JP2002163301A - Method and device for managing article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for managing an article, in which an article to be carried or article in a prescribed space is properly managed with light burden. SOLUTION: A person, who caries an article with him/her, registers his/her property (S11). Thus, the person, who carries the article with him/her, registers his/her own held article. Next, a list is prepared (S12). The list is a condition dependent required article list showing necessities on the present condition and carry-out unsuitable list showing articles not to be held on the present condition, and is prepared corresponding to the activity schedule of the person, who carries the article with him/her, or corresponding to conditions. The activity of the person, who carries the article with him/her, is predicated (S13) and on the basis of the prediction, the list is updated (S14). Next, the article to be carried with the person, who carries the article with him/her, is detected by using a search means carried with the person, who carries the article with him/her (S15), the detected article is collated with the list (S16) and the loss or the like of the article is reported (S17). Besides, his/her property is corrected as needed (S18).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an article management method and an article management apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, articles are managed as follows. (1) In general, a list of objects to be managed is created, and the items possessed by individuals or groups are managed by appropriately referring to or collating the list. (2) Attach a wireless tag to a prohibited object and detect removal of the prohibited object by a detector of the wireless tag provided at the entrance. As a result, it is possible to warn of taking out unpaid products and prepare for shoplifting prevention.

[0003]

However, in the method of managing with a list and a tag in order to prevent an individual or an organization from being left behind or lost, the manager recognizes what should be equipped by the manager and what should not be in response to a situation change. Then, there is a problem that the list must be updated as appropriate.

[0004] In addition, even when a list is created, there is a problem in that matching between the belongings and the list must be performed as appropriate.

[0005] In addition, the shoplifting prevention method has a problem in that it is difficult to distinguish, for each individual, items that can be brought out and items that cannot be taken out for all items brought out.

Further, in order to reduce the time and effort for the above-mentioned collation,
It is conceivable to read barcodes and RF tags used in inventory management with a reader and manage them electronically.However, if the articles to be managed are present at a predetermined location, or at a predetermined location or a predetermined route, Is assumed to go through
Adaptation to freely moving individuals was not possible.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to appropriately and lightly manage articles to be carried or articles in a predetermined space.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs means for solving the problems having the following features.

[0009] The invention described in claim 1 is a step of preparing a list of articles to be carried, a step of searching for peripheral articles, a step of searching for articles detected in the step of searching and a list of the articles. An article management method, comprising: a collation step of collating contents, and an output step of outputting based on a collation result in the collation step.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a list creation step of creating an article list of articles to be carried, a search step of searching for peripheral articles, an article detected in the search step, and the contents of the article list. Is provided, and an output stage is provided for outputting based on the result of the comparison in the matching stage, so that the management of the article to be carried can be performed properly and with a light burden.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the article management method according to the first aspect, an action prediction step for predicting a behavior of a person carrying the article, and an article list based on a result of the action prediction step. And a list updating step of updating the list. The matching step matches the articles detected in the search step with the updated article list at the present time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the collating step collates the articles detected in the exploration step with the updated article list at the present time, so that the carried articles can be managed at any time. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the article management method according to the first or second aspect, further comprising a management importance assigning step of assigning a management importance to an article in the article list, wherein the collation step is performed. Is characterized in that processing (warning or follow-up) is performed according to the management importance of the article.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the contents to be output differ depending on the management importance of an article that is not on the list, so that the management can be appropriately performed according to the importance of the article.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the article management method according to any one of the first to third aspects, in the exploration step, an article in a public facility is not detected.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the exploration stage does not detect articles in public facilities, so that the article management processing can be reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the article management method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, there is provided a property list changing step of adding and / or deleting a property in a property list. I do.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the actual belongings can be matched with the belongings list by changing the belongings list by adding and / or deleting articles in the belongings list.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the article management method according to the first aspect, in the list creation step,
A list of articles managed by all members of the group is created, and in the searching step, the area around all the members of the group is searched.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the article management method according to the sixth aspect, the members of the group share the search results of the individual members searched in the searching step via a network. It is characterized by the following.

According to the sixth or seventh aspect of the present invention, a list of articles managed by all members of the group is created, and in the exploration step, the area around all the members of the group is searched, whereby Goods can be managed properly and with a light burden.

[0022] The invention described in claim 8 is a step for preparing, for each predetermined space, a list for preparing an article list of articles provided in the space or unnecessary for the space, a search step for searching for peripheral articles, An article management method, comprising: a matching step of matching an article detected in an exploration step with the contents of the article list; and an output step of outputting based on a result of the matching in the matching step.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, for each predetermined space, a list creating step of creating an article list of articles provided in the space or articles unnecessary for the space, an exploring step of exploring peripheral articles, By having a matching step of matching the article detected in the step with the contents of the article list, and an output step of outputting based on the matching result in the matching step, the management of the article in a predetermined space can be properly performed. It can be performed with a light burden.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a list creating means for creating an article list of articles to be carried, an exploring means for exploring peripheral articles, an article detected by the exploring means and an article list of the article. An article management apparatus comprising: means for checking the contents; and output means for outputting based on the result of the check by the checking means.

[0025] The invention described in claim 10 is the ninth invention.
The article management device according to the above, further comprising: behavior prediction means for predicting the behavior of the person carrying the article; and a list update means for updating an article list based on a result of the behavior prediction means, wherein the collation means includes: The article detected by the search device is compared with an updated article list at the present time.

The invention described in claim 11 is the ninth invention.
Or the article management apparatus according to 10, further comprising management importance means for assigning management importance to the articles in the article list, wherein the matching means performs processing in accordance with the management importance of the articles. I do.

The invention described in claim 12 is the ninth invention.
The article management apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 11,
The article list is characterized by a situation-dependent necessary article list indicating necessities in the current situation and an unsuitable take-out list indicating articles that cannot be possessed in the current situation.

The invention described in claim 13 is the ninth invention.
In the article management device described in the above, the list creation means,
A list of articles managed by all members of the group is created, and the search means searches around all the members of the group.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an exploration means for producing an article list of articles provided in a space or unnecessary articles in a space for each predetermined space, exploring means for exploring peripheral articles, and the exploration means. A collation unit for collating the article detected by the unit with the contents of the article list, and an output unit for outputting based on a collation result by the collation unit.

The invention described in claim 15 is the ninth invention.
In the article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
The article management apparatus is characterized by having recording means for recording the articles detected by the exploration means each time.

The invention described in claim 16 is the ninth invention.
The article management device according to any one of claims 15 to 15,
The article management device is configured by a portable device.

The article management apparatus according to the ninth to sixteenth aspects is an article management apparatus suitable for the article management method according to the first to eighth aspects.

In particular, according to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, by having the recording means for recording the article detected by the exploring means each time, the progress of the article is recorded, and the article carrying person can manage the article. Can be browsed.

[0034]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this method, the main articles in the living environment can be determined in advance as to what they are.
It is assumed that D is attached (attached, incorporated) in the form of a tag. The information of the ID tag can be read by a corresponding reader (reading device). When detecting an article carried by an individual, it is assumed that, for example, the reader must be within a radius of about 1 meter from the reader in order to read the article. As an ID tag satisfying this condition, for example, RFID (Radio Frequency Identif
ication). In addition, the carrier of the article is a mobile phone or P
A portable electronic device such as a DA (Personal Digital Assistants) is held, and this portable device has a means for searching for an article, for example, an RFID reader.

In this case, each person can grasp what is within the predetermined range at any time and at any place by the article search means of the portable device.

Next, an article management method for articles to be carried on the premise will be described.

In the present embodiment, the processing described below is assumed to operate on these portable devices, but the portable devices are only input / output devices such as sensors, readers, displays, etc. It may operate on another connected computer.

The article management in this embodiment is roughly as follows.
For example, this is performed as shown in FIG.

First, the person carrying the article registers his belongings (S11). Thereby, the person carrying the article registers the article held by the person.

For registration of belongings, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the person 10 of the article registers the belongings 31 and 32 using the portable device 20 or the like. The registration may be performed using a registration screen (not shown).

Each belonging has a wireless tag 311, 3
Since the search device 21 is provided, when the search means 21 of the wireless mobile device 20 searches, the search is displayed on the mobile device. Therefore,
On the screen where the belongings 31 and 32 are displayed, the belongings 3
It can also be done by giving an instruction to carry 1, 32.

At this time, the management importance level (the degree of whether or not the location should be considered) is specified for the management target article as needed. This can be specified or changed before or after equipping.

Next, a list is created (S12). The list is created according to the action schedule or situation of the person carrying the article. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, for each schedule (Schedule 1, Schedule 2...), A list of items to be equipped and a list of items not to be equipped are typical and standard for each scheduled category. It is automatically created based on the list 51.

In FIG. 3, for each schedule in the schedule table 50,
A list of items to be equipped and a list of items not to be equipped are provided, but need not be limited thereto. In each case, a list of articles to be equipped and a list of articles not to be equipped may be generated depending on the situation.

A typical standard list for each scheduled category may be created by an individual, may be a ready-made product, may be created by an organization or an organization, or may be created by another person. The created list may be downloaded.

The situation-dependent necessary article list is an action performed by a person who carries the article or an event in which the article is taken, a movement during the movement (for example, regular entry in the case of train movement), a weather (for example, an umbrella in the case of a rainy forecast). It is a list of articles that need to be taken into consideration based on physical condition (for example, if a drug taking condition such as after each meal is satisfied during going out), etc.

In addition, the unsuitable item list is an item rented only at the previous location, or is prohibited from being brought to the next work place, or is inappropriate to be brought to the next work place. (E.g., bringing in recording / recording equipment to the concert hall).

The article carrier 10 edits (changes) the automatically generated list as necessary in consideration of the situation and intention of the article carrier 10.

The list reflects external conditions such as weather and traffic conditions automatically or by editing.

Next, the behavior of the created list is predicted (S13), and the list is updated based on the prediction (S14).

For example, the position information (GPS (Global Posit
ioning System), position tags, etc.), external environment (information obtained by short-range radio or text radio broadcasting from facilities and equipment, etc.), brightness, ultraviolet, infrared, video camera images,
From radio wave, sound, ultrasonic wave, vibration, acceleration, angular velocity, direction, temperature, pressure, etc., sensor information such as scheduler who filled in the schedule, direct instructions from the person, the current situation or the near future situation (let's get out of the room , Etc.) is estimated or set, the progress of the calendar is predicted accordingly, and the list is updated.

The behavior is predicted at any time, and the list is updated at any time based on the prediction.

Next, the article carried by the article carrier is detected using the search means carried by the article carrier (S).
15).

Next, the detected article is compared with the list (S16).

The collation is performed as needed. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when an article in the situation-dependent necessary article list becomes undetectable, if the article is of high importance, an alert is immediately issued to the target (for example, an alert that the article may be lost). Put out. Those with low importance are monitored for a while, and if the lost state continues for a predetermined period, the participant of the article is informed that the part has been lost for a certain period (S17).

When an unsuitable article is detected, a warning is given to the person carrying the article (S17).

When a new article is detected, or
When the articles detected so far are no longer detected, the belongings list is changed by deleting / adding the articles in the belongings list (S18).

The change of the belonging list can be performed at any time.

Further, the list may be changed at the change point of the action, and the collation may be performed.

For example, when the schedule 1 in FIG. 3 ends and the schedule 2 is started, the list is updated from the schedule 1 to the list of the schedule 2, and as shown in FIG. Detects the absence of necessary articles. Schedule 2
If an article that is not in the list of situation-dependent necessary articles is detected, or an unsuitable equipment is detected, an alarm is output.

At this time, it is determined whether or not the person carrying the article is in the staying state. If the person is not in the staying state, it is observed whether or not the detection is continued for a predetermined period. The user may check whether the device is newly equipped.

At this time, if an answer is obtained from the person carrying the article, the article is deleted or added from each list, and the belongings are corrected. If no answer can be obtained from the person carrying the article, a warning state may be held.

The progress of the article may be recorded and displayed according to the request of the person carrying the article.

Next, main functional blocks and main files of the article management apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 6, the property registration change unit 201, the list creation unit 202, the management importance assigning unit 203, the behavior prediction unit 204, the collation determination processing unit 205, the communication unit 206, the control unit 207, the list update unit 208, the search Unit 209, output unit 2
10, detected article recording unit 211, list file 212,
It is composed of an action prediction information file 213, a list creation information file 214, and a schedule file 215.

The belonging registration change unit 201 registers and changes an article carried by the carrier.

The list creating section 202 creates an article list in accordance with the action schedule or situation of the article carrier.

For each item in the schedule, a list of items to be equipped and a list of items not to be equipped are automatically created based on a typical standard list for each scheduled category. , As required.

The management importance assigning unit 203 designates the management importance of the article to be managed, if necessary.

The behavior predicting section 204 predicts the behavior of the wearer from the position information, the external environment, the results of sensor measurements of vibration, light, etc., and the scheduler or the like on which the person has entered a schedule.
The behavior is predicted at any time.

The collation determination processing unit 205 collates the article detected by the search unit 209 with the contents of the article list, and performs necessary processing based on the result of the collation.

The communication section 206 communicates with other portable devices and the like.

The control unit 207 controls the whole so that the article management device performs a predetermined function.

The list update unit 208 is provided with the behavior prediction unit 204
, And update to a list suitable for the current schedule or situation.

The search unit 209 is, for example, an RFID reader, and detects peripheral articles.

The output section 210 displays the result of the judgment processing of the collation judgment processing section 205 and outputs the result as an audible sound or the like.

The detected article recording unit 211 records the articles detected by the search means each time.

The list file 212 stores the article list created by the list creating section 202.

The behavior prediction information file 213 is a file used by the behavior prediction unit 204. Behavior prediction unit 204
This is an information file required for processing by. For example, location information, external environment, brightness, ultraviolet, infrared, video camera video, radio waves, sound, ultrasonic, vibration, acceleration, angular velocity,
Information such as azimuth, temperature, and pressure is stored.

The list creation information file 214 is a file used by the list creation unit 202. A typical standard list or the like for each scheduled category required for processing by the list creation unit 202 is stored.

The schedule file 215 is a file used by the behavior prediction unit 204 and the list creation unit 202, and stores the schedule of the person who carries the article.

Referring to FIG. 7, the overall processing flow of article management will be described.

First, the situation of the person carrying the article is estimated (or predicted) (S21). At this time, if the schedule item of the person carrying the article is progressing (S22: Y, for example, when progressing from schedule 1 to schedule 2 in FIG. 3), the list is updated (S23) and the list is updated. The search and collation processing shown in FIG. 8 is performed (S24).

The search and collation processing flow will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the search means searches for an ID tag (S31). Next, the detected ID tag is recorded as the current state (S32). The detected ID tag is compared with the list (S33). As a result of the comparison, the processing A (the processing when the articles in the situation-dependent necessary article list cannot be detected: FIG. 9) or the processing B (when the unsuitable articles are detected, unregistered articles are detected, etc.) Processing: FIG. 10) is performed (S34).

With reference to FIG. 9, a description will be given of a process when an article in the situation-dependent necessary article list becomes undetectable.

In the case where it is not detected in the situation dependent necessities list (S42: Y), when the management importance is high (S43:
Y) outputs a warning (S45) and ends (S4).
6).

If the situation-dependent necessities list has not been detected (S42: Y), the management importance is not high (S4).
3: N), when not detected for a predetermined time or more (S44: Y)
Outputs a warning (S45) and ends (S46).

If the situation-dependent necessities list has not been detected (S42: Y), the management importance is not high (S4).
3: N), this is not the case where no detection is made for a predetermined time or more (S44:
If N), the process ends (S46).

As shown in the above processing flow, an article in the situation-dependent necessary article list has become undetectable.
If (not found), if the importance is high, a warning is immediately issued to the person carrying the article. The less important items are monitored for a while, and if the lost state continues for a predetermined period of time, the owner of the item is notified that the items have been lost for a certain period of time.

With reference to FIG. 10, a description will be given of processing such as processing when an unacceptable article is detected or unregistered article is detected.

When an unsuitable article is detected (S52:
Y) outputs a warning (S53).

[0094] If no unsuitable articles are detected (S52: N), and the detected articles are abnormal articles (not applicable to the list of items to be carried, and even if public facilities are found) If it is an article that does not correspond to a non-detection object that is not monitored and reported, such as a property of another person (S5)
At 4: 4), if the state is not the staying state (S55: N) and the detection is continuously performed for a predetermined time or more (S56: Y), an inquiry is made to the article carrier (S57).

If no unsuitable article is detected (S52: N) and the detected article is not an abnormal article (S54: N), the process ends (S59).

Further, when the unsuitable article is not detected (S52: N), when the detected article is an abnormal article (S54: Y), and when the staying state is detected (S55: Y).
Is the case where an article of a neighbor is detected in a theater or the like, and the process ends (S59).

If the unsuitable article is not detected (S52: N) and the detected article is an abnormal article (S54: Y), it is not in the staying state (S55: N).
When detection is not continuously performed for a predetermined time or more (S56:
N) ends (S58).

As shown in the above processing flow, when an unsuitable article to be taken out is detected, a warning is notified to the person carrying the article.

When an article not found in the situation-dependent necessary article list is detected, it is determined whether or not the person carrying the article is in a staying state (being in a limited place such as attending a meeting or watching a theater). If it is not in the state, it is observed whether or not the detection is continued for a predetermined period, and if it is continuously detected, it is checked whether or not the article is newly equipped to the person who carried the article.

The method of judging whether or not the person carrying the article is in a staying state is as follows: if position information can be obtained, it can be used, brightness, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, video camera video, radio waves, sound, ultrasonic waves. , Vibration, acceleration, angular velocity, bearing,
Based on the temperature, pressure, etc., it is estimated to be lying down, sitting, standing at a certain place, and the like.

If an answer is obtained from the person carrying the article, the article is deleted from the list, added, and registered as a non-detection target (one that does not monitor even if the article is detected). If no answer is obtained from the person carrying the article, the warning state is maintained.

In the above embodiment, since the progress of the article is recorded, the carrier of the article can also browse the management progress of the article.

Further, in order to reduce the operation of the wearer, articles belonging to common objects or the like that are often in contact with the general behavior may be registered in advance as not to be detected. This can be modified by the person carrying the article.

In the above-described embodiment, the search means is limited to personal portable objects, but it is also conceivable to operate in cooperation with another room or place where the search means is installed as a target area.

For example, a list for creating an article list of articles provided in the space or articles unnecessary for the space is created for each predetermined space, and the surrounding articles are searched for by the search means provided for each predetermined space, and detected by the search. You may make it output the warning etc. based on the collation result by collating the done goods with the content of the goods list.

As an application, an inventory inspection is performed by using an article management apparatus using a portable device.

For example, if the user is located in the stocktaking space, an article list in that space is created, collation with the articles existing in the stocktaking space is performed, and the stocktaking operation is automatically performed.

A plurality of persons, such as members of a certain group or organization, can be set as the target area.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a list is created as a list 60 of articles managed by all the members of the group, and the area around all the members of the group is searched. The contents of the article list may be collated, and an alarm or the like may be output based on the collation result.

In this case, the person or place where the thing should exist is
It is a union of each target area (for example, the condition that the target object is at home or it is necessary to carry it) or one of them (the condition that it must be carried at all times), and the condition Is reflected in the list of situation-dependent necessary items driven by the schedule and the unsuitable item list.

In this case, information of each target area is shared by communication means such as an ad hoc network or a public communication line.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11, when a group (three members) borrows an item from a rental agent with a deadline of next Monday, the item is added to the group list 60 at the time of borrowing. Register, set the deadline to [Next Monday], and set the storage target area to [3 portable items, 3 homes]. At this time, if the target article has disappeared from the storage target area, a warning is given to the three carriers of the article, and this warning is given even if the time limit has expired, unless returned and removed from the list.

Further, even in the storage target area, it is warned that the time limit has passed.

According to the present embodiment, depending on the work, action, place, etc., items that should be equipped by the person carrying the article, items that should not be equipped by the person carrying the item, and items that are actually equipped Can be managed with a light burden.

[0115]

According to the article management method and the article management apparatus, the management of the article to be carried or the article in a predetermined space is performed.
It can be performed properly and with a light burden.

Further, even if the equipment to be equipped changes in a short time according to the schedule or the situation, it is possible to continuously and unifiedly prevent the left-behind, lost, or wrongly taken out with a light burden.

[0117]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic processing flow of an article management method.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining belongings, portable devices, and belonging registration with an ID tag.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of creating an article management list.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an operation when a belonging is forgotten or lost.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a case where a schedule 1 has ended and a schedule 2 has started.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining main functional blocks and main files of the article management apparatus.

FIG. 7 is an overall processing flow of article management.

FIG. 8 is a processing flow of search and collation.

FIG. 9 is a processing flow when an article in a situation-dependent necessary article list cannot be detected.

FIG. 10 is a processing flow of processing when an unsuitable article to be taken out is detected, and when an unregistered article is detected;

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a case where a plurality of places and a plurality of people cooperate and manage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Carrier of goods 20 Portable equipment 21 Exploration means 31, 32 Inventory 311, 321 Wireless tag 50 Schedule 51 Typical standard list by schedule category 201 Inventory registration / change unit 202 List creation unit 203 Assignment of management importance Unit 204 behavior prediction unit 205 collation determination processing unit 206 communication unit 207 control unit 208 list update unit 209 search unit 210 output unit 211 detected article recording unit 212 list file 213 behavior prediction information file 214 list creation information file 215 schedule file

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Claims (16)

[Claims] A list creation step of creating an article list of articles to be carried; an exploration step of exploring peripheral articles; and a collation step of collating the articles detected in the exploration step with the contents of the article list. An output step of outputting based on a result of the comparison in the comparison step. 2. The article management method according to claim 1, further comprising: a behavior predicting step of predicting a behavior of a carrier of the article; and a list updating step of updating an article list based on a result of the behavior predicting step. The article management method, comprising: comparing the article detected in the exploration step with an updated article list at the present time. 3. The article management method according to claim 1, further comprising: a management importance assigning step of assigning a management importance to an article in the article list, wherein the collating step includes determining the management importance of the article. An article management method characterized by processing in response to the request. 4. The article management method according to claim 1, wherein in the exploration step, an article in a public facility is not detected. 5. The article management method according to claim 1, further comprising a property list change step of adding and / or deleting an article in a property list. 6. The article management method according to claim 1, wherein in the list creation step, a list of articles managed by all members of the group is created, and in the exploration step, a periphery of all members of the group is searched. Article management method characterized by doing. 7. The article management method according to claim 6, wherein the members of the group share, via a network, the search results of the individual members searched in the searching step. . 8. For each predetermined space, a list creation step of creating an article list of articles provided in the space or articles unnecessary for the space, an exploration step of exploring peripheral articles, and an article detected in the exploration step. An article management method, comprising: a collation step of collating contents of the article list; and an output step of outputting based on a result of the collation in the collation step. 9. A list creating means for creating an article list of articles to be carried, an exploring means for exploring peripheral articles, a means for comparing the articles detected by the exploring means with the contents of the article list, Output means for outputting based on the result of the comparison by the comparison means. 10. The article management device according to claim 9, further comprising: an action predicting unit for predicting a behavior of a person carrying the article; and a list updating unit for updating an article list based on a result of the action predicting unit. The article management apparatus, wherein the matching unit matches an article detected by the search device with an updated article list at the present time. 11. The article management apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising management importance means for assigning management importance to the articles in the article list, wherein the collation means is adapted to manage the article according to the management importance. And an article management device. 12. The article management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the article list is a situation-dependent necessary article list indicating necessities in a current situation and an article that cannot be possessed in the current situation. An article management apparatus characterized in that the list is an unsuitable take-out list. 13. The article management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said list creating means creates a list of articles managed by all members of the group, and said exploring means explores the vicinity of all members of the group. Article management device characterized by doing. 14. For each predetermined space, a list for creating an article list of articles provided in the space or articles unnecessary for the space, an exploring means for exploring peripheral articles, an article detected by the exploring means, An article management apparatus, comprising: a matching unit that matches the contents of an article list; and an output unit that outputs based on a result of the matching by the matching unit. 15. The article management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the article management apparatus has a recording unit for recording the articles detected by the search unit each time. apparatus. 16. The article management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said article management apparatus is constituted by a portable device.