JP2005284944A - Rental article management system and rental article management program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rental article management system and a rental article management program that prevent an overdue by enabling a user to check the rental contents of articles anytime from a portable terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The rental article management system comprises: the lending portable terminal 11 with an RFID reader for reading in ID information stored in an RFID attached to a book 2 to store a borrowing record and send it to a library server 4 via a network 10, and the library server 4 for storing the ID information about the book 2 sent by the RFID-reader-mounted lending portable terminal 11 in loan data storing means 5. A gate type RFID reader 7 installed at a library exit reads in the ID information about a book 2 carried out by the user and collates it with the ID information sent from the RFID-reader-mounted lending portable terminal 11 to prevent a book 2 without borrowing record registration in the RFID-reader-mounted lending portable terminal 11 from being carried out. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a rental article management system and a rental article management program, and relates to a rental article management system and a rental article management program for renting various articles such as books, CDs, and video tapes.

  In recent years, a system for managing books to be lent has been proposed by attaching RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) to a book and storing identification information in the RFID (for example, patents). Reference 1).

  In Patent Document 1, when a RFID is attached to a book and the user approaches the bookcase on which the book is placed, the reader / writer installed on the bookcase is possessed by the user. The user ID is read from the RFID card, the user ID is written in the RFID of the book, and the reader / writer detects the RFID of the user and the book when the user passes the exit gate with the book. Thus, which user has borrowed which book is managed.

JP 2001-229263 A

  In the conventional system described in Patent Document 1, the lending information of books is shared only inside the library or between the libraries in the linked area, and the user borrows other than checking the borrowed contents with the actual borrowed books. There was a problem that there was no way to check the contents.

  Therefore, there is a problem that books left in a bag or books placed in another room may be forgotten to be returned and hit in the library.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a rental article management system and a rental article management program in which a user can always check the borrowed contents of an article and prevent forgetting to return it. The purpose is to obtain.

  The present invention includes an ID information reading unit that reads ID information stored in a small contactless wireless transmission / reception unit mounted on an article to be rented, a borrowing record storage unit that borrows and records the ID information, A rental article management system comprising: a portable terminal having ID information transmitting means for transmitting ID information; and a server for storing the ID information transmitted by the ID information transmitting means of the portable terminal as rental data.

  The present invention includes an ID information reading unit that reads ID information stored in a small contactless wireless transmission / reception unit mounted on an article to be rented, a borrowing record storage unit that borrows and records the ID information, Since the rental article management system includes a portable terminal having ID information transmitting means for transmitting ID information and a server for storing the ID information transmitted by the ID information transmitting means of the portable terminal as rental data. In addition, the user can always check the borrowed contents of the article with the portable terminal, and forgetting to return can be prevented.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a rental article management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a rental article management system for managing the lending / returning of books in a library will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 1, an RFID tag (hereinafter referred to as RFID), which is a small contactless wireless transmission / reception means, is attached to all books in the library 1 (hereinafter referred to as RFID attached book 2 or books). 2). The RFID attached to the RFID-attached book 2 stores information such as an individual book ID assigned to each book, a book name of the book, an author, and the like. Further, in the library 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a search terminal 3 for a user visiting the library 1 or a staff member of the library 1 to search for data relating to books, and management of lending data and reservation data And a library server 4 is provided. Lending data storage means 5 and reservation list storage means 6 are connected to the library server 4. The lending data storage means 5 stores data relating to books that are currently lent (hereinafter referred to as lending data). The reservation list storage means 6 stores a list of books in which reservations for lending are stored. Note that the lending data storage means 5 and the reservation list storage means 6 manage data based on the book ID. In addition, a gate-type RFID that is installed at the entrance or exit of the library 1 and reads the RFID data attached to the book 2 when the user 12 having the book 2 passes through a predetermined readable area. A reader (lending content checker) 7 is provided. In addition, a return gate 15 is provided through which a book returned by the user when the book 2 is returned is passed. The return gate 15 has the same configuration as the gate-type RFID reader 7 and can read the RFID data of the book 2 that passes through the readable area. The search terminal 3, library server 4, gate type RFID reader (lending content check machine) 7 and return gate 15 are connected to an internal communication network 8 such as a LAN or an intranet in the library 1. In addition, a router 9 is connected to the internal communication network 8 and is connected to an external network 10 via the router 9 to communicate with the outside. Examples of the external network 10 include the Internet or a telephone line network. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, instead of a conventional book lending card, a lending portable terminal 11 with an RFID reader as shown in FIG. 1 is rented to a library user.

  Note that since the gate type RFID reader (lending content checker) 7 and the return gate 15 have the same structure, only one unit may be installed and used together. In this case, it is installed at the entrance / exit of the library 1 and operates as a return gate 15 when the user 12 enters from outside, and when the user 12 exits from the inside, a gate-type RFID reader (lending content check) Machine) 7 so as to determine whether it is lent or returned in the direction of passage of the user 12.

  FIG. 2 shows an internal configuration of the lending portable terminal 11 with an RFID reader. As shown in FIG. 2, in the portable terminal 11 for lending with an RFID reader, personal borrowing record storage means 11a that records the data of a book borrowed by a user (self), and the RFID attached to the book The RFID reader 11b for reading data, and the RFID data read by the RFID reader 11b are processed and written into the personal borrowing record storage means 11a, and the return sent from the library server 4 received by the communication means 11d Borrowed data processing means 11c for updating data in the personal borrowed record storage means 11a based on the data is provided. The communication unit 11d not only receives data from the library server 4, but also transmits data to the library server 4. Further, search means 11f for searching for data in the personal borrowed record storage means 11a based on the data from the RFID reader 11b and the input means 11e is provided to confirm the record of the book currently being borrowed. The past borrowing history can be searched. Further, screen display means 11g is provided for displaying search results, data read by the RFID reader 11b, and the like on a screen such as a liquid crystal screen. Furthermore, if an alarm generating means 11h is provided as necessary, an alarm sound can be generated, which is convenient. Further, as a result of confirming the record of the book that is currently borrowed by the search means 11f, if there are no books to be returned, the RFID reading sensitivity is switched to a stronger one to widen the readable area. Search means 11i for searching for the location of the book 2 in a room or the like with which you are aware is provided.

  In FIG. 1, the case where the library server 4 is installed in the library 1 is taken as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and the library server 4 may be installed in a center that bundles a plurality of libraries.

  Next, the operation will be described. First, based on FIG. 3, the operation when a user borrows a book (when viewed from the library side) will be described. 3, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted here. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, first, the user 12 reads the RFID data attached to the RFID attached book 2 with the RFID reader 11b of the lending portable terminal 11 with the RFID reader, and borrowed data. After being processed by the processing means 11c, it is stored in the personal record storage means 11a (step S1). As shown in FIG. 3, the personal borrowing record data stored in the personal borrowing record storage unit 11a includes a borrowing date, a borrowing library, a confirmation flag, a return deadline date, a return date, a return library, borrowed book information (book ID, If necessary, information such as book name, author name, etc.), supplementary information, and additional user information is included. The supplementary information is information about books such as a publisher, publication date, author name, etc., and keyword information used for searching. Since the incidental information is stored in the library server 4, the data in the library server 4 may be downloaded and stored. The user additional information is information arbitrarily added by the user, and is, for example, an evaluation score or a comment of the user 12 with respect to the book. At a later date, when the user 12 searches for a book using the data in the borrowed personal record storage means 11a, if these evaluation points and comments are input, it is determined whether or not to borrow next time. It is effective for. Next, the read RFID data is transmitted from the RFID reader lending portable terminal 11 together with the terminal No. to the library server 4 (step S2). At this time, the confirmation flag of the personal borrowing record data stored in the personal borrowing record storage unit 11a becomes “confirmed”. Next, when the user 12 passes through the gate type RFID reader 7 installed at the entrance of the library 1, the gate type RFID reader 7 is attached with the RFID of the RFID attached book 2 possessed by the user 12 and the RFID reader. The terminal No. of the lending portable terminal 11 is detected (step S3) and transmitted to the library server 4 (step S4). The library server 4 collates the content transmitted from the gate-type RFID reader 7 with the content transmitted from the RFID reader lending portable terminal 11 (step S5). It records in the lending data storage means 5 (step S6). As shown in FIG. 3, the lending data stored in the lending data storage means 5 includes the terminal number of the lending portable terminal 11 with RFID reader possessed by the user 12, the lending date, the lending library, and the lending book. Information (book ID, book name, author name, etc., if necessary) is included. Moreover, you may make it also include information, such as a return due date, a return date, a return library, as needed. On the other hand, if they do not match in the determination of step S5, the user 12 registers the borrowed book in the lending portable terminal 11 with the RFID reader by issuing an alarm with the gate type RFID reader 7 as NG. (Step S7). Note that the gate-type RFID reader 7 and / or the RFID reader-attached portable terminal 11 may be provided with message display means or message sound generation means to output a message prompting registration.

  Next, based on FIG. 5, an operation during borrowing that the user borrows a book (lending from the library side) will be described. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted here. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation, and FIG. 7 is a screen display example of the lending portable terminal 11 with the RFID reader. As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, first, the initial screen (screen A in FIG. 7) of the portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader is displayed (step S10). On the initial screen, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of search menus by the search means 11f are displayed. From the menu, “1. Currently borrowed” is selected (step S11). As a selection method, the user touches the screen with a finger or touches the screen with an attached light pen. Thereby, the borrowed book list is displayed on the screen of the portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader (screen B in FIG. 7) (step S12). The list displayed here is only for the latest return deadline. If the user wants to see a list of books with the latest return deadline, the “next deadline” button on screen B is pushed down. Next, the user 12 collects the books 2 to be returned while referring to the list, and presses the “check” button on the screen B, so that the RFID reader 11b reads the RFID data of the collected books 2. Execute (Step S13). For the book 2 for which the RFID has been read, a predetermined mark “R” is displayed on the screen B. For all the books 2 displayed in the list, it is determined whether or not the reading of the RFID has been completed (step S15). If all the books 2 are ready, an “OK” message is displayed on the screen B. (Step S16), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the books 2 are not available and there are missing ones, a message “Please search by pressing the search button” is displayed on the screen B to prompt the user 12 to search (step S17). It is determined whether or not the “search” button on the screen B has been pressed (step S18), and when the “search” button is pressed, the reading means 11i increases the reading sensitivity of the RFID reader 11b to widen the readable area. As a result, when there is a response from the RFID to be searched and the RFID data can be read, the alarm generation means 11h informs by sound and displays the corresponding book name on the screen B (step S19).

  Next, a case where “2. Past history” is selected from the plurality of menus on the initial screen A in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. First, an initial screen (screen A in FIG. 7) of the lending portable terminal 11 with the RFID reader is displayed (step S30). On the initial screen A, a plurality of menus are displayed as shown in FIG. From the menu, “2. Past history” is selected (step S31). As a result, a plurality of menus indicating past history search methods are displayed on the screen of the RFID reader lending portable terminal 11 (screen C in FIG. 7) (step S32). Next, it is determined which menu the user has selected (step S33).

  When “1. Date selection” is selected on the screen C, a list of dates borrowed in the past is displayed on the screen D in FIG. 7 (step S34). When the user selects one of the dates (step S35), a list of borrowing history of books borrowed by the user on the date is displayed based on the data in the personal borrowing record storage unit 11a. (Step S36). In the list, book titles of books are displayed, and when the user selects a book title, detailed information based on data in the personal borrowing record storage unit 11a is displayed.

  When “2. Book selection” is selected on the screen C, a message “Please read RFID” is displayed on the screen E in FIG. 7, and the RFID of the book whose history is to be viewed is displayed. Reading is prompted (step S40). When the “execute” button on the screen E in FIG. 7 is pressed (step S41), the RFID data of the book is read (step S42). Next, based on the read RFID data, the past borrowing history of the user of the book based on the data in the personal borrowing record storage means 11a is searched and displayed (step S43). As an optional function, it is possible to make an inquiry to the library server 4 and execute an inquiry to the library server 4 to inquire about borrowing history of not only the same book but also the same author and similar book. You may make it the structure which becomes possible. Specifically, by sending a book ID to the library server 4, a book ID such as the same author or similar book is returned from the book database held in the book server 4. Furthermore, if the book can be inquired as to whether or not the book is being lent, and the reservation for borrowing can be made, the convenience is further improved.

  When “3. Keyword selection” is selected on the screen C, a message “Input keyword” is displayed on the screen F in FIG. 7 and a character input for keyword input for search is performed. A button is displayed to prompt the user to enter a keyword (step S50). When a keyword is input on the screen F of FIG. 7 (step S51), a keyword search based on the keyword is performed, and the search result is displayed (step S52). Next, when any book is selected from the search results (step S53), the past borrowing history of the user of the selected book is searched based on the data in the personal borrowing record storage means 11a. Is displayed (step S54).

  Next, the operation when the user returns the book will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 9, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted here. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation. First, as shown in FIG. 10, the user 12 passes the return gate 15 with the book 2 to be returned and the portable terminal 11 for lending with an RFID reader (step S60). Thereby, the return gate 15 detects the passed book 2 and the portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader, and reads the RFID data of the book 2 and the terminal No. of the portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader (step) S61). Next, the return gate 15 transmits the read RFID data of the book 2 and the terminal No. of the portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader to the library server 4 (step S62). The library server 4 matches the contents transmitted from the return gate 15 with the data in the lending data storage means 5 and updates the data by inputting the date of the day as the return date data with the data of the corresponding book 2 already returned. (Step S63). At the same time, the terminal No. is searched for the corresponding portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader, and the return information of the book 2 is transmitted to the portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader (step S64). In the portable terminal 11 for lending with an RFID reader, based on the return information transmitted from the library server 4, the return date and the return library are recorded in the personal borrowing record storage means 11a (step S65).

  Thus, in the portable terminal 11 for lending with an RFID reader of the user 12, the data is not deleted even after the return, and it is assumed that the data has been returned and the past borrowing history is left. 12 becomes possible to search the book 2 borrowed previously. As described above, the search can be performed by three methods of date selection, book selection, and keyword selection. Therefore, the user 12 can search for the books 2 that have been borrowed and useful in the past. On the contrary, the book 2 to be borrowed in the library 1 is scanned by the portable terminal 11 for lending with the RFID reader, and it can be confirmed whether the book has already been borrowed and when it is borrowed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the same book 2 from being borrowed many times by mistake by forgetting that it has been borrowed before.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, RFID is attached to the book 2 in the library 1, and the lending portable terminal 11 with RFID reader is lent to the user 12, and the lending portable with RFID reader is borrowed at the time of borrowing. Since the data of the book 2 borrowed to the terminal 11 is scanned and recorded from the mounted RFID, the user 12 can use the data stored in the portable terminal 11 for lending with the RFID reader during borrowing. Based on this, the borrowed contents of the book 2 can be confirmed at all times, and forgetting to return can be prevented. Further, even when the book 2 to be returned cannot be found in the home, by switching the sensitivity of the scanner of the portable terminal 11 for lending with RFID reader to a higher one, the user can search for a bag or room with which he / she knows, and the book 2 Can find and be convenient. In addition, since the past history data is left in the lending portable terminal 11 with the RFID reader without erasing the data even after the return, the user 12 searches for the book 2 that has been borrowed in the past and has been useful. The book 2 that has been forgotten to be borrowed in the past can also be confirmed by scanning the RFID and searching. Furthermore, since lending and returning can be automatically performed by the gate-type RFID reader 7 and the return gate 15, no labor is required in the lending-side library 1, and labor costs can be saved. In addition, since it is possible to return (or return / rent) both unattended, it is possible to accept closed days, late night, or 24 hours / day.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, an example in which the return gate 15 is a gate type as shown in FIG. 9 is shown. However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. Instead, an example in which a belt conveyor type return table 20 is used will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the return table 20 is provided with a belt conveyor 20b on a support portion 20a. The belt conveyor 20b rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 11 when the user 12 presses the operation button 20c. As a result, the book 2 placed on the belt conveyor 20b moves slowly in accordance with the rotation of the belt conveyor 20b, and falls into the return box 20d installed below the end of the belt conveyor 20b. . As shown in FIG. 11, an RFID reader 20e is installed on the return table 20 so as to sandwich the belt conveyor 20b, and can read the RFID data of the book 2 placed and moved on the belt conveyor 20b. It is configured as follows.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the return operation of the book 2 is performed using the belt conveyor type return table 20, the RFID of the article placed in the belongings of the user 2 is stored. The return process can be performed efficiently without reading data by mistake.

  As another example of the return means, for example, a post-type return box such as a post box is used, and an RFID reader is provided at the input slot of the post. Also in this case, the RFID data of the book 2 can be read efficiently. Further, it can be manufactured at a lower cost than a belt conveyor type.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the present embodiment, an embodiment will be described in which a function for enabling sublease is further added to the configuration of the first and second embodiments described above. In the present embodiment, it is possible to sublease between users 12 who have portable terminals 11 for lending with RFID readers. Based on FIG. 12, the operation when the user subleases the book will be described. In FIG. 12, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted here. 13 and 14 are flowcharts showing the flow of the operation. As shown in FIG. 13, first, the current user 12 uses the RFID reader lending portable terminal 11-1 (hereinafter referred to as terminal 1) to “lend a borrowed book to another person”. A menu is selected (step S70). Next, the RFID data of the book 2 to be sublet is read (step S71). Next, the desired subletting content data 30 is transmitted to the library server 4 (step S72). An example of the subletting desired content data 30 is shown in FIG. The subleased content data includes information on the terminal No. of the currently borrowed terminal 1, the terminal No. of the lending portable terminal with an RFID reader 11-2 (hereinafter referred to as terminal 2), and the book ID. It is included. In the example of FIG. 12, subleasing request content data when book A is requested from terminal 1 to terminal 2 is shown.

  The sublease request content data 30 transmitted in step S72 is received by the library server 4 (step S73). In the library server 4, it is confirmed from the data in the loan data storage means 5 that the book 2 of the desired sublending content data 30 transmitted from the terminal 1 is being loaned to the terminal 1 of the transmission source, and the reservation list storage means 6. It is confirmed whether or not there is a reservation by referring to the data in step S74. If there is no reservation, the sublending OK is returned to the terminal 1, and the terminal No as the sublending request destination is added to the lending data storage means 5 (step S75). FIG. 15A shows an example of data in the rental data storage means 5 of the library server 4. On the other hand, as a result of the confirmation in step S74, if there is a reservation, it is transmitted to the terminal 1 as sublease impossible.

  When the terminal 1 receives the OK (step S76), the menu “borrow a book borrowed by another person” is selected on the terminal 2 to which the subletting is desired (step S77). The RFID data of the book 2 to be subletted received from the current user is read (step S78). Submission request data 31 including the RFID data is transmitted to the library server 4 for confirmation (step S79). An example of the desired borrowing data 31 is shown in FIG. The subleasation request data 31 includes information on the terminal No. of the currently borrowed terminal 1, the terminal No. of the terminal 2 of the sublease destination, and the book ID. In the example of FIG. 12, borrowing request content data when the book A is desired to be borrowed from the terminal 1 to the terminal 2 is shown.

  When the library server 4 receives the desired subleasing data 31 (step S80), it collates with the data in the lending data storage means 5 (step S81), and when the sublease contents match, as shown in FIG. 15 (b). Furthermore, in the data in the lending data storage means 5, the lending of the terminal 1 is deleted, and the lending of the terminal 2 is newly recorded (step S82). The library server 4 transmits return information of the book to the terminal 1 (step S83), and transmits rental information of the book to the terminal 2 (step S84). The terminal 1 receives the return information (step S85), and updates the data in the personal borrowing record storage means 11a in the terminal 1 as returned (step S86) as shown in FIG. 16 (a). Similarly, the terminal 2 receives the lending information (step S87), and adds the borrowed data of the book to the data in the personal borrowing record storage means 11a in the terminal 2 as shown in FIG. 16 (b). (Step S88). As a result, the sublending source terminal 1 has already returned the book 2 that has been sublet, and the sublending destination terminal 2 is borrowed.

  Note that the library server 4 may count the number of subleasing and send a non-subletting message so that it can be returned to the library within a certain number of times (to check for book damage, etc.). In addition, at least until it is returned to the library, it may be possible to keep a sublending record and disable subleasing to the same person (to prevent the same book from going back and forth only between A and B) .)

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the function for sublease is added to the configuration of the first and second embodiments, the effects of the first and second embodiments can be obtained, and further, the library It is convenient for users to lend and borrow without going to 1. This is especially effective in places where people who have difficulty visiting the library, such as hospitals, nursing homes, daycare centers, etc., and who have a high use rate of books.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since it is possible to sublease between users, the labor on the store side is not required and labor costs can be saved. In addition, the sublease person and the sublease person can confirm whether or not sublease is possible by using the portable terminal 11 for lending with an RFID reader. Since the library server 4 can confirm that there is the actual product, it is possible to prevent fraud.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
In the above first to third embodiments, library book rental has been described as an example. However, the present invention is applicable to all rentable items such as CDs, videos, DVDs, event supplies, and the like. It is possible. In this case, a store server having a function equivalent to that of the library server 4 is installed in a store or a center that bundles a plurality of stores.

  In this case, the portable terminal 11 for lending with the RFID reader is provided with an electronic money function so that an arbitrary amount for the rental fee of the article can be charged in advance at the store installation terminal. At the time of lending and sublending at a store, the rental fee is deducted from the amount charged in the lending portable terminal 11 with RFID reader, and billing processing is performed.

  Alternatively, as another billing method, billing information may be stored in the store server, and the rental fee may be withdrawn from a bank or other deposit account registered in advance on a predetermined day at the end of each month. . In this case, if the deposit account has no balance and cannot be withdrawn, the data is transmitted to the lending portable terminal 11 with the RFID reader and controlled so that it cannot be used from the next month or the next month.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the accounting process can be automatically performed, labor on the lending side is not required and labor costs can be saved. In addition, since billing is automatically performed, it is possible to prevent troubles such as the rental fee cannot be collected from the user.

Embodiment 5 FIG.
In the first to fourth embodiments described above, an example in which a dedicated machine (dedicated hardware) is used as the lending portable terminal 11 with an RFID reader has been described. However, an RFID capable of storing the terminal No. and an RFID reader are provided. If it is a thing, you may make it use portable terminals, such as a mobile telephone and a notebook personal computer. In this case, an ID-dedicated program (software) for functioning as the RFID reader lending portable terminal 11 is downloaded from the library server 4 (or store server) and installed in advance on a mobile phone, portable terminal, or the like. I will keep it.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
In the first to fifth embodiments described above, an example in which RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification (wireless authentication)) is attached to an article to be rented has been described, but it can be attached to the article and unique ID information can be stored. If so, any small non-contact wireless transmission / reception means such as an IC chip or IC tag may be used.

Embodiment 7 FIG.
In the first to sixth embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1, the gate type RFID reader 7 and the return gate 15 (or the return table 20) are connected to the library server 4 via the internal communication network 8. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and wireless communication may be performed between the library type RFID reader 7 and the return gate 15 (or the return table 20) and the library server 4. Good. However, in that case, the transmission source ID information (or the reception source ID information) may be attached to the transmission data so that the transmission source (or reception destination) is also known. In the present embodiment, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram which showed the structure of the whole rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the portable terminal for rental with an RFID reader in the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the belt conveyor type return stand in the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the rental data of the library server in the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the borrowing record of the portable terminal in the rental article management system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  1 library, 2 RFID attached book, 3 search terminal, 4 library server, 5 rental data storage means, 6 reservation list storage means, 7 gate type RFID reader, 8 internal communication network, 9 router, 10 network, 11 with RFID reader Lending portable terminal, 11a personal borrowing record storage means, 11b RFID reader, 11c borrowing data processing means, 11d communication means, 11e input means, 11f search means, 11g screen display means, 11h alarm generation means, 11i search means, 12 use , 15 Return gate.

Claims (11)

ID information reading means for reading ID information stored in a small contactless wireless transmission / reception means attached to an article to be rented, a borrowing record storage means for borrowing and recording the ID information, and transmitting the ID information A portable terminal having ID information transmitting means for performing,
A rental article management system comprising: a server that stores the ID information transmitted by the ID information transmission means of the portable terminal as rental data. A rental ID reader that reads ID information stored in a small non-contact wireless transmission / reception means mounted on the rental object;
The server collates the ID information read from the lending ID reader with the ID information transmitted from the portable terminal, and stores the ID information as lending data when they match. The rental article management system according to claim 1. The portable terminal is
Borrowed record list display means for displaying a list of the ID information stored in the borrowed record storage means;
Collating means for collating the read ID information with the ID information stored in the borrowed record storage means when the ID information reading means reads the ID information of the article being borrowed;
If the ID information of the article corresponding to all of the ID information stored in the borrowed record storage means has been read by the ID information reading means as a result of the verification by the verification means, there is no return omission The rental article management system according to claim 1, further comprising message display means for displaying a message indicating the above. The portable terminal is
As a result of the collation by the collating means, when the ID information of the article corresponding to all of the ID information stored in the borrowed record storage means has not been read by the ID information reading means, the ID information reading means And a search means for searching for the location of the article by receiving a response from the small non-contact wireless transmission / reception means for the article that has not been read. The rental article management system according to claim 3. The portable terminal is
Borrowing history storage means for storing a past history of the borrowing record stored in the borrowing record storage means;
Search condition input means for inputting search conditions;
The rental article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: search means for searching for borrowed records satisfying the input search condition from the past history. A return ID reader that reads ID information stored in a small non-contact wireless transmission / reception means mounted on the rental object;
The server transmits the ID information read from the return ID reader to the mobile terminal and sets the lending data corresponding to the ID information to be returned,
The rental article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the portable terminal has returned the borrowed record corresponding to the ID information transmitted from the server. The portable terminal is
Subreading request data transmission means for transmitting the read ID information to the server as subletting request data when the ID information reading means reads the ID information of the article being borrowed for subletting.
Sublease permission / rejection information receiving means for receiving sublease permission / rejection information transmitted from the server;
When the sublease permission / inhibition information is subleasable, the borrowed record in the borrowed record storage means corresponding to the ID information of the article desired to be subletted has been returned based on the subleasing data update instruction from the server The rental article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: a first borrowed record update means. The portable terminal is
When the ID information reading means reads the ID information of the article desired to be refinanced, the borrowing hope data transmitting means for transmitting the read ID information to the server as the borrowing hope data;
And a second borrowing record updating means for storing the ID information of the article desired to be borrowed in the borrowing record storage means as the borrowing record based on an instruction for updating the borrowing data from the server. The rental article management system according to claim 7. A lending ID reader that reads ID information stored in a small non-contact wireless transmission / reception means attached to an article to be rented;
The ID information stored in the small contactless wireless transmission / reception means mounted on the rental object is input, and the input ID information is compared with the ID information read from the rental ID reader. A rental article management system comprising: a server that stores the ID information as rental data when they match. An ID information reading step for reading ID information stored in a small contactless wireless transmission / reception means mounted on an article to be rented;
Borrowing record storage step of borrowing recording and storing the read ID information;
A rental article management program for causing a portable terminal to execute an ID information transmission step of transmitting the ID information as rental data to a server. Reading the ID information from a lending ID reader that reads ID information stored in a small non-contact wireless transmission / reception means attached to the article to be rented;
ID information input step in which ID information stored in the small non-contact wireless transmission / reception means mounted on the rental object is input;
A collation step of collating the ID information read from the lending ID reader with the input ID information;
A rental article management program for causing a server to execute a rental data storage step of storing ID information as rental data when the ID information matches as a result of the verification in the verification step.

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