JP2010166840A - Management system for processing during ripening of vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new management system, which is high in convenience for a manager (processor) for bananas after-ripening. <P>SOLUTION: The management system 10 for processing bananas during ripening is characterized by including a host computer (key server) 20 for collecting and holding data from a control device 60 of a banana-ripening chamber 50 for storing harvested un-ripened banana to control the ripening, and managing and operating the control device 60; and internet connection terminals 40 internet-connected to the host computer (key server) 20 to enable the management and operations of the control device 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system for processing (ripening) fruits and vegetables such as bananas.

For example, bananas that are shipped to the market are harvested in an immature state (blue ones) and stored once in a banana maturation processing chamber (hereinafter referred to as “maturation chamber”). Aged state is controlled and shipped to market. This is called “banana ripening”.
Until now, as prior art regarding the ripening processing method and the ripening processing apparatus of a banana, there existed a thing like patent document 1-patent document 11. FIG.

On the other hand, the management system for managing the banana ripening process using the banana ripening method and apparatus as described above was as shown in FIG.
In other words, the conventional banana ripening processing management system (former management system) is managed by a computer (computer) installed in the monitoring room in the processing plant equipped with the ripening room and an operation panel installed in the ripening room. It was only there.

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However, the old management system described above has the following problems.
(1) The manager (processor) who manages the ripening process of bananas cannot manage the ripening process of bananas unless he is in the monitoring room or the ripening room. Usually, banana ripening processing plants are equipped with multiple ripening chambers with different ripening conditions, so that the processor must be resident in the monitoring room or ripening chamber, which is a burden on the processor. It was big.
(2) In addition, management and monitoring of the ripening room (eg, start of processing, occurrence of ripening, end of processing, etc.) cannot be confirmed unless the administrator accesses the management system himself, and the administrator can perform multiple ripening. It was practically impossible to manage and monitor the room in a lump.
(3) Since the management system has specifications specific to the ripening room or processing plant, it was difficult to expand or introduce / change to other companies' facilities (ripening room).

  Therefore, the inventor of the present application has completed the present invention for the purpose of solving the above-described problems and providing a new management system that is highly convenient for managers of ripening processing of fruits and vegetables such as bananas.

In order to achieve the above object, a first invention is a fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system for managing a ripening process step of fruits and vegetables, which stores harvested immature fruits and vegetables and controls the ripening thereof. A host computer (core server) that collects and holds data from the control device of the ripening processing room for fruits and vegetables and manages / operates the control device, and is connected to the host computer (core server) via the Internet to manage / control the control device. An internet connection terminal that can be operated is provided.
Here, “fruits and vegetables” means raw vegetables and fruits such as banana, kiwi, papaya, mango, and avocado. In addition, the “fruit and fruit ripening processing management system” is connected to the host computer (core server) via a LAN in addition to the host computer (core server) and the Internet connection terminal, and can manage and operate the control device. A connection terminal may be provided.
The second invention is the fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system characterized in that the Internet connection terminal includes a mobile portable terminal such as a small notebook personal computer or a cellular phone.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control / control of the control device by the Internet connection terminal includes the temperature / humidity setting in the ripening processing room for fruit and vegetables (setting of room temperature and pulp temperature), CO2 concentration setting, ethylene gas input / exhaust, It is the same fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system characterized in that the air volume can be changed freely.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management and operation of the control device by the Internet connection terminal can be performed by a virtual operation panel representing a manual operation panel of the control device on a monitor screen. System.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, management and operation of the control device by an internet connection terminal is performed by outputting a video from a monitoring camera provided in the fruit and vegetable ripening processing chamber on the monitor screen, It is the same fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system characterized by being able to perform by displaying in real time.
In a sixth aspect of the invention, notification information and a notification destination to be notified when a change occurs in the ripening processing chamber for fruits and vegetables are set and registered in a host computer (core server), and data collected from the control device is set and registered. The fruit and vegetables ripening processing management system is provided with a notification function for notifying a notification destination set and registered when the notification information matches the received notification information.

The present invention has the following effects.
(1) It has become possible to perform ripening processing of fruits and vegetables such as bananas from places other than the monitoring room / ripening room (eg home). For this reason, it is possible to reduce the burden on the processor (time restrained by the ripening processing operation of the fruits and vegetables).
(2) By allowing processors to ripen bananas and other fruits and vegetables from places other than the monitoring room and ripening room, the processors must manage multiple fruit and vegetable ripening plants at different points. Can do.
(3) Information necessary for management / monitoring of the ripening room (eg, start of processing, occurrence of ripening, end of processing, etc.) by the processor is obtained passively using the notification function without accessing the management system. This makes it possible for a processor to manage and monitor multiple ripening rooms at once.
(4) Since the ripening room can be easily added and the management system can be easily installed and changed in the equipment of other companies (ripening room), it has excellent cost performance.

Explanatory drawing (system schematic) which shows the fruit and vegetables ripening process management system which concerns on this invention. The conceptual diagram which shows the utilization condition of the fruit and vegetables ripening processing management system (the 1). The conceptual diagram which shows the utilization condition of the fruit and vegetables ripening processing management system (the 2). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a personal computer (the 1). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a personal computer (the 2). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a personal computer (the 3). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a personal computer (the 4). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a personal computer (the 5). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a personal computer (the 6). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a personal computer (the 7). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a mobile telephone (the 1). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a mobile telephone (the 2). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the monitor screen of a mobile telephone (the 3). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a monitor screen of a host computer etc. (the 1). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a monitor screen of a host computer etc. (the 2). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a monitor screen of a host computer etc. (the 3). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a monitor screen of a host computer etc. (the 4). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a monitor screen of a host computer etc. (the 5). Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a monitor screen of a host computer etc. (the 6). Explanatory drawing (system schematic) which shows the conventional banana ripening processing management system.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the fruits and vegetables to be ripened are described as “bananas”.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system 10 according to the present invention includes a host computer (main server) 20, an Internet connection terminal (PC) 30, and an Internet connection terminal (mobile phone) 40. Yes. The host computer (core server) 20 collects and holds data from the control device 60 of the banana ripening processing chamber 50 that stores the harvested immature bananas and controls their ripening, and manages and operates the control device 60. Is what you do. The Internet connection terminals 30 and 40 are connected to the host computer (core server) 20 via the Internet so that the control device 60 can be managed and operated. In addition, the monitoring camera 51 is provided in the banana ripening processing chamber 50, and the state of the banana ripening processing chamber is displayed in real time by outputting the video from the monitoring camera on the monitor screen of the Internet connection terminals 30 and 40. It may be possible to display.

2 and 3 are conceptual diagrams showing the usage state of the fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system.
FIG. 2 is centered on one banana processing plant (banana ripening processing room). By introducing the banana ripening processing management system according to the present invention, the banana processing plant (banana ripening processing chamber). ) From the company's Internet connection terminal, business trip destination Internet connection terminal (mobile PC), own Internet connection terminal (mobile phone or home PC), etc. The aging process room), that is, the management and operation of the control device of the banana processing plant (banana aging process room) becomes possible.

  FIG. 3 is centered on a processor. By introducing the fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system according to the present invention, the processor is restricted to one banana processing plant (banana ripening processing room). There are multiple banana processing plants in different locations, such as Banana Processing Plant A (Tohoku region), B (Kanto region), C (Kansai region), D (Kyushu region), E (foreign country), etc. It becomes possible to manage at the same time. The realization of the simultaneous management of a plurality of processing places by this processing person is extremely effective as a means for solving the shortage of processing persons.

4 to 10 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a monitor screen of the Internet connection terminal (personal computer) 30. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a screen displaying a list of processing states of each banana ripening processing chamber (processing chambers 1 to 10). Symbol A indicates the machining state of “machining chamber 1”.
FIG. 5 to FIG. 10 are screens displaying a list of processing states for each aging process room for bananas.
Reference numeral B shown in FIG. 5 is a display column for a processing chamber number and current processing information (stop / heating, cooling, ventilation / processing days / processing end date / etc.).
A symbol C shown in FIG. 6 is an input / display column for storage temperature, ventilation, and the like.
Reference sign D shown in FIG. 7 is a display column for progress information and the like.
The symbol E shown in FIG. 8 is a set temperature / time input / display field.
Reference numeral F shown in FIG. 9 is an input / display field for a processing pattern (processing method).
The code | symbol G shown in FIG. 10 is an input and display column of goods management information (brand name etc.).

  In this way, using a terminal (personal computer) connected to the Internet, management and operation of the control device 60 on the screens shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, that is, temperature / humidity settings in the processing chamber (room temperature, pulp temperature Setting), CO2 concentration setting, ethylene gas input / exhaust, variable air flow, etc. are new functions not found in the conventional old management system, and are one of the features of the present invention.

11 to 13 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a monitor screen of the Internet connection terminal (mobile phone) 40.
Reference numerals A to F shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 correspond to the columns A to F on the monitor screen of the Internet connection terminal (personal computer) 30 shown in FIGS. Accordingly, the control device 60 can be managed and operated from the Internet connection terminal (mobile phone) 40 in the same manner as the Internet connection terminal (personal computer) 30. In addition, the code | symbol G (warehousing management information) shown in FIG. 10 is abbreviate | omitted from the relationship of communication capacity.

14 to 20 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a monitor screen of the host computer 20.
14 to 16 correspond to the columns A to F of the monitor screen of the Internet connection terminal (personal computer) 30 shown in FIGS.

  The code | symbol J of FIG. 16 is the screen which displayed the image | video of the banana currently processed in each ripening processing room for bananas. As shown in FIG. 1, a monitoring camera 51 is provided in a banana ripening processing chamber 50, and an image from the monitoring camera 51 is output on a monitor screen. Until now, the manager (processor) had to enter the processing chamber and check it visually. However, the oxygen concentration in the processing chamber was low, and there was a risk of an oxygen deficiency disaster. In this way, by displaying real-time images of bananas that are actually processed, the manager (processor) can use not only indirect information such as the indoor environment and pulp temperature, but also direct information such as banana images. As a result, the manager (processor) does not have to enter the processing chamber, so it is possible to prevent an oxygen deficiency disaster that has been a problem up to now.

  FIG. 17 is a screen displaying a manual operation panel provided in the processing chamber control device (reference numeral 60 in FIG. 1), that is, a virtual operation panel H expressed on a monitor screen. Management and operation of the control device 60 can be performed from the virtual operation panel H. As a result, a processor who is accustomed to the conventional manual operation panel can manage and operate the control device 60 from the monitor screen as if using the conventional manual operation panel. Here, symbol H1 is a virtual operation panel displayed on the monitor screen of the host computer 20, and symbol H2 is a virtual operation panel displayed on the monitor screen of the Internet connection terminal (personal computer) 30, and symbol H3 Is a virtual operation panel displayed on the monitor screen of the Internet connection terminal (mobile phone) 40. Note that the monitor screens (H2 and H3) of the Internet connection terminal are not displayed on the virtual operation panel as shown in H1 due to the communication capacity, but are simply displayed.

  FIG.18 and FIG.19 is explanatory drawing explaining the notification function with which a fruit and vegetable ripening process management system is provided. This notification function is to set arbitrary information (important judgment criteria regarding manager's ripening technology) in the host computer in advance, and let the computer manage the ripening process instead of the administrator (processor). This is a function for reporting to the notification destination in which the ripening state is set in advance using the web (Internet). FIG. 18 is a screen for setting information that is desired to be notified, such as “occurrence of ripening in room 1” or “ethylene injection in room 7”. The information to be set is classified into “information A” and “information B” according to the type and importance of the information. FIG. 19 is a screen for setting a notification destination of information set in FIG. Here, e-mail is used for the notification, and the e-mail address of the notification destination and the information to be notified (“information A” “information B”) are set. Note that the notification means is not limited to e-mail, and any means that can be notified may be used. By providing this notification function, the administrator (processing person) does not have access to the management system for information necessary to manage and monitor the banana room (eg, processing start, ripening occurrence, processing end, etc.) Since it can be obtained passively by the notification function, the work time can be greatly shortened, and a plurality of processing sites can be managed and monitored collectively (see FIG. 3). The current state of banana ripening processing is that managers (processors) are appointed for each processing site, and banana quality is standardized based on the processing manual, but it is operated at the discretion of each manager (processor). Therefore, there are many differences in quality, and human errors often occur in the machining process. Thus, by unifying the definition of information, it is one of the features of the present invention that quality can be unified at a plurality of processing sites and human errors can be prevented in processing steps.

  The present invention can be widely used as a management system for ripening fruits and vegetables such as bananas. In particular, the utility value is extremely high because it can be easily introduced and switched to all ripening and processing facilities (for all manufacturers) regardless of existing or new facilities.

10 Banana ripening processing management system 20 Host computer (core server)
30 Internet connection terminal (PC)
40 Internet connection terminal (mobile phone)
50 Banana ripening processing room 51 Monitoring camera 60 Control device

Claims (6)

A fruit and vegetable ripening process management system for managing the ripening process of fruits and vegetables,
A host computer that collects and holds data from the control device of the ripening processing room for fruits and vegetables that stores the harvested immature fruit and controls its ripening, and manages and operates the control device;
An internet connection terminal connected to the host computer via the internet and capable of managing and operating the control device;
A fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system characterized by comprising   2. The fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system according to claim 1, wherein the Internet connection terminal includes a mobile notebook terminal or a mobile portable terminal such as a cellular phone.   The control and management of the control device by an internet connection terminal can freely perform temperature / humidity setting, CO2 concentration setting, ethylene gas input / exhaust, and air volume change in the ripening processing room for fruits and vegetables. Or the fruit and vegetables ripening process management system of 2 description.   4. The fruits and vegetables ripening according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein management and operation of the control device by an internet connection terminal can be performed by a virtual operation panel representing a manual operation panel of the control device on a monitor screen. Processing management system.   Management and operation of the control device by an internet connection terminal is performed by outputting a video from a monitoring camera provided in the fruit ripening processing chamber on the monitor screen and displaying the state in the fruit ripening processing chamber in real time. The fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that it can be performed.   Notification information and notification destination to be notified when a change occurs in the ripening processing room for fruits and vegetables is set and registered in the host computer, and the setting registration is performed when the data collected from the control device matches the notification information set and registered 6. The fruit and vegetable ripening processing management system according to claim 1, further comprising a notification function of notifying a notified destination.

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