JP2016149021A - Management system of household rental bedding - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow everybody to use expensive feather bedding without hesitation, and to further enable rental bedding contributing to a green Earth by making a reuse of feathers possible.SOLUTION: A management system of household rental bedding comprises: an information holding medium 13 that is attached to bedding 12 of a rental object, and causes information on a peculiar management code for specifying the rental object to be held; and databases 4 to 6 that record information about a use environment of the bedding in association with the management code, in addition to information specifying a borrower of the bedding. The management system of household rental bedding includes: means for calculating a room estimation temperature of a bed room on the basis of bed room environment information using the bedding; and means for calculating a heat-retaining performance of the bedding suitable for keeping a prescribed in-bed environment in selecting the bedding of the rental object on the basis of the calculated room estimation temperature, and information on a user of the bedding.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system for rental of bedding such as futons used at home, and in particular, it makes it possible for anyone to use expensive feather bedding without difficulty, and by reusing feathers, The present invention relates to a management system that can contribute to protection.

  As a typical business model of bedding rental, “rental futon”, which has a tradition since the Meiji period, is well known. This is a system that borrows bedding temporarily for a short period of time, and if there are visitors etc. and only the bedding at home does not make it in time, employees temporarily stay in the company building at the company, workers in the temporary dormitory at the construction site It is used when staying, when a family or a believer stays in a temple, or when a victim stays in a temporary dormitory during a disaster or natural disaster.

  On the other hand, bedding rental is also widely used in facilities where an unspecified number of people stay, such as hotels, dormitories and hospitals. This is a business model called “repetitive rental”, which is a system in which rental bedding of the same standard that has been cleaned is periodically replaced every cleaning deadline.

  In the above-mentioned “repeated rental”, the rental status is generally managed by a computer, and for this purpose, it is known to attach an identification label with a barcode for specifying a rental product (Patent Document 1). ). In this case, it is also known to fold a barcode into the fabric when the rental object is bedding (Patent Document 2).

  In addition, regarding the rental of bedding, a system for managing rental on a database using a computer with a rental period of 3 months, 6 months, 1 year to 3 years is also known (Patent Document 3). In the above-mentioned patent document, when the rental period is 3 months or 6 months, a notice of expiration is sent, and a new bedding rental guide adapted to the season is sent, and if it is 1 to 3 years, a cleaning service is sent Or a custody and storage service at an unnecessary time, and when it is necessary, it is described that it is managed by a computer database to be shipped by a shipping company and delivered to a customer.

  By the way, in order to realize a comfortable sleep without impairing health, it is important to use the most suitable bedding represented by a comforter. What is important here is the heat retention performance of the bedding. If the heat retention performance of the bedding is too high with respect to the temperature in the bedroom, it is difficult to sleep due to sweat, and conversely, if it is too low, it is too cold to sleep.

  Regarding the performance evaluation of futons, the “Futon Standards System Investigation Committee” of the Industrial Technology Institute of Japan established the All Japan Cotton Bedding Manufacturing Cooperative (currently Japan Futon Manufacturing Cooperative) as the secretariat in 1983. In the order of high demand for winter futons, it is concluded that they are “heat retention”, “elasticity”, “weight” and “moisture absorption / release”. Therefore, the Japan Sleep Environment Society and the All-Japan Bedding and Bedding Products Association requested Yokohama National University to develop a measurement method that can be JISed. The “Futon thermal insulation test method (JIS-L1911)” “Futon elasticity test method (JIS) -L1914) "" Futon Moisture Mobility Test Method (JIS-L1915) "(Non-Patent Document 1).

  Moreover, regarding the measurement of the heat retention of a futon, a heat retention test apparatus that can measure it easily and inexpensively has been developed (Patent Document 4), and the heat retention performance of a commercial futon can be specified as a TOG value. The TOG value is a digitization of the degree to which the futon does not miss the sleeping fever performance, and when the amount of heat of 1 watt per square meter moves through the futon, the temperature difference between the two sides of the futon is 10 The doubled value is 1 TOG. That is, the larger the TOG value, the higher the warmth of the futon.

  On the other hand, it has been proved that the environment (hereinafter referred to as “bedding bed environment”) when the futon is said to be comfortable is a temperature of 33 ° C. (± 1 ° C.) and a relative humidity of 55% RH ( Non-patent document 2).

  In addition, regarding the selection of the optimal bedding, the estimated indoor temperature of the bedroom is calculated based on the bedroom information of the person using the bedding, and is suitable for maintaining a predetermined in-bed environment based on the calculated estimated indoor temperature. An invention for calculating the heat retention performance of the bedding and obtaining the calculated heat retention performance of the bedding is also known (Patent Document 5).

JP-A-5-2597 JP-A-9-245141 JP 2004-145601 A Japanese Patent No. 40868857 JP, 2014-117342, A "Sleep and the environment", Mitsukawa Kawashima et al., Japanese Society for Sleep Environment, 92-98, 2002 “Climate and clothing materials in clothes”, Takashi Harada, Kazuyoshi Tsuchida, Kyoko Maruyama, Journal of Textile Engineering Vo 1.35, No. 8 (1982) p. 30-37

  Among the above-described conventional business models, “repeated rental” is a continuous rental, so that customers can use their own bedding like their own bedding. However, although the rental bedding itself is the same standard, since the bedding of a different individual is repeatedly exchanged in a short time each time, the essence is not different from the “rental futon”.

  On the other hand, in the invention described in Patent Document 3, the rental of bedding is 3 months, 6 months, 1 year to 3 years, and rental management is performed on a database by a computer. It is a business model with a deep color like a financial lease that will be rented. In addition, the rental information recorded in the database in the above invention is only the customer name, address, telephone number, rental start date, and rental period (FIG. 3 of the same document), so the rental management range is the rental expiration notice and period posting. Stop on the cleaning invitation based on.

  By the way, in recent years, the amount of feathers to collect feathers due to changes in dietary habits has decreased, the domestic demand by the country of origin has increased, the amount of feathers that can be imported due to factors such as bird flu has decreased, and the weak yen has caught up. There has been a problem that the feathers soared and the price of duvets using them soared.

  As a result, a large amount of expense is required to purchase a duvet, but in the “repeated rental” as well, the rental cost increases due to an increase in the procurement cost of rental bedding. The same applies to the invention described in Patent Document 3, which has a strong financial lease color.

  The present invention has been created in view of the above problems, and enables anyone to use an expensive bedding without difficulty, and allows the user to always provide an optimal bedding for home use. The purpose is to provide a rental bedding management system.

That is, the rental rental bedding management system for home use of the present invention is
An information holding medium that can be optically or electrically readable by attaching information on a unique management code that is attached to the bedding to be rented and that identifies the rental code;
In addition to information that identifies the bedding lending destination, it has a database that records information related to the bedding usage environment in association with the management code.
For information on the bedding usage environment,
Information on when to start using bedding,
Bedroom environment information using bedding,
Information on bedding users,
Bedding maintenance history information,
Including
Means for calculating the estimated indoor temperature of the bedroom based on the bedroom environment information using the bedding;
Means for calculating the heat retention performance of the bedding suitable for maintaining a predetermined in-bed environment when selecting the bedding to be rented based on the calculated indoor estimated temperature and the information of the user of the bedding;
It is characterized by having.

  Here, the environment in the bed refers to the temperature or humidity in the bed. Further, in the present invention, a bedcloth, a blanket, a towel, etc. that are hung on the body for keeping warm, a pillow accompanying these, etc. are assumed as bedding.

In addition, as information on bedding users,
Birth date information of the user of the bedding,
Family information of bedding users,
Etc. are assumed.

The bedroom information for calculating the estimated indoor temperature is
In addition to the bedroom address, the housing structure, the size of the bedroom, the number of people sleeping in the bedroom, the type of bedroom flooring, the size of the bedroom window, the type of bedroom window covering, the door opening and closing at bedtime Some or all of the bedroom information selected from the number of times, the type of air conditioner used, and the set temperature of the air conditioner is assumed.

  In the rental bedding management system for home use according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the management code for specifying the bedding to be rented (hereinafter referred to as “rental bedding”) is simply specified for the lending destination of the bedding. In addition to information, it is recorded in the database in association with information related to the bedding usage environment, and the estimated indoor temperature of the bedroom is calculated based on the bedroom environment information in which the bedding is used. Based on the borrower's age, the warming performance of the bedding suitable for maintaining the predetermined bed environment is calculated, so when the rental starts, the borrower is provided with the best bedding according to the usage environment, and it is too hot. Providing inappropriate bedding that is too cold is prevented.

Also, for information on the bedding usage environment,
Bedroom environment information using bedding,
Information on bedding users,
For example, as the bedroom environment information, select the address of the bedroom, the housing structure, the size of the bedroom, the number of people sleeping in the bedroom, and update these so that you can move, change the family, and age The optimal bedding according to the time can be automatically selected in the management system and proposed to the borrower. By replacing the bedding during the rental, the borrower can always use the optimal bedding. For example, if you move from an apartment house to a detached house where the estimated room temperature in the bedroom is low, move from a warm area to a cold area where the estimated room temperature in the bedroom is low, or if you change to a cold constitution due to aging, etc. If you can propose to the borrower to replace the bedding with high heat retention, and if the number of people sleeping in the bedroom increases due to marriage or childbirth and the estimated indoor temperature of the bedroom increases due to body temperature, the bedding with reduced heat retention than before Can be proposed to the borrower to exchange.

Also, for information on the bedding usage environment,
Information on when to start using bedding,
Bedding maintenance history information,
In addition to automatically calculating the cleaning time for rental bedding in the management system and proposing it to the borrower, it is also possible to automatically calculate the re-timing time and propose it to the borrower.

From the above operation, the home rental bedding management system according to the present invention can provide the following specific effects.
(1) The rental bedding is recorded in the database with the management code attached to it linked to the information related to the bedding usage environment. Unlike conventional systems that manage only the customer identification, rental start date, and rental period, Depending on the usage environment of the bedding that changes over time or changes, the rental bedding can be kept at the optimum condition according to the time, such as cleaning and striking, or changing to a different warming performance. The long span span of several decades, previously unthinkable, is possible.
(2) Even if rental of long-term span bedding is possible on paper, it will be impossible to contact the borrower for a long period of time, rental bedding will not match the actual situation, and it will not be possible to cope with fatigue or damage etc. Although it was difficult to realize for the reason, according to the present invention, as described above, this is possible. As a result, the only way to use bedding over a long span is to buy it, and even those who are hard to reach expensive duvets should use high-quality duvets that can be rented at low cost. Is possible.
(3) In the above case, appropriate maintenance such as cleaning is periodically performed according to the guidance from the management system of the present invention, and the rework every ten and several years in which the feathers as the intermediate material are reused is also managed by this invention. Since the service life of the rental bedding can be extended by regularly performing the guidance from the system, the rental fee can be reduced as it is used for a long time.
(4) As described above, according to the present invention, a new rental system is constructed that enables the product life to be extended and reused, instead of purchase based on the premise that the final destination is disposal. be able to. As a result, it is possible to effectively use feathers that are depleted of resources, and contribute to the protection of the global environment by protecting environmental resources.
(5) Moreover, it is possible to use bedding that always has the optimum heat insulation performance, so that excessive reliance on air conditioning is prevented, and CO2 can be reduced to contribute to the protection of the global environment.

Block diagram of a management system for home rental bedding of the present invention Same as above, flowchart showing procedure flow Same as above, table of rented bedding database Same as above, table of borrower database Same as above, maintenance database table The flowchart which shows the flow of the bedding rental business using the management system of the rental bedding for home use of this invention

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of an embodiment of a home rental bedding management system (hereinafter abbreviated as “rental bedding management system”) according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a management center site of the management system, and reference numeral 2 denotes a web server for executing a series of management procedures and transmitting / receiving to / from an external terminal or server via a network such as the Internet. In the figure, reference numeral 3 is a rented bedding database that records information on rented bedding, 4 is a rent destination database that records information on the rent of the bedding, 5 is a bedding database that records information on rentable bedding, and 6 is A maintenance database that records maintenance information of rented bedding, and 7 is an accounting database that records accounting information of the management system, and these are relational databases.

  Reference numeral 10 in the figure denotes an operator terminal for an operator of a rental bedding management system to access the management center site 1 at the system headquarters or each office to carry out a rental business. Connected to. Reference numeral 9 in the figure denotes an external weather server that is accessed to collect weather information when calculating the estimated indoor temperature of the bedroom, and is connected to the management center site 1 via the network 8.

  Reference numeral 12 in the figure conceptually represents a bedding to be rented, and an information holding medium 13 holding information on a management code is added. Reference numeral 11 in the figure denotes a handy terminal for reading management code information from the information holding medium 13 at the rental site, and is connected to the provider terminal 10 by wire or wirelessly.

  As the bedding 12 to be rented in the rental bedding management system of the present invention, a blanket, a towel pad, a bed pad, a pillow, and the like are assumed in addition to a futon. As described above, the present invention particularly relates to an expensive feather bedding. Useful. In the present invention, in rental of these beddings, each bedding to be rented is attached by attaching to the bedding an optically or electrically readable information holding medium 13 holding information of a unique management code. Is encoded. As such an information holding medium, an IC chip or a barcode label can be assumed, but in this embodiment, a fabric barcode label is used.

  In the rental of goods, it is well known that a management code is attached to specify a rental property, and contact information specifying a rental destination of the rental property is recorded in association with the management code. The management system is characterized in that, in addition to the information for specifying the bedding lending destination, a database for storing information relating to the use environment of the bedding in association with the management code is provided.

For information on the environment in which the bedding is used,
(1) Information on when to start using bedding,
(2) Bedroom environment information using bedding,
(3) Information on bedding users,
(4) Bedding maintenance history information,
~ Etc. are included.

  In addition to the bedroom address, the bedroom environment information in (2) includes the housing structure, the size of the bedroom, the number of people sleeping in the bedroom, the type of bedroom flooring, the size of the bedroom window, and the bedroom. Part or all of bedroom information selected from the type of window covering, the number of times the door is opened and closed at bedtime, the type of air conditioner used, and the set temperature of the air conditioner.

  Each of the information described above is newly input at the time of a rental contract, and is newly input and updated during the rental period and is made into a database. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a table of a rented bedding database that records information on rented bedding. Here, a bedding management code unique to each rented bedding is used as a data item in the row direction, and the user ID of the rent destination, the bedding Type, bedding quality, use start date, and service life are set as data items in the column direction.

  Of these, the bedding quality includes, for example, a feather futon, and some or all of the feather quality, side fabric material, internal structure, dimensions, color, etc., and a TOG value that represents the heat retention performance of the bedding described below. It is. These data items are newly entered at the time of rental contract.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a table of a lending destination database that records information on lending destinations of bedding. Here, a bedding management code unique to each rental bedding is used as a data item in the row direction, and the user ID and user name of the lending destination Address / contact address, householder information, family information, and bedroom information are data items in the column direction.

  Of these, the householder information and family information are elements that constitute bedding user information such as the age and sex of the bedding user and the family structure. In addition to the bedroom address, the bedroom information includes, for example, the housing structure, the size of the bedroom, the number of people sleeping in the bedroom, the type of bedroom flooring, the size of the bedroom window, the type of cover of the bedroom window, Some or all of information selected from the number of times the door is opened and closed at bedtime, the type of air conditioner used, and the set temperature of the air conditioner are included. The data recorded here is used to calculate the heat retention performance of the bedding suitable for maintaining a predetermined bed environment, and the estimated room temperature of the bedroom is calculated from the bedroom information. Based on the information of the user, the heat retention performance of the bedding suitable for maintaining a predetermined bed environment is calculated. These data items are newly input at the time of a rental contract, and the address / contact address, householder information, family information, and bedroom information are updated and input as needed during the rental period.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a maintenance database table for recording rental bedding maintenance information. Here, bedding management codes unique to each rental bedding are used as data items in the row direction, and the rental bedding use start date, maintenance history, The data items in the column direction are the condition, the next maintenance date, the notification date to the user, the end of use, and the replacement history.

  Of these, the maintenance history includes the history of cleaning and rework, the condition includes conditions such as aging and damage of the bedding checked at the time of maintenance, and the replacement history includes the required heat retention performance. It includes the history of changing to bedding with different heat retention performance depending on changes. In addition, the next maintenance date is automatically calculated and recorded at the time of cleaning or re-strike. In addition, the notification date to the user is the maintenance date notification date, and when the bedroom information and bedding user information are updated in the rental database, the predetermined bed environment is maintained based on the updated data. A new date is calculated for the heat retention performance of the bedding suitable for the user, and a notification date for recommending the user to replace the bedding with the heat retention performance suitable for the user is recorded.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for calculating the heat retention performance of a bedding suitable for maintaining a predetermined in-bed environment when selecting a bedding to be rented in the rental bedding management system of the present invention.

Procedure S20 to procedure S21
By starting the system, a rental destination information input screen for inputting the information of the rental destination of the bedding is displayed on the browser screen (not shown) of the display unit of the provider terminal.

Procedure S22
The above screen shows the address of the rented residence, the housing structure, the size of the bedroom, the number of people sleeping in the bedroom, the type of bedroom flooring, the size of the bedroom window, the type of cover of the bedroom window, the bedtime The number of times the door is opened and closed, the type of air conditioner used, and the set temperature of the air conditioner have choices. Information on bedrooms that use is recorded in each database.

Step S23 to Step S25
The address of the residence in the bedroom environment is for determining the outside temperature of the bedroom, and the outside temperature data is obtained from the weather server by sending the address data to the weather server 9 and searching. In this case, when using the existing meteorological database of the Japan Meteorological Agency, the address is identified from the zip code, the nearest meteorological observatory meteorological observatory is obtained, the outside temperature data is obtained from the meteorological agency meteorological database, and the ambient temperature near the zip code address is obtained. . The outside temperature used in the calculation is the temperature at the time of 5 am.

Procedure S26
Based on the bedroom information obtained by the above procedure, the estimated room temperature of the bedroom is calculated. Specifically, the estimated indoor temperature is calculated by substituting the data into the following equation.
Indoor estimated temperature = constant + (β1 × outside temperature) + (β2 × air conditioner) + (β3 × house structure) + (β4 × bedroom size) + (β5 × bedroom sleeping number) + (β6 × Time zone) + (β July + error)
β and error are coefficients and values obtained by multiple regression analysis from the measured values of the subjects.

Step S27 to Step S28
By substituting the estimated room temperature of the bedroom obtained by the above procedure into the following equation, the heat retention performance of the bedding suitable for maintaining the predetermined in-bed environment is calculated and presented as the TOG value.
Thermal insulation performance (TOG) = (23.608245−0.630505045) × average room temperature (° C.)

Procedure S29
The person who wants to rent bedding selects the type of bedding here. When the bedding is futon, the elements to be selected are futon size, filling type, and dough type.

Step S30 to Step S33
The TOG value obtained in the above procedure and the information on the type of futon are sent to the bedding database 6 in which the product information of the bedding is recorded along with its heat retaining performance. The bedding database 6 uses the sent information as a search word condition to search for a specific product that matches this, and the selection of the rental bedding is completed.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of bedding rental work using the rental bedding management system of the present invention.

Step S1 to Step S4
When accepting a rental contract, the rental destination information is input, and the warming performance of the bedding suitable for maintaining the predetermined bed environment is calculated according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. Select the best bedding.

Step S5 to Step S6
The bedding selected as described above is immediately started when it is in stock, and when it is not available, it is produced and shipped to the borrower for rental.

Step S7
When the rental destination information recorded during the rental period is changed, based on the changed rental destination information, the predetermined bed environment is maintained according to the procedure described above according to the flowchart of FIG. Newly calculate the heat retention performance of suitable bedding, select the optimal bedding according to the usage environment, and replace the rental bedding.

  Change of lending destination information is done by declaration from the borrower, and when the address change notification is received, the expected change in the bedroom environment is calculated from the age and gender of the registered borrower's householder. You may make a notification of presence or absence. This makes it possible for the management system to automatically select the optimal bedding according to the time of the move, increase / decrease in family, and aging, and propose it to the borrower.By replacing the bedding during the rental, the borrower always has the optimal bedding. Can be used. For example, if you move from an apartment house to a detached house where the estimated room temperature in the bedroom is low, move from a warm area to a cold area where the estimated room temperature in the bedroom is low, or if you change to a cold constitution due to aging, etc. If you can propose to the borrower to replace the bedding with high heat retention, and if the number of people sleeping in the bedroom increases due to marriage or childbirth and the estimated indoor temperature of the bedroom increases due to body temperature, the bedding with reduced heat retention than before Can be proposed to the borrower to exchange.

Procedure S8
The rental bedding cleaning time is automatically calculated from the recorded rental destination information, and cleaning is performed. In the next cleaning time, the standard cycle is set as an initial value, and the next cleaning date may be advanced or delayed depending on the condition information collected at the time of cleaning.

Step S9
From the recorded rental destination information, the timing for re-setting rental bedding is automatically calculated and re-setting is performed. In addition to the standard cycle as the initial value, the next re-doing time may be advanced or delayed depending on the condition information collected at the time of re-firing.

Step S10, step S11
When the rental contract is canceled halfway or when the contract period ends, the remaining value of the rental bedding is calculated and then liquidated. When calculating the residual value, in addition to the current conditions, the maintenance history recorded in the maintenance database is referred to.

  In addition, the rental bedding that has been replaced after the change or breakage of the heat insulation performance or the end of use may be given a new management code, or the management code may be taken over by the new rental bedding and recorded in the replacement history.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Management center site 2 Web server 3 Lending bedding database 4 Lending destination database 5 Bedding database 6 Maintenance database 7 Accounting database 8 Network 9 Weather server 10 Business terminal 11 Handy terminal 12 Bedding 13 Information retention medium

Claims (9)

An information holding medium that can be optically or electrically readable by attaching information on a unique management code that is attached to the bedding to be rented and that identifies the rental code;
In addition to information that identifies the bedding lending destination, it has a database that records information related to the bedding usage environment in association with the management code.
For information on the bedding usage environment,
Information on when to start using bedding,
Bedroom environment information using bedding,
Information on bedding users,
Bedding maintenance history information,
Including
Means for calculating the estimated indoor temperature of the bedroom based on the bedroom environment information using the bedding;
Means for calculating the heat retention performance of the bedding suitable for maintaining a predetermined in-bed environment when selecting the bedding to be rented based on the calculated indoor estimated temperature and the information of the user of the bedding;
A rental rental bedding management system for home use.   The home rental bedding management system according to claim 1, wherein the environment in the bed is a temperature in the bed, or temperature and humidity. Information on bedding users includes
Birth date information of the user of the bedding,
Family information of bedding users,
The management system for rental bedding for home use according to claim 1 or 2.   The management system for rental bedding for home use according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bedding includes a futon.   The management system for rental bedding for home use according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bedding includes a blanket.   6. The management system for rental bedding for home use according to claim 1, wherein the bedding includes a towel.   7. The rental rental bedding management system for home use according to claim 1, wherein the bedding includes a bed pad.   The management system for rental bedding for home use according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the bedding includes a pillow. The bedroom information for calculating the estimated indoor temperature is
Bedroom address, housing structure, bedroom size, number of people sleeping in bedroom, type of bedroom flooring, bedroom window size, bedroom window covering type, number of door opening / closing at bedtime, usage The bedding selection support system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, including part or all of a type of air conditioner and a set temperature of the air conditioner.

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