JP2020087051A - Article management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To make a user understanding an article to have with him upon outing and a storage state thereof and to reduce failure of storage by alarm if an article is not stored by a predetermined date.SOLUTION: An article management system according to the present invention is characterized in that a beacon signal with information indicating open state of a portable housing device is transmitted to a beacon receiving device to start image capture by a camera, and upon image capture by the camera, an article determining means determines which article is housed in the portable housing device or carried away from it, and that upon image capture by the camera, if the housed state of an article in the portable housing device is changed and the article determining means determines that the article whose housed state is changed is an article registered in an article list, then a management table for use in management of housed states of the articles is updated in response to the change of the housed states.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a system for managing goods. More specifically, the present invention relates to an article management system that monitors the storage status of articles in a portable storage device such as a suitcase that is taken out when going out.

At home, articles are stored in various storage cases, chests, closets, etc. to manage articles such as costumes. On the other hand, when going out on a trip or the like, articles such as costumes necessary for a suitcase are stored, but sometimes an article that should be taken when going out may be forgotten. Especially when there are many items to be managed, it may be difficult for the owner to grasp not only what is stored in the suitcase but also all the items to be brought.

In Patent Document 1, it is possible to suggest belongings for a future travel plan with respect to actions taken in the past travel plan.

JP, 2016-81368, A

However, in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to determine whether the proposed belongings are actually stored in a suitcase or the like, and in the case where there are a wide variety of articles to bring, the belongings are forgotten. There was such a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and makes it possible to understand the article to be brought and the storage state thereof when going out, and the article not stored by the designated deadline An object is to provide an article management system capable of issuing a warning in some cases and reducing forgetting to store.

In order to achieve the above object, the article management system according to the present invention,
A portable storage device including an open/close detection unit and a beacon transmission unit, a beacon receiving device that receives a beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmission unit, a camera that includes an image capturing unit, and an article from an image captured by the camera. An article determination unit for determining, an input device for inputting various information, and a management table for managing the storage status of the articles managed by a predetermined device,
When the going-out schedule is input by the input device, an article list suitable for the schedule is reflected in the management table,
When the opening/closing detecting means detects the opening of the portable storage device, the beacon transmitting means transmits a beacon signal to the beacon receiving device, and the beacon signal receives the open information of the portable storage device by the beacon reception. When the image is sent to the device, the camera starts shooting, and at the time of shooting by the camera, the article determining unit determines whether or not the article to be stored in or carried out from the portable storage device. Was
When the storage condition of the article in the portable storage device changes at the time of shooting with the camera, the article determination unit determines that the article whose storage state has changed is an article registered in the article list. Is characterized in that the management table is updated according to changes in the storage status.

According to the article management system of the present invention, the article to be taken and the storage state thereof should be known when going out, and a warning is given if there is an article that has not been stored by the designated date, and the article is forgotten to be stored. Can be reduced.

1 is a perspective view of a room 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic diagram of a house 1 and a schematic diagram of a short-range wireless communication network 81 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the suitcase 130 concerning 1st Example of this invention. 1 is a block diagram of an article management system according to a first example of the present invention. 3 is an input table 300 for going out according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a management table 400 of going out according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the computer 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a management table 400 of going out according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the suitcase 230 which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a management table 400 of going out according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 9 is an input table 300 for going out according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the computer 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the suitcase 230 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the computer 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The technical scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and is not limited by the embodiments. Moreover, not all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are essential to the present invention.

The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a room 10 showing a room of a house 1.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a closet, in which various storage cases and articles are stored, and various storage cases and articles can be hidden by closing a door 21 that is configured to be openable and closable. Reference numeral 130 denotes a suitcase, in which various items are stored, and the items are managed by monitoring the items put in and out of the suitcase 130 (details will be described later).

A home camera 40 stores most of the room 1 within the angle of view, and is used for monitoring the room as necessary and for determining articles to be taken in and out of the suitcase 130 and the like. Although only one home camera 40 is shown in the figure, it is supposed that a plurality of home cameras 40 are provided in the house 1, and it is preferable to provide a plurality of home cameras 40 to reduce the blind spot in the house 1 as much as possible.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a computer, which controls the devices in the house 1. A wireless communication router 60 is connected to the Internet communication network 80 and is used when transmitting or acquiring a wireless signal transmitted from the computer 50 or the like to an external device such as the cloud server 70.

2A is a diagram schematically showing the house 1, and FIG. 2B is a diagram schematically showing a short-distance wireless communication network 81 set up inside the house 1.

10 is the above-mentioned room, 11 is a room different from 10, 12 is a corridor connecting the rooms, and 13 is an entrance of the house 1.

As shown in FIG. 2B, a short-range wireless communication network 81 is set up in the house 1. The short-range wireless communication network 81 is constructed by connecting each device within a range where a beacon signal transmitted from a beacon transmission/reception device (details will be described later) provided in each device reaches each other through communication of the beacon signal. For example, taking the room 10 as an example, between the closet 20, the suitcase 130, the home camera 40, the computer 50, the wireless communication router 60, and other devices in the room 10 such as lighting equipment, switches, doors, and the like. Are connected to each other.

This short-distance wireless communication network 81 has redundancy, and even if the communication of the beacon signal between some devices is disconnected, the beacon signal can be transmitted to the target device via the other device. For example, when a certain luminaire is taken out of the room 10, the communication of the beacon signal via the luminaire is reconstructed so as to be communicated via another device. On the contrary, when a new device is brought into the room 10, a new short-range wireless communication network 81 via the device is rebuilt. The short-range wireless communication network 81 is connected not only to the above-mentioned room 10 but also to the devices of the entire house 1, and for example, the beacon signal sent from the door 14 of the entrance 13 should be passed through other devices such as the door of the room 10. Can be transmitted to the computer 50 in the room 10.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the suitcase 130 will be described with reference to FIG.

3A and 3B are configuration diagrams of the suitcase 130. FIG. 3A is a front view of the suitcase 130 in a closed state, FIG. 3B is a top view of the suitcase 130 in a closed state, and FIG. ) Shows the AA sectional view of the top view of the suitcase 130. 3(d) is a side view of the suitcase 130 in a closed state, FIG. 3(e) is a front view of the suitcase 130 in an open state, and FIG. 3(f) is a BB cross section in the state of the suitcase 130 open. The figure is shown.

As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D, the suitcase 130 includes an upper lid 131 and a lower lid 132, which are opened when the upper lid 131 and the lower lid 132 are opened, and closed when closed. .. The lower lid 132 is provided with an extendable lever portion 133 that serves as a handle when carrying the suitcase 130. Items can be stored in the upper lid 131 and the lower lid 132 of the suitcase 130, respectively. The upper lid 131 is equipped with a magnet 131a, and the lower lid 132 is equipped with a coil 132a, a beacon transmitting/receiving unit 132b, and a coin battery 132c. As shown in FIG. 3C or FIG. 3D, when the suitcase 130 is in the closed state, the coil 132a and the magnet 131a are arranged to face each other.

The coil 132a and the magnet 131a form an open/close detection unit. The principle of open/close detection will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 3D to 3F, when the operation of opening the upper lid 131 of the suitcase 130 with respect to the lower lid 132, that is, the operation of transitioning the suitcase 130 from the closed state to the open state, the two are opposed to each other. The coil 132a and the magnet 131a that have been moved away from each other. As a result, the magnetic flux penetrating the coil 132a changes, and an induced electromotive force is generated in the coil 132a according to the law of electromagnetic induction. The beacon generation/reception unit 132b is activated by this electric power, and the beacon signal is transmitted by receiving the electric power supply from the coin battery 132c.

Next, when the upper lid 131 of the suitcase 130 is closed with respect to the lower lid 132, that is, the operation of shifting the suitcase 130 from the open state to the closed state is performed, the coil 132a and the magnet 131a face each other. As a result, the magnetic flux penetrating the coil 132a is changed, and induced electromotive force is generated in the coil 132a in the opposite direction to that when the lead portion 131 is pulled out, according to the law of electromagnetic induction. The beacon generation/reception unit 132b is operated by this power, and the beacon signal is transmitted by receiving the power supply from the coin battery 132c. Since the induced electromotive force in the opposite direction is generated when the top lid 131 is opened and when the top lid 131 is closed, the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmission/reception unit 132b can be distinguished.

Therefore, it is possible to determine that one is in the open state and the other is in the closed state. When the computer 50 described above receives the transmitted beacon signal, the opening/closing of the suitcase 130 is detected. The above is the principle of open/close detection.

Not only when the suitcase 130 is opened/closed, but also from the beacon transmission/reception unit 132b provided in the suitcase 130, a beacon signal is transmitted once every 10 seconds in normal times. This beacon signal is called the first beacon signal B1. In addition, as described above, the beacon signal is transmitted when the open state of the suitcase 130 is detected and when the closed state is detected. The beacon signal transmitted when the open state is detected is referred to as a second beacon signal B2, and the beacon signal transmitted when the closed state is detected is referred to as a third beacon signal B3. However, the frequency of transmission of the first beacon signal B1 may be reduced to save power, the frequency of transmission may be increased to improve the tracking accuracy of the position of the suitcase 130, and the position information is not necessary. You may stop sending calls.

Further, in the present embodiment, the transmission frequency of the first beacon signal B1 during normal time is set to once every 10 seconds, but this is only an example, and it may be changed to an optimum frequency for each system. Each beacon signal B1, B2, B3 transmitted from the suitcase 130 is sent to each device including a computer 50 and other beacon transmitting/receiving units via the short-range communication network 81 set up in the house 1. ..

When the first beacon signal B1 is sent from the suitcase 130, the beacon signal B1 is received by peripheral devices. When the beacon signal B1 is received by three or more devices, the first beacon signal B1 is obtained from the difference between the position of each device that received the beacon signal B1 and the radio field intensity received by each device in the manner of three-point positioning. Is determined.

For example, when the beacon signal B1 is transmitted from the suitcase 130 shown in FIG. 2B, the beacon signal B1 is received by the closet 20, the computer 50, and the door in the vicinity. Since it is received by three or more devices, it is possible to determine the current position of the suitcase 130. The determined result is sent to the cloud server 70 via the wireless communication router 60 and the internet communication network 80. That is, the position of the suitcase 130 is determined by the first beacon signal B1, and the information is managed by the cloud server 70.

On the other hand, when the second beacon signal B2 is sent from the suitcase 130, the computer 50 determines that the suitcase 130 is open, and when the third beacon signal B3 is sent, it is closed. Judge as a state.

With the above configuration, it is possible to detect the open/closed state of the suitcase 130 and to grasp the current position of the suitcase 130. Further, in the house 1, there are various cases such as a suitcase 130 capable of accommodating articles, and the beacon signals B1, B2, B3 are similarly transmitted. However, the magnet 131a provided on the upper lid 131, the coil 132a provided on the lower lid 132, the beacon transmitting/receiving unit 132b, and the coin battery 132c need not be attached to the suitcase 130 from the beginning. The detachable magnet 131a, the coil 132a, the beacon transmitter/receiver 132b, and the coin battery 132c may be retrofitted to the suitcase 130. By doing so, it is not necessary to use the dedicated suitcase 130, and the system can be constructed at low cost.

As described above, beacon signals B1, B2, and B3 are transmitted from the beacon transmission/reception unit 132b to the suitcase 130, and the power thereof is covered by one coin-type battery 132c. However, since the current required to issue each beacon signal B1, B2, B3 is as small as several mA, even one coin-type battery 132c can issue a beacon signal for several years.

Next, the configuration of the article management system of the present invention will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an article management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, only the parts necessary for explaining the features of the present invention are described, and the parts unnecessary for the description are omitted. Further, the same reference numerals are used for the members described in FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, each device installed in the house 1 will be described. The suitcase 130 includes the upper lid 131 and the lower lid 132 as described above. The upper lid 131 is provided with a magnet 131a that faces the coil 132a provided in the lower lid 132 when the suitcase 130 is in the closed state and that is used for open/close detection. The upper lid 132 is provided with a coil 132a used for open/close detection. Further, a beacon transmission/reception unit 132b used for establishing communication with a device in a short distance by a beacon signal and used for constructing the short-distance wireless communication network 81, and a coin battery 132c for supplying electric power to the beacon transmission/reception unit 132b are provided. .. Although another suitcase 230 is drawn in the figure, this will be described in the second embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

The home camera 40 includes a lens and an image sensor, and includes an image capturing unit 41 that captures an image. Further, the storage unit 42 that stores the image data acquired by the imaging unit 41, the control unit 43 that controls shooting, and the power necessary to drive the home camera 40 are supplied to each unit of the home camera 40. And a power supply section 44 for

Furthermore, a wireless communication unit 45 that transfers image data to the computer 50, and a beacon transmission/reception unit 46 that is used to establish a short-distance wireless communication network 81 by establishing communication with a device in a short distance by a beacon signal are provided. When the transfer of the image data to the computer 50 is completed, the image data stored in the storage unit 42 is sequentially erased. This is because all the data is centrally managed by the cloud server 70 and unnecessary data is not left on the system as much as possible to reduce the risk of data leakage.

The computer 50 includes a control unit 51 that controls the computer 50 and gives instructions to each device in the home. The control unit 51 includes an article determination unit 51a that determines an article shown in the image data sent from the home camera 40. The article determination unit 51a can recognize what an article is. This is realized by learning the features of various items in advance from many images, analyze the image of a certain item, and determine what the item is from the difference in the feature amount from the pre-learned database. It can be realized by a known technique.

With the application of this technology, for an article that was not in the house 1, what kind of article it is, for example, if it is a shirt, it is recognized as a shirt, and if it is an article already existing in the house 1 and registered, If so, which registered item can be recognized. Further, the computer 50 has an image processing unit 52 that processes the image data sent from the home camera 40 into an image suitable for uploading to the cloud server 70, and an information processing unit 53 that acquires necessary information from the image data. And are provided. Further, a storage unit 54 for storing data processed by the image processing unit 52 and the information processing unit 53, unprocessed data, and the like is provided. In addition, the power supply unit 55 that supplies power to each unit of the computer 50 and the image data sent from the home camera 40 are acquired, and the image data and character data processed in the computer 50 are sent to the wireless communication router 60. A wireless communication unit 56 is provided.

Further, a beacon transmission/reception unit 57 used for establishing communication with a device in a short distance by a beacon signal and used for constructing a short distance wireless communication network 81 is provided. The original image data that has been processed and the data that has been processed are also sequentially deleted from the storage unit 54 for the data that has been transmitted. This is also to reduce the risk of data leakage by preventing unnecessary data from being left on the system as much as the home camera 40.

The wireless communication router 60 includes a wireless communication unit 61 that communicates with each device and a communication unit 62 that performs Internet communication with an external device such as the cloud server 70. Further, a power supply unit 63 which has electric power necessary to drive the communication units 61 and 62 and supplies electric power to the communication units 61 and 62 is provided. The above is the device installed in the house 1.

Next, the devices installed outside the house 1 will be described. The communication base 71 is installed on the cloud server 70 side and is connected to the Internet communication network 80. The communication base 71 is used when receiving the data sent from the wireless communication router 60 via the communication base station and transmitting the data of the cloud server 70 to the wireless communication router 60. The communication base 71 communicates with the wireless communication router 60 and also communicates with the cloud server 70, and has power necessary to drive the communication unit 71a and supplies power to the communication unit 71a. A power supply unit 71b is provided.

The cloud server 70 is installed in a certain base, collects and stores each information in the house 1, and plays a role of transmitting necessary data to the computer 50 or the mobile terminal 90 based on a request from the computer 50 or the mobile terminal 90. Carry. The cloud server 70 includes a communication unit 72 that communicates with the communication base 71. Further, a storage unit 74 that stores the data sent from the computer 50, an information processing unit 73 that processes the information in a state suitable for browsing by the computer 50 or the mobile terminal 90, and data sent from the computer 50 And a storage unit 74 for storing Further, a power supply unit 75 having electric power necessary to drive the cloud server 70 and supplying electric power to the cloud server 70 is provided.

The mobile terminal 90 is a device that is mainly carried by an individual and used, and is brought out inside or outside the house 1. The mobile terminal 90 is used as a browsing unit when browsing various information stored in the cloud server 70, or as an operating unit when inputting to the cloud server 70.

The mobile terminal 90 has a control unit 91 that controls the mobile terminal 90, a display unit 92 that displays various information, and an application 93 that provides a UI suitable for browsing various data stored in the cloud server 70. And are provided. Further, there is provided an operation unit 94 capable of performing an input operation by tracing or tapping the surface of the display unit, and a storage unit 95 storing information including the application.

Further, a GPS 96 is provided which can receive radio waves from artificial satellites and can obtain absolute position information of the mobile terminal 90 from the received radio waves. In addition, a power supply unit 97 that has power necessary to drive the mobile terminal 90 and supplies power to the mobile terminal 90, and a wireless communication unit 98 that communicates with the wireless communication router 60 and a communication base station are provided. Further, a beacon transmission/reception unit 99 used for establishing communication with a device in a short distance by a beacon signal and constructing the short distance wireless communication network 81 is provided.

The wireless communication unit 98 has a first communication means 98a for communicating with the wireless communication router 60 and a second communication means 98b used for wireless communication with a communication base station. When the mobile terminal 90 is mainly in the house 1 and communication is performed by the first communication means 98a, the mobile terminal 90 is taken out of the house 1 and the signal of the first communication means 98a cannot reach the wireless communication router 60. The second communication means 98b is used for. Therefore, even if the mobile terminal 90 is taken out of the house 1, it is possible to establish communication with the cloud server 70.

Next, a method of monitoring articles when the suitcase 130 is inside the house 1 will be described.

When suitcase 130 is pulled out as described above, second beacon signal B2 is transmitted and transmitted to computer 50. From the position information of the suitcase 130 that has transmitted the second beacon signal B2, the computer 50 determines the home camera 40 that holds the suitcase 130 at the angle of view, and sends an instruction to start shooting to the home camera 40. .. Upon receiving the instruction from the home camera 40, the shooting of the suitcase 130 is started, and the articles put in and out of the suitcase 130 are monitored. On the other hand, when the third beacon signal B3 is transmitted and transmitted to the computer 50, the computer 50 sends an instruction to end shooting to the home camera 40 that is currently shooting, and the monitoring of the article ends. With the above configuration, the articles that are put in and taken out of the suitcase 130 are monitored.

The method of monitoring articles when the suitcase 130 is inside the house 1 has been described above. However, the suitcase 130 may be taken out of the house 1, and the suitcase 130 may be taken out of the house 1 to the outside. Need to be monitored. Therefore, the door 14 of the entrance 13 of the house 1 is also provided with an opening/closing detection means to monitor the entry and exit of the suitcase 130. As shown in FIG. 2A, the door 14 is provided with a coil 14a, a beacon transmitting/receiving unit 14b, and a coin-type battery 14c, and the frame 15 of the door 14 is provided with the door 14 when the door 14 is closed. A magnet 15a is provided at a position facing the coil 14a.

When the door 14 is opened, a beacon signal is transmitted to inform the computer 50 that the door 14 has been opened, and the home camera 40 that captures the entrance at an angle of view starts shooting, and the suitcase 130 enters and exits the house 1. To be monitored. Further, when the door 14 is closed, a beacon signal is transmitted to inform the computer 50 that the door 14 is closed, and the home camera 40 finishes photographing. With the above configuration, the entrance and exit of the suitcase 130 from the house 1 is monitored. However, the method of monitoring the entrance and exit of the suitcase 130 from the house 1 is not limited to the above. For example, when a suitcase 130 is out of the proximity wireless communication 81 and the first beacon signal B1 does not reach the computer 50 as a trigger, it is determined that the suitcase 130 has been brought out, and when it reaches again, it is brought as a trigger. You may decide that

Next, an explanation will be given of an article management method for preventing forgetting to store articles when carrying the suitcase 130 and going out for a trip or the like. When there are many items to bring out, it is difficult to grasp not only what is stored in the suitcase 130 but also all the items to be brought. In the following, a method for showing an item to be taken out when going out for a trip or the like and a method for preventing forgetting to store the item in the suitcase 130 to be taken out when going out will be described.

FIG. 5 shows an example of an outing schedule input table 300 input via the mobile terminal 90, and FIG. 6 shows an example of an outing management table 400.

When a person is scheduled to go out on a trip or the like, the going out schedule is input via the mobile terminal 90. The going-out schedule is input according to the going-out schedule input table 300. As shown in FIG. 5, the input table 300 for going out is a storage medium 301 that includes information about a case that is going to be taken out, a person 302 that goes out, an outing pattern 303 that includes information such as where to go out, a date 304 to go out, and the number of stays. 305, accompanying person 306, and contact date and time 307. The go-out pattern 303 can improve the accuracy of the article list 76 by inputting information such as purpose (travel, business trip), season, etc. in addition to going out.

As the article list 76, a plurality of patterns are registered in advance in the cloud server 70, and a list including appropriate articles is selected according to the going-out schedule input to the going-out schedule input table 300. Details of the accompanying person 306 and the contact date/time 307 will be described later.

Upon receiving an input of a going-out schedule to the going-out schedule input table 300, the article list 76 corresponding to the going-out schedule is read into the computer 50 from the article list 76 stored in the cloud server 70 in advance, and the going-out schedule management table 400 is created.

The going-out management table 400 includes an article category 401, a registered name 402, and an owner 403, as shown in FIG. The article category 401 includes general names of articles such as “shirt” and “trousers” as shown in FIG. Further, in the example of FIG. 6A, the registered name 402 corresponding to “shirt” and the owner 403 are provided with two blank columns. This means that you need two shirts to go out this time. Similarly, the number of blanks indicates that one piece of pants, two pieces of pants, and two pieces of socks are required.

As described above, by browsing the article management table 400 via the mobile terminal 90, it becomes possible to know which article and how much to bring when going out. The article list 76 may be stored in the cloud server 70 in advance or may be registered by the user.

Next, a change in the out-going management table 400 when the article is stored in the suitcase 130 will be described. When the suitcase 130 is monitored by the home camera 40 and it is determined that the article has been stored, the determination is made, and the stored article of the stored management table 400 of the outing management table 400 indicates the article in the corresponding article category 401 column. be registered.

FIG. 6B shows an example of a going-out management table 400 showing that a plurality of articles are stored.

As shown in the figure, it can be seen that the article with the registered name 402 called shirt 1 is stored in the suitcase 130, and that one more shirt is missing. By looking at the article management table 400 via the mobile terminal 90, the user can recognize that one more shirt is running out and can prevent forgetting to store the article.

Even so, it is possible that you forget to bring the item. Therefore, even when the deadline designated by the contact date/time 307 is reached, the mobile terminal 90 is configured to issue a warning if the management table 400 that has gone out still has a blank space. The warning may be output from the mobile terminal 90 as voice, may be notified by vibration, or may be displayed on the display unit 92 of the mobile terminal 90. When the person who goes out receives the warning and browses the mobile terminal 90, he or she can grasp the articles that are not yet stored in the suitcase 130.

If the owner of the stored article is not the article of the person who is going to go out and is input in the input table 300 that is going to go out, the article is not included in the necessary number. For example, in the seventh column in FIG. 6B, the sock 10 with the registered name 402 is stored, and the owner 403 is the mother. In this case, it is determined that the socks are insufficient, and a warning is issued. Is emitted.

Further, when there is a blank space in the outing management table 400, a warning is similarly generated when the carry-out of the suitcase 130 from the house 1 to the outside is detected by the above-described method. It is a mechanism that prevents you from forgetting to store it in multiple layers.

The out-of-office management table 400 and the information managed therein are stored in the cloud server 70 described above. The application 93 stored in the storage unit 95 of the mobile terminal 90 is activated as needed, and the information managed by the out-of-office management table 400 can be viewed.

Next, the operation of the article management system when carrying the suitcase 130 and going out for a trip will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the computer 50 that gives instructions to the system in the house 1 when carrying the suitcase 130 and going out for a trip or the like.

If it is detected in S101 that the going-out schedule is input to the going-out schedule input table 300 via the mobile terminal 90, the process proceeds to S102, and if not detected, the computer 50 does not operate.

If the process proceeds to S102, the computer 50 reads the article list 76 corresponding to the out-going input table 300 input from the cloud server 70, and proceeds to S103.

If the process proceeds to S103, the going-out management table 400 is created, and the process proceeds to S104.

When the upper lid 131 of the suitcase 130 is opened with respect to the lower lid 132 in S104, the coil 132a and the magnet 131a facing each other are separated from each other. As a result, an induced electromotive force is generated in the coil 132a, and the second beacon signal B2 indicating that the suitcase 130 is in the open state is transmitted from the beacon transmission/reception unit 132b included in the suitcase 130. When this signal is transmitted to the computer 50 via the short-range wireless communication network 81, the computer 50 determines that the suitcase 130 is in the open state, and proceeds to S105. When the upper lid 131 of the suitcase 130 is not opened with respect to the lower lid 132 and the second beacon signal B2 is not received, the process proceeds to S110.

In S105, the computer 50 sends an instruction to start shooting to the home camera 40, and proceeds to S106. In step S106, the suitcase 130 is photographed by the image pickup unit 41 of the home camera 40, and the loading/unloading of the article is monitored. If it is confirmed that the article is taken in and out, the process proceeds to S107, and if not, the process proceeds to S108.

If the process proceeds to S107, the computer 50 updates the out-going management table 400 of the articles that have been taken in and out, transmits the information to the cloud server 70, and proceeds to S108. When the upper lid 131 of the suitcase 130 is closed with respect to the lower lid 132 in S108, the coil 132a and the magnet 131a facing each other face each other. As a result, an induced electromotive force is generated in the coil 132a, and a third beacon signal B3 indicating that the suitcase 130 is in the closed state is transmitted from the beacon transmission/reception unit 132b included in the suitcase 130. When this signal is transmitted to the computer 50 via the short-range wireless communication network 81, the computer 50 determines that the suitcase 130 is in the closed state, and proceeds to S109. When the upper lid 131 of the suitcase 130 is not closed with respect to the lower lid 132 and the third beacon signal B3 is not received, the process returns to S106.

In S109, the computer 50 sends an instruction to end shooting to the home camera 40, and proceeds to S110. If the deadline designated by the contact date/time 307 entered in the input table 300 for going out in S110 is reached, the process proceeds to S111, and if not the designated date, the process returns to S104.

If the process proceeds to S111, it is determined whether or not all the blank columns of the outing management table 400 are filled and the storage of the article in the suitcase 130 is completed, and if completed, the process proceeds to S113 and is completed. If not, the process proceeds to S112. If the process proceeds to S112, the computer 50 transmits a warning instruction to the mobile terminal 90, and proceeds to S113. If the process proceeds to S113, the computer 50 determines that the suitcase 130 is taken out of the house 1, the process proceeds to S114 if it is determined to be taken out, and the process returns to S104 if the carry-out is not determined.

If the process proceeds to S114, it is determined whether or not all the blank columns of the outing management table 400 are filled and the storage of the article in the suitcase 130 is completed, and if completed, the computer 50 ends the operation. If not completed, the process proceeds to S115. If the process proceeds to S115, the computer 50 sends a warning instruction to the mobile terminal 90, and the computer 50 ends the operation.

As above, the case where the companion is not the companion 306 has been described. However, the case where the companion is the companion 306 will be described below. FIG. 8 shows an out-going management table of the person and the accompanying person 306 when the accompanying person 306 is present. In the figure, the left is a management table 400 for the person (father) to go out and the right is an accompanying person 306 (mother) going out.

When there is an accompanying person 306, the person and the accompanying person respectively enter the going-out schedule in the input table 300 of the going-out schedule (not shown). The article list 76 corresponding to the going-out schedule input by each person is read into the computer 50, and the going-out management table 400 of each person is created.

The out-going management table 400 is shared between the person and the accompanying person, and the out-going management table 400 of the other party can also be viewed from the mobile terminal 90. Thereby, it is possible to confirm that the other party's article is forgotten to be stored in the suitcase 130. According to the out-going management table 400 of each person, it is similar to the case where there is no accompanying person in the amount that each person's article is stored in the suitcase 130 which is planned to be taken outside.

However, when one suitcase 130 is full and cannot store new items, or when one suitcase 130 is intentionally left empty, the other person must bring the accompanying item. There are cases where you can go. In fact, when the companion 306 is present, there is no problem if the person and the companion's article are in one of the suitcases 130. Therefore, when the deadline designated by the contact date/time 307 is reached, no warning is issued if the items of the person and the accompanying person 306 are stored in either suitcase 130.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the mother's article named T-shirt 8 is registered in the fifth column of the left father's outing management table 400, but on the other hand, the fourth column of the mother's outing management table 400 on the right side. Since my father's article called T-shirt 3 is registered in the eye, it is judged that there is no shortage of T-shirts if both are combined.

Regarding the warning, not only when the person's article is insufficient, but also the warning of the accompanying person may be issued to all the people going out so as to be shared by all the people going out.

The example of the case of the person and one accompanying person has been described above, but the same applies to the case of three or more people.

As described above, the article management system of the present invention makes it possible to know the article to be brought and the storage state when going out, and also issues a warning if there is an article that has not been stored by the designated date and stores it. It is possible to reduce forgetfulness.

Further, although the suitcase 130 has been described as an example of a container for storing articles in the present embodiment, the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to this. It covers all kinds of cases and boxes, bags, chests, closets, closets, sheds, etc. that can store items.

The open/close detection method has also been described by using the induced electromotive force generated by bringing the coil 132a and the magnet 131a closer to or farther from each other, but the application range of the present invention is not limited to this. Not exclusively. For example, when the vibration of the suitcase 130 is detected using a vibration sensor, the opening of the suitcase 130 may be detected, or various sensors (pressure sensor, acceleration sensor, switch, etc.) may be used to detect changes in weight, changes in inclination, and the like. Etc.) to detect the opening and closing of the suitcase 130.

Further, although the computer 50 installed in the room 10 has been described as an example of a device that controls the devices in the house 1, the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to this. It may be another electronic device or mobile terminal 90 in the house 1, or a cloud server 70 or the like installed outside the house 1.

Furthermore, although clothing items such as shirts and socks are given as an example of the items to be stored, this is not a limitation, and all items can be stored as long as they can be stored in each suitcase 130. To do.

Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 14. It should be noted that in the second embodiment, the description of the same configuration and operation as those of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the same reference numerals will be used unless otherwise specified.

In the first embodiment, the management method of the article for preventing the user from forgetting to store the article when carrying the suitcase 130 and going out on a trip or the like has been described. Sometimes you forget to store your items. Hereinafter, a method of monitoring the entry and exit of articles at the destination and preventing forgetting to store the articles brought out of the house 1 when returning home from the destination will be described.

First, the configuration of the suitcase 230 will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

In order to monitor the comings and goings of articles on the go, use the suitcase 130 including only the magnet 131a, the coil 132a, the beacon transmitting/receiving unit 132b, the coin-type battery 132c, etc. described in the first embodiment. Therefore, the suitcase 230 having the following configuration is required.

9A and 9B are configuration diagrams of the suitcase 230. FIG. 9A is a front view of the suitcase 230 in a closed state, FIG. 9B is a top view of the suitcase 230 in a closed state, and FIG. ) Shows the AA sectional view of the top view of the suitcase 230. 9(d) is a side view of the suitcase 230 in a closed state, FIG. 1(e) is a front view of the suitcase 230 in an open state, and FIG. 9(f) is BB in the open state of the suitcase 230. A sectional view is shown.

As shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D, the suitcase 230 includes an upper lid 231 and a lower lid 232, and the lower lid 232 is provided with an extendable lever portion 233 that serves as a handle when carrying the suitcase 230. ing. Items can be stored in the upper lid 231 and the lower lid 232 of the suitcase 230, respectively.

The upper lid 231 is equipped with a magnet 231a. The lower lid 232 includes a coil 232a and a beacon transmission/reception unit 232b. When the suitcase 230 is closed, the coil 232a and the magnet 231a face each other, as shown in FIG. 3(c) or FIG. 3(d). Arranged to do.

Furthermore, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, the suitcase 230 has many functions. The lower lid 232 is a wireless communication unit 232d that transmits image data captured by a power supply unit 232c that supplies electric power to each unit of the suitcase 230, an image capturing unit 232g, and image data and character data processed in the suitcase 230. Is equipped with. In addition, an image pickup unit 232g formed so as to be able to take an image of articles entering and leaving the suitcase 230, and a control unit 232h that gives instructions to each device of the suitcase 230 are provided. The control unit 232h includes an item determination unit 232i that determines an item shown in the image data captured by the image capturing unit 232g.

Further, the lower lid 232 has an image processing unit 232j that processes the image data captured by the image capturing unit 232g into an image suitable for uploading to the cloud server 70, and an information processing unit 232k that acquires necessary information from the image data. Is equipped with. In addition, a storage unit 232l that stores data processed by the image processing unit 232j and the information processing unit 232k and unprocessed data, and an absolute position information of the suitcase 230 from the received radio waves It is equipped with GPS232m that can obtain

The wireless communication unit 232d has a first communication unit 232e that communicates with the wireless communication router 60, and a second communication unit 232f that is used when wirelessly communicating with a communication base station. When there is a suitcase 230 mainly in the house 1 and communication is performed by the first communication means 232e, and when the signal is taken out of the house 1 and the signal of the first communication means 232e does not reach the wireless communication router 60. The second communication means 232f is used for. Therefore, even when the suitcase 230 is taken out of the house 1, it is possible to establish communication with the cloud server 70.

The above-mentioned image pickup unit 232g may be provided on each of the upper lid 231 and the lower lid 232 as shown in FIG. 9, and the articles coming in and out of the upper lid 231 and the lower lid 232 may be photographed by the respective image pickup units 232g.

Hereinafter, a method for preventing forgetting to store articles at the destination will be described. FIG. 10 shows an example of a going-out management table 400 when going out, and FIG. 11 shows an example of an going-out scheduled input table 300. As shown in FIG. 10, when the carry-out of the suitcase 230 from the house 1 is detected, the computer 50 adds a status 404 column to the out-going management table 400.

Further, the status 404 of the article stored in the suitcase 230 is automatically set to "stored". When the entry/exit of the article is determined at the place where the customer is out, the status 404 column indicates “take-out” when the article is taken out of the suitcase 230, and “stored” when the article is stored. .. By browsing the out-going management table 400 via the mobile terminal 90, it is possible to confirm the current storage status of the articles in the suitcase 230 and prevent forgetting to store the articles at the destination.

However, it is possible that you may forget to take the item home with you. For this reason, a deadline is designated in the same manner as when going out, and even if the deadline is reached, if there is still an item in the "take-out" state in the out-of-going management table 400, a warning is issued from the mobile terminal 90. It may be configured as.

As for the designated date, the contact date and time 308 at the time of returning home may be specified together when the input table 300 for going out as shown in FIG. 11 is entered, or the contact date and time 308 may be added at the place of going out. May be specified. As in the case of the first embodiment, the warning may be output from the mobile terminal 90 as voice, may be notified by vibration, or may be displayed on the display unit 92 of the mobile terminal 90. Upon receiving the warning, the person who is out can browse the mobile terminal 90 to know the articles that are not yet stored in the suitcase 230.

In the above configuration, there is a possibility that a person who goes out may forget to take home the clothes worn when going out. Therefore, the clothes worn by a person going out when leaving the house 1 are photographed by the home camera 40, and the clothes judged by the article judging unit 51a included in the computer 50 are judged. The determined item is added to the out-going management table 400, and “take out” is reflected in the status 404 column. As described above, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to take home clothes by reflecting the clothes worn at the time of going out on the going-out management table 400.

Furthermore, there is a possibility that more items will be taken home when the user goes home by purchasing the items on the go or being transferred by a person. Therefore, when the suitcase 230 detects that an item that has not been taken out at the time of going out is stored in the suitcase 230, the suitcase 230 registers the item in the outing management table 400, and the information is transmitted to the cloud server 70. It At that time, as shown in the second column of FIG. 10, the status 404 column is in the “added” state.

When the article is temporarily stored in the "additional" state, it is possible to distinguish it from the article brought out from the house 1 when browsing the management table 400, so that the article will not be taken home. It becomes possible to Further, when new information is registered by the user in the registered name 402 and owner 403 fields for the item registered as “added”, the status 404 field is updated. At that time, if stored, “stored” is registered, and if taken out, “takeout” is registered. By this operation, it is possible to distinguish the article from the temporarily stored article and to recognize it as the article to be brought back.

Next, the operation of the article management system at the destination will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the computer 50 that gives instructions to the system in the house 1 when carrying the suitcase 230 and going out for a trip or the like. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the suitcase 230 when going out and when going out.

First, the operation of the computer 50 will be described with reference to FIG. If it is detected in S201 that the going-out schedule is input to the going-out schedule input table 300 via the mobile terminal 90, the process proceeds to S202, and if not detected, the computer 50 does not operate.

If the process proceeds to S202, the computer 50 reads the article list 76 corresponding to the going-out schedule input from the cloud server 70, and proceeds to S203. If the process proceeds to S203, the outing management table 400 is created, and the process proceeds to S204. If the process proceeds to S204, the computer 50 determines that the suitcase 230 is taken out from the house 1, and if the carry-out is determined, the process proceeds to S205. If the carry-out is not determined, the computer 50 ends the operation. ..

If the process proceeds to S205, the computer 50 adds the status 404 column to the outing management table 400, transmits the information to the cloud server 70, and the computer 50 ends the operation.

Subsequently, the operation of the suitcase 230 will be described with reference to FIG. In S301, the computer 50 determines to bring the suitcase 230 out of the house 1, and if the information is received in the suitcase 230, the process proceeds to S302. If not, the suitcase 230 operates. Absent.

When the upper lid 231 of the suitcase 230 is opened with respect to the lower lid 232 in S302, the coil 232a and the magnet 231a facing each other move away from each other. As a result, an induced electromotive force is generated in the coil 232a, and it is detected that the suitcase 230 is in the open state, and the process proceeds to S303. If the upper lid 231 of the suitcase 230 is not opened with respect to the lower lid 232 and the open state is not detected, the process proceeds to 308.

In S303, the image capturing unit 232g provided in the suitcase 230 starts shooting, and the process proceeds to S304. In step S304, the inside of the suitcase 230 is photographed by the image pickup unit 232g of the suitcase 230, and the taking in and out of the article is monitored. If it is confirmed that the article is taken in and out, the process proceeds to S305, and if not, the process proceeds to S306.

If the process proceeds to S305, the suitcase 230 updates the status 404 column of the taken-in/out article, transmits the information to the cloud server 70, and proceeds to S306. If the item is taken out of the suitcase 230, the item is “taken out”, and if the item is stored, the item is “stored”.

When the upper lid 231 of the suitcase 230 is closed with respect to the lower lid 232 in S306, the coil 232a and the magnet 231a that faced each other face each other. As a result, an induced electromotive force is generated in the coil 232a, and it is detected that the suitcase 230 is in the closed state, and the process proceeds to S307. If the upper lid 231 of the suitcase 230 is not closed with respect to the lower lid 232 and the closed state is not detected, the process returns to S304.

In S307, the image capturing by the image capturing unit 232g provided in the suitcase 230 is finished, and the process proceeds to S308. If the due date designated by the contact date/time 308 entered in the going-out schedule input table 300 in S308 is reached, the process proceeds to S309, and if not due, the process returns to S307.

If the process proceeds to S309, all the status 404 columns of the outing management table 400 become "storage", it is determined whether or not the storage of the articles in the suitcase 230 is completed, and if completed, the suitcase 230 is stored. Ends the operation. If not completed, the process proceeds to S310. If the process proceeds to S310, the suitcase 230 sends a warning instruction to the mobile terminal 90, and the suitcase 230 ends the operation.

The operation of the computer 50 when going out and the operation of the suitcase 230 when going out and when going out have been described above. Hereinafter, the operation of the computer 50 when going home will be described.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the computer 50 that gives instructions to the system in the house 1 when the person who owns the suitcase 230 returns home.

The operation of the computer 50 will be described below with reference to FIG.

In S211, the computer 50 determines whether the suitcase 230 is to be brought back to the house 1, and if it is determined to be taken home, the process proceeds to S212, and if not determined, the computer 50 ends the operation.

If the due date designated by the contact date/time 308 input in the input table 300 for going out at S212 is reached, the process proceeds to S213, and if not the designated date, the process proceeds to S214.

If the process proceeds to S213, the computer 50 gives an instruction to delete the out-of-office management table 400 stored in the cloud server 70, and the computer 50 ends its operation. If the process proceeds to S214, the computer 50 instructs the deletion of the status 404 column added to the out-of-office management table 400 stored in the cloud server 70, and the computer 50 ends the operation.

As described above, since returning to the house 1 eliminates the need for the outing management table 400 or the status 404 column, the unnecessary information is deleted depending on the situation.

If the deadline designated by the contact date/time 308 is reached, it is determined that the outing is completed, and the outing management table 400 itself is deleted. On the other hand, if it is still before the due date, it is possible that the user may return home temporarily. Therefore, the management table 400 for leaving home is left and only the status 404 column is deleted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to know the storage status of the articles in the suitcase 230 at the place where the user is out, and it is possible to reduce forgetting to take home.

Also in the present embodiment, the form of the container for storing the article is not limited to the form of the suitcase 230, and all the items that can store the item and can be carried are targeted. Further, the frequency of transmitting beacons, the method of detecting opening/closing, the device for instructing each device in the house 1, and the items to be stored are not limited to the form of this embodiment as in the first embodiment.

1 house, 14 doors, 14a coil, 15 frames, 15a magnet,
40 home camera, 41 imaging unit, 50 computer, 51a article determination unit,
57 beacon sending/receiving unit, 70 cloud server, 76 article list,
90 mobile terminal, 130 suitcase, 131a magnet,
132a coil, 132b beacon transmitting/receiving unit, 230 suitcase,
231a magnet, 232a coil, 232b beacon transmission/reception unit,
232c power supply section, 232d wireless communication section, 232i article determination means,
300 input table for going out, 400 management table for going out,
404 status

Claims (14)

A portable storage device including an open/close detection unit and a beacon transmission unit, a beacon reception device that receives a beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmission unit, a camera including an imaging unit, and an article taken from an image captured by the camera. An article determination unit for determining, an input device for inputting various information, and a management table for managing the storage status of the articles managed by a predetermined device,
When the going-out schedule is input by the input device, an article list suitable for the schedule is reflected in the management table,
When the opening/closing detecting means detects the opening of the portable storage device, the beacon transmitting means transmits a beacon signal to the beacon receiving device, and the beacon signal receives the open information of the portable storage device by the beacon reception. When the image is sent to the device, the camera starts shooting, and at the time of shooting by the camera, the article determining unit determines whether or not the article to be stored in or carried out from the portable storage device. Was
When the storage condition of the article in the portable storage device changes at the time of shooting with the camera, the article determination unit determines that the article whose storage state has changed is an article registered in the article list. In the article management system, the management table is updated according to changes in the storage status. It is provided with a terminal device configured to be capable of issuing a warning, and it is determined that the items registered in the item list by the designated date specified in the outing schedule have not been stored in the portable storage device. The article management system according to claim 1, wherein a warning is issued from the terminal device when the article management is performed. The beacon transmitting unit periodically transmits a beacon signal to a beacon receiving device, and a second beacon signal is transmitted to the beacon receiving device when the opening/closing detecting unit detects opening of the portable storage device. A beacon signal and three types of signals of a third beacon signal transmitted to a beacon receiving device when the closing of the storage device is detected by the opening/closing detecting means are transmitted,
The position information of the portable storage device is transmitted to the beacon receiving device by the first beacon signal, and the open information of the case is transmitted to the beacon receiving device by the second beacon signal. The photographing by the camera is started, and the photographing by the camera is ended when the closing information of the storage device is transmitted to the beacon receiving device by the third beacon signal. Or the article management system according to 2. The outing schedule includes at least a portable storage device that is planned to be taken out to the outside, a person to go out, a destination or purpose of going out, a schedule, and information of a companion. 4. The article management system according to claim 1, wherein the article management system changes. 5. A plurality of the article lists are registered in advance, and when the going out schedule is input, an article list suitable for the entered schedule is selected and reflected in the management table. The article management system according to any one of 1. The article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the article list, articles to be brought according to the going-out schedule and a required quantity of the articles are registered. When the companion is set at the time of entering the outing schedule, the item list of the person and the companion are reflected in the management table,
The items described in the item list reflected in the management table of the person and the accompanying person, even if the item of the person is not stored in the portable storage device that the person is going to bring out, the person and the accompanying person. The article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the warning is prohibited if the person is stored in any of the portable storage devices that the person intends to bring out. The portable storage device includes an entrance/exit determination unit that determines whether the portable storage device goes out of the house or goes in from the outside of the house,
In the state where the management table has been created, when the carry-out determination means determines that the portable storage device to be brought out from the house is to be stored in the article list, The article management system according to claim 1, wherein a warning is issued when it is determined that the article is not stored in the portable storage device. Portable storage including an open/close detection unit, a power supply unit, a wireless communication unit, an image capturing unit capable of capturing an image of an article housed therein, and an item determining unit that determines an item from an image captured by the image capturing unit A device, an entrance/exit determination unit that determines whether the portable storage device goes out of the house or enters from the outside of the house, and a terminal device configured to issue a warning,
When the carry-out determination unit determines that the portable storage device is to be taken out from the house while the article list according to the going-out schedule is reflected in the management table, the article is displayed in the management table. A status column showing the storage status of is added,
In a state where it is determined that the portable storage device is taken out of the house, when the opening/closing detection means detects the opening of the portable storage device, the image capturing unit starts image capturing, and the image capturing unit displays. At the time of shooting, the article determination unit is configured to determine what the article is stored in or carried out of the portable storage device,
When the storage status of the article in the portable storage device changes, the storage status changes when the article determination unit determines that the article whose storage status has changed is an article registered in the article list. The management table is updated according to the above, the status column is updated according to the change in the storage status, and it is determined that the articles registered in the article list are not stored by the designated deadline, An article management system characterized in that a warning is issued from a terminal device. When the carry-out determination means determines that the portable storage device that has been taken outside is brought back into the house, the status column indicating the storage status of the item added to the management table is deleted. The article management system according to claim 9, which is characterized in that. 11. The article according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the management table is deleted when the entrance/exit determination means determines that the portable storage device that has been taken out to the home is taken back into the house. Management system. If the scheduled period for going out has not ended, even if the entrance/exit determining means determines that the portable storage device has been taken out to the inside of the house, deletion of the management table is prohibited. The article management system according to claim 11, wherein: When the portable storage device to be brought out from the house is determined to be taken out by the entrance/exit determination means, a person going out is photographed by the camera, and the clothes worn by the person by the article determination means. The article management system according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the article possessed is determined and added to the management table. When an article that is not reflected in the management table is stored in the portable storage device while the carry-out device is judged to be taken out of the portable storage device by the entrance/exit determination means, the article is managed by the management device. 14. The information registered in the table, the information indicating the storage status different from the items registered in the item list is added to the status column. Item management system described in.