data The day of the usage history is generated, such as the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. Therefore, when the remote server 200 determines that the current day is a certain festival day (for example, Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.) according to the current time of the day (that is, the date of the day), the remote server The device 200 also searches for at least one usage history record from the usage history records other than the current day stored in the database according to the festival day, and the time data contained in the searched at least one usage history record is related to The current time, and the contained festival data records the festival day corresponding to the current day.

In particular, when the remote server 200 searches for multiple usage history records, the remote server 200 transmits the average value of the usage quantity data included in the usage history records to the processing unit 20. The temperature regulator 31 for the processing unit to control an appropriate number (that is, an appropriate number of storage units 11) is operated.

In summary, the locker device 100 of the present invention generates the usage history records through the processing unit 20, and searches the usage history records based on the usage history records, the current time and the current flow data, or the festival data , And control the temperature control unit 30 according to the usage quantity data contained in the searched usage history record, so that the processing unit 20 can control the operation of an appropriate number of temperature regulators 31 according to the usage amount of the storage compartments 111 To achieve the effect of saving energy. Therefore, it can indeed achieve the purpose of new cost.

However, the above are only examples of the new model. When the scope of the new model cannot be limited by this, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent application scope and patent specification content of the new model are still regarded as Within the scope of this new patent.

100: locker device 100’: Locker device 10: Cabinet 11: Storage unit 111: storage compartment 112: opening 113: Door panel 20: Processing unit 30: Temperature control unit 31: Temperature regulator 40: storage unit 50: shooting unit 60: display unit 200: remote server 300: Communication network

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a schematic diagram of a cabinet of the first embodiment; and 3 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

100: locker device

10: Cabinet

11: Storage unit

20: Processing unit

30: Temperature control unit

31: Temperature regulator

40: storage unit

50: shooting unit

60: display unit

Claims (8)

A locker device, including: A cabinet, including multiple storage units; A processing unit; A temperature control unit electrically connected to the processing unit and including a plurality of temperature regulators controlled by the processing unit to respectively adjust the internal temperature of the storage units; and A storage unit, electrically connected to the processing unit, and storing a plurality of usage history records of the storage units, each usage history record includes a time data and a usage quantity data corresponding to the time data, and each usage history record The processing unit records the current time in the time data every predetermined time, and records the current usage quantity of the storage units in the usage quantity data; The processing unit searches at least one usage history record from the storage unit according to a current time, and controls at least one temperature regulator in the temperature control unit according to the usage quantity data included in the at least one usage history record, wherein , The time data contained in the searched at least one usage history record is related to the current time. The locker device according to claim 1, wherein each usage history record further includes festival data recording the festival of the day; When the processing unit determines that the current time corresponds to a festival day according to the current time, the processing unit also searches the at least one usage history record from the storage unit according to the festival day, wherein the at least one The time data included in a usage history record is related to the current time, and the festival recorded in the included festival data corresponds to the festival day corresponding to the current time. The locker device according to claim 1, further comprising a photographing unit electrically connected to the processing unit, the photographing unit photographs images around the cabinet every predetermined time to generate and transmit a pedestrian flow image to the processing unit , And the processing unit analyzes the people flow image to obtain a flow data indicating the flow of people, and records the flow data in each of the usage history records; Moreover, after the processing unit analyzes the current flow image transmitted from the current to obtain a current flow data indicating the flow of people, the processing unit also searches the at least one usage history record from the storage unit according to the current flow data, wherein, The time data included in the searched at least one usage history record is related to the current time, and the included flow data is close to the current flow data. The storage cabinet device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each storage unit includes a plurality of storage compartments, each of the storage compartments has an opening and a door panel closing the opening, and each quantity used The data indicates the number of such storage compartments used. A locker system, including: A locker device, including: A cabinet with multiple storage units; A processing unit capable of communicating with the remote server; and A temperature control unit, electrically connected to the processing unit, and having a plurality of temperature regulators controlled by the processing unit to respectively adjust the internal temperature of the storage units; and A remote server, electrically connected to the storage cabinet device, receives a usage quantity data and a time data transmitted by the processing unit every predetermined time, and generates and stores multiple usage history records about the storage units, Each usage history record contains a time data and a usage quantity data corresponding to the time data, The remote server searches for at least one usage history record related to the current time, and transmits the usage quantity data included in the at least one usage history record to the processing unit for the processing unit to control based on the usage quantity data In the temperature control unit, at least one temperature regulator corresponding to at least one storage unit operates, wherein the time data contained in the at least one usage history searched out is related to the current time. The locker system according to claim 5, wherein each usage history record further includes festival data recording the festival of the usage history record on the day; When the remote server determines that the current time corresponds to a festival day according to the current time, the remote server also searches the at least one usage history record from the storage unit according to the festival day, wherein The time data included in the searched at least one usage history record is related to the current time, and the festival recorded in the included festival data corresponds to the festival day corresponding to the current time. The locker system according to claim 5, wherein the locker device further includes a shooting unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and the shooting unit shoots images around the cabinet every predetermined time to generate and transmit a Flow image to the processing unit for the processing unit to send the time data, the usage quantity data and the flow image to the remote server; The remote server analyzes the people flow image to obtain a flow data indicating the flow of people, and records the flow data in the history data of each use, After the remote server analyzes the current traffic image transmitted from the current server to obtain a current flow data indicating the flow of people, the remote server also searches for the at least one usage history from the storage unit according to the current flow data Records, wherein the time data included in the at least one usage history searched out is related to the current time, and the included flow data is close to the current flow data. The storage cabinet system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein each storage unit has a plurality of storage compartments, each storage compartment has an opening and a door panel closing the opening, and each usage quantity data Indicate the number of such compartments used.

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