JP5737762B2 - Stacking work photographing apparatus and system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a stacking work photographing apparatus and system.

  The loading conditions of a transport vehicle such as a trailer are stipulated by laws and the like, and a transport company or a client who requests transportation to the transport company is required to comply with these conditions. For example, when transporting H-shaped steel as a load with a semi-trailer, it is required to use a predetermined retaining device and perform loading in a predetermined procedure. Specifically, place the rootstock horizontally in the loading platform, place rubber on the basement, apply rubber to the side stanchions, and load balance so that the side stanches are applied at equal intervals from the center in the longitudinal direction. For example, it is loaded so that it does not become a single load.

  In Patent Document 1 below, the vehicle-mounted device takes a picture of the container identifier in order to enable identification of the container and management of the container transported by the container transport vehicle equipped with the container handling device. History data composed of electronic image data obtained, time data at the time of photography, vehicle position data, and container operation type data is transmitted to the center device, and the center device stores the history data and is included in the history data. A technique for managing containers by analyzing electronic image data and performing container identification is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a photographic means for taking a picture of a container identifier and outputting image data in order to accurately manage a container carried by a container carrying vehicle day and night, and a shutter of the photographic means. In-vehicle control means for controlling the timing is obtained, and the on-vehicle control means turns on and off the illumination means in conjunction with the ON-OFF operation of the PTO device, and at the predetermined time starts the photography means to take a picture. A technique for transmitting the received image data to the center apparatus is disclosed.

JP 2007-153488 A JP 2010-120636 A

  By the way, since the process of loading a load such as a container is generally performed by a driver of a transport vehicle such as a semi-trailer or its assistant, the client who requested the transport of the load checks the loading status of the load in real time. It is difficult to do so. For example, when a steel maker pays iron to an automobile company, etc., the steel plate is loaded on the truck or trailer at the truck terminal of the steel maker's factory, but the person in charge of the steel maker who is the client or the administrator is from the actual loading site. At a remote location, the actual loading is carried out by the truck or trailer driver and its assistants according to the prescribed loading method, and finally departs for the delivery company with the permission of the manager. doing. In such a situation, it is extremely difficult for the manager to manage and supervise whether the loading by the driver or its assistant is correctly performed according to the prescribed procedure, and in some cases, the loading is insufficient. It can also be assumed that a departure occurs.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to manage the loading status by transmitting image data taken by an imaging means such as a digital camera to the center device, and analyzing the image data in the center device. Since it covers a plurality of processes, it is difficult for an actual worker to capture images in each process without omission. Therefore, for example, even if a loading process of a certain day includes a process a, a process b, a process c, and a process d, and it is necessary to take an image in each of these processes, the operator can It is fully assumed that the user forgets to take an image of any one of the steps, for example, step c. In particular, it is extremely difficult for an operator to take images of all the processes without omission in consideration of the fact that the process can change for each load, regardless of whether the load is loaded in the same process. is there.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a system that support an operator to reliably capture an image in each step of a stacking operation without omission.

  The present invention is an apparatus for photographing a stacking operation, wherein the storage unit stores imaging instruction data for instructing to capture an image in each step according to a predetermined process sequence in the stacking operation, and the storage unit Instructing means for sequentially instructing a user to take an image in each step of the stacking operation using the photographing instruction data stored in the camera, and an imaging means for taking the image in response to the user's operation And transmitting means for transmitting the image in each process photographed by the photographing means to a server together with identification data indicating the photographed process.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the imaging instruction data includes at least a first process and a second process following the first process, and the instruction unit instructs to capture an image in the first process. Then, it is instructed to take an image in the second step after taking an image with the photographing unit and transmitting with the transmitting unit.

  Further, the present invention is a system for photographing a stacking operation, wherein the server transmits image capturing instruction data instructing to capture an image in each step according to a predetermined process sequence in the stacking operation, and the photographing An imaging device that receives instruction data, and the imaging device stores each of the stacking operations using the storage unit that stores the received imaging instruction data and the imaging instruction data stored in the storage unit. Instructing means for sequentially instructing the user to take an image in the process, photographing means for photographing the image in response to the user's operation, and the image in each process photographed by the photographing means are photographed And transmitting means for transmitting to a second server that is the same as or different from the server together with identification data indicating the process.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the imaging instruction data includes at least a first process and a second process following the first process, and the instruction unit instructs to capture an image in the first process. Then, it is instructed to take an image in the second step after taking an image with the photographing unit and transmitting with the transmitting unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can assist that an operator image | photographs the image in each process of stacking reliably without omission and transmits to the server side. Therefore, on the server side, it is possible to manage images in each process of the packing without omission, and it is possible to manage the packing status reliably and collectively. Further, when there are a plurality of loads, even if the process is different for each load, the imaging instruction data can be flexibly changed according to the processes, so that there is an advantage of excellent versatility.

It is a system configuration figure of an embodiment. It is a block diagram of a digital camera. It is a rear view of a digital camera. It is a block diagram of an ASP server. It is a processing flowchart of an embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of imaging | photography instruction | indication data. It is a side view which shows the final loading condition of H-shaped steel. It is a top view which shows the final loading condition of H-shaped steel. It is a rear view which shows the final loading condition of H-shaped steel. It is screen transition explanatory drawing of embodiment. It is a processing flowchart on the server side of the embodiment.

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

  First, the system block diagram of the transport vehicle imaging system in this embodiment is shown. The system includes a digital camera 10, a mail server (mail server computer) 14, an ASP server (ASP server computer) 16, and management terminals (terminal devices) 18 and 20. The digital camera 10, the mail server 14, the ASP server 16, and the management terminals 18 and 20 are connected to the Internet 12 by radio or wire.

  The digital camera 10 as the transport vehicle photographing device is operated by a loader of the load of the transport vehicle, for example, a driver of the transport vehicle or its assistant. The operator operates the digital camera 10 to take an image of the loading situation in each loading process. The digital camera 10 is connected to the Internet 12 by radio. An operator transmits image data in each step of stacking shot with the digital camera 10 to the mail server 14 via the Internet 12. In other words, the worker transmits the captured image data to the mail server 14 in an e-mail format. A destination for transmitting image data and the like in each process of loading in the e-mail format from the digital camera 10, that is, an e-mail address is stored in advance in the memory in the digital camera 10, and the operator transmits the digital camera 10. An e-mail can be sent to a desired destination only by operating a button. The image data is transmitted to the mail server 14 as an email attachment file. When the image data or the like is in the JPEG format, the JPEG format is converted into text data using an encoder such as Base64.

  The digital camera 10 receives photographing instruction data (or a photographing instruction program) via the Internet 12 in advance when photographing the loading situation. The shooting instruction data is transmitted from, for example, the mail server 14. The shooting instruction data (or shooting instruction program) is data (or a program) that instructs the operator to sequentially take images in each process according to a predetermined process sequence in a stacking operation to be shot by the digital camera 10. It is. The shooting instruction data received via the Internet 12 is stored in the memory of the digital camera 10. The digital camera 10 sequentially instructs a worker who is a user of the digital camera 10 to take a picture for each process according to the photographing instruction data received and stored in the memory. The operator takes image data in each process according to this instruction.

  The mail server 14 receives the e-mail transmitted from the digital camera 10 and extracts the image data of the stacking situation attached to the e-mail. The mail server 14 transmits the extracted image data to the ASP server 16. The mail server 14 transmits image data to the ASP server 16 via the Internet 12, but can also be transmitted to the ASP server 16 via a dedicated line instead of the Internet 12. The dedicated line is either a public line or a non-public line. When the digital camera 10 captures a plurality of stacked images and transmits the plurality of image data one by one to the mail server 14 in an email format, the mail server 14 receives a plurality of emails. In this case, the mail server 14 sorts the image data based on the data in the subject (subject) of each e-mail and transmits it to the ASP server 16. The data in the subject is a project number and a folder project number. In the digital camera 10, a folder is formed for each transmission destination, and the captured image data of the loading situation is stored together in each folder in the digital camera 10. When transmitting image data of a plurality of different loads to the same transmission destination, the plurality of image data cannot be distinguished from each other in a single folder. Therefore, the digital camera 10 manages the plurality of image data with the project number assigned to each folder. The project number is automatically inserted into the subject (subject) of the e-mail by the processor of the digital camera 10. The mail server 14 sorts the image data of the loading status using the project number in the subject and transmits it to the ASP server 16. Further, the data in the subject of each e-mail includes identification data indicating each process in the loading operation in addition to the project number. This identification data is, for example, a number assigned to identify each process. The mail server 14 can further classify the image data of the loading situation for each process using the process identification data in the subject. The processor of the digital camera 10 generates this process identification data based on the imaging instruction data received via the Internet 12. Of course, the digital camera 10 may include process identification data as metadata of image data instead of including process identification data in the subject of the e-mail.

  The ASP server 16 stores the image data of the loading status for each project number and for each process transmitted from the mail server 14 in a database, and uses the image data stored for each project number and for each process in a predetermined format. Edit or process to create file data. When the ASP server 16 receives the image data from the mail server 14, the ASP server 16 specifies and specifies the management terminal that manages the digital camera 10 based on the ID of the digital camera 10 included in the subject of the e-mail. A reception notification is transmitted to the management terminal via the Internet 12. For example, it is assumed that the management company A is a user of the management terminal 18 and manages a worker who operates the digital camera 10. The ASP server 16 manages the digital camera 10 based on the ID of the digital camera 10 as the management company A, and the management company A is a user of the management terminal 18. Therefore, the ASP server 16 is managed as a management terminal that manages the digital camera 10. The terminal 18 is specified. If there is another digital camera in addition to the digital camera 10 and the management company B is a user of the management terminal 20 and manages a worker who operates the other digital camera, the ASP server 16 Since the management company B manages the other digital camera based on the ID of the other digital camera, and the management company B is a user of the management terminal 20, the management terminal that manages the other digital camera. The management terminal 20 is specified as follows.

  When the manager of the management company needs the image data file of the loading situation, the management server 18 or the management terminal 20 is used to access the ASP server 16 and the file data edited or processed by the ASP server 16 is used. Is displayed on the display device of the management terminal 18 or the management terminal 20. The administrator visually recognizes the file data displayed on the display device of the management terminal 18 or the management terminal 20, so that in each step of the stacking work photographed with the digital camera 10 or another digital camera at the stacking site. You can check the image data and check the status of loading. For example, when a steel manufacturer delivers iron to an automobile company, etc., the steel manufacturer is the management company, the person in charge of transportation at the steel manufacturer is the manager, and the driver of the transportation vehicle that carries the iron from the steel company to the automobile company or its assistant Corresponds to an on-site worker.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration block diagram of the digital camera 10. The digital camera 10 includes a sensor (image sensor) 10a such as CMOS or CCD, a DSP (digital signal processor) 10b, a CPU 10c, a memory interface (I / F) 10d, a JPEG codec 10e, a memory 10f, and a communication interface (I / F). 10g and a program memory 10m. Although not shown in the figure because it is publicly known, the digital camera 10 also includes an optical system such as a focus lens, a zoom lens, a shutter, and a diaphragm, and forms an object image on the sensor 10a by the optical system.

  The sensor 10a converts an image of a stacking situation as a subject into an electrical signal. The electrical signal is converted into a digital image signal and supplied to the DSP 10b.

  The DSP 10b performs various processing such as gain correction (white balance sensitivity setting), gamma correction, synchronization processing, RGB-YC conversion processing, noise reduction processing, and contour correction on the digital image data.

  The JPEG codec 10e converts and compresses the digital image data processed by the DSP 10b into the JPEG format, and stores the compressed image data in the memory 10f as image data in a stacking state. The memory 10f is, for example, a flash memory.

  When the CPU 10c stores image data or the like in the memory 10f, the CPU 10c performs batch management using a folder created for each transmission destination. For example, when there are two transmission destinations, folders having respective transmission destination numbers are created. The CPU 10c assigns a project number to each destination folder in order from the initial value. The shooting date and time is also stored in the memory 10f at the same time. Further, basic data about the image data of the loading situation, for example, the situation at the time of photographing and the data of the photographing part are also stored in the memory 10f. When transmitting the image data of the loading status to the mail server 14, the CPU 10c converts the image data stored in the transmission destination folder into text data as an attached file of the e-mail and transmits it. Further, data such as a project number is read from the memory 10f and automatically inserted into the subject (subject) of the e-mail. Each of the plurality of image data is given a unique file name incremented from the initial value.

  The project number of the destination folder is sequentially incremented from 1, but the upper limit can be fixed to 10, for example. When the project number reaches 10, the project number returns to 1 again. In addition to the project number, the project name may be entered. Specifically, the project name is a name that identifies the loading operation. For example, “H-shape steel” if the load is H-shaped steel, “bar steel” if the load is steel bar, “coil” if the load is a coil, and the like. As the project name, in addition to the name of the cargo, a name that identifies the management company may be added. For example, when the H-shaped steel of steel manufacturer A is a load, it is “H-shaped steel of A” or the like. Furthermore, the name of the transportation destination may be added as the project name. The project number and project name are received via the Internet 12 as part of the shooting instruction data.

  When receiving the shooting instruction data from the mail server 14 via the communication interface I / F 10g, the CPU 10c stores the shooting instruction data in the program memory 10m. The photographing instruction data is data that defines a plurality of processes to be photographed on the day in the stacking operation together with the order. For example, when a plurality of processes to be performed and photographed when loading “H-shaped steel” are a process a, a process b, a process c, and a process d, the processes a to d are defined together with their order. In order to define each process, the data and process name are used in the process identification that identifies the process. Numbers can be used for the process identification data, and are expressed as “0001”, “0002”, and the like.

  When the CPU 10c stores the shooting instruction data in the program memory 10m, the CPU 10c reads out the shooting instruction data from the program memory 10m, and instructs the operator on the steps to be sequentially taken according to the shooting instruction data. An operator photographs the image data for stacking in each process according to an instruction from the CPU 10c. That is, to explain in accordance with the above steps a to d, the photographing instruction data defines the steps a, b, c, and d in this order, and the CPU 10c first photographs the step a. Tell the worker what to do. The instruction method is arbitrary, but may be displayed on the EVF of the digital camera 10, displayed on a liquid crystal monitor, or notified by voice. Specifically, the CPU 10c first instructs the EVF or the liquid crystal monitor to display that the process a should be photographed. The operator confirms the process a displayed on the EVF or the liquid crystal monitor, and takes an image of the loading situation in the process a. Next, the CPU 10c displays and indicates on the EVF or the liquid crystal monitor that the process b should be shot. The operator confirms the process b displayed on the EVF or the liquid crystal monitor, and takes an image of the loading situation in the process b. Hereinafter, in the same manner, the photographing of the process a, the process b, the process c, and the process d is sequentially instructed. As long as the image of step a is not captured and transmitted, the CPU 10c does not give an instruction for the next step b. As a result, the operator can reliably capture images of all processes without omission. The CPU 10c processes the captured image and stores it in the memory 10f and transmits it to the mail server 14 using the communication interface 10g. The shooting instruction using the shooting instruction data will be further described later.

  FIG. 3 shows a rear view of the digital camera 10. On the back of the digital camera 10, an EVF 10h and three buttons 10i are provided. Since the digital camera 10 communicates with the server side via the Internet 12, the communication module 10g including the communication interface 10g is built in. However, the communication module 10g is downsized to replace the EVF 10h or in addition to the EVF 10h. A liquid crystal monitor may be provided on the back side. A shutter button 10j is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the digital camera 10.

  In the EVF 10h, each process based on the photographing instruction data is sequentially displayed by the CPU 10c. Each process is represented by a 4-digit number, and the 4-digit number is displayed at a predetermined position of the EVF 10h. The operator confirms the process displayed on the EVF 10h, and depresses the shutter button 10j to capture an image of the process. The captured image is automatically transmitted to the mail server 14 via the Internet 12 without requiring further operation by the operator. It can be said that the shutter button 10j serves both as a photographing button and a transmission button for a photographed image.

  The three buttons 10 i are composed of a button 1, a button 2, and a button 3. The button 1 is a button for selecting a project number and a project name, specifically, a load name and number. The name and number of the load are received from the mail server 14 via the Internet 12 as a part of the shooting instruction data. If there are a plurality of loads and a plurality of shooting instruction data for each load, the button 1 is operated. Then, the load and the number are selected in order to specify the loading operation to be photographed. Of course, even if the name and number of the load is a single load, it is useful to select and specify the loading operation to be photographed by operating this button 1. The operator can confirm again that he / she surely carries the correct load by selecting the name and number of the load using the button 1. Button 2 is a button for selecting a process identification number. By operating this button 2, the CPU 10c displays the next process identification number on the EVF 10h. The button 2 can be omitted, and the CPU 10c can automatically increment to the next process identification number after transmitting the captured image and display it on the EVF 10h. The button 3 is a button that the operator operates to confirm the image of the loaded stacking situation. By operating the button 3, the captured image is read from the memory 10f and displayed on the EVF 10h or the liquid crystal monitor.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration block diagram of the ASP (Application Service Provider) server 16. The ASP server 16 includes a communication interface (I / F) 16a, a CPU 16b, a memory 16c such as a ROM and a RAM, a user attribute database (DB) 16d for storing user attributes, and an image database (DB) for storing image data of stacking work. ) 16e includes a file database (DB) 16f that stores file data obtained by editing and processing image data into a predetermined file format.

  The user attribute database 16d stores basic information of a management company (or a person in charge of the management company) as a user, specifically, name, address, IP address of the management terminal 18 (or management terminal 20), and ID of the digital camera 10. Correspondingly stored as a table. For example, as the digital camera 10, there are five digital cameras, a digital camera A, a digital camera B, a digital camera C, a digital camera D, and a digital camera E, and these are all managed by an administrator. A person's name, the management terminal 18, and the IDs of the digital cameras A to E are associated with each other and stored as a table. By referring to this table, it is possible to identify which digital camera is managed by the administrator. The user attribute database 16d further stores a user ID and password for each management company that is a user.

  The CPU 16b uses the table stored in the user attribute database 16d to determine from which digital camera the image data of the stacking work is transmitted and to which management terminal the reception completion notification is transmitted. Further, in response to a request from the management terminal 18 (or management terminal 20), the image data of the stacking work is read from the image database 16e or the file database 16f and transmitted to the management terminal 18 (or management terminal 20). Various processes of the ASP server 16 are basically executed by the CPU 16b.

  FIG. 5 shows a processing flowchart of the present embodiment.

  First, when the transporter arrives at the loading site, the digital camera 10 is turned on (S101). Then, the CPU 10c of the digital camera 10 transmits an activation command from the communication interface 10g to the mail server 14 via the Internet 12. The activation command includes an ID for specifying the digital camera 10. In response to this activation command, the mail server 14 transmits predetermined shooting instruction data to the digital camera 10 according to the ID of the digital camera 10. The shooting instruction data is transmitted to the digital camera 10 via the Internet 12, but other communication lines such as a telephone line may be used. As described above, the photographing instruction data is data that defines the steps to be photographed by the digital camera 10 within the day together with the order of the steps.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of shooting instruction data. In the figure, reference numeral 32 represents a process identification number. Each process identification number is assigned to each process of a predetermined procedure when loading a specific load corresponding to 1: 1. FIG. 6 shows a procedure for loading “H-shaped steel” as a load. For example, it is posted on the website of the Japan Trucking Association. The stacking process specified by each process identification number is as follows.

"0001"
"0002", the process of placing rootstock in the horizontal direction of the loading platform
Process "0003" where rubber is laid on the rootstock and rubber is applied to the side stanchions
The process “0004”, in which a butt material is placed between the stanchion and the product when the product is applied to the stanchion at the front of the loading platform
The product is loaded so that the side stanchions are applied at equal left and right positions from the center of the longitudinal direction, and the load is balanced so that it does not become a single load. Process "0005"
The process of fixing the load with a wire rope and a clamping machine

  In FIG. 6, important points in each process are also shown. The mail server 14 defines and transmits each process together with its order as photographing instruction data. The shooting instruction data shown in FIG. 6 differs for each load, that is, for each project name.

  Returning to FIG. 5 again, the digital camera 10 receives (downloads) the shooting instruction data transmitted from the mail server 14 (S102). The received photographing instruction data is stored in the program memory 10m.

Next, the CPU 10c of the digital camera 10 instructs the operator to shoot by displaying the process identification number on the EVF 10h according to the shooting instruction data stored in the program memory 10m (S103). Referring to FIG. 6, the load “H-shaped steel” is composed of five processes, and the order is indicated by a process identification number.
0001 → 0002 → 0003 → 0004 → 0005
The CPU 10c of the digital camera 10 first displays “0001” on the EVF 10h.

  After displaying the process identification number on the EVF 10h, the CPU 10c of the digital camera 10 determines whether or not the operator has pressed the shutter button 10j in response to this instruction and has photographed the process (S104). When the shutter button 10j is not operated and no image is taken, the process identification number is continuously displayed on the EVF 10h. On the other hand, when the operator depresses the shutter button 10j to photograph the stacking situation, the CPU 10c transmits (uploads) the image data to the mail server 14 via the Internet 12 (S105).

  After transmitting the image data of the stacking status, the CPU 10c determines whether or not all the steps in the shooting instruction data have been shot (S106). Specifically, a shooting completion flag is set for each step of the shooting instruction data, and it is determined whether or not a shooting completion flag is set for all steps. Alternatively, a determination may be made by setting a pointer to each step of the shooting instruction data and incrementing the pointer every time shooting of each step is completed. If all the steps in the shooting instruction data have not been shot, the process shifts to the next step identification number, and the processes after S103 are repeated again (S107).

  The process of S107 may move to the next process identification number according to the operator's button operation as described above, or the CPU 10c may automatically move to the next process identification number. In the former case, the next “0002” is displayed in accordance with the operation of the operator's button 2, and in the latter case, the next “0002” is automatically displayed after the photographing data is automatically transmitted.

  Here, it should be noted that the next process identification number is not displayed on the EVF 10h unless the construction site of the process specified by the process identification number displayed on the EVF 10h is photographed. Therefore, even if “0001” is displayed and the operator erroneously or intentionally presses the button 2 without photographing the stacking status of the process, the CPU 10c still has the process “0001”. If the image data is not captured and transmitted, this operation is ignored and “0001” is continuously displayed. Thereby, the omission of photography in each process is surely prevented.

  When the above processing is repeated, all the steps in the shooting instruction data are shot, and the image data is transmitted, the CPU 10c ends the processing. When shooting / transmission of all the processes is completed, a message notifying that may be displayed on the EVF 10h or the liquid crystal monitor, or may be output as a voice.

Moreover, the image of the loading situation in each process may be single or plural. In the case of a single case, for example, an image obtained by photographing the loading platform from the side surface or the back surface is used. Alternatively, the loading platform may be composed of three images, a plane or perspective image, a side image, and a back image, taken from above or obliquely above. When there are a plurality of images to be photographed in each step, these can be defined as sub numbers. Specifically, when the perspective image, the side image, and the back image of the stacking status of the process identification number “0001” are to be taken, the CPU 10c sequentially stores the EVF 10h,
“0001-1” → “0001-2” → “0001-3”
Is displayed. “0001-1” means a perspective image, “0001-2” means a side image, and “0001-3” means a back image. When “0001-1” is displayed on the EVF 10h, the worker captures and transmits the loading status of the process identification number “0001” from diagonally above. Next, when “0001-2” is displayed on the EVF 10h, the loading situation is photographed from the side and transmitted. Next, when “0001-3” is displayed on the EVF 10h, the loading situation is photographed from the back and transmitted.

  The number of images to be photographed may be different for each process. For example, the number is 1 in the “0001” process, 3 in the final “0005” process, and the like.

  7, 8 and 9 show examples of images in the final “0005” step. 7 is a side image, FIG. 8 is a planar image, and FIG. 9 is a back image.

  FIG. 10 is a transition diagram of screens displayed on the EVF 10h (or liquid crystal monitor) of the digital camera 10. FIG. 10A shows a screen in which the shooting instruction data is being received. A message “Downloading shooting instruction data” is displayed on the EVF 10h. Before receiving the shooting instruction data and storing it in the program memory 10m, a message such as “Please receive shooting instruction data” may be displayed on the EVF 10h. In addition, before the shooting instruction data is received and stored in the program memory 10m, the shutter button 10j may be locked to prohibit the shooting operation, or the shooting data may be stored even if the shutter button 10j can be operated. The data may be automatically deleted without being stored in the memory 10f. In short, the photographing instruction data can be positioned as essential data or a program for causing the digital camera 10 to function as a photographing device, thereby effectively making private use unrelated to the operator's work of mounting the digital camera 10. Can be forbidden.

  FIG. 10B is a screen on which the process identification number is displayed in accordance with the photographing instruction data after the photographing instruction data is received and stored in the program memory 10m. The process identification number 32 is displayed in the lower right of the screen as “0001”. In the figure, the project name, that is, the load name is also displayed together with the process identification number 32. In order to call the operator's attention, it may be possible to display the process identification number in a color different from other menu displays, or to blink only the process identification number. Further, when the operator operates the button 10i or another button, the process name included in the photographing instruction data, specifically, the explanation of the stacking method or the explanation of the point shown in FIG. You may display with it. Thereby, the operator can reconfirm the content of the process specified by the process identification number, and reconfirm which process should be photographed. As described above, when there are a plurality of images to be photographed in each process, “0001-1” or the like is displayed.

  FIG. 10C shows a screen after photographing and transmitting the process having the process identification number “0001”. “0002” and the next process identification number are displayed in the lower right of the screen. The operator can confirm the process to be photographed next by visually recognizing the process identification number 32.

  FIG. 10D shows a screen after photographing all the steps in the photographing instruction data. An “End” message is displayed at the bottom right of the screen, indicating that all steps have been taken and transmitted. By visually recognizing this “end” message, the operator can confirm that all the steps have been taken without omission.

  FIG. 11 shows a basic processing flowchart of the mail server 14 and the ASP server 16. This is processing of the CPU of the mail server 14 and the CPU 16b of the ASP server 16. First, the mail server 14 sequentially receives e-mails transmitted from the digital camera 10 (S201). The e-mail is attached with image data of the loading status of each process.

  Next, the mail server 14 sorts the image data for each project number and each process included in the received e-mail subject and transmits them to the ASP server 16 (S202). The ASP server 16 receives the image data from the mail server 14, sorts it by project number and process, and stores it in the image database 16e.

  Next, the ASP server 16 identifies or identifies the management terminal of the management company that manages the digital camera 10 corresponding to the ID from the ID in the subject of the email using the table stored in the user attribute database 16d. (S203). In the table stored in the user attribute database 16d, an ID is assigned to each of the plurality of digital cameras, and a management terminal is assigned to each ID of the plurality of digital cameras. Is transmitted, the ASP server 16 can specify the management terminal from the ID included in the subject of the e-mail.

  Next, the ASP server 16 notifies the identified or specified management terminal of the completion of the reception of the e-mail (S204). The reception completion notification includes data of the digital camera ID, the number of received images, and the shooting date and time. These are all data included in the subject of the received electronic mail. Further, the ASP server 16 reads the image data stored for each project number and each process from the database from the image database 16e, edits it into a predetermined file format, and stores it in the file database 16f (S205). In the figure, the image data is edited into a predetermined format after notifying the management terminal of completion of reception. However, it is also possible to notify the management terminal of completion of reception after editing the image data into a predetermined format.

  The file format is determined based on the user attributes stored in the user attribute database 16d. However, when the data of the received e-mail contains data related to the file format, it can be edited based on the format data.

  The management terminal that has received the reception completion notification requests the ASP server 16 for the image data of the loading status. For example, when the management terminal identified by the ASP server 16 is the management terminal 18 and the ASP server 16 transmits a reception completion notification to the management terminal 18, the person in charge of the management company who is the user of the management terminal 18 uses the management terminal 18. To confirm the reception completion notification. Then, after confirming the reception completion notification, the person in charge of the management company requests the ASP server 16 to transmit image data of the loading status from the management terminal 18 via the Internet 12. When receiving a request for image data transmission from the management terminal, the ASP server 16 transmits the edited image data stored in the file database 16f to the management terminal (S206).

  This will be described in more detail as follows. That is, when the user of the management terminal 18 receives a reception completion notification from the ASP server 16, the user accesses the ASP server 16 using the management terminal 18. When there is an access request from the management terminal 18, the ASP server 16 requests input of a user name and a password. The user of the management terminal 18 inputs and transmits a user name and password to the ASP server 16 in response to this request. When the ASP server 16 receives the user name and password from the management terminal 18, the ASP server 16 compares the user name and password stored in the user attribute database 16d with the received user name and password to confirm whether or not the user is the correct user. Yes (user authentication). When the user authentication is completed, the user of the management terminal 18 proceeds to a process for requesting a necessary file. File types include display for each digital camera, photo list, slide show, and matrix.

  Instead of transmitting the file to the management terminal 18, the image data may be transferred as it is from the ASP server 16 to the server owned by the administrator. The image data is sorted for each project number and each process and stored in a server owned by the administrator. The administrator can further edit and process the stored image data independently to manage the loading status uniquely.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, shooting instruction data defining a plurality of steps together with the order in the stacking work performed by the operator is transmitted to the digital camera 10, and the digital camera 10 receives the shooting instruction data. It memorizes and supports the shooting of each process by instructing each process sequentially according to this shooting instruction data, and the worker only needs to shoot according to the shooting instruction, so it is sure to prevent forgetting to shoot can do. And managers, such as those who deliver steel to automobile manufacturers, can easily check whether the load is loaded as specified by checking the image of the loading status for each process on the monitor. can do. In addition, even if an accident such as a load collapses or falls, it is possible to quickly grasp the cause by checking the image of the loading situation afterwards.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the shooting instruction data is transmitted from the mail server 14 to the digital camera 10 via the Internet 12. However, the shooting instruction data is preinstalled in the digital camera 10 and then lent to a field worker. You can also. In this case, when the worker arrives at the transportation site and turns on the power of the digital camera 10, the CPU 10c reads out the photographing instruction data preinstalled in the program memory 10m and displays the process identification number of the first process on the EVF 10h. Instruct to take a picture. The shooting instruction data prescribes all the processes of the day together with their order, and after the loading of the load of all the processes of the day is shot and returned, new shooting instruction data is preinstalled in the program memory 10m the next day. And loaned to the worker.

  In the present embodiment, when the shooting instruction data is transmitted from the mail server 14 to the digital camera 10, a GPS device is provided in the digital camera 10, and the positioning data detected by the GPS device when the power is turned on is sent to the mail server together with the activation command. 14 and the mail server 14 uses the positioning data to determine that the digital camera 10 is present at and near the position of the predetermined transportation site, and transmits the shooting instruction data to the digital camera 10. Good. As a result, it is possible to more surely prevent unintended shooting other than loading.

  In the present embodiment, the shooting instruction data is transmitted from the mail server 14 to the digital camera 10, but may be transmitted from a server other than the mail server 14, such as the ASP server 16 or another server. That is, the server that transmits the shooting instruction data and the server that receives the image data transmitted from the digital camera 10 are not necessarily the same, and may be different from each other.

  In this embodiment, the project number and the process identification number are added to the subject of the e-mail and sent to the mail server. However, both the project number and the process identification number are sent to the mail server 14 as image data metadata. May be. In short, the digital camera 10 may be transmitted in such a manner that the project and the process can be identified on the server side. On the server side, since the image data is sorted for each project and each process, it can be easily recognized that there is no image data for a specific process (so-called missing image data). Note that the server side of the administrator also stores the shooting instruction data and collates the image data transmitted from the ASP server 16 for each process to determine whether image data for all processes exists. The administrator will be able to easily recognize whether there is any missing data.

  In the present embodiment, the digital camera 10 is provided with a GPS device, and position data where the data is valid is added to each of the shooting instruction data A and the shooting instruction data B, and the positioning data and position of the GPS device are added. It is also possible to automatically switch the imaging instruction data that is considered to be effective according to the position of the digital camera 10 by collating the data.

Further, in the present embodiment, the shooting instruction data differs for each load, but an example is as follows. That is, if the load is a “coil”,
"0001"
Process "0002" for making a stanchion in front of the loading platform
Process "0003" for placing coil rootstock on the left and right according to the coil diameter
Process “0004” for stanching the left and right sides of the loading platform
Process "0005" for placing two or more rubber under the coil
“0006” is a process to place a front-retaining rootstock according to the stanchion at the front of the loading platform
“0007”, the process of stacking coils with two-point support
A process "0008" for inserting a spacing member for preventing movement between the coils
"0009", a process to put a padding on the contact part of the coil and wire rope
It consists of the process of fixing the coil with a wire rope and a load-clamping machine. The photographing instruction data instructs the operator to sequentially photograph these steps.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the captured image data is transmitted in the e-mail format, but the captured image data may be transmitted to the server side in a format other than e-mail.

  10 Digital camera, 12 Internet, 14 Mail server, 16 ASP server, 18, 20 Management terminal.

Claims (12)

A device for photographing the stacking work,
Storage means for storing shooting instruction data for instructing to take an image in each step according to a predetermined step order in the stacking operation;
Instruction means for sequentially instructing the user to take images in each step of the stacking operation using the photographing instruction data stored in the storage means;
Photographing means for photographing the image in response to the operation of the user;
Transmitting means for transmitting the image in each process photographed by the photographing means to a server together with identification data indicating the photographed process;
A stacking work photographing apparatus characterized by comprising: In the stacking work photographing apparatus according to claim 1,
Receiving means for receiving the photographing instruction data transmitted from the same or different server as the server;
A stacking work photographing apparatus characterized by comprising: In the stacking work photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
The photographing instruction data includes at least a first step and a second step following the first step,
The instruction means instructs to take an image in the first step, then takes an image in the photographing means, and instructs to take an image in the second step after transmitting by the transmission means. A stacking work imaging device. In the stacking work photographing apparatus according to claim 3,
The instructing means automatically instructs to take an image in the first step, then takes an image with the taking means, and automatically sends an image in the second step after transmitting with the transmitting means. A stacking work photographing device characterized by instructing. In the stacking work photographing apparatus according to claim 3,
Manually operable operation means for selecting a process;
With
The instructing means instruct the camera to take an image in the first step, then take a picture with the taking means and transmit with the transmitting means, and then in the second step according to an operation of the operating means. A stacking work photographing device characterized by instructing to photograph an image. In the stacking work photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The shooting instruction data is different for each load. A system for shooting the stacking work,
A server that transmits photographing instruction data instructing to photograph an image in each step according to a predetermined step order in the stacking operation;
A photographing device for receiving the photographing instruction data;
With
The imaging device
Storage means for storing the received imaging instruction data;
Instruction means for sequentially instructing the user to take images in each step of the stacking operation using the photographing instruction data stored in the storage means;
Photographing means for photographing the image in response to the operation of the user;
Transmitting means for transmitting the image in each step photographed by the photographing means to a second server that is the same as or different from the server together with identification data indicating the photographed step;
A stacking work photographing system characterized by comprising: The stacking work photographing system according to claim 7,
The photographing instruction data includes at least a first step and a second step following the first step,
The instruction means instructs to take an image in the first step, then takes an image in the photographing means, and instructs to take an image in the second step after transmitting by the transmission means. Packing work shooting system characterized by. In the stacking work photographing system according to any one of claims 7 and 8,
The second server receives the image transmitted from the imaging device, and sorts and stores the image based on the identification data indicating the process. In the stacking work photographing system according to any one of claims 7 and 8,
The stacking work imaging system, wherein the server transmits the imaging instruction data in response to an activation command transmitted when the imaging apparatus is powered on. In the stacking work photographing system according to any one of claims 7 and 8,
The photographing device includes a GPS device,
The server, stowing work imaging system and transmits the imaging instruction data in response to positioning data detected by the GPS device before Symbol shooting device. In the stacking work photographing system according to claims 7 to 11,
The stacking work photographing system, wherein the photographing device is a digital camera.

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