JP2021006892A - Baggage tag with photograph - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a baggage tag with a photograph which makes it easy to find out the piece of baggage of his/her own among many.SOLUTION: A baggage tag 10 with a photograph that is attached to the piece of baggage to be searched for to help a user to find the piece of baggage includes a holding part 12 that holds a face photograph of the user and a voice generating part 20 which is provided on the holding part 12, has a communication part 24 capable of communicating with a mobile terminal by short-range wireless, and generates voice based on a voice generation command transmitted by short-range radio in response to the operation by the user on the screen of the mobile terminal 30 application, the holding part 12 includes a front side holding part which is provided on the front surface of the face photograph and is transparent, and a back side holding part that is provided on the back side of the face photograph and has a recess into which the voice generating part can be fitted, and the voice generating part is fitted in the recess of the back side holding part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a luggage tag with a photo.

Conventionally, bags for accommodating luggage have been developed and sold. When I go on a business trip or travel by plane, I sometimes use a large bag such as a suitcase, but sometimes I leave it without carrying it on board. A large amount of luggage is deposited on an airplane, and after arriving at the destination, it is necessary to take out what has been sent out by the luggage delivery conveyor.

As a technique related to the present invention, for example, in Patent Document 1, a baggage tag having a heat-sensitive material layer on the front surface side of a base material layer and a release paper laminated on the back surface side via an adhesive layer is peeled off. A luggage tag characterized in that an IC tag inlet is attached to the surface of the paper and a slit is formed in the release paper so as to surround the IC tag inlet is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-305125

Since some suitcases have similar shapes and colors, they may be mistaken for each other, and it may be difficult to find your own.

An object of the present invention is to provide a luggage tag that allows an easy search for one's own luggage from a large number of luggage.

The photo-attached luggage tag according to the present invention is a photo-attached luggage tag that is attached to the luggage to be searched and assists the user in searching for the luggage, and is a holding portion that holds the user's face photo and the holding portion. It has a communication unit that is provided in the unit and is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal by short-range radio, and is used for a voice generation command transmitted by the short-range radio in response to an operation of the user on the screen of the application of the mobile terminal. The sandwiching portion is provided on the front surface side of the face photograph and has a transparent surface side sandwiching portion, and is provided on the back surface side of the face photograph to generate the sound. It has a back surface side holding portion having a recess into which the portion can be fitted, and the sound generating portion is fitted into the recess of the back surface side holding portion.

Further, in the baggage tag with a photo according to the present invention, the communication unit transmits the position information of the voice generating unit to the mobile terminal of the user, and the mobile terminal of the user is based on the position information. It is preferable to display the position of the luggage to be searched on the screen of the application.

Further, in the baggage tag with a photograph according to the present invention, the communication unit transmits the location information to the mobile terminal different from the mobile terminal of the user, and the mobile terminal of the user is the other mobile terminal of the user. It is preferable to display the position of the luggage on the screen of the application based on the position information transmitted from the terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily find one's own luggage.

It is a figure which shows the baggage tag with a photograph of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the voice generation part of the baggage tag with a photograph in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the mobile terminal which can communicate with the voice generation part of the baggage tag with a photograph in embodiment which concerns on this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, similar elements are designated by the same reference numerals in all drawings, and duplicate description will be omitted. In addition, in the explanation in the text, the codes described earlier shall be used as necessary.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a photo-attached luggage tag 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the photographed luggage tag 10 as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 1B is a rear view of the photographed luggage tag 10.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a voice generating unit 20 of a luggage tag 10 with a photograph. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen of a mobile terminal 30 capable of communicating with the voice generation unit 20 of the luggage tag 10 with a photograph.

FIG. 3A shows an operation screen for performing an operation when searching for a luggage, and FIG. 3B shows a state in which the position of the luggage being searched for is displayed on a map.

The luggage tag 10 with a photo is attached to the luggage to be searched and has a function of assisting the user in searching for the luggage. The photo-attached luggage tag 10 includes a holding unit 12, a photo 18, and a sound generating unit 20.

The luggage to be searched can be set to various items such as a key and a bag, but here, it is explained as a large bag such as a suitcase when going on a business trip or a trip by airplane.

The sandwiching unit 12 has a function of sandwiching the user's photo 18. As shown in FIG. 1A, the photograph 18 is preferably a face photograph in which the user's face can be clearly seen. There are various types of paper in Photo 18, for example, photographic paper, glossy paper, matte paper, and the like can be used, but of course, other types may be used.

The sandwiching portion 12 is a back surface side sandwiching portion 16 having a front surface side sandwiching portion 14 provided on the front surface side of Photo 18 and having transparency, and a recess 16a provided on the back surface side of Photo 18 and capable of fitting the sound generating portion 20. And. As shown in FIG. 1A, the front surface side holding portion 14 and the back surface side holding portion 16 have substantially the same shape that can be bonded to each other.

The front surface side holding portion 14 has a substantially flat plate shape having a predetermined thickness, and as shown in FIG. 1A, a ring-shaped string portion 15 used for attachment to a luggage or the like is formed at a corner portion. A protrusion having a through hole for mounting is provided.

The front surface side sandwiching portion 14 is preferably a polymer of an acrylic acid ester or a methacrylic acid ester, and is preferably formed of an acrylic resin which is a highly transparent amorphous synthetic resin. Other materials may be used as long as the material has transparency so that the photograph 18 sandwiched between them can be visually recognized.

As described above, the back surface side holding portion 16 has the same shape as the front side holding portion 14. The back side holding portion 16 may be formed by using a transparent acrylic resin like the front side holding portion 14, but it is transparent because it is on the back side of Photo 18 and it is not necessary to visually recognize the face photograph. It may be formed of a colored resin having no property.

As shown in FIG. 2, the back surface side holding portion 16 is formed with a substantially square recess 16a in a substantially central portion. The recess 16a has a hole area substantially the same as the surface area of the sound generation unit 20 and a depth substantially the same as the thickness of the sound generation unit 20 in order to fit the sound generation unit 20. ..

The voice generation unit 20 is a device that has a communication unit 24 capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 30 and can be fitted to the back surface side holding unit 16 of the holding unit 12. The voice generator 20 operates using electric power supplied from a battery or the like (not shown).

The mobile terminal 30 is a smartphone or tablet terminal having a function of communicating with the voice generation unit 20 by short-range wireless communication. Here, a wireless standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be applied to the short-range wireless communication.

The communication unit 24 transmits the position information of the voice generation unit 20 to the user's mobile terminal 30. In addition to the user's mobile terminal 30, any terminal such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) capable of short-range wireless communication can communicate with the mobile terminal 30 of a person other than the user. That is, the communication unit 24 also transmits the position information of the voice generation unit 20 to the mobile terminal 30 of a person other than the user.

The mobile terminal 30 is configured to include hardware and software, and various functions can be realized by operating baggage search software (application software).

For example, when the baggage search software is started on the mobile terminal 30, the search screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 3A, and the operation button 32 such as "find" is operated, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like is displayed. A voice generation command is transmitted to the voice generation unit 22 by short-range radio.

When the communication unit 24 of the voice generation unit 22 receives the voice generation command, the voice generation unit 22 has a function of transmitting a voice or a melody through the microphone 21 so that the user can easily search for the cargo. ..

Further, in the baggage search software which is the application software of the mobile terminal 30, as shown in FIG. 3B, the baggage position information 34 to be searched can be displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 30.

For example, when the position information of the voice generation unit 20 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30, the map information around the place where the luggage is located is displayed based on the position information, and the location of the luggage can be identified. (For example, the baggage position information 34 with a mark such as colored or blinking) is displayed.

Further, as described above, the location of the luggage may be displayed by using information other than the location information transmitted to the user's mobile terminal 30. For example, when the user's mobile terminal 30 is separated from the photo baggage tag 10 attached to the baggage to a position where short-range wireless communication is not possible, a person different from the user is near the photo baggage tag 10. It is also possible to acquire the location information transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 that is located in the mobile terminal 30 and is capable of short-range wireless communication via a cloud server or the like and display it on the baggage search software of the user's mobile terminal 30. is there.

Subsequently, the action and effect of the photo-attached luggage tag 10 having the above configuration will be described. The user may search for various things in daily life, and the luggage tag 10 with a photo is often used. Here, the luggage with a photo is attached to a suitcase used when traveling or on a business trip by airplane. A case where the tag 10 is attached will be described.

Large bags such as suitcases may be left in the plane without being carried on board. In this case, after arriving at the destination by airplane, the user needs to find and take out what the parcel has been sent out by the parcel delivery conveyor.

When the location information is displayed on the user's mobile terminal 30 by short-range wireless communication from the photo-attached luggage tag 10, the luggage search software of the mobile terminal 30 is started and the operation is performed to display the luggage location information. As shown in FIG. 3B, the luggage position information 34 is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 30 on the map. This allows the user to confirm that there is luggage near him.

Further, when the luggage (suitcase) is carried on the luggage delivery conveyor, a photograph of the user's face (photo 18) is displayed on the surface side of the luggage tag 10 with a photo suspended from the suitcase. Therefore, the user can easily find out from similar suitcases. In addition, since the user's face photo is displayed, it is possible to prevent another person from mistaking the baggage.

Further, when the user's face photograph cannot be found immediately, the user displays the baggage search screen on the baggage search software of the mobile terminal 30 and "finds" the baggage search screen as shown in FIG. 3A. By operating the operation button 32 of, the voice generation command is transmitted to the photo-attached luggage tag 10, and the voice and melody flow from the photo-attached luggage tag 10, so that the user can easily find the luggage.

As described above, by using the baggage tag 10 with a photo, the user can quickly find the baggage by using the face photo and the voice, which is a remarkable effect.

In addition, when you go on a trip or business trip by airplane and leave your luggage, you may encounter an accident that the luggage arrives at a place different from the destination, and even if the user waits at the luggage delivery conveyor, the luggage does not arrive at all. ..

However, according to the baggage tag 10 with a photograph, the location information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 other than the user by short-range wireless communication, so that the location information transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 is provided on the cloud server. Then, the position of the luggage can be confirmed on the screen of the user's mobile terminal 30 based on the position information acquired via the cloud server. For example, when the user's destination is Kansai Airport, there is an advantage that it is possible to confirm that the package has arrived at Narita Airport by mistake.

10 Luggage tag, 12 Holding part, 14 Front side holding part, 15 String part, 16 Back side holding part, 16a recess, 18 Photo, 20 Sound generator, 21 Microphone, 22 Voice generator, 24 Communication part, 30 Mobile terminal , 32 operation buttons, 34 luggage position information.

Luggage search system according to the present invention, there is provided a luggage search system to help the search for by that luggage to the user from among a plurality of luggage to be delivered by the luggage delivery conveyor after they arrived at the destination airport by plane, the It has a holding unit that holds a photograph of the user's face and a communication unit that is provided in the holding portion and is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal by short-range wireless communication, and responds to the operation of the user on the screen of the application of the mobile terminal. It has a voice generation unit that generates voice based on a voice generation command transmitted by the short-range radio, a luggage tag with a photograph attached to the luggage, and the user existing in the airport of the destination. The mobile terminal is provided with a mobile terminal of the user and a mobile terminal different from the user's mobile terminal existing in an airport different from the destination, and the holding portion is provided on the surface side of the facial photograph to provide transparency. It has a front side holding portion having a back surface side holding portion and a back surface side holding portion having a recess provided on the back surface side of the face photograph and capable of fitting the sound generating portion, and the sound generating portion is said to be the back surface side holding portion. It is fitted in the recess, and the communication unit transmits the position information of the voice generating unit to the user's mobile terminal or the other mobile terminal by the short-range radio, and the user's mobile terminal is The location information transmitted from the user's mobile terminal or the location information transmitted from the other mobile terminal existing in the other airport is acquired via a cloud server and displayed on the screen of the application. It characterized you to view the position of the luggage search target.

Further, the baggage search method according to the present invention is a baggage search method that assists a user in searching for a baggage from a plurality of baggage sent out by a baggage delivery conveyor after arriving at a destination airport by airplane. It has a holding portion for holding the face photograph of the mobile terminal and a communication unit provided in the holding portion and capable of communicating with the mobile terminal by short-range wireless communication, and according to the operation of the user on the screen of the application of the mobile terminal. A first step of installing a photo-attached luggage tag attached to a luggage to be searched, which has a voice generation unit that generates voice based on a voice generation command transmitted by the short-range radio, and By the communication unit, the mobile terminal of the user existing in the airport of the destination, or the mobile terminal different from the mobile terminal of the user existing in the airport different from the destination. The second step of transmitting the position information of the voice generating unit by distance radio, the position information transmitted from the user's mobile terminal, or transmission from the other mobile terminal existing in the other airport. It is characterized by including a third step of acquiring the location information obtained via a cloud server and displaying the location of the luggage to be searched on the screen of the application on the user's mobile terminal. To do.

Claims (3)

A luggage tag with a photo that is attached to the luggage to be searched and assists the user in searching for the luggage.
A holding portion that holds the user's face photo and
A communication unit provided in the holding unit and capable of communicating with a mobile terminal by short-range wireless communication is provided, and voice generation transmitted by the short-range wireless communication is performed in response to an operation of the user on the screen of the application of the mobile terminal. A voice generator that generates voice based on a command,
With
The sandwiching portion includes a front surface side sandwiching portion provided on the front surface side of the face photograph and having transparency, and a back surface side sandwiching portion provided on the back surface side of the face photograph and having a recess into which the voice generating portion can be fitted. Have,
A luggage tag with a photograph, wherein the voice generating portion is fitted in the recess of the back surface side holding portion. In the baggage tag with a photo according to claim 1,
The communication unit transmits the position information of the voice generation unit to the mobile terminal of the user, and the communication unit transmits the position information of the voice generation unit.
A baggage tag with a photo, wherein the mobile terminal of the user displays the position of the baggage to be searched on the screen of the application based on the position information. In the baggage tag with a photo according to claim 2.
The communication unit transmits the position information to the mobile terminal different from the mobile terminal of the user, and the communication unit transmits the position information.
A baggage tag with a photo, wherein the mobile terminal of the user displays the position of the baggage on the screen of the application based on the position information transmitted from the other mobile terminal.

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