JP2000247415A - Article management system, article management method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article management system capable of avoiding a danger of loss of an article due to erroneous arrangement and storing the article at a predetermined normally put place efficiently. SOLUTION: When a folder ID is supplied from a terminal 21 to a central center 1, a carrying-in/out management server 11 confirms the existence of the corresponding folder to display a cell in a warehouse in which the folder exists, and the contents of data base 13 are rewritten to show that the file is being carried out of the warehouse. When the folder is carried into the warehouse, folder ID of the folder and cell ID of the cell at storage destination of the folder are read and registered in the data base 13, and the contents of the data base 13 are rewritten to show that the file is being carried into the warehouse. When a new folder is registered, a send slip in which two dimensional code indicating registered ID of the new folder is printed is printed and is attached to the new folder, and then a label printed by a printer 15 is bonded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article management system and an article management method, and more particularly to an article management system and an article management method for managing a plurality of articles arranged in a predetermined permanent place.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method for managing documents and the like stored in a warehouse or the like, a warehouse is divided into predetermined sections, and the types of documents to be stored are determined in advance for each section before storing. In many cases, the target document is stored in a section determined by the type of the document.

[0003]

However, in the above-described method, the size of the section cannot be appropriately determined in advance unless the amount of document for each type can be predicted sufficiently accurately. As a result, there is no room to store the document in the compartment storing the same type of document as the document to be stored, while a lot of empty space remains in other compartments, which hinders efficient use of the warehouse. That situation occurs. Further, when the worker visually confirms the section in which the document is stored, a classification error occurs and the document is lost.

[0004] There is a danger that classification errors may occur due to artificial processing in the procedure for specifying a section for storing documents.
The problem is solved by introducing an automatic warehouse that automatically specifies the type of documents and stores the documents. However, the configuration of such an automatic warehouse is complicated, and the mechanism for transporting documents consumes a large amount of electric power and the like. In addition, such an automatic warehouse does not solve the above-described problem that the use efficiency of each section is uneven.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and can avoid the risk of loss due to an incorrect arrangement of articles.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an article management system and an article management method for enabling articles to be efficiently stored in a predetermined permanent place.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an article management system according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises:
An article management system for managing article data indicating an article, and entry / exit data indicating whether or not the article has left a permanent location, wherein the article data, and data including the entry / exit data, A database that is stored in association with the article, an article code indicating the article data indicating the article, attached to the article, and a code reader that reads the article code and acquires the article data represented by the article code; When the entry / exit data stored in the database in association with the article data acquired by the code reader indicates that the article is away from the permanent location, the entry / exit data is stored in the article. Is updated to indicate that the article has not left the permanent location, and the entry / exit data indicates that the article has not left the permanent location. The said input goods issue data, comprises a database access means article is updated to indicate that apart the permanent location, and characterized in that.

According to such an article management system, whether or not the article has left the permanent location is grasped by performing a mechanical reading operation of the article code attached to the article. For this reason, an erroneous arrangement of articles due to manual work is avoided.

The article management system includes a position code attached to a permanent location of the article and representing position data indicating the permanent location, and the code reader reads the location code and indicates the location code. Means for acquiring the position data, the database includes means for storing position data indicating a permanent location of the article in association with the article data indicating the article, and the database access means includes: There may be provided a means for updating the position data stored in the database in association with data to the position data acquired by the code reader.

In this case, the user of the article management system arbitrarily determines the arrangement of the articles and then causes the article management system to register the position by mechanically reading the position code at the position. If so, the purpose of management will be achieved. For this reason, the danger of loss due to misplacement can be avoided, and articles can be efficiently stored in a predetermined permanent location.

[0010] The code reader is arranged to be separable from the database access means, and temporarily stores the article data and the position data acquired by the code reader.
Means for notifying the database access means of the article data and the position data temporarily stored by itself,
If the database access means treats the article data and the position data notified to itself as those obtained by the code reader, even if the permanent location of the article is in a remote place, Management is performed efficiently.

The article management system may include, for example, input means for externally acquiring the article data indicating the article, and an article code representing the article data in response to the input means acquiring the article data. Label creating means for creating a label for the article being displayed, wherein the database access means stores the article data in the database in response to the input means acquiring the article data. By providing the means, a new article is registered.

In response to the input means acquiring the article data, the database access means generates registration data indicating that the article data has been received and identifying the article indicated by the article data. Means for supplying registration data to the input means, and means for storing the article data supplied by the input means in the database in response to the code reader acquiring the registration data, The input means includes a sending slip creating means for creating an article sending slip displaying a registration code representing the registration data supplied to the input means, and the code reader includes:
There may be provided a means for reading the registration code displayed on the article delivery slip and acquiring the registration data represented by the registration code. Thus, for example, even when the input means and the database access means are located apart from each other, the article delivery slip is attached to the article and then conveyed to the location of the database access means so that the article before registration is confused. Etc. are prevented.

[0013] The article management system includes a search term input means for acquiring a search term from the outside, and the database access means responds to the search term input means acquiring the search term. If it is provided with means for searching and outputting the article data associated with the data including the above, even if the article data or the like indicating the article to be taken out cannot be specified, the article should be taken out The article is determined.

An element label attached to a component constituting the article and displaying an element code representing element data indicating the component is provided, and the database includes:
The element data, and the component indicated by the element data, element-by-element storage and retrieval data indicating whether or not to leave the permanent location of the article configured by the component, the article data indicating the article Means for storing in association with each other, wherein the code reader includes means for reading the element code and acquiring the element data represented by the element code, and wherein the database access means comprises the element acquired by the code reader. When the element-based entry / exit data stored in the database in association with data indicates that the element is away from the permanent location, the element-based entry / exit data is stored in the permanent location. Is updated to indicate that the element has not left, and when the element-specific entry / exit data indicates that the element has not left the permanent location, the element-specific entry / exit data is not updated. The motor, the element if intended to comprise means for updating to indicate that apart the permanent location, the components of the article are further hierarchically managed.

An article management method according to a second aspect of the present invention is an article management method for managing article data indicating an article and entry / exit data indicating whether the article has left a permanent location. A data storage step of storing the article data and the data including the entry / exit data in association with each other, and reading an article code attached to the article and representing the article data indicating the article. A code reading step of acquiring the article data represented by the article code, and the entry / exit data stored in the data storage step in association with the article data acquired by the code reading step, wherein the article is When indicating that the article has left the permanent location, the entry / exit data is updated to indicate that the article has not left the permanent location, and the entry / exit data is updated. When the warehouse data indicates that the article has not left the permanent location, a data access step of updating the entry / exit data to indicate that the article has left the permanent location. It is characterized by the following.

According to such an article management method, whether or not the article has left the permanent place is grasped by performing a mechanical reading operation of the article code attached to the article. For this reason, an erroneous arrangement of articles due to manual work is avoided.

A computer-readable recording medium according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a code reader that reads an article code representing article data indicating an article and acquires the article data represented by the article code. Computer, the article data, and a database that stores data including entry / exit data indicating whether or not the article indicated by the article data has left the permanent location, and a database storing the data in association with each other, and When the entry / exit data stored in the database in association with the article data indicates that the article is away from the permanent location, the entry / exit data is displayed when the article is away from the permanent location. The entry / exit data is updated to indicate that the article has not left the permanent location. Data and article are characterized by recording the program for operating the database access unit, to be updated to indicate that apart the permanent location.

According to the computer that executes the program recorded on such a recording medium and the code reader, it is possible to determine whether or not the article has left the permanent place by using the mechanical information of the article code attached to the article. This is performed by performing a reading operation. For this reason, an erroneous arrangement of articles due to manual work is avoided.

[0019]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article management system and an article management method according to an embodiment of the present invention; The following describes an example of a folder management system for managing a folder.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a physical configuration of the folder management system. As shown in the figure, the folder management system includes a centralized center 1, a sales office system 2, and a handy terminal 3.

The centralized center 1 has a warehouse management server 11
, A web server 12, a database 13, an entry / exit management client 14, a printer 15, and a communication control unit 16.

[0022] Entry and exit management server 11, Web server 1
2, database 13, warehouse management client 14,
The communication control unit 16 and the printer 15 are connected to each other, and the communication control unit 16 is connected to a communication control unit 23 of the sales office system 2 described below via the network NW. The entry / exit management server 11 is detachably connected to the handy terminal 3 via a signal line such as a serial line.

The entry / exit management server 11 has a CPU (Centra
l) a control unit that includes a processing unit, etc., and executes processing to be described later; and a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk device, and the like. A storage unit.

The entry / exit management server 11 obtains data to be described later from the entry / exit management client 14 or the handy terminal 3 connected to the server, and supplies the address to the server by the sales office system 2 in accordance with the processing described later. Data to be described later is acquired via the network NW, the communication control unit 16 and the web server 12 sequentially. Then, the acquired data is stored in the database 13 according to a process described later. The entry / exit management server 11
Supplies the below-described data addressed to the branch office system 2 to the branch office system 2 via the web server 12, the communication control unit 16, and the network NW in order according to the processing described below.

The sales office system 2 is a warehouse management server 11
Specifically, for example, an identification code for identifying the branch office system 2 as the header indicating the source and destination of the information in the information to be supplied to the entry / exit management server 11, And an identification code for identifying the entry / exit management server 11. Similarly, the data supplied from the entry / exit management server 11 to the branch office system 2 specifically indicates, for example, information to be supplied to the branch office system 2 and a source and a destination of the information. The header includes an identification code for identifying the entry / exit management server 11 and an identification code for identifying the branch office system 2.

The web server 12 has a WWW (World Wide)
Web) It consists of a server. The web server 12
It acquires data addressed to the entry / exit management server 11 from the communication control unit 16 and supplies the data to the entry / exit management server 11. Further, the web server 12 acquires data addressed to the branch office system 2 from the entry / exit management server 11, and transmits the data to the communication control unit 16 and the network NW.
To the sales office system 2 via the

The database 13 stores the entry / exit management server 1
In accordance with an instruction from the entry / exit management server 11, it stores data to be described later supplied from the entry / exit management server 11, and supplies data stored by itself to the entry / exit management server 11. However, the database 13
The storage unit of the entry / exit management server 11 may be physically the same as the storage unit.

The data stored in the database 13 specifically includes [1] a folder ID (IDentifier) for identifying a folder stored in the warehouse.
Further, in a state where each folder ID is associated with the folder ID,
[2] A registration ID indicating a serial number assigned to a folder indicated by the folder ID by a process described later, and [3] A cell indicating a partition (hereinafter referred to as a cell) in a warehouse in which the folder indicated by the folder ID is stored. ID, [4] folder status data indicating whether or not the folder indicated by the folder ID is taken out, and [5] ancillary data including a summary of the contents of the folder indicated by the folder ID and other arbitrary information. Contains.

Of the folder status data, specifically, the folder identified by the folder ID associated with the folder status data is currently in any of the following statuses [a] to [c]. That is, [a] whether the warehouse has entered the warehouse, or [b] has exited the warehouse and has not received a warehouse request.
Or, [c] the warehouse is out of the warehouse and the branch office system 2
Is included in a state of receiving a request for storage from the customer (that is, a state of waiting for storage).

The entry / exit management client 14 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a RAM and a hard disk device, an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse, and a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube). And a hand scanner. The control unit of the entry / exit management client 14 is connected to the entry / exit management server 11.

The control unit of the entry / exit management client 14
When an operator or the like operates the input unit of the entry / exit management client 14, the entry / exit management client 14 is operated in accordance with the operation.
ID and registration I supplied from the hand scanner
D is stored in the storage unit of the entry / exit management client 14. The control unit of the entry / exit management client 14 stores the folder ID and the registration ID stored in the storage unit of the entry / exit management client 14 into the entry / exit management client 14.
Is supplied to the display unit, the entry / exit management server 11, and the printer 15. The display unit of the entry / exit management client 14 displays an image representing the data supplied to itself on its own display screen.

The hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14 converts a two-dimensional code described below, which represents a folder ID or a registration ID, printed on paper such as a label described later, into the two-dimensional code along a predetermined scanning direction. It scans, acquires the folder ID and the registration ID represented by the two-dimensional code, and supplies them to the control unit of the entry / exit management client 14. The control unit of the entry / exit management client 14 converts the folder ID or registration ID stored in the storage unit of the entry / exit management client 14 into a two-dimensional code, and sends the two-dimensional code obtained by the conversion to the printer 15. Supply. Printer 15
Is the entry / exit management server 11 or the entry / exit management client 1
4 is printed on paper such as a label.

The two-dimensional code includes a folder ID and a registration ID.
And a figure representing a cell ID, which is scanned by a hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14 or a scanner of the handy terminal 3 to be described later.
And the cell ID are read. Warehouse management client 1
4 and the scanner of the handy terminal 3 scan the two-dimensional code in a plurality of scanning directions (for example,
When scanning along any of two scanning directions perpendicular to each other, a folder ID, a registration ID, and a cell ID represented by the two-dimensional code are acquired.

The two-dimensional code is printed, for example, in a form substantially invisible to humans (stealth printing) in order to prevent the difficulty of reading characters and the like by printing the two-dimensional code. May be done. Specifically, for example, printing is performed using ink that transmits visible light of substantially all wavelengths (ie, is substantially transparent) while blocking ultraviolet light, or printing using ink that emits magnetism. It should be done.

The communication control section 16 is composed of a terminal adapter, a modem, and the like, and converts data supplied from the web server 12 into a data format that can be transmitted to the sales office system 2 via the network NW. , To the web server 12 by sending it to the network NW.
Through the supply of data to the sales office system 2. Further, the communication control unit 16 transmits data supplied from the branch system 2 via the network NW to the web server 1.
By converting the data into a data format that can be obtained by the web server 2 and supplying it to the web server 12, the supply of data from the sales office system 2 to the web server 12 is mediated.

The sales office system 2 includes a terminal 21, a printer 22, and a communication control unit 23. The terminal 21 is connected to the printer 22 and the communication control unit 23. The communication control unit 23 is connected to the communication control unit 16 of the centralized center 1 via the network NW.

The terminal 21 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a RAM and a hard disk device, an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse, and a display unit including a CRT. Have. Terminal 21
Is connected to the printer 22 and the communication control unit 23.

When an operator or the like operates the input unit of the terminal 21, the control unit of the terminal 21 follows the operation, and the folder ID and the attached data supplied thereto by the operation of the operator or the like, the communication control unit 23 and The terminal 21 acquires the registration ID supplied from the centralized center 1 via the network NW, and
In the storage unit.

The control unit of the terminal 21 supplies the folder ID and the registration ID stored in the storage unit of the terminal 21 to the display unit of the terminal 21 and the printer 22. Further, the control unit of the terminal 21 converts the folder ID and the registration ID stored in the storage unit of the terminal 21 into a two-dimensional code, and supplies the two-dimensional code obtained by the conversion to the printer 22.
The display unit of the terminal 21 displays an image representing the data supplied to the terminal 21 on its own display screen.

The printer 22 is substantially the same as the printer 15 of the centralized center 1, for example, and prints the registration ID and the two-dimensional code supplied from the terminal 21 on paper.

The communication control unit 23 is, for example, the centralized center 1
Is substantially the same as the communication control unit 16 of FIG. The communication control unit 23 converts the data supplied from the terminal 21 into a data format that can be transmitted to the centralized center 1 via the network NW and sends the data to the network NW, thereby transmitting data from the terminal 21 to the centralized center 1. Mediate the supply of The communication control unit 23 converts the data supplied from the centralized center 1 via the network NW into a data format that can be acquired by the terminal 21 and supplies the data to the terminal 21. Terminal 21
Mediates the supply of data to

The handy terminal 3 includes a control unit including a CPU and the like, and a RAM and a ROM (Read Only Memory).
y) and the like, an input unit such as a touch pad, and a scanner. The control unit of the handy terminal 3 is detachably connected to the entry / exit management server 11 via a serial line or the like.

When the operator operates the input unit of the handy terminal 3, the control unit of the handy terminal 3 changes the folder ID and the cell ID supplied from the scanner of the handy terminal 3 according to the operation.
In the storage unit. Further, the control unit of the handy terminal 3 transfers the folder ID and the cell ID stored in the storage unit of the handy terminal 3 to the entry / exit management server 11 connected thereto.

The scanner of the handy terminal 3 scans a two-dimensional code representing a folder ID or a cell ID with the two-dimensional code in a predetermined scanning direction, and obtains a folder ID or a cell ID represented by the two-dimensional code. Then, it is supplied to the control unit of the handy terminal 3.

A label on which a two-dimensional code indicating a cell ID indicating the cell is printed is attached in advance to an arbitrary position of each cell in the warehouse. A plurality of labels may be attached to each cell. However, the two-dimensional code printed on each of the plurality of labels attached to the same cell represents the same cell ID.

(Operation) Next, the operation of the folder management system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a registration request process. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the registration reception process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the storage process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the process of leaving a warehouse. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the re-entry processing. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of inventory in the warehouse.

(Registration Request Processing) When a new folder to be stored in the warehouse is registered, this folder management system sequentially executes a registration request processing shown in FIG. 2 and a registration reception processing shown in FIG. When the process of FIG. 2 is started, the terminal 21 of the branch office system 2 first waits for the user to operate his / her own input unit and supply a folder ID indicating the folder for which registration is requested and the accompanying data. I do. Then, when the user supplies the folder ID and the attached data, the folder ID and the attached data are acquired (FIG. 2, step S101).

Then, the terminal 21 obtains the folder I
The communication control unit 23 and the network N
It transmits to the web server 12 of the centralized center 1 via W and the communication control unit 16 of the centralized center 1 sequentially. Upon receiving the folder ID and the attached data, the web server 12
These folder IDs and attached data are supplied to the entry / exit management server 11 of the centralized center 1 (step S10).
2).

The entry / exit management server 11 to which the folder ID and the attached data have been supplied, determines whether or not to automatically assign the registration ID to the supplied folder ID and attached data.
The manager of the centralized center 1 determines in advance based on the information stored in the external storage unit of the entry / exit management server 11 (step S103). Then, when deciding to assign, the entry / exit management server 11 registers the registration ID assigned by itself in the past.
And a new registration ID different from the
Is determined to be associated with the folder ID and the attached data acquired in step S102 (step S10).
4) The process moves to step S105. If it is determined that no assignment is made, the process immediately proceeds to step S105 without performing the process of step S104.

In step S105, the entry / exit management server 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a database 1 in which the folder ID, attached data, and registration ID acquired in step S102 are associated with each other.
3, the folder indicated by the folder ID is registered. However, if the processing in step S104 has not been performed, the manager or the like of the centralized center 1 operates the entry / exit management client 14 and waits to supply the registration ID to itself. Are stored in the database 13 in association with each other.

Next, the entry / exit management server 11 stores the registered ID associated with the folder ID and the attached data in step S104 or S105 via the web server 12, the communication control unit 16, and the network NW. The information is supplied to the communication control unit 23 of the store system 2 (step S106).

The terminal 21 of the office system 2 acquires the registration ID supplied to the communication control unit 23 from the communication control unit 23, and converts the registration ID into a two-dimensional code (step S).
107), the obtained two-dimensional code, and step S101
Is supplied to the printer 22 with the folder ID and the attached data acquired in step (1). When the printer 22 is supplied with the folder ID, the attached data, and the two-dimensional code from the terminal 21,
The supplied folder ID, attached data and two-dimensional code are printed on paper (step S108), and the printed paper is discharged.

Steps S101 to S108 described above
By the processing described above, the request for registration of a folder newly stored in the warehouse is accepted by the centralized center 1. The paper discharged in step S108 is attached to the folder indicated by the folder ID printed on the paper as a sending slip, and the folder and the sending slip are sent to, for example, the location of the entry / exit management client 14 of the centralized center 1. You.

In the processing of FIG. 2 described above,
The operator of the terminal 21 does not necessarily need to supply the attached data. When the attached data is not supplied to the terminal 21,
The database 13 may store the folder ID and the registration ID in association with each other.

(Process of Registration Acceptance) When a folder and a delivery slip arrive at the location of the entry / exit management client 14 of the centralized center 1, the operator of the entry / exit management client 14 operates the hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14. Operate the hand scanner to read the two-dimensional code printed on the sending slip.

The hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14 reads the two-dimensional code (FIG. 3, step S2).
01), convert the read two-dimensional code into a registration ID, and supply it to the control unit of the entry / exit management client 14.
The control unit of the entry / exit management client 14 supplies the registration ID supplied thereto to the entry / exit management server 11. When the entry / exit management client 14 supplies the registration ID to the entry / exit management server 11, the operator operates himself / herself and, as described later, notifies that the label has been attached, or there is no folder to which the label should be attached. It waits for the notification to that effect.

When there are a plurality of sending slips, the entry / exit management client 14 sequentially reads each two-dimensional code printed on the plurality of sending slips with its own hand scanner to acquire a plurality of registration IDs. Good. Then, the plurality of acquired registration IDs may be collectively supplied to the entry / exit management server 11 according to the instruction of the operator of the entry / exit management client 14.

The entry / exit management server 11 searches the database 13 using the registration ID supplied thereto as a key (step S202), and determines whether or not there is a folder ID to which the registration ID is added (step S202). S20
3). If it is determined that there is no folder ID, the entry / exit management server 11 shifts the processing to step S209, and if it determines that there is, the processing shifts to step S204.

At step S204, the entry / exit management server 1
1 converts the folder ID found as a result of the search in step S202 into a two-dimensional code, and supplies the two-dimensional code obtained by the conversion to the printer 15. Printer 15
When the two-dimensional code is supplied from the entry / exit management server 11, the supplied two-dimensional code is printed on a label (step S205), and the label on which the two-dimensional code is printed is discharged.

When a plurality of registration IDs are supplied from the entry / exit management client 14 to the entry / exit management server 11, and as a result a plurality of folder IDs are retrieved in step S202, the centralized center 1 is retrieved. The processes in steps S204 and S205 are repeated by the number of folder IDs.

The label on which the two-dimensional code is printed is affixed to the folder indicated by the two-dimensional code printed on the label, for example, by the manager of the centralized center 1. When the label application is completed, the person or the like who has applied the label operates the entry / exit management client 14 to notify the completion of the label application. However, if there is no folder to which the label on which the printer 15 prints the two-dimensional code is to be attached, a person or the like who wants to attach the label operates the entry / exit management client 14 and finds that the folder to which the label is to be attached is invalid. Notify that it was present.

When the entry / exit management client 14 is notified of the completion of labeling or the notification that the folder to which the label is to be absent is supplied (step S20).
6) Transfer the supplied notification to the entry / exit management server 11. The entry / exit management server 11 determines whether or not all the folders actually exist by determining whether the notification transferred from the entry / exit management client 14 indicates the absence of a folder to which a label is to be attached. It is determined (step S207).

When it is determined that all the folders exist,
The entry / exit management server 11 stores the folder status data indicating that the folder is waiting for entry into the storage at step S20.
The information is stored in the database 13 in association with the folder ID found in step 2 (step S208), and the process ends.
On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a folder that does not exist, the entry / exit management server 11 generates error information indicating that the folder cannot be received and supplies the error information to the terminal 21 of the sales office system 2. The process is performed (step S209), and the process ends.

Steps S201 to S209 explained above
By the above processing, a new folder to be stored in the warehouse is registered. The folder to which the label has been attached is stored in a warehouse through a storage process described later.

(Receiving Process) When a folder to which a label printed with a two-dimensional code is attached in the registration receiving process is newly stored in the warehouse, the folder management system performs the receiving process shown in FIG. I do.

Before the folder with the label attached is stored in an arbitrary cell of the warehouse, an operator or the like who stores the folder in the cell operates the handy terminal 3 to store the folder. The scanner of the handy terminal 3 reads the two-dimensional code printed on the label affixed to the cell. When the scanner of the handy terminal 3 reads the two-dimensional code, it converts the read two-dimensional code into a cell ID and supplies the cell ID to the control unit of the handy terminal 3, and the control unit of the handy terminal 3 uses the cell supplied to itself. The ID is stored in the storage unit of the handy terminal 3 (FIG. 4, step S30).
1).

Next, the operator or the like operates the handy terminal 3 to print on the label attached to the folder stored in the cell where the label obtained by reading the two-dimensional code in step S301 is attached. The scanner of the handy terminal 3 reads the existing two-dimensional code.
When the scanner of the handy terminal 3 reads the label attached to the folder, the operator or the like stores the folder in the cell to which the label obtained by reading the two-dimensional code in step S301 is attached.

The scanner of the handy terminal 3 converts the read two-dimensional code into a folder ID and supplies it to the control unit of the handy terminal 3.
The control unit stores the folder ID supplied to itself in the storage unit of the handy terminal 3 in association with the cell ID stored in step S301 (step S30).
2).

When there are a plurality of folders to be stored in the warehouse, the above-described step S30 is performed for each folder.
1 and S302 are repeated. When the execution of the processes in steps S301 and S302 is completed for all the folders to be stored in the warehouse, the operator of the handy terminal 3 connects the control unit of the handy terminal 3 and the entry / exit management server 11 to, for example, a serial line. Connect through. And the control unit of the handy terminal 3
According to the operation of the operator of the handy terminal 3, the folder ID and the cell ID stored in its own storage unit are
The correspondence is transferred to the entry / exit management server 11 while maintaining the correspondence (step S303).

The entry / exit management server 11 to which the folder ID and the cell ID have been transferred retrieves a folder ID that is substantially the same as the transferred folder ID from the database 13 and transfers it in association with the retrieved folder ID. The stored cell ID is stored in the database 13 in association with the folder ID. Then, the folder status data associated with the folder ID is updated to indicate that the folder is being stored (step S304).
When there are a plurality of folder IDs transferred from the handy terminal 3 to the entry / exit management server 11, each folder I
For D, the entry / exit management server 11 repeats the process of step S304 described above.

Steps S301 to S304 described above
The cell ID indicating the cell in which the folder newly stored in the warehouse is stored is stored in the database in association with the folder ID indicating the folder, thereby indicating that the folder has been stored in the warehouse. Is registered.

(Exiting Process) The centralized center 1 is used to identify the cell in which the received folder is stored, and to register in the database 13 that the folder has been exited when the folder is exited. Performs the retrieval processing shown in FIG. 5 according to the operation of the operator of the terminal 21 of the branch office system 2.

When the delivery process is started, first, the terminal 21
Waits for the user to operate his own input unit and supply a key representing an arbitrary search condition for searching for the cell ID of the cell storing the folder to be retrieved (FIG. 5). , Step S501), when the user supplies a key, the key is acquired. The key may be, for example, a character string or the like that should be included in data associated with a folder ID indicating a target folder to be dispatched,
It may be all or part of the folder ID itself.

Then, the terminal 21 accesses the database 13 of the centralized center 1 via the communication control unit 23, the network NW and the communication control unit 16 of the centralized center 1, the web server 12, and the entry / exit management server 11 sequentially.
Then, the database 13 is searched for a folder ID that matches the condition indicated by the key acquired by the user (step S502).

The terminal 21 stores a folder ID matching the condition indicated by the key (for example, a folder ID including a character string represented by a key, or a folder ID associated with data including a character string represented by a key). It is determined whether or not the data is stored in the database 13 (step S503). If it is determined that the data is not stored, the process proceeds to step S501.
Return to If it is determined that the folder ID has been stored, the terminal 21 determines the folder ID retrieved as a result of the search in step S502.
Is supplied to the entry / exit management server 11 to notify the user of the request for exiting the folder indicated by the folder ID.

When the entry / exit management server 11 receives the notification of the folder ID and the exit request from the terminal 21, it reads the cell ID associated with the folder ID from the database 13 and indicates the cell ID. An image representing the position of the cell and the folder ID supplied thereto is displayed on the display unit of the user (step S504). The operator or the like who has visually recognized the displayed image unloads the folder to which the folder ID indicated by the image is assigned from the cell indicated by the displayed image (step S505).

Next, the operator of the entry / exit management client 14 operates the hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14, and the two-dimensional printed on the label attached to the folder carried out in step S505. Read the code.

The hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14 reads the two-dimensional code (step S50).
6) Convert the read two-dimensional code into a folder ID and transfer it to the entry / exit management server 11. The entry / exit management server 11 sends a folder ID from the entry / exit management client 14.
Is supplied, the database 13 is accessed, and the folder status data associated with the folder ID supplied to itself is updated so as to indicate that the storage is being taken out (step S507). Thus, the fact that the folder indicated by the folder ID has been issued is registered.

On the other hand, the entry / exit management client 14 also supplies the folder ID obtained by converting the two-dimensional code read in step S506 to the printer 15. The printer 15 prints the folder ID supplied thereto on paper (step S508), and discharges the printed paper. The discharged paper is attached to the delivered folder, and forms a sending slip sent from the centralized center 1 to the branch office system 2 together with the folder.

Steps S501 to S508 explained above
With this process, the storage location of the folder to be retrieved is specified, and the fact that the folder has been retrieved is registered.
The folder and the sending slip are sent, for example, to the location of the branch office system 2.

(Re-entry Processing) When a folder once exited is re-entered, the folder management system responds to an instruction from an operator operating the terminal 21 of the sales office system 2 to re-enter the folder shown in FIG. Execute the processing of

When the process of re-entry is started, the terminal 21 of the branch office system 2 waits for the operator to operate himself / herself and supply the folder ID of the folder to be entered.
When the operator supplies the folder ID, the folder ID
To get.

Then, terminal 21 obtains folder I
D and a notification requesting the storage of the folder indicated by the folder ID, via the communication control unit 23, the network NW, the communication control unit 16 of the centralized center 1, and the web server 12, in that order. 11

Upon receiving the notification of the folder ID and the request for entry from the terminal 21, the entry / exit management server 11 accesses the database 13 and stores the folder status data associated with the folder ID in the entry waiting state. Is updated to a state representing.

On the other hand, the terminal 21 of the sales office system 2 that has obtained the folder ID of the folder to be stored converts the obtained folder ID into a two-dimensional code, and obtains the obtained two-dimensional code and the obtained folder ID. To the printer 22
To supply. The printer 22 receives the folder I from the terminal 21.
When D and the two-dimensional code are supplied, the supplied folder ID and two-dimensional code are printed on paper, and the printed paper is discharged. The discharged paper forms a receipt request form. The folder to be warehousing is attached with a warehousing request, for example, the warehousing management client 1 of the centralized center 1
4 will be sent to the location.

When a folder and a warehouse request arrive at the location of the warehouse management client 14, the operator of the warehouse management client 14 prompts the warehouse management client 14
To cause the hand scanner to read the two-dimensional code printed on the warehousing request form.

The hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14 reads the two-dimensional code (FIG. 6, step S6).
01), convert the read two-dimensional code into a folder ID, and supply it to the control unit of the entry / exit management client 14. The control unit of the entry / exit management client 14 supplies the folder ID supplied thereto to the entry / exit management server 11.

The entry / exit management server 11 to which the folder ID has been transferred retrieves a folder ID substantially the same as the transferred folder ID from the database 13 (step S).
602), it is determined whether or not the folder status data associated with the found folder ID indicates that the folder is being delivered (step S603).

If it is determined that the storage is not being taken out, the entry / exit management server 11 generates error information indicating that re-entry of the folder cannot be received, and outputs the error information to the terminal 21 of the sales office system 2. (Step S606)
The process ends.

On the other hand, if the entry / exit management server 11 determines that it indicates that the retrieval is being performed, the entry / exit management server 11 executes step S603.
Is updated so as to indicate that the folder is waiting for storage (step S60).
4). When the processing in step S604 ends, the folder management system executes the above-described warehousing processing (that is, the processing in steps S301 to S304) (step S605), and ends the processing.

Steps S601 to S606 described above
By the above processing, the fact that the folder that has been taken out of the warehouse is returned to the warehouse is registered.

(Inventory Processing) When performing a general inspection of a folder stored in a warehouse, the folder management system performs an inventory processing shown in FIG.

When the inventory processing is started, first, the operator of the handy terminal 3 operates the handy terminal 3 to execute the processing of steps S701 and S702 described later for each folder stored in the warehouse. Let it. That is, for each folder stored in the warehouse, the operator or the like inputs the cell ID represented by the two-dimensional code printed on the label attached to the cell storing the folder to the handy terminal 3. Then, the folder ID represented by the two-dimensional code printed on the label attached to the folder is stored in the handy terminal 3.

The handy terminal 3 performs substantially the same processing as that in step S301 in the above-described warehousing processing in accordance with the operation of the operator or the like, and stores the cell ID represented by the two-dimensional code read by itself (step S301). S701),
Next, by performing substantially the same processing as in step S302 described above, the folder ID represented by the two-dimensional code read by itself is stored (step S702).

When the processes of steps S701 and S702 are completed, the operator of the handy terminal 3 connects the control unit of the handy terminal 3 and the entry / exit management server 11 in the same manner as in the above-described procedure of the entry process. Then, the folder ID and the cell ID stored in the handy terminal 3 are transferred to the entry / exit management server 11 while maintaining a correspondence relationship with each other (step S703).

The entry / exit management server 11 to which the folder ID and the cell ID have been transferred retrieves from the database 13 a folder ID substantially identical to the transferred folder ID (step S704).

Next, the entry / exit management server 11 determines whether or not the data stored in the database 13 satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2):
(1) The folder status data associated with the retrieved folder ID indicates that the folder is being stored, and (2) the folder status data is stored in the database 13 in association with the retrieved folder ID. It is determined whether or not the cell ID being transferred is substantially the same as the cell ID transferred from the handy terminal 3 in association with the folder ID (step S705).

If it is determined that they match, the entry / exit management server 11 writes data indicating that the folder has been completely inspected into the database 13 (step S70).
6), end the process.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the data does not match, the entry / exit management server 11 determines that the data stored in the database 13 does not match the folder stored in the warehouse, and that the data does not match the condition. Then, the folder ID associated with the assigned data is associated with each other and written into the database 13 (step S70).
7). Then, the entry / exit management server 11 supplies the printer 15 with the folder ID associated with the data determined not to match the condition. The printer 15 prints the folder ID supplied thereto on paper (Step S).
708).

Steps S701 to S708 explained above
Is performed, the folder stored in the warehouse is inspected and stored in a folder that has not been registered even though the warehouse is being stored, or stored in a cell different from the cell indicated by the data registered in the database 13. Folder is specified.

The configuration of the folder management system is not limited to the above. For example, the two-dimensional code does not need to be printed on a label, and may be attached to a cell or a folder by any method. For example, the cell ID indicating the cell or the folder ID indicating the folder may be directly printed on the cell or the folder, or the tag printed with the cell ID or the folder ID may be replaced with the cell indicated by the cell ID or the folder ID. May be attached to the folder indicated by.

What is attached to a cell or a folder as a representation of a cell ID or a folder ID need not be a two-dimensional code, but may be a bar code, for example.
When a barcode is attached to a cell or a folder to represent a cell ID or a folder ID, the entry / exit management client 14 of the centralized center 1 converts the folder ID into a barcode, and the printer 15 sends the entry / exit management client 14
Prints a barcode generated by converting the folder ID. The entry / exit management client 14 may include a bar code reader instead of the hand scanner.
Also, a bar code reader may be provided instead of the scanner.

Also, an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is added to a cell or a folder to represent a cell ID or a folder ID.
ader), a character that can be recognized as a character may be attached. In this case, for example, the hand scanner of the entry / exit management client 14 and the scanner of the handy terminal 3 supply the image data representing the image read by each to the respective control units of the entry / exit management client 14 and the handy terminal 3. I do. Then, the respective control units of the entry / exit management client 14 and the handy terminal 3 execute a program for performing character recognition on the supplied image data to acquire a cell ID and a folder ID.

The data stored in the database 13 is not limited to the above. Specifically, the database 13 stores the date and time when the folder was registered and the history information indicating the date and time of entry and exit of the folder in association with the folder ID indicating the folder, and the administrator of the centralized center 1 stores this information. The history information is read from the database 13,
The usage status of the centralized center 1 may be grasped. In this case, the history information is stored immediately after the above-described registration reception processing, entry processing, and exit processing are completed.
The entry / exit management server 11 may acquire the current time from a timer or the like (not shown), generate the history information indicating the acquired current time, and write it to the database 13.

Further, the database 13 stores user information indicating a person who requests registration of a folder or a person who requests entry or exit of a folder in association with a folder ID indicating the folder. The administrator may read out the user information from the database 13 so that the person indicated by the user information can be specified. In this case, the user information is stored in the terminal 21 of the office system 2.
Is acquired according to the operation of the operator,
The information may be supplied to the entry / exit management server 11 of the centralized center 1 together with an instruction for an entry request and an instruction for an exit request.

Further, instead of a two-dimensional code indicating a folder ID indicating the folder, a two-dimensional code indicating a registration ID indicating the folder may be printed on a label or the like attached to the folder. . In this case, the folder management system may treat the registration ID as a folder ID and perform the above-described warehousing process, warehousing process, re-incoming process, and inventory process.

The database 13 stores a document ID indicating each document included in the folder in association with the folder ID indicating the folder, and stores the document ID in the document ID.
Document status data indicating whether or not the document indicated by the document ID is taken out may be stored in association with the document ID.

In this case, the document ID is stored in the terminal 21 of the branch office system 2 according to the operation of the operator.
And supply it to the entry / exit management server 11 of the centralized center 1 together with a registration request instruction. Further, the document state data is, specifically, the document identified by the document ID associated with the document state data, is currently in the warehouse [a2] or is out of the warehouse [b2]. And [c2] has been taken out of the warehouse and has been requested to enter the warehouse from the sales office system 2 to indicate that it has not been received. I just need.

When the database 13 stores the document ID and the document status data, each document included in the folder may be provided with a two-dimensional code or the like representing the document ID indicating the document. When a two-dimensional code or the like representing a document ID indicating the document is attached to each document included in the folder, the folder management system uses the document I of the individual document attached with the two-dimensional code.
By managing D substantially the same as the folder ID and performing the above-described processing, management may be performed for each document.

The number of the branch office systems 2 is not limited to one, but may be plural. In this case, the centralized center 1
The data supply source may be identified by determining which branch system 2 indicates the identification code included in the information transmitted by each branch system 2 to the centralized center 1. . Then, based on the result of identifying the data supply source, the destination of the delivered folder or the delivery slip may be determined.

The centralized center 1 and the sales office system 2 do not need to be arranged in separate stores or the like, but may be installed in the same building, for example. Further, the centralized center 1 and the sales office system 2 need not be connected via the network NW, but may be connected via a dedicated communication line.

The centralized center 1 and the branch system 2 need not be connected to each other. In this case, for example, both the centralized center 1 and the branch system 2 are MO
(Magneto-Optical) Centralized center 1 and branch office system 2
However, data to be supplied to each other may be written on a recording medium, and data written to the recording medium to be supplied to each other may be read from the recording medium.

The number of entry / exit management clients 14 of the centralized center 1 is not limited to one, but may be plural. Further, the entry / exit management client 14 may access the database 13 to change data already stored in the database 13, write new data, or read data stored in the database 13. . The entry / exit management client 14 may display an image indicating the content of the data read from the database 13.

The handy terminal 3 has a folder ID and a cell ID stored in the entry / exit management server 11 itself.
May be transmitted wirelessly. In this case, the entry / exit management server 1
1 is a folder I transmitted wirelessly by the handy terminal 3
What is necessary is just to provide the receiver for receiving D and cell ID. In this case, the handy terminal 3 does not need to be detachably connected to the entry / exit management server 11.
In addition, the handy terminal 3 is a storage management server 11
The method of supplying the folder ID and the cell ID stored therein to the user is arbitrary.

The handy terminal 3 reads the two-dimensional code and obtains a cell ID, and thereafter reads the two-dimensional code and obtains a new cell ID.
The folder ID obtained by reading the two-dimensional code may be stored in association with the most recently obtained cell ID. As a result, after performing the processing of step S301 or step S701, the processing proceeds to step S301.
For each of the plurality of folders stored in the cell indicated by the cell ID acquired in step S701, it is not necessary to repeat the processing in step S301 and step S701. That is, step S301 or step S301
After executing the processing of 701, it is sufficient to perform the processing of step S302 or step S702 for each of these folders.

Further, the handy terminal 3 reads and obtains the two-dimensional code from the time when the two-dimensional code is read and the folder ID is obtained to the time when the two-dimensional code is read and a new folder ID is obtained. Document ID
May be stored in association with the most recently acquired folder ID.

The object to be managed by the folder management system is not limited to a folder or a document. A two-dimensional code, a bar code, or a figure for identifying the object can be attached by any method or directly printed. It is optional as long as it is possible to do so.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the article management system of the present invention can be realized by using a general computer system without using a dedicated system. For example, by installing the program from a medium (floppy disk, CD-ROM, or the like) storing a program for executing the above-described operation in a client machine having a scanner and a client-server system having a printer, the above-described program is installed. An article management system that executes processing can be configured.

The medium for supplying the program to the computer may be a communication medium (medium for temporarily and fluidly storing the program, such as a communication line, a communication network, or a communication system). For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS) of a communication network and distributed via the network. Then, by starting this program and executing it in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, the above-described processing can be executed.

When the OS shares a part of the processing,
Alternatively, when the OS constitutes a part of one component of the present invention, a program excluding the part may be stored in the recording medium. Also in this case, in the present invention, it is assumed that the recording medium stores a program for executing each function or step executed by the computer.

[0121]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to avoid the risk of loss due to misplacement of an article and to manage the article so that the article can be efficiently stored in a predetermined permanent place. A system and an article management method are realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a folder management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a registration request.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a registration reception process.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a storage process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a retrieval process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a re-stocking process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a warehouse inventory process;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Centralized center 11 Entry / exit management server 12 Web server 13 Database 14 Entry / exit management client 15,22 Printer 16,23 Communication control unit 2 Sales office system 21 Terminal 3 Handy terminal NW network

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An article management system for managing article data indicating an article and entry / exit data indicating whether or not the article is away from a permanent place, wherein the article data and the entry / exit data are managed. A database that stores data including the items in association with each other; an article code indicating the article data indicating the article attached to the article; and reading the article code to obtain the article data represented by the article code. A code reader that performs the entry / exit when the entry / exit data stored in the database in association with the article data acquired by the code reader indicates that the article has left the permanent location. Updating the data to indicate that the article has not left the permanent location;
Database access means for updating the entry / exit data so as to indicate that the article has left the permanent location when the article indicates that the article has not left the permanent location. Goods management system. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a position code attached to a permanent location of the article, the location code representing position data indicating the permanent location. The code reader reads the location code and converts the location data represented by the location code into the location code. Means for acquiring, wherein the database includes means for storing position data indicating the permanent location of the article in association with the article data indicating the article, and the database access means associates the article data with the article data The article management system according to claim 1, further comprising: means for updating the position data stored in the database to the position data acquired by the code reader. 3. The code reader is arranged so as to be separable from the database access means, and temporarily stores the article data and the position data obtained by the code reader; and the article data and the position temporarily stored by the code reader. Means for notifying the data to the database access means,
The article management system according to claim 2, wherein the database access unit handles the article data and the position data notified to the self as acquired by the code reader. 4. An input means for externally acquiring the article data indicating an article, and an article for displaying an article code representing the article data in response to the input means acquiring the article data. Label creating means for creating a label, wherein the database access means includes means for storing the article data in the database in response to the input means acquiring the article data. The article management system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein 5. The database access means, in response to the input means acquiring the article data, generating registration data indicating that the article data has been received and specifying the article indicated by the article data. Means for supplying the registration data to the input means; and means for storing the article data supplied by the input means in the database in response to the code reader acquiring the registration data. Wherein the input means includes a sending slip creating means for creating an article sending slip for displaying a registration code representing the registration data supplied to the input means, and the code reader reads the registration code displayed on the article sending slip. The article management system according to claim 4, further comprising: means for reading and acquiring the registration data represented by the registration code. 6. A search term input means for acquiring a search term from the outside, wherein said database access means responds to said search term input means acquiring said search term and said data including said search term. The article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: means for searching for and outputting the article data associated with the article from the database. 7. An element label attached to a component constituting the article and displaying an element code indicating element data indicating the component, wherein the database includes the element data and the element. A means for storing element-specific entry / exit data indicating whether or not the component indicated by the data has left the permanent location of the article constituted by the component, in association with the article data indicating the article; The code reader includes means for reading the element code and acquiring the element data represented by the element code; and the database access means is configured to associate the database with the element data acquired by the code reader. When the element-based storage and retrieval data stored in the storage device indicates that the element has left the permanent location, the element-based storage and retrieval data The motor, the element is updated to indicate that no leave the permanent location, by the element Goods Movement data,
Means for updating, when the element indicates that the element has not left the permanent place, the entry / exit data by element so as to indicate that the element has left the permanent place. Item management system according to any one of Items 1 to 6. 8. An article management method for managing article data indicating an article and entry / exit data indicating whether or not the article has left a permanent location, wherein the article data and the entry / exit data are managed. A data storing step of storing data including the data in association with each other; reading a product code attached to the product and representing the product data indicating the product, and acquiring the product data represented by the product code. And when the entry / exit data stored in the data storage step in association with the article data acquired by the code reading step indicates that the article has left the permanent location, the entry / exit Data is updated to indicate that the article has not left the permanent location, and the entry / exit data indicates that the article has not left the permanent location. When shown, the article management method of said input goods issue data, the article is and a data access step of updating to indicate that apart the permanent location, characterized in that. 9. A computer comprising a code reader for reading an article code representing article data indicating an article and acquiring the article data represented by the article code, wherein the article data and the article indicated by the article data are permanently stored. A database that stores data including entry / exit data indicating whether or not the user is away from the place; and a database that stores the entry / exit stored in the database in association with the article data acquired by the code reader. When the data indicates that the article is leaving the permanent location, the entry / exit data is updated to indicate that the article is not leaving the permanent location, and the entry / exit data is
A database access means for updating the entry / exit data when the article indicates that the article has not left the permanent location so as to indicate that the article has left the permanent location; A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded.