JP6387660B2 - Article temperature management device, article temperature management system, and article temperature history information creation method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article temperature management device that manages the temperature of an article, an article temperature management system, and an article temperature history information creation method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an article management system that performs article management in a distribution process by directly writing an article distribution history on a wireless tag attached to the article has been used (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such an article management system, a management system for managing foods and medicines has a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature inside the facility installed in each facility, and the distribution route read from the wireless tag attached to the article and each temperature sensor Based on the measurement result, the temperature management of the article is performed by acquiring the temperature history information of the article.

JP 2004-299827 A

  In the method described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to use a wireless tag having a complicated structure capable of writing a distribution route in a memory as an identification medium. Further, in order to grasp the temperature state of the article, it is necessary to read the distribution channel for each article. However, in recent years, there has been a demand for a management system that can more easily acquire temperature history information of articles using an identification medium having a simpler configuration in order to reduce management costs.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides an article temperature management apparatus, an article temperature management system, and an article temperature history information creation method capable of acquiring article temperature history information with a simple configuration. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the article temperature management device according to the present invention passes through a plurality of places each assigned with a place ID in a state where an identification medium for recording the article ID is attached. An article temperature management apparatus for managing the temperature of an article to be conveyed, the conveyance history information storage unit storing conveyance history information in which a conveyance history for each article ID is associated with the place ID, and the plurality of places A communication processing unit that is communicably connected to a location temperature history information storage unit that stores location temperature history information that associates a temporal change in location temperature with a location ID of each location, The conveyance history acquisition unit that acquires the conveyance history information of the management target item ID that is the item ID from the conveyance history information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and the conveyance history acquisition unit The location temperature history acquisition unit that acquires the location temperature history information of the location ID included in the transmission history information from the location temperature history information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and the location temperature acquired by the location temperature history acquisition unit An article temperature history creating unit that creates article temperature history information that gives a temperature history when the managed article is conveyed based on the history information.

  Further, in the article temperature management apparatus according to the present invention, the communication processing unit associates, for each article ID, a loading history of a logistics material on which the article is loaded during transportation with a logistics material ID of the logistics material. The transfer history acquisition unit is communicably connected to a load history information storage unit that stores the load history information, and the transfer history acquisition unit receives the load history information of the management target article ID from the load history information storage unit via the communication processing unit. And the transfer history information corresponding to the management target article ID is acquired from the transfer history information storage unit, and the distribution material ID of the distribution material ID corresponding to the management target article ID based on the acquired loading history information is acquired. The transport history information is regarded as the transport history information corresponding to the management target article ID, and the location ID and the transport period of each location where the management target article is transported are obtained. To.

  In the article temperature management device according to the present invention, the communication processing unit is communicably connected to an article information storage unit that stores the article ID and the storage temperature range of the article corresponding to the article ID in association with each other. The storage temperature range corresponding to the management target article ID is acquired from the article information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and the temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation unit is also obtained. In addition, when the temperature of the article to be managed exceeds the acquired storage temperature range, the apparatus further includes an abnormality detection unit that detects that the article has a temperature abnormality.

  In the article temperature management apparatus according to the present invention, the communication processing unit is communicably connected to a location information storage unit that stores the location ID and the management temperature range of the location corresponding to the location ID in association with each other. When the abnormality detection unit detects that the management target article has a temperature abnormality, the temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation unit and the transport history information storage unit are stored. The abnormal location ID, which is the location ID of the location where the temperature abnormality is detected based on the detected information, is acquired, and the management temperature corresponding to the abnormal location ID is stored from the location information storage unit via the communication processing unit. A range is acquired, a period outside the management temperature range is specified in the temperature history information corresponding to the abnormal place ID with reference to the location temperature history information storage unit, and outside the specified management temperature range The apparatus further includes an abnormal article extraction unit that extracts an article ID of an article conveyed to a location corresponding to the abnormal place ID during a certain period as an article ID of an article having a temperature abnormality from the conveyance history information storage unit. It is characterized by that.

  In the article temperature management device according to the present invention, the communication processing unit is provided corresponding to the location via a network, and can communicate with a server that manages information in the location. The location temperature measured by the temperature sensor provided at the location, the date and time of measurement of the location temperature, and the location ID of the location where the temperature sensor is provided are received as temperature information and received by the communication processing unit Recording control for associating and recording the location ID included in the received temperature information, the location temperature, and time information indicating the measurement date and time of the location temperature in the location temperature history information storage unit based on temperature information The apparatus further includes a section.

  In the article temperature management device according to the present invention, the communication processing unit may read the article ID of the article read by the reader provided at the entrance and the exit of the place, and the article ID. The time information indicating the date and time of reading and the location ID of the location where the reading device is provided are received as read information from the location server, and the recording control unit receives the read information received by the communication processing unit. Originally, the location ID included in the read information, the article ID, and time information indicating a delivery date / time or a delivery date / time of the article ID are associated with each other and recorded in the conveyance history information storage unit. .

  Further, the article temperature management system according to the present invention is an identification medium on which an article ID is recorded which is attached to an article conveyed via a plurality of places each assigned with a place ID and can be read by a predetermined device. A reading device for reading the article ID of the identification medium attached to the article, the reading device provided at the entrance and exit of each place, and the temperature of the place provided at the place A temperature sensor, a conveyance history information storage unit that stores conveyance history information in which a conveyance history for each article ID is associated with the location ID, and a temporal change in the location temperature at each of the plurality of locations. The location temperature history information storage unit that stores location temperature history information associated with the location ID, and the location temperature history information storage unit based on the measurement result of the temperature sensor provided at the location. A recording control device that records the recording history information and records the transportation history information in the transportation history information storage unit based on the reading information by the reading device, and the temperature of the article conveyed through the plurality of places An article temperature management system comprising: an article temperature management system comprising: an article temperature management system, wherein the article temperature management apparatus is communicably connected to the transfer history information storage unit and the location temperature history information storage unit, respectively. A processing history, a transport history acquisition unit that acquires the transport history information of the management target article ID that is an article ID of the management target article from the transport history information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and the transport history acquisition unit A location temperature history acquisition unit that acquires location temperature history information of a location ID included in the transfer history information acquired from the location temperature history information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and the location An article temperature history creation section for creating an article temperature history information based on the location temperature history information degrees history acquisition unit acquires give temperature history during conveyance of the article to be managed, and having a.

  In addition, the article temperature management system according to the present invention stores, for each article ID, loading history information in which the loading history of the logistics material on which the article is loaded during transportation is associated with the logistics material ID of the logistics material. A loading history information storage unit, wherein the communication processing unit is communicably connected to the loading history information storage unit, and the transfer history acquisition unit is connected to the loading history information storage unit via the communication processing unit. The load history information of the management target article ID is acquired from the transfer history information corresponding to the management target article ID from the transfer history information storage unit, and the management target is acquired based on the acquired stack history information. Considering the transport history information of the physical distribution material ID corresponding to the article ID as the transport history information corresponding to the management target article ID, the location of each location where the management target article was transported And obtaining the D and the convey time of each location.

  The article temperature management system according to the present invention further includes an article information storage unit that stores the article ID and the storage temperature range of the article corresponding to the article ID in association with each other, and the communication processing unit includes The article temperature management device is communicably connected to an article information storage unit, the article temperature management device acquires a storage temperature range corresponding to the management target article ID from the article information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and the article temperature history Based on the temperature history information of the management target article created by the creation unit, if the temperature of the management target article exceeds the acquired storage temperature range, the article has a temperature abnormality. An abnormality detection unit for detecting is further provided.

  The article temperature management system according to the present invention further includes a location information storage unit that stores the location ID and a management temperature range of the location corresponding to the location ID in association with each other, and the communication processing unit includes the location information The article temperature management device is communicably connected to an information storage unit, and the article temperature management device is created by the article temperature history creation unit when the abnormality detection unit detects that the management target article has a temperature abnormality. An abnormal place ID, which is the place ID of the place where the temperature abnormality is detected, is acquired based on the temperature history information of the article to be managed and the transfer history information stored in the transfer history information storage unit, and the communication processing unit Via the location information storage unit, the management temperature range corresponding to the abnormal location ID is acquired, and the temperature history information corresponding to the abnormal location ID is referenced with reference to the location temperature history information storage unit Among these, the period outside the management temperature range is specified, and the article ID of the article conveyed to the location corresponding to the abnormal place ID during the period outside the specified management temperature range is stored in the transfer history information storage unit. The apparatus further includes an abnormal article extraction unit that extracts an article ID of an article having a temperature abnormality.

  Further, the article temperature history information creating method according to the present invention is an article for managing the temperature of an article conveyed via a plurality of places each having a place ID attached with an identification medium for recording the article ID. An article temperature history information creation method in which the temperature management apparatus creates temperature history information of the article, an input process in which the article to be managed, which is an article ID of the article to be managed, is input, and conveyance for each article ID A transfer history acquisition process for acquiring the transfer history information of the management target article ID from a transfer history information storage unit that stores transfer history information in which a history is associated with the place ID, and a place temperature at each of the plurality of places The transfer acquired in the transfer history information acquisition process from the location temperature history information storage unit that stores the location temperature history information in which the temporal change of the location is associated with the location ID of each location Location temperature history acquisition processing for acquiring the location temperature history information of the location ID included in the history information, and a temperature history at the time of transporting the management target article based on the location temperature history information acquired in the location temperature history acquisition processing An article temperature history information creating process for creating article temperature history information.

  According to the present invention, an identification medium in which an article ID is recorded is attached to an article, and conveyance history information in which a conveyance history for each article ID is associated with a place ID is stored in association with the management target article ID. Information acquired from the transfer history information storage unit, and the location temperature history information storage unit that stores location temperature history information in which a temporal change in location temperature in each of a plurality of locations is associated with the location ID of each location. Originally, since the temperature history information of the article to be managed is created, the temperature history information of the article can be acquired with a simple configuration. In addition, the temperature state of the article can be easily grasped.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table stored in the article information DB illustrated in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table stored in the location information DB illustrated in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table stored in the transport history information DB illustrated in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a table stored in the place temperature history information DB shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a process for conveying an article to be managed in the article temperature management system shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for carrying-in information recording processing into the transport history information DB by the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the carry-out information recording process to the transfer history information DB by the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a location temperature information recording process in the location temperature history information DB by the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit of the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the connection to the management device, the terminal device, and each DB shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a process for acquiring a conveyance history of a management target article ID by the conveyance history acquisition unit illustrated in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a process of creating temperature history information by the place temperature history acquisition unit shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining temperature history information creation processing by the place temperature history acquisition unit shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of a table stored in the transport history information DB shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another example of a table stored in the location temperature history information DB shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an article temperature management system according to a modification of the first embodiment. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table stored in the physical distribution material information DB illustrated in FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table stored in the loading history information DB illustrated in FIG. FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a conveyance process of an article to be managed in the article temperature management system shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a loading information recording process in the loading history information DB by the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of unloading information recording processing in the loading history information DB by the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit of the management apparatus illustrated in FIG. 17. FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of a loading period of goods for which a temperature history is to be created on physical distribution materials. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a process for acquiring a conveyance history of a management target article ID by the conveyance history acquisition unit illustrated in FIG. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing another example of a table stored in the loading history information DB shown in FIG. FIG. 27 is a block diagram of an example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit of the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 29 is a block diagram of an example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit of the management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating an example of the temperature history information when the temperature of the article for which the temperature history is to be created is normal. FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an article extraction process in which an abnormal article extraction unit illustrated in FIG. 29 has a temperature abnormality. FIG. 33 is a block diagram of another example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 34 is a block diagram of another example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the first embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an article temperature management device, an article temperature management system, and an article temperature history creation method for managing the article temperature will be described as an example of an embodiment according to the present invention. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In the description of the drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the article temperature management system 1 according to the first embodiment includes an article 10 conveyed via a plurality of places including places 41 to 44 to which place IDs (identification information) are respectively attached. Management device 20 (article temperature management device) for managing temperature, tag 30 (identification medium) attached to the article 10, servers 41S to 44S at the respective locations 41 to 44, gates 511, 512, 521, 522 531, 532, 541, 542 (reading device), temperature sensors 61 to 64, an article information database (DB) 71 (article information storage unit), a location information DB 72 (location information storage unit), and a transport history information DB 73 (Conveyance history information storage unit), location temperature history information DB 74 (location temperature history information storage unit), and terminal device for instructing creation of temperature history information of an arbitrary article 10 that is a management target article Including 0 and, the.

  The management device 20 performs communication processing with the servers 41S to 44S, the DBs 71 to 74, and the terminal device 80 via the network 90. The management apparatus 20 performs recording processing of information of each DB 71-74. When the management device 20 is instructed from the terminal device 80 to create the temperature history information of the article 10 to be managed, the management device 20 refers to and acquires information recorded in the DBs 71 to 74 to obtain the temperature history of the article 10. Information is created, and the created temperature history information is transmitted to the terminal device 80 via the network 90.

  The tag 30 is an article ID that is attached to each article 10 and is readable by a predetermined device, and records an article ID that identifies the article 10. The tag 30 is, for example, a barcode obtained by encoding an ID number.

  Servers 41S to 44S are provided corresponding to the respective locations 41 to 44. The servers 41S to 44S can communicate with the management device 20 via the network 90. The servers 41 </ b> S to 44 </ b> S manage information at the locations 41 to 44 and transmit information transmitted from the devices installed at the locations 41 to 44 to the management device 20. One server may be provided corresponding to a plurality of locations.

  Gates 511, 512, 521, 522, 531, 532, 541, 542 are provided at the entrances and exits of the locations 41 to 44, and read the article ID of the tag 30 attached to the article 10. The servers 41S to 44S have the article IDs of the articles read by the gates 511, 512, 521, 522, 531, 532, 541, 542 and the article IDs of the gates 511, 512, 521, 522, 531, 532, 541. , 542 and time information indicating the date and time read, and the location IDs of the locations 41 to 44 where the gates 511, 512, 521, 522, 531, 532, 541, 542 are provided are transmitted to the management device 20 as read information. .

  The temperature sensors 61 to 64 are provided at the locations 41 to 44, respectively, and measure the temperatures (location temperatures) of the locations 41 to 44, respectively. The servers 41S to 44S provide the management apparatus 20 with the location temperature measured by the temperature sensors 61 to 64, the measurement date and time of the location temperature, and the location IDs of the locations 41 to 44 where the temperature sensors 61 to 64 are provided as location temperature information. Send.

  The article information DB 71 stores a table 71T in which an article ID, information indicating the article 10 to which the tag 30 for recording the article ID is attached, and a storage temperature range of the article 10 are associated with each other. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the table 71T. In the table 71T, as shown in FIG. 2, the article ID, the name of the article 10 to which the tag 30 for recording the article ID is attached, the storage method of the article 10, and the storage temperature range of the article 10 Are associated.

  The location information DB 72 stores a table 72T in which the location ID, the location information corresponding to the location ID, and the management temperature range of the location are associated with each other. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the table 72T. In the table 72T, as shown in FIG. 3, the place ID, the name of the place corresponding to the place ID, and the management temperature range of this place are associated with each other.

  The transport history information DB 73 stores transport history information in which a transport history for each article ID is associated with a place ID. The transport history information DB 73 stores a table 73T in which the article ID, the place ID of the place where the article 10 is carried in or out, and the time stamp (time information) indicating the date and time of carry-in or carry-out are stored. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the table 73T. As shown in FIG. 4, in the table 73T, a time stamp, an article ID, conveyance information indicating carry-in or carry-out, and a place ID are associated with each other.

  The location temperature history information DB 74 stores location temperature history information in which a temporal change in location temperature in each of the locations 41 to 44 is associated with the location ID of each location 41 to 44. The location temperature history information DB 74 associates the location temperature measured by the temperature sensors 61 to 64 provided in the locations 41 to 44, the location ID, and the time stamp indicating the date and time of measurement of the location temperature by the temperature sensors 61 to 64. The table 74T is stored. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the table 74T. In the table 74T, as shown in FIG. 5, a time stamp, a location ID, and a temperature are associated with each other.

  The terminal device 80 includes a control unit 81 that controls the operation process of each component of the terminal device 80, a reading unit 82 that reads the article ID of the tag 30 attached to the article 10 to be managed, and a user of the terminal device 80. An input unit 83 that inputs an instruction signal according to an operation to the control unit 81, a communication processing unit 84 that communicates with the management apparatus 20 via the network 90, and an output unit that includes a display that displays and outputs temperature history information 85 and a memory 86 for storing various programs executed by the control unit 81 and information. The terminal device 80 sends instruction information for instructing creation and transmission of temperature history information of the article 10 to be managed corresponding to the article ID read by the reading unit 82 from the communication processing unit 84 via the network 90. Output to.

  The management device 20 includes a control unit 21, an input unit 22, a communication processing unit 23, an information processing unit 24, an output unit 25, and a storage unit 26.

  The control unit 21 executes various programs and parameters to control each process and each operation of each component of the management device 20. The control unit 21 performs input / output control on data input / output to / from each component of the management apparatus 20 and causes each component to perform predetermined processing on the data. The control unit 21 includes a recording control unit 211 that controls recording of information for each of the DBs 71 to 74 connected via the network 90.

  The input unit 22 includes input devices such as a keyboard, various buttons, and various switches, and pointing devices such as a mouse and a touch panel, and inputs instruction signals corresponding to user operations on these devices to the control unit 21.

  The communication processing unit 23 is connected to the servers 41S to 44S, the terminal device 80, and the DBs 71 to 74 via the network 90 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The instruction information from the terminal device 80 that designates the management target article ID that is the article ID of the management target article 10 and instructs the creation of the temperature history information of the article 10 corresponding to the management target article ID is transmitted via the network 90. The communication processing unit 23 receives the data.

  The information processing unit 24 processes information acquired through the input unit 22 and the communication processing unit 23. The information processing unit 24 includes a conveyance history acquisition unit 241, a place temperature history acquisition unit 242, and an article temperature history creation unit 243.

  The conveyance history acquisition unit 241 acquires the conveyance history information of the management target article ID that is the article ID of the management target article 10 from the conveyance history information DB 73 via the communication processing unit 23. The transport history acquisition unit 241 acquires the transport history information corresponding to the management target article ID from the table 73T of the transport history information DB 73, and the location ID of each location 41 to 44 where the management target item 10 is transported and each location. Calculate the transport period.

  The location temperature history acquisition unit 242 acquires location temperature history information of the location ID included in the transfer history information acquired by the transfer history acquisition unit 241 from the location temperature history information DB 74 via the communication processing unit 23. The location temperature history acquisition unit 242 stores the temperature history information associated with the location ID obtained by the conveyance history acquisition unit 241 from the table 74T of the location temperature history information DB 74 in the conveyance period of each location obtained by the conveyance history acquisition unit 241. Acquire each accordingly.

  The article temperature history creation unit 243 creates article temperature history information that gives a temperature history when the article 10 to be managed is transported based on the place temperature history information acquired by the place temperature history acquisition unit 242. The communication processing unit 23 outputs the temperature history information of the article 10 to be managed created by the article temperature history creating unit 243 to the terminal device 80 via the network 90.

  The output unit 25 includes a printer, a display such as a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence display, and the like.

  The storage unit 26 stores various programs executed by the control unit 21 and information acquired via the communication processing unit 23.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a conveyance process of the article 10 to be managed in the article temperature management system 1 shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the article 10 is unloaded from the production line 41-1 of the factory A, and is one of each storage (prefabricated refrigerator 41-2, prefabricated freezer 41-3, room temperature storage 41-4). After being stored in (1), it is transported to the distribution center B by any of the trucks (refrigerated truck 42-1, refrigerated truck 42-2, normal temperature truck 42-3) and is unloaded at the unloading station 43-1. Thereafter, the article 10 is stored in any one of the respective storages (the prefabricated refrigerator 43-2, the prefabricated freezer 43-3, and the room temperature storage 43-4) of the distribution center B and is unloaded at the unloading place 43-5. After that, it is conveyed to the store C by a truck (refrigerated truck 44-1, refrigerated truck 44-2, normal temperature truck 44-3). And it is stored in any of each storage (prefabricated refrigerator 45-1, prefabricated freezer 45-2, normal temperature storage 45-3), and a conveyance process is complete | finished. In the factory A, the distribution center B, and the store C, servers 40A to 40C are provided, respectively. These servers 40A to 40C have the same functions as the servers 41S to 44S in FIG. Temperature sensors 61-1 to 65-3 having the same functions as the temperature sensors 61 to 64 in FIG. 1 are provided in each storage, truck, and handling area, and the temperature is monitored. Gates (not shown) for reading the article IDs of the tags of the articles 10 are provided at the entrances and exits of each storage, truck, and handling area. These gates have the same function as the gates 511, 512, 521, 522, 531, 532, 541, and 542 of FIG. When the article 10 requires refrigerated storage, after being transported from the production line 41-1, the prefabricated refrigerator 41-2, the refrigerated truck 42-1, the cargo handling area 43-1, the prefabricated refrigerator 43-2, the cargo handling area. 43-5, refrigerated truck 44-1 and prefabricated refrigerator 45-1 are conveyed in this order (conveyance route R1).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for carrying-in information recording processing to the transport history information DB 73 by the management device 20. Prefabricated refrigerator 41-2, refrigerated truck 42-1, cargo handling area 43-1, prefabricated refrigerator 43-2, cargo handling area 43-5, refrigerated truck 44-1, prefabricated refrigerator 45-1 Each time S01, S03, S05, S07, S09, S11, S13 are performed, the prefabricated refrigerator 41-2, the refrigerated truck 42-1, the cargo handling area 43-1, the prefabricated refrigerator 43-2, the cargo handling area 43-5. The gates provided at the entrances of the refrigerated truck 44-1 and the prefabricated refrigerator 45-1 read the article ID of the tag 30 attached to the article 10. The servers 40A to 40C of the factory A, the distribution center B, and the store C have the article ID of the article 10 read by the gate at the entrance of each place, time information indicating the date and time (delivery date and time) when the article ID is read, The storage ID where the gate is provided, the location ID of the truck or the unloading site is transmitted to the management device 20 as carry-in gate passage information. In the management device 20, when the communication processing unit 23 receives the carry-in gate passage information from the servers 40A to 40C (step S21), the recording control unit 211 carries out the article ID, the place ID, and the carry-in based on the carry-in gate passage information. The time stamp indicating the date and time is associated and recorded as carry-in information in the table 73T of the transport history information DB 73 (step S22).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the carry-out information recording process to the transport history information DB 73 by the management device 20. Prefabricated refrigerator 41-2, refrigerated truck 42-1, cargo handling area 43-1, prefabricated refrigerator 43-2, cargo handling area 43-5, refrigerated truck 44-1, and prefabricated refrigerator 45-1. Whenever S02, S04, S06, S08, S10, S12 are performed, the prefabricated refrigerator 41-2, the refrigeration truck 42-1, the cargo handling area 43-1, the prefabricated refrigerator 43-2, the cargo handling area 43-5, and the refrigeration are stored. Gates provided at the outlets of the truck 44-1 and the prefabricated refrigerator 45-1 read the article ID of the tag 30 attached to the article 10. The servers 40A to 40C include the article ID of the article 10 read by the exit gate, the time information indicating the date and time (unloading date and time) when the article ID is read, and the storage, truck, or handling area provided with the gate. Is transmitted to the management apparatus 20 as unloading gate passage information. In the management device 20, when the communication processing unit 23 receives the carry-out gate passage information from the servers 40A to 40C (step S23), the recording control unit 211 carries out the article ID, the location ID, and the carry-out based on the carry-out gate passage information. The time stamp indicating the date and time is associated and recorded as unloading information in the table 73T of the transfer history information DB 73 (step S24). As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the time stamp, the article ID, the conveyance information indicating carry-in or carry-out, and the place ID are recorded in association with each other in the table 73T.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the location temperature information recording process in the location temperature history information DB 74 by the management apparatus 20 shown in FIG. Each of the temperature sensors 61-1 to 65-3 measures the temperature (location temperature) of the storage, the truck, or the handling area where the temperature sensors 61-1 to 65-3 are provided at a constant period. The servers 40A to 40C of the factory A, the distribution center B, and the store C are provided with the location temperature detected by the temperature sensors 61-1 to 65-3, the measurement date and time of the location temperature, and the temperature sensors 61-1 to 65-3. The location ID of the storage bin, the truck or the handling area is transmitted to the management device 20 as location temperature information. In the management device 20, when the communication processing unit 23 receives the location temperature information from the servers 40A to 40C (step S25), the recording control unit 211 obtains the location ID, the location temperature, and the measurement date and time based on the location temperature information. The time stamp shown is associated and recorded in the table 74T of the location temperature history information DB 74 (step S26). As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the time stamp, the place ID, and the temperature are recorded in association with each other in the table 74T.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit 24 of the management device 20. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining connections to the management device 20, the terminal device 80, and the DBs 71 to 74 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, first, the information processing unit 24 receives an article ID (management object article ID) of the article 10 to be managed (step S31). The terminal device 80 reads the article ID (article ID: 0000) of the tag 30A of the article 10A to be managed, as indicated by the arrow Y31 (see FIG. 11), and the temperature history information corresponding to the read article ID (0000). Instruction information for instructing creation / transmission is output to the management apparatus 20 via the network 90. The control unit 21 of the management apparatus 20 uses the article ID (0000) instructed by the instruction information from the terminal apparatus 80 received by the communication processing unit 23 as the management target article ID (0000) instructing creation of temperature history information. Input to the processing unit 24.

  The transport history acquisition unit 241 is connected to the transport history information DB 73 via the communication processing unit 23, and the transport history associated with the management target article ID as indicated by an arrow Y32 (see FIG. 11) is stored in the table 73T of the transport history information DB 73. (Step S32). Subsequently, the conveyance history acquisition unit 241 acquires the location ID and the conveyance period of each conveyance place where the article 10 corresponding to the management target article ID is conveyed from the conveyance history of the management target article ID acquired in step S32. (Step S33).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a process for acquiring a conveyance history of a management target article ID by the conveyance history acquisition unit 241 illustrated in FIG. The conveyance history acquisition unit 241 extracts and manages only the time stamp, conveyance information, and location ID corresponding to the management target article ID (0000) as indicated by an arrow Y32-10A from the table 73T (see FIG. 12A). The conveyance history table 73T-10A (see FIG. 12 (2)) of the target article ID (0000) is acquired. Subsequently, the transport history acquisition unit 241 corresponds to the management target article ID (0000) based on the carry-in date / time of each place ID in the transport history table 73T-10A of the acquired management-target article ID (0000). The location ID of the transport location and the transport period are obtained. The transport history acquisition unit 241 obtains the transport period P2 at the location ID (0010) of the management target product ID (0000) as indicated by the arrow Y32-2 based on the transport date / time of the location ID (0010). (See FIG. 12 (3)). Similarly, the transport history acquisition unit 241 performs the transport period P4 in the place ID (0011) of the management target article ID (0000) as indicated by an arrow Y32-4 based on the carry-in date / time of the place ID (0011). Based on the carry-in date / time or carry-out date / time of the place ID (0012), the carrying period P6 at the place ID (0012) of the management target article ID (0000) is obtained as indicated by the arrow Y32-6. As described above, the transport history acquisition unit 241 obtains the transport history C-10A (see FIG. 12 (3)) in which the location ID of the transport location corresponding to the management target article ID (0000) is associated with the transport period. .

  The location temperature history acquisition unit 242 is connected to the location temperature history information DB 74 via the communication processing unit 23, and from the table 74T of the location temperature history information DB 74 as indicated by an arrow Y34 (see FIG. 11), the transfer history acquisition unit 241. The temperature history information associated with the location ID determined by is acquired according to the transport period of each location determined by the transport history acquisition unit 241 (step S34). The article temperature history creation unit 243 creates a combination of the temperature history information of each location obtained by the location temperature history acquisition unit 242 as temperature history information of the article 10 to be managed (step S35). The information processing unit 24 outputs the temperature history information of the article 10 to be managed created by the article temperature history creating unit 243 to the terminal device 80 via the communication processing unit 23 and the network 90 (Step S36). The creation of the temperature history information of the article 10 is finished.

  Steps S34 and S35 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 (1) is a diagram showing a transport history corresponding to the management target article ID (0000). FIG. 13B is a diagram showing a temperature history at the place ID (0010). FIG. 13 (3) is a diagram showing a temperature history at the place ID (0011). FIG. 13 (4) is a diagram showing a temperature history at the place ID (0012). FIG. 13 (5) is a diagram illustrating a part of a table created by the article temperature history creation unit 243 as the temperature history information of the article 10A. FIG. 13 (6) is a diagram illustrating a graph of the temperature history information of the article 10 </ b> A based on the table created by the article temperature history creating unit 243.

  The location temperature history acquisition unit 242 obtains the temperature history F10, F11, F12 (see FIGS. 13 (2) to (4)) of the location ID (0010, 0011, 0012) obtained by the conveyance history acquisition unit 241 from the table 74T. get. The location temperature history acquisition unit 242 uses the conveyance history C-10A obtained in steps S32 and S32, and for the location ID (0010), from the temperature history F10 to the conveyance period P2 (see FIG. 13 (1)) temperature history information is acquired. Similarly, for the place ID (0011), the place temperature history acquisition unit 242 acquires the temperature history information of the transport period P4 (see FIG. 13 (1)) from the temperature history F11 as indicated by the arrow Y34-4. For ID (0012), the temperature history information of the conveyance period P6 (see FIG. 13 (1)) is acquired from the temperature history F12 as indicated by an arrow Y34-6. The article temperature history creation unit 243 combines the temperature history information of each place obtained by the place temperature history acquisition unit 242 as indicated by arrows Y34-2 to Y34-6, and the temperature history of the article 10A having the article ID (0000). A list D-10A (see FIG. 13 (5)) is created. As the temperature history information of the article 10 </ b> A having the article ID (0000) created by the article temperature history creating unit 243, the information processing unit 24 sends the temperature history list D-10 </ b> A in a table format via the communication processing unit 23 to the terminal device. Output to 80. Further, the information processing unit 24 may output, as the temperature history information of the article 10A, a temperature history image G-10A obtained by graphing the temperature history information as indicated by an arrow Y36 based on the temperature history list D-10A. .

  Accordingly, the terminal device 80 displays and outputs the temperature history list D-10A and the temperature history image G-10A output from the management device 20 on the display of the output unit 85. The user of the terminal device 80 can check the temperature history of the article 10A by visually recognizing the temperature history list D-10A and the temperature history image G-10A displayed on the display. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a process of creating temperature history information by the location temperature history acquisition unit 242. The place temperature history acquisition unit 242 extracts only the temperature data of the place ID (0010) for the transport period P2 from the table 74T shown in FIG. 14A (arrow Y34-2A), and the place ID for the transport period P4. Only the temperature information of (0011) is extracted (arrow Y34-4A), only the temperature information of the place ID (0012) is extracted for the conveyance period P6 (arrow Y34-6A), and these are combined to manage the article. A temperature history list D-10A with ID (0000) (see FIG. 14 (2)) may be created.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the tag 30 in which only the article ID is recorded is attached to the article 10, the article ID attached to the article 10 to be managed is read by the terminal device 80, and the management apparatus 20 The information processing unit 24 stores the transfer history information DB 73 that stores the transfer history information in which the transfer history for each item ID is associated with the location ID in association with the read management target item ID, and the location temperature at each of the plurality of locations. History information of the article 10 to be managed based on the information acquired by connecting to the location temperature history information DB 74 storing location temperature history information in which the temporal change of the location is associated with the location ID of each location. Create Therefore, according to Embodiment 1, it is possible to acquire temperature history information of a desired article with a simple configuration that does not require the use of a wireless tag having a complicated structure as an identification medium.

  Note that the transport history information DB 73 is not limited to the table 73T in which the time stamp, the article ID, the transport information indicating loading or unloading, and the place ID are associated with each other, as illustrated in the table group 73Tg in FIG. In addition, tables 73T-1 and 73T-2 in which time stamps, conveyance information indicating carry-in or carry-out, and place IDs are associated may be provided, and a conveyance history may be stored for each item ID. Further, the location temperature history information DB 74 is not limited to the table 74T in which the time stamp, the location ID, and the temperature information are associated with each other, and as illustrated in the table group 74Tg in FIG. The tables 74T-1 and 74T-2 may be provided, and the temperature history may be stored for each location ID.

(Modification of Embodiment 1)
The modification of the first embodiment is an application example in the case where an article is loaded on a logistics material to which a tag for recording a logistics material ID is attached when the article is transported. FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the modification of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the article temperature management system 1A according to the modification of the first embodiment includes a management device 20A instead of the management device 20 shown in FIG. The article temperature management system 1A further includes a physical distribution material information DB 75 and a loading history information DB 76 (loading history information storage unit).

  The distribution material information DB 75 stores a table 75T in which a distribution material ID and information indicating a distribution material corresponding to the distribution material ID are associated with each other. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the table 75T. In the table 75T, as shown in FIG. 18, the distribution material ID and the name of the distribution material corresponding to the distribution material ID are associated with each other.

  The loading history information DB 76 stores, for each item ID, loading history information in which the loading history of the distribution material on which the item 10 is loaded at the time of conveyance is associated with the distribution material ID of the distribution material. The loading history information DB 76 includes an article ID, a logistics material ID of a logistics material on which an article corresponding to the article ID is loaded or unloaded, and a time stamp indicating a date and time when the article is loaded or unloaded on the logistics material. The associated table 76T is stored. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of the table 76T. As shown in FIG. 19, in the table 76T, a time stamp, an article ID, loading information indicating loading or unloading, and a distribution material ID are associated with each other. The transport history information DB 73 stores a table 73TA in which an article ID or a distribution material ID is recorded in the article ID column.

  The management device 20A includes a control unit 21A and an information processing unit 24A. The control unit 21 </ b> A includes a recording control unit 211 </ b> A that controls recording of information with respect to each DB 71 to 76 connected via the network 90. The information processing unit 24A includes a transport history acquisition unit 241A instead of the transport history acquisition unit 241.

  The conveyance history acquisition unit 241A acquires the loading history information of the management target item ID from the loading history information DB 76 via the communication processing unit 23, and acquires the conveyance history information corresponding to the management target item ID from the conveyance history information DB 73. At the same time, the transport history information of the logistics material ID corresponding to the management target article ID is regarded as the transport history information corresponding to the management target article ID based on the acquired loading history information, and each management target article 10 is transported. The place ID of the place and the transport period of each place are obtained.

  FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a conveyance process of the article 10 to be managed in the article temperature management system 1A. As shown by an arrow Y41 in FIG. 20, the article 10A is loaded in the container 15A (distribution material ID: 0020) in the prefabricated refrigerator 41-2 of the factory A (loading process C01). Thereafter, the container 15A loaded with the articles 10A is unloaded from the prefabricated refrigerator 41-2 and is sequentially transported to the refrigerated truck 42-1, the unloading area 43-1 of the distribution center B, and the prefabricated refrigerator 43-2. The article 10A is unloaded from the container 15A as indicated by an arrow Y42 in the prefabricated refrigerator 43-2 (unloading process C02) and then loaded into another container 15B as indicated by an arrow Y43 (loading process C03). The container 15B loaded with the articles 10A is transported to the cargo handling area 43-5, the refrigerated truck 44-1, and the prefabricated refrigerator 45-1 in the store C. The article 10A is unloaded from the container 15B as shown by an arrow Y44 (unloading process C04), and the conveying process is ended. Tags 35A and 35B similar to the tag 30 are attached to the containers 15A and 15B, respectively. The tags 35A and 35B record the physical distribution material ID for identifying the containers 15A and 15B. The physical distribution material ID is a read having the same function as the gates 511, 512, 521, 522, 531, 532, 541, and 542. It can be read by the devices 50A, 50B and 50C. The reading devices 50A, 50B, and 50C perform communication processing with the servers 40A to 40C of the factory A, the distribution center B, and the store C in which these reading devices are installed.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a stacking information recording process in the stacking history information DB 76 by the management apparatus 20A. In the article temperature management system 1A, when the loading process C01, C03 of the article 10A to the containers 15A, 15B is performed, the reading device 50A, 50B uses the article ID of the tag 30A attached to the article 10A and the containers 15A, 15B. The logistics material IDs of the tags 35A and 35B attached to the are read. The servers 40A and 40B of the factory A and the distribution center B receive the article ID of the article 10A read by the reading devices 50A and 50B during the loading processes C01 and C03, and the distribution material ID of the containers 15A and 15B loaded with the article ID. The time information (loading date / time) indicating the read date / time is transmitted to the management apparatus 20A as the loading information. In the management apparatus 20A, when the communication processing unit 23 receives the loading information from the servers 40A and 40B (step S41), the recording control unit 211A indicates the article ID, the logistics material ID, and the loading date and time based on the loading information. The time stamp is associated with each other and recorded as the loading information in the table 76T of the loading history information DB 76 (step S42).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of unloading information recording processing in the loading history information DB 76 by the management device 20A. Each time the unloading process C02, C04 of the article 10A from the containers 15A, 15B is performed, the article ID of the tag 30A attached to the article 10A and the tag attached to the containers 15A, 15B by the reading devices 50B, 50C. The logistics material IDs of 35A and 35B are read. The servers 40B and 40C of the distribution center B and the store C respectively read the article ID of the article 10A read by the reading devices 50B and 50C during the unloading process C02 and C04 of the article 10A from the containers 15A and 15B, and the article ID is unloaded. The distribution material IDs of the containers 15A and 15B that have been read and the time information (unloading date / time) indicating the read date / time are transmitted to the management apparatus 20A as unloading information. In the management device 20A, when the communication processing unit 23 receives the unloading information from the servers 40B and 40C (step S43), the recording control unit 211A, based on the unloading information, the item ID, the distribution material ID, and the unloading The time stamp indicating the date and time is associated and recorded in the table 76T of the loading history information DB 76 as unloading information (step S44).

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit 24A of the management device 20A. Step S51 shown in FIG. 23 is step S31 of FIG. The transport history acquisition unit 241A acquires the stacking history associated with the management target article ID from the table 76T of the stacking history information DB 76 via the communication processing unit 23 (step S52). The conveyance history acquisition unit 241A acquires each loading period and a logistics material ID corresponding to each loading period from the loading history acquired in step S52 (step S53). The conveyance history acquisition unit 241A acquires the conveyance history associated with the management target article ID from the table 73TA of the conveyance history information DB 73 via the communication processing unit 23 (step S54). Subsequently, the transport history acquisition unit 241A acquires the transport history associated with the physical distribution material ID acquired in step S53 from the table 73TA of the transport history information DB 73 via the communication processing unit 23 (step S55). The conveyance history acquisition unit 241A replaces the conveyance history associated with the physical distribution material ID acquired in step S55 as the conveyance history of the management target item ID (step S56). The transport history acquisition unit 241A uses the transport history of the management target article ID acquired in step S54 and the transport history after replacement in step S56 for each transport location where the article 10A corresponding to the management target article ID is transported. The place ID and the conveyance period are acquired (step S57). Steps S58 to S60 are steps S34 to S36.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of a loading history of an article for which a temperature history is created on a physical distribution material. At the place corresponding to the place ID (0010), the article 10A to be managed (article ID: 0000) is loaded on the container 15A (distribution material ID: 0020) and is transferred to the place ID (0011) and the place ID (0012). The processing content of FIG. 23 will be described by taking as an example the case of unloading from the container 15A at the place ID (0012) when the loading period P12 (see FIG. 24) elapses.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a process for acquiring a transfer history of a management target article ID by the transfer history acquisition unit 241A illustrated in FIG. In step S52, the transport history acquisition unit 241A, as indicated by an arrow Y52-10B in FIG. 25, loads a loading history 76TA (FIG. 25) associated with the management object ID (0000) from the table 76T (see FIG. 25 (1)). (2)) is acquired. Based on this, in step S53, the conveyance history acquisition unit 241A can obtain each loading period and a logistics material ID corresponding to each loading period as indicated by an arrow Y53-10B. Subsequently, in step S54, the conveyance history acquisition unit 241A acquires the conveyance history associated with the management object ID (0000) from the table 73TA (see FIG. 25 (3)) as indicated by an arrow Y54-10B in FIG. To do. Further, in step S55, the conveyance history acquisition unit 241A acquires the conveyance history associated with the physical distribution material ID (0020) from the table 73TA (area A55) as indicated by an arrow Y55-10B in FIG. In step S56, the conveyance history acquisition unit 241A replaces the conveyance history of the area A56 (see FIG. 25 (4)) associated with the acquired physical distribution material ID (0020) with the conveyance history of the management target item ID (0000). Then, the transport history acquisition unit 241A combines the transport history after the replacement with the transport history of the management target article ID (0000) acquired in step S54, and obtains the transport history 73-10B of the management target article ID (0000). create. In step S57, the transport history acquisition unit 241A, based on the transport history 73-10B of the management target article ID, as shown by arrows Y57-2, Y57-4, Y57-6, manages target article ID (0000). The location ID and the transport period of each transport location are obtained.

  In this way, even when an article is loaded on the logistics material, if the transportation history of the logistics material on which a plurality of articles are loaded is recorded, the processing shown in FIG. The conveyance history of each article loaded on the logistics material can be obtained. Therefore, in the modification of the first embodiment, it is not necessary to record the transport history for each article for the loading period on the physical distribution material, and the amount of information stored in the transport history information DB 73 can be reduced.

  The loading history information DB 76 is not limited to the table 76T in which the time stamp, the article ID, the loading information indicating loading or unloading, and the distribution material ID are associated with each other, but as illustrated in the table group 76Tg in FIG. Tables 76T-1 and 76T-2 in which time stamps, loading information indicating loading / unloading, and physical distribution material IDs are associated with each ID may be provided, and a loading history may be stored for each item ID. Further, as an example of the table stored in the loading history information DB 76, an example in which the distribution material ID of the distribution material is associated with the item ID of the article loaded on the distribution material has been described. An ID may be assigned to each user (person) to be conveyed, slips attached to a plurality of articles, and information terminals, and article IDs of a plurality of corresponding articles may be associated with these IDs.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 27 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the second embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 27, the article temperature management system 201 according to the second embodiment includes a management device 220 having an information processing unit 224 instead of the management device 20 illustrated in FIG. 1.

  The information processing unit 224 further includes a temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 (abnormality detection unit) as compared with the information processing unit 24 of FIG. As described above, the table 71T of the article information DB 71 includes the article ID, the name of the article 10 to which the tag 30 for recording the article ID is attached, the storage method of the article 10, and the storage temperature of the article 10. A range is associated. The temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 acquires the storage temperature range corresponding to the management target item ID from the table 71T of the item information DB 71 via the communication processing unit 23, and the management target item created by the article temperature history creation unit 243. Based on the temperature history information, when the temperature of the management target article 10 exceeds the acquired storage temperature range, it is detected that the management target article 10 has a temperature abnormality. The communication processing unit 23 outputs the temperature abnormality detection result by the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 to the terminal device 80 through the network 90 together with the temperature history information of the management target article.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit 224 of the management apparatus 220. Steps S71 to S75 shown in FIG. 28 are steps S31 to S35 shown in FIG.

  The temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 refers to the table 71T of the article information DB 71 via the communication processing unit 23, and acquires a storage temperature range associated with the management target article ID from the table 71T (step S76). The temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 determines whether or not the temperature of the management target article is within the acquired storage temperature range based on the temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation unit 243. (Step S77). When the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 determines that the temperature of the management target article is within the acquired storage temperature range (step S77: Yes), the information processing unit 224 performs the same process as step S36 to manage the article. The temperature history information of the target article 10 is output to the terminal device 80 (step S80).

  On the other hand, when the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 determines that the temperature of the management target article is not within the acquired storage temperature range (step S77: No), that is, the temperature of the management target article 10 is acquired. If it exceeds the temperature range, it is detected that there is a temperature abnormality in the article 10 to be managed (step S78). The information processing unit 224 outputs, together with the temperature history information of the management target article, alarm information indicating that the article has a temperature abnormality to the terminal device 80 via the communication processing unit 23 and the network 90 (step S79). ). As a result, alarm information indicating that the article 10 has a temperature abnormality is displayed and output on the terminal device 80 together with the temperature history information of the article 10 whose article ID has been read.

  Therefore, by visually recognizing the alarm information, the user of the terminal device 80 can quickly recognize that the article 10 whose article ID has been read has a temperature abnormality, and can easily grasp the temperature state of the article. can do.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, Embodiment 3 will be described. FIG. 29 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the article temperature management system according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 29, an article temperature management system 301 according to the third embodiment includes a management device 320 having an information processing unit 324 instead of the management device 20 shown in FIG.

  The information processing unit 324 further includes an abnormal article extraction unit 3245 as compared with the information processing unit 224 of FIG. As described above, the location ID and the management temperature range of the location corresponding to the location ID are associated with the table 72T of the location information DB 72. When the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 detects that the article 10 to be managed has a temperature abnormality, the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 also extracts the article ID of another article having the temperature abnormality. The abnormal article extraction unit 3245 uses the extracted article ID as the article ID of the article having the temperature abnormality, along with the temperature history information of the article 10 to be managed and the temperature abnormality detection result by the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244, along the network 90. To the terminal device 80.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of article temperature history information creation processing by the information processing unit 324 of the management device 320. Steps S81 to S85 shown in FIG. 30 are steps S31 to S35 shown in FIG. Step S86, step S87, and step S94 shown in FIG. 30 are step S76, step S77, and step S80 of FIG. FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating an example of the temperature history information when the temperature of the temperature history creation target article (article ID: 0000) is normal. As shown in FIG. 31, the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 refers to the table 71T of the article information DB 71 and acquires the storage temperature range Ra of the article ID (0000) (step S86). When the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 determines that the temperature of the article is within the storage temperature range Ra (step S87: Yes), the temperature of the article is determined to be normal, and the information processing unit 324 is detected. Outputs the temperature history information of the article 10 to the terminal device 80 via the communication processing unit 23 (step S94).

  In contrast, the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 detects, by the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244, that the article temperature is not within the storage temperature range Ra (step S87: No) and the managed article 10 has a temperature abnormality. If it is performed (step S88), the abnormality that is the location ID of the conveyance location where the temperature abnormality is detected from the temperature history information of the article 10 to be managed created by the article temperature history creation unit 243 and the table 73T of the conveyance history information DB 73. A place ID is acquired (step S89). FIG. 32A is a diagram illustrating an example of temperature history information when there is an abnormality in the temperature of an article (article ID: 0000) for which a temperature history is to be created. As shown in FIG. 32 (1), the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 determines that the temperature of the article ID (0000) exceeds the storage temperature range Ra (step S87: No), and as indicated by an arrow Y88, If it is determined that there is an abnormality in the temperature of the article (step S88), the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 determines from the temperature history information of the article ID (0000) by the article temperature history creation unit 243 and the table 73T of the conveyance history information DB 73. The abnormal place ID (0011) of the place where the temperature abnormality is detected as indicated by the arrow Y89 is acquired (step S89).

  The abnormal article extraction unit 3245 refers to the table 72T of the location information DB 72 via the communication processing unit 23, and acquires a management temperature range corresponding to the abnormal location ID from the table 72T (step S90). Subsequently, the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 refers to the table 74T of the location temperature history information DB 74, and identifies a period outside the management temperature range in the temperature history information associated with the abnormal location ID (step S91).

  With reference to FIG. 32 (2), the process of step S90 and step S91 is demonstrated concretely. FIG. 32 (2) is a diagram illustrating an example of the location temperature history information of the location ID (0011). As indicated by the arrow Y90 in FIG. 32 (2), the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 acquires the management temperature range Rp of the abnormal place ID (0011) from the table 72T of the place information DB 72 (step S90). Subsequently, the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 refers to the table 74T of the location temperature history information DB 74, and a location outside the management temperature range Rp in the temperature history information associated with the abnormal location ID (0011) as indicated by an arrow Y91. An abnormal temperature period Pe is specified (step S91).

  The abnormal article extraction unit 3245 uses the table 73T of the transport history information DB 73 to detect the article ID of the article that has been transported to the location corresponding to the abnormal place ID during the period outside the management temperature range specified in step S91. It is extracted as the product ID of the product (step S92). The information processing unit 324 uses the temperature abnormality detection result by the temperature abnormality detection unit 2244 and the article ID of the article having the temperature abnormality extracted by the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 as alarm information, and the temperature history of the article 10 to be managed. Along with the information, the information is output to the terminal device 80 via the communication processing unit 23 and the network 90 (step S93).

  In step S92, the abnormal article extraction unit 3245 refers to the table 73T of FIG. 32 (3) and, as indicated by the arrow Y92, the article of the article that is carried into or out of the abnormal place ID (0011) during the place temperature abnormal period Pe. IDs (0001), (0004), (0005), and (0006) are extracted. Then, the information processing unit 324 causes the temperature abnormality of the product IDs (0001), (0004), (0005), and (0006) extracted by the abnormal product extraction unit 3245 to be the same as the product of the management target product ID (0000). The information is output to the terminal device 80 as the article ID of the similar article. As a result, the terminal device 80 indicates the temperature history information of the article 10 from which the article ID has been read and that the article has a temperature abnormality, and the article ID of a similar article having a temperature abnormality in addition to the article. Are displayed and output.

  Therefore, by visually recognizing this alarm information, the user of the terminal device 80 can quickly identify other articles having a temperature abnormality in addition to the article 10 having the article ID read having a temperature abnormality. it can. For this reason, according to the third embodiment, it is possible to further facilitate the temperature management of the article.

  The third embodiment can also be applied to the first modification of the first embodiment. In this case, as shown in the article temperature management system 301A in FIG. 33, instead of the management apparatus 20A in FIG. 17, a management provided with an information processing section 324A having a temperature abnormality detection section 2244 and an abnormal article extraction section 3245A. Device 320A is used. In this case, the abnormal article extraction unit 3245A, under the control of the control unit 21A, in step S92 of FIG. 30, the article that has passed the place corresponding to the abnormal place ID during the temperature abnormality detection period outside the management temperature range. In addition to the item ID, the distribution material ID of the distribution material on which the item of the management target item ID is loaded is acquired, and the item ID of the item loaded on the distribution material ID during the temperature abnormality detection period is also a temperature abnormality. Is extracted as the item ID of the item that has been. Of course, the second embodiment is also applicable to the first modification of the first embodiment.

  In the first to third embodiments, the information processing unit that creates the temperature history of the article is provided in the management device and the temperature history is created by the management device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the article temperature management system 1B in FIG. 34, the information processing unit 24 may be provided not in the management device 20B but in the terminal device 80B operated by the user. In this case, in the terminal device 80B, the communication processing unit 84 connects to each DB via the network 90 to acquire each information, and the information processing unit 24 reads the article ID under the control of the control unit 81B. Create a temperature history for the selected item.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments, the servers 41S to 44S are the locations accumulated by the temperature sensors 61 to 64 in response to requests from the communication processing unit 23 of the management devices 20, 20A, 20B, 220, 320, and 320A. Of the temperature information, temperature information corresponding to a request from the communication processing unit 23 may be transmitted to the communication processing unit 23. Alternatively, in response to a request from the communication processing unit 23 of the management device 20, the temperature sensors 61 to 64 measure the temperature via the servers 41 </ b> S to 44 </ b> S and transmit the measured temperature to the communication processing unit 23 of the management device 20. May be. Furthermore, when the devices of the temperature sensors 61 to 64 have a communication function via the network 90, it is possible to directly transmit and receive with the communication processing unit 23 of the management apparatus 20 without passing through the servers 41S to 44S.

  In addition, an execution program for each process executed by the management devices 20, 20A, 220, 320, 320A or the terminal device 80B according to the present embodiment is an installable format or an executable format file, a CD-ROM, It may be configured to be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and provided on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet. You may comprise so that it may provide by storing and downloading via a network. Further, it may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

1, 1A, 1B, 201, 301, 301A Article temperature management system 10, 10A Article 20, 20A, 20B, 220, 320, 320A, Management device 21, 21A, 81, 81B Control unit 22, 83 Input unit 23, 84 Communication processing unit 24, 24A, 224, 324, 324A Information processing unit 25, 85 Output unit 26 Storage unit 30, 30A Tag 41-44 Location 40A-40C, 41S-44S Server 61-64, 61-1-65-3 Temperature sensor 71 Item information DB
72 Location information DB
73 Transport history information DB
74 Location temperature history information DB
75 Logistics Material Information DB
76 Loading history information DB
80 terminal device 82 reading unit 86 memory 90 network 211, 211A recording control unit 241, 241A conveyance history acquisition unit 242 location temperature history acquisition unit 243 article temperature history creation unit 2244 temperature abnormality detection unit 3245, 3245A abnormal article extraction unit 511, 512 , 521,522,531,532,541,542 gate

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An article temperature management device for managing the temperature of an article conveyed via a plurality of places each having a place ID attached with an identification medium for recording the article ID,
Conveying the history information storage unit for storing transport history information conveyance history of each of the article ID by associating with the location ID, correspondence with the location ID of the temporal change of each location where the temperature in each of the plurality of locations A location temperature history information storage unit for storing location temperature history information , an article information storage unit for storing the article ID and a storage temperature range of the article corresponding to the article ID, and the location ID and the location ID A communication processing unit that is communicably connected to a location information storage unit that stores a management temperature range of the location corresponding to the location ID ,
A conveyance history acquisition unit that acquires the conveyance history information of the management target item ID that is the item ID of the management target item from the conveyance history information storage unit via the communication processing unit;
A location temperature history acquisition unit that acquires location temperature history information of a location ID included in the transfer history information acquired by the transfer history acquisition unit from the location temperature history information storage unit via the communication processing unit;
An article temperature history creating unit that creates article temperature history information that gives a temperature history at the time of transporting the managed article based on the place temperature history information obtained by the place temperature history obtaining unit;
A storage temperature range corresponding to the management target article ID is acquired from the article information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and based on the article temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation unit. In addition, when the temperature of the management target article exceeds the acquired storage temperature range, an abnormality detection unit that detects that the article has a temperature abnormality;
When the abnormality detection unit detects that the management target article has a temperature abnormality, the article temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation unit and the conveyance history information storage unit are stored. The abnormal location ID, which is the location ID of the location where the temperature abnormality is detected based on the detected information, is acquired, and the management temperature corresponding to the abnormal location ID is stored from the location information storage unit via the communication processing unit. A range is acquired, a period outside the management temperature range is specified in the location temperature history information corresponding to the abnormal location ID with reference to the location temperature history information storage unit, and the range is outside the specified management temperature range An abnormal article extraction unit that extracts an article ID of an article conveyed to a place corresponding to the abnormal place ID during the period as an article ID of an article having a temperature abnormality from the conveyance history information storage unit ,
An article temperature management apparatus comprising: The communication processing unit stores, for each item ID, a load history information storage unit that stores a load history information in which a load history on a distribution material on which the item is loaded during transportation is associated with a distribution material ID of the distribution material. Communicatively connected to
The conveyance history acquisition unit acquires the loading history information of the management target article ID from the stacking history information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and transfers the conveyance history information corresponding to the management target article ID to the conveyance history. Acquiring from the information storage unit, the transport history information of the physical distribution material ID corresponding to the management target article ID based on the acquired loading history information is regarded as the transport history information corresponding to the management target article ID, 2. The article temperature management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the place ID of each place where the article to be managed is carried and the carrying period of each place are obtained. The communication processing unit is provided corresponding to the location via a network and can communicate with a server that manages information in the location, and a temperature sensor provided at the location measured from the server at the location. Receiving the location temperature, the date and time of measurement of the location temperature, and the location ID of the location where the temperature sensor is provided as temperature information;
Based on the temperature information received by the communication processing unit, the location temperature history information by associating the location ID included in the received temperature information with the location temperature and time information indicating the measurement date and time of the location temperature. the article temperature control device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in, further comprising a recording control unit that records in the storage unit. The communication processing unit includes the article ID of the article read by a reading device provided at an entrance and an exit of the place, time information indicating a date and time when the reading device reads the article ID, and the reading device. And the location ID of the location provided as a read information from the location server,
The recording control unit corresponds to the location ID included in the read information, the item ID, and time information indicating the date and time when the item ID is carried in or out based on the read information received by the communication processing unit. The article temperature management apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the article temperature management apparatus records the information in the conveyance history information storage unit. An identification medium on which an article ID is recorded that is attached to an article conveyed via a plurality of places each assigned a place ID and is readable by a predetermined device;
A reader for reading the article ID of the identification medium attached to the article, the reader provided at the entrance and exit of each place;
A temperature sensor provided at the location for detecting the temperature of the location;
A transport history information storage unit for storing transport history information in which a transport history for each article ID is associated with the location ID;
A location temperature history information storage unit that stores location temperature history information in which a temporal change in location temperature in each of the plurality of locations is associated with a location ID of each location;
An article information storage unit for storing the article ID and the storage temperature range of the article corresponding to the article ID in association with each other;
A location information storage unit that stores the location ID and the management temperature range of the location corresponding to the location ID in association with each other;
The location temperature history information is recorded in the location temperature history information storage unit based on the measurement result by the temperature sensor provided in the location, and the conveyance history information storage unit is recorded based on the read information by the reader. A recording control device for recording conveyance history information;
An article temperature management device for managing the temperature of articles conveyed via the plurality of locations;
An article temperature management system comprising:
The article temperature management device includes:
A communication processing unit that is communicably connected to the conveyance history information storage unit, the location temperature history information storage unit, the article information storage unit, and the location information storage unit ;
A conveyance history acquisition unit that acquires the conveyance history information of the management target item ID that is the item ID of the management target item from the conveyance history information storage unit via the communication processing unit;
A location temperature history acquisition unit that acquires location temperature history information of a location ID included in the transfer history information acquired by the transfer history acquisition unit from the location temperature history information storage unit via the communication processing unit;
An article temperature history creating unit that creates article temperature history information that gives a temperature history at the time of transporting the managed article based on the place temperature history information obtained by the place temperature history obtaining unit;
A storage temperature range corresponding to the management target article ID is acquired from the article information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and based on the article temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation unit. In addition, when the temperature of the management target article exceeds the acquired storage temperature range, an abnormality detection unit that detects that the article has a temperature abnormality;
When the abnormality detection unit detects that the management target article has a temperature abnormality, the article temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation unit and the conveyance history information storage unit are stored. The abnormal location ID, which is the location ID of the location where the temperature abnormality is detected based on the detected information, is acquired, and the management temperature corresponding to the abnormal location ID is stored from the location information storage unit via the communication processing unit. A range is acquired, a period outside the management temperature range is specified in the location temperature history information corresponding to the abnormal location ID with reference to the location temperature history information storage unit, and the range is outside the specified management temperature range An abnormal article extraction unit that extracts an article ID of an article conveyed to a place corresponding to the abnormal place ID during the period as an article ID of an article having a temperature abnormality from the conveyance history information storage unit ,
An article temperature management system comprising: A loading history information storage unit that stores loading history information in which the loading history of the logistics material loaded when the article is transported is associated with the logistics material ID of the logistics material for each article ID;
The communication processing unit is communicably connected to the loading history information storage unit,
The conveyance history acquisition unit acquires the loading history information of the management target article ID from the stacking history information storage unit via the communication processing unit, and transfers the conveyance history information corresponding to the management target article ID to the conveyance history. Acquiring from the information storage unit, the transport history information of the physical distribution material ID corresponding to the management target article ID based on the acquired loading history information is regarded as the transport history information corresponding to the management target article ID, 6. The article temperature management system according to claim 5 , wherein the place ID of each place where the article to be managed is carried and a carrying period of each place are obtained. An article temperature management device for managing the temperature of an article conveyed via a plurality of places each having a place ID attached with an identification medium for recording the article ID creates the temperature history information of the article An article temperature history information creation method,
An input process in which a management target article ID that is an article ID of the management target article is input;
A conveyance history acquisition process for acquiring the conveyance history information of the management target article ID from a conveyance history information storage unit that stores conveyance history information in which a conveyance history for each article ID is associated with the place ID;
The transfer history acquired in the transfer history acquisition process from a location temperature history information storage unit that stores location temperature history information in which a temporal change in location temperature in each of the plurality of locations is associated with a location ID of each location. A location temperature history acquisition process for acquiring location temperature history information of a location ID included in the information;
An article temperature history creating process for creating article temperature history information that gives a temperature history when the managed article is transported based on the place temperature history information acquired in the place temperature history acquisition process;
A storage temperature range corresponding to the management target article ID is acquired from an article information storage unit that stores the article ID and a storage temperature range of the article corresponding to the article ID in association with each other, and the article temperature history creation process If the temperature of the managed article exceeds the acquired storage temperature range based on the article temperature history information of the managed article created by the above, it is detected that the article has a temperature abnormality Anomaly detection processing to
When it is detected by the abnormality detection process that the management target article has a temperature abnormality, the article temperature history information of the management target article created by the article temperature history creation process and the conveyance history information storage unit are stored. The location where the abnormal location ID which is the location ID of the location where the temperature abnormality is detected based on the information obtained is acquired, and the location ID and the management temperature range of the location corresponding to the location ID are stored in association with each other A management temperature range corresponding to the abnormal location ID is acquired from the information storage unit, and the location temperature history information corresponding to the abnormal location ID is outside the management temperature range with reference to the location temperature history information storage unit. A period is specified, and an article ID of an article conveyed to a place corresponding to the abnormal place ID during a period outside the specified management temperature range is changed from the transfer history information storage unit to a temperature difference. And abnormality article extraction process of extracting as an article ID of a article is,
A method for creating article temperature history information, comprising:

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