JP2002019921A - Cargo collection and delivery control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cargo collection and delivery control device to wirelessly transmit warning information immediately at the time when a cargo is transferred by a person except for a collecting and delivering person from a specified place in the transport route in which the cargo reaches a destination after it is collected. SOLUTION: Slip numbers and cargo information memorized and held by each of a first electronic tag and a second electronic tag are collated to each other when the collecting and delivering person goes in and out of the specified place beyond a specified boundary in a state of putting the second electronic tag holding the slip number and the cargo information of the first electronic tag put on the cargo in a memory means by reading them by a non-contact signal transmission means on a part of a body of the collecting and delivering person at the time when the collecting and delivering person delivers the cargo on which the first electronic tag is put.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a luggage collection / management device for collecting and delivering luggage by Takkyubin (registered trademark) or the like, and then grasping and managing the luggage transportation status on a transportation route until reaching a destination. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A delivery slip in which information (telephone number, address, name, etc.) of a destination and a client is written is attached to a package collected and delivered by courier service or the like, and based on the information of the delivery slip. The package is being delivered. The delivery slip is composed of a plurality of stacked paper pieces, and when a predetermined item is written on the top paper piece, the written character is copied to the plurality of paper sheets stacked below. In the delivery slip, the client information area (phone number, address, name, product name, product type, and time zone specification) written by the client and the destination information area (telephone number, address, name) There is. The delivery slip further includes a delivery management information area to be filled in at a sales office of a transportation company or at a counter of an agency. In other words, the arrival code indicating the business office of the shipping company responsible for delivery to the area including the destination address, pickup / carry-in distinction, size designation, payment status (current / non-receivable / coupon tickets), amount, and opening Code. Further, a unique slip number is given to the delivery slip, and the slip number is printed in two ways, a numeral and a bar code. The requester fills in the delivery slip with predetermined items, then pastes it on the package, and requests the shipping office of the shipping company or the window of the agency to send it out. At the window, the person in charge fills in the delivery management information area of the delivery slip.

[0003] As described above, a delivery slip is composed of a plurality of slips, and each of these slips is sequentially cut off during a predetermined processing procedure on a transportation route to a destination.

[0004] If the reception desk is an agency (eg, a co-venient store) entrusted by a shipping company, the luggage is collected by a collection and delivery company of the shipping company's office that regularly patrols, and sales are performed. Gathered in places. At the sales office, the client collects the sales slip from the package directly requested to be sent to the sales office and the package from the agency, and inputs the contents of the delivery slip for each slip number into the computer at the sales office. . The contents of the input delivery slip are transmitted to the computer of the delivery center via the communication line. The luggage for which this processing has been completed is sorted by the person in charge of the business office according to the destination area and the type of luggage and transported to the distribution center. In the delivery center, the luggage from each business office is also loaded together with the transportation vehicle according to the destination area and the type of luggage, and then sent out. In this way, the package eventually reaches the carrier's office responsible for delivery to the area containing the destination address. A delivery person in a business office delivers packages while sequentially visiting each destination. At the destination, the delivery slip will be collected with the recipient's seal.
The delivery slip is taken back to the sales office, and the contents of the delivery slip are input to the computer of the office for each slip number of each package. The contents of the input delivery slip are transmitted to the computer of the delivery center via the communication line, and are compared with the contents of the delivery slip of the same slip number sent from the business office to which the delivery has been made. Will be If the verification is successful, the delivery of the package of the slip number has been completed.

As described above, in contrast to the conventional method of managing the delivery of a package based on the delivery slip attached to the package, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-231428 discloses a method for managing the delivery of a package to a vehicle or the like. There has been proposed a pickup / delivery information confirmation device capable of preventing a mistake in loading or forgetting to load. This collection and delivery information confirmation device wirelessly writes baggage information in a non-contact manner, affixes a callable ID tag to the delivery slip, and when the collection and delivery person collects the baggage at the agency, the package information of the delivery slip is stored in the ID tag. It comprises a portable terminal for writing, and an in-vehicle terminal for receiving and storing package information transmitted from the portable terminal to a vehicle for collecting and delivering packages. This in-vehicle terminal can read the luggage information of the ID tag of each luggage when the collector / distributor loads the luggage into the vehicle via an antenna having an ID tag reading function provided at the loading port of the vehicle. When the collection and delivery company picks up the package at the agency, first write the package information of the delivery slip on the mobile terminal, and then the package ID from the mobile terminal.
Write the package information of the tag. When the luggage information of all the luggage has been imported to the mobile terminal and the writing to the ID tag has been completed, the luggage information of all the luggage is transmitted from the mobile terminal in a lump. The list of baggage information of the baggage is completed. Next, when the pickup / distributor loads the package into the vehicle, the package information of the ID tag of each package is sequentially read at the loading port of the vehicle, and is compared with the list of package information of the package stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal. If this verification is successful, it is determined that there is no mistake in loading or forgetting to load.

[0006]

However, with the above-mentioned conventional baggage collection and delivery management device, it is possible to prevent misloading or forgetting to load a baggage to a vehicle or the like to which the baggage is delivered. During loading, if the loaded luggage is taken out while away from the vehicle, there is a problem that the user does not notice the loss of the luggage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is intended to be used when the transportation status of a package deviates from a predetermined handling procedure in a transportation route from the collection and delivery of the package to the destination. Another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage collection / delivery management device which immediately issues an alarm and informs a collection / delivery person. It is another object of the present invention to provide a luggage collection / delivery management device which can always grasp the transportation status of luggage on a transportation route up to a destination at an office or a delivery management center.

[0008]

In order to solve this problem, a luggage collection / management apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a first electronic tag attached to luggage to be collected and a luggage other than luggage. And a non-contact signal transmitting means for non-contactly writing and reading the information on the package to be collected and delivered to and from the first electronic tag, and the package input from the first electronic tag by the non-contact signal transmitting means. A second electronic tag provided with a storage means for storing and holding information on the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag at the same time on a transport route to a destination of the package to be collected and delivered. When approaching a predetermined place beyond a predetermined boundary, the first
A check gate device having means for reading and collating information on the package to be collected and stored in and stored in the electronic tag and the second electronic tag. After reading and collating the information on the package to be collected from both sides and confirming that they match, when the check gate device receives only the information about the package to be collected and delivered from the first electronic tag, the check gate device An alarm signal is transmitted from the terminal.

[0009] With this configuration, when the collector carrying the second electronic tag approaches the check gate device provided on the transport route while carrying the baggage to which the first electronic tag is attached, the check gate is checked. When the device reads and compares the information on the package stored in both the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag at the same time, and confirms that they match, only the information about the package from the first electronic tag is received. , An alarm signal can be transmitted to notify that the condition of the baggage is abnormal.

[0010] In a second aspect of the present invention, the second electronic tag has information input means for inputting information on the package to be collected and delivered.

[0011] With this configuration, the requester information and the destination information to be entered by the requester in the delivery form, and the delivery management information to be entered by the delivery / delivery person of the transportation company, together with the delivery number unique to the delivery form, can be carried by the delivery / delivery person. The input can be made from the second electronic tag.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the baggage collection and delivery management apparatus, the second electronic tag may include information on the package to be collected and delivered input by the information input unit and the non-contact signal transmission unit. The information processing apparatus further includes a display unit that displays on a screen the information related to the package to be collected and delivered read from the first electronic tag.

[0013] With this configuration, the collection and delivery person who carries the second electronic tag can write and store the luggage information input to the second electronic tag and the first electronic tag read out by the second electronic tag. The displayed luggage information can be displayed on the screen and confirmed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a luggage collection / management device for contactlessly writing and reading information relating to the package with respect to a first electronic tag attached to the package to be collected and distributed. The non-contact signal transmission means is a wireless signal.

[0015] With this configuration, the collector / deliveryer who carries the second electronic tag only needs to be close to the first electronic tag to input / output information regarding the package to / from the first electronic tag. There is no need for a connection code or the like.

Further, in the baggage collection / management apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the second electronic tag has a structural member attached to a part of the body of the baggage collector.

[0017] With this configuration, the collection and delivery person who carries the second electronic tag can perform the collection and delivery work by attaching the second electronic tag to a convenient location on his or her body.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the baggage collection and delivery management device, the second electronic tag has a wristwatch-like shape, and has a structure that can be easily detached from a user's arm. Features.

With this configuration, the pickup and delivery person who carries the second electronic tag can carry out a predetermined operation such as checking the package information written in the first tag while holding the package attached with the first tag in his hand. Work can be done.

[0020] In the baggage collection and delivery management device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the predetermined boundary provided on a transportation route to the destination of the package is set by an infrared beam.

With this configuration, the check gate device
Means for reading and collating information on the package stored and held in both the first and second electronic tags, since the infrared beam defining the predetermined boundary is cut off when the first and second tags pass. Can be obtained.

Further, in the baggage collection and delivery management device according to claim 8 of the present invention, the predetermined boundary provided on a transportation route to the destination of the package is set by an ultrasonic beam. .

With this configuration, the check gate device
Since the ultrasonic beam defining the predetermined boundary is cut off when the first tag and the second tag pass, the information on the package stored and held in both the first and second electronic tags is read and collated. The timing to activate the means can be obtained.

[0024] In the baggage collection and delivery management device according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the alarm signal from the check gate device is a voice signal.

With this configuration, when a person other than the person in charge of the package takes the baggage out of the predetermined boundary, the check gate device can immediately issue an alarm to notify the person in charge of the delivery.

[0026] In the baggage collection and delivery management device according to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the alarm signal from the check gate device is a radio signal received by the second electronic tag.

With this configuration, the alarm from the check gate device is transmitted not only to the collection and delivery person who carries the electronic tag 2 in charge of the baggage but also to other monitoring devices and the like by a radio signal, and there is an abnormality in the baggage. I can respond immediately to that.

[0028] Further, in the baggage collection and delivery management device according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the second electronic tag that receives an alarm signal from the check gate device as a radio signal emits a voice signal. .

According to this configuration, when the alarm from the check gate device is transmitted to the collection and delivery person who carries the electronic tag 2 in charge of the package by a radio signal, the electronic tag 2 generates an alarm sound. You can immediately know that something was wrong with your luggage.

Further, in the baggage collection and delivery management device according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the surveillance camera is activated by an alarm signal from the check gate device.

According to this configuration, the surveillance camera that brings the luggage collected and delivered within the predetermined boundary into the field of view is activated by the alarm signal from the check gate device, and the photographing can be started.

[0032]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a package collection / management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) shows the configuration of a first electronic tag attached to a package to be collected / distributed. FIG. 1B is a block diagram showing the configuration of a second electronic tag attached to a part of the body of the person who collects and distributes the luggage, and FIG. 1C is a block diagram showing the configuration of a check gate device. is there.

As shown in FIG. 1A, a first electronic tag 100 attached to a package to be collected and delivered includes a planar coil antenna 101, an RF unit 102, a modem 103, a communication control unit 104, a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. , A data processing unit 106, and a power supply unit 107. Note that these circuit units are formed of thin CMOS with low power consumption. The power supply unit 107 is desirably an ultra-thin lithium battery or the like.

On the other hand, the second electronic tag 200 attached to a part of the body of the package collector / distributor shown in FIG. 1 (b) includes a planar coil antenna 201, an RF unit 202, and a modem unit 20.
3. A communication control unit 204, a central processing unit 205 including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and a data memory unit 206. Further, in addition to this, the I / O control unit 207, the liquid crystal display unit 208, the operation key unit 209, and the speaker 2
10, an LED section 211, and a power supply section 212 are provided. The operation key unit 209 includes numeric keys and function keys as described later. The speaker 210 is
As will be described later, anything that emits a warning sound may be used, and a simple buzzer may be used. The power supply section 212 is desirably an ultra-thin lithium battery or the like, like the first tag.

The check gate device 300 is shown in FIG.
, An antenna 301, an RF unit 302, a modem unit 303, a communication control unit 304, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM
Central processing unit 305, data memory unit 306, I
/ O control unit 307, liquid crystal display unit 308, operation key unit 30
9, PC connection interface unit 310, speaker 3
11, an infrared detector 312, and a power supply 313.

In the case of the check gate device 300, unlike the first electronic tag 100 and the second electronic tag 200, there is no particular need to reduce the size, and there is no limitation on circuit components and the like.

In particular, the antenna 301 has at least
It is desirable to have a radio wave output covering an area of 0 m.

Next, with respect to the outline drawing of the luggage collection and delivery management device, the form of each of the first electronic tag 100, the second electronic tag 200, and the check gate device 300 will be specifically described.

FIG. 2 is an external view of each component of the luggage collection / management apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
(A) is a figure showing the situation where the 1st electronic tag was attached to the luggage collected and delivered. As a second electronic tag attached to a part of the body of the luggage collector, FIG. 2B is attached to a chest pocket of the collector and FIG. 2C is a wristwatch type. .

As shown in FIG. 2A, the first electronic tag 100 is attached to luggage to be collected and delivered. Therefore, the first electronic tag 100 is small and thin, and requires high strength. It is good, but it is not necessarily limited to standard so-called IC card dimensions 54 mm wide, 86 mm long and 0.76 mm thick.
The dimensions are not particularly limited. Further, with respect to the method of mounting on a load, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-35115 proposes various methods of mounting on a load, but any of such known means may be used. In addition, luggage 100 to be collected and delivered
A delivery slip 100b is attached to a.

The second electronic tag 200 is attached to a part of the body of the luggage collector. Therefore, various forms are adopted depending on the position where the body is attached. FIG. 2 (b) shows the one 200a to be worn in the chest pocket of the collector and the wristwatch type 200b in FIG. 2 (c). .

The wrist pocket type 200a shown in FIG. 2C is a wrist pocket type 200a shown in FIG.
Therefore, the operability is good. However, as will be described later, the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag are required so that the collector / distributor can easily operate the baggage while holding the baggage and reliably transmit and receive signals even when the output radio wave intensity is weak. The wristwatch type 200a, which can easily be brought into close proximity, is easier to use.

The breast pocket-mounted type 200a is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the antenna 201 and the liquid crystal display unit 20
8, an operation key unit 209 including a numeric key, a function key, and a power key, a speaker (or a buzzer) 210, and an LED lamp 211.

On the other hand, a wristwatch type 200b includes an antenna 201, a liquid crystal display unit 208, a mode key 209a arranged in a circle, an enter key 209b, a scroll key 209c, an operation key unit 209 including a cursor shift key 209d, and a speaker. 210 and LED unit 21
1 The antenna 201 may be provided with a planar coil antenna inside, or as shown in FIG. 2C, when it is worn on the arm by a band, the wire antenna may form a ring at the same time. The speaker (or buzzer) 210 issues an alarm when a third party moves the luggage from a predetermined location after the collector once placed the package at the predetermined location. LED section 2
Reference numeral 11 denotes an LE which is turned on when transmission and reception of signals between the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag are normally completed.
D, and an LED that receives a radio wave generated when an abnormality occurs in the status of the baggage and displays an alarm when a check gate device 300 described later is used.

As described above, the second electronic tag 20
Although there are two types of “0”, a breast pocket type 200a and a wristwatch type 200b, both will be collectively described as the second electronic tag 200 in the following operation description.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a check gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the check gate device 300 includes an antenna 301, a liquid crystal display unit 308, an operation key unit 309 including numeric keys and function keys, a personal computer connection interface unit 310, and a speaker (or buzzer) 311. Be composed.

Although not shown in this figure, there is provided a connection terminal of a signal cable for transmitting a detection signal from an infrared beam receiver surrounding a specific boundary area outside to an infrared detection section provided inside. I have. The personal computer connection interface section 310 is a connector slot having a signal pair pin arrangement conforming to the JEIDA / PCMCIA standard, into which a cable connector for connecting the check gate device 300 to a personal computer is inserted. This makes it possible to transmit the slip numbers stored in the data memory unit 306 and the corresponding package information to the personal computer.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of a transmission frame between the first electronic tag 100, the second electronic tag 200, and the check gate device 300. FIG. A signal transmission frame 400 transmitted to the first electronic tag 100 by a radio signal of the carrier frequency f1
FIG. 4B shows the first electronic tag 2.
FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a configuration of a signal transmission frame 410 transmitted from 00 to the second electronic tag 100 as a radio signal of a carrier frequency f2, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a signal transmission frame 420 that transmits a wireless signal of a carrier frequency f1 from the first electronic tag 100 to a second electronic tag 200 and transmits a wireless signal of a carrier frequency f2 from the check gate device 300 to the second electronic tag 200. , FIG.
FIG. 4D is a diagram showing a configuration of a signal transmission frame 430 transmitted from the first electronic tag 100 to the check gate device 300 as a radio signal of the carrier frequency f2, and FIG.
Is the check gate device 300 from the second electronic tag 200
FIG. 4F is a diagram showing a configuration of a signal transmission frame 440 transmitted by a wireless signal of the carrier frequency f2 to the first electronic tag 100 from the check gate device 300 using a wireless signal of the carrier frequency f2. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a signal transmission frame 450 as a signal.

A signal transmission frame 400 from the second electronic tag 200 to the first electronic tag 100 shown in FIG.
Are: synchronization code 401, command code 402, slip number 4
03, a dummy code 404, and a transmission error detection code 405.

A signal transmission frame 410 from the first electronic tag 100 to the second electronic tag 200 shown in FIG.
Are the synchronization code 411, response code 412, and slip number 4
13, a package information 414, and a transmission error detection code 415.

The check gate device 30 shown in FIG.
A signal transmission frame 420 transmitted from 0 to the first electronic tag 100 with a wireless signal of the carrier frequency f1 and to the second electronic tag 200 with a wireless signal of the carrier frequency f2 is:
Synchronization code 421, command code 422, dummy code 4
24, and a transmission error detection code 425.

The signal transmission frame 430 transmitted from the first electronic tag 100 shown in FIG. 4D to the check gate device 300 as a radio signal of the carrier frequency f2 includes a synchronization code 431, a response code 432, a slip number 433, and a package. It comprises information 434 and a transmission error detection code 435.

A signal transmission frame 440 transmitted from the second electronic tag 200 shown in FIG. 4E to the check gate device 300 as a radio signal of the carrier frequency f2 includes a synchronization code 441, a response code 442, a slip number 443, and a package. Information 444 and a transmission error detection code 445.

The check gate device 30 shown in FIG.
The signal transmission frame 450 transmitted from 0 to the first electronic tag 100 as a radio signal of the carrier frequency f1 includes a synchronization code 451, an alarm code 452, a slip number 453, a dummy code 454, and a transmission error detection code 45.
5 is comprised.

FIG. 5 shows a signal transmission procedure among the first electronic tag 100, the second electronic tag 200, and the check gate device 300 which constitute the package collection / delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a signal transmission procedure between the first electronic tag 100 and the second electronic tag 200, and FIG. 1st electronic tag 10 in case of approaching
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a signal transmission procedure among the first electronic tag 200, the second electronic tag 200, and the check gate device 300;
(C) is a signal between the second electronic tag 200 and the check gate device 300 when the first electronic tag 100 exceeds the predetermined boundary from the predetermined place by a person who does not carry the second electronic tag. FIG. 5D is a diagram showing a transmission procedure. FIG. 5D shows that the check gate device 300 is activated by an alarm generated when a person other than the collection and delivery person who does not carry the second electronic tag takes out the luggage from the predetermined place. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a signal transmission procedure for checking a package carried to the predetermined place.

Next, the operation of the luggage collection / management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Here, a case will be described as an example in which a collector / distributor of a transportation company regularly patrolls an agent (for example, a covenant store or the like) entrusted by the transportation company and loads luggage on a transportation vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the requester of the shipment of the package fills in the delivery slip 100b with predetermined items, attaches it to the package, and requests the window of the agency to send the package. At the window, the person in charge fills in the delivery management information area of the delivery slip. At this time, the person in charge at the counter of the agency inputs the information written on the delivery slip into the prepared first electronic tag 100. However, as already described in the section of the prior art, the conventional delivery slip is given a unique slip number, and furthermore, the client information area (the client telephone number, address, , Name, product name, type of product, and delivery time zone) and delivery destination information area (delivery phone number, address, name), delivery management information area (delivery management information area to be filled in at the sales office of the shipping company or at the counter of the agency) Arrival code, pickup / carry-in distinction, size designation, payment status (current / non-receivable / coupon), amount of money, and store opening code, etc. There is. As described above, since a great deal of information is entered on the conventional delivery slip, it takes time and effort to input the information into the prepared first electronic tag 100.

Accordingly, as information to be written in the first electronic tag 100, the unique slip number is the same as the conventional delivery slip, and the information of the requester information area, the delivery destination information area, and the delivery management information area It is desirable to minimize the requirement from the viewpoint of management of package collection and delivery. The information on the selected client information area, delivery destination information area, and delivery management information area thus selected is hereinafter referred to as package information. The first electronic tag 100 uses the wireless signal to send the package number and the package information of the package.
In order to input, the items of the information of the client information area, the destination information area, and the delivery management information area are numerically coded and stored, and sequentially selected while displaying the respective items on a display device. And the first electronic tag 100
It is desirable to provide a luggage information input device (not particularly shown) capable of inputting the luggage information encoded by the numeral code by a wireless signal at a window of an agency.

When the first electronic tag 100 receives the unique slip number and the package information from the package information input device of the agency by radio signals, it stores them in the data memory unit 106. The first electronic tag 100 in which the unique slip number and the package information are written is attached to the package.

The collector / distributor picks up the luggage and puts on the second electronic tag 200 (the breast pocket type 2)
00a, or wristwatch-type 200b) is brought close to the first electronic tag 100 of the package and the second electronic tag 20
0a, the transmission key of the operation key unit 209, or the mode switching key 209 for the second electronic tag 200b.
a, the transmission mode is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 208, and the enter key 209b is pressed. As shown in the transmission control procedure of FIG. 5A, the second electronic tag 200 (the breast pocket type) is displayed. 200a, or wristwatch type 20
From 0b), a signal transmission frame 400 shown in FIG. 4A is transmitted as a transmission request to the first electronic tag 100 attached to the package by a radio signal of the carrier frequency f1.

The first electronic tag 100 includes an antenna 101
, A radio signal of the carrier frequency f1 is received by the RF unit 102, the received data is demodulated by the modulation / demodulation unit 103, and the communication control unit 104 generates a synchronization code 401,
The command code 402 and the error detection code 405 are sequentially checked. When it is determined that these codes are normal, the determination result and the command code 402 are sent to the central processing unit 105.

The central processing unit 105 determines that there is a transmission request from the second electronic tag 200 based on the command code, and transmits its own slip number 413 and package information 414 stored in the data memory unit 106 as a signal. Transmission frame 41
It is set to 0 and transmitted to the second electronic tag 200 by a radio signal of the carrier frequency f2. The signal transmission frame at this time has a synchronization code 41 as shown in FIG.
1, response code 412, slip number 413, package information 41
4 and a transmission error detection code 415.

The second electronic tag 200 receives the radio signal of the carrier frequency f 2 via the antenna 201, inputs the radio signal to the RF section 202, demodulates the received data by the modulation / demodulation section 203, and in the communication control section 204 synchronizes the synchronization code 411. ,
Response code 412, slip number 413, package information 414,
And the error detection code 415 are sequentially checked.

When it is determined that all of these codes are normal, the determination result, the response code 412, the slip number 413, and the package information 414 are sent to the central processing unit 205.

The central processing unit 205 determines from the response code 412 that the first electronic tag 200 has responded to its own transmission request.

The second electronic tag 200 stores the slip number 413 and package information 414 from the first electronic tag 100 in its own data memory unit 206. At this time, when the wireless signal of the carrier frequency f2 is received at the normal signal level from the first electronic tag 100 and the slip number 413 from the first electronic tag 100 is normally received, the ring tone is output from the speaker 210. At the same time, the LED unit 211 is turned on and the liquid crystal display unit 208 displays the slip number 413 and the package information 414, so that the collection and delivery person can be checked. Also, the slip number 41 displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 208
3 can also be visually checked with the slip number printed on the delivery slip affixed to the package.

The collector / distributor brings the second electronic tag 200 worn by himself / herself close to the first electronic tag 100 of the package, and takes in the slip number 413 and the package information 414 from the first electronic tag 100. Before looking at the slip number printed on the delivery slip affixed to the package in advance, the second electronic tag 20
0 of the data memory unit 20
6, and stores the slip number 413 and the package information 414 from the first electronic tag 100 in its own data memory unit 20.
6 is stored, the two are compared, and if they match, a ringtone is generated from the speaker 210, and at the same time, the LED lamp 2
11 may be turned on, and the slip number may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 208.

In this manner, the first electronic tag 100 and the second electronic tag 200 hold the same slip number and package information.

Next, a case in which the pickup and delivery person carrying the second electronic tag 200 enters a predetermined place beyond a predetermined boundary with the baggage to which the first electronic tag 100 is attached and places the baggage there Is described. This means that the carrier's collector
This applies when loading luggage on a transportation vehicle. In this case, the predetermined boundary is a cargo loading port of a transport vehicle, and the predetermined location is a carrier of the transport vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a situation in which a collector / collector carries a package attached with an electronic tag to a predetermined place, and a situation where a package at a predetermined place is carried away by a person other than the collector / distributor. a) is a diagram illustrating a situation in which a collector / distributor who carries the second electronic tag 200 approaches a predetermined place 602 beyond a predetermined boundary 601 with a package to which the first electronic tag 100 is attached; FIG. 6B shows the first electronic tag 10.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a situation where a package 100a with a 0 attached thereto goes out of a predetermined place 602 across a predetermined boundary 601 together with a person other than a collector / distributor.

In FIG. 6, a predetermined boundary 601 is set by an infrared beam 605 between an infrared beam transmitter 603 and an infrared beam receiver 604. The predetermined place 602 is a place where luggage is placed by the collector / distributor 606, for example, a loading platform of a transportation vehicle that loads luggage. When the collector 606 crosses the infrared beam 605, the infrared detector 312 of the check gate device 300 is activated, and a detection signal is generated. Using this detection signal as a trigger, FIG.
As shown in the transmission control procedure of (b), the check gate device 300 sends the first electronic tag 100 a radio signal of the carrier frequency f1 and the second electronic tag 2
4C, the signal transmission frame 420 shown in FIG. 4C is transmitted by a radio signal of the carrier frequency f2, and the signal transmission frame of the carrier frequency f2 from the first electronic tag 100 attached to the package is transmitted. 430
And a signal transmission frame 440 based on a radio signal of the carrier frequency f2 from the second electronic tag 200 carried by the collector and distributor.
Enters the reception waiting state.

As shown in the transmission control procedure of FIG.
The first electronic tag 100 and the second electronic tag 200 respectively transmit the carrier frequency f from the check gate device 300.
Signal transmission frame 4 by the radio signals of 1, 2, and f2
When the first electronic tag 100 receives the command code 422 and detects the command code 422, the first electronic tag 100 transmits the synchronization code 431, the response code 432, the slip number 433, and the luggage as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4E, the second electronic tag 200 transmits a signal transmission frame 430 composed of information 434 and an error detection code 435, and a radio signal of a carrier frequency f2. Code 442, slip number 4
43, package information 444, and error detection code 44
Check gate device 3 for the transmission frame composed of
Send to 00. After transmitting the signal transmission frame 440, the second electronic tag 200 resets the slip number 443 and the package information 444 of the signal transmission frame 440.

The check gate device 300 converts the signal transmission frame 430 from the first electronic tag 100 using the radio signal of the carrier frequency f2 and the signal transmission frame 440 from the second electronic tag 200 using the radio signal of the carrier frequency f2. RF received by antenna 301 respectively
When the data is input to the unit 302, the received data is demodulated by the modulation / demodulation unit 303, and the synchronization code 4 of the signal transmission frame 430 from the first electronic tag 100 is transmitted to the communication control unit 304.
31, response code 432, slip number 433, package information 4
34, the transmission error detection code 435, and the synchronization code 441, the response code 442, the slip number 443, the package information 444, and the error detection code 445 of the signal transmission frame 440 from the second electronic tag 200, respectively. I do. The central processing unit 305 determines the slip number 4 of the signal transmission frame 430 from the first electronic tag 100.
33, package information 434, and second electronic tag 200
The slip number 443 of the signal transmission frame 440 and the package information 444 are extracted and compared. If they match, the data is stored in the data memory unit 306.

The collector places the package at a predetermined place 602,
Go outside the predetermined boundary 601 (set by the infrared beam 605) and return to pick up the next package. At this time,
Since the collector carrying the second electronic tag 200 crosses the predetermined boundary 605 again, the infrared detector 312 of the check gate device 300 is activated again, and a detection signal is generated.
Using this detection signal as a trigger, the check gate device 30
0 is again the carrier frequency f1 and the carrier frequency f
2 transmission request signal transmission frame 42 by the wireless signal
Send 0. However, at this time, the second electronic tag 20
Only 0 transmits the signal transmission frame 440 to the check gate device 300 by the radio signal of the carrier frequency f2.

At this time, the slip number 443 and the package information 44 in the signal transmission frame 440 shown in FIG.
4 has been reset, the check gate device 30
0 receives this and determines that the package to which the first electronic tag 100 is attached has been carried to a predetermined place 602. At this time, the slip number 433 of the first electronic tag 100 and the package information 434 of the package carried so far are stored in the data memory unit 306 of the check gate device 300.
Are all stored and stored.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the package to which the first electronic tag 100 has been attached is
A case where the object is taken out of the predetermined place 602 and beyond the predetermined boundary 601 together with 07 will be described. In this case, since the person 607 other than the collector / distributor crosses the predetermined boundary 605 to access the predetermined place 602 where the luggage is placed, the infrared detector 3 of the check gate device 300
12 is activated and a detection signal is generated. Using this detection signal as a trigger, the check gate device 300 transmits the signal transmission frame 420 by radio signals of the carrier frequency f1 and the carrier frequency f2, and waits for reception. Since there is no transmission from either of the electronic tags 200, the process returns to the ready state. When a person 607 other than the collector / deliverer takes out the luggage from the predetermined place 602 and crosses the predetermined boundary 601 again, the infrared detector 312 of the check gate device 300 is activated and a detection signal is generated. The signal transmission frame 420 is transmitted by radio signals of the carrier frequency f1 and the carrier frequency f2. This wireless signal is received by the first electronic tag 100 attached to the baggage taken out of the predetermined place 602 by a person 607 other than the collector and distributor. The first electronic tag 100 is shown in FIG.
Is transmitted to the check gate device 300 by the radio signal of the carrier frequency f2. At this time, as shown in the transmission control procedure of FIG.
Since the collector / distributor 606 is not present, the second electronic tag 2
00 is transmitted to the check gate device 3
Not sent to 00. Therefore, the check gate device 30
0 determines that an abnormality has occurred in the package to which the first tag 100 is attached. Therefore, the check gate device 300
Generates an alarm from the speaker 311 and outputs
As shown in the transmission control procedure of (d), the carrier frequency f
4 (f) as an alarm signal by the wireless signal of FIG.
Is transmitted to the first electronic tags 100 of all packages at a predetermined location. that time,
The slip number is read out one by one from the data memory unit 306, set to the slip number 453 of the signal transmission frame 450, and transmitted. As shown in FIG. 4D, the synchronization code 431, the response code 432, the slip number 433, the package information 434, and the transmission error detection code are sequentially transmitted from the first tag 100 of each package by wireless signals of the carrier frequency f2, as shown in FIG. A signal transmission frame 430 composed of the code 435 is transmitted. Therefore, the check gate device 300
This is compared with the slip number stored in the data memory unit 306. If there is a missing voucher number for the voucher number stored and held in the data memory unit 306, the luggage to which the first electronic tag having the voucher number is attached has been removed from the predetermined place 602. become.

In the case shown in FIG. 5D, the check gate device does not receive a response from the first electronic tag attached to the baggage 2, so that the dummy code 454 of the signal transmission frame 450 is transmitted by the radio signal of the carrier frequency f2. Is set to the tag number of the package 2 which is missing and transmitted to the second tag 200 carried by the collection and delivery person. Second electronic tag 200
When receiving the signal transmission frame 450, the speaker 2
At the same time as generating an alarm sound from the liquid crystal display unit 20,
The slip number 433 of the abnormal baggage and the baggage information 434 are displayed on the screen 8. As a result, the collection and delivery person can immediately grasp which of the packages carried to the predetermined place 602 has an abnormality.

The check gate device 300 can be connected to an external personal computer (especially, not shown) via the personal computer connection interface unit 310, and its communication function immediately reports the failure status to a sales office or a delivery management center. Can be sent. It is also possible to send the information to a sales office or a delivery management center using a mobile phone.

Also, the check gate device 300
When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the luggage to which the tag 100 is attached, the surveillance camera that immediately brings the predetermined boundary 601 into view can be activated, so that the occurrence state of the luggage abnormality can be grasped.

The luggage collection / management apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention has been described on the assumption that a carrier of a transportation company loads luggage on a transportation vehicle. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to places where packages are accumulated in each sales office or delivery management center on the transportation route up to the destination. In this case, setting of a predetermined place where packages are collected, setting of a predetermined boundary through which the packages are carried, setting of an infrared beam for supplying a trigger signal to a check gate device, or a method of setting an ultrasonic beam, etc. are individually performed. It should be set according to the situation.

[0083]

According to the present invention, there is provided a baggage collection / delivery management device which immediately issues an alarm and informs a collection / delivery person when a transportation condition of a package deviates from a predetermined handling procedure in a transportation route from arrival of a package to arrival at a destination. be able to. Further, it is possible to provide a luggage collection / delivery management device that can always keep track of the transportation status of luggage in the transportation route up to the destination at each business office or delivery management center.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a luggage collection / delivery management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of each component device of the luggage collection and delivery management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a check gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a signal transmission frame configuration between a first electronic tag, a second electronic tag, and a check gate device which constitute the package collection / delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a signal transmission procedure among the first electronic tag, the second electronic tag, and the check gate device which constitute the package collection / delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a situation where a collector / delivery person carries a package attached with an electronic tag to a predetermined place and a situation where the package at the predetermined place is carried away by a person other than the collector / delivery person.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 First electronic tag 200 Second electronic tag 300 Check gate device 101, 201, 301 Antenna 102, 202, 302 RF unit 103, 203, 303 Modulation / demodulation unit 104, 204, 304 Communication control unit 105, 205, 305 Central Processing unit 106, 206, 306 Data memory unit 107, 212, 313 Power supply unit 207, 307 I / O control unit 208, 308 Liquid crystal display unit 209, 309 Operation key unit 210, 311 Speaker 211 LED unit 310 Personal computer connection interface unit 312 Infrared detector 400 Signal transmission frame configuration from second electronic tag to first electronic tag 410 Signal transmission frame configuration from first electronic tag to second electronic tag (or check gate device) 420 Check gate device From the first electronic tag And a signal transmission frame configuration from the first electronic tag to the check gate device 430 A signal transmission frame configuration from the first electronic tag to the check gate device 440 A signal transmission frame configuration from the second electronic tag to the check gate device 450 1 and the signal transmission frame configuration to the second electronic tag 401, 411, 421, 431, 441, 451 Synchronization code 402, 422 Command code 403, 413, 423, 443, 453 Slip numbers 404, 424, 454 Dummy code 405, 415, 425, 435, 445, 455 Transmission error detection code 412, 432, 442 Response code 414, 434, 444 Baggage information 452 Alarm code 601 Predetermined boundary 602 Predetermined location 603 Infrared beam transmitter 604 Infrared camera Beam receiver 605 IR beam 606 collection and delivery's 607 person other than collection and delivery person

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A first electronic tag attached to a package to be collected and delivered, and a non-contact type tag attached to a part other than the package to write and read information on the package to be collected and delivered to and from the first electronic tag in a non-contact manner. A second unit comprising: a contact signal transmitting unit; and a storage unit configured to store and hold information regarding the package input from the first electronic tag by the non-contact signal transmitting unit.
When the electronic tag and the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag simultaneously approach a predetermined location beyond a predetermined boundary provided on a transportation route to a destination of the package to be collected and delivered, A check gate device having means for reading and collating information relating to the package to be collected and stored in the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag, wherein the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag are provided; When the check gate device receives only the information on the package to be collected and delivered from the first electronic tag after reading and collating the information on the package to be delivered from both the tag and confirming that the information matches, A baggage collection / delivery management device that transmits an alarm signal from a check gate device. 2. The luggage collection and delivery management device according to claim 1, wherein the second electronic tag has information input means for inputting information on the luggage to be collected and delivered. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second electronic tag includes information about the package to be collected and delivered input by the information input means.
The luggage collection and delivery management device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays, on a screen, the information on the luggage to be collected and read out from the first electronic tag by the non-contact signal transmission unit. 4. A non-contact signal transmission means for non-contactly writing and reading information on the package to and from a first electronic tag attached to the package to be collected and delivered is a radio signal. The luggage collection / delivery management device according to claim 1. 5. The luggage collection and delivery management device according to claim 1, wherein the second electronic tag has a structural member attached to a part of the body of the luggage collector. 6. The luggage collection / delivery management device according to claim 1, wherein the second electronic tag has a wristwatch-like shape, and has a structure that can be easily removed from a user's arm. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined boundary provided on a transportation route to a destination of the package is set by an infrared beam. 8. The luggage collection / delivery management device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined boundary provided on a transportation route to the destination of the luggage is set by an ultrasonic beam. 9. The luggage collection and delivery management device according to claim 1, wherein the alarm signal from the check gate device is a voice signal. 10. The luggage collection / delivery management device according to claim 1, wherein the alarm signal from the check gate device is a radio signal received by the second electronic tag. 11. The luggage collection and delivery management device according to claim 1, wherein the second electronic tag, which has received an alarm signal from the check gate device as a wireless signal, emits an audio signal. 12. The luggage collection / management device according to claim 1, wherein a surveillance camera is activated by an alarm signal from the check gate device.