JP4523740B2 - Method for editing and managing location information of underground objects and recording medium recording program therefor - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for editing and managing information on an RFID tag embedded for detection from the ground together with a water pipe, a sewer pipe, a gas pipe and the like buried in the ground, and a recording medium recording a program therefor It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When burying lifelines such as water pipes, sewage pipes, gas pipes, etc., information on the burial position and facility information is managed by drawings and computers. As a management method by a computer, the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-99946 by the inventors of the present application, that is, embedded with an RFID (Radio Frequency-IDentification) tag along with an embedded water pipe or the like, A method has been employed in which the position and depth information of the RFID tag necessary for a computer such as a laptop computer is recorded, and the embedded position of the RFID tag is searched and confirmed based on the recorded data at a later date.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, cable pipes, optical fiber pipes, and the like are also buried in the ground, so that the buried situation in the ground is complicated, and it is difficult to maintain and manage each pipe. If there are many pipes buried near the construction site, you must collect data and drawings to find out the status of the surroundings, and if the location of the drawings and data is incorrect, work on-site. In the worst case, there was a risk of an accident. For this reason, there is an increasing demand for efficiency and systematization for the maintenance work of these pipes, and in particular, there is an increasing demand for a method for identifying what is buried in the field.
The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems, and can use the RFID tag to grasp the underground burial situation at the site and edit information in the RFID tag at the site, and for that purpose. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded is provided.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to an embedded object position confirmation method using an RFID tag embedded together with an underground object, a transmitter / receiver that transmits / receives information of the RFID tag, and an information processing device that can display and edit information.
The information processing apparatus inputs and outputs system items including information such as serial numbers, which are individual numbers assigned to the RFID tags, and company IDs, which are numbers assigned to the companies that perform the burial work. Embedded system item input / output means and common item input / output means capable of inputting / outputting common items including location information such as equipment number, altitude, depth, latitude and longitude which can be determined by the administrator. Selection item input / output means that can input / output selection items including information such as pipe type, caliber, and laying year, and public item input / output that can input / output public items including information such as comments and text Means,
When the information stored in the RFID tag is read by the transceiver, and the business ID that is the information included in the system item and the business ID stored in the RFID tag are the same, the system item, The information of the common item and the selection item can be read or written, and the position information editing and management method for underground buried objects that can be collected on site is used.
[0005]
By communicating with the RFID tag from the ground using a transceiver, it is possible to acquire data on system items, common items, selection items, and public items at the site, eliminating the need to collect drawings and data, etc. It made it easier to understand the status of underground burial. The RFID tag information includes a unique business ID assigned to each business operator who performs the burial work, and only when the business operator ID recorded in the information processing apparatus matches the RFID tag information. Information on system items, common items, and selection items can be read or written, and RFID tag information can be managed safely.
[0006]
In addition, when performing the above work, the information of the RFID tag embedded together with the underground object is transmitted and received by the transmitter / receiver in a non-contact manner, and the information processing apparatus records the program that enables the information display and editing to be read by the computer Using a simple recording medium
The system item input / output means inputs a system item including information such as a serial number, which is an individual number assigned to each RFID tag, and an operator ID, which is a number assigned to each operator performing the burial work. The common item input / output means can output and common items including location information such as equipment number, elevation, depth, latitude, and longitude that can be determined by the administrator can be input / output. , Selectable items that include information such as pipe type, caliber, and laying year of buried pipes can be input / output, and public item input / output means can input and output public items that include information such as comments and text ,
When the information stored in the RFID tag is read by the transceiver, and the business ID that is the information included in the system item and the business ID stored in the RFID tag are the same, the system item, A computer is executed so that information of the common item and the selection item can be read or written.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a location information editing management method for underground objects, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an information display screen of an RFID tag, and FIG. A schematic diagram to be described is shown.
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 1, an embedded position detection device 1 includes an RFID tag 3 attached to a pipe 2 and embedded, a cart 4 that can move on the ground, a transceiver 5 mounted on the cart 4, and an information processing device. 6 and a GPS (Global Positioning System) device 7.
The pipe 2 to which the RFID tag 3 is attached is a water pipe, a sewage pipe, a gas pipe, a cable pipe, an optical fiber pipe, etc., but the burial position is confirmed for later repair, inspection, etc. after being buried in the ground. Can also be applied to those that require. In addition, it can be attached to various facilities such as various valves and fire hydrants, structures, and facilities.
[0009]
The RFID tag 3 is attached to the pipe 2 and embedded therein, and can record information necessary for newly installing, repairing, and replacing the pipe 2. The information read from the RFID tag 3 can be displayed on the information processing device 6 by searching with the transmitter / receiver 5 when information is needed at a later date.
The cart 4 is simply shown in FIG. 1 as long as the transmitter / receiver 5, the information processing device 6, and the GPS device 7 can be mounted and moved.
[0010]
The transmitter / receiver 5 includes an antenna 8 and a main body 9 and transmits signal radio waves to the RFID tag 3 embedded in the ground by the antenna 8 to exchange information. The main body 9 is connected to the antenna 8 and the information processing device 6, converts information transmitted from the RFID tag 3 or information transmitted to the RFID tag 3, and communication between the RFID tag 3 and the information processing device 6 is performed. I can do it.
[0011]
The information processing apparatus 6 displays and edits the information of the RFID tag 3, and may be an information processing terminal such as a notebook computer or a workstation.
The GPS device 7 reads a signal from the satellite, measures the longitude and latitude of the position of the carriage 4, and records this information as position information in the RFID tag 3 and the information processing device 6.
[0012]
In the embedded position detection apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration, in the present invention, when displaying and editing information of the RFID tag 3 on the information processing apparatus 6, the system item 11 input / output means and the common item 12 input / output are displayed through the edit screen 10. Means, selection item 13 input / output means, public item 14 input / output means, and when the business item ID of system item 11 and the business ID of RFID tag 3 are the same, system item 11; A program that can read or write information on the common item 12 and the selection item 13 is installed from a recording medium. This recording medium is a medium that carries a fixed program such as a magnetic tape, cassette tape, floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM, MO, or DVD.
[0013]
A method for displaying and editing information performed using the above program is shown below.
The cart 4 is moved while transmitting signal radio waves from the transceiver 5. When the RFID tag 3 is detected, the information processing device 6 mounted on the carriage 4 displays that the RFID tag 3 has been detected. When the operation is performed to stop the carriage 4 on the spot and read the information of the sensed REID tag 3, information on the system item 11, the common item 12, the selection item 13, and the public item 14 is displayed on the editing screen 10 as shown in FIG. Is displayed.
[0014]
The outline of each item is as follows.
The system item 11 includes a serial number, a company ID, a registration date, and an update date. The serial number is an individual number assigned to each RFID tag 3, and there is no RFID tag 3 having the same number. The business operator ID is a number assigned to each business operator performing the burial work, and is determined when the RFID tag 3 is delivered. As the registration date, the date when data is first registered in the RFID tag 3 is automatically set. As the update date, the date when the data is updated is automatically set.
The system item 11 is an item that can be displayed on the read / edit screen 10 by the information processing apparatus 6 but cannot be written.
[0015]
The common item 12 includes an equipment number, altitude, depth, latitude, and longitude. The equipment number is a number that can be determined by a person who manages the equipment number, and a management number or the like can be input. As the altitude and depth, the altitude and depth at which the RFID tag 3 is provided can be input. As the latitude and longitude, the latitude and longitude of the RFID tag 3 can be input, respectively. At this time, position information obtained from the GPS device 7 can be input, and a more accurate position can be determined.
[0016]
Each item can be input to the selection item 13, and for example, the pipe type, diameter, laying year, remarks, and the like of the buried water pipe can be input.
In the public item 14, a comment and a sentence can be freely input.
[0017]
The RFID tag 3 has a security function, and information that can be transmitted / received by the embedded position detection device 1 is limited as shown in FIG. 3. The information of the serial item 11, the common item 12, and the selection item 13 is It is displayed on the edit screen 10 only when the provider ID and the provider ID of the information processing apparatus 6 match. Therefore, the information of the serial item 11, the common item 12, and the selection item 13 can be read only by the embedded business operator. Furthermore, the serial item 11 cannot be written, but the common item 12 and the selection item 13 can be written only by the embedded company. Therefore, information can be managed safely without being changed by others.
[0018]
In addition, since the public item 14 can also be read by the embedded position detection device 1 of another business site, this item is to be notified when the other business site is working in a place where the pipe 2 is embedded. If it is written, the pipe 2 will not be accidentally damaged or an accident will not occur.
[0019]
The information of the RFID tag 3 can be edited not only from the embedded position detection device 1 but also from a computer in the office or the like, which is necessary for each item before the pipe 2 is newly installed. If information is written, the working time at the site can be shortened.
[0020]
In this way, by attaching the RFID tag 3 together with the pipe 2 or the like and embedding it, when the information becomes necessary at the site, the necessary information can be read using the embedding position detection device, and immediately at the site. It is possible to know accurately and accurately. In addition, since information can be written on site, it is possible to prevent forgetting to record information and to facilitate information management.
Furthermore, it is possible to achieve consistency between the information at the site and the management information at the office, and the management information of the underground objects can be managed in a unified manner.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a location information editing management method for underground objects.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an information display screen of an RFID tag. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a security function of the RFID tag.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Embedded position detection apparatus 2 Piping 3 RFID tag 4 Cart 5 Transmitter / receiver 6 Information processing terminal 7 GPS apparatus 8 Antenna 9 Main body 10 Edit screen 11 System item 12 Common item 13 Selection item 14 Public item

Claims (2)

In an embedded object position information editing management method using an RFID tag embedded together with an underground object, a transmitter / receiver that transmits / receives information of the RFID tag, and an information processing device that can display and edit information ,
The information processing apparatus inputs and outputs system items including information such as serial numbers, which are individual numbers assigned to the RFID tags, and company IDs, which are numbers assigned to the companies that perform the burial work. Embedded system item input / output means and common item input / output means capable of inputting / outputting common items including location information such as equipment number, altitude, depth, latitude and longitude which can be determined by the administrator. Selection item input / output means that can input / output selection items including information such as pipe type, caliber, and laying year, and public item input / output that can input / output public items including information such as comments and text Means,
When the information stored in the RFID tag is read by the transceiver, and the business ID that is the information included in the system item and the business ID stored in the RFID tag are the same, the system item, A location information editing / managing method for underground buried objects that can be edited on-site , in which information on the common item and the selection item can be read or written. In a computer-readable recording medium in which information of an RFID tag embedded together with an underground object is transmitted and received by a transmitter / receiver in a non-contact manner, and a program that enables information display and editing by an information processing device is recorded.
The system item input / output means inputs a system item including information such as a serial number, which is an individual number assigned to each RFID tag, and an operator ID, which is a number assigned to each operator performing the burial work. The common item input / output means can output and common items including location information such as equipment number, elevation, depth, latitude, and longitude that can be determined by the administrator can be input / output. , Selectable items that include information such as pipe type, caliber, and laying year of buried pipes can be input / output, and public item input / output means can input and output public items that include information such as comments and text ,
When the information stored in the RFID tag is read by the transceiver, and the business ID that is the information included in the system item and the business ID stored in the RFID tag are the same, the system item, A computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, wherein information of the common item and the selection item can be read or written.

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