JP2009051601A - Management system of carrier in carrying system using carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of a rental system of a carrier which can be reused in physical distribution wherein a carrier frequently becomes lost greatly influencing the system, because storing/retrieving is repeated between a plurality of distribution bases of a user after the carrier is stored in one distribution base from a manager (for example, a lender) side. <P>SOLUTION: The carriers 11 distributed from the lender side to the user side are individually managed by a mounted radio IC tag wherein an identification code is written by a data writer, or an identification code of an identifying medium such as a printed and affixed management card 5. The deletion of data on the user side related to the returned carrier can be carried out only by using a storing/retrieving file sent from the management side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a carrier management system in a carrier system, in particular, a carrier system using a reusable carrier such as a roll box pallet.

  In logistics, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it has been conventionally performed to prevent a loss by enabling tracking management of a package.

  Patent Document 1 relates to a logistics information management system, and a logistics communication terminal owned by a logistics company or an article handling company, a sender communications terminal for sending an article, and a recipient communications terminal for receiving an article are generally used for a general purpose such as the Internet. By establishing a logistics network system for logistics management that enables mutual information exchange by connecting with other networks, and exchanging information such as the transmission route and delivery schedule of goods between communication terminals by e-mail, It is intended to eliminate problems caused by transportation such as lost, delayed and misdelivered goods, and to realize logistics services such as optimizing the delivery schedule of goods and returning nuisance products.

  According to Patent Document 2, when there is a mistake in the address and address of the consignee during delivery, the parcel cannot be delivered to the consignee, and if there is an inquiry about the parcel at a later date, the destination is unknown quickly. The purpose is to determine the package and deliver it to the consignee. The captured image of the package with unknown destination is taken in from the image input device in advance, and the color and size are automatically determined. Then, it is registered and saved in the storage device as link information for the photographed image, and when inquiring from the shipper, etc., the product name, color, size, etc. are input from the input device, and the corresponding photographed image is read from the storage device. By displaying the list, the desired package can be immediately identified.

  On the other hand, in logistics, it is also widely used to transport packages to be distributed using reusable transport tools such as pallets, returnable containers, and roll box pallets. Rental equipment is also used because the tools are more expensive than disposable carriers such as cardboard.

  However, in a rental system, a reusable transport device is first received from a manager (for example, a lender) side into one user's delivery base, and then repeatedly enters and exits between multiple delivery bases of the user. Therefore, it is often lost in the meantime, which has a great influence on the rental system.

In order to prevent the loss of such a carrier, in Patent Document 3, three base stations in which a position information transmission / reception terminal such as a PHS terminal is mounted on a cargo handling pallet, and the position information transmission / reception terminal receives radio waves. , Calculate the distance from these base stations, and apply a three-point survey principle to build a management system that can check the current position of the pallet to prevent the loss and diversion of cargo handling pallets I am trying.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-143568 JP-A-10-149434 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-11973

As described above, in the prior art of Patent Document 3 in which a position information transmission / reception terminal such as a PHS terminal is mounted on a carrier such as a cargo handling pallet and the position information of each pallet is used for management, the system is large. When the cost is high and the number of carrying tools is very large, the amount of processing increases and it is not practical.
Accordingly, the present invention aims to solve such problems.

In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a management-side apparatus including a terminal device connected to a network and an identification medium creating unit capable of configuring an identification medium for attaching a carrying device that holds an identification code When,
In a carrier management system comprising a terminal device connected to a network, and a user side device having an identification code reading function and a portable terminal device having a communication function with the terminal device. In the terminal device of the side device, for each transporting device identified by the identification code, configure a storage database with at least the identification code, storage / shipping category, date / time, and storage location as record items,
The processing means configured in the terminal device of the management side device inputs the processing for instructing the identification medium creation means to create the identification medium for each carrier to be delivered, and the delivery data of the carrier delivered with the identification medium attached. Processing to record in the shipping database, processing to create a shipping information file for collecting identification codes corresponding to the transported vehicles for each user and transmitting them to the user side via the network, and receiving from the user side Process to record the warehousing data of the transported vehicles in the warehousing / unloading database and collect the identification codes corresponding to the transported vehicles for each user, and create a warehousing information file to transmit to the user side via the network Processing to
Process to communicate each file to the user,
The processing means configured in the terminal device of the user side device receives the file for delivery information transmitted from the management side via the network and develops it in the entry / exit database, The process of receiving the identification code read by the portable terminal device from the identification medium attached to the tool from the portable terminal device and expanding it in the loading / unloading database, and the warehousing transmitted from the management side via the network A transporter management system is proposed for a transport system configured to receive a file for information and execute a process of reflecting transporter data corresponding to an identification code included in the file in an entry / exit database.

  In the present invention, in the above management system, in the processing means configured in the terminal device of the user side device, the data of the carrier corresponding to the identification code included in the file for warehousing information transmitted from the management side is stored / extracted It is proposed that the process to be reflected in the database is an erasure process.

  The present invention proposes that in the above management system, the identification medium is a wireless IC tag, and the identification medium creating means is a data writer for the wireless IC tag.

  Further, the present invention proposes that in the above management system, the identification medium is a management card for carrying a carrier having an identification code, and the identification medium creation means is a printing machine. In the present invention, the carrier card affixing management card having this identification code is printed on the front side of the sheet having the adhesive formed on the back side by a printing machine, and represents a barcode representing the identification code for identifying each carrier It is proposed that the seal is composed of a part and a visual information part in which the delivery information is visible.

  In the present invention, in the above management system, the carrier is a roll box pallet, and the management card represents an identification code in the vertical direction by a horizontally long bar on the front side of the sheet on which the adhesive is formed on the back surface. The bar code part and the visual information part arranged above and below are printed, and the information of the visual information part is composed of visual information of the identification code represented by the bar code, the customer name, and the printing date. Propose.

  Further, the present invention proposes that the above management system has a configuration in which a server connected to a network is provided on the management side, and communication is performed between the terminal device on the management side and the user side via the server.

  In the present invention, in the above management system, it is proposed that the file of the delivery information or the receipt information from the management side to the terminal device on the user side is transmitted by pull type or push type processing via the network. .

  According to the present invention described above, the carrier delivered from the management side to the user side, when leaving the management side, the wireless IC tag attached with the identification code written by the data writer or the management card attached by printing It can be managed individually by the identification code of the identification medium.

  In this way, the management side issues the carrier with the identification medium attached thereto, records the data in the entry / exit database, and files each identification code of the delivered carrier as a file, that is, delivery information, that is, The identification codes corresponding to the vehicles delivered to the user side are collected for each user to create a file, and this delivery information file is transmitted to each user.

  On the user side, as the warehousing process of the carrier from the management side, the identification code of the medium for identifying the carrier is read by the portable terminal device in the same manner as the warehousing process with each delivery base after that. Data entry may be performed, but in the delivery of the carrier from the management side to the user side, the warehousing process accompanied by the reading operation of the identification code by the portable terminal device is omitted, and the management side received via the network By using the data of the identification code in the delivery information file from the terminal device, labor saving can be achieved.

  Next, on the user's side, the transporter received from the management side is used to deliver packages between other delivery bases of the user, or in some cases, to deliver packages to other companies' delivery bases. be able to.

  At this time, at the time of loading / unloading, the user side reads the identification code of the identification medium attached to the carrier with the portable terminal device and stores it in its own data storage means, and then stores the stored data. In synchronism with the data of the terminal device, the data is stored in the storage database of the terminal device. Therefore, the current position of the transporter can be confirmed at least at the level of the delivery base on the user side by the terminal device storage database.

  When using a plurality of portable terminal devices on the user side, a plurality of portable terminals used at the same time so that the identification code cannot be read redundantly for the same carrier by the plurality of portable terminal devices. Configure all devices to share the same data. That is, it is configured to share the identification code data read by all portable terminal devices to each of a plurality of portable terminal devices via the terminal device, and read the identification code in the data. By disabling it, reading of duplicate identification codes can be prevented.

  In this way, after the user repeats loading and unloading between each delivery base, if the transporter is returned to the management side, the management side reads the identification code of the identification medium attached to the transported transported device, and the terminal device Record in the warehouse database.

  In other words, since this entry / exit database has at least the identification code, entry / exit classification (entry classification, delivery classification), date / time, and entry / exit destination as record items, the past history data of the vehicles received by the read identification code And the period used by the user can be obtained from the date and time from the time of delivery to the time of entry.

  On the management side, the warehousing information, that is, the identification code corresponding to the carrier returned from the user side is collected for each user to create a file, and this warehousing information file is transmitted to each user.

  On the user side, the returned transporter can be confirmed from the identification code in the data in the warehousing information file received from the management side, and the corresponding in the warehousing database of the terminal device based on this can be confirmed. By erasing the carrier data, only the carrier currently in use can be confirmed. Note that the erasure of the data of the corresponding carrier means at least the erasure in the handling as the currently used carrier, and it can exist as history data without being erased from the storage medium.

  In addition, erasure of data related to returned vehicles from the warehousing / unloading database can be performed only by using the warehousing information file sent from the management side, preventing any erasure or accidental erasure on the user side. can do.

  The pull-type or push-type processing method may be applied to the above-described transmission of the exit information or entry information file from the management side to the user side terminal device via the network. In other words, when the push type is applied, the management side transmits directly to each user via the management side server connected to the terminal device or the network, and when the pull side is applied, A file of warehousing information or warehousing information is uploaded to a download site constructed on a server or the like on the management side, and this file is downloaded on the user side. This upload should be done regularly, or if it is irregular, the user will receive the file of the delivery information or warehousing information without delay by notifying the user of the upload information via the network. Can do.

  In addition, if the warehousing information and evacuation information files from the management side to the user side terminal device via the network are XML files, the information can be automatically transmitted by the terminal device without human intervention. .

Next, an embodiment of a carrier management system in a carrier system using the carrier of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a management system according to the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a management-side device. The management-side device 1 can print a terminal device 3 connected to a network 2 such as the Internet and a management card 5 for carrying a carrier having an identification code 4. And a server 7 connected to the network 2. In other words, this embodiment corresponds to an embodiment in which the identification medium is a carrier sticking management card 5 having an identification code 4 and the identification medium creating means is a printing machine 6. . As described above, the identification medium can be a wireless IC tag. In this case, the identification medium creating means may be a data writer for the wireless IC tag.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a user-side device. The user-side device 8 includes a terminal device 9 connected to the network 2, and a portable terminal device 10 having an identification code reading function and a communication function between the terminal device 9. And. The number of portable terminal devices 10 is appropriate.

  Each of the terminal devices 3 and 9 of the management-side device 1 and the user-side device 8 records at least an identification code, an entry / exit classification, a date / time, and an entry / exit destination for each vehicle 11 identified by the identification code 4. The warehousing databases 12 and 13 are configured.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes a processing unit configured in the terminal device 3 of the management-side apparatus 1, and the processing unit 14 instructs the printing machine 6 to print the management card 5 for each carrier 11 to be delivered, and the management card 5. The process of recording the delivery data of the transporting device 11 pasted and stored in the storage database 12 and the identification code 4 corresponding to the transported transporting device 11 are collected for each user and transmitted to the user side via the network 2. A process for creating a file for unloading information to be performed, a process for recording warehousing data of the vehicle 11 received from the user side in the warehousing database 12, and an identification code 4 corresponding to the vehicle 11 received. A process for creating a warehousing information file for sending to the user side via the network 2 and a process for sending each file to the user side It is configured to perform.

  On the other hand, the processing means 15 configured in the terminal device 9 of the user-side device 8 receives a file for delivery information transmitted from the management side via the network 2 and develops it in the entry / exit database 13; The process of receiving the identification code 4 read by the portable terminal device 10 from the management card 5 affixed to each transporter 11 at the time of loading / unloading 11 from the portable terminal device 10 and expanding it into the loading / unloading database 13 And a process for receiving the file for warehousing information transmitted from the management side via the network 2 and reflecting the data of the transporting device 11 corresponding to the identification code 4 included in the file in the warehousing and unloading database 13 It is configured to do.

  In the figure, reference numerals 16 and 17 denote control means and a database of the server 7, respectively, and reference numeral 18 denotes processing means having a function of reading an identification code and a communication function with the terminal device 9, as shown in the figure. As described above, the portable terminal device 10 includes a data recording unit 19 including a shared data section for matching a plurality of data of all the portable terminal devices 10 in addition to the read data such as the identification code. .

The operation in the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
First, on the management side, in accordance with the exit command in step S1, the management card 5 for carrying a vehicle having the identification code 4 is printed by the printer 6 in step S2. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the management card 5 prints a plurality of sheets simultaneously on the front surface of the paper 20 having an adhesive surface.

  On the management side, the carrier 11 with the management card 5 affixed, for example, the roll box pallet as shown in FIG. 5 is delivered, and in step S3, the data is recorded in the entry / exit database 12 and the step In S4, each identification code 4 of the delivered vehicle 11 is converted into a file, that is, the delivery information, that is, the identification code 4 corresponding to the delivered vehicle 11 delivered to the user side is collected for each user to create a file. . Then, this delivery information file is transmitted to each user in step S5. Note that this is a case where a file for delivery information from the management side to the user side is transmitted in a push type. In addition, a download site is constructed on the server 7, and a file for delivery information or entry information is stored on this site. You can upload and download this file on the user side.

  Next, on the user side, as the warehousing process of the transporter 11 from the management side, in step S6, the management card of the transporter 11 is the same as the warehousing process between the delivery bases 20a and 20b thereafter. The identification code 4 of 5 may be read by the portable terminal device 10 to input data. However, in the delivery of the transporter 11 from the management side to the user side, the identification code 4 is read by the portable terminal device 10. By using the data of the identification code 4 in the file for delivery information from the management side received via the network 2 and performing it in the terminal device 9, labor saving can be achieved. .

  Next, on the user side, the transporting device 11 received from the management side is used for delivery of the package between the other delivery bases 21a and 21b of the user, and in some cases, the transport equipment 11 is delivered to another company's delivery base. Can be used for delivery. At this time, in the exiting process in step S7 and the entering process in step S8, the identification code 4 of the management card 5 attached to the transporter 11 is read by the portable terminal device 10 and stored in its own data storage means 19. After that, the stored data is stored in the storage database 13 of the terminal device 9 in synchronization with the data of the terminal device 9. Therefore, the current position of the transporting device 11 can be confirmed on the user side at least at the level of the delivery bases 21a and 21b by using the storage database 13 of the terminal device 9.

  Further, in this embodiment, the process of loading and unloading at each delivery base 21a, 21b of the user is performed at the user side device 8, but this user side device 8 is also installed and managed at each delivery base 21a, 21b. It can be performed.

  In that case, as a form of management of the entry / exit database for each user, it can be performed in a hierarchical structure. For example, a common server connected to the network 2 is constructed on the user side or the management side, and this common server It can be configured to share data in the loading / unloading database. The server on the management side can use the server 7.

  Here, when a plurality of portable terminal devices 10 are used on the user side, in order to prevent the identification code 4 from being redundantly read for the same transport device 11 by the plurality of portable terminal devices 10, The plurality of portable terminal devices 10 to be used are configured to share the same data. That is, it is configured to share the data of the identification code 4 read by all the portable terminal devices 10 to all of the plurality of portable terminal devices 10 via the terminal device 9, and the data is in the data. By making the identification code 4 unreadable, reading of the duplicate identification code 4 can be prevented.

  In this way, after the user repeats loading and unloading between the respective delivery bases 21a and 21b, the unloading process is performed in step S9, and the transporting device 11 is returned to the management side. On the management side, the transporting device stored in step S10. The identification code 4 of the management card 5 affixed to 11 is read and recorded in the warehouse database 12 of the terminal device 3.

  That is, since this entry / exit database 12 has at least the identification code 4, the entry / exit classification, the date / time, and the entry / exit destination as record items, the past history data of the vehicle 11 received by the read identification code 4 is obtained. The period used by the user can be obtained from the date and time from the time of delivery to the time of entry. Therefore, the rental fee can be calculated from this data.

  On the management side, in step S11, the warehousing information, that is, the identification code 4 corresponding to the transporting device 11 returned from the user side is collected for each user, and a warehousing information file is created. In step S12, the information is transmitted to each user. As described above, this is a case where the warehousing information file from the management side to the user side is transmitted in a push type. In addition, a download site is constructed on the server 7 in the same manner as the warehousing information file. It is possible to upload a file of warehousing information or warehousing information and download the file on the user side.

  On the user side, the returned transport device 11 can be confirmed from the identification code 4 in the data in the warehousing information file received from the management side received in step S13. By erasing the data of the corresponding transport device 11 in the database 13, only the transport device 11 currently in use can be confirmed.

  It should be noted that the erasure of the data of the corresponding transporting device 11 means at least the erasing in the handling as the currently used transporting device, and it can exist as history data without being erased from the storage medium. .

  In addition, if the data related to the returned transport device 11 from the storage / reception database can be deleted only by using the storage information file transmitted from the management side, any deletion or erroneous deletion on the user side can be performed. Therefore, the carrier can be traced reliably, and the responsibility of the lost vehicle is clarified, so that various problems can be prevented when the rental system is constructed.

  As described above, either pull-type or push-type processing methods may be applied to the transmission of the exit information or entry information file from the management side to the terminal device on the user side via the network. In other words, when the push type is applied, the management side transmits directly to each user via the management side server connected to the terminal device or the network, and when the pull side is applied, A file of warehousing information or warehousing information is uploaded to a download site constructed on a server or the like on the management side, and this file is downloaded on the user side. In addition, this upload should be performed regularly, or if it is irregular, the user can receive the delivery information file or the warehousing information file without delay by notifying the user of the upload information via the network. be able to.

  In addition, the delivery information or warehousing information file transmitted from the management side to the user side terminal device is, for example, an XML file, so that the terminal device can automatically transmit the warehousing information or the warehousing information without human intervention. Can do.

  Since the present invention is as described above, it is possible to configure a transport device management system in a transport system using a transport device, particularly a reusable transport device such as a roll box pallet, at a relatively low cost. In addition, it can be used to prevent the loss of the transporter, and if it is lost, the location of the responsibility can be clarified. The availability is great.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a systematic explanatory diagram that schematically illustrates and simplifies an embodiment of a transporter management system in a transport system using a transporter according to the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process in the system of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process in the system of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which printed several management cards simultaneously with the printing machine. It is an example figure of the carrier which the system of the present invention makes object.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Management side apparatus 2 Network 3 Terminal apparatus 4 Identification code 5 Management card 6 Printing machine 7 Server 8 User side apparatus 9 Terminal apparatus 10 Portable terminal apparatus 11 Carrying tool 12, 13 Entry / exit database 14, 15, 16, 18 processing means 17 database 19 data recording means 20 paper 21a, 21b delivery base

Claims (12)

A management-side apparatus comprising a terminal device connected to a network, and an identification medium creating means capable of configuring an identification medium for attaching a carrier for holding an identification code;
In a carrier management system comprising a terminal device connected to a network, and a user side device having an identification code reading function and a portable terminal device having a communication function with the terminal device. In the terminal device of the side device, for each transporting device identified by the identification code, configure a storage database with at least the identification code, storage / shipping category, date / time, and storage location as record items,
The processing means configured in the terminal device of the management side device inputs the processing for instructing the identification medium creation means to create the identification medium for each carrier to be delivered, and the delivery data of the carrier delivered with the identification medium attached. Processing to record in the shipping database, processing to create a shipping information file for collecting identification codes corresponding to the transported vehicles for each user and transmitting them to the user side via the network, and receiving from the user side Process to record the warehousing data of the transported vehicles in the warehousing / unloading database and collect the identification codes corresponding to the transported vehicles for each user, and create a warehousing information file to transmit to the user side via the network Processing to
Process to communicate each file to the user,
The processing means configured in the terminal device of the user side device receives the file for delivery information transmitted from the management side via the network and develops it in the entry / exit database, The process of receiving the identification code read by the portable terminal device from the identification medium attached to the tool from the portable terminal device and expanding it in the loading / unloading database, and the warehousing transmitted from the management side via the network In a transport system using a transporting device, characterized in that it is configured to receive a file for information and reflect the data of the transporting device corresponding to the identification code included in the file in a storage database. Carrier management system. In the processing means configured in the terminal device of the user-side device, the process of reflecting the data of the transporter corresponding to the identification code contained in the file for warehousing information transmitted from the management side in the warehousing / exiting database is an erasing process. The management system of the conveyance tool in the conveyance system using the conveyance tool of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. The management of the transporting device in the transport system using the transporting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification medium is a wireless IC tag, and the identification medium creating means is a data writer for the wireless IC tag. system. The transport in the transport system using the transport device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification medium is a management card for sticking a transport device having an identification code, and the identification medium creation means is a printing machine. Tool management system. A management card for carrying a carrier having an identification code is printed on the front side of a sheet having an adhesive formed on the back side by a printing machine, and a bar code part representing the identification code for identifying each carrier and delivery information. It is a seal | sticker comprised from the visual information part represented so that visual recognition was possible, The management system of the conveyance tool in the conveyance system using the conveyance tool of Claim 4. The carrying tool is a roll box pallet, and the management card is a bar code part that shows an identification code in the vertical direction by a horizontally long bar on the front side of the sheet with the adhesive formed on the back side, and a visual check that is placed above and below it. The information part is printed, and the information in the visual information part is composed of visual information of an identification code represented by a barcode, a customer name, and a printing date. A transporter management system in a transport system using the transporter according to any one of the preceding claims. The transport according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a server connected to the network is provided on the management side, and the terminal device on the management side and the user side communicate with each other via the server. Management system of transport equipment in transport system using equipment. Use of the carrying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the transmission of the outgoing information from the management side to the terminal device on the user side via the network is performed by a pull-type process. Carrying device management system in the transportation system. Transmission of warehousing information from the management side to the terminal device on the user side via the network is performed by a pull-type process. Carrying device management system in the transportation system. Use of the carrying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the transmission of the outgoing information from the management side to the terminal device on the user side via the network is performed by a push type process. Carrying device management system in the transportation system. Transmission of warehousing information from the management side to the terminal device on the user side via the network is performed by push-type processing, using the transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 Carrying device management system in the transportation system. The carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a file of warehousing information and evacuation information from a management side to a user side terminal device via a network is an XML file. The management system of the carrier in the used transportation system.

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