Patents by Inventor Xuqiang DONG

Xuqiang DONG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for detecting quantity of items, and vending machine
    Patent number: 11393274
    Abstract: Provided are a method for detecting quantity of items and a vending machine. The vending machine includes: an item column configured to temporarily store items, where the item column includes an outlet; a shielding member configured to shield or open the outlet of the item column; and a driving device configured to drive the items in the item column to move toward the outlet of the item column. The method includes: controlling the shielding member to shield the outlet of the item column; driving the items in the item column to move until the items in the item column abut against each other; detecting a total length of all items in the item column; and calculating the quantity of items in the item column according to the total length of the all items and a length of a single item in the item column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: SHANDONG NEW BEIYANG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., WEIHAI NEW BEIYANG DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liangliang Chang, Xiangwei Chen, Xuqiang Dong, Yue Wang, Zhigang Xu, Tianxin Jiang
  • VENDING METHOD OF INTELLIGENT VENDING STATION, INTELLIGENT VENDING STATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210395009
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vending method of an intelligent vending station, an intelligent vending station, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps of: determining a target item and a target vending device according to a purchase instruction from a user; determining a target cabinet accommodating the target item and determining a target conveying device; controlling the target conveying device to acquire the target item from the target cabinet and to convey the acquired target item to a receiving area of the target vending device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Changqing SU, Xiangwei CHEN, Xuqiang DONG, Zhigang XU, Chuntao WANG
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING QUANTITY OF ITEMS, AND VENDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20210158646
    Abstract: Provided are a method for detecting quantity of items and a vending machine. The vending machine includes: an item column configured to temporarily store items, where the item column includes an outlet; a shielding member configured to shield or open the outlet of the item column; and a driving device configured to drive the items in the item column to move toward the outlet of the item column. The method includes: controlling the shielding member to shield the outlet of the item column; driving the items in the item column to move until the items in the item column abut against each other; detecting a total length of all items in the item column; and calculating the quantity of items in the item column according to the total length of the all items and a length of a single item in the item column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Liangliang CHANG, Xiangwei CHEN, Xuqiang DONG, Yue WANG, Zhigang XU, Tianxin JIANG