JP2006277425A - Article transportation information and article arrangement information acquisition system, method therefor, article information acquisition device, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article transportation information and an article arrangement information acquisition system therefor, a method, an article information acquisition device and a recording medium by which the number of trucks required for house-moving and the transportation of articles such as furniture, the number of workers required for carrying in/out, the number of corrugated boards for packing contents such as furniture, cost, article arrangement simulation information or the like are correctly and quickly calculated. <P>SOLUTION: Information about the house-moving of a plurality of articles and article arrangement are simulated and acquired on the basis of registration information received from an RFID tag with registered information including at least types, measures and weight about articles attached to the articles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to article transportation information, an article arrangement information acquisition system and method, an article information acquisition apparatus, and a recording medium. For example, arrangement information such as packing materials, the number of trucks, and furniture required for transportation when moving is easily and quickly provided. The present invention relates to an article transportation information that can be collected, an article arrangement information acquisition system and method, an article information acquisition apparatus, and a recording medium.

  Conventionally, when a moving company is requested to move, a plurality of moving companies are requested to estimate and the moving work is entrusted based on the estimated result. To obtain estimates for multiple moving companies, contact the multiple moving companies with the current number of rooms, furniture items, and quantities by telephone, fax, internet, etc., to simplify the cost of moving. In order to get a quote, or to make a more accurate estimate, the estimator of the moving company came to their home and asked the estimator to visually confirm the move.

  Estimators dispatched from the moving company estimate the amount of furniture to be transported based on their own experience, the amount of packing materials such as cardboard and packing tape required for packaging, the number of workers, and the number of workers required for transportation. Estimate the number of transport trucks.

  In this case, depending on the estimate made by the estimator, the number of transport trucks exceeding the transport volume, the arrangement of excessive loading / unloading personnel, etc. may be performed, or conversely, the capacity of the arranged trucks may be insufficient and additional arrangements may be made. In some cases, transport was carried out due to excessive loading. In many cases, the estimator will need to roughly estimate the amount of luggage to be transported to ensure that the transport is completed, so there are trucks that transport with less load when actually moving There are many cases. For this reason, there are cases where customers who place moving orders pay extra moving expenses that do not depend on the charge for the luggage.

  In addition, as a moving company, dispatching estimate personnel with high estimation skills quickly according to customer's estimate request has led to business, so we have cultivated and retained as many personnel as possible with high estimate personnel experience. This has led to an increase in labor costs.

  In order to solve such problems caused by quoters dispatched from the moving company and to make a simple and quick estimate, the mover makes an estimate via the Internet, or the mover makes a move estimate using a personal computer. A system to go is proposed. For example, there is a system in which the client uses the homepage of the mover himself / herself to enter the quantity of furniture he / she owns via the Internet, and the moving company calculates the cost required for moving based on the entered information. It is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 1, the client inputs moving information such as address, name, floor plan, furniture, etc. to the quotation request form on the Internet and asks multiple companies to create quotations. A moving fee competitive bidding system in which a merchant is selected on the basis of the selection is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 2, a parameter for estimating the moving cost is input by the terminal side data processing device, and the moving cost is estimated based on the parameter input by the main data processing device, and the terminal side data processing device is provided. A moving estimation system for sending out is disclosed.

  Further, in Patent Document 3, information on moving furniture is input from the client terminal, and the server side sends the automatic estimate of moving and the arrangement of furniture to the client terminal side based on the information received from the client terminal to sell the product. A system that also promotes this is disclosed.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 4, an electronic tag storing a delivery route and a delivery destination is attached to a package, and an electronic tag access device provided at a loading / unloading port of the luggage room reads the information of the electronic tag, A freight collection and delivery system is disclosed in which the position is confirmed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-32618 (page 3, FIG. 3) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-117278 (5th page, FIG. 3) JP 2002-169868 (4th, 5th page, FIG. 1) JP 2002-96913 A (page 4, FIG. 1)

  However, the system technologies disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 do not know the information necessary for estimating the moving fee and cost, that is, the size and weight of the furniture held by the client. Since it can be accurately estimated, the customer has to measure the size and weight of a large number of furniture to be moved, and is forced to do a lot of work before moving.

  In addition, the freight collection and delivery system disclosed in Patent Document 4 simply checks the delivery route and location of the cargo using an electronic tag in which the delivery route and delivery destination are stored in the package. It does not run an estimate.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides article transport information, an article arrangement information acquisition system and method, an article information acquisition apparatus, and a recording medium that overcome or reduce such problems. Is the main purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the article transportation information, article arrangement information acquisition system and method, article information acquisition apparatus and recording medium according to the present invention employ the following characteristic configuration.

(1) An RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight regarding the article is registered is attached to the article, and a transmission / reception device that transmits and receives signals to and from the RFID tag via an antenna is provided. ,
An article transportation information acquisition system for obtaining information relating to transportation of the at least one article based on registration information transmitted from an RFID tag attached to at least one article received by the transmission / reception device.
(2) The article transportation information acquisition system according to (1), wherein the article is furniture.
(3) The article transportation information acquisition system according to (1) or (2), wherein the registration information includes a weight in a state where contents are stored in the furniture.
(4) The article transportation information acquisition system according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the information relating to the moving includes at least one of necessary transportation means, packing material, and cost.
(5) A transmission / reception apparatus that attaches an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight related to the article is registered to the article, and exchanges signals with the RFID tag via an antenna With
An article arrangement information acquisition system for executing a simulation of arrangement of the plurality of articles based on registration information transmitted from an RFID tag attached to each of the plurality of articles received by the transmission / reception device.
(6) The article arrangement information acquisition system according to (5), wherein the article is furniture.
(7) a transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives a signal via an antenna to / from an RFID tag in which registration information including at least a type, a size, and a weight related to the article is attached to the article;
A transportation information acquisition unit for obtaining information on transportation of the at least one article based on registration information of an RFID tag attached to at least one article received by the transceiver;
An article information acquisition apparatus comprising:
(8) a transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives a signal via an antenna to and from an RFID tag in which registration information including at least a type, a size, and a weight regarding the article attached to the article is registered;
An article arrangement information acquisition unit that performs a simulation of the arrangement of the plurality of articles based on registration information transmitted from an RFID tag attached to each of the plurality of articles received by the transmission / reception device;
An article information acquisition apparatus comprising:
(9) The article information acquisition apparatus according to (1), wherein the article is furniture.
(10) The article information acquisition device according to any one of (7) to (9), wherein the registration information includes a weight in a state where contents are stored in the furniture.
(11) The article information acquisition apparatus according to (7), wherein the information relating to the moving includes at least one of necessary transportation means, packing material, and cost.
(12) sending an instruction signal via an antenna to an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight related to the article attached to the article is registered;
Transmitting the registration information from the RFID tag via an antenna in response to the instruction signal;
Capturing the received registration information and generating a registration list based on the registration information;
An article transportation information acquisition method for obtaining information on moving of the plurality of articles based on the registration list.
(13) The step of enabling deletion of the selected article information from the generated registration list, inputting registration information relating to an article not attached with the RFID tag, and generating a final list as a result The article transport information acquisition method according to (12), wherein information on moving of the plurality of articles is obtained based on the final list.
(14) The article arrangement information acquisition method according to (12) or (13), wherein the article is furniture.
(15) Sending an instruction signal via an antenna to an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight related to the article attached to the article is registered;
Transmitting the registration information from the RFID tag via an antenna in response to the instruction signal;
Capturing the received registration information and generating a registration list based on the registration information;
Enabling the deletion of the selected article information from the generated registration list, inputting registration information relating to the article without the RFID tag, and generating a final list as a result;
An article arrangement information acquisition method for simulating the arrangement of the plurality of articles based on the final list.
(16) A step of enabling deletion of the selected article information from the generated registration list, inputting registration information relating to an article not attached with the RFID tag, and generating a final list as a result The article arrangement information acquisition method according to (15), wherein the arrangement of the plurality of articles is simulated based on the final list.
(17) The article arrangement information acquisition method according to (15) or (16), wherein the article is furniture.
(18) A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute any one of steps (12) to (17).

  According to the present invention, the number of trucks required for moving and transporting items such as furniture, the number of workers required for loading and unloading, the number of cardboard boxes for packing furniture contents, the cost, etc., even if not an experienced estimation staff It is possible to calculate accurately and quickly and present an appropriate estimate to the customer.

  In addition, for example, you can not only manage assets when depositing unnecessary furniture in rental warehouses and calculate management costs based on volume and weight, but also arrange furniture based on dimensional information such as furniture. Simulation is also possible.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a preferred embodiment of an article transportation information, article arrangement information acquisition system and method, article information acquisition apparatus and recording medium according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a preferred embodiment of an article transportation information acquisition system according to the present invention, particularly a moving estimation system.

  Referring to FIG. 1, an article held by a customer, here furniture 2, includes a product code (ID, product name, general classification name such as a chest) of the furniture 2, dimension (height, width, depth) information, An RFID tag 21 in which a plurality of pieces of information such as weight information of the main body, weight information assumed when contents are entered, and volume information is recorded is attached. The other furniture 3 owned by the customer includes a product code (ID, product name, general classification name such as chest) of the furniture 3, dimension (height, width, depth) information, weight information of the main body, contents An RFID tag 31 on which a plurality of pieces of information such as weight information and volume information assumed in the case of entering is recorded is attached. Furthermore, the furniture 4 owned by the customer contains the product code (ID, product name, general classification name such as chest) of the furniture 4, dimension (height, width, depth) information, weight information of the main body, and contents. An RFID tag 41 in which a plurality of pieces of information such as weight information and volume information assumed in the case are recorded is attached.

  A system device (moving estimation system) 1 for performing communication with the RFID tag attached to the furniture and reading the information is provided in a room where the furniture is arranged. The system apparatus 1 includes an antenna 11 that wirelessly transmits and receives signals to and from an RFID tag, a transmission / reception unit 12 that transmits and receives high-frequency signals to and from the antenna 11, and a reading start signal that is transmitted to and received from the transmission and reception unit 12. Information on a personal computer or the like that has application software that receives the information of the RFID tag attached to the furniture read from the transmission / reception unit 12 via the antenna 11 and executes a moving estimation process, and has a display device and an input device It consists of a processing device 13.

  2 and 3 are flowcharts showing an execution processing procedure of the moving estimation processing in the embodiment of the present invention.

The operation process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
First, the estimate person of the moving company who visited the customer's home to estimate the move starts the application software for the move estimate installed in the information management device 13 of the system apparatus 1 and moves the name of the customer who performs the move estimate, the move Input basic information such as previous address, moving date and time (step S1)

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a basic information screen of application software for moving estimation installed in the information processing apparatus 13. In FIG. 4, an estimate person and an estimate date are input and displayed on the screen as input information. The estimation staff inputs basic information such as a name, a moving destination address, a moving date, a pick-up time, etc., which is heard through customer interviews, via an input device such as a keyboard of the information processing device 13. Input information is displayed on the screen in response to the input. Below the screen, transition buttons (current basic information screen, a reading screen, an additional screen, and an estimation screen described later) for performing other operations are prepared.

  Next, in order to read the information of the RFID tag attached (attached) to the furniture 2 to 4, the information processing device 13 sends an RFID information reading signal to the transmitting / receiving device 12 (step S2). FIG. 5 shows an example of a reading screen on the display unit using application software, and a reading furniture list is displayed. In FIG. 5, when a read button prepared at the top is pressed (fingered) on the screen, the read signal in step S <b> 2 is sent from the information processing device 13 to the transmitting / receiving device 12.

  The transmission / reception device 12 converts the RFID information read signal into a high frequency signal (wireless signal) and sends it to the antenna 11 (step S3). The RFID information read signal transmitted to the antenna 11 is transmitted from the antenna 11 into the air (step S4). The RFID read signal transmitted from the antenna 11 is received by the RFID tags 21, 31, and 41 attached to the furniture (step S5). At this time, if the distance between the antenna 11 and the RFID tags 21 to 41 is long, the RFID tags 21 to 41 may not receive signals from the antenna 11. It is necessary to go through each room of the customer's house with the moving estimation system device 1 including the processing device 13 and collect information from RFID tags attached to all furniture.

  When the RFID read signal is received by the RFID tag 11 attached to the furniture, the RFID tag 21 transmits information on the furniture 2. Similarly, the RFID tag 31 transmits information on the furniture 3, and the RFID tag 41 transmits information on the furniture 4 (step S6).

  The antenna 11 receives radio signals transmitted from the RFID tags 21 to 41. (Step S7). The radio signal received by the antenna 11 is sent to the transmission / reception device 12 (step S8). The transmission / reception device 12 converts the radio signal received by the antenna 11 into furniture information data and sends it to the information processing device 13 (step S9).

  In the information processing device 13, the furniture information of the RFID tag attached to the furniture sent from the transmission / reception device 12 is taken into the estimation application software (step S10).

  The estimation application software of the information processing apparatus 13 lists furniture name, dimensions, weight, and volume information from the fetched furniture information (step S11).

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a reading screen of the display unit using application software. The furniture information (ID, product name, width, depth, height, Net weight, volume, etc.) received and listed is displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus 13. The furniture list that cannot be displayed on the screen can also be scroll-displayed by the scroll button on the right side of the listed information. You can select furniture to transport by selecting the selection button on the left side of the listed information.

  The estimation staff presents the furniture information listed as shown in FIG. 6 to the customer and uses the estimation application software of the information processing apparatus 13 to move to the destination when moving from the furniture information listed. Furniture to be transported and transported is selected (step S12). The selected button (painted in black) in the furniture list shown in FIG. 6 indicates the selected furniture. By performing such an operation, furniture discarded when moving can be removed from the furniture list to be transported.

  Next, furniture that has not been equipped with RFID tags, such as old furniture or foreign products, and for which information could not be acquired from the RFID tags is input from the information processing apparatus 13 to the screen list (step S13).

  FIG. 7 is an additional furniture input screen for application software. The estimator inputs information about old furniture to which an RFID tag is not attached or furniture to be transported, such as an overseas product, from an input device such as a keyboard of the information processing device 13 from this screen. Here, it is assumed that the approximate weight and capacity are automatically calculated from the inputted furniture name and dimensions by the function of the application software. In this example, “tsubo” and “computer rack” are additionally input as additional furniture.

  The estimation application software of the information processing device 13 uses the size, weight, and volume information of the selected and added furniture, the number of trucks necessary for transportation, the number of workers, and the cardboard that packs the items stored in the furniture. The quantity and the like are automatically calculated (step S14).

  The total moving cost based on the basic information such as the moving destination and moving date and time entered in step S1, the number of trucks required for transportation calculated from the RFID tag reading information, the number of workers, the number of packing materials, etc. Is calculated (step S15).

  The calculated total moving cost is displayed on the screen based on the estimation application software of the information processing device 13 (step S16). FIG. 8 is an example of an application software estimation screen according to this embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, data input on the screen of FIG. 4 is displayed as basic information. By pressing the estimate button on the screen, the estimate application software based on the furniture information received from the RFID tag attached to the furniture and the additional furniture information and basic information input by the estimator, the transportation cost, work cost, It automatically calculates and displays the estimated moving cost such as the packing material cost and the total amount.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when a furniture manufacturer produces and sells furniture, an RFID tag (wireless ID tag) is attached to the furniture in advance. This RFID tag was assumed when the product code of the furniture (ID, product name, general classification name such as chest), dimension (height, width, depth) information, body weight information, contents A plurality of information such as weight information and volume information is recorded. In response to the request of the customer, the dispatching company's estimated personnel sends and receives a reading start signal to the antenna, the transmitting / receiving unit and the transmitting / receiving unit that transmit and receive signals to and from the RFID tag at the customer's home, and the furniture that has been read From this information, the furniture estimation system 1 including the information processing apparatus 13 in which application software for estimating the moving is installed is brought in and furniture information placed in the customer's room is sequentially read.

  The estimation staff takes in the type, quantity, weight and capacity of the furniture held by the customer into the information processing device 13 and operates the estimation application software based on the information to make the number of trucks necessary for moving in and out. It is possible to accurately calculate the required number of workers, the number of cardboard boxes for packing furniture contents, etc., and to provide an appropriate estimate to the customer together with basic information such as transportation location and time.

  In addition, it is possible to easily and quickly and reliably grasp the estimate and estimate of the amount of furniture transported by customers, which has traditionally been based on the experience of estimate personnel, even if it is not an unexperienced employee, It is possible to easily estimate the moving number of customers. Therefore, loss of business opportunities due to a shortage of estimated personnel can be prevented. In addition, since accurate information can be obtained when a plurality of moving companies provide estimates, it is easy to compare estimates.

  The above embodiment is an example for estimating the number of transportation means (trucks), packing materials (number of cardboards), cost, etc. necessary for moving articles such as furniture, etc. Information on the dimensions, weight, volume, etc. of furniture is registered as information in the RFID tag when purchasing furniture. For example, it depends on the management of assets when depositing unnecessary furniture in a rental warehouse, and the volume and weight. It can be applied to calculate management costs. Moreover, it is applicable also to the example which simulates arrangement | positioning of furniture based on the dimension information etc. of these furniture. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to adapt to the layout simulation from the dimension data in light of the house drawing. Further, if an RFID tag having a large storage capacity is used, information such as internal three-dimensional data is accumulated, and an arrangement simulation can be performed even for furniture having a complicated shape.

  The configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, it should be noted that such examples are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and changes can be made according to a specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the suitable Example of the moving estimation system to which the article conveyance information acquisition system by this invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows the execution process sequence of the moving estimation process in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the execution process sequence of the moving estimation process in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a basic information display screen using the application software for moving estimation installed in the information processing apparatus 13 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a reading screen of the display part using the application software in the Example of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the reading screen using the application software in the Example of FIG. It is an example of the additional furniture input screen using the application software in the Example of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the estimation screen using the application software in the Example of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 System equipment (moving estimation system)
2-4 Furniture 11 Antenna 12 Transceiver 13 Information processor 21-41 RFID tag

Claims (18)

An article is provided with an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight related to the article is registered, and includes a transmission / reception device that exchanges signals with the RFID tag via an antenna,
An article transportation information acquisition system for obtaining information on transportation of the at least one article based on registration information transmitted from an RFID tag attached to at least one article received by the transmission / reception device. .   The article transportation information acquisition system according to claim 1, wherein the article is furniture.   3. The article transportation information acquisition system according to claim 1, wherein the registration information includes a weight in a state where contents are stored in the furniture.   4. The article transportation information acquisition system according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the moving includes at least one of necessary transportation means, packing material, and cost. An article is provided with an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight related to the article is registered, and a transmission / reception device that exchanges signals with the RFID tag via an antenna is provided,
Article placement information acquisition characterized in that simulation of placement of the plurality of articles is executed based on registration information transmitted from an RFID tag attached to each of the plurality of articles received by the transmission / reception device system.   6. The article arrangement information acquisition system according to claim 5, wherein the article is furniture. A transmission / reception unit that exchanges signals via an antenna with an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight of the article attached to the article is registered;
A transportation information acquisition unit for obtaining information on transportation of the at least one article based on registration information of an RFID tag attached to at least one article received by the transceiver;
An article information acquisition apparatus comprising: A transmission / reception unit that exchanges signals via an antenna with an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight of the article attached to the article is registered;
An article arrangement information acquisition unit that executes a simulation of the arrangement of the plurality of articles based on registration information transmitted from an RFID tag attached to each of the plurality of articles received by the transmission / reception device;
An article information acquisition apparatus comprising:   The article information acquisition apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article is furniture.   10. The article information acquisition apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the registration information includes a weight in a state where contents are stored in the furniture.   8. The article information acquisition apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information relating to the moving includes at least one of necessary transportation means, packing material, and cost. Sending an instruction signal via an antenna to an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight related to the article attached to the article is registered;
Transmitting the registration information from the RFID tag via an antenna in response to the instruction signal;
Capturing the received registration information and generating a registration list based on the registration information;
Information on moving of the plurality of articles is obtained based on the registration list.   Enabling the deletion of the selected article information from the generated registration list, inputting registration information relating to the article without the RFID tag, and generating a final list as a result, 13. The article transportation information acquisition method according to claim 12, wherein information on moving of the plurality of articles is obtained based on the final list.   The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the article is furniture. Sending an instruction signal via an antenna to an RFID tag in which registration information including at least the type, size, and weight related to the article attached to the article is registered;
Transmitting the registration information from the RFID tag via an antenna in response to the instruction signal;
Capturing the received registration information and generating a registration list based on the registration information;
Enabling the deletion of the selected article information from the generated registration list, inputting registration information relating to the article without the RFID tag, and generating a final list as a result;
An article arrangement information acquisition method characterized by simulating the arrangement of the plurality of articles based on the final list.   Enabling the deletion of the selected article information from the generated registration list, inputting registration information relating to the article without the RFID tag, and generating a final list as a result, 16. The article arrangement information acquisition method according to claim 15, wherein the arrangement of the plurality of articles is simulated based on the final list.   The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the article is furniture.   A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the steps according to claim 12.

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