JP2021149945A - Information processing system, program, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing system for managing a job in detail by using a slip of a subdivided job.SOLUTION: An information processing system for printing a slip for identifying a job and managing a job by using the slip includes: generation means which generates image data of a first slip obtained by filling a predetermined area of the slip with a predetermined color associated with one or more parts constituting a final product of the job identified by the slip, and image data of a second slip obtained by inheriting the predetermined color of the predetermined area from the first slip; instruction means which issues an instruction to print the first slip and the second slip by using the image data of the first and second slips; printing means which prints the first and second slips on the basis of the image data of the first and second slips; and management means which manages the job identified by the first and second slips by using the predetermined color of the predetermined area in the first and second slips.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

The present invention relates to information processing systems, programs, and information processing devices.

It has been conventionally practiced to manage the progress of a job consisting of a plurality of work processes by utilizing a barcode or the like printed on a work instruction sheet.

In addition, RFID tags are attached to the objects (materials, work-in-process, products, etc. at the factory) to work with workers, and the RFID tags are read at the entrance gate at the entrance of the processing plant and the exit gate at the exit of the processing plant. A system for managing the work time of a person and the flow of objects to be performed (entering and exiting the work place) has been conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the conventional technology of identifying and managing the progress of a job consisting of a plurality of work processes and generating a final product by using a barcode printed on a work instruction sheet, for example, production of the final product Therefore, when the quantity of products and parts produced in a certain work process increases and the job must be divided and managed, it is called the division source job (hereinafter referred to as the parent job). Accurate management with the split destination job (hereinafter referred to as child job) could not be performed. For example, there is no mechanism to grasp the storage location of the products associated with each parent job and child job, which are separated in the job production process, and to grasp the detailed progress of each of multiple parent jobs and child jobs in addition to the entire job. rice field.

An object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide an information processing system capable of performing detailed management of jobs by using slips of divided jobs.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present application is an information processing system that prints a slip for identifying a job and manages the job by using the slip, and obtains a predetermined area of the slip. Image data of a first slip in a predetermined color associated with one or more parts for constructing the final product of the job identified by the slip, and from the first slip to the predetermined area. Using the creating means for creating the image data of the second slip inheriting the predetermined color and the image data of the first slip and the second slip, the first slip and the second slip An instruction means for instructing printing of a slip, a printing means for printing the first slip and the second slip based on the image data of the first slip and the second slip, and the first slip. And a management means for managing the job identified by the first slip and the second slip by utilizing the predetermined color of the predetermined area of the second slip. And.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, detailed management of the job can be performed by the slip of the divided job.

It is a block diagram of an example of the job management system which concerns on this embodiment. It is an image diagram of an example of a work instruction sheet used in the job management system according to this embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of an example of a computer. It is a functional block diagram of an example of a work process management system. It is an image diagram which showed an example of the work process of a job in a printing factory. It is a flowchart of an example of a process of creating a work instruction sheet with a color code in which the peripheral part is bordered by the border color. It is a flowchart of an example of the process of generating a color code image. It is a figure for demonstrating the coding rule which can express a ternary number. It is a figure which shows the example of the information for encoding into an optical symbol. It is a figure which shows the example of the optical symbol when the number of colors assigned to each cell of an optical symbol is 4 colors. It is a figure which shows the processing image which creates the work instruction sheet with a color code which the peripheral part was bordered by the border color. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the process of creating the work instruction sheet for the information processing system which the peripheral part is bordered with the border color corresponding to the label name. It is an image diagram of an example of a label setting screen. It is explanatory drawing of an example of a parent job and a child job. It is a flowchart of an example of a job status update process at the time of passing through a gate. It is a transition diagram of an example of the UI screen displayed by the work process management system. It is an image diagram of an example of a map display screen displaying the entire factory. It is an image diagram of an example of an area display screen which displays a storage area. It is a functional block diagram of another example of a work process management system. It is a functional block diagram of another example of a work process management system. This is an example of the table T1 in which the job ID stored in the job management table, the color code ID, and the job information are associated with each other. This is an example of the table T2 associated with the camera identification information stored in the job management table and the state information indicating the process status associated with the camera identification information. This is an example of screen transition to execute job division from the job list.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a job management system that manages the work process of a job in a printing factory by a function using a work instruction (slip) will be described as an example. A job in a printing factory is a final product that a printing company uses a system and printers and other equipment and instruments connected to the system through each work process such as printing, cutting, folding, bookbinding, and inspection. Refers to a series of operations that produce and provide to clients. The final product is, for example, a printed matter provided by a printing company to a client who has requested printing (for example, various companies such as a publishing company or a trading company), such as a book, a booklet, a pamphlet, or a bundle of various printed matter. It is a printed matter containing a plurality of parts (composed of a plurality of parts). Printed matter consisting of only one part such as direct mail, payment form, and leaflets may be included in the system management target. Also, the job is not limited to the work related to printing, but includes the work of producing various other things. Therefore, the job management system is not limited to the management of the work process of the job in the printing factory. It can be applied to process control systems in various production and manufacturing.

[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of a job management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an image diagram of an example of a work instruction sheet used in the job management system according to the present embodiment. In the job management system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a customer system 10, a work process management system 14, a printer 16, and one or more cameras 18 are connected to each other via a network 20 such as the Internet or LAN so that data communication is possible. ..

The customer system 10 is an example of a system introduced and used by a printing company or the like, which is a customer of a company that provides a printer or a management system, and the job ID is printed and displayed in FIG. 2 (A). The work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 of the above is created. The work instruction sheet 800 is a document that describes the contents of work for producing a final product in a job including a plurality of work processes, and is created as an electronic file by the customer system 10. The work instruction sheet 800 may be printed and used. The work instruction sheet 800 describes the work and equipment used in each process, such as what kind of parts are required to produce the final product, how to create and assemble each part, and so on. Parts are, for example, a hard cover of a book, a cover that further exteriors the hard cover, a text, a folding page, a small page, a leaflet to be inserted, etc., and are a part of the final product (intermediate product). It can be said that. Therefore, in one job (parent job), a job branched for creating a part, that is, a child job divided from the parent job occurs. The job ID is an example of identification information for identifying a job, and is issued by numbering in the customer system 10, for example. Further, the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 in FIG. 2A is a barcode image generated on the customer system 10 side based on the job ID and added to the image of the work instruction sheet 800 for use. An example in which 801 is displayed is shown. The job ID is managed in the customer system 10 in association with the work instruction sheet 800 for each job. For example, when a worker (such as a printing company) operates a terminal device to newly create a work instruction sheet 800 in the customer system 10, a job ID is automatically issued and a barcode image 801 including the job ID is automatically issued. May be attached to the image of the work instruction sheet 800.

The job ID may be displayed as a barcode image 801 on the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10, or may be displayed as a text. The customer system 10 provides a function realized by the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 to a worker (for example, a printing company) who is an example of a user. The functions here are, for example, creation, editing, printing instruction of work instruction 800, issuance of job ID and assignment of barcode, and other jobs at the level of one job identified by work instruction 800. It may be possible to manage the status of whether or not is completed.

The work process management system 14, the printer 16, and one or more cameras 18 constitute an information processing system 12 that adds a new function to the work instruction 800. The work process management system 14 uses the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 to which the color code image 811 of FIG. to manage.

In the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 of FIG. 2B, the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with a color. Hereinafter, the color of the peripheral portion 812 is referred to as a border color. Since the peripheral portion 812 of the work instruction sheet 810 is bordered with a border color, the boundary with the work instruction sheet 810 (printed matter or the like) is clarified, and the visibility of the work instruction sheet 810 is enhanced. That is, for example, when the work instruction sheet 810 is smaller in size than the printed matter or the like, and the work instruction sheet 810 is placed on a printed matter or a bundle of parts or the like and used, the work instruction sheet 810 is a white background. , It may be difficult to distinguish the color from the printed matter on a white background. Since the work instruction sheet 810 has a border color, the identification accuracy of the work instruction sheet 810 based on the image captured by the camera 18 and the visibility of the operator at the place where the printed matter is loaded are improved. The work instruction sheet 810 may be wrapped in transparent vinyl or the like on a printed matter or a bundle of printed matter or a bundle of printed matter, or on a side surface or a place where the camera 18 can take a picture. It is used as it is pasted on paper. For example, there are many intermediate products such as parts and printed matter in the factory, and in addition to increasing or decreasing them even in one job, it is necessary to move the storage location or bind to the final product. It took time and effort to visually search for parts and manage jobs. The border color makes it easier for workers to search for parts on site, makes it easier to distinguish multiple parts required for the final product of one job from parts of other jobs, or multiple jobs. It also has the effect of making it easier to find parts of the same type that require common work (cutting, folding, moving places, etc.).

In FIG. 2B, an example in which the entire peripheral portion 812 of the work instruction sheet 810 is bordered with the border color has been described, but a part (for example, one side or two sides) of the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with the border color. May be good. The shape and size of the peripheral portion 812 of FIG. 2 (B) are an example. Further, instead of the work instruction sheet 810 in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with a border color, the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 may have a mark such as a mark having a different color displayed. Instead of the work instruction sheet 810 in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with a border color, for example, the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 in which characters are displayed in different colors may be used.

The information processing system 12 can specify the job ID and the branch number described later from the color code image 811 as described later. Further, as will be described later, the information processing system 12 has a function of edging the peripheral portion 812 of the work instruction sheet 810 with a edging color (an example of a predetermined color), and easily using the edging color as a part included in the final product. A label function that is used as an identification process and a visible label is added. The label changes color for each part included in one job. The label color may be changed for each child job in which the parts are branched as the parent job, or all the parts included in one job may be labeled with the same color. Further, the information processing system 12 may treat the color of the mark or the color of the character of the work instruction 810 as a label. The color of the mark and the color of the characters are also examples of predetermined colors.

The information processing system 12 treats the border color, the mark color, or the character color of the work instruction sheet 810 as a label, and the border color, the mark color, or the character color and the content of the job (work object of the job). By associating with (type, etc.), the worker can easily visually recognize the contents of the job intuitively.

Further, the information processing system 12 uses the border color, the mark color, or the character color of the work instruction sheet 810 as a label, so that, for example, the "cover" job and the "cover" job included in the "bookbinding" job can be used. The work instruction sheet 810 of the job of "text" can be distinguished by the color of the label. For example, the information processing system 12 sets the color of the label of the work instruction sheet 810 of the "cover" job to orange. Further, the information processing system 12 sets the color of the label of the work instruction sheet 810 of the "text" job to yellow. In this way, the colors of similar colors may be given to the labels among the parts included in the job by controlling the RGB values within a predetermined range. For example, one or more of RGB values such as yellow (R: 255, G: 255, B: 0) # ffff00 and orange (R: 255 G: 128 B: 0) # ff8000 are within a predetermined range (for example). By changing it with an arbitrary value within 150) and setting it to the color of each part, a similar color may be given to make it easy to understand that the part is included in one job.

In the middle of a job, the information processing system 12 needs to increase the loading means and the transportation equipment such as the pallet for loading or transporting the paper bundle of the printed matter which is the work object and the parts of the job. The work instruction sheet 810 of the job (child job) that inherits the color of the label of the work instruction sheet 810 of the (parent job) is issued. The parent job is an example of the first slip. The child job is an example of the second slip. When it becomes necessary to increase the number of pallets, for example, when the number of printed parts (production number) is large, or when the volume increases due to cutting / folding of parts, it becomes impossible to place parts on one pallet. It may be necessary to place parts of the same type on multiple pallets. Also, when it becomes necessary to add a new type of part, for example, it may be necessary to insert an advertisement or another page in the booklet, and the number of parts used in the job may increase. The work instruction sheet 810 of the child job inherits the job ID and the color of the label of the work instruction sheet 810 of the parent job. To be inherited means that when creating and printing the work instruction sheet 810 for a child job, the branch number of the child job is automatically issued using the same job ID and label color as the parent, and the branch number of the child job is associated and stored. Is. Further, the work instructions 810 for the parent job and the child job are individually managed by one job ID and a different branch number for each of the parent job and the child job.

The work instruction sheet 810 for the parent job and the child job is separated from the parent job identified by the job ID, the color of the label and the branch number, and the parent job by using the job ID, the color of the label, and the branch number. By facilitating the management of the created child jobs, it is possible to grasp the existence of individual parts generated by each parent job or child job, grasp the location where the separated parts are placed, and further, grasp each part or the entire job. It is possible to facilitate the progress management of the work. Further, for example, by increasing the number of pallets used in one job, even if the places where the parts are placed are dispersed, it becomes easier to find the place where the parts exist, and for example, the worker can easily perform the next work. In the following, an example in which the border color of the work instruction sheet 810 is treated as a label will be described, but the same applies to the case where the mark color and the character color of the work instruction sheet 810 are treated as a label.

The printer 16 prints the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12. The camera 18 is installed so as to be able to take a picture of a place corresponding to the work process of the job in the printing factory. The place corresponding to the work process of the job is a place where the printed matter passes by moving between the work processes, a temporary storage place where the printed matter is temporarily stored, and the like.

The camera 18 can use a PTZ camera or an IP camera. The PTZ camera is a camera capable of operating the PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) function via the network 20, and is a camera capable of transmitting captured images and captured videos via the network 20.

The IP camera is a camera that can be operated via the network 20, and is a camera that can transmit captured images and captured videos via the network 20. The photographed image and the photographed moving image photographed by the camera 18 are transmitted to the work process management system 14 via the network 20.

In the information processing system 12 that creates and prints a work instruction 810 with a new function added to the work instruction 800, the work instruction 810 for the information processing system 12 is a work target of a job corresponding to the work instruction 810. Placed or attached to (printed matter, which is an example of intermediate products, parts, and materials). Further, the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 may be placed or attached to a cargo handling table such as a pallet on which the work object of the job is placed. The work instruction sheet 810 is placed or attached to, for example, a work object such as a printed matter that is easily photographed by the camera 18, a pallet on which the work object is placed, or the like.

The work process management system 14 is based on the work process of the job corresponding to the camera 18 that captured the work instruction 810, the job ID specified from the work instruction 810, the color of the label, and the branch number, and the parent job and its branch number. Manage the progress (job status) of the work process of the child job divided from the parent job. In addition, the work process management system 14 manages the history of the work process of the job, and the photographed image and the photographed moving image showing the state when the work instruction sheet 810 is photographed.

The configuration of the job management system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example. For example, the job management system 1 may include another system, or the work process management system 14 may have a different name. The work process management system 14 may be realized in a single server environment, or may be realized in a plurality of server environments.

<Hardware configuration>
The customer system 10 and the work process management system 14 are realized by, for example, the computer 500 having the hardware configuration shown in FIG. The computer 500 may be a terminal device such as a personal computer, or may be composed of a system including one or more server devices and a terminal device including operating means. Further, the server may be installed on-premises in the factory, or may be a cloud server that provides the function of the present invention as a cloud service. Further, the customer system 10 and the work process management system 14 may be applications or software installed on the computer 500, or a function provided by one or more server devices connected to the computer 500 via a network. It may be a cloud service.

FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer. The computer 500 of FIG. 3 includes an input device 501, a display device 502, an external I / F 503, a RAM 504, a ROM 505, a CPU 506, a communication I / F 507, an HDD 508, and the like, and each of them is connected to each other by a bus B. The input device 501 and the display device 502 may be connected and used when necessary.

The input device 501 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like, and is used for the user to input each operation signal. The display device 502 includes a display and the like, and displays the processing result by the computer 500.

The communication I / F 507 is an interface for connecting the computer 500 to various networks. As a result, the computer 500 can perform data communication via the communication I / F 507.

The HDD 508 is an example of a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS, which is basic software that controls the entire computer 500, and application software (hereinafter, simply referred to as an application) that provides various functions on the OS. The computer 500 may use a drive device (for example, a solid state drive: SSD) that uses a flash memory as a storage medium instead of the HDD 508.

The external I / F 503 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 503a and the like. As a result, the computer 500 can read and / or write to the recording medium 503a via the external I / F 503. The recording medium 503a includes a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, an SD memory card, a USB memory, and the like.

The ROM 505 is an example of a non-volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) capable of holding programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 505 stores programs and data such as BIOS, OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer 500 is started. The RAM 504 is an example of a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily holds programs and data.

The CPU 506 is an arithmetic unit that realizes control and functions of the entire computer 500 by reading a program or data from a storage device such as a ROM 505 or an HDD 508 onto the RAM 504 and executing processing. The customer system 10 and the work process management system 14 can realize various processes described later by, for example, the hardware configuration of the computer 500 as shown in FIG. The description of the hardware configuration of the printer 16 and the camera 18 will be omitted.

<Software configuration>
FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of an example of a work process management system. It should be noted that the functional configuration of FIG. 4 is appropriately omitted from the configuration unnecessary for the description of the present embodiment. The work process management system 14 of FIG. 4 includes a UI unit 30, a job ID detection unit 32, a job management unit 34, a color code image generation unit 36, a work instruction sheet creation unit 38 with a color code, a print instruction unit 40, and a captured image acquisition. Unit 42, recognition unit 44, color code management table storage unit 46, job management table storage unit 48, setting unit 50, hot folder setting table storage unit 52, label setting table storage unit 54, and border color setting table storage unit 56. It is a structure to have. Further, the recognition unit 44 has a configuration including a color code recognition unit 102 and a label color recognition unit 104.

The UI (User Interface) unit 30 controls the display of various screens such as a screen for receiving various necessary settings from an operator, a label setting screen described later, and a job status list screen. The job ID detection unit 32 detects, for example, the job ID displayed in the barcode image 801 or text in the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 of FIG. 2 (A). The UI unit 30 may be a means for creating or transmitting screen information or screen components to be displayed on the display device 502 or the like of the computer 500.

The job management unit 34 stores and manages the available color code ID in the color code management table storage unit 46.

If the unused color code ID does not remain in the color code management table storage unit 46, the job management unit 34 selects the old color code ID of the last update from the color code management table storage unit 46 and reuses it. The job management unit 34 manages the job ID detected by the job ID detection unit 32, the branch number, and the selected color code ID in association with each other in the color code management table storage unit 46.

Further, the job management unit 34 stores the job ID, the color code ID, and the job information in association with the job management table storage unit 48. The job information includes status information indicating the status of the process of the job. FIG. 21 is an example of the table T1 in which the job ID stored in the job management table storage unit 48, the color code ID, and the job information are associated with each other.

Further, the job management table storage unit 48 stores the identification information of the camera 18 and the state information indicating the state of the process associated with the identification information of the camera 18 in association with each other. FIG. 22 is an example of the table T2 associated with the camera identification information stored in the job management table storage unit 48 and the state information indicating the state of the process associated with the identification information of the camera 18.

The job management table storage unit 48 stores progress information and history information of the work process of the job (parent job, child job, etc.), a photographed image file and a photographed moving image file showing the state when the work instruction sheet 810 is photographed. Further, it is stored in the job management table storage unit 48 in association with each other, and is used to display the job status list screen and the like.

The color code image generation unit 36 generates a color code image 811 described later from the color code ID provided by the job management unit 34. The work instruction sheet creating unit 38 with a color code is provided with the color code image 811 of FIG. 2 (B) from the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 of FIG. 2 (A), and the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with the border color. The work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 is created. The print instruction unit 40 is given the color code image 811 of FIG. 2B, and instructs the printer 16 to print the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with the border color.

The captured image acquisition unit 42 acquires a captured image and a captured moving image from the camera 18. The color code recognition unit 102 of the recognition unit 44 decodes the color code ID from the color code image 811 of the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 shown in the photographed image or the photographed moving image. The label color recognition unit 104 of the recognition unit 44 recognizes the border color of the peripheral portion 812 of the work instruction sheet 810 that appears in the captured image or the captured moving image.

The recognition unit 44 sends, for example, the identification information for identifying the work process of the camera 18 or the job that captured the color code image 811, the decoded color code ID, and the recognized border color of the peripheral portion 812 to the job management unit 34. offer.

The job management unit 34 can specify the job ID and the branch number corresponding to the decoded color code ID by referring to the job management table storage unit 48, and also assigns a label name described later corresponding to the recognized border color of the peripheral portion 812. , Can be specified by referring to the border color setting table storage unit 56.

As a result, the job management unit 34 uses the work process of the job corresponding to the camera 18 that captured the color code image 811, the job ID and the branch number corresponding to the decoded color code ID, and the recognized border color of the peripheral portion 812. The progress information (job status) of the work process of the job managed by the job management table storage unit 48 can be updated based on the corresponding label name.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the label function that uses the border color as a label is added, so that the job IDs such as the "cover" job and the "text" job included in the "bookbinding" job can be used. It is possible to manage unrecognized information, for example, detailed information in a job derived from a job.

The setting unit 50 stores the contents set from the label setting screen described later in the hot folder setting table storage unit 52, the label setting table storage unit 54, and the border color setting table storage unit 56. The hot folder setting table storage unit 52 stores the hot folder setting table described later. The label setting table storage unit 54 stores the label setting table described later. Further, the border color setting table storage unit 56 stores the border color setting table described later.

<Processing>
FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing an example of a job work process in a printing factory. The work process of FIG. 5 includes "printing", "cutting", "folding", "bookbinding", "inspection", "temporary storage 1", and "temporary storage 2". The cameras 18a1 to 18a5 are installed at the gate in front of the place where the work processes "printing", "cutting", "folding", "bookbinding" and "inspection" are performed. Further, the cameras 18b1 and 18b2 are installed at places where the work processes "temporary storage 1" and "temporary storage 2" are performed.

The work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 is photographed by the cameras 18a1 to 18a5 and the cameras 18b1 to 18b2 in a state of moving between work processes or being stored in a temporary storage place. As shown in FIG. 5, in the printing factory, the movement between work processes is not constant, and the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 may not be photographed by the job, and a work process that is not detected or recorded may be included. be. In FIG. 5, an arrow indicating the movement of a job that performs all work processes and an arrow indicating the movement of a job that skips a part of the work process are shown.

In FIG. 5, after the printed matter is output by the work process “printing”, the work instruction sheet 810 is placed or attached on the printed matter. As a result, in the example of FIG. 5, the work instructions 810 placed or attached on the printed matter in the process of passing through the gate or in the state of being stored in the temporary storage place are displayed on the cameras 18a1 to 18a5 and the cameras. Photographed by 18b1-18b2.

《Creation of work instructions with a color code that borders the periphery with a border color》
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an example of a process of creating a work instruction sheet with a color code in which the peripheral portion is bordered with a border color. In step S11, the job ID detection unit 32 of the work process management system 14 detects the job ID displayed in the barcode image 801 or text in the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10. For example, the barcode image 801 or text data at a specific position included in the electronic data (for example, PDF file) of the work instruction 800 created by the customer system 10 can be recognized as the pixel value of the electronic data image or character recognition. Etc., the computer 500 (work process management system 14) detects the data. The detection frame for detecting the job ID from the work instruction sheet 800 may be set in advance by the operator, or may be automatically set by using OCR or the like.

Proceeding to step S12, when the detected job ID is a new job ID, the job management unit 34 manages the color code ID to be used but not used in other job IDs. It is managed by selecting from the table storage unit 46 and storing the selected color code ID, the job ID detected by the job ID detection unit 32, and the branch number in association with each other. If the detected job ID is not new and already exists in the color code management table storage unit 46, the process proceeds to step S13 using the color code ID already stored in association with the job ID. Alternatively, a display indicating that the work instruction sheet 810 with a color code has been printed, an error display being displayed on the computer 500, and an area display screen in which the current position of the printed work instruction sheet 810 with a color code will be described later will be described later. It may be displayed at 1300.

Proceeding to step S13, the color code image generation unit 36 generates the color code image 811 from the job ID and the color code ID associated with the branch number by the procedure shown in FIG. The procedure shown in FIG. 7 utilizes, for example, the technique described in JP-A-2017-199306. The color code ID may be generated by assigning a new ID different for each job ID and branch number, or may be created by including information for identifying the job ID and the branch number in the color code ID.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an example of a process for generating a color code image. The color code image generation unit 36 accepts the input of the color code ID to be color-coded in step S21. Proceeding to step S22, the color code image generation unit 36 decomposes the character string of the color code ID into the values of each digit. Proceeding to step S23, the color code image generation unit 36 converts the value of each decomposed digit into a value corresponding to the number of colors assigned to each cell of the optical symbol described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-199306. For example, if the number of colors assigned to each cell is four, the color code image generation unit 36 converts the value of each digit into a ternary value according to a coding rule as shown in FIG. 8, for example.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a coding rule capable of expressing a ternary number. FIG. 8 shows an example of a coding rule when four colors of R color (red), G color (green), B color (blue) and K color (black) are used. When four colors are used, they can be expressed in ternary numbers, that is, ternary numbers.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 8A, each transition clockwise, that is, from R color to K color, from K color to B color, from B color to G color, and from G color to R color, has a value of "0". Is expressed. Further, counterclockwise, that is, each transition from R color to G color, G color to B color, B color to K color, and K color to R color expresses a value "1". Further, diagonally, that is, the bidirectional transition between the R color and the B color and the bidirectional transition between the K color and the G color each express the value "2".

For example, as shown in FIG. 8B, in a cell row in which cells are sequentially connected in the order of G color, R color, B color, K color, and G color, each cell is connected from left to right in the figure. Consider the case of seeing the color transition of a cell. In this case, the transition from G color to R color represents the value "0", the transition from R color to B color represents the value "2", and the transition from B color to K color represents the value "1". The transition from the K color to the G color represents the value "2". Therefore, the array in FIG. 8B represents the value "3d2120", i.e. the decimal value "69". In the notation of the value, the leading "3d" indicates that the following number is a ternary value.

The coding rule using the color transitions of the four colors is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 8 (a), and may be, for example, the example shown in FIG. 8 (d). FIG. 8 (e) shows an example of a conversion table that associates a color transition with a value according to the coding rule shown in FIG. 8 (d). In FIG. 8 (e), for example, when the color of the transition source cell is R color and the value "2" is desired to be expressed, the color of the transition destination cell adjacent to the transition source cell is set to B color. Similarly, when the color of the transition source cell is K color and the value "1" is to be expressed, the color of the transition destination cell is set to G color.

Following step S23 in FIG. 7, the process proceeds to step S24, and the color code image generation unit 36 includes the color of the cell of the transition source, the ternary value converted in step S23, and as shown in FIG. 8 (a). Assign a color to each cell of the optical symbol according to the conversion table of the coding rule. It is assumed that the color code image generation unit 36 stores in advance the color arrangement of each cell in the cell sequence of the main code of the optical symbol.

A more specific example will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 when the number of colors assigned to each cell of the optical symbol is four. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of information for encoding into an optical symbol. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an optical symbol when the number of colors assigned to each cell of the optical symbol is four.

In FIG. 9, each cell row of the sub-code unit 301 connected to each cell “d1”, “d2”, “d3” and “d4” of the main code unit 300 has the values “3d1”, “3d1” and “3d0”. And an example of "3d1".

FIG. 10 shows an example of an optical symbol in which the information illustrated in FIG. 9 is coded according to the coding rule described with reference to FIG. In this example, the cell row of the main code portion 300 includes an even number of cells, and the tip cell is K color, and K color and R color are alternately arranged.

Further, in the leftmost cell, for example, the sub-code unit 301 is assigned the cell color with the K color of the cell of the main code unit 300 to which the cell is connected as the first transition source color. In the example of FIG. 10, according to the K color of the cell of the main code portion 300, which is the transition source cell, and the value “3d1” of the cell of the sub code portion 301, the conversion table of the coding rule of FIG. 8A is referred to. Therefore, the R color is assigned to the cell of the sub-code portion 301 on the leftmost side of the optical symbol.

Following step S13 in FIG. 6, the process proceeds to step S14, and the work instruction creation unit 38 with a color code uses the color code image 811 generated in step S13 and the border color corresponding to the label name to 812 the peripheral portion. Creates a work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 bordered with a border color. The edging color is a work instruction consisting of information that specifies an area of the edging portion based on predetermined coordinates, a distance (mm) from the edge of the paper, and color information such as RGB and CMYK values applied within that area. The work instruction 810 is given according to the parameters at the time of printing the document 810.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a processing image for creating a work instruction sheet with a color code in which the peripheral portion is bordered with a border color. The paper size and layout frame may be set in advance by the operator. For example, the peripheral portion 812 (an example of a predetermined area) may have a size and shape preset by a user who uses the information processing system 12. Specifically, the user may set the peripheral portion 812 as an area 5 cm from the end portion of the work instruction sheet 810, or may set the peripheral portion 812 as an area 10 cm from the end portion of the work instruction sheet 810. It may be set as an area outside the rectangular or elliptical layout area.

The work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 of FIG. 2A is scaled down by image processing to generate an empty space. Further, the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 of FIG. 2B has a color code in an empty space generated by scaling the electronic data of the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 by image processing. The image 811 is attached, and the peripheral portion 812 of the work instruction sheet 810 is bordered with the border color corresponding to the label name.

The work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 in FIG. 2A displays the barcode image 801 used on the customer system 10 side. Therefore, if the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 is simply reduced, the barcode image 801 may not function (cannot be recognized).

Therefore, in order to generate an empty space without impairing the function of the barcode image 801, the work instruction creation unit 38 with the color code may perform scaling in a direction that does not impair the function of the barcode image 801. ..

Following step S14 in FIG. 6, the process proceeds to step S15, and the print instruction unit 40 instructs the printer 16 to print the work instruction 810 (work instruction with color code) for the information processing system 12 created in step S14. .. The printer 16 has a color-coded work instruction sheet 810 (work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12) in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with a border color as shown in FIG. 2B, for example, according to an instruction from the print instruction unit 40. To print.

The process of creating the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with the border color corresponding to the label name is performed as shown in FIG. 12, for example. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a process of creating a work instruction sheet for an information processing system in which a peripheral portion is bordered with a border color corresponding to a label name.

The information processing system 12 according to the present embodiment is provided with a hot folder 900 associated with the contents of the job (type of work target of the job, etc.). The hot folder 900 is provided for each type of work target of the job. For example, the type name of the work target of the job is set as the hot folder name. The type of work target is, for example, the type of final product or the type of parts that are intermediate products. For example, the final product is a book or booklet that has been bound, and the parts are leaflets that are sandwiched between books. There are advertisements, direct mail, book hardcovers, exterior covers, etc. The hot folder 900 is a folder possessed by the computer 500 (work process management system 14) that can accept input (storage) operations of electronic files such as the work instruction sheet 800 from the operator, and the folder is displayed on the display device 502. It is displayed as an icon. The hot folder 900 may be a software function of the work process management system 14 that can be operated by the computer 500, or may be a function that can be set by the work process management system 14 and is assigned to a folder created by the computer 500 or the like. There may be. When the computer 500 receives an operation in which the electronic file of the work instruction 800 is stored in the hot folder 900, the work process management system 14 creates one or more electronic files of the work instruction 810 as described later, and creates the electronic file. The process of instructing the corresponding printer 16 to print the electronic file of one or more work instructions 810 is continuously executed.

In FIG. 12, the worker inputs the electronic file of the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 into the hot folder 900 associated with the job of “wireless binding”. The job ID detection unit 32 of the work process management system 14 has the job ID "" described in the barcode image 801 or text or the like from the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 put into the hot folder 900 as described above. "ABCDE" is detected. The job management unit 34 registers the job of the job ID "ABCDE" detected by the job ID detection unit 32 in the job management table. In the job management table of FIG. 12, a job ID, a branch number (an example of distinction information), and a label name are associated with the items. In addition to the label name, each label ID may be stored in the table. The label name and label ID are examples of label identification information.

The branch number includes not only the number but also information such as characters and symbols such as alphabets that can distinguish the detected second job ID.

Further, the job management unit 34 refers to the hot folder setting table of the hot folder 900 into which the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 is input, and reads out the label setting "setting 1" associated with the hot folder 900. In the hot folder setting table of FIG. 12, hot folder names and label settings are associated with items.

Further, the job management unit 34 reads the label names "cover" and "body" associated with the label setting "setting 1" read from the hot folder setting table from the label setting table. In the label setting table of FIG. 12, label setting and label name are associated as items. According to the hot folder setting table and the label setting table of FIG. 12, the label names “cover” and “text” associated with the hot folder 900 into which the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 is input can be specified.

The job management unit 34 has a job ID detected from the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 input to the hot folder 900, and a label name specified from the hot folder 900 into which the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 has been input. Add the job with the specified label name to the job management table based on.

For example, in FIG. 12, since the specified label names are "cover" and "body", the two jobs (parent jobs) with the label names "cover" and "body" having the branch number "00" are managed. Registered in the table.

The work instruction manual creation unit 38 with a color code reads information on jobs having the same job ID but different label names from the job management table, and creates image data for each work instruction manual 810. As for the border color of the work instruction sheet 810 to be created, the border color associated with the label names "cover" and "body" included in the job information is read from the border color setting table. In the border color setting table of FIG. 12, the label name and the border color are associated with each other as items.

For example, in FIG. 12, the label name “cover” is associated with the border color “orange”, and the label name “body” is associated with the border color “yellow”. Therefore, in FIG. 12, the image data of the work instruction sheet 810 having the border color “orange” and the image data of the work instruction sheet 810 having the border color “yellow” are created.

The hot folder setting table, the label setting table, and the border color setting table of FIG. 12 are set from the label setting screen 1000 as shown in FIG. 13, for example. FIG. 13 is an image diagram of an example of the label setting screen.

In the label setting screen 1000 of FIG. 13, the display of the label setting for each hot folder is switched by the tab 1002, and the hot folder name input field 1004 and the border color setting table input field 1006 are displayed for each hot folder label setting. It is provided. The input field 1006 of the border color setting table can be set by associating the label name with the border color. Each tab 1002 has a button for selecting and specifying a folder to which each label setting is assigned, and a button for selecting and specifying a specific printer 16 for printing a work instruction sheet 810 for each created part (label). May be good.

The label name is, for example, a name indicating "type of parts" or a name indicating "shipping address". The shipping address is, for example, a name indicating a storage location for parts or printed matter (information indicating where the worker takes the work instruction sheet 810 printed to be attached to the parts). The label name can be set by text input or selection, and is given in units such as parts that are collectively managed in the process. When the label name is set / added, the corresponding label ID is issued. Further, the input field 1006 of the border color setting table may include a check box 1008 for setting whether or not to give the color code image 811 so that the work instruction sheet to which the color code image 811 is not given can be printed. ..

In addition, when the work process management system 14 needs to be divided by dividing or increasing the number of pallets on which parts and printed matter are placed in the middle of a job, for example, due to an increase in the amount of parts or addition of parts due to folding or cutting of parts, etc. For example, the operation of generating a child job from the user may be accepted in the middle of the job. When an operation for generating a child job is accepted, the work process management system 14 takes over the job ID and label name of the work instruction sheet 810 of the parent job by using the same information as that of the parent job, and is managed by the branch number. The work instruction sheet 810 for the child job is issued. The operation for generating a child job is, for example, a job, a parent job, or a child job specified by a label name and a branch number indicating each job ID and part shown in the job status list screen 1100 or the like in FIG. Select a line and instruct to divide the job, enter the number to be divided, select the output printer, select the file save destination folder of the work instruction 810 of the generated job, and give print instructions, etc. It can be operated on the UI screen of FIG. 23. It also has a button to delete the selected job, parent job, and child job, and a button to display details. The same job division process may be performed by selecting the printed matter, parts, and pallets displayed on the map display screen 1200 of FIG. 17 and the area display screen 1300 of FIG. Alternatively, a predetermined number of child jobs may be generated by storing the electronic file of the work instruction manual 810 of the created parent job in the hot folder for creating child jobs. Alternatively, the code of the work instruction sheet 810 is read by a bar code reader, a color code reader, a scanner connected to the computer 500 or the like, an in-line sensor provided on the transport path of the printer 16, or a predetermined camera 18 for creating a child job. By taking a picture of the work instruction sheet 810, the job ID, branch number, and parts, which are the read contents, are displayed on the computer 500, etc., and the child job generation instruction, the input of the number to be divided, and the print instruction are received via the screen. It may be generated by letting an operator operate it.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a parent job and a child job. In FIG. 14, two types of work instructions 810 for the information processing system 12 (for example, work instructions 810 with label names “cover” and “text”) are issued from the work instruction 800 for the customer system 10.

Further, the upper part of FIG. 14 shows an example in which one child job having a work instruction sheet 810 for one type of information processing system 12 (for example, a work instruction sheet 810 with the label name “cover”) as a parent job is issued. Is shown. The work process management system 14 manages a parent job with a branch number "00" and manages child jobs with a branch number other than the branch number "00" (for example, a branch number consecutive from "01"). The management here is based on the parent job indicated by the branch number "00" in the label name "cover" of the job ID "ABCDE" shown in FIG. 12, and a new branch number "01" for the child job. Is issued, and the child job is stored by associating the branch number "01" with the job ID "ABCDE" and the label name "cover".

Further, the lower part of FIG. 14 shows an example in which three child jobs having a work instruction sheet 810 for another type of information processing system 12 (for example, a work instruction sheet 810 with the label name “body”) as a parent job are issued. Is shown. The work process management system 14 manages the parent job with the branch number "00" and manages the child jobs with the branch numbers "01" to "03" other than the branch number "00". The management here is based on the parent job indicated by the branch number "00" in the label name "body" of the job ID "ABCDE" shown in FIG. 12, and the new branch number "01" to the new branch number "01" for the child job. In addition to issuing "03", the job ID "ABCDE" and the label name "body" are associated with the branch numbers "01" to "03" to store a plurality of child jobs.

In the example of FIG. 14, the work process management system 14 has two types of parent jobs issued by the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10, one child job divided from the upper parent job, and the lower parent job. It can be seen that there are three child jobs divided from. In the example of FIG. 14, by storing and managing the parent job and the child job derived from the parent job in association with each other, the number of the parent job and the child jobs connected to the work instruction 800 for the customer system 10 can be managed.

By such management, the work process management system 14 detects all the parent jobs and child jobs linked to the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10 based on the information detected from the images taken by one or more cameras 18. It is possible to realize a trigger on the condition that all the child jobs divided from one parent job are aligned in the same way. Further, by such management, the work process management system 14 can detect the positions of the parent job and the child job connected to the work instruction sheet 800 for the customer system 10.

For example, even if a child job is generated in the middle of a job and the number of pallets is increased or divided, the work process management system 14 can detect a state in which all the pallets are prepared in a specific place as a trigger. It is possible to detect the position of the palette of the child job divided from the parent job.

《Update job status when passing through the gate》
In the job management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with the border color corresponding to the label name and the color code image 811 is given is the camera 18a or 18b. The job status of the job management table storage unit 48 is updated as follows.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of an example of the job status update process when passing through the gate. When the photographed image acquisition unit 42 of the work process management system 14 acquires the photographed image or the photographed moving image from the camera 18a or 18b, the process proceeds to step S52.

In step S52, the color code recognition unit 102 of the recognition unit 44 attempts to cut out the color code image 811 from the photographed image or the photographed moving image acquired by the photographed image acquisition unit 42. Proceeding to step S53, the color code recognition unit 102 recognizes the color code image 811 according to the procedure described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-199306.

When the color code image 811 is recognized, the color code recognition unit 102 detects an image of each cell from the color code image 811. Proceeding to step S54, the color code recognition unit 102 recognizes the color information of each cell detected in step S53 and the connection information of each cell as symbol information.

The color code recognition unit 102 restores the color code ID coded in the color code image 811 by decoding the symbol information according to the coding rule shown in FIG. 8A, for example. Further, the label color recognition unit 104 of the recognition unit 44 proceeds to step S55 to recognize the border color of the peripheral portion 812 of the work instruction sheet 810 from the photographed image and the photographed moving image acquired by the photographed image acquisition unit 42.

Proceeding to step S56, the color code recognition unit 102 provides, for example, the identification information of the camera 18a that captured the color code image 811 and the color code ID restored by decoding to the job management unit 34. Further, the label color recognition unit 104 provides the job management unit 34 with, for example, the identification information of the camera 18a in which the color code image 811 is captured and the border color of the peripheral portion 812 of the recognized work instruction manual 810. The job management unit 34 refers to the job management table storage unit 48 to specify the job ID and the branch number corresponding to the color code ID.

The job management unit 34 is managed in the job management table based on, for example, the identification information of the camera 18a that captured the color code image 811 and the job ID and branch number corresponding to the color code ID restored from the color code image 811. You can update the existing job status from "not detected" to "passed". Further, the job management unit 34 has, for example, the identification information of the camera 18a that captured the color code image 811, the job ID and the branch number corresponding to the color code ID restored from the color code image 811, and the periphery of the recognized work instruction sheet 810. The work instruction sheet 810 of the same color code image 811 can be managed separately for each label name based on the border color of the part 812. Note that the color code ID may correspond to all of the job ID, branch number, and label name (label identification information), and the parent job, child job, and parts may all be identified only by the color code ID, or the color code. The job ID, branch number, and label name (label identification information) may be directly included in the information.

《Job inquiry》
The operators and workers of the job management system 1 use various UI screens provided by the work process management system 14 to show the progress information and history information of the work process of the job in the printing factory, and the state when the work instruction sheet 810 is photographed. You can inquire about image files, recorded video files, map view, area view, etc. The UI screen is displayed on the display device 502 of the computer 500. It may be displayed on the operation screen of the printer 16 or the operation screen of the DFE (Digital FrontEnd) device that is connected to the printer 16 and processes the job information received from the computer 500 and transmits the job information to the printer. Alternatively, it may be displayed on the touch panel of a mobile terminal connected to the job management system 1. The screen information and screen components for displaying the UI screen are created by the work process management system 14, the customer system 10, and the like, and are transmitted to each device. The UI screen may be screen information displayed on the software of the device or Web page information displayed on the Web browser of the device.

FIG. 16 is a transition diagram of an example of a UI screen displayed by the work process management system. The UI unit 30 of the work process management system 14 displays, for example, the job status list screen 1100 on the display device 502. The job status list screen 1100 of FIG. 16 displays a list of job information including a job ID, a label name, a branch number, a time of the last update, and progress information of one or more work processes. The update is performed every predetermined time such as every 30 seconds, every 5 minutes, etc., for taking pictures by all the cameras 18 and recognizing the color code and the border color of the work instruction sheet 810 from the taken images. It should be noted that the update may be performed only during the factory operation, or the update time interval may be changed depending on the time zone such as during the main operation or other times.

The progress information of one or more work processes indicates whether the progress of the work process is "undetected", "passed", "current process", or "alert", for example, "○: undetected" "●: passed". "◎: Current process" or "×: Alert". The progress of the work process "not detected" means that the camera 18 corresponding to the work process has not photographed the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12. The progress of the work process "passed" indicates that the camera 18 corresponding to the work process recognized the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 by the image taken at the time of the update before the last update. ing. The progress of the work process "current process" indicates that the camera 18 corresponding to the work process has recognized the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 with the image taken in the last update. Further, the progress "alert" of the work process indicates that an alert such as a stay alert notifying that the work instruction 810 is staying at the same place for a predetermined time or longer or cannot be recognized for a predetermined time or longer has occurred.

The label name of the job status list screen 1100 is the same as the label name read from, for example, the border color setting table of FIG. 12 using the border color of the peripheral portion 812 of the recognized work instruction manual 810 as a search key.

The operator or worker can display the job detail history screen by selecting one job ID from the job status list screen 1100. The job detail history screen may display the branch numbers of the parent job and the child job for each label name of one selected job ID "ABCDE", the time recognized in the last update, the location, and the like. In addition, the job detail history screen 1110 displays buttons imitating cameras and videos for transitioning to a screen for displaying captured images and captured videos of parent and child jobs for each label name indicating parts included in the job. You may.

When the button 1102 for transitioning to the job map display screen 1200 is pressed, the UI unit 30 transitions to, for example, the map display screen 1200 shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is an image diagram of an example of a map display screen displaying the entire factory. For example, the UI unit 30 displays a photographed image of the entire factory in the background, and then displays the location of the printed matter so that it can be identified by a mark such as “●”. The color of the mark “●” indicating the location of the printed matter may indicate the progress of the work process of the job indicated by the mark. Based on the recognition result of the work instruction sheet 810, the corresponding printed matter may be displayed with a mark such as “●”. Further, the color of the "●" mark may be set by using the color information of the label so that the color is the same as or similar to the color of the label indicating the part.

On the map display screen 1200 of FIG. 17, a plurality of storage areas (preparation areas) are identifiablely displayed. By selecting, for example, the storage area 1202 from the map display screen 1200 of FIG. 17, the user can transition to the area display screen 1300 shown in FIG. 18 of the selected storage area 1202. The area display screen 1300 is an example of a screen that maps the selected storage area 1202 and displays an event that has occurred in the storage area 1202.

FIG. 18 is an image diagram of an example of an area display screen displaying a storage area. For example, the UI unit 30 divides the selected storage area 1202 into detailed areas 1302, and displays the location of the printed matter so that it can be identified by a mark such as “●”. On the area display screen 1300 of FIG. 18, for example, a printed matter that is a job work object detected by using the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 and a mark such as “●” are placed on the location of the pallet that carries the printed matter. Is displayed.

Further, on the area display screen 1300 of FIG. 18, for example, a color for identification may be added to a mark such as “●” for each job ID. For example, in the example of FIG. 18, the default color of the mark is displayed in gray, for example, and by pressing the button 1304 or 1306, for example, blue or red for each mark of the job ID corresponding to the pressed button 1304 or 1306. You may give a color for identification of. Alternatively, the color of the "●" mark may be set by using the color information of the label so that the color is the same as or similar to the color of the label indicating the part.

On the area display screen 1300, a log display field 1308 for displaying events occurring in the selected storage area 1202 as a log is displayed. In the log display field 1308, events such as entering and exiting the storage area 1202 such as a pallet identified by the job ID and the occurrence of an error are displayed.

Further, on the right side of the area display screen 1300 of FIG. 18, notification information 1310 to the user is displayed. The notification information to the user 1310 includes a state in which all parent jobs and child jobs linked to the job ID are prepared (preparation for the next work process is completed), or one of a plurality of parent jobs (parts). The status where multiple child jobs linked to the parent job are aligned, or the status where an alert is issued, etc. are displayed.

Note that the colored buttons 1304 or 1306 are facilitated in the user notification information 1310 of FIG. For example, in the area display screen 1300 of FIG. 18, by pressing the blue colored button 1304, the mark of the job ID “123456” corresponding to the blue colored button 1304 is changed to blue. Further, for example, in the area display screen 1300 of FIG. 18, by pressing the red colored button 1306, the mark of the job ID “874632” corresponding to the red colored button 1306 is changed to red.

By checking the area display screen 1300 of FIG. 18, the operator or the operator can check the area display screen 1300, and even if there is a child job divided from the parent job, from the parent job required in the next work process and the parent job. It is easy to recognize that all the divided child jobs are ready and ready for the next work process. Further, the operator or the operator can easily recognize that the alert is being issued by checking the area display screen 1300 of FIG.

As described above, according to the work process management system 14 according to the present embodiment, the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with the border color can be printed, and the border color of the work instruction sheet 810 is used for the job. It can be used as a label associated with the content. By using the border color of the work instruction sheet 810 as a label associated with the contents of the job, the work process management system 14 can easily manage the divided jobs according to the work instruction sheet 810.

Further, in the work process management system 14 according to the present embodiment, the visibility is improved by the work instruction sheet 810 bordered by the border color. As a result, the worker can easily find the intended work instruction sheet 810, and the work efficiency is improved. Further, by improving the visibility of the work instruction sheet 810, it is possible to prevent the operator from forgetting to misplace or attach the work instruction sheet 810.

The work process management system 14 according to the present embodiment uses the work instruction sheet 810 printed on white paper instead of the work instruction sheet that expresses the contents of the job with colored paper, so that the color is easily affected by the colored paper. A technique for expressing a code in a color such as a code image 811 can be used in the work instruction sheet 810. As described above, in the work process management system 14 according to the present embodiment, the content of the job is represented by the border color of the work instruction sheet 810, so that the content of the job can be intuitively visually recognized and the color of the color code image 811 or the like. It is possible to achieve both the effect of the technique of expressing the code with.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the work process management system 14 created the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12. In the second embodiment, the customer system 10 creates a work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12. The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for a part. Therefore, the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

<System configuration>
FIG. 19 is a functional configuration diagram of another example of the work process management system. The work process management system 14a of FIG. 19 has a configuration in which the work instruction sheet creating unit 38 with a color code and the print instruction unit 40 are removed from the work process management system 14 of FIG. On the other hand, in the customer system 10a, a work instruction sheet creating unit 60 with a color code and a printing instruction unit 62 are added.

In the job management system 1 according to the second embodiment, the work process management system 14a performs up to the generation of the color code image 811 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and steps S14 and S15 in FIG. 6 are performed by the color code of the customer system 10a. This is performed by the work instruction sheet creating unit 60 and the print instruction unit 62.

The job management system 1 according to the second embodiment can also obtain the same effect as the job management system 1 according to the first embodiment.

[Third Embodiment]
In the first and second embodiments described above, an example in which the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 is printed on a print medium such as paper by the printer 16 has been described, but electronic paper, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), or the like has been described. It may be displayed on the display medium (display device) of.

FIG. 20 is a functional configuration diagram of another example of the work process management system. The work process management system 14 of FIG. 20 has a configuration in which the print instruction unit 40 of the work process management system 14 of FIG. 4 is replaced with a display instruction unit 140. The display instruction unit 140 causes the display device to display the display of the work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12 to which the color code image 811 of FIG. 2B is attached and the peripheral portion 812 is bordered by the border color. Instruct.

The display device is a work instruction sheet 810 with a color code in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with a border color as shown in FIG. 2B, for example, according to an instruction from the display instruction unit 140 (work instruction sheet 810 for the information processing system 12). Is displayed.

[Fourth Embodiment]
The first to third embodiments described above have described the management of the work process of a job in a printing factory, but can also be applied to, for example, the management of the work process of an article flowing on a belt conveyor. For example, if the technique of the present embodiment is provided for managing the work process of the articles flowing on the belt conveyor, it is possible to track the articles flowing on the belt conveyor and control the branching of the belt conveyor.

Further, the first to third embodiments described above can be applied to the technology of a transport system represented by, for example, an AGV (automated guided vehicle). For example, in a transport system for transporting an article, a color code image 811 is attached to the article, and a work instruction 810 for the information processing system 12 in which the peripheral portion 812 is bordered with a border color is attached to the article, and the article is being transported. By photographing the article with the camera 18, the work process of the article being conveyed can be managed by the conveying device. Further, since the position of the transport device during transporting the article and the transport destination of the article can be specified, the transport system can also control the movement of the transport device for transporting the article.

[Modification example]
In the above, the border color of the work instruction sheet 810 is treated as a label, but when the color of a mark such as a mark or the color of a character is treated as a label, for example, the border color setting table of FIG. 12 is treated as a mark color setting table or a character color. You can replace it with a setting table. In the mark color setting table, the label name and the mark color are associated with each other as items. Further, in the character color setting table, the label name and the character color are associated with each other as items. Therefore, the mark or character color of the work instruction 810 is the mark color or character color associated with the label name included in the job information.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment disclosed specifically, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of claims. The work instruction sheet creating unit 38 with a color code is an example of the creating means. The print instruction unit 40 is an example of the instruction means. The printer 16 is an example of a printing means and a printing device.

The job management unit 34 is an example of management means. The cameras 18a and 18b are examples of photographing means. The recognition unit 44 is an example of the recognition means. The work process management system 14 is an example of an information processing device. The parent slip is an example of the first slip. The child check is an example of the second check. The area display screen 1300 is an example of a user interface.

1 Job management system 10 Customer system 12 Information processing system 14 Work process management system 16 Printers 18, 18a, 18b Camera 20 Network 30 UI unit 32 Job ID detection unit 34 Job management unit 36 Color code image generation unit 38, 60 With color code Work order creation unit 40, 62 Print instruction unit 42 Captured image acquisition unit 44 Recognition unit 46 Color code management table storage unit 48 Job management table storage unit 50 Setting unit 52 Hot folder setting table storage unit 54 Label setting table storage unit 56 Bordering Color setting table Storage unit 102 Color code recognition unit 104 Label color recognition unit 140 Display instruction unit 800 Work instruction sheet for customer system 801 Bar code image 810 Work instruction sheet for information processing system 811 Color code image 812 Peripheral part 1100 Job status List screen 1200 Map display screen 1300 Area display screen

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-2000288

Claims (15)

An information processing system that prints a slip for identifying a job and manages the job using the slip.
The image data of the first slip in which the predetermined area of the slip has a predetermined color associated with one or more parts constituting the final product of the job identified by the slip, and the first slip. A means for creating image data of a second slip that inherits the predetermined color of the predetermined area from the slip of
Using the image data of the first slip and the second slip, an instruction means for instructing printing of the first slip and the second slip, and
A printing means for printing the first slip and the second slip based on the image data of the first slip and the second slip, and
A management means for managing the job identified by the first slip and the second slip by using the predetermined color of the predetermined area of the first slip and the second slip.
Information processing system with. The creation means
By processing the image data of the first slip based on a predetermined rule set in advance in response to the input of the image data of the original slip, the predetermined color corresponding to the one or more parts can be obtained. The first means of making using and
A second creation means for creating one or more image data of the second slip using the predetermined color corresponding to the image data of the first slip, and
including,
The information processing system according to claim 1. The first creation means responds to the predetermined rule set in the predetermined folder according to the storage of the image data of the first slip in the predetermined folder. Created and
The second creating means designates the image data of the second slip by a predetermined method as the image data of the first slip or the job corresponding to the first slip, and responds to the input number. Create
The information processing system according to claim 2. The predetermined rule used by the first production means is
For each of one or more of the folders
The predetermined color corresponding to each of one or more of the parts, and
A printer that prints the image data of the first slip in which the predetermined color is applied to the predetermined area, and
The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein the information processing system can be set. One or more photographing means for photographing the first slip and the second slip, and
A recognition means for recognizing the predetermined color in the predetermined area from the images of the first slip and the second slip taken.
With more
The management means is the photographing means in which the first slip and the second slip are photographed, and the predetermined area recognized from the images of the first slip and the second slip photographed. The state of each of the one or more parts included in the job by recognizing each of the one or more first slips or the second slips at the shooting location of the shooting means based on the predetermined color. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system is used. The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the photographing means is installed at a place corresponding to one or more work processes of the job. The management means is characterized in that, when the first slip and the second slip divided from the first slip are aligned in the predetermined place, the user interface is displayed to that effect. The information processing system according to claim 6. The management means according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the management means displays on the user interface the position where the first slip and the second slip divided from the first slip exist. Information processing system. The slip is described in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the slip is used by being attached to one or more parts constituting the final product of the job or transportation equipment for transporting a work object. Information processing system. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the predetermined area is an area at a predetermined distance from an end portion of a recording medium on which the slip is printed. The creation means according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the creation means creates image data of the slip including a code image used for identifying one or more jobs. Information processing system. The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the code image is a color code image. The job involves a printing process
The final product of the job is a booklet
The one or more parts constituting the final product are one or more printed matter constituting the booklet.
The slip is a work instruction sheet that describes the work or equipment for producing the booklet.
The first slip is created by adding a predetermined color associated with each of one or more printed matter constituting the booklet to the work instruction sheet.
The second slip is created by taking over the predetermined color when the place where one printed matter is placed is divided into a plurality of places.
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 12. An information processing device that causes a printing device to print a slip for identifying a job and manages the job using the slip.
The image data of the first slip in which the predetermined area of the slip has a predetermined color associated with one or more parts constituting the final product of the job identified by the slip, and the first slip. A creating means for creating image data of a second slip that inherits the predetermined color of the predetermined area from the slip of.
An instruction means for instructing the printing apparatus to print the first slip and the second slip using the image data of the first slip and the second slip.
A management means for managing the job identified by the first slip and the second slip by using the predetermined color of the predetermined area of the first slip and the second slip.
A program to function as. An information processing device that causes a printing device to print a slip for identifying a job and manages the job using the slip.
The image data of the first slip in which the predetermined area of the slip has a predetermined color associated with one or more parts constituting the final product of the job identified by the slip, and the first slip. A means for creating image data of a second slip that inherits the predetermined color of the predetermined area from the slip of
Using the image data of the first slip and the second slip, an instruction means for instructing the printing device to print the first slip and the second slip, and
A management means for managing the job identified by the first slip and the second slip by using the predetermined color of the predetermined area of the first slip and the second slip.
Information processing device with.

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