JP5443647B2 - Housing Information Global System - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a network system for managing physical distribution business, that is, a physical distribution management system, and more particularly, to a system that supports management of physical distribution business related to residential construction.

  The “distribution management system” refers to a computer system in which a server device that supports management of logistics operations, a database relating to logistics operations, and a client device that is used to access them are connected via a network. The management targets supported by this system include the main operations of logistics operations, ie, delivery, storage, distribution processing, packaging, and cargo handling. In particular, delivery operations include shipping products from the manufacturer to the store, delivering products from the vendor to the buyer's house, and transporting parts and equipment from the warehouse to the manufacturing site. All operations that are carried to another location are subject to management.

  Major functions of the logistics management system include an order management system, a warehouse management system, and a delivery management system. The “order management system” manages data related to orders or inquiries for delivery work received from the shipper or consignee. The “warehouse management system” supports management of warehousing, delivery, or inventory to be processed in a warehouse or a distribution center in response to an order for delivery work. The “delivery management system” supports an operation (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle allocation process) of allocating a vehicle and a driver on hand to an ordered delivery operation.

  Some logistics management systems further include a behavior management system. The “dynamic management system” refers to a computer system that connects a communication terminal mounted on a vehicle to a server device that supports dynamic management related to the vehicle engaged in the delivery work through a wireless network. “Dynamic management related to a vehicle engaged in a delivery operation” refers to an operation of monitoring the position of the vehicle and the progress of the operation and storing the history thereof. The dynamic management system receives information about the current position and the progress status of the delivery work from a communication terminal mounted on the vehicle during the delivery work periodically or for every milestone of the work and sequentially records the information. The dynamic management system further displays the position of the vehicle on the map in real time based on the recorded information, and expresses the progress status of the delivery work by, for example, a Gantt chart. In general, a plurality of vehicles such as trolleys, bicycles, motorcycles, wagons, and trucks are used for delivery work. A single vehicle may go to a plurality of delivery destinations, and a plurality of vehicles may go to the same delivery destination. The supervisor of the delivery work uses the information recorded by the movement management system to send an instruction to the driver of the vehicle during the delivery work. As a result, the use efficiency of these vehicles is improved, and any delivery work is carried out as scheduled (just in time) regardless of the deterioration of road conditions such as traffic jams and bad weather.

  For example, the physical distribution management system disclosed in Patent Literature 1 connects a plurality of mobile terminals individually mounted on a plurality of transport vehicles to a server via a wireless network. The server includes a dynamic management unit in addition to the order management unit and the operation management unit. The activity management unit periodically receives the position information of each vehicle from each mobile terminal, and registers the current delivery status of each vehicle in the database based on the position information. When receiving an inquiry about a specific delivery from the orderer's terminal, the order management unit retrieves the current delivery status of the vehicle engaged in the delivery from the database, and replies to the orderer's terminal. When the operation management unit accepts an addition or change of an order from the orderer's terminal, the operation management unit first selects an appropriate vehicle based on the current delivery status of all the vehicles registered in the database. Next, the operation management unit changes the operation plan for the selected vehicle, creates a new collection / delivery list, and transfers the new collection / delivery list to the mobile terminal mounted on the vehicle.

JP 2010-267302 A

  Recent dynamic management systems use high-function mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet personal computers (tablet PCs) as communication terminals. These mobile terminals are equipped with GPS (Global Positioning System), a high-speed data communication function using a mobile phone line, an imaging function, and a highly expressive GUI (Graphics User Interface) as standard.

  The use of these portable terminals is advantageous in that various situations can be photographed and the obtained images can be used for information transmission, particularly in the delivery work related to residential buildings. Specific photographing objects include delivered building members, forms, road conditions during delivery, delivery destination conditions, and building conditions.

  It is desirable that an image captured during the delivery work is stored in association with information related to the delivery work. If there is such an association, for example, when searching for an image of a delivered building member, it is also possible to search the description items of the invoice, delivery note, and receipt regarding the delivery. The description is convenient when the images are used for reconfirmation of delivery or searching for individual building members at the delivery destination.

  It is also not obvious to those skilled in the art how to make the physical distribution management system establish an association between the image taken during the delivery operation and the information related to the delivery operation. For example, when a captured image is uploaded to a server device together with location information during delivery work, it is easy for the server device to associate the image with the delivery work indicated by the location information. However, since the image upload is executed during the delivery operation, the image resolution and the data amount must be reduced in order to keep the time required for the upload and the power of the mobile terminal at a practical level that does not hinder the delivery operation. Must be limited. With the current mobile phone network traffic, for example, it is not realistic to transmit, for example, an image having a resolution sufficient for reconfirmation of delivery within the practical time and the number of images equivalent to the average delivery score. In addition, uploading images to the server device every time an image is taken by the mobile terminal means that the images taken in all delivery operations are concentrated at one location in the physical distribution management system, as with the location information. This is desirable in that it is easy to retrieve and back up images, but it is not preferable because the capacity of the database required to store images tends to exceed a practical level.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and in particular, a physical distribution management system capable of establishing, in a practical manner, an association between an image taken during delivery work and information relating to the delivery work. Is to provide.

  The global home information system according to the present invention is a physical distribution management system for home construction, and includes a storage device and a server device. The storage device stores images taken during the delivery work of building members. The server device manages a plurality of invoice information regarding the delivery work of the building members. The server device has a screen providing unit and a search unit. The screen providing unit provides the user with a confirmation screen for images taken during the delivery operation. The search unit designates the value of any item included in the plurality of invoice information as the image search condition, and the value of the item indicated by the search condition from the plurality of invoice information in accordance with the input from the user Are retrieved, images taken during delivery to the delivery destination indicated by the retrieved invoice information are retrieved, and the retrieved images are incorporated into the confirmation screen in the screen providing unit.

  The home information global system according to the present invention uses the delivery destination indicated by the invoice information to cause the server device to search for an image taken during delivery work. This means that the system uses information about the delivery destination for associating the image taken during the delivery operation with the invoice information. With this association, the server device can receive the correspondence between the image and the delivery work even if the entire image taken by the plurality of delivery works is received collectively after the delivery work is completed. Can be correctly determined. Therefore, this system does not require the mobile terminal to upload an image to the server device during the delivery operation. As a result, neither the image resolution nor the amount of data is limited by the traffic of the mobile phone network. Furthermore, since the storage devices may be distributed in plural in the system, the capacity of each storage device can be kept at a practical value. In this way, the system can establish in a practical way an association between an image taken during a delivery operation and information relating to the delivery operation.

  The home information global system stores images captured during delivery work in association with information about delivery destinations. With this function, this system has the following remarkable effects.

  First, since the delivered image of the building member is stored, even if the delivery is not confirmed by the consignee at the time of unloading, it can be confirmed from the image at a later date. For example, even if a missing item or damage is found in the delivered building material itself several days after delivery, the missing item or damage found in the building member image immediately after unloading has already been detected at the time of delivery. It can be determined whether or not it has occurred. As a result, the delivery company and the contractor can quickly agree on re-delivery.

  Secondly, since the road conditions on the way to the delivery destination and images of the delivery destination situation are stored, it is reserved for the route to be selected for the next delivery to the delivery destination and unloading. The image can be used to examine where to go. Delivery operators, their supervisors, shippers, consignees, etc. can use not only language but also images for information exchange between the parties. Can be grasped accurately and quickly. As a result, the party can quickly plan the next delivery operation.

  Thirdly, since the image of the building situation at the delivery destination is stored, the image can be used when the contractor reports the progress of the house building to the client.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the utilization method of the portable terminal by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the housing information global system by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the smart phone 100 shown by FIG. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the screen which displays the delivery instruction | indication which the smart phone 100 downloaded from the dynamic management server. (B) displays the positional information on the delivery vehicle uploaded from the smart phone 100 to the dynamic management server. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the screen to do. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen on which a list of images taken with the smartphone 100 is displayed during delivery work or in accordance with a shooting instruction. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 2nd branch office LAN130 shown by FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a public image selection screen. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information center 110 shown by FIG. FIG. 10A is a business flow diagram regarding order processing using the OMS server 822; FIG. 6B is a business flow diagram relating to a shipping process using the WMS server 823; FIG. 6C is a business flow diagram regarding a vehicle allocation process using the TMS server 824 and a subsequent process. It is ER figure which shows the relationship between invoice information, the dispatch performance, and various master data in the database regarding a delivery operation | work. It is an ER diagram showing a relationship between a photographing instruction and various master data in a database related to delivery work. It is ER figure which shows the relationship between number car position information, number car progress information, invoice information, dispatch results, and various master data in the database regarding delivery work. It is ER figure which shows the relationship between transmission image information, invoice information, a dispatch result, and a photography instruction | indication. It is an ER figure which shows the relationship between image public information and various master data in the database 114 regarding an image. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 1st branch office LAN120 shown by FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the map displayed on the large sized display 123 shown by FIG. (A) is a schematic diagram showing an example of a car progress screen displayed on the large display 123 shown in FIG. (B) is a schematic diagram showing another example of the car progress screen. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration common to sales office LANs 120 and 130 and a shipper LAN 140 shown in FIG. 2. (A) is a schematic diagram showing a search window displayed on the display 1803 shown in FIG. (B) is a schematic diagram showing a list of invoice information displayed on the display 1803. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the confirmation screen of the delivery image displayed on the display 1803 shown by FIG. (B) is a schematic diagram showing a confirmation screen for a form image displayed on the display 1803. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the confirmation screen of a survey image. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the confirmation screen of a construction condition. It is a sequence diagram regarding the upload process of an image. It is the sequence figure regarding the first half of the search process of an image, ie, the step which displays a list of invoice information. It is the second half of the image search process, and is a sequence diagram relating to a step of searching for a delivery image or a form image based on invoice information selected by a user and displaying it on a confirmation screen. It is the second half of the search process of an image, It is a sequence diagram regarding the step which searches an investigation image based on the invoice information selected by the user, and displays on a confirmation screen. It is the second half of the search process of an image, and is a sequence diagram regarding a step of searching for an image of a building situation based on invoice information selected by a user and displaying it on a confirmation screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  [Overview of Global Housing Information System]

  The housing information global system according to the embodiment of the present invention is a network system constructed by a logistics company related to housing construction, and is used for the following processing: (1) Received from a consignor or consignee such as a contractor Management of orders related to delivery work; (2) Management of warehousing, delivery, or inventory at a warehouse or distribution center (hereinafter abbreviated as distribution base) according to the order; (3) Owned by each sales office of this logistics company (4) Dynamic management related to a vehicle engaged in delivery work (hereinafter referred to as a delivery vehicle).

  In particular, dynamic management of delivery vehicles is indispensable for this global home information system. This is due to the following reasons. Delivery work received from a contractor includes procurement of building materials from a factory to a distribution base and delivery of building materials from a distribution base to a construction site. Since the factory of the source and the construction site of the delivery destination are widely spread nationwide, the range of movement of the delivery vehicle is wide. Therefore, changes in road conditions tend to hinder the progress of delivery work. In order to maintain high use efficiency of the delivery vehicle without delaying the delivery operation, it is necessary to accurately and quickly grasp the position of the delivery vehicle and the progress of the delivery operation.

    -How to use mobile devices-

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method of using a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the home information global system according to this embodiment uses a high-functional portable terminal, for example, a smartphone 100, for dynamic management of a delivery vehicle TRC. The smartphone 100 includes a GPS, a communication unit connectable to a mobile phone line, an imaging unit, and a liquid crystal display with a touch panel. One smartphone 100 is carried by each driver of the delivery vehicle TRC.

  At the start of delivery work, the driver of the delivery vehicle TRC operates the smartphone 100 to log in to the residence information global system activity management server through the mobile phone line, and sends the delivery instruction or shooting instruction for himself from the activity management server. to download. The smartphone 100 displays the contents of those instructions on the screen and allows the driver to confirm the contents.

  The delivery instruction and the imaging instruction are updated on a daily basis, for example, and indicate details of the delivery operation and imaging operation that each driver should be in charge of today. “Photographing work” refers to a work of photographing the investigation target with the smartphone 100. “Survey object” refers to the state of a road on the way to a specific building site BLS, the state of the building site BLS, or the state of a house under construction at the building site BLS. The delivery instruction indicates, for example, the identification number of the delivery vehicle TRC (hereinafter referred to as the car number), the address of the construction site BLS as the delivery destination, and the breakdown of the building member BLM to be delivered. The shooting instruction indicates, for example, the car number of the delivery vehicle TRC, the address of the building site BLS, and the details of the survey target.

  After loading the building material BLM onto the delivery vehicle TRC, the driver operates the smartphone 100 when leaving the distribution base WHS to notify the movement management server of the start of the first operation. “Operating” refers to movement that is performed from the time when the delivery vehicle TRC loads packages at the distribution base WHS to the time when all of those packages are delivered. The delivery vehicle TRC generally travels to a plurality of delivery destinations in one operation and repeats the operation a plurality of times in one day delivery work.

  From the time when the driver logs into the dynamic management server, the smartphone 100 periodically calculates the latitude and longitude of the current position using GPS, for example, every 5 minutes, and uses the calculation results as position information of the delivery vehicle TRC. Upload to the activity management server.

  During the operation, the driver uses the imaging unit of the smartphone 100 to photograph the road condition on the way to the delivery destination. The photographing is performed as necessary, for example, when a photographing instruction is received. Examples of road conditions to be photographed include road signs RDS such as one-way traffic, closed roads, prohibition of out-of-direction movement, road construction signboard RWK and its construction status, road width, standing trees / planting, etc. Obstacles BRR that may impede traffic are included.

  When the delivery vehicle TRC arrives at the delivery destination BLS, the driver first operates the smartphone 100 to notify the movement management server of the arrival, and then starts unloading. When the unloading is completed, the driver operates the smartphone 100 to notify the dynamic management server of the completion of delivery of the building material BLM, and the delivered building material BLM and the invoice, delivery form, and receipt regarding the delivery. Photograph a document (hereinafter collectively referred to as a form).

  The driver also takes a picture of the status of the delivery destination BLS or the construction status of the house as necessary, such as when receiving a photography instruction. Specific shooting targets include, for example, planned unloading sites, staircases, steps, or grooves in construction sites, places where caution is required when unloading, and parking vehicles around the delivery destination BLS. Space, and the foundation, skeleton, exterior wall, interior of the house under construction.

  Further, when the driver runs the delivery vehicle TRC toward the next delivery destination, the distribution base WHS, or the sales office, the driver operates the smartphone 100 to notify the behavior management server of that fact.

    −Structure of Housing Information Global System−

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the housing information global system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the system includes an information center 110, a first sales office LAN 120, a second sales office LAN 130, and a shipper LAN 140 in addition to the smartphone 100. The information center 110 includes server device groups 112, 113, and 114, which are the core of this system, and can communicate with the smartphone 100 through the intranet PVN and the mobile phone network MNT. An intranet PVN is constructed with a physical leased line or a virtual private network (VPN). For security measures related to communication between the smartphone 100 and the information center 110, for example, mobile terminal management (MDM) using a cloud on the Internet WWW is used. The sales office LANs 120 and 130 are LANs provided in the first sales office and the second sales office of the logistics company, and can communicate with the information center 110 through the intranet PVN. The second sales office LAN 130 can also communicate with the smartphone 100, which has been returned to the second sales office, by the driver of the vehicle who has finished all the delivery work through the wireless LAN. The shipper LAN 140 is a LAN owned by a shipper who is a delivery requester, that is, a contractor, and can communicate with the intranet PVN through the Internet WWW. For example, VPN is used as a security measure for communication between the shipper LAN 140 and the intranet PVN.

  The information center 110 includes a router 111, a distribution management server 112, an image management server 113, and a database 114. The router 111 connects the server groups 112 and 113 and the database 114 to the intranet PVN. The physical distribution management server 112 is an aggregate of various server devices, and supports the management of physical distribution operations related to house construction. The physical distribution management server 112 includes a dynamic management server in particular, which transmits a delivery instruction to the driver of the delivery vehicle TRC by exchanging data with the smartphone 100 and monitors the current position of the delivery vehicle TRC and the progress of delivery work.

  The logistics management server 112 supports orders received from shippers or consignees, management of warehousing / departure / inventory of building materials at logistics bases, securing delivery vehicles and creating operation plans for dispatching, and invoices Includes dynamic management for issuance and delivery vehicles. In particular, invoice information is created based on the contents of the order and a dispatch process is performed, and a dispatch result is created from the result. “Invoice information” refers to information for uniquely specifying delivery work to a specific delivery address. For example, the name of the sales office in charge, the address of the delivery address, the breakdown of the package, the work date and time, and the delivery vehicle Includes car number and driver's name as items. “Vehicle allocation performance” is information indicating a result of a vehicle allocation process, that is, sharing of distribution work among a plurality of delivery vehicles and between a plurality of drivers. Logistics management server 112 collects data related to orders received by sales offices from all sales office LANs 120 and 130 via the intranet PVN, and a list of delivery vehicles and drivers that can be used by the sales offices. to manage. The distribution management server 112 also distributes data related to orders, warehousing / departing / inventory, vehicle allocation, and forms to the sales office LANs 120 and 130 in response to a request from the sales office.

  The dynamic management server creates a delivery instruction for the registered driver based on the invoice information and the dispatch result. The delivery instruction for each driver is downloaded to the smartphone 100 in response to a request from the smartphone 100 possessed by the driver. The dynamic management server also manages the position information of the delivery vehicle TRC uploaded from the smartphone 100 and the progress information of the delivery work. "Delivery work progress information" refers to a notification regarding the progress of delivery work sent from the smartphone 100 to the activity management server. Specifically, the time when movement to the delivery destination is started, and the time when the delivery destination is reached. , And the time when delivery was completed. The movement management server uses the progress information of the delivery work to grasp the number of operations of the delivery vehicle TRC so far and the progress of the delivery work in the operation. The dynamic management server further creates a map and a car progress screen based on the position information of the delivery vehicle TRC, the progress information of the delivery work, the invoice information, and the dispatching result. The map also shows the current location of the delivery vehicle TRC and the location of the delivery destination. The “car progress screen” is an image showing the progress of delivery work for each driver of the delivery vehicle TRC. The map and the car progress screen are downloaded by the client terminal of the first sales office LAN 120 to which the supervisor of delivery work belongs.

  The image management server 113 receives the transmission image information from the second sales office LAN 130 and registers it in the database 114. The “transmission image information” is information for identifying an image stored in the second business office LAN 130 during delivery work or according to a shooting instruction, which is captured by the smartphone 100. This image is classified into one of a delivery image DLV, a form image RPS, a survey image CSS, or a building situation BPS. “Delivery image” refers to an image of a building member delivered to a delivery destination. “Form image” refers to an image of an invoice, an invoice, and a receipt regarding delivery to a delivery destination. The “investigation image” refers to an image of road conditions on the way to the delivery destination and an image of the situation of the delivery destination. “Building status” refers to an image of a house built at a delivery destination.

  The image management server 113 provides a public image selection screen to the second sales office LAN 130 in response to the reception of the transmission image information. The “public image selection screen” refers to a GUI screen that allows the user to select an image that can be disclosed during delivery work or according to a shooting instruction. An image disclosure destination is predetermined for each classification of the image. The image management server 113 uses the public image selection screen to allow the user of the second sales office LAN 130 to select an image that can be disclosed and upload it to the database 114.

  The image management server 113 also provides a confirmation screen for images stored in the database 114 to the LAN in response to a request from the second sales office LAN 130 or the shipper LAN 140. The “image confirmation screen” refers to a GUI screen for allowing a user to specify a search condition for a desired image and displaying an image retrieved from the database 114 in accordance therewith. Using this confirmation screen, the image management server 113 allows the user of the LAN to specify a search condition for a desired image. As the search condition, the value of any item included in the invoice information is used. The image management server 113 searches the invoice information stored in the physical distribution management server 112 for information including the value of the item indicated by the search condition. Further, the image management server 113 causes the user of the LAN 130 or 140 to select a desired item from the retrieved invoice information, and specifies the delivery destination indicated by the selected invoice information. Subsequently, the image management server 113 searches the database 114 for images taken during delivery work to the delivery destination or in accordance with a photography instruction regarding the same building site as the delivery destination. The image management server 113 confirms that the search destination of the searched image includes the user of the LAN 130 or 140, and then incorporates the image into the confirmation screen.

  The first sales office LAN 120 includes a router 121, a client terminal 122, and a large display 123. The router 121 connects the first sales office LAN 120 to the intranet PVN. The client terminal 122 downloads the map and the car progress screen from the logistics management server 112 and displays them on the large display 123. From these displays, the supervisor of the delivery work can grasp at a glance the current position of the delivery vehicle TRC and the progress of the delivery work.

  The second branch office LAN 130 includes a router 131, an access point (AP) 132, a network storage (NAS) 133, and a client terminal 134. The router 131 connects the second sales office LAN 130 to the intranet PVN. The AP 132 connects the smartphone 100 and the second sales office LAN 130 wirelessly. The NAS 133 transfers images taken during delivery work or in accordance with a shooting instruction from the smartphone 100 via the AP 132. The client terminal 134 creates transmission image information regarding these images and registers them in the database 114 of the information center 110. In response to the registration, the client terminal 134 displays a public image selection screen provided from the image management server 113 on the display. Further, the client terminal 134 causes the user to select an image that can be disclosed from the images transferred to the NAS 133 through the screen, and uploads the selected image to the database 114.

  The shipper LAN 140 includes a router 141 and a client terminal 142. The router 141 connects the shipper LAN 140 to the intranet PVN via the Internet WWW. The client terminal 142 receives the image confirmation screen from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display, accepts the image search condition from the user through the screen, and passes it to the image management server 113. The client terminal 142 downloads the list of invoice information searched according to the search condition from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display. When the user selects the desired invoice information, the client terminal 142 notifies the image management server 113 of the selected invoice information. The client terminal 142 further downloads a confirmation screen updated according to the invoice information from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display. The confirmation screen incorporates an image taken during delivery work to the delivery destination indicated by the invoice information or in accordance with a photography instruction regarding the same building site as the delivery destination.

  [Configuration of mobile terminal]

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the smartphone 100 shown in FIGS. Referring to FIG. 3, the smartphone 100 includes a display unit 201, an operation unit 202, an imaging unit 203, a GPS 204, a mobile communication unit 205, a wireless LAN communication unit 206, and a control unit 207. These elements 201-207 are independent hardware elements.

  The display unit 201 includes a small and medium-sized liquid crystal display, and displays an image according to image data from the control unit 207. The operation unit 202 includes a touch panel installed on the surface of the display and a mechanical button or switch provided on the housing of the smartphone 100. The operation unit 202 detects that these devices are operated by the user and notifies the control unit 207 of them. The imaging unit 203 includes an optical lens and a photodetector, and converts light emitted from an external object to the optical lens into an electrical signal by the photodetector. Thereby, an optical image of the object is converted into data, that is, the object is “photographed”. The GPS 204 includes an antenna for detecting a signal from a GPS satellite, receives the coordinates and time of each satellite from four or more GPS satellites through the antenna, and from the information, the latitude at which the smartphone 100 is located Calculate the longitude. The mobile communication unit 205 is a communication circuit that operates in a frequency band of 700 MHz to 2 GHz, and performs wireless communication with a base station of the mobile phone network MNT. The wireless LAN communication unit 206 is a communication circuit compliant with the wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11), and performs wireless communication with the AP 132 of the second office LAN 130. The control unit 207 includes a CPU and a memory device built in the smartphone 100, and controls other elements 201 to 206 in the smartphone 100 by executing a program stored in the memory device by the CPU.

  In particular, the control unit 207 uses the GUI to assist the driver of the delivery vehicle to access the behavior management server. The GUI includes, for example, the following functions: (1) Log-in / logout to the movement management server by the driver; (2) Download of delivery instruction or photographing instruction; (3) Upload of progress information of delivery work; (4) Upload location information of delivery vehicles; (5) Capture images during delivery work or in accordance with imaging instructions; (6) Upload images to NAS 133 in second business office LAN 130.

  FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen that displays a delivery instruction downloaded by the smartphone 100 from the behavior management server. Referring to FIG. 4 (a), this screen 400 shows delivery destination identification information 402 for each vehicle number 401 of the vehicle to be used, as specific details of the delivery work to be handled by the target driver today. Shows an identification number of a house built at the delivery destination (hereinafter referred to as house number) and the address of the delivery destination. This screen 400 further includes a start button 403, an arrival button 404, and a completion button 405 for each delivery destination identification information 402. The driver taps the start button 403 when starting to move to the delivery destination indicated by the identification information 402, and taps the arrival button 404 when arriving at the delivery destination. In response to the tap of each button 403, 404, the control unit 207 of the smartphone 100 notifies the movement management server of the start or arrival time and also displays the tapped button 403, 404 in an overlapping manner. The driver also taps the completion button 405 when the delivery at the delivery destination is completed. Thereby, the control unit 207 of the smartphone 100 notifies the movement management server of the completion time, displays the breakdown of the building members to be delivered on the screen, and causes the driver to refer to the breakdown.

  FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen that displays position information of a delivery vehicle uploaded from the smartphone 100 to the dynamic management server. Referring to FIG. 4B, this screen 410 displays a list of location information history of delivery vehicles. The position information of the delivery vehicle includes “time” 411, “latitude” 412, and “longitude” 413. The item “time” 411 represents the date and time when the location information is successfully transmitted from the smartphone 100 to the behavior management server. The items “latitude” 412 and “longitude” 413 are the latitude and longitude calculated by the GPS 204 and represent the position of the delivery vehicle at the time point indicated by “time” 411.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a list of images captured by the smartphone 100 is displayed during delivery work or according to a shooting instruction. Referring to FIG. 5, the screen 500 associates the file names 502 with the thumbnails 501 of the images. When the driver of the delivery vehicle returns to the sales office, the smartphone 100 is connected to the LAN of the sales office, the screen 500 of FIG. 5 is displayed on the smartphone 100, and the transmission button 503 is tapped. In response to this, the control unit 207 transfers the image file indicated by the thumbnail 501 to the NAS of the sales office.

  When the imaging unit 203 captures an image, or when the control unit 207 transfers the image to the NAS 133, the control unit 207 creates a file name 502 of the image. The file name 502 is a combination of the values of items included in the delivery instruction or shooting instruction according to a predetermined rule. This rule (hereinafter referred to as a file naming rule) is incorporated in an application program for causing the control unit 207 to realize the above-described GUI. There are three types of file naming conventions:

(1) File name of image taken during delivery work = business office code + image selection flag + work date + delivery destination code + driver code + vehicle number + house number + photographing date and time;
(2) File name of an image taken other than delivery work = sales office code + work date + driver code + shooting date and time;
(3) File name of image taken in accordance with photographing instruction = business office code + house number + image selection flag + work date + driver code + photographing date and time.

  “Sales office code” represents the identification code of the sales office in charge of delivery work or photographing work. “Working day” represents the day when the work is actually performed. “Driver code” represents the identification code of the driver engaged in the work. “Delivery destination code” represents an identification code of the delivery destination. “Vehicle allocation number” represents the identification number of the actual vehicle allocation for the delivery work. The “image selection flag” refers to a flag indicating whether the image classification is a delivery image, a form image, a survey image, or a building situation. When the imaging unit 203 captures an image, the control unit 207 causes the user to classify the image to be captured in advance, and determines the value of the image selection flag accordingly.

  When the imaging unit 203 is activated in accordance with a user operation on the delivery instruction display screen 400 shown in FIG. 4A, the control unit 207 of the smartphone 100 includes: Items other than the “image selection flag” are extracted from the delivery instruction and incorporated into the file name of the captured image. When the imaging unit 203 is activated in accordance with a user operation on the shooting instruction display screen, the control unit 207 extracts, from the shooting instruction, items other than the “image selection flag” among the items specified by the rule (3), Incorporate into the file name of the captured image. When the activation of the imaging unit 203 does not follow any of those user operations, the control unit 207 creates a file name of the captured image according to the rule (2).

  [Client terminal that uploads images to the image management server]

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second sales office LAN 130 shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 6, the AP 132 is a communication circuit compliant with a wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11), and connects the wireless LAN communication unit 206 of the smartphone 100 to the second sales office LAN 130 wirelessly. The NAS 133 is a storage device with a built-in network interface, specifically, an HDD or an SSD, and can exchange data with the intranet PVN and the smartphone 100 independently. The client terminal 134 is a PC and includes an image registration unit 601. The image registration unit 601 is realized by the CPU of the client terminal 134 controlling hardware elements such as a memory device, standard input / output, and network interface built in the client terminal 134 according to a predetermined program.

  When the smartphone 100 transfers an image captured during delivery work or in accordance with a capturing instruction to the NAS 133 via the AP 132, the image registration unit 601 registers transmission image information regarding the image in the image management server 113. Specifically, the image registration unit 601 first uses the file name of the transferred image from the distribution management server 112 to send the invoice information and the actual dispatching information about the delivery work performed at the time of shooting the image, or the image Search for shooting instructions. When the file name conforms to the rule (1), the invoice information is retrieved from the combination of “office code”, “work date”, “delivery address code”, and “house number”, and “office code”, “work date”. ”,“ Driver code ”, and“ Vehicle allocation number ”are searched for a vehicle allocation result. When the file name conforms to the rule (3), the photographing instruction is retrieved from the combination of “sales office code”, “house number”, “working date”, and “driver code”. Next, the image registration unit 601 creates transmission image information based on the retrieved information and transmits it to the image management server 113.

  The image registration unit 601 further downloads a public image selection screen from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display. Using the screen, the image registration unit 601 causes the user to select an image that can be disclosed from the images transferred to the NAS 133 and uploads the image from the NAS 133 to the database 114 of the information center 110.

    -Public image selection screen-

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a public image selection screen. Referring to FIG. 7, this public image selection screen 700 includes “house number” 701, “work date” 702, thumbnail group 703, enlarged area 704, “image type” 705, memo area 706, and classification addition area 707. including.

  An item “house number” 701 indicates an identification number of a house built at the delivery destination, and an item “work date” 702 indicates a date when the delivery work is actually performed. The image registration unit 601 extracts these items from the invoice information used for creating the transmission image information and the dispatching result.

  A thumbnail group 703 shows a list of images taken in the delivery work specified by the values of the items “house number” 701 and “work date” 702. The image registration unit 601 searches the images stored in the NAS 133 for the ones containing the values indicated by the items “house number” 701 and “work date” 702 in the file name, and thumbnails the searched images. And displayed as a thumbnail group 703.

  The enlargement area 704 is an area for enlarging and displaying an item selected by the user from the thumbnail group 703. For example, the user moves the mouse cursor 707 over a desired thumbnail and clicks. The image registration unit 601 displays an image corresponding to the thumbnail displayed at the position of the cursor 707 in the enlarged area 704 in accordance with the series of operations of the user. The image registration unit 601 further allows the user to select whether or not the image can be disclosed. When the image is selected as an image that can be disclosed, the image registration unit 601 uploads the image to the database 114 of the information center 110.

  The item “image type” 705 includes four radio buttons, and indicates whether the image displayed in the enlarged area 704 is classified as a delivery image, a form image, a survey image, or a building situation. The image registration unit 601 extracts the value of the image selection flag from the file name of the image, and selects the display of “image type” 705 according to the value.

  The memo area 706 is a display area for text data to be attached to the image displayed in the enlarged area 704. The image registration unit 601 allows the user to input the text data using the keyboard, or displays the text data indicated by the article master stored in the physical distribution management server 112 as a menu, and allows the user to select some of the text data.

  The classification addition area 707 is a GUI component, that is, a widget for assigning the image displayed in the enlarged area 704 to a classification different from the original classification as necessary. The “original classification” means the classification indicated by the image selection flag included in the file name of the image, that is, the classification indicated by the “image type” 705. Since the disclosure destination of an image generally varies depending on the classification of the image, the addition of the classification means the addition of the disclosure destination. The image registration unit 601 displays the four categories of “delivery image”, “form image”, “investigation image”, and “building situation” in the category addition area 707, and allows the user to select one of them. The image registration unit 601 further sets a flag indicating the selected classification (hereinafter referred to as a disclosure destination flag) and notifies the image management server 113 of the value.

  [Information Center Configuration]

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information center 110. Referring to FIG. 8, the physical distribution management server 112 includes an EDI server 821, an OMS server 822, a WMS server 823, a TMS server 824, and a movement management server 825. These server apparatuses 821 to 825 and the image management server 113 are physically independent workstations or PCs. In addition, any or all of these server apparatuses 821 to 825 and 113 may be servers that are physically constructed in a physically integrated mainframe. The database 114 is a large capacity storage device, specifically, an HDD or an SSD.

    -Logistics management server-

  The EDI server 821 exchanges data with the sales office LANs 120 and 130 or the shipper LAN 140 by EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). The data to be exchanged relates to orders from shippers or consignees for delivery work, reports from sales offices for delivery work, and responses to inquiries about delivery work / warehouse management. The EDI server 821 receives EDI data (EDI data) from each of the LANs 120-140, converts the data into codes and formats that can be used by the other server apparatuses 822-825, and then converts those data to the server apparatuses 822. Pass to -825. Conversely, the EDI server 821 passes EDI data received from other server apparatuses 822-825 to those LANs 120-140, generally using a different communication protocol for each destination LAN 120-140.

  The OMS server 822 executes various application programs constituting an order management system (OMS). OMS is a relational database that stores data on orders and inquiries from sales offices or shippers. The OMS server 822 receives data defining an order or the like from the LAN 120-140 such as a sales office or a shipper through the EDI server 821, and registers data related to the order or the like in the database based on the data, and also the WMS server 823. Alternatively, order information for the TMS server 824 is created. “Instruction information” is information that defines processing to be performed by the WMS server 823 or the TMS server 824 in accordance with an order or the like.

  The WMS server 823 executes various application programs that constitute a warehouse management system (WMS). WMS is a relational database and stores data related to warehouse management such as receipt, inventory, delivery, picking, inspection, and inventory. When the order information from the OMS server 822 defines the delivery process required for delivery work, the WMS server 823 creates data and forms necessary for the delivery process, such as invoice information and picking list, based on the order information. To help. When the instruction information from the OMS server 822 defines the answer processing for the inquiry, the WMS server 823 retrieves appropriate data from the database based on the instruction information and creates an answer to the inquiry.

  The TMS server 824 executes various application programs that make up a delivery management system (TMS). TMS is a relational database that stores data used for dispatch processing, monitoring the operation status of delivery vehicles, and calculating fares. When the order information from the OMS server 822 defines the dispatch process required for the delivery work, the TMS server 824 supports the dispatch process by the dispatcher based on the order information and creates the dispatch result from the result of the process. To do.

  The dynamic management server 825 creates a delivery instruction for the driver registered in the physical distribution management server 112 based on the invoice information and the dispatching result. Specifically, the activity management server 825 first reads invoice information relating to today's delivery work from the WMS server 823, and reads the dispatching record relating to those delivery work from the TMS server 824 and stores the information. . Next, the activity management server 825 creates a delivery instruction for all the drivers registered in the TMS server 824 based on the stored invoice information and the dispatching record. Thereafter, in response to a request from the smartphone 100 possessed by the driver of the delivery vehicle, the dynamic management server 825 causes the smartphone 100 to download a delivery instruction for the driver.

  The dynamic management server 825 also receives the position information of the delivery vehicle and the progress information of the delivery work from the smartphone 100 and stores them. Further, based on the information, the dynamic management server 825 creates a map indicating the current position of the delivery vehicle and the car progress screen, updates it periodically, and downloads it to the client terminal of the first sales office LAN 120.

    -Image management server-

  With further reference to FIG. 8, the image management server 113 includes a screen providing unit 831, a search unit 832, and a selection unit 833. These functional units 831 to 833 are realized by the CPU of the image management server 113 controlling other hardware elements such as a memory device and a network interface built in the image management server 113 according to a predetermined program.

  In response to an instruction from the search unit 832, the screen providing unit 831 provides a confirmation screen for an image stored in the database 114 to the instructed sales office LAN or the like. The screen providing unit 831 also provides a public image selection screen to the instructed sales office LAN in response to an instruction from the selection unit 833.

  When receiving a search request for an image stored in the database 114 from the second sales office LAN 130 or the shipper LAN 140, the search unit 832 causes the screen providing unit 831 to provide an image confirmation screen to the LAN accordingly. When a user of the LAN designates an image search condition through the confirmation screen, the search unit 832 receives the search condition from the LAN, and in response to the search information in the invoice information stored in the logistics management server 112, Search everything including the value of the item indicated by the condition. The search unit 832 further transmits a list of searched invoice information to the LAN, causes the user of the LAN to select a desired item from the list, and specifies a delivery destination indicated by the selected invoice information. . Subsequently, the search unit 832 searches the database 114 for an image taken during a delivery operation to the delivery destination or in accordance with a photography instruction relating to the same building site as the delivery destination. The search unit 832 causes the selection unit 833 to confirm that the disclosure destination of the searched image includes the user of the LAN, and then causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate the image into the confirmation screen.

  The selection unit 833 receives the transmission image information from the second sales office LAN 130 and registers it in the database 114. The selection unit 833 further instructs the screen providing unit 831 to provide the public image selection screen to the second business office LAN 130. Subsequently, the selection unit 833 causes the user of the LAN to select an image that can be disclosed, uploads the image to the database 114, and sets a disclosure destination flag as necessary. The selection unit 833 also creates image disclosure information based on the original classification of the selected image and the classification indicated by the disclosure destination flag, and registers the image disclosure information in the database 114. “Image disclosure information” defines a condition for disclosing an image stored in the database 114 to the user. The selection unit 833 uses the image disclosure information to confirm that the disclosure destination of the image searched by the search unit 832 includes the user who requested the search.

  [Order processing using OMS server]

  FIG. 9A is a business flow diagram relating to order processing using the OMS server 822. When receiving EDI data 901 from the shipper LAN 140, the EDI server 821 converts the code and format of the EDI data 901 and creates order information 902. The OMS server 822 receives the order information 901 from the EDI server 821, and performs order processing. Specifically, the OMS server 822 first interprets the order information 901. In particular, when the EDI data 901 from the shipper indicates an order related to the delivery work, the order information 902 includes the name of the shipper, the address of the delivery destination, the breakdown of the package to be delivered, and the delivery date. Next, the OMS server 822 creates the instruction information 903 based on the interpretation result. The order information 903 defines a delivery process necessary for the ordered delivery work for the WMS server 823, and a dispatch process necessary for the delivery work for the TMS server 824.

  [Outgoing processing using WMS server]

  FIG. 9B is a business flow diagram relating to the leaving process using the WMS server 823. When the WMS server 823 receives the instruction information 903 from the OMS server 822, the WMS server 823 compares the instruction information 903 with the inventory information 904 to determine the inventory item to be allocated. The inventory information 904 is data indicating the details of the inventory at the distribution base, and includes the address of the distribution base, the storage location and quantity of the inventory. Subsequently, the WMS server 823 creates invoice information 905 and printing data for the instruction documents 906, 907, and 908 regarding the delivery operation based on the instruction information 903 and the data related to the inventory to be allocated. The instruction document includes a picking list 906, an arrival schedule list 907, and an inspection label 908. The instruction document is printed at a distribution base that stores inventory items to be allocated, and is used for instructing employees to perform a shipping operation. The picking list 906 shows a breakdown of inventory items to be picked and their storage locations. The arrival schedule list 907 shows a breakdown of newly arrived packages to be delivered and scheduled arrival date and time. The inspection label 908 is a seal on which the identification information of the inventory to be allocated is written, and is attached to the actually picked inventory. At the time of inspection after picking, the inspector confirms from the description on the inspection label 908 whether or not the actually picked inventory is the inventory to be allocated.

  [Vehicle allocation using TMS server]

  FIG. 9C is a business flow diagram relating to a vehicle allocation process using the TMS server 824 and subsequent processes. The TMS server 824 manages the car number master 911, the car type master 912, and the driver master 913. The car master 911 indicates the car number of a vehicle that can be used for delivery work by sales office. The vehicle type master 912 indicates the vehicle types of these vehicles by sales office. The driver master 913 indicates drivers who can engage in delivery work by sales office. The TMS server 824 refers to the master data 911-913 and the instruction information 903 to the person in charge of the dispatching process, and delivers the delivery work to the delivery vehicle and the driver registered in the master data 911-913. Let's decide how to share. Further, the TMS server 824 creates a vehicle allocation record 914 according to the determination, and creates printing data for the loading instruction table 915 and the invoice 916. The loading instruction table 915 is printed at a distribution base for storing the building material to be delivered, and is used for the work instruction when the cargo handling worker loads the building member onto the delivery vehicle. The invoice 916 is printed at a sales office in charge of delivery work, and is used to transmit information such as the name of the shipper and the breakdown of building materials to be delivered to the delivery destination.

  After the vehicle allocation process, the TMS server 824 transmits print data of the delivery instruction sheet 917 and the guide map 918 to the sales office LAN in response to the input of the loading confirmation representing the result of the loading operation. The delivery instruction sheet 917 is a form in which the contents of a delivery instruction to be downloaded from the behavior management server 825 by the smartphone 100 are described. The guidance map 918 is a map showing a delivery destination location and a route from the distribution base to the location. The delivery instruction sheet 917 and the guidance map 918 are printed at a sales office in charge of delivery work, and are used when instructing the delivery work to the driver of the delivery vehicle.

  [Relationship between invoice information and dispatch performance]

  FIG. 10 is an Entity-Relationship (ER) diagram showing the relationship among invoice information, vehicle dispatch results, and various master data in a database related to delivery work. This database structure is constructed by the logistics management server 112. Referring to FIG. 10, both the invoice information and the dispatching result are tables (also referred to as “substances” or “records”) configured from a plurality of items (also referred to as attributes). In addition, a sales office master, a delivery destination master, a member classification master, a delivery company master, a car master, a driver master, and a vehicle type master are associated with these tables. The sales office master defines information for identifying each business office, such as the name and address of the business office. The delivery destination master defines information for identifying individual delivery destinations, such as the name and address of the delivery destination. The member classification master defines information for identifying the classification of building members that can be delivered. The delivery company master prescribes information for identifying the delivery service contractor for each sales office. The car master defines information for identifying vehicles that can be used for delivery work for each sales office. The driver master prescribes information for identifying a driver who can engage in delivery work for each sales office. The vehicle type master defines information for identifying the vehicle type of a vehicle that can be used for delivery work for each sales office.

  Of the items included in the invoice information, three items 1001 of “sales office code”, “invoice number”, and “delivery destination code” are primary keys. The “primary key” is an item for uniquely identifying the record to which it belongs. “Sales office code” represents the identification code of the business office in charge of delivery work, “Invoice number” represents the identification number of the invoice information, and “Delivery destination code” represents the identification code of the delivery destination. The invoice information is uniquely identified by these primary keys 1001. “Sales office code” and “delivery destination code” are primary keys of the sales office master and the delivery destination master, respectively. In this way, an item defined in a record different from the record to which it belongs is called “foreign key” (FK: Foreign-Key). The invoice information depends on the sales office master and the delivery destination master in the sense that “the primary key includes the foreign key”. In FIG. 10, solid lines are connected between records having the same dependency. The black circle shown at one end of the solid line indicates that the record in contact with the end and the record in contact with the opposite end are in a “multi: 1” correspondence. In fact, since one sales office is generally in charge of delivery work to a plurality of delivery destinations, there are generally a plurality of invoice information depending on one sales office master. Similarly, since a package is generally delivered a plurality of times to one delivery destination, there are generally a plurality of invoice information depending on one delivery destination master.

  In addition to the main key 1001, the items included in the invoice information include “house number”, “shipper code”, “member classification code”, “allocation number”, and “work date”. “House number” is an identification number of a house built at a delivery destination. The “shipper code” is an identification code of the shipper. The “member classification code” is a code representing the classification of building members to be delivered, and is the main key of the member classification master. “Vehicle allocation number” is an identification number of the actual vehicle allocation related to the invoice information, and is also a main key of the actual vehicle allocation. The “work date” is the date when the delivery work specified by the invoice information is actually performed. These items are all foreign keys. Invoice information means that the items other than the primary key include foreign keys, but the invoice information is not related to the member classification master and the dispatching result, but is related. In FIG. 10, broken lines are connected between records having the same independent relationship. The black circle shown at one end of the broken line indicates that the record in contact with the end and the record in contact with the opposite end are in a “multi: 1” correspondence. Actually, since many kinds of building members are generally delivered to one delivery destination, a plurality of member classification masters are generally associated with one invoice information. On the contrary, since one kind of building member is generally delivered to a plurality of delivery destinations, one member classification master is generally related to a plurality of invoice information. Similarly, since one delivery vehicle generally travels to a plurality of delivery destinations, a plurality of invoice information is generally associated with one dispatched record.

  Of the items included in the dispatching record, three items 1002 of “sales office code”, “shipping number”, and “shipping date” are primary keys. “Vehicle allocation date” represents a date on which the delivery vehicle should be used for delivery work. Since the “sales office code” is an external key, the dispatching result depends on the sales office master. The dispatching result and the sales office master have a correspondence relationship of “multiple: 1”. In fact, since one sales office generally uses a plurality of delivery vehicles, there are generally a plurality of vehicle allocation results that depend on one sales office master.

  In addition to the main key 1002, the items included in the dispatching record include “trader code”, “car number”, and “driver code”. The “trader code” is an identification number of a trader outsourced by the sales office, and is also a primary key of the delivery trader master. “Car number” is an identification number of the vehicle assigned to the delivery work, and is also the primary key of the car master. “Driver code” is an identification number of a driver engaged in delivery work, and is also a primary key of the driver master. In this way, the dispatching record is related to the delivery company master, the car master, and the driver master. In particular, the dispatching record and their master data have a “multiple: 1” correspondence.

  [Shooting instructions]

  FIG. 11 is an ER diagram showing the relationship between the imaging instruction and various master data in the database relating to the delivery work. The structure of this database is constructed by the physical distribution management system 112. Referring to FIG. 11, the photographing instruction is a table composed of a plurality of items, like the invoice information, and is associated with the sales office master, the delivery company master, the car master, and the driver master. The main key of the shooting instruction includes seven items 1101 of “sales office code”, “trader code”, “car number”, “driver code”, “shooting date”, “house number”, and “shooting instruction flag”. Including. “Sales office code” represents the identification code of the sales office in charge of the shooting work, “Trade code” represents the identification number of the contractor commissioned by the sales office, and “Car number” represents the shooting work. The “driver code” represents the identification number of the driver targeted by the shooting instruction, that is, the driver who should perform the shooting operation. The “shooting date” represents a date on which shooting work should be performed. “House number” indicates that there is a road condition to be investigated on the way from the distribution base to the construction site of the house indicated by the house number, or that the situation of the building site or the house is the investigation object. The “shooting instruction flag” indicates a different value depending on whether the investigation target is a road situation, a construction site situation, or a house construction situation. These main keys 1101 uniquely identify the shooting instruction. Since the main key 1101 is an external key except for “shooting date” and “shooting instruction flag”, the shooting instruction depends on all of the associated master data. Furthermore, the photographing instruction has a “multi: 1” correspondence with the master data. Actually, since one sales office, one delivery company, one delivery vehicle, and one driver are generally in charge of a plurality of photographing operations, there are generally a plurality of photographing instructions for them. The shooting instruction includes “shooting instruction content” in addition to the main key 1101. This item represents the investigation target indicated by the value of the “shooting instruction flag” as text data.

  [Relationship between location information of delivery vehicles and progress information of delivery work]

  FIG. 12 is an ER diagram showing a relationship among car position information, car progress information, invoice information, actual dispatching data, and various master data in a database related to delivery work. The structure of this database is constructed by the dynamic management server 825. The “car position information” and “car progress information” are records each composed of position information of a delivery vehicle uploaded from the smartphone 100 and progress information of the delivery work. Referring to FIG. 12, the car position information and the car progress information are associated with a sales office master, NAS information, wireless LAN information, a mobile ID master, a mobile car master, invoice information, and a dispatching result. The NAS information includes a NAS path owned by the sales office. The wireless LAN information includes information necessary for connection to a sales office LAN using a wireless LAN, such as an SSID (Service Set IDentifier) and a password. The mobile ID master includes information for identifying a smartphone owned by a sales office. The mobile car master includes information for identifying a smartphone actually owned by the driver of the delivery vehicle.

  The main keys of the car position information are four items 1201 of “sales office code”, “trader code”, “car number”, and “acquisition time”. “Acquisition time” represents the date and time when the movement management server 825 receives the position information of the delivery vehicle from the smartphone. The car position information is uniquely identified by these main keys 1201. Since the “sales office code”, “trader code”, and “car number” are the main keys of the sales office master, the delivery company master, and the car master, respectively, the car location information depends on the master data.

  The car position information includes “work date”, “longitude”, “latitude”, and “status” in addition to the main key 1201. The items “longitude” and “latitude” are longitude and latitude calculated by the smartphone using GPS, and represent the position of the delivery vehicle at the time point indicated by “acquisition time”, one of the main keys 1201. The item “status” represents the state of the smartphone at the time point indicated by the primary key “acquisition time”. For example, when the value of the item “status” is “0”, the smartphone is in a state of accepting a login to the movement management server 825 from the driver; In the case of “2”, logout from the dynamic management server 825 is accepted from the driver; in the case of “5”, there is one delivery vehicle. The location information is being uploaded regularly while finishing the operation and going to the logistics base for the next operation; if “9”, the completion of the delivery work was reported to the dynamic management server 825 State. “Working date” indicates the date when the smartphone actually uploads the position information of the delivery vehicle to the dynamic management server 825. In the “work day” included in the invoice information, the value of the “work day” included in the car position information is set. In this sense, the invoice information is related to, but not dependent on, the car position information. While the delivery vehicle goes to one delivery destination, the smartphone periodically uploads the location information of the delivery vehicle, so the car position information and the invoice information have a “multi: 1” correspondence.

  The main keys of the car progress information are four items 1202 of “sales office code”, “work date”, “trader code”, and “car number”. The car progress information is uniquely identified by these main keys 1202. Since the “sales office code”, “trader code”, and “car number” are the primary keys of the sales office master, the delivery company master, and the car car master, respectively, the car progress information depends on the master data.

  The car progress information includes, in addition to the main key 1202, “allocation number”, “start time”, “arrival time”, and “delivery time”. “Start time”, “Arrival time”, and “Delivery time” are the time when the movement to the delivery destination indicated by the “delivery destination code” is started, the arrival time at the delivery destination, and the delivery at the delivery destination. Indicates the time of completion. These items are read from the progress information of the delivery work uploaded from the smartphone to the behavior management server 825. “Vehicle allocation number” is the main key of the vehicle allocation result, so the car progress information is not related to the vehicle allocation result but is related. Since one smartphone uploads a plurality of progress information according to the progress status of the delivery work, the car progress information and the dispatch result have a “multi: 1” correspondence.

  [Transmission image information]

  FIG. 13 is an ER diagram showing a relationship among transmission image information, invoice information, dispatching results, and shooting instructions. Referring to FIG. 13, the transmission image information includes “sales office code”, “image number”, “house number”, “working date”, “trader name”, “car number”, “driver code”, “ "Image selection flag" and "file name". “Image number” is an identification number of an image taken by the smartphone 100. “Sales office code”, “house number”, “trader name”, “car number”, and “driver code” are all external keys. When the image indicated by “image number” is taken during the delivery operation, those external keys are defined by the invoice information relating to the delivery operation and the vehicle allocation record. When the image indicated by “image number” is taken in accordance with the shooting instruction, those shooting keys are defined by the shooting instruction. The transmission image information is not related to the invoice information, the vehicle allocation record, or the shooting instruction, but is related. In general, a plurality of images are photographed in one delivery work or photographing work. Therefore, the transmission image information has a correspondence relationship of “multiple: 1” with each of the invoice information, the dispatching result, and the photographing instruction.

  FIG. 13 also shows a specific example 1301 of the image selection flag value. When the value of the image selection flag is “01”, “02”, “03”, or “04”, the images indicated by “image number” are “delivery image”, “form image”, “survey image”, respectively. "Or" Building status ".

  [Image disclosure information]

  FIG. 14 is an ER diagram showing the relationship between image public information and various master data in the database 114 related to images. The structure of this database is constructed by the image management server 113. “Image disclosure information” is a record indicating conditions for actually disclosing to the user an image that can be disclosed stored in the database 114. Referring to FIG. 14, a shipper master, a construction status master, an article master, and a public company master are associated with the image disclosure information. The shipper master defines information for identifying the contractor who is the shipper. The construction status master defines information for identifying the owner of the house under construction. The article master defines information representing articles commonly attached to some of the images that can be disclosed. The public company master defines information for identifying a company that is a candidate of an image disclosure destination among users who can log in to the image management server 113.

  The main key of the image public information is three items 1401 of “shipper code”, “sales office code”, and “house number”. The “shipper code” represents the identification code of the shipper who requested the delivery work. The image public information is uniquely identified by these primary keys 1401. Since these primary keys 1401 are all external keys, the image public information depends on their master data.

  In addition to the primary key 1401, the image disclosure information includes “image number”, “file name”, “image selection flag”, “publication flag”, “public company code”, “publicity availability flag”, “memo”, Includes “article code” and “date of data deletion”. Among these items, “file name” and “image selection flag” are extracted from transmission image information having a common “image number” together with “sales office code” and “house number” of the main key 1401.

  The “publication destination flag” indicates a value that the selection unit 833 has set by the user through the public image selection screen. Similarly to the value of the image selection flag, when the value of the “publication flag” is “01”, “02”, “03”, or “04”, the image indicated by the “image number” is “delivery image”. "," Form image "," investigation image ", or" building situation ". The “public company code” is an identification code of a company selected as a candidate for a disclosure destination of the image. The actual disclosure destination of the image is selected from the candidates indicated by the “public company code” according to the combination of the values of the “image selection flag” and the “publication destination flag”. The “open / close flag” is a flag indicating whether or not the disclosure destination of the image includes the owner when the image is classified as “building status”.

  “Memo” is text data attached to an image indicated by “image number” through the memo area 706 of the public image selection screen 700. The “article code” is an identification code of the article master associated with the image by the user through the memo area 706 of the public image selection screen 700.

  “Scheduled date for data deletion” indicates the date on which the image indicated by “image number” should be deleted from the database 114. When the image is classified as “delivery image” or “form image”, the “date of data deletion” is, for example, the number from the date of delivery indicated by the invoice information specified by “sales office code” and “house number” Set after months. When the image is classified as “survey image”, “date of data deletion” is set, for example, several months after the date when the screen providing unit 831 incorporates the survey image into the confirmation screen. When the image is classified as “building situation”, the “scheduled date for data deletion” is set, for example, several days after the date when the house indicated by “house number” is delivered to the owner. These “scheduled data deletion dates” are set so that the amount of image data stored in the database 114 does not become excessive, so that the capacity required for the database 114 remains at a practical value.

  [Dynamic management of delivery vehicles]

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first sales office LAN 120 shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 15, the client terminal 122 of the first sales office LAN 120 is a PC. The large display 123 is a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or an organic EL display, receives image data from the client terminal 122, and reproduces an image represented by the image data on a large screen.

  The client terminal 122 includes a progress status display unit 1521. The progress display unit 1521 includes a hardware device such as a memory device, a decoder, a GPU, a standard input / output, and a network interface built in the client terminal 122 according to a predetermined program by the CPU of the client terminal 122, and a large display 123. It is realized by controlling. The progress display unit 221 downloads the image data of the map 1531 and the car progress screen 1532 from the dynamic management server 825, and displays the map 1531 and the car progress screen 1532 on the large display 123 using the image data. Let

    -Map and car progress screen-

  FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a map displayed on the large display 123. Referring to FIG. 16, this map 300 includes a curve 301, a house icon 302, and a car icon 303. A curve 301 indicates a road through which a delivery vehicle can pass. A house icon 302 indicates the position of the delivery destination. The coordinates of the house icon 302 are determined from the delivery address indicated by the invoice information. The house icon 302 is also color-coded according to the delivery destination of the delivery work and other delivery destinations based on the progress information of the delivery work. A car icon 303 indicates the current position of the delivery vehicle. The number displayed superimposed on the car icon 303 represents the car number of the corresponding delivery vehicle. The progress display unit 1521 periodically downloads the map 300 from the dynamic management server 825, and updates the display of the icon groups 302 and 303. From the positional relationship between the house icon 302 and the car icon 303 indicated by the map 300, the supervisor of the delivery work can grasp at a glance the current position of the delivery vehicle and the progress of the delivery work. The map 300 further displays road conditions such as traffic jams and traffic restrictions. The supervisor of the delivery work can send an appropriate instruction to the driver of the delivery vehicle according to the road conditions.

  FIG. 17A is a schematic diagram showing an example of a car progress screen displayed on the large display 123. Referring to (a) of FIG. 17, this car progress screen 1710 displays a list of correspondences between “number of operations” 1712 and “delivery destination” 1713 for each “driver” 1711, A “working time” 1714 and an “elapsed time” 1715 are displayed for each “destination” 1713. The item “driver” 1711 indicates the name of the driver of the delivery vehicle. The name is retrieved from the logistics management server 112 by using the invoice information stored in the logistics management server 112 and the actual dispatching result. The item group 1716 attached to the item “driver” 1711 indicates the name of the trader who owns the delivery vehicle operated by the driver indicated by the item “driver” 1711, the car number of the delivery vehicle, and the vehicle type. Extracted from results. The item “delivery destination” 1713 indicates the identification code and address of the delivery destination, and is extracted from the invoice information. The item “number of operations” 1712 represents the number of operations of the delivery vehicle during the daily delivery operation and arrives at the delivery destination indicated by the corresponding “delivery destination” 1713. The item “working time” 1714 indicates the time at which the movement to the delivery destination indicated by the corresponding “delivery destination” 1713 is started, the time at which the delivery arrived at the delivery destination, and the time at which delivery at the delivery destination is completed. Those times are extracted from the progress information of the delivery work notified to the dynamic management server 825 up to the present time. The item “elapsed time” 1715 represents the elapsed time of the delivery work in a Gantt chart. The Gantt chart is a bar graph or a band graph in which the longitudinal direction represents elapsed time. The supervisor of the delivery work can grasp the progress status of the delivery work at a glance from the length of the graph represented by the Gantt chart 1715.

  FIG. 17B is a schematic diagram showing another example of the car progress screen. Referring to FIG. 17B, the car progress screen 1720 displays a matrix of a plurality of panels 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724 in graphics. Each panel 1721,..., 1724 displays a driver name 1725 and a delivery vehicle number 1726. The name 1725 and the car number 1726 indicate the delivery vehicle to which the allocation of the delivery work is assigned by the dispatch process and the driver thereof, and are retrieved from the logistics management server 112 using the invoice information and the dispatch result. . It should be noted that a panel 1722 on which only the car number 1725 is displayed indicates a delivery vehicle that is excluded from the share of delivery work. The panels 1721,..., 1724 are further color-coded according to the progress status of the delivery work. Specifically, the blue panel 1721 indicates that the delivery vehicle displayed there is in service for the first time, the green panel 1723 indicates that the delivery vehicle is in service for the second time, A red panel 1724 indicates that the delivery vehicle has completed all operations. The color of each panel 1721,..., 1724 is determined from the progress information of the delivery work notified to the dynamic management server 825 so far. The supervisor of the delivery work can grasp the progress status of the delivery work at a glance from the colors of the panels 1721,.

  [Display images taken during delivery]

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a configuration common to the sales office LANs 120 and 130 and the shipper LAN 140 shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 18, this configuration 1800 includes a router 1801, a client terminal 1802, and a display 1803. The router 1801 connects the belonging LAN 1800 to the intranet PVN directly or via the Internet WWW. The client terminal 1802 is a PC. The display 1803 is a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or an organic EL display. The display 1803 receives image data from the client terminal 1802 and reproduces an image represented by the image data on a screen.

  The client terminal 1802 includes a confirmation screen display unit 1811. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 includes a hardware device such as a memory device, a decoder, a GPU, a standard input / output, and a network interface incorporated in the client terminal 1802, and a display 1803 according to a predetermined program by the CPU of the client terminal 1802. Realized by controlling.

  When the user requests a search for an image stored in the database 114 of the information center 110, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 first transmits the request to the image management server 113. Next, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 receives the image confirmation screen from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803. This screen includes a search window. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 receives an image search condition from the user through the search window and passes it to the image management server 113. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 further downloads a list of invoice information searched according to the search condition from the image management server 113 and displays the list on the confirmation screen. When the user selects a desired item from the invoice information, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 notifies the image management server 113 of the selected invoice information. Subsequently, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads the confirmation screen updated in response to the notification from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803. This confirmation screen incorporates an image taken during a delivery operation to the delivery destination indicated by the notified invoice information or in accordance with a photography instruction relating to the same construction site as the delivery destination. The confirmation screen is classified into “delivery photo list”, “form confirmation screen”, “field survey photo”, and “building status report” according to the classification of the images.

    -Image search window-

  FIG. 19A is a schematic diagram showing a search window displayed on the display 1803. Referring to FIG. 19A, the search window 1910 is a widget that allows the user to specify conditions for searching for an image from the database 114. As the search condition, any of items included in the invoice information, such as a work day or a period including the date, a shipper's name, and a delivery destination identification code, can be input. When a value is input to an item such as “work date”, “shipper name”, or “delivery destination identification code” through the search window 1910, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 displays the value of the input item as an image. The management server 113 is notified, and the image management server 113 is requested to search for invoice information including the value. The search window 1910 further includes four radio buttons 1911. These buttons are for causing the user to specify whether the image to be searched is classified as a delivery image, a form image, a survey image, or a building situation. Different values of the image selection flag, for example, “01”, “02”, “03”, “04” are assigned to the different buttons. When the user operates the mouse cursor and clicks one of the radio buttons 1911, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 notifies the image management server 113 of the value of the image selection flag assigned to the button.

    -List of invoice information-

  FIG. 19B is a schematic diagram showing a list of invoice information displayed on the display 1803. Referring to FIG. 19B, a list of invoice information downloaded from the image management server 113 is displayed in one window “Invoice Information List” 1920. For example, when the value “12/12/01” is input to the item “work date” in the search window 1910, the invoice information list 1920 includes a list of invoice information including the work date “12/12/01”. The Some items included in the invoice information are displayed in each row of the table shown in FIG. In particular, in all the rows, the item “working date” indicates the search condition value “12/12/01”. The user moves the mouse cursor 1921 over the line indicating the desired delivery destination and clicks. In response to this, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 extracts the value of the item relating to the delivery destination, specifically the house number, together with the shipper code and the sales office code from the invoice information indicated by the row. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 further notifies the image management server 113 of the combination of the extracted values together with the value of the image selection flag indicated by the radio button 1911 of the search window 1910.

    -Delivery image confirmation screen-

  The search unit 832 of the image management server 113 specifies the house number included in the notification when the notification from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 includes a value indicating “delivery image”, for example, “01” as the value of the image selection flag. The delivery image taken at the delivery destination is searched from the database 114. Specifically, the search unit 832 first reads the shipper code, the sales office code, and the house number from the notification, and searches the database 114 for image disclosure information including those values. Next, the search unit 832 extracts the value of the item “file name” from the searched image disclosure information in which the value of the item “image selection flag” or “publication destination flag” is “01”. The search unit 832 further searches the database 114 for an image having a file name equal to the value, and causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate the image into a delivery image confirmation screen, that is, a “delivery photo list”. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads the “delivery photo list” from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803.

  FIG. 20A is a schematic diagram showing a delivery image confirmation screen displayed on the display 1803. Referring to FIG. 20A, the “delivery photo list” 2010 displays a list of thumbnails of delivery images DLV incorporated in the screen providing unit 831 by the search unit 832. When the delivery image DLV includes text data input through the memo area 706 of the published image selection screen 700, a memo area 2011 representing the text data is displayed over the thumbnail of the delivery image.

    -Form confirmation screen-

  The search unit 832 of the image management server 113 specifies the house number included in the notification when the notification from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 includes a value indicating “form image”, for example, “02” as the value of the image selection flag. The form image taken at the delivery destination is searched from the database 114. Specifically, the search unit 832 first reads the shipper code, the sales office code, and the house number from the notification, and searches the database 114 for image disclosure information including those values. Next, the search unit 832 extracts the value of the item “file name” from the searched image disclosure information whose item “image selection flag” or “publication flag” has the value “02”. Further, the search unit 832 searches the database 114 for an image having a file name equal to the value, and causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate it into a form image confirmation screen, that is, a “form confirmation screen”. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads the “form confirmation screen” from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803.

  FIG. 20B is a schematic diagram showing a confirmation screen for a form image displayed on the display 1803. Referring to FIG. 20B, the “form confirmation screen” 2020 displays an image RPS of an invoice, a delivery note, or a receipt taken at the delivery destination.

  As described above, the system according to the above embodiment converts the form image into data and registers it in the database 114 in association with the invoice information. As a result, this system allows the user to search the database 114 for the description of the form using the value of the item included in the invoice information. As a result, a logistics company using this system can respond to an inquiry from a shipper, for example, more quickly than when the physical form is hit.

    -Survey image confirmation screen-

  The search unit 832 of the image management server 113 specifies the house number included in the notification when the notification from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 includes a value indicating “survey image”, for example, “03” as the value of the image selection flag. The database 114 is searched for a survey image taken during delivery work to the delivery destination or according to a photography instruction specified by the same house number as the delivery destination. Specifically, the search unit 832 first reads the shipper code, the sales office code, and the house number from the notification, and searches the database 114 for image disclosure information including those values. Next, the search unit 832 extracts the value of the item “file name” from the searched image disclosure information whose value of the item “image selection flag” or “publication flag” is “03”. The search unit 832 further searches the database 114 for an image having a file name equal to the value, and causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate the image into a delivery image confirmation screen, that is, a “delivery photo list”. The screen providing unit 831 causes the image to be incorporated into the confirmation screen for the investigation image, that is, the “field investigation photograph”. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads the “field survey photograph” from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803.

  FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen for a survey image. Referring to FIG. 21, the confirmation screen “field survey photograph” 2100 includes “house number” 2101, “work date” 2102, survey image group 2103, and chat area 2104. The item “house number” 2101 indicates an identification number of a house built at the delivery destination indicated by the invoice information selected by the user from the “invoice information list” 1920. The item “working date” 2102 indicates the date when the delivery work indicated by the invoice information or the photographing work according to the photographing instruction specified by the value of the item “house number” 2101 was actually performed. A survey image group 2103 is a survey image CSS incorporated in the screen providing unit 831 by the search unit 832. As shown in FIG. 21, the subject of the survey image includes, for example:

(A) Road sign RDS which defines the conditions for traffic of delivery vehicles;
(B) Life road CRD passing on the way to the delivery destination;
(C) Obstacles BRR such as standing trees and planting that might interfere with the traffic of the delivery vehicle TRC;
(D) Space SPC where delivery vehicles can be parked around the delivery destination;
(E) Unloading site ULA in the construction site;
(F) Location CAU that needs attention when unloading.

  The chat area 2104 is a widget that allows a user who has logged in to the image management server 113 to write text data in real time. The screen providing unit 831 of the image management server 113 receives, for example, the login of the supervisor of delivery work from the first sales office LAN 120 and the login of the construction manager of the construction company from the shipper LAN 140, respectively. The screen providing unit 831 further incorporates text data input from the supervisor and the construction manager in the chat area 2104 in real time, and causes the client terminals of the LANs 120 and 140 to update the “field survey photograph” 2100. As a result, the supervisor and the construction manager can chat about delivery work, such as how to proceed with the delivery vehicle to the delivery destination, parking method at the delivery destination, location and procedure for unloading, while looking at the survey image group 2103. Can be done.

  The screen providing unit 831 further permits the user who has logged in to the image management server 113 to write graphics data representing handwriting on the survey image group 2103 in real time. For example, the client terminal of one LAN 120 or 140 tracks the movement of the mouse / cursor operated by the user or the movement of the user's finger / stylus on the surface of the touch panel, and the image management server 113 tracks these trajectories in real time. To notify. The screen providing unit 831 renders the notified locus, incorporates it into the “field survey photograph”, and transmits it to the client terminal of the other LAN 120 or 140. As a result, as shown in FIG. 21, the curve CRV drawn by the user is represented by graphics on the survey image group 2103. In this way, the screen providing unit 831 enables the supervisor of the delivery work and the construction worker of the construction company to add handwriting to the survey image group 2103 when a meeting regarding the delivery work is performed in a chat format. The information exchange between the two can be realized more accurately.

    -Construction status confirmation screen-

  The search unit 832 of the image management server 113 specifies the house number included in the notification when the notification from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 includes a value indicating “building status”, for example, “04” as the value of the image selection flag. The database 114 is searched for an image of the building situation taken at the delivery destination. Specifically, the search unit 832 first reads the shipper code, the sales office code, and the house number from the notification, and searches the database 114 for image disclosure information including those values. Next, the search unit 832 extracts the value of the item “file name” from the searched image disclosure information whose value of the item “image selection flag” or “publication flag” is “04”. The search unit 832 further searches the database 114 for an image having a file name equal to the value, and causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate the image into the building status confirmation screen, that is, the “building status report”. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads the “building status report” from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803.

  FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a construction status confirmation screen. Referring to FIG. 22, this confirmation screen “building status report” 2200 includes a “house number” 2201, a building status image group 2202, and a report screen 2203. The item “house number” 2201 indicates an identification number of a house built at the delivery destination indicated by the invoice information selected from the “invoice information list” 1920. The building status image group 2202 is an image BPS of the building status that is incorporated in the screen providing unit 831 by the search unit 832 and is arranged in order of shooting date and time. These images include the foundation, framework, outer wall, or interior of the house under construction as subjects, and represent the progress of construction work such as completion of foundation work, completion of the upper building, and delivery of equipment. The report screen 2203 is a widget that allows a user who has logged in to the image management server 113 to write text data. For example, when a construction manager of a construction company logs in from the shipper LAN 140, the screen providing unit 831 of the image management server 113 incorporates text data input from the construction manager in the report screen 2203. The screen providing unit 831 further changes the value of the “public disclosure flag” of the image disclosure information related to the building situation image group 2202 in accordance with the operation of the construction manager. As a result, the owner of the house indicated by the item “house number” 2201 is added to the disclosure destination of the “building status report” 2200. Thereafter, when the client logs in to the image management server 113, the screen providing unit 831 provides the “building status report” 2200 to the client's PC. In this way, the image management server 113 can cause the construction manager to use the image taken by the delivery worker for reporting the construction status to the owner.

  [Image upload processing sequence]

  When the client terminal 134 of the second sales office LAN 130 is requested by the user to upload an image from the NAS 133 to the database 114 of the information center 110, the housing information global system starts the image upload process. This process includes the following two steps: First, the smartphone 100 transfers an image taken during delivery work or in accordance with a shooting instruction to the NAS 133, and the image registration unit 601 of the client terminal 134 transmits image information related to the image. Is registered in the image management server 113. Next, the image registration unit 601 uses the public image selection screen to allow the user to select an image that can be disclosed from the images transferred to the NAS 133 and uploads it from the NAS 133 to the database 114.

  FIG. 23 is a sequence diagram regarding image upload processing. This figure shows the timing of data exchange performed by the information center 110, the second sales office LAN 130, and the smartphone 100, and the processing according to the data exchange.

  In step S01, the AP 132 of the second sales office LAN 130 connects the smartphone 100 to the NAS 133. Through the connection, the smartphone 100 transfers the image IMG taken during delivery work or according to the shooting instruction to the NAS 133. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S02.

  In step S02, the image registration unit 601 of the second sales office LAN 130 uses the file name of the image transferred to the NAS 133 in step S01 according to the file naming rule, and the items necessary for searching for invoice information, vehicle delivery results, or shooting instructions. To extract. The image registration unit 601 further passes the extracted item ITM to the information center 110. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S03.

  In step S03, the distribution management server 112 of the information center 110 searches for invoice information, vehicle delivery results, or photographing instructions including items received from the image registration unit 601 of the second business office LAN 130. In this way, for the images taken during the delivery work among the images transferred to the NAS 133 in step S01, the invoice information indicating the details of the delivery work and the vehicle delivery record are retrieved, and those taken according to the photographing instructions. Is searched for the shooting instruction. Further, the distribution management server 112 causes the image registration unit 601 to download the retrieved invoice information, the dispatch result, or the shooting instruction INV. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S04.

  In step S04, the image registration unit 601 of the second sales office LAN 130 creates the transmission image information TIM by using the value of the item indicated by the invoice information, the vehicle allocation result, or the shooting instruction downloaded in step S03, and the information center 110. Send to. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S05.

  In step S05, the image management server 113 of the information center 110 receives the transmission image information from the second sales office LAN 130. In response, the selection unit 833 of the image management server 113 registers the transmission image information in the database 114 and causes the screen providing unit 831 to provide the public image selection screen ISS to the second sales office LAN 130. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S06.

  In step S06, the image registration unit 601 of the second business office LAN 130 displays the public image selection screen provided in step S05 on the display. Using the screen, the image registration unit 601 allows the user to select an image that can be disclosed from the images transferred to the NAS 133 in step S01, and sets a disclosure destination flag as necessary. The image registration unit 601 further uploads the selected image SEL to the database 114. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S07.

  In step S07, the selection unit 833 of the image management server 113 creates image disclosure information based on the original classification of the image selected in step S06 and the classification indicated by the disclosure destination flag, and registers them in the database 114. Thereafter, the process ends.

  [Image search processing sequence]

  When the client terminal 1802 of any sales office LAN 120, 130 or shipper LAN 140 is requested by a user to search for an image stored in the database 114 of the information center 110, the home information global system Start the search process. In the first half of this process, a list of invoice information is displayed on the display 1803 in accordance with the input of search conditions by the user. On the other hand, in the second half, an image is searched from the list based on the invoice information selected by the user and displayed on the confirmation screen. The details of the confirmation screen differ depending on the classification of the search target image.

    -List display of invoice information-

  FIG. 24 is a sequence diagram relating to the first half of the image search process, that is, the step of displaying a list of invoice information. This figure shows the timing of data exchange performed by the information center 110 and the LAN 1800 of the sales office or shipper, and processing corresponding to the data exchange.

  In step S11, the client terminal 1802 of the sales office LAN 1800 accepts an image search request from the user. In response, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the client terminal 1802 transmits the search request RQS to the information center 110. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, the image management server 113 of the information center 110 returns an image confirmation screen SCR to the confirmation screen display unit 1811 in response to the search request RQS from the confirmation screen display unit 1811. The confirmation screen SCR includes a search window 1910 shown in FIG. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 displays the image confirmation screen SCR on the display 1820 together with the search window 1910. Through this search window 1910, the user inputs one of the items included in the invoice information, for example, the value “12/12/01” for the work day. The user also clicks the radio button 1911 to select the category of images to be searched. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 displays the value of the item input through the search window 1910, for example, the value “12/12/01” of the work day and the value of the image selection flag assigned to the clicked radio button 1911. Incorporated in the invoice information search request RST, the information is sent to the information center 110. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S14, the image management server 113 of the information center 110 receives the invoice information search request RST. In response to this, the search unit 832 of the image management server 113 reads the search condition from the request RST, and the invoice information stored by the physical distribution management server 112 includes the value of the item indicated by the search condition. Search all. For example, all invoice information whose work date is the value “12/12/01” is searched. The search unit 832 further downloads the searched invoice information list RPL to the confirmation screen display unit 1811 that has transmitted the invoice information search request RST. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S15.

  In step S15, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the sales office LAN 1800 displays a list RPL of invoice information downloaded from the image management server 113 on the display 1803. As shown in FIG. 19B, each row of the table indicated by the “invoice information list” 1920 includes invoice information including the value of the item indicated by the search condition, for example, work date “12/12/01”. The details of the delivery work that was performed are displayed. When the user clicks a line indicating a desired delivery destination, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 extracts the shipper code, the sales office code, and the house number from the invoice information indicated by the line. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 further stores the combination of the extracted values together with the value of the image selection flag indicated by the radio button 1911 of the search window 1910 in the notification NTC to the image management server 113 and transmits it. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step S16, the search unit 832 of the image management server 113 receives the notification NTC from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 and decodes the value of the image selection flag from the notification NTC. Thereafter, the process proceeds to the second half. The details of the latter half depend on the decoded value. In particular, when the value indicates “delivery image” or “form image”, when the “delivery photo list” or “form confirmation screen” shown in FIG. 20 indicates “survey image”, FIG. When the “field survey photograph” shown in FIG. 14 indicates “building situation”, the “building situation report” shown in FIG. 22 is selected as the confirmation screen mode.

    -Display of confirmation screen for delivery / form image-

  FIG. 25 is a second half of the image search process, and is a sequence diagram relating to a step of searching for a delivery image or a form image based on the invoice information selected by the user and displaying it on the confirmation screen. This figure shows the timing of data exchange performed by the information center 110 and the LAN 1800 of the sales office or shipper, and processing corresponding to the data exchange.

  In step S21, the search unit 832 of the image management server 113 reads the shipper code, the sales office code, and the house number from the notification NTC from the confirmation screen display unit 1811, and the image disclosure information including those values is read from the database 114. Search for. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S22.

  In step S22, the value of the image selection flag decoded from the notification NTC from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 is a value indicating “delivery image” or “form image”, for example, “01” or “02”. The search unit 832 selects the item “file name” from the image disclosure information searched in step S21 from the item “image selection flag” or “publish destination flag” whose value is “01” or “02”. Extract the value. The search unit 832 further searches the database 114 for a delivery image or a form image having a file name equal to the value, and causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate it into the confirmation screen “delivery photo list” or “form confirmation screen”. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S23.

  In step S 23, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads “delivery photo list” or “form confirmation screen” from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803. As shown in FIG. 20A, the “delivery photo list” 2010 displays a list of thumbnails of the retrieved delivery images. When the delivery image includes text data representing a memo, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 displays a memo area 2011 representing the text data on the thumbnail DLV of the delivery image. As shown in FIG. 20B, the “form confirmation screen” 2020 displays the searched form image, that is, the image RPS of the invoice, the delivery note, or the receipt. Thereafter, the process ends.

    -Display of survey image confirmation screen-

  FIG. 26 is a second half of the image search process, and is a sequence diagram relating to a step of searching for a survey image based on invoice information selected by the user and displaying it on a confirmation screen. This figure shows the timing of data exchange performed by the information center 110, the first sales office LAN 120, and the shipper LAN 140, and processing corresponding to the data exchange.

  In step S31, the search unit 832 of the image management server 113 reads the shipper code, the business office code, and the house number from the notification NTC from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the first business office LAN 120, and includes these values. Public information is retrieved from the database 114. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S32.

  In step S32, the value of the image selection flag decoded from the notification NTC from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 is a value indicating “survey image”, for example, “03”. The search unit 832 extracts the value of the item “file name” from the image disclosure information searched in step S31 from the item “image selection flag” or “publication destination flag” whose value is “03”. . Further, the search unit 832 searches the database 114 for a survey image having a file name equal to the value, and causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate it into the confirmation screen “field survey photo”. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S33.

  In step S33, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads the “field survey photograph” FSS from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803. As shown in FIG. 21, in the “field survey photograph” 2100, a list of searched survey images is displayed as the survey image group 2103. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S34.

  In step S34, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the first business office LAN 120 receives a chat start request from a user, for example, a supervisor of delivery work, and transmits a chat request RST to the shipper LAN 140. This chat request CRQ includes the identification information of the confirmation screen “field investigation photograph” displayed on the display 1803 by the confirmation screen display unit 1811. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S35.

  In step S35, the client terminal 142 of the shipper LAN 140 receives the chat request CRQ from the first sales office LAN 120. In response, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the client terminal 142 reads the identification information of the confirmation screen from the chat request CRQ, and transmits the screen request SRQ including the identification information to the image management server 113 of the information center 110. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S36.

  In step S36, the image management server 113 receives the screen request SRQ from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the shipper LAN 140. At that time, the screen providing unit 831 of the image management server 113 reads the identification information of the confirmation screen from the screen request SRQ, and displays the confirmation screen “field investigation photograph” FSS indicated by the identification information as the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the shipper LAN 140. To download.

  Thereafter, the screen providing unit 831 of the image management server 113 realizes a chat between the confirmation screen display unit 1811 between the first sales office LAN 120 and the shipper LAN 140. Specifically, the screen providing unit 831 writes the “field survey photo” 2100 to the chat area 2104 by the user from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of one of the LANs 120 and 140, or the handwriting on the survey image group 2103. Is sent to the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the other LAN 120, 140 each time the notification of the addition of is sent. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 updates the “field survey photograph” 2100 displayed on the display 1820 using the data. When the screen providing unit 831 is notified of the end of the chat from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of any of the LANs 120 and 140, the process ends.

    -Display of confirmation screen of construction status-

  FIG. 27 is the second half of the image search process, and is a sequence diagram relating to a step of searching for an image of the building situation based on the invoice information selected by the user and displaying it on the confirmation screen. This figure shows the timing of data exchange performed by the information center 110, the shipper LAN 140, and the owner's PC 2700, and processing corresponding to the data exchange.

  In step S41, the search unit 832 of the image management server 113 reads the shipper code, the sales office code, and the house number from the notification NTC from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 of the shipper LAN 140, and obtains image disclosure information including these values. Search from database 114. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S42.

  In step S42, the value of the image selection flag decoded from the notification NTC from the confirmation screen display unit 1811 is a value indicating “building status”, for example, “04”. The search unit 832 extracts the value of the item “file name” from the image disclosure information searched in step S41 from the item “image selection flag” or “publication destination flag” whose value is “04”. . The search unit 832 further searches the database 114 for the building status of the file name equal to the value, and causes the screen providing unit 831 to incorporate it into the confirmation screen “building status report”. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S43.

  In step S43, the confirmation screen display unit 1811 downloads the “building status report” BFS from the image management server 113 and displays it on the display 1803. As shown in FIG. 22, in the “building status report” 2100, as the building status image group 2202, the images of the searched building status are arranged in the order of shooting date and time. The confirmation screen display unit 1811 further accepts writing of the “building status report” 2200 to the report screen 2203 from the construction manager of the construction company, for example, and provides the written text data IST to the screen of the image management server 113 Pass to part 831. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S44.

  In step S44, the screen providing unit 831 updates the “building status report” 2200 using the text data IST. The screen providing unit 831 further changes the value of the “public disclosure flag” of the image disclosure information related to the building situation image group 2202 in accordance with the operation of the construction manager. As a result, the owner of the house indicated by the item “house number” 2201 is added to the disclosure destination of the “building status report” 2200. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S45.

  In step S45, the owner's PC 2700 logs into the image management server 113 of the information center 110. As a result, the PC 2700 transmits to the image management server 113 a search request RCD for the building status including the search conditions for the image of the building status received from the owner, for example, the house name (generally, the name of the owner). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S46.

  In step S46, the image management server 113 receives the search request RCD from the owner's PC 2700, and searches the database 114 for a construction status report 2200 regarding the owner's house using the house name indicated by the request. Further, the image management server 113 refers to the image disclosure information related to the building status image group 2202 incorporated in the building status report 2200, and the owner of the image group 2202 is disclosed to the disclosure destination of the image group 2202 based on the value of the disclosure permission flag indicated by the image management server 113. Make sure it is included. If the confirmation is obtained, the image management server 113 causes the owner PC 2700 to download the construction status report BFS and display it on the display. Thereafter, the process ends.

  [Advantages of the embodiment]

  The house information global system according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention causes the image management server 113 to search for an image taken during the delivery operation using the delivery destination indicated by the invoice information. Specifically, first, the house number is incorporated into the file name of the image taken by the smartphone 100 according to the file naming rule during the delivery work. Next, the image management server 113 allows the user to specify the value of any item included in the invoice information as an image search condition, and the item indicated by the search condition is selected from the invoice information stored in the physical distribution management server 112. Search for things that contain values. Subsequently, the image management server 113 extracts a house number from the retrieved invoice information, and searches the database 114 for an image having a file name including the house number.

  Thus, this system uses information about the delivery destination to establish a practical association between the image taken during the delivery operation and the invoice information. In fact, with this association, even if the user uses the public image selection screen and uploads all of the images taken in multiple delivery operations in a batch after all the delivery operations are completed, The management server 113 can correctly associate these images with the delivery work. Therefore, this system does not require the smartphone 100 to upload an image to the database 114 during the delivery operation. As a result, neither the image resolution nor the amount of data is limited by the traffic of the mobile phone network. Furthermore, images taken by the smartphone 100 are distributed to NASs owned by each business office, and only those images that can be disclosed are uploaded to the database 114 of the information center 110. As a result, both the NAS and the database 114 can be limited to a practically large capacity.

  The home information global system further stores images taken during delivery work in association with the invoice information as described above. As a result, this system has a significantly advantageous effect in the delivery work related to residential construction as follows.

  1. Since the delivery image is stored, even if the delivery operator cannot confirm the delivery by the consignee at the time of unloading, the delivery operator can confirm the image from the image at a later date. In delivery work related to residential construction, it is difficult to let the construction worker at the delivery destination carry out an accurate inspection, so missing items or damage may be found in the delivered building components only after a few days have passed since delivery. Many. Even in this case, both the delivery company and the building company can accurately determine from the delivery image whether the shortage / damage has already occurred at the time of delivery. Thus, the system can promptly agree redistribution between the distributor and the contractor.

  2. Since images of road conditions on the way to the delivery destination and the situation of the delivery destination are stored, the delivery operator, the supervisor, the shipper, the consignee, etc. use the images for a meeting regarding the delivery work. be able to. In the meeting, park the delivery vehicle on the road that the vehicle should pass during the next operation to the delivery destination, the unloading site to be secured at the delivery destination, the points to be careful when unloading, and the vicinity of the delivery destination. The place that should be kept is considered. While delivery work related to residential construction is likely to be hindered by fluctuations in weather, road conditions, and delivery destination conditions, delays in delivery work such as take-out of luggage will lead to delays in construction work at the delivery destination. Must be done carefully. In this system, not only language but also images are used for information exchange in the meeting, so that all parties can accurately and quickly grasp road conditions and delivery destination conditions. In this way, the system allows the party to quickly plan the next delivery operation.

  3. Since the image of the building situation at the delivery destination is stored, the image can be used when the contractor reports the progress of the home building to the owner. Thus, this system can increase the opportunity for the delivery company to assist the contractor.

  [Modification]

  (A) The housing information global system according to the above embodiment supports the management of logistics operations in home construction. However, the logistics management system according to the present invention can also support logistics operations in other industries. In particular, an image taken during delivery work can be associated with a database related to the delivery work and used practically. .

  (B) Said embodiment uses the smart phone which a driver | operator possesses as a portable terminal mounted in a delivery vehicle. However, other mobile devices such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants, tablet PCs, and notebook PCs can be used in the same manner as long as they are mobile devices that can be connected to the dynamic management server through a mobile phone network or the Internet.

  (C) The above embodiment uses a wireless LAN for uploading images from a smartphone to a NAS. In addition, other connection methods such as a wired LAN (IEEE802.3), Bluetooth (registered trademark), USB, and NFC (Near Field Communication) may be used for the upload. However, in any connection method including a wireless LAN, system security measures such as encryption of image data and clarification of a security policy must be sufficiently prepared.

  (D) In the above embodiment, the file naming rules (1) to (3) are applied to the file name of the image taken by the mobile terminal. However, the file name of the image may be configured by combining other items included in the invoice information according to different rules as long as the image taken during the delivery work indicated by the invoice information can be uniquely identified. .

  (E) In the above-described embodiment, in the image search process, all the invoice information including the value of the item indicated by the search condition input by the user is displayed in a list, and the information indicating the desired delivery destination is displayed to the user. Let them choose. In addition, the physical distribution management system according to the present invention may omit the selection step from the list display of the invoice information by allowing the user to narrow down the search conditions until the invoice information indicating the desired delivery destination can be uniquely specified. .

  (F) In the embodiment described above, an image captured by the smartphone 100 is transferred from the smartphone 100 to the NAS 133 as it is. In addition, the physical distribution management system according to the present invention uses a portable terminal equipped with a handwriting input function such as a touch panel or a mouse to transfer characters or curves on the image before transferring the image from the portable terminal to the NAS. Etc. may be permitted to the user.

  (G) In the above embodiment, the form image is displayed on the display of the sales office LAN or the shipper LAN. In addition, the physical distribution management system according to the present invention may display a form image on a display of a portable terminal, particularly a tablet PC. Thereby, this system can promote paperless in delivery work, that is, reduction of forms printed on paper. As a result, the logistics company using this system can easily maintain high security for the items described in the form, such as the personal information of the shipper and consignee, and the printing of the form, the management of the printed matter, and the The cost required for disposal can be reduced.

  (H) The movement management server 825 according to the above embodiment uses the navigation service available through the Internet to control the operation of the vehicle, such as the time when the vehicle reaches the delivery destination from the position information of the delivery vehicle. It may be predicted. The supervisor of the delivery work can use the prediction to dynamically optimize the dispatch process according to the progress of the delivery work. Further, the movement management server 825 creates information indicating the current position of the delivery vehicle and the progress of the delivery work based on the stored delivery vehicle position information and the delivery work progress information. May be delivered to. Thereby, the number of inquiries regarding the progress of delivery work from the shipper can be reduced.

  (I) In the above embodiment, images taken by the smartphone 100 during the delivery work are collectively transferred from the smartphone 100 to the NAS 133 of the second sales office LAN 130 after all the delivery work is completed. In addition, the physical distribution management system according to the present invention may upload the image to the database 114 through the mobile phone line when the image is taken during delivery to the mobile terminal. Thereby, an image photographed with a portable terminal can be used for information exchange in an emergency such as an accident.

  (J) In the above-described embodiment, only images that are selected to be disclosed to the user among images captured by the smartphone 100 during the delivery operation are stored in the database 114 of the information center 110. In addition, the physical distribution management system according to the present invention may store all images taken by the smartphone 100 during the delivery operation in the database 114 as long as the capacity of the database 114 permits.

  (K) In the above embodiment, an image captured by the smartphone 100 during delivery work is uploaded from the NAS 133 of the second business office LAN 130 to the database 114. In addition, the physical distribution management system according to the present invention may upload an image captured by a device other than the portable terminal to the database 114 from any sales office LAN. If the file name of the image includes the value of the item of the invoice information, as in the case of the file naming rule (1)-(3), the system uses the value of the item, The image can be searched.

  (L) In the above-described embodiment, an image captured by the smartphone 100 is stored in the file using the classification addition area 707 of the public image selection screen and the public flag of the public image information as necessary. It is set so that it belongs also to a classification other than the classification indicated by the value of the image selection flag in the name. In addition, the physical distribution management system according to the present invention may limit the classification of images taken with the smartphone 100 to that indicated by the value of the image selection flag in the file name.

  The present invention relates to a physical distribution management system for residential buildings, and relates to an image taken during delivery work and invoice information using the information about the delivery destination as described above. Thus, the present invention is clearly industrially applicable.

100 smartphone
110 Information Center
111 router
112 Logistics management server
113 Image management server
114 database
120 1st office LAN
121 router
122 Client terminal
123 Large display
130 Second office LAN
131 router
132 Client terminal
133 NAS
134 access points
TRC delivery vehicle
WHS logistics base
RDS road sign
RWK road construction sign
BRR Obstacles that may interfere with delivery vehicles
BLS delivery site
Building materials for BLM delivery
DLV delivery image
RPS form image
CSS survey image
BPS Building situation image
WWW Internet
MNT mobile phone network
PVN intranet

Claims (8)

It is a logistics management system for residential buildings,
A storage device for storing images taken during the delivery of building components; and
A server device for managing a plurality of invoice information relating to the delivery work of building members;
With
The server device
A screen providing unit for providing a user with a confirmation screen of an image taken during delivery work; and
The value of any item included in the plurality of invoice information includes the value of the item indicated by the search condition from the plurality of invoice information in response to an input from the user specifying the value of the image as the search condition. A search unit for searching for an image taken during a delivery operation to a delivery destination indicated by the searched invoice information, and causing the screen providing unit to incorporate the searched image into the confirmation screen;
Having
Housing information global system. The image stored in the storage device includes a flag indicating whether the subject is a delivered building member, a form, a road situation during delivery, a delivery destination situation, or a construction situation,
Based on the value of the flag, the search unit of the server device, the image to be incorporated into the confirmation screen in the screen providing unit, delivered building members, forms, road conditions in the middle of delivery, delivery destination situation, or Select from the images of the building situation,
The housing information global system according to claim 1, wherein: The screen providing unit of the server device, when the user who is the building member delivery operator and the shipper of the building member is logged in as the user, displays an image of the road situation during delivery or the situation of the delivery destination on the confirmation screen. And text data received from the delivery worker or the shipper in a chat format.
The housing information global system according to claim 2, wherein: The screen providing unit of the server device receives, as the user, a handwritten message received from the delivery worker or the shipper on the confirmation screen when a building material delivery worker and the building material shipper log in. Incorporate the graphics data that represents the image into the image of the road condition during delivery or the situation of the delivery destination.
The housing information global system according to claim 2, wherein: The screen providing unit of the server device, as the user, when the shipper of the building member is logged in, the image of the building situation is displayed on the confirmation screen, and the building situation report screen for the owner of the delivery destination is displayed on the shipper. Incorporate widgets to aid creation,
The housing information global system according to claim 2, wherein: The screen providing unit of the server device, when a delivery worker of a building member is logged in as the user, when uploading an image taken during delivery work to the terminal used by the delivery worker for login, The flag value is selected according to the subject of the image, and is incorporated into the identification information of the image.
The housing information global system according to claim 2, wherein: The screen providing unit of the server device, when the delivery worker of the building member is logged in as the user,
Causing the search unit to search for information including information on the delivery worker from the plurality of invoice information, and providing a delivery instruction to the delivery worker based on the searched invoice information;
When uploading an image taken during delivery work to the terminal used for login by the delivery worker, the delivery destination identification information included in the delivery instruction is incorporated into the identification information of the image.
The housing information global system according to claim 1, wherein: The screen providing unit of the server device, as the user, when a construction member delivery worker and a shipper of the building member are logged in,
The delivery worker periodically uploads his / her location information during delivery work to the mobile terminal used for login,
Based on the plurality of invoice information and the location information of the mobile terminal, a screen showing the progress of the delivery work is provided to the shipper.
The housing information global system according to claim 1, wherein:

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