JP2006289369A - Individual information management apparatus for agricultural product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an individual information management apparatus for an agricultural product which can reliably conduct individual information management of agricultural products by storing sorting information of an agricultural product yielded by sorting work using a tray having inherent information in relation to individual labels applied respectively to agricultural products. <P>SOLUTION: In this individual information management apparatus for an agricultural product, after access to an address described in a Web page described in an individual label, individual information described in the individual label is input, whereby individual information of agricultural products is made available. The individual information management apparatus comprises sorting information acquisition device 4 for acquiring sorting information of agricultural products, an individual label application device 11 for providing individual information of the individual label to the agricultural product, and a label information reading device 13 for reading individual information of the individual label provided by the individual label application device, whereby the individual information of the individual label read by the label information reading device 13 is managed in relation to the sorting information of the agricultural product acquired by the sorting information acquisition device 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an individual information management apparatus for agricultural products that can efficiently perform, for example, a sorting operation for agricultural products such as melon, apples, and tomatoes, and a task for managing specific information related to the sorted agricultural products.

  Generally, by arranging an individual label such as a bar code seal for managing the article on the article and managing information on the article (for example, sorting information and history information of producers, etc.) Performing management and the like is known, for example, in the distribution field of food such as meat. In addition, for agricultural products, information on individual agricultural products is managed in a fruit selection field or the like. As a specific method thereof, for example, “Fruit and vegetable sorting method and apparatus” disclosed in Patent Document 1 or Patent “Article information management apparatus and information management method” disclosed in Document 2 has been proposed.

  In the sorting device of Patent Document 1, the unique information of the tray is read by the first reading device for the agricultural product placed on the tray having the barcode on which the unique number is printed, and the sorting information detecting means is provided on the tray. The sorting information of the agricultural product is detected, and this sorting information is stored in correspondence with the unique information of the tray. When sorting, the second reading device reads the unique information of the saucer, the sorting information stored together with the unique information is read, and the agricultural products are stored for each tray based on the read sorting information. Agricultural products on the trays that have been sorted out and sorted are taken out from the trays and boxed by a boxing robot or manually.

In addition, the information management apparatus of Patent Document 2 directly assigns unique information to an article such as an agricultural product with transparent ink or the like, measures the article to which the unique information is given by a measuring device, and assigns the unique information to the article itself Information is detected and information on each item is managed. Unique information is directly applied to the item with transparent ink, etc., so that the unique information does not affect the measurement of the item. is there. Further, Patent Document 3 discloses a “print defective product exclusion device” that provides an alarm device that emits a sound or light after eliminating a defective product when a mistake in assigning unique information occurs.
Japanese Patent No. 2730765 JP 2001-347229 A Japanese Patent No. 2903148

  However, in the sorting apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, the unique information of the saucer on which the produce on the sorting line is loaded is read by the first reading device and the second reading device, and the information on the saucer is read based on the read unique information. Since this is a method for managing the information of agricultural products, it is possible to read the sorting information of the agricultural products placed on the sorting line by reading the unique information on the tray.

  However, with regard to agricultural products after they have been taken out of the tray and boxed, the varieties, classes, or production areas are displayed on the cardboard boxes in which the agricultural products are boxed, but there is no indication on each agricultural product. If it is taken out from the cardboard box, not only the individual quality cannot be grasped, but it becomes necessary to manage separately so as not to be mixed with those of other different varieties. Also, on the sorting line, it is difficult to manage individual agricultural products if they are taken out from the tray, and it is difficult to reliably and efficiently manage individual information of agricultural products in this sorting device. have.

  On the other hand, in the information management apparatus of Patent Document 2, since transparent ink or the like is directly applied to the surface of an article, for example, when the article is an agricultural product such as fruit or vegetable, the surface has unevenness. Since this is not the case, reading mistakes are likely to occur, and when there is a large amount of information, a predetermined space for providing unique information is required, and the size of the agricultural product is limited, and mistakes are also likely to occur.

  In addition, since the unique information is formed with transparent ink or the like, the unique information is not visually recognized, and it is necessary to be careful not to erase the unique information when taking it out of the cardboard box. There is a possibility of inviting a state where it cannot Furthermore, since the applied ink is not visually recognized when a transparent ink or the like is applied, the wiping operation takes time, which makes the management operation including the operation of applying the unique information of the article troublesome and reliable. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform efficient management work.

  By the way, in the information management device of Patent Document 2, it is conceivable to provide an alarm device that emits a sound or light after eliminating defective products, as in Patent Document 3, when a mistake in adding unique information occurs. In the case of such a device, since it is merely inspecting whether or not the label is stuck and an alarm is issued, after the labeling is performed on the transport line, the label is not stuck again. The repair cannot be performed automatically, and it is still difficult to efficiently manage the unique information of the article.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to associate the sorting information of agricultural products obtained by the sorting operation using the saucer having unique information with the individual labels attached to the individual agricultural products. It is to provide an individual information management device for agricultural products that can reliably manage individual information on agricultural products.

  The invention according to claim 1 is an agricultural product in which individual information on agricultural products can be obtained by accessing the address of a homepage described in the individual label attached to the agricultural product and inputting the individual information described in the individual label. An individual information management device for acquiring the sorting information of the agricultural product while conveying the agricultural product, the individual label attaching device for giving the individual information of the individual label to the agricultural product, and the individual label A label information reading device for reading the individual information of the individual label attached by the sticking device, and the individual information of the individual label read by the label information reading device and the sorting information of the agricultural products acquired by the sorting information acquiring device Are managed in association with each other.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that the individual information of the individual label and the sorting information of the agricultural products are stored in a storage device including a host computer accessible via the Internet.

  Invention of Claim 3 is mounted on the saucer in which the said agricultural product has specific information, the specific information of the said saucer, the sorting information of the produce on the said tray acquired with the said sorting information acquisition apparatus, and the said label The individual information of the individual label read by the information reading device is managed in a corresponding state.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the unique information of the saucer and the sorting information of the produce are associated with each other, and the unique information of the saucer and the individual information of the individual label are associated with each other.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the unique information of the saucer is given to the saucer by a barcode.

  The invention according to claim 6 reads information related to a consignment of the agricultural product to be conveyed, etc., with the unique information of the tray, the sorting information of the produce on the tray acquired by the sorting information acquisition device, and the label information reading device. It corresponds to the individual information of the given individual label.

  The invention according to claim 7 is that the unique information of the saucer and the information about the consignment, the unique information of the saucer and the sorting information of the produce, and the unique information of the saucer and the individual information of the individual label are associated with each other. Features.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the information regarding the cargo outlet of the agricultural product includes at least a producer name and a field.

  The invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that the information relating to the cargo outlet of the agricultural product is history information of the agricultural product including a producer name, a harvest date, a date of selection, a delivery date, a field, a variety, an item, a number, and the like. And

  The invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that the individual label affixing device affixes the individual label on the surface of the agricultural product to be conveyed.

  According to the present invention, individual information management of agricultural products is ensured by associating and storing the sorting information of agricultural products obtained by the sorting operation using the saucer having unique information and the individual labels attached to the individual agricultural products. Can be done.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1-4 show one Embodiment at the time of applying the separate information management apparatus concerning this invention to a screening device, FIG. 1 is the schematic block diagram, FIG. 2 is the front view of the saucer with which the agricultural product was mounted, FIG. 3 is a front view of the agricultural product, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the distribution route of the agricultural product using the individual information management device.

  In FIG. 1, the sorting apparatus 1 has a transport conveyor 2 as a transport means for transporting a tray 3 on which an agricultural product W is placed from the upstream side toward the downstream side as indicated by an arrow A. At the measurement position S1 on the upstream side of the conveyor 2, a measuring device 4 as a sorting information acquisition device for measuring the produce W on the tray 3 is arranged, and a barcode as unique information given to the tray 3 is provided. A tray information reading device 6 (first tray information reading device) for reading 5 is disposed. In addition, the saucer 3 is formed in a cylindrical shape having, for example, a concave mounting portion opening in the center portion, and a bar code seal is attached to the outer peripheral surface of each saucer 3, whereby different numbers (unique numbers) are used. The barcode 5 is given.

  The measuring device 4 irradiates the produce W on the tray 3 with light and measures the appearance and internal quality of the produce W by the reflected light or transmitted light, and the measurement by the measurement sensor 7. It is comprised by the arithmetic determination part 8 grade | etc., Which judges the equal class etc. of the said agricultural product W based on data. Then, the calculation determination unit 8 and the tray information reading device 6 are connected to a storage device 9 such as a host computer in a selection field where the selection device 1 is accessible via the Internet. The class W of the produced agricultural product W, the barcode 5 read by the tray information reading device 6 and the like are stored in a predetermined state as will be described later. A database 10 (see FIG. 4) of the selection field is constructed with the storage device 9 as a main body.

  An individual label sticking device 11 is arranged at a label sticking position S2 on the downstream side (rear stage) of the measuring device 4 of the transport conveyor 2. This individual label sticking device 11 has a plurality of label sticking portions 11b that rotate as shown by an arrow B around a shaft 11a, and the label sticking portion 11b comes into contact with the surface of the produce W on the tray 3 with a predetermined pressure. The individual label 12 on which predetermined information such as an individual number 12a described later is printed is attached to the surface of the agricultural product W.

  In addition, although the single label sticking apparatus 11 is installed in the figure, multiple units | sets (for example, 2 units | sets) can also be arranged in parallel along the conveyance direction (a) of the conveyance conveyor 2, for example. When a plurality of the individual label affixing devices 11 are arranged side by side, any one of the plurality of individual label affixing devices 11 is operated to prevent the conveyance conveyor 2 from being stopped when the individual label 12 is replaced. In addition, by associating the conveyance of the tray 3 and the operation of the plurality of individual label affixing devices 11, the work efficiency of the affixing operation of the individual label 12 can be improved (speeded up).

  As an individual label inspection means for reading information (individual number 12a) (individual information) of the individual label 12 affixed to the produce W on the tray 3 at the label inspection position S3 on the downstream side of the individual label affixing device 11. And a tray information reading device 14 (a third tray information reading device) for reading the barcode 5 of the tray 3 corresponding to the label information reading device 13. Further, the label information reading device 13 is connected to a discharge control device 16 that controls the discharging device 15, and the label 12 is pasted on the produce W on the tray 3 by a label pasting error or the like. If it is not possible or reading is impossible, an operation signal is output from the discharge control device 16 so that the discharge device 15 is operated.

  The discharge device 15 is disposed on the downstream side of the label information reading device 13 of the transport conveyor 2, and is connected to the upstream side 17 a of the return conveyor 17. The return conveyor 17 is formed in, for example, a U shape (or an arc shape) in plan view, and an upstream side 17a (starting end side) that is one end side thereof is connected to the discharging device 15 of the transporting conveyor 2, and the other end side. A certain downstream side 17b (terminal side) is connected to the transport conveyor 2 on the upstream side (previous stage) of the individual label sticking device 11. By this return conveyor 17, the tray 3 on which the agricultural product W on which the individual label 12 has not been affixed is automatically returned to the front stage of the individual label affixing device 11 as indicated by an arrow C, and is again returned to the individual label affixing device 11. Will be supplied. The return conveyor 17, the discharge control device 16, the discharge device 15 and the like constitute the individual label correcting means of the present invention.

  A tray receiving information reading device 18 (second tray receiving information reading device) for sorting is disposed on the most initial end side of the sorting position S4 on the downstream side of the discharge device 15 of the transport conveyor 2, and downstream of the tray information reading device 18. In addition, storage conveyors 19 of equal classes each having a discharge device 20 are arranged. A plurality of the storage conveyors 19 are arranged in a state in which the transport direction D is directed in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction A of the transport conveyor 2, for example. The discharge device 20 provided on the starting end side of each storage conveyor 19 is operated by a control signal of a sorting control unit 21 (sorting control device) connected to the storage unit 9. The control unit of the present invention is configured by the sorting control unit 21, the three tray information reading devices 6, 14, 18, the arithmetic determination unit 8, the storage device 9, the label information reading device 13, the discharge control device 16, and the like. .

  When the bar code 5 of the predetermined tray 3 on which the produce W is placed is read by the tray information reading device 18 at the sorting position S4, the equal class of the produce W corresponding to the barcode 5 of the read tray 3 is obtained. A predetermined sorting signal is output from the sorting control unit 21 so as to read out from the storage device 9 and operate the discharging device 20 according to the equal class. In addition, on the downstream side of the storage conveyor 19, for example, a boxing robot (not shown) is arranged and picks up the agricultural products W for each equal class on the tray 3 stored in a predetermined amount, and packs them in a cardboard box or by hand. Agricultural products W for each class are packed in cardboard boxes.

  Next, an example of specific individual information management of the agricultural product W in the sorting device 1 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the tray 3 on which the agricultural product W to which the individual label 12 has been applied is placed, the barcode 5 is attached to the tray 3, and the individual label 12 is attached to the surface of the agricultural product W. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the individual label 12 affixed to the agricultural product W includes an individual number 12a, an Internet homepage address (referred to as URL) 12b, a fruit selection number 12c from which the agricultural product W is selected, and the like. Is printed.

  And when a predetermined number of agricultural products W are carried from a predetermined producer into a fruit selection field, for example, the producer name, harvest date, fruit selection date (by the input device (not shown) provided on the start end side of the conveyor 2 ( Information on the consignment such as delivery date), field, product type, item, number, etc. (referred to as receipt information) is input, and this receipt information is stored in the calculation determination unit 8 or a third storage unit 9c of the storage device 9 provided separately. For example, it is stored as write data 3 in FIG.

  When the receipt information of the agricultural products W to be input to the conveyor 2 is input, the agricultural products W are placed one by one on the receiving tray 3 on the starting end side of the conveying conveyor 2, for example, by an operator, and the receiving tray on which the agricultural products W are mounted. 3 is conveyed downstream by the conveyor 2. When the tray 3 is conveyed to the measurement position S1, the tray information reading device 6 reads the bar code 5 (unique number) of the tray 3 and stores it in the address memory of the first storage unit 9a of the storage device 9. Is done.

  Further, the appearance and internal quality of the produce W on the saucer 3 conveyed to the measurement position S1 are measured by the measurement sensor 7, and this measurement data is input to the operation determination unit 8 to determine the grade, class, sugar content, etc. of the produce W. Is determined. Then, the determined grade, class, etc. (referred to as sorting information) correspond to the barcode 5 (unique number) of the read tray 3 in the first storage unit 9a of the storage device 9 to write data 1 Is memorized. Therefore, the sorting information determined by the calculation determination unit 8 is written in a state corresponding to the address memory of the tray 5 on which the agricultural product W is placed (referred to as a link state). That is, when the grade of the produce W placed on the saucer 3 having the barcode 5 of “0003” is “excellent”, the class is “M”, and the sugar content is “14 degrees”, the address memory number “0003” is stored. In the column, “Hide”, “M”, and “14 degrees” are stored.

  In this way, the tray 3 on which the produce W having the sorting information stored in the first storage unit 9a of the storage device 9 is transported further downstream by the transport conveyor 2 and transported to the labeling position S2. The The agricultural product W on the tray 3 conveyed to the label attaching position S2 is conveyed to the downstream label inspection position S3 with the individual label 12 attached to the surface thereof by the operation of the individual label applying apparatus 11, and at the position S3. The label information reading device 13 reads the individual number 12a of the individual label 12 affixed to the agricultural product W. When the individual number 12a is properly read by the label information reading device 13, the read individual number 12a is stored in the second storage unit 9b of the storage device 9 as the write data 2.

  At this time, the barcode 5 of the tray 3 on which the produce W read by the label information reading device 13 is placed is read by the tray information reading device 14 disposed at substantially the same position as the label information reading device 13. The individual number 12a is stored in a linked state in the barcode 5 of the tray 3 in the number position of the address memory of the first storage unit 9a corresponding to the barcode 5 that has been received. Thereby, the sorting information, the individual number information of the individual label 12, and the receiving information are linked to the first storage unit 9a, the second storage unit 9b, and the third storage unit 9c of the storage device 9 in the barcode 5 of the tray 3. Will be remembered.

  On the other hand, if the individual number 12a of the individual label 12 of the agricultural product W cannot be read by the label information reading device 13, that is, the individual label 12 is pasted on the agricultural product W on the tray 3 due to a label pasting error of the individual label pasting device 11 or the like. If not, a “label sticking failure signal” is input to the discharge control device 16, and the discharge device 15 is operated by the control signal of the discharge control device 16. When the discharge device 15 is activated, the tray 3 in which the individual label 12 is not properly attached to the produce W is discharged from the transport conveyor 2 onto the return conveyor 17, and the return conveyor 17 returns the downstream side (return of the transport conveyor 2). Direction), and is manually (or automatically) supplied and returned to the conveyor 2 on the upstream side of the individual label affixing device 11.

  At this time, supply (return) of the tray 3 onto the transport conveyor 2 by the return conveyor 17 is performed so that the tray 3 is positioned between the front and rear trays 3 being transported on the transport conveyor 2, and the transport conveyor 2 is stopped. However, it is of course possible to stop the transport conveyor 2 instantaneously and supply it onto the transport conveyor 2 during that time. The tray 3 on which the agricultural product W returned by the return conveyor 17 is placed on the conveyor 2 is supplied to the individual label pasting device 11 again, so that the individual label 12 is pasted on the surface of the agricultural product W on the tray 3. As a result, it is transported to the downstream side, and it is reliably prevented that the agricultural product W to which the individual label 12 is not attached is transported on the transport conveyor 2 and transported to the sorting position S4.

  For example, even when the individual label 12 is attached to the surface of the agricultural product W by the individual label attaching device 11 and the two individual labels 12a cannot be properly read, the tray 3 on which the agricultural product W is placed is returned to the return conveyor. The individual label 12 that has been discharged onto 17 and pasted by the operator on the return conveyor 17 is peeled off, and supplied again onto the conveyor 2. In this case, since the individual label 12 is mechanically affixed to the agricultural product W in an easily visible manner, the peeling (correcting) operation can be easily performed as compared with the case where the transparent ink is directly printed. It will be.

  And the saucer 3 on which the agricultural product W to which the individual label 12 is securely attached in this manner is placed is conveyed by the conveyor 2 to the sorting position S4, and the barcode of the saucer 3 is received by the saucer information reader 18. 5 is read. When the bar code 5 of the pan 3 is read by the pan information reading device 18, the number of the address memory of the first storage unit 9a of the storage device 9 corresponding to the bar code 5 is read and stored in this number. The sorting information is read by the sorting control unit 21, and the discharge device 20 of the storage conveyor 19 corresponding to the sorting information is activated. By the operation of the discharge device 20, the tray 3 on which the agricultural product W is placed is discharged and stored on a predetermined storage conveyor 19, and the agricultural product W on the tray 3 is packed in a state with the individual label 12 as described above. Will be shipped.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of how to use the individual label 12 affixed to the agricultural product W in the distribution channel. This will be described below. First, the agricultural products W that have been sorted and shipped while being managed individually by the sorting device 1 are boxed with individual labels 12 indicating individual information attached thereto, and shipped to market middlemen and consumers. Is done. For example, when it is desired to know the receipt information of the agricultural product W to be sold at a store or the like as an intermediate trader, or when it is desired to know the receipt information of the agricultural product W purchased by the consumer, the personal computer 23 in the store or at home. The URL 12b printed on the individual label 12 of the agricultural product W is input via the communication means 24 such as the Internet, and the database 10 of the fruit selection field is accessed.

  At this time, by inputting the individual number 12 a of the individual label 12, various information corresponding to the individual number stored in the third storage unit 9 c from the first storage unit 9 a of the storage device 9 is displayed on the screen of the personal computer 23. Displayed immediately. Thereby, it is possible to consume the product W purchased by the consumer with peace of mind while confirming the receipt information, sorting information, etc. of the harvested product, the field, etc., and the individual label 12 affixed to the product W, for example, the harvest It is possible to efficiently manage individual information from consumption to consumption.

  As described above, in the sorting device 1 of the above embodiment, the return conveyor 17 is arranged between the downstream side of the label information reading device 13 and the upstream side of the individual label pasting device 11 on the downstream side of the measuring device 4. Therefore, the label information reading device 13 inspects the state of the individual product 12 on the tray 3 attached to the tray 3, and the tray 3 that has been inspected as being stuck to the individual label 12 is returned to the upstream side of the individual label pasting device 11 by the return conveyor 17. The individual label 12 can be reliably affixed to the agricultural product W in which the individual label 12 is poorly pasted due to a mistake in pasting the individual label 12 or the like. As a result, the agricultural product W with no individual label 12 attached or poorly read is not transported by the transport conveyor 2 and supplied to the sorting position S4, and when the agricultural product W is taken out at the time of boxing or on the transport conveyor 2. Even if it is taken out, it is possible to accurately and immediately grasp the equal class by the individual label 12 and to accurately process the agricultural product W.

  Since the sorting information of the bar code 5 of the saucer 3 on which the produce W is placed and the produce W on the saucer 3 obtained by the measuring device 4 is stored in a linked state in the storage device 9, the barcode 5 of the saucer 3 is stored. The sorting operation of the agricultural products W using can be performed reliably, and the bar code 5 of the linked tray 3 and the sorting information of the agricultural products W are also linked to the individual labels 12 affixed to the agricultural products W in the linked state. Therefore, it is possible to reliably and easily obtain various types of information on the individual agricultural products W from the individual labels 12 affixed to the agricultural products W.

  In addition, the bar code 5 of the tray 3 in the linked state, the sorting information of the agricultural product W, and the information of the individual label 12 are stored in a linked state with the receiving information of the agricultural product W such as the producer, harvest date, fruit selection date, field, etc. 9, for example, sorting information and receiving information can be searched using the information of the individual label 12, and the individual information management of the individual agricultural products W is rationally and reliably performed in the selection area where the sorting device 1 is installed. It becomes possible to do. That is, while making use of the goodness of the conventional sorting device, it is possible to manage the individual information of the agricultural products W by associating the individual labels 12 with the individual labels 12 that are pasted, so that the individual agricultural products can be efficiently and rationally managed. Information management becomes possible.

  In addition, by providing an individual label correction means including the return line 17, the discharge control device 16, and the discharge device 15 on the downstream side of the individual label sticking device 11, the agricultural product W supplied to the sorting position S <b> 4 is provided with the individual label 12. Since it is possible to eliminate the poorly pasted agricultural products W, the individual label correction means can be easily attached to, for example, the existing sorting device 1 while simplifying the configuration of the individual label correction means. A management device can be obtained. Further, since the label information reading device 13 serves both as the information reading of the individual label 12 and the sticking defect inspection of the individual label 12, the label information reading device 13 can be operated efficiently and the configuration of the reading device 13 itself can be simplified. An inexpensive individual information management device can be obtained.

  And since the bar code 5 of the receiving tray 3 obtained by the sorting device 1, the sorting information of the produce W, the receipt information of the produce W, etc. can be easily stored in the storage device 9 of the sorting area, it can be easily made into a database. When the worker at the selection hall inputs predetermined information, other related information can be searched immediately, and management work can be made more efficient, and the URL 12b should be described in the individual label 12. This makes it possible for consumers, dealers, etc. to easily and immediately grasp the receipt information of the agricultural product W on the Internet, so that the consumer can consume the agricultural product W with peace of mind.

  In the above embodiment, the agricultural product W is placed on the receiving tray 3 having the barcode 5, and the barcode 5 of the receiving tray 3, the sorting information of the agricultural product W, the receiving information and the information of the individual label 12 are linked. Although it comprised so that it might memorize | store in the memory | storage device 9, this invention is not limited to this, For example, the individual label 12 is affixed on the agricultural product W conveyed on the conveyance conveyor 2 in a suitable form, and only by this individual label 12 Individual information management of individual agricultural products W can also be performed. The individual label in this case may be the same individual label 12 as in the above embodiment, or may be an individual label on which a measurement result or the like is printed, for example.

  Moreover, you may make it memorize | store the three information of the barcode 5 of the saucer 3, the sorting information of the agricultural product W, and the information of the individual label 12 in a link state except the said receipt information in the memory | storage device 9. In this case, it is no longer necessary to store the consignment information, and the capacity of the storage device 9 can be prevented. For example, the information management can be efficiently and inexpensively applied to individual information management of the produce W in the fruit selection field. It can be carried out. In addition, the above-described sorting information, receipt information, and the like are examples, and various other information can be stored in a predetermined storage unit, for example, the used fertilizer is stored as receipt information. Further, in the boxing section on the downstream side of the storage conveyor 19, the box number, the number of balls per box, etc. can be linked with the number of the individual label 12, and stored at the shipping stage, The shipping destination (market), vehicle number, etc. can be linked and stored together.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the tray 3 having the barcode 5 is transported by the transport conveyor 2 serving as a transport unit has been described. However, the transport unit is not limited to this configuration, and information stored in the storage device 9 is used. Depending on the case, for example, a transfer conveyor using the tray 3 without the barcode 5 or a transfer conveyor having a transfer belt with a crosspiece may be used. Furthermore, the form of the individual label 12 is not limited to the above-described embodiment in which the URL 12b is described. For example, an individual label that displays individual agricultural products W is used, such as using an individual label using a serial number and a barcode. can do.

  The present invention can be applied to an individual product information management apparatus for agricultural products that manages individual information of individual labels read by the label information reading apparatus and the classification information of agricultural products acquired by the classification information acquisition apparatus in association with each other.

Schematic configuration diagram of a sorting device using an individual information management device for agricultural products according to the present invention Front view of a saucer on which agricultural products with the same individual label are placed Front view of agricultural products with the same individual label Explanatory diagram of distribution channels using the sorting device

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1 ... Sorting device 2 ... Conveyor 3 ... Sauce 4 ... Measurement Device 5 ... Bar code 6 ... Tray information reading device 7 ... Measurement sensor 8 ... ... Calculation determination unit 9 ... Storage device 9a ... First storage unit 9b ... Second storage unit 9c ... ········ Third storage unit 10 ········ Database 11 ··································· .... Individual number 12b ... URL
12c ... Fruit selection number 13 ... Label information reader 14 ... Tray information reader 15 ... -Discharge device 16 ... Discharge control device 17 ... Return conveyor 18 ... Receptacle information reader 19 ... ··· Storage conveyor 20 ·········································· Computer 24 Agricultural products

Claims (10)

An individual information management device for an agricultural product that enables access to individual information of an agricultural product by accessing the address of a homepage described in the individual label attached to the agricultural product and inputting the individual information described in the individual label. ,
A sorting information acquisition device that acquires sorting information of this agricultural product while conveying the agricultural product,
An individual label affixing device for assigning individual information of the individual label to agricultural products;
A label information reading device for reading the individual information of the individual label given by the individual label sticking device;
An individual information management apparatus for agricultural products, characterized in that the individual information of individual labels read by the label information reading apparatus and the classification information of agricultural products acquired by the classification information acquisition apparatus are managed in association with each other.   2. The individual information management apparatus for agricultural products according to claim 1, wherein the individual information of the individual labels and the sorting information of the agricultural products are stored in a storage device including a host computer accessible via the Internet.   The agricultural product is placed on a saucer having unique information, the unique information of the saucer, the sorting information of the produce on the saucer acquired by the sorting information acquisition device, and the individual read by the label information reading device The individual information management device for agricultural products according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the individual information of the label is managed in a corresponding state.   The individual information management apparatus for agricultural products according to claim 3, wherein the unique information of the saucer and the sorting information of the produce are associated with each other, and the unique information of the saucer is associated with the individual information of the individual label.   The individual information management device for agricultural products according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the unique information of the saucer is given to the saucer by a barcode.   Information relating to the consignment of agricultural products to be conveyed, unique information of the saucer, sorting information of the produce on the saucer acquired by the sorting information acquisition device, individual information of the individual label read by the label information reader The individual information management apparatus for agricultural products according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the individual information management apparatus is adapted.   The unique information of the saucer and information on the consignment, the unique information of the saucer and the sorting information of the produce, and the unique information of the saucer and the individual information of the individual label are associated with each other. Individual information management device for agricultural products.   8. The individual information management apparatus for agricultural products according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the information related to the agricultural product consignment includes at least a producer name and a field.   The information regarding the cargo outlet of the agricultural product is history information of the agricultural product consisting of a producer name, harvest date, date of selection, date of delivery, field, variety, item, number, etc. 7. The individual information management device for agricultural products according to 7.   The said individual label sticking apparatus sticks the said individual label on the surface of the agricultural product conveyed, The individual information management apparatus of the agricultural products as described in any one of Claims 1-9 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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