JP2002049867A - Rental equipment management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the management system of a rental equipment, which can easily manage the rental equipment of a large equipment such as a rental construction equipment, can speedily and precisely input data, can efficiently perform a shipping processing and can easily and efficiently delete and reinput data in management. SOLUTION: The rental equipment management system is provided with a handy information storage means (1) that gives a label (8) where a display pattern (8-1) which a machine type and a machine number show is given to the equipment (7) of a large size, which is to be managed in the rental construction equipment, optically reads the display patterns (8-1) of the labels (8) added to the respective equipment in accordance with the order of a customer, specifies an object (7) which is to be shipped and managed and stores numerical information on the object of management and with an optical communication unit (2) receiving numerical information from the information storage means (1). The system also has a management terminal device (3) having an information storage means which is connected and receives and stores information from the unit (2) and an information processing means. the management terminal device (3) is provided with a printer (4) and it prints information on the result of a rental business for generating a delivery slip for the customer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rental equipment management system for a general rental and delivery process in the rental business. In particular, the present invention relates to a rental equipment management system used for general rental and outgoing operations for outgoing rental management of rental articles in the rental business of construction machines, agricultural machines, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The conventional rental business, especially the construction equipment rental business, that is, the general rental and leasing processing business,
Keyboard operation to follow up based on handwritten slips,
Until now, nobody can do it. Until now, there has been a time lag between the delivery of rental equipment and computer input, and the actual delivery of rental machines and computer inventory information do not always match, making it accurate and timely. Inventory control was desired.

[0003] Conventionally, barcodes generally used in ordinary retail cash registers and the like are read by a laser scanner. This scanner is equipped with a cable for connecting to a PC terminal, and has a problem such as noise. Its length is limited to 3 m. However, the yard for the construction equipment rental business requires a large site, and it is impossible to read a construction machine of several hundred kg to several tons at a cash register. In addition, there is a wireless scanner that wirelessly processes radio waves, but the cost is enormous in terms of both hardware and software, and it is not suitable for practical use. In addition, the idea of using a handy terminal and a terminal unit, which are usually used for inventory management and inventory in a warehouse or the like, for a delivery operation may be applied. However, it is common to use several tens to several hundreds of barcodes at once and transfer them to the PC terminal at once. , 1
Delivery processing is performed for each case.

[0004] However, in order to perform a series of processing of this one data transfer processing at a store, the processing must be completed instantaneously. Further, if the transfer program is started each time, it takes time. There were two problems that were wasted and missed. Then, in the case of a rental business, the transfer processing of one data must be performed at a store, and the processing must be completed instantaneously. Therefore, there is a demand for a system in which a keyboard operation can be performed in a timely manner with a simple input operation. That is, there is a demand for a system in which even a person unfamiliar with computer operations can instantaneously perform a series of operations. In addition, even with regard to the problem of the start-up time of the program, it is desired to have a system in which the program is always executed, the transfer is awaited, and the program is not started each time. There has been a demand for a system that completes a series of processes from transfer to writing to a server and starting printing of a slip within approximately 10 seconds.

[0005] The warehouse management system is a system for managing the taking in and out of goods from a warehouse in a distribution system.
Nos. 8 to 108911 and JP-A-09-002619). Further, a system for managing such an incoming and outgoing warehouse using a physical card with a bar code has been proposed (see JP-A-07-017612). The latter management with a barcode is used to manage the rental and pick-up of devices such as word processors and personal computers for exhibitions, etc., by removing the barcode card in the pocket attached to the device and installing the bar. Reading with a code reader.

[0006]

Conventionally, when a computer manages the status of goods receipt / shipment and inventory in a warehouse or a mass retailer, light is emitted in a display pattern such as a bar code attached to each product. An optical reading terminal process is known in which a display pattern is optically read from the reflected light to transmit information on the entry / exit of the product to the host computer by optical communication or the like. In this system, goods and the like must be brought to the reading terminal and hung. In addition, it is troublesome to correct information for specifying an individual product in such a system, and the operator must correct the information by inputting an accurate numerical value to the photoelectric reading terminal using a keyboard. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art. Even in the case of a rental device of a large size, a handy information storage means capable of inputting numerical information for specifying the device on the spot. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rental equipment management system using a personal computer that transfers and manages the information by communication means using (1).
Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a system that can simultaneously manage customers. Further, the management system aims to provide a rental equipment management system that can form a network.

[0008]

According to the present invention, as a result of intensive research to solve the above-mentioned problems, large-sized equipments (7) to be managed, such as rental construction machines, are respectively provided. A label (8) with a display pattern (8-1) indicating the model and the machine number is attached, and the display pattern (8-1) of the label (8) on each device is changed according to a customer order. Handy information storage means for optically reading, specifying an object (7) to be managed for delivery, and storing numerical information on the management object
(1) and an optical communication unit (2) for receiving numerical information specifying the device from the information storage means (1),
A management terminal (3) having an information storage means for receiving and storing the numerical information from the unit (2) and an information processing means; the management terminal (3) includes a printer (4); Equipment management system characterized by printing information on the result of rental work in order to create a delivery slip for the rental.

Further, before or after reading the display pattern of the rental device (7), the handy information storage means (1) is provided from the customer card (9) provided with the display pattern (9-1) for specifying the customer. Numerical information relating to customer identification information can be read and customer management can be performed at the same time. Also,
The management terminal (3) has display means for displaying the numerical information specifying the device and the customer specifying information received from the handy information storage means (1). When there is, it can be corrected by a simple procedure of deleting (cancelling) and re-entering. Also,
Each of the management terminals (3) is connected to a server body (5). The server body (5) is a storage means for storing information relating to rental work, and stores the stored information in each management terminal. A transmission device for transmitting the data to the device (3) is provided, and a rental device management network can be formed. The display pattern is most preferably a barcode.

[0010]

The delivery control system of the present invention uses a barcode handy terminal to display a customer card and a barcode label attached to a rental product so that the conventional delivery management does not require a keyboard input operation to a computer. Read and immediately transfer the issue data to computers and servers,
A system that can manage the delivery, the inventory status can be rewritten immediately, and the current management information is always held by the management computer (server body), and the current information can be used to manage the delivery or outgoing management of the rental equipment. Provided a device management system.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A rental equipment management system according to the present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Figure 1
In the above-described embodiments, the rental device management system of the present invention includes:
Construction equipment and agricultural equipment will be described by way of example, but the present invention is not limited to such rental equipment, and large-sized equipment can be individually used to manage rental delivery, delivery, and storage. .

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a rental article delivery management system according to the present invention. A bar code label 8 is affixed or attached to a rental item 7 such as a construction machine, that is, the handy terminal 1 uses the bar code 8-1 of the bar code label 8 of the device 7 to be rented.
Read. Next, bring the handy terminal 1 from which the data has been read, insert it into a personal computer, ie, the optical communication unit 2 connected to the management terminal 3, ie, the data receiver 2, and transfer the read data to the personal computer. 3. Immediately send and input to 3. The personal computer 3 simply uses a print button, an update button (for inputting the next one), and a delete button for easy operation.

The handy terminal 1 is provided with a bar code reader for reading a bar code and a group of keys for an input button and a delete button. When pressed, the data is received by the unit 2 by optical communication, transferred, and input to the personal computer 3. The unit 2 also has a terminal for charging the power supply of the handy terminal 1.

Next, the management terminal at each office, ie, the personal computer 3, presses the send button to transfer the read data to the server main body 5 at the head office, and the server main body 5
Is rewritten, and the data is returned. After confirming the data on the screen of the personal computer 3, when the print button is pressed, the printer 4 prints the type of the rented device and the customer name. Thus, the printed delivery slip 6 can be quickly and immediately delivered to the customer.

That is, in the rental equipment management system of the present invention, first, a bar code label 8 is provided on the rental equipment 7 itself.
However, construction machines and the like are large and cannot be easily moved, so that they cannot be used with ordinary bar code readers. In the management system of the present invention, even in the rental equipment 7, the equipment is specified by the handy terminal 1 held by the staff.
Then, since the barcode 8 is read, the reading can be performed in an instant. Just by attaching the handy terminal 1 to the data receiver 2,
Data can be input instantly, data is exchanged with the personal computer 3, and the slip 6 is output in seconds by the printer 4.
Rental or delivery procedures can be performed quickly and quickly without having to wait.

FIG. 2 shows a flow sheet of a leaving procedure in the rental equipment management system of the present invention. First, as shown in block A, the user turns on the handy terminal 1 and starts a customer input operation, and presses the key to enter the customer bar code card 9 (see FIG. 4B).
Is read by the handy terminal 1 to the customer number (9-1). (In principle, the customer barcode card is managed by the customer, but may be managed by a trusted person.)

Next, as shown in block B, the handy terminal 1 reads the bar code (8-1) of the bar code label 8 affixed to the specific device 7 to be rented. Here, if there is an error in the read data, the data is canceled with the delete button of the handy terminal 1 and read again. With such a simple procedure, data of a specific device can be input.

Next, as shown in block C, the handy terminal 1 is inserted or placed in a personal computer, that is, an optical communication unit 2 connected to the management terminal 3, and the data read by the handy terminal 1 is read. Is input to the unit 2 by optical communication, and is simultaneously transmitted to the personal computer 3. Here, it is possible to cancel by pressing F8 of the personal computer 3, and the work can be performed simply by repeating the procedure.

At the same time that the handy terminal 1 sends the data to the unit 2 by optical communication, the data of the handy terminal 1 is updated and goes to the block A to be automatically engaged in the next rental business. When the rental work is performed in one place, all of the personal computers can be used, and customer management data and device data can be stored in the personal computer 3 and the information can be received from the handy terminal 1. Then, the stored data is rewritten and confirmed on the screen, and the procedure proceeds to blocks E and F described later.

Next, as shown in block D, when the user presses the F5 key and the personal computer 3 automatically sends the data to the server main body 5 at the head office, the data is automatically stored and rewritten in the main body 5, The data is sent back to the personal computer 3. As shown in block E, the user immediately checks the screen, and presses the key as shown in block F, and causes the printer 4 to print the delivery slip 6 (see FIG. 1).

On the other hand, as described above, the optical communication unit 2
In the meantime, the handy terminal 1 which has transmitted the data by optical communication is automatically updated and used for the next customer, and the bar code input of the data can be started again from the beginning and the next rental. Perform procedural work. Therefore, in the management system of the present invention, the rental business can be performed very quickly and quickly.

Further, with the management system of the present invention, inventory processing can be simplified. That is, in each sales office, each rental equipment 7 in stock is periodically used by the handy terminal 1
The data can be input to the management terminal 3 of each business office, and the data of the inventory equipment can be further transferred to the server body 5 to instantly correct the stock and difference status of each business office and head office.

Next, in the case where rental work is performed at several locations, the system of the present invention can be organized as a network, and an example configuration is shown in FIG. That is, even if the system of the present invention performs the rental business at the headquarters and the branch, that is, the delivery and delivery and pickup business, and the pickup is performed at a place other than the place where the delivery was made, the management of the equipment is very efficient, Indicates that it can be done reliably. In the example network of the rental equipment management system shown in FIG. 3, the head office, the sales office A, the sales office B, and the sales office C carry out rental operations with stocks, and the rental equipments 7, 7 '. . . Can be managed by the rental equipment management system of the present invention even if it is not necessarily returned to the rented office.

For example, as shown in the figure, rental equipment is rented to each of a D site and an E site. First, as shown at the E site, the construction machine 7 is rented from the C office and used for a certain period, and then returned from the E site to the C office. This is managed by the management terminal 3c of the C office, and after being returned, it becomes a stock device of the C office.

However, as shown at the site D, even if the construction machine 7 'rented at the head office is used for a predetermined period and then returned to the sales office A, the data of the sales office of the sales office A is still used in the system of the present invention. Since the information is sent from the management terminal 3a to the server body 5 at the head office, no omission occurs in the management. That is, the construction machine 7 ′ is located on the server body 5 at the head office.
The stock in the office can be accessed from any office, so if you want the construction machine 7 ', move from the A office to the required office, and the system will respond to the request. it can.

As described above, when the management system of the present invention is used, a network as shown in FIG. 3 can be formed, and even between sales offices, the locations of equipment stock can be easily recognized, and rental operations can be performed efficiently. be able to.

Next, the format of a barcode label in the system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the bar code label 8 is attached to each rental product and has a format as shown in FIG. 4A, and a bar code 8-1 for specifying the type and number of the rental device is attached. The equipment type, and the latter half is the equipment number. And 8-2
Indicates the type of equipment, for example, a breaker or a tire shovel, and 8-3 indicates a numerical value represented by a barcode. That is, it is specified by the item numerical value of each device and the bar code 8-1) representing the item-specific number.

Also, as an exception, in construction equipment rental, such as rock drills and vibrators, such as rock drills and vibrators, are generally liable to become dirty with mud or concrete, and may be severely deformed or damaged. For devices where the code label is easily obscured, the bar code label for each device can be easily and quickly stored in a necessary place or in a book file, not in the device, and stored and read as necessary. It is possible to have a system that can issue rental slips.

Further, in the management system of the present invention,
As described above, customer management is performed using the customer card 9. That is, FIG. 4B is an example of this, in which the customer number is displayed as a bar code (9-1), and the customer name is shown in 9-2.
Although it is a rule that each customer possesses and manages the customer card 9, the customer card 9 is stored by a staff member (shown at 9-3) and may be read instead of each customer.

Therefore, the delivery and delivery procedure of the rental equipment shown in FIG. 1, that is, the slip in the rental business, the name of the customer who read the customer barcode card 9, the date and time of delivery in the rental business (automatically entered by the personal computer), Then, the type and quantity of the equipment which has been taken out of the rental (data input from the bar code label 8 of the rental equipment) and the like are printed.

As described above, according to the management system of the present invention, the rental business procedure is completed in a series of one data transfer process instantaneously at the store. Then, it is not necessary to activate the transfer program each time for the processing, and the procedure is completed instantaneously, so that the business can proceed without waiting for the customer at all.

Further, in the rental business by the management system of the present invention, the transfer processing of one data can be completed instantly at the store, and the keyboard operation is simple or unnecessary, and proceeds with a simple input operation. Such a system became possible. In addition, a system that allows a person who is unfamiliar with computer operation to perform a series of operations instantly has been developed. Even with the problem of the startup time of the program, a system was created in which the program was always running and the transfer was awaited, so that the system was not started each time. Then, a system capable of completing a series of processes from transfer to writing to a server and starting printing of a slip in approximately 10 seconds has become possible.

[0033]

According to the rental equipment management system of the present invention,
The configuration as shown in the drawing has the following technical effects. That is, first, in the rental business procedure, a series of processes of one data transfer process can be completed instantaneously at a store.
Then, for the processing, it is not necessary to start the transfer program each time, and the procedure is completed instantly. Secondly, in the rental business by the management system of the present invention, one data transfer process can be completed in a store, instantaneously, and the keyboard operation is simple or unnecessary, and the process can be performed by a simple input operation. System has become possible. Third, a system that allows a person unfamiliar with computer operations to perform a series of operations instantly has been developed. Even with the problem of the startup time of the program, a system was created in which the program was always running and the transfer was awaited, so that the system was not started each time. Fourth, a system that completes a series of processes from transfer to writing to a server and printing of a slip in less than 10 seconds has become possible. Fifth, rental equipment management is easy and maintenance is easy. Provide a rental equipment management system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a rental device management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of a rental business procedure by the rental equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a network assembled by the rental equipment management system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a barcode label and a customer barcode card attached to equipment used in the rental equipment management system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 Handy terminal 2 Data receiver (optical communication unit) 3 Management terminal (PC) 4 Printer 5 Server body 6 Delivery note 7 Rental equipment such as construction equipment 8 Equipment barcode label 9 Customer barcode card

Claims (5)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Rental construction equipment, etc. to be managed,
A label (8) with a display pattern (8-1) indicating a model and a machine number is attached to each of the large-sized devices (7), and a label (8) attached to each device according to a customer order. A handy information storage means (1) for optically reading the display pattern (8-1) of (8), specifying an object (7) to be managed for retrieval, and storing numerical information on the management object; A management terminal (3) having an optical communication unit (2) for receiving the numerical information from (1) and having an information storage means for connecting and receiving and storing information from the unit (2) and an information processing means; A rental equipment management system, wherein the management terminal (3) includes a printer (4) and prints information on the result of rental work in order to create a delivery slip for a customer. Further, before or after reading the display pattern of the rental device (7), a handy information storage means (9) is provided from a customer card (9) provided with a display pattern (9-1) for specifying a customer. 2. The rental equipment management system according to claim 1, wherein 1) reads numerical information related to customer identification information and performs customer management at the same time. 3. The management terminal (3) has display means for displaying numerical information specifying the device and customer specifying information received from the handy information storage means (1). 2. An output unit for outputting to a printer as necessary.
Alternatively, the rental equipment management system described in 2. 4. The management terminal (3) is further connected to a server body (5), and has a function of transferring and receiving the information, and the server body (5) is used for rental business. Rental equipment according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a storage and rewriting means for storing and rewriting the information to be applied and a transmitting means for transmitting the stored and rewritten information to each management terminal (3). Management system. 5. The rental equipment management system according to claim 1, wherein the display pattern is a barcode.