JP4260447B2 - Container terminal gate management method and gate management device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gate management method and a gate management apparatus for a container terminal for storing containers in a harbor or the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to a gate management method and a gate management device for a container terminal characterized by a method for receiving a vehicle carrying a container at a gate and equipment for receiving the vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The container terminal consists of a yard, a gate, and other ancillary facilities. The yard is a space for temporarily storing containers. The gate is an entrance / exit of a vehicle entering the yard and a vehicle going out of the yard, and is a place for managing entry / exit of a container carried by the vehicle. Ancillary facilities are other facilities necessary for container terminals, such as customs inspections and quarantine stations.
[0003]
The gate is divided into an entrance gate and an exit gate.
The entrance gate will be described in further detail.
The entrance gate is provided with a plurality of passages. The passage way is a road through which a trailer loaded with a container passes. A check-in booth with a breaker and a printer booth are provided along the passage.
A gate clerk (hereinafter referred to as a checker) is placed in each passageway and performs a visual inspection of the container.
[0004]
Each container is given a unique container number. The container number is printed at an easy-to-see location such as the side of the container.
In addition, the open / close door of a container containing a load to be transported (hereinafter referred to as an actual container) is sealed with a seal. The seal is given a unique seal number. The seal number is printed in an easily visible location on the seal.
[0005]
The gate management method at the container terminal will be described by taking as an example a case where a trailer loaded with an actual container transports the container to the container yard.
The driver of the trailer loaded with the actual container has a “container cargo carry-in slip”. The “container cargo carry-in slip” is a slip created when a container is loaded. In the “container cargo carry-in slip”, physical distribution information such as the type of cargo, weight, destination, shipper, container number, and seal number is described.
[0006]
When the trailer loaded with the actual container enters the container terminal, it selects one of a plurality of passages of the entrance gate and enters the passage.
The trailer stops in front of the passageway breaker. The trailer driver hands the “container cargo entry slip” to a checker resident at the check-in booth. The checker reads the container number and the seal number written on the “container cargo carry-in slip”. The checker confirms that the container number displayed on the actual container matches the container number described in the “container cargo carry-in slip”. Next, the checker confirms that the seal that seals the open / close door of the container is not broken, and that the seal number printed on the seal matches the seal number printed on the “Container Cargo Delivery Form”. Confirm. In addition, the checker performs an appearance inspection of the container to confirm that there are no dents or holes in the container. When all the confirmations are completed, the checker sets a “container cargo carry-in slip” on the camera stand and presses a button. Furthermore, the checker notifies the management room of the result of the visual inspection.
[0007]
When the button is pressed, an image of the “container cargo entry slip” is sent to the management room. In the management room, an operator (hereinafter referred to as Clark) views the “container cargo carry-in slip” image displayed on the CRT and inputs necessary data to the computer. Furthermore, Clark inputs the inspection result of the checker's visual inspection.
The computer processes the data according to a predetermined procedure to determine the container location. The container storage address is an address of a container storage place that delivers a cargo to and from a yard crane in the yard.
Clark sends a print command to the computer. The computer instructs the printer booth to print a delivery device delivery form. The container delivery address and other management data are printed on the delivery device delivery form.
The trailer goes to the printer booth and receives the delivery device delivery form. Move to the container storage area with the container storage address listed. The trailer moves to the specified location. The yard crane receives the container from the trailer, moves to the yard, and temporarily places it.
Trailers that are empty will leave the container terminal via a dedicated gate.
[0008]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-261158 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2001-261159 A
[Patent Document 3]
JP 2001-261160 A
[Patent Document 4]
JP 2001-287833 A
[Patent Document 5]
JP-A-8-319027
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a container terminal having a conventional gate management method and a gate management device, a trailer loaded with a container usually stops at the entrance gate for 2 to 5 minutes. Since the number of passages provided in the gate is limited, if a trailer is included in all the passages in the gate, the next trailer waiting for processing at the gate will stay in front of the gate. In particular, a long trailer trail is created in front of the gate during the peak delivery hours.
There was a problem that the road in front of the gate was congested by a trailer waiting for processing at the gate, which disturbed the traffic. There is also a problem that the trailer places a load on the environment around the gate in order to wait for a long time in front of the gate with the engine running.
Therefore, there has been a demand for further shortening the time required for the trailer to pass through the gate by shortening the entrance and exit procedures at the gate.
There was also a request to omit equipment at the checker booth and printer booth at the gate.
In addition, there is a demand for reducing the load on the environment caused by exhaust gas or the like by eliminating the trailer waiting for time before the gate.
[0010]
The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described problems, and a gate clerk is waiting at a conventional gate, and a container number that identifies a container by sealing an open / close door by a seal assigned a seal number. Instead of a container terminal gate management method and a gate management device for storing a given container, an object is to provide a container terminal gate management method and a gate management device with improved gate processing capability.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a gate clerk is waiting at the gate according to the present invention, and the planned management of the container assigned the container number for identifying the container by sealing the open / close door by the seal assigned the seal number A container terminal gate management method for storing according to a plan, a terminal preparation step for allowing a gate clerk to carry a checker terminal, a number display step for the checker terminal to display a container number and a seal number of a container to be inspected, and the gate A container inspection step for allowing a clerk to visually inspect the container based on the container number and the seal number.
[0012]
According to the configuration of the present invention, the gate clerk carries the checker terminal, the checker terminal displays the container number and the seal number of the container to be inspected, and the gate clerk based on the container number and the seal number. Since the container is inspected visually, the gate clerk looks at the display on the checker terminal, conducts a visual inspection of the container, completes the inspection of the container, does not have to carry around the conventional documents, and conducts the visual inspection. It can be completed smoothly.
[0013]
Furthermore, the gate management method according to the present invention includes a multiple vehicle display process in which the checker terminal displays a plurality of containers or vehicles that have entered the gate, and a container or vehicle to be inspected from the plurality of containers or vehicles. It is preferable to provide a vehicle selection step to select,
According to the configuration of the present invention, the checker terminal displays a plurality of containers or vehicles entering the gate, and the gate clerk selects a container or vehicle to be inspected from the plurality of containers or vehicles. Lets the gate clerk decide which container or vehicle to inspect among multiple containers or vehicles, and inspect the containers in the most convenient order of the gate clerk, and manage where each container is at the gate individually There is no need.
[0014]
Furthermore, the gate management method according to the present invention is capable of wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device preparing step of preparing the vehicle-mounted device having wireless communication means in the vehicle carrying the container, and the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle approaching the gate. Yes A gate system preparation step of preparing a gate system communicable with the checker terminal, a communication standby step in which the gate system waits for wireless communication from the on-vehicle device, and the on-vehicle device stores cargo data related to a container in the gate system. A freight data transmission step for wireless transmission, a number extraction step for the gate system to extract a container number and a seal number from the freight data, and a number transmission step for the gate system to transmit the container number and the seal number to a checker terminal Are preferably provided.
According to the configuration of the present invention, a vehicle-mounted device having a wireless communication means is mounted on a vehicle carrying a container, and is capable of wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle approaching the gate and capable of communicating with the checker terminal. A system is prepared, the gate system waits for wireless communication from the vehicle-mounted device, the vehicle-mounted device wirelessly transmits cargo data relating to a container to the gate system, and the gate system receives a container number and a seal number from the cargo data. Since the gate system sends the container number and the seal number to the checker terminal, the gate system simply informs the checker terminal of the specifications of the container approaching the gate, and visually confirms the container to the gate staff. The system configuration of the gate system can be simplified.
[0015]
Furthermore, the gate management method according to the present invention includes an inspection result input step for causing the gate staff to input the inspection result of the visual inspection to the checker terminal, and an inspection result for the checker terminal to transmit the inspection result to the gate system. A transmission step, an instruction data transmission step in which the gate system wirelessly transmits instruction data obtained based on the cargo data, the inspection result, and the management plan to the vehicle-mounted device, and the vehicle-mounted device transmits the instruction data to the vehicle. It is preferable to provide an instruction communication process to be communicated to the driver.
With the configuration of the present invention, when the gate clerk inputs the inspection result of the visual inspection to the checker terminal, the inspection result is transmitted to the gate system via the checker terminal, and the gate system The instruction data obtained based on the inspection result and the management plan is wirelessly transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device, and the vehicle-mounted device transmits the instruction data to the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle-mounted device and the gate system exchange data by wireless communication just by getting closer to, and command data can be obtained based on the inspection results performed by the gate staff, and the procedure for passing the gate in a short time is completed. Further, the following work command can be obtained.
[0016]
Furthermore, the gate management method according to the present invention includes an electronic document preparation step of preparing an electronic document which is a storage medium capable of storing digital data, and cargo data input capable of recording the cargo data as the digital data in the electronic document. A freight data terminal preparation step for preparing a terminal, a freight data writing step for writing freight data including a container number and a seal number created by the freight data input terminal in accordance with a management plan into the electronic document; It is preferable to include a cargo data reading step of reading the cargo data from a document.
According to the configuration of the present invention, an electronic document that is a storage medium capable of storing digital data is prepared, a cargo data input terminal capable of recording the cargo data as the digital data in the electronic document is prepared, and the cargo data input The terminal writes the cargo data including the container number and the seal number created in accordance with the management plan into the electronic document, and the vehicle-mounted device reads the cargo data from the electronic document. Necessary data is transmitted from the electronic document to the gate system via the in-vehicle device in conjunction with the plan, and accurate gate management can be performed in a short time.
[0017]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a gate clerk is waiting at the gate according to the present invention, and the planned management of the container assigned the container number for identifying the container by sealing the open / close door by the seal assigned the seal number A gate management device for a container terminal to be stored according to a plan, comprising a checker terminal having a display means that can be carried by a gate clerk and visible to the gate clerk and a communication means that can communicate with the outside. The container number and the seal number are displayed and the gate clerk is inspected visually based on the container number and the seal number.
[0018]
According to the configuration of the present invention, the checker terminal that can be carried by the gate clerk has the display means that the gate clerk can visually recognize and the communication means that can communicate with the outside, and the checker terminal includes the container number and the seal number of the container to be inspected. Is displayed, and the gate clerk performs visual inspection of the container based on the container number and the seal number, so the gate clerk looks at the checker terminal display and visually inspects the container to complete the container inspection work. It is possible to carry out the visual inspection work smoothly without having to carry around the conventional document.
[0019]
Furthermore, in the gate management apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the checker terminal displays a plurality of containers or vehicles and allows the gate staff to select the container or vehicle to be inspected.
According to the configuration of the present invention, the checker terminal displays a plurality of containers or vehicles, and allows the gate clerk to select a container or vehicle to be inspected. You can leave the decision to inspect to the gate clerk so that you can inspect the containers in the most convenient order of the gate clerk and you do not have to manage where each container is at the gate.
[0020]
Furthermore, the gate management apparatus according to the present invention includes a vehicle-mounted device having wireless communication means that is mounted on a vehicle carrying a container and capable of wireless communication with the outside, and the vehicle-mounted device and wireless device mounted on the vehicle that is close to the gate. And a gate system having a communication device for communicating with the vehicle-mounted device and a terminal communication device capable of communicating with the checker terminal. The gate system waits for wireless communication from the vehicle-mounted device and has wireless communication. It is preferable that a container number and a seal number are extracted from the cargo data wirelessly received from the onboard device, and the container number and the seal number are transmitted to the checker terminal.
With the configuration of the present invention, the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle carrying the container has wireless communication means capable of wireless communication with the outside, and the vehicle-mounted device and wireless device mounted on the vehicle whose gate system is close to the gate. An in-vehicle communication unit capable of communication and a terminal communication unit capable of communicating with the checker terminal, wherein the gate system waits for wireless communication from the on-vehicle device and wirelessly transmits from the on-vehicle device in which wireless communication has been performed. Since the container number and the seal number are extracted from the received cargo data, and the container number and the seal number are transmitted to the checker terminal, the gate system only informs the checker terminal of the specifications of the container approaching the gate. Thus, the gate staff can be visually inspected for the container, and the system configuration of the gate system can be simplified.
[0021]
Furthermore, the gate management device according to the present invention has an input means that allows the gate clerk to input the checker terminal, the checker terminal causes the gate clerk to input the inspection result of the visual inspection of the container, and the checker terminal The inspection result is transmitted to the gate system, the gate system wirelessly transmits the instruction data obtained based on the cargo data, the inspection result, and the management plan to the on-vehicle device, and the on-vehicle device is a driver of the vehicle. It is preferable to contact the instruction data.
With the configuration of the present invention, when a gate clerk inputs an inspection result of visual inspection of a container to the checker terminal, the inspection result is transmitted to the gate system via the checker terminal, and the gate system transmits the cargo data and the cargo data. The instruction data obtained based on the inspection result and the management plan is wirelessly transmitted to the on-vehicle device, and the on-vehicle device notifies the instruction data to the driver of the vehicle, so when entering the container terminal, the vehicle The vehicle-mounted device and the gate system exchange data by wireless communication just by approaching the gate, and command data can be obtained based on the inspection results performed by the gate staff, and the procedure for passing the gate in a short time is completed. Further, the following work command can be obtained.
[0022]
Furthermore, the gate management apparatus according to the present invention includes electronic data as a storage medium capable of storing digital data, and cargo data including a container number and a seal number created according to a container management plan as digital data in the electronic document. It is preferable that the vehicle-mounted device has cargo data reading means for reading the cargo data from the electronic document.
According to the configuration of the present invention, the electronic document is a storage medium capable of storing digital data, and the electronic document is converted into digital data using the cargo data including the container number and the seal number created by the cargo data input terminal according to the container management plan. The data reading means of the in-vehicle device reads the cargo data from the electronic document, so that the conventional document exchange becomes unnecessary, and the necessary data is linked to the management plan from the electronic document via the on-vehicle device. It is transmitted to the gate system, and accurate gate management can be performed in a short time.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a gate management device according to a preferred first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
[0024]
FIG. 1 is a system outline diagram of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a gate layout diagram of the first embodiment.
The gate management device 1 is a device in which the gate clerk 4 is waiting at the gate 6 and stores the container 2 in accordance with the planned management plan. The checker terminal 10, the gate system 20, the vehicle-mounted device 30, the terminal management computer 40, An electronic document 50 and a cargo data input terminal 60 are provided.
The container is sealed at the open / close door by a seal given a seal number, and given a container number for identifying the container 2.
[0025]
The outline of the gate 5 will be described. The gate 5 is a place for managing entry / exit of the container 2 entering / exiting the container terminal, and a plurality of passages 6 are arranged in parallel. A gate island is provided between the passage 6 and the passage. A gate clerk 4 resides on the gate island.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the arrangement of the gates. A gate 5 with four passages 6 and four gate personnel is shown. A state in which the trailer 3 loaded with the container 2 attempts to enter the passage 6 is shown. A vehicle-mounted device 10 to be described later is mounted on the driver's seat of the trailer 3. A gate-side radio antenna 21 described later is provided on the gate 5. A wireless communicable area of the gate-side radio antenna 21 is indicated by a two-dot dashed line. The gate side radio antenna 21 can perform radio communication with the vehicle-mounted device 10 in the radio communicable region.
[0026]
The checker terminal 10 is a terminal that can be carried by a gate attendant. The checker terminal 10 (corresponding to display means), the checker terminal 12 (corresponding to display means), and the touch panel 13 (corresponding to input means). .) The checker wireless communication device antenna 11 is a wireless circuit and an antenna capable of wireless communication with a gate system 20 described later. The checker terminal (display device) 12 is a liquid crystal display device that is visible to the gate clerk 4. The gate staff 4 reads various information from the checker terminal (display device) 12. The touch panel 13 is a pressure sensitive panel attached to the surface of the liquid crystal panel. The gate clerk 4 can make various inputs by touching the icons displayed on the touch panel 13.
The checker terminal 10 can display the container number and the seal number of the container to be inspected. Further, the checker terminal 10 allows the gate staff to input the inspection result of the visual inspection of the container performed based on the container number and the seal number. Further, the checker terminal 10 can transmit the inspection result to the gate system.
In addition, the checker terminal 10 can display a plurality of containers, and allows the gate staff to select a container to be inspected.
[0027]
The gate system 20 is a system that manages the gate 5, and includes a gate-side radio antenna, a gate-side radio communication device 21 (corresponding to both terminal communication means and vehicle-mounted device communication means), and a gate management computer 22. Have
The gate side radio antenna and the gate side radio communication device 21 function as terminal communication means and can communicate with the checker terminal 10. The gate-side radio antenna and the gate-side radio communication device 21 function as vehicle-mounted device communication means and can wirelessly communicate with the vehicle-mounted device 10 mounted on the trailer 3 (corresponding to a vehicle) approaching the gate 5. is there. The wireless communicable area of the gate-side radio antenna is, for example, a circle with a radius of several tens of meters, and covers almost the entire area of the plurality of passages 6 in the gate 5. When the gate is wide, a plurality of gate-side radio antennas may be provided.
A general-purpose wireless system can be used as the gate-side wireless antenna system, and for example, a wireless LAN or PHS is suitable.
The gate management computer 22 is a computer that manages the gate, and can exchange data with the checker terminal 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 to be described later via the gate-side wireless antenna and the gate-side wireless communication device. Data can also be exchanged with the terminal management computer 40.
The gate system 20 can transmit the container number and the seal number to the checker terminal. In addition, the gate system 20 waits for wireless communication from the vehicle-mounted device 30 and can extract a container number and a seal number from the cargo data wirelessly received from the vehicle-mounted device with wireless communication. . The gate system 20 can wirelessly transmit instruction data obtained on the basis of cargo data, inspection results, and a management plan, which will be described later, to the vehicle-mounted device.
[0028]
The vehicle-mounted device 30 is a device mounted on a vehicle on which a container is loaded, and includes a vehicle-mounted wireless communication device antenna 31 (corresponding to wireless communication means), a vehicle-mounted terminal (display device) 32, and an electronic document reading / writing device 33. (Corresponding to data reading means).
The in-vehicle wireless communication device antenna 31 is a device capable of wireless communication with the gate system 20.
The in-vehicle terminal (display device) 32 displays data. Various information can be provided to the driver of the vehicle.
The electronic document reading / writing device 33 can read cargo data from an electronic document 50 described later and write cargo data.
[0029]
The terminal management computer 40 is a computer that manages the entire container terminal, and can exchange data with the gate system 20 and a cargo data input terminal 60 described later.
The terminal management computer 40 records the planned management plan, and transmits necessary data in response to a request from the gate system 20 or the cargo data input terminal 60.
[0030]
The electronic document 50 is a storage medium capable of storing digital data, and is, for example, an IC card or a magnetic recording medium.
The electronic document 50 can record cargo data including a container number and a seal number.
[0031]
The freight data input terminal 60 is a device for writing freight data including a container number and a seal number created in accordance with a management plan of the terminal management computer into the electronic document as digital data. It has a writing device 62.
The cargo data input terminal main body 61 is, for example, a personal computer on which a predetermined program is installed.
The electronic document reading / writing device 62 is a device that can write or read digital data on the electronic document 50.
[0032]
Next, an operation program for the gate management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, an operation program for the vehicle-mounted device 30 will be described. FIG. 4 is an operation program 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows an operation program for the vehicle-mounted device 30.
S1 “Insert electronic document into in-vehicle device and set”:
Digital data is read from the electronic document 50 set in the vehicle-mounted device. Data is organized according to a predetermined data format and demodulated into cargo data. The cargo data includes a container number and a seal number.
S2 “Cargo data and vehicle data are transmitted wirelessly automatically or manually when entering the terminal gate”:
When the communication standby signal of the gate system 20 is received, the cargo data and the vehicle data are automatically wirelessly transmitted to the gate system 20. Alternatively, the freight data and the vehicle data are wirelessly transmitted to the gate system 20 by the driver's manual operation.
S3 “Did you receive command data?”:
A signal from the gate system 20 is received, and whether or not the signal is a command signal is determined in comparison with a predetermined data format. If it is determined that the signal is a command signal, the process proceeds to the next step.
[0033]
S4 "Is command data a yard number?"
Whether or not the command data is a yard number is determined by comparing it with a predetermined data format. If the command data is a yard number, the process proceeds to step S5; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S6.
When the inspection result of the gate clerk is “all good”, the command data becomes the yard number. When the inspection result of the gate clerk is not “all good”, the command data becomes various commands according to the mode of the inspection result.
S5 “Display destination in yard”:
Display the yard number and instruct the trailer driver to move to the displayed yard number.
S6 “Display a guidance instruction to the waiting place”:
Display the standby location and instruct the trailer driver to move to the displayed standby location.
[0034]
Next, an operation program for the gate system 20 will be described. FIG. 5 is an operation program 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows an operation program of the gate system 20.
G1 “Receiving cargo information and vehicle number from onboard equipment?”:
A communication standby signal is transmitted from the gate-side wireless antenna 21. When the cargo information and the vehicle number are received from the vehicle-mounted device 10 that has entered the wireless communicable area, the process proceeds to the next step.
G2 “Send data to be checked by checker to checker terminal”:
The container number and the seal number are extracted from the cargo information according to a predetermined data format. The container number, the seal number, and the vehicle number are processed according to a predetermined data format and transmitted to the checker terminal 10.
G3 “Send cargo information and vehicle number to terminal management computer 40”:
Cargo information and vehicle number are processed in accordance with a predetermined data format and transmitted to the terminal management computer 40.
[0035]
G4 “Receiving test results from checker terminal 10”:
The inspection result is received from the checker terminal 10.
G5 “Receiving verification results from terminal management computer”
Receive verification results from the terminal management computer.
G6 “Create command data based on test results and data from terminal management computer”
Command data is created based on inspection results and management data from the terminal management computer. If the inspection result and the collation result are “all good”, the command data is data indicating the destination in the yard. In other cases, predetermined data is obtained according to the mode of the inspection result and the collation result.
G7 “Send command data to OBE”
Send the command data to the OBE.
[0036]
Next, an operation program for the checker terminal 10 will be described. FIG. 6 is an operation program 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows an operation program for the checker terminal 10.
T1 “Receiving cargo information and vehicle number from gate system”:
The cargo information and the vehicle number are received from the gate system 20. The signal data is decoded according to a predetermined data format to obtain cargo information and a vehicle number.
Extract information such as container number, seal number and presence / absence of dangerous goods from cargo information.
T2 “Display vehicle numbers of all vehicles”:
Of all the vehicle numbers received from the gate system 20, all the vehicle numbers of the trailers loaded with uninspected containers are displayed on the liquid crystal screen.
[0037]
T3 “Selection input of vehicle number from gate clerk?”:
Have the gate clerk select the vehicle number of the trailer carrying the container to be inspected. When the gate staff selects the vehicle number, the process proceeds to the next step.
T4 “Display cargo information of selected vehicle number on screen”
The container number of the container loaded by the trailer having the selected vehicle number, the seal number, the presence or absence of dangerous goods, etc. are displayed on the liquid crystal screen.
T5 “Is the test result input complete?”
When the gate clerk is prompted to input inspection results and the inspection results are input for all inspection items, the process proceeds to the next step.
T6 “Send vehicle number and inspection results to gate system”:
The vehicle number and the inspection result are transmitted to the gate system 20.
[0038]
Next, a gate management method for a container terminal according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
FIG. 7 is a process diagram 1 of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a process diagram 2 of the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a display screen diagram of the checker terminal according to the second embodiment.
[0039]
The gate management method of the container terminal is a management method in which the gate staff is waiting at the gate and stores the container according to the planned management plan. The preparation process P10, the electronic document issuing process P20, the pre-gate process P30, and the checker process P40 and post-gate process P50. Hereinafter, the process will be described in chronological order. The container is given a container number that seals the open / close door with a seal given a seal number and identifies the container.
[0040]
The preparation process P10 includes a terminal preparation process P11, a gate system preparation process P12, an in-vehicle device preparation process P13, an electronic document preparation process P14, a cargo data terminal preparation process P15, and a terminal management computer P16.
In the terminal preparation step P11, the checker terminal 10 is carried by the gate staff 4.
In the gate system preparation step P12, the gate system 20 is prepared. The gate system 20 can communicate with the checker terminal and wirelessly communicate with the vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle approaching the gate.
In the onboard equipment preparation process P13, the onboard equipment 30 is prepared in the vehicle 3 that carries the container 2. The vehicle-mounted device 30 includes wireless communication means and can perform wireless communication with the gate system 20.
In the electronic document preparation process P14, the electronic document 50 is prepared. The electronic document 50 is a storage medium that can store digital data.
In the freight data terminal preparation process P15, the freight data terminal 60 is prepared for the shipper, the carrier, and the like. The cargo data terminal 60 can record the cargo data in the electronic document 50 as the digital data.
The detailed description of the checker terminal 10, the gate system 20, the vehicle-mounted device 30, the electronic document 50, the cargo data terminal 60, and the terminal management computer 40 is the same as the description in the first embodiment, and will be omitted.
[0041]
The electronic document issuing process P20 includes a cargo data writing process P21 and a cargo data reading process P22.
In the cargo data writing process P21, the cargo data including the container number and the seal number created by the cargo data input terminal 60 according to the management plan is written in the electronic document 50. The cargo data input terminal 60 receives the management plan from the terminal management computer 40 by communication, and writes predetermined data as digital data of the cargo data in the electronic document.
In the cargo data reading process P22, the vehicle-mounted device 30 reads the cargo data from the electronic document 50. When the driver of the trailer 3 receives the electronic document 50, the electronic document 50 is inserted and set in the vehicle-mounted device 30 mounted on the driver's seat. The vehicle-mounted device 30 reads digital data from the electronic document 50 and obtains cargo data according to a predetermined data format.
[0042]
The gate pretreatment P30 includes a communication standby process P31, a cargo data transmission process P32, a number extraction process P33, and a number transmission process P34.
In the communication waiting process P31, the gate system 20 waits for wireless communication from the vehicle-mounted device 30. The gate system 20 transmits a standby signal from the gate-side wireless antenna 21, and responds when the vehicle-mounted device enters the wireless communicable region and receives the standby signal.
In the cargo data transmission process P32, the vehicle-mounted device 10 wirelessly transmits the cargo data and the vehicle number regarding the container 2 to the gate system 20.
In the number extraction process P33, the gate system 20 extracts the container number and the seal number from the cargo data. The gate system 20 decodes the cargo data according to a predetermined data format, and obtains a container number and a seal number.
In the number transmission step P34, the gate system 20 transmits the container number, the seal number, and the vehicle number to the checker terminal 10.
[0043]
The checker process P40 includes a multiple vehicle display process P41, a vehicle selection process P42, a number display process P43, a container inspection process P44, an inspection result input process P45, and an inspection result transmission process P46.
In the multiple vehicle display step P41, the checker terminal 10 displays the multiple containers that have entered the gate 5. FIG. 9 shows the checker terminal 10 in which a plurality of vehicle numbers are displayed in the inspection object selection window.
In the vehicle selection step P42, the gate clerk is made to select a container or vehicle to be inspected from the plurality of containers or vehicles.
In the number display process P43, the checker terminal 10 displays the container number and the seal number of the container to be inspected. FIG. 9 shows the checker terminal 10 in which the container number and the seal number of the container loaded on the trailer whose vehicle number is “1234” are displayed.
In the container inspection process P44, the gate staff 4 is caused to visually inspect the container 2 based on the container number and the seal number. The gate clerk 4 confirms that the container number printed on the container to be inspected matches the container number displayed on the checker terminal. In addition, the gate clerk 4 confirms that the seal number of the seal that seals the opening / closing door of the container to be inspected matches the seal number displayed on the checker terminal, and confirms that the seal is not broken or tampered with. To do. further,
The gate clerk 4 confirms that the container is not damaged or perforated.
In the inspection result input process P45, the gate clerk 4 is caused to input the inspection result of the visual inspection to the checker terminal 10. The gate staff 4 taps the OK button or the NG button displayed on the touch panel, and inputs the inspection result. After inputting the inspection result, the gate clerk returns to the multiple vehicle display step P41 and selects the container to be inspected next.
In the inspection result transmission process P46, the checker terminal 10 transmits the inspection result to the gate system 20. FIG. 9 shows the checker terminal 10 transmitting the inspection result.
[0044]
The post-gate process P50 includes a command data transmission process P51 and a command communication process P52.
In the command data transmission process P51, the gate system 20 wirelessly transmits instruction data obtained based on the cargo data, the inspection result, and the management plan to the vehicle-mounted device. If the inspection result is “all good”, the gate system determines the yard number assigned to the container number based on the management plan obtained from the terminal management computer 40, and wirelessly transmits the yard number to the vehicle-mounted device 30. .
In the command communication process P52, the vehicle-mounted device 30 transmits the instruction data to the driver of the vehicle. If the inspection result is “all good”, the yard number is displayed on the display unit of the vehicle-mounted device 30.
[0045]
By using the container terminal gate management method and the gate management apparatus of the above-described embodiment, the container can be visually inspected while looking at the display of the checker terminal carried by the gate staff. Can be smooth.
In addition, the information of multiple containers that have entered the gate is displayed on the checker terminal, and the gate clerk selects the container to be inspected. In addition, since the gate system does not need to know which container has entered which passage, the radio device of the gate system can be realized with a simple configuration. For example, a wireless LAN or PHS that is currently popular can be adopted.
Further, since the gate system wirelessly communicates the container information to the checker terminal and can obtain the result of the visual inspection performed by the gate clerk from the checker terminal, management at the gate can be performed in a short time.
In addition, an onboard device is mounted on the trailer, data is exchanged between the gate system and the onboard device by wireless communication, work instructions can be given to the driver of the trailer through the onboard device, and management work at the gate can be performed in a short time.
In addition, we prepared an electronic document that recorded data linked to the management plan of the container terminal, read the data of the electronic document to the on-board device, and communicated wirelessly with the gate system, so when passing through the gate There is no need to exchange paper documents, and management work at the gate can be done in a short time.
[0046]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
Although the gate system and the checker terminal have been described as performing wireless communication, the present invention is not limited to this, and wire communication may be used, for example.
Although the gate system and the terminal management computer have been described separately, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the same computer may be used.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the gate clerk is waiting at the gate of the present invention, and the container with the container number that identifies the container is stored in accordance with the planned management plan by sealing the open / close door with the seal with the seal number. The container terminal gate management method and gate management apparatus to be operated have the following effects depending on the configuration.
Since a portable checker terminal is prepared and the container is visually inspected based on the display, the gate staff can check the display of the checker terminal, perform a visual inspection of the container, and complete the container inspection work. There is no work of carrying around conventional documents, and the visual inspection work can be completed smoothly.
In addition, since the checker terminal displays a plurality of containers or vehicles and leaves it to the gate clerk to determine which one of the containers or vehicles that have entered the gate, it is most convenient for the gate clerk. Containers or vehicles can be inspected in a good order, and there is no need to manage where each container is located at the gate.
In addition, since the gate system receives the cargo data from the vehicle-mounted device approaching the gate and transmits the cargo data to the checker terminal, the gate system simply notifies the checker terminal of the specifications of the container approaching the gate. The staff can visually inspect the container, and the system configuration of the gate system can be simplified.
In addition, since the gate system receives the inspection result from the checker terminal, generates command data from the inspection result, and sends the command data to the on-vehicle device. The gate system exchanges data by wireless communication, can obtain the command data based on the inspection results performed by the gate staff, completes the procedure for passing through the gate in a short time, and obtains the next work command be able to.
In addition, since a storage medium that records necessary information in conjunction with the management plan is used instead of documents, it is no longer necessary to exchange conventional documents. It is transmitted to the gate system via, and accurate gate management can be performed in a short time.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a gate management method and a gate management apparatus for a container terminal that improve the gate processing capability.
[0048]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system outline diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a gate layout according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an operation program 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an operation program 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an operation program 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a process diagram 1 of a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a process diagram 2 of the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a display screen diagram according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Gate management device
2 containers
3 trailers
4 Gate staff
5 Gate
6 Passage
10 Checker terminals
11 Wireless communication device antenna for checker (communication means)
12 Checker terminal (display) (display means)
13 Touch panel (input means)
20 Gate system
21 Gate side radio antenna
22 Gate side wireless communication device
23 Gate management computer
30 Onboard equipment
31 Onboard wireless communication antenna
32 In-vehicle terminal (display)
33 Electronic document reading / writing device
40 Terminal management computer
50 electronic documents
60 Cargo data input terminal
61 Cargo data input terminal
62 Electronic document reading / writing device

Claims (10)

A gate management method for a container terminal in which a gate clerk is waiting at a gate, and a container with a container number that identifies a container is sealed by a seal with a seal number and is stored according to a management plan.
A terminal preparation process for bringing a checker terminal to the gate staff;
A plurality of vehicle display steps for displaying a plurality of containers or vehicles in which the checker terminal has entered the gate;
A vehicle selection step of selecting a container or a vehicle to be inspected from the plurality of containers or vehicles displayed in the multiple vehicle display step by a gate clerk;
A number display step in which the checker terminal displays a container number and a seal number of a container to be inspected selected by a gate clerk in the vehicle selection step ;
A container inspection step for causing the gate clerk to visually inspect the container based on the container number and the seal number displayed on the checker terminal in the number display step ;
A gate management method comprising: A vehicle-mounted device preparing step of preparing a vehicle-mounted device having a wireless communication means in a vehicle carrying a container;
A gate system preparation step of preparing a gate system capable of wireless communication with the vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle approaching the gate and capable of communicating with the checker terminal;
A communication standby process in which the gate system waits for wireless communication from the vehicle-mounted device;
A freight data transmission step in which the on-board device wirelessly transmits freight data about the container to the gate system;
A number extracting step in which the gate system extracts a container number and a seal number from the cargo data;
A number transmission step in which the gate system transmits a container number and a seal number to a checker terminal;
With
In the multiple vehicle display step, the checker terminal displays all uninspected containers or vehicles out of all received from the gate system,
The gate management method according to claim 1, wherein: The wireless communication coverage area of the gate system covers almost the entire area of the plurality of passages at the gate,
The gate system receives the cargo data from the vehicle-mounted device that has entered the wireless communicable area, extracts the container number and the seal number from the received cargo data, and transmits the extracted container number and the seal number to the checker terminal. To
The gate management method according to claim 2, wherein: An inspection result input step for causing the gate clerk to input the inspection result of the visual inspection into the checker terminal;
An inspection result transmission step in which the checker terminal transmits the inspection result to the gate system;
An instruction data transmission step in which the gate system wirelessly transmits instruction data obtained on the basis of the cargo data, the inspection result, and the management plan to the vehicle-mounted device;
An instruction communication step in which the in-vehicle device transmits the instruction data to a vehicle driver;
With
When the inspection result of the gate clerk is “all good”, the instruction data is a yard number based on the management plan,
When the test result of the gate clerk is not “all good”, the command data becomes various commands according to the mode of the test result based on the management plan.
The gate management method according to claim 3. An electronic document preparation process for preparing an electronic document as a storage medium capable of storing digital data;
A freight data terminal preparation step of preparing a freight data input terminal capable of recording the freight data as the digital data in the electronic document;
A freight data writing step of writing freight data including a container number and a seal number created by the freight data input terminal according to a management plan into the electronic document;
A cargo data reading process in which the on-vehicle device reads the cargo data from the electronic document;
The gate management method according to claim 4, further comprising: A gate management device for a container terminal in which a gate clerk is waiting at a gate and stores a container given a container number for identifying a container by sealing a door with a seal given a seal number according to a management plan,
A checker terminal having a display means that can be carried by a gate clerk and visible to the gate clerk and a communication means that can communicate with the outside;
With
The checker terminal displays a plurality of containers or vehicles entering the gate and selects a container or vehicle to be inspected from the plurality of containers or vehicles displayed to the gate clerk, and the container number of the container to be inspected selected by the gate clerk a seal number and displaying container number and the seal number displayed on the gate attendant to cause the visual inspection of the container group,
A gate management device characterized by that. A vehicle-mounted device having a wireless communication means mounted on a vehicle carrying a container and capable of wireless communication with the outside;
A gate system having an on-board unit communication means capable of wireless communication with the on-board unit mounted on the vehicle approaching the gate, and a terminal communication unit capable of communicating with the checker terminal;
With
The gate system waits for wireless communication from the vehicle-mounted device and extracts the container number and the seal number from the cargo data wirelessly received from the vehicle-mounted device that has been wirelessly communicated. Send
The checker terminal displays all uninspected containers or vehicles out of all received from the gate system and causes the gate staff to select the container or vehicle to be inspected from the plurality of containers or vehicles displayed.
The gate management apparatus according to claim 6. The wireless communication coverage area of the gate system covers almost the entire area of the plurality of passages at the gate,
The gate system receives the cargo data from the vehicle-mounted device that has entered the wireless communicable area, extracts the container number and the seal number from the received cargo data, and transmits the extracted container number and the seal number to the checker terminal. To
The gate management apparatus according to claim 7. The checker terminal has an input means that can be input by a gate clerk,
The checker terminal allows the gate clerk to input the inspection result of the visual inspection of the container,
The checker terminal transmits the inspection result to the gate system,
The gate system wirelessly transmits instruction data obtained based on the cargo data, the inspection result, and the management plan to the vehicle-mounted device,
The vehicle-mounted device communicates the instruction data to the driver of the vehicle ,
When the inspection result of the gate clerk is “all good”, the instruction data is a yard number based on the management plan,
When the test result of the gate clerk is not “all good”, the command data becomes various commands according to the mode of the test result based on the management plan .
The gate management apparatus according to claim 8. An electronic document that is a storage medium capable of storing digital data;
A freight data input terminal for writing freight data including a container number and a seal number created according to a container management plan into the electronic document as digital data;
With
The vehicle-mounted device has cargo data reading means for reading the cargo data from the electronic document;
The gate management apparatus according to claim 9.

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