JP2023022582A - Article management device, article management system, article management method and article management program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an article management device, an article management system, an article management method and an article management program capable of recording information on a person who takes out an article.SOLUTION: An article management device includes: article information acquisition means for acquiring medicine identification information D2 being identification information of a medicine M stored in an RFID tag 6 for a medicine attached to the medicine M existing in a medicine shop S; person information acquisition means for acquiring staff member identification information D1 being identification information of a staff member P stored in an RFID tag 5 for a staff member carried by the staff member P who takes the medicine M out of the medicine shop S; and storage control means for associating the medicine identification information D2 acquired by the article information acquisition means with the staff member identification information D1 acquired by the person information acquisition means to store them in a storage unit 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an article management device, an article management system, an article management method, and an article management program.

When managing the inventory of articles in a warehouse, store, etc., it takes a lot of time and effort to manually check the number of articles in stock and record the number of articles that have decreased due to sales, consumption, and the like. Therefore, after attaching a storage medium for storing information such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag to the article, when the inventory of the article decreases due to sales, consumption, etc., the information stored in the storage medium is read. There is known a system for automatically managing the number of items in stock (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).

JP 2021-15577 A

When managing the inventory of goods, it is required not only to manage the number of goods but also to record information on who took the goods out of a predetermined area such as a warehouse, store, etc. when the inventory decreased. Sometimes. However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, even if it is possible to automatically record the decrease in inventory, it is not possible to record who took out the article at this time.

An object of the present invention is to provide an article management apparatus, an article management system, an article management method, and an article management program capable of recording information about a person who has taken out an article.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 provides an article management device,
article information acquisition means for acquiring article identification information, which is identification information of an article, stored in a first storage medium provided for an article located within a predetermined area;
Personal information acquisition means for acquiring personal identification information, which is identification information of the person, stored in a second storage medium possessed by the person who takes out the article from the area;
storage control means for linking the article identification information acquired by the article information acquisition means and the person identification information acquired by the person information acquisition means and storing them in a storage means;
characterized by comprising

The invention according to claim 2 is the article management device according to claim 1,
The first storage medium and the second storage medium are RFID tags.

The invention according to claim 3 is the article management device according to claim 1 or 2,
The article is characterized by being a pharmaceutical.

The invention according to claim 4 is the article management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The article information acquisition means includes first article information acquisition means for acquiring the article identification information read from the first storage medium by a first reading device provided in the area,
The personal information acquiring means includes first personal information acquiring means for acquiring the personal identification information read from the second storage medium by the first reading device provided in the area.

The invention according to claim 5 is the article management device according to claim 4,
The article information acquisition means includes second article information acquisition means for acquiring the article identification information read from the first storage medium by a second reading device provided at the exit of the area,
The person information acquisition means includes second person information acquisition means for acquiring the person identification information read from the second storage medium by the second reading device provided at the exit of the area. .

The invention according to claim 6 is the article management device according to claim 5,
It is characterized by comprising determination means for determining whether or not the same item identification information has been acquired by the first item information acquisition means for the item identification information acquired by the second item information acquisition means.

The invention according to claim 7 is the article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The person information acquisition means includes third person information acquisition means for acquiring the person identification information read from the second storage medium by a third reading device provided at the entrance of the area.

The invention according to claim 8 is an article management system,
an article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7;
a first storage medium that is provided in an article located within a predetermined area and stores article identification information that is identification information of the article;
a second storage medium possessed by a person who takes out the article from the area and storing person identification information, which is identification information of the person;
a reader that reads the item identification information from the first storage medium and reads the person identification information from the second storage medium;
characterized by comprising

The invention according to claim 9 is an article management method,
an item information acquisition step of acquiring item identification information, which is identification information of an item, stored in a first storage medium provided for an item located within a predetermined area;
a person information acquisition step of acquiring person identification information, which is identification information of the person, stored in a second storage medium possessed by the person who takes the item out of the area;
a storage control step of associating the article identification information acquired in the article information acquisition step with the person identification information acquired in the person information acquisition step and storing the information in a storage means;
characterized by comprising

The invention according to claim 10, in the article management program,
the computer,
article information acquisition means for acquiring article identification information, which is identification information of an article, stored in a first storage medium provided for an article located within a predetermined area;
Personal information acquisition means for acquiring personal identification information, which is identification information of the person, stored in a second storage medium possessed by the person who takes out the item from the area;
storage control means for linking the article identification information acquired by the article information acquisition means and the person identification information acquired by the person information acquisition means and storing the information in a storage means;
It is characterized by functioning as

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article management apparatus, an article management system, an article management method, and an article management program capable of recording information about a person who has taken out an article.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows an example of the pharmaceutical shop in which the goods management system which concerns on embodiment was installed. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an article management system according to an embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an overview of the flow of operations of the article management system according to the embodiment; 5 is a flow chart showing the details of the operation flow of room entry processing, take-out processing, and room exit processing of the article management system according to the embodiment. 4 is a flow chart showing details of an operation flow of inventory management processing of the article management system according to the embodiment; 7 is a flow chart showing the details of the operation flow of expense claiming processing of the article management system according to the embodiment;

An article management system 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples. In the following, an example will be described in which articles to be managed are pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceuticals supplied to the hospital by a specific wholesaler are managed in a hospital.

[Description of the first configuration]
The goods management system 100 is a system for managing the inventory of medicines placed in the medicine shop S opened in the hospital, and as shown in FIGS. An article management device 1 and an RFID reader 3 for take-out processing, an RFID reader 2 for room entry processing and an RFID reader 4 for room exit processing installed at the entrance E of the drug shop S, and each staff member of the hospital where the drug shop S is installed (Employees P1 to P3, hereinafter referred to as employee P when referring to any employee without particular distinction.) Staff RFID tags (staff RFID tags 5a to 5c, hereinafter, without particular distinction When referring to any staff RFID tag, it is written as staff RFID tag 5.) and each drug in the drug shop S (drugs M1 to M3, hereinafter, when referring to any drug without particular distinction) is described as a drug M.) provided in the drug RFID tag (medicine RFID tags 6a to 6c, hereinafter, when any drug RFID tag is referred to without particular distinction, it is referred to as a drug RFID tag 6 ), and a wholesaler server 7 which is a server outside the drug shop S used by a wholesaler who puts drugs in the drug shop S.
In addition, the article management apparatus 1 is connected to an entry process RFID reader 2, a take-out process RFID reader 3, and an exit process RFID reader 4 via a communication cable C. It is connected to the trader server 7 via a communication network N.

In FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, only three staff members P1 to P3 are shown as staff members, and three drugs M1 to M3 are shown as drugs. It will be placed in the shop S and will be used by a larger number of employees.

The medicine shop S is a room in the hospital where a specific wholesaler who wholesales the medicines M to the hospital puts the medicines M there. In FIG. 1, a case is described in which there is no passage connecting the inside and outside of the drug shop S other than the entrance E serving as both the entrance and the exit to the drug shop S, but the entrance and the exit are provided separately. good too.
The medicines M are medicines placed in the medicine shop S by a medicines wholesaler, hemostatic products, surgical instruments, syringes and other medical instruments, etc., and are limited to medicines as long as they are used in hospitals. shall not be
Further, the hospital staff P includes a wide range of people who work at the hospital where the drug shop S is installed, such as doctors, nurses, and other staff.

The ownership of the drug M placed in the drug shop S depends on the contract between the wholesaler and the hospital where the drug shop S is installed. In that case, it is preferable that the drug be retained by the wholesaler and, as described later, be transferred to the hospital when the staff member P takes the drug out of the drug shop S through the entrance E.

[1 Article management device]
The goods management apparatus 1 is, for example, information equipment such as a PC (Personal Computer) and a WS (Work Station) installed in the drug shop S. The information read from the RFID tag 5 for staff and the RFID tag 6 for medical supplies is acquired from the RFID reader 3 for staff and the RFID reader 4 for exit processing and stored.
Also, the article management apparatus 1 communicates with the wholesaler server 7 via the communication network N, and transmits and receives information as described later.
The article management apparatus 1 includes, for example, a control section 11, a storage section 12, a communication section 13, a display section 14, and an operation section 15, as shown in FIG.

[(1) Control part]
The control unit 11 is a portion that controls the operation of the article management apparatus 1, and includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. Each section of the article management apparatus 1 is centrally controlled by the cooperation of the program data stored in the CPU and the CPU.

[(2) Storage part]
The storage unit 12 stores various information necessary for the operation of the article management apparatus 1. The storage unit 12 is composed of, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a semiconductor memory, or the like. data is stored so as to be readable and writable from the control unit 11 .
The storage unit 12 stores a program including various commands to the control unit 11 for operating the article management apparatus 1. The operation of the article management apparatus 1 described later in the explanation of the operation is stored in the storage unit 12. It will be done according to the stored program.

In addition, the storage unit 12 includes an employee database 121 storing information about the employee P, a pharmaceutical database 122 storing information about the medicine M, and an employee P who entered the medicine shop S and an employee who entered the medicine shop S as described later. An entering staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 is provided in which information related to the drug M brought out by P is stored.

In the employee database 121, employee identification information (employee identification information D1a to D1c, hereinafter, not particularly distinguished), which is a unique identification number attached to each employee P stored in the employee RFID tag 5 possessed by each employee P When referring to any employee identification information, it is written as employee identification information D1.), and information related to each employee's name, affiliation (affiliated hospital, department, department), etc. is stored. .
In addition, in the drug database 122, drug identification information (drug identification information D2a to D2c, hereinafter particularly If any drug identification information is referred to without distinction, it will be described as drug identification information D2.), and the name of each drug, product genre, manufacturer name, unit selling price, name of the wholesaler that delivered it, etc. Such information is stored.
The drug database 122 also stores information relating to the number of drugs in stock at the drug shop S for each type (name) of drug.

[(3) Communication unit]
The communication unit 13 is a part used for communication between the article management apparatus 1, the entry processing RFID reader 2, the removal processing RFID reader 3, the exit processing RFID reader 4, and the wholesaler server 7. For example, , a communication interface having a communication IC (Integrated Circuit), a communication connector, etc. Under the control of the control unit 11, using a predetermined communication protocol, the RFID reader 2 for room entry processing via the communication cable C, take-out Data communication between the processing RFID reader 3 and room exit processing RFID reader 4 and data communication with the wholesaler server 7 via the communication network N are performed.

[(4) Display]
The display unit 14 has a display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays an image on the display screen based on the display control signal output from the control unit 11 .

[(5) Operation unit]
The operation unit 15 includes, for example, a keyboard having character input keys, number input keys, and other keys associated with various functions, and outputs operation signals corresponding to operation inputs using these keys to the control unit 11. do. The operation unit 15 may be, for example, a touch panel or the like formed integrally with the display unit 14 .

[2 RFID reader for room entry processing]
The entrance processing RFID reader 2 is provided at the entrance of the pharmaceutical shop S (in the case of this embodiment, an entrance E serving as both an entrance and an exit). It is a reading device for reading the staff identification information D1 stored in the staff RFID tag 5 .

The entry processing RFID reader 2 includes a reader body 21 and a sheet antenna 22 that communicates with the staff RFID tag 5 .

The reader body 21 reads the information stored in the staff RFID tag 5 from radio waves received by the sheet antenna 22 from the staff RFID tag 5 .
Further, the reader main body 21 includes a control section 211 that controls the operation of the reader main body 21 and a communication section 212 that communicates with the article management apparatus 1, and is connected to the article management apparatus 1 via a communication cable C. ing.

The sheet antenna 22 is, for example, a rectangular sheet antenna, and receives radio waves emitted from the staff RFID tag 5 held over the sheet antenna 22 as described later.

[3 RFID reader for carry-out processing]
The take-out processing RFID reader 3 is provided in the drug shop S. As will be described later, when the staff member P takes out the drug M, the take-out processing RFID reader 3 reads the staff identification information D1 stored in the staff RFID tag 5 and the drug It is a reading device for reading the drug identification information D2 stored in the RFID tag 6. FIG.

The carry-out processing RFID reader 3 includes a reader body 31 and a sheet antenna 32 that communicates with the staff RFID tag 5 and the medical RFID tag 6 .

The reader main body 31 reads the information stored in these tags from radio waves received by the sheet antenna 32 from the staff RFID tag 5 and the medical RFID tag 6 .
Further, the reader main body 31 includes a control section 311 that controls the operation of the reader main body 31 and a communication section 312 that communicates with the article management apparatus 1, and is connected to the article management apparatus 1 via a communication cable C. ing.

The sheet antenna 32 is, for example, a rectangular sheet antenna having an area on which the medicine M can be placed. Receives radio waves emitted from the RFID tag 6 for medicine provided on the medicine M placed on the .

[4 RFID reader for exit processing]
The exit processing RFID reader 4 is provided at the exit of the pharmaceutical shop S (in this embodiment, an entrance E serving as both an entrance and an exit). It is a reading device for reading the staff identification information D1 stored in the staff RFID tag 5 and the medicine identification information D2 stored in the medicine RFID tag 6 .

The room exit processing RFID reader 4 includes a reader body 41 and a sheet antenna 42 that communicates with the staff RFID tag 5 and the pharmaceutical RFID tag 6 .

The reader main body 41 reads the information stored in these tags from radio waves received by the sheet antenna 42 from the staff RFID tag 5 and the pharmaceutical RFID tag 6 .
Further, the reader main body 41 includes a control section 411 that controls the operation of the reader main body 41 and a communication section 412 that communicates with the article management apparatus 1, and is connected to the article management apparatus 1 via a communication cable C. ing.

The sheet antenna 42 is, for example, a rectangular sheet antenna. It receives radio waves emitted from the provided pharmaceutical RFID tag 6 .

It should be noted that, as in the pharmaceutical shop S according to the present embodiment, when the entrance and the exit to the pharmaceutical shop S are common (entrance E), a single RFID reader is used as the entry processing RFID reader 2 and the exit processing RFID reader 2. It may serve as both the RFID reader 4 for processing.
In this case, such a single RFID reader serves as both the second reader and the third reader in the present invention.
On the other hand, unlike the present embodiment, if the drug shop S is provided with an entrance for the staff member P to enter and an exit for the staff member P to leave the room, the entrance processing RFID The reader 2 is provided, and the exit processing RFID reader 4 is provided.

[5 RFID tags for staff]
The employee RFID tag 5 is an RFID tag possessed by each employee P, and stores employee identification information D1, which is a unique identification number assigned to each employee P possessing the employee RFID tag 5 .

The employee RFID tag 5 is, for example, a passive RFID tag that does not contain a battery, and as shown in FIG. .

The antenna unit 51 receives radio waves emitted from the sheet antenna 22 of the RFID reader 2 for room entry processing, the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for take-out processing, or the sheet antenna 42 of the RFID reader 4 for room exit processing, and transmits the received radio waves. is converted into electric power and supplied to the IC chip 52 .
The IC chip 52 has an internal memory for storing the staff identification information D1, and the antenna unit 51 is the sheet antenna 22 of the RFID reader 2 for room entry processing, the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for take-out processing, or the When radio waves transmitted from the sheet antenna 42 of the RFID reader 4 are received, the IC chip 52 controls the antenna section 51 to radially transmit radio waves containing the employee identification information D1.

[6 RFID tag for pharmaceuticals]
The pharmaceutical RFID tag 6 is an RFID tag provided for each pharmaceutical M, and stores pharmaceutical identification information D2, which is a unique identification number assigned to each pharmaceutical M provided with the pharmaceutical RFID tag 6.

The pharmaceutical RFID tag 6 is, for example, a passive RFID tag that does not contain a battery, and as shown in FIG. .

The antenna unit 61 receives radio waves emitted from the sheet antenna 32 of the take-out processing RFID reader 3 or the sheet antenna 42 of the exit processing RFID reader 4, converts the received radio waves into power, and supplies the power to the IC chip 62. supply.
The IC chip 62 has an internal memory that stores the drug identification information D2, and the antenna unit 61 is transmitted from the sheet antenna 32 of the take-out processing RFID reader 3 or the sheet antenna 42 of the exit processing RFID reader 4. When radio waves are received, the IC chip 62 controls the antenna section 61 to radially transmit radio waves containing the drug identification information D2.

[7 Wholesaler server]
The wholesaler server 7 is, for example, an information device such as a PC, WS, etc. owned by a wholesaler who stores medicines in the medicine shop S, and performs inventory management, processing related to cost billing, and the like, as will be described later.
The wholesaler server 7 includes, for example, a control unit 71, a storage unit 72, and a communication unit 73, as shown in FIG.

The configurations of the control unit 71 and the communication unit 73 are the same as those of the control unit 11 and the communication unit 13 in the article management apparatus 1, respectively.

The storage unit 72, like the storage unit 12 in the article management apparatus 1, is configured by, for example, an HDD, a semiconductor memory, or the like, and stores data necessary for the operation of the wholesaler server 7 in a readable and writable manner by the control unit 71. .
The storage unit 72 stores a program including various commands to the control unit 71 for operating the wholesaler server 7 . It will be done according to the stored program.

[8 Communication cable]
The communication cable C is, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable, a coaxial cable, or the like, and as shown in FIGS. The RFID reader 3 and the room exit processing RFID reader 4 are connected.

The communication cable C is not particularly limited as long as it can connect the devices constituting the article management system 100 as described above and transmit and receive data between them.
Also, instead of using the communication cable C, wireless communication may be used to connect these devices.

[9 Communication network]
The communication network N is, for example, the Internet, a telephone line network, a mobile telephone communication network, a wireless LAN communication network, etc., and connects between the article management apparatus 1 and the wholesaler server 7, as shown in FIG.
The communication network N is not particularly limited as long as it can connect the article management apparatus 1 and the wholesaler server 7 as described above and transmit and receive data therebetween.

[Description of the second operation]
The operation of the article management system 100 according to this embodiment will be described below. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the operation of the article management system 100 can be broadly divided into entry processing (step S1), removal processing (step S2), exit processing (step S3), and inventory management processing (step S4). and charge processing (step S5).

[1 Step S1: Room entry process]
First, the details of the operation of this system when the employee P enters the medicine shop S will be described according to the flowchart of FIG.

When the employee P who enters the pharmaceutical shop S enters the pharmaceutical shop S from the entrance E, the employee RFID tag 5 that he or she possesses is attached to the sheet antenna 22 of the RFID reader 2 for room entry processing provided at the entrance E. Hold up.
When the employee RFID tag 5 is held over the sheet antenna 22, the sheet antenna 22 of the entry processing RFID reader 2 receives the radio wave emitted from the employee RFID tag 5, and the controller 211 of the reader body 21 From the radio waves received by the seat antenna 22, the staff identification information D1 stored in the staff RFID tag 5 held over the seat antenna 22 is read (step S1-1).

When the employee identification information D1 is read, the control unit 211 of the reader body 21 of the room entry processing RFID reader 2 transmits the read employee identification information D1 from the communication unit 212 to the article management apparatus 1 via the communication cable C. (step S1-2).

In the article management apparatus 1 that has received the employee identification information D1 transmitted from the reader main body 21 of the RFID reader 2 for room entry processing by the communication unit 13, the control unit 11 stores the received employee identification information D1 in the storage unit 12. This is stored in the entered staff/taken out drug information storage unit 123 (step S1-3). At this time, the control unit 11 also associates the information about the time when the employee identification information D1 was received in step S1-2 (entering time information D4) with the employee identification information D1, - Store in the take-out drug information storage unit 123 .

As a result, each time an employee P enters the medicine shop S, the employee identification information D1 regarding the employee P is stored in the storage unit 12 of the article management apparatus 1 .

[2 Step S2: Bring-out process]
Subsequently, after the staff member P selects the drug M that they wish to take out, the staff member P uses the take-out processing RFID reader 3 to carry out the carry-out process. The details of the operation of this system when carrying out the process of reading the attached pharmaceutical RFID tag 6 by the carry-out process RFID reader 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the staff member P selects the medicines M that they wish to take out from the medicines M placed in the medicine shop S, the staff member P takes the medicines M to the RFID reader 3 for carrying out processing, and The RFID tag 5 for use is held over the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for carry-out processing.
When the staff RFID tag 5 is held over the sheet antenna 32, the sheet antenna 32 of the take-out processing RFID reader 3 receives the radio wave emitted from the staff RFID tag 5, and the controller 311 of the reader body 31 , the staff identification information D1 stored in the staff RFID tag 5 held over the seat antenna 32 is read from the radio waves received by the seat antenna 32 (step S2-1).

Subsequently, the staff member P places the medicine M desired to be taken out on the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for carrying out processing.
When the medicine M is placed on the sheet antenna 32, the sheet antenna 32 of the carry-out processing RFID reader 3 receives radio waves emitted from the medicine RFID tag 6 provided on the medicine M, and the reader body The control unit 311 of 31 reads the drug identification information D2 stored in the drug RFID tag 6 provided on the drug M placed on the seat antenna 32 from the radio waves received by the seat antenna 32 (step S2-2 ).

Note that the order of steps S2-1 and S2-2 may be reversed. In addition, the employee P holds both the employee RFID tag 5 and the drug RFID tag 6 over the seat antenna 32 at the same time, and the controller 311 of the reader body 31 simultaneously reads both the staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2. You may do so.
Alternatively, staff member P1 may hold multiple medicines M over sheet antenna 32 at the same time or in sequence, and controller 311 of reader body 31 may read multiple medicine identification information D2 at the same time or in sequence.

When the staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2 are read, the control unit 311 of the reader main body 31 of the take-out processing RFID reader 3 associates the read staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2 with each other, and transmits from the communication unit 312 It is transmitted to the article management apparatus 1 via the communication cable C (step S2-3).

In the goods management apparatus 1 that has received the employee identification information D1 and the medicine identification information D2 transmitted from the reader main body 31 of the take-out processing RFID reader 3 by the communication unit 13, the control unit 11 receives the received medicine identification information D2. is associated with the staff identification information D1 that matches the staff identification information D1 received in step S2-3 among the staff identification information D1 stored in step S1-3 in the staff entering/taken out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12. is stored (step S2-4).
At this time, the control unit 11 also stores the information on the time when the staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2 are received in step S2-3 (take-out processing time information D5). D2 and stored in the entered staff/taken out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 .

As a result, each time the staff member P takes out the drug M, the drug identification information D2 about the drug M for which the take-out process has been performed is associated with the staff identification information D1 about the staff member P who takes out the drug M, It will be stored in the storage unit 12 of the article management apparatus 1 .

[3 Step S3: Exit processing]
Next, the details of the operation of this system when the employee P leaves the medicine shop S with the medicine M will be described according to the flowchart of FIG.

When the staff member P passes through the entrance E with the medicine M, the sheet antenna 42 of the exit processing RFID reader 4 provided at the entrance E receives the radio waves emitted from the staff RFID tag 5 and the medicine RFID tag 6 . The control unit 411 of the reader main body 41 detects the radio wave received by the seat antenna 42 from the radio wave received by the seat antenna 42, and detects the staff identification information D1 stored in the staff RFID tag 5 possessed by the staff member P passing through the entrance E. Then, the drug identification information D2 stored in the drug RFID tag 6 attached to the drug M brought out by the staff member P is read (step S3-1).

When the staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2 are read, the control unit 411 of the reader main body 41 of the RFID reader 4 for exit processing associates the read staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2, and communicates from the communication unit 412 It is transmitted to the article management apparatus 1 via the cable C (step S3-2).

In the article management apparatus 1 that has received the employee identification information D1 and the medicine identification information D2 transmitted from the reader main body 41 of the RFID reader 4 for exit processing by the communication unit 13, the control unit 11 receives in step S3-2 It is determined whether or not information that matches the drug identification information D2 is stored in the entering staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 (step S3-3).
That is, the control unit 11 receives the drug identification information D2 received in step S3-2 from the take-out processing RFID reader 3 in step S2-3, and the entry staff/take-out information in the storage unit 12 in step S2-4. It is determined whether there is something that matches the drug identification information D2 stored in the drug information storage unit 123, and if there is this, the employee identification information D1 stored in association with such drug identification information D2 is It is determined whether or not it matches the staff identification information D1 received in step S3-2, and if it matches, the information matching the drug identification information D2 received in step S3-2 is stored in the storage unit 12. It is determined that the information is stored in the drug information storage unit 123 .

If it is determined in step S3-3 that information matching the drug identification information D2 received in step S3-2 is stored in the entering staff/taken drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12, the control unit 11 , the information about the time when the staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2 were received in step S3-2 (leaving time information D6) is linked with the staff identification information D1, and the staff entering the room and the drug taken out information storage in the storage unit 12 It is stored in the unit 123 (step S3-4).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3-3 that the information matching the drug identification information D2 received in step S3-2 is not stored in the entering staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12, The control unit 11 of the article management apparatus 1 stores the medicine identification information D2 and the leaving time information D6 received in step S3-2 as the staff identification information D1 stored in step S1-3 and received in step S3-2. is associated with the employee identification information D1 that matches with , and stored in the entering employee/brought-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 (step S3-5).
At this time, the control unit 11 associates the drug identification information D2 with predetermined information (holding The unfinished output processing flag D3) is stored in the entering staff/taken out medicine information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 .

As a result, when the employee P leaves the medicine shop S through the entrance E with the medicine M, it is determined whether or not the medicine M has been brought out in step S2. Even when the medicine M is brought out without being processed, the medicine identification information D2 related to the medicine M taken out is linked with the staff identification information D1 related to the staff P who took out the medicine, and the goods management apparatus 1 is stored in the storage unit 12 of the Also, at this time, by storing the uncompleted take-out processing flag D3 in association with the drug identification information D2, the drug M taken out without being subjected to the take-out processing in step S2 can be identified afterwards. can be done.

[4 Step S4: Inventory management process]
Subsequently, in steps S1 to S3, based on the information stored in the entering staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 of the article management apparatus 1, inventory management of the drugs M placed in the drug shop S is performed. The details of the operation of this system when performing will be described according to the flow chart of FIG.

In the article management apparatus 1, every time the medicine identification information D2 is newly stored in the entered staff/taken out medicine information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 of the article management apparatus 1 through the process of steps S1 to S3, The control unit 11 updates the information on the number of medicines in stock stored in the medicine database 122 of the storage unit 12 (step S4-1).
Specifically, in the drug database 122, information related to the name of the corresponding drug is stored in association with the drug identification information D2. After specifying the name of the drug corresponding to the drug identification information D2 newly stored in , the information on the inventory quantity of the drug is updated by reducing the inventory quantity of the drug with that name.
It should be noted that the wholesaler server 7 may manage such stock quantity of medicines.

When the information related to the number of drugs in stock stored in the drug database 122 of the storage unit 12 is updated, the control unit 11 of the article management apparatus 1 updates the drug inventory number information D7, which is the information related to the updated number of drugs in stock. , from the communication unit 13 to the wholesaler server 7 via the communication network N (step S4-2).

In the wholesaler server 7 that has received the medicine inventory quantity information D7 transmitted from the article management apparatus 1 by the communication unit 73, the control unit 71 determines whether inventory replenishment is necessary (step S4-3). Specifically, for example, for each name of medicine, the required minimum quantity of stock is determined in advance and stored in the storage unit 72, and if the stock quantity of the medicine received in step S4-2 is less than the minimum quantity. If so, it may be determined that the inventory needs to be replenished.
If it is determined that replenishment is required, the process proceeds to step S4-4, and if it is determined that replenishment is not required, the process of step S4 is terminated.

When it is determined in step S4-3 that replenishment is required, in the wholesaler server 7, the control unit 71 determines whether inventory replenishment is possible (step S4-4). Specifically, for example, for each name of medicine, the presence or absence of stock at the wholesaler is stored in advance in the storage unit 72, and if the medicine is in stock at the wholesaler, it is determined that replenishment is possible. good.
If it is determined that replenishment is possible, the process proceeds to step S4-5, and if it is determined that replenishment is not possible, the process proceeds to step S4-8.

When it is determined in step S4-4 that replenishment is possible, in the wholesaler server 7, the control section 71 specifies the shortest replenishment time (step S4-5). Specifically, for example, information related to the number of days required for delivery is stored in advance in the storage unit 72 for each name of medicine, and the date and time obtained by adding the number of days required for delivery corresponding to the medicine to the date and time of determination. is specified as the shortest replenishment time.

When the shortest replenishment time is specified in step S4-5, the control unit 71 of the wholesaler server 7 controls predetermined information (replenishment availability information D8) indicating that the drug can be replenished, and Information related to the specified shortest replenishment time (shortest replenishment time information D9) is transmitted from the communication unit 73 to the article management apparatus 1 via the communication network N (step S4-6). In the article management apparatus 1 that has received the information transmitted from Such information is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S4-7).

As a result, in the hospital where the drug shop S is installed, based on the information that the displayed drug M can be replenished and the information on the shortest replenishment time, it is brought out to the wholesaler and reduced. Orders for replenishment of medicines M can be made. Further, the wholesaler may automatically replenish the medicines M at the shortest replenishment time without waiting for an order from the hospital where the medicine shop S is installed.

On the other hand, if it is determined that replenishment is not possible in step S4-4, the control unit 71 of the wholesaler server 7 outputs predetermined information (replenishment impossibility information D10) indicating that the drug cannot be replenished. , is sent from the communication unit 73 to the article management apparatus 1 via the communication network N (step S4-8). Based on the information received from the wholesaler server 7, 11 causes the display unit 14 to display information to the effect that replenishment of the taken-out medicines M is impossible (step S4-9).

As a result, based on the information that the displayed medicine M cannot be replenished at the hospital where the medicine shop S is installed, for example, an order for a substitute medicine is placed with the wholesaler. , the necessary medicines can be secured.

In the above description, the case of replenishing the medicines M brought out from the medicine shop S is explained, but in addition to this, the same inventory management as the above is also performed for the medicines whose expiration dates have passed or are in short supply. You may allow

In this case, for example, in the goods management apparatus 1, information related to the expiration date of each medicine M is also stored in the medicine database 122 of the storage unit 12, and after such specification deadline has passed or the expiration date is approaching. When a drug that has been used for a specified number of days before its expiration date is produced, information to the effect that the drug needs to be replaced is sent to the wholesaler server 7 in the same manner as described in step S4-2. In the same manner as described in step S4-3 and subsequent steps, it is sufficient to notify the user of whether or not replenishment is possible and, if replenishment is possible, the information on the shortest replenishment time.

[5 Step S5: Expense Claim Processing]
Next, the details of the operation of this system when claiming costs for medicines taken out from the medicine shop S will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

In the goods management apparatus 1, the control unit 11 stores information taken out from the drug shop S for each predetermined period of time, such as one month, and newly stored in the entered staff/taken out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12. The medicines M for which the medicine identification information D2 is stored are tabulated for each medicine type (name) (step S5-1).
Specifically, in the drug database 122, information related to the name of the corresponding drug is stored in association with the drug identification information D2. With regard to the drug identification information D2 stored during a predetermined period of time, the name of each corresponding drug may be specified, and then totaled for each drug name.

In addition, the drug identification information D2 newly stored in the entered staff/taken drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 during a predetermined period is collectively transmitted from the goods management device 1 to the wholesaler server 7, and the wholesaler In the server 7, the control unit 71 may count.
In addition, at the time of tabulation, for each of the drug identification information D2 stored in the drug database 122, it is specified whether or not it is data that has undergone the take-out process in step S2, and the drug M is sent to the drug shop S. It is preferable to also specify the wholesaler who placed the medicine M and the hospital where the medicine shop S where the medicine M is put is installed.

When the tallying is completed, the control unit 11 of the goods management apparatus 1 collects information related to the tallied result for each name of the medicines M brought out from the drug shop S during the predetermined period, which was tallied in step S5-1. The aggregate result information D11 is transmitted from the communication unit 13 to the wholesaler server 7 via the communication network N (step S5-2).

In the wholesaler server 7 that has received the aggregated result information D11 transmitted from the article management apparatus 1 by the communication unit 73, the control unit 71 controls the A charge is made for the drug M taken out (step S5-3).
A specific method of billing is not particularly limited, and for example, billing may be performed on this system by sending a bill to the article management apparatus 1 . Further, a predetermined company or the like that manages this system may perform processing related to billing through a route different from that of this system, based on the aggregated result information D11.

[Description of the third effect]
Next, effects of the article management system 100 according to this embodiment will be described.

According to the goods management system 100 according to the present embodiment, the goods management apparatus 1 stores the medicine identification information D2 stored in the medicine RFID tag 6 provided for the medicine M located in the medicine shop S, and the medicine M The staff identification information D1 stored in the staff RFID tag 5 possessed by the staff member P who takes the drug out from the drug shop S is acquired, these are linked, and stored in the entering staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12. Memorize.
As a result, in the goods management device 1, it is possible not only to record the medicines M brought out from the medicine shop S and to manage the number of stocks, but also to record information about which employee P took out the medicines M. becomes.

In addition, the article management device 1 acquires the staff identification information D1 read from the staff RFID tag 5 by the entry processing RFID reader 2 provided at the entrance of the drug shop S, so that the staff P can enter the drug shop S. At the time of entering the room, it is possible to acquire the staff identification information D1 about the staff member P entering the room.

In addition, the article management apparatus 1 reads the drug identification information D2 read from the drug RFID tag 6 by the take-out processing RFID reader 3 provided in the drug shop S, and the take-out processing provided in the drug shop S. By acquiring the staff identification information D1 read from the staff RFID tag 5 by the staff RFID reader 3, when the staff member P performs the take-out process in step S2, that is, the staff At the time when the RFID tag 5 and the RFID tag 6 for medicine attached to the medicine M to be brought out are read by the RFID reader 3 for carrying out processing, It becomes possible to acquire the employee identification information D1.

In addition, the article management apparatus 1 reads the drug identification information D2 read from the drug RFID tag 6 by the exit processing RFID reader 4 provided at the exit of the drug shop S, and the exit processing provided at the exit of the drug shop S. By acquiring the staff identification information D1 read from the staff RFID tag 5 by the RFID reader 4 for staff, when the staff member P leaves the drug shop S, the drug identification information D2 related to the drug M taken out and the relevant It becomes possible to acquire the employee identification information D1 related to the employee P who brings out the medicine M.
As a result, the drug identification information D2 related to the drug M taken out from the drug shop S without being held over the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for take-out processing can also be acquired by the article management apparatus 1. For example, In the case of an emergency such as a sudden change in the patient's condition or an operation, the medical staff P brought the medicine M by omitting the step of holding it over the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for carrying out processing, so that no record of the medicine M being taken out remains. can be prevented.

In addition, when the employee P leaves the medicine shop S in step S3, the article management device 1 reads the medicine identification information from the medicine RFID tag 6 by the exit processing RFID reader 4 provided at the exit of the medicine shop S. When D2 is acquired, the employee P determines whether or not the drug identification information D2 corresponding to this has also been acquired from the carry-out processing RFID reader 3 in step S2. It is possible to specify the medicine M brought out from the medicine shop S without holding it over the antenna 32 .

[Fourth Modification]
Next, a modification of the article management system 100 according to this embodiment will be described.

[1 Modification 1: Alert when take-out processing is not completed]
In the description of the above operation, when the employee P leaves the medicine shop S (step S3), the article management device 1 receives the employee identification information D1 and the medicine identification information D2 read by the RFID reader 4 for exit processing. , if the matching information is not stored in the entry staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12, that is, the staff member P takes out the staff RFID tag 5 and the drug RFID tag 6 in step S2. A case has been described in which even if the drug M is brought out of the drug shop S without being held up to the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for use, only a record is left in step S3-5 and no particular warning is issued.

In this regard, if the pharmaceutical shop S is set up in a hospital and it is difficult for an outsider to enter, it is sufficient to leave a record as described above, but the possibility of an intrusion from the outside is denied. If it is necessary to prevent the taking out of medicines M that have not undergone the taking out process, such as when it is not possible, a warning may be given by a predetermined means.
For example, in step S3-3, the control unit 11 determines that information that matches the drug identification information D2 received in step S3-2 is not stored in the entering staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12. In this case, a predetermined alarm sound may be emitted from an audio generating means such as a buzzer connected to the article management apparatus 1, or a terminal used by a predetermined security person or the like may be sent from the article management apparatus 1. Alternatively, a predetermined message may be sent to warn of the occurrence of the taking out of the medicine M for which the carrying out process is not performed.

[2 Modification 2: Installation of a gate at the entrance]
In the explanation of the above configuration and the explanation of the operation, the case where no gate is provided at the entrance E of the medicine shop S was explained, but the entrance E of the medicine shop S is connected to the goods management apparatus 1 via the communication cable C. A gate may be provided to prevent entry and exit without proper procedures.
In this case, for example, when a person tries to enter the room through the entrance E without holding the staff RFID tag 5 over the sheet antenna 22 of the room entry processing RFID reader 2, such a gate can be closed. , a person who does not have the staff RFID tag 5 can be prevented from entering the medicine shop S.
Also, for example, when a person tries to leave the room through the entrance E with the medicine M without holding the medical RFID tag 6 over the sheet antenna 32 of the RFID reader 3 for carry-out processing, such a gate is closed. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the medicine M from being taken out from the medicine shop S while the taking-out process described in step S2 is incomplete.

[3 Modification 3: Room entry processing by AI camera]
In the description of the above operation, in the room entry process of step S1, the staff member P holds the staff RFID tag 5 held by him/her over the room entry process RFID reader 2 provided at the entrance E of the drug shop S, A case has been described in which the identification information D1 is read and transmitted to the article management apparatus 1 so that the information related to the employee P who has entered the drug shop S is recorded in the article management apparatus 1. And instead of entering the room using an RFID reader, an AI camera that can identify the face of the employee P is installed at the entrance E of the drug shop S, and the employee P entering the room is identified by face authentication. Information relating to the employee P who has entered the shop S may be recorded in the article management apparatus 1 .
As a result, the employee P can enter the medicine shop S without holding the employee RFID tag 5 over the entry processing RFID reader 2 .

In addition, by performing both the processing using the AI camera and the processing using the RFID tag and the RFID reader described in step S1, it is possible to more reliably acquire information about the employee P who has entered the pharmaceutical shop S. can be

In addition to facial recognition, other biometrics such as fingerprints, voiceprints, and retinas may be used to identify the employee P entering the room.

[4 Modification 4: Assistance in searching for items using AI speakers]
When there are many medicines M in the medicine shop S, it may be difficult for the staff member P to find the desired medicine M. In preparation for such a case, in order to facilitate the search for the medicine M by the staff member P, an AI speaker may be used to assist the search for the medicine.
Specifically, the drug database 122 provided in the storage unit 12 of the article management apparatus 1 stores information on the arrangement of the drugs M in the drug shop S, and then stores the articles in the drug shop S. An AI speaker connected to the management device 1 is provided. Then, when the employee P speaks the name of the target drug M to the microphone provided in the AI speaker, after searching for data related to the matching drug M from the drug database 122, The information should be guided by voice.

[5 Modification 5: Omission of take-out processing]
In the above description of the operation, in both the take-out process of step S2 and the leaving process of step S3, the case where the staff identification information D1 related to the staff member P who takes out the medicine M and the drug identification information D2 related to the medicine M are acquired. explained.
In this regard, if the reading accuracy of the staff identification information D1 and the drug identification information D2 by the room exit processing RFID reader 4 is sufficient during the room exit processing, the room exit processing RFID reader 3 is not provided. It is also possible to obtain the staff identification information D1 related to the staff member P who takes out the medicine M and the medicine identification information D2 related to the medicine M only by obtaining the information when the staff member P leaves the room by the RFID reader 4.
However, from the viewpoint of reducing the possibility that these pieces of information cannot be acquired, it is preferable to acquire the information twice in both the carry-out processing of step S2 and the exit processing of step S3 as described above.

[6 Modification 6: Application to articles other than pharmaceuticals]
In the explanation of the configuration and the explanation of the operation, the case where the article to be managed is the medicine M is explained as an example.
In this regard, pharmaceuticals, which are often supplied and managed centrally by a single wholesaler through an SPD (Supply Processing & Distribution) business, etc., are most suitable as goods to be managed by the present invention, Articles to be managed by the present invention are not particularly limited as long as they can be placed in a predetermined area and can be taken out and used by staff members in the facility.
For example, it can be applied to nursing care supplies in nursing care facilities to manage nursing care supplies, or it can be applied to an equipment warehouse in a general company to manage equipment.

[7 Modification 7: Execution of warehousing work]
When the drug wholesaler delivers the drug M to the drug shop S, the drug RFID tag 6 provided on the drug M is held over the sheet antenna 32 of the take-out processing RFID reader 3, thereby identifying the drug. Only the information related to the article for which the information D2 has been acquired may be stored in the drug database 122 of the storage unit 12 of the article management apparatus 1 .
As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that information related to drugs that have not actually been delivered will be stored in the drug database 122 due to an input error or the like.
As described above, if the ownership of the drug M in the drug shop S is not transferred to the hospital where the drug shop S is installed and remains with the wholesaler, information on drugs that have not actually been delivered will usually be Since there is no problem even if it is stored in the drug database 122, such a warehousing operation is not essential. However, for medicines, surgical instruments, etc., for which shortages are expected to endanger human lives, it is desirable to take such steps to prevent stock shortages.

[8 Modification 8: Analysis of drug usage trends]
In the article management apparatus 1, the control unit 11 stores information about the brought-out medicines M stored in the entering staff/taken-out medicines information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12, information about the staff member P who brought the medicines out, and Based on this, the classification of the information (tendency analysis) relating to the taking out of the medicine M may be performed.
For example, by classifying the information according to the affiliation of the employee P (for example, according to the clinical department of a hospital), information on drug usage trends (what kind of medicines are frequently used) for each affiliation of the employee P is obtained. becomes possible.

[9 Modification 9: Management of medicines of multiple wholesalers]
Since there is usually one wholesaler for each hospital, the drugs M placed in the drug shop S are all owned by the same wholesaler. It is also possible for one wholesaler to place the medicines M in the medicine shop S, and to manage the medicines M owned by a plurality of wholesalers by this system.
In this case, by comparing the information stored in the entering staff/take-out drug information storage unit 123 of the storage unit 12 of the article management apparatus 1 with the name of the wholesaler who delivered each drug stored in the drug database 122, Since it is possible to grasp the quantity of drugs used for each wholesaler, for example, by changing the allocation of shelves where drugs are placed according to the quantity of drugs used, wholesalers with high frequency of use It is possible to increase the inventory of medicines and arrange the frequently used medicines of wholesalers at positions where it is easy to find by changing the arrangement of shelves on which medicines are placed.

100 article management system 1 article management device 11 control unit (storage control means, determination means)
12 storage unit (storage means)
13 communication unit (item information acquisition means, person information acquisition means, first item information acquisition means, first person information acquisition means, second item information acquisition means, second person information acquisition means, third person information acquisition means)
14 Display unit 15 Operation unit 2 RFID reader for room entry processing (third reader)
3 RFID reader for carry-out processing (first reader, reader)
4 RFID reader for exit processing (second reading device, reading device)
5a, 5b, 5c Staff RFID tag (second storage medium)
6a, 6b, 6c Pharmaceutical RFID tag (first storage medium)
7 Wholesaler server D1 Staff identification information (person identification information)
D2 Drug identification information (goods identification information)
P1, P2, P3 staff (person)
M1, M2, M3 Pharmaceuticals (goods)
S Pharmaceutical shop (area)

Claims (10)

article information acquisition means for acquiring article identification information, which is identification information of an article, stored in a first storage medium provided for an article located within a predetermined area;
Personal information acquisition means for acquiring personal identification information, which is identification information of the person, stored in a second storage medium possessed by the person who takes out the article from the area;
storage control means for linking the article identification information acquired by the article information acquisition means and the person identification information acquired by the person information acquisition means and storing them in a storage means;
An article management device comprising: 2. The article management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first storage medium and said second storage medium are RFID tags. 3. An article management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said articles are pharmaceuticals. The article information acquisition means includes first article information acquisition means for acquiring the article identification information read from the first storage medium by a first reading device provided in the area,
The personal information obtaining means includes first personal information obtaining means for obtaining the personal identification information read from the second storage medium by the first reading device provided in the area. Item 4. The article management device according to any one of Items 1 to 3. The article information acquisition means includes second article information acquisition means for acquiring the article identification information read from the first storage medium by a second reading device provided at the exit of the area,
The person information acquisition means includes second person information acquisition means for acquiring the person identification information read from the second storage medium by the second reading device provided at the exit of the area. The article management device according to claim 4. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a determining means for determining whether or not the first item information obtaining means has obtained the same item identification information for the item identification information obtained by the second item information obtaining means. 6. The article management device according to 5. The personal information obtaining means includes third personal information obtaining means for obtaining the personal identification information read from the second storage medium by a third reading device provided at the entrance of the area. Item 7. The article management device according to any one of Items 1 to 6. an article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7;
a first storage medium that is provided in an article located within a predetermined area and stores article identification information that is identification information of the article;
a second storage medium possessed by a person who takes out the article from the area and storing person identification information, which is identification information of the person;
a reader that reads the item identification information from the first storage medium and reads the person identification information from the second storage medium;
An article management system comprising: an item information acquisition step of acquiring item identification information, which is identification information of an item, stored in a first storage medium provided for an item located within a predetermined area;
a person information acquisition step of acquiring person identification information, which is identification information of the person, stored in a second storage medium possessed by the person who takes the item out of the area;
a storage control step of associating the article identification information acquired in the article information acquisition step with the person identification information acquired in the person information acquisition step and storing the information in a storage means;
An article management method comprising: the computer,
article information acquisition means for acquiring article identification information, which is identification information of an article, stored in a first storage medium provided for an article located within a predetermined area;
Personal information acquisition means for acquiring personal identification information, which is identification information of the person, stored in a second storage medium possessed by the person who takes out the item from the area;
storage control means for linking the article identification information acquired by the article information acquisition means and the person identification information acquired by the person information acquisition means and storing the information in a storage means;
An article management program characterized by functioning as a

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