JP2010018362A - Article management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for rewriting storage position information of an article in an article management system capable of efficiently rewriting the storage position information of the article, and reliably matching an actual article storage position after the article is moved with a storage position indicated by the storage position information. <P>SOLUTION: Management of a storage condition of an article 2 by a management unit 13 is temporarily stopped. The article 2 is moved from a storage block 7 set to the storage position to the other storage block 7. Management of the storage condition of the article 2 by the management unit 13 is restarted, and the management unit 13 senses an RFID tag 4 of the article 2 in each storage block 7 via an antenna device 8. The management unit 13 is communicated with a management server 27. When the management unit 13 restarts management, the storage block 7, in which the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 is sensed, is recorded in the management server 27 as new storage position information of the article 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an article management system that manages articles such as files and books provided with a non-contact information recording medium.

  For example, in organizations such as companies, schools, hospitals, stores, etc., articles such as files and books are often stored with a storage position determined in advance, and storage position information indicating the determined storage section is often recorded. Further, as the number of articles to be stored increases, the organization or environment changes, etc., the storage position of the articles is often changed and the storage position information indicating the storage position is rewritten.

Conventionally, as a method for efficiently rewriting storage position information in accordance with such change of the storage position of an article, document identification information for identifying a document and storage position information indicating the storage position of the document are recorded in association with each other. Storage position recording means for performing, a changing means for overwriting the storage position represented by the storage position information recorded in the storage position recording means with a different storage position, and acquiring the document identification information, In a document management apparatus having an output means for extracting corresponding storage position information from the storage position recording means and outputting the storage position information, the document identification information is acquired, and the storage corresponding to the acquired document identification information The position information is extracted from the storage position recording means and output by the output means, and the storage position information is stored by the change means to represent different storage positions. Document management method for overwriting is known the information (e.g., see Patent Document 1.).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-352675 (page 3-7, FIGS. 16 and 17)

  However, the above-described method has a problem in that it cannot be efficiently rewritten because the storage position information regarding the article is temporarily output and the new storage position is input to rewrite the storage position information. In particular, when moving a plurality of articles, it is not efficient because the storage position information is rewritten by inputting a new storage position for each moving article. In addition, the storage position of the article that has actually moved and the storage position input at the time of overwriting may be misaligned, and the actual storage position may be different from the storage position indicated by the storage position information.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and can efficiently rewrite the storage position information of the article, and after rewriting the storage position information of the article, a storage section where the article is actually stored An object of the present invention is to provide an article management system that can reliably match a storage section indicated by storage position information.

A first article management system according to the present invention has a plurality of storage sections and a non-contact information recording medium storing unique identification information, and a storage position is set in any of the plurality of storage sections. An article that communicates with the non-contact information recording medium of the article arranged in each storage section, and obtains the unique identification information from the non-contact information recording medium, and the antenna device through the antenna apparatus An article management system comprising a management unit that grasps the article in the storage section and manages the storage status of the article, wherein the management section uses the storage section in which the article is stored as another storage section. When an instruction to change is received, management suspension means for temporarily stopping management of the storage status of the article, and management of storage status of the article when information indicating that the storage section has been changed is received Restart, and information re obtaining means for obtaining the unique identification information from said non-contact information recording medium of the article in each storage compartment via the antenna device,
Storage position information changing means for restarting management of storage status with the storage section where each article exists as a new storage position of the article based on the information acquired by the information reacquisition means.

  The second article management system has a plurality of storage sections, a non-contact information recording medium storing unique identification information, and an article whose storage position is set in any of the plurality of storage sections; An antenna device that communicates with the non-contact information recording medium of the article arranged in each storage section and obtains the unique identification information from the non-contact information recording medium; and an article stored in the storage section A user information acquisition unit for acquiring information of a user to perform, grasping the article in the storage unit via the antenna device, and from the storage unit based on information from the user information acquisition unit An article management system comprising a management unit that manages information on a user who has taken out an article, wherein the management unit instructs the user to change a storage section in which the article is stored to another storage section. Upon receipt of the information, the specific user management temporary stop means for temporarily stopping the management of the removal of the article by the user and the information indicating that the change of the storage section has been completed from the user. Information re-acquisition means for resuming management of the storage status of the article with respect to the information and acquiring each unique identification information from the non-contact information recording medium of the article in each storage section via the antenna device; Storage position information changing means for resuming management of storage status with the storage section where each article exists as a new storage position of the article based on the information acquired by the acquisition means.

  According to the present invention, the storage position information of an article can be efficiently rewritten, and after rewriting the storage position information of the article, the storage section where the article is actually stored and the storage section indicated by the storage position information It is possible to provide an article management system that can reliably match.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The article management system 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a system that manages a plurality of articles 2 such as files and books in which storage positions are set.

  The article 2 has an article body 3, and the article body 3 is provided with an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag 4 that is a non-contact information recording medium in which unique identification information (article information) is recorded. The article information includes, for example, information about the article corresponding to the RFID tag 4 such as article content, article ID, storage location, storage state, and user authority regarding retrieval, but at least the article ID as unique identification information Should be included.

  The article management system 1 includes a storage shelf 5 as a plurality of storage tools that can store a plurality of articles 2 side by side. Each storage shelf 5 has a plurality of shelves 6, and each shelf 6 is provided with a storage section 7 in which the articles 2 are stored so that they can be taken in and out. A plurality of storage compartments 7 may be provided in the same shelf 6.

  In the article management system 1, one of the plurality of storage sections 7 is set as the storage position of the article 2.

  In the article management system 1, an antenna device 8 is provided in each storage section 7.

  Specifically, the antenna device 8 is provided on the back plate portion 9 in each shelf stage 6 of the storage shelf 5, and each antenna device 8 provided on the same storage shelf 5 is multi-drop connected by the multi selector 10. Has been. The antenna device 8 can be provided later on the existing storage shelf 5. The antenna device 8 includes a transmission / reception unit, a control unit, and a communication antenna (not shown). The transmission / reception unit transmits / receives information to / from the multi-selector 10 side, the control unit controls transmission / reception of the transmission / reception unit, and an induction electromagnetic field is formed by the communication antenna. When the RFID tag 4 is placed in the induction electromagnetic field formed by the communication antenna, a voltage is induced in the RFID tag 4 by an electromagnetic induction action, and the transmission / reception unit and the RFID tag 4 communicate information.

  Further, the article management system 1 can communicate with the management unit 13 as a management unit connected via the antenna device 8 via the reader / writer controller 11 and the multi-selector 10, and can communicate with the management unit 13, for example, once a day. The management unit 13 and a management PC (management personal computer) 14 as a management unit for communicating information with each other are provided at a predetermined timing such as once per hour.

  Although the management unit 13 and the management PC 14 function as a management unit that manages the storage status of the article 2, only the management unit 13 can function as the management unit in the present embodiment. When the management unit receives an instruction to change the storage section 7 in which the article 2 is stored to another storage section 7, the management section temporarily stops management of the storage status of the article 2 (not shown). When the information indicating that the change of the storage section 7 is completed is received, the management of the storage state of the article 2 is resumed, and the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 in each storage section 7 is resumed via the antenna device 8. Information reacquisition means (not shown) for acquiring each unique identification information, and management of storage status with the storage section 7 where each article 2 exists based on the information acquired by the information reacquisition means as a new storage position of the article 2 Storage position information changing means (not shown) for restarting the process.

  The management unit 13 is installed in each storage shelf 5, acquires the product ID from the RFID tag 4 of the product 2 stored in the corresponding storage shelf 5 via the antenna device 8, and is stored in the storage section 7. The storage status of the goods 2 is managed. The management PC 14 acquires information on the storage status of the article 2 from each management unit 13 and manages the storage status of the article 2 in each storage shelf 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the management unit 13 includes a man-machine 19 provided with an IC card communication device 16 capable of communicating user information with a non-contact type IC card 15, a display unit 17 and an operation unit 18. And a sub board 20 and a main board 21. Each of the IC card communication device 16 and the man machine 19 can communicate with the sub board 20, and the sub board 20 and the main board 21 can communicate with each other. The main board 21 can communicate with the antenna device 8 via the management PC 14 and the reader / writer controller 11, collects information on the sub board 20 and the main board 21, and stores the articles 2 on the corresponding storage shelf 5. Manage.

  The IC card 15 is a kind of non-contact information recording medium used for RFID, and an IC chip (card ID, which is unique information of the IC card 15 and user information of a user to whom the IC card 15 is provided) (Not shown) is a card body provided with a specific user. That is, each user has a predetermined IC card 15. The user information is, for example, information related to the user to whom the IC card 15 is given, such as a user registration name, user registration number, department, user authority, etc., and the user information is associated with the card ID for management. The PC 14 may store it. In other words, the management PC 14 obtains the card ID from the IC card 15 via the management unit 13 and searches for user information corresponding to the card ID, thereby grasping the owner of the IC card 15. Good. Of course, only the user ID may be stored in the IC card 15.

  The IC card communication device 16 includes an antenna portion 23 having a communication surface 22 on the outer surface, and is attached to the outer surface side of the communication surface 22 so that the upper end portion in the vertical direction is rotatable in a direction away from the communication surface 22. A card holding plate 24 for holding the IC card 15 is provided.

  The antenna unit 23 includes a transmission / reception unit, a control unit, and a communication antenna (not shown), communicates with the IC card 15 in the same manner as the antenna device 8, and acquires information from the IC card 15.

  The card holding plate 24 has a substantially rectangular shape, and is attached so that its upper end portion can be rotated in a direction away from the communication surface 22. The IC card 15 is inserted between the communication surface 22 and the card holding plate 24 and is held on the communication surface 22.

  The management unit 13 always communicates with the RFID tag 4 using the antenna device 8 and grasps which article 2 is stored in each storage section 7. When the article 2 is taken out from the storage compartment 7, the IC card communication device 16 communicates with the IC card 15 disposed between the card holding plate 24 and the communication surface 22 and is stored in the IC card 15. Acquired information (user information in this example) is acquired. Thereby, the information of the articles 2 stored in each storage section 7 can be managed, and what is the IC card 15 set in the IC card communication device 16 when the article 2 is taken out from the storage sections 7 You can manage that. Since the IC card 15 is unique to each user as described above, the management unit 13 can specify the user when the article 2 is taken out from the storage section 7. By taking the management log in this way, it is possible to grasp who has taken out and viewed the article 2 at a later date.

  Further, the management unit 13 indicates that the article 2 has been removed from the storage section 7 by a person who has no take-out authority, or that the article 2 has been removed from the storage section 7 without the IC card 15 being set in the IC card communication device 16. It is also possible to grasp the so-called unauthorized removal such as, etc., so when an unauthorized removal is detected, an alarm is issued using a speaker unit (not shown), an error is displayed on the display means 17, and the management PC 14 is notified accordingly. Can be performed. Naturally, it may be configured to prevent unauthorized removal using physical unauthorized removal prevention means (for example, an automatic door of a room provided with the storage shelf 5).

  The management PC 14 collects information on the storage status of the articles 2 managed by each management unit 13 by communicating with each management unit 13 installed on each storage shelf 5 and stores a management DB (management database). To construct.

  The management PC 14 records information relating to the article 2 and the storage of the article 2 and constructs a management DB, a display means 28 for outputting and displaying the information in the management DB, and the article search and article storage status. An input means 29 used for changing information and the like, and a management RFID communication device 30 capable of communicating with the article 2 and the IC card 15 are provided. The information related to the storage of the article 2 and the article 2 recorded in the management DB includes the storage position of the article 2, the storage status of the article 2, the user authority, the rental destination of the article 2, the rental deadline of the article 2, and the like. Therefore, referring to the management DB, the storage section 7 in which the article 2 is stored, the storage status of the article 2 (whether it is being rented, etc.), a list (log) of persons who have taken out the article 2 in the past, and unauthorized removal Information such as a list (log) of the articles 2 thus obtained is obtained. In addition, information used in each management unit 13 such as information for associating the IC card 15 (card ID) with the user and browsing authority information of the user for each article 2 is created, and this information is periodically sent to each management unit 13. If transmission is performed, it is not necessary to set these pieces of information for each management unit 13, and processing based on information common to each management unit 13 (ie, no deviation) can be performed. .

  The article management system 1 is installed for each department, for example, and browses information related to the storage status of articles or searches for desired articles. The printer 32, the label writer 33, etc. which print the information regarding are provided. As described above, when the management unit 13 detects unauthorized removal, if the management PC 14 notifies the management PC 14 of the detection, the management PC 14 not only notifies the management PC 13 itself but also the browsing PC 31. Or the printer 32 or the like.

  The management unit 13, the management PC 14, the browsing PCs 31, 31, the printer 32, and the label writer 33 are connected via a network 34 and can communicate with each other.

  Next, a method for managing the article 2 by the article management system 1 will be described.

  In the article management system 1, each management unit 13 basically grasps and manages the status of the storage section 7 under management, but communicates information with the management PC 14 as described above, for example, newly registered usage Information (such as a card ID and browsing authority information associated with the card ID) is updated. Also, the management status is reported so that the status of all storage sections 7 can be grasped in the management PC 14. Communication for performing these processes does not need to be performed constantly. If communication is performed periodically and difference data is exchanged at that time, a large addition is added to this particularly when the existing network 34 is used. No need to spend. Therefore, the following description will be given focusing on the operation in one management unit 13.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the management unit 13 corresponding to the storage section 7 when the article 2 is taken out from the storage section 7.

  The management unit 13 always communicates with the RFID tag 4 of each article 2 stored in each storage section 7 of the storage shelf 5 via the antenna device 8 and acquires the article information of the article 2 in the storage section 7 ( Step 1), grasping the articles in the corresponding storage section 7.

  The article information in the storage section 7 acquired this time is temporarily stored, the article information acquired this time is compared with the article information acquired last time (step 2), and the storage status of the article in the corresponding storage section 7 is changed. It is determined whether or not there has been (step 3).

  When there is a change, that is, when the article 2 is taken out from the storage section 7, the article information acquired this time is subtracted from the previous article information acquired from the management DB, and the extracted article 2 is specified (step 4). .

  The management unit 13 determines whether or not the IC card communication device 16 can communicate with the IC card 15 (step 5). At this time, it is determined that communication is possible only when the IC card 15 registered in the management DB is arranged on the communication surface 22 of the IC card communication device 16.

  If the IC card communication device 16 can communicate with the IC card 15, user information is acquired from the IC card 15 (step 6), the user is specified, and the user has user authority (removal authority). (Step 7).

  If the user has the user authority, the management unit 13 records and manages the appropriate takeout log indicating that the article 2 has been properly taken out from the storage section 7 (step 8).

  As described above, the management unit 13 periodically communicates with the management PC 14 (step 9). When communication is established, the management unit 13 transmits information associated with the log update to the management PC 14 as difference information.

  The management PC 14 updates the management DB by, for example, changing the storage status of the article from being stored to renting out, recording the user who has taken out the article 2, and recording the loan deadline (step 10).

  When the IC card communication device 16 and the IC card 15 determine that communication is not possible because the unregistered IC card 15 is disposed on the communication surface 22 or the IC card 15 is not disposed on the communication surface 22. (Step 5 / NO), or even if the IC card 15 is communicable, if it is determined that the user has no user authority (Step 7 / NO), these facts are displayed on the display unit 17 of the management unit 13. Display and notify (step 11). It may be set such that a warning sound is generated at the same time as the notification by the display means 17.

  In addition, the management unit 13 records a log indicating that the article 2 does not exist in the storage section 7 and an unauthorized retrieval log indicating that the reason for the absence of the article 2 has been illegally retrieved (step 12).

  The management unit 13 communicates with the management PC 14 and transmits information indicating that unauthorized removal has occurred (step 13), and the management PC 14 sends the above information to the browsing PC 31 by e-mail. Etc.).

  The management PC 14 may perform log management or update of the management DB based on information such as the fact that the unauthorized retrieval has occurred, and based on the difference data at the time of regular communication without performing the management on the spot. These processes may be performed.

  In the present embodiment, with respect to taking out the article 2, the storage status, the lending date, etc. are updated to manage the article. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the taking out of the article 2 is performed. Any configuration may be used as long as it can detect and determine whether or not the extraction is appropriate, and can notify the determination result.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow when the article 2 is returned into the storage section 7.

  When the article 2 is returned to the storage section 7 of the storage shelf 5 (step 21), the management unit 13 detects the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 returned through the antenna device 8, identifies the article 2, and the article. Information is acquired (step 22).

  From the article information, it is determined whether or not the storage section 7 to which the article 2 has been returned matches the storage section 7 indicated by the storage position information, that is, whether or not the return position is correct (step 23). If the return position is correct, a correct return log indicating that the return position is correct is recorded (step 24). Difference information is transmitted as described above during regular communication with the management PC 14 (step 25). Based on this difference information, the management PC 14 updates the management DB by changing the storage status of the article 2 from lending to storage (step 26).

  When the management unit 13 determines that the return position of the article 2 is an incorrect return (step 23 / NO), the management unit 13 notifies the display means 17 (step 27). Of course, other means may notify the user that the return position is incorrect, or a plurality of notification means may be combined. When the return position is returned to the correct position, the management unit 13 stops the notification and proceeds to step 24.

  When the management unit 13 detects a state where the return position is not correct for a predetermined time, the management unit 13 takes a log indicating that the detection position is incorrect (step 28), and communicates that fact to the management PC 14 (step 29). The management PC 14 updates the management DB so that the viewer can grasp that the article 2 exists in the storage section 7 other than the predetermined one.

  As described above, in the article management system 1, the article 2 is managed by judging whether the article 2 is normally taken out from the storage section 7 or returned to the storage section 7 is appropriate or illegal. To do.

  The article management system 1 may be configured to display a correct return position on the display unit 17 of the management unit 13 in response to an erroneous return, and to prompt the user who has returned incorrectly to return it to the correct return position.

  Further, when the article management system 1 determines that the return is incorrect, the article management system 1 may notify the management person of the erroneous return and prompt the management person to return it to the correct position.

  Next, a method of moving (changing) the storage position (storage section 7) of the article 2 in the article management system 1 (storage position information rewriting method of the article 2) will be described. The rewriting of the storage position information is a process of changing the storage section 7 set and stored as the storage position of the article 2 to another storage section 7 and rewriting the storage position information.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart when the storage position information of the article 2 is rewritten.

  The user places the attached IC card 15 between the card holding plate 24 and the communication surface and causes the IC card communication device 16 to communicate (step 31). Notify that the storage position change operation of 2 is to be performed. When this operation is only the operation for the article 2 existing in the storage section 7 to which the management unit 13 corresponds, the management unit 13 performs the following processing. When the article 2 existing in the storage section 7 to which the other management unit 13 corresponds also moves or when the article 2 is moved to another storage section 7, the management unit 13 communicates with the management PC 14, The management PC 14 performs processing equivalent to the following under the control of the management unit 13 that manages the storage section 7 in which work is performed. Here, for ease of explanation, processing in the case where the position of each article 2 is changed in the storage section 7 corresponding to one management unit 13 will be described.

  The management unit 13 discriminates the user who performs the work of changing the position of the article 2 in step 31 and takes a change work log. In addition, when the authority to perform modification work is set for each user so that only a specific user can perform modification work, it is determined whether the user has authority to perform modification work. Only if it has, proceed to the next process. An IC card for change work may be issued, and the following processing may be executed only when the IC card for change work is held over at step 31.

  When the management unit 13 receives an instruction to perform a change operation, the management temporary stop means stops communication with the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 using the antenna device 8 to temporarily stop management (step). 32).

  Therefore, since the article 2 can be moved from the storage section 7 set to the storage position to another storage section 7, the user moves the storage position of the article 2 (step 33). That is, since management of the storage status by the management unit 13 is stopped during this work, the management unit 13 does not perform position management, log management, notification of illegal work, etc. by the management unit 13. The article 2 can be moved freely.

  The management unit 13 displays the display unit 17 so as to arrange the IC card 15 at a position where the IC card communication device 16 cannot communicate with the IC card communication device 16 when the movement of the article 2 is completed (to be removed from the card holding plate 24). The IC card communication device 16 always detects whether or not the IC card communication device 16 can communicate with the IC card 15. When the IC card communication device 16 becomes unable to communicate with the IC card 15 (when information indicating that the change of the storage section 7 has been completed is received), the management state is switched to the normal state, and management of the storage state of the article 2 is resumed. (Step 34).

  Information communicated with the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 in each storage section 7 via the antenna device 8 (step 35), each unique identification information is obtained by the information reacquisition means, and the information obtained by the information reacquisition means Based on the above, the storage section 7 in which each article 2 exists is changed by the storage position changing means as new storage position information.

  The management unit 13 communicates with the management PC 14 to notify the new storage location information, and the management PC 14 updates the management DB (step 36).

  In addition, when the article 2 managed before the work in the moving work cannot be detected after the work, the fact is notified to the user or the manager via the display means 17 or the management personal computer 14. When the mobile operator forgets to store the article 2, the user newly places the article 2 in the storage section 7, and when detecting that it has been placed, the user sets the storage section 7 in which the article 2 is stored. Information is acquired and the process ends. When the article 2 is not returned for a predetermined period, the management unit 13 and the management PC 14 take a log to that effect.

  According to such an article management system 1, management of the storage status of the article 2 by the management unit 13 is temporarily stopped, and during the stop, the article 2 is set at the storage position from the storage section 7 to another storage section 7. When the management unit 13 resumes managing the storage status of the article 2 by the management unit 13, the management unit 13 detects the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 in each storage section 7 via the antenna device 8, and the article 2 Since the stored storage section 7 is recorded as new storage position information of the article 2, the storage position information of the article 2 can be efficiently rewritten. In particular, when a plurality of articles 2 are moved, it is not necessary to re-enter the storage position information for each article 2 and the storage position information of the articles 2 can be efficiently rewritten.

  Further, since the storage section 7 that has detected the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 is recorded as new storage position information of the article 2 when the management unit 13 resumes management, the storage section information of the article 2 is actually rewritten after rewriting. The storage section 7 of the article 2 stored in the storage section 7 can be reliably matched with the storage section 7 indicated by the recorded storage position information, and the management reliability of the article 2 is good.

  From the above embodiment, a plurality of storage sections, an article having a non-contact information recording medium, the storage position of which is set in any of the plurality of storage sections, and a corresponding storage section are provided. And an antenna device for detecting a non-contact information recording medium of the article in the corresponding storage section, and a management unit for grasping the article in the storage section via this antenna apparatus and managing the storage status of the article And a storage unit that can communicate with the management unit and has a recording unit that records a storage section set at the storage position of the item as storage position information. The management unit temporarily stops the storage status of the article, moves the article from the storage section set at the storage position to another management section, and Resuming management of the storage status of the article by the unit, the management unit detects the non-contact information recording medium of the article in each storage section via the antenna device, and the management unit, the management means, Storing the article in the article management system in which the storage section that detects the non-contact information recording medium of the article is recorded in the recording means as new storage position information of the article when the management unit resumes management. The position information rewriting method is naturally derived.

  It is difficult for the network 34 to go down, and the storage position information of the article 2 can be rewritten more reliably. Even if the network 34 is down, the management unit 13 alone can manage the item 2 as long as the management is related to the removal and return of the article 2.

  When the article 2 is taken out, the article management system 1 records an unauthorized removal log when communication with the registered IC card 15 is not possible or when unauthorized removal such as removal without user authority is detected. Since log management is performed, it is easy to search for an information leakage source when there is a fraud such as information leakage. In addition, since the log is taken even when the storage location is changed, the possibility of identifying the information leakage source is very high.

  The article management system 1 and the article 2 storage location information rewriting method are suitable for managing articles stored in a state in which a plurality of items such as files and books are arranged in parallel. Furthermore, it is more suitable for managing files that are often similar in appearance.

  In the present embodiment, when the storage position information of the article 2 is rewritten, if the management by the management unit 13 is temporarily stopped, the log management of taking out and returning the article 2 is not performed. Apart from the lending and return logs, a configuration may be adopted in which a movement log indicating take-out and return for moving the article 2 is acquired and log-managed. By adopting such a configuration, it is easy to search for an information leakage source when there is information leakage due to, for example, the article 2 being illegally taken out. Since there is a higher possibility that information will be leaked due to the renting of the article 2 than the possibility of information leaking when the storage position of the article 2 is changed, by separating the lending / returning log from the movement log It is easier to identify the information leakage source.

  In the above embodiment, management by the management unit 13 is temporarily stopped during the moving work. However, the moving work log may be obtained by constantly grasping the position of the article 2 using the antenna device 8. That is, the position grasping of the article 2 using the antenna device 8 may be continued only by stopping the processing at the time of unauthorized removal during the moving work.

  Although the user is specified by the IC card 15, the user may be specified by using a biometric authentication technique or by giving the user a unique password and inputting the password by the operation means 18. Of course it is possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, the management unit 13 temporarily stops management during the moving operation and the illegal extraction flow is stopped. However, the illegal extraction flow may be configured to function while enabling the extraction operation. it can. For example, when an instruction to start the storage position change process is received from one user, the user is caused to set the IC card 15 in the management unit 13 corresponding to the storage section 7 that performs the change process. Then, the unauthorized removal flow is stopped in the management unit 13 in which the IC card 15 is set, but the unauthorized removal flow is continued in the other management units 13. When the IC card 15 is removed from the management unit 13 by the user, the position information of the article 2 is changed as described above, and the management unit 13 resumes the unauthorized removal flow. When the above-described user IC card 15 is set in another management unit 13, the migration process is started in this management unit 13, but the unauthorized extraction flow is continued in the other management unit 13. The Finally, when receiving an instruction to end the movement process from the one user, all the management units 13 perform an illegal extraction flow (normal process).

  When performing the transfer process, the transfer process is not performed only in the storage section 7 under the management of the management unit 13 in which the IC card 15 is set, but is stored in another management unit 13, preferably physically adjacent. The movement process flow may be executed also in the management unit 13 corresponding to the section 7. In particular, there is a high possibility that the positions of the articles 2 are mutually changed between physically adjacent storage sections 7 (adjacent storage shelves 5). If configured in this way, the IC card 15 is attached to one management unit 13. The work of moving the article 2 can be performed in the storage section 7 managed by the plurality of management units 13 simply by setting. Instead of making it possible to perform the moving work in all the storage sections 7 in the other management units 13, it is also possible to perform the moving work in only some of the storage sections 7. With this setting, the other management unit 13 can execute a normal flow in the corresponding storage section 7. Note that the movement process flow may be performed in all the management units 13 as described above.

  The article management system 1 is configured so that the article 2 can be moved freely without performing position management of the article 2, log management, notification of illegal work, etc. in the rewriting of the storage position information of the article 2 described above. May be configured to record a log for verifying whether the unauthorized article 2 has been touched (possibly accessed). By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to detect unauthorized removal while the article 2 is moving.

  In the article management system 1, if the article 2 to be managed is provided with a back heading such as a file, and the storage position is described in the back heading, the back of the article 2 as the article 2 moves. It is necessary to change the description of the heading. Therefore, when the storage position of the article 2 is changed, the headline is automatically printed by the printer 32 or the label writer 33, or the manager or the user (changer) can rewrite the headline. It may be configured to prompt. With such a configuration, it is possible to easily make detailed changes accompanying changes in the storage position of the article 2.

  In the storage position information rewriting method for the article 2 described above, the article 2 may not be provided with the antenna device 8 and may be moved to an unmanaged storage shelf that is not managed by the management unit 13. In such a configuration, after the article 2 is moved, first, the management unit 13 cannot detect the RFID tag 4 of the article 2 and detects that the article 2 is lost. Then, the manager or user (moving person) is notified that the article 2 is gone, and the manager or user (moving person) inputs the storage position of the article 2 as a non-management storage shelf. Rewrite storage location information. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which can manage also about the unmanaged article | item stored in the unmanaged storage shelf. In this configuration, the RFID tag 4 is provided on an unmanaged article, communicates with the RFID tag 4 of the unmanaged article by the management RFID communication device 30, and records in which unmanaged storage shelf it is stored in the management DB. to manage. Such a configuration is preferable because many articles 2 can be managed in a wider range.

  The article management system 1 communicates the RFID tag 4 to the management RFID communication apparatus 30 to add or change the article information of the article 2, or communicates the unused RFID tag 4 to the management RFID communication apparatus 30. The article information registration process for newly registering the article information of the unregistered article 2 may be performed.

  In addition, when the article 2 provided with the unregistered RFID tag 4 is arranged in any of the plurality of storage sections 7, the article information registration process is started with the storage section 7 as a storage position. Also good.

  The article management system 1 uses the management PC 14 to register the addition or change of user information by causing the management RFID communication device 30 to communicate with the IC card 15 or register an unused IC card 15 in the management RFID communication device 30. It is good also as a structure which can perform the user information registration process which newly communicates user information of the unregistered user by communicating.

  The article management system 1 may be configured to make a reservation (predeclaration) for borrowing a predetermined article 2 by communicating the IC card 15 before taking out the article 2 from the storage section 7.

  The article management system 1 is capable of performing a loan deadline alert process for notifying a user or a manager in charge of a loan deadline by e-mail or the like at a predetermined timing such as the day before the loan deadline. It is good.

  The article management system 1 records shelf information such as the width of the storage section 7 of the storage shelf 5 and the number of shelves in the management DB, records the width of the article 2 as article information, and from the shelf information and the article information, It may be configured to suggest which article 2 is stored in which storage section 7 of which storage shelf 5. In this configuration, a storage location is proposed when a new article 2 is newly stored or when the article 2 is moved. When suggesting a storage location, register the article information of the new article 2 in the management DB, and manage the storage location where the new article 2 can be stored based on the shelf information, the storage status of the storage shelf 5, and the article information. System 1 judges and presents. A configuration in which the user selects a storage location from the presented locations and registers the selected location as the storage location information of the article 2, as well as the storage location information rewriting method of the article 2 described above. The storage location information is recorded by a method. In addition, when suggesting a storage location, the related article 2 is continuously stored based on the shelf information, the storage status of the storage shelf 5, and the article information, or the related article is stored as close as possible. The storage layout may be calculated to facilitate the movement of the article 2 or the storage of a new article.

  The article management system 1 may be configured such that priority can be set for each storage section 7. In this configuration, based on the installation location of the storage shelf 5, the height of the storage compartment 7 in the storage shelf 5, etc., the priority of the storage compartment 7 where the article 2 is easy to put in and out is set high, and the article management is performed according to the frequency of use. System 1 proposes an optimal plan for the storage location. The priority setting of the storage section 7 may be set automatically or may be set manually by a manager or user.

  The article management system 1 may be configured to propose the movement of the storage location of the article 2 in accordance with the lending tendency of the department or user who is the lending destination. In this configuration, when the lending frequency by the other members of the article 2 stored on the storage shelf 5 installed in a certain department exceeds a predetermined value, the storage location is stored in the storage shelf 5 of the department that frequently uses it. Suggest to move.

  The article management system 1 may be configured to propose a change in the lending time limit according to the lending frequency of the article 2. In this configuration, if the actual average loan days of the article 2 exceed the preset loan deadline days, it is possible to propose a change of the loan deadline and promote storage suitable for the loan entity.

  In the article management system 1, the management unit 13 installed on the storage shelf 5 is fixed to the storage shelf 5 with a lock means such as a key even if it is only placed on a part of the storage shelf 5. It may be configured. When the management unit 13 is merely placed on the storage shelf 5, a unit RFID tag may be provided so that the installation state of the management unit 13 can be managed by the article management system 1. By adopting such a configuration, the theft of the management unit 13 can be notified and theft can be prevented.

  Note that the storage position information rewriting method of the article 2 described in the present embodiment is preferable because it can be more reliably managed by applying it to the article management system 1 described above, but only in the article management system 1. It is not applicable and can be applied to any management system using RFID.

1 is a configuration diagram of an article management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of an article management system same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the management unit in an article | item management system same as the above. It is a block diagram of the management unit in a goods management system same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process when articles | goods are taken out from the storage division in an article | item management system same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process when articles | goods are returned in a storage division in an article | item management system same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the storage position information rewriting method of goods in an goods management system same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Goods management system 2 Goods 4 RFID tag as non-contact information recording medium 7 Storage section 8 Antenna apparatus 13 Management unit as management part 14 Management PC as management part

Claims (2)

Multiple storage compartments;
An article having a non-contact information recording medium storing unique identification information and having a storage position set in one of the plurality of storage sections;
An antenna device that communicates with a non-contact information recording medium of the article arranged in each storage section and acquires the unique identification information from the non-contact information recording medium;
An article management system comprising a management unit that grasps the article in the storage section via the antenna device and manages the storage status of the article,
The management unit
When receiving an instruction to change the storage section in which the article is stored to another storage section, management suspension means for temporarily stopping the management of the storage status of the article;
When receiving the information that the change of the storage section is completed, the management of the storage state of the article is resumed, and each unique information from the non-contact information recording medium of the article in each storage section is received via the antenna device. Information reacquisition means for acquiring identification information;
An article management system comprising storage position information changing means for resuming management of the storage status based on the information acquired by the information re-acquisition means, with the storage section where each article exists as a new storage position of the article. . Multiple storage compartments;
An article having a non-contact information recording medium storing unique identification information and having a storage position set in one of the plurality of storage sections;
An antenna device that communicates with a non-contact information recording medium of the article arranged in each storage section and acquires the unique identification information from the non-contact information recording medium;
A user information acquisition unit for acquiring information of a user who takes in and out articles stored in the storage section;
A management unit that grasps the article in the storage section via the antenna device and manages information on a user who has taken out the article from the storage section based on information from the user information acquisition unit; An article management system comprising:
The management unit
Upon receiving an instruction from the user to change the storage section in which the article is stored to another storage section, specific user management suspension means for temporarily stopping the management of the removal of the article by the user;
Upon receiving information from the user that the change of the storage section has been completed, management of the storage state of the article for the user is resumed, and the article of the article in each storage section is resumed via the antenna device. Information reacquisition means for acquiring each unique identification information from the non-contact information recording medium;
An article management system comprising storage position information changing means for resuming management of the storage status based on the information acquired by the information re-acquisition means, with the storage section where each article exists as a new storage position of the article. .

Images