JP2010224747A - Electronic shelf label device, server device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily switch information processing for work support. <P>SOLUTION: Electronic shelf label devices 30A, 30B associate and store touch timing information indicating the timing of touch input and the type of information processing for supporting works regarding medicines. The electronic shelf label devices determine whether or not the timing of touch input detected by a detection means and the stored timing information match and if they match, the electronic shelf label devices execute information processing according to the type of information processing corresponding to the timing information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic shelf label device, a server device that manages the electronic shelf label device, and a program.

  Conventionally, in a dispensing pharmacy, medicines are displayed on a medicine shelf, and various operations relating to the medicines are performed by pharmacy staff. For example, in accordance with a patient's prescription, a pharmacy employee takes out a medicine from a medicine shelf and prescribes and sells it to the patient. In addition, orders for medicines to be replenished to the medicine shelves, work for checking the amount of medicines in the medicine shelves (inventory work), and the like were performed.

  In addition, the drug search in the prescription work is performed by comparing the drug in the drug shelf with the prescription, so that the work load on the pharmacy is heavy and the work is required to be familiar. In order to support this prescription work, a display device provided in a medicine shelf and capable of separately emitting a plurality of medicine storage compartments and a computer connected to the display device are provided, and prescription data is input to the computer, There is known a system in which a light-emission control of a medicine storage section corresponding to the prescription data is performed by this computer (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The pharmacist takes out the medicine corresponding to the prescription from the light emitting storage compartment.

JP 2002-17821 A

  However, there is a request for work support not only for prescription work but also for other work related to pharmaceuticals, and there is a request for facilitating switching of information processing for supporting work related to pharmaceuticals.

  An object of the present invention is to facilitate switching of information processing for supporting work.

  In order to solve the above problems, an electronic shelf label device according to claim 1 is an electronic shelf label device having display means for displaying information on pharmaceuticals, and includes touch timing information indicating a touch input timing; , Timing information storage means for associating and storing types of information processing for supporting work related to pharmaceuticals, detection means for detecting touch input, timing of touch input detected by the detection means, and timing information It is determined whether or not the timing information stored in the storage means matches, and if they match, the information processing according to the type of information processing stored in the timing information storage means corresponding to the timing information And a control means for executing.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electronic shelf label device according to the first aspect, the instruction information for changing the display color of the display means to a color corresponding to information processing from a server device that manages the electronic shelf label device And the control means changes the display color of the display means according to the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means, and changes the display color. When a touch input is detected by the detection means, the display color of the display means is changed to the original color.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic shelf label device according to the second aspect, completion information indicating completion of information processing in response to a touch input to the detection means during a change in display color of the display means It is characterized by comprising completion information transmitting means for transmitting to the server device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic shelf label apparatus according to the second or third aspect, the information processing is information processing for supplementing or prescribing a medicine.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic shelf label device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, from the server device that manages the electronic shelf label device, the medicine stock amount and the stock amount It comprises inventory quantity receiving means for receiving a managed inventory quantity obtained by subtracting a product delivery time and average usage quantity multiplied by, and the ordering unit of the medicine, and the control means is the inventory quantity received by the inventory quantity receiving means. When the management stock quantity and the ordering unit are displayed on the display means and the order input mode is changed as the type of information processing by the touch input to the detection means, the touch according to the touch input to the detection means The system further comprises an order quantity transmitting means for calculating an order quantity that is a product of the number of times of input and the order unit and transmitting the order quantity calculated by the control means to the server device.

  A server device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a server device that manages an electronic shelf label device that displays information related to medicines, a medicine identifier that identifies medicines, and a shelf label identifier that identifies electronic shelf label devices. Identifier storage means for storing the information in association with each other, control means for obtaining a shelf label identifier stored in the identifier storage means corresponding to the medicine identifier of the medicine to be processed for supporting work related to medicine, and the control Instruction information transmitting means for transmitting instruction information for changing the display color of the display means of the electronic shelf label apparatus to a color corresponding to the information processing to the electronic shelf label apparatus corresponding to the shelf label identifier acquired by the means And.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the server device according to claim 6, further comprising completion information receiving means for receiving completion information indicating completion of information processing from the electronic shelf label device, wherein the control means When completion information is received by the information receiving means, processing according to the completion information is performed.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the server device according to claim 7, further comprising stock amount storage means for storing a stock amount of medicines, wherein the information processing is information processing of supplementation or prescription of medicines, When the completion information is received, the control means changes the stock quantity stored in the stock quantity storage means in accordance with supplementation or prescription of a medicine corresponding to the completion information.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the server device according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising stock quantity storage means for storing the stock quantity of the medicine, wherein the control means is a medicine stored in the stock quantity storage means. The management inventory amount is calculated by subtracting the product of the delivery date and the average usage amount of the drug from the inventory amount of the drug, the drug inventory quantity stored in the inventory quantity storage means, the calculated inventory quantity and the drug inventory An inventory quantity transmitting means for transmitting an order unit to an electronic shelf label apparatus having a shelf label identifier corresponding to the pharmaceutical identifier of the drug, and an order quantity receiving means for receiving an order quantity of the pharmaceutical from the electronic shelf label apparatus. The control means performs an ordering process for the medicine of the order quantity received by the order quantity receiving means.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program mounted on an electronic shelf label device having display means for displaying information related to a drug, touch timing information indicating a timing of touch input, and information for supporting work related to a drug. Timing information storage means for storing the type of processing in association with each other, detection means for detecting touch input, timing of touch input detected by the detection means, and timing information stored in the timing information storage means Are matched, and if they match, the control unit functions as a control unit that executes information processing according to the type of information processing stored in the timing information storage unit corresponding to the timing information.

  The program of the invention described in claim 11 is a computer installed in a server device that manages an electronic shelf label device that displays information related to a medicine, a medicine identifier that identifies the medicine, and a shelf label that identifies the electronic shelf label device. Identifier storage means for storing the identifiers in association with each other, control means for acquiring a shelf label identifier stored in the identifier storage means corresponding to the pharmaceutical identifier of the drug to be processed for supporting the work related to the pharmaceutical, the control Instruction information transmitting means for transmitting instruction information for changing the display color of the display means of the electronic shelf label apparatus to a color corresponding to the information processing to the electronic shelf label apparatus corresponding to the shelf label identifier acquired by the means To function as.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate switching of information processing for supporting work.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the dispensing assistance system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a server apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of an electronic shelf label apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structure of a pharmaceutical shelf label allocation table. It is a figure which shows the structure of a pharmaceutical information table. It is a figure which shows the structure of a touch setting table. It is a flowchart which shows the electronic shelf label apparatus management process performed with a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the reception process of an electronic shelf label apparatus management process. It is a flowchart which shows the information display process performed with an electronic shelf label apparatus. It is a figure which shows the touch detection process of an information display process.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the illustrated example.

  The apparatus configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, the structure of the dispensing assistance system 1 of this Embodiment is shown.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the whole structure of the dispensing assistance system 1 is demonstrated. The dispensing support system 1 is a system that is installed in a dispensing pharmacy and supports work related to medicines performed by a pharmacy staff using an electronic shelf label device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the dispensing support system 1 includes a server device 10, an access point 20, and electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B. The server device 10 and the access point 20 are connected via a communication network N.

  The number of electronic shelf label devices in the dispensing support system 1 is two for simplicity, but is not limited to this number, and may be one or three or more.

  The server device 10 can communicate with the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B via the communication network N and the access point 20, and manages information display and information on medicines of the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B. The communication network N is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like, and is a wired communication network, but may include a wireless communication network or the like.

  The access point 20 is a relay for communication between a wired connection device and a wireless connection device. The access point 20 relays communication between the server device 10 connected by wire via the communication network N and the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B connected by wireless communication.

  Each of the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B is associated with a predetermined type of medicine, and displays information such as the stock amount of the medicine. It is assumed that the medicine is displayed on the medicine shelf, and the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B are provided in the vicinity of the corresponding medicine in the medicine shelf.

  In addition, the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B display information about the corresponding medicines, switch various information processing modes (information processing modes) to support the work of pharmacists, order quantities of medicines, and inventory. The input of the quantity is accepted, and the input information is output to the server device 10.

  Here, the information processing mode in the dispensing support system 1 will be described. The information processing mode has a normal mode, a sticky note mode, an ordering mode, and an inventory notification mode.

  The normal mode is an information processing mode that waits for transition to another information processing mode. In the normal mode, the background of the display units of the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B is displayed in a normal color (for example, gray).

  The sticky note mode has a slip mode and a prescription mode. The slip mode is an information processing mode in which data of a delivery slip of an ordered medicine is input to the server device 10 and a pharmacist replenishes the medicine shelf with the delivered medicine for an inspection operation. In the slip mode, the display unit of the electronic shelf label device corresponding to the delivered medicine is displayed with a blue background. The pharmacy employee replenishes the medicine shelf corresponding to the electronic shelf label device displayed in blue with the indicated amount of medicine.

  The prescription mode is an information processing mode in which prescription data of a patient is input to the server device 10 and a prescription operation in which a pharmacist retrieves a prescription target drug from a drug shelf. In the prescription mode, the display part of the electronic shelf label device corresponding to the medicine to be prescribed is displayed with a red background. The pharmacist takes out the indicated amount of medicine from the medicine shelf corresponding to the electronic shelf label device displayed in red.

  The ordering mode is an information processing mode that supports ordering work in which a pharmacy orders a medicine to be replenished to a medicine shelf. The ordering mode is shifted when the pharmacist performs touch input to the electronic shelf label device at a predetermined rhythm in the normal mode. In the ordering mode, the display unit of the electronic shelf label device that has been touch-inputted is displayed with a green background. The pharmacist inputs the order quantity of the corresponding medicine by touching the electronic shelf label apparatus displayed in green, and the inputted order quantity is transmitted to the server apparatus 10.

  The inventory notification mode is an information processing mode that supports an inventory confirmation (inventory) operation for confirming whether or not the inventory amount of a medicine shelf for a predetermined medicine is the same as the inventory amount managed by the server device 10. . The inventory notification mode is shifted when the pharmacist performs touch input to the electronic shelf label device at a predetermined rhythm in the normal mode. In the inventory notification mode, the display unit of the electronic shelf label device that has been touch-inputted is displayed with a yellow background. The pharmacist confirms the stock amount of the medicine corresponding to the electronic shelf label device displayed in yellow, inputs it to the electronic shelf label device, and the input stock amount is transmitted to the server device 10. Then, the server apparatus 10 compares the received inventory quantity with the managed inventory quantity, and the comparison result is notified to and displayed on the electronic shelf label apparatus that is the inventory quantity transmission source.

  Next, the internal configuration of the server device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration of the server device 10.

  The server device 10 includes a control unit, instruction information transmission unit, completion information reception unit, inventory amount transmission unit, order quantity reception unit, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, an input unit 12, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13. A display unit 14, an identifier storage unit, a storage unit 15 as an inventory amount storage unit, an instruction information transmission unit, a completion information reception unit, an inventory amount transmission unit, and a communication unit 16 as an order quantity reception unit. Each part is connected via a bus 17.

  The CPU 11 controls each unit of the server device 10. The CPU 11 reads out a designated program from among the system programs and application programs stored in the storage unit 15, develops it in the RAM 13, and executes various processes in cooperation with the program expanded in the RAM 13.

  When there is information input of a slip or a prescription according to the electronic shelf label device management program, the CPU 11 transmits the amount of medicine to be replenished or prescribed and display change instruction information to the electronic shelf label device corresponding to the medicine according to the input information. When there is a change in the medicinal stock amount stored by replenishing or prescribing medicinal products, the stock amount data including the changed stock amount is created and transmitted to the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B. When the order quantity or the inventory quantity at the time of inventory quantity confirmation is received from the apparatus, the order processing according to the order quantity or the comparison of the inventory quantity is performed.

  The input unit 12 includes a keyboard that accepts various key operation inputs, and outputs operation information corresponding to the key operation inputs to the CPU 11. Further, the input unit 12 may include a pointing device such as a mouse, and may be configured to receive an operation input of position information and output it to the CPU 11.

  The RAM 13 is a volatile memory for temporarily storing information, and has a work area for storing various data and programs.

  The display unit 14 is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and performs various displays according to display information input from the CPU 11.

  The storage unit 15 is configured by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like, and stores various data and various programs in a readable and writable manner. The storage unit 15 stores a medicine shelf label allocation table 40, a medicine information table 50, and an electronic shelf label device management program. The medicine shelf label allocation table 40 and the medicine information table 50 will be described in detail later.

  The communication unit 16 is configured with a network card or the like, and performs communication with devices (such as the access point 20) on the communication network N. Through the communication unit 16, the server device 10 can communicate with the electronic shelf label device 30 </ b> A and the electronic shelf label device 30 </ b> B via the communication network N and the access point 20.

  Next, an internal configuration of the electronic shelf label device 30A will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the internal configuration of the electronic shelf label device 30A will be described, but the internal configuration of the electronic shelf label device 30B is the same as the internal configuration of the electronic shelf label device 30A. FIG. 3 shows a functional configuration of the electronic shelf label device 30A.

  The electronic shelf label device 30A includes a control means, instruction information receiving means, completion information transmitting means, inventory quantity receiving means, order quantity transmitting means CPU 31, input unit 32, RAM 33, display unit 34, and timing information storage. A storage unit 35 as a means, an instruction information receiving unit, a completion information transmitting unit, an inventory amount receiving unit, a communication unit 36 as an order quantity transmitting unit, a touch sensor unit 37 as a detecting unit, and a battery 38. . The CPU 31, input unit 32, RAM 33, display unit 34, storage unit 35, communication unit 36, and touch sensor unit 37 are connected via a bus 39.

  The CPU 31 controls each part of the electronic shelf label device 30A. The CPU 31 reads out a specified program from among the system programs and application programs stored in the storage unit 35, expands it in the RAM 33, and executes various processes in cooperation with the program expanded in the RAM 33.

  When the CPU 31 receives inventory quantity data from the server device 10 according to the information display program, the CPU 31 displays inventory quantity data. When the CPU 31 receives the slip or prescription information, the CPU 31 displays the display color ( The background color) is changed, the amount of medicine in the slip or prescription is displayed, and when the comparison result of the inventory amount is received, the comparison result is displayed on the display unit 34. Further, when there is a touch input to the touch sensor unit 37, the CPU 31 performs a process corresponding to the touch input (replenishment of medicine or prescription completion, order quantity or inventory quantity input, and transmission to the server device 10). Do.

  The input unit 32 includes a touch panel keypad integrally formed with the display unit 34, and outputs operation information corresponding to the key operation input to the CPU 31. The RAM 33 is a memory similar to the RAM 13.

  The display unit 34 is configured by a color LCD, ELD (ElectroLuminescent Display), or the like, and performs various displays according to display information input from the CPU 31.

  The storage unit 35 is configured by a flash memory or the like, and stores various data and various programs so that they can be read and written. The storage unit 35 stores display information 60, a touch setting table 70, and an information display program. The display information 60 is information displayed on the display unit 34. The touch setting table 70 will be described later in detail.

  The communication unit 36 is a wireless communication unit, and includes a wireless communication antenna, a transmission signal modulation unit, a reception signal demodulation unit, and the like. The communication unit 36 performs wireless communication with the access point 20. With the communication unit 36, the electronic shelf label device 30 </ b> A can communicate with the server device 10 via the access point 20 and the communication network N.

  The touch sensor unit 37 receives a touch input and outputs the touch input information to the CPU 31. For example, the touch sensor unit 37 is provided separately from the display unit 34, but may be configured as a keypad of the touch panel of the display unit 34 as with the input unit 32. The battery 38 supplies power to each part of the electronic shelf label device 30A.

  Next, information stored in the server device 10 and the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the pharmaceutical shelf label allocation table 40. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the medicine information table 50. FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the touch setting table 70.

  With reference to FIG. 5, the pharmaceutical shelf label allocation table 40 stored in the storage unit 15 of the server device 10 will be described. The medicine shelf label assignment table 40 is a table having information for assigning medicines and electronic shelf label devices. The medicine shelf label allocation table 40 has items of a shelf label ID 41 and a medicine ID 42.

  The shelf label ID 41 is identification information (identifier) of the electronic shelf label device. The shelf label IDs 41 of the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B are sequentially set to 001 and 002. The medicine ID 42 is identification information (identifier) of the medicine (type) corresponding to the electronic shelf label device with the shelf label ID 41. The drug identification information corresponding to the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B is 101 and 102 in this order.

  In the present embodiment, the electronic shelf label device and the medicine shelf for each pharmaceutical corresponding to the electronic shelf label device are described as being fixedly set in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The association between each medicine (medicine shelf) and the electronic shelf label device may be appropriately changed.

  With reference to FIG. 5, the pharmaceutical information table 50 stored in the storage unit 15 of the server device 10 will be described. The medicine information table 50 is a table having information on medicines. The drug information table 50 includes items of drug ID 51, sales price 52, order unit 53, inventory quantity 54, delivery date 55, and daily average usage 56.

  The drug ID 51 is drug identification information. The sales price 52 is information on the sales price of the product with the medicine ID 51. The unit of the sales price 52 is, for example, a yen. The order unit 53 is information indicating the order unit of the medicine with the medicine ID 51. The unit of the order unit 53 is, for example, an individual, but may be a sheet, a box, or the like. The stock quantity 54 is information indicating the stock quantity of the medicine with the medicine ID 51 in the medicine shelf. The unit of the stock quantity 54 is, for example, an individual, but may be a sheet, a box, or the like.

  The delivery date 55 is information indicating a delivery date from when the medicine with the medicine ID 51 is ordered until it is delivered. The unit of the delivery date 55 is, for example, a day, but may be a time, a week or the like. The daily average usage amount 56 is information indicating the average value of the amount of the medicine with the medicine ID 51 used (prescription) in a day (unit of delivery date 55) at the dispensing pharmacy. The unit of the daily average usage amount 56 is, for example, an individual, but may be a sheet, a box, or the like.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the touch setting table 70 memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 35 of electronic shelf label apparatus 30A, 30B is demonstrated. The touch setting table 70 is a table having information on information processing modes that can be switched by touch input to the touch sensor unit 37 of the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B. The touch setting table 70 has items of a touch timing 71 and an information processing mode 72.

  The touch timing 71 indicates a touch timing for switching to the information processing mode corresponding to the information processing mode 72. The touch timing 71 is represented by, for example, the number of touch inputs within a predetermined time (such as 2 seconds).

  The information processing mode 72 indicates the type of information processing mode that can be switched by touch input at the touch timing 71. The information processing mode 72 has an ordering mode and an inventory notification mode.

  Next, the operation of the dispensing support system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 shows the flow of the electronic shelf label device management process executed by the server device 10. FIG. 8 shows a flow of reception processing of the electronic shelf label device management processing. FIG. 9 shows a flow of information display processing executed by the electronic shelf label device 30A. FIG. 10 shows the flow of the touch detection process of the information display process.

  First, an electronic shelf label device management process executed by the server device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The electronic shelf label device management process is a process for appropriately switching the information processing mode and managing the display of the electronic shelf label devices 30 </ b> A and 30 </ b> B and the information on the medicine stored in the storage unit 15.

  In the server device 10, for example, the electronic shelf label device management read from the storage unit 15 and appropriately expanded in the RAM 13 is triggered by the input of the execution instruction of the electronic shelf label device management process via the input unit 12. Electronic shelf label device management processing is executed in cooperation with the program and the CPU 11.

  First, it is determined whether or not slip information of a medicine delivery slip has been input via the input unit 12 (step S11). The slip information includes a slip ID for identifying the slip, a medicine ID and a quantity (amount of medicine) of the delivered medicine. When the slip information is input (step S11; YES), the medicine shelf label allocation table 40 stored in the storage unit 15 is referred to, and the shelf label ID 41 corresponding to the medicine ID of the input slip information is acquired. (Step S12).

  Then, the slip ID of the slip information, the drug amount of the medicine, and the display change instruction information to blue are added to the shelf label ID acquired in step S12 via the communication unit 16, the communication network N, and the access point 20. The data is transmitted to the corresponding electronic shelf label device (step S13), and the process proceeds to step S11.

  When the slip information is not input (step S11; NO), it is determined whether or not the prescription information of the patient's prescription is input via the input unit 12 (step S14). The prescription information includes a prescription ID for identifying a prescription, a medicine ID of a medicine to be prescribed, and a quantity (amount of medicine). When the prescription information is input (step S14; YES), the medicine shelf label allocation table 40 stored in the storage unit 15 is referred to, and the shelf label ID 41 corresponding to the medicine ID of the input prescription information is acquired. (Step S15).

  Then, the prescription ID of the prescription information, the amount of medicine, and the display change instruction information to red correspond to the shelf label ID acquired in step S15 via the communication unit 16, the communication network N, and the access point 20. The data is transmitted to the electronic shelf label device (step S16), and the process proceeds to step S11.

  When the prescription information is not input (step S14; NO), the medicine information table 50 is referred, the stock quantity 54 and the order unit 53 are not transmitted or changed, and the stock quantity data relating to the stock quantity is stored in the electronic shelf label device 30A. , 30B is determined (step S17). The inventory quantity data is the current inventory quantity, management inventory quantity, and order unit of medicines in the medicine shelf corresponding to the electronic shelf label device 30A or 30B.

  When the inventory data is transmitted (step S17; YES), it is determined whether or not the inventory data of all the electronic shelf label devices has been transmitted (step S18). When the inventory amount data of all the electronic shelf label devices is transmitted (step S18; YES), the process proceeds to step S11.

  If the inventory data of all the electronic shelf label devices has not been transmitted (step S18; NO), one unselected electronic shelf label device is selected (step S19). Then, the medicine shelf label allocation table 40 and the medicine information table 50 stored in the storage unit 15 are referred to, and the inventory amount data corresponding to the electronic shelf label apparatus selected in step S19 is created, and the created inventory The amount data is transmitted to the selected electronic shelf label device via the communication unit 16, the communication network N, and the access point 20 (step S20), and the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S20, the medicine ID 42 corresponding to the shelf label ID 41 corresponding to the selected electronic shelf label apparatus is selected, and the row of the medicine ID 51 corresponding to the selected medicine ID 42 is selected in the medicine information table 50. Then, the inventory amount 54 and the order unit 53 of the selected row are acquired, and the management inventory amount is calculated by the inventory amount 54 of the selected row 54-delivery time 55 × daily average usage amount 56, and the acquired and calculated inventory amount, management The stock quantity and order unit 53 are used as stock quantity data.

  If the inventory data is not transmitted (step S17; NO), it is determined whether or not various data are received from the electronic shelf label device via the access point 20, the communication network N, and the communication unit 16 (step S21). ). When data is received (step S21; YES), a reception process is executed (step S22), and the process proceeds to step S11. The reception process in step S22 will be described later in detail.

  When data is not received (step S21; NO), it is determined whether or not the electronic shelf label device management process is to be ended in response to an instruction to end the electronic shelf label device management process via the input unit 12 (step S23). ). When the electronic shelf label device management process is not terminated (step S23; NO), the process proceeds to step S11. When the electronic shelf label device management process is finished (step S23; YES), the electronic shelf label device management process is finished.

  With reference to FIG. 8, the reception process of step S22 will be described. First, it is determined whether or not the data received by the receiving device in step S21 is an order quantity (step S221). The order quantity is the quantity of medicines to be ordered. If it is the order quantity (step S221; YES), the order process is executed (step S222), and the reception process is terminated.

  In the order processing in step S222, for example, the received order quantity is displayed on the display unit 14, and in response to an input of a medicine order execution instruction by the administrator who refers to the order quantity, it corresponds to the electronic shelf label device that is the order quantity transmission source. Ordering data for the amount of medicines to be ordered is created, and the ordering data is transmitted to a server (not shown) of the pharmaceutical company to place an order for the medicines.

  If it is not the order quantity (step S221; NO), it is determined whether or not the data received by the receiving device in step S21 is supplemented information or prescription information (step S223). The replenished information is information indicating that the medicine on the slip has been replenished to the medicine shelf, and includes the slip ID of the slip corresponding to the supplemented medicine. The prescription information is information indicating that prescription has been completed (handed to the patient) and includes a prescription ID of a prescription corresponding to the prescription medicine. If it is replenished information or prescription information (step S223; YES), the stock quantity 54 of the medicine information table 50 is changed according to the replenished information or prescription information (step S224), and the receiving process is terminated.

  In step S224, when replenished information is received, step S11 corresponding to the slip ID of the replenished information from the inventory quantity 54 of the medicine ID 51 corresponding to the shelf label ID of the electronic shelf label device that is the replenished information transmission source. The amount of medicine in the slip information entered in is added and changed. In step S224, when prescription information is received, the prescription ID of the prescription information corresponds to the prescription information inventory quantity 54 corresponding to the shelf ID of the electronic shelf label device of the prescription information transmission source. The amount of medicine in the prescription information input in step S14 is subtracted and changed.

  If it is not replenished information or prescription information (step S223; NO), it is determined whether or not the data received by the receiving device in step S21 is an inventory amount (step S225). If it is not the stock quantity (step S225; NO), the reception process is terminated.

  If it is the stock quantity (step S225; YES), the stock quantity 54 of the medicine ID 51 corresponding to the shelf label ID of the electronic shelf label device of the stock quantity transmission source is compared with the stock quantity received in step S21 ( Step S226). And the comparison result of step S226 is transmitted to the electronic shelf label apparatus of the inventory quantity transmission source via the communication part 16, the communication network N, and the access point 20 (step S227), and a reception process is complete | finished.

  Next, information display processing executed by the electronic shelf label device 30A will be described with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. The information display process is a process of displaying various information and accepting various information inputs by switching the display color in response to switching of the information processing mode. Here, the information display process executed in the electronic shelf label device 30A will be described, but the same applies to the electronic shelf label device 30B.

  In the electronic shelf label device 30A, for example, an information display process is executed in cooperation with the CPU 31 and an information display program read from the storage unit 35 and appropriately developed in the RAM 33, triggered by the input of power. The

  First, it is determined whether various types of information have been received from the server device 10 via the communication network N, the access point 20, and the communication unit 36 (step S31). When various types of information are received (step S31; YES), it is determined whether or not the information received in step S31 is inventory data corresponding to step S20 of the electronic shelf label device management process (step S32). ).

  If it is stock quantity data (step S32; YES), the stock quantity, management stock quantity, and order unit of the received stock quantity data are stored in the display information 60 stored in the storage unit 35 (step S33). The process proceeds to step S31.

  If it is not inventory data (step S32; NO), it is determined whether the information received in step S31 is slip information or prescription information corresponding to steps S13 and S16 of the electronic shelf label device management process. (Step S34). If it is slip information or prescription information (step S34; YES), the slip ID of the slip information and the amount of medicine to be supplemented, or the prescription ID and prescription drug amount of the prescription information are stored in the display information 60. (Step S35). Then, the display color (background color) of the display unit 34 is changed and set to blue (slip mode) or red (prescription mode) in accordance with display change instruction information of slip information or prescription information (step S36). The process proceeds to step S31.

  If the information is not slip information or prescription information (step S34; NO), it is determined whether or not the information received in step S31 is a comparison result of inventory quantities corresponding to step S227 of the electronic shelf label device management process. (Step S37). When it is not the comparison result of the stock quantity (step S37; NO), the process proceeds to step S31. When it is a comparison result of the inventory quantity (step S37; YES), the received comparison result of the inventory quantity is displayed on the display unit 34 (step S38), and the process proceeds to step S31.

  If various types of information have not been received (step S31; NO), the display information 60 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not to perform display processing in response to a change in the display information 60 (step S39). When the display process is performed (step S39; YES), the display information 60 is displayed on the display unit 34 (step S40), and the process proceeds to step S31. In step S40, when the display color is changed and set in steps S36 and S424, the display unit 34 displays the changed display color.

  When the display information 60 is not changed and display processing is not performed (step S39; NO), it is determined whether or not the touch input from the pharmacy is detected by the touch sensor unit 37 (step S41). This touch input is one touch or a plurality of touch inputs within a predetermined time.

  When the touch input is not detected (step S41; NO), the process proceeds to step S31. When a touch input is detected (step S41; YES), a touch detection process is executed (step S42), and the process proceeds to step S31.

  With reference to FIG. 10, the touch detection process of step S42 is demonstrated. First, it is determined whether or not the display color of the display unit 34 is being changed to blue (slip mode) or red (prescription mode) (step S421). When the display color of the display unit 34 is being changed (step S421; YES), it is determined whether or not the touch input is a single touch input and the color displayed on the display unit 34 is red (step S421). Step S422).

  When the display color of the display unit 34 is red (step S422; YES), prescription completed information including the prescription ID stored in the display information 60 is created corresponding to step S223 of the electronic shelf label device management process. The created prescription information is transmitted to the server device 10 via the communication unit 36, the access point 20, and the communication network N (step S423). In step S423, information related to the prescription that has been stored in the display information 60 is deleted. And the display color (background color) of the display part 34 is changed and set to a normal color (step S424), and a touch detection process is complete | finished.

  When the display color of the display unit 34 is blue (step S422; NO), replenished information including the slip ID stored in the display information 60 is created corresponding to step S223 of the electronic shelf label device management process. The created supplemented information is transmitted to the server device 10 via the communication unit 36, the access point 20, and the communication network N (step S425), and the process proceeds to step S424. In step S425, the information related to the medicine supplemented slip stored in the display information 60 is deleted.

  When the display color of the display unit 34 is not being changed (step S421; NO), the touch input is a plurality of touch inputs within a predetermined time, and the touch setting table 70 stored in the storage unit 35 is referred to. It is determined whether or not the touch input timing detected in S41 coincides with the touch timing 71 (step S426). If not coincident with the touch timing 71 (step S426; NO), the touch detection process ends.

  When it coincides with the touch timing 71 (step S426; YES), it is determined whether or not the information processing mode 72 of the coincident touch timing 71 is the ordering mode (step S427).

  If the order mode is selected (step S427; YES), the display color (background color) of the display unit 34 is changed and set to green corresponding to the order mode (step S428). And it is discriminate | determined whether the touch input from the pharmacy staff was detected by the touch sensor part 37 (step S429). When the touch input is not detected (step S429; NO), the process proceeds to step S429. The number of touch inputs is at least one touch which is one per order unit.

  When the touch input is detected (step S429; YES), the order quantity of the medicine is calculated and determined as the number of touch times the order unit according to the detected number of touches (step S430). Then, corresponding to step S221 of the electronic shelf label device management process, the order quantity determined in step S430 is transmitted to the server device 10 via the communication unit 36, the access point 20, and the communication network N (step S431). ), The process proceeds to step S424.

  If it is not the ordering mode (step S427; NO), the display color (background color) of the display unit 34 is changed and set to yellow corresponding to the inventory notification mode (step S432). Then, an inventory quantity input screen is displayed on the display unit 34 (step S433). The stock quantity input screen is a screen that accepts, as a stock quantity, a number per unit of the stock quantity and touch input of the unit (pieces, sheets, etc.).

  And the touch input of the stock quantity corresponding to a stock quantity input screen is received via the input part 32 (step S434). Corresponding to step S225 of the electronic shelf label device management process, the inventory amount input in step S434 is transmitted to the server device 10 via the communication unit 36, the access point 20, and the communication network N (step S435). ), The process proceeds to step S424.

  As described above, according to the dispensing support system 1 of the present embodiment, the electronic shelf label devices 30 </ b> A and 30 </ b> B have the touch input timing input to the touch sensor unit 37 and the touch setting table 70 stored in the storage unit 35. And the touch timing 71 is switched to the ordering mode or the inventory notification mode which is the information processing mode corresponding to the matched touch timing 71, and the information processing in the switched mode is performed. Do. For this reason, it is possible to easily switch information processing for supporting work according to the touch timing on the electronic shelf label device. Furthermore, the pharmacy staff does not have to have a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a handy terminal as an item for supporting the work, and the work burden on the pharmacy staff can be reduced.

  Further, when the slip information is input, the server device 10 transmits the amount of medicine to be replenished and the blue display change instruction information to the electronic shelf label device of the shelf label ID 41 corresponding to the medicine ID 42 of the medicine to be replenished. In addition, when the prescription information is input, the server device 10 transmits the prescription drug amount and the red display change instruction information to the electronic shelf label device having the shelf label ID 41 corresponding to the prescription drug ID 42 of the prescription drug. . When the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B receive the medicine amount to be supplemented and the blue display change instruction information from the server device 10, the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B display the medicine amount to be supplemented by changing the display color of the display unit 34 to blue. When the prescription amount and the red display change instruction information are received from 10, the display color of the display unit 34 is changed to red and the prescription amount is displayed. For this reason, according to the instruction | indication of the server apparatus 10, the display color of the display part 34 can be automatically changed into the display color corresponding to information processing mode, and a pharmacist is a processing object by referring an electronic shelf label apparatus. The electronic shelf label device and the information processing mode can be easily recognized visually.

  Further, when the electronic shelf label device 30A, 30B receives a touch input to the touch sensor unit 37 while the display color of the display unit 34 is being changed to blue or red, the electronic shelf label device 30A, 30B changes the display color of the display unit 34 to normal. For this reason, by referring to the electronic shelf label device, the pharmacy can easily confirm the replenishment of medicines or the end of the prescription by visual observation.

  In addition, when the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B receive a touch input to the touch sensor unit 37 while the display color of the display unit 34 is being changed to blue or red, the replenished information or prescription information is sent to the server device 10. Send. When the server device 10 receives the supplemented information or prescription information from the electronic shelf label device, the pharmaceutical information stored in the storage unit 15 with the supplemented or prescription drug amount corresponding to the supplemented information or prescription information. The stock quantity 54 of the table 50 is changed. For this reason, the stock quantity of the medicine managed on the server device 10 side can be automatically updated in accordance with the supplementation of medicine or the end of prescription.

  Further, the server device 10 calculates a management stock amount (stock amount 54−delivery date 55 × daily average use amount 56) from the stock amount 54, the delivery date 55, and the daily average use amount 56 of the medicine information table 50, and stores the stock. The quantity 54, the managed inventory quantity, and the order unit 53 are transmitted to the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B. The electronic shelf label devices 30 </ b> A and 30 </ b> B receive the inventory amount, the managed inventory amount, and the order unit from the server device 10 and display them on the display unit 34. When the information processing mode is set to the ordering mode by the touch input to the touch sensor unit 37, the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B set the display color of the display unit 34 to green and the touch sensor unit 37 for each ordering unit. The order quantity (= ordering unit × number of touch inputs) is calculated according to the number of touch inputs to the server 10 and transmitted to the server device 10. And the server apparatus 10 receives the order quantity from an electronic shelf label apparatus, and performs an order process according to this order quantity.

  For this reason, when ordering work, the pharmacist refers to the management inventory amount displayed on the electronic shelf label device and considers the delivery date when the management inventory amount is low, such as 0 or less. It is possible to easily determine the timing of ordering medicines. In addition, it is possible to accurately input the order quantity of medicines by touch input according to the order unit. Therefore, even a pharmacy who is unfamiliar with the work can easily perform the ordering work.

  In addition, when the information processing mode is set to the inventory amount notification mode by touch input to the touch sensor unit 37, the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B change the display color of the display unit 34 to yellow and touch the input unit 32. In response to the input, the inventory amount is acquired and transmitted to the server device 10. Then, when receiving the stock quantity, the server device 10 compares the received stock quantity with the stored stock quantity 54 and transmits the comparison result to the electronic shelf label device. The transmitted electronic shelf label apparatus receives the comparison result of the inventory quantity and displays it on the display unit 34. For this reason, the pharmacist can easily input the confirmed inventory quantity into the electronic shelf label device during the inventory quantity confirmation work, and the confirmed inventory quantity and the server device 10 are stored by referring to the electronic shelf label apparatus. The result of comparison with the stock quantity can be easily confirmed.

  The description in the above embodiment is an example of the electronic shelf label device, the server device, and the program according to the present invention, and is not limited to this.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the normal mode, the sticky note mode (slip mode, prescription mode), the ordering mode, and the inventory amount confirmation mode are provided as the information processing mode, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  In the above-described embodiment, the normal mode is a mode that waits for a transition to another mode. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the normal mode, when a touch input is received by the touch sensor unit 37 in the electronic shelf label devices 30A and 30B, the display color of the display unit 34 may be changed to be marked. For example, in the normal mode, the display color of the display unit 34 is marked with a cyclic pattern such as normal color → orange → normal color → ... or normal color → orange → purple → normal color →. It is good also as what is made.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the structure which changes the display color of the display part 34 according to information processing mode, it is not limited to this. For example, it is good also as a structure which changes the lighting (flashing) pattern of the display part 34 according to information processing mode.

  Further, in the dispensing support system 1 of the above embodiment, when there is an error in taking out the medicine from the drug shelf corresponding to the prescription, the electronic shelf label device may display the fact of the error. For example, in the dispensing support system 1, prescription information (prescription ID, prescription drug amount) is displayed on the electronic shelf label device 30A corresponding to the prescription medicine, and the pharmacist refers to the prescription and selects the medicine from the medicine shelf. When the retrieved information is different from the information described in the prescription, error information indicating that there is an error in the prescription input information is registered (input and stored) in the server device 10. In addition, if another pharmacist audits the extracted drug compared to the prescription, and if the information on the extracted drug is different from the information on the drug described in the prescription, there is erroneous information that there is an error in the extraction of the pharmacy. Registered in the server device 10. The error information includes information on the reason for the error and the error registration date and time. Then, when displaying prescription information on the electronic shelf label device 30A, according to the error information stored in the server device 10, the error reason is displayed on the electronic shelf label device 30A only within a predetermined period from the error date and time. In addition, the display color of the display unit 34 of the electronic shelf label device 30A may be bright red or another color, or the display pattern of the display unit 34 may be changed (flashing display or the like). Further, in the dispensing support system 1, when there is an error in replenishing medicines to the medicine shelf corresponding to the slip, the electronic shelf label device may display the fact of the error.

  In the above embodiment, the display unit 34 is a color display unit, and the background color can be changed according to the information processing mode. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display unit 34 may be configured to change the character color or the like according to the information processing mode. In addition, the display unit 34 may be an LCD including a backlight capable of color light emission, and the light emission color of the backlight may be changed according to the information processing mode.

  In the above embodiment, when canceling the corresponding work in an information processing mode other than the normal mode, for example, by performing touch input to the touch sensor unit 37 of the electronic shelf label device at a predetermined touch timing, (The display color of the display unit 34 is also returned to the normal color).

In the above description, an example in which the storage units 15 and 35 are used as the computer-readable medium of the program according to the present invention has been disclosed, but the present invention is not limited to this example.
As another computer-readable medium, a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM can be applied.
In addition, as a medium for providing program data according to the present invention via a communication line,
A carrier wave is also applied to the present invention.

  Moreover, it is needless to say that the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each component of the dispensing support system 1 in the above embodiment can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 Dispensing support system 10 Server device 11 CPU
12 Input unit 13 RAM
14 Display unit 15 Storage unit 16 Communication unit 17 Bus 20 Access point 30A, 30B Electronic shelf label device 31 CPU
32 Input unit 33 RAM
34 display unit 35 storage unit 36 communication unit 37 touch sensor unit 38 battery 39 bus

Claims (11)

An electronic shelf label apparatus having a display means for displaying information on medicines,
Timing information storage means for storing the touch timing information indicating the timing of touch input and the type of information processing for supporting work related to pharmaceuticals in association with each other;
Detection means for detecting touch input;
It is determined whether or not the timing of the touch input detected by the detection means matches the timing information stored in the timing information storage means. If they match, the timing corresponds to the timing information. Control means for executing information processing according to the type of information processing stored in the information storage means;
An electronic shelf label device comprising: Instruction information receiving means for receiving instruction information for changing the display color of the display means to a color corresponding to information processing from a server device that manages the electronic shelf label device,
The control means changes the display color of the display means according to the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means, and when the display color is changed, a touch input is detected by the detection means. The electronic shelf label device according to claim 1, wherein the display color of the display means is changed to the original color.   3. A completion information transmission unit that transmits completion information indicating completion of information processing to the server device in response to a touch input to the detection unit during a change in display color of the display unit. Electronic shelf label device as described in.   The electronic shelf label device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the information processing is information processing of supplementation or prescription of medicines. Inventory that receives from the server device that manages the electronic shelf label device, the inventory amount of medicines, the management inventory amount obtained by subtracting the product delivery date and the average usage amount from the inventory amount, and the order unit of the medicines A quantity receiving means,
The control means displays the inventory quantity, the managed inventory quantity and the order unit received by the inventory quantity receiving means on the display means, and is changed to an ordering mode as a type of information processing by touch input to the detecting means. Then, according to the touch input to the detection means, the order quantity which is a product of the number of times of the touch input and the order unit is calculated,
The electronic shelf label device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an order amount transmitting unit that transmits the order amount calculated by the control unit to the server device. A server device that manages an electronic shelf label device that displays information about pharmaceuticals,
An identifier storage means for storing a medicine identifier for identifying a medicine and a shelf label identifier for identifying an electronic shelf label device in association with each other;
Control means for obtaining a shelf label identifier stored in the identifier storage means corresponding to a pharmaceutical identifier of a pharmaceutical subject to information processing supporting work related to the pharmaceutical;
Instruction information for transmitting instruction information for changing the display color of the display means of the electronic shelf label apparatus to a color corresponding to the information processing to the electronic shelf label apparatus corresponding to the shelf label identifier acquired by the control means A transmission means;
A server device comprising: Completion information receiving means for receiving completion information indicating completion of information processing from the electronic shelf label device,
The server device according to claim 6, wherein when the completion information is received by the completion information receiving unit, the control unit performs processing according to the completion information. A stock amount storage means for storing the stock amount of medicines is provided,
The information processing is information processing of supplementation or prescription of medicines,
The said control means changes the stock quantity memorize | stored in the said stock quantity storage means according to the supplement or prescription of the pharmaceutical corresponding to the said completion information, when the said completion information is received. 8. The server device according to 7. A stock amount storage means for storing the stock amount of medicines is provided,
The control means calculates a management inventory amount obtained by subtracting a product delivery date and an average usage amount from the inventory amount of the medicine stored in the inventory amount storage means,
Stock quantity to be transmitted to the electronic shelf label device of the shelf label identifier corresponding to the medicine identifier of the medicine, the stock quantity of the medicine stored in the stock quantity storage means, the calculated stock quantity and the order unit of the medicine A transmission means;
Order quantity receiving means for receiving the order quantity of pharmaceuticals from the electronic shelf label device,
The server device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the control means performs an ordering process for the medicine of the order quantity received by the order quantity receiving means. A computer mounted on an electronic shelf label device having display means for displaying information on pharmaceuticals,
Timing information storage means for storing the touch timing information indicating the timing of touch input in association with the type of information processing for supporting work related to pharmaceuticals;
Detecting means for detecting touch input;
It is determined whether or not the timing of the touch input detected by the detection means matches the timing information stored in the timing information storage means. If they match, the timing corresponds to the timing information. Control means for executing information processing according to the type of information processing stored in the information storage means;
Program to function as. A computer installed in a server device that manages an electronic shelf label device that displays information on pharmaceuticals,
An identifier storage means for storing a medicine identifier for identifying a medicine and a shelf label identifier for identifying an electronic shelf label device in association with each other;
Control means for obtaining a shelf label identifier stored in the identifier storage means corresponding to a medicine identifier of a medicine to be processed for supporting work related to medicine;
Instruction information for transmitting instruction information for changing the display color of the display means of the electronic shelf label apparatus to a color corresponding to the information processing to the electronic shelf label apparatus corresponding to the shelf label identifier acquired by the control means Transmission means,
Program to function as.

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