JP2009126702A - Retrieval system and retrieval method for reserved material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a retrieval system and method for reserved materials capable of reducing a work burden on a person in charge of contact and of avoiding restriction with respect to a work space inside an information desk caused by installation of shelves dedicated to storage of reserved materials. <P>SOLUTION: The reserved material retrieval system is connected to a reader for reading material identification information stored on an IC tag attached to a material, a control server for controlling bookshelves 60, 70 having display parts capable of displaying a plurality of lighting colors with respect to each shelf position and a reserved material retrieval terminal for retrieving the self position where the reserved material is stored by a user reserving the material. The shelf position where the reserved material required from the reserved material terminal is stored is retrieved and the lighting color is lit on the display part of the shelf position on the bookshelves 60, 70. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for quickly finding a shelf on which reserved materials are placed when searching for reserved materials reserved in a library or the like.

  In libraries, an RFID system using an IC tag has been introduced in order to make the management of a large collection of books more efficient. An IC tag is attached to a book so that the book can be identified, and by placing an IC tag reader / writer antenna on the bookshelf, information can be read from the IC tag of the book on the bookshelf. It is also possible to automatically grasp the storage location.

  On the other hand, reservation systems using the Web have been widely used for book reservations at libraries.

Here, the product information reading device reads information stored in an RFID tag that is attached to each product and stores information related to the product, and position information indicating the read information and a product display shelf in which the product is stored The product information management device manages the products in the store, the product registration means is used by the administrator to perform registration operations for unregistered products, etc., and the product registration means reads the product information The number of products in stock by detecting unregistered products based on information about products output by the device and information managed by the product information management device, and requesting registration of unregistered products to the product information management device In addition to inventory management such as inventory status, a technology for automatically and easily managing merchandise has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-359363 A

  However, in the related technology described above, in a reservation system using the Web, it is necessary to secure reserved books until the reservation person visits. To secure reserved books, it is common for the library staff to take out reserved books from the bookshelf and store them on the reserved shelves provided inside the lending window. As the amount of reservation increases, the space for installing dedicated shelves increases, which limits the work space at the window, and when the reservation person visits, there is a problem that the person in charge increases the trouble of searching for the reserved book. ing.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and reduces the work burden on the person in charge of the window and provides a work space inside the window by installing a dedicated shelf for storing reserved materials. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reservation material search system and a reservation material search method that can avoid restrictions.

  In the present invention, a book shelf in which a reservation person who stores reservation materials (books) can retrieve the materials is installed in a public space, and the shelf position where the reservation materials are stored is displayed in a lighting color such as an LED on the book shelf. By providing the display unit, the reservation person quickly grasps the storage location of the reservation material by using the lighting color of the LED, takes out the reservation material by himself and brings it to the lending window. As a result, the work load on the person in charge at the window can be reduced, and restrictions on the work space inside the window by installing a dedicated shelf for storing reserved materials can be avoided.

  The present invention is a reader that reads identification information of the material stored in an IC tag attached to the material, a control server that controls a bookshelf provided with a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of lighting colors for each shelf position, The user who reserved the material is connected to the reserved material search terminal for searching the shelf position where the reserved material is stored, and searches the shelf position where the reserved material requested from the reserved material terminal is stored, It is a reservation material search system for making a lighting color light on the display part of the shelf position in the book shelf.

  In the reserved material retrieval system, a first storage means for storing the identification information of the user and the identification information of the material reserved by the user in association with each other, the identification information of the material and the shelf position where the material is stored Second storage means for associating and storing identification information; third storage means for storing lighting states of the first to nth lighting colors that can be lit on the display units at the respective shelf positions; and the reserved material terminal Receiving means for receiving a search request in which the identification information of the user is designated, and searching for the first storage means using the user identification information received by the receiving means as a key, and the user makes a reservation The first storing means for specifying the identification information of the material and the shelf storing the material by searching the second storage means using the identification information of the material specified by the first specifying means as a key. Second specifying means for specifying position identification information; With reference to the third storage means corresponding to the shelf position specified by the second specifying means, the selecting means for selecting one lighting color that can be turned on, and the lighting color selected by the selecting means are set in the second The first transmission means for transmitting to the control server a command to be displayed on the display unit of the shelf position specified by the specifying means, and the second transmission for transmitting the lighting color selected by the selection means to the reserved material search terminal Means. With this configuration, it is possible to display one lighting color at the shelf position where reserved materials are stored, and to notify the user which lighting color is displayed.

  The reservation material search system includes a first updating unit that updates the lighting state stored in the third storage unit to be unlit for the lighting color selected by the selection unit, and the first updating unit. It is good also as providing the 2nd update means which updates the said lighting condition so that lighting is possible when predetermined time passes after updating a lighting condition to lighting impossible. With this configuration, when a certain time sufficient for taking out the material has elapsed, the lighting is turned off and the lighting color can be used thereafter.

  In the reserved material retrieval system, the book shelf is provided with a reader for reading identification information of the material stored in an IC tag attached to the material, and the third color is selected for the lighting color selected by the selection means. Updating the lighting status stored in the storage means to be unlit and storing the identification information of the material specified by the first specifying means in association with the lighting color, from the control server, Second receiving means for receiving the identification information of the material read that the reader has taken out from the bookshelf and the identification information of the shelf position where the material is stored; and the shelf position received by the second receiving means. A second update that identifies the lighting color corresponding to the identification number of the material received by the second receiving means from the third storage means corresponding to the identification information, and updates the lighting status of the lighting color so that it can be lit. Means, It may be provided. If comprised in this way, if it detects that the material was taken out from the bookshelf by the IC tag, lighting will be extinguished and it will become possible to use the lighting color after that.

  In the reservation material retrieval system, the fourth storage means for associating and storing the identification information of the material and the title of the material, and the identification information of the material specified by the first specifying means as a key, And a third specifying means for searching the storage means and specifying the title of the material, wherein the second transmitting means reserves the title of the material specified by the third specifying means. It is good also as transmitting to a material search terminal. With this configuration, the title of the material is displayed to the user, and it is possible to confirm whether it is the booked material or not.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the work burden on the person in charge of the window and to avoid the restriction on the work space inside the window by installing a dedicated shelf for storing reserved materials.

  Hereinafter, a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to the lending of materials (books) in a library will be described. You may apply.

The configuration for carrying out the present invention is as shown in FIG.
The reserved material search terminal 10 is a terminal for searching a shelf position where reserved materials are stored, which is installed in a public space of a library. When the user card 11 is inserted, the user identification information (user number) is read, and the search result in the business server 20 is output to the receipt 12. Note that the method of acquiring the user identification information is not limited to reading of the user card 11, and for example, the user may input a user number. The output method of the search result is not limited to the output to the receipt, and may be displayed on the display of the reserved material search terminal 10.

  The business server 20 is a computer including a CPU, a main memory, and an HDD, and includes a material master registration unit 21, a reserved material search unit 22, and a lighting color control unit 23. The material master registration unit 21, the reserved material search unit 22, and the lighting color control unit 23 are all functionally specified, and a program for executing each function is read from the HDD of the computer to the main memory and calculated by the CPU. Processing is performed. The business database 30 is a database that stores data necessary for arithmetic processing in the business server 20, and includes a bibliographic master 31, a material master 32, and a reservation master 33.

  The shelves 60 and 70 are book shelves for storing reserved materials installed in the public space of the library. An LED 61 and an antenna 62, and an LED 71 and an antenna 72 are provided for each shelf position divided by a predetermined range. Is provided. The number of shelves and shelf positions is not limited to the present embodiment.

  The LED 61 and LED 71 are lit when notifying the shelf position where the searched reservation material is stored. The antenna 62 and the antenna 72 are arranged for each predetermined block (shelf position) of the shelf 60 and the shelf 70, receive radio waves from IC tags attached to stored materials, and information received by the reader / writer 50. To grasp the shelf position where each material is stored.

  The control server 40 is a computer having a CPU, a main memory, and an HDD, and transmits to the business server 20 at the shelf position where each material stored by the antenna 62, the antenna 72 and the reader / writer 50 is stored. It has a function of relaying a command for turning on the LED transmitted from the business server 20.

  FIG. 2 is an example of the bibliographic master 31 of the business database 30. FIG. 3 is an example of the material master 32 of the business database 30. FIG. 4 is an example of the reservation master 33 of the business database 30. FIG. 5 is an example of a lighting color management table for each shelf position stored in the lighting color control unit 23 of the business server 20. FIG. 6 is an example of a receipt 12 output from the reservation material search terminal 10.

  Based on the configuration of FIG. 1, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail according to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the processing shown in the following flowchart is performed by the reserved material search unit 22 of the business server 20.

  First, a user who has reserved a material for lending using a Web reservation system or the like visits the library and requests a search from the reserved material search terminal 10 in order to confirm the storage location of the reserved material. The user inserts the user card 11 in which his / her user number is recorded into the reserved material search terminal 10. The reserved material search terminal 10 reads the user number, which is an identification number assigned to each user, from the user card 11 and transmits a search request with the user number to the business server 20. Note that the method of acquiring the user number is not limited to reading from the user card 11, and for example, the user may input the user number.

  The business server 20 accepts a search request with a user number (S1). Subsequently, the reservation master 33 is searched using the user number attached to the search request as a key, and the material number corresponding to the user number is specified (S2). The material number is an identification number of a material numbered for one copy of the material (book). When there are a plurality of materials having the same title, a different material number is assigned to each material. FIG. 4 shows an example of the reservation master 33. When a material lending is reserved by a Web reservation system or the like, the material number of the material reserved for lending is stored in association with the user number.

  Next, the material master 32 is searched using the identified material number as a key, and the shelf number and title number corresponding to the material number are identified (S3). The shelf number is a number used to specify the position of the shelf where the materials are stored among the bookshelves for storing the reserved materials installed in the public space of the library, and the LED 61 (71) and the antenna 62 (72). ) It is numbered for each block divided every time. The title number is a number assigned to each title of the material.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the material master 32. When the material is placed on the book shelf for storing the reserved material, the material number is read from the IC tag of the material by the antenna 62 (72) and the reader / writer 50, and the control server 40 is operated. The material number and the shelf number on which the material is placed are transmitted to the business server 20, and the material master 32 stores the corresponding material number in association with the shelf number (this operation is performed by the material master registration unit 21). ) The title number is also stored in association with the document number, but the method of associating these is not particularly limited (for example, a table in which the document number and the title number are associated may be provided, or the title may be provided in the IC tag. The number may be stored and the title number read from the IC tag may be transmitted).

  For the identified title number, the bibliographic master 31 is searched to identify the title name corresponding to the title number (S4). This title name is transmitted to the reserved material search terminal 10 for user confirmation.

  Subsequently, the lighting color control unit 23 is activated in order to light the position where the reserved materials on the bookshelf are stored. The lighting color control unit 24 stores information related to lighting states of a plurality of lighting colors for each shelf number as in the example of FIG. The lighting color is one color for one user, and the LEDs (61, 71) arranged on the bookshelf (60, 70) to indicate the shelf position where the materials reserved by the user are stored. A predetermined color lights up.

  A plurality of lighting colors are provided so that a plurality of users can use the system simultaneously, but the number is not particularly limited. If the lighting start time is recorded in the used lighting color as in the example of FIG. 5, a predetermined time sufficient for taking out the material is set, and the usage start time is recorded after the time has elapsed. If it is cleared (or if a predetermined time is first recorded and counted down), it becomes possible to control the lighting color that can be lit. Alternatively, a flag is set for the lighting color that cannot be turned on, and the material number of the corresponding material is recorded in association with each lighting color, and the fact that the material has been taken out is indicated by the antenna 62 (72), the reader / writer. 50. Even if the flag is removed when detection is made via the control server 40, it is possible to control the lighting color that can be turned on.

  Here, the lighting state of the shelf position specified in S3 is confirmed, and it is referred to whether the lighting color can be used in order from the color with the highest priority (S5). The available colors are searched in order of priority (S6 to S7), and when a lit color is specified, the lit color is assigned and the allocated time is written. Cannot be used (S8).

  In the example of FIG. 5, since blue and white are in use, red is assigned as the lighting color. Note that the lighting color control is not limited to the method of writing the time when the lighting color is allocated, and as described above, the method of counting down the remaining time may be used, or the material number may be stored and stored. A method of monitoring the retrieval of the material corresponding to the number may be used.

  The assigned lighting color is transmitted to the control server 40 together with the shelf number, and the assigned lighting color is lit on the LEDs (61, 71) provided at the shelf position specified by the shelf number.

  Subsequently, the title name specified in S4, the shelf number specified in S3, and information regarding the lighting color assigned in S6 to 8 are transmitted to the reserved material search terminal 10 (S9). When such information is received by the reserved material search terminal 10, display on the display and output of the receipt 12 are performed.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the receipt 12, but the user can check whether there is a difference from the reserved material by the title name, and search for the storage location of the reserved material with reference to the shelf number and the lighting color. .

  In some cases, one user reserves a plurality of materials at the same time. In this case, the reservation master 33 specifies a plurality of material numbers, and the material master 32 specifies the shelf position corresponding to each material. Specify the title number. The lighting color control unit 23 assigns one lighting color, and the same assigned color is simultaneously turned on at a plurality of shelf positions. On the receipt 12, one lighting color and a plurality of title names are displayed.

  Each of the above-described embodiments is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, you may perform the process which implement | achieves the function of each apparatus by making each apparatus read and run the program for implement | achieving the function of each server. Further, the program is transmitted to another computer system by a transmission wave via a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a magneto-optical disk, or via a transmission medium such as the Internet or a telephone line. Also good.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the bibliographic master 31 of the business database 30 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the material master 32 of the business database 30 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the reservation master 33 of the business database 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the lighting color management table for every shelf position memorize | stored in the lighting color control part 23 of the business server 20 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the receipt 12 output from the reservation material search terminal 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Reserved material search terminal 11 User card 12 Receipt 20 Business server 21 Material master registration part 22 Reserved material search part 23 Lighting color control part 30 Business database 31 Bibliographic master 32 Material master 33 Reservation master 40 Control server 50 Reader / writer 60, 70 Shelf 61, 71 LED
62, 72 Antenna

Claims (8)

A control server that controls a bookshelf provided with display units capable of displaying a plurality of lighting colors for each shelf position;
Connected to a reservation material search terminal for a user to search the shelf position where the reservation material is stored,
Reservation material search system for searching the shelf position where the reservation material requested from the reservation material terminal is stored, and lighting the lighting color on the display unit of the shelf position in the book shelf,
First storage means for storing the identification information of the user and the identification information of the material reserved by the user in association with each other;
Second storage means for storing the identification information of the material in association with the identification information of the shelf position where the material is stored;
Third storage means for storing lighting states of the first to nth lighting colors that can be lit on the display unit at each shelf position;
Receiving means for receiving a search request in which identification information of a user is designated from the reservation material terminal;
First identification means for identifying the identification information of the material reserved by the user by searching the first storage means using the identification information of the user received by the reception means as a key;
Using the identification information of the material specified by the first specifying means as a key, searching the second storage means to specify the identification information of the shelf position where the material is stored;
Selecting means for selecting one lighting color that can be turned on with reference to the third storage means corresponding to the shelf position specified by the second specifying means;
First transmission means for transmitting to the control server a command for displaying the lighting color selected by the selection means on the display unit of the shelf position specified by the second specification means;
Second transmission means for transmitting the lighting color selected by the selection means to the reservation material search terminal;
Reservation material retrieval system characterized by comprising. A first updating means for updating the lighting status stored in the third storage means to be unlit for the lighting color selected by the selection means;
A second updating means for updating the lighting status to be lit when a predetermined time has elapsed since the first updating means has updated the lighting status to be unlit;
The reservation material retrieval system according to claim 1, further comprising: The book shelf is provided with a reader for reading the identification information of the material stored in the IC tag attached to the material,
For the lighting color selected by the selection means, the lighting status stored in the third storage means is updated to disable lighting, and the identification information of the material specified by the first specifying means is stored in association with the lighting color. First updating means for causing,
Second receiving means for receiving, from the control server, identification information of a material read that the reader has been taken out of a bookshelf and identification information of a shelf position where the material is stored;
The lighting color corresponding to the identification number of the material received by the second receiving means is specified from the third storage means corresponding to the identification information of the shelf position received by the second receiving means, and the lighting color of the lighting color is determined. A second updating means for updating the lighting status so that the lighting can be performed;
The reservation material retrieval system according to claim 1, further comprising: Fourth storage means for storing the identification information of the material and the title of the material in association with each other;
Using the identification information of the material specified by the first specifying means as a key, searching the fourth storage means to specify the title of the material, and a third specifying means for specifying the title of the material,
4. The reserved material according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission unit transmits the title of the material specified by the third specifying unit to the reserved material search terminal. 5. Search system. A control server that controls a bookshelf provided with display units capable of displaying a plurality of lighting colors for each shelf position;
Connected to a reservation material search terminal for a user to search the shelf position where the reservation material is stored,
Retrieval material retrieval method in a reservation material retrieval system for retrieving a shelf position where a reservation material requested from the reservation material terminal is stored and turning on a display color of the shelf position in the book shelf. ,
Receiving a search request in which identification information of a user is designated from the reservation material terminal;
Using the user identification information received in the receiving step as a key, search the first storage means for storing the user identification information and the identification information of the material reserved by the user in association with each other. A first identifying step for identifying identification information of the reserved material;
Using the identification information of the material specified in the first specifying step as a key, the second storage means for storing the identification information of the material and the identification information of the shelf position where the material is stored is searched, and the material is searched. A second identifying step of identifying identification information of the stored shelf positions;
With reference to the third storage means for storing the lighting statuses of the first to nth lighting colors that can be lit on the display section at each shelf position corresponding to the shelf position specified in the second specifying step, A selection step to select one possible lighting color;
A first transmission step of transmitting, to the control server, a command for displaying the lighting color selected in the selection step on the display unit of the shelf position identified in the second identification step;
A second transmission step of transmitting the lighting color selected in the selection step to the reservation material search terminal;
A method for retrieving reservation materials, comprising: A first update step for updating the lighting status stored in the third storage means to be unlit for the lighting color selected in the selection step;
A second update step of updating the lighting status so as to be lit when a predetermined time has elapsed since the lighting status was updated to be unlit in the first update step;
The reservation material searching method according to claim 5, further comprising: For the lighting color selected in the selection step, the lighting status stored in the third storage means is updated so that lighting is not possible, and the identification information of the material specified in the first specifying step is stored in association with the lighting color. A first updating step to
A reader for reading identification information of the material stored in an IC tag attached to the material provided in the book shelf from the control server is taken out of the book shelf. A second receiving step for receiving the identification information of the shelf position;
The lighting color corresponding to the identification number of the material received by the second receiving means is specified from the third storage means corresponding to the identification information of the shelf position received in the second receiving step, and the lighting color of the lighting color is determined. A second update step for updating the lighting status to enable lighting;
The reservation material searching method according to claim 5, further comprising: Using the identification information of the material specified in the first specifying step as a key, a fourth storage means for storing the identification information of the material and the title of the material in association with each other is searched to specify the title of the material A specific step, and
The reservation material according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein, in the second transmission step, the title of the material specified in the third specification step is transmitted to the reservation material search terminal. Search method.

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