CN112783450A - Self-service information reading, distributing and printing method and device for delivery documents - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a method and a device for reading, distributing and printing self-service information of outbound documents, wherein the method comprises the following steps: acquiring a two-dimensional code which is generated by a user side and carries a printing task; analyzing the two-dimensional code, checking whether a print task carried by the two-dimensional code is in a print queue, if the print task is in the print queue, sending print attribute information to the user side, and if the print task is not in the print queue, sending the print task to a data management system; receiving additional information of the data management system to the printing task, wherein the additional information and the information carried by the printing task jointly form printing content; and sending the printing content to a printer, and sending printing attribute information related to the printer and the printing queue to a user side and a data management system. According to the method and the device, the system can automatically process the printing information, and the printing efficiency and printing experience are improved.

Description

Self-service information reading, distributing and printing method and device for delivery documents

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of data processing, and particularly relates to a method and a device for reading, distributing and printing self-service information of an outbound document.

Background

The fresh food E-commerce enterprise needs to receive goods and confirms the order and give the delivery driver before carrying out goods delivery to user and delivery driver check goods, it is the important link in factory's warehouse exit main flow to print the receipt, use the needle type high speed printer to print at present, after lining up the number report by the delivery driver, the relevant information of system storage is called to the printer, confirm to carry out centralized printing after the letter sorting is accomplished, inform the delivery driver after the goods is checked and get concentratedly, there is the following problem in current mode: the printing time is long, and the delivery efficiency of drivers is influenced, for example, the delivery rate of a Beijing 5-storehouse is about 4:30-5:30, the drivers need to wait in line every day, and the delivery time is generally influenced by 20-60 minutes; the printing cost is high, and the printing cost comprises consumption material expenses such as printer lease expense, labor expense, paper and the like; the scene is easy to be confused, and the driver experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve at least one of the technical problems, the application provides a delivery document self-service information reading, distributing and printing method and device, which assist a delivery driver in quickly printing the delivery document.

The application provides a self-service information reading, distributing and printing method for outbound documents in a first aspect, which comprises the following steps: acquiring a two-dimensional code which is generated by a user side and carries a printing task; analyzing the two-dimensional code, checking whether a print task carried by the two-dimensional code is in a print queue, if the print task is in the print queue, sending print attribute information to the user side, and if the print task is not in the print queue, sending the print task to a data management system; receiving additional information of the data management system to the printing task, wherein the additional information and the information carried by the printing task jointly form printing content; and sending the printing content to a printer, and sending printing attribute information related to the printer and the printing queue to a user side and a data management system.

Preferably, when analyzing the two-dimensional code, the method further includes: analyzing the line id in the printing task carried by the two-dimensional code and sending the line id to the data management system; and receiving the goods sorting condition of the data management system on the line associated with the line id, if the goods of the corresponding line are not sorted, canceling the printing task, and sending the printing error information to the user side.

Preferably, the transmitting the print content to a printer includes: acquiring a printer queue in which a plurality of printers are arranged in advance; reading the current printers to be distributed in the printer queue according to a circulation mode; and sending the printing content to the printer.

Preferably, the transmitting the print content to a printer includes: and sending the printing content to a printer with the minimum number of tasks.

Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: receiving fault information of a printer; redistributing unfinished print tasks of the printer with the fault, sending new print attribute information to the data management system, and updating the print attribute information by the data management system; and after receiving the two-dimensional code information of the user side, sending the updated printing attribute information to the user side.

The second aspect of the present application provides a self-service information reading, distributing and printing device for outbound documents, comprising: the two-dimensional code reading module is used for acquiring a two-dimensional code which is generated by a user side and carries a printing task; the analysis module is used for analyzing the two-dimensional code and verifying whether a print task carried by the two-dimensional code is in a print queue or not, if the print task is in the print queue, sending print attribute information to the user side, and if the print task is not in the print queue, sending the print task to a data management system; the printing content generating module is used for receiving additional information of the data management system to the printing task, and the additional information and the information carried by the printing task jointly form printing content; and the printer selection module is used for sending the printing content to a printer and sending printing attribute information related to the printer and the printing queue to a user side and a data management system.

Preferably, the parsing module further includes: the line reading unit is used for analyzing a line id in a printing task carried by the two-dimensional code and sending the line id to the data management system; and the error information processing unit is used for receiving the goods sorting condition of the data management system on the line associated with the line id, canceling the printing task if the goods of the corresponding line are not sorted, and sending the printing error information to the user side.

Preferably, the printer selection module includes: a printer queue acquisition unit configured to acquire a printer queue in which a plurality of printers are arranged in advance; the printer allocation unit is used for reading the printers to be allocated currently in the printer queue in a circulating mode; and the printing content sending unit is used for sending the printing content to the printer.

Preferably, the printer selection module includes: and the printer selecting unit is used for sending the printing content to a printer with the minimum number of tasks.

Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: the fault information acquisition module is used for receiving fault information of the printer; the printer updating module is used for redistributing unfinished printing tasks of the printer with the fault, sending new printing attribute information to the data management system and updating the printing attribute information by the data management system; and the printing attribute information sending module is used for sending the updated printing attribute information to the user side after receiving the two-dimensional code information of the user side.

According to the method and the system, on the system level, the two-dimension code information is scanned and identified by a self-service system through presentation, and the system automatically processes the printing information through system operation and data calling. The application improves printing efficiency and printing experience.

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FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the self-service information reading, distributing and printing method for the outbound documents.

Detailed Description

In order to make the implementation objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. In the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present application. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without any inventive work based on the embodiments in the present application are within the scope of protection of the present application. Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The first aspect of the present application provides a method for reading, distributing and printing self-service information of an outbound document, as shown in fig. 1, which mainly includes:

and step S1, acquiring the two-dimensional code carrying the print job generated by the user terminal.

In this embodiment, the user side generally refers to the handheld removal end of driver, and through removing the APP generation on the end and print the two-dimensional code according to the line, contain information such as warehouse id, delivery batch, delivery date, driver name, driver cell-phone number, line id. After a user fills in relevant information, the two-dimensional code is automatically generated, the method is applied to a printing terminal, for example, equipment connected with a plurality of printers, and the printing terminal is provided with a fixed code scanner and used for reading the two-dimensional code carrying a printing task, which is provided by a user side.

Step S2, analyzing the two-dimensional code, checking whether the print task carried by the two-dimensional code is in a print queue, if the print task is in the print queue, sending print attribute information to the user side, and if the print task is not in the print queue, sending the print task to a data management system.

It can be understood that, since the print job carried by each two-dimensional code is for printing the outbound document, it necessarily includes a unique identification number for characterizing the print job, such as a line id, or a delivery batch, etc., so as to prevent the user from printing many times, or facilitate the user to perform a print information query, etc. The printing attribute information related to the printing task mainly includes a printer number and a current state of the printer, the printer state may be, for example, to-be-printed, in-printing, printing completed, etc., the printing attribute information may be stored in the printing terminal, or may be stored in the server side, in this step S2, the printing terminal verifies the printing attribute information, if the information related to printing has been sent to a certain printer, is in-process to be printed, or is completed, i.e., the printing task is in the printing queue, the user is notified of the related printer number, and the user side indicates the printer number and the printing state after being presented with a code scan. In general, the print job queue needs to display information such as delivery date, driver, line (store), distribution printer, print status, code scanning time, and print time.

In an alternative embodiment, if the information related to printing is printed by a certain printer, a related prompt for continuing printing can be set on the user side, and after the user clicks the related plug-in, the two-dimensional code is regenerated, and the two-dimensional code is attached with a reprinted label, so that the printing terminal can recognize the reprinted label and can prevent rejection of printing due to the fact that the reprinted label has the same identification number with the printed task.

And step S3, receiving additional information of the data management system to the print job, wherein the additional information and the information carried by the print job together form print content.

In this embodiment, information carried by the print job is edited by the user side and stored in the two-dimensional code, such as a distribution batch, a distribution date, a driver name, a driver mobile phone number, and the like, and the information is used to supplement print content, and the real print content is additional information, which is stored in the data management system of the server side and includes specific information of the order, such as a commodity name, a quantity, an amount, a preference, a distribution address, a consignee, and the like. According to the method and the device, information concerned by a driver or information which the driver needs to attach and information of the order are edited and stored separately, the driver edits order identification information and content which needs to be supplemented to form a printing task, the printing terminal automatically acquires related order information and combines the order information with the information carried by the printing task to form printing content with similar customization, and user (driver) experience is improved.

And step S4, sending the printing content to a printer, and sending the printing attribute information related to the printer and the printing queue to a user side and a data management system.

After the printing content is completed, the printer is assigned to print, and the user is notified of the printing attribute information, and the specific notification process is as described in step S2, which is not described again.

In some optional embodiments, when parsing the two-dimensional code, the method further includes: analyzing the line id in the printing task carried by the two-dimensional code and sending the line id to the data management system; and receiving the goods sorting condition of the data management system on the line associated with the line id, if the goods of the corresponding line are not sorted, canceling the printing task, and sending the printing error information to the user side. In the embodiment, the data management system is used for monitoring the goods sorting information according to the line id to prevent error printing, and if the goods sorting information is not acquired or the line is not sorted, the corresponding task is removed and a code scanning interface prompts a driver of error information.

In some optional embodiments, sending the print content to a printer comprises: acquiring a printer queue in which a plurality of printers are arranged in advance; reading the current printers to be distributed in the printer queue according to a circulation mode; and sending the printing content to the printer.

In some optional embodiments, sending the print content to a printer comprises: and sending the printing content to a printer with the minimum number of tasks.

The two embodiments described above provide a scheme for allocating printers, and the printers may be allocated in a round-robin manner, or may be arranged with a small number of idle and queued printers.

In some alternative embodiments, further comprising: receiving fault information of a printer; redistributing unfinished print tasks of the printer with the fault, sending new print attribute information to the data management system, and updating the print attribute information by the data management system; and after receiving the two-dimensional code information of the user side, sending the updated printing attribute information to the user side.

In the embodiment, the printing terminal monitors the states of all printers, wherein the states comprise idle, printing and abnormal; if the printer reports an error or does not execute a printing task for a long time (15min), the state of the printer is updated to be abnormal, when the printer is abnormal, an abnormal prompt is displayed above a corresponding queue, the content is 'abnormal printer, the printer is required to be contacted with a manager for processing', a fault device can be closed due to the fact that a receipt is not output due to the fault of the printer, other printer execution tasks are automatically distributed by the system from new scanning, if the repeated printing times are failed to check, or the printing information is not acquired, corresponding error information is displayed, and if the printer is out of paper, the manager is informed to perform paper adding operation.

The printer preferentially adopts thermal printing, after the printer is started, the printer is automatically connected with the printing terminal to receive the printing tasks distributed by the printing terminal, and cutting lines are required to be cut between different lines in the printing process.

According to the method and the system, on the system level, the two-dimension code information is scanned and identified by a self-service system through presentation, and the system automatically processes the printing information through system operation and data calling. The application improves printing efficiency and printing experience.

In a second aspect of the present application, a device for reading, distributing and printing self-service information of an outbound document corresponding to the above method is provided, which mainly includes: the two-dimensional code reading module is used for acquiring a two-dimensional code which is generated by a user side and carries a printing task; the analysis module is used for analyzing the two-dimensional code and verifying whether a print task carried by the two-dimensional code is in a print queue or not, if the print task is in the print queue, sending print attribute information to the user side, and if the print task is not in the print queue, sending the print task to a data management system; the printing content generating module is used for receiving additional information of the data management system to the printing task, and the additional information and the information carried by the printing task jointly form printing content; and the printer selection module is used for sending the printing content to a printer and sending printing attribute information related to the printer and the printing queue to a user side and a data management system.

In some optional embodiments, the parsing module further comprises: the line reading unit is used for analyzing a line id in a printing task carried by the two-dimensional code and sending the line id to the data management system; and the error information processing unit is used for receiving the goods sorting condition of the data management system on the line associated with the line id, canceling the printing task if the goods of the corresponding line are not sorted, and sending the printing error information to the user side.

In some optional embodiments, the printer selection module comprises: a printer queue acquisition unit configured to acquire a printer queue in which a plurality of printers are arranged in advance; the printer allocation unit is used for reading the printers to be allocated currently in the printer queue in a circulating mode; and the printing content sending unit is used for sending the printing content to the printer.

In some optional embodiments, the printer selection module comprises: and the printer selecting unit is used for sending the printing content to a printer with the minimum number of tasks.

In some alternative embodiments, further comprising: the fault information acquisition module is used for receiving fault information of the printer; the printer updating module is used for redistributing unfinished printing tasks of the printer with the fault, sending new printing attribute information to the data management system and updating the printing attribute information by the data management system; a print attribute information sending module, configured to send updated print attribute information to the user side after receiving the two-dimensional code information of the user side

In other aspects of the present application, a computer device is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the outbound document self-service information reading, distributing and printing method as described above.

In this embodiment, the computer device is a self-service terminal disposed beside the plurality of printers, is connected to the plurality of printers and the server, controls the printers to print by the above method, and is capable of identifying the two-dimensional code of the user side, extracting information in the two-dimensional code, and sending the information or the two-dimensional code to the server, that is, the data management system of the present application.

In other aspects of the present application, a readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program, and the computer program is used for implementing the self-service information reading, distributing and printing method for the outbound documents as described above when being executed by a processor.

In particular, according to embodiments of the present application, the processes described above with reference to the flow diagrams may be implemented as a computer software program, in particular a computer program installed on a mobile phone terminal, which is capable of interacting with a server. For example, embodiments of the present application include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method illustrated by the flow chart. The computer storage media of the present application may be computer-readable signal media or computer-readable storage media or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

In the present application, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In this application, however, a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, fiber optic cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The modules or units described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by software or hardware. The modules or units described may also be provided in a processor, the names of which in some cases do not constitute a limitation of the module or unit itself.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application should be covered within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

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1.一种出库单据自助信息读取分配打印方法，其特征在于，包括：1. a kind of self-service information reading distribution printing method of outgoing document, is characterized in that, comprises:获取由用户端生成的携带有打印任务的二维码；Obtain the QR code with the print task generated by the client;解析所述二维码，并校验其携带的打印任务是否处于打印队列，若所述打印任务处于打印队列，则向所述用户端发送打印属性信息，若所述打印任务未处于打印队列，则将所述打印任务发送至数据管理系统；Parse the two-dimensional code, and verify whether the print task carried by it is in the print queue, if the print task is in the print queue, send printing attribute information to the client, if the print task is not in the print queue, then send the printing task to the data management system;接收所述数据管理系统对所述打印任务的附加信息，由所述附加信息及所述打印任务所携带的信息共同构成打印内容；receiving the additional information of the data management system for the printing task, and the additional information and the information carried by the printing task together constitute the printing content;将所述打印内容发送至打印机，并将与所述打印机及打印队列相关的打印属性信息发送至用户端及数据管理系统。The print content is sent to the printer, and the print attribute information related to the printer and the print queue is sent to the client and the data management system.2.如权利要求1所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印方法，其特征在于，解析所述二维码时，进一步包括：2. The self-service information reading, distributing and printing method for outbound documents as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, when parsing the two-dimensional code, the method further comprises:解析所述二维码携带的打印任务中的线路id，并将其发送给所述数据管理系统；Parse the line id in the printing task carried by the two-dimensional code, and send it to the data management system;接收所述数据管理系统对所述线路id所关联线路的货物分拣情况，若对应线路的货物未分拣完成，则取消打印任务，并将打印错误信息发送至用户端。Receive the sorting information of the goods on the line associated with the line id by the data management system, if the goods on the corresponding line are not sorted, cancel the printing task, and send the printing error information to the user terminal.3.如权利要求1所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印方法，其特征在于，将所述打印内容发送至打印机包括：3. The method for self-service information reading, distribution and printing of outbound documents as claimed in claim 1, wherein sending the print content to the printer comprises:获取预先对多个打印机进行排列的打印机队列；Get a printer queue that pre-arranges multiple printers;在所述打印机队列中，按照循环方式读取当前待分配的打印机；In the printer queue, read the printers currently to be allocated in a circular manner;将所述打印内容发送至该打印机。Send the print to the printer.4.如权利要求1所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印方法，其特征在于，将所述打印内容发送至打印机包括：4. The self-service information reading, distributing and printing method for outbound documents according to claim 1, wherein sending the print content to the printer comprises:将所述打印内容发送至任务个数最小的一台打印机。Send the print content to the printer with the smallest number of tasks.5.如权利要求1所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印方法，其特征在于，进一步包括：5. The self-service information reading, distributing and printing method for outbound documents as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:接收打印机的故障信息；Receive the fault information of the printer;将该存在故障的打印机的未完成打印任务重新进行分配，并将新的打印属性信息发送至所述数据管理系统，由所述数据管理系统对打印属性信息进行更新；re-allocating the unfinished printing tasks of the faulty printer, and sending new printing attribute information to the data management system, and the data management system updates the printing attribute information;在接收到用户端的二维码信息后，向所述用户端发送更新后的打印属性信息。After receiving the two-dimensional code information of the client, the updated printing attribute information is sent to the client.6.一种出库单据自助信息读取分配打印装置，其特征在于，包括：6. A self-service information reading, distributing and printing device for outbound documents, characterized in that it comprises:二维码读取模块，用于获取由用户端生成的携带有打印任务的二维码；A two-dimensional code reading module, used to obtain a two-dimensional code with a printing task generated by the client;解析模块，用于解析所述二维码，并校验其携带的打印任务是否处于打印队列，若所述打印任务处于打印队列，则向所述用户端发送打印属性信息，若所述打印任务未处于打印队列，则将所述打印任务发送至数据管理系统；A parsing module for parsing the two-dimensional code and verifying whether the print task carried by it is in the print queue, and if the print task is in the print queue, sending print attribute information to the client, if the print task is in the print queue If not in the print queue, send the print task to the data management system;打印内容生成模块，用于接收所述数据管理系统对所述打印任务的附加信息，由所述附加信息及所述打印任务所携带的信息共同构成打印内容；a print content generation module, configured to receive additional information on the print task from the data management system, and the additional information and the information carried by the print task together constitute print content;打印机选取模块，用于将所述打印内容发送至打印机，并将与所述打印机及打印队列相关的打印属性信息发送至用户端及数据管理系统。The printer selection module is used for sending the print content to the printer, and sending the print attribute information related to the printer and the print queue to the client and the data management system.7.如权利要求6所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印装置，其特征在于，所述解析模块进一步包括：7. The self-service information reading, distributing and printing device for outbound documents according to claim 6, wherein the parsing module further comprises:线路读取单元，用于解析所述二维码携带的打印任务中的线路id，并将其发送给所述数据管理系统；a line reading unit, configured to parse the line id in the printing task carried by the two-dimensional code, and send it to the data management system;错误信息处理单元，用于接收所述数据管理系统对所述线路id所关联线路的货物分拣情况，若对应线路的货物未分拣完成，则取消打印任务，并将打印错误信息发送至用户端。The error information processing unit is used to receive the sorting information of the goods on the line associated with the line id by the data management system. If the goods of the corresponding line are not sorted, cancel the printing task and send the printing error information to the user end.8.如权利要求6所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印装置，其特征在于，所述打印机选取模块包括：8. The self-service information reading, distributing and printing device for outbound documents as claimed in claim 6, wherein the printer selection module comprises:打印机队列获取单元，用于获取预先对多个打印机进行排列的打印机队列；a printer queue acquisition unit, used to acquire a printer queue that has pre-arranged multiple printers;打印机分配单元，用于在所述打印机队列中，按照循环方式读取当前待分配的打印机；a printer allocation unit, configured to read the printers currently to be allocated in a circular manner in the printer queue;打印内容发送单元，用于将所述打印内容发送至该打印机。A print content sending unit, configured to send the print content to the printer.9.如权利要求6所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印装置，其特征在于，所述打印机选取模块包括：9. The self-service information reading, distributing and printing device for outbound documents as claimed in claim 6, wherein the printer selection module comprises:打印机选取单元，用于将所述打印内容发送至任务个数最小的一台打印机。A printer selection unit, configured to send the print content to a printer with the smallest number of tasks.10.如权利要求6所述的出库单据自助信息读取分配打印装置，其特征在于，进一步包括：10. The self-service information reading, distributing and printing device for outbound documents as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:故障信息获取模块，用于接收打印机的故障信息；The fault information acquisition module is used to receive the fault information of the printer;打印机更新模块，用于将该存在故障的打印机的未完成打印任务重新进行分配，并将新的打印属性信息发送至所述数据管理系统，由所述数据管理系统对打印属性信息进行更新；a printer update module, configured to re-allocate the unfinished printing tasks of the faulty printer, and send new printing attribute information to the data management system, and the data management system will update the printing attribute information;打印属性信息发送模块，用于在接收到用户端的二维码信息后，向所述用户端发送更新后的打印属性信息。The printing attribute information sending module is configured to send the updated printing attribute information to the user terminal after receiving the two-dimensional code information of the user terminal.

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