JP2021012468A - Agricultural product processing method, agricultural product processing system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an agricultural product processing method, an agricultural product processing system, and a program that perform processing necessary for an agricultural product.SOLUTION: An agricultural product processing method has a step of determining a processing content necessary for an agricultural product, a step of making a storage part store identification information given for the agricultural product in association with the processing content, and a step of transporting the agricultural product to a processing part corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage part in association with the identification information. The step of determining the processing content has a step of creating quality information indicating a quality of the agricultural product, and a step of determining the processing part that performs processing on the agricultural product based on the quality information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an agricultural product processing method, an agricultural product processing system and a program for processing an agricultural product.

Conventionally, a technique for giving identification information to an agricultural product is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for associating and recording identification information of agricultural products and history information of production processes.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-146570

For agricultural products such as leafy vegetables, it may be necessary to process the agricultural products before packaging, such as removing discolored parts and worm-eaten parts. It has been difficult to appropriately perform the processing required for the agricultural product in the processing process only by associating and recording the identification information and the history information on the agricultural product as in the prior art.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to enable the necessary treatment of agricultural products.

The agricultural product processing method according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product, a step of associating the identification information given to the agricultural product with the processed content and storing the processed content in a storage unit. It has a step of transporting the agricultural product to a processing processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information.

The step of determining the processing content may include a step of creating quality information indicating the quality of the agricultural product and a step of determining the processing unit for processing the agricultural product based on the quality information. Good.

Prior to the step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product, the step of accommodating the agricultural product in a container to which the container identification information is attached is further provided, and in the step of creating the quality information, the container identification information and the container identification information are described. In the step of creating the quality information associated with the container identification information based on the agricultural product and storing the container identification information, the container identification information and the processed content may be associated with each other and stored in the storage unit.

The agricultural product processing method may further include a step of storing the agricultural product identification information different from the container identification information and unique to the agricultural product in the storage unit in association with the container identification information.

In the step of storing the agricultural product identification information in the storage unit, the agricultural product identification information including the information associated with the time when the processing content is determined may be stored in the storage unit.

In the agricultural product processing method, after processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information of the agricultural product is referred to, so that the processing content can be obtained from the plurality of processing units. It may further have a step of selecting a processing unit for processing the agricultural product next.

Whether or not to further process the agricultural product in the other processing unit by referring to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information after processing the agricultural product in the processing unit. When it is determined that the agricultural product is processed in the other processing unit, the step of transporting the agricultural product to the other processing unit, and when it is determined that the agricultural product is not processed in the other processing unit, the agricultural product is processed. It may have a step of transporting the produce to a packaging line.

After processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, a step of creating post-processing quality information indicating the processed quality of the agricultural product, and the next step of producing the agricultural product from the plurality of processing units based on the post-processing quality information. It may further have a step of selecting a processing unit to be processed.

The agricultural product processing method may further include a step of acquiring order information from a customer who purchases the agricultural product, and a step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product based on the order information.

The agricultural products are, for example, leafy vegetables including Japanese mustard spinach, spinach, cabbage, Chinese cabbage and bok choy.

The agricultural product processing system of the second aspect of the present invention determines the processing content required for each of the plurality of agricultural products, and associates the identification information given to each of the plurality of agricultural products with the determined processing content in the storage unit. A processing content determination unit to be stored, a sorting unit that separates the plurality of agricultural products based on the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information, and a plurality of sorting units based on the results of sorting by the sorting unit. It has a transport unit for transporting the agricultural product to the processing unit selected from the processing unit.

In the program of the third aspect of the present invention, the computer used for processing the agricultural product associates the step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product with the identification information given to the agricultural product and the processing content. A step of storing the agricultural product in the storage unit and a step of transporting the agricultural product to the processing processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information are executed.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the necessary treatment can be applied to the agricultural product.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the agricultural product processing system. It is a figure which shows an example of the agricultural product management database. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of processing of an agricultural product. It is a figure which shows the structure of the agricultural product processing system which has a plurality of sorting parts.

[Overview of Agricultural Product Processing System S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the agricultural product processing system S. The agricultural product processing system S is a system that supports processing for processing the agricultural product V. Agricultural product V is leafy vegetables including, for example, Japanese mustard spinach, spinach, cabbage, Chinese cabbage and bok choy, but agricultural product V is not limited to leafy vegetables.

The agricultural product processing system S is a system used for processing necessary for shipping the harvested agricultural product V, and is separated into an agricultural product management device 10, a storage processing unit 11, and a processing content determination unit 12. A unit 13, a first transport unit 14, a processing unit 15 (15a, 15b, 15c in FIG. 1), a packaging processing unit 16, and a second transport unit 17 are provided. The processing content determination unit 12 and the sorting unit 13 may be configured by different devices, or may be included in one classifier as shown by a broken line in FIG. In addition, all or part of the storage processing unit 11, the processing content determination unit 12, the sorting unit 13, the first transport unit 14, the processing processing unit 15, the packaging processing unit 16, and the second transport unit 17 are included in the same device. It may be.

The harvested agricultural product V is transported from the accommodating processing unit 11 to the processing processing unit 15 via the first transport unit 14 including a transport device such as a belt conveyor. By executing the program, the agricultural product processing system S includes the storage processing unit 11, the processing content determination unit 12, the sorting unit 13, the first transport unit 14, the processing processing unit 15, the second transport unit 17, the packaging processing unit 16, and the agricultural product. A computer that controls at least a part of the management device 10 may be provided.

[Structure of each part of agricultural product processing system S]
Hereinafter, the configuration and function of each part of the agricultural product processing system S will be described with reference to FIG.
The agricultural product management device 10 is a device including a storage unit such as a hard disk or an SSD, and is, for example, a computer. The agricultural product management device 10 may be installed at the same place as other devices constituting the agricultural product processing system S, or may be connected to some other devices via a network. The agricultural product management device 10 stores in the storage unit an agricultural product management database in which the history information indicating the processing content of the agricultural product V and the identification information of the agricultural product V are associated with each other.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an agricultural product management database stored in the agricultural product management device 10. In the agricultural product management database, the agricultural product ID, the container ID, the number of treatments, the quality, the height / weight of the agricultural product V, the color of the agricultural product V, the ratio of the leaves of the agricultural product V, and the state flag (yellow leaf removal, Worm removal, partial damage, disposal), the reason for disposal, and the processing line are associated. Each part constituting the agricultural product processing system S can refer to the data included in the agricultural product management database and update the data.

The “agricultural product ID” in the example shown in FIG. 2 is agricultural product identification information including a time stamp indicating a date and time when a predetermined process was applied to the agricultural product V. The agricultural product ID is not limited to information including a time stamp indicating the date and time, but may be information indicating the processing order, or may be information in which the date and time or the processing order is encrypted (for example, a hash value). Good. The predetermined process is, for example, a process of accommodating the agricultural product V in the container C, or a process of determining the processing content of the agricultural product V. The "container ID" is container identification information unique to the container C in which the agricultural product V is housed.

The "number of treatments" is a numerical value indicating the number of treatments applied to the agricultural product V. "Quality" indicates the quality rank of agricultural product V. The quality rank, for example, decreases as the number of processing required for the produce V increases. The quality rank may be determined by comprehensively judging based on various judgment criteria including the number of leaves or the color. "Height" is the height of agricultural product V, and "weight" is the weight of agricultural product V. "Color" is a code indicating the color of agricultural product V. "Leaf ratio" is the ratio of leaves in agricultural product V.

The "state flag" is information indicating the state of the agricultural product V, and in FIG. 2, it indicates that the agricultural product V corresponds to the state in which the processing indicated by X needs to be performed. For example, the agricultural product V having an X in the columns of "removal of yellow leaves" and "removal of worm-eaten leaves" requires a treatment for removing yellow leaves and a treatment for removing worm-eaten leaves. "Reason for disposal" indicates the reason why it is determined that the agricultural product V needs to be disposed of. The "processing line" shows information for identifying the processing unit 15 or the packaging processing unit 16 for processing the agricultural product V. The "processing date and time" indicates the date and time when the processing was performed in the processing processing unit 15 or the packaging processing unit 16.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the agricultural product V having the container ID of 1212 needs to remove the yellowed leaves and the worm-eaten leaves before the first treatment, and before the second treatment (that is, yellowing). After removing the leaves), it is necessary to remove the worm-eaten leaves, and the processing is unnecessary before the packaging treatment, which is the third treatment. The agricultural product V was processed by the processing unit 15a at 11:13:23 on May 9, 2019 to remove the yellowed leaves, and was processed by the processing unit 15b at 11:15 on May 9, 2019. It can be seen that the treatment for removing the worm-eaten leaves was performed at 12 minutes and 12 seconds.

The storage processing unit 11 is a processing unit for storing the agricultural product V in the container C. Container C has a cylindrical side surface made of, for example, transparent resin or glass. Since the container C is made of a transparent material having a cylindrical side surface, the processing content determination unit 12, which will be described later, creates information indicating the quality of the agricultural product V while the agricultural product V is housed in the container C. It's easy to do. The container C is attached with a tag T including a container ID which is identification information unique to the container C. The tag T is, for example, an RFID tag or a QR code (registered trademark).

The processing content determination unit 12 determines the processing content required for each of the plurality of agricultural products V, and stores the identification information given to the agricultural product V and the determined processing content in the storage unit in association with each other. The identification information given to the agricultural product V is, for example, a container ID.

The processing content determination unit 12 creates information (hereinafter, referred to as “quality information”) indicating the quality of the agricultural product V in order to determine the processing content. The processing content determination unit 12 has, for example, an imaging device, and by imaging the container ID attached to the container C and the agricultural product V, an image captured image which is quality information associated with the container ID is created. The processing content determination unit 12 determines the processing content by analyzing the captured image.

For example, if the agricultural product V has discolored leaves, the processing content determining unit 12 determines that processing for removing the discolored leaves is necessary, and if the agricultural product V has worm-eaten holes, removes the worm-eaten leaves. It is determined that processing is necessary, and if there is a partially damaged leaf, it is determined that processing for removing the damaged leaf is necessary. If there is no problem with the agricultural product V, the processing content determination unit 12 determines that processing is unnecessary. The processing content determination unit 12 may determine that the agricultural product V requires a plurality of processing.

The processing content determination unit 12 notifies the agricultural product management device 10 of the determined processing content in association with the container ID of the container C in which the agricultural product V is housed. Even if the processing content determination unit 12 stores the agricultural product identification information (hereinafter, referred to as “agricultural product ID”) different from the container ID and unique to the agricultural product in the storage unit included in the agricultural product management device 10 in association with the container ID. Good. The agricultural product ID includes, for example, information associated with the time when the processing content of the agricultural product V is determined. The information associated with the time when the processing content is determined is, for example, time stamp information indicating the date and time when the processing content determination unit 12 determines the processing content, but the date and time when the agricultural product V is stored in the container C. It may be the time stamp information indicating.

Since the container C can be used repeatedly, there may be a plurality of agricultural products V corresponding to the same container ID. Further, when the agricultural product processing system S has a plurality of processing content determination units 12, there may be a plurality of agricultural products V corresponding to the same time stamp. However, the processing content determination unit 12 associates the container ID with the agricultural product ID different from the container ID with the agricultural product V, so that even when the container C is reused, the combination of the container ID and the agricultural product ID is unique. Identification information is assigned to agricultural product V. As a result, each part of the agricultural product processing system S can uniquely identify the agricultural product V in the agricultural product management database stored in the agricultural product management device 10.

The quality information used by the processing content determination unit 12 when determining the processing content is not limited to the captured image, but indicates the quality of the agricultural product V, and is arbitrary information that can be used to determine the quality rank. All you need is. Quality information includes, for example, the weight of agricultural product V measured by a load sensor, a transmission image created by X-ray photography, and sugar content or water content measured using a non-destructive sensor such as a sugar content sensor or a water content sensor. The amount, the nutritional component measured using an optical sensor, the elasticity of the vegetable surface measured using a pressure sensor, the height measured by a laser surveyor, or the shape measured by a three-dimensional scanner.

The sorting unit 13 separates a plurality of agricultural products V according to the processing content determined by the processing content determining unit 12. Specifically, the sorting unit 13 is determined by the processing content determination unit 12, and is associated with the identification information of the agricultural product V, and the agricultural product V is stored in the processing unit 15 corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit of the agricultural product management device 10. The first transport unit 14 is controlled so as to transport the above. The sorting unit 13 controls the first transport unit 14 so as to transport the agricultural product V that does not need to be processed to the packaging processing unit 16.

The first transport unit 14 transports each of the plurality of agricultural products V to an appropriate processing unit 15 or packaging processing unit 16 under the control of the sorting unit 13. The first transport unit 14 is, for example, a plurality of belt conveyors for transporting the agricultural product V to each of the plurality of processing units 15 or the packaging processing unit 16, and an air cylinder or actuator for mounting the agricultural product V on the respective belt conveyors. It has a mechanism such as. The first transport unit 14 operates a mechanism such as an air cylinder or an actuator based on the control information input from the sorting unit 13 to transfer the agricultural product V to the processing unit 15 or the packaging processing unit 16 suitable for the processing content. Place it on a conveyor belt for transportation.

The processing unit 15 includes an apparatus for processing the agricultural product V to which the identification information is given. The processing unit 15 includes, for example, at least one of a workbench for processing the agricultural product V and an actuator for processing the agricultural product V. The processing unit 15 is, for example, a processing unit 15a for removing discolored leaves, a processing unit 15b for removing leaves having a portion eaten by insects, or a partially damaged leaf. The processing unit 15c of the above is provided.

When the processing of the agricultural product V is completed, the processing unit 15 reads the container ID of the container C containing the agricultural product V. The processing unit 15 notifies the agricultural product management device 10 of the content of the completed processing in association with the read container ID. The agricultural product management device 10 updates the state flag to a state indicating that the notified processing has been completed based on the notified content.

The packaging processing unit 16 includes a device for packaging the agricultural product V for which all processing has been completed for shipping. The packaging processing unit 16 includes, for example, at least one of a workbench for packaging the agricultural product V and an actuator for packaging the agricultural product V.

The second transport unit 17 transports the agricultural product V processed by the processing unit 15 to the sorting unit 13. The second transport unit 17 has, for example, a belt conveyor.

[Flow of processing of agricultural products V]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the agricultural product V. The flowchart shown in FIG. 3 starts from the time when the agricultural product V to be processed is brought in. All the processes shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 may be executed under the control of the microprocessor that executes the program, or some processes may be executed by a person.

First, in the storage processing unit 11, the brought-in agricultural product V is stored in the container C (S1). Subsequently, the processing content determination unit 12 creates an captured image as quality information by, for example, photographing the agricultural product V (S2). The processing content determination unit 12 determines the processing content by analyzing the created captured image (S3). Further, the processing content determination unit 12 specifies the container ID attached to the container C (S4).

The processing content determination unit 12 notifies the agricultural product management device 10 of the processing content in association with the container ID of the container containing the agricultural product V (S5). As a result, in the agricultural product management database, each agricultural product V is associated with the processing content required for each agricultural product V.

Subsequently, the first transport unit 14 transports the agricultural product V to the processing processing unit 15 or the packaging processing unit 16 corresponding to the processing content determined in step S3, based on the control of the sorting unit 13 (S6). The processing unit 15 or the packaging processing unit 16 to which the agricultural product V is transported executes a process of processing the agricultural product V or packaging the agricultural product V (S7). When the agricultural product V is processed, the processing unit 15 notifies the agricultural product management device 10 of the processed contents and the container ID in association with each other (S8).

The agricultural product management device 10 stores the notified processing content in the agricultural product management database. Specifically, the agricultural product management device 10 changes the state flag corresponding to the notified processing content associated with the agricultural product ID corresponding to the notified container ID to a state indicating that the processing is completed. Updates the agricultural product management database (S9). In the example shown in FIG. 2, the agricultural product management device 10 newly adds data indicating the date and time when the processing is completed. In this way, the agricultural product management device 10 updates the agricultural product management database according to the processing performed in the processing unit 15, and the history information indicating the history of processing the agricultural product V is accumulated in the agricultural product management database. To.

When the second transport unit 17 receives an operation to end the processing work of the agricultural product V (YES in S10), the second transport unit 17 ends the transport process of the agricultural product V. When the second transport unit 17 has not received the operation of ending the processing work of the agricultural product V (NO in S10), the second transport unit 17 returns the agricultural product V processed by the processing unit 15 to the sorting unit 13, and steps S6 to S9 The process up to is repeated.

When returning from step S10 to step S6, the sorting unit 13 refers to the processing contents stored in the storage unit of the agricultural product management device 10 in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V, so that the processing unit 15 can display the processing contents from the plurality of processing units 15. The processing unit 15 for processing the agricultural product V next is selected. Specifically, the sorting unit 13 refers to the agricultural product management database and selects unfinished processing contents based on the status flag associated with the agricultural product V in the agricultural product management database. Since the processing history is managed in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V in the agricultural product management database, the processing from step S6 to step S9 can be repeated without performing the same processing on the same agricultural product V. A plurality of processes required for agricultural product V can be applied.

The second transport unit 17 may return the agricultural product V processed by the processing unit 15 to the processing content determination unit 12. In this case, the processing content determination unit 12 creates post-processing quality information indicating the processed quality of the agricultural product V after processing the agricultural product V in the processing processing unit 15. The processing content determination unit 12 further determines the necessary processing content based on the post-processing quality information. The sorting unit 13 selects the processing unit 15 for processing the agricultural product V next from the plurality of processing units 15 based on the determined processing content.

For example, when the processing content determination unit 12 determines that the same processing content as the processing content registered in the agricultural product management database is required, the processing content management database is not updated, and the processing registered in the agricultural product management database is performed. If it is determined that processing content different from the content is required, the agricultural product management database is updated. When the second transport unit 17 and the processing content determination unit 12 operate in this way, the processing in the processing unit 15 is incomplete and the same processing needs to be performed again, the agricultural product V is appropriately processed. Can be applied.

When the processing content determination unit 12 determines that the same processing content as the processing content registered in the agricultural product management database is required, the processing content management database is updated by counting up the number of times the same processing is performed. You may. When a single agricultural product V is processed a plurality of times by the same processing unit 15, there is a possibility that the quality of the processing (for example, the work quality of the worker) is low. By counting and recording the number of times the same processing is performed by the agricultural product processing system S, it becomes possible to detect a deterioration in the quality of the processing. Further, since the record of all the processing for the agricultural product V remains, the traceability of the processing history of the agricultural product V is improved.

The flowchart shown in FIG. 3 is only an example of the processing order, and if the agricultural product V can be transported according to the content of the processing processing associated with the information for identifying the agricultural product V. , The order of processing is arbitrary.

[Separation based on order information]
The processing content determination unit 12 acquires order information indicating the order content from the customer who purchases the agricultural product via the operation panel or the network, and determines the processing content required for the agricultural product V based on the acquired order information. May be good. The order information includes, for example, information such as the type of package for packaging the agricultural product V, the content per bag, and the type of pretreatment. The pretreatment is, for example, a treatment of cutting leaves to a predetermined size or a treatment of boiling agricultural product V. The agricultural product processing system S has a plurality of processing units 15 corresponding to a plurality of order information that can be selected at the time of ordering, and the sorting unit 13 is a processing unit corresponding to the order information from the plurality of processing units 15. Select 15.

[Structure with multiple sorting parts]
The agricultural product processing system S may further include a sorting unit 18 that separates a plurality of agricultural products V based on the content of further processing the processed agricultural products V in the processing processing unit 15. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an agricultural product processing system S having a plurality of sorting units. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the sorting unit 18 processes the agricultural product V in the processing unit 15 and then refers to the processing content stored in the storage unit of the agricultural product management device 10 in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V. It is determined whether or not the agricultural product V is further processed in the other processing unit 15. In the sorting unit 18, for example, the agricultural products V processed in the processing unit 15a, the processing unit 15b, and the processing unit 15c are further processed in the other processing unit 15 or packaged in the packaging processing unit 16. Distinguish whether to do it.

The sorting unit 18 refers to the agricultural product management database, and if it is determined that the processed contents required for the agricultural product V, which have not been completed, are to be processed by the other processing unit 15, the agricultural product V is processed. The second transport unit 17 is controlled so as to transport the product to the processing unit 15. Specifically, the sorting unit 18 controls the second transport unit 17 so as to transport the agricultural product V to the sorting unit 13 when it is determined that the processing is performed by the other processing unit 15.

On the other hand, when the sorting unit 18 refers to the agricultural product management database and determines that all the processing of the processing contents required for the agricultural product V has been completed and the other processing unit 15 does not process, the agricultural product V is packaged. The second transport unit 17 is controlled so as to transport the unit 16. By operating the sorting unit 18 in this way, the agricultural product V for which all processing has been completed is transported to the packaging processing unit 16 without being returned to the sorting unit 13, so that the time required for shipping can be shortened. become.

The agricultural product processing system S may have an additional processing unit for further processing after the sorting unit 18. The additional processing unit is provided between, for example, the sorting unit 18 and the packaging processing unit 16, and is a portion for performing processing such as cutting leaves or boiling agricultural product V. The agricultural product processing system S has a plurality of additional processing units, and the sorting unit 18 selects one additional processing unit from the plurality of additional processing units based on the additional processing contents indicated by the order information. May be good. In this way, the sorting unit 18 selects the additional processing unit based on the order information, so that the agricultural product processing system S can efficiently apply the additional processing according to the request of the ordering source to the agricultural product V.

[Price management]
The agricultural product management device 10 may determine the price of the agricultural product V and store the price in association with the agricultural product V. The agricultural product management device 10 determines the price of the agricultural product V based on, for example, the number of processing units 15 that have processed the agricultural product V, and registers the price in the agricultural product management database in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V. Different prices are set for each processing unit 15, and the agricultural product management device 10 sets the price of the agricultural product V by adding up the prices associated with each of the plurality of processing units 15 that have processed the agricultural product V. You may decide.

The agricultural product management device 10 may determine the price of the agricultural product V by adding up the prices associated with each of the one or more processes specified by the orderer of the agricultural product V among the plurality of processes performed on the agricultural product V. .. By determining the price of the agricultural product V in this way, the agricultural product management device 10 can provide the agricultural product V at a price corresponding to the added value of the agricultural product V to be shipped.

[Computer control]
At least a part of each part constituting the agricultural product processing system S may be controlled by a computer. In this case, the computer executes a program stored in the storage medium to associate the step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product V with the identification information given to the agricultural product V and the processing content, and the agricultural product management device. A step of storing the agricultural product V in the storage unit 10 and a step of transporting the agricultural product V to the processing unit 15 corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information are executed.

In the step of determining the processing content, the computer may further execute a step of creating quality information indicating the quality of the agricultural product V and a step of determining the processing unit 15 for processing the agricultural product V based on the quality information. Good. In the step of creating the quality information, the computer creates the quality information associated with the container ID by imaging the container ID and the agricultural product V, and stores the container ID and the processed contents in the storage unit in association with each other. May be good. In this way, the computer may execute the program to execute the various processes described above.

[Effect of the agricultural product processing method of this embodiment]
As described above, in the agricultural product processing method of the present embodiment, the step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product V and the storage unit of the agricultural product management device 10 are associated with the identification information and the processing content given to the agricultural product V. It has a step of storing the agricultural product V in the processing unit 15 and a step of transporting the agricultural product V to the processing unit 15 corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information. In this way, the identification information and the processing content are stored, and the agricultural product V is transported to the processing processing unit 15 suitable for the processing content corresponding to the stored identification information to perform the necessary processing on the agricultural product V. Will be possible.

Further, by specifying the identification information based on the container ID attached to the container C in which the agricultural product V is housed and the image obtained by capturing the image of the agricultural product V and determining the processing content, the identification information and the processing content can be easily associated with each other. be able to.

Further, after the agricultural product V is processed in the processing unit 15, the processing unit that next processes the agricultural product from the plurality of processing units 15 with reference to the processing contents stored in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V. By selecting 15, even if the agricultural product V requires a plurality of types of processing, the agricultural product V can be sequentially subjected to the plurality of types of processing.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist. is there. For example, all or a part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in any unit. Also included in the embodiments of the present invention are new embodiments resulting from any combination of the plurality of embodiments. The effect of the new embodiment produced by the combination has the effect of the original embodiment.

For example, in the above description, the case where the agricultural product V is stored in the container C has been illustrated, but instead of storing the agricultural product V in the container C, the agricultural product V may be bundled with a tape or a string to which identification information is attached.

10 Agricultural product management device 11 Storage processing unit 12 Processing content determination unit 13 Sorting unit 14 First transport unit 15 Processing processing unit 16 Packaging processing unit 17 Second transport unit 18 Sorting unit

Claims (12)

Steps to determine the processing content required for agricultural products,
A step of associating the identification information given to the agricultural product with the processed content and storing it in the storage unit,
A step of transporting the agricultural product to the processing processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information, and
Agricultural product processing method having. The step of determining the processing content is
Steps to create quality information indicating the quality of the agricultural products,
Based on the quality information, the step of determining the processing unit for processing the agricultural product, and
Have,
The agricultural product processing method according to claim 1. Prior to the step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product, the step of accommodating the agricultural product in a container with the container identification information is further provided.
In the step of creating the quality information, the quality information associated with the container identification information is created based on the container identification information and the agricultural product.
In the step of storing, the container identification information and the processed content are associated and stored in the storage unit.
The agricultural product processing method according to claim 2. Further having a step of storing the agricultural product identification information different from the container identification information and unique to the agricultural product in the storage unit in association with the container identification information.
The agricultural product processing method according to claim 3. In the step of storing the agricultural product identification information in the storage unit, the agricultural product identification information including the information associated with the time when the processing content is determined is stored in the storage unit.
The agricultural product processing method according to claim 4. After processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, the agricultural product is then processed from the plurality of processing units by referring to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information of the agricultural product. Further having a step of selecting a processing unit to be processed,
The agricultural product processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Whether or not the agricultural product is further processed in the other processing unit by referring to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information after the agricultural product is processed in the processing unit. Judgment steps and
When it is determined to be processed in the other processing unit, the step of transporting the agricultural product to the other processing unit and
When it is determined that the other processing unit does not process the agricultural product, the step of transporting the agricultural product to the line for packaging the agricultural product and the step of transporting the agricultural product.
Have,
The agricultural product processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 6. After processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, a step of creating post-processing quality information indicating the processed quality of the agricultural product, and
Further having a step of selecting a processing unit for processing the agricultural product next from the plurality of processing units based on the post-processing quality information.
The agricultural product processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Steps to obtain order information from customers who purchase the agricultural products,
Steps to determine the processing content required for the agricultural product based on the order information,
Have more,
The agricultural product processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The agricultural products are leafy vegetables including Japanese mustard spinach, spinach, cabbage, Chinese cabbage and bok choy.
The agricultural product processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A processing content determination unit that determines the processing content required for each of the plurality of agricultural products and stores the determined processing content in the storage unit in association with the identification information given to each of the plurality of agricultural products.
A sorting unit that separates the plurality of agricultural products based on the processed contents stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information.
A transport unit that transports the agricultural product to a processing unit selected from a plurality of processing units based on the result of sorting by the sorting unit, and a transport unit.
Agricultural product processing system. For computers used to process agricultural products,
Steps to determine the processing content required for agricultural products,
A step of associating the identification information given to the agricultural product with the processed content and storing it in the storage unit,
A step of transporting the agricultural product to the processing processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information, and
A program to execute.

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