WO2010116855A1 - Article management system and article inventory device - Google Patents

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WO2010116855A1
WO2010116855A1 PCT/JP2010/054264 JP2010054264W WO2010116855A1 WO 2010116855 A1 WO2010116855 A1 WO 2010116855A1 JP 2010054264 W JP2010054264 W JP 2010054264W WO 2010116855 A1 WO2010116855 A1 WO 2010116855A1
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松原優
戸田勝巳
永井拓也
澤崎智博
辻本嘉之
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  • the present invention relates to an article management system and an article inventory device for managing articles.
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification
  • an identification number of the article is recorded on an article to be lent or returned
  • Tag is affixed. Then, the administrator or user causes the RFID reader to read the identification information of the article recorded on the RFID tag when renting, returning, or taking inventory of the article.
  • Patent Document 1 An asset management apparatus that displays a screen that prompts the user to input inventory information when the inventory implementation date has passed.
  • the present invention improves the accuracy of management status information such as a management ledger by encouraging inventory at an appropriate time based on the history information of articles to be managed, and based on the management status information
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an article management system and an article inventory device capable of optimizing services.
  • the article management system of the invention of claim 1 acquires the identification information of the managed article according to the use of the managed article, and stores the managed article registered in the database.
  • An article management system that updates management status information, based on the management status information, detecting means for detecting history information related to a history of use of the managed article, and based on history information detected by the detection means, Determining means for determining whether the inventory of the managed article is necessary based on a threshold value of a predetermined condition; and notifying means for notifying the inventory when the determining means determines that the inventory is necessary. It is characterized by having
  • the article management system of the invention of claim 2 includes a generating means for generating an inventory list for performing inventory of the managed articles based on the managed articles determined to be necessary by the determining means, It is good also as an output means which outputs the said inventory list produced
  • the detecting means detects the usage frequency of the managed article in a unit period as the history information, and the judging means determines whether the usage frequency as the predetermined condition is predetermined. When the threshold value is exceeded, it may be determined that the inventory is necessary.
  • the detecting means detects the number of users who have used the managed article as the history information, and the judging means has a predetermined number of users as the predetermined condition. When the threshold value is exceeded, it may be determined that the inventory is necessary.
  • the detecting means detects the number of times of simultaneous use in which a predetermined quantity or more of the managed articles are used at the same timing as the history information, and the judging means includes the predetermined condition. When the number of simultaneous uses exceeds a predetermined threshold value, it may be determined that the inventory is necessary.
  • the detection means includes, as the history information, the number of times the use end process has been performed and / or the use end process when the use start process is not performed in the management status information. If the number of inconsistencies including the number of times when the use start processing is not performed is detected and the number of inconsistencies as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold, the inventory is necessary. It is good also as judging that it is.
  • the detection means performs, as the history information, among the use candidates for the managed article, the unprocessed process that has not performed the use start process and / or the use end process of the managed article.
  • the number of persons may be detected, and the determination unit may determine that the inventory is necessary when the unprocessed number of persons as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold.
  • the detection means detects the history information for each storage location of the management article, and the determination means determines whether the inventory is necessary for each storage location,
  • the generation unit may generate the inventory list for each storage location.
  • An article inventory apparatus is an article inventory apparatus that performs an inventory of the article based on an inventory list of articles to be inventoried, and is acquired from the managed article according to the use of the managed article
  • a storage unit that stores management status information of the managed article updated based on identification information; a detection unit that detects history information about a history of use of the managed article from the management status information; and Based on the detected history information, a determination unit that determines whether inventory of the managed article is necessary, and when the determination unit determines that the inventory is necessary, the inventory status is determined from the management status information.
  • a notification means for generating the inventory list of the managed article and performing a notification prompting the inventory.
  • the detecting means detects the history information for each storage location of the managed article, and the determining means determines whether the inventory is necessary for each storage location,
  • the generation unit may generate the inventory list for each storage location.
  • the second aspect of the present invention it is possible to generate an inventory list for a managed article for which inventory is determined to be necessary, and to output the generated inventory list to the article inventory device to execute the inventory. And accuracy can be achieved.
  • the fifth aspect of the present invention it is possible to determine that inventory is necessary when the number of simultaneous uses in which managed articles are used at the same timing more than a predetermined quantity exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Specifically, when a plurality of managed articles are used at the same time, there is a problem in acquiring the identification information of the article or the user (for example, reading of an RFID tag), and the management status information It is possible to determine that the divergence has increased and execute inventory, and to maintain the accuracy of the management status information.
  • the sixth aspect of the present invention it is possible to determine that inventory is necessary when the number of inconsistencies related to the use start process and the use end process of the managed article exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Specifically, when a use end process (for example, a return process for an article that has not been lent) is performed on an article that has not been used in the management status information, or an article that has not been used. Determining that the discrepancy in management status information has increased with respect to inventory status due to an increase in the number of inconsistencies, such as when start-of-use processing (for example, lending processing of goods that have not been returned) Inventory can be executed and the accuracy of the management status information can be maintained.
  • start-of-use processing for example, lending processing of goods that have not been returned
  • the use start process and the use end are performed for the number of unused users who have left without performing the use start process or the use end process. It is possible to execute inventory by determining that the deviation of the management status information has increased with respect to the inventory status due to processing failure (reading of RFID tags during processing), and the accuracy of the management status information Can be maintained.
  • an inventory list can be generated for each storage location of managed articles, and the generated inventory list can be output to the article inventory device to execute the inventory. Can be achieved.
  • an inventory list can be generated for each storage location of managed articles, and the generated inventory list can be output to the article inventory apparatus to execute the inventory. Can be achieved.
  • the accuracy of management status information such as a management ledger can be improved by encouraging inventory at an appropriate time based on the history information of articles to be managed. It is possible to provide an article management system and an article inventory apparatus that can improve and optimize services based on management status information.
  • the stationary reader 110 is installed at the entrance of the storage room 150 for the article B.
  • the stationary reader 110 is configured as a gate type reader, and reads the tag identification information from the person tag Tm or the article tag Tb when the user M or the article B passes through the entrance of the storage room 150.
  • the stationary reader 110 transmits the read tag identification information to the lending management server 130 via the network NW.
  • the lending management server 130 stores, in the storage unit 237, management status information indicating the current state of the article B such as being lent and being stored. To do.
  • the management status information is, for example, the name of the user M who performed the loan return processing of the article B, the date / time information input during the loan return process, the cumulative number, and the like, and is associated with the tag identification information of each article B. Information.
  • the lending management server 130 determines whether the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 has a flag indicating whether it is a person or an object, or determines whether the tag identification information is a person or an object. For example, it is possible to determine whether the tag identification information of the user M or the tag identification information of the article B is stored.
  • the stationary reader 110 includes antennas 212 on the outside and inside of the entrance of the storage room 150.
  • the lending management server 130 determines the entry and exit of the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW according to the order of the antenna 212 from which the tag identification information has been read, and the management status information Remember as.
  • the lending management server 130 for the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW, reads the tag identification information simultaneously read by the stationary reader 110 (the user M who has passed through the entrance of the storage room 150 together). Or the article B), the rental or return of the article B is determined and stored as management status information.
  • the lending management server 130 based on tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW, after the user M enters the room at the same time as the article B, the same user M receives the article B. If the user leaves the room without holding it, the user M determines that the item B has been returned.
  • the lending management server 130 after the user M enters the room without holding the article B based on the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW, When the user leaves the room, the user M determines that the article B has been lent.
  • the lending management server 130 is configured to be able to determine, for example, lending return of a plurality of articles B, and returning and lending continuously.
  • the handy reader 120 is held by the manager of the article B, and performs an inventory of the article B stored in the storage room 150 according to the operation by the manager.
  • the inventory of the article B is performed based on, for example, a signal prompting execution of the inventory transmitted from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 via the network NW.
  • the signal that prompts execution of inventory is transmitted by the lending management server 130 at predetermined intervals or based on the history information of the article B. Details will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, and the history information is, for example, the number of loan returns that have been subjected to the loan return process of the article B, which is detected from the management status information. That is, the history information is detected as an rental return number based on the date / time information and the cumulative number in the management status information in an arbitrary period such as a period from the count start to the clear.
  • the signal prompting the execution of inventory includes inventory item information (inventory list) of the item B to be invented as a notification to the administrator that inventory is necessary. That is, even if the administrator does not select and determine the inventory target, the inventory item information is input from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 when the inventory is necessary.
  • the handy reader 120 performs an inventory of the item B based on the input inventory item information.
  • the handy reader 120 transmits the tag identification information read by the inventory to the lending management server 130 via the network NW.
  • the lending management server 130 eliminates the difference between the management status information and the actual inventory status by updating the management status information based on the tag identification information transmitted from the handy reader 120.
  • the handy reader 120 may be configured to be used for searching for the article B. That is, when the user M searches for the article B stored in the storage room 150, the handy reader 120 receives an input of the search target article name from the user M. The handy reader 120 transmits the article name input from the user M to the lending management server 130 via the network NW.
  • the lending management server 130 refers to the management status information, extracts tag identification information of the item B (tag identification information indicating the item B) associated with the item name transmitted from the handy reader 120, and transmits the tag identification information via the network NW. To the handy reader 120. When the handy reader 120 receives the tag identification information of the article B to be searched from the lending management server 130 via the network NW, the handy reader 120 searches for the article B based on the tag identification information of the article B to be searched.
  • the human tags Tm and the article tags Tb will be described as “wireless tags Tm, Tb” unless otherwise distinguished.
  • the storage unit 257 stores tag identification information indicating the article B or the user M to which the wireless tags Tm and Tb are attached.
  • the control unit 251 receives a question signal from the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the antenna 252.
  • the control unit 251 transmits a response signal including tag identification information stored in the storage unit 257 according to the question signal to the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the antenna 252.
  • the control unit 211 controls the entire stationary reader 110.
  • the control unit 211 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc.
  • the ROM records various programs such as a boot program. Yes.
  • the RAM is used as a work area for the CPU.
  • the wireless tag communication control unit 213 performs wireless communication with the wireless tags Tm and Tb via the antenna 212 under the control of the control unit 211.
  • the wireless tag communication control unit 213 moves the antenna 212 via the antenna 212 when the object tag Tb of the article B or the person tag Tm held by the user M comes close to a predetermined range. Wireless communication with the wireless tags Tm and Tb is started.
  • the wireless tag communication control unit 213 reads the tag identification information indicating the item B and the tag identification information indicating the user M from the wireless tags Tm and Tb at the time of lending and returning the item B, and the tag identification information to the control unit 211. Output information.
  • the antenna 212 is provided outside and inside the entrance of the storage room 150.
  • the RFID tag communication control unit 213 reads the tag identification information via the antenna 212
  • the RFID tag communication control unit 213 transmits the order of the antenna 212 that has read the tag identification information to the lending management server 130.
  • the order (from inside to outside or from outside to inside) is output to the control unit 211.
  • the communication I / F 214 is connected to a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet through a communication line, and is connected to another external device such as the lending management server 130 via the network NW.
  • the communication I / F 214 controls an interface between the network NW and the stationary reader 110, and controls data input / output with respect to an external device.
  • a modem or a LAN adapter can be employed as the communication I / F 214.
  • the communication I / F 214 transmits the tag identification information of the user M and the article B read by the wireless tag communication control unit 213 to the lending management server 130 via the network NW according to the control of the control unit 211.
  • the communication I / F 214 uses the order of the antenna 212 (outside or inside of the storage room 150) that reads the tag identification information, The information regarding the loan return input by 215 is transmitted.
  • the input unit 215 receives input of various information from the administrator, the user M, and the like.
  • the input unit 215 is configured by a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and may be configured to receive information regarding lending and returning such as date and time information, and the input signal is output to the control unit 211.
  • the display unit 216 displays various information according to the control of the control unit 211.
  • the display unit 216 is configured by a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like, and displays a screen related to rental return of the rental item by a document or an image.
  • the storage unit 217 stores various information according to the control of the control unit 211. Specifically, the storage unit 217 may be configured to store location information indicating the location of the storage room 150 in which the stationary reader 110 is installed, and the stored location information is transmitted via the communication I / F 214. Is transmitted to the lending management server 130 in association with the above-described tag identification information.
  • the handy reader 120 has substantially the same configuration as the stationary reader 110, and the description of the same functions as the stationary reader 110 is omitted. That is, the control unit 221 is the control unit 211, the antenna 222 is the antenna 212, the wireless tag communication control unit 223 is the wireless tag communication control unit 213, the communication I / F 224 is the communication I / F 214, and the input unit 225 is the input unit. 215, the display unit 226 has a display unit 216, the storage unit 227 has a storage unit 217, and the bus 220 has substantially the same function as the bus 210.
  • the wireless tag communication control unit 223 is specified by the inventory item information via the antenna 222 based on the inventory item information as the inventory list according to the control of the control unit 221 when the administrator performs the inventory of the item B.
  • the tag identification information of the article B is read.
  • the communication I / F 224 When the communication I / F 224 receives the inventory item information of the item B to be invented as a notification that the inventory is necessary from the lending management server 130, the communication I / F 224 outputs the received inventory item information to the storage unit 227.
  • the display unit 226 displays as a notification that the inventory is necessary according to the control of the control unit 221.
  • a notification that inventory is necessary may be displayed on the display screen as a warning message such as “Please perform inventory” or an inventory list.
  • the notification that inventory is necessary may be a warning lamp flashing red or the like. More specifically, the notification that the inventory is necessary is performed when the administrator turns on the power of the handy reader 120 after the inventory information is received.
  • the storage unit 227 stores various information according to the control of the control unit 221. Specifically, the storage unit 227 stores the inventory information received from the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 224 according to the control of the control unit 221. When the inventory item information is stored, the control unit 221 notifies that inventory is necessary based on the stored inventory target information, and the item B based on the administrator's operation such as an instruction to start inventory. Or stocktaking.
  • the control unit 231 controls the entire management server 130. Specifically, the control unit 231 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the ROM records various programs such as a boot program.
  • the RAM is used as a work area for the CPU.
  • the communication I / F 234 is connected to a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet through a communication line, and is connected to other external devices such as the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the network NW.
  • the communication I / F 234 controls an interface between the network NW and the lending management server 130 and controls data input / output with respect to an external device.
  • the communication I / F 234 receives tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 under the control of the control unit 231, and outputs the received tag identification information to the storage unit 237. Specifically, the control unit 231 stores management status information indicating the current state of the article B in the storage unit 237 based on the received tag identification information.
  • control unit 231 when the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the item B, the control unit 231 refers to the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 and specifies the item B to be loaned and returned.
  • the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the user M, the control unit 231 refers to a user list (not shown) in which the tag identification information of the user M and the user name are associated with each other, and identifies the user name that has lent and returned the article B To do.
  • the control unit 231 stores the name of the user who lent and returned the article B in the storage unit 237 in association with the article B as management status information.
  • the control unit 231 determines whether the article B is rented or returned based on the combination of the order of the antenna 212 that has read the tag identification information and the tag identification information that is simultaneously read by the stationary reader 110.
  • the control unit 231 associates the state of the article B that is being rented when it is lent out according to the determination result and is returned when it is returned into the storage unit 237 in association with the article B as management status information.
  • the control unit 231 stores, in the storage unit 237, the lending / return date and time when the loan return is performed from the date and time information input when the item B is loaned and returned, in association with the item B as management status information.
  • the date and time information uses information input by the input units 215 and 225, but information may be acquired from a timer (not shown).
  • control unit 231 when receiving the tag identification information of the item B, the control unit 231 associates the accumulated number of times of loan return since the item B is first loaned and returned with the item B as management status information, and stores it. 237 to store.
  • control unit 231 when the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the article B, the control unit 231 uses, as management status information, the number of loan returns that is the number of times of use history indicating that the article B has been lent and returned since the previous inventory was implemented.
  • the data is stored in the storage unit 237 in association with the article B.
  • the communication I / F 234 notifies the administrator holding the handy reader 120 that inventory is necessary under the control of the control unit 231. Details will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • the control unit 231 manages the management status. It is determined whether the inventory of the item B is necessary from the number of loan returns that is history information in the information.
  • the control unit 231 determines that the inventory of the item B is necessary, the control unit 231 controls the communication I / F 234 to notify the administrator that the inventory is necessary.
  • a signal including the inventory item information (inventory list) of the item B to be transmitted is transmitted.
  • the item B in the inventory item information is not limited to one item, for example. That is, the same type of articles B (that is, a group of articles), a plurality of grouped articles B, and the like.
  • each of the articles B in the storage room 150 is a plurality of facsimiles, printers, and scanners, it is determined from the history information of the entire facsimile whether or not it is necessary to take an inventory of the entire facsimile. Furthermore, if the facsimile, printer, and scanner are grouped together, it is determined whether inventory of the item B in the storage room 150 is necessary from all history information.
  • the input unit 235 is configured with a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and receives input of various information from an administrator or the like.
  • the display unit 236 is configured by a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like, and displays various information according to the control of the control unit 231.
  • the storage unit 237 stores various information according to the control of the control unit 231. Specifically, for example, the storage unit 237 is renting out the article B based on the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the communication I / F 234 under the control of the control unit 231. And management status information indicating the current status such as returned.
  • control unit 231 illustrated in FIG.
  • control unit 221 shown in FIG. 2 controls the display unit 226 to realize the function of the notification unit of the present invention.
  • control unit 231 shown in FIG. 2 controls the communication I / F 234 to realize the function of the output unit of the present invention.
  • control unit 231 sets an inventory execution condition for the article B (step S ⁇ b> 301).
  • the inventory execution condition is input by the administrator operating the input unit 235 as a threshold value of a predetermined condition, for example.
  • the input inventory execution condition is stored in the RAM of the control unit 231 and is read out by the control unit 231 during the prompting condition determination process in step S302.
  • the inventory execution condition is an interval of periodically performing inventory, and the number of lending returns (usage frequency) as an inventory promotion index that requires inventory of the item B.
  • the periodic inventory interval is set to one month and the number of loan returns is set to 100 times.
  • the number of loan returns is incremented by 1 from the initial value 0 until the inventory is executed periodically or as necessary, and is cleared and returned to 0 when the inventory is executed.
  • the set number of times of 100 may be set arbitrarily by the administrator operating the input unit 235, or may be set weighted according to the type, newness, usage frequency, etc. of the article B.
  • the control unit 231 performs determination processing of inventory prompting conditions based on the inventory execution conditions set in step S301 (step S302).
  • the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 is referred to, the number of loan returns as history information satisfies the inventory implementation condition, or the periodic inventory interval exceeds one month. In such a case, it is determined that it is necessary to prompt for inventory taking such as leaving the inventory necessary.
  • step S302 shown in FIG. 3
  • the control unit 231 sets the number of loan returns as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 to 0 as initialization (step S ⁇ b> 401).
  • the control unit 231 determines whether or not the article B has been lent back from the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW (step S402). Specifically, when the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the article B from the stationary reader 110 via the communication I / F 234, as described above, the order of the antenna 212 and the tag identification that read the tag identification information. It is determined that the article B has been rented or returned from a combination of information.
  • the tag identification information is read from the person tag Tm and the article tag Tb.
  • the stationary reader 110 is configured to transmit the read tag identification information to the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 214.
  • step S402 when there is no rental return of the article B (step S402: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer (not shown) or the like to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time (Ste S406).
  • step S402 when there is a rental return of the article B (step S402: Yes), the control unit 231 increments the number of rental returns that is history information together with the cumulative number of management status information (step S403).
  • the control unit 231 determines whether the number of loan returns incremented in step S403 exceeds the set number (step S404). Specifically, the set number of times is 100 times the number of loan returns set in step S301 shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 5A is a graph showing cumulatively the number of loan returns made during one month, which is a regular inventory interval.
  • the number of loan returns exceeds 100 before reaching the regular inventory interval. That is, in FIG. 5A, the lending management server 130 determines that the inventory is necessary when the number of lending returns exceeds 100 times, even before the regular inventory interval is reached, by the control unit 231. Will be.
  • step S404 when it is determined in step S404 that the number of loan returns exceeds the set number (step S404: Yes), the control unit 231 acquires inventory item information (step S405), A series of prompting condition determination processing ends, and the process proceeds to step S303 shown in FIG. Specifically, the control unit 231 acquires the tag identification information of the item B whose number of loan returns exceeds the set number as inventory item information (inventory list) from the storage unit 237 (step S405), and a series of reminder conditions This determination process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S303 shown in FIG.
  • step S404 when the number of loan returns does not exceed the set number (step S404: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time. Judgment is made (step S406).
  • step S406 if it is not a regular inventory time (step S406: No), the process proceeds to step S304 shown in FIG.
  • step S406 when it is a regular inventory time (step S406: Yes), the control unit 231 uses the tag identification information of the article B to be periodically invented as inventory item information (inventory list). It acquires from the memory
  • control unit 231 outputs the inventory information acquired in the prompting condition determination process in step S ⁇ b> 302 to the handy reader 120 as an inventory list for performing inventory via the communication I / F 234. (Step S303).
  • the inventory item information is a table in which the tag identification information of the item B acquired by the prompting condition determination process in step S ⁇ b> 302 and the item name of the item B are associated with each other.
  • the inventory information is output from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 as a notification that inventory is necessary.
  • the handy reader 120 specifies the tag identification information of the item B in the output inventory item information, and implements the inventory of the item B.
  • control unit 221 determines whether or not inventory item information has been received from the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 224 (step S701).
  • step S701 when inventory information is not received (step S701: No), the process proceeds to step S703. If inventory information is received in step S701 (step S701: Yes), the control unit 221 controls the display unit 226 to prompt the execution of inventory as a notification that inventory is necessary ( Step S702).
  • control unit 221 stores the inventory information (inventory list) received in step S701 in the storage unit 227, and a warning message such as “please perform inventory” on the display unit 226; Display the inventory list.
  • the notification that inventory is necessary may be a warning lamp flashing red or the like.
  • the control unit 221 determines whether the inventory has been implemented by the administrator operating the input unit 225 (step S703). Specifically, the inventory is implemented by operating the input unit 225 and instructing the start of the inventory by the administrator and reading the tag identification information of the article B. Based on the inventory item information received in step S701, the inventory is read from tag identification information from the item B to be inspected, or the manager voluntarily (regardless of the prompt or regular interval for inventory execution) Or the tag identification information of the article B is read.
  • step S703 when the inventory is not performed (step S703: No), the process returns to step S701 and the process is repeated.
  • step S703: Yes when the stocktaking is performed in step S703 (step S703: Yes), the control unit 221 sends the tag identification information of the article B read by the stocktaking to the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 224. Output as inventory data (step S704). Then, the control unit 221 performs an initialization process that sets the handy reader 120 in a state before inventory (step S705), returns to step S701, and repeats the process.
  • step S304 determines whether or not the inventory is performed by the handy reader 120 (step S304). Specifically, when the control unit 231 receives the inventory data transmitted from the handy reader 120 in step S704 illustrated in FIG. 7 and indicating that the inventory has been performed, via the communication I / F 234, the inventory is displayed. It will be judged that it was implemented.
  • step S304 when the stocktaking is not performed (step S304: No), the process proceeds to step S402 shown in FIG. 4 and the process is repeated.
  • step S304: Yes when inventory is performed in step S304 (step S304: Yes), the control unit 231 returns to step S302 and repeats the process. That is, it returns to step S401, clears the number of loan returns as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237, and performs subsequent prompting condition determination processing.
  • the lending management server 130 uses the inventory item information in step S303 shown in FIG. 3 as a reminder to carry out inventory when the number of lending returns exceeds 100 before reaching the regular inventory interval.
  • the output is performed (see FIG. 5A).
  • step S401 If it is determined that the inventory has been actually implemented after the inventory execution has been urged, the process returns to step S401, and the control unit 231 sets the incremented lending return count to zero. Then, the number of loan returns is incremented until a new inventory is performed.
  • the lending management system of the first embodiment of the present invention when the number of lending returns of the article exceeds the set number of times, by notifying that the inventory is necessary, Inventory can be urged before inventory status and management status information deviate. That is, according to the lending management system, it is possible to prevent the deviation between the inventory status and the management status information from increasing.
  • an inventory list can be output to the handy reader for articles that require inventory as a notification that inventory is necessary. Therefore, the handy reader can carry out inventory for the articles that need inventory quickly and accurately based on the received inventory information as the inventory list.
  • Embodiment 1 of the present invention in particular, in the prompting condition determination process shown in FIG. 4, when the number of loan returns exceeds the set number, the inventory information acquired in step S405 is handy in step S303. Although it is supposed to prompt inventory by outputting to the reader 120, it is not limited to this.
  • the processing can be simplified, and is particularly useful when the articles B in the storage chamber 150 are the same type or a small amount.
  • Embodiment 1 of the present invention in particular, in the prompt condition determination process shown in FIG. 4, when the number of loan returns is incremented, in step S404, depending on the determination result of whether the number of loan returns exceeds the set number of times.
  • the inventory item information for prompting the inventory is acquired, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the number of loan returns exceeds the set number when the predetermined period for inventory prompts is exceeded after the number of loan returns is incremented. You may judge whether it is.
  • the processing of the loan management server 130 can be simplified.
  • the administrator since the judgment is made every predetermined period, the administrator knows the timing for confirming the inventory prompting without knowing the timing when the loan return is made, and reliably determines whether the inventory is necessary or not. be able to.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. That is, when a new inventory execution condition is set by the administrator, the lending management server 130 can select the end of the process, and the process is resumed according to the newly set inventory execution condition. In this way, various inventory implementation conditions can be applied.
  • the lending return frequency is used as the inventory prompting index without distinguishing between the lending and returning of the article B.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. That is, either the number of loans or the number of returns may be used as an inventory promotion index.
  • the number of rental returns of the item B has been described as being used as an inventory promotion index, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the tag identification information of the user M is received at the time of lending and returning the article B
  • the number of users M (the number of users) who lent and returned the article B is stored as history information of management status information. 237 to store.
  • the threshold value of the number of users set in step S301 may be used for the inventory prompting index. That is, it may be configured to prompt the inventory of the article B when the number of the users M who lent and return the article B exceeds a predetermined threshold.
  • the number of users M When the number of users M is used as the inventory prompting index, the number of users M who lent out and returned the entire article B in the storage room 150 may be used regardless of the type of the article B. Both the number of loan returns described in the first embodiment and the number of users M may be used as the inventory prompting index. In this way, it is possible to optimize the inventory prompting time and provide a highly versatile system. Can do.
  • the inventory information is output from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 as a notification that inventory is necessary.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. That is, when the lending management server 130 determines that the inventory of the item B is necessary, an e-mail, a telephone call, or the like is sent to the PC terminal or the telephone terminal held by the administrator who performs the inventory via the communication I / F 234. To notify that inventory is necessary. In this way, even if the administrator does not hold the handy reader 120, it is possible to reliably notify the administrator that inventory is necessary.
  • the display unit 226 of the handy reader 120 is used to prompt for inventory, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if the handy reader 120 includes a speaker or the like, the inventory may be prompted by voice. In this way, by providing a variation in the means for prompting inventory such as voice and display, it is possible to reliably notify the manager of the necessity of inventory.
  • the process returns to step S701 to repeat the process.
  • it is not limited to this. In other words, if the inventory is not performed even after a certain period of time has passed since the inventory is urged, the inventory is urged again.
  • the lending management server 130 sets an inventory reminder interval together with an inventory reminder index as an inventory implementation condition based on an input from the administrator.
  • the lending management server 130 transmits the inventory item information and the inventory reminder interval to the handy reader 120. If the inventory reading is not performed in step S703, the handy reader 120 does not return to step S701 and prompts the inventory again after the interval of the inventory prompting elapses. In this way, once the handy reader 120 receives the inventory information, the handy reader 120 can continue prompting until the inventory is carried out, so that the administrator can be surely informed of the necessity of inventory. it can.
  • the lending management system 100 is configured by the stationary reader 110, the handy reader 120, and the lending management server 130.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the lending management server 130 may be divided into a PC terminal and a database server.
  • the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 may be a single reader.
  • the handy reader 120 may have a function of the stationary reader 110 as well.
  • the handy reader 120 having the function of the stationary reader 110 can switch between a management mode as the stationary reader 110 and an inventory mode as the handy reader 120.
  • the handy reader 120 when the handy reader 120 is installed at the entrance of the inventory mode storage room 150, the handy reader 120 activates the management mode, and when the user M enters or exits the user M, the wireless tag Tm, Tb is held over the antenna 221. Prompt. Then, the handy reader 120 activates the inventory mode by grasping (operation input by the administrator) by the administrator, and implements the inventory of the item B to be inspected.
  • the stationary reader 110, the handy reader 120, and the lending management server 130 may be a single reader.
  • the handy reader 120 may be configured to have both functions of the stationary reader 110 and the lending management server 130.
  • the handy reader 120 that also has the functions of the stationary reader 110 and the lending management server 130 realizes the function of the article inventory device of the present invention.
  • the number of devices does not have to be limited as long as each function of the stationary reader 110, the handy reader 120, and the lending management server 130 is realized.
  • the configuration can be simplified.
  • the article management system of the present invention is a versatile system such as being applied to a sales management system that manages the sale of articles.
  • inventory prompting is determined using the number of visitors, the number of articles sold, the sales amount, etc. as an inventory prompting index.
  • Embodiment 2 Outline of the loan management system
  • the number of simultaneous uses in which a predetermined quantity or more of articles is used at the same timing is used as the inventory information inventory promotion index described in the first embodiment.
  • summary and functional structure of the loan management system of Embodiment 2 of this invention are substantially the same as FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shown in Embodiment 1, description is abbreviate
  • the number of simultaneous use is the number of times the user M has lent and returned a plurality of articles B at the same timing, and is stored in the storage unit 237 as history information of management status information.
  • the number of simultaneous use is the number of times that a plurality of articles B (for example, three or more OA devices) are lent out at a time. In other words, it is the number of times that three or more OA devices have been lent by one user M.
  • the simultaneous use of the article B is performed by reading the person tag Tm of the user M and the article tags Tb of the plurality of articles B at the same timing, so that the management status information and the actual inventory are detected by reading the radio tags Tm and Tb. Deviations from the situation tend to occur.
  • the use of the number of simultaneous uses is useful for a rental return service for small articles B such as books that are often used simultaneously.
  • FIG. 8 is used to explain the prompting condition determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) in the lending management server 130 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the control unit 231 sets (initializes) the number of simultaneous uses as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 (step S801).
  • the control unit 231 determines whether or not the article B has been lent back from the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW (step S802). In step S802, when there is no rental return of the article B (step S802: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time ( Step S807).
  • step S802 when the rental return of the article B is received (step S802: Yes), the control unit 231 determines whether or not the rental return of the article B performed in step S802 is a simultaneous use of a predetermined quantity or more. (Step S803).
  • the determination of the simultaneous use is made, for example, by determining whether or not tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 includes tag identification information of the object tag Tb of a predetermined quantity or more.
  • step S803 if not simultaneously used (step S803: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer (not shown) or the like to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time (step S807). In step S803, when simultaneous use is made (step S803: Yes), the control unit 231 increments the number of simultaneous uses, which is history information of the management status information (step S804).
  • the control unit 231 determines whether or not the number of simultaneous uses incremented in step S804 exceeds the set number (step S805). If it is determined in step S805 that the number of simultaneous uses exceeds the set number (step S805: Yes), the control unit 231 acquires inventory item information (step S806) and determines a series of prompting conditions. The process ends, and the process proceeds to step S303 illustrated in FIG.
  • step S805 when the number of simultaneous uses does not exceed the set number (step S805: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time. Judgment is made (step S807).
  • step S807 if it is not a regular inventory time (step S807: No), the process proceeds to step S304 shown in FIG.
  • step S807 if it is a regular inventory time (step S807: Yes), the control unit 231 uses the tag identification information of the article B to be periodically invented as inventory item information (inventory list). It acquires from the memory
  • the lending management system of the second embodiment of the present invention when the number of simultaneous use of the article exceeds the set number of times, the fact that the inventory is necessary is notified, so Inventory can be urged before inventory status and management status information deviate. According to the lending management system of the second embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine in advance a situation in which a discrepancy between the inventory status and the management status information is likely to occur by using the simultaneous use count as the inventory promotion index.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. That is, with respect to the number of simultaneous uses, the greater the quantity of articles B that are used at the same time, the greater the difference between the inventory status and the management status information. Therefore, the set number of times may be changed according to the quantity of articles B to be used simultaneously. Specifically, in the above-described example, the case where the number of simultaneous use is 10 or 5 is the same because it is the same because it is 3 or more. For example, if the number of articles B is three, the set number of times may be three, and if the number of articles B is eight, it may be variable according to the quantity. In this way, it is possible to accurately determine a situation in which a discrepancy between inventory status and management status information is likely to occur.
  • the number of inconsistencies is the number of times when the previous loan return was not normally performed when the user M performed the loan return of the article B, and the storage unit 237 as history information of the management status information. Is remembered. Specifically, the number of inconsistencies is the number of inconsistencies in the storage room 150 even though the tag identification information of the article B has not been read at the time of the previous return (the article B does not exist in the storage room 150 in the management status information). Occurs when the user M lends the article B when the article B exists. In addition, it occurs when the user M returns the item B even though the tag identification information of the item B has not been read at the previous lending (the item B exists in the storage room 150 in the management status information). . When many inconsistencies occur, there is a tendency for the management status information and the actual inventory status to be different from each other due to the fact that there are many users M who read the wireless tags Tm and Tb or perform fraud.
  • step S302 the prompt condition determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) in the lending management server 130 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
  • the control unit 231 sets (initializes) the number of inconsistencies as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 (step S901).
  • the control unit 231 determines whether or not the article B has been lent back from the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW (step S902). In step S902, when there is no rental return of the article B (step S902: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer (not shown) or the like to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time ( Step S907).
  • step S902 when there is a loan return of the article B (step S902: Yes), the control unit 231 determines whether or not the previous loan return was normal for the article B for which the loan return was performed in step S902. Judgment is made (step S903).
  • the determination regarding the previous loan return is made with reference to the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 for the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110, for example. That is, in the management status information, when the item B that is being lent (not yet returned) is lent or when the item B that is being stored (should have been returned) is returned, the previous loan return Is determined to be abnormal.
  • step S903 when the previous lending return is normal (step S903: Yes), the control unit 231 determines whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time by referring to a timer (not shown) or the like. (Step S907). If the previous loan return is not normal in step S903 (step S903: No), the control unit 231 increments the number of mismatches that is history information of the management status information (step S904). .
  • the control unit 231 determines whether or not the number of inconsistencies incremented in step S904 exceeds the set number (step S905). If it is determined in step S905 that the number of inconsistencies exceeds the set number (step S905: Yes), the control unit 231 acquires inventory item information (step S906) and determines a series of prompting conditions. The process ends, and the process proceeds to step S303 illustrated in FIG.
  • step S905 when the number of inconsistencies does not exceed the set number (step S905: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether the current date is a regular inventory time. Judgment is made (step S907).
  • step S907 if it is not a regular inventory time (step S907: No), the process proceeds to step S304 shown in FIG.
  • step S907 when it is a regular inventory time (step S907: Yes), the control unit 231 uses the tag identification information of the article B to be periodically invented as inventory item information (inventory list). It acquires from the memory
  • the lending management system of the third embodiment of the present invention when the number of inconsistencies regarding the use of goods exceeds the set number of times, the fact that inventory is necessary is notified, Inventory can be prompted before the inventory status of goods and management status information deviate. According to the lending management system of the third embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine in advance a situation in which a discrepancy between the inventory status and the management status information is likely to occur by using the inconsistency count as the inventory promotion index.
  • the inconsistency count is used as the inventory prompting index.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the number of unprocessed users which is the number of users M who lent out and returned the article B, despite entering the storage room 150, is stored in the storage unit 237 as history information of management status information.
  • the threshold value of the number of unprocessed users set in step S301 may be used as an inventory prompting index. In other words, when the number of users M who are deemed not to lend and return the article B in the management status information exceeds a predetermined threshold, the inventory of the article B is prompted.
  • the inventory promotion may be performed. According to such a configuration, it is possible to deal with a case where the inventory status and the management status information are different due to a failure of the stationary reader 110 or the like.
  • the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and some modified examples have been described as separate examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, as a combined configuration, the methods according to the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and some modified examples may be used in appropriate combinations by using a plurality of indicators as inventory promotion indicators. .

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Inventory is promoted at the right time on the basis of the history information of an article to be managed so as to optimize the service based on management state information. A stationary reader (110) is installed in the entrances of storage chambers (150) of an article (B), and reads tag identification information from a man tag (Tm) or an article tag (Tb), which pass through the entrances of the storage chambers (150). The stationary reader (110) transmits the read tag identification information to a circulation management server (130). The circulation management server (130) stores the management state information indicating the current state of the article (B) such as during lending or during storage on the basis of the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader (110). The circulation management server (130) transmits inventory article information (inventory list) to a handy reader (120) when determined that the inventory of the article (B) is required from the history information of the management state information. Thereafter, the informative function of the circulation management server (130) or the handy reader (120) is used to inform that the inventory is required.

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物品管理システムおよび物品棚卸装置Article management system and article inventory device
　この発明は、物品を管理するための物品管理システムおよび物品棚卸装置に関する。 The present invention relates to an article management system and an article inventory device for managing articles.
　従来より、貸出や返却の対象となる物品に、その物品の識別番号などが記録されたＲＦＩＤ（ＲａｄｉｏＦｒｅｑｕｅｎｃｙ Ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
）タグが貼付されている。そして、管理者や利用者は、物品の貸出、返却や棚卸などの際に、ＲＦＩＤリーダによってＲＦＩＤタグに記録された物品の識別情報を読み取らせる。 Conventionally, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in which an identification number of the article is recorded on an article to be lent or returned
) Tag is affixed. Then, the administrator or user causes the RFID reader to read the identification information of the article recorded on the RFID tag when renting, returning, or taking inventory of the article.
　物品の貸出や返却の際に読み取られる物品の識別情報や物品の貸出返却の際に入力される利用者情報や日時情報は、データベース上の管理台帳に記録される。近年、棚卸の実施日が経過した場合に棚卸情報の入力を促す画面を表示して、棚卸情報の入力をおこなう資産管理装置が提案されている（特許文献１）。 Article identification information read at the time of renting and returning goods, and user information and date / time information input at the time of renting and returning goods are recorded in a management ledger on the database. In recent years, there has been proposed an asset management apparatus that displays a screen that prompts the user to input inventory information when the inventory implementation date has passed (Patent Document 1).
特開２００５－３１７４８号公報JP 2005-31748 A
　しかしながら、上述した特許文献１に記載の従来技術では、予め登録された棚卸実施日よりも前に、管理台帳が実際の在庫状況から乖離した場合であっても棚卸実施日までは棚卸を促すことはなかった。 However, in the prior art described in Patent Document 1 described above, even if the management ledger deviates from the actual inventory status before the inventory registration date registered in advance, the inventory is urged until the inventory implementation date. There was no.
　この発明は、上述した問題を解決するため、管理対象となる物品の履歴情報に基づいて適切な時期に棚卸を促すことで管理台帳などの管理状況情報の精度を向上させ、管理状況情報に基づくサービスの最適化を図ることができる物品管理システムおよび物品棚卸装置を提供することを目的とする。 In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention improves the accuracy of management status information such as a management ledger by encouraging inventory at an appropriate time based on the history information of articles to be managed, and based on the management status information An object of the present invention is to provide an article management system and an article inventory device capable of optimizing services.
　上述した課題を解決し、目的を達成するため、請求項１の発明の物品管理システムは、管理物品の利用に応じて前記管理物品の識別情報を取得し、データベースに登録された前記管理物品の管理状況情報を更新する物品管理システムであって、前記管理状況情報から、前記管理物品が利用された履歴に関する履歴情報を検出する検出手段と、前記検出手段によって検出された履歴情報に基づいて、所定条件のしきい値によって前記管理物品の棚卸の要否を判断する判断手段と、前記判断手段によって前記棚卸が必要であると判断された場合、前記棚卸を促す報知をおこなう報知手段と、を備えることを特徴とする In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the article management system of the invention of claim 1 acquires the identification information of the managed article according to the use of the managed article, and stores the managed article registered in the database. An article management system that updates management status information, based on the management status information, detecting means for detecting history information related to a history of use of the managed article, and based on history information detected by the detection means, Determining means for determining whether the inventory of the managed article is necessary based on a threshold value of a predetermined condition; and notifying means for notifying the inventory when the determining means determines that the inventory is necessary. It is characterized by having
　請求項２の発明の物品管理システムは、前記判断手段によって、前記棚卸が必要であると判断された前記管理物品に基づいて、前記管理物品の棚卸をおこなう棚卸リストを生成する生成手段と、前記生成手段によって生成された前記棚卸リストを、前記棚卸をおこなう物品棚卸装置に出力する出力手段と、をさらに備えることとしてもよい。 The article management system of the invention of claim 2 includes a generating means for generating an inventory list for performing inventory of the managed articles based on the managed articles determined to be necessary by the determining means, It is good also as an output means which outputs the said inventory list produced | generated by the production | generation means to the goods inventory apparatus which performs the said inventory.
　請求項３の発明の物品管理システムは、前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として単位期間における前記管理物品の利用頻度を検出し、前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記利用頻度が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することとしてもよい。 In the article management system according to a third aspect of the present invention, the detecting means detects the usage frequency of the managed article in a unit period as the history information, and the judging means determines whether the usage frequency as the predetermined condition is predetermined. When the threshold value is exceeded, it may be determined that the inventory is necessary.
　請求項４の発明の物品管理システムは、前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として前記管理物品を利用した利用者数を検出し、前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記利用者数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することとしてもよい。 In the article management system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the detecting means detects the number of users who have used the managed article as the history information, and the judging means has a predetermined number of users as the predetermined condition. When the threshold value is exceeded, it may be determined that the inventory is necessary.
　請求項５の発明の物品管理システムは、前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として同一のタイミングに所定数量以上の前記管理物品が利用された同時利用回数を検出し、前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記同時利用回数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することとしてもよい。 In the article management system according to the fifth aspect of the invention, the detecting means detects the number of times of simultaneous use in which a predetermined quantity or more of the managed articles are used at the same timing as the history information, and the judging means includes the predetermined condition. When the number of simultaneous uses exceeds a predetermined threshold value, it may be determined that the inventory is necessary.
　請求項６の発明の物品管理システムは、前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として、前記管理状況情報において利用開始処理がされていない場合に利用終了処理がされた回数および／または、利用終了処理がされていない場合に利用開始処理がされた回数を含む不整合回数を検出し、前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記不整合回数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することとしてもよい。 In the article management system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the detection means includes, as the history information, the number of times the use end process has been performed and / or the use end process when the use start process is not performed in the management status information. If the number of inconsistencies including the number of times when the use start processing is not performed is detected and the number of inconsistencies as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold, the inventory is necessary. It is good also as judging that it is.
　請求項７の発明の物品管理システムは、前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として、前記管理物品の利用候補者のうち、前記管理物品の利用開始処理および／または利用終了処理をおこなわなかった未処理人数を検出し、前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記未処理人数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することとしてもよい。 In the article management system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the detection means performs, as the history information, among the use candidates for the managed article, the unprocessed process that has not performed the use start process and / or the use end process of the managed article. The number of persons may be detected, and the determination unit may determine that the inventory is necessary when the unprocessed number of persons as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold.
　請求項８の発明の物品管理システムは、前記検出手段は、前記管理物品の収納場所毎における前記履歴情報を検出し、前記判断手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸の要否を判断し、前記生成手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸リストを生成することとしてもよい。 In the article management system of the invention of claim 8, the detection means detects the history information for each storage location of the management article, and the determination means determines whether the inventory is necessary for each storage location, The generation unit may generate the inventory list for each storage location.
　請求項９の発明の物品棚卸装置は、棚卸の対象となる物品の棚卸リストに基づいて、前記物品の棚卸をおこなう物品棚卸装置であって、管理物品の利用に応じて前記管理物品から取得した識別情報に基づいて更新された前記管理物品の管理状況情報を記憶する記憶手段と、前記管理状況情報から、前記管理物品が利用された履歴に関する履歴情報を検出する検出手段と、前記検出手段によって検出された履歴情報に基づいて、前記管理物品の棚卸の要否を判断する判断手段と、前記判断手段によって前記棚卸が必要であると判断された場合、前記管理状況情報から前記棚卸の対象となる前記管理物品の前記棚卸リストを生成して、前記棚卸を促す報知をおこなう報知手段と、を備えることを特徴とする。 An article inventory apparatus according to an invention of claim 9 is an article inventory apparatus that performs an inventory of the article based on an inventory list of articles to be inventoried, and is acquired from the managed article according to the use of the managed article A storage unit that stores management status information of the managed article updated based on identification information; a detection unit that detects history information about a history of use of the managed article from the management status information; and Based on the detected history information, a determination unit that determines whether inventory of the managed article is necessary, and when the determination unit determines that the inventory is necessary, the inventory status is determined from the management status information. And a notification means for generating the inventory list of the managed article and performing a notification prompting the inventory.
　請求項１０の発明の物品棚卸管理は、前記検出手段は、前記管理物品の収納場所毎における前記履歴情報を検出し、前記判断手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸の要否を判断し、前記生成手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸リストを生成することとしてもよい。 In the article inventory management of the invention of claim 10, the detecting means detects the history information for each storage location of the managed article, and the determining means determines whether the inventory is necessary for each storage location, The generation unit may generate the inventory list for each storage location.
　請求項１の発明によれば、管理物品の履歴情報に基づいて、棚卸が必要と判断される場合に棚卸を促す報知をおこなうことができるため、棚卸を実行させる時期について最適化を図ることができる。 According to the invention of claim 1, since it is possible to notify the inventory when the inventory is determined to be necessary based on the history information of the managed article, it is possible to optimize the timing for executing the inventory. it can.
　請求項２の発明によれば、棚卸が必要と判断された管理物品について、棚卸リストを生成し、生成した棚卸リストを物品棚卸装置に出力して棚卸を実行させることができるため、棚卸の迅速化および正確化を図ることができる。 According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to generate an inventory list for a managed article for which inventory is determined to be necessary, and to output the generated inventory list to the article inventory device to execute the inventory. And accuracy can be achieved.
　請求項３の発明によれば、単位期間に対する管理物品の利用頻度が所定のしきい値を超えた場合に棚卸が必要であると判断することができる。したがって、管理物品の利用回数が増加して、在庫状況に対して管理状況情報の乖離が増大していると判断して棚卸を実行させることができ、管理状況情報の精度を維持させることができる。 According to the invention of claim 3, when the use frequency of the managed article for the unit period exceeds a predetermined threshold value, it can be determined that inventory is necessary. Therefore, it is possible to determine that the deviation of the management status information has increased with respect to the inventory status due to an increase in the number of times the managed article is used, and inventory can be executed, and the accuracy of the management status information can be maintained. .
　請求項４の発明によれば、管理物品の利用者数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合に棚卸が必要であると判断することができる。したがって、管理物品の利用者数が増加して、在庫状況に対して管理状況情報の乖離が増大していると判断して棚卸を実行させることができ、管理状況情報の精度を維持させることができる。 According to the invention of claim 4, when the number of users of managed articles exceeds a predetermined threshold, it can be determined that inventory is necessary. Therefore, it is possible to determine that the deviation of the management status information has increased with respect to the inventory status due to an increase in the number of users of the managed goods, so that inventory can be executed, and the accuracy of the management status information can be maintained. it can.
　請求項５の発明によれば、管理物品が所定数量以上同一タイミングで利用された同時利用回数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合に棚卸が必要であると判断することができる。具体的には、同時に複数の管理物品を利用する場合における、物品や利用者の識別情報の取得に不具合（たとえば、ＲＦＩＤタグの読み漏らし）が発生して、在庫状況に対して管理状況情報の乖離が増大していると判断して棚卸を実行させることができ、管理状況情報の精度を維持させることができる。 According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to determine that inventory is necessary when the number of simultaneous uses in which managed articles are used at the same timing more than a predetermined quantity exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Specifically, when a plurality of managed articles are used at the same time, there is a problem in acquiring the identification information of the article or the user (for example, reading of an RFID tag), and the management status information It is possible to determine that the divergence has increased and execute inventory, and to maintain the accuracy of the management status information.
　請求項６の発明によれば、管理物品の利用開始処理と利用終了処理に関する不整合回数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合に棚卸が必要であると判断することができる。具体的には、管理状況情報では利用開始処理がされていない物品の利用終了処理（たとえば、貸出処理がされてない物品の返却処理）がされた場合や、利用終了処理がされていない物品の利用開始処理（たとえば、返却処理がされていない物品の貸出処理）がされた場合などの不整合回数が増加して、在庫状況に対して管理状況情報の乖離が増大していると判断して棚卸を実行させることができ、管理状況情報の精度を維持させることができる。 According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to determine that inventory is necessary when the number of inconsistencies related to the use start process and the use end process of the managed article exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Specifically, when a use end process (for example, a return process for an article that has not been lent) is performed on an article that has not been used in the management status information, or an article that has not been used. Determining that the discrepancy in management status information has increased with respect to inventory status due to an increase in the number of inconsistencies, such as when start-of-use processing (for example, lending processing of goods that have not been returned) Inventory can be executed and the accuracy of the management status information can be maintained.
　請求項７の発明によれば、管理物品の利用候補者のうち、利用開始処理や利用終了処理をおこなわなかった未処理人数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合に棚卸が必要であると判断することができる。具体的には、管理物品が管理されている部屋へ入室などをおこなった利用者候補のうち、利用開始処理や利用終了処理をおこなわずに退室した未利用者人数について、利用開始処理や利用終了処理の不具合（処理時のＲＦＩＤタグの読み漏らし）が発生して、在庫状況に対して管理状況情報の乖離が増大していると判断して棚卸を実行させることができ、管理状況情報の精度を維持させることができる。 According to the invention of claim 7, it is judged that inventory is necessary when the number of unprocessed persons who have not performed the use start process or the use end process among the use candidates of the managed articles exceeds a predetermined threshold value. can do. Specifically, among the candidate users who entered the room where the managed goods are managed, the use start process and the use end are performed for the number of unused users who have left without performing the use start process or the use end process. It is possible to execute inventory by determining that the deviation of the management status information has increased with respect to the inventory status due to processing failure (reading of RFID tags during processing), and the accuracy of the management status information Can be maintained.
　請求項８の発明によれば、管理物品の収納場所毎に、棚卸リストを生成し、生成した棚卸リストを物品棚卸装置に出力して棚卸を実行させることができるため、棚卸の迅速化および正確化を図ることができる。 According to the eighth aspect of the invention, an inventory list can be generated for each storage location of managed articles, and the generated inventory list can be output to the article inventory device to execute the inventory. Can be achieved.
　請求項９の発明によれば、管理物品の履歴情報に基づいて、棚卸が必要と判断される場合に棚卸を促す報知をおこなうことができるため、棚卸を実行させる時期について最適化を図ることができる。 According to the invention of claim 9, since it is possible to notify the inventory when the inventory is determined to be necessary based on the history information of the managed article, it is possible to optimize the timing for executing the inventory. it can.
　請求項１０の発明によれば、管理物品の収納場所毎に、棚卸リストを生成し、生成した棚卸リストを物品棚卸装置に出力して棚卸を実行させることができるため、棚卸の迅速化および正確化を図ることができる。 According to the invention of claim 10, since an inventory list can be generated for each storage location of managed articles, and the generated inventory list can be output to the article inventory apparatus to execute the inventory. Can be achieved.
　以上説明したように、本発明の物品管理システムおよび物品棚卸装置によれば、管理対象となる物品の履歴情報に基づいて適切な時期に棚卸を促すことで管理台帳などの管理状況情報の精度を向上させ、管理状況情報に基づくサービスの最適化を図ることができる物品管理システムおよび物品棚卸装置を提供することができる。 As described above, according to the article management system and article inventory apparatus of the present invention, the accuracy of management status information such as a management ledger can be improved by encouraging inventory at an appropriate time based on the history information of articles to be managed. It is possible to provide an article management system and an article inventory apparatus that can improve and optimize services based on management status information.
本発明の実施形態１の貸出管理システムの一例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the rental management system of Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施形態１の貸出管理システムの機能的構成の一例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a functional structure of the rental management system of Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施形態１の貸出管理サーバの処理の内容を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process of the rental management server of Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施形態１の催促条件の判定処理（図３に示したステップＳ３０２）の内容を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the content of the determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) of the prompt condition of Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施形態１の貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えている一例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows an example in which the frequency | count of lending return of Embodiment 1 of this invention exceeds the setting frequency | count. 本発明の実施形態１の貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えた後に、実際に棚卸が実施される一例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows an example in which an inventory is actually implemented after the rental return frequency | count of Embodiment 1 of this invention exceeds setting frequency | count. 本発明の実施形態１の棚卸物品情報の一例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the inventory item information of Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施形態１のハンディリーダの処理の内容を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process of the handy reader of Embodiment 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施形態２の催促条件の判定処理（図３に示したステップＳ３０２）の内容を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the content of the determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) of the prompt condition of Embodiment 2 of this invention. 本発明の実施形態３の催促条件の判定処理（図３に示したステップＳ３０２）の内容を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the content of the determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) of the prompt condition of Embodiment 3 of this invention.
　以下に添付図面を参照して、この発明の物品管理システムおよび物品棚卸装置の好適な実施の形態を詳細に説明する。 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an article management system and an article inventory apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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　本実施形態１では、ＯＡ（Ｏｆｆｉｃｅ　Ａｕｔｏｍａｔｉｏｎ）機器などの物品Ｂの貸出返却および棚卸などの際に読み取られる、ユーザＭや物品Ｂの識別情報（詳細には、人タグＴｍや物品タグＴｂに記憶されたタグ識別情報）に基づいて、物品Ｂの貸出返却サービスを提供する貸出管理システム１００によって、本発明の物品管理システムを実現する場合について説明する。 (Embodiment 1)
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In the first embodiment, the identification information of the user M and the item B (stored in the person tag Tm and the item tag Tb in detail) that is read at the time of lending and returning the item B such as an office automation (OA) device. The case where the article management system of the present invention is realized by the rental management system 100 that provides the rental return service for the article B based on the tag identification information) will be described.
　図１において、据置型リーダ１１０は、物品Ｂの保管室１５０の入口に設置されている。具体的には、たとえば、据置型リーダ１１０は、ゲートタイプのリーダで構成され、ユーザＭや物品Ｂが保管室１５０の入口を通過すると人タグＴｍや物品タグＴｂからタグ識別情報を読み取る。据置型リーダ１１０は、読み取ったタグ識別情報をネットワークＮＷを介して貸出管理サーバ１３０に送信する。 In FIG. 1, the stationary reader 110 is installed at the entrance of the storage room 150 for the article B. Specifically, for example, the stationary reader 110 is configured as a gate type reader, and reads the tag identification information from the person tag Tm or the article tag Tb when the user M or the article B passes through the entrance of the storage room 150. The stationary reader 110 transmits the read tag identification information to the lending management server 130 via the network NW.
　貸出管理サーバ１３０は、据置型リーダ１１０から送信されるタグ識別情報に基づいて、物品Ｂについて貸出中、保管中などである返却済などの現在の状態を示す管理状況情報を記憶部２３７に記憶する。管理状況情報は、たとえば、物品Ｂの貸出返却処理をおこなったユーザＭのユーザ名、貸出返却処理の際に入力される日時情報、累積回数などであり、各物品Ｂのタグ識別情報と関連付けられた情報である。 Based on the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110, the lending management server 130 stores, in the storage unit 237, management status information indicating the current state of the article B such as being lent and being stored. To do. The management status information is, for example, the name of the user M who performed the loan return processing of the article B, the date / time information input during the loan return process, the cumulative number, and the like, and is associated with the tag identification information of each article B. Information.
　なお、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、たとえば、据置型リーダ１１０から送信されるタグ識別情報に人か物かを示すフラグが付与されていたり、貸出管理サーバ１３０にタグ識別情報が人か物かを判断するためのテーブルなどが記憶されていたりして、ユーザＭのタグ識別情報か物品Ｂのタグ識別情報かを判別可能としている。 For example, the lending management server 130 determines whether the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 has a flag indicating whether it is a person or an object, or determines whether the tag identification information is a person or an object. For example, it is possible to determine whether the tag identification information of the user M or the tag identification information of the article B is stored.
　また、据置型リーダ１１０は、保管室１５０の入口の外側と内側とにアンテナ２１２を備えている。貸出管理サーバ１３０は、据置型リーダ１１０からネットワークＮＷを介して送信されるタグ識別情報について、タグ識別情報が読み取られたアンテナ２１２の順序に応じて、入室や退室を判断して、管理状況情報として記憶する。 In addition, the stationary reader 110 includes antennas 212 on the outside and inside of the entrance of the storage room 150. The lending management server 130 determines the entry and exit of the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW according to the order of the antenna 212 from which the tag identification information has been read, and the management status information Remember as.
　さらに、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、据置型リーダ１１０からネットワークＮＷを介して送信されるタグ識別情報について、据置型リーダ１１０が同時に読み取ったタグ識別情報（保管室１５０の入口を一緒に通過したユーザＭや物品Ｂ）に基づいて、物品Ｂの貸出か返却を判断して、管理状況情報として記憶する。 Further, the lending management server 130, for the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW, reads the tag identification information simultaneously read by the stationary reader 110 (the user M who has passed through the entrance of the storage room 150 together). Or the article B), the rental or return of the article B is determined and stored as management status information.
　具体的には、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、据置型リーダ１１０からネットワークＮＷを介して送信されるタグ識別情報に基づいて、ユーザＭが物品Ｂと同時に入室した後、同一のユーザＭが物品Ｂを持たずに退室した場合、ユーザＭは物品Ｂの返却をおこなったと判断する。 Specifically, the lending management server 130, based on tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW, after the user M enters the room at the same time as the article B, the same user M receives the article B. If the user leaves the room without holding it, the user M determines that the item B has been returned.
　また、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、据置型リーダ１１０からネットワークＮＷを介して送信されるタグ識別情報に基づいて、ユーザＭが物品Ｂを持たずに入室した後、同一のユーザＭが物品Ｂと同時に退室した場合、ユーザＭは物品Ｂの貸出をおこなったと判断する。特に詳細は説明しないが、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、たとえば、複数の物品Ｂの貸出返却や、返却および貸出を連続しておこなったことなども判断可能な構成である。 Further, the lending management server 130, after the user M enters the room without holding the article B based on the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW, When the user leaves the room, the user M determines that the article B has been lent. Although not specifically described in detail, the lending management server 130 is configured to be able to determine, for example, lending return of a plurality of articles B, and returning and lending continuously.
　ハンディリーダ１２０は、物品Ｂの管理者に保持されており、管理者による操作に応じ、保管室１５０に保管されている物品Ｂの棚卸をおこなう。物品Ｂの棚卸は、たとえば、貸出管理サーバ１３０からネットワークＮＷを介してハンディリーダ１２０に送信される棚卸の実行を促す信号に基づいておこなわれる。 The handy reader 120 is held by the manager of the article B, and performs an inventory of the article B stored in the storage room 150 according to the operation by the manager. The inventory of the article B is performed based on, for example, a signal prompting execution of the inventory transmitted from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 via the network NW.
　より具体的には、棚卸の実行を促す信号は、貸出管理サーバ１３０によって、予め定められた一定期間ごとに送信されたり、物品Ｂの履歴情報に基づいて送信されたりする構成である。詳細は図４および図５を用いて説明するが、履歴情報は、たとえば、管理状況情報から検出される、物品Ｂの貸出返却処理がおこなわれた貸出返却回数などである。すなわち、履歴情報は、管理状況情報における日時情報と累積回数とに基づいて、貸出返却回数として、カウント開始からクリアまでの期間などの任意の期間で検出される。 More specifically, the signal that prompts execution of inventory is transmitted by the lending management server 130 at predetermined intervals or based on the history information of the article B. Details will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, and the history information is, for example, the number of loan returns that have been subjected to the loan return process of the article B, which is detected from the management status information. That is, the history information is detected as an rental return number based on the date / time information and the cumulative number in the management status information in an arbitrary period such as a period from the count start to the clear.
　棚卸の実行を促す信号は、管理者に対する棚卸が必要である旨の報知として、棚卸の対象となる物品Ｂの棚卸物品情報（棚卸リスト）を含む。すなわち、管理者は、棚卸対象を選択決定しなくても、棚卸が必要なタイミングになると、棚卸物品情報が貸出管理サーバ１３０からハンディリーダ１２０に入力されることとなる。 The signal prompting the execution of inventory includes inventory item information (inventory list) of the item B to be invented as a notification to the administrator that inventory is necessary. That is, even if the administrator does not select and determine the inventory target, the inventory item information is input from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 when the inventory is necessary.
　ハンディリーダ１２０は、入力された棚卸物品情報に基づいて、物品Ｂの棚卸をおこなう。ハンディリーダ１２０は、棚卸によって読み取られたタグ識別情報を、ネットワークＮＷを介して貸出管理サーバ１３０へ送信する。貸出管理サーバ１３０は、ハンディリーダ１２０から送信されるタグ識別情報に基づいて、管理状況情報の更新をおこなうなどして、管理状況情報と実際の在庫状況と乖離をなくす。 The handy reader 120 performs an inventory of the item B based on the input inventory item information. The handy reader 120 transmits the tag identification information read by the inventory to the lending management server 130 via the network NW. The lending management server 130 eliminates the difference between the management status information and the actual inventory status by updating the management status information based on the tag identification information transmitted from the handy reader 120.
　また、ハンディリーダ１２０は、物品Ｂの探索に用いられる構成でもよい。すなわち、ハンディリーダ１２０は、ユーザＭが保管室１５０に保管された物品Ｂを探索する場合、ユーザＭから探索対象の物品名の入力を受け付ける。ハンディリーダ１２０は、ユーザＭから入力された物品名をネットワークＮＷを介して貸出管理サーバ１３０に送信する。 Further, the handy reader 120 may be configured to be used for searching for the article B. That is, when the user M searches for the article B stored in the storage room 150, the handy reader 120 receives an input of the search target article name from the user M. The handy reader 120 transmits the article name input from the user M to the lending management server 130 via the network NW.
　貸出管理サーバ１３０は、管理状況情報を参照して、ハンディリーダ１２０から送信された物品名に関連付けられた物品Ｂのタグ識別情報（物品Ｂを示すタグ識別情報）を抽出し、ネットワークＮＷを介してハンディリーダ１２０へ送信する。ハンディリーダ１２０は、貸出管理サーバ１３０から探索対象となる物品Ｂのタグ識別情報をネットワークＮＷを介して受信すると、探索対象となる物品Ｂのタグ識別情報に基づいて物品Ｂの探索をおこなう。 The lending management server 130 refers to the management status information, extracts tag identification information of the item B (tag identification information indicating the item B) associated with the item name transmitted from the handy reader 120, and transmits the tag identification information via the network NW. To the handy reader 120. When the handy reader 120 receives the tag identification information of the article B to be searched from the lending management server 130 via the network NW, the handy reader 120 searches for the article B based on the tag identification information of the article B to be searched.
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　以下、人タグＴｍおよび物品タグＴｂを特に区別をしない場合は、「無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂ」として説明する。図２において、記憶部２５７は、無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂ自身が貼付された物品ＢやユーザＭを示すタグ識別情報を記憶する。 (Functional configuration)
Hereinafter, the human tags Tm and the article tags Tb will be described as “wireless tags Tm, Tb” unless otherwise distinguished. In FIG. 2, the storage unit 257 stores tag identification information indicating the article B or the user M to which the wireless tags Tm and Tb are attached.
　制御部２５１は、アンテナ２５２を介して据置型リーダ１１０，ハンディリーダ１２０から質問信号を受信する。制御部２５１は、質問信号に応じて記憶部２５７に記憶されたタグ識別情報を含む応答信号を、アンテナ２５２を介して据置型リーダ１１０，ハンディリーダ１２０に送信する。 The control unit 251 receives a question signal from the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the antenna 252. The control unit 251 transmits a response signal including tag identification information stored in the storage unit 257 according to the question signal to the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the antenna 252.
　据置型リーダ１１０の各構成部は、バス２１０によってそれぞれ接続されている。制御部２１１は、据置型リーダ１１０全体の制御を司る。具体的には、制御部２１１は、ＣＰＵ（セントラルプロセッシングユニット）、ＲＯＭ（リードオンリーメモリ）、ＲＡＭ（ランダムアクセスメモリ）などによって構成されており、ＲＯＭは、ブートプログラムなどの各種プログラムを記録している。また、ＲＡＭは、ＣＰＵのワークエリアとして使用される。 Each component of the stationary reader 110 is connected by a bus 210. The control unit 211 controls the entire stationary reader 110. Specifically, the control unit 211 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The ROM records various programs such as a boot program. Yes. The RAM is used as a work area for the CPU.
　無線タグ通信制御部２１３は、制御部２１１の制御に従って、アンテナ２１２を介して無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂと無線通信をおこなう。無線タグ通信制御部２１３は、ユーザＭが物品Ｂの貸出や返却をおこなう際に、物品Ｂの物タグＴｂやユーザＭが保持する人タグＴｍが所定の範囲内に近接すると、アンテナ２１２を介して無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂとの無線通信を開始する。 The wireless tag communication control unit 213 performs wireless communication with the wireless tags Tm and Tb via the antenna 212 under the control of the control unit 211. When the user M lends or returns the article B, the wireless tag communication control unit 213 moves the antenna 212 via the antenna 212 when the object tag Tb of the article B or the person tag Tm held by the user M comes close to a predetermined range. Wireless communication with the wireless tags Tm and Tb is started.
　無線タグ通信制御部２１３は、物品Ｂの貸出返却や棚卸の際、無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂから物品Ｂを示すタグ識別情報やユーザＭを示すタグ識別情報を読み取ると、制御部２１１へ各タグ識別情報を出力する。 The wireless tag communication control unit 213 reads the tag identification information indicating the item B and the tag identification information indicating the user M from the wireless tags Tm and Tb at the time of lending and returning the item B, and the tag identification information to the control unit 211. Output information.
　また、アンテナ２１２は、保管室１５０の入口の外側と内側とに備えられている。無線タグ通信制御部２１３は、アンテナ２１２を介してタグ識別情報を読み取ると、貸出管理サーバ１３０にタグ識別情報を読み取ったアンテナ２１２の順序を送信するために、タグ識別情報を読み取ったアンテナ２１２の順序（内側から外側、あるいは外側から内側）を制御部２１１に出力する。 The antenna 212 is provided outside and inside the entrance of the storage room 150. When the RFID tag communication control unit 213 reads the tag identification information via the antenna 212, the RFID tag communication control unit 213 transmits the order of the antenna 212 that has read the tag identification information to the lending management server 130. The order (from inside to outside or from outside to inside) is output to the control unit 211.
　通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４は、通信回線を通じてＬＡＮやインターネットなどのネットワークＮＷに接続され、このネットワークＮＷを介して貸出管理サーバ１３０などの他の外部装置に接続される。また、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４は、ネットワークＮＷと据置型リーダ１１０内部のインターフェースを司り、外部装置に対するデータの入出力を制御する。通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４には、たとえば、モデムやＬＡＮアダプタなどを採用することができる。 The communication I / F 214 is connected to a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet through a communication line, and is connected to another external device such as the lending management server 130 via the network NW. The communication I / F 214 controls an interface between the network NW and the stationary reader 110, and controls data input / output with respect to an external device. For example, a modem or a LAN adapter can be employed as the communication I / F 214.
　通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４は、制御部２１１の制御に従って、無線タグ通信制御部２１３によって読み取られたユーザＭや物品Ｂのタグ識別情報をネットワークＮＷを介して貸出管理サーバ１３０へ送信する。 The communication I / F 214 transmits the tag identification information of the user M and the article B read by the wireless tag communication control unit 213 to the lending management server 130 via the network NW according to the control of the control unit 211.
　通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４は、制御部２１１の制御に従って、ユーザＭが保管室１５０へ入退室をおこなった際、タグ識別情報を読み取ったアンテナ２１２（保管室１５０の外側または内側）の順序や、入力部２１５によって入力された貸出返却に関する情報を送信する。 When the user M enters or leaves the storage room 150 in accordance with the control of the control unit 211, the communication I / F 214 uses the order of the antenna 212 (outside or inside of the storage room 150) that reads the tag identification information, The information regarding the loan return input by 215 is transmitted.
　入力部２１５は、管理者やユーザＭなどから各種情報の入力を受け付ける。具体的には、入力部２１５は、タッチパネルやマウスやキーボードなどによって構成され、日時情報など貸出や返却に関する情報の入力を受け付ける構成でもよく、入力された信号は、制御部２１１へ出力される。 The input unit 215 receives input of various information from the administrator, the user M, and the like. Specifically, the input unit 215 is configured by a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and may be configured to receive information regarding lending and returning such as date and time information, and the input signal is output to the control unit 211.
　表示部２１６は、制御部２１１の制御に従って各種情報の表示をおこなう。具体的には、表示部２１６は、ＣＲＴ、ＴＦＴ液晶ディスプレイ、プラズマディスプレイなどによって構成され、文書や画像などによって貸出物品の貸出返却に関する画面を表示する。 The display unit 216 displays various information according to the control of the control unit 211. Specifically, the display unit 216 is configured by a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like, and displays a screen related to rental return of the rental item by a document or an image.
　記憶部２１７は、制御部２１１の制御に従って、各種情報の記憶をおこなう。具体的には、記憶部２１７は、据置型リーダ１１０が設置されている保管室１５０の場所を示す場所情報を記憶する構成でもよく、記憶された場所情報は、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４を介して送信される上述のタグ識別情報などに関連して貸出管理サーバ１３０に送信される。 The storage unit 217 stores various information according to the control of the control unit 211. Specifically, the storage unit 217 may be configured to store location information indicating the location of the storage room 150 in which the stationary reader 110 is installed, and the stored location information is transmitted via the communication I / F 214. Is transmitted to the lending management server 130 in association with the above-described tag identification information.
　ハンディリーダ１２０は、据置型リーダ１１０とほぼ同様の構成を備えており、据置型リーダ１１０と同様の機能については説明を省略する。すなわち、制御部２２１は制御部２１１と、アンテナ２２２はアンテナ２１２と、無線タグ通信制御部２２３は無線タグ通信制御部２１３と、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２２４は通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４と、入力部２２５は入力部２１５と、表示部２２６は表示部２１６と、記憶部２２７は記憶部２１７と、バス２２０はバス２１０とほぼ同様の機能である。 The handy reader 120 has substantially the same configuration as the stationary reader 110, and the description of the same functions as the stationary reader 110 is omitted. That is, the control unit 221 is the control unit 211, the antenna 222 is the antenna 212, the wireless tag communication control unit 223 is the wireless tag communication control unit 213, the communication I / F 224 is the communication I / F 214, and the input unit 225 is the input unit. 215, the display unit 226 has a display unit 216, the storage unit 227 has a storage unit 217, and the bus 220 has substantially the same function as the bus 210.
　無線タグ通信制御部２２３は、管理者が物品Ｂの棚卸をおこなう際には制御部２２１の制御に従って、棚卸リストとしての棚卸物品情報に基づいて、アンテナ２２２を介して棚卸物品情報で指定される物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を読み取る。 The wireless tag communication control unit 223 is specified by the inventory item information via the antenna 222 based on the inventory item information as the inventory list according to the control of the control unit 221 when the administrator performs the inventory of the item B. The tag identification information of the article B is read.
　通信Ｉ／Ｆ２２４は、貸出管理サーバ１３０から棚卸が必要である旨の報知として、棚卸の対象となる物品Ｂの棚卸物品情報を受信すると、受信した棚卸物品情報を記憶部２２７へ出力する。 When the communication I / F 224 receives the inventory item information of the item B to be invented as a notification that the inventory is necessary from the lending management server 130, the communication I / F 224 outputs the received inventory item information to the storage unit 227.
　表示部２２６は、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２２４によって貸出管理サーバ１３０から棚卸物品情報が受信された場合、制御部２２１の制御に従って、棚卸が必要である旨の報知としての表示をおこなう。 When the inventory item information is received from the lending management server 130 by the communication I / F 224, the display unit 226 displays as a notification that the inventory is necessary according to the control of the control unit 221.
　棚卸が必要である旨の報知は、たとえば、表示画面上に「棚卸をおこなってください」のような警告メッセージや、棚卸リストなどの表示をおこなってもよい。また、棚卸が必要である旨の報知は、赤色点滅などの警告ランプなどでもよい。より詳細には、棚卸が必要である旨の報知は、棚卸物品情報が受信された後に管理者がハンディリーダ１２０の電源を入れた際におこなう。 For example, a notification that inventory is necessary may be displayed on the display screen as a warning message such as “Please perform inventory” or an inventory list. The notification that inventory is necessary may be a warning lamp flashing red or the like. More specifically, the notification that the inventory is necessary is performed when the administrator turns on the power of the handy reader 120 after the inventory information is received.
　記憶部２２７は、制御部２２１の制御に従って、各種情報の記憶をおこなう。具体的には、記憶部２２７は、制御部２２１の制御に従って、貸出管理サーバ１３０から通信Ｉ／Ｆ２２４を介して受信された棚卸物品情報を記憶する。制御部２２１は、棚卸物品情報が記憶されると、記憶された棚卸対象情報に基づいて、棚卸が必要である旨を報知したり、棚卸開始の指示などの管理者の操作に基づいて物品Ｂの棚卸をおこなったりする。 The storage unit 227 stores various information according to the control of the control unit 221. Specifically, the storage unit 227 stores the inventory information received from the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 224 according to the control of the control unit 221. When the inventory item information is stored, the control unit 221 notifies that inventory is necessary based on the stored inventory target information, and the item B based on the administrator's operation such as an instruction to start inventory. Or stocktaking.
　貸出管理サーバ１３０の各構成部は、バス２３０によってそれぞれ接続されている。制御部２３１は、管理サーバ１３０全体の制御を司る。具体的には、制御部２３１は、ＣＰＵ、ＲＯＭ、ＲＡＭなどによって構成されており、ＲＯＭは、ブートプログラムなどの各種プログラムを記録している。また、ＲＡＭは、ＣＰＵのワークエリアとして使用される。 Each component of the lending management server 130 is connected by a bus 230. The control unit 231 controls the entire management server 130. Specifically, the control unit 231 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the ROM records various programs such as a boot program. The RAM is used as a work area for the CPU.
　通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４は、通信回線を通じてＬＡＮやインターネットなどのネットワークＮＷに接続され、このネットワークＮＷを介して据置型リーダ１１０，ハンディリーダ１２０などの他の外部装置に接続される。また、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４は、ネットワークＮＷと貸出管理サーバ１３０内部のインターフェースを司り、外部装置に対するデータの入出力を制御する。 The communication I / F 234 is connected to a network NW such as a LAN or the Internet through a communication line, and is connected to other external devices such as the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the network NW. The communication I / F 234 controls an interface between the network NW and the lending management server 130 and controls data input / output with respect to an external device.
　通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４は、制御部２３１の制御に従って、据置型リーダ１１０，ハンディリーダ１２０から送信されたタグ識別情報を受信して、受信されたタグ識別情報を記憶部２３７へ出力する。具体的には、制御部２３１は、受信されたタグ識別情報に基づいて、記憶部２３７に物品Ｂの現在の状態を示す管理状況情報を記憶させる。 The communication I / F 234 receives tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 under the control of the control unit 231, and outputs the received tag identification information to the storage unit 237. Specifically, the control unit 231 stores management status information indicating the current state of the article B in the storage unit 237 based on the received tag identification information.
　より具体的には、制御部２３１は、物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を受信すると、記憶部２３７に記憶されている管理状況情報を参照して、貸出返却の対象となる物品Ｂを特定する。制御部２３１は、ユーザＭのタグ識別情報を受信すると、ユーザＭのタグ識別情報とユーザ名とが関連付けられた図示しないユーザ一覧を参照して、物品Ｂの貸出返却をおこなったユーザ名を特定する。制御部２３１は、物品Ｂの貸出返却をおこなったユーザ名を、管理状況情報として物品Ｂに関連付けて記憶部２３７に記憶させる。 More specifically, when the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the item B, the control unit 231 refers to the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 and specifies the item B to be loaned and returned. When the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the user M, the control unit 231 refers to a user list (not shown) in which the tag identification information of the user M and the user name are associated with each other, and identifies the user name that has lent and returned the article B To do. The control unit 231 stores the name of the user who lent and returned the article B in the storage unit 237 in association with the article B as management status information.
　制御部２３１は、タグ識別情報を読み取ったアンテナ２１２の順序や据置型リーダ１１０が同時に読み取ったタグ識別情報の組みわ合せに基づいて、物品Ｂの貸出か返却かを判断する。制御部２３１は、判断結果に応じたて貸出がされた場合は貸出中、返却がされた場合には返却済とする物品Ｂの状態を、管理状況情報として物品Ｂに関連付けて記憶部２３７に記憶させる。 The control unit 231 determines whether the article B is rented or returned based on the combination of the order of the antenna 212 that has read the tag identification information and the tag identification information that is simultaneously read by the stationary reader 110. The control unit 231 associates the state of the article B that is being rented when it is lent out according to the determination result and is returned when it is returned into the storage unit 237 in association with the article B as management status information. Remember me.
　制御部２３１は、物品Ｂの貸出返却の際に入力される日時情報から、貸出返却をおこなった貸出／返却日時を、管理状況情報として物品Ｂに関連付けて記憶部２３７に記憶させる。なお、日時情報は、入力部２１５，２２５によって入力された情報を用いることとしているが、図示しないタイマから情報を取得することとしてもよい。 The control unit 231 stores, in the storage unit 237, the lending / return date and time when the loan return is performed from the date and time information input when the item B is loaned and returned, in association with the item B as management status information. Note that the date and time information uses information input by the input units 215 and 225, but information may be acquired from a timer (not shown).
　また、制御部２３１は、物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を受信すると、物品Ｂが最初に貸出返却されてからの累積の貸出返却回数である累積回数を、管理状況情報として物品Ｂに関連付けて記憶部２３７に記憶させる。 Further, when receiving the tag identification information of the item B, the control unit 231 associates the accumulated number of times of loan return since the item B is first loaned and returned with the item B as management status information, and stores it. 237 to store.
　さらに、制御部２３１は、物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を受信すると、前回棚卸が実施されてから、物品Ｂの貸出返却がおこなわれた利用履歴を示す回数である貸出返却回数を、管理状況情報として物品Ｂに関連付けて記憶部２３７に記憶させる。なお、本実施形態１では、貸出と返却を区別せずに説明するが、貸出回数および貸出の累積回数、返却回数および返却の累積回数を区別する構成でもよい。 Further, when the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the article B, the control unit 231 uses, as management status information, the number of loan returns that is the number of times of use history indicating that the article B has been lent and returned since the previous inventory was implemented. The data is stored in the storage unit 237 in association with the article B. Although the first embodiment will be described without distinguishing between lending and returning, a configuration in which the number of lending, the accumulated number of lending, the number of returned times, and the accumulated number of returns may be distinguished.
　通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４は、制御部２３１の制御に従って、ハンディリーダ１２０を保持する管理者に対して棚卸が必要である旨の報知をおこなう。詳細は図４および図５を用いて説明するが、制御部２３１は、タグ識別情報が受信されて記憶部２３７の管理状況情報が更新（新たに管理状況情報が記憶）されると、管理状況情報における履歴情報である貸出返却回数から物品Ｂの棚卸が必要であるか否かを判断する。 The communication I / F 234 notifies the administrator holding the handy reader 120 that inventory is necessary under the control of the control unit 231. Details will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. When the tag identification information is received and the management status information in the storage unit 237 is updated (new management status information is stored), the control unit 231 manages the management status. It is determined whether the inventory of the item B is necessary from the number of loan returns that is history information in the information.
　そして、制御部２３１は、物品Ｂの棚卸が必要であると判断された場合に、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４を制御して、管理者に対して棚卸が必要である旨の報知として、棚卸の対象となる物品Ｂの棚卸物品情報（棚卸リスト）を含む信号を送信する。棚卸物品情報における物品Ｂは、たとえば、１つの物品に限ることはない。すなわち、同一種の物品Ｂ（すなわち、物品群）やグループ化された複数の物品Ｂなどである。 When the control unit 231 determines that the inventory of the item B is necessary, the control unit 231 controls the communication I / F 234 to notify the administrator that the inventory is necessary. A signal including the inventory item information (inventory list) of the item B to be transmitted is transmitted. The item B in the inventory item information is not limited to one item, for example. That is, the same type of articles B (that is, a group of articles), a plurality of grouped articles B, and the like.
　より具体的には、保管室１５０内の物品Ｂがそれぞれ複数台のファクシミリ、プリンタ、スキャナであれば、ファクシミリ全体の履歴情報からファクシミリ全体の棚卸について必要か否かを判断することとなる。さらに、ファクシミリ、プリンタ、スキャナを一つのグループとすると、すべての履歴情報から保管室１５０内の物品Ｂの棚卸について必要か否かを判断することとなる。 More specifically, if each of the articles B in the storage room 150 is a plurality of facsimiles, printers, and scanners, it is determined from the history information of the entire facsimile whether or not it is necessary to take an inventory of the entire facsimile. Furthermore, if the facsimile, printer, and scanner are grouped together, it is determined whether inventory of the item B in the storage room 150 is necessary from all history information.
　入力部２３５は、タッチパネルやマウスやキーボードなどによって構成され、管理者などから各種情報の入力を受け付ける。表示部２３６は、ＣＲＴ、ＴＦＴ液晶ディスプレイ、プラズマディスプレイなどによって構成され、制御部２３１の制御に従って各種情報の表示をおこなう。 The input unit 235 is configured with a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and receives input of various information from an administrator or the like. The display unit 236 is configured by a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like, and displays various information according to the control of the control unit 231.
　記憶部２３７は、制御部２３１の制御に従って各種情報の記憶をおこなう。具体的には、たとえば、記憶部２３７は、制御部２３１の制御に従って、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４を介して据置型リーダ１１０，ハンディリーダ１２０から受信されたタグ識別情報に基づいて、物品Ｂについて貸出中や返却済などの現在の状態を示す管理状況情報を記憶する。 The storage unit 237 stores various information according to the control of the control unit 231. Specifically, for example, the storage unit 237 is renting out the article B based on the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 via the communication I / F 234 under the control of the control unit 231. And management status information indicating the current status such as returned.
　なお、各構成要素と、各機能を対応付けて説明すると、図２に示した制御部２３１によって本発明の検出手段、判断手段および生成手段の機能を実現する。また、図２に示した制御部２２１が表示部２２６を制御することによって、本発明の報知手段の機能を実現する。また、図２に示した制御部２３１が通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４を制御することによって、本発明の出力手段の機能を実現する。 In addition, if each component is described in association with each function, the functions of the detection unit, the determination unit, and the generation unit of the present invention are realized by the control unit 231 illustrated in FIG. Further, the control unit 221 shown in FIG. 2 controls the display unit 226 to realize the function of the notification unit of the present invention. Further, the control unit 231 shown in FIG. 2 controls the communication I / F 234 to realize the function of the output unit of the present invention.
　（貸出管理システムの処理の内容）
　図３のフローチャートにおいて、まず、制御部２３１は、物品Ｂの棚卸実施条件を設定する（ステップＳ３０１）。 (Processing of the loan management system)
In the flowchart of FIG. 3, first, the control unit 231 sets an inventory execution condition for the article B (step S <b> 301).
　棚卸実施条件は、たとえば、所定条件のしきい値として入力部２３５を管理者が操作して入力される。入力された棚卸実施条件は、制御部２３１のＲＡＭなどに記憶され、ステップＳ３０２における催促条件の判定処理の際に制御部２３１によって読み出される。棚卸実施条件は、定期的に棚卸を実行する間隔や、物品Ｂの棚卸が必要になる棚卸催促指標としての貸出返却回数（利用頻度）である。なお、本実施形態１では、ステップＳ３０１において、定期的な棚卸の間隔を１ヶ月、貸出返却回数を１００回に設定する。詳細は後述するが、貸出返却回数は、定期的あるいは必要に応じた棚卸が実行されるまで初期値の０から１ずつインクリメントされ、棚卸が実行されるとクリアされて０に戻る。また、設定回数である１００回は、管理者が入力部２３５を操作することで任意に設定する構成や、物品Ｂの種類、新しさ、利用頻度などによって重み付けされて設定する構成としてもよい。 The inventory execution condition is input by the administrator operating the input unit 235 as a threshold value of a predetermined condition, for example. The input inventory execution condition is stored in the RAM of the control unit 231 and is read out by the control unit 231 during the prompting condition determination process in step S302. The inventory execution condition is an interval of periodically performing inventory, and the number of lending returns (usage frequency) as an inventory promotion index that requires inventory of the item B. In the first embodiment, in step S301, the periodic inventory interval is set to one month and the number of loan returns is set to 100 times. Although details will be described later, the number of loan returns is incremented by 1 from the initial value 0 until the inventory is executed periodically or as necessary, and is cleared and returned to 0 when the inventory is executed. Further, the set number of times of 100 may be set arbitrarily by the administrator operating the input unit 235, or may be set weighted according to the type, newness, usage frequency, etc. of the article B.
　制御部２３１は、ステップＳ３０１において設定された棚卸実施条件に基づいて、棚卸の催促条件の判定処理をおこなう（ステップＳ３０２）。催促条件の判定処理は、記憶部２３７に記憶されている管理状況情報を参照して、履歴情報としての貸出返却回数が棚卸実施条件を満たしたり、定期的な棚卸の間隔が１ヶ月を超えたりした場合に、棚卸が必要な旨の放置などの棚卸実施の催促が必要であると判定する。 The control unit 231 performs determination processing of inventory prompting conditions based on the inventory execution conditions set in step S301 (step S302). In the determination process of the reminder condition, the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 is referred to, the number of loan returns as history information satisfies the inventory implementation condition, or the periodic inventory interval exceeds one month. In such a case, it is determined that it is necessary to prompt for inventory taking such as leaving the inventory necessary.
　ここで、図４を用いて、本発明の実施形態１の貸出管理サーバ１３０における催促条件の判定処理（図３に示したステップＳ３０２）について説明する。図４のフローチャートにおいて、まず、制御部２３１は、初期化として、記憶部２３７に記憶される管理状況情報に基づく履歴情報としての貸出返却回数を０に設定する（ステップＳ４０１）。 Here, with reference to FIG. 4, the prompting condition determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) in the lending management server 130 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the flowchart of FIG. 4, first, the control unit 231 sets the number of loan returns as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 to 0 as initialization (step S <b> 401).
　制御部２３１は、据置型リーダ１１０からネットワークＮＷを介して受信されるタグ識別情報から、物品Ｂの貸出返却があったか否かを判断する（ステップＳ４０２）。具体的には、制御部２３１は、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４を介して、据置型リーダ１１０から物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を受信すると、前述したようにタグ識別情報を読み取ったアンテナ２１２の順序やタグ識別情報の組み合わせなどから物品Ｂの貸出や返却があったと判断する。 The control unit 231 determines whether or not the article B has been lent back from the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW (step S402). Specifically, when the control unit 231 receives the tag identification information of the article B from the stationary reader 110 via the communication I / F 234, as described above, the order of the antenna 212 and the tag identification that read the tag identification information. It is determined that the article B has been rented or returned from a combination of information.
　なお、据置型リーダ１１０の処理の内容については、特に図示しないが、電源が入った状態で通信待機状態となり、ユーザＭや物品Ｂが保管室１５０の入口を通過すると、アンテナ２１２を介して、人タグＴｍや物品タグＴｂからタグ識別情報を読み取る。そして、据置型リーダ１１０は、読み取ったタグ識別情報を通信Ｉ／Ｆ２１４を介して貸出管理サーバ１３０に送信する構成である。 Although the contents of the processing of the stationary reader 110 are not particularly illustrated, when the user M or the article B passes through the entrance of the storage chamber 150 when the power is turned on and the user M or the article B passes through the entrance of the storage room 150, The tag identification information is read from the person tag Tm and the article tag Tb. The stationary reader 110 is configured to transmit the read tag identification information to the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 214.
　ステップＳ４０２において、物品Ｂの貸出返却がない場合（ステップＳ４０２：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ４０６）。 In step S402, when there is no rental return of the article B (step S402: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer (not shown) or the like to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time ( Step S406).
　ステップＳ４０２において、物品Ｂの貸出返却があった場合（ステップＳ４０２：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、管理状況情報の累積回数とともに履歴情報である貸出返却回数をインクリメントする（ステップＳ４０３）。 In step S402, when there is a rental return of the article B (step S402: Yes), the control unit 231 increments the number of rental returns that is history information together with the cumulative number of management status information (step S403).
　制御部２３１は、ステップＳ４０３においてインクリメントされた貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えているか否かを判断する（ステップＳ４０４）。具体的には、設定回数は、図３に示したステップＳ３０１において設定された貸出返却回数の１００回である。 The control unit 231 determines whether the number of loan returns incremented in step S403 exceeds the set number (step S404). Specifically, the set number of times is 100 times the number of loan returns set in step S301 shown in FIG.
　ここで、図５Ａ及び図５Ｂを用いて、本発明の実施形態１の催促条件の判定処理における設定回数に関する判断について説明する。 Here, with reference to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the determination regarding the set number of times in the prompting condition determination process according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
　図５Ａでは、定期的な棚卸の間隔である１ヶ月の間におこなわれた貸出返却の回数を累積的に示したグラフである。図５Ａでは、定期的な棚卸の間隔に到達する前に、貸出返却回数が１００回を超えている。すなわち、図５Ａでは、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、制御部２３１によって、定期的な棚卸の間隔に到達する前であっても、貸出返却回数が１００回を超えた段階で棚卸が必要であると判断されることとなる。 FIG. 5A is a graph showing cumulatively the number of loan returns made during one month, which is a regular inventory interval. In FIG. 5A, the number of loan returns exceeds 100 before reaching the regular inventory interval. That is, in FIG. 5A, the lending management server 130 determines that the inventory is necessary when the number of lending returns exceeds 100 times, even before the regular inventory interval is reached, by the control unit 231. Will be.
　図４に戻って、ステップＳ４０４において、貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えていると判断された場合（ステップＳ４０４：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、棚卸物品情報を取得して（ステップＳ４０５）、一連の催促条件の判定処理を終了し、図３に示したステップＳ３０３へ移行する。具体的には、制御部２３１は、貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えた物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を棚卸物品情報（棚卸リスト）として記憶部２３７から取得して（ステップＳ４０５）、一連の催促条件の判定処理を終了し、図３に示したステップＳ３０３へ移行する。 Returning to FIG. 4, when it is determined in step S404 that the number of loan returns exceeds the set number (step S404: Yes), the control unit 231 acquires inventory item information (step S405), A series of prompting condition determination processing ends, and the process proceeds to step S303 shown in FIG. Specifically, the control unit 231 acquires the tag identification information of the item B whose number of loan returns exceeds the set number as inventory item information (inventory list) from the storage unit 237 (step S405), and a series of reminder conditions This determination process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S303 shown in FIG.
　ステップＳ４０４において、貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えていない場合（ステップＳ４０４：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ４０６）。 In step S404, when the number of loan returns does not exceed the set number (step S404: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time. Judgment is made (step S406).
　ステップＳ４０６において、定期的な棚卸時期でない場合（ステップＳ４０６：Ｎｏ）は、図３に示したステップＳ３０４へ移行する。また、ステップＳ４０６において、定期的な棚卸時期である場合（ステップＳ４０６：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、定期的な棚卸の対象となる物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を棚卸物品情報（棚卸リスト）として記憶部２３７から取得して（ステップＳ４０５）、一連の催促条件の判定処理を終了し、図３に示したステップＳ３０３へ移行する。 In step S406, if it is not a regular inventory time (step S406: No), the process proceeds to step S304 shown in FIG. In step S406, when it is a regular inventory time (step S406: Yes), the control unit 231 uses the tag identification information of the article B to be periodically invented as inventory item information (inventory list). It acquires from the memory | storage part 237 (step S405), a series of prompting condition determination processes are complete | finished, and it transfers to step S303 shown in FIG.
　図３に戻って、制御部２３１は、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４を介して、ステップＳ３０２の催促条件の判定処理において取得された棚卸物品情報を、棚卸をおこなうための棚卸リストとしてハンディリーダ１２０に出力する（ステップＳ３０３）。 Returning to FIG. 3, the control unit 231 outputs the inventory information acquired in the prompting condition determination process in step S <b> 302 to the handy reader 120 as an inventory list for performing inventory via the communication I / F 234. (Step S303).
　ここで、図６を用いて、本発明の実施形態１の棚卸物品情報について説明する。図６において、棚卸物品情報は、ステップＳ３０２の催促条件の判定処理によって取得され、棚卸が必要とされた物品Ｂのタグ識別情報と、物品Ｂの物品名とが対応付けられたテーブルである。 Here, the inventory item information according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, the inventory item information is a table in which the tag identification information of the item B acquired by the prompting condition determination process in step S <b> 302 and the item name of the item B are associated with each other.
　棚卸物品情報は、貸出管理サーバ１３０から棚卸が必要である旨の報知として、ハンディリーダ１２０に出力される。貸出管理サーバ１３０から、棚卸リストとしての棚卸物品情報が出力されると、ハンディリーダ１２０は、出力された棚卸物品情報における物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を指定して、物品Ｂの棚卸を実施する。 The inventory information is output from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 as a notification that inventory is necessary. When the inventory item information as the inventory list is output from the lending management server 130, the handy reader 120 specifies the tag identification information of the item B in the output inventory item information, and implements the inventory of the item B.
　ここで、図７を用いて、本発明の実施形態１のハンディリーダ１２０の処理の内容について説明する。図７のフローチャートにおいて、まず、制御部２２１は、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２２４を介して、貸出管理サーバ１３０から棚卸物品情報を受信したか否かを判断する（ステップＳ７０１）。 Here, the contents of processing of the handy reader 120 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 7, first, the control unit 221 determines whether or not inventory item information has been received from the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 224 (step S701).
　ステップＳ７０１において、棚卸物品情報を受信しない場合（ステップＳ７０１：Ｎｏ）は、ステップＳ７０３へ移行する。また、ステップＳ７０１において、棚卸物品情報を受信した場合（ステップＳ７０１：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２２１は、表示部２２６を制御して、棚卸が必要である旨の報知として棚卸実施の催促をおこなう（ステップＳ７０２）。 In step S701, when inventory information is not received (step S701: No), the process proceeds to step S703. If inventory information is received in step S701 (step S701: Yes), the control unit 221 controls the display unit 226 to prompt the execution of inventory as a notification that inventory is necessary ( Step S702).
　具体的には、制御部２２１は、ステップＳ７０１において受信された棚卸物品情報（棚卸リスト）を記憶部２２７に記憶するとともに、表示部２２６に「棚卸をおこなってください」のような警告メッセージや、棚卸リストなどの表示をおこなわせる。また、棚卸が必要である旨の報知は、赤色点滅などの警告ランプなどでもよい。 Specifically, the control unit 221 stores the inventory information (inventory list) received in step S701 in the storage unit 227, and a warning message such as “please perform inventory” on the display unit 226; Display the inventory list. The notification that inventory is necessary may be a warning lamp flashing red or the like.
　制御部２２１は、入力部２２５を管理者が操作して、棚卸が実施されたか否かを判断する（ステップＳ７０３）。具体的には、棚卸は、入力部２２５を操作して管理者が棚卸開始の指示をおこない、物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を読み取ることによって実施される。棚卸は、ステップＳ７０１において受信された棚卸物品情報に基づいて、棚卸対象の物品Ｂからタグ識別情報を読み取ったり、管理者が自発的（棚卸実施の催促や定期的な間隔とは無関係）に棚卸として物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を読み取ったりする。 The control unit 221 determines whether the inventory has been implemented by the administrator operating the input unit 225 (step S703). Specifically, the inventory is implemented by operating the input unit 225 and instructing the start of the inventory by the administrator and reading the tag identification information of the article B. Based on the inventory item information received in step S701, the inventory is read from tag identification information from the item B to be inspected, or the manager voluntarily (regardless of the prompt or regular interval for inventory execution) Or the tag identification information of the article B is read.
　ステップＳ７０３において、棚卸が実施されない場合（ステップＳ７０３：Ｎｏ）は、ステップＳ７０１へ戻って処理を繰り返す。また、ステップＳ７０３において、棚卸が実施された場合（ステップＳ７０３：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２２１は、棚卸によって読み取られた物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２２４を介して貸出管理サーバ１３０へ棚卸データとして出力する（ステップＳ７０４）。そして、制御部２２１は、ハンディリーダ１２０を棚卸前の状態とする初期化処理をおこない（ステップＳ７０５）、ステップＳ７０１へ戻って処理を繰り返す。 In step S703, when the inventory is not performed (step S703: No), the process returns to step S701 and the process is repeated. In addition, when the stocktaking is performed in step S703 (step S703: Yes), the control unit 221 sends the tag identification information of the article B read by the stocktaking to the lending management server 130 via the communication I / F 224. Output as inventory data (step S704). Then, the control unit 221 performs an initialization process that sets the handy reader 120 in a state before inventory (step S705), returns to step S701, and repeats the process.
　図３に戻って、制御部２３１は、ステップＳ３０３において棚卸物品情報が出力されると、ハンディリーダ１２０によって棚卸が実施されたか否かを判断する（ステップＳ３０４）。具体的には、制御部２３１は、図７に示したステップＳ７０４においてハンディリーダ１２０から送信される、棚卸が実施された旨を示す棚卸データを通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４を介して受信した場合に棚卸が実施されたと判断することとなる。 Returning to FIG. 3, when the inventory information is output in step S303, the control unit 231 determines whether or not the inventory is performed by the handy reader 120 (step S304). Specifically, when the control unit 231 receives the inventory data transmitted from the handy reader 120 in step S704 illustrated in FIG. 7 and indicating that the inventory has been performed, via the communication I / F 234, the inventory is displayed. It will be judged that it was implemented.
　ステップＳ３０４において、棚卸が実施されていない場合（ステップＳ３０４：Ｎｏ）は、図４に示したステップＳ４０２へ移行して処理を繰り返す。また、ステップＳ３０４において、棚卸が実施された場合（ステップＳ３０４：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、ステップＳ３０２へ戻って処理を繰り返す。すなわち、ステップＳ４０１へ戻って、記憶部２３７に記憶される管理状況情報に基づく履歴情報としての貸出返却回数をクリアして以降の催促条件の判定処理をおこなう。 In step S304, when the stocktaking is not performed (step S304: No), the process proceeds to step S402 shown in FIG. 4 and the process is repeated. In addition, when inventory is performed in step S304 (step S304: Yes), the control unit 231 returns to step S302 and repeats the process. That is, it returns to step S401, clears the number of loan returns as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237, and performs subsequent prompting condition determination processing.
　ここで、図５Ｂを用いて、本発明の実施形態１の棚卸催促指標のクリアについて説明する。図５Ｂでは、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、定期的な棚卸の間隔に達する前に貸出返却回数が１００回を超えた段階で、棚卸実施の催促として、図３に示したステップＳ３０３における棚卸物品情報の出力をおこなっている（図５Ａ参照）。 Here, clearing the inventory prompting index according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5B. In FIG. 5B, the lending management server 130 uses the inventory item information in step S303 shown in FIG. 3 as a reminder to carry out inventory when the number of lending returns exceeds 100 before reaching the regular inventory interval. The output is performed (see FIG. 5A).
　棚卸実施の催促がおこなわれた後、実際に棚卸が実施されたと判断されると、ステップＳ４０１へ戻って、制御部２３１は、インクリメントしていた貸出返却回数を０に設定することとなる。そして、貸出返却回数は、新たに棚卸がおこなわれるまでインクリメントされる。 If it is determined that the inventory has been actually implemented after the inventory execution has been urged, the process returns to step S401, and the control unit 231 sets the incremented lending return count to zero. Then, the number of loan returns is incremented until a new inventory is performed.
　なお、本発明の各構成要素における処理と、本発明の実施形態１の各処理または各機能とを関連付けて説明すると、ステップＳ３０２における制御部２３１の処理によって、本発明の検出手段、判断手段および生成手段の処理が実行される。ステップＳ７０２における制御部２２１および表示部２２６の処理によって、本発明の報知手段の処理が実行される。ステップＳ３０３における制御部２３１および通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４の処理によって、本発明の出力手段の処理が実行される。 Note that the processing in each component of the present invention will be described in association with each processing or each function in the first embodiment of the present invention. By the processing of the control unit 231 in step S302, the detection unit, determination unit, and The processing of the generation unit is executed. By the processing of the control unit 221 and the display unit 226 in step S702, the notification unit processing of the present invention is executed. The processing of the output means of the present invention is executed by the processing of the control unit 231 and the communication I / F 234 in step S303.
　以上説明したように、本発明の実施形態１の貸出管理システムによれば、物品の貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えた場合に、棚卸が必要である旨を報知することで、実際の物品の在庫状況と管理状況情報とが乖離する前に棚卸を催促することができる。すなわち、貸出管理システムによれば、在庫状況と管理状況情報との乖離が大きくなるのを未然に防ぐことができる。 As described above, according to the lending management system of the first embodiment of the present invention, when the number of lending returns of the article exceeds the set number of times, by notifying that the inventory is necessary, Inventory can be urged before inventory status and management status information deviate. That is, according to the lending management system, it is possible to prevent the deviation between the inventory status and the management status information from increasing.
　また、本発明の実施形態１の貸出管理システムによれば、棚卸が必要である旨の報知として、棚卸が必要である物品について棚卸リストをハンディリーダに出力することができる。したがって、ハンディリーダは、受け取った棚卸リストとしての棚卸物品情報に基づいて、迅速かつ正確に棚卸が必要な物品に対して棚卸を実施することができる。 In addition, according to the lending management system of the first embodiment of the present invention, an inventory list can be output to the handy reader for articles that require inventory as a notification that inventory is necessary. Therefore, the handy reader can carry out inventory for the articles that need inventory quickly and accurately based on the received inventory information as the inventory list.
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　なお、本発明の実施形態１では特に、図４に示した催促条件の判定処理において、貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えた場合に、ステップＳ４０５において取得された棚卸物品情報を、ステップＳ３０３においてハンディリーダ１２０に出力することで棚卸を促すこととしているが、これに限ることはない。 (Other variations)
In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in particular, in the prompting condition determination process shown in FIG. 4, when the number of loan returns exceeds the set number, the inventory information acquired in step S405 is handy in step S303. Although it is supposed to prompt inventory by outputting to the reader 120, it is not limited to this.
　すなわち、ハンディリーダ１２０が棚卸物品情報を取得しなくても、管理者に対して保管室１５０内の棚卸が必要であることを報知することとしてもよい。このような構成によれば、処理の簡略化を図ることができ、保管室１５０内の物品Ｂが同一種や少量であった場合に特に有用である。 That is, even if the handy reader 120 does not acquire the inventory item information, the administrator may be notified that the inventory in the storage room 150 is necessary. According to such a configuration, the processing can be simplified, and is particularly useful when the articles B in the storage chamber 150 are the same type or a small amount.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、図４に示した催促条件の判定処理において、貸出返却回数がインクリメントされると、ステップＳ４０４において貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えているかの判断結果に応じて、棚卸を催促するための棚卸物品情報を取得する構成としたが、これに限ることはない。 In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in particular, in the prompt condition determination process shown in FIG. 4, when the number of loan returns is incremented, in step S404, depending on the determination result of whether the number of loan returns exceeds the set number of times. The inventory item information for prompting the inventory is acquired, but the present invention is not limited to this.
　すなわち、１日や３日など棚卸の催促を所定期間おきにおこなう構成とすれば、貸出返却回数がインクリメントされてから棚卸の催促に関する所定期間を超えた場合に、貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えているかを判断してもよい。 In other words, if the inventory is urged every predetermined period, such as one day or three days, the number of loan returns exceeds the set number when the predetermined period for inventory prompts is exceeded after the number of loan returns is incremented. You may judge whether it is.
　このようにすれば、貸出返却回数がインクリメントされる都度、貸出返却回数が設定回数を超えているかを判断しなくてもよいため、貸出管理サーバ１３０の処理の簡素化を図ることができる。さらに、所定期間ごとに判断がなされるため、管理者は、貸出返却がおこなわれるタイミングを把握していなくても、棚卸の催促を確認すべきタイミングがわかり、確実に棚卸の要否を判断することができる。 In this way, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the number of loan returns exceeds the set number every time the number of loan returns is incremented, so that the processing of the loan management server 130 can be simplified. In addition, since the judgment is made every predetermined period, the administrator knows the timing for confirming the inventory prompting without knowing the timing when the loan return is made, and reliably determines whether the inventory is necessary or not. be able to.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、図３におけるフローチャートで、ステップＳ３０１において棚卸実施条件を設定すると、以降は処理を継続する構成としているが、これに限ることはない。すなわち、管理者によって新たな棚卸実施条件の設定がされる場合には、貸出管理サーバ１３０によって処理の終了を選択可能にし、新たに設定される棚卸実施条件によって処理を再開する。このようにすれば、様々な棚卸実施条件を適用することができる。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, in particular, in the flowchart in FIG. 3, when the inventory execution condition is set in step S301, the processing is continued thereafter. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, when a new inventory execution condition is set by the administrator, the lending management server 130 can select the end of the process, and the process is resumed according to the newly set inventory execution condition. In this way, various inventory implementation conditions can be applied.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、物品Ｂの貸出と返却とを区別せずに貸出返却回数を棚卸催促指標に用いることとして説明したが、これに限ることはない。すなわち、貸出回数や返却回数のいずれかを棚卸催促指標に用いてもよい。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, the lending return frequency is used as the inventory prompting index without distinguishing between the lending and returning of the article B. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, either the number of loans or the number of returns may be used as an inventory promotion index.
　貸出回数や返却回数の双方を棚卸催促指標に用いる場合、単に合計回数を用いる代わりに、貸出回数と返却回数の設定回数に差異をつけることとしてもよい。このようにすれば、在庫状況と、管理状況情報とに乖離が発生しやすい処理（貸出あるいは返却）に重みをつけて、棚卸催促時期の最適化を図ることができる。 When using both lending count and return count as inventory promotion indicators, a difference may be made between the set number of lending count and return count instead of simply using the total count. In this way, it is possible to optimize the inventory prompting time by weighting the processing (lending or returning) that tends to cause a difference between the inventory status and the management status information.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、物品Ｂの貸出返却回数を棚卸催促指標に用いることとして説明したが、これに限ることはない。具体的には、物品Ｂの貸出返却の際にユーザＭのタグ識別情報を受信すると、物品Ｂの貸出返却をおこなったユーザＭの数（利用者数）を管理状況情報の履歴情報として記憶部２３７に記憶する。そして、ステップＳ３０１において設定される利用者数のしきい値を棚卸催促指標に用いてもよい。すなわち、物品Ｂの貸出返却をおこなったユーザＭの数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合に物品Ｂの棚卸を催促する構成としてもよい。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, the number of rental returns of the item B has been described as being used as an inventory promotion index, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, when the tag identification information of the user M is received at the time of lending and returning the article B, the number of users M (the number of users) who lent and returned the article B is stored as history information of management status information. 237 to store. And the threshold value of the number of users set in step S301 may be used for the inventory prompting index. That is, it may be configured to prompt the inventory of the article B when the number of the users M who lent and return the article B exceeds a predetermined threshold.
　ユーザＭの数を棚卸催促指標として用いる場合、物品Ｂの種類によらず、保管室１５０内にある物品Ｂ全体について貸出返却をおこなったユーザＭの数を用いてもよい。実施形態１で説明した貸出返却回数とユーザＭの数の双方を棚卸催促指標として用いてもよく、このようにすれば棚卸の催促時期の最適化を図り、汎用性の高いシステムを提供することができる。 When the number of users M is used as the inventory prompting index, the number of users M who lent out and returned the entire article B in the storage room 150 may be used regardless of the type of the article B. Both the number of loan returns described in the first embodiment and the number of users M may be used as the inventory prompting index. In this way, it is possible to optimize the inventory prompting time and provide a highly versatile system. Can do.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、棚卸が必要である旨の報知として、貸出管理サーバ１３０からハンディリーダ１２０に対して棚卸物品情報を出力する構成としたが、これに限ることはない。すなわち、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、物品Ｂの棚卸が必要であると判断した場合、通信Ｉ／Ｆ２３４を介して、棚卸を実施する管理者が保持するＰＣ端末や電話端末などに電子メールや電話などによって棚卸が必要である旨を報知する。このようにすれば、管理者がハンディリーダ１２０を保持していなくても、確実に管理者に対して棚卸が必要であることを伝えることができる。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, in particular, the inventory information is output from the lending management server 130 to the handy reader 120 as a notification that inventory is necessary. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, when the lending management server 130 determines that the inventory of the item B is necessary, an e-mail, a telephone call, or the like is sent to the PC terminal or the telephone terminal held by the administrator who performs the inventory via the communication I / F 234. To notify that inventory is necessary. In this way, even if the administrator does not hold the handy reader 120, it is possible to reliably notify the administrator that inventory is necessary.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、ハンディリーダ１２０の表示部２２６によって棚卸実施の催促をおこなう構成としたが、これに限ることはない。すなわち、ハンディリーダ１２０にスピーカなどを備える構成とすれば、音声によって棚卸を催促してもよい。このように、音声や表示など棚卸を催促する手段にバリエーションを持たせることで、管理者に対して、棚卸の必要性を確実に伝えることができる。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, in particular, the display unit 226 of the handy reader 120 is used to prompt for inventory, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if the handy reader 120 includes a speaker or the like, the inventory may be prompted by voice. In this way, by providing a variation in the means for prompting inventory such as voice and display, it is possible to reliably notify the manager of the necessity of inventory.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、図７に示したステップＳ７０２およびステップＳ７０３において棚卸実施の催促をおこなってから、実際に棚卸が実施されなかった場合は、ステップＳ７０１へ戻って処理を繰り返すこととしたが、これに限ることはない。すなわち、棚卸実施の催促をおこなってから、一定期間経過しても棚卸が実施されなかった場合に再度棚卸の催促をおこなうこととしてもよい。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, in particular, when the inventory is not actually implemented after the prompt for carrying out the inventory in steps S702 and S703 shown in FIG. 7, the process returns to step S701 to repeat the process. However, it is not limited to this. In other words, if the inventory is not performed even after a certain period of time has passed since the inventory is urged, the inventory is urged again.
　具体的には、たとえば、ステップＳ３０１において、貸出管理サーバ１３０は、管理者の入力に基づいて、棚卸実施条件として棚卸催促指標とともに棚卸催促の間隔を設定する。貸出管理サーバ１３０は、棚卸物品情報と、棚卸催促の間隔をハンディリーダ１２０に送信する。ハンディリーダ１２０は、ステップＳ７０３に棚卸が実施されなかった場合は、ステップＳ７０１へ戻らずに、棚卸催促の間隔が経過後に再度棚卸の催促をおこなうこととする。このようにすれば、ハンディリーダ１２０は、棚卸物品情報を一旦受信すると、棚卸が実施されるまで催促を継続することができるため、管理者に対して、棚卸の必要性を確実に伝えることができる。 Specifically, for example, in step S301, the lending management server 130 sets an inventory reminder interval together with an inventory reminder index as an inventory implementation condition based on an input from the administrator. The lending management server 130 transmits the inventory item information and the inventory reminder interval to the handy reader 120. If the inventory reading is not performed in step S703, the handy reader 120 does not return to step S701 and prompts the inventory again after the interval of the inventory prompting elapses. In this way, once the handy reader 120 receives the inventory information, the handy reader 120 can continue prompting until the inventory is carried out, so that the administrator can be surely informed of the necessity of inventory. it can.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に据置型リーダ１１０と、ハンディリーダ１２０と、貸出管理サーバ１３０とによって貸出管理システム１００を構成したがこれに限ることはない。具体的には、貸出管理サーバ１３０を、ＰＣ端末とデータベースサーバに分けた構成としてもよい。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, the lending management system 100 is configured by the stationary reader 110, the handy reader 120, and the lending management server 130. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the lending management server 130 may be divided into a PC terminal and a database server.
　また、据置型リーダ１１０と、ハンディリーダ１２０とを１台のリーダとしてもよい。具体的には、ハンディリーダ１２０を据置型リーダ１１０の機能も併せ持つ構成としてもよい。据置型リーダ１１０の機能も併せ持つハンディリーダ１２０は、たとえば、据置型リーダ１１０としての管理モードと、ハンディリーダ１２０としての棚卸モードとを切替可能とする。 Further, the stationary reader 110 and the handy reader 120 may be a single reader. Specifically, the handy reader 120 may have a function of the stationary reader 110 as well. For example, the handy reader 120 having the function of the stationary reader 110 can switch between a management mode as the stationary reader 110 and an inventory mode as the handy reader 120.
　すなわち、ハンディリーダ１２０は、棚卸モード保管室１５０の入口に設置されている場合は管理モードを起動させて、ユーザＭが入退室する際に無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂをアンテナ２２１にかざすようにユーザＭに促す。そして、ハンディリーダ１２０は、管理者が把持（管理者による操作入力）によって、棚卸モードを起動させて、棚卸対象となる物品Ｂの棚卸を実施する。 That is, when the handy reader 120 is installed at the entrance of the inventory mode storage room 150, the handy reader 120 activates the management mode, and when the user M enters or exits the user M, the wireless tag Tm, Tb is held over the antenna 221. Prompt. Then, the handy reader 120 activates the inventory mode by grasping (operation input by the administrator) by the administrator, and implements the inventory of the item B to be inspected.
　また、据置型リーダ１１０、ハンディリーダ１２０および貸出管理サーバ１３０を１台のリーダとしてもよい。具体的には、ハンディリーダ１２０を据置型リーダ１１０および貸出管理サーバ１３０の機能も併せ持つ構成としてもよい。据置型リーダ１１０および貸出管理サーバ１３０の機能も併せ持つハンディリーダ１２０は、本発明の物品棚卸装置の機能を実現する。このように、本発明の実施形態１によれば、据置型リーダ１１０、ハンディリーダ１２０および貸出管理サーバ１３０の各機能を実現する構成であれば、機器の台数を限定しなくてもよく、機器構成の簡略化を図ることができる。 Further, the stationary reader 110, the handy reader 120, and the lending management server 130 may be a single reader. Specifically, the handy reader 120 may be configured to have both functions of the stationary reader 110 and the lending management server 130. The handy reader 120 that also has the functions of the stationary reader 110 and the lending management server 130 realizes the function of the article inventory device of the present invention. As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the number of devices does not have to be limited as long as each function of the stationary reader 110, the handy reader 120, and the lending management server 130 is realized. The configuration can be simplified.
　また、本発明の実施形態１では特に、本発明の物品管理システムに貸出管理システム１００を適用する場合について説明したが、これに限ることはない。具体的には、本発明の物品管理システムは、物品の販売を管理する販売管理システムに適用するなど汎用性に富んだシステムである。販売管理システムでは、たとえば、棚卸催促指標として、来客数や販売物品数や販売金額などを用いて棚卸の催促を判断することとなる。 In the first embodiment of the present invention, the case where the lending management system 100 is applied to the article management system of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the article management system of the present invention is a versatile system such as being applied to a sales management system that manages the sale of articles. In the sales management system, for example, inventory prompting is determined using the number of visitors, the number of articles sold, the sales amount, etc. as an inventory prompting index.
　（実施形態２）
　（貸出管理システムの概要）
　本発明の実施形態２は、実施形態１で説明した履歴情報の棚卸催促指標として同一のタイミングに所定数量以上の物品が利用された同時利用回数を用いた場合について説明する。なお、本発明の実施形態２の貸出管理システムの概要、機能的構成については、実施形態１に示した図１および図２とほぼ同様であるため説明を省略する。 (Embodiment 2)
(Outline of the loan management system)
In the second embodiment of the present invention, a case will be described in which the number of simultaneous uses in which a predetermined quantity or more of articles is used at the same timing is used as the inventory information inventory promotion index described in the first embodiment. In addition, since the outline | summary and functional structure of the loan management system of Embodiment 2 of this invention are substantially the same as FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shown in Embodiment 1, description is abbreviate | omitted.
　本実施形態２においては、同時利用回数は、ユーザＭが複数の物品Ｂの貸出返却を同一のタイミングでおこなった回数であり、管理状況情報の履歴情報として記憶部２３７に記憶される。具体的には、同時利用回数は、一度に複数個以上の物品Ｂ（たとえば、３台以上のＯＡ機器）の貸出をおこなった回数である。換言すれば、一人のユーザＭによって、３台以上のＯＡ機器の貸出がおこなわれた回数である。物品Ｂの同時利用は、ユーザＭの人タグＴｍおよび複数の物品Ｂの物品タグＴｂを同一タイミングで読み取って処理をおこなうため、無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂの読み漏らしなどによって管理状況情報と実際の在庫状況とに乖離が生じやすい。特に、同時利用回数の利用は、同時利用されるケースが多い書籍などの小物の物品Ｂの貸出返却サービスに有用である。 In the second embodiment, the number of simultaneous use is the number of times the user M has lent and returned a plurality of articles B at the same timing, and is stored in the storage unit 237 as history information of management status information. Specifically, the number of simultaneous use is the number of times that a plurality of articles B (for example, three or more OA devices) are lent out at a time. In other words, it is the number of times that three or more OA devices have been lent by one user M. The simultaneous use of the article B is performed by reading the person tag Tm of the user M and the article tags Tb of the plurality of articles B at the same timing, so that the management status information and the actual inventory are detected by reading the radio tags Tm and Tb. Deviations from the situation tend to occur. In particular, the use of the number of simultaneous uses is useful for a rental return service for small articles B such as books that are often used simultaneously.
　（貸出管理システムの処理の内容）
　本発明の実施形態２の貸出管理サーバ１３０の処理については、図３に示したフローチャートのうち、ステップＳ３０１における棚卸実施条件の設定について、貸出返却回数を設定する代わりに同時利用回数を設定し、設定された同時利用回数を用いてステップＳ３０２における催促条件の判定処理をおこなう以外の処理は図３とほぼ同様であり、ハンディリーダ１２０の処理については図７とほぼ同様であるため説明を省略する。 (Processing of the loan management system)
Regarding the processing of the lending management server 130 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in the setting of the inventory execution condition in step S301 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, instead of setting the number of lending return, the number of simultaneous use is set. The processing other than the determination of the prompting condition in step S302 using the set number of simultaneous uses is almost the same as that in FIG. 3, and the processing of the handy reader 120 is almost the same as that in FIG. .
　図８を用いて、本発明の実施形態２の貸出管理サーバ１３０における催促条件の判定処理（図３に示したステップＳ３０２）について説明する。図８のフローチャートにおいて、まず、制御部２３１は、記憶部２３７に記憶される管理状況情報に基づく履歴情報としての同時利用回数を０に設定（初期化）する（ステップＳ８０１）。 FIG. 8 is used to explain the prompting condition determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) in the lending management server 130 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 8, first, the control unit 231 sets (initializes) the number of simultaneous uses as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 (step S801).
　制御部２３１は、据置型リーダ１１０からネットワークＮＷを介して受信されるタグ識別情報から、物品Ｂの貸出返却があったか否かを判断する（ステップＳ８０２）。ステップＳ８０２において、物品Ｂの貸出返却がない場合（ステップＳ８０２：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ８０７）。 The control unit 231 determines whether or not the article B has been lent back from the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW (step S802). In step S802, when there is no rental return of the article B (step S802: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time ( Step S807).
　ステップＳ８０２において、物品Ｂの貸出返却があった場合（ステップＳ８０２：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、ステップＳ８０２においておこなわれた物品Ｂの貸出返却について所定数量以上の同時利用か否かを判断する（ステップＳ８０３）。同時利用の判断は、たとえば、据置型リーダ１１０から送信されるタグ識別情報ついて、所定数量以上の物タグＴｂのタグ識別情報が含まれているか否かによって判断する。 In step S802, when the rental return of the article B is received (step S802: Yes), the control unit 231 determines whether or not the rental return of the article B performed in step S802 is a simultaneous use of a predetermined quantity or more. (Step S803). The determination of the simultaneous use is made, for example, by determining whether or not tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110 includes tag identification information of the object tag Tb of a predetermined quantity or more.
　ステップＳ８０３において、同時利用でない場合（ステップＳ８０３：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ８０７）。また、ステップＳ８０３において、同時利用である場合（ステップＳ８０３：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、管理状況情報の履歴情報である同時利用回数をインクリメントする（ステップＳ８０４）。 In step S803, if not simultaneously used (step S803: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer (not shown) or the like to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time (step S807). In step S803, when simultaneous use is made (step S803: Yes), the control unit 231 increments the number of simultaneous uses, which is history information of the management status information (step S804).
　制御部２３１は、ステップＳ８０４においてインクリメントされた同時利用回数が設定回数を超えているか否かを判断する（ステップＳ８０５）。ステップＳ８０５において、同時利用回数が設定回数を超えていると判断された場合（ステップＳ８０５：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、棚卸物品情報を取得して（ステップＳ８０６）、一連の催促条件の判定処理を終了し、図３に示したステップＳ３０３へ移行する。 The control unit 231 determines whether or not the number of simultaneous uses incremented in step S804 exceeds the set number (step S805). If it is determined in step S805 that the number of simultaneous uses exceeds the set number (step S805: Yes), the control unit 231 acquires inventory item information (step S806) and determines a series of prompting conditions. The process ends, and the process proceeds to step S303 illustrated in FIG.
　ステップＳ８０５において、同時利用回数が設定回数を超えていない場合（ステップＳ８０５：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ８０７）。 In step S805, when the number of simultaneous uses does not exceed the set number (step S805: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time. Judgment is made (step S807).
　ステップＳ８０７において、定期的な棚卸時期でない場合（ステップＳ８０７：Ｎｏ）は、図３に示したステップＳ３０４へ移行する。また、ステップＳ８０７において、定期的な棚卸時期である場合（ステップＳ８０７：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、定期的な棚卸の対象となる物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を棚卸物品情報（棚卸リスト）として記憶部２３７から取得して（ステップＳ８０６）、一連の催促条件の判定処理を終了し、図３に示したステップＳ３０３へ移行する。 In step S807, if it is not a regular inventory time (step S807: No), the process proceeds to step S304 shown in FIG. In step S807, if it is a regular inventory time (step S807: Yes), the control unit 231 uses the tag identification information of the article B to be periodically invented as inventory item information (inventory list). It acquires from the memory | storage part 237 (step S806), complete | finishes a series of determination processing of the prompt conditions, and transfers to step S303 shown in FIG.
　以上説明したように、本発明の実施形態２の貸出管理システムによれば、物品の同時利用回数が設定回数を超えた場合に、棚卸が必要である旨を報知することで、実際の物品の在庫状況と管理状況情報とが乖離する前に棚卸を催促することができる。本発明の実施形態２の貸出管理システムによれば、棚卸催促指標に同時利用回数を用いることで、在庫状況と管理状況情報との乖離が生じやすい状況を未然に判断することができる。 As described above, according to the lending management system of the second embodiment of the present invention, when the number of simultaneous use of the article exceeds the set number of times, the fact that the inventory is necessary is notified, so Inventory can be urged before inventory status and management status information deviate. According to the lending management system of the second embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine in advance a situation in which a discrepancy between the inventory status and the management status information is likely to occur by using the simultaneous use count as the inventory promotion index.
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　なお、本発明の実施形態２では特に、同時利用回数について、所定数量以上の物品Ｂが同一のタイミングで利用された場合について説明したがこれに限ることはない。すなわち、同時利用回数については、同時に利用する物品Ｂの数量が多いほど在庫状況と管理状況情報とに乖離が生じやすくなる。したがって、同時に利用する物品Ｂの数量に応じて設定回数を変えることとしてもよい。具体的には、上述の例では、同時に利用する数量が１０個の場合も５個の場合も、３個以上であることに変わりはないため同じように扱っていたが、同時利用について、１０個の物品Ｂならば設定回数を３回、５個の物品Ｂならば８回のように、数量に応じて可変としてもよい。このようにすれば、在庫状況と管理状況情報との乖離が生じやすい状況を的確に判断することができる。 (Other variations)
In the second embodiment of the present invention, the case where a predetermined number or more of articles B are used at the same timing has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, with respect to the number of simultaneous uses, the greater the quantity of articles B that are used at the same time, the greater the difference between the inventory status and the management status information. Therefore, the set number of times may be changed according to the quantity of articles B to be used simultaneously. Specifically, in the above-described example, the case where the number of simultaneous use is 10 or 5 is the same because it is the same because it is 3 or more. For example, if the number of articles B is three, the set number of times may be three, and if the number of articles B is eight, it may be variable according to the quantity. In this way, it is possible to accurately determine a situation in which a discrepancy between inventory status and management status information is likely to occur.
　（実施形態３）
　（貸出管理システムの概要）
　本発明の実施形態３は、実施形態１で説明した履歴情報の棚卸催促指標として物品の利用開始や利用終了が正常におこなわれていない場合に、利用開始や利用終了がなされる不整合回数を用いた場合について説明する。なお、本発明の実施形態３の貸出管理システムの概要、機能的構成については、実施形態１に示した図１および図２とほぼ同様であるため説明を省略する。 (Embodiment 3)
(Outline of the loan management system)
In the third embodiment of the present invention, when the use start or use end of an article is not normally performed as the inventory information inventory promotion index described in the first embodiment, the number of inconsistencies that the use start or the end of use is made. The case where it is used will be described. In addition, since the outline | summary and functional structure of the loan management system of Embodiment 3 of this invention are substantially the same as FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shown in Embodiment 1, description is abbreviate | omitted.
　本実施形態３においては、不整合回数は、ユーザＭが物品Ｂの貸出返却をおこなう際に、前回の貸出返却が正常になされていなかった回数であり、管理状況情報の履歴情報として記憶部２３７に記憶される。具体的には、不整合回数は、前回の返却の際、物品Ｂのタグ識別情報が読み取られていないにもかかわらず（管理状況情報では保管室１５０に物品Ｂが不存在）保管室１５０に物品Ｂが存在する場合に、ユーザＭが物品Ｂの貸出をされる場合に生じる。また、前回の貸出の際、物品Ｂのタグ識別情報が読み取られていないにもかかわらず（管理状況情報では保管室１５０に物品Ｂが存在）、ユーザＭが物品Ｂの返却をおこなう場合に生じる。不整合が多く発生している場合は、無線タグＴｍ，Ｔｂの読み漏らしや不正をおこなうユーザＭが多いなどの理由によって管理状況情報と実際の在庫状況とに乖離が生じやすい。 In the third embodiment, the number of inconsistencies is the number of times when the previous loan return was not normally performed when the user M performed the loan return of the article B, and the storage unit 237 as history information of the management status information. Is remembered. Specifically, the number of inconsistencies is the number of inconsistencies in the storage room 150 even though the tag identification information of the article B has not been read at the time of the previous return (the article B does not exist in the storage room 150 in the management status information). Occurs when the user M lends the article B when the article B exists. In addition, it occurs when the user M returns the item B even though the tag identification information of the item B has not been read at the previous lending (the item B exists in the storage room 150 in the management status information). . When many inconsistencies occur, there is a tendency for the management status information and the actual inventory status to be different from each other due to the fact that there are many users M who read the wireless tags Tm and Tb or perform fraud.
　（貸出管理システムの処理の内容）
　本発明の実施形態３の貸出管理サーバ１３０の処理については、図３に示したフローチャートのうち、ステップＳ３０１における棚卸実施条件の設定について、貸出返却回数を設定する代わりに不整合回数を設定し、設定された不整合回数を用いてステップＳ３０２における催促条件の判定処理をおこなう他は図３とほぼ同様であり、ハンディリーダ１２０の処理については図７とほぼ同様であるため説明を省略する。 (Processing of the loan management system)
For the processing of the lending management server 130 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, for the setting of the inventory execution condition in step S301, set the number of inconsistencies instead of setting the number of lending return, Except for performing the prompting condition determination process in step S302 using the set number of mismatches, the process is almost the same as in FIG. 3, and the process of the handy reader 120 is substantially the same as in FIG.
　図９を用いて、本発明の実施形態３の貸出管理サーバ１３０における催促条件の判定処理（図３に示したステップＳ３０２）について説明する。図９のフローチャートにおいて、まず、制御部２３１は、記憶部２３７に記憶される管理状況情報に基づく履歴情報としての不整合回数を０に設定（初期化）する（ステップＳ９０１）。 Referring to FIG. 9, the prompt condition determination process (step S302 shown in FIG. 3) in the lending management server 130 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the flowchart of FIG. 9, first, the control unit 231 sets (initializes) the number of inconsistencies as history information based on the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 (step S901).
　制御部２３１は、据置型リーダ１１０からネットワークＮＷを介して受信されるタグ識別情報から、物品Ｂの貸出返却があったか否かを判断する（ステップＳ９０２）。ステップＳ９０２において、物品Ｂの貸出返却がない場合（ステップＳ９０２：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ９０７）。 The control unit 231 determines whether or not the article B has been lent back from the tag identification information received from the stationary reader 110 via the network NW (step S902). In step S902, when there is no rental return of the article B (step S902: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer (not shown) or the like to determine whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time ( Step S907).
　ステップＳ９０２において、物品Ｂの貸出返却があった場合（ステップＳ９０２：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、ステップＳ９０２において貸出返却がおこなわれた物品Ｂについて、前回の貸出返却が正常だったか否かを判断する（ステップＳ９０３）。前回の貸出返却に関する判断は、たとえば、据置型リーダ１１０から送信されるタグ識別情報について、記憶部２３７に記憶された管理状況情報を参照しておこなう。すなわち、管理状況情報において貸出中（未だ返却されていない）の物品Ｂの貸出がおこなわれる場合や、保管中（返却されているはず）の物品Ｂの返却がおこなわれる場合などに前回の貸出返却が正常でなかったと判断する。 In step S902, when there is a loan return of the article B (step S902: Yes), the control unit 231 determines whether or not the previous loan return was normal for the article B for which the loan return was performed in step S902. Judgment is made (step S903). The determination regarding the previous loan return is made with reference to the management status information stored in the storage unit 237 for the tag identification information transmitted from the stationary reader 110, for example. That is, in the management status information, when the item B that is being lent (not yet returned) is lent or when the item B that is being stored (should have been returned) is returned, the previous loan return Is determined to be abnormal.
　ステップＳ９０３において、前回の貸出返却が正常である場合（ステップＳ９０３：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ９０７）。また、ステップＳ９０３において、前回の貸出返却が前回の貸出返却が正常でない場合（ステップＳ９０３：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、管理状況情報の履歴情報である不整合回数をインクリメントする（ステップＳ９０４）。 In step S903, when the previous lending return is normal (step S903: Yes), the control unit 231 determines whether or not the current date is a regular inventory time by referring to a timer (not shown) or the like. (Step S907). If the previous loan return is not normal in step S903 (step S903: No), the control unit 231 increments the number of mismatches that is history information of the management status information (step S904). .
　制御部２３１は、ステップＳ９０４においてインクリメントされた不整合回数が設定回数を超えているか否かを判断する（ステップＳ９０５）。ステップＳ９０５において、不整合回数が設定回数を超えていると判断された場合（ステップＳ９０５：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、棚卸物品情報を取得して（ステップＳ９０６）、一連の催促条件の判定処理を終了し、図３に示したステップＳ３０３へ移行する。 The control unit 231 determines whether or not the number of inconsistencies incremented in step S904 exceeds the set number (step S905). If it is determined in step S905 that the number of inconsistencies exceeds the set number (step S905: Yes), the control unit 231 acquires inventory item information (step S906) and determines a series of prompting conditions. The process ends, and the process proceeds to step S303 illustrated in FIG.
　ステップＳ９０５において、不整合回数が設定回数を超えていない場合（ステップＳ９０５：Ｎｏ）は、制御部２３１は、図示しないタイマなどを参照することで、現在日時が定期的な棚卸時期か否かを判断する（ステップＳ９０７）。 In step S905, when the number of inconsistencies does not exceed the set number (step S905: No), the control unit 231 refers to a timer or the like (not shown) to determine whether the current date is a regular inventory time. Judgment is made (step S907).
　ステップＳ９０７において、定期的な棚卸時期でない場合（ステップＳ９０７：Ｎｏ）は、図３に示したステップＳ３０４へ移行する。また、ステップＳ９０７において、定期的な棚卸時期である場合（ステップＳ９０７：Ｙｅｓ）は、制御部２３１は、定期的な棚卸の対象となる物品Ｂのタグ識別情報を棚卸物品情報（棚卸リスト）として記憶部２３７から取得して（ステップＳ９０６）、一連の催促条件の判定処理を終了し、図３に示したステップＳ３０３へ移行する。 In step S907, if it is not a regular inventory time (step S907: No), the process proceeds to step S304 shown in FIG. In step S907, when it is a regular inventory time (step S907: Yes), the control unit 231 uses the tag identification information of the article B to be periodically invented as inventory item information (inventory list). It acquires from the memory | storage part 237 (step S906), complete | finishes a series of determination processing of the prompt conditions, and transfers to step S303 shown in FIG.
　以上説明したように、本発明の実施形態３の貸出管理システムによれば、物品の利用に関して不整合回数が設定回数を超えた場合に、棚卸が必要である旨を報知することで、実際の物品の在庫状況と管理状況情報とが乖離する前に棚卸を催促することができる。本発明の実施形態３の貸出管理システムによれば、棚卸催促指標に不整合回数を用いることで、在庫状況と管理状況情報との乖離が生じやすい状況を未然に判断することができる。 As described above, according to the lending management system of the third embodiment of the present invention, when the number of inconsistencies regarding the use of goods exceeds the set number of times, the fact that inventory is necessary is notified, Inventory can be prompted before the inventory status of goods and management status information deviate. According to the lending management system of the third embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to determine in advance a situation in which a discrepancy between the inventory status and the management status information is likely to occur by using the inconsistency count as the inventory promotion index.
　（その他の一部の変形例）
　なお、本発明の実施形態３では特に、不整合回数を棚卸催促指標に用いることとして説明したが、これに限ることはない。具体的には、保管室１５０に入室したにもかかわらず、物品Ｂの貸出返却をおこなったユーザＭの数である未処理利用者数を管理状況情報の履歴情報として記憶部２３７に記憶する。そして、ステップＳ３０１において設定される未処理利用者数のしきい値を棚卸催促指標に用いてもよい。すなわち、管理状況情報では物品Ｂの貸出返却をおこなわなかったとされるユーザＭの数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合に物品Ｂの棚卸を催促する。未処理利用者数を棚卸催促指標として用いることで、物タグＴｂからのタグ識別情報の読み取り漏れによって発生する在庫状況と管理状況情報との乖離にも対処できる。 (Other variations)
In the third embodiment of the present invention, the inconsistency count is used as the inventory prompting index. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the number of unprocessed users, which is the number of users M who lent out and returned the article B, despite entering the storage room 150, is stored in the storage unit 237 as history information of management status information. The threshold value of the number of unprocessed users set in step S301 may be used as an inventory prompting index. In other words, when the number of users M who are deemed not to lend and return the article B in the management status information exceeds a predetermined threshold, the inventory of the article B is prompted. By using the number of unprocessed users as an inventory prompting index, it is possible to cope with a difference between the inventory status and the management status information that occurs due to omission of reading tag identification information from the object tag Tb.
　また、物品Ｂの利用がなかった期間が所定期間を超えた場合に棚卸催促をおこなうこととしてもよい。このような構成によれば、据置型リーダ１１０の不具合などによって在庫状況と管理状況情報との乖離した場合にも対処することができる。 In addition, when the period when the article B is not used exceeds a predetermined period, the inventory promotion may be performed. According to such a configuration, it is possible to deal with a case where the inventory status and the management status information are different due to a failure of the stationary reader 110 or the like.
　また、上述した説明では、実施形態１、実施形態２、実施形態３および一部の変形例について別々の例として説明したが、これに限ることはない。すなわち、それぞれを組み合わせた構成として、棚卸催促指標に複数の指標を用いるなどして、実施形態１、実施形態２、実施形態３および一部の変形例による手法を適宜組み合わせて利用してもよい。 In the above description, the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and some modified examples have been described as separate examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, as a combined configuration, the methods according to the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and some modified examples may be used in appropriate combinations by using a plurality of indicators as inventory promotion indicators. .
　Ｍ　ユーザ
　Ｂ　物品
　ＮＷ　ネットワーク
　Ｔｍ　人タグ
　Ｔｂ　物タグ
　１００　貸出管理システム
　１１０　据置型リーダ
　１２０　ハンディリーダ
　１３０　貸出管理サーバ
　１５０　保管室
　２１１，２２１，２３１，２５１　制御部
　２１２，２２２，２５２　アンテナ
　２１３，２２３　無線タグ通信制御部
　２１４，２２４，２３４　通信Ｉ／Ｆ
　２１５，２２５，２３５　入力部
　２１６，２２６，２３６　表示部
　２１７，２２７，２３７，２５７　記憶部
　　 M User B Item NW Network Tm Person Tag Tb Object Tag 100 Lending Management System 110 Stationary Reader 120 Handy Reader 130 Lending Management Server 150 Storage Room 211, 221, 231, 251 Control Unit 212, 222, 252 Antenna 213, 223 Radio Tag Communication control unit 214, 224, 234 Communication I / F
215, 225, 235 Input unit 216, 226, 236 Display unit 217, 227, 237, 257 Storage unit

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  1. 　管理物品の利用に応じて前記管理物品の識別情報を取得し、データベースに登録された前記管理物品の管理状況情報を更新する物品管理システムであって、
    　前記管理状況情報から、前記管理物品が利用された履歴に関する履歴情報を検出する検出手段と、
    　前記検出手段によって検出された履歴情報に基づいて、所定条件のしきい値によって前記管理物品の棚卸の要否を判断する判断手段と、
    　前記判断手段によって前記棚卸が必要であると判断された場合、前記棚卸を促す報知をおこなう報知手段と、
    　を備えることを特徴とする物品管理システム。     An article management system that acquires identification information of the managed article according to use of the managed article and updates the management status information of the managed article registered in a database,
    Detecting means for detecting history information on a history of use of the managed article from the management status information;
    Determination means for determining whether or not inventory of the managed article is necessary based on a threshold value of a predetermined condition based on history information detected by the detection means;
    Informing means for informing the inventory when the judging means determines that the inventory is necessary;
    An article management system comprising:
  2. 　前記判断手段によって、前記棚卸が必要であると判断された前記管理物品に基づいて、前記管理物品の棚卸をおこなう棚卸リストを生成する生成手段と、
    　前記生成手段によって生成された前記棚卸リストを、前記棚卸をおこなう物品棚卸装置に出力する出力手段と、をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の物品管理システム。     Generating means for generating an inventory list for performing inventory of the managed article based on the managed article determined to be necessary by the determining means;
    The article management system according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit that outputs the inventory list generated by the generation unit to an article inventory device that performs the inventory.
  3. 　前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として単位期間における前記管理物品の利用頻度を検出し、
    　前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記利用頻度が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の物品管理システム。     The detection means detects the usage frequency of the managed article in a unit period as the history information,
    The article management system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the inventory is necessary when the use frequency as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
  4. 　前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として前記管理物品を利用した利用者数を検出し、
    　前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記利用者数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の物品管理システム。     The detection means detects the number of users using the managed article as the history information,
    The article management system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the inventory is necessary when the number of users as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
  5. 　前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として同一のタイミングに所定数量以上の前記管理物品が利用された同時利用回数を検出し、
    　前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記同時利用回数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の物品管理システム。     The detection means detects the number of simultaneous uses in which the management article of a predetermined quantity or more is used at the same timing as the history information,
    2. The article management system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the inventory is necessary when the number of simultaneous uses as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
  6. 　前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として、前記管理状況情報において利用開始処理がされていない場合に利用終了処理がされた回数および／または、利用終了処理がされていない場合に利用開始処理がされた回数を含む不整合回数を検出し、
    　前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記不整合回数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の物品管理システム。     The detection means, as the history information, is the number of times the use end process is performed when the use start process is not performed in the management status information and / or the use start process is performed when the use end process is not performed. Detect the number of inconsistencies including
    2. The article management system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the inventory is necessary when the number of inconsistencies as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
  7. 　前記検出手段は、前記履歴情報として、前記管理物品の利用候補者のうち、前記管理物品の利用開始処理および／または利用終了処理をおこなわなかった未処理人数を検出し、
    　前記判断手段は、前記所定条件としての前記未処理人数が所定のしきい値を超えた場合、前記棚卸が必要であると判断することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の物品管理システム。     The detection means detects, as the history information, an unprocessed number of persons who have not performed use start processing and / or use end processing of the managed article among the use candidates of the managed article.
    2. The article management system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the inventory is necessary when the unprocessed number of persons as the predetermined condition exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
  8. 　前記検出手段は、前記管理物品の収納場所毎における前記履歴情報を検出し、
    　前記判断手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸の要否を判断し、
    　前記生成手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸リストを生成することを特徴とする請求項２～７のいずれか一つに記載の物品管理システム。     The detection means detects the history information for each storage location of the managed article,
    The determining means determines whether the inventory is necessary for each storage location;
    The article management system according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the generation unit generates the inventory list for each storage location.
  9. 　棚卸の対象となる物品の棚卸リストに基づいて、前記物品の棚卸をおこなう物品棚卸装置であって、
    　管理物品の利用に応じて前記管理物品から取得した識別情報に基づいて更新された前記管理物品の管理状況情報を記憶する記憶手段と、
    　前記管理状況情報から、前記管理物品が利用された履歴に関する履歴情報を検出する検出手段と、
    　前記検出手段によって検出された履歴情報に基づいて、所定条件のしきい値によって前記管理物品の棚卸の要否を判断する判断手段と、
    　前記判断手段によって前記棚卸が必要であると判断された場合、前記管理状況情報から前記棚卸の対象となる前記管理物品の前記棚卸リストを生成して、前記棚卸を促す報知をおこなう報知手段と、
    　を備えることを特徴とする物品棚卸装置。     An article inventory device that performs an inventory of the article based on an inventory list of articles to be invented,
    Storage means for storing management status information of the managed article updated based on identification information acquired from the managed article in accordance with use of the managed article;
    Detecting means for detecting history information on a history of use of the managed article from the management status information;
    Determination means for determining whether or not inventory of the managed article is necessary based on a threshold value of a predetermined condition based on history information detected by the detection means;
    Informing means for generating the inventory list of the managed articles to be inventoried from the management status information and informing the inventory when the judging means determines that the inventory is necessary;
    An article inventory device comprising:
  10. 　前記検出手段は、前記管理物品の収納場所毎における前記履歴情報を検出し、
    　前記判断手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸の要否を判断し、
    　前記生成手段は、前記収納場所毎に前記棚卸リストを生成することを特徴とする請求項９に記載の物品棚卸装置。
    　　     The detection means detects the history information for each storage location of the managed article,
    The determining means determines whether the inventory is necessary for each storage location;
    10. The article inventory apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the generation unit generates the inventory list for each storage location.
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