JP2008222319A - Member management system and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a member management system and a display device easy to visually grasp possessing condition of article loading members in a plurality of delivery bases. <P>SOLUTION: The member management system has a plurality of terminals 11-1 to 11-n respectively provided in a plurality of delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n and a display board 50 comprising a plurality of display units 60-1 to 60-n respectively corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n and displaying pallet possessing condition in the plurality of delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n by using the display units 60-1 to 60-n. Pallet possessing condition in the plurality of delivery bases transmitted from the plurality of terminals 11-1 to 11-n is displayed in the display units 60-1 to 60-n corresponding to each of the plurality of delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a member management system for managing article mounting members used for delivery of deliverables, and more particularly to a unified management technique for the number of article mounting members held at a plurality of delivery bases.

  In recent years, in logistics services such as courier services, various deliveries are used and centralized management using a computer system is used to deliver deliveries to delivery destinations after delivery is requested. The number of days until it is shortened, and it is now used by many people. In addition, for companies that request delivery of deliverables, a service is provided for the delivery company to collect deliverables, and for the general public, there is a service for accepting delivery of deliveries at convenience stores and the like. The range of use of logistics services is also expanding.

  In such a logistics service, an article mounting member called a pallet is used, and for each pallet, a delivery product having the same delivery destination is placed and delivered. For this reason, the pallet moves between delivery bases throughout the country as the delivery is delivered.

  However, since delivery of deliveries is not performed in consideration of the balance between delivery bases, there are more pallets at the delivery bases where the number of incoming deliveries is greater than the number of outgoing deliveries, and the number of incoming deliveries is less. There are not enough pallets at the delivery base that is smaller than the number of goods issued.

In view of this, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus for planning a pallet forwarding plan. According to the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, an empty pallet forwarding plan is automatically created and provided based on the number of pallets at each delivery base.
JP-A-9-134395

  However, since the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above automatically plans a pallet forwarding plan based on the number of pallets at each delivery site, articles such as pallets at a plurality of delivery sites. There is a problem that it is difficult to visually grasp the holding status of the mounting member.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art as described above, and is a member management system capable of easily grasping the possession status of article mounting members at a plurality of delivery bases. The purpose is to provide.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide a management system capable of managing environmental information in a plurality of locations in a centralized manner so that it can be easily grasped visually.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A member management system that manages the possession status of article mounting members at a plurality of delivery bases,
A plurality of terminals respectively provided at the plurality of delivery bases;
A plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases, and display means for displaying the possession status of the article mounting member at the plurality of delivery bases using the display units;
A plurality of delivery bases connected to the plurality of terminals via a communication line and managing the possession status of article mounting members at the plurality of delivery bases transmitted from the plurality of terminals as a database, and the plurality of delivery bases managed as the database Control means for displaying on each display unit corresponding to each of the plurality of delivery bases the possession status of the article mounting member.

  In the present invention configured as described above, the status of possession of the article mounting member at the plurality of delivery bases is input to each of the terminals provided at the plurality of delivery bases and transmitted to the control means via the communication line. Then, in the control means, the possession status of the article mounting member at the plurality of delivery bases transmitted from the plurality of terminals is managed as a database. Then, by the control of the control means, the status of possession of the article mounting member at the plurality of delivery bases managed as a database is displayed on the display means in a plurality of display units provided corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases, respectively. Displayed every time.

  In this way, the possession status of the article mounting member at the plurality of delivery bases is displayed on each of the plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases. It will be easier to grasp.

In addition, as a display device that displays the possession status of the article mounting member in such a plurality of delivery bases,
A plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases, and the possession status of the article mounting member notified from the plurality of delivery bases is respectively displayed on the display units corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases; What to do is conceivable.

  As described above, in the present invention, a plurality of terminals respectively provided at a plurality of delivery bases and a plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases are provided. The display means for displaying the possession status of the article mounting member, and connected to a plurality of terminals via a communication line, managing the possession status of the article mounting member at a plurality of delivery bases transmitted from the plurality of terminals as a database, It has a control means for displaying the status of possession of article mounting members at a plurality of delivery bases managed as a database on a display unit corresponding to each of the plurality of delivery bases, and the possession status of article placement members at a plurality of delivery bases Is displayed on multiple display units respectively corresponding to multiple delivery locations. Kicking it is possible to easily visually recognize the prevalence of article mounting member.

  In addition, a plurality of terminals provided at each of the plurality of bases, a plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of bases, display means for displaying environmental information at the plurality of bases using the display unit, and a communication line Environmental information at multiple locations connected to multiple terminals and transmitted from multiple terminals is managed as a database, and environmental information at multiple locations managed as a database is displayed on a display unit corresponding to each of the multiple locations. Control means, and environmental information at a plurality of locations is displayed on a plurality of display units respectively corresponding to a plurality of locations, and the environmental information at a plurality of locations is managed centrally and visually It can make it easier to grasp.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a member management system of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment is provided in terminals 11-1 to 11-n provided at delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n for delivery items, a management center that manages delivery of delivery items, and the like. The management personal computer 30 and the wireless transmission device 80, which are control means configured to be connectable to the terminals 11-1 to 11-n via the communication line 20, and the article mounting member at the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n It is comprised from the display board 50 which is a display means which displays the possession status of the pallet.

  The terminals 11-1 to 11-n are composed of general personal computers having a function of connecting to the communication line 20, and are composed of the number of pallets received, the number of exits, and the number of possessions at the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. The holding status is entered.

  The management personal computer 30 includes an I / F unit 31 that manages an interface with the communication line 20, and a display unit that displays information transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n and information registered in the possession status database 40. 33, a database management unit 34 that registers the pallet holding status transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n in the holding status database 40, and retrieves the pallet holding status registered in the holding status database 40. The I / F unit 32 that controls the interface with the wireless transmission device 80 and the control unit 35 that controls them are configured.

  The wireless transmission device 80 transmits the pallet possession status given from the management personal computer 30 to a plurality of display units 60-1 to 60-n attached to the display board 50 by infrared communication according to a standard such as IrDA. Send.

  On the display board 50, display units 60-1 to 60-n corresponding to each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n and one display unit 70 are attached. Among these, the display unit 70 displays the current time display unit 71 that displays the current time, and the update that displays the time when the possession status of the palette displayed on the display units 60-1 to 60-n is updated. A time display unit 72 is provided.

  2A and 2B are diagrams showing the configuration of the display units 60-1 to 60-n shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is an external view, and FIG. 2B is a diagram showing the internal configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the display units 60-1 to 60-n shown in FIG. 1 are configured by attaching a plate-shaped magnet 67 to the back surface of the display plate 66. Since the display board 50 shown in FIG. 1 has a Japan map printed on a steel plate, the display units 60-1 to 60-n are located at positions corresponding to the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n in the Japan map. Can be detachably attached to the display board 50 by the magnet 67. In addition, the display board 66 has a warehousing number display unit 61a that displays the number of pallets received at the corresponding delivery base, a warehousing number display unit 61b that displays the number of pallets delivered, and a holding number that displays the number of pallets held. A display unit 61c is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the display board 65 has the warehousing number display part 61 a, the warehousing number display part 61 b and the possession number display part 61 c described above, and these numbers are displayed using a 7-segment LED. Display unit 61 for displaying, memory 63 storing tag ID for each of display units 60-1 to 60-n, power source unit 62 using a battery or solar cell, and infrared communication conforming to standards such as IrDA A circuit including an I / F unit 64 that receives the pallet possession status transmitted from the wireless transmission device 80 and a control unit 65 that controls these components is built in.

  A pallet management method in the member management system configured as described above will be described below.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a pallet management method in the member management system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  In each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n for deliverables, the holding status including the number of pallets for delivering the deliveries on the day, the number of deliveries, and the number of possessions is at any timing at the terminals 11-1 to 11-1. 11-n is transmitted to the management personal computer 30 via the communication line 20 as a report to the management center (step S1). The transmission timing of the pallet holding status from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n to the management personal computer 30 can be arbitrarily determined at each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. Every hour since the start of the pallet, or when the number of pallets held reaches a predetermined number. In addition, the management center decides uniformly, and at that timing, the possession status including the number of pallets received, the number of exits, and the number of possessions at each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n is transmitted to the management personal computer 30. You may do it.

  The possession status of the pallets transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n is received via the I / F unit 31 of the management personal computer 30, and the database management unit 34 receives the information from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n. The transmitted pallet holding status is registered in the holding status database 40 for each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n (step S2). Here, information capable of identifying the terminals 11-1 to 11-n is given to the possession status of the pallets transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n. The database management unit 34 identifies the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n using the assigned information, and registers the pallet holding status in the holding status database 40 for each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. Will do.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the pallet holding status registered in the holding status database 40 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the possession status database 40 shown in FIG. 1, the number of pallets received, the number of pallets delivered, and the number of pallets in the possession status of pallets transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n. The number of possessions is registered for each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n provided with the terminals 11-1 to 11-n.

  Thereafter, when it is time to update the display of the pallet holding status on the display board 50 (step S3), the database management unit 34 of the management personal computer 30 retrieves the pallet holding status registered in the holding status database 40, The signal is given to the wireless transmission device 30 (step S4). Here, in the database management unit 34, the display unit 60-1 indicates which of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n each of the display units 60-1 to 60-n attached to the display board 50 corresponds to. It is managed using a tag ID of ˜60-n. Therefore, the tag ID of the display units 60-1 to 60-n corresponding to the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n is given to the possession status of the pallet taken out by the database management unit 34, and the wireless transmission device 80.

  In the wireless transmission device 80, a plurality of displays attached to the display board 50 with the pallet possession status given from the management personal computer 30 being given the tag IDs of the display units 60-1 to 60-n. It is transmitted to the units 60-1 to 60-n by infrared communication (step S5).

  In the display units 60-1 to 60-n, among the pallet possession statuses transmitted from the wireless transmission device 80, the pallet possession status assigned with its own tag ID stored in the memory 63 is the I / F. It is received via the unit 64 (step S6).

  Thereafter, the pallet holding status received via the I / F unit 64 is displayed on the display unit 61 under the control of the control unit 65 in the display units 60-1 to 60-n (step S7).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the pallet holding status is displayed on the display units 60-1 to 60-n illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the display units 60-1 to 60-n attached to the display board 50 have their own pallets stored in the memory 63 among the pallet holding status transmitted from the wireless transmission device 80. The pallet possession status to which the tag ID is assigned, that is, the pallet receipt status, the pallet delivery count, and the pallet possession count, which are the pallet possession status at the corresponding delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n, is the number of receipts. It is displayed on the display part 61a, the number-of-delivery display part 61b, and the possession number display part 61c, respectively. This display is performed in each of the display units 60-1 to 60-n attached to the display board 50, whereby the display board 50 displays the pallet in each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. The number of incoming pallets, the number of outgoing pallets, and the number of owned pallets are displayed as a list.

  Further, in the display unit 70 attached to the display board 50, current time information by a built-in clock unit (not shown) is displayed on the current time display unit 71, and the above-described palette is transmitted from the wireless transmission device 80. When the holding status of the pallet is transmitted, information indicating that is received from the wireless transmission device 80, and accordingly, the holding status of the palette displayed on the display units 60-1 to 60-n is updated. The update time information is displayed on the update time display unit 72.

  In this embodiment, the pallet possession status is transmitted from the wireless transmission device 80 to the display units 60-1 to 60-n by infrared communication conforming to a standard such as IrDA. The means for wireless transmission is not limited to infrared communication, and other wireless communication means may be used.

  In this embodiment, the display units 60-1 to 60-n are detachably attached to the display board 50 by the magnet 67, but an adhesive is applied to the back surfaces of the display units 60-1 to 60-n. Or, by providing a pocket in the display board 50 and storing the display units 60-1 to 60-n in the pocket, the display units 60-1 to 60-n are detachably attached to the display board 50. Also good.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the member management system of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the present embodiment is different from that shown in the first embodiment in that the management personal computer 130 is displayed without the wireless transmission device 80 shown in the first embodiment. The difference is that the board 150 is connected by wire.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the management personal computer 130 in this embodiment includes an I / F unit 131 that manages an interface with the communication line 20, and information transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n and the possession status database 40. The display unit 133 for displaying the registered information and the pallet holding status transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n are registered in the holding status database 40, and the pallet registered in the holding status database 40 is registered. The database management unit 134 extracts the possession status, the I / F unit 132 that controls the interface with the display board 150, and the control unit 135 that controls them.

  The display board 150 is connected to the management personal computer 130 by wire, and is provided with display units 160-1 to 160-n corresponding to the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n and one display unit 170, respectively. ing. Among these, the display unit 170 displays a current time display unit 171 that displays the current time, and an update time display that displays the update time of the pallet holding status displayed on the display units 160-1 to 160-n. A portion 172 is provided. The power is supplied from the management personal computer 130.

  7 is a diagram showing the configuration of the display board 150 shown in FIG. 6, wherein (a) is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the display board 150, and (b) is an external view of the display units 160-1 to 160-n. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the display board 150 shown in FIG. 6 includes an interface unit 151 that controls the interface with the management personal computer 130, and display units 160 corresponding to the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. -1 to 160-n, display units 170-1 to 160-n corresponding to the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n, and the display status of the pallet given from the management personal computer 130. And a display control unit 152 for sorting and displaying.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.7 (b), the display units 160-1 to 160-n shown in FIG. 6 are displayed on a display board 166 with a warehousing number display unit 161a for displaying the number of pallets warehousing at the corresponding delivery base. In addition, a delivery number display unit 161b for displaying the number of deliverys of pallets and a possession number display unit 161c for displaying the number of possessions of pallets are provided.

  A pallet management method in the member management system configured as described above will be described below.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a pallet management method in the member management system shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

  In each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n for deliverables, the holding status including the number of pallets for delivering the deliveries on the day, the number of deliveries, and the number of possessions is at any timing at the terminals 11-1 to 11-1. 11-n and transmitted to the management personal computer 130 via the communication line 20 as a report to the management center (step S101). The transmission timing of the pallet holding status from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n to the management personal computer 130 is arbitrarily set at each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n, as in the first embodiment. For example, it can be made every hour after the day's work is started, or when the number of pallets held becomes a predetermined number. In addition, the management center decides uniformly, and at that timing, the holding status including the number of pallets in the delivery bases 10-1 to 10 -n, the number of exits, and the number of possessions is transmitted to the management personal computer 130. You may do it.

  The pallet possession status transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n is received via the I / F unit 131 of the management personal computer 130, and the database management unit 134 receives the information from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n. The transmitted pallet holding status is registered in the holding status database 40 for each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n (step S102). Here, information capable of identifying the terminals 11-1 to 11-n is given to the possession status of the pallets transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n. The database management unit 134 identifies the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n using the given information, and registers the pallet holding status in the holding status database 40 for each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. Will do.

  Thereafter, when it is time to update the display of the pallet holding status on the display board 50 (step S103), the database management unit 134 of the management personal computer 130 retrieves the pallet holding status registered in the holding status database 40 ( Step S104). Here, in the database management unit 134, the display units 160-1 to 160-n indicate which of the delivery bases 10-1 to 160-n corresponds to the display units 160-1 to 160-n of the display board 150, respectively. n unit IDs are used for management. Therefore, the unit ID of the display units 160-1 to 160-n corresponding to the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n is given to the possession status of the pallet extracted by the database management unit 134.

  The pallet holding status extracted from the holding status database 40 is transmitted to the display board 150 with the unit IDs of the display units 160-1 to 160-n assigned (step S105).

  In the display board 150, when the pallet holding status transmitted from the management personal computer 130 is received via the I / F unit 151 (step S106), the display control unit 152 receives the pallet holding status via the I / F unit 151. The received pallet holding status is distributed to display units 160-1 to 160-n corresponding to the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n based on the unit ID given to the pallet holding status, and the display unit. Displayed on 160-1 to 160-n, respectively (step S107). This display is performed in each of the display units 160-1 to 160-n of the display board 150, whereby the display board 150 displays the pallet holding status in each of the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n. The number of incoming pallets, the number of outgoing pallets, and the number of owned pallets are displayed as a list.

  In the display unit 170 of the display board 150, current time information by a built-in clock unit (not shown) is displayed on the current time display unit 171, and the above-described pallet possession status from the management personal computer 130 is displayed. Is transmitted from the management personal computer 130 to recognize that the possession status of the palette displayed on the display units 160-1 to 160-n has been updated, The update time information is displayed on the update time display unit 172.

  In the above-described two embodiments, the number of pallets received, the number of pallets delivered, and the number of pallets held at the delivery bases 10-1 to 10-n transmitted from the terminals 11-1 to 11-n are respectively shown. It is also conceivable that the management PCs 30 and 130 add up and display these on the display boards 50 and 150.

  In the two embodiments described above, the pallet has been described as an example of the article mounting member on which the delivery item is mounted. However, the article mounting member may have various forms such as a box shape or a bowl shape. Can be applied.

  In addition, the present invention can be applied to the situation of logistics materials, rental cars and taxis, hire inventory, production line conditions, parking space availability, hospital waiting time conditions, road congestion, construction conditions, sightseeing spots and stadium arrivals. The present invention can also be applied to a system that manages environmental information in a plurality of locations such as the number of people in a garden.

It is a figure which shows 1st Embodiment of the member management system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the display unit shown in FIG. 1, (a) is an external view, (b) is a figure which shows an internal structure. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the management method of the pallet in the member management system shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a figure which shows the possession condition of the pallet registered into the possession condition database shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state by which the possession status of the pallet was displayed on the display unit shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of the member management system of this invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the display board illustrated in FIG. 6, in which (a) is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the display board, and (b) is an external view of the display unit. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the management method of the pallet in the member management system shown in FIG.6 and FIG.7.

Explanation of symbols

10-1 to 10-n Delivery base 11-1 to 11-n Terminal 20 Communication line 30, 130 Management personal computer 31, 32, 64, 131, 132 I / F unit 33, 133 Display unit 34, 134 Database management unit 35, 65, 135 Control unit 40 Holding status database 50, 150 Display board 60-1 to 60-n, 70, 160-1 to 160-n, 170 Display unit 61 Display unit 61a, 161a Warehousing number display unit 61b, 161b Delivery number display part 61c, 161c Holding number display part 62 Power supply part 63 Memory 66,166 Display board 67 Magnet 71,171 Current time display part 72,172 Update time display part

Claims (4)

A member management system that manages the possession status of article mounting members at a plurality of delivery bases,
A plurality of terminals respectively provided at the plurality of delivery bases;
A plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases, and display means for displaying the possession status of the article mounting member at the plurality of delivery bases using the display units;
A plurality of delivery bases connected to the plurality of terminals via a communication line and managing the possession status of article mounting members at the plurality of delivery bases transmitted from the plurality of terminals as a database, and the plurality of delivery bases managed as the database The member management system which has a control means to respectively display the possession status of the article mounting member in the display unit corresponding to each of the plurality of delivery bases. A display device that displays the possession status of article mounting members at a plurality of delivery locations,
A plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases, and the possession status of the article mounting member notified from the plurality of delivery bases is respectively displayed on the display units corresponding to the plurality of delivery bases; Display device. A management system that centrally manages environmental information at multiple locations.
A plurality of terminals respectively provided at the plurality of bases;
A plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of bases, and display means for displaying environmental information at the plurality of bases using the display units;
The environment information at the plurality of sites connected to the plurality of terminals via the communication line and transmitted from the plurality of terminals is managed as a database, and the environment information at the plurality of sites managed as the database is managed as the plurality of sites. And a control means for displaying each on the corresponding display unit. A display device that displays environmental information at multiple locations,
A display device comprising a plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the plurality of bases, wherein the environmental information notified from the plurality of bases is displayed on the display units corresponding to the plurality of bases.

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