JP2023021238A - Sorting management device and inspection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a baggage inspection system that can realize smoother processing.

SOLUTION: A baggage inspection system according to an embodiment has a data management unit, a determination unit, and an output control unit. The data management unit manages a data table in which baggage identification information is associated with baggage recognized information, based on baggage identification information that is a result of image recognition performed on a baggage image captured by an imaging unit, recognized information including at least a content of the baggage and baggage recognized information input by one or more terminal devices to which the baggage image captured by the imaging unit is sent. The determination unit determines whether or not predetermined information necessary for an inspection of the baggage is available among the recognized information, with reference to the data table managed by the data management unit, using the baggage identification information acquired by an acquisition unit provided in front of an inspection device that performs a transparency inspection on the baggage. The output control unit causes an output unit to output notification information when it is determined that the predetermined information is not available.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to package inspection systems.

The contents of packages may be inspected at facilities through which packages pass, such as distribution sites and customs. In systems used in such facilities, packages are first imaged with a camera, etc., and the information (sender, destination, content, etc.) written on the form is processed using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) or visually. and so on. Then, an inspection image (for example, an X-ray transmission image) is further acquired for the package, and it is determined whether or not it matches the information described in the form or the like provided by the system. At this time, when the information described in the form or the like is not complete at the timing when the inspection image is acquired, the processing at the inspection site may be delayed.

JP 2013-220362 A JP 2014-39891 A JP-A-11-230918

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a luggage inspection system capable of realizing smoother processing.

The baggage inspection system of the embodiment has a data management section, a determination section, and an output control section. The data management unit stores information to be recognized including at least identification information of the package and the content of the package, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the package captured by the imaging unit, and the information captured by the imaging unit. A data table in which the identification information of the package is associated with the information to be recognized of the package is managed based on the information to be recognized of the package input at one or more terminal devices to which the image of the package is sent. The determination unit refers to the data table managed by the data management unit using the identification information of the package acquired by the identification information acquisition unit provided in front of the inspection device that performs the transmission inspection on the package, A determination is made as to whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the package is present among the information to be recognized. The output control unit causes the output unit to output notification information when the determination unit determines that the predetermined information is not complete.

1 is a schematic diagram of a sorting system 1 including a luggage inspection system; FIG. The figure which shows the functional structure of the sorting management apparatus 100. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information registered as package information 124; FIG. The figure which shows the functional structure of the test|inspection management apparatus 150. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram conceptually showing the processing executed by the baggage inspection system; 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the sorting management device 100; 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the inspection management apparatus 150; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM displayed on the display section of the terminal device for examination determination 200; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing the processing result of the statistics section 162 displayed on the display section of the unpacking inspection terminal device 22; 1 is a configuration diagram of a sorting system 1A including a baggage inspection system; FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by the sorting management device 100 of the second embodiment. The block diagram of inspection unit 10A of 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows the functional structure of the test|inspection management apparatus 150B of 3rd Embodiment. 10 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by the inspection management apparatus 150 of the third embodiment;

A luggage inspection system according to an embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. A baggage inspection system is a system that assists a person engaged in inspection (inspector, operator, etc.) when inspecting baggage. The baggage inspection system of the embodiment will be described as being provided at a customs office.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a sorting system 1 including a baggage inspection system. The sorting system includes, for example, an inspection unit 10, a sorting unit 30, two or more cameras 50-1 and 50-2, a weight sensor 60, and one or more VCDs 70-1 to 70-k (where "k" is an arbitrary natural number), a sorting management device 100, an inspection management device 150, and an inspection judgment terminal device 200. A combination of the sorting management device 100 and the inspection management device 150 is an example of a parcel inspection system. Hereinafter, the cameras 50-1 and 50-2 are simply referred to as the camera 50 when not distinguished from each other. VCD70-1 to VCD70-k are simply referred to as VCD70 when they are not distinguished from other VCDs. The test determination terminal device 200 is an example of an “output unit”.

The inspection unit 10, the sorting unit 30, the camera 50, the weight sensor 60, the VCD 70, the sorting management device 100, the inspection management device 150, and the inspection judgment terminal device 200 are connected to a LAN (Local Area Network), Communication is performed via a network NW such as a WAN (Wide Area Network), a cellular communication network, or the Internet.

After being photographed by the camera 50 and having its weight measured by the weight sensor 60, the baggage is carried into the inspection unit 10 and inspected by the inspection unit 10. FIG. Next, the parcels P are brought into the sorting unit 30 and sorted according to their destinations.

First, camera 50 and weight sensor 60 will be described. The camera 50 captures an image of the package P, associates the captured image (first image) with the image capturing time, and transmits the image to the sorting management device 100 . Although two cameras 50 are illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, six cameras 50 may be provided to obtain an image of each surface of the baggage P. FIG. In this case, the camera 50 captures an image of the bottom surface of the package P from the gap between the table on which the package P is placed and the mechanism.

The weight sensor 60 measures the weight of the package P and transmits the measurement result to the sorting management device 100 .

Although there is no particular restriction on the locations where the camera 50 and the weight sensor 60 are arranged, the camera 50 and the weight sensor 60 are provided at positions where, for example, the baggage P in the same location can be imaged and weighed. When the operator operates a predetermined button, the camera 50 takes an image of the package P and the weight sensor 60 measures the weight of the package P. After the image of the package P is captured by the camera 50 and the weight of the package P is measured by the weight sensor 60 , the package P is transported to the inspection unit 10 .

The inspection unit 10 includes, for example, a main transport section 12 , an unpacking inspection transport section 14 , a code reader unit 16 , an inspection device 18 , a branching mechanism 20 , and an unpacking inspection terminal device 22 . The main transport section 12 transports packages to the vicinity of the loading section 32 of the sorting unit 30 . The main transport section 12 includes, for example, a transport belt, drive pulleys, and a drive motor. The drive pulley is rotated by the driving force transmitted by driving the drive motor. The conveyor belt conveys the load P by being driven by the rotational force of the drive pulley. The drive motor controls the conveying force acting on the conveying belt under the control of the inspection management device 150 .

The main transport section 12 is provided with a code reader unit 16, an inspection device 18, and a branching mechanism 20 in order from the upstream side with respect to the flow of the packages P. As shown in FIG. In addition, a plurality of detection sensors (not shown) for detecting packages P are provided at predetermined intervals in the main transport section 12 . The detection sensor is implemented by, for example, an infrared sensor, an optical sensor, or the like. The code reader unit 16 includes a code reading unit that reads bar codes and QR codes (registered trademark), an operation unit that accepts user input operations, a display unit that displays information, a network communication unit for connecting to a network NW, and the like. .

The code reading unit irradiates, for example, a bar code or a QR code with light and receives reflected light of the irradiated light. The code reader converts the received light result into electronic information. The operation unit is, for example, a user interface such as a button, keyboard, mouse, microphone, touch panel, or the like. The display unit includes, for example, a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display.

The code reader unit 16 may include a speaker for outputting sound, an information output section for indicating information by turning on or off a light, or the like, instead of or in addition to the display section. A display, speaker, or light are other examples of an "output." Note that these output units may be separate from the code reader unit 16 . One or both of the operation section and the display section may be omitted from the code reader unit 16 .

The unpacking inspection transport section 14 is connected to the main transport path 12 and the branching mechanism 20 . Under the control of the inspection management device 150, the unpacking inspection transport unit 14 transports packages that require inspection to a predetermined area.

The inspection device 18 is a device that performs transmission inspection. The inspection device 18 includes, for example, a detection unit, a radiation irradiation unit, and a conversion processing unit. The detection unit is implemented by, for example, an infrared sensor, an optical sensor, or the like, and detects that the package P is at the target position. The position of the target is the area where the radiation irradiating unit irradiates radiation. The radiation irradiator irradiates the object to be inspected (parcel P) with penetrating radiation (for example, X-rays). The transformation processor includes, for example, an image intensifier. The conversion processor detects X-rays that have passed through the inspection object, amplifies the intensity of the detected X-rays, and generates a visible light image from the amplified image. The conversion processing unit transmits a transmission image (hereinafter referred to as a second image) including the generated visible light image to the inspection management apparatus 150 or the like in association with the time when the image was generated.

The branching mechanism 20 is provided at a location where the main transport section 12 and the unpacking inspection transport section 14 are connected. The branching mechanism 20 conveys the packages P that have passed through the inspection device 18 and that require visual inspection toward the unpacking inspection transport section 14 . The package P carried into the unpacking inspection transport unit 14 is unpacked by an inspector. The inspector inspects the unpacked package P and, for example, inputs the inspection result into the operation unit of the unpacking inspection terminal device 22 . The terminal device for unpacking inspection 22 transmits the input-operated inspection result to the sorting management device 100 or the like via the network NW. The unpacking inspection terminal device 22 is another example of the “output unit”.

The sorting unit 30 includes, for example, an input section 32 , a revolving transport section 34 , a plurality of chuters (sorting sections) 36 , a plurality of branching mechanisms 38 and a code reader 40 . The loading section 32 is connected to the revolving conveying section 34 . The loading unit 32 carries out the load P loaded by the operator to the circulating transport unit 34 . The loading unit 32 includes a conveyor belt that is driven in the direction of the revolving conveying unit 34 , and the loaded baggage P is carried out to the revolving conveying unit 34 by driving the conveying belt.

The circulating transport unit 34 forms a circulating (circulating) route and transports the load P on the route. The revolving transport section 34 includes, for example, a transport belt, a drive pulley, and a drive motor. A plurality of chuters 36 are connected to the circulating path of the circulating transport section 34 . The chute 36 has a slope at which the packages P slide down from the circulating transport section 34 toward a stacking location (not shown) of the packages P. As shown in FIG. A branching mechanism 38 is provided at a location where the revolving transport section 34 and the shooter 36 are connected. The branching mechanism 38 carries out the packages P to the chute 36 under the control of the sorting management device 100 . In the revolving conveying section 34, the packages P are conveyed one by one on the pedestal, and the belt provided on the pedestal rotates in the direction of the shooter 36, whereby the packages P are conveyed toward the shooter 36. may

The branching mechanism 38 includes a conveyor belt that is driven in the direction of the shooter 36 , and by driving the conveyor belt, the cargo P existing in the revolving conveyor section 34 is carried out to the shooter 36 . The cargo P carried out to the chute 36 by the branching mechanism 38 slides down the slope of the chute 36 and moves to the collection point. The baggage P that has slid down the chute 36 is temporarily placed at the accumulation location. The operator transports the temporarily placed package P according to the transport destination of the package P.

The code reader 40 is provided between the loading section 32 and the branching mechanism 38 where the cargo P carried out from the loading section 32 to the revolving transportation section 34 first reaches. The code reader 40 includes a code reading unit for reading bar codes and QR codes, a network communication unit for connecting to the network NW, and the like. The code reader 40 transmits information read by the code reading section to the sorting management device 100 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the sorting management device 100. As shown in FIG. The sorting management device 100 includes, for example, a communication interface 102, a transportation control section 104, a position identification section 106, an image recognition section 108, an address identification section 110, a data management section 112, and a storage section 120.
Some or all of the transport control unit 104, the position specifying unit 106, the image recognition unit 108, the address specifying unit 110, and the data management unit 112 are implemented by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program. may be Some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and the like. The storage unit 120 is implemented by a storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), flash memory, or the like.

The communication interface 102 is connected to the network NW and communicates with devices, devices, etc. connected to the network NW.

The transport control unit 104 controls the drive motor and the transport belt included in the revolving transport unit 34 to adjust the speed at which the load P is transported. Based on the position of the package P specified by the position specifying unit 106, the identification information of the package P acquired by the code reader, and the destination information of the package P acquired by the data management unit 112, the transport control unit 104 Any branching mechanism 38 is controlled so that the parcel P is carried out to the chute 36 corresponding to the destination information.

The position specifying unit 106 specifies the position of the package P based on, for example, the speed at which the carrier belt of the circulating transport unit 34 conveys the package P and the time when the package P is detected by the code reader 40 .

The image recognition unit 108 has a function of performing OCR processing. The image recognition unit 108 recognizes the address information given to the package P and various information (characters, numbers, symbols, etc.) based on the image captured by the camera 50 .

When part or all of the address information given to the package P is recognized by the image recognition unit 108, the address identification unit 110 uses the recognized address information to identify the address database 126 stored in the storage unit 120. is searched, and the address information given to the package P is specified based on the information obtained by the search.

The address identification unit 110, for example, matches the address information stored in the address database 126 with the address information recognized by the image recognition unit 108 to a predetermined degree or more, If no matching address information is stored in the address database 126, the recognized address information is identified as the address information of the package P. FIG. For example, if there are multiple pieces of address information stored in the address database 126 that match the information recognized by the image recognition unit 108 by a predetermined degree or more, the address identification unit 110 identifies multiple addresses. Identifies information as an address candidate.

The data management unit 112 stores information to be recognized (described later) including at least the identification information of the package and the content of the package P, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the package captured by the camera 50, and the A package in which the identification information of the package P is associated with the information to be recognized of the package P based on the information to be recognized of the package input in one or more terminal devices VCD70 to which the captured image of the package P was sent. manage information 124; The data management unit 112 stores inspection results for the package in the storage unit 120 .

If the image recognition unit 108 and the address identification unit 110 do not identify the necessary information including the address information of the parcel P, the data management unit 112 stores the image captured by the camera 50, the image recognition unit 108 and the address identification unit 110 together. 110 to the VCD 70. Data management unit 112 may transmit only the image of parcel P to VCD 70 .

Storage unit 120 stores first image data 122 , parcel information 124 , and address database 126 . The first image data 122 is a set of images of the package P captured by the camera 50 . This image is associated with the identification information of the package P and stored.

Package information 124 is information obtained by OCR of image recognition unit 108 or information transmitted from VCD 70 . FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information registered as the package information 124. As shown in FIG. The package information 124 is the identification information given to the package P, the weight of the package P measured by the weight sensor 60, the information to be recognized described below, and the information acquired by the inspection device 18 (second image and identification information), information transmitted from the inspection determination terminal device 200, information transmitted from the unpacking inspection terminal device 22, etc. are associated with each other.

The information to be recognized includes at least content information indicating the contents of the package P, and also includes the destination address of the package P, the name of the destination, the telephone number of the destination, the address of the sender, the name of the sender, information transmitted from the inspection management device 150, and the like. , contains any information that the inspector deems necessary in inspecting the package P. The content information is information indicating the content of the package P described in the form F attached to the package P, and includes, for example, the weight of the package P, the name of the item, the price of the item, the quantity of the item, and the like. The content information is information declared by the sender of the package P, for example. The information transmitted from the test determination terminal device 200 is, for example, the result of the inspector comparing the second image displayed on the display unit of the test determination terminal device 200 with the information to be recognized (or content information). This is the information shown. The information transmitted from the unpacking inspection terminal device 22 is, for example, information indicating a result (an example of an inspection result) of an inspector unpacking the package P and inspecting the package P.

The VCD 70 communicates with the sorting management device 100 via the network NW. The VCD 70 receives information (coding data) for video coding, which is information transmitted from the sorting management device 100 and includes an image of the parcel P. FIG. The coding data transmitted from the sorting management device 100 is transmitted to the VCD 70 when the image recognition unit 108 of the sorting management device 100 cannot acquire the recognition information. Further, when the image recognition unit 108 of the sorting management device 100 recognizes part of the address information or part of other information from the image of the parcel P, the coding data includes the part of the information. may be Moreover, when the address identification unit 110 cannot narrow down the address from a plurality of address candidates, the coding data may include information on the plurality of address candidates.

The VCD 70 includes a display section for video coding, an operation section for an operator to input information, and a processing section for executing various processes. Based on the information displayed on the display unit, the operator inputs information on the package P to the operation unit. For example, the image of the package P and the information recognized by the sorting management device 100 are displayed in association with each other on the display section of the VCD 70 . The operation unit is a user interface such as buttons, keyboard, mouse, microphone, and touch panel.

The processing unit derives candidates for information predicted to be input next, based on the information input to the operation unit, and causes the display unit to display the derived candidates. The processing unit derives information candidates predicted to be input next, based on a preset dictionary, information on past input operations, and the like. The operator refers to the image captured by the camera 50 and selects the information given to the package P from among the plurality of candidates displayed on the display unit, thereby facilitating and speeding up the input operation. It can be carried out.

A role may be defined for each of the plurality of VCDs 70, for example. For example, the operator of the VCD 70-1 is given the role of inputting information indicating the destination address of the package P, and the operator of the VCD 70-2 is given the role of inputting information indicating the destination name of the package P. The operator of the VCD 70-3 is given the role of inputting content information indicating the content of the parcel P. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the inspection management apparatus 150. As shown in FIG. The inspection management apparatus 150 includes, for example, a communication interface 152, a transport control unit 154, a position specifying unit 156, a management unit 158, a determination unit 160, a statistics unit 162, an output control unit 164, and a storage unit 170. Prepare. A processor such as a CPU executes a program for part or all of the transport control unit 154, the position specifying unit 156, the management unit 158, the determination unit 160, the statistics unit 162, and the output control unit 164. may be realized by Moreover, some or all of these functional units may be realized by hardware such as LSI, ASIC, and FPGA. The storage unit 170 is realized by a storage device such as RAM, ROM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The sorting management device 100 and the inspection management device 150 may be one integrated computer, or may be realized by a plurality of distributed computers.

The transport control unit 154 controls the drive motors and transport belts included in the main transport unit 12 and the unpacking inspection transport unit 14 to adjust the speed at which the load P is transported. The transport control unit 154 also controls the branching mechanism 20 based on information acquired from the management unit 158 and the inspection device 18 . When the target package P reaches the branching mechanism 20 based on the determination result of the determining unit 160, the transport control unit 154 controls the branching mechanism 20 to transfer the target package P to the unpacking inspection transport unit. 14 to carry out.

The position specifying unit 156, for example, based on the speed at which the conveyor belt of the main transport unit 12 conveys the load P and the timing at which the load P is detected by the inspection device 18 or the detection sensor provided in the main transport path 12, Identify the position of the package P.

The management unit 158 causes the storage unit 170 to store information (scan information) acquired from the code reader unit 16 and information acquired from the inspection device 18, and uses a communication interface to store information stored in the storage unit 170. or send.

The determination unit 160 manages the data management unit 112 of the sorting management device 100 using the identification information of the package P acquired by the code reader unit 16 provided in front of the inspection device 18 that performs the transparent inspection of the package P. With reference to the package information 124, it is determined whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the package is included in the information to be recognized.

The predetermined information necessary for the inspection by the inspector is information declared by the sender, and is information to be compared with information recognized from the image acquired by the inspection device 18 . Predetermined information necessary for inspection by the inspector includes, for example, the weight of the package P measured by the weight sensor 60, the weight of the package P declared by the sender, the item name of the package P, the amount of the package P, the amount of the package P, and the weight of the package P. It is part or all of the quantity, the destination address of the package P, the name of the destination, the telephone number of the destination, the address of the sender, and the name of the sender. The predetermined information necessary for inspection preferably includes at least a part of the weight of the package P, the name of the item of the package P, the amount of the package P, and the quantity of the package P declared to the sender. If the predetermined information required for inspection includes the weight of the package P declared by the sender, the predetermined information required for inspection includes the weight of the package P measured by the weight sensor 60 .

The statistical unit 162 acquires the inspection result associated with the identification information of the package P, which is the inspection result of the inspection device 18 that performs a transparent inspection on the package P, and manages it by the data management unit 112 of the sorting management device 100. In the package information 124, the contents of the package P associated with the identification information and the inspection result do not match are extracted, the extraction history is accumulated, and the contents of the package P and the inspection result do not match. Deriving information about senders whose number or frequency exceeds a predetermined threshold. The information on the sender includes the number of times the contents of the parcel P did not match the inspection results, the frequency, the name and address of the sender, information on the contents of parcels sent by the sender in the past, and the number of times the unpacking inspection was performed. Information.

Note that the threshold may be set arbitrarily. For example, the threshold is changed by performing a predetermined input operation on the unpacking inspection terminal device 22 . The threshold may be changed using parameters such as the number of times the package P has been unpacked and inspected, the number of times the inspection results indicate violations, the shipping destination of the package P, and the like. If one or both of the number of unpacking inspections performed on the package P and the number of times the inspection results indicate violations tend to be high, the statistical unit 162 sets the threshold to a low tendency. good. In addition, the statistical unit 162 may set the threshold to a low tendency when the shipment place of the parcel P is in a predetermined area.

The statistical unit 162 calculates the number of times or frequency that the contents of the package P do not match the inspection results, or the number of times or frequency that the contents of the package P do not match the inspection results, or the number of times or frequency exceeds a predetermined threshold. is derived in association with .

When the determination unit 160 determines that the predetermined information is not complete, the output control unit 164 outputs the notification information to the unpacking inspection terminal device 22, the inspection determination terminal device 200, and the like. The output control unit 164 outputs the information derived by the statistics unit 162 to the unpacking inspection terminal device 22, the inspection determination terminal device 200, and the like. The output control unit 164 controls the unpacking inspection terminal device 22 or the inspection determination terminal device 200 for information about the sender whose number or frequency of mismatches between the contents of the package P and the inspection result exceeds a predetermined threshold. , etc. to a device connected to the network NW, and causes the destination device to output the information on the sender. The statistics section 162 and the output control section 164 are examples of the "attention calling section".

The storage unit 170 stores scan information 172 and second image data 174 . The scan information 172 is information in which the information read by the code reader unit 16 and the time when the information was read by the code reader unit 16 are associated with each other. The second image data 174 is a set of information in which the second image acquired from the inspection device 18 and the time when the second image was generated are associated with each other.

The management unit 158 is specified by, for example, the time when the identification information of the package P is read by the code reader unit 16, the time when the second image is generated by the inspection device 18, and the detection sensor provided on the main transport path 12. Based on the position information of the package P, the identification information of the package P read by the code reader unit 16 and the second image generated by the inspection device 18 are associated.

FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing the processing executed by the baggage inspection system. An image captured by the camera 50 is stored in the storage unit 120 of the sorting management device 100 (1-1). Further, the storage unit 120 stores the measurement result of the baggage P measured by the weight sensor 60 (1-2). The sorting management device 100 performs OCR processing on the image captured by the camera 50, and if the predetermined information necessary for the inspection by the inspector cannot be acquired, the image is transmitted to the VCD 70 ( 2). The VCD 70 transmits the information input by the operator to the sorting management device 100 . Thus, the storage unit 120 of the sorting management device 100 stores predetermined information necessary for inspection by the inspector (3-1 to 3-3).

Next, the identification information read by the code reader unit 16 and the time (scanning time) at which the identification information was acquired are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 170 of the inspection management apparatus 150 (4). The inspection management device 150 refers to the information stored in the storage unit 120 of the sorting management device 100 and associated with the identification information that matches the identification information acquired in (4) above, and performs the predetermined inspection necessary for the inspection. It is determined whether information has been acquired (5). The inspection management device 150 causes the display section of the code reader unit 16 to display information prompting execution of an inspection by the inspection device 18 if the determination is affirmative, and if the determination is negative, the inspection management device 150 The display section of the code reader unit 16 is caused to display information for prohibiting execution of inspection.

When the information prohibiting the execution of inspection by the inspection device 18 is output to the display unit, the operator moves the target package P to the evacuation area where the package P is temporarily evacuated. When information prompting execution of inspection by the inspection device 18 is output to the display unit, the operator does not move the target package P, but conveys the target package P in the direction in which the inspection device 18 is provided. Make sure that Thereby, the second image of the package P is acquired by the inspection device 18 .

Note that the inspection management device 150 may request the sorting management device 100 to make the determination of (5) above. In this case, the sorting management device 100 acquires the identification information to be determined from the inspection management device 150, refers to the information associated with the identification information that matches the acquired identification information, and obtains the necessary information. determine whether or not there is The sorting management device 100 then transmits the determination result to the inspection management device 150 .

The inspection device 18 acquires the second image and transmits the acquired image to the inspection management device 150 . The second image acquired by the inspection device 18 is stored in the storage unit 170 of the inspection management device 150 in association with the identification information read by the code reader unit 16 (6).

Next, the inspection management device 150 associates the second image and the identification information of the parcel P with each other and transmits them to the inspection judgment terminal device 200 (7). and the identification information of the parcel P are associated with each other and transmitted to the inspection determination terminal device 200 (8). As a result, the predetermined information necessary for the inspection and the second image are displayed in association with each other on the display unit of the inspection determination terminal device 200 .

The inspector compares the second image displayed on the display unit with the predetermined information necessary for the inspection, and finds a difference between the information indicated by the predetermined information necessary for the inspection and the second image of the package P. exists or not.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by the sorting management device 100. As shown in FIG. First, the communication interface 102 of the sorting management device 100 acquires the weight of the package P measured by the weight sensor 60 and the image captured by the camera 50 (steps S100 and S102).

Next, the image recognition unit 108 performs OCR processing on the image captured by the camera 50 (step S104). Next, the data management unit 112 determines whether or not the identification information given to the package P could be recognized as a result of the OCR processing (step S106). If the identification information cannot be recognized, a predetermined process is executed (step S108). For example, the sorting management device 100 causes the information output unit provided in the sorting management device 100 to output information indicating that the identification information could not be recognized. In this case, for example, the operator confirms the identification information of the package P, and if the identification information is not provided, attaches a sticker or the like on which the identification information is displayed to the package P.

The identification information recognized here may be identification information given by the sender. For example, identification information given to packages P by a company or the like that presents packages P many times may be used as identification information used in the package inspection system. For example, when the sorting management device 100 recognizes a combination of pre-registered numbers, symbols, characters, etc., even if it determines that the information including the combination is identification information that can be used in the parcel inspection system. good.

When the identification information can be recognized, the data management unit 112 determines whether or not the predetermined information necessary for inspection given to the package P has been acquired as a result of the OCR processing (step S110). ). If the predetermined information required for the inspection can be acquired, the processing of one routine of this flowchart ends. If the predetermined information necessary for the inspection cannot be acquired, the data management unit 112 associates the image captured by the camera 50 and the OCR processing result with each other and transmits them to the VCD 70 (step S112).

Next, the data management unit 112 waits until information is acquired from the VCD 70 (step S114). If the information can be obtained from the VCD 70, the data management unit 112 registers the information obtained from the VCD 70 as the parcel information 124 (step S116).

Next, the data management unit 112 determines whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection has been registered as the package information 124 (step S118). If the predetermined information required for inspection is not registered as the package information 124, the process returns to step S114. When predetermined information required for inspection is registered as package information 124, data management unit 112 transmits the predetermined information required for inspection to terminal device 200 for inspection determination (step S120). This completes the processing of one routine in this flow chart.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by the inspection management apparatus 150. As shown in FIG. First, the communication interface 152 of the inspection management device 150 waits until it acquires information in which the identification information of the package P acquired by the code reader unit 16 and the time at which the identification information was acquired are associated with each other ( step S200).

When the identification information of the package P obtained by the code reader unit 16 and the information in which the identification information is associated with each other are obtained, the determination unit 160 stores the information in the storage unit 120 of the sorting management device 100. Then, the information associated with the identification information that matches the identification information acquired in step S200 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the predetermined information required for the inspection has been acquired (step S202).

If the predetermined information required for the inspection is not acquired, the output control unit 164 causes the display unit of the code reader unit 16 to display information (notification information) indicating that the predetermined information required for the inspection is not available. (Step S204). There is no predetermined information necessary for the inspection to which the second image is to be compared, and even if the second image is acquired, the inspector cannot perform the inspection by comparing the second image and the information. This is because the process cannot proceed to

If the predetermined information necessary for the inspection has been acquired, the inspection management device 150 waits until the second image is acquired from the inspection device 18 (step S206). After obtaining the second image from the inspection device 18, the management unit 158 transmits the second image and predetermined information necessary for the inspection to the inspection determination terminal device 200 (step S208). For example, the management unit 158 associates the second image and the identification information with each other, transmits them to the terminal device for inspection determination 200, and instructs to transmit predetermined information necessary for the inspection to the terminal device for inspection determination 200. It transmits the instruction information to the sorting management device 100 . This instruction information includes, for example, identification information associated with predetermined information necessary for inspection of the target package P. FIG. Then, the sorting management device 100 transmits the identification information included in the transmitted instruction information and the predetermined information necessary for the inspection associated with this identification information to the inspection determination terminal device 200 . The inspection determination terminal device 200 displays the second image transmitted by the sorting management device 100 and the information to be recognized transmitted by the inspection management device 150 in association with each other on the display unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the image IM displayed on the display section of the inspection determination terminal device 200. As shown in FIG. The image IM includes an area A1 in which predetermined information necessary for examination is displayed and an area A2 in which a second image is displayed. The image IM also includes a button B1 "unpacking inspection required" for determining that an unpacking inspection is required, and a button B2 "unpacking inspection required" for determining that an unpacking inspection is not required. including "not required". The inspector determines whether or not the unpacking inspection is necessary, for example, depending on whether predetermined information necessary for inspection and information that can be recognized from the second image are different. The determination result as to whether or not the unpacking inspection is necessary is another example of the inspection result.

For example, the inspector may notice that the weight of the package P measured by the weight sensor 60 and the weight of the package P included in the predetermined information necessary for inspection differ by a predetermined amount or more, or the predetermined information necessary for inspection is different from the name of the package P recognized from the second image, the button B1 "unpacking inspection required" is input. The test determination terminal device 200 transmits the result of the input operation to the test management device 150 . The package P is carried out to the unpacking inspection transport section 14, unpacked by an inspector, and subjected to a detailed inspection.

The image IM may also display information indicating the number of times or frequency of determination that "unpacking inspection is required" for packages P that have been presented by the sender in the past, which is the result of processing by the statistical unit 162 . In addition, if the number of times or frequency that "unpacking inspection is required" was determined in the past exceeds a predetermined threshold, information indicating that the threshold has been exceeded and "unpacking inspection required" Information indicating the number of times or frequency of determination may be displayed in the image IM. This allows the inspector to infer the credibility of the contents of the parcel P declared by the sender.

Next, the management unit 158 waits until information is acquired from the inspection determination terminal device 200 (step S210). When the information is acquired from the inspection determination terminal device 200, the management unit 158 registers the acquired information as the package information 124 (step S212), and whether the information indicating that the package P needs to be unpacked and inspected has been acquired. It is determined whether or not (step S214).

When acquiring the information indicating that the unpacking inspection is required, the statistical unit 162 statistically processes the inspection history of the package P for the sender of the package P (step S216). The inspection history of the parcel P is information indicating the results of the inspection of the parcel P presented by the sender of the parcel P to be processed before this process.

The processing result of the statistical unit 162 may be displayed on the display unit of the unpacking inspection terminal device 22, or may be displayed on the display unit of the inspection management device 150, the inspection determination terminal device 200, or the like. Further, when a predetermined request signal is acquired from the inspection determination terminal device 200, the unpacking inspection terminal device 22, or the like, the statistics unit 162 statistically processes the inspection history of the package P after acquiring the request signal. Information indicating the result of the inspection may be transmitted to the inspection determination terminal device 200 or the unpacking inspection terminal device 22 .

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing the processing result of the statistics section 162 displayed on the display section of the unpacking inspection terminal device 22. As shown in FIG. For example, the result of statistically processing the inspection history of the package P is the number of times the package P has been unpacked and inspected for each sender of the package P in a certain period (the input operation to the button B1 in FIG. 8 is number of times the package P was unpacked and inspected, and the number of times the inspection result was determined to be a violation. The display unit of the unpacking inspection terminal device 22 displays the number of times the package P has been unpacked and inspected by the sender of the package P to be inspected, and the number of times the package P has been unpacked and inspected. The number of times the result was determined to be a violation, etc., may be displayed.

When the operator performs a predetermined input operation, the management unit 158 causes the display unit of the unpacking inspection terminal device 22 to display information on the predetermined input operation. For example, when an input operation is performed to display information indicating the content of past violations of a certain sender on the display unit, the management unit 158 displays information indicating the details of the content of past violations of a certain sender on the display unit. to display.

By displaying the result of statistically processing the inspection history of the package P in this way on the display unit, it is possible to identify the sender who frequently declares false information. Further, for example, if the parcel P to be processed is a parcel sent by a sender who frequently declares false information, the inspector determines that the number of times the parcel P is declared false information is large. It can be recognized that the parcel P is from a large number of senders.

Returning to FIG. 7, the transport control unit 154 transports the package P to the unpacking inspection transport unit 14 (step S218). The package P transported to the unpacking inspection transport unit 14 is unpacked by an inspector, and the contents of the package P are inspected. The inspector operates a predetermined unpacking inspection terminal device 22 to input information on the inspection result. The input information is, for example, information indicating the contents of the parcel P, information indicating the difference between the content information declared by the sender and the actual contents of the parcel P, or the like. The unpacking inspection terminal device 22 transmits the input information to the inspection management device 150 as an inspection result. The management unit 158 waits until the inspection result is obtained (step S220). After acquiring the inspection result, the management unit 158 registers the acquired inspection result in the storage unit 120 (parcel information 124) of the sorting management device 100 (step S222).

When the information indicating that the unpacking inspection is unnecessary is acquired in step S214, sorting processing is performed (step S224). The sorting process is a process in which an operator puts packages P into the loading unit 32 of the sorting unit 30, and the sorting unit discharges the packages P to a predetermined chute 36 based on the destination information of the thrown packages P. be. This completes one routine of this flow chart.

According to the first embodiment described above, the baggage inspection system recognizes the identification information of the baggage P, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the baggage P captured by the camera 50, and the content of the baggage P. The identification information of the package P is added to the identification information of the package P based on the information to be recognized including at least the information to be recognized and the information to be recognized of the package input in one or more VCDs 70 to which the image of the package P imaged by the camera 50 is sent. Identification information of the package P acquired by a data management unit 112 that manages package information 124 associated with recognition information and a code reader unit 16 that is provided in front of an inspection device 18 that performs a transparent inspection of the package P. is used to refer to package information 124 managed by data management unit 112, and determination unit 160 determines whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the package is included in the information to be recognized, and determination unit 160 By providing the output control unit 164 that outputs the notification information to the output unit when it is determined that the predetermined information necessary for the inspection is not complete, smoother processing can be realized.

When the code reader unit 16 acquires the identification information of the package P and the predetermined information necessary for inspection cannot be acquired, the package inspection system of the first embodiment outputs the notification information to the output unit. Therefore, it is possible to easily detect packages P for which predetermined information necessary for inspection has not been obtained. As a result, in the baggage inspection system, it is less necessary to sufficiently lengthen the transportation route to the inspection device 18 to gain time until the predetermined information necessary for inspection is acquired. The path between the upstream end and the inspection device 18 can be shortened.

In addition, the baggage inspection system of the first embodiment includes at least the identification information of the baggage P, the sender of the baggage P, and the content of the baggage P, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the baggage P captured by the camera 50. Based on the information to be recognized and the information to be recognized of the package input in one or more VCDs 70 to which the image of the package P imaged by the camera 50 was sent, the information to be recognized of the package P is added to the identification information of the package P. is a data management unit 112 that manages parcel information 124 associated with the identification The sender whose contents of the parcel P associated with the information did not match the inspection result is extracted, the extraction history is accumulated, and the number of times or frequency that the contents of the parcel P and the inspection result do not match is determined in advance. By having a warning unit (162, 164) that causes the output unit to output information about senders exceeding the set threshold value, it is possible to extract senders whose report contents tend to be inappropriate.

Image recognition unit 108 and address identification 110 of sorting management device 100 are provided in another device connected to network NW. , image recognition unit 108 and address identification 110 may be requested to other devices. In this case, the sorting management device 100 acquires the result of the OCR processing and the address specifying processing from the other device via the network NW.

(Second embodiment)
The baggage inspection system of the second embodiment will be described below. In the first embodiment, the packages P are processed in the inspection unit 10 and then processed in the sorting unit 30. In the second embodiment, the packages P are processed in the inspection unit 10. processed in the sorting unit 30 before being processed. Further, in the parcel inspection system of the second embodiment, a camera 50 and weight sensors 60-1 to 60-3 are provided near the loading section 32 of the sorting unit 30. FIG. The following description focuses on the differences, and omits the description of the common parts.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a sorting system 1A including a baggage inspection system. The cameras 50 are provided, for example, in the vicinity of the input sections 32-1 to 32-3. The camera 50 captures an image of the package P that has been thrown into the throwing unit 32 . The weight sensors 60-1 to 60-3 are arranged below the conveying rollers of the loading units 32-1 to 32-1, respectively, and measure the weight of the cargo P placed on the conveying rollers. Hereinafter, the input units 32-1 to 32-1 are simply referred to as the input unit 32 when not distinguished from other input units, and the weight sensors 60-1 to 60-3 are referred to as weight sensors 60-1 to 60-3 when not distinguished from other weight sensors. , simply referred to as weight sensor 60 .

In this embodiment, the baggage P is thrown into the throwing unit 32 by an operator, for example. The sorting management device 100 controls the sorting unit 30 to cause the transport rollers of the loading unit 32 to transport the packages P. The conveyor containing the transport rollers provided with weight sensors 60 is split from the conveyors before and after it. The weight sensor 60 measures the weight of the load P while the load is being conveyed by the divided conveyor. In addition, in a state in which a package P exists on the divided conveyor, if the subsequent package P is about to enter the divided conveyor, the following package P is kept until the package P passes through the divided conveyor. transport is suspended. As a result, the load P stops on the transport rollers on which the weight sensor 60 is provided. The sorting management device 100 controls the camera 50 to capture an image of the package P and acquires the measurement result of the weight sensor 60 . By controlling each part of the sorting unit 30 in this manner, the sorting management device 100 automatically acquires the image and the weight of the package P thrown into the throwing unit 32 . A dotted line in FIG. 10 shows an example of a route along which the parcels P sorted by the sorting unit 30 into the chute 36 according to the destination information are transported to the inspection unit 10 .

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by the sorting management device 100 of the second embodiment. First, the communication interface 102 of the sorting management device 100 acquires the weight of the package P measured by the weight sensor 60 and the image captured by the camera 50 (steps S300 and S302).

Next, the image recognition unit 108 performs OCR processing on the image captured by the camera 50 (step S304). Next, the data management unit 112 determines whether or not the identification information given to the parcel P could be recognized as a result of the OCR processing (step S306). If the identification information cannot be recognized, the transport control unit 104 transports the package P to the error-only chute 36 (step S318).

If the identification information can be recognized, the data management unit 112 determines whether or not the destination information given to the package P has been acquired as a result of the OCR processing (step S308). When the destination information can be acquired, the transport control unit 104 transports the parcel P to the chute 36 associated with the acquired destination information (step S310). Next, the data management unit 112 registers the identification information and the destination information as the parcel information 124 (step S312).

If destination information could not be acquired in step S308, data management unit 112 associates the image captured by camera 50 and the OCR processing result with each other and transmits them to VCD 70 (step S314). The data management unit 112 determines whether or not the destination information could be acquired from the VCD 70 within a predetermined time (step S316). If the destination information cannot be obtained from the VCD 70 within the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S318. While the destination information cannot be acquired, the parcel P circulates around the circulating transport section 34 . If the destination information can be obtained from the VCD 70 within the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S310.

Next, the data management unit 112 determines whether or not the predetermined information necessary for the examination has been obtained (step S320). If the predetermined information required for the inspection can be acquired, the processing of one routine of this flowchart ends. If the predetermined information necessary for the inspection cannot be acquired, the data management unit 112 associates the image captured by the camera 50 and the OCR processing result with each other and transmits them to the VCD 70 (step S322).

Next, the data management unit 112 waits until predetermined information necessary for inspection is acquired from the VCD 70 (step S324). When the predetermined information necessary for inspection can be obtained from the VCD 70, the data management section 112 registers the information obtained from the VCD 70 as the parcel information 124 (step S326).

Next, the data management unit 112 determines whether or not predetermined information required for inspection has been registered as the package information 124 (step S328). If the predetermined information necessary for inspection is not registered as the package information 124, the process returns to step S324. When predetermined information required for inspection is registered as package information 124, data management unit 112 transmits the predetermined information required for inspection to terminal device 200 for inspection determination (step S330). This completes the processing of one routine in this flow chart.

By the above-described processing, the package P is sorted into the predetermined shooters 36 according to the destination information. Then, the operator moves the group of sorted packages P to the inspection unit 10 . In the inspection unit 10, the baggage P is inspected for each divided section, so that the baggage P can be processed for each section after the inspection. Further, after processing in the sorting unit 30, while the packages P are being moved to the inspection unit 10, it is possible to acquire predetermined information necessary for inspection from the VCD 70, which could not be acquired by OCR processing. 10 can be performed without stalling.

According to the second embodiment described above, in the sorting unit 30, after the packages P are sorted by the chute 36 based on the destination information, the packages P are transported to the inspection unit 10, where they are inspected. is done. Since the result of image recognition performed on the image of the package P captured by the camera 50 and the information input in the VCD 70 can be acquired while the package is transported from the sorting unit 30 to the inspection unit 10, Processing can be performed more smoothly.

(Third embodiment)
The inspection unit 10A in the third embodiment will be described below. The inspection unit 10A of the third embodiment differs in configuration from the inspection unit 10 included in the baggage inspection system of the first embodiment. The following description focuses on the differences, and omits the description of the common parts.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of an inspection unit 10A of the third embodiment. The inspection unit 10A further includes an input unit 11, a reject transport unit 13-1, a branching mechanism 13-2, a camera 50, and a weight sensor 60 in addition to the configuration of the inspection unit 10 of the first embodiment. . Note that the code reader unit 16 may be omitted.

Since the configuration of the input unit 11 is the same as the configuration of the input unit 32 described in the second embodiment, description thereof is omitted. Also, the camera 50 is provided near the input unit 11, for example. The camera 50 takes an image of the package P that has been thrown into the throwing unit 11 . The weight sensors 60 are arranged below the conveying rollers of the loading section 11 and measure the weight of the package P placed on the conveying rollers.

A reject transport section 13-1 is connected to the upstream side of the inspection device 18 in the main transport path 12 and in the vicinity of the inspection device 18. As shown in FIG. The reject transport section 13-1 includes, for example, a transport belt, a drive pulley, and a drive motor. The branching mechanism 13-2 is provided near a location where the main transport section 12 and the reject transport section 13-1 are connected. The branching mechanism 13-2 carries out the packages P which have not yet passed through the inspection device 18 and for which the predetermined information required for inspection has not been obtained, to the reject transport section 13-1. In addition, the length of the main transport section 12 from the inspection device 18 of the third embodiment to the vicinity of the connection point between the loading section 11 and the main transport section 12 is the upstream side from the inspection device 18 of the first embodiment. (eg, twice or more, or three times or more) than the length of the main transport portion 12 to the end of the .

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of an inspection management device 150B of the third embodiment. The inspection management apparatus 150B further includes an image recognition section 166 and an address identification section 168 in addition to the functional configuration of the inspection management apparatus 150 of the first embodiment. The functional configurations of the image recognition unit 166 and the address identification unit 168 are the same as the functional configurations of the image recognition unit 108 and the address identification unit 110 of the first embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted. The communication interface 152 communicates with the reject conveying unit 13-1, the branching mechanism 13-2, the VCD 70, and the like.

In addition to scan information 172 and second image data 174 , storage unit 170 further stores first image data 176 , parcel information 178 and address database 180 . The information stored in the first image data 176 of the third embodiment, the information stored in the parcel information 178, and the information stored in the address database 180 are each stored in the first image data 122 of the first embodiment. Since it is the same as the stored information, the information stored as the package information 124, and the information stored in the address database 126, a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by the inspection management apparatus 150 of the third embodiment. First, the communication interface 152 of the inspection management device 150 acquires the weight of the package P measured by the weight sensor 60 and the image captured by the camera 50 (steps S400 and S402).

Next, the image recognition unit 166 performs OCR processing on the image captured by the camera 50 (step S404). Next, the management unit 158 determines whether or not the identification information given to the package P could be recognized as a result of the OCR processing (step S406). If the identification information cannot be recognized, the process proceeds to step S418.

If the identification information can be recognized, the management unit 158 determines whether or not the predetermined information required for the inspection has been acquired from the result of the OCR processing (step S408). If the predetermined information required for the inspection can be acquired, the processing from step S206 to step S222 in FIG. 7 is executed.

If the predetermined information necessary for the inspection has not been obtained, the management unit 158 associates the image captured by the camera 50 and the OCR processing result with each other and transmits them to the VCD 70 (step S410). The management unit 158 determines whether information could be acquired from the VCD 70 (step S412). If the information can be obtained from the VCD 70, the management section 158 registers the information obtained from the VCD 70 as the package information 178 (step S414).

Next, the management unit 158 determines whether or not the predetermined information necessary for the examination has been acquired (step S416). If the predetermined information necessary for the inspection can be acquired, the processing from step S206 to step S224 in FIG. 7 is executed, and the processing of one routine of this flowchart ends. If the predetermined information required for the inspection has not been obtained, the process returns to step S412.

In step S412, if the predetermined information necessary for the inspection cannot be acquired from the VCD 70, the position specifying unit 156 determines the position where the package P is connected to the main transport path 12 and the reject transport unit 13-1 ( It is determined whether or not it exists near the branch mechanism 13-2) (step S418).

If the parcel P does not exist near the reject transport section 13-1 (branching mechanism 13-2), the process returns to step S412. When the parcel P exists near the reject conveying section 13-1 (branching mechanism 13-2), the conveyance control section 154 controls the branching mechanism 13-2 to convey the parcel P to the reject conveying section 13-1. (Step S420). This completes the processing of one routine in this flow chart.

According to the third embodiment described above, a package P for which predetermined information necessary for inspection has not been acquired before being inspected by the inspection device 18 is automatically carried out to the reject transport section 13-1. be. As a result, it is possible to prevent the package P from being conveyed to the inspection device 18 for which the predetermined information required for inspection has not been acquired.

According to at least one embodiment described above, the information to be recognized including at least the identification information of the package and the content of the package, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the package captured by the imaging unit; The information to be recognized of the package is associated with the identification information of the package on the basis of the information to be recognized of the package input in one or more terminal devices to which the image of the package captured by the imaging unit was sent. and a data management unit that manages a data table obtained by using the identification information of a package acquired by an identification information acquisition unit that is provided in front of an inspection device that performs a transmission inspection on the package. a determination unit for determining whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the package is complete from the information to be recognized by referring to the data table stored therein, and determining that the predetermined information is not complete by the determination unit. By having an output control unit that outputs the notification information to the output unit when the notification information is received, smoother processing can be realized.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
Hereinafter, the inventions described in the claims immediately before the division of the original application of the present application will be added.
[C1]
Recognized information including at least identification information of the package and contents of the package, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the package captured by the imaging unit, and the image of the package captured by the imaging unit are transmitted. a data management unit that manages a data table in which the identification information of the package is associated with the information to be recognized of the package, based on the information to be recognized of the package that is input at one or more terminal devices;
The data table managed by the data management unit is referred to using the identification information of the package acquired by the identification information acquisition unit provided in front of the inspection device that performs the transmission inspection on the package, and the information to be recognized is obtained. A determination unit that determines whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the baggage is complete,
an output control unit that outputs notification information to an output unit when the determination unit determines that the predetermined information is not complete;
baggage inspection system.
[C2]
the information to be recognized of the package includes destination information of the package;
The inspection device is a device that acquires a transmission image of the baggage,
further comprising a sorting mechanism that sorts the package into sorting units based on the destination information of the package for which the transmission image has been acquired by the inspection device;
[C1] The luggage inspection system described.
[C3]
the information to be recognized of the package includes destination information of the package;
When the destination information of the cargo is obtained while the cargo is being transported by the transport mechanism, the cargo being transported is sorted into classification units according to the destination information based on the obtained destination information. further comprising a segmentation mechanism for
The determination unit determines whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the baggage is complete with respect to the baggage sorted by the sorting mechanism.
[C1] The luggage inspection system described.
[C4]
The data management unit transmits the image of one package imaged by the imaging unit to two or more terminal devices, and the image of the one package is transmitted to each of the two or more terminal devices to which the image is transmitted. different types of information to be recognized that have been input to the terminal device, and integrate the different types of information to be recognized that have been acquired to obtain the identification information of the package into the information to be recognized of the package manages the data table associated with
The baggage inspection system according to any one of [C1] to [C3].

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Sorting system, 10... Inspection unit, 30... Sorting unit, 50... Camera, 70... VCD, 100... Sorting management device, 102... Communication interface, 108... Image recognition unit, 110... Address specifying unit, 112... Data management Unit 120 Storage unit 122 First image data 124 Parcel information 150 Inspection management device 152 Communication interface 154 Conveyance control unit 156 Position specifying unit 158 Management unit 160 Determination Unit 162 Statistical unit 164 Output control unit 170 Storage unit 174 Second image 200 Inspection determination terminal device

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
The following is the description immediately before the division of the original application of the present application.
[C1]
Recognized information including at least identification information of the package and contents of the package, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the package captured by the imaging unit, and the image of the package captured by the imaging unit are transmitted. a data management unit that manages a data table in which the identification information of the package is associated with the information to be recognized of the package, based on the information to be recognized of the package that is input at one or more terminal devices;
The data table managed by the data management unit is referred to using the identification information of the package acquired by the identification information acquisition unit provided in front of the inspection device that performs the transmission inspection on the package, and the information to be recognized is obtained. A determination unit that determines whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the baggage is complete,
an output control unit that outputs notification information to an output unit when the determination unit determines that the predetermined information is not complete;
baggage inspection system.
[C2]
the information to be recognized of the package includes destination information of the package;
The inspection device is a device that acquires a transmission image of the baggage,
further comprising a sorting mechanism that sorts the package into sorting units based on the destination information of the package for which the transmission image has been acquired by the inspection device;
[C1] The luggage inspection system described.
[C3]
the information to be recognized of the package includes destination information of the package;
When the destination information of the cargo is obtained while the cargo is being transported by the transport mechanism, the cargo being transported is sorted into classification units according to the destination information based on the obtained destination information. further comprising a segmentation mechanism for
The determination unit determines whether or not predetermined information necessary for inspection of the baggage is complete with respect to the baggage sorted by the sorting mechanism.
[C1] The luggage inspection system described.
[C4]
The data management unit transmits the image of one package imaged by the imaging unit to two or more terminal devices, and the image of the one package is transmitted to each of the two or more terminal devices to which the image is transmitted. different types of information to be recognized that have been input to the terminal device, and integrate the different types of information to be recognized that have been acquired to obtain the identification information of the package into the information to be recognized of the package manages the data table associated with
The baggage inspection system according to any one of [C1] to [C3].

Claims (3)

Based on the identification information of the package, which is the result of image recognition performed on the image of the package captured by the imaging unit, and the information to be recognized including at least the contents of the package, the identification information of the package is combined with the identification information of the package. a data management unit that manages a data table associated with recognition information; a communication interface that communicates with an inspection device that performs a penetration inspection on the package;
Acquiring the inspection result of the inspection device associated with the identification information through the communication interface, and extracting a sender whose inspection result and the recognized information associated with the identification information did not match. a statistics unit that accumulates extraction histories;
an output control unit that causes an output unit to output information about the sender derived by the statistics unit;
inspection management device. The statistical unit derives information about senders whose number of times the inspection result and the information to be recognized associated with the identification information do not match exceeds a predetermined threshold.
The inspection management device according to claim 1. The threshold is at least one of the number of times an unpacking inspection was performed, the number of times the inspection result was determined to be a violation, and the shipping location of the package,
The inspection management device according to claim 2.

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