JP6586838B2 - Information processing apparatus, temperature management system, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing the internal temperature of a storage box to be transported.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for keeping a delivered package at an appropriate temperature is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a room temperature baggage and a refrigerated (frozen) baggage are transported by one transport truck, a heat insulating box is used for transporting the refrigerated or frozen baggage, and the temperature of each baggage in the heat insulating box A system for mounting a sensor is disclosed. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which a truck loading space (loading platform) is divided into two by a movable partition plate, and the temperature of each divided space is controlled by an air conditioner.

JP 2007-331937 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-059057

  In the temperature management system in which the temperature sensor module is attached to the storage box for storing the cargo and the temperature information transmitted from the temperature sensor module is received by the in-vehicle device, each of the loading, unloading, and transshipment of the cargo In some cases, the equipment in the vehicle falls within the radio wave reach of the temperature sensor module attached to the storage box outside the vehicle. In this case, the equipment in the vehicle receives temperature information of unnecessary storage boxes that are not managed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is a main object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and a temperature management system that can appropriately select temperature information of a storage box existing in a target loading space.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the information processing apparatus acquires a read information acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the storage box read by the data collection terminal from the storage box that exists in the loading space, and the read information acquisition unit acquires the information. A measurement information acquisition unit that acquires the measurement information from a list generation unit that generates a list of identification information of the storage box and a temperature measurement unit that generates measurement information including the identification information of the storage box to be measured and the measurement temperature And a measurement information storage unit that stores, in the storage unit, measurement information including identification information of the storage box existing in the list among the measurement information acquired by the measurement information acquisition unit.

  In one aspect of the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus includes a measurement information transmission unit that transmits the measurement information stored in the storage unit to a temperature management device that manages an internal temperature of the storage box existing in the loading space. Also have.

  In another aspect of the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus receives an instruction information receiving unit that receives warning instruction information related to an internal temperature of the storage box present in the loading space from the temperature management apparatus, and the instruction information And an output unit for outputting a warning based on the output.

In another aspect of the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus stores measurement information stored in the storage unit with respect to a communication device that communicates with a temperature management apparatus that manages an internal temperature of the storage box existing in the loading space. Is further included in the measurement information transmission unit.

  In another aspect of the information processing apparatus, the measurement information storage unit, when the read information acquisition unit acquires again the identification information of the storage box existing in the list, the measurement information including the identification information, It excludes from the object memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the data collection terminal that reads the identification information of the storage box from the storage box present in the loading space, and any one of the above that acquires the identification information of the storage box read by the data collection terminal A temperature management system comprising: an information processing device; and a temperature management device that manages an internal temperature of the storage box existing in the loading space, wherein the temperature management device is configured to allow the internal temperature of the storage box during transportation. Adjustment of the internal temperature of the storage box based on a storage unit that stores information on temperature, a measurement information reception unit that receives measurement information stored by the information processing device, information on the allowable temperature, and the measurement information And a determination unit that determines whether or not it is necessary.

  In another aspect of the information processing apparatus, each time the data collection terminal loads or unloads the storage box from or into the loading space, identification information of the storage box is displayed. Read.

  In another aspect of the information processing device, the temperature management device is the same as the information processing device or the storage box when the determination unit determines that the internal temperature of the storage box needs to be adjusted. It further has a warning control unit for transmitting warning instruction information regarding the internal temperature of the storage box to an output device present in the vehicle.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a read information acquisition unit that is a program executed by a computer and acquires identification information of a storage box read by a data collection terminal from a storage box present in a loading space; and the read information The measurement information is acquired from a list generation unit that generates a list of identification information of the storage box acquired by the acquisition unit, and a temperature measurement unit that generates measurement information including identification information of the storage box to be measured and a measurement temperature. The measurement information acquisition unit that performs measurement, and the computer functions as a measurement information storage unit that stores, in the storage unit, measurement information including identification information of the storage box that exists in the list among the measurement information acquired by the measurement information acquisition unit Let

  According to the present invention, the measurement information of the storage box existing in the loading space is accurately selected from the measurement information of the storage box existing outside the loading space, and the temperature management for the storage box existing in the loading space is appropriately performed. be able to.

It is a figure showing a schematic structure of a temperature management system concerning an embodiment. The 1st structural example of a heat insulation box is shown. The accommodation state at the time of non-use of the heat insulation box of the 1st example of composition is shown. The 2nd structural example of a heat insulation box is shown. It is a figure explaining the structure regarding accommodation of the heat insulation box of a 2nd structural example. The 3rd structural example of a heat insulation box is shown. It is a block diagram of a terminal device. It is a block diagram of a temperature measurement module. It is a block diagram of a server apparatus. An example of the data structure of a package information and a temperature management table is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process performed at the time of loading or unloading. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process performed at the time of transport. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the temperature management system which concerns on a modification.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a temperature management system 100 according to the embodiment. The temperature management system 100 is a system for managing the internal temperature of the heat insulation box 5 loaded on the loading platform 17 of the delivery vehicle 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the temperature management system 100 mainly includes the delivery vehicle 1 and the delivery vehicle 1. The terminal device 2 that exists, the handy terminal (data collection terminal) 3 used by the driver of the delivery vehicle 1, the heat insulation box 5 that forms an internal space with a heat insulating material such as a vacuum heat insulating material, and the terminal device 2 communicate with each other. And a server device 9 for performing. In the example of FIG. 1, the delivery vehicle 1 exists in the vicinity of the platform 4 for loading the heat insulation box 5 on each delivery vehicle together with other delivery vehicles loaded with the heat insulation box 5.

  The heat insulation box 5 accommodates one or a plurality of loads to be stored in the same temperature zone, and a temperature measurement module 7 described later is attached. In the heat insulation box 5, an internal temperature band (also referred to as “allowable temperature band”) that should be maintained in order to prevent deterioration of the stored baggage is defined for each heat insulation box 5. A temperature adjusting material 8 such as a cold insulating material for adjustment is appropriately accommodated. In the present embodiment, the temperature adjusting material 8 is appropriately added by the driver so that the internal temperature of the heat insulating box 5 is maintained in a predetermined allowable temperature range. Thereby, the internal temperature of the heat insulation box 5 is adjusted, without requiring a power supply. In addition, a seal 6 on which a bar code indicating information relating to a package accommodated in the heat insulation box 5 is printed is attached to the outside of the heat insulation box 5. The heat insulation box 5 is an example of the “container box” in the present invention, and the loading platform 17 is an example of the “loading space” in the present invention.

  The temperature measurement module 7 is a module having a function of measuring temperature and a communication function, and transmits measurement information “Sd” related to the internal temperature at regular or indefinite intervals or continuously. As will be described later, the measurement information Sd includes identification information (also referred to as “box ID”) for specifying the heat insulation box 5 that is a target of temperature measurement, in addition to the temperature information measured by the temperature measurement module 7. It is. In the present embodiment, the measurement information Sd transmitted from the temperature measurement module 7 is transmitted from the terminal device 2 to the temperature measurement module 7 regardless of whether or not the temperature measurement module 7 exists in the loading platform 17 of the delivery vehicle 1. Is received by the terminal device 2 when it is within the radio wave reachable range.

  The handy terminal 3 has a reading function such as a bar code. In this embodiment, the handy terminal 3 has a function of reading the heat insulation box 5 from the seal 6 attached to the heat insulation box 5 loaded on the delivery vehicle 1 based on the operation of the driver. The box ID and the instruction number regarding the delivery of the package in the heat insulation box 5 are read. Then, the handy terminal 3 transmits read information “Sr” including the read box ID and instruction number to the terminal device 2. In the present embodiment, the driver reads the barcode by the handy terminal 3 with respect to the heat insulation box 5 when loading the heat insulation box 5 on the delivery vehicle 1 and when unloading the heat insulation box 5 from the delivery vehicle 1. Perform the operation.

  The terminal device 2 is an in-vehicle device such as a drive recorder or a navigation device, for example. The terminal device 2 communicates with the handy terminal 3 and the temperature measurement module 7 by wire or wireless, and communicates with the server device 9 via a network. The terminal device 2 receives the read information Sr including the box ID and the like from the handy terminal 3 when the heat insulation box 5 is loaded or unloaded. Further, the terminal device 2 receives the measurement information Sd including the box ID from the temperature measurement module 7. At this time, the terminal device 2 receives only the measurement information Sd received from the temperature measurement module 7 attached to the heat insulation box 5 loaded on the delivery vehicle 1 based on the box ID included in the received read information Sr. Store and discard other measurement information Sd. Then, the terminal device 2 transmits the received and stored untransmitted measurement information Sd to the server device 9 together with the identification information (that is, the vehicle ID) of the delivery vehicle 1. Further, when the terminal device 2 receives the instruction information “Si” from the server device 9, the terminal device 2 outputs a warning about the internal temperature of the heat insulating box 5 based on the instruction information Si, or gives an instruction to add the temperature adjusting material 8. Or output. The terminal device 2 is an example of an “information processing device” in the present invention.

  The server device 9 is a server that manages the position of the delivery vehicle 1, the delivery route, and the like. Based on the measured temperature of each heat insulation box 5 indicated by the measurement information Sd received from the terminal device 2, the temperature adjustment material for the heat insulation box 5 8 is determined whether or not additional charging is necessary. Then, when the server device 9 determines that it is necessary to add the temperature adjusting material 8 to the heat insulating box 5, the server device 9 sends instruction information Si for instructing output of a warning regarding the internal temperature of the heat insulating box 5 to the terminal device 2. Send. The server device 9 is an example of the “temperature management device” in the present invention.

  In the example of FIG. 1, since the delivery vehicle 1 is adjacent to another delivery vehicle and the platform 4, the terminal device 2 is added to the temperature measurement module 7 installed in the heat insulation box 5 loaded on the delivery vehicle 1, The measurement information Sd transmitted from the temperature measurement module 7 attached to the heat insulation box 5 loaded on the adjacent delivery vehicle and the heat insulation box 5 placed on the platform 4 is received. Even in this case, the terminal device 2 specifies the box ID of the heat insulating box 5 loaded on the delivery vehicle 1 based on the box ID included in the read information Sr received from the handy terminal 3, and The measurement information Sd received from the temperature measurement module 7 installed in the heat insulation box 5 that is not stacked is discarded without being transmitted to the server device 9.

[Insulation box structure example]
Next, a configuration example (first to third configuration examples) of the heat insulating box 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. However, it is not limited to these.

  FIG. 2A shows a first configuration example of the heat insulating box 5. 2 mainly includes a container body 10 having a top panel 11, a front panel 12, a left panel 13, a rear panel 14, a right panel 15, and a bottom panel 16. The container body 10 includes a top panel 11, a left panel 13, a back panel 14, a right panel 15 and a bottom panel 16 arranged so as to cover the bottom panel 16. The left panel 13 and the right panel 15 are each attached to the exterior bag 30. The top panel 11, the back panel 14, the bottom panel 16, and the front panel 12 are connected to the right panel 15 via a connecting portion (not shown) so as to be rotatable, and the front panel 12 is rotated. It can be a single door. A plurality of holding portions 19 that can accommodate objects are provided on the inner wall surface of the back panel 14 or the like. The temperature measurement module 7 may be accommodated in the holding unit 19. Furthermore, a hook 39 and a grip portion 38 illustrated in FIG. 3 to be described later are provided on the surface of the exterior bag 30.

  Moreover, the heat insulation box 5 can be folded and accommodated when not in use. This configuration will be described. FIG. 2B is an overhead view transparently showing the left panel 13, the back panel 14, and the right panel 15 of the heat insulation box 5 according to the first configuration example, and FIG. 2C is a back panel 14. And the structure of the joint of the right panel 15 is shown. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the back panel 14 can be detached from the left panel 13, while the back panel 14 and the right panel 15 are connected via a cloth or the like. The rear panel 14 can be folded so as to face the right panel 15. Similarly, the top panel 11 and the bottom panel 16 can be folded to the right panel 15 side.

  FIG. 3A shows the heat insulation box 5 in a state where the front panel 12 is removed and the back panel 14, the top panel 11, and the bottom panel 16 are sequentially folded to the right panel 15 side. In the example of FIG. 3A, after the back panel 14 is overlaid on the right side panel 15, the top panel 11 and the bottom panel 16 are overlaid so as to make surface contact with the back panel 14. FIG. 3B shows a state of the heat insulating box 5 when the left panel 13 is translated to the right panel 15 side. In the state of FIG. 3B, the front panel 12 and the left panel 13 are placed on the right panel 15 side so that the outer bag 30 removed from the container body 10 is sandwiched after the front panel 12 is overlapped on the inner wall of the left panel 13. To Thus, the heat insulation box 5 which concerns on a 1st structural example can be suitably folded and accommodated in a non-use state.

  4A and 4B show the heat insulation box 5 according to the second configuration example. As shown in FIG. 4A, the heat insulation box 5 according to the second configuration example has a configuration that can be opened on both sides, and the front panel 12 according to the second configuration example includes a left front panel 12L and a right front panel. And a panel 12R. The left front panel 12 </ b> L is rotatably connected to the left panel 13, and the right front panel 12 </ b> R is rotatably connected to the right panel 15.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the top panel 11 can be folded in half to open the heat insulation box 5. In the example of FIG. 4B, the top panel 11 is composed of a front top panel 11F and a rear top panel 11R, and the front top panel 11F has a connecting portion with the rear top panel 11R. The axis is flipped outward. Similarly, the rear top panel 11R can be inverted outward with the connecting portion with the front top panel 11F as an axis. Thus, even the heat insulation box 5 according to the second configuration example can suitably accommodate the luggage and the temperature measurement module 7.

  Also, the heat insulation box 5 according to the second configuration example may be configured to be foldable when not in use. FIG. 5A shows the arrangement of the front panel 12, the left panel 13, the back panel 14, the right panel 15, and the bottom panel 16 during use. FIG. 5B shows the heat insulating box 5 in a state where the front panel 12, the left panel 13, the back panel 14, the right panel 15, and the bottom panel 16 are folded when not in use. In the example of FIG. 5, the back panel 14 and the left panel 13 and the back panel 14 and the right panel 15 are connected by a cloth or the like. And when accommodating the heat insulation box 5, after piled up the bottom face panel 16 on the back panel 14, the left side panel 13 and the right side panel 15 are piled up in order. Thus, even the heat insulation box 5 according to the second configuration example can be suitably folded and stored.

  FIG. 6A shows a front view of a state where the front door of the heat insulation box 5 according to the third configuration example is closed, and FIG. 6B shows that the front door of the heat insulation box 5 according to the third configuration example is opened. FIG. In the third configuration example, the front panel 12 includes a left front panel 12L, a right front panel 12R, and a lower front panel 12B. The left front panel 12 </ b> L is rotatably connected to the left panel 13, and the right front panel 12 </ b> R is rotatably connected to the right panel 15. Further, the lower front panel 12 </ b> B is rotatably connected to the bottom panel 16. The configuration of the top panel 11 and the folding structure when not in use are the same as in the second configuration example. Thus, even with the heat insulation box 5 according to the third configuration example, the luggage and the temperature measurement module 7 can be suitably accommodated.

The heat insulating box 5 may be sealed so as not to be opened by anyone other than an operator or a checker when used for transportation. Examples of sealing methods include, but are not limited to, tapes such as gummed tape, stretch films, security seals, sealed tablets, seal rings, dial locks, TSA (Transportation Security Administration) locks, and electronic locks. By using these, it is possible to prevent theft of the luggage inside the heat insulating box 5 and the mixing of articles by others. As a sealing method, the door part such as the front panel 12 of the heat insulation box 5 is fixed by wrapping with a tape or a stretch film so that the door part is fixed to the main body part, and a security seal is put on the door part and the main body part. A ring-shaped member is placed on both the body and the body, and each ring-shaped member is sealed with a sealing lock, a sealing ring, a dial type, a TSA type lock, and a dial type, TSA type locking mechanism at the tip. Although the method of installing the belt-shaped member which has in a door part and a main-body part, and connecting and fixing each can be considered, it is not limited to these.

[Configuration of terminal device]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the terminal device 2. The terminal device 2 mainly includes a display unit 21 such as a display and a lamp, an input unit 22 such as a touch panel, a storage unit 23, a communication unit 24, a control unit 25, a GPS receiver 26, and a sound output unit. 27. Each of these elements is connected to each other via a bus line 20.

  The storage unit 23 is configured by, for example, a memory such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores a program executed by the control unit 25 and information necessary for processing executed by the control unit 25. For example, the storage unit 23 stores a list of box IDs of the heat insulating boxes 5 loaded on the delivery vehicle 1 (also referred to as “box registration list Lh”). The box registration list Lh is updated by the control unit 25 every time the terminal device 2 receives the read information Sr from the handy terminal 3. The storage unit 23 also stores measurement information Sd including the box ID registered in the box registration list Lh among the measurement information Sd received from each temperature measurement module 7 based on the control of the control unit 25.

  The communication unit 24 receives the read information Sr from the handy terminal 3 based on the control of the control unit 25 or receives the measurement information Sd from the temperature measurement module 7 attached to each heat insulating box 5. Further, the communication unit 24 transmits untransmitted measurement information Sd and the like stored in the storage unit 23 to the server device 9 to the server device 9 based on the control of the control unit 25. Further, the communication unit 24 receives the instruction information Si by the server device 9. The GPS receiver 26 generates position information indicating the current position of the delivery vehicle 1.

  The control unit 25 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (not shown), and performs various controls on each component in the terminal device 2 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 23. For example, when the box ID included in the read information Sr received from the handy terminal 3 is not registered in the box registration list Lh, the control unit 25 determines that the heat insulation box 5 having the box ID is loaded in the delivery vehicle 1. The box ID is added to the box registration list Lh. On the other hand, when the box ID included in the read information Sr received from the handy terminal 3 is already registered in the box registration list Lh, the control unit 25 carries out the heat insulating box 5 of the box ID from the delivery vehicle 1 (or The box ID is deleted from the box registration list Lh.

  The control unit 25 also includes measurement information Sd including the box ID registered in the box registration list Lh among the measurement information Sd received by the communication unit 24 from the temperature measurement module 7 attached to the heat insulating box 5 in the loading platform 17. Is stored in the storage unit 23. Then, based on the predetermined transmission timing, the control unit 25 transmits the untransmitted measurement information Sd stored in the storage unit 23 to the server device 9 together with the position information of the delivery vehicle 1, the vehicle ID, and the like. To the server device 9. Further, when the communication unit 24 receives the instruction information Si, the control unit 25 causes the display unit 21 and / or the sound output unit 27 to output a warning regarding the internal temperature of the heat insulating box 5 based on the instruction information Si. .

  The control unit 25 functions as a “reading information acquisition unit”, “list generation unit”, “measurement information acquisition unit”, “measurement information storage unit”, and “computer” that executes the program according to the present invention. To do. The display unit 21 and the sound output unit 27 are examples of the “output unit” in the present invention. The communication unit 24 is an example of a “measurement information transmission unit” and an “instruction information reception unit”.

[Configuration of temperature measurement module]
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the temperature measurement module 7. The temperature measurement module 7 mainly includes a temperature sensor 71, a communication unit 72, a storage unit 73, and a control unit 75. These elements are connected to each other via a bus line 70.

  The temperature sensor 71 measures the temperature and supplies the measured temperature information to the control unit 75. The temperature sensor 71 is an example of the “temperature measurement unit” in the present invention. The communication unit 72 transmits measurement information Sd generated by the control unit 75 based on the control of the control unit 75.

  The arrangement of the communication unit 72 may be in the internal space of the heat insulation box 5, may be in the external space, or may be embedded in the wall surface constituting the heat insulation box 5. For example, you may install the communication part 72 inside the holding | maintenance part 19 shown in FIGS. In this case, it is preferable that the members constituting the holding unit 19 do not hinder the transmission of information from the communication unit 72. If the holding unit 19 is configured with a member that may hinder communication, an opening that enables transmission of information may be provided in at least a part of the holding unit 19. When the communication part 72 is provided in the external space of the heat insulation box 5, the holding | maintenance which accommodates the communication part 72 in the wall surface and space which comprise the space (namely, internal space of the loading platform 17) where the heat insulation box 5 is loaded. A part may be installed. Moreover, when the communication part 72 is embedded in the wall surface of the heat insulation box 5, the embedded wall surface may be the left panel 13 or the right panel 15 forming the side surface of the heat insulation box 5 shown in FIG. The top panel 11 or the bottom panel 16 may be used. Since the convex part does not occur when the thickness of the communication part 72 is thinner than the wall surface, it is preferable to arrange other materials having a thickness equivalent to the difference between the thickness of the communication part 72 and the wall surface so as to fill the difference. Thus, it is more preferable that the concave portion is not generated. The above-mentioned other materials are preferably materials having high heat insulating properties such as fiber heat insulating materials, foam heat insulating materials, and vacuum heat insulating materials.

  The storage unit 73 stores a program executed by the control unit 75 and information necessary for processing executed by the control unit 75. In this embodiment, the memory | storage part 73 memorize | stores previously box ID etc. of the heat insulation box 5 in which the said temperature measurement module 7 is attached.

  The control unit 75 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like (not shown), and controls the entire temperature measurement module 7 by executing a program stored in the ROM or the like. In the present embodiment, the control unit 75 generates measurement information Sd obtained by adding the box ID of the heat insulating box 5 that is the attachment destination to the temperature information generated by the temperature sensor 71 and transmits the measurement information Sd by the communication unit 72.

[Configuration of server device]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the server device 9. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the server device 9 mainly includes a storage unit 93, a communication unit 94, and a control unit 95.

  The storage unit 93 stores a program executed by the control unit 95 and information necessary for processing executed by the control unit 95. For example, the storage unit 93 stores, for each instruction number, package information “Ib” that is information associated with information necessary for transporting the target package. FIG. 10A shows an example of the data structure of the package information Ib. As shown in FIG. 10A, the package information Ib includes, for example, an instruction number, a package name, temperature management information that is information related to an allowable temperature range of the target package, destination information that indicates a destination of the target package, and a target The delivery route information indicating the delivery route of the package is included. The temperature management information included in the package information Ib is used to generate a temperature management table Tt described later.

  In addition, the storage unit 93 stores a temperature management table Tt that is a table of temperature management information for each heat insulation box 5 stacked on the delivery vehicle 1. The temperature management table Tt will be described later. Further, based on the control of the control unit 95, the storage unit 93 stores temperature accumulation information Im in which the measured temperature of each heat insulation box 5 indicated by the measurement information Sd received from the terminal device 2 is recorded in time series.

  Based on the control of the control unit 95, the communication unit 94 executes a reception process of the measurement information Sd and the read information Sr, a transmission process of the instruction information Si, and the like. The communication unit 94 is an example of the “measurement information receiving unit” in the present invention.

  The control unit 95 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (not shown), and controls the entire server device 9 by executing a program stored in the ROM, the storage unit 93, or the like. For example, when the communication unit 94 receives the read information Sr from the terminal device 2, the control unit 95 updates the temperature management table Tt based on the read information Sr. Specifically, when the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID included in the read information Sr is not registered in the temperature management table Tt, the control unit 95 sets the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID to the package information. Extracted from Ib and registered in the temperature management table Tt. On the other hand, when the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID included in the read information Sr is registered in the temperature management table Tt, the control unit 95 obtains the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID from the temperature management table Tt. delete.

  Further, the control unit 95 refers to the temperature management table Tt, and based on the measured temperature of each heat insulation box 5 indicated by the measurement information Sd received from the terminal device 2, it is necessary to add the temperature adjusting material 8 of each heat insulation box 5. Determine. When the control unit 95 determines that the addition of the temperature adjusting material 8 is necessary, the control unit 95 transmits instruction information Si for instructing output of a warning regarding the internal temperature of the heat insulating box 5 to the terminal device 2 by the communication unit 94. . The control unit 95 is an example of the “determination unit” and “warning control unit” in the present invention.

  FIG. 10B shows an example of the data structure of the temperature management table Tt. The temperature management table Tt shown in FIG. 10B includes items of “box ID”, “allowable temperature zone”, and “warning threshold”.

  In the item “box ID”, the box ID of the heat insulating box 5 whose temperature is measured by the temperature measurement module 7 is recorded. In the item “allowable temperature range”, a range of a temperature at which the internal temperature of each heat insulating box 5 should be maintained at the time of transportation (that is, an allowable temperature) is recorded. In the allowable temperature zone, only one of the upper limit and the lower limit temperature may be defined, or the upper limit and the lower limit temperature may be defined.

  In the item “warning threshold value”, an upper limit value and / or a lower limit threshold value for determining whether or not a warning related to the additional charging of the temperature adjusting material 8 should be output is recorded. In addition, when the upper limit and the lower limit are provided in the allowable temperature range, warning threshold values corresponding to the upper limit value and the lower limit value are provided, respectively. In the example of FIG. 10B, the warning threshold value of the heat insulation box 5 of the box ID “C0001Y” having the allowable temperature range of 0 ° C. to 10 ° C. has a lower limit value of 2 ° C. and an upper limit value of 8 ° C.

  As described above, in the example of FIG. 10B, a warning threshold value for determining whether or not a warning is necessary is associated with each heat insulating box 5. Therefore, the control unit 95 of the server device 9 compares the measured temperature included in the measurement information Sd received from the terminal device 2 with the warning threshold value of the temperature management table Tt corresponding to the box ID included in the measurement information Sd. By doing, the necessity of the warning regarding the temperature management of each heat insulation box 5 can be determined suitably. When the control unit 95 determines that the measured temperature included in the measurement information Sd received from the terminal device 2 is out of the corresponding allowable temperature range, the control unit 95 displays a warning content at a higher level than the warning based on the warning threshold value. The instruction information Si shown may be generated and transmitted to the terminal device 2.

[Processing flow]
(1) Update processing of box registration list and temperature management table FIG. 11 shows a reading operation of the handy terminal 3 executed when the heat insulation box 5 is loaded on the delivery vehicle 1 or when the heat insulation box 5 is carried out of the delivery vehicle 1. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the update process of the accompanying box registration list Lh and the temperature management table Tt.

  First, when the driver of the delivery vehicle 1 loads the heat insulation box 5 on the delivery vehicle 1 or carries the heat insulation box 5 out of the delivery vehicle 1, the seal attached to the target heat insulation box 5 by the handy terminal 3. 6 or reading the attached instruction or bar code of the slip. As a result, the handy terminal 3 reads the box ID, the instruction number, and the like from the bar code (step S101). Then, the handy terminal 3 transmits read information Sr including the read box ID and instruction number to the terminal device 2 (step S102).

  When receiving the read information Sr from the handy terminal 3, the terminal device 2 adds or deletes the box ID included in the read information Sr to the box registration list Lh (step S103). Specifically, when the box ID included in the read information Sr is not registered in the box registration list Lh, the terminal device 2 determines that the heat insulating box 5 having the box ID has been loaded in the delivery vehicle 1. The target box ID is added to the registration list Lh. On the other hand, when the box ID included in the read information Sr is already registered in the box registration list Lh, the terminal device 2 determines that the heat insulation box 5 of the box ID is carried out (or carried out), and the box The target box ID is deleted from the registration list Lh. Then, the terminal device 2 transmits the read information Sr to the server device 9 (step S104).

  When the server device 9 receives the read information Sr from the terminal device 2, the server device 9 updates the temperature management table Tt based on the read information Sr (step S105). Specifically, when the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID included in the read information Sr is not registered in the temperature management table Tt, the server device 9 sets the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID to the package information. Extracted from Ib and registered in the temperature management table Tt. That is, in this case, the server device 9 determines that the heat insulation box 5 having the box ID included in the read information Sr is loaded on the delivery vehicle 1, and regards the heat insulation box 5 as a target of temperature management. On the other hand, when the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID included in the read information Sr is registered in the temperature management table Tt, the server device 9 obtains the temperature management information corresponding to the box ID from the temperature management table Tt. delete. That is, in this case, the server device 9 determines that the heat insulation box 5 having the box ID included in the read information Sr is carried out (or carried out) from the delivery vehicle 1, and excludes the heat insulation box 5 from the target of temperature management. To do.

(2) Warning Process FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the warning process regarding the additional charging of the temperature adjusting material 8. The terminal device 2 executes the processing of the flowchart of FIG. 12 at a predetermined timing, for example, when the engine of the delivery vehicle 1 is turned on or when a predetermined user input is detected.

  First, the terminal device 2 receives the measurement information Sd including the box ID and the measurement temperature of the heat insulation box 5 to which the temperature measurement module 7 is attached from the temperature measurement module 7 (step S201). Then, the terminal device 2 determines whether or not the box ID included in the received measurement information Sd is registered in the box registration list Lh (step S202). When the target box ID is registered in the box registration list Lh (step S202; Yes), the terminal device 2 determines that the heat insulation box 5 of the target box ID is stacked on the delivery vehicle 1, The received measurement information Sd is accumulated (step S203). On the other hand, when the target box ID is not registered in the box registration list Lh (Step S202; No), the terminal device 2 has the heat insulation box 5 of the target box ID existing outside the loading platform 17 of the delivery vehicle 1 or It is determined that the information is carried out, and the process proceeds to step S204 without accumulating the received measurement information Sd. That is, in this case, the terminal device 2 regards the heat insulation box 5 of the target box ID as not being subject to temperature management, and discards the received measurement information Sd.

  Then, the terminal device 2 determines whether it is time to transmit the accumulated measurement information Sd to the server device 9 (step S204). When the terminal device 2 determines that it is the transmission timing to the server device 9 (step S204; Yes), the terminal device 2 transmits the accumulated measurement information Sd to the server device 9 (step S205). In this case, the terminal device 2 transmits the identification information of the delivery vehicle 1 and the current position information to the server device 9 in addition to the measurement information Sd.

  When the server device 9 receives the measurement information Sd from the terminal device 2, the server device 9 stores the measured temperature of each heat insulating box 5 indicated by the measurement information Sd as temperature accumulation information Im (step S206). Then, the server device 9 determines whether or not a warning is necessary based on the temperature management table Tt and the measured temperature of each heat insulation box 5 (step S207). If the server device 9 determines that there is a heat insulating box 5 that requires a warning (step S208; Yes), the server device 9 generates instruction information Si and transmits the instruction information Si to the terminal device 2 (step S209). On the other hand, if the server device 9 determines that there is no heat insulation box 5 that needs a warning (step S208; No), the server device 9 ends the process of the flowchart without generating the instruction information Si.

  When the terminal device 2 receives the instruction information Si from the server device 9, the terminal device 2 outputs a warning by at least one of the display unit 21 and the sound output unit 27 based on the instruction information Si (step S210).

[Operation and effect of this embodiment]
According to the present embodiment, the terminal device 2 should transmit to the server device 9 based on the box registration list Lh in which the box ID read from the barcode of the seal 6 attached to the heat insulating box 5 by the handy terminal 3 is recorded. The measurement information Sd is selected. Thereby, the terminal device 2 can prevent unnecessary measurement information Sd transmitted from the temperature measurement module 7 attached to the heat insulation box 5 existing outside the delivery vehicle 1 from being transmitted to the server device 9. In this case, since the terminal device 2 does not receive a warning output instruction from the server device 9 to the heat insulation box 5 that is not a management target, the terminal device 2 is directed to the driver of the delivery vehicle 1 to the heat insulation box 5 that is not a management target. It can suppress suitably issuing a warning unnecessarily.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, not only when the heat insulation box 5 is loaded into the delivery vehicle 1, but also when an unnecessary warning is output to the heat insulation box 5 that is not managed, which may occur when the heat insulation box 5 is transloaded between vehicles. Moreover, it can suppress suitably. Similarly, even when the heat insulation box 5 is transshipped, the driver reads the barcode of the seal 6 attached to the heat insulation box 5 to be loaded on the delivery vehicle 1 by the handy terminal 3, so that the heat insulation box 5 Are registered in the box registration list Lh. Further, the driver deletes the box ID of the heat insulation box 5 from the box registration list Lh by reading the barcode of the seal 6 attached to the heat insulation box 5 carried out from the delivery vehicle 1 by the handy terminal 3. Let Thereby, the terminal device 2 appropriately receives the measurement information Sd transmitted from the temperature measurement modules 7 attached to the heat insulation boxes 5 loaded on the other delivery vehicles and the heat insulation boxes 5 transferred to the other delivery vehicles. The warning output to the heat insulation box 5 not subject to management can be suitably suppressed.

[Modification]
Below, the modification of above-described embodiment is demonstrated. Note that the following modifications can be applied to the embodiment in any combination.

(Modification 1)
In the temperature management system 100 of FIG. 1, the server device 9 executes the necessity determination of the warning of the heat insulation box 5 and the determination of the warning output mode. Instead of this, instead of the server device 9, the terminal device 2 may execute determination of necessity of warning of the heat insulation box 5, determination of the warning output mode, and the like.

  In this case, the terminal device 2 stores the temperature management table Tt and the temperature accumulation information Im, and in the flowchart of FIG. 11, instead of the process of transmitting the read information Sr to the server device 9 in step S104, the temperature management in step S105. Update processing of the table Tt is executed. Also, in the flowchart of FIG. 12, the terminal device 2 determines whether or not a warning is necessary based on the measured temperature indicated by the measurement information Sd after the measurement information Sd is accumulated in step S203, and there is a heat insulating box 5 that requires a warning. In this case, a warning for the heat insulation box 5 is output. Also according to this aspect, the terminal device 2 can output a warning accurately when there is a heat insulating box 5 that requires additional charging of the temperature adjusting material 8, as in the embodiment.

(Modification 2)
Instead of reading the instruction number from the bar code on the sticker 6, the handy terminal 3 reads the information associated with the instruction number (that is, the package information Ib such as the temperature management information shown in FIG. 10A) and reads the information. It may be included in Sr. In this case, the server device 9 updates the temperature management table Tt based on the temperature management information included in the read information Sr transmitted from the terminal device 2. According to this aspect, the server device 9 does not need to store the package information Ib in advance.

  Further, the bar code or the like may be printed on an instruction sheet or a slip in which an instruction regarding a load to be temperature-controlled for the loading operator or the temperature adjusting material 8 is written instead of being printed on the seal 6. In this case, the instructions and slips are attached to the heat insulating box 5, and the loading operator performs an operation of reading the instruction numbers and the like from these instructions and slips with the handy terminal 3.

(Modification 3)
Instead of the configuration example of the temperature management system 100 in FIG. 1, the temperature management system 100 may have an output device for outputting a warning in the delivery vehicle 1, in addition to the terminal device 2. In this case, the output device includes an output unit such as a sound output unit or a display unit, and outputs a warning based on the instruction information Si when the instruction information Si is received from the server device 9. Even in this aspect, the temperature management system 100 can notify the driver of a warning regarding the internal temperature of the heat insulation box 5 as in the embodiment.

(Modification 4)
The determination of necessity of warning executed by the server device 9 in step S207 of FIG. 12 is not limited to the method using the warning threshold shown in FIG.

  For example, a plurality of warning threshold values may be provided for each upper limit value and / or lower limit value instead of the example of FIG. In this case, the server device 9 changes the output mode of the warning to be output (for example, the frequency or the display color of the display) in accordance with the warning threshold value at which the measured temperature has reached. At this time, the server device 9 may determine the warning output mode so that a higher level warning is output as the measured temperature of the heat insulation box 5 reaches a warning threshold value close to the boundary value of the allowable temperature range. According to this example, the server device 9 can accurately determine the warning output mode according to the urgency of the additional charging of the temperature adjusting material 8.

  In another example, instead of using the warning threshold value, or in addition to the warning threshold value, the server device 9 changes the internal temperature of the heat insulation box 5 from the time-series change tendency of the past measurement temperature of each heat insulation box 5. By predicting, it may be determined whether or not a warning is necessary. In this case, for example, the server device 9 refers to the temperature accumulation information Im, calculates the rate of change of the measured temperature of each heat insulation box 5 within the most recent predetermined time, and determines the target heat insulation box 5 from the change rate. An estimated value of the internal temperature of the heat insulation box 5 at the scheduled delivery time to the delivery place is calculated. Then, the server device 9 determines whether or not a warning is necessary by determining whether or not the estimated value is within the allowable temperature range. In this case, for example, the server device 9 stores the delivery location and the scheduled delivery time of the heat insulation box 5 in the storage unit 93 in advance in association with the box ID of each heat insulation box 5. In addition, the server apparatus 9 is based on the current position information of the delivery vehicle 1 received from the terminal apparatus 2 and the information on the planned travel route to the delivery location of each heat insulation box 5. The time may be calculated in real time. Also according to this example, the server device 9 can appropriately determine whether or not a warning is necessary and appropriately suppress an instruction to add an unnecessary temperature adjusting material 8.

(Modification 5)
The configuration example in which the temperature information measured by the temperature sensor 71 and the identification information for specifying the heat insulation box 5 are transmitted to the terminal device 2 is not limited to the mode in which the communication unit 72 directly transmits to the terminal device 2.

  For example, when the heat insulating box 5 is arranged in a space (blocking space) where the signal is blocked, the temperature sensor 71 that measures the internal temperature of the heat insulating box 5 is connected to the first transmission unit placed in the blocking space. In a mode in which measurement information is sent, wired to the first transmission unit, sent to the second transmission unit arranged outside the blocking space, and transmitted from the second transmission unit to the terminal device 2 There may be. Moreover, although it may be difficult to ensure a power supply in the space where the heat insulation box 5 is loaded, a power supply can be ensured by arrange | positioning a 2nd transmission part out of a loading space. As a result, there is no need to worry about running out of battery due to data transmission to the terminal device 2 that consumes a large amount of power.

  FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram of a temperature management system 100A in the present modification. In the example of FIG. 13, the communication unit 72 of the temperature measurement module 7 installed in each heat insulation box 5 transmits measurement information Sd to the parent device 18 by wireless communication. The base unit 18 is connected to the terminal device 2 by wire, and transmits the measurement information Sd received from the temperature measurement module 7 to the terminal device 2. In this case, at least one of the terminal device 2 or the parent device 18 stores the box registration list Lh, and discards the measurement information Sd including the box IDs not registered in the box registration list Lh without accumulating. In the configuration example of FIG. 13, the communication unit 72 of the temperature measurement module 7 corresponds to the first transmission unit described above, and the parent device 18 corresponds to the second transmission unit described above. In this example, the terminal device 2 is an example of the “communication device” in the present invention.

  The connection form between the temperature measurement module 7 and the parent device 18 may be wired connection or wireless connection. In the case of wired connection, methods such as Ethernet (registered trademark), RS-232C, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, and the like may be mentioned, but the method is not limited to these. In the case of wireless connection, RF-ID, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth (registered trademark), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), ZigBee (registered trademark), and the like can be mentioned, but the methods are not limited to these. Absent. The connection form between the parent device 18 and the terminal device 2 is preferably a wired connection.

(Modification 6)
The frequency of transmission of the measurement information Sd from the terminal device 2 to the server device 9 may be controlled. In this case, as an example, the terminal device 2 analyzes the measurement temperature of each heat insulation box 5 and when the temperature change does not occur or is sufficiently small, the transmission frequency of the measurement information Sd is reduced and the temperature change is large. Increases the transmission frequency of the measurement information Sd. Thereby, transmission of unnecessary measurement information Sd can be reduced, and an energy saving effect can be obtained. On the other hand, the terminal device 2 promptly sends the measurement information Sd to the server device 9 to determine whether or not the temperature adjustment material 8 needs to be added to the server device 9, particularly when a sudden temperature change occurs. It should be executed. In this case, it is preferable that the temperature information measured by the temperature sensor 71 is also accumulated in the terminal device 2.

(Modification 7)
When there is a terminal used by an administrator who manages the state of each delivery vehicle 1 apart from the server device 9, the server device 9 transmits instruction information Si to the terminal device 2 when it is determined that a warning is necessary. In addition to or instead of this, mail delivery or the like may be further performed to the above-described terminal.

  In this case, the server device 9 includes, for example, information specifying the delivery vehicle 1 in addition to the information corresponding to the instruction information Si as the contents of the email to be notified. The manager who has received the mail from the terminal by mail distribution notifies the driver of the delivery vehicle 1 of an instruction for the nearest stop or route change to the driver as appropriate. For example, in this case, the administrator may give a voice instruction to the driver of the delivery vehicle 1 using a VHF or UHF band radio telephone. In this case, the administrator's terminal is preferably based on the information notified by e-mail from the terminal device 2, the delivery location of the package in the heat insulation box 5 to be warned, the current position of the delivery vehicle 1, and the traveling schedule A map showing the route and the points where the vehicle can be stopped is displayed. Then, the manager determines the instruction content to be notified to the driver of the delivery vehicle 1 based on the display content of the terminal. As a result, the manager can accurately instruct the driver of the delivery vehicle 1 regarding the addition of the temperature adjusting material 8.

(Modification 8)
When outputting a warning that the temperature adjusting material 8 should be added, the terminal device 2 may specify the type and number of the temperature adjusting materials 8 to be added.

  For example, the package information Ib includes information on the type and number of the temperature adjusting materials 8 to be used at the time of warning. When the server device 9 identifies the heat-insulating box 5 that requires warning, the heat-insulating box 5 With reference to the package information Ib specified by the instruction number transmitted together with the box ID of 5, the type and number of the temperature adjusting material 8 to be additionally charged into the heat insulating box 5 are specified. Then, the server device 9 includes the information on the type and the number of the temperature adjusting materials 8 to be added additionally specified in the instruction information Si and transmits the information to the terminal device 2. Thereby, the terminal device 2 can make a driver | operator recognize exactly the kind and number of the temperature control materials 8 required for temperature control, and can perform temperature control work smoothly.

(Modification 9)
The seal 6 may be printed with another code such as QR code (registered trademark) instead of being printed with the bar code, and may be printed without being encoded with the box ID and the instruction number. In the latter case, for example, the handy terminal 3 takes an image of the sticker 6 and reads the box ID and the instruction number from the image by a known character recognition technique.

(Modification 10)
In step S103 of FIG. 11, the terminal device 2 may hold the box ID on the box registration list Lh instead of deleting the box ID from the box registration list Lh. That is, in this case, the server device 9 allows the target box ID to be distinguished from other box IDs while leaving the target box ID in the box registration list Lh. Even in this case, the terminal device 2 does not transmit the measurement information Sd of the box ID that is reserved on the box registration list Lh to the server device 9. Also in this aspect, the terminal device 2 uses the server device 9 to transmit unnecessary measurement information Sd transmitted from the temperature measurement module 7 attached to the heat insulation box 5 carried out of the delivery vehicle 1 by unloading or transshipment. Can be prevented from being sent to. The “exclusion” of the present invention includes not only “deletion” but also “hold”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Delivery vehicle 2 Terminal device 5 Thermal insulation box 7 Temperature measurement module 8 Temperature adjustment material 9 Server apparatus 100, 100A Temperature management system

Claims (9)

A read information acquisition unit for acquiring identification information of the storage box read by the data collection terminal from the storage box present in the loading space;
A list generation unit that generates a list of identification information of the storage box acquired by the read information acquisition unit;
A measurement information acquisition unit that acquires the measurement information from a temperature measurement unit that generates measurement information including identification information of the storage box to be measured and a measurement temperature;
Among the measurement information acquired by the measurement information acquisition unit, a measurement information storage unit that stores in a storage unit measurement information including identification information of the storage box present in the list;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information according to claim 1, further comprising a measurement information transmission unit that transmits measurement information stored in the storage unit to a temperature management device that manages an internal temperature of the storage box existing in the loading space. Processing equipment. An instruction information receiving unit for receiving warning instruction information regarding the internal temperature of the storage box existing in the loading space from the temperature management device;
An output unit for outputting a warning based on the instruction information;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: The apparatus further includes a measurement information transmission unit that transmits measurement information stored in the storage unit to a communication device that communicates with a temperature management device that manages an internal temperature of the storage box existing in the loading space. Item 4. The information processing apparatus according to Item 1.   The measurement information storage unit excludes the measurement information including the identification information from the target to be stored in the storage unit when the read information acquisition unit acquires the identification information of the storage box existing in the list again. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein A data collection terminal for reading the identification information of the storage box from the storage box present in the loading space;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which acquires identification information of the storage box read by the data collection terminal;
A temperature management system having a temperature management device for managing the internal temperature of the storage box present in the loading space,
The temperature management device is:
A storage unit that stores information on the allowable temperature during transportation of the internal temperature of the storage box;
A measurement information receiving unit for receiving measurement information stored by the information processing apparatus;
Based on the information on the allowable temperature and the measurement information, a determination unit that determines whether adjustment of the internal temperature of the storage box is necessary,
A temperature management system comprising:   The said data collection terminal reads the identification information of the said storage box whenever the loading to the said loading space of the said storage box or the unloading from the said loading space is performed. Temperature management system. The temperature management device is:
When the determination unit determines that the internal temperature of the storage box needs to be adjusted, a warning about the internal temperature of the storage box is given to the information processing apparatus or an output device that is present in the same vehicle as the storage box. The temperature management system according to claim 6, further comprising a warning control unit that transmits the instruction information. A program executed by a computer,
A read information acquisition unit for acquiring identification information of the storage box read by the data collection terminal from the storage box present in the loading space;
A list generation unit that generates a list of identification information of the storage box acquired by the read information acquisition unit;
A measurement information acquisition unit for acquiring the measurement information from a temperature measurement unit that generates measurement information including identification information of the storage box to be measured and a measurement temperature;
A program that causes the computer to function as a measurement information storage unit that stores, in a storage unit, measurement information including identification information of the storage box existing in the list, among measurement information acquired by the measurement information acquisition unit .

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