JP2005187127A - Delivery management system, delivery management method, and delivery label - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a delivery management system, a delivery management method, and a delivery label in which an impact on an IC tip of a RFID label can be lessened, and the past delivery history records can be obtained easily even if the IC tip of the RFID label is damaged. <P>SOLUTION: In the delivery label 60a attached over the RFID label 50, delivery information is printed as visible information on the surface of a sheet substrate 61 with an adhesive applied on its backside, and the delivery information is printed on the surface end part side of the sheet substrate 61 as a two dimensional code 62. Furthermore, an IC protection opening 63 is formed in the sheet substrate 61 at a position corresponding to the IC tip 52 of the RFID label 50, and a non adhesive region 64 without the adhesive is formed in a certain region from the end part including the part for printing the two dimensional code 62 on the backside of the sheet substrate 61. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a delivery management system, a delivery management method, and a delivery label for managing delivery of an article using an RFID label with an RFID capable of reading and writing information in a non-contact manner. The present invention relates to a delivery management system, a delivery management method, and a delivery label that manage the delivery of an article by storing.

  An article shipped from a factory, that is, an article shipped from a starting point of delivery is packed in a storage container such as a cardboard box and shipped as a cargo. A delivery slip specifying the delivery source and delivery destination is affixed to the outside of the cargo, and goods are delivered based on the delivery slip. In general, a delivery slip is added and affixed every time an article is newly delivered, and approval on a specific transport route and a transport route history can be confirmed by a delivery slip attached to the outside of the storage container. It is like that.

  Recently, an attempt has been made to centrally manage the delivery status of a cargo with a center computer by attaching an RFID label with an RFID capable of reading and writing information without contact to the cargo. In other words, RFID labels with article information and delivery information are affixed to the cargo, and gate antennas are installed at the delivery port at the delivery base, at the delivery port, and at the loading / unloading port of the delivery vehicle. In this case, the article information is automatically read out from the RFID label via the gate antenna in a non-contact manner, and the read article information and gate identification information for identifying the gate antenna are transmitted to the center computer. A management system has been proposed in which the center computer centrally manages the cargo delivery status based on the identification information (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in the conventional technology that manages delivery using a delivery slip, when delivery routes are complicated or when an article is transported again, multiple types of delivery slips are affixed to the outside of a container such as cardboard. It is difficult to tell whether the slip is up-to-date, and the outer peripheral surface of the storage container looks bad.

  Also, if you have article information and delivery information with RFID labels, when stored as inventory in the transport route or warehouse, due to pressure applied when the article is loaded, impact such as collision with other articles or rubbing, If the IC chip of the RFID label that is vulnerable to impact may be destroyed, and information stored in the IC chip of the RFID label cannot be read, it is difficult to obtain the information retrospectively from the RFID label.

Furthermore, when the delivery status of cargo is centrally managed by the center computer, the larger the number of articles to be managed, the greater the capacity of the center computer to manage all its route information and progress information as history. Memory is required, and the construction cost for introducing the system becomes high.
JP 2003-85471 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide the latest delivery label even if a plurality of types of delivery labels are affixed to the outside of a storage container in which articles to be delivered are stored. The present invention is to provide a delivery management system, a delivery management method, and a delivery label that can easily grasp the above and maintain the appearance of the outer peripheral surface of the storage container.

  Furthermore, the object of the present invention is to relieve the impact applied to the IC chip of the RFID label and protect the article information and delivery information stored in the IC chip of the RFID label. The present invention is to provide a delivery management system, a delivery management method, and a delivery label that can easily obtain a past delivery history even when a chip is destroyed.

  Furthermore, the object of the present invention is to provide a delivery management system, a delivery management method, and a delivery label that can reduce the construction cost when a system is introduced without requiring a huge amount of memory. There is in point to do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration.
The gist of the invention described in claim 1 is a delivery management system for managing the delivery of the article by attaching the RFID label storing the delivery information including the article information to a storage container in which the article to be delivered is stored. Printing means for printing the delivery information as visible information on a delivery label to be overlaid on the RFID label, and printing the delivery information as a two-dimensional code; and the two-dimensional code printed on the delivery label. Included in the two-dimensional code reading means for reading the delivery information, the RFID reading means for reading the delivery information stored in the RFID label in a non-contact manner, and the delivery information read by the two-dimensional code reading means The article information and the article information included in the delivery information read by the RFID reader; An RFID writing means for rewriting the delivery information stored in the RFID label with the delivery information read by the two-dimensional code reading means if they are the same; Exist.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the delivery label printed by the printing means, an opening is formed at a location corresponding to the IC chip of the RFID label. Exist in the delivery management system.
The gist of the invention of claim 3 is that the delivery label printed by the printing means is formed with a non-adhesive area where an adhesive material is not applied in a certain area from the end, and the printing means 3. The delivery management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the delivery information is printed as a two-dimensional code in the non-adhesive area.
The gist of the invention of claim 4 is a delivery management method for managing the delivery of the article by attaching the RFID label storing the delivery information including the article information to a storage container in which the article to be delivered is stored. The delivery information is printed as visible information on a delivery label that is overlaid on the RFID label, the delivery information is printed as a two-dimensional code, and the delivery information that is two-dimensionally coded printed on the delivery label. The delivery information stored in the RFID label is read in a non-contact manner, and the article information contained in the delivery information encoded in the two-dimensional code and the delivery information read from the RFID label are included in the delivery information. When the article information is the same, the delivery information stored in the RFID label is converted into the delivery information that has been two-dimensionally encoded. Consists in delivery management method characterized by rewriting the.
The gist of the invention described in claim 5 is a delivery label attached to an RFID label attached to a storage container in which article information, a delivery source and a delivery destination are printed as visible information, and an article to be delivered is stored. In addition, an opening is formed at a location corresponding to the IC chip of the RFID label, and a non-adhesive region in which an adhesive material is not applied is formed in a certain region from the end portion. Lies in a delivery label characterized in that the visible information is printed as a two-dimensional code.

  The delivery management system, delivery management method, and delivery label of the present invention have a delivery label on which delivery information is printed as visible information. The delivery label is superimposed on the RFID label, and the latest delivery information is stored in the RFID label. By configuring it to manage receipts and shipments based on stored delivery information, the latest delivery labels can be easily grasped even if multiple types of delivery labels are affixed to the outside of the storage container that holds the items to be delivered. In addition, it is possible to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the outer peripheral surface of the storage container.

  Furthermore, the delivery management system, delivery management method, and delivery label of the present invention print the delivery information as visible information on the delivery label that is overlaid on the RFID label, and print it as a two-dimensional code. By storing delivery information and managing receipt / shipment based on the delivery information stored in the RFID label, the delivery history information can be easily traced by a two-dimensional code. Since there is no need for a large amount of memory on the system side, the construction cost for introducing the system can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the delivery management system, delivery management method, and delivery label of the present invention use a label in which an opening is formed at a location corresponding to the IC chip of the RFID label as a delivery label to be overlaid on the RFID label. Relieve the pressure applied to the IC chip when an article is stacked, the impact applied to the IC chip because it collides with or rubs against other articles, and the pressure applied to the IC chip when applying a delivery label with an applicator. The product information and delivery information stored in the IC chip of the RFID label can be protected.

  Furthermore, the delivery management system, delivery management method, and delivery label of the present invention have delivery information printed as visible information, and delivery information printed as a two-dimensional code in a non-adhesive area where no adhesive is applied. The RFID label IC chip is constructed by superimposing and attaching the delivery label on the RFID label, storing the latest delivery information in the RFID label, and managing the receipt and shipment by the delivery information stored in the RFID label. Even if the device is destroyed, the two-dimensional code printed on the non-adhesive area of the delivery label is read in turn while turning over the attached delivery label. The effect of being able to easily grasp the transportation route and progress information and easily obtain the past delivery history. Achieve the.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a delivery management system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the delivery management device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a distribution center terminal shown in FIG.

  The delivery management system according to the present embodiment affixes an RFID label with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) to the outside of a container such as a cardboard in which an article to be delivered is stored, and stores the delivery information including the article information on the RFID label. The delivery management system 10 is a system for managing delivery, such as a delivery management apparatus 10 installed at a delivery start point where delivery of an article such as a factory for producing the article is started, and a distribution center where the article is temporarily stored in a delivery process. A distribution center terminal 30 installed at a base for delivery is connected by a network 40 such as the Internet. Note that an RFID is a tag that includes an antenna and an IC chip and is capable of wireless (non-contact) information communication using radio waves. Other names such as a non-contact IC tag, a wireless IC tag, and a non-contact IC are used. In the present invention, it is expressed as a representative RFID.

  The delivery management device 10 is a device that manages inventory information at a delivery start point and a delivery via base, shipment information from the delivery start point, and receipt / shipment information at a delivery via base. Referring to FIG. The inventory information storage unit 12, the input unit 13, the delivery information generation unit 14, the delivery slip creation unit 15, the printing unit 16, the delivery information transmission unit 17, the shipping information storage unit 18, and the delivery management unit 19 And an RFID reader / writer unit 20, a scanner unit 21, and an inventory information receiving unit 22.

  The inventory management unit 11 stores the article information input from the input unit 13 in the inventory information storage unit 12 as inventory of a delivery start point (factory A), and the inventory information received from the distribution center terminal 30 by the inventory information reception unit 22. Based on the increase information and the inventory decrease information, the inventory information storage unit 12 changes the item information stored as the inventory of the delivery base (distribution center A, distribution center B).

  The inventory information storage unit 12 and the shipping information storage unit 18 are information storage means such as a hard disk, and the inventory information storage unit 12 includes article information of articles stocked at the delivery start point (factory A), and a base via delivery. Article information of articles in stock at (distribution center A, distribution center B) is stored, and article information of articles shipped from the delivery starting point (factory A) is stored as shipping information in the shipping information storage unit 18. The

  The input unit 13 is an input unit such as a keyboard, and inputs product information such as a product code, a product number, and a serial number of the product, an input that identifies a product to be delivered, a delivery date and a delivery destination of the identified product. Input.

  The delivery information generating unit 14 is based on the delivery date and the delivery destination input from the input unit 13, the article information of the article to be delivered, the delivery date, and the delivery source (base where the identified article is in stock). Generate delivery information consisting of the delivery destination. Further, when the delivery source is its own base, the delivery information generation unit 14 stores the generated delivery information as shipment information in the shipment information storage unit 18 and outputs the generated delivery information to the delivery slip creation unit 15. Then, the delivery label is printed, and the generated delivery information is output to the delivery information transmitting unit 17 to be transmitted to the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the base of the delivery destination. Further, when the delivery source is not its own base, the delivery information generating unit 14 outputs the generated delivery information to the delivery information transmitting unit 17 and the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the base of the delivery source, and the delivery destination. To the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the base.

  The delivery slip creation unit 15 generates a delivery slip layout based on the delivery information input from the delivery information generation unit 14, and the printing unit 16 prints a delivery label 60a that functions as a delivery slip.

  The delivery information transmission unit 17 has a function of transmitting information to the distribution center terminal 30 by performing information communication with the distribution center terminal 30 via the network 40. The delivery information generated by the delivery information generation unit 14 is used as the delivery information. The data is output to the transmission unit 17 and transmitted to the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the base of the delivery source and the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the base of the delivery destination.

  The delivery management unit 19 collates the delivery information input from the scanner unit 21 with the shipment information stored in the shipment information storage unit 18. When the collation is obtained, the delivery management unit 19 converts the delivery information into the RFID label using the RFID reader / writer unit 20. The delivery information is written and the article information included in the delivery information is deleted from the inventory information storage unit 12.

  The RFID reader / writer unit 20 transmits a calling radio wave having a fixed frequency to an RFID label composed of an antenna and an IC chip, and reads information stored in the RFID label (IC chip memory) in a non-contact manner; It has a function of writing information in an RFID label (memory of an IC chip) in a contactless manner.

  The scanner unit 21 has a function of reading the two-dimensionally encoded delivery information and then converting the read two-dimensional code data into delivery information.

  The inventory information receiving unit 22 has a function of receiving information from the distribution center terminal 30 by performing information communication with the distribution center terminal 30 via the network 40, and increasing the stock informing that the inventory has increased due to the arrival of goods. Information, inventory reduction information notifying that the goods have been shipped and inventory has decreased is received from the distribution center terminal 30, and the received inventory increase information and inventory decrease information are output to the inventory management unit 11.

  The distribution center terminal 30 is a device that manages inventory information at a delivery base, and receipt / shipment information at a delivery base. Referring to FIG. 3, a delivery information receiving unit 31, an arrival information storage unit 32, and shipping information. From the storage unit 33, the receipt / shipment management unit 34, the inventory information storage unit 35, the inventory information transmission unit 36, the RFID reader / writer unit 20, the scanner unit 21, the delivery slip creation unit 15, and the printing unit 16. Become. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the structure same as the delivery management apparatus 10. FIG.

  The delivery information receiving unit 31 has a function of receiving information from the delivery management device 10 by performing information communication with the delivery management device 10 via the network 40, and when the local site is a delivery destination in the received delivery information. Stores the received delivery information as arrival information in the arrival information storage unit 32. The delivery information receiving unit 31 outputs the received delivery information to the delivery slip creation unit 15 when the own site is the delivery source in the received delivery information, and uses the received delivery information as shipment information. The data is stored in the storage unit 33.

  The shipping information storage unit 33, the arrival information storage unit 32, and the inventory information storage unit 35 are information storage means such as a hard disk. The shipping information stored in the shipping information storage unit 33 is sent from its own base as a shipping source. The delivery information stored as information is stored in the arrival information storage section 32 as arrival information, and the inventory information storage section 35 stores the articles of the articles in stock at the own base. Information is stored.

  The receipt / shipment management unit 34 collates the delivery information input from the RFID reader / writer unit 20 with the receipt information stored in the receipt information storage unit 32 in the receipt process. Article information to be stored is stored in the inventory information storage unit 35.

  In the shipping process, the receipt / shipment management unit 34 rewrites the delivery information stored in the RFID label by the RFID reader / writer unit 20 with the delivery information input from the scanner unit 21, that is, the latest delivery information. The delivery information input from the unit 21 and the shipping information stored in the shipping information storage unit 33 are collated. When the collation is obtained, the article information included in the delivery information is deleted from the inventory information storage unit 35.

  The inventory information transmission unit 36 has a function of transmitting information to the delivery management device 10 by performing information communication with the delivery management device 10 via the network 40, and an article is received and a new item is stored in the inventory information storage unit 35. When the information is stored, the article information of the received article is transmitted to the delivery management apparatus 10 as inventory increase information, and the article is shipped and the article information stored in the inventory information storage unit 35 is deleted. The product information of the shipped product is transmitted to the delivery management apparatus 10 as inventory reduction information.

Next, the delivery processing operation at the delivery start point of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the delivery processing operation at the delivery starting point shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery label used for the shipping process at the delivery starting point shown in FIG.

  When starting delivery of an article at the delivery start point (factory A), first, the operator inputs article information such as a commodity code, a product number, and a serial number of the article from the input unit 13. The article information input from the input unit 13 is input to the inventory management unit 11, and the inventory management unit 11 stores the input article information in the inventory information storage unit 12 and registers it as inventory at the delivery start point (factory A). (Step A1). In addition, the inventory information storage unit 12 also stores article information of articles in stock at distribution bases (distribution center A, distribution center B).

  Further, an RFID label 50 as shown in FIG. 5A is affixed to the outside of a container such as cardboard in which an article to be delivered is stored. The RFID label 50 is composed of a sheet base 51 such as a film having a back surface coated with an adhesive material, and a non-contact IC circuit including an IC chip 52 and an antenna 53, and the IC chip 52 and the antenna 53 are formed on the sheet base 51. A non-contact IC circuit is mounted.

  Next, the worker confirms the inventory information of the delivery starting point and the delivery destination base stored in the inventory information storage unit 12 by a display means (not shown), and the product code, product number, serial number and the like are input from the input unit 13. The article to be delivered is specified by specifying (step A2), and the delivery date and delivery destination of the specified article are input from the input unit 13 (step A3).

  The delivery information generating unit 14 is based on the delivery date and the delivery destination input from the input unit 13, the article information of the article to be delivered, the delivery date, and the delivery source (base where the identified article is in stock). The delivery information including the delivery destination is generated (step A4).

  Next, the delivery information generation unit 14 determines whether or not the delivery source (base where the specified article is stocked) is its own base, that is, the delivery start point (factory A) (step A5). , The delivery information is output to the delivery slip creation unit 15, which generates a delivery slip layout based on the delivery information input from the delivery information creation unit 14 and prints it out. The delivery label 60a that functions as a delivery slip as shown in FIG. 5B is printed by the unit 16 (step A6). In the delivery label 60 a, the delivery information is printed as visible information on the surface of the sheet base 61 having the same shape as that of the RFID label 50 and the back surface is coated with an adhesive, and the delivery information is displayed as a two-dimensional code 62. Is printed on the surface edge side. The sheet base 61 is provided with an IC protection opening 63 at a position corresponding to the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 and an end including a portion where the two-dimensional code 62 on the back surface of the sheet base 61 is printed. A non-adhesive region 64 to which a so-called paste removing process is applied is formed in a certain region from the portion where no adhesive is applied.

  In addition, the delivery information generation unit 14 transmits the delivery information to the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the delivery destination base via the delivery information transmission unit 17 (step A7), and the delivery information is used as the shipment information. It memorize | stores in the memory | storage part 18 (step A8).

  Next, as shown in FIG.5 (b), an operator affixes the printed delivery label 60a on the RFID label 50 (step A9). 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX ′ shown in FIG. 5B. When the delivery label 60a is stuck on the RFID label 50, the IC protection opening 63 causes the IC chip 52 to be placed on the IC chip 52. FIG. The pressure applied to the IC chip 52 when the delivery label 60a is not affixed and the article is stacked is relieved, and the impact applied to the IC chip 52 due to a collision or rubbing with another article is mitigated. Can do. In addition, the code | symbol 54 in FIG.5 (c) shows the adhesive material layer apply | coated to the back surface of the RFID label 50, and the code | symbol 65 shows the adhesive material layer apply | coated to the back surface of the delivery label 60a.

  Next, the operator reads the two-dimensional code 62 of the delivery label 60a by the scanner unit 21 (step A10), and the delivery information read from the delivery label 60a by the scanner unit 21 is output to the delivery management unit 19.

  The delivery management unit 19 collates the delivery information input from the scanner unit 21 with the shipping information stored in the shipping information storage unit 18. When the collation is obtained, the RFID label 50 is used by using the RFID reader / writer unit 20. The delivery information is written in the IC chip 52 (step A11), the article information included in the delivery information is erased from the inventory information storage unit 12, and the shipped article is erased from the local inventory (step A12). Exit.

  If the delivery source is not its own location in step A5, the delivery information generating unit 14 sends the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the delivery source location and the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the delivery destination location. Each piece of delivery information is sent via the delivery information sending unit 17 (step A13).

Next, the receipt / shipment processing operation at the delivery base in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the receipt / shipment processing operation at the delivery base shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery label used for the shipping process at the delivery base shown in FIG. .

  In the distribution center terminal 30 installed at the distribution base (distribution centers A and B), the distribution information receiving unit 31 receives the distribution information from the distribution management device 10 (step B1). The delivery information receiving unit 31 determines whether or not the local site is the delivery destination in the received delivery information (step B2). If the local site is the delivery destination, the received delivery information is used as arrival information. It memorize | stores in the arrival information memory | storage part 32 (step B3).

  When the article is received, the delivery information stored in the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 is read by the RFID reader / writer unit 20 (step B4), and read by the RFID reader / writer unit 20 from the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50. The delivery information is output to the receipt / shipment management unit 34.

  The receipt / shipment management unit 34 collates the delivery information input from the RFID reader / writer unit 20 with the receipt information stored in the receipt information storage unit 32. When the collation is obtained, the article information included in the delivery information is obtained. The goods stored in the stock information storage unit 35 and registered in stock are registered as own base stock (step B5). When the received article is registered as the local inventory and the inventory information stored in the inventory information storage unit 35 is fluctuated, the inventory information transmitting unit 36 delivers the article information of the received article as inventory increase information. It transmits to the management apparatus 10 (step B6).

  In the delivery management device 10, the stock information receiving unit 22 receives the stock increase information from the stock information transmitting unit 36 of the distribution center terminal 30, and the stock management unit 11 adds the stock increase information received by the stock information receiving unit 22. Based on this, the inventory information of the delivery via base stored in the stock information storage unit 12 is changed (the article information of the article received at the delivery via base is registered).

  If the site is not the delivery destination in step B2, that is, if the site is the delivery source, the delivery information receiving unit 31 outputs the received delivery information to the delivery slip creation unit 15 and ships as shipping information. The information is stored in the information storage unit 33 (step B7).

  The delivery slip creating unit 15 generates a delivery slip layout based on the delivery information input from the delivery information receiving unit 31, and the printing unit 16 serves as a delivery label that functions as a delivery slip as shown in FIG. 60b is printed (step B8). In the delivery label 60b, the delivery information is printed as visible information on the surface of the sheet base 61 having the same shape as that of the RFID label 50 and the adhesive is applied to the back surface, and the delivery information is displayed as a two-dimensional code 62. Is printed on the surface edge side. The sheet base 61 is provided with an IC protection opening 63 at a position corresponding to the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 and an end including a portion where the two-dimensional code 62 on the back surface of the sheet base 61 is printed. A non-adhesive region 64 to which a so-called paste removing process is applied is formed in a certain region from the portion where no adhesive is applied.

  Next, the worker affixes the printed delivery label 60b on the RFID label 50 and the delivery label 60a as shown in FIG. 7A on the outside of the storage container in which the article to be shipped is stored ( Step B9). FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY ′ shown in FIG. 7A. In the state where the delivery label 60b is affixed on the RFID label 50 and the delivery label 60a, the IC chip is opened by the IC protection opening 63. The delivery label 60a and the delivery label 60b are not affixed on the IC chip 52. The pressure applied to the IC chip 52 when the article is stacked is relieved and the IC chip is collided with or rubbed with another article. The impact applied to 52 can be reduced. In FIG. 7B, reference numeral 54 denotes an adhesive material layer applied to the back surface of the RFID label 50, and reference numeral 65 denotes an adhesive material layer applied to the back surfaces of the delivery label 60a and the delivery label 60b. Indicates.

  Next, the operator reads the two-dimensional code 62 of the delivery label 60b by the scanner unit 21 (Step B10), and the delivery information read from the delivery label 60b by the scanner unit 21 is output to the receipt / shipment management unit 34. . Further, the delivery information stored in the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 is read by the RFID reader / writer unit 20 (step B11), and the delivery information read from the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 by the RFID reader / writer unit 20 is input. The data is output to the shipping management unit 34.

  The receipt / shipment management unit 34 determines whether the article information included in the delivery information input from the scanner unit 21 matches the article information included in the delivery information input from the RFID reader / writer unit 20. (Step B12) When the two do not match, the notifying means such as a speaker (not shown) notifies that the delivery label 60b is affixed to the wrong article. The operation of replacing the delivery label 60b with another article is performed.

  In step B12, when the article information included in the delivery information input from the scanner unit 21 and the article information included in the delivery information input from the RFID reader / writer unit 20 match, the receipt / shipment management unit 34 selects the RFID reader. The delivery information stored in the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 by the writer unit 20 is rewritten with the delivery information input from the scanner unit 21, that is, the latest delivery information (step B13).

  Next, the receipt / shipment management unit 34 collates the delivery information input from the scanner unit 21 with the shipment information stored in the shipment information storage unit 33, and when the collation is obtained, the article information included in the delivery information is obtained. Is deleted from the inventory information storage unit 35, and the shipped goods are deleted from the inventory at the local site (step B14). When the shipped article is erased from the local stock and the inventory information stored in the inventory information storage unit 35 varies, the inventory information transmission unit 36 delivers the article information of the shipped article as inventory reduction information. It transmits to the management apparatus 10 (step B15).

  In the delivery management apparatus 10, the inventory information receiving unit 22 receives the inventory decrease information from the inventory information transmitting unit 36 of the distribution center terminal 30, and the inventory management unit 11 adds the inventory decrease information received by the inventory information receiving unit 22. Based on the information, the inventory information of the delivery via base stored in the inventory information storage unit 12 is changed (the article information of the article shipped from the delivery via base is deleted).

  In this embodiment, the RFID label 50 and the delivery labels 60a and 60b are attached by an operator. However, the article is conveyed by a conveyor, and the RFID label 50 and the delivery label are used by using a label attaching device at that time. You may make it affix 60a and 60b.

  In the present embodiment, the distribution center terminal 30 is described as one device. However, the receipt / shipment management unit 34, the inventory information storage unit 35, the RFID reader / writer unit 20, and the scanner unit 21 can be attached to and detached from the main body. In this case, the work efficiency of attaching the delivery label to the storage container is improved.

  Further, the printing position of the two-dimensional code 62 printed on the delivery labels 60a and 60b is not limited to the lower right as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. When it is desired to classify the collected history by distinguishing between receipt and shipment, the printing position of the two-dimensional code 62 may be varied for each classification.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the RFID label 50 is composed of the sheet base 51 and the adhesive layer 54 applied to the back surface, and the delivery labels 60a and 60b are applied to the sheet base 61 and the back surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not limited to this, but the addition of a layer such as providing a laminate layer on the surface of the sheet substrate, or the material change such as changing the material of the substrate The configurations of the RFID label 50 and the delivery labels 60a and 60b can be appropriately changed.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the past delivery information stored in the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 is updated so that only the latest delivery information is stored. When there is a margin in memory capacity, it may be configured to leave the storage of past delivery information. In this case, since the delivery history can be easily confirmed based on the past delivery information stored in the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50, it is easy to tamper with the shipping labels 60a and 60b, such as falsification, extraction, and addition. To be able to discover. When the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 is destroyed and past delivery information cannot be read, the two-dimensional code 62 printed on the non-adhesive area 64 of the delivery labels 60a and 60b is overlaid and pasted. By reading the labels 60a and 60b in turn, the stored contents of the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 can be easily restored.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the delivery labels 60a and 60b on which the delivery information is printed as visible information are overlaid on the RFID label 50, and the latest delivery information is stored in the RFID label 50. By configuring the delivery information stored in the RFID label 50 to manage receipt and shipment, even if a plurality of types of delivery labels 60a and 60b are affixed to the outside of the storage container storing the items to be delivered, The latest delivery labels 60a and 60b can be easily grasped, and the appearance of the outer peripheral surface of the storage container can be maintained.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the delivery information is printed as visible information on the delivery labels 60 a and 60 b that are pasted on the RFID label 50 and printed as the two-dimensional code 62, and the latest delivery is printed on the RFID label 50. By storing information and managing receipt / shipment based on the delivery information stored in the RFID label 50, the delivery history information can be easily traced by the two-dimensional code 62, so the delivery history information is stored on the system side. Since there is no need for a large amount of memory on the system side, the construction cost for introducing the system can be reduced.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, as the delivery labels 60a and 60b to be overlaid on the RFID label 50, a label having an IC protection opening 63 formed at a location corresponding to the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 is used. Therefore, the pressure applied to the IC chip when the article is stacked, the impact applied to the IC chip 52 because it collides with or rubs against another article, or the pressure applied to the IC chip 52 when the delivery label is pasted by the pasting machine The product information and the delivery information stored in the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50 can be protected.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the delivery information is printed as visible information, and the delivery labels 60a and 60b are printed with the delivery information as the two-dimensional code 62 in the non-adhesive area 64 where the adhesive material is not applied. Are placed on the RFID label 50, the latest delivery information is stored in the RFID label 50, and the delivery information stored in the RFID label 50 is used to manage receipt and shipment. Even when the IC chip 52 is destroyed, the two-dimensional code 62 printed on the non-adhesive area 64 of the delivery labels 60a and 60b is read in turn while turning over the delivery labels 60a and 60b that are stuck on each other. Information stored in the IC chip 52 of the RFID label 50, transport route, and progress information can be easily grasped. There is an effect that the minutes of delivery history can be easily obtained.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is obvious that the embodiments can be appropriately changed within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the number, position, shape, and the like of the constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to a suitable number, position, shape, and the like in practicing the present invention. In each figure, the same numerals are given to the same component.

It is a system configuration figure showing the composition of the embodiment of the delivery management system concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the delivery management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the distribution center terminal shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the delivery processing operation in the delivery starting point shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a delivery label used for the shipping process in the delivery starting point shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the receipt / shipment process operation in the delivery via base shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a delivery label used for the shipping process in the delivery via base shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Delivery management apparatus 11 Inventory management part 12 Inventory information storage part 13 Input part 14 Delivery information generation part 15 Delivery slip preparation part 16 Printing part 17 Delivery information transmission part 18 Shipping information storage part 19 Delivery management part
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 RFID reader / writer part 21 Scanner part 22 Inventory information receiving part 30 Distribution center terminal 31 Delivery information receiving part 32 Receipt information storage part 33 Shipping information storage part 34 Receipt / shipment management part 35 Inventory information storage part 36 Inventory information transmission part 40 Network 50 RFID label 51 Sheet base 52 IC chip 53 Antenna 54 Adhesive layer 60a, 60b Delivery label 61 Sheet base 62 Two-dimensional code 63 IC protective opening 64 Non-adhesive area 65 Adhesive layer

Claims (5)

A delivery management system for managing the delivery of an article by attaching an RFID label storing delivery information including article information to a storage container in which the article to be delivered is stored,
Printing means for printing the delivery information as visible information on a delivery label to be overlaid on the RFID label, and printing the delivery information as a two-dimensional code;
Two-dimensional code reading means for reading the two-dimensional encoded delivery information printed on the delivery label;
RFID reading means for reading the delivery information stored in the RFID label in a contactless manner;
When the article information included in the delivery information read by the two-dimensional code reading means and the article information included in the delivery information read by the RFID reading means are the same, the RFID label A delivery management system comprising: RFID writing means for rewriting the stored delivery information with the delivery information read by the two-dimensional code reading means.   2. The delivery management system according to claim 1, wherein the delivery label printed by the printing means has an opening formed at a location corresponding to the IC chip of the RFID label. The delivery label printed by the printing means is formed with a non-adhesive area where an adhesive material is not applied to a certain area from the end,
The delivery management system according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit prints the delivery information as a two-dimensional code in the non-adhesive region. A delivery management method for managing delivery of an article by attaching an RFID label storing delivery information including article information to a storage container in which the article to be delivered is stored,
Printing delivery information as visible information on a delivery label that is overlaid on the RFID label, and printing the delivery information as a two-dimensional code,
Reading the two-dimensional encoded delivery information printed on the delivery label;
Read the delivery information stored in the RFID label in a contactless manner,
When the article information included in the delivery information encoded in the two-dimensional code and the article information included in the delivery information read from the RFID label are the same, the information stored in the RFID label is stored. A delivery management method, wherein the delivery information is rewritten to the delivery information encoded in two dimensions. A delivery label that is printed on the RFID label that is printed on the storage container in which the article information, the delivery source and the delivery destination are printed as visible information and the article to be delivered is stored,
An opening is formed at a location corresponding to the IC chip of the RFID label,
A non-adhesive area where no adhesive is applied is formed in a certain area from the end,
The delivery label, wherein the visible information is printed as a two-dimensional code in the non-adhesive region.

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