WO2019142338A1 - Digital sales/profit system, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a digital sales/profit system, method, and program with which greater quantities of merchandise can be reliably photographed in automatic fashion using one camera, thereby reducing the quantity of cameras. This digital sales/profit system (1000) comprises: a monitor camera (11) for photographing merchandise on display shelves 10; an EOS/POS data acquisition part (112) for acquiring EOS or POS data; a restock timing forecast part (113) for forecasting a restock timing from past sales performance and present display quantities with reference to the EOS or POS data; a control part (110) for, on the basis of the restock timing forecast, controlling a photography part so as to selectively photograph a display shelf (10) with a closer restock timing; and a restock timing output part (114) for correcting and outputting the restock timing on the basis of a photographic image photographed by the monitor camera (11).

Description

Digital sales and profit system, method and program

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a digital sales and profit system, method and program for replenishing a store without excess and shortage of goods.

In a store such as a supermarket, a convenience store, a specialty store or a department store, a shortage of products displayed on a display shelf causes a loss of sales opportunity, which greatly affects the sales of the store. In the case of a shortage of goods displayed on the display shelf, the goods need to be replenished promptly.
Also, if there are too many displays of products that do not last long, they will be unsold, which will also result in losses.

Patent Document 1 describes a commodity monitoring system which images a display state of a commodity in a storefront by an imaging unit and determines replenishment timing of the commodity by time-series change of the imaged image.

Patent Document 2 describes a monitoring camera system that makes it easy to grasp a partial area in a monitoring area by dividing the monitoring area into a plurality of zones and counting management indicators such as sales in each zone. It is done. (Paragraph 0008)

Patent Document 3 describes a sales floor plan support system that predicts sold-out products based on the number of customers visiting the sales floor and time-series sales number data. (Paragraph 0048)

In Patent Document 4, a product monitoring device capable of changing a state monitoring area to be displayed by a scroll button when the state monitoring area is set to be monitored by exceeding the number that can be displayed at one time Have been described. (Paragraph 0091)

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-81552 JP 2003-101994 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-118454 JP, 2016-58106, A

However, in such a conventional product monitoring system, when there are few cameras for shooting the products on the display shelf of the store, the employee scrolls this camera to cover a wide monitoring target area. As it was, it took time and effort, and it was also inevitable that we could not grasp the shortage of products due to human error.

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital sales and profit system, method and program capable of automatically photographing more products with one camera and reducing the number of cameras. It is in.

A digital sales and profit system according to the present invention is a past sales record based on a photographing means for photographing a product in a store, an acquisition means for acquiring sales data, and the sales data acquired by the acquisition means. And, based on the replenishment timing predicting means for predicting the replenishment timing of goods from the current display item amount, and based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing predicting means, selectively photographing the goods whose replenishment timing is closer It comprises the control means which controls the said imaging | photography means, and the replenishment timing output means which correct | amends the said replenishment timing based on the picked-up image image | photographed by the said imaging means, and it outputs.

According to this configuration, the control unit controls the photographing unit to selectively photograph a product closer in replenishment timing, so that one unit of photographing unit can reliably and automatically photograph more products. The number of photographing means can be reduced.

The replenishment timing output means counts the number of products of the photographed image, counts the replenishment timing with the photographed image, corrects and outputs it, and therefore, the replenishment timing of the commodity can be predicted more accurately.

The replenishment timing output unit counts the items on the display shelf when the number of items on the display shelf is less than or equal to a predetermined number, and does not count the items on the display shelf if the number of items on the display shelf is larger than a predetermined number. When the number of products is large, it is possible to avoid that counting is difficult, and correction with the photographed image at the replenishment timing can be performed.

The replenishment timing output unit can promptly respond to the shortage of products on the display shelf by transmitting information on the shortage and excess of the products on the display shelf to the employee. It becomes possible to be compatible with other stores. It is possible to stop the production of goods before closing time and prevent the unsold.

The replenishment timing predicting means can predict the sales timing by using the calendar and the time zone by predicting the replenishment timing by using the calendar and the time zone as the past sales record.

The replenishment timing prediction means can predict the replenishment timing in consideration of the characteristics of the individual commodities by using the time required for the commodity replenishment as the past sales record.

Further, according to the digital sales and profit method of the present invention, a photographing step of photographing a product in a store;
An acquisition step of acquiring sales data; a replenishment timing prediction step of predicting a replenishment timing of a product from a past sales record and a present display item amount based on the sales data acquired by the acquisition step; A control step of controlling the photographing step so as to selectively photograph an article closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing prediction step; and a photographed image photographed by the photographing step And a replenishment timing output step of correcting and outputting the replenishment timing.

Further, according to the present invention, based on the computer, a photographing means for photographing a product in the store, an acquisition means for acquiring sales data, and the past sales record based on the sales data acquired by the acquisition means, Based on the replenishment timing predicting means for predicting the replenishment timing of goods from the current display item quantity, and the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing predicting means, it is possible to selectively photograph the goods whose replenishment timing is closer. To function as a digital sales / profit system comprising: control means for controlling the photographing means; and replenishment timing output means for correcting and outputting the replenishment timing based on a photographed image photographed by the photographing means It is a program.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a digital sales and profit system, method and program that can automatically and reliably capture more products with one camera and reduce the number of cameras. Can.

It is a block diagram showing composition of a digital sales profit system concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a block diagram of a control part of a surveillance device of a digital sales profit system concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a flowchart which shows the replenishment timing prediction operation | movement of the digital sales profit system 1000 of the digital sales profit system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the example of application of the digital sales profit system concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display shelf in case goods of the digital sales profit system which concern on embodiment of this invention do not have too much or too little. It is a figure which shows the example of the display shelf in case there are few specific goods of the digital sales profit system which concern on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.
Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital sales and profit system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
This system can be applied to supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores or department stores.

As shown in FIG. 1, the digital sales and profit system 1000 includes a plurality of monitoring cameras 11 installed on a ceiling of a product sales floor, a portable terminal 50 carried by a clerk (employee), and the entire system. It comprises a monitoring apparatus 100 to control, a point of sales (POS) server 200, a POS register 300, and an electronic ordering system (EOS) 400.

The digital sales and profit system 1000 is a system that predicts the timing of replenishment of goods from past sales results and the present display quantity.

<Monitoring camera 11>
Part or all of the monitoring camera 11 is a PTZ camera having a PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) function, and is remotely controlled by the monitoring apparatus 100. The monitoring camera 11 is installed at various places in the monitoring target area, such as in a store, and shoots a product on the display rack 10. An image captured by the monitoring camera 11 is output to the monitoring device 100.

As shown in FIG. 5A described later, the monitoring camera 11 installed at each place of the store is a single camera, and a plurality of products displayed here on the shelves 10a to 10d of the display shelf 10A (here, marine products, sashimi, etc.) To shoot. The monitoring camera 11 selectively shoots a specified product using the pan or tilt function for the products on the shelves 10a to 10d of the display shelf 10A according to the instruction from the monitoring device 100. For example, at normal times, the surveillance camera 11 shoots so that all the products on the shelves 10a to 10d of the display shelf 10A fit in a frame, and one surveillance camera 11 shoots more products. If there is an instruction (control signal output) for selectively imaging the display rack from the monitoring apparatus 100, pan or tilt is performed so that the product on the relevant display rack is imaged, and the product is selectively imaged.

In addition, the surveillance camera 11 does not necessarily need to use pan or a tilt, as long as the goods of the applicable display shelf are favorably image | photographed. Alternatively, the selectively photographed products may be photographed at a higher resolution using the zoom function. The surveillance camera 11 may have only a pan or tilt function.

<POS Server 200>
The POS server 200 performs accumulation, analysis, and the like of information on top selling products according to sales information at the point of sale of the POS system.
The POS server 200 records and holds information at the time of accounting (at the point of sale) of a product registered by the POS cash register 300 as POS data. The POS server 200 has a function (sales management function) that records and manages information (sales information) of product sales results (sales management function), records and manages information (inventory information), etc. Function (inventory management function), and a function (attribute management function) of inputting and recording attribute information (such as gender and age group) of the purchaser by a store clerk.

The POS server 200 may be an information processing system including a store computer, a network communication device, etc., and is connected and cooperated with an external inventory management system or an electronic money system (for example, a system using an IC card). It may be a system. For example, the point-of-sale information may be recorded as POS data according to the accounting operation and processing by the IC card.

<POS cash register 300>
The POS cash register 300 is a cash register device having a function corresponding to the POS server 200. The POS register 300 is provided with a handy scanner and an input device (not shown), and the handy scanner reads a commodity code attached to an item, that is, a bar code, and transmits it to the POS register 300. Also, key input data is input from this input device. The key input data is data by key button input. A plurality of key input data are similarly input according to sales of a plurality of products.

<EOS400>
The EOS 400 inputs the department, type, product name, and quantity of the product, sends ordering data to the manufacturer and wholesaler via the EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), and places an order. In addition, EDI is a mechanism to unify information on commerce in a standard format and exchange it electronically between companies, and electronically transmit and receive data on ordering, etc. according to a predetermined format through a communication line etc. Do.

In addition, although the monitoring apparatus 100 is installed in the shop, you may install outside via the network which is not shown in figure. When the monitoring apparatus 100 is installed on a server on the network, a plurality of stores can be targeted.

[Mobile terminal device 50]
The portable terminal device 50 is carried by a plurality of clerks (employees) at the store. The portable terminal device 50 is, for example, a smartphone 50a, a tablet 50b, or a laptop computer 50c. The portable terminal device 50 is also a portable telephone, a personal handy-phone system (PHS), a personal digital assistants (PDA), a dedicated terminal, or the like. In the present embodiment, portable terminal device 50 can be used by each clerk (employee) at various places (ie, current positions), and includes e-mails or moving pictures from monitoring device 100 via a telephone line (not shown). It is possible to receive video and the like.

In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal device 50 assumes the use of the smartphone 50a and the tablet 50b, and each individual can be used at various places (that is, current positions). One of the portable terminal devices 50 is disposed at a head office or a head office (not shown).

[Monitoring device 100]
The monitoring apparatus 100 is installed, for example, in a management room of a store, and centrally manages a commodity sales floor in the store. The monitoring apparatus 100 may be a general server computer or a personal computer.

The monitoring apparatus 100 includes a control unit 110 (control means), an input unit 120, a storage unit 130, a display unit 140, an output unit 150, a sales record database (DB) 160, an image processing unit 170, and an interface. An (I / F) unit 180 and a communication unit 190 are provided, and the units are connected by a bus 195.

Hereinafter, in the case where the subject is described as "○○ part is", the control unit 110 reads out each program from the ROM as needed, loads it into the RAM, and executes each function (described later). Each program may be stored in advance in the storage unit 130, or may be taken into the monitoring apparatus 100 as needed via another storage medium or communication medium.

The control unit 110 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, controls the entire monitoring device 100, and executes a control program to function as a digital sales / profit system. The detailed configuration of the control unit 110 will be described later.

The input unit 120 is an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel provided on the screen of the display unit 140, a microphone, and the like for the user of the monitoring apparatus 100 to input an instruction or the like.

The storage unit 130 stores a still image or a moving image received from the monitoring camera 11, various data and programs used by the control unit 110, and the like.

The display unit 140 displays an operation state of the monitoring apparatus 100, an image received from the monitoring camera 11, or a graphical user interface (GUI) for operating the monitoring apparatus 100.

The output unit 150 is, for example, an audio interface, and outputs an audio signal from the monitoring device 100 to the sound system 158 in the store. As an audio signal output from the monitoring apparatus 100 to the audio system 158, for example, an audio signal input from an audio input device such as a microphone provided in the input unit 120 or music data stored in the storage unit 130 110 may be an audio signal reproduced. The sound system 158 includes an amplifier and a plurality of speakers disposed in the store, and broadcasts an audio signal input from the monitoring device 100 into the store.

The sales results database (DB) 160 accumulates past sales results. The past sales results are in a calendar and a time zone, and store sales record information on sales results of each product such as a special day such as Christmas, a date in a month, a day, a holiday, a weekday, and a time zone. Further, the sales record DB 160 stores the time required to replenish each product manufactured in the store. The sales record information and the time required for the replenishment may be stored in another DB (storage means). Further, the control unit 110 also includes an aspect in which the replenishment timing is predicted using any one of the sales record information and the time required for the replenishment.

The image processing unit 170 is configured by a DSP (digital signal processor) or the like, and performs predetermined processing on the received image. The predetermined processing includes contour extraction, image resizing, resolution conversion processing, and the like. The image processing unit 170 processes the image data captured by the monitoring camera 11 and outputs an image of a product on the display rack 10.

The I / F unit 180 connects each monitoring camera 11 disposed in the commodity sales floor with the monitoring apparatus 100. Further, the I / F unit 180 connects to a head office, a head office, a security company, etc. (not shown) via a network or a dedicated line.
The communication unit 190 transmits and receives data to and from the mobile terminal device 50 via the base station.

[Control unit 110]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control unit 110 of the monitoring apparatus 100 of the digital sales and profit system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 110 includes an image acquisition unit 111, an EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 (EOS / POS data acquisition unit), a sales record database (DB) 160, and a replenishment timing prediction unit 113 A replenishment timing predicting means), a replenishment timing output unit 114 (replement timing output means), and a transmission control unit 115 are provided.

The image acquisition unit 111 takes in an image captured by the surveillance camera 11. The image acquisition unit 111 receives, from the image processing unit 170, information on image processing of a product on the display shelf taken by the monitoring camera 11.

The EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 acquires EOS and / or POS data (sales data) from the EOS 400 and the POS server 200. The sales data is data recorded when a product is sold, and specifically, POS data and EOS (order placement) data.

The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing from the past sales results and the present display item amount based on the EOS and / or POS data. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using the calendar and the time zone as past sales results with reference to the sales results DB 160. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using the time required to replenish the product with reference to the sales record DB 160.
Specifically, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing in consideration of an extraordinary day such as Christmas in the calendar, a date in the month, a day of the week, holidays and weekdays, and a time zone as past sales results. .
The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 is required for replenishment of products (sashimi, vegetables, meat, vegetables, lunch, grip, sushi and bakery, etc.) manufactured in the store and cosmetics, drugs, medical goods, general goods, furniture, electric goods, etc. The replenishment timing is predicted considering the time.

The control unit 110 controls the monitoring camera 11 so as to selectively capture images of the display racks 10 closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing prediction.
If it is going to install surveillance camera 11 which photographs all goods, many surveillance cameras 11 will be needed. Therefore, instead of installing a large number of surveillance cameras 11 in accordance with the display racks and the displayed products, one is installed so as to photograph a plurality of display racks 10 or a plurality of products of the display racks 10. The control unit 110 uses the PTZ function of the monitoring camera 11 to selectively capture images of the display shelf 10 closer in replenishment timing when the replenishment timing prediction operation is performed.
Based on the installation position of the monitoring camera 11 and the position information of the display rack 10, the control unit 110 determines whether or not the corresponding monitoring camera 11 can favorably capture a product on the display rack 10 closer in replenishment timing. Then, PTZ control of the surveillance camera 11 is performed so that the corresponding product can be photographed well.

The replenishment timing output unit 114 corrects the replenishment timing based on the image captured by the surveillance camera 11 and outputs it. The output of the replenishment timing also includes an instruction to stop the production.
In addition, the replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the number of products of the photographed image. The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the items of the display shelf 10 when the number of items of the display shelf 10 is less than or equal to a predetermined number, and does not count the items of the display shelf 10 when the number of items of the display shelf 10 is larger than a predetermined number.
Further, the replenishment timing output unit 114 causes the transmission control unit 115 to transmit information on the shortage and excess of the commodity of the display rack 10 to the employee.

Based on the output of the replenishment timing output unit 114, the transmission control unit 115 transmits information on the shortage and excess of the commodity of the display shelf 10 to the employee.

Hereinafter, the operation of the digital sales and profit system configured as described above will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the replenishment timing prediction operation of the digital sales and profit system 1000.
First, in step S1, setting information of the monitoring camera 11 and product information of the display rack 10 are input.
In step S 2, the image acquisition unit 111 captures an image captured by the monitoring camera 11.
In step S3, the EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 acquires EOS and / or POS data.

In step S4, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing from the past sales results and the present display item amount based on the EOS and / or POS data.
Specifically, (1) the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using the calendar and the time zone as past sales results. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing in consideration of a special day such as Christmas, a date in a month, a day of the week, holidays, weekdays, and a time zone. Sales can be predicted in consideration of sales by using a calendar and a time zone.

(2) Further, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using the time required to replenish the product. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing in consideration of the time required for replenishment of a product or the like manufactured in a store. It can be predicted taking into consideration the characteristics of individual products.

(3) Further, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts a plurality of replenishment timings, and outputs them in the descending order of priority. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113, for example, makes the priority of replenishment timing higher for products that are selling well or products that are close to a shortage, products that are imminent for the best time, products that require manufacturing time when manufactured in a store, and the like. By giving priority to replenishment timing, more appropriate replenishment timing can be output.

In step S5, the control unit 110 controls the monitoring camera 11 so as to selectively photograph the display rack 10 closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing prediction. More specifically, at normal times, the control unit 110 causes the monitoring camera 11 to shoot so that the entire product on the display shelf 10 fits in the frame. The control unit 110 causes the PTZ function to selectively shoot the product of the display shelf 10 closer to the replenishment timing so as to shoot the product of the corresponding display shelf 10. In addition, when a plurality of replenishment timings are predicted, the control unit 110 causes the product of the display shelf 10 whose replenishment timing is closer (the priority of replenishment timing is higher) to be photographed, and then the replenishment timing is displayed at the next point. The product on the shelf 10 is photographed.
The monitoring camera 11 shoots a product on the display rack 10 closer to the replenishment timing based on the selective shooting instruction.
In this way, it is possible to shoot more products with one camera by selective shooting. The number of cameras to be installed can be saved by the monitoring camera 11 taking charge of photographing the products of the plurality of display shelves 10.

In step S6, the replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the number of products of the captured image. The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the items of the display shelf 10 when the number of items of the display shelf 10 is less than or equal to a predetermined number, and does not count the items of the display shelf 10 when the number of items of the display shelf 10 is larger than a predetermined number. When the number of products is large, it is possible to avoid counting when the number of products is large by counting when the number of products is small.

In step S7, the replenishment timing output unit 114 corrects the replenishment timing based on the image captured by the monitoring camera 11, and outputs the corrected timing.
That is, although the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing of the display shelf closer to the replenishment timing based on the past sales results and the present display item amount, the replenishment timing output unit 114 further performs this replenishment. The timing is counted on the captured image, corrected and output. It is possible to accurately predict the replenishment timing of the product.

In step S8, the replenishment timing output unit 114 determines whether to communicate the shortage or excess of the display shelf based on the information on the shortage and excess of the display shelf 10.
If there is a shortage or excess of goods on the display shelf 10 (step S8: Yes), the transmission control unit 115 determines information on shortage or excess of goods on the display shelf 10 based on the output of the replenishment timing output unit 114 in step S9. To the store clerk (employee). If the shortage of products on the display rack 10 is not excessive (Step S8: No), the processing of this flow is ended.

[Example of application]
FIG. 4 is a view for explaining an application example of the digital sales and profit system, showing a customer, a sales floor layout (merchandise sales floor) and installation of a surveillance camera. FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the display shelf, and FIG. 5A is an example in the case where there are not too many products on the display shelf, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the display rack 10A is a shelf of fresh food products (sashimi, processed fish products, sushi packs, etc.) shown in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the monitoring camera 11 shoots with a single camera a plurality of commodities (here, fishery products, sashimi, etc.) displayed on the shelves 10a to 10e of the display shelf 10A. 5, the processed fish product 211 on the shelf 10a of the display shelf 10A, the eel 212 on the shelf 10b, the mackerel 213 on the shelf 10c, the salmon 214 on the shelf 10d, the macro 215 in the front of the shelf 10e The sushi pack 216 is arranged.

During normal times, the surveillance camera 11 shoots so that the entire product on the shelves 10a to 10e of the display shelf 10A fits in the frame. When an instruction (control signal output) to selectively photograph the display rack is given from the control unit 110, the monitoring camera 11 pans or tilts to photograph the product on the corresponding display rack and selectively selects the corresponding product. To shoot. Alternatively, the selectively photographed products may be photographed at a higher resolution using the zoom function.

In the case of a daily commodity such as fresh food shown in FIG. 5, the turnover of the commodity is fast, and if it is out of stock, the sales opportunity will be lost. FIG. 5A shows the case where there are not too many items on the display shelf 10A, and this display state is preferable. However, as shown in FIG. 5B, there is a demand for quick replenishment when fresh food products (for example, salmon 214 of shelf 10d, tuna 215 of shelf 10e, sushi pack 216, etc.) of display shelf 10A run short or missing.

However, when only EOS · POS data is used, there is a time lag from when the customer takes the product to when it is cleared by the POS cash register 300, which results in an error in the timing of replenishment of the product.
The monitoring apparatus 100 (see FIG. 1) predicts the replenishment timing from the past sales results and the present display item amount based on the EOS POS data. That is, the monitoring apparatus 100 predicts the replenishment timing not only from the EOS · POS data, but also from the past sales results and the current display item amount. Specifically, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts the replenishment timing using the calendar and the time zone as past sales results.

The control unit 110 (see FIG. 2) controls the monitoring camera 11 so as to selectively photograph the display rack 10A closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing prediction. In the case of the example of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the replenishment timing of fresh food in the display rack 10A is predicted, for example, in the evening time zone in which the fresh food sells most. By accurately predicting the timing of replenishment, replenishment of goods can be performed quickly and without excess or deficiency. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the case where the fresh food (the salmon 214 of the shelf 10d, the tuna 215 of the shelf 10e, the sushi pack 216, etc.) of the display shelf 10A runs short or missing, the production of these products is requested. In FIG. 5B, salmon 214 of shelf 10d and tuna 215 of shelf 10e are particularly lacking. The control part 110 can grasp | ascertain correctly by making the display shelf 10A close | similar to a replenishment timing selectively image | photograph.

Here, the output of replenishment timing also includes replenishment stop. In the case of an excess of goods, an instruction to stop the production of the corresponding goods is also included. For example, when the state of the display shelf 10A of FIG. 5A is the closing time zone of a store as an example of the case of excess goods, the control unit 110 may fear that these goods are sold excessively due to past sales results. I judge that there is. In this case, an instruction to stop the production of fresh food (sashimi, sushi pack, etc.) of the display rack 10A shown in FIG. 5A is output. As a result, it is possible to avoid the situation where many fresh food products that do not grow in sales are manufactured. It can also be used to notify the timing of stopping production of a product before the store closing time.

In the above, time zones are taken as an example of past sales results, but calendars and time zones as well as calendars alone, unusual dates such as Christmas and special sale dates, dates within the month, days by day, holidays and weekdays, Furthermore, the timing of replenishment is predicted in consideration of the time required for replenishment of products manufactured in the store.

Then, the replenishment timing output unit 114 (see FIG. 2) corrects and outputs the replenishment timing based on the photographed image of the fresh food of the display rack 10A. In fact, since it is based on the photographed image of the perishable food of the display rack 10A photographed by the monitoring camera 11, it is possible to accurately grasp the shortage or shortage of the perishable food of the display rack 10A. In this case, it should be noted that the surveillance camera 11 selectively captures images of display shelves closer in replenishment timing.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the digital sales and profit system 1000 (see FIG. 1) includes the monitoring camera 11 that captures an item on the display shelf 10, EOS and / or POS data. Based on the EOS / POS data acquisition unit 112 to be acquired, the replenishment timing prediction unit 113 that predicts the replenishment timing from the past sales results and the current display item amount based on EOS and / or POS data, and the replenishment timing prediction. Based on the control unit 110 that controls the imaging unit to selectively image the display shelf 10 closer to the replenishment timing, and corrects the replenishment timing based on the image captured by the monitoring camera 11 And a replenishment timing output unit 114.

With this configuration, the control unit 110 controls the monitoring camera 11 so as to selectively shoot the display rack 10 closer to the replenishment timing of the product, and therefore, a large number of monitoring for photographing the products on all the display racks 10 Even if the camera 11 is not installed, the same effect as installing a large number of surveillance cameras 11 can be obtained. That is, since more products can be photographed by one monitoring camera 11, the number of monitoring cameras 11 can be reduced, and the equipment cost can be reduced.

In addition, since the display shelf 10 that is closer to the replenishment timing is selectively photographed based on the replenishment timing prediction, it is possible that the product of the display shelf 10 that is selectively photographed accurately indicates the product display at that time. Become. Therefore, it is possible to avoid that the time lag from the customer taking the product to the settlement becomes an error, and it is possible to accurately predict the replenishment timing of the product.

The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts and corrects the replenishment timing of the photographed image by counting the number of products of the photographed image, and outputs the corrected timing. Therefore, the replenishment timing of the commodity can be predicted more accurately.

The replenishment timing output unit 114 counts the items on the display shelf 10 when the number of items on the display shelf 10 is less than or equal to a predetermined number, and does not count the items on the display shelf 10 if the number of items on the display shelf 10 is larger than a predetermined number. When the number of products is large, it is possible to avoid that counting is difficult, and correction with the photographed image at the replenishment timing can be performed.

The replenishment timing output unit 114 transmits information on the shortage and excess of the products on the display rack 10 to the clerk (employee) by the transmission control unit 115. Therefore, it is possible to promptly cope with the product shortage on the display rack. It becomes possible to be compatible with other stores. It is possible to stop the production of goods before closing time and prevent the unsold. For example, information on the shortage and excess of the goods on the display rack 10 is sent to the superiors in the case where the person in charge does not respond, such as the kitchen PC → the sales department manager smartphone → the store manager PC → the head office. In addition, accommodation with other stores becomes possible. Furthermore, the production of the goods before the closing time can be stopped at the kitchen to prevent the unsold.

The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 can predict the replenishment timing by using the calendar and the time zone as past sales results, and can predict the sales taking into consideration by using the calendar and the time zone.

The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 can predict the replenishment timing by using the time required for the commodity replenishment in consideration of the characteristics of each commodity. For example, although dry matter etc. can be replenished immediately, sugar beets take time to cook, bread takes time to bake, or goods requiring time for delivery of goods to be delivered from other centers are, in this embodiment, replenishment of goods. Since the time required for the replacement is estimated based on the prediction of the replenishment timing, it is possible to accurately predict the replenishment timing that matches the features of the product.

The replenishment timing prediction unit 113 predicts a plurality of replenishment timings, and outputs them in descending order of priority. The replenishment timing prediction unit 113, for example, makes the priority of replenishment timing higher for products that are selling well or products that are close to a shortage, products that are imminent for the best time, products that require manufacturing time when manufactured in a store, and the like. By giving priority to the replenishment timing, more appropriate replenishment timing can be output, and control can be performed.

The above description is an illustration of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, although the names “digital sales and profit system and method” are used in the above embodiment, this is for convenience of explanation, and may be a product monitoring system, a sales system, a product management method, or the like.
In addition, the display shelf has been described as a representative example, and is not limited to the products displayed on the shelf, and the same can be applied to a display in a form of hanging down like a wide, etc. Applicable to the form.

The digital sales and profit system and method of the present invention are also realized by a program for causing a computer to function as the present digital sales and profit system or method. This program may be stored in a computer readable recording medium.

The recording medium recording this program may be the ROM itself of the digital sales profit system, or a program reader such as a CD-ROM drive is provided as an external storage device, and the recording medium is stored there. It may be a CD-ROM or the like that can be read by insertion.

The recording medium may be a magnetic tape, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an MO / MD / DVD, or the like, or a semiconductor memory.

All publications, patents and patent applications cited herein are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The digital sales and profit system, method and program according to the present invention are a sales management system capable of reducing loss of sales opportunity and loss due to excessive production in stores such as supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores or department stores. The application effect is large. Installation in various stores is expected.

10, 10A Display shelf 11 Surveillance camera (shooting means)
50 Mobile Terminal (Terminal Device)
100 monitoring device 110 control unit (control means)
111 Image acquisition unit 112 EOS / POS data acquisition unit (EOS / POS data acquisition means)
113 Refilling timing prediction unit (refilling timing prediction means)
114 Replenishment timing output section (replenishment timing output means)
115 Transmission Control Unit 120 Input Unit 130 Storage Unit 140 Display Unit 150 Output Unit 160 Sales Result Database (DB)
170 image processing unit 180 interface (I / F) unit 190 communication unit 200 POS server 300 POS register 400 EOS
1,000 Digital Sales Profit System

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Shooting means for shooting products in the store;
Acquisition means for acquiring sales data;
Replenishment timing prediction means for predicting the replenishment timing of goods from the past sales results and the present display item amount based on the sales data acquired by the acquisition means;
Control means for controlling the photographing means so as to selectively photograph an article closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing prediction means;
And a replenishment timing output unit configured to correct and output the replenishment timing based on a photographed image photographed by the photographing unit. The digital sales and profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing output means counts the number of products of the photographed image. The replenishment timing output unit counts the items on the display shelf when the number of items on the display shelf is less than or equal to a predetermined number, and does not count the items on the display shelf if the number of items on the display shelf is larger than a predetermined number. The digital sales and profit system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The digital sales and profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing output means transmits information on shortage and excess of the goods on the display rack to the employee. The digital sales and profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing prediction means predicts the replenishment timing using a calendar and a time zone as the past sales results. The digital sales and profit system according to claim 1, wherein the replenishment timing prediction means predicts the replenishment timing using the time required to replenish a product as the past sales record. A shooting step for shooting products in the store;
An acquisition step for acquiring sales data,
A replenishment timing prediction step of predicting a replenishment timing of a product from a past sales record and a present display item amount based on the sales data acquired by the acquisition step;
A control step of controlling the photographing step so as to selectively photograph an article closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing predicting step;
And a replenishment timing output step of correcting and outputting the replenishment timing based on the photographed image photographed by the photographing step. Computer,
Based on the photographing means for photographing the goods in the store, the acquiring means for acquiring sales data, and the sales data acquired by the acquiring means, replenishment of the goods from the past sales results and the present display item amount A replenishment timing prediction unit that predicts a timing, and a control unit that controls the imaging unit to selectively photograph a product closer to the replenishment timing based on the replenishment timing predicted by the replenishment timing prediction unit; A program for functioning as a digital sales / profit system, comprising: replenishment timing output means for correcting and outputting the replenishment timing based on a photographed image photographed by the photographing means.

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