JP2011063980A - Article storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To not only store articles but also perform article control according to the properties of the articles to be stored. <P>SOLUTION: This article storage device includes a storage unit having a storage part for storing articles and a locking/unlocking part for locking and unlocking the storage part, a control and storage unit having a storage part for storing articles, a locking/unlocking part for locking and unlocking the storage part, and a control part for controlling the articles stored in the storage part, and a control unit having an indication part for indicating the locking/unlocking of the storage part to the locking/unlocking part and an information acquiring part for acquiring the control information on the articles from the control part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an article storage apparatus that stores articles, and more particularly, to an article storage apparatus that can perform article management in accordance with the properties of articles to be stored in addition to storing articles.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an article storage device that is installed in an office or the like and stores documents, electronic devices, and the like (hereinafter referred to as “articles”) that are shared by a plurality of employees is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an article storage device in which a plurality of storage units that store articles in a lockable / unlockable storage unit and a control unit that controls locking / unlocking of each storage unit are connected.

  Specifically, in the article storage device disclosed in Patent Document 1, if the control unit performs personal authentication of the user using an IC card or the like and authenticates the user, the control unit stores the user in the storage unit designated by the user. Instruct the part to unlock. Then, the storage unit unlocks the storage unit in accordance with an instruction from the control unit, so that the user can take out the article stored in the storage unit.

JP 2006-316525 A

  However, the technique of Patent Document 1 has a problem that it cannot meet various requests for storage management of articles. This is because the storage unit has only a function of storing articles.

  For example, in a financial institution such as a bank, there is a request for individually managing the taking out and returning of a plurality of keys and a request for managing the number of stocks in a passbook. However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, the storage unit does not have a function of managing a plurality of articles individually or a function of counting stored articles, and thus cannot meet these demands.

  Although it is conceivable to install a key management device that individually manages the removal and return of multiple keys and a passbook management device with a counting function separately from the article storage device, it is necessary to learn the operation method for each device. It is complicated.

  In addition, when these devices are installed at remote locations, the work efficiency may be reduced. For example, when replenishing cash stored in an article storage device to an ATM (Automated Teller Machine), the user takes out the cash from the item storage device and then installs the key management device to take out the ATM key. There is a risk that it will take time to work.

  For these reasons, it is a major issue how to realize an article storage apparatus that can perform article management not only for storing articles but also according to the properties of the articles to be stored.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and is an article storage device capable of managing an article according to the property of the article to be stored as well as merely storing the article. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a storage unit having a storage unit for storing an article, a storage unit having a locking / unlocking part for locking and unlocking the storage unit, a storage unit for storing the article, and the storage unit. A management storage unit having a locking / unlocking unit for locking and unlocking and a management unit for managing articles stored in the storage unit, an instruction unit for instructing the locking and unlocking unit to lock and unlock the storage unit, and the management unit And a control unit having an information acquisition unit for acquiring the management information of the article.

  In the present invention, the management storage unit is arranged at a position adjacent to the control unit, and the control unit includes a display unit that displays predetermined information and the information acquisition unit. And a display control unit that displays the acquired management information of the article on the display unit.

  In the present invention, the management storage unit includes, as the management unit, an individual locking / unlocking unit that individually locks / unlocks a plurality of articles stored in the storage unit. It includes locking / unlocking information for each individual locking / unlocking unit, and the instruction unit indicates that a predetermined item among the plurality of items should be unlocked based on the management information acquired by the information acquiring unit. The individual locking / unlocking unit is instructed.

  In the present invention, the control unit further includes a storage unit that stores the storage unit or the articles stored in the storage unit and the individual locking / unlocking unit in association with each other, and the display The control unit, when the unlocking of the storage unit is instructed by the instruction unit, displays information on the individual locking / unlocking unit associated with the storage unit or an article stored in the storage unit on the display unit. It is characterized by being displayed.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the article locked by the individual locking / unlocking part is unlocked with respect to the individual locking / unlocking part associated with the storage part or the article stored in the storage part. It is characterized by instructing to lock.

  In the invention described above, the management storage unit may include a counting unit that counts stored articles as the management unit, and the information acquisition unit may display a result of counting the articles by the counting unit as the management information. It is characterized by acquiring as.

  According to the present invention, the storage unit having the storage unit for storing the article and the locking / unlocking part for locking / unlocking the storage unit, the storage unit for storing the article, the locking / unlocking part for locking / unlocking the storage unit, and the storage unit are stored. A management storage unit having a management unit for managing the article, a control unit having an instruction unit for instructing the locking / unlocking unit to lock / unlock the storage unit, and an information acquisition unit for acquiring management information of the article from the management unit Since it is provided, there is an effect that it is possible not only to store the article but also to manage the article according to the property of the article to be stored.

  Further, according to the present invention, the management storage unit is disposed at a position adjacent to the control unit, and the control unit includes a display unit that displays predetermined information, and management information of the article acquired by the information acquisition unit. Since the display control unit is further displayed on the display unit, the user can easily take out the article stored in the management storage unit while viewing the management information displayed on the display unit. The effect that it can be performed is produced.

  Further, according to the present invention, the management storage unit includes an individual locking / unlocking unit that individually locks / unlocks a plurality of articles stored in the storage unit as the management unit, and the management information is applied to each individual locking / unlocking unit. The lock information is included, and the instructing unit instructs the individual locking / unlocking unit to unlock a predetermined item among the plurality of items based on the management information acquired by the information acquiring unit. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to individually manage take-out and return of a plurality of articles stored in the storage unit.

  According to the present invention, the control unit further includes a storage unit that stores the storage unit or the articles stored in the storage unit in association with the individual locking / unlocking unit, and the display control unit is stored by the instruction unit. Information on the individual locking / unlocking unit associated with the storage unit or the article stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit. When the article locked by the unit is a key, the work such as moving the article taken out from the article storage device to another device or room can be performed efficiently, and the work is delayed due to forgetting to take the key. There is an effect that it can be prevented.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the instruction unit instructs the locking / unlocking unit to unlock the storage unit, the individual locking / unlocking unit associated with the storage unit or the article stored in the storage unit For example, when the article locked by the individual locking / unlocking unit is a key, the article storage device is used. There is an effect that it is possible to more efficiently perform the operation of moving the article taken out from the machine to another apparatus or room.

  Further, according to the present invention, the management storage unit includes a counting unit that counts stored articles as the management unit, and the information acquisition unit acquires the count result of the articles by the counting unit as management information. There is an effect that the number of articles stored in the storage unit can be grasped.

FIG. 1 is an external view of an article storage device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an external view of the key management unit. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the article storage device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of user management information. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the article management information. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the key management unit according to this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the door locking portion. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the motor rotation detection plate and the sensor B. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the soft wait time. FIG. 10 is a timing chart for explaining the motor stop timing. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the passbook management unit according to this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the passbook counting unit. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure executed by the article storage device. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the key extraction processing. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key position guidance screen. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of passbook entry / exit processing. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a passbook position guidance screen. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the counting result screen.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an article storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the case where the article storage device according to the present invention is installed in a financial institution such as a bank will be described.

  The article storage apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured by connecting a plurality of units for storing articles. In particular, the article storage apparatus according to the present embodiment mainly includes not only a storage unit having a function of storing articles but also a management storage unit having a function of managing articles according to the properties of the stored articles. There are features.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of an article storage device according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment includes an operation control unit 10, a key management unit 21, a passbook management unit 22, and general units 23 and 24.

  The general units 23 and 24 are storage units each having a storage unit that stores articles and a locking / unlocking unit that locks / unlocks the storage unit. Specifically, the general unit 23 is an important item management unit that stores items such as files and bankbooks, and includes four storage units B3 to B6 and four locks and unlocks for the storage units B3 to B6. A part. The general unit 24 is a fireproof unit that stores particularly important items such as loan documents, and includes three storage units B7 to B9 and three locking and unlocking units that lock and unlock the storage units B7 to B9. .

  On the other hand, the key management unit 21 and the passbook management unit 22 include a management unit that manages a product stored in the storage unit in addition to a storage unit that stores the product and a locking / unlocking unit that locks and unlocks the storage unit. It is.

  The key management unit 21 is a management storage unit that individually manages the removal and return of a plurality of keys. Specifically, the key management unit 21 stores a plurality of keys in the storage unit B2 of the two storage units B1 and B2. Here, a specific configuration of the key management unit 21 will be described. FIG. 2 is an external view of the key management unit 21.

  As shown in the figure, the storage part B2 of the key management unit 21 has a door body 215, a door locking part 212 for locking and unlocking the door body 215, and a key holder part 213 provided inside the storage part B2. is doing.

  The door body 215 is a member that closes the storage portion B2. Here, the door 215 is opened to about 90 degrees with respect to the front surface of the key management unit 21, and then is slid in the depth direction of the key management unit 21, whereby the storage unit B2 and the key holder unit 213 are moved. It can be stored in a storage space formed between the two. Thereby, for example, even when the operation is performed such that the door body 215 is always opened during business hours, the opened door body 215 does not get in the way.

  The door locking unit 212 locks and unlocks the door body 215 by moving a lock plate that locks the door body 215 up and down using a motor. Here, the key management unit 21 learns in advance the stop timing of the motor in consideration of the overrun in order to prevent an abnormality in the locking and unlocking of the door body 215 due to the overrun of the motor. This will be described later.

  The key holder unit 213 is an individual locking / unlocking unit that individually locks / unlocks a plurality of keys. Specifically, the key holder unit 213 includes a plurality of key holders A1 to A30. Each key holder is inserted into the key holder portion 213 and is locked by the key holder portion 213 so that it cannot be removed. The key holder unit 213 individually locks or unlocks the key holders according to instructions from the operation control unit 10.

  A lamp R for notifying the user of the state of each key holder is provided above each key holder. Specifically, the lamp R is turned off when the key holder inserted into the key holder part 213 is locked, and green when the key holder inserted into the key holder part 213 is unlocked. When the key holder is extracted from the key holder portion 213, it is highlighted in red. Further, the key holder part 213 includes an emergency dial lock 216. The emergency dial lock 216 is used when the key holder is manually unlocked in the event of a failure or a power failure.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the bankbook management unit 22 will be described. The bankbook management unit 22 is a management storage unit including a bankbook counting unit that counts stored bankbooks (hereinafter simply referred to as “passbook”). Specifically, the passbook management unit 22 has three storage units B10 to B12, and stores a plurality of passbooks in the storage units B10 and B11.

  Here, the storage units B10 and B11 are further divided into four individual storage units, and different types of bankbooks can be stored in the individual storage units. Further, the passbook counting unit individually counts the passbooks stored in the individual storage units.

  The operation control unit 10 is a control unit that controls locking and unlocking of the storage unit and the management storage unit. When taking out an article from the article storage device 1, the user operates the touch panel LCD 102 provided in the operation control unit 10 to unlock the unit in which the target article is stored.

  Here, when the user performs an operation of taking out the key from the key management unit 21, the article storage device 1 displays a key position guidance screen that indicates the position of the key holder that the user has the authority to release among the plurality of key holders. Displayed on the touch panel LCD 102. Further, when the user performs an operation of taking out the bankbook from the bankbook management unit 22, the article storage device 1 tries to take out the four individual storage units formed in the storage unit B <b> 10 of the bankbook management unit 22. A passbook position guide screen showing the position of the individual storage unit in which the passbook is stored is displayed on the touch panel LCD 102.

  In this way, by displaying the key position guidance screen or the passbook position guidance screen on the touch panel LCD 102, the user can locate the target key or passbook in the key management unit 21 or the passbook management unit 22. Can be easily grasped.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, in the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment, the key management unit 21 and the passbook management unit 22 are arranged at positions adjacent to the operation control unit 10. As a result, in the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment, the key holder unit 213 of the key management unit 21 and the individual storage unit of the passbook management unit 22 are located in the vicinity of the touch panel LCD 102. Therefore, for example, when taking out the key holder from the key holder unit 213, the user can more easily perform the taking-out operation while visually observing the key position guide screen displayed on the touch panel LCD 102.

  Furthermore, in the article storage apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the key management unit 21 having the door-type door body 215 that opens and closes in the left-right direction is arranged at the same height as the operation control unit 10 and opens and closes in the front-rear direction. The passbook management unit 22 having the door is arranged at a position lower than the operation control unit 10. Thereby, the visibility of the key holder part 213 and an individual storage part can be improved.

  Further, the operation control unit 10 uses the camera 103 provided on the front surface of the operation control unit 10 to capture a user's face image at various timings. For example, the operation control unit 10 photographs the user using the camera 103 when the user is authenticated by the card reader 101 provided on the front surface of the operation control unit 10. Thereby, the article storage device 1 can prevent impersonation at the time of login. Further, the operation control unit 10 can take a picture of the user when the unlocking operation of the storage unit or the management storage unit is performed, or when the door is opened or closed.

  Note that the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment can connect the storage units and the management storage units to a maximum of 5 rows in each direction of the operation control unit 10. Therefore, in the article storage device 1, a wide-angle camera is used as the camera 103 so that even a user who operates a unit located at a position away from the operation control unit 10 can reliably shoot.

  In the following, the passbook management unit 22 and the general unit 24 installed on the floor surface are referred to as a lower unit, and the operation control unit 10, the key management unit 21 and the general unit 23 installed on the upper surface of the lower unit are the upper unit. I will call it.

  Next, the configuration of the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the article storage device 1. In the figure, only components necessary for explaining the features of the article storage device 1 are shown, and descriptions of general components are omitted.

  As shown in the figure, the article storage apparatus 1 includes an operation control unit 10 and a controlled unit 20. Here, the controlled unit 20 indicates a key management unit 21, a passbook management unit 22, and general units 23 and 24. Below, each component of the operation control unit 10 is demonstrated first.

  The operation control unit 10 includes a card reader 101, a touch panel LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 102, a camera 103, a storage unit 104, and a control unit 105. The storage unit 104 stores controlled unit management information 104a, user management information 104b, article management information 104c, and face image information 104d. The control unit 105 includes an information acquisition unit 105a, an authentication unit, and the like. 105b, a display control unit 105c, an instruction unit 105d, and a face image storage processing unit 105e.

  The card reader 101 is a reading device that reads an ID (Identification) from a magnetic card. The touch panel LCD 102 is a display operation unit that displays various operation screens and transmits information touched by a fingertip or the like to the control unit 105.

  The camera 103 captures a user's face image. In particular, in this embodiment, even when the controlled units 20 are added, a wide-angle camera is used so that a user who operates the controlled unit 20 installed at a position away from the operation control unit 10 can be photographed. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the camera 103 is installed in the vicinity of the upper part of the touch panel LCD 102, so that the face image of the user who is operating the touch panel LCD 102 can be photographed almost directly.

  The storage unit 104 is a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk drive, and stores controlled unit management information 104a, user management information 104b, article management information 104c, and face image information 104d.

  The controlled unit management information 104a is information regarding the key management unit 21, the passbook management unit 22, and the general units 23 and 24 that are the controlled unit 20. Specifically, the controlled unit management information 104a includes position information of each unit, status information of the key holder unit 213, count result information by the passbook counting unit 222, and the like.

  The user management information 104b is information related to the user of the article storage device 1. Here, an example of the user management information 104b will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user management information 104b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the user management information 104b is information including a “user name” item, an “ID” item, an “authority door” item, and an “authority key” item. Here, the “user name” item is an item in which the name of the user is stored. For example, in the case shown in the figure, “Eiko Taro” is stored. The “ID” item is an item in which the card ID of the magnetic card assigned to the user is stored. For example, in the case shown in the figure, “01234456789” is stored.

  The “authority door” item is an item in which identification information of a storage unit for which the user has an unlocking authority is stored. For example, in the case shown in the figure, “B1 to B12” are stored. This indicates that Eiko Taro has the authority to unlock the storage units B1 to B12.

  The “authority key” item is an item in which identification information of a key holder to which the user has an unlocking authority is stored. For example, in the case shown in the figure, “A1, A5, A18, A23, A24, A25” are stored. This indicates that Eiko Taro has the authority to unlock the key holders A1, A5, A18, A23, A24, and A25 among the key holders provided in the key holder portion 213.

  The article management information 104c is information related to articles stored in each storage unit. Here, an example of the article management information 104c will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the article management information 104c. In addition, (a) of the figure shows an example of an article management table in which the storage units and articles are associated with each other one by one, and (b) in the same figure shows a pair of storage units and articles. An example of a sub-table used when many are associated is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the article management table includes an “accommodating section” item, an “article” item, an “related key” item, and a “sub table” item. Here, the “storage unit” item is an item in which identification information of each storage unit B1 to B12 is stored. The “article” item is an item in which the name of an article stored in each of the storage units B1 to B12 is stored.

  The “related key” item is an item in which identification information of a key holder related to an article stored in each of the storage units B1 to B12 is stored. For example, in the case shown in the figure, the related key “A1” is stored in association with the storage unit “B1” and the article “handbag box”. This indicates that the key of the hand held safe stored in the storage unit B1 is attached to the key holder A1 in the key holder unit 213 and stored.

  Further, in the case shown in the figure, the related key “A23” is stored in association with the storage unit “B12” and the article “cash”. This indicates that a key such as an ATM or a safe as a destination of cash stored in the storage unit B12 is attached to and stored in the key holder A23 in the key holder unit 213.

  The “sub-table” item is an item that stores identification information of a sub-table used when individually managing a plurality of articles stored in the storage unit. For example, in the case shown in the figure, the sub-table “T1” is stored in association with the storage unit “B10” and the article “Bullet Passbook”. Here, the sub-table “T1” will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the sub-table T1 includes an “individual storage unit” item, a “passbook name” item, an “related key” item, and a “bundle passbook” item. Here, the “individual storage unit” item stores the identification information of the four individual storage units provided in the storage unit B10 of the passbook management unit 22 (hereinafter referred to as “individual storage unit identification information”). It is.

  The “passbook name” item is an item in which the passbook name of the passbook stored in each individual storage unit is stored. In the case shown in the figure, “Time Deposit Passbook” is stored. The “related key” item is an item in which information for specifying a key holder of a key related to a passbook stored in each individual storage unit is stored. For example, in the case shown in the figure, the related key “A5” is stored. This indicates that the ATM or room key, which is the destination of the time deposit passbook stored in the individual storage unit “01”, is attached to the key holder A5 of the key holder unit 213 and stored.

  The “bundle book” item is an item in which identification information of a storage unit that stores the same bank passbook as the passbook stored in the individual storage unit is stored. For example, in the case shown in the figure, “B4” is stored.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the face image information 104d will be described. The face image information 104d is information related to the user's face image taken by the camera 103, and is associated with the user's ID and operation history.

  The control unit 105 is a processing unit that performs processing such as acquisition of information from the controlled unit 20, user authentication, display control of the touch panel LCD 102, various instructions to the controlled unit 20, and face image storage processing. Specifically, the control unit 105 includes an information acquisition unit 105a, an authentication unit 105b, a display control unit 105c, an instruction unit 105d, and a face image storage processing unit 105e.

  The information acquisition unit 105 a is a processing unit that acquires information from the controlled unit 20. For example, the information acquisition unit 105a acquires position information of each unit, door opening / closing state information, and the like from the key management unit 21, the passbook management unit 22, and the general units 23 and 24.

  Further, the information acquisition unit 105 a acquires position information and status information of each key holder from the key management unit 21. The position information and status information of each key holder is an example of article identification information for identifying a plurality of articles stored in one storage unit. In addition, the state information includes locked / unlocked information indicating whether each key holder is in a locked state or an unlocked state, and a state in which each key holder is inserted into the key holder unit 213 or a state in which it is extracted. It includes presence / absence information indicating whether or not. Further, the information acquisition unit 105a acquires the position information of the individual storage unit, the count result information by the passbook counting unit 222, and the like from the passbook management unit 22.

  The authentication unit 105b is a processing unit that performs user authentication. Specifically, when receiving the ID read from the magnetic card from the card reader 101, the authentication unit 105b determines whether or not the received ID matches the ID stored in the user management information 104b. Authenticates the user if matches.

  In this embodiment, a case where only the authentication by the card reader 101 is performed will be described. However, the user may input his / her ID using the touch panel LCD 102. In such a case, the authentication unit 105b may receive the ID input by the user from the touch panel LCD 102 and determine whether or not the received ID matches the ID stored in the user management information 104b.

  The display control unit 105 c is a processing unit that displays various screens on the touch panel LCD 102. For example, when the user is authenticated by the authentication unit 105b, the display control unit 105c causes the touch panel LCD 102 to display an operation selection screen that allows the user to select various operations.

  Further, the display control unit 105c causes the touch panel LCD 102 to display a key position guidance screen in accordance with an instruction from the instruction unit 105d. Specifically, when the display control unit 105c receives a key position guidance screen display instruction including authority key information from the instruction unit 105d, the display control unit 105c includes the authority key information included in the received key position guidance screen display instruction, A key position guide screen is generated using the position information of the key holder stored in the storage unit 104 as the control unit management information 104a. Then, the display control unit 105c displays the generated key position guidance screen on the touch panel LCD 102.

  In addition, the display control unit 105c displays a passbook position guidance screen on the touch panel LCD 102 in accordance with an instruction from the instruction unit 105d. Specifically, when receiving a passbook position guidance screen display instruction including individual storage unit identification information from the instruction unit 105d, the display control unit 105c identifies the individual storage unit included in the received passbook position guidance screen display instruction. A passbook position guidance screen is generated using the information and the position information of the individual storage unit stored in the storage unit 104 as the controlled unit management information 104a. Then, the display control unit 105c displays the generated passbook guidance screen on the touch panel LCD 102.

  The instructing unit 105d is a processing unit that instructs to lock / unlock the door body with respect to the controlled unit 20, lock / unlock the key holder with respect to the key management unit 21, and execute the passbook counting process with respect to the passbook management unit 22.

  In addition, when the instruction unit 105d instructs the key management unit 21 to unlock the key holder, the instruction unit 105d extracts the authority key information associated with the logged-in user from the user management information 104b and extracts it. A key position guidance screen display instruction including authority key information is notified to the display control unit 105c.

  For example, when “Eiko Taro” is logged in, the instruction unit 105d extracts the authority key information “A1, A5, A18, A23, A24, A25” from the user management information 104b, and obtains this authority key information. The display control unit 105c is notified of the key position guidance screen display instruction that is included.

  In addition, when the door of the passbook management unit 22 is unlocked, the instruction unit 105d refers to the sub table T1 shown in FIG. 5B, and stores the passbook selected by the user. The individual storage unit identification information corresponding to the storage unit is extracted, and a passbook position guidance screen display instruction including the extracted individual storage unit identification information is notified to the display control unit 105c.

  For example, when the logged-in user “Eiko Taro” has selected to take out the time deposit passbook, the instruction unit 105d takes out the individual storage unit identification information “01” from the sub-table T1 and provides a passbook position guide including this information. A screen display instruction is notified to the display control unit 105c.

  Further, the instruction unit 105d determines whether or not a key related to the article stored in the unlocked storage unit is stored in the key management unit 21 when any of the storage units is unlocked. To do. Specifically, the instruction unit 105d refers to the article management information 104c stored in the storage unit 104, and determines whether or not related key information is associated with the unlocked storage unit.

  When the instruction unit 105d determines that the key related to the article stored in the unlocked storage unit is stored in the key management unit 21, the instruction unit 105d adds the key stored in the unlocked storage unit to the article stored in the unlocked storage unit. The display control unit 105c is instructed to display that the related key is stored in the key management unit 21.

  The face image storage processing unit 105e stores the user's face image captured by the camera 103 in the storage unit 104 at a predetermined timing. Specifically, the face image storage processing unit 105e is used when the user is authenticated by the authentication unit 105b and when the unlocking of any storage unit of the controlled unit 20 is selected by the user. Are stored in the storage unit 104 as face image information 104d in association with IDs, operation histories, and the like.

  In this way, the face image storage processing unit 105e stores the user's face image as a still image instead of a moving image, so that the size of each face image can be reduced. As a result, the article storage apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can store logs over a long period of time.

  The face image saving process may be performed at a timing other than the above. For example, the face image storage processing unit 105e may perform the face image storage processing when the user approaches the article storage device 1. In this case, the face image storage processing unit 105e is provided with an approach detection sensor such as an infrared sensor in the operation control unit 10, and performs a face image storage process when the approach detection sensor detects the approach of the user. That's fine. Further, the face image storage processing unit 105e may perform a face image storage process when the door is opened or closed. As described above, by capturing the user's face image at various timings, the security can be further improved.

  Next, the configuration of the key management unit 21 and the passbook management unit 22 which are management storage units will be described. First, the configuration of the key management unit 21 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the key management unit 21.

  As shown in the figure, the key management unit 21 includes an I / F (Interface) unit 211, a door locking unit 212, a key holder unit 213, and a key management unit 214. The key management unit 214 further includes a key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a, a state detection unit 214b, a storage unit 214c, and an information notification unit 214d.

  The I / F unit 211 is a processing unit for communicating with the operation control unit 10. Specifically, when receiving the unlocking instruction or the locking instruction for the door body 215 from the operation control unit 10, the I / F unit 211 performs the unlocking and unlocking of the door body 215 according to the received instruction.

  The I / F unit 211 receives not only the unlocking instruction and locking instruction for the own unit, but also the lower unit installed under the own unit, that is, the unlocking instruction and locking instruction for the general unit 24. When the I / F unit 211 receives an unlocking instruction or locking instruction for the general unit 24 from the operation control unit 10, the I / F unit 211 locks and unlocks the door of the general unit 24 according to the received instruction. For example, RS-485 can be used as a communication interface between the operation control unit 10 and the I / F unit, between the I / F units of the adjacent upper unit, and between the I / F unit and the lower unit.

  Further, when the door 215 of the own unit is unlocked or locked, the I / F unit 211 notifies the operation control unit 10 that the door 215 is unlocked or locked. The I / F unit 211 performs the same process even when the door of the general unit 24 which is the lower unit is unlocked or locked.

  The door locking unit 212 is a locking / unlocking unit that locks / unlocks the door body 215. Here, a specific configuration of the door locking part 212 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the door locking part 212. As shown in the figure, the door locking part 212 includes a lock plate 212a, a light shielding plate 212b, a motor rotation detection plate 212c, a motor 212d, and sensors A to C.

  The door locking portion 212 is configured such that the front end portion of the lock plate 212a moves in the vertical direction as the motor 212d rotates. For example, the tip of the lock plate 212a moves from the lowest point to the highest point when the motor 212d rotates once, and the tip moves from the highest point to the lowest point when the motor 212d rotates one more time.

  When the motor 212d is rotated once with the door 215 closed, the tip of the lock plate 212a moves from the uppermost point to the lowest point, and the locking portion 215a provided on the door 215 and the lock plate The door body 215 is in a locked state by abutment with the flange portion 212e formed at the distal end portion of 212a.

  Alternatively, the motor 212d is rotated once in a state where the door body 215 is opened, and the tip of the lock plate 212a is moved to the lowest point. At this time, since the lock plate 212a is not restricted in the upward direction, when the door body 215 is pushed in, the locking portion 215a is locked to the flange portion 212e of the lock plate 212a to be locked.

  On the other hand, when the motor 212d is further rotated, the tip of the lock plate 212a moves from the lowest point to the highest point, and the locking portion 215a of the door body 215 and the tip of the lock plate 212a do not come into contact with each other. The door body 215 is unlocked.

  As described above, the door locking unit 212 according to the present embodiment employs a simple motor system instead of a general latching solenoid system as a locking mechanism, thereby enabling significant cost reduction of the article storage device 1.

  However, unlike the solenoid, the motor continues to rotate (overruns) for a predetermined time due to inertia even after the stop instruction is given, so it is difficult to stop the lock plate 212a at the uppermost point or the lowermost point correctly. There is a problem. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the stop timing suitable for the motor 212d is determined in advance using the motor rotation detection plate 212c and the sensors A and B.

  The sensor A is a sensor that detects the lock plate 212a. Specifically, the sensor A includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element, and locks when light from the light-emitting element is blocked by a light-shielding plate 212b provided under the lock plate 212a as an object to be detected. The plate 212a is detected.

  The motor rotation detection plate 212c is a meniscus plate member that rotates as the motor 212d rotates. Sensor B is the same sensor as sensor A, and detects motor rotation detection plate 212c. Here, the configuration of the motor rotation detection plate 212c and the sensor B will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the motor rotation detection plate 212c and the sensor B. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the door locking part 212 according to the present embodiment uses a single sensor B so that the motor rotation detection plate 212c has a meniscus shape. Two states of "light" can be detected. That is, the sensor B detects the timing at which the light from the light emitting element is blocked by the motor rotation detection plate 212c (light transmission → light shielding) and the timing at which the light receiving element receives the light from the light emitting element again (light shielding → light transmission). To do.

  Here, when an instruction to stop the motor 212d is issued at the timing when the sensor B detects “transmission → transmission” or “shielding → transmission”, the motor rotation detection plate 212c is also caused by the overrun of the motor 212d. It will rotate extra (see FIG. 8).

  Therefore, the I / F unit 211 determines the waiting time (soft wait time) from when the sensor B detects “light shielding → transmission” to when the motor 212d is instructed to stop, to the motor rotation detection plate 212c and the sensors A and B. It is supposed to be calculated using Here, a method of calculating the soft wait time will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the soft wait time.

  As shown in the figure, for example, when a stop instruction is given to the motor 212d after t1 elapses after the sensor B detects “light shielding → transmission”, the sensor A detects the light shielding plate 212b (that is, “ It is assumed that “transmission → light shielding” is detected) (see FIG. 9A). Further, it is assumed that the sensor A detects “light shielding → transmission” when a stop instruction is given to the motor 212d after t2 elapses after the sensor B detects “light shielding → transmission” (FIG. 9B). )reference).

  In this case, if the motor overrun time is t0, the light shielding plate 212b once falls to the lowest point between t1 + t0 and t2 + t0 after the sensor B detects “light shielding → transmission”. It is presumed that it moved to the same height again (see FIG. 9C). Therefore, the I / F unit 211 issues a stop instruction to the motor 212d after ((t1 + t0) + (t2 + t0) / 2−t0 = (t1 + t2) / 2 after the sensor B detects “light shielding → transmission”. When it is performed, it is estimated that the lock plate 212a stops at the lowest point, and this time is determined as the soft wait time.

  Here, the case where the I / F unit 211 performs the locking control of the door body 215 using the soft wait time determined in this way will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a timing chart for explaining the stop timing of the motor 212d.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the sensor B detects “light shielding → transmission”, the I / F unit 211 waits for the soft wait time and then instructs the motor 212d to stop. As a result, the lock plate 212a stops at the lowest point when the motor 212d that has continued to rotate after the stop instruction is stopped due to overrun.

  When the door 215 is unlocked, the I / F unit 211 performs unlock control using the soft wait time calculated as described above. That is, the I / F unit 211 instructs the motor 212d to stop after waiting for the soft wait time after the sensor B detects “transmission → light shielding”.

  7 is a sensor similar to the sensor A and the sensor B, and detects the open / closed state of the door body 215. When the sensor C detects that the opening / closing state of the door body 215 has changed from “open → closed” or “closed → open”, the door locking unit 212 opens / closes the door body 215 with respect to the operation control unit 10. To be notified.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 6, the key holder portion 213 will be described. The key holder part 213 locks and unlocks a plurality of keys individually. For example, when the key holder unit 213 receives an instruction to unlock the key holder A1, the key holder unit 213 receives an instruction to unlock only the key holder A1 and unlock the key holders A1 to A5. Then, the key holders A1 to A5 are unlocked together.

  The key management unit 214 is a processing unit that performs processing such as a lock / unlock instruction to the key holder unit 213, key holder state detection, key holder state information storage, and key holder state information notification. Specifically, the key management unit 214 includes a key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a, a state detection unit 214b, a storage unit 214c, and an information notification unit 214d. Communication between the key management unit 214 and the operation control unit 10 is directly performed using a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like, not via the I / F unit 211.

  The key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a is a processing unit that instructs the key holder unit 213 to unlock or lock the key holder. Specifically, when the key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a receives a key holder unlocking instruction or locking instruction from the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10, the key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a sends the key holder to the key holder unit 213 according to the received instruction. An unlocking instruction or locking instruction is issued.

  The state detection unit 214b is a processing unit that detects the state of the key holder unit 213. Specifically, the state detection unit 214b detects the “locked state”, “unlocked state”, and “take-out state” of each key holder. Further, the state detection unit 214b stores the detected state of each key holder in the storage unit 214c as key holder state information.

  The storage unit 214c is a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk drive, and stores key holder status information, position information of each key holder, and the like.

  The information notification unit 214d is a processing unit that notifies the operation control unit 10 of information stored in the storage unit 214c. Specifically, when the key holder state information stored in the storage unit 214c is updated, the information notification unit 214d retrieves the updated key holder state information from the storage unit 214c and sends it to the operation control unit 10. To notify. The information notification unit 214d notifies the operation control unit 10 of the position information of each key holder when the article storage device 1 is activated.

  Next, the configuration of the passbook management unit 22 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the passbook management unit. As shown in the figure, the passbook management unit 22 includes a door locking unit 221, a passbook counting unit 222, and a passbook review unit 223. The passbook review unit 223 includes a count instruction unit 223a, a storage unit 223b, and an information notification unit 223c.

  The door locking unit 221 is a locking / unlocking unit that locks / unlocks the door body of the passbook management unit 22. In addition, since the structure of the door locking part 221 is the same as that of the door locking part 212 which the key management unit 21 has, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Further, the door locking unit 221 locks and unlocks the door body according to an instruction from the I / F unit of the general unit 23 installed on the upper part of the passbook management unit 22. Here, the I / F unit of the general unit 23 learns in advance a soft wait time suitable for the motor of the door locking unit 221, and uses this soft wait time to give an instruction to stop the motor.

  The bankbook counting unit 222 is a mechanism for counting the bankbooks stored in the storage unit B10 of the bankbook management unit 22. Here, the configuration of the passbook counting unit 222 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the passbook counting unit.

  First, the structure of storage part B10 which stores a passbook is demonstrated. As shown in the figure, the storage unit B10 includes partition plates 224a and 224b fixed to the storage unit B10, and pressing plates 225a and 225b for pressing the passbook stored in each individual storage unit. Yes.

  For example, the holding plate 225a is slidable in the front-rear direction of the storage unit B10, and is configured to urge the passbook stored between the partition plate 224a and the partition plate 224a. Thereby, the passbook stored in the individual storage unit having the pressing plate 225a is fixed between the partition plate 224a and the pressing plate 225a.

  On the other hand, the passbook counting unit 222 includes a reflective sensor 222a provided at the top of the storage unit B10, and a sensor substrate 222b to which the reflective sensor 222a is attached. The reflective sensor 222a is a sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and operates in the front-rear direction of the storage unit B10 with the operation of the sensor substrate 222b.

  Specifically, the reflective sensor 222a irradiates light to the passbook using the light emitting element while receiving the reflected light while operating from the front side to the back side of the storage unit B10 with the operation of the sensor substrate 222b. Light is received using the element. Subsequently, the passbook counting unit 222 detects irregularities between the passbooks based on the received light level of the reflected light received by the light receiving element. Then, the passbook counting unit 222 determines the number of passbooks based on the detected number of irregularities.

  When the passbook counting unit 222 completes the passbook counting process, the passbook counting unit 222 notifies the information notifying unit 223c that the counting process has been completed, and stores the counting result in the storage unit 223b.

  Note that the passbook counting unit 222 may further include a spare reflection type sensor used when the detection result of the reflection type sensor 222a becomes abnormal. In FIG. 12, only the reflective sensor 222a for counting the passbooks stored in the two individual storage units is shown, but the passbook counting unit 222 counts the passbooks stored in the other two individual storage units. It also has a reflective sensor.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 11, the bankbook review unit 223 will be described. The passbook review unit 223 is a processing unit that performs processing such as a passbook counting instruction to the passbook counting unit 222, storage of count result information, and notification. Specifically, the passbook review unit 223 includes a count instruction unit 223a, a storage unit 223b, and an information notification unit 223c.

  The counting instruction unit 223a is a processing unit that instructs the bankbook counting unit 222 to execute the bankbook counting process. Specifically, the count instruction unit 223a instructs the passbook counting unit 222 to execute the passbook counting process when receiving an instruction to execute the passbook counting process from the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10.

  The storage unit 223b is a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk drive, and stores count result information from the passbook counting unit 222.

  The information notification unit 223c is a processing unit that notifies the operation control unit 10 of count result information stored in the storage unit 223b. Specifically, when the information notification unit 223c receives from the passbook counting unit 222 that the counting process is completed, the information notification unit 223c acquires the count result before the update and the count result after the update from the storage unit 223b.

  Subsequently, the information notification unit 223c uses the counting results before and after the update to calculate the number of retrieved passbooks or the number of replenished passbooks, and notifies the operation control unit 10 together with the updated counting results as counting result information. . For example, when the count result before the update is “131” and the count result after the update is “123”, the information notification unit 223c uses the number of passbooks “8” taken out as the count result information and the updated count result. The count result “123” is notified to the operation control unit 10.

  Next, a processing procedure executed by the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the article storage device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the article storage device 1 performs an initialization process when the power is turned on (step S101). In this initialization process, the information acquisition unit 105a of the operation control unit 10 acquires the position information of the controlled unit 20, the position information of the key holder, the key holder state information, the count result information, and the like, and the controlled unit management information 104a. Is stored in the storage unit 104. When the initialization process is finished, in the article storage device 1, the display control unit 105c of the operation control unit 10 displays a standby screen on the touch panel LCD 102 (step S102).

  Subsequently, the authentication unit 105b of the operation control unit 10 determines whether or not a login operation has been performed (step S103). The authentication unit 105b determines that a login operation has been performed when a magnetic card is inserted into the card reader 101. In this process, if it is determined that a login operation has been performed (step S103, Yes), the process proceeds to step S104.

  In step S104, the authentication unit 105b determines whether or not the user has been successfully authenticated (step S104). Specifically, the authentication unit 105b determines that the user has been successfully authenticated when the ID read from the magnetic card by the card reader 101 matches the ID stored as the user management information 104b. Note that the authentication unit 105b may perform not only authentication by the card reader 101 but also authentication by ID input.

  If the user authentication fails in step S104 (No in step S104), the display control unit 105c displays on the touch panel LCD 102 that the authentication has failed (step S105). And when the process of step S105 is completed, or when login operation is not performed in step S103 (step S103, No), the operation control unit 10 repeats the process after step S103.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the user authentication is successful (Yes in step S104), the face image storage processing unit 105e associates the image photographed by the camera 103 with the ID, operation history, etc. of the logged-in user. The face image information 104d is stored in the storage unit 104 (step S106).

  Subsequently, the display control unit 105c displays an operation selection screen on the touch panel LCD 102 (step S107). Here, icons corresponding to the key management unit 21, the passbook management unit 22, or the general units 23 and 24 are displayed on the operation selection screen.

  Subsequently, the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 determines whether an icon corresponding to the key management unit 21 is selected on the operation selection screen (step S108). In this process, when it is determined that the icon corresponding to the key management unit 21 is selected (step S108, Yes), the face image storage processing unit 105e displays the image captured by the camera 103 as the ID of the logged-in user, The face image information 104d is stored in the storage unit 104 in association with the operation history or the like (step S109). Then, after storing the face image, the article storage device 1 executes a key extraction process (step S110). Such key extraction processing is processing shown in FIG. 14 and will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the icon corresponding to the key management unit 21 is not selected in step S108 (No in step S108), the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 determines whether the icon corresponding to the passbook management unit 22 is selected. Is determined (step S111). In this process, when it is determined that the icon corresponding to the passbook management unit 22 has been selected (step S111, Yes), the control unit 105 further determines whether or not a passbook selection operation has been performed (step S112).

  Specifically, when an icon corresponding to the passbook management unit 22 is selected on the operation selection screen, the display control unit 105c causes the touch panel LCD 102 to display the passbook selection screen. The passbook selection screen is a screen for allowing the user to select one passbook from a plurality of types of passbooks stored in the passbook management unit 22. When one passbook is selected on this passbook selection screen, the control unit 105 determines that a passbook selection operation has been performed.

  If it is determined in step S112 that the passbook selection operation has been performed (step S112, Yes), the face image storage processing unit 105e associates the image captured by the camera 103 with the ID of the logged-in user, operation history, and the like. The image information 104d is stored in the storage unit 104 (step S113). Then, after storing the face image, the article storage device 1 executes a passbook entry / exit process (step S114). Such a passbook entry / exit process is a process shown in FIG. 16 and will be described later.

  On the other hand, when the icon corresponding to the passbook management unit 22 is not selected in step S111 (No in step S111), the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 determines whether the icon corresponding to the general units 23 and 24 is selected. Is determined (step S115). In this process, when it is determined that the icon corresponding to the general units 23 and 24 has been selected (step S115, Yes), the control unit 105 determines whether or not a storage unit selection operation has been performed (step S116). .

  Specifically, when the icon corresponding to the general units 23 and 24 is selected on the operation selection screen, the display control unit 105c causes the touch panel LCD 102 to display the storage unit selection screen. The storage unit selection screen is a screen for allowing the user to select one storage unit from among the storage units B3 to B9 of the general units 23 and 24. When one storage unit is selected on the storage unit selection screen, the control unit 105 determines that a storage unit selection operation has been performed.

  If it is determined in step S116 that the storage unit selection operation has been performed (step S116, Yes), the face image storage processing unit 105e associates the image captured by the camera 103 with the ID of the logged-in user, operation history, and the like. And stored as face image information 104d (step S117). Then, when the storage of the face image is finished, the article storage device 1 executes article entry / exit processing (step S118).

  In the article loading / unloading process, first, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 issues an unlocking instruction for the storage unit selected by the user. Here, when the storage unit of the general unit 23 that is the upper unit is selected, the instruction unit 105d instructs the I / F unit of the general unit 23 to unlock the storage unit. On the other hand, when the storage unit of the general unit 24 which is the lower unit is selected, the instruction unit 105d opens the storage unit via the I / F unit 211 of the key management unit 21 installed on the upper part of the general unit 24. Instruct the lock. The general units 23 and 24 that have received the unlocking instruction of the storage unit unlock the storage unit in accordance with this instruction.

  When the processing of steps S110, S114, and S118 is completed, or when the icon corresponding to the general units 23 and 24 is not selected in step S115 (step S115, No), the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 It is determined whether or not a logout operation has been performed (step S119). In this process, when the logout operation is not performed (No at Step S119), the control unit 105 repeats the processes after Step S107. On the other hand, when it determines with logout operation having been performed (step S119, Yes), the control part 105 repeats the process after step S102.

  Next, the key extraction process shown in step S110 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the key extraction processing.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the key extraction process is started, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 refers to the controlled unit management information 104a and determines whether or not the door 215 of the key management unit 21 is in an open state. Is determined (step S201).

  In this process, if the door body 215 of the key management unit 21 is not in the open state (step S201, No), that is, if the door body 215 of the key management unit 21 is closed, the article storage device 1 The door body 215 of the management unit 21 is unlocked (step S202). Specifically, in the article storage device 1, the instruction unit 105 d of the operation control unit 10 instructs the I / F unit 211 of the key management unit 21 to unlock the door locking unit 212, and the key management unit 21 The I / F unit 211 unlocks the door locking unit 212.

  When the process of step S202 is completed, or when the door body 215 is in the open state in step S201 (step S201, Yes), the article storage device 1 provides a key holder to which the logged-in user has the unlocking authority. Unlock all together (step S203).

  Specifically, in the article storage device 1, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 refers to the user management information 104b and acquires authority key information associated with the logged-in user. Subsequently, the instruction unit 105d instructs the key holder unlocking instruction unit 214a of the key management unit 21 to issue a key holder unlocking instruction including the acquired authority key information. When the key holder unlocking instruction unit 214a receives the key holder unlocking instruction, the key holder unlocking instruction unit 214a unlocks the key holder corresponding to the authority key information included in the received key holder unlocking instruction.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 105c of the operation control unit 10 displays a key position guidance screen on the touch panel LCD 102 (step S204). The key position guidance screen is a screen for allowing the user to grasp the positions of the keys that can be taken out. Here, an example of the key position guidance screen is shown. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key position guidance screen.

  As shown in FIG. 15, on the key position guide screen, images corresponding to the key holders provided in the key holder unit 213 are displayed in the same arrangement as the key holders. And on the key position guidance screen, the key holder image corresponding to the key holder that can be taken out by the user among the key holder images is displayed in a different manner from the other key holder images.

  For example, when the logged-in user is “Eiko Taro”, the key holder images corresponding to the key holders A1, A5, A18, A23, A24, and A25 for which “Eiko Taro” has the unlocking authority are other The key holder image is displayed in a different mode.

  Thus, since the key position guide screen is displayed on the touch panel LCD 102, the user can easily take out the target key from the plurality of keys stored in the key management unit 21.

  Moreover, in the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment, the key management unit 21 is disposed at a position adjacent to the operation control unit 10, so that the user can perform the key holder removal operation on the key position displayed on the touch panel LCD 102. This can be done easily while viewing the guidance screen.

  As shown in FIG. 15, on the key position guidance screen, in addition to the key holder image, the user name and ID of the logged-in user, a message indicating that the key should be taken out, and pressed when the operation is completed. A decision button or the like is displayed.

  Subsequently, the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 determines whether or not the user has completed the operation (step S205). Specifically, the control unit 105 determines that the user has completed the operation when a determination button displayed on the key position guidance screen is pressed. In this process, if it is determined that the user has completed the operation (step S205, Yes), the article storage device 1 locks the unlocked key holder (step S206).

  Specifically, when a determination button displayed on the key position guidance screen is pressed, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 locks the key holder with respect to the key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a of the key management unit 21. Instruct. The key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a receives the key holder locking instruction and locks the key holder.

  Subsequently, in the article storage device 1, the key holder state information is updated (step S207). Specifically, in the article storage device 1, the state detection unit 214b of the key management unit 21 detects the state of the key holder unit 213 and updates the key holder state information stored in the storage unit 214c. Subsequently, the information notification unit 214d notifies the operation control unit 10 of the key holder state information updated by the state detection unit 214b. And the information acquisition part 105a of the operation control unit 10 acquires key holder state information, and memorize | stores the acquired key holder state information in the memory | storage part 104 as controlled unit management information 104a. When such processing is completed, the article storage device 1 ends the key extraction processing.

  In the above description, the case where the user unlocks the key holders for which the user has the authority to unlock is described. However, only the key holder selected by the user may be unlocked. In this case, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 instructs the key holder locking / unlocking instruction unit 214a only to unlock the key holder corresponding to the key holder image pressed by the user on the key position guidance screen. You can do it.

  Next, the passbook entry / exit process shown in step S114 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of passbook entry / exit processing.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the passbook entry / exit process is started, the article storage device 1 unlocks the door of the passbook management unit 22 (step S301). Specifically, in the article storage apparatus 1, the instruction unit 105 d of the operation control unit 10 selects the I / F unit of the general unit 23 installed on the upper part of the passbook management unit 22 in step S <b> 112 of FIG. 13. An instruction is given to unlock the door of the passbook management unit 22 in which the passbook is stored. Then, the I / F unit of the general unit 23 executes the unlocking of the door locking unit 221 of the passbook management unit 22.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 105c of the operation control unit 10 displays a passbook position guidance screen on the touch panel LCD 102 (step S302). The passbook guidance screen is a screen for allowing the user to grasp the storage location of the passbook that the user is trying to handle. Here, an example of a passbook position guidance screen is shown. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a passbook position guidance screen.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the passbook position guidance screen includes an appearance image 102a of the article storage device 1, a storage unit image 102b indicating the position of the storage unit B10, and a passbook image 102c of the passbook that the user is trying to handle. And are included. In addition, the storage unit image 102b also shows the position of the individual storage unit that stores the passbook that the user intends to handle among the four individual storage units formed in the storage unit B10.

  By displaying such a passbook position guidance screen on the touch panel LCD 102, the user can easily determine which of the four individual storage units in the storage unit B10 stores the intended passbook. Can grasp. Further, by displaying the passbook image 102c on the passbook position guidance screen, the user can confirm that there is no mistake in the taken out passbook.

  Moreover, in the article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment, the passbook management unit 22 is arranged at a position adjacent to the operation control unit 10, so that the user can pass and remove the passbook through the passbook position guide displayed on the touch panel LCD 102. This can be done easily while viewing the screen. In addition, by arranging the passbook management unit 22 at a position adjacent to the operation control unit 10, the user can easily determine whether the passbook is stored normally when the passbook counting process by the passbook counting unit 222 fails. Can be visually confirmed.

  Subsequently, the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 determines whether or not the door of the passbook management unit 22 is locked (step S303). Specifically, when the door locking unit 221 of the passbook management unit 22 detects that the door body of the passbook management unit 22 is closed, the door lock unit 221 indicates that the door body is closed via the I / F unit of the general unit 23. The operation control unit 10 is notified.

  Subsequently, when the door locking unit 221 receives the fact that the door is closed, the instruction unit 105d instructs the I / F unit of the general unit 23 that the door of the passbook management unit 22 should be locked. . When the I / F unit of the general unit 23 receives an instruction to lock the door of the passbook management unit 22, the I / F unit locks the door lock 221 of the passbook management unit 22.

  Subsequently, the door locking unit 221 notifies the operation control unit 10 through the I / F unit of the general unit 23 that the door body has been locked. And if it receives that the locking of a door body was completed, the control part 105 of the operation control unit 10 will determine with the door body of the bankbook management unit 22 having been locked.

  If it is determined in step S303 that the door of the passbook management unit 22 is locked (Yes in step S303), the article storage device 1 performs a counting process of the passbook stored in the passbook management unit 22 (step S304).

  Specifically, when the door of the passbook management unit 22 is locked, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 instructs the count instruction unit 223a of the passbook management unit 22 to execute a counting process. Subsequently, when receiving the counting instruction, the counting instruction unit 223a instructs the passbook counting unit 222 to execute the counting process. And the passbook counting part 222 performs a counting process according to the instruction | indication from the count instruction | indication part 223a.

  When the counting process is completed, the passbook counting unit 222 notifies the information notifying unit 223c that the counting process is completed, and stores the counting result in the storage unit 223b. In addition, the information notification unit 223c acquires the count result before the update and the count result after the update from the storage unit 223b.

  Further, the information notification unit 223c calculates the number of passbooks taken out or the number of replenished passbooks using the count results before and after the update, and notifies the operation control unit 10 together with the count results after the update as count result information. When the information acquisition unit 105a of the operation control unit 10 acquires the count result information, the information acquisition unit 105a stores the acquired count result information in the storage unit 104 as controlled unit management information 104a.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 105c of the operation control unit 10 displays a count result screen on the touch panel LCD 102 (step S305). Specifically, the display control unit 105c acquires the count result information stored as the controlled unit management information 104a from the storage unit 104, and generates a count result screen using the acquired count result information. Then, the display control unit 105c displays the generated count result screen on the touch panel LCD 102. Here, an example of the counting result screen is shown. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the counting result screen.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the count result screen displays the passbook name of the passbook that has been put in and out by the user, the handling result, and the number of passbook stocks. For example, in the case shown in the figure, the passbook name “Time Deposit Passbook”, the handling result “08 Takeout”, and the inventory quantity “123” are displayed. This indicates that eight time deposit passbooks were taken out and the number of stocks became 123.

  Subsequently, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 determines whether or not there is a key related to the passbook withdrawn / withdrawn by the user (step S306). Specifically, the instruction unit 105d refers to the article management information 104c, and if the related key information is associated with the individual storage unit that stores the passbook that is put in and out by the user (see FIG. 5B). ), It is determined that there is an associated key.

  In this process, when it is determined that there is a related key (Yes in step S306), the display control unit 105c of the operation control unit 10 stores the key related to the passbook taken out by the user in the key management unit 21. Is displayed on the touch panel LCD 102 (step S307).

  As described above, in the article storage apparatus 1, when the user enters and exits the passbook, a key related to the taken-out passbook (for example, an ATM key that is the destination of the taken-out passbook) is a key management. The fact that it is stored in the unit 21 is displayed. Thereby, the user can efficiently perform a series of operations such as taking out the bankbook from the article storage device 1 and replenishing the taken-out bankbook to the ATM. It is also possible to prevent work delays due to forgetting to take keys.

  Subsequently, the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 determines whether or not an instruction for taking out the related key is given by the user (step S308). In this process, if it is determined that the user has instructed the retrieval of the related key (step S308, Yes), the article storage device 1 unlocks the key holder of the related key (step S309).

  Specifically, in the article storage device 1, the instruction unit 105 d of the operation control unit 10 instructs the key holder unlocking instruction 214 a of the key management unit 21 to issue a key holder unlocking instruction including related key information. . When the key holder unlocking instruction unit 214a receives the key holder unlocking instruction, the key holder unlocking instruction unit 214a unlocks the key holder corresponding to the related key information included in the received key holder unlocking instruction.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 105c of the operation control unit 10 displays a key position guide screen on the touch panel LCD 102 (step S310). The key position guidance screen is the same as the key position guidance screen shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 determines whether or not the user has completed the key extraction operation (step S311). In this process, when it is determined that the user has completed the key extraction operation (step S311, Yes), the article storage device 1 locks the unlocked key holder (step S312) and updates the key holder state information. (Step S313).

  When the processing in step S313 is completed, or when there is no key related to the passbook taken out by the user in step S306 (No in step S306), the control unit 105 of the operation control unit 10 is operated by the user. It is determined whether or not it has been completed (step S314). In this process, when it is determined that the user has completed the operation (step S314, Yes), the article storage apparatus 1 ends the passbook entry / exit process.

  By the way, in the above, after displaying that the key related to the passbook taken out by the user is stored in the key management unit 21, when the user is instructed to take out the related key, the key of the related key is displayed. The holder is unlocked, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, the article storage device 1 displays that the related key of the passbook taken out by the user is stored in the key management unit 21, and then obtains the related key without obtaining an explicit instruction from the user. The key holder may be unlocked. In this case, if the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 determines that there is a related key in Step S306 (Yes in Step S306), the instruction unit 105d issues a key holder unlocking instruction including the related key information to the key of the key management unit 21. What is necessary is just to instruct | indicate with respect to the holder locking / unlocking instruction | indication part 214a. Thereby, the user can perform work more efficiently.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a storage unit that stores an article and a storage unit that has a locking and unlocking part that locks and unlocks the storage part, a storage unit that stores an article, a locking and unlocking part that locks and unlocks the storage part, and A management storage unit having a management unit for managing articles stored in the storage unit, an instruction unit for instructing the locking / unlocking unit to lock / unlock the storage unit, and an information acquisition unit for acquiring management information of the article from the management unit Since the control unit is provided, it is possible not only to store the article but also to manage the article according to the property of the article to be stored.

  By the way, in the above-described embodiment, when the passbook is taken out, it is guided that the key related to the taken out passbook is stored in the key management unit 21, or the key holder of the related key is unlocked. However, the same processing can be performed when another article is taken out.

  For example, when cash is taken out, it can be displayed that a key such as an ATM or a device as a destination of the cash is stored in the key management unit 21. Specifically, in the article entry / exit process shown in FIG. 13, when the storage unit B12 storing cash is unlocked, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 refers to the item management information 104c. Then, it is determined whether or not related key information is associated with the storage unit B12. When the related key information is associated with the storage unit B12 (see FIG. 5A), the display control unit 105c indicates that the key of the ATM or device that is the destination of the taken out cash is the key holder “A23. "Is stored on the touch panel LCD 102.

  Similarly, when the hand-held safe is removed, it can be displayed that the key of the hand-held safe is stored in the key management unit 21.

  Further, the article storage apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment may display on the touch panel LCD 102 that the bankbook should be replenished when the number of bankbooks stored in the bankbook management unit 22 decreases.

  Specifically, the instruction unit 105d of the operation control unit 10 refers to the updated counting result information when the counting result information of the passbook stored as the controlled unit management information 104a is updated. It is determined whether or not the stock quantity has become a predetermined value or less.

  If it is determined that the number of stocks in the passbook has become equal to or less than the predetermined value, the display control unit 105c displays on the touch panel LCD 102 that the passbook should be replenished. Thereby, the user can easily manage the inventory number of the passbook.

  Further, at this time, it may be displayed in which storage unit the replenishment bundle passbook is stored. Specifically, the instruction unit 105d refers to the article management information 104c and extracts the bundle passbook information associated with the passbook whose inventory quantity is equal to or less than a predetermined value. Then, the display control unit 105c causes the touch panel LCD 102 to display the position of the storage unit corresponding to the extracted bundle passbook information together with the fact that the passbook should be replenished. Thereby, when refilling a bankbook, the user can easily grasp in which storage section the same bankbook as the bankbook to be refilled is stored.

  In the above description, the key management unit 21 and the passbook management unit 22 have been described as examples of the management storage unit. However, the management storage unit is not limited to these. For example, the management storage unit may be a bar management unit that counts the number and amount of bars stored using an optical sensor or a weight sensor.

  In addition, the management storage unit may be a deposit management unit that counts the amount of money stored by identifying the denomination at the time of deposit (during storage). It may be a withdrawal management unit that counts the amount of money stored by identifying. Further, the management storage unit may be a deposit / withdrawal management unit having the functions of a deposit management unit and a withdrawal management unit.

  As described above, the article storage apparatus according to the present invention is useful not only for storing articles but also for managing articles according to the properties of articles to be stored, and is particularly stored in a single storage unit. This is suitable when it is desired to individually manage take-out and return of a plurality of articles, or to manage the number of articles stored in one storage unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Goods storage apparatus 10 Operation control unit 20 Controlled unit 21 Key management unit 22 Passbook management unit 23 General unit 24 General unit 101 Card reader 102 Touch panel LCD
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 103 Camera 104 Memory | storage part 104a Controlled unit management information 104b User management information 104c Article management information 104d Face image information 211 I / F part 212 Door locking part 213 Key holder part 214 Key management part 214a Key holder locking / unlocking instruction part 214b Status Detection unit 214c Storage unit 214d Information notification unit 221 Door locking unit 222 Passbook counting unit 223 Passbook examination unit 223a Count instruction unit 223b Storage unit 223c Information notification unit

Claims (6)

A storage unit having a storage unit for storing articles and a locking / unlocking unit for locking and unlocking the storage unit;
A management storage unit having a storage unit for storing articles, a locking / unlocking unit for locking / unlocking the storage unit, and a management unit for managing articles stored in the storage unit;
An article storage apparatus comprising: an instruction unit that instructs the locking / unlocking unit to lock / unlock a storage unit; and a control unit that includes an information acquisition unit that acquires management information of the article from the management unit. The management storage unit is disposed at a position adjacent to the control unit,
The control unit is
A display unit for displaying predetermined information;
The article storage apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a display control unit configured to display management information of the article acquired by the information acquisition unit on the display unit. The management storage unit is
An individual locking / unlocking unit that individually locks / unlocks a plurality of articles stored in the storage unit is provided as the management unit,
The management information is
Including locking and unlocking information for each individual locking and unlocking unit,
The instruction unit includes:
2. The individual locking / unlocking unit is instructed to unlock a predetermined item among the plurality of items based on the management information acquired by the information acquiring unit. 2. The article storage device according to 2. The control unit is
A storage unit for storing the storage unit or the article stored in the storage unit and the individual locking / unlocking unit in association with each other;
The display control unit
When unlocking of the storage unit is instructed by the instruction unit, information on the individual locking / unlocking unit associated with the storage unit or an article stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit. The article storage device according to claim 3, wherein The instruction unit includes:
When the unlocking unit is instructed to unlock the storage unit, the individual locking / unlocking unit is associated with the storage unit or the individual locking / unlocking unit associated with the article stored in the storage unit. 5. The article storage apparatus according to claim 4, wherein an instruction is given to unlock a locked article. The management storage unit is
A counting unit for counting stored articles is provided as the management unit,
The information acquisition unit
The article storage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a count result of articles by the counting unit is acquired as the management information.

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