JP2023115038A - Farm products processing method, farm products processing system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow for subjecting farm products to required processing.SOLUTION: A farm products processing system S includes a processing contents determination unit 12 which determines required processing contents for a plurality of farm products V respectively and stores identification information given to each of the plurality of farm products V and the determined processing contents in association with each other into a storage unit, a sorting unit 13 which sorts the plurality of farm products V on the basis of the processing contents stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information, a plurality of processing units 15 for processing of farm products V, and a first transport unit 14 which transports the farm products V to a processing unit 15 selected from the plurality of processing units 15 on the basis of results from sorting by the sorting unit 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

Conventionally, there is known a technique for assigning identification information to agricultural products (see Patent Document 1, for example). Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of recording identification information of agricultural products and history information of production processes in association with each other.

JP 2006-146570 A

Produce such as leafy vegetables may require processing of the produce, such as removal of discolored portions, removal of moth-eaten portions, etc., prior to packaging. As in the conventional technology, it was difficult to appropriately perform necessary processing on agricultural products in the processing step only by recording identification information and history information in association with agricultural products.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to enable agricultural products to be subjected to necessary treatments.

An agricultural product processing method according to a first aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: determining processing details necessary for agricultural products; storing identification information given to the agricultural products and the processing details in association with each other in a storage unit; and transporting the agricultural product to a processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information.

The step of determining the processing content may include the steps of creating quality information indicating the quality of the agricultural product, and determining the processing unit that processes the agricultural product based on the quality information. good.

Before the step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product, the step of housing the agricultural product in a container to which container identification information is attached is further provided, and in the step of creating the quality information, the container identification information and the In the step of creating and storing the quality information associated with the container identification information based on the agricultural product, the container identification information and the processing details may be associated and stored in the storage unit.

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

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

In the agricultural product processing method, after processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, by referring to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information of the agricultural product, from the plurality of processing units, The method may further comprise selecting a processing unit for subsequent processing of the produce.

By referring to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information after processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, it is determined whether the agricultural product is further processed in another processing unit. a step of transporting the agricultural product to the other processing unit when it is determined to be processed in the other processing unit; and a step of transporting the agricultural product to the other processing unit when it is determined not to be processed in the other processing unit. and C. conveying the produce to a line for packaging.

a step of creating post-processing quality information indicating post-processing quality of the agricultural product after processing the agricultural product in the processing unit; It may further have a step of selecting a processing unit to be processed into.

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

Said agricultural products are, for example, leafy vegetables including Komatsuna, spinach, cabbage, Chinese cabbage and bok choy.

The agricultural product processing system of the second aspect of the present invention determines the processing details required for each of the plurality of agricultural products, associates the identification information given to each of the plurality of agricultural products with the determined processing details, and stores them in the storage unit. a processing content determining unit for storing; a sorting unit for sorting the plurality of agricultural products based on the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information; a conveying unit that conveys the agricultural product to a processing unit selected from the processing units.

A program according to the third aspect of the present invention is provided in a computer used for processing agricultural products, in which a step of determining details of processing necessary for agricultural products, identification information given to the agricultural products, and the details of processing are associated with each other. A step of storing in a storage unit, and a step of transporting the agricultural product to a processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information are executed.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is effective in being able to apply a required process to agricultural products.

It is a figure which shows the outline|summary of an agricultural product processing system. It is a figure which shows an example of an agricultural product management database. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of processing of agricultural products. It is a figure which shows the structure of the agricultural product processing system which has several classification|fractionation parts.

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

The agricultural product processing system S is a system that is used to process harvested agricultural products V for shipping. It includes a section 13 , a first conveying section 14 , processing sections 15 ( 15 a , 15 b and 15 c in FIG. 1 ), a packaging processing section 16 and a second conveying section 17 . The processing content determination unit 12 and the sorting unit 13 may be configured by different devices, or may be included in one sorting machine as indicated by the dashed line in FIG. Further, all or part of the storage processing unit 11, the processing content determination unit 12, the sorting unit 13, the first conveying unit 14, the processing unit 15, the packaging processing unit 16, and the second conveying unit 17 are included in the same device. It may be

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

[Configuration of Each Part of Agricultural Product Processing System S]
Hereinafter, the configuration and function of each part of the agricultural product processing system S will be described with reference to FIG.
The produce management device 10 is a device including a storage unit such as a hard disk or SSD, and is, for example, a computer. The produce management device 10 may be installed at the same location as other devices that make up the produce processing system S, or may be connected to some of the other devices via a network. Agricultural product management apparatus 10 stores an agricultural product management database in which history information indicating processing details of agricultural products V and identification information of agricultural products V are associated with each other in a storage unit.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a produce management database stored in the produce management apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. In the agricultural product management database, the agricultural product ID, container ID, number of treatments, quality, height/weight of agricultural product V, color of agricultural product V, ratio of leaves of agricultural product V, status flags (removal of yellow leaves, worm-eaten, partially damaged, discarded), the reason for discarding, and the treatment line are associated. Each unit that configures the produce processing system S can refer to and update data contained in the produce management database.

The “farm product ID” in the example shown in FIG. 2 is farm product identification information including a time stamp indicating the date and time when the farm product V was subjected to a predetermined process. The agricultural product ID is not limited to information including a time stamp indicating the date and time, but may be information indicating the order of processing, or encrypted information (e.g., hash value) of the date and time or the order of processing. good. The predetermined process is, for example, a process of placing the agricultural product V in the container C or a process of determining the details of processing of the agricultural product V. FIG. “Container ID” is container identification information unique to container C in which agricultural product V is stored.

The “number of times of treatment” is a numerical value indicating the number of times the agricultural product V has been treated. “Quality” indicates the quality rank of the agricultural product V. The rank of quality, for example, decreases as the number of processing treatments required for agricultural product V increases. The quality rank may be determined by comprehensively judging based on various judgment criteria including the number or color of leaves. “Height” is the height of the produce V, and “Weight” is the weight of the produce V. "Color" is a code that indicates the color of the produce V; “Foliage Percentage” is the percentage of leaves in Produce V.

The "state flag" is information indicating the state of the agricultural product V, and in FIG. For example, agricultural product V with X in the columns of "removal of yellow leaves" and "removal of insect-eaten leaves" requires treatment to remove yellow leaves and to remove insect-eaten leaves. “Reason for Discard” indicates the reason why it is determined that the agricultural product V needs to be discarded. "Processing line" indicates information for specifying the processing unit 15 or the packaging processing unit 16 that processes the agricultural product V. FIG. “Processing date and time” indicates the date and time when processing was performed in the processing processing unit 15 or packaging processing unit 16 .

In the example shown in FIG. 2, produce V with a container ID of 1212 requires removal of yellowed leaves and insect-eaten leaves before the first treatment, and before the second treatment (i.e., yellowed leaves). After removing the damaged leaves), it is necessary to remove the leaves that have been eaten by insects, and no processing is required before the packaging process, which is the third process. The agricultural product V was processed to remove yellowed leaves in the processing unit 15a at 11:13:23 on May 9, 2019, and processed in the processing unit 15b at 11:15 on May 9, 2019. It can be seen that at minute 12 seconds, a treatment was applied to remove the insect-eaten leaves.

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

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

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

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

The processing content determination unit 12 notifies the agricultural product management apparatus 10 of the determined processing content in association with the container ID of the container C in which the agricultural product V is stored. The processing content determining unit 12 may cause the storage unit of the agricultural product management apparatus 10 to store agricultural product identification information (hereinafter referred to as “farm product ID”) that is different from the container ID and unique to the agricultural product in association with the container ID. good. The agricultural product ID includes information associated with the time when the details of processing of the agricultural product V were determined, for example. The information associated with the time when the processing content was determined is, for example, time stamp information indicating the date and time when the processing content determination unit 12 determined the processing content. may be time stamp information indicating

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

The quality information used by the processing content determination unit 12 to determine the processing content is not limited to the captured image, and indicates the quality of the agricultural product V, and is arbitrary information that can be used to determine the quality rank. I wish I had. The quality information includes, for example, the weight of agricultural products V measured by a load sensor, transmission images created by X-ray photography, sugar content or water content measured using a non-destructive sensor such as a sugar content sensor/moisture content sensor. nutritional content measured using an optical sensor; elasticity of vegetable surfaces measured using a pressure sensor; height measured by a laser survey instrument; or shape measured by a three-dimensional scanner.

The sorting unit 13 sorts the plurality of agricultural products V according to the processing details determined by the processing details determining unit 12 . Specifically, the sorting unit 13 transfers the agricultural product V to the processing unit 15 corresponding to the processing content determined by the processing content determining unit 12 and stored in the storage unit of the agricultural product management apparatus 10 in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V. is controlled so as to convey the . The sorting section 13 controls the first conveying section 14 so as to convey agricultural products V that do not require processing to the packaging processing section 16 .

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

The processing unit 15 includes a device for processing agricultural products V to which identification information has been assigned. The processing unit 15 includes at least one of a work table for processing the agricultural product V and an actuator for processing the agricultural product V, for example. The processing unit 15 includes, for example, the processing unit 15a for removing discolored leaves, the processing unit 15b for removing leaves that have been eaten by insects, or the processing unit 15b for removing partially damaged leaves. is provided with a processing unit 15c.

After finishing the processing of the agricultural product V, the processing unit 15 reads the container ID of the container C containing the agricultural product V. FIG. The processing unit 15 notifies the agricultural product management apparatus 10 of the content of the completed processing in association with the read container ID. The agricultural products management apparatus 10 updates the status flag to indicate that the notified processing has been completed based on the content of the notification.

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

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

[Processing flow of agricultural product V]
FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing agricultural product V. As shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 3 starts when the agricultural product V to be processed is brought in. All the processes shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 may be executed under the control of a microprocessor executing a program, or some processes may be executed by humans.

First, in the accommodation processing section 11, the agricultural product V brought in is accommodated in the container C (S1). Subsequently, the processing content determination unit 12 creates a captured image as quality information by, for example, photographing the agricultural product V (S2). The processing content determination unit 12 determines the processing content by analyzing the created captured image (S3). The processing content determination unit 12 also identifies the container ID attached to the container C (S4).

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

Subsequently, under the control of the sorting unit 13, the first conveying unit 14 conveys the agricultural product V to the processing unit 15 or packaging unit 16 corresponding to the processing content determined in step S3 (S6). The processing unit 15 or the packaging processing unit 16 to which the agricultural product V has been transported executes a process of processing the agricultural product V or packaging the agricultural product V (S7). When the agricultural product V is processed, the processing unit 15 associates the processed content with the container ID and notifies the agricultural product management apparatus 10 (S8).

The produce management device 10 stores the notified processing details in the produce management database. Specifically, the agricultural product management apparatus 10 changes the status flag corresponding to the notified processing content, which is associated with the agricultural product ID corresponding to the notified container ID, to a state indicating that the processing is completed. to update the produce management database (S9). In the example shown in FIG. 2, the produce management apparatus 10 newly adds data indicating the date and time when the processing was completed. In this way, the agricultural product management apparatus 10 updates the agricultural product management database in response to the fact that processing has been performed in the processing unit 15, thereby accumulating history information indicating the processing history of the agricultural product V in the agricultural product management database. be.

The second transport unit 17 ends the process of transporting the agricultural product V when receiving an operation to end the processing operation of the agricultural product V (YES in S10). If the second conveying unit 17 has not received an operation to end the processing operation of the agricultural product V (NO in S10), the second conveying unit 17 returns the agricultural product V processed in the processing unit 15 to the sorting unit 13, and performs the processing from step S6 to step S9. The process up to is repeated.

When the process returns from step S10 to step S6, the sorting unit 13 refers to the processing details stored in the storage unit of the agricultural product management apparatus 10 in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V, thereby causing the plurality of processing units 15 to The processing unit 15 that will process the agricultural product V next is selected. Specifically, the sorting unit 13 refers to the agricultural product management database, and selects incomplete processing details based on the status flag associated with the agricultural product V in the agricultural product management database. Since the processing history is managed in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V in the agricultural product management database, by repeating the processing from step S6 to step S9, the same agricultural product V is not processed in the same way. Agricultural product V can be subjected to multiple processes as required.

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

For example, when the processing content determination unit 12 determines that the same processing content as the processing content registered in the agricultural product management database is necessary, the processing content determination unit 12 does not update the agricultural product management database, and the processing registered in the agricultural product management database is performed. If it is determined that processing content different from the content is necessary, the agricultural product management database is updated. By operating the second conveying unit 17 and the processing content determining unit 12 in this way, when the processing in the processing unit 15 is incomplete and the same processing needs to be performed again, the agricultural product V can be processed appropriately. can apply.

When the processing content determination unit 12 determines that the same processing content as the processing content registered in the agricultural product management database is necessary, the processing content determination unit 12 updates the agricultural product management database by counting up the number of times the same processing has been performed. may If a single agricultural product V is processed a plurality of times by the same processing unit 15, there is a possibility that the quality of the processing (for example, the work quality of the worker) is low. By counting and recording the number of times the same processing is performed by the agricultural product processing system S, it is possible to detect deterioration in processing quality. In addition, the traceability of the processing history of the agricultural product V is improved by keeping records of all treatments for the agricultural product V.

Note that the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 merely shows an example of the processing order, and if the agricultural product V can be transported according to the content of the processing linked to the information for identifying the agricultural product V , the order of processing is arbitrary.

[Separation based on order information]
The processing content determination unit 12 acquires order information indicating the details of an order from a customer who purchases agricultural products via an operation panel or a network, and determines the processing content required for the agricultural product V based on the acquired order information. good too. The order information includes, for example, information such as the type of package that packs the produce V, the content per bag, the type of preparation, and the like. The pretreatment is, for example, a process of cutting leaves into a predetermined size or a process of boiling the agricultural product V. The agricultural product processing system S has a plurality of processing units 15 corresponding to a plurality of order information selectable at the time of placing an order, and the sorting unit 13 receives the processing units corresponding to the order information from the plurality of processing units 15. Select 15.

[Structure having a plurality of sorting units]
The agricultural product processing system S may further include a sorting unit 18 that sorts a plurality of agricultural products V based on the details of further processing of the agricultural products V processed in the processing unit 15 . FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of an agricultural product processing system S having a plurality of sorting units. In the example shown in FIG. 4 , the sorting unit 18 refers to the processing details stored in the storage unit of the agricultural product management apparatus 10 in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V after processing the agricultural product V in the processing unit 15. It is determined whether or not to further process the agricultural product V in another processing unit 15 . For example, the sorting unit 18 further processes the agricultural products V processed in the processing units 15a, 15b, and 15c in another processing unit 15, or packs them in the packaging unit 16. to separate.

The sorting unit 18 refers to the agricultural product management database, and when it is determined that processing details required for the agricultural product V that have not been completed remain and the agricultural product V is to be processed by another processing unit 15, the agricultural product V is processed by another processing unit 15. The second conveying unit 17 is controlled so as to convey to the processing unit 15 of . Specifically, when the sorting unit 18 determines that the agricultural product V is to be processed in another processing unit 15 , the sorting unit 18 controls the second transport unit 17 to transport the agricultural product V to the sorting unit 13 .

On the other hand, the sorting unit 18 refers to the agricultural product management database, and when it determines that all the processing details required for the agricultural product V have been completed and the other processing unit 15 does not process the agricultural product V, the agricultural product V is subjected to the packaging process. The second conveying section 17 is controlled to convey to the section 16 . By operating the sorting unit 18 in this manner, the agricultural product V that has been processed in its entirety is transported to the packaging processing unit 16 without being returned to the sorting unit 13, so it is possible to shorten the time required for shipment. become.

The produce processing system S may have an additional processing section for further processing after the sorting section 18 . The additional processing section is provided, for example, between the sorting section 18 and the packaging processing section 16, and is a section that performs processing such as cutting the leaves and boiling the agricultural products V. As shown in FIG. The agricultural product processing system S has a plurality of additional processing units, and the sorting unit 18 selects one additional processing unit from the plurality of additional processing units based on the additional processing details indicated by the order information. good too. In this way, the sorting unit 18 selects the additional processing unit based on the order information, so that the agricultural product processing system S can efficiently perform additional processing on the agricultural product V according to the request from the orderer.

[Price Management]
Produce management device 10 may determine the price of produce V and store the price in association with produce V. FIG. The agricultural product management apparatus 10, for example, determines the price of the agricultural product V based on the number of processing units 15 that processed the agricultural product V, and registers the price in the agricultural product management database in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V. A different price is set for each processing unit 15, and the agricultural product management device 10 calculates the price of the agricultural product V by adding up the prices associated with each of the plurality of processing units 15 that have processed the agricultural product V. may decide.

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

[Computer control]
At least some of the parts that make up the produce processing system S may be controlled by a computer. In this case, the computer executes a program stored in a storage medium to execute a step of determining processing details necessary for the agricultural products V, associates identification information given to the agricultural products V with the processing details, and performs the agricultural product management apparatus. 10, and a step of transporting the agricultural product V to the processing unit 15 corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information.

In the step of determining the processing details, the computer may further execute the steps of creating quality information indicating the quality of the agricultural product V and determining the processing unit 15 that processes the agricultural product V based on the quality information. good. In the step of creating quality information, the computer creates quality information associated with the container ID by imaging the container ID and the agricultural product V, associates the container ID with the processing details, and stores the quality information in the storage unit. good too. In this way, the various processes described above may be executed by the computer executing the program.

[Effects of the agricultural product processing method of the present embodiment]
As described above, the agricultural product processing method of the present embodiment includes the step of determining the processing details necessary for the agricultural product V, and the storage unit of the agricultural product management device 10 by associating the identification information given to the agricultural product V with the processing details. and a step of transporting the agricultural product V to the processing section 15 corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage section in association with the identification information. In this way, the identification information and the processing content are stored, and the agricultural products V are conveyed to the processing unit 15 suitable for the processing content corresponding to the stored identification information, thereby performing necessary processing on the agricultural products V. becomes possible.

Further, the identification information is specified based on the container ID attached to the container C containing the agricultural product V and the image of the agricultural product V, and the processing content is determined, thereby easily associating the identification information with the processing content. be able to.

Further, after processing the agricultural product V in the processing unit 15, referring to the processing details stored in association with the identification information of the agricultural product V, a processing unit that processes the agricultural product next from the plurality of processing units 15 By selecting 15, even if agricultural product V requires multiple types of processing, agricultural product V can be subjected to multiple types of processing in sequence.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist thereof. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units. In addition, new embodiments resulting from arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment caused by the combination has the effect of the original embodiment.

For example, in the above description, the case where the agricultural products V are stored in the container C is exemplified, but instead of storing the agricultural products V in the container C, the agricultural products V may be bundled with a tape or string attached with identification information.

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

Claims (12)

Determining the processing content required for the agricultural product;
a step of associating the identification information given to the agricultural product with the processing details and storing them in a storage unit;
a step of transporting the agricultural product to a processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information;
A produce processing method comprising: The step of determining the processing content includes:
creating quality information indicative of the quality of the produce;
determining the processing unit that processes the agricultural product based on the quality information;
having
2. The agricultural product processing method according to claim 1. Before the step of determining the processing content required for the agricultural product, further comprising the step of housing the agricultural product in a container to which container identification information is attached,
In the step of creating the quality information, creating the quality information associated with the container identification information based on the container identification information and the produce;
In the storing step, the container identification information and the processing content are associated and stored in the storage unit;
3. The agricultural product processing method according to claim 2. further comprising storing in the storage unit agricultural product identification information unique to the agricultural product and different from the container identification information in association with the container identification information;
The agricultural product processing method according to claim 3. In the step of storing the agricultural product identification information in the storage unit, the storage unit stores the agricultural product identification information including information associated with the time when the processing content was determined;
5. The agricultural product processing method according to claim 4. After processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, by referring to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information of the agricultural product, the agricultural product is processed by the plurality of processing units. further comprising the step of selecting a processing unit to be processed;
6. A method of processing agricultural products according to any one of claims 1 to 5. By referring to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information after processing the agricultural product in the processing unit, it is determined whether the agricultural product is further processed in another processing unit. a step of determining;
a step of conveying the agricultural product to the other processing unit when it is determined that the agricultural product is to be processed in the other processing unit;
a step of conveying the agricultural product to a line for packaging the agricultural product when it is determined not to be processed in the other processing unit;
having
7. Agricultural product processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 6. a step of creating post-processing quality information indicating post-processing quality of the agricultural product after processing the agricultural product in the processing unit;
further comprising the step of selecting a processing unit that will next process the agricultural product from the plurality of processing units based on the post-processing quality information;
6. A method of processing agricultural products according to any one of claims 1 to 5. obtaining order information from a customer purchasing said produce;
determining processing details required for the agricultural product based on the order information;
further having
9. Agricultural product processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The agricultural products are leafy vegetables, including Komatsuna, spinach, cabbage, Chinese cabbage and bok choy.
10. A method of processing agricultural products according to any one of claims 1-9. a processing content determination unit that determines processing content required for each of a plurality of agricultural products, associates identification information assigned to each of the plurality of agricultural products with the determined processing content, and stores the determined processing content in a storage unit;
a sorting unit that sorts the plurality of agricultural products based on the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information;
a conveying unit that conveys the agricultural product to a processing unit selected from a plurality of processing units based on the result of separation by the sorting unit;
A produce processing system. computers used to process agricultural products,
Determining the processing content required for the agricultural product;
a step of associating the identification information given to the agricultural product with the processing details and storing them in a storage unit;
a step of transporting the agricultural product to a processing unit corresponding to the processing content stored in the storage unit in association with the identification information;
program to run the

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