JP6634498B1 - Sorting management device, worker terminal, sorting system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] In a sorting operation using a display, it is necessary to install a display at each frontage of a plurality of sorting shelves and make communication connection. A sorting management device is associated with a work identification information receiving unit that receives work identification information for identifying a sorting work from a worker terminal carried by a worker of a sorting work on articles. An arrangement information transmitting unit that transmits arrangement information indicating a plurality of frontage arrangements to an operator terminal; an item identification information receiving unit that receives item identification information for identifying an item from the operator terminal; The frontage information transmitting unit that transmits the frontage information indicating the frontage to which the article to be inserted is to be sent to the worker terminal, and the frontage identification information receiving unit that receives the frontage identification information that identifies the frontage from the worker terminal, An article number information transmission unit that transmits article number information indicating the number of articles identified by the article identification information to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information to the worker terminal. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to a sorting management device, a worker terminal, a sorting system, and a program.

It is known that a so-called indicator is used to support the sorting operation of articles. The display is installed near a sorting shelf for temporarily storing articles, and displays the number of articles to be put into the sorting shelf (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[Prior art documents]
[Patent Document]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-203048

  In a sorting operation using a display, it is necessary to install a display at each of the frontage of a plurality of sorting shelves and make communication connection. Therefore, the arrangement of the frontage of a plurality of sorting shelves cannot be flexibly changed.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sorting management device. The sorting management device may include a work identification information receiving unit that receives work identification information for identifying the sorting work from a worker terminal carried by a worker who sorts the articles. The assortment management device may include an arrangement information transmitting unit that transmits the arrangement information indicating the arrangement of the plurality of frontages associated with the work identification information to the worker terminal. The sorting management device may include an article identification information receiving unit that receives article identification information for identifying an article from the worker terminal. The sorting management device may include a frontage information transmission unit that transmits frontage information indicating a frontage to which an article identified by the article identification information is to be input to the worker terminal. The sorting management device may include a frontage identification information receiving unit that receives frontage identification information for identifying the frontage from the worker terminal. The sorting management device may include an article number information transmitting unit that transmits, to the worker terminal, article number information indicating the number of articles identified by the article identification information to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information. .

  The article number information transmitting unit may transmit the number of articles as the article number information to the worker terminal. The article number information transmitting unit may transmit, as the article number information, an image that is displayed on a transmission type display device included in the worker terminal and represents the number of articles to the worker terminal. The sorting management device is configured to receive an image captured by an imaging device provided in the worker terminal, and an image receiving unit based on the position of the article specified by the article position specifying unit, when displayed on the display device. An image generation unit that generates an image representing the position of the number of articles indicated by the number-of-articles information may be provided, and the article-number-information transmitting unit uses the image generated by the image generation unit as the article-number information, It may be transmitted to the worker terminal. The sorting management device includes: an information storage unit that stores the arrangement information in association with the work identification information; an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to change the arrangement of a plurality of frontages indicated by the arrangement information; and And an arrangement updating unit for updating the arrangement of a plurality of frontage indicated by the arrangement information.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as the sorting management device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operator terminal carried by an operator of an article sorting operation. The worker terminal may include a work identification information acquisition unit that acquires work identification information for identifying the sorting work. The worker terminal may include a work identification information transmitting unit that transmits the work identification information to the sorting management device. The worker terminal may include a placement information receiving unit that receives the placement information indicating the placement of the plurality of frontages associated with the work identification information. The worker terminal may include an arrangement display control unit that causes the display device to display the arrangement of the plurality of frontage indicated by the arrangement information. The worker terminal may include an article identification information acquisition unit that acquires article identification information for identifying an article. The worker terminal may include an article identification information transmitting unit that transmits the article identification information to the sorting management device. The worker terminal may include a frontage information receiving unit that receives frontage information indicating a frontage to which the article identified by the article identification information is to be inserted. The worker terminal may include a frontage display control unit that causes the display device to display the frontage indicated by the input frontage information. The worker terminal may include a frontage identification information acquisition unit that acquires frontage identification information that identifies the frontage. The worker terminal may include a frontage identification information transmitting unit that transmits the frontage identification information to the sorting management device. The worker terminal may include an article number information receiving unit that receives article number information indicating the number of articles identified by the article identification information to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information. The worker terminal may include an article number information display control unit that causes the display device to display the article number information.

  The frontage display control unit may cause the display to display the frontage indicated by the input frontage information, together with the arrangement of the plurality of frontages indicated by the arrangement information. The article number information display control unit may cause the display device to display the article number information together with the frontage indicated by the input frontage information. The article number information display control unit may cause the display device to display the number of articles indicated by the article number information. The frontage identification information obtaining unit may obtain an image captured by an imaging device, and the article number information display control unit controls the number of articles while the imaging device captures an image including the frontage identification information. The number of articles indicated by the information may be displayed on the display device. The worker terminal may include a completion information receiving unit that receives completion information indicating that the entry of the article into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information is completed, and the article number information display control unit includes When the information receiving unit receives the completion information, the number of articles indicated by the article number information displayed on the display device may be deleted.

  The article number information display control unit may cause the display device to display an image representing the number of articles as the article number information by causing the transmission type display device to display the image. The article identification information acquisition unit may acquire an image captured by an imaging device, the article identification information transmission unit may transmit the image acquired by the article identification information acquisition unit to the sorting management device, The article number information receiving unit is an image generated based on the image transmitted by the article identification information transmitting unit, and indicates a position of the number of articles indicated by the article number information when displayed on the display device. An image may be received, and the article number information display control unit may cause the display device to display the image received by the article number information receiving unit as the article number information. The worker terminal may include a completion information receiving unit that receives completion information indicating that the entry of the article into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information is completed, and the frontage display control unit receives the completion information. When the unit receives the completion information, the display mode of the frontage identified by the frontage identification information displayed on the display device may be changed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as the worker terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sorting system. The sorting system may include the above-mentioned sorting management device. The sorting system may include the worker terminal described above.

  The above summary of the present invention does not list all of the necessary features of the present invention. Further, a sub-combination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a sorting system. 2 shows an example of a functional configuration of a worker terminal. 1 shows an example of a functional configuration of a sorting management device. An example of assortment information is shown. 4 shows an example of display contents of a sorting management device. 4 shows an example of a total picking list. 4 shows an example of display contents of a sorting management device. 4 shows an example of display contents of a sorting management device. 1 shows an example of a frontage card. 1 shows an example of a start card. An example of the frontage card stuck on the sorting shelf is shown. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a worker terminal. 4 shows an example of display contents of a sorting management device. 4 shows an example of display contents of a sorting management device. 1 shows an example of a hardware configuration of a computer functioning as a worker terminal. 1 shows an example of a hardware configuration of a computer functioning as a sorting management device.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention.

  The blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams in this embodiment may represent the steps of a process in which an operation is performed or a “unit” of a device that is responsible for performing an operation. Particular stages and "parts" are provided with dedicated circuitry, programmable circuits provided with computer readable instructions stored on computer readable storage media, and / or computer readable instructions stored on computer readable storage media. It may be implemented by a processor. Dedicated circuits may include digital and / or analog hardware circuits, and may include integrated circuits (ICs) and / or discrete circuits. Programmable circuits include, for example, ANDs, ORs, exclusive ORs, NOTs, NOTs, and other logical operations, such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and programmable logic arrays (PLAs). , Flip-flops, registers, and memory elements.

  A computer-readable storage medium may include any tangible device capable of storing instructions for execution by a suitable device, such that the computer-readable storage medium having the instructions stored thereon is described in a flowchart or block diagram. A product will be provided that includes instructions that can be executed to create a means for performing the specified operation. Examples of the computer-readable storage medium may include an electronic storage medium, a magnetic storage medium, an optical storage medium, an electromagnetic storage medium, a semiconductor storage medium, and the like. More specific examples of computer readable storage media include floppy disks, diskettes, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM or flash memory) , Electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disk (DVD), Blu-ray (registered trademark) disk, memory stick , Integrated circuit cards and the like.

  The computer readable instructions may be assembler instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or object oriented programming such as Smalltalk, JAVA, C ++, etc. Language, and any source or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including conventional procedural programming languages such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. Good.

  The computer readable instructions cause the processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device, or programmable circuit, to generate means for performing the operations specified in the flowcharts or block diagrams. A general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing, locally or via a wide area network (WAN) such as a local area network (LAN), the Internet, etc., to execute the computer readable instructions. It may be provided to the processor of the device or to a programmable circuit. Examples of processors include computer processors, processing units, microprocessors, digital signal processors, controllers, microcontrollers, and the like.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of the sorting system 1. The sorting system 1 supports a sorting operation of the articles 30 by a so-called seeding method. The sorting system 1 includes an operator terminal 100 and a sorting management device 200. The worker terminal 100 is carried by a worker of the sorting work. The worker terminal 100 may have a function for realizing Augmented Reality (AR). The worker terminal 100 is, for example, a transmissive head-mounted display. The worker terminal 100 and the sorting management device 200 are communicatively connected via a network 400. The sorting management device 200 transmits information necessary for the sorting operation to the worker terminal 100 based on the information received from the worker terminal 100. The worker terminal 100 displays the information received from the sorting management device 200 and presents it to the worker. The worker terminal 100 may display the information received from the sorting management device 200 so as to be superimposed on the real space.

  The sorting system 1 uses the start card 10 and the frontage card 20 to provide information necessary for the sorting work to the worker via the worker terminal 100. When the manager of the sorting work determines the contents of the sorting work using the sorting management device 200, the sorting management device 200 outputs the start card 10 and the frontage card 20. The start card 10 is handed over to a sorting worker, and the frontage card 20 is attached to a sorting shelf 302.

  When the worker terminal 100 reads the QR code (registered trademark) indicated on the start card 10, the arrangement of the frontage of the sorting shelf 302 is displayed on the worker terminal 100. Next, when the worker terminal 100 reads the barcode attached to the article 30, the sorting shelf 302 into which the article 30 is to be loaded is displayed on the worker terminal 100 along with the arrangement of the frontage of the sorting shelf 302. . Next, when the worker terminal 100 reads the QR code (registered trademark) indicated on the frontage card 20, the number of articles 30 to be put into the frontage is displayed on the worker terminal 100.

  According to the sorting system 1 of the present embodiment, the worker terminal 100 reads the QR code (registered trademark) indicated on the start card 10 or the frontage card 20 or the barcode attached to the article 30 to sort the data. Information necessary for the work is received from the sorting management device 200 and displayed. Therefore, there is no need to install a display device at each of the frontage of the plurality of sorting shelves 302 for communication connection, so that the arrangement of the frontage of the plurality of sorting shelves can be freely determined, and the arrangement can be easily changed. it can.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a functional configuration of the worker terminal 100. The worker terminal 100 includes a work identification information acquisition unit 102, a work identification information transmission unit 104, an arrangement display control unit 106, an arrangement information reception unit 108, an article identification information acquisition unit 110, an article identification information transmission unit 112, and a frontage display control unit. 114, a frontage information reception unit 116, a frontage identification information acquisition unit 118, a frontage identification information transmission unit 120, an article number information display control unit 122, an article number information reception unit 124, and a completion information reception unit 126. The worker terminal 100 further includes an imaging device 128, a display device 130, and an input device 132.

  The worker terminal 100 is, for example, a transmission type head mounted display. In this case, with the worker wearing the worker terminal 100, the display device 130 is arranged at a position covering the eyes of the worker, transmits an image in the real space, and displays an image based on the image data. As an example, the display device 130 may be a transmissive liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or an inorganic EL display. As another example, the display device 130 may include a screen arranged at a position covering the eyes of the worker, and a projector that projects an image based on the image data on the screen. The imaging device 128 captures an image of a real space included in the field of view of the worker who is wearing the worker terminal 100 and looking at the display device 130. The imaging device 128 may continuously capture a plurality of images and output the images in a moving image format.

  The work identification information acquisition unit 102 acquires work identification information for identifying the sorting work. The work identification information acquisition unit 102 acquires an image captured by the imaging device 128 as work identification information. The work identification information is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark) shown on the start card 10. The work identification information may be an image code other than a QR code (registered trademark) such as a bar code or a color code. In another example, the work identification information acquisition unit 102 may acquire the work identification information stored in an electronic tag such as an RFID incorporated in the start card 10 by wireless communication.

  The work identification information transmitting unit 104 transmits the work identification information to the sorting management device 200. The work identification information transmission unit 104 may transmit the image acquired by the work identification information acquisition unit 102 to the sorting management device 200 as work identification information. The work identification information transmission unit 104 may transmit the work identification information obtained by analyzing the image acquired by the work identification information acquisition unit 102 to the sorting management device 200. In another example, the work identification information transmitting unit 104 may transmit the work identification information acquired from the electronic tag by wireless communication to the sorting management device 200.

  The arrangement information receiving unit 108 receives, from the sorting management apparatus 200, arrangement information indicating the arrangement of a plurality of frontages associated with the work identification information transmitted by the work identification information transmission unit 104. The arrangement display control unit 106 causes the display device 130 to display the arrangement of the plurality of frontage indicated by the arrangement information.

  The article identification information acquisition unit 110 acquires article identification information for identifying an article. The article identification information acquisition unit 110 acquires an image captured by the imaging device 128 as article identification information. The article identification information is, for example, a barcode attached to the article. The article identification information may be an image code other than a bar code such as a QR code (registered trademark) or a color code. In another example, the article identification information acquisition unit 110 may acquire the article identification information stored in an electronic tag such as an RFID attached to the article by wireless communication.

  The item identification information transmitting unit 112 transmits the item identification information to the sorting management device 200. The article identification information transmitting section 112 may transmit the image acquired by the article identification information acquiring section 110 to the sorting management apparatus 200 as article identification information. The article identification information transmitting section 112 may transmit the article identification information obtained by analyzing the image acquired by the article identification information acquiring section 110 to the sorting management device 200. In another example, the item identification information transmitting unit 112 may transmit the item identification information acquired from the electronic tag by wireless communication to the sorting management device 200.

  The frontage information receiving unit 116 receives, from the sorting management apparatus 200, input frontage information indicating a frontage to which an article identified by the article identification information transmitted by the article identification information transmitting unit 112 is to be inserted. The frontage display control unit 114 causes the display device 130 to display the frontage indicated by the input frontage information. The frontage display control unit 114 may cause the display device 130 to display the frontage indicated by the input frontage information, together with the arrangement of the plurality of frontages indicated by the arrangement information.

  The frontage identification information acquisition unit 118 acquires frontage identification information for identifying a frontage. The frontage identification information acquisition unit 118 acquires an image captured by the imaging device 128 as frontage identification information. The frontage identification information is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark) shown on the frontage card 20. The frontage identification information may be an image code other than a QR code (registered trademark) such as a barcode or a color code. In another example, the frontage identification information acquiring unit 118 may acquire frontage identification information stored in an electronic tag such as an RFID attached to the sorting shelf 302 by wireless communication.

  The frontage identification information transmitting unit 120 transmits the frontage identification information to the sorting management device 200. The frontage identification information transmission unit 120 may transmit the image acquired by the frontage identification information acquisition unit 118 to the sorting management device 200 as frontage identification information. The frontage identification information transmitting unit 120 may transmit the frontage identification information obtained by analyzing the image acquired by the frontage identification information acquisition unit 118 to the sorting management device 200. In another example, the frontage identification information transmitting unit 120 may transmit frontage identification information acquired from the electronic tag by wireless communication to the sorting management device 200.

  The number-of-articles information receiving unit 124 counts the number of articles identified by the article identification information transmitted by the article identification information transmitting unit 112 to be inserted into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information transmitted by the frontage identification information transmitting unit 120. Is received from the sorting management device 200. The article number information receiving unit 124 may receive an image indicating the number of articles as article number information. The number-of-articles information receiving unit 124 is an image generated based on the image transmitted by the article identification information transmitting unit 112 to the assortment management device 200, and is the number of items indicated by the number-of-articles information when displayed on the display device 130. An image representing the position of the article may be received.

  The article number information display control unit 122 causes the display device 130 to display the article number information. The number-of-articles information display control unit 122 may cause the display device 130 to display the number-of-articles information together with the arrangement of the plurality of frontages indicated by the arrangement information and the frontage indicated by the input frontage information. As an example, the article number information display control unit 122 causes the display device 130 to display the number of articles indicated by the article number information. The number-of-articles information display control unit 122 may cause the display device to display the number of articles while the imaging device 128 captures an image including the frontage identification information. The article number information display control unit 122 does not need to display the number of articles on the display device while the image capturing apparatus 128 is not capturing an image including the frontage identification information. As another example, the article number information display control unit 122 causes the display device 130 to display an image representing the number of articles as article number information by displaying the image on the transmissive display device 130. The article number information display control unit 122 causes the display device 130 to display the image received by the article number information receiving unit 124 as article number information. The operator grasps the number of articles by recognizing the image displayed on the transmissive display device 130 and the image of the real space together.

  The completion information receiving unit 126 receives, from the input device 132, completion information indicating that the introduction of the article into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information is completed. The operator indicates through the input device 132 that the input of the article has been completed. The input device 132 may have a voice recognition function for recognizing a worker's voice, or may have a touch panel or operation buttons for recognizing a worker's operation input.

  The article number information display control unit 122 deletes the number of articles indicated by the article number information displayed on the display device 130 when the completion information receiving unit 126 receives the completion information. When the completion information receiving unit 126 receives the completion information, the frontage display control unit 114 changes the display mode of the frontage identified by the frontage identification information displayed on the display device 130. The frontage display control unit 114 causes the display device 130 to display the frontage where the introduction of the article is completed and the frontage where the introduction of the article is not completed in different display modes.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a functional configuration of the sorting management device. The sorting management device 200 includes a control unit 202, a work identification information receiving unit 204, an arrangement information transmitting unit 206, an article identification information receiving unit 208, a frontage information transmitting unit 210, a frontage identification information receiving unit 212, an article number information transmitting unit 214, It includes an image receiving unit 216, an arrangement updating unit 218, an instruction receiving unit 220, an information storing unit 222, an image generating unit 224, and an article position specifying unit 226. The control unit 202 includes a work identification information receiving unit 204, an arrangement information transmitting unit 206, an item identification information receiving unit 208, a frontage information transmitting unit 210, a frontage identification information receiving unit 212, an article number information transmitting unit 214, an image receiving unit 216, The processing of each of the arrangement updating unit 218, the instruction receiving unit 220, the information storing unit 222, the image generating unit 224, and the article position specifying unit 226 is controlled.

  The information storage unit 222 is a database that stores information for executing and managing the sorting work. The information storage unit 222 stores sorting information indicating the correspondence between the delivery destination of the article and the type and quantity of the article. Further, the information storage unit 222 stores a correspondence between the work identification information for identifying the sorting work and the sorting information, a correspondence between the frontage identification information for identifying the frontage and the sorting information, and arrangement information indicating the arrangement of the frontage. .

  The instruction receiving unit 220 receives various instructions from a manager of the sorting work. For example, the instruction receiving unit 220 receives an instruction to change the arrangement of a plurality of frontage indicated by the arrangement information. The arrangement updating unit 218 updates the arrangement of a plurality of frontage indicated by the arrangement information stored in the information storage unit 222 based on the change instruction received by the instruction receiving unit 220. In the sorting system 1, since no indicator is provided at the frontage, the physical arrangement of the frontage can be flexibly changed. The arrangement information stored in the information storage unit 222 is changed according to the physical arrangement of the frontage.

  The work identification information receiving unit 204 receives work identification information for identifying the sorting work from the worker terminal 100 carried by the worker for sorting the articles. The work identification information receiving unit 204 receives, for example, a QR code (registered trademark) image captured by the imaging device 128 of the worker terminal 100 as the work identification information. The control unit 202 may identify the sorting work identified by the work identification information by analyzing the image received by the work identification information receiving unit 204. The control unit 202 acquires, from the information storage unit 222, arrangement information indicating the arrangement of a plurality of frontages associated with the work identification information received by the work identification information reception unit 204. The arrangement information transmission unit 206 transmits the arrangement information acquired by the control unit 202 from the information storage unit 222 to the worker terminal 100.

  The article identification information receiving unit 208 receives, from the worker terminal 100, article identification information for identifying an article. The article identification information receiving unit 208 receives, for example, a barcode image captured by the imaging device 128 of the worker terminal 100 as article identification information. The control unit 202 may identify the article identified by the article identification information by analyzing the image received by the article identification information receiving unit 208. The control unit 202 acquires, from the information storage unit 222, insertion frontage information indicating a frontage into which the article identified by the article identification information received by the article identification information reception unit 208 is to be inserted. The frontage information transmitting unit 210 transmits the input frontage information acquired by the control unit 202 from the information storage unit 222 to the worker terminal 100.

  The frontage identification information receiving unit 212 receives frontage identification information for identifying a frontage from the worker terminal 100. The frontage identification information receiving unit 212 receives, for example, an image of a QR code (registered trademark) captured by the imaging device 128 of the worker terminal 100 as frontage identification information. The control unit 202 may identify the frontage identified by the frontage identification information by analyzing the image received by the frontage identification information receiving unit 212. The control unit 202 is an article number indicating the number of articles identified by the article identification information received by the article identification information receiving unit, to be inserted into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information received by the frontage identification information receiving unit 212. Information is acquired from the information storage unit 222.

  The article number information transmission unit 214 transmits the article number information acquired by the control unit 202 from the information storage unit 222 to the worker terminal 100. The article number information transmitting unit 214 transmits the number of articles as article number information to the worker terminal 100. The article number information transmitting unit 214 may transmit an image indicating the number of articles to the worker terminal 100 as article number information. The number-of-articles information transmitting unit 214 may transmit an image representing the number of articles displayed on the transmissive display device 130 included in the worker terminal 100 to the worker terminal 100 as article number information.

  The image receiving unit 216 receives an image captured by the imaging device 128 included in the worker terminal 100. The worker terminal 100 may transmit an image continuously captured by the imaging device 128 in parallel with the imaging operation. The image receiving unit 216 may receive a moving image including a plurality of images continuously captured by the imaging device 128 in real time.

  The article position specifying section 226 specifies the position of the article identified by the article identification information based on the image received by the image receiving section 216. For example, the article position specifying unit 226 specifies the relative position of the article in the real space with respect to the worker terminal 100 based on the position and size of the barcode in the image, which is an example of the article identification information. The article position specifying unit 226 is further based on information set in advance such as the size of the article identification information in the real space, the position or imaging direction of the imaging device 128 with respect to the worker terminal 100, and the angle of view of the imaging device 128. Thus, the relative position of the article with respect to the worker terminal 100 in the real space may be specified. The article position specifying unit 226 may repeatedly execute the specifying of the article position using the plurality of images included in the moving image received by the image receiving unit 216, and may keep updating the article position.

  The image generation unit 224 generates an image representing the positions of the number of articles indicated by the article number information when displayed on the display device 130 based on the position of the article identified by the article position identification unit 226. For example, the image generation unit 224 generates an image indicating the positions of the articles of the number indicated by the article number information, further based on preset information such as the position of the display device 130 with respect to the worker terminal 100. The image generation unit 224 may generate an image representing the position of the article every time the article position specifying unit 226 updates the position of the article. The article number information transmission unit 214 transmits the image generated by the image generation unit 224 to the worker terminal 100 as article number information.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the sorting information stored in the information storage unit 222. The sorting information associates a company name, a store name, an article number, an article name, the number of cases, and the number of pieces. The company name and the store name indicate the delivery destination of the article. The article number is an example of article identification information for identifying an article. The article number may be a number defined in accordance with a JAN (Japanese Article Number) code. The article name indicates a name such as orange juice, rice, apple juice and the like. The number of cases and the number of roses are examples of the number of articles.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of display contents of the sorting management device 200. This display content is an example of a display screen when the administrator of the sorting work determines the content of the sorting work. The assortment management device 200 displays columns for check, company name, assortment classification, frontage number, number of picks, number of cases, number of roses, scheduled assortment completion time, and scheduled departure time, and a decision icon 228.

  Information obtained from the sorting information shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in the columns of company name, sorting category, number of frontage, number of picks, number of cases, and number of roses. The number of frontages is displayed in the number of frontages column according to the number of companies or stores that deliver the articles. The scheduled departure time column displays the scheduled departure time of the truck that transports the sorted items on the frontage. The scheduled sorting completion time field displays the scheduled time at which the sorting work should be completed.

  In the check column, when the item is selected as an object of the sorting work, a check mark is displayed in the box. When the confirmation icon 228 is selected, the assortment management device 200 integrates the assortment information of the row that is selected as the target of assortment work and in which the check mark is displayed, and assigns work identification information as one assortment work. The assortment management device 200 stores the work identification information and the assortment information in the information storage unit 222 in association with each other. Further, the sorting management device 200 may output the total picking list by using a printing device connected to the sorting management device 200.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the total picking list 80. The total picking list 80 includes information on a zone location, an operation number, an article number, an article name, the number of cases, and the number of roses. The sorting management device 200 classifies a plurality of articles included in one sorting operation for each zone location, and outputs a total picking list 80 for each zone location. In accordance with the information of the total picking list 80, the worker collects a specified number of specified articles from a storage location corresponding to the specified zone, and transports the specified articles to an area where sorting shelves are arranged.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of display contents of the sorting management device 200. This display content is an example of a display screen when the administrator of the sorting work determines the order and arrangement of a plurality of frontage. The sorting management apparatus 200 displays information 90 for setting a frontage number for each company and each store of the company, a frontage arrangement pattern 92, and a confirmation icon 230.

  The information 90 for setting the frontage number includes information on the frontage number, company name, frontage name (store name), number of picks, number of cases, and number of roses. The sorting management apparatus 200 may set the frontage number in the descending order of the number of picks or the number of cases. The assortment management device 200 may set the frontage number according to the instruction input of the assortment manager. Assortment management device 200 may display a predetermined arrangement pattern 92 as a frontage arrangement pattern 92, or may display an arrangement pattern 92 created by an administrator of the sorting operation.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of display contents of the sorting management device 200. This display content is an example of a display screen when the administrator of the sorting work determines the order and arrangement of a plurality of frontage. FIG. 7 illustrates an arrangement pattern 92 in which a plurality of frontages are arranged in one row, and FIG. 8 illustrates an arrangement pattern 92 in which a plurality of frontages are arranged in two rows. The manager of the sorting work can freely change the arrangement pattern 92 such as an L-shaped or U-shaped arrangement pattern.

  When the confirmation icon 230 is selected, the sorting management apparatus 200 generates frontage identification information corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages. The assortment management device 200 stores the arrangement information indicating the arrangement of the frontage and the frontage identification information in the information storage unit 222 in association with the work identification information. Further, the sorting management device 200 may output the start card 10 and the frontage card 20 by using a printing device connected to the sorting management device 200.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of the frontage card 20. The frontage card 20 may be a paper medium. The frontage card 20 shows frontage identification information 22, frontage number 24, company name 26, and frontage name or store name 28.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the start card 10. The start card 10 shows a batch name 11, arrangement information 12, and work identification information 14. The batch name is an example of task identification information for identifying a sorting task.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of the frontage card 20 attached to the sorting shelf 302. The sorting shelves 302 are arranged in a frontage arrangement pattern indicated by the arrangement information 12 indicated on the start card 10. A worker or an administrator of the sorting work pastes the frontage card 20 on each of the plurality of sorting shelves 302 with reference to the start card 10.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of the display content of the worker terminal 100. The worker terminal 100 captures an image of the QR code (registered trademark), which is the work identification information 14 indicated on the start card 10, using the imaging device 128. The worker terminal 100 receives the information associated with the work identification information 14 captured by the imaging device 128 from the sorting management device 200. Then, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display the arrangement information 40 and the batch name 42 associated with the work identification information 14. The arrangement information 40 and the batch name 42 displayed on the display device 130 are the same as the arrangement information 12 and the batch name 11 shown on the start card 10. The worker can check the placement information 40 on a transmissive head-mounted display, which is an example of the worker terminal 100, without carrying a physical object such as the start card 10 on which the placement information 12 is shown. .

  FIG. 13 shows an example of display contents of the worker terminal 100. When the worker terminal 100 is turned in the direction of the article 30 after the operation described with reference to FIG. 12, the worker terminal 100 transmits the barcode image, which is the article identification information 32 attached to the article 30, to the imaging device 128. And imaging. The worker terminal 100 receives, from the sorting management apparatus 200, information associated with the work identification information 14 and the article identification information 32 captured by the imaging device 128. Then, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display the article name 46 of the article identified by the batch name 42 and the article identification information 32. Further, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display the insertion frontage information 44 indicating the frontage where the article 30 identified by the article identification information 32 is to be inserted together with the arrangement information 40.

  The display device 130 displays the frontage indicated by the input frontage information 44 so that the frontage is emphasized more than the other frontage. For example, the display device 130 displays an area for displaying the frontage indicated by the input frontage information 44 in a color that is more visible than other areas. The display device 130 displays only the number of the frontage indicated by the input frontage information 44 so as to overlap the arrangement information 40, and does not need to display the numbers of the other frontage. Since the operator can see at a glance the frontage to which the articles 30 to be sorted are to be loaded, the risk of the operator mistaking the frontage can be reduced.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of the display content of the worker terminal 100. When the worker terminal 100 is turned in the direction of the frontage card 20 attached to the sorting shelf 302 after the operation described with reference to FIG. 13, the frontage identification information 22 indicated on the frontage card 20 is displayed. The image of the QR code (registered trademark) is taken using the imaging device 128. The worker terminal 100 receives information associated with the frontage identification information 22 captured by the imaging device 128 from the sorting management device 200. Then, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display the batch name 42, the arrangement information 40, and the input frontage information 44. Further, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display article number information 48 indicating the number of articles to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information 22. The worker terminal 100 may cause the display device 130 to display the number of cases in which a plurality of articles are packed and the number of pieces of articles as the article number information 48.

  When the worker looks at the frontage card 20 existing in the real space through a transmission type head mounted display which is an example of the worker terminal 100, the batch name 42, the arrangement information 40, and the The insertion frontage information 44 and the frontage card 20 existing in the real space can be simultaneously checked. Further, the worker terminal 100 displays the number of articles on the display device 130 only while the imaging device 128 is capturing the image including the frontage identification information 22, and the imaging device 128 displays the image including the frontage identification information 22. While not being captured, the number of articles need not be displayed on the display device 130. Accordingly, if the image capturing device 128 and the display device 130 are arranged so that the worker's line of sight is in the angle of view of the image capturing device 128, the number of articles can be reduced only when the worker is looking at the frontage card 20. Is displayed on the display device 130, and the number of articles can be prevented from being displayed on the display device 130 when the worker is not looking at the frontage card 20.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of the display content of the worker terminal 100. After the operation described with reference to FIG. 14, the worker terminal 100 receives completion information indicating that the entry of the articles 30 into the frontage of the sorting shelf 302 has been completed. The worker terminal 100 may receive an input signal input to the touch panel or the operation button as completion information. Further, the worker terminal 100 may receive the voice information recognized by the voice input function as the completion information. When receiving the completion information, the worker terminal 100 deletes the number of articles indicated by the article number information 48 displayed on the display device 130. Further, the worker terminal 100 changes the display mode of the frontage 50 identified by the frontage identification information 22 among the plurality of frontages indicated by the input frontage information 44 displayed on the display device 130. The worker can easily distinguish the frontage where the sorting work is completed from the frontage where the sorting operation is not completed.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of display contents of the worker terminal 100. After the operation described with reference to FIG. 13, the worker terminal 100 may execute the following operation described with reference to FIG. 16 instead of the operation described with reference to FIG. 14. When the worker terminal 100 is turned in the direction of the frontage card 20 attached to the sorting shelf 302, the image of the QR code (registered trademark), which is the frontage identification information 22 shown on the frontage card 20, is captured by the imaging device. An image is taken using 128. The worker terminal 100 receives information associated with the frontage identification information 22 captured by the imaging device 128 from the sorting management device 200. Then, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display the batch name 42, the arrangement information 40, and the input frontage information 44. Further, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display an image 52 indicating the position of the frontage card 20 including the same frontage identification information 22 as the frontage identification information 22 associated with the information received from the sorting management device 200. .

  When the worker looks at the frontage card 20 existing in the real space through a transmission type head mounted display which is an example of the worker terminal 100, the batch name 42, the arrangement information 40, and the The insertion frontage information 44 and the frontage card 20 existing in the real space can be simultaneously checked. In addition, when the image capturing device 128 captures an image including the frontage frontage identification information 22 during the work, the worker terminal 100 is superimposed on the frontage card 20 existing in the real space and is visually recognized. 52 is displayed on the display device 130. This can reduce the risk that the operator mistakes the frontage during operation for another frontage.

  FIG. 17 shows an example of display contents of the worker terminal 100. When the worker terminal 100 is turned in the direction of the article 30 after the operation described with reference to FIG. 16, the worker terminal 100 captures an image of the article 30 using the imaging device 128. The worker terminal 100 receives the image 54 generated based on the image of the article 30 captured by the imaging device 128 from the sorting management device 200. The image 54 is an example of article number information indicating the number of articles to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information 22. The image 54 shows the positions of the number of articles to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information 22. Then, the worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display the image 54 received from the sorting management device 200.

  When the worker sees the article 30 existing in the real space via a transmission type head mounted display which is an example of the worker terminal 100, the batch name 42, the arrangement information 40, and the input The frontage information 44 and the article 30 existing in the real space can be simultaneously checked. Further, when the imaging device 128 captures an image including the item identification information 32, the worker terminal 100 should be inserted into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information 22 among the articles 30 existing in the real space. The image 54 is displayed on the display device 130 so that the image 54 is superimposed on a number of articles and visually recognized. Thereby, the worker can visually recognize the number of articles 30 to be put into the frontage, and does not need to count the number of articles to be put into the frontage, so that the risk of mistaking the number of articles can be reduced.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of display contents of the worker terminal 100. After the operation described with reference to FIG. 17, the worker terminal 100 receives completion information indicating that the entry of the articles 30 into the frontage of the sorting shelf 302 has been completed. The worker terminal 100 may receive an input signal input to the touch panel or the operation button as completion information. Further, the worker terminal 100 may receive the voice information recognized by the voice input function as the completion information. When receiving the completion information, the worker terminal 100 deletes the image 54 which is an example of the article number information displayed on the display device 130. Further, the worker terminal 100 changes the display mode of the frontage 50 identified by the frontage identification information 22 among the plurality of frontages indicated by the input frontage information 44 displayed on the display device 130. The worker can easily distinguish the frontage where the sorting work is completed from the frontage where the sorting operation is not completed.

  FIG. 19 shows an example of the display content of the worker terminal 100. The worker terminal 100 may have a function of switching between the sorting mode and the inspection mode. The sorting mode is a mode for displaying information necessary for an article sorting operation as described with reference to FIGS. The inspection mode is a mode for displaying information for inspecting the articles 30 sorted at the frontage of the sorting shelf 302 as described with reference to FIG.

  In the inspection mode, when the worker terminal 100 is turned in the direction of the frontage card 20 attached to the sorting shelf 302, the QR code which is the frontage identification information 22 indicated on the frontage card 20 is displayed. (Registered Trademark) and an image including a barcode, which is the article identification information 32 attached to the article 30 sorted on the sorting shelf 302, is captured using the imaging device 128. The worker terminal 100 transmits to the assortment management device 200 the mode information indicating that the inspection mode is set, and the image including the frontage identification information 22 and the article identification information 32.

  The assortment management device 200 analyzes the image including the frontage identification information 22 and the article identification information 32 transmitted from the worker terminal 100, and generates inspection result information. The assortment management device 200 specifies the articles to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information 22 and the number of articles with reference to the assortment information stored in the information storage unit 222. The sorting management device 200 specifies the articles and the number of articles included in the image transmitted from the worker terminal 100. Then, the sorting management device 200 collates the articles and the number of articles to be put into the frontage with the articles and the number of articles included in the image, and generates inspection result information indicating the comparison result.

  The worker terminal 100 causes the display device 130 to display the inspection result information received from the sorting management device 200. The inspection result information includes information on a frontage name (store name), an article name, the number of cases, and the number of roses. Accordingly, it is not necessary to count the number of articles even in the inspection work, so that the risk of mistaking the number of articles can be reduced.

  FIG. 20 shows an example of the display content of the sorting management device 200. The assortment management device 200 displays a progress management screen of the assortment work in accordance with the request of the assortment work manager. The information displayed in each column of the progress management screen is the same as the information described with reference to FIG. When a company name is selected in the check box, details of the progress information of the sorting work of the company name may be displayed.

  FIG. 21 is an example of display contents of the sorting management device 200. The assortment management device 200 displays a sorting work man-hour management screen according to a request of the assortment work manager. The man-hour management screen includes No (worker identification information), name, number of picks, time, and man-hour. Further, the man-hour management screen includes a company No (company identification information), a company name, a number of picks, a time, and a man-hour.

  In the No. (worker identification information) and name fields, information for identifying the worker and the name of the worker are displayed. In the column of the number of picks, the total number of articles sorted by the operator during a predetermined period such as one day, one week, or one month is displayed. In the column of time, the working hours of the worker during a predetermined period are displayed. The man-hour column displays the man-hours of the sorting work performed by the operator during a predetermined period. The number of picks, time, and man-hours associated with No (worker identification information) are used by a manager of the sorting work to grasp the sorting work ability of the worker.

  Information for identifying a company and a company name are displayed in the columns of company number and company name. In the column of the number of picks associated with the company No., the total number of articles delivered to the company during a predetermined period is displayed. In the time column associated with the company No., the time required for sorting the articles to be delivered to the company is displayed. The man-hour column displays man-hours required for sorting articles to be delivered to the company. The number of picks, time, and man-hours associated with the company No. are used by a sorting work manager to grasp the number of picks, time, and man-hours of articles delivered to the company.

  FIG. 22 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1200 functioning as an operator terminal. The program installed in the computer 1200 causes the computer 1200 to function as one or a plurality of “units” of the device according to the present embodiment, or causes the computer 1200 to perform an operation associated with the device according to the present embodiment or the one or more operations. A plurality of “units” may be executed, and / or the computer 1200 may execute a process or a step of the process according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such programs may be executed by CPU 1212 to cause computer 1200 to perform certain operations associated with some or all of the blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams described herein.

  The computer 1200 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 1212, a RAM 1214, and a graphic controller 1216, which are interconnected by a host controller 1210. The computer 1200 also includes a communication interface 1222, a storage device 1224, and input / output units such as an IC card drive, which are connected to the host controller 1210 via the input / output controller 1220. The storage device 1224 may be a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, or the like. The computer 1200 also includes a ROM 1230, an imaging device 128, and an input device 132, which are connected to an input / output controller 1220 via an input / output chip 1240.

  The CPU 1212 operates according to programs stored in the ROM 1230 and the RAM 1214, and controls each unit. The graphic controller 1216 acquires the image data generated by the CPU 1212 in a frame buffer or the like provided in the RAM 1214 or in itself, and causes the image data to be displayed on the display device 130.

  The communication interface 1222 communicates with another electronic device via a network. The storage device 1224 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1212 in the computer 1200. The IC card drive reads programs and data from the IC card and / or writes programs and data to the IC card.

  The ROM 1230 stores therein a boot program executed by the computer 1200 at the time of activation and / or a program depending on hardware of the computer 1200. The input / output chip 1240 may also connect various input / output units to the input / output controller 1220 via a USB port, a parallel port, a serial port, and the like.

  The program is read from a computer-readable storage medium, installed in a storage device 1224, a RAM 1214, or a ROM 1230, which is an example of the computer-readable storage medium, and executed by the CPU 1212. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1200 and provides a link between the programs and the various types of hardware resources described above. An apparatus or method may be configured by implementing operations or processing of information according to the use of computer 1200.

  For example, when communication is performed between the computer 1200 and an external device, the CPU 1212 executes a communication program loaded in the RAM 1214, and performs communication processing with the communication interface 1222 based on the processing described in the communication program. You may order. The communication interface 1222 reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer area provided in a recording medium such as a RAM 1214, a storage device 1224, or an IC card under the control of the CPU 1212, and transmits the read transmission data to a network. The received data transmitted or received from the network is written in a reception buffer area provided on a recording medium.

  Also, the CPU 1212 allows the RAM 1214 to read all or a necessary part of a file or database stored in an external recording medium such as a storage device 1224, an IC card, and the like, and performs various types of processing on the data on the RAM 1214. May be performed. CPU 1212 may then write back the processed data to an external storage medium.

  Various types of information such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases may be stored on the recording medium and subjected to information processing. The CPU 1212 performs various types of operations, information processing, conditional determination, conditional branching, unconditional branching, and information retrieval specified in the instruction sequence of the program on the data read from the RAM 1214 as described elsewhere in the present disclosure. Various types of processing may be performed, including / replace, and the results are written back to RAM 1214. Further, the CPU 1212 may search for information in a file, a database, or the like in the recording medium. For example, when a plurality of entries each having the attribute value of the first attribute associated with the attribute value of the second attribute are stored in the recording medium, the CPU 1212 selects the first entry from the plurality of entries. Search for an entry whose attribute value matches the specified condition, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and change the attribute value to the first attribute satisfying the predetermined condition. The attribute value of the associated second attribute may be obtained.

  The programs or software modules described above may be stored on computer 1200 or on a computer-readable storage medium near computer 1200. In addition, a recording medium such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet can be used as a computer-readable storage medium, so that the program can be transferred to the computer 1200 via the network. provide.

  FIG. 23 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1300 functioning as a sorting management device. The program installed in the computer 1300 causes the computer 1300 to function as one or a plurality of “units” of the device according to the present embodiment, or causes the computer 1300 to perform an operation associated with the device according to the present embodiment or the 1 or A plurality of “units” may be executed, and / or the computer 1300 may execute a process or a step of the process according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such programs may be executed by CPU 1312 to cause computer 1300 to perform certain operations associated with some or all of the blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams described herein.

  The computer 1300 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 1312, a RAM 1314, and a graphic controller 1316, which are interconnected by a host controller 1310. The computer 1300 also includes input / output units such as a communication interface 1322, a storage device 1324, a DVD drive 1326, and an IC card drive, which are connected to a host controller 1310 via an input / output controller 1320. The DVD drive 1326 may be a DVD-ROM drive, a DVD-RAM drive, or the like. The storage device 1324 may be a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, or the like. The computer 1300 also includes legacy input / output units such as a ROM 1330 and a keyboard 1342, which are connected to an input / output controller 1320 via an input / output chip 1340.

  The CPU 1312 operates according to the programs stored in the ROM 1330 and the RAM 1314, and controls each unit. The graphic controller 1316 acquires image data generated by the CPU 1312 in a frame buffer or the like provided in the RAM 1314 or in itself, and causes the image data to be displayed on the display device 1318.

  The communication interface 1322 communicates with another electronic device via a network. The storage device 1324 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1312 in the computer 1300. The DVD drive 1326 reads a program or data from a DVD-ROM 1327 or the like and provides the storage device 1324 with the program or data. The IC card drive reads programs and data from the IC card and / or writes programs and data to the IC card.

  The ROM 1330 stores therein a boot program executed by the computer 1300 at the time of activation and / or a program depending on hardware of the computer 1300. The input / output chip 1340 may also connect various input / output units to the input / output controller 1320 via a USB port, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like.

  The program is provided by a computer-readable storage medium such as a DVD-ROM 1327 or an IC card. The program is read from a computer-readable storage medium, installed in a storage device 1324, a RAM 1314, or a ROM 1330, which is an example of the computer-readable storage medium, and executed by the CPU 1312. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1300 and provides a link between the programs and the various types of hardware resources described above. An apparatus or method may be configured for implementing operations or processing of information in accordance with use of computer 1300.

  For example, when communication is performed between the computer 1300 and an external device, the CPU 1312 executes the communication program loaded in the RAM 1314, and performs communication processing with the communication interface 1322 based on the processing described in the communication program. You may order. The communication interface 1322 reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer area provided in a recording medium such as a RAM 1314, a storage device 1324, a DVD-ROM 1327, or an IC card under the control of the CPU 1312, and reads the read transmission data. The data is transmitted to the network, or the received data received from the network is written in a reception buffer area provided on a recording medium.

  In addition, the CPU 1312 causes the RAM 1314 to read all or a necessary part of a file or database stored in an external recording medium such as a storage device 1324, a DVD drive 1326 (DVD-ROM 1327), an IC card, or the like. Various types of processing may be performed on this data. The CPU 1312 may then write back the processed data to an external storage medium.

  Various types of information, such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases, may be stored on a recording medium and subjected to information processing. The CPU 1312 performs various types of operations, information processing, condition determination, conditional branching, unconditional branching, and information retrieval described in various parts of the present disclosure and specified by the instruction sequence of the program, on the data read from the RAM 1314. Various types of processing may be performed, including / replace, and the results are written back to RAM 1314. In addition, the CPU 1312 may search for information in a file, a database, or the like in the recording medium. For example, when a plurality of entries each having the attribute value of the first attribute associated with the attribute value of the second attribute are stored in the recording medium, the CPU 1312 selects the first entry from the plurality of entries. Search for an entry whose attribute value matches the specified condition, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and change the attribute value to the first attribute satisfying the predetermined condition. The attribute value of the associated second attribute may be obtained.

  The programs or software modules described above may be stored on computer 1300 or on a computer-readable storage medium near computer 1300. Further, a recording medium such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet can be used as a computer-readable storage medium, whereby a program can be transferred to the computer 1300 via the network. provide.

  As described above, the present invention has been described using the embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the description of the appended claims that embodiments with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The execution order of each processing such as operation, procedure, step, and stage in the apparatus, system, program, and method shown in the claims, the description, and the drawings is particularly “before”, “before”. It should be noted that they can be realized in any order as long as the output of the previous process is not used in the subsequent process. Even if the operation flow in the claims, the specification, and the drawings is described using “first,” “second,” or the like for convenience, it means that it is essential to perform the operation in this order. Not something.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sorting system 10 Start card 11 Batch name 12 Arrangement information 14 Work identification information 20 Frontage card 22 Frontage identification information 24 Frontage number 26 Company name 28 Frontage or store name 30 Article 32 Article identification information 40 Arrangement information 42 Batch name 44 Input frontage Information 46 article name 48 article number information 50 frontage 52 image 54 image 80 total picking list 90 information 92 for setting frontage number arrangement pattern 100 worker terminal 102 work identification information acquisition unit 104 work identification information transmission unit 106 arrangement display control Unit 108 arrangement information receiving unit 110 article identification information acquisition unit 112 article identification information transmission unit 114 frontage display control unit 116 frontage information reception unit 118 frontage identification information acquisition unit 120 frontage identification information transmission unit 122 article number information display control unit 124 number of articles Information receiving unit 126 Completion information receiving unit 1 28 Imaging device 130 Display device 132 Input device 200 Assortment management device 202 Control unit 204 Work identification information receiving unit 206 Positioning information transmitting unit 208 Article identification information receiving unit 210 Frontage information transmitting unit 212 Frontage identification information receiving unit 214 Article number information transmitting unit 216 Image receiving unit 218 Arrangement updating unit 220 Instruction receiving unit 222 Information storing unit 224 Image generating unit 226 Article position specifying unit 228 Confirm icon 230 Confirm icon 302 Sorting shelf 400 Network 1200 Computer 1210 Host controller 1212 CPU
1214 RAM
1216 graphic controller 1220 input / output controller 1222 communication interface 1224 storage device 1230 ROM
1240 Input / output chip 1300 Computer 1310 Host controller 1312 CPU
1314 RAM
1316 graphic controller 1318 display device 1320 input / output controller 1322 communication interface 1324 storage device 1326 DVD drive 1327 DVD-ROM
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1340 Input / output chip 1342 Keyboard

Claims (17)

From a worker terminal carried by the worker of the sorting work of the article, a work identification information receiving unit that receives work identification information identifying the sorting work,
Location information indicating the location of a plurality of frontage associated with the work identification information, a location information transmission unit that transmits to the worker terminal,
From the worker terminal, an article identification information receiving unit that receives article identification information for identifying an article,
A frontage information transmitting unit that transmits frontage information indicating a frontage to which a product identified by the product identification information is to be supplied to the worker terminal,
From the worker terminal, a frontage identification information receiving unit that receives frontage identification information for identifying a frontage,
An assortment management device comprising: an article number information transmitting unit that transmits, to the worker terminal, article number information indicating the number of articles identified by the article identification information to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information. .   The sorting management device according to claim 1, wherein the article number information transmitting unit transmits the number of articles as the article number information to the worker terminal.   The said article number information transmission part transmits to the said worker terminal the image which represents the number of articles | goods by being displayed on the transmission type display device with which the said worker terminal is provided as the said article number information. Assortment management device as described. An image receiving unit that receives an image captured by an imaging device provided in the worker terminal,
Based on the image received by the image receiving unit, an article position specifying unit that specifies the position of the article identified by the article identification information,
An image generation unit that generates an image representing the position of the number of articles indicated by the article number information when displayed on the display device, based on the position of the article identified by the article position identification unit,
The sorting management device according to claim 3, wherein the article number information transmission unit transmits the image generated by the image generation unit to the worker terminal as the article number information. An information storage unit that stores the placement information in association with the work identification information;
An instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to change the arrangement of a plurality of frontage indicated by the arrangement information,
The sorting management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a layout updating unit configured to update the layout of the plurality of frontages indicated by the layout information based on the change instruction.   A program for causing a computer to function as the sorting management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. An operator terminal carried by an operator for sorting articles,
A work identification information acquisition unit for acquiring work identification information for identifying the sorting work,
A work identification information transmitting unit that transmits the work identification information to the sorting management device,
A placement information receiving unit that receives placement information indicating a placement of a plurality of frontages associated with the work identification information,
An arrangement display control unit that causes the display device to display the arrangement of the plurality of frontages indicated by the arrangement information,
An article identification information acquisition unit for acquiring article identification information for identifying an article,
An article identification information transmitting unit that transmits the article identification information to the sorting management device,
A frontage information receiving unit that receives input frontage information indicating a frontage to which an article identified by the article identification information is to be inserted,
A frontage display control unit that displays the frontage indicated by the input frontage information on the display device,
A frontage identification information acquisition unit that acquires frontage identification information that identifies the frontage,
A frontage identification information transmitting unit that transmits the frontage identification information to the sorting management device,
An article number information receiving unit that receives article number information indicating the number of articles identified by the article identification information to be put into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information,
An operator terminal including an article number information display control unit that causes the display device to display the article number information.   8. The worker terminal according to claim 7, wherein the frontage display control unit displays the frontage indicated by the input frontage information on the display device together with the arrangement of the plurality of frontages indicated by the arrangement information. 9.   The worker terminal according to claim 7, wherein the article number information display control unit causes the display device to display the article number information together with a frontage indicated by the input frontage information.   The worker terminal according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the article number information display control unit causes the display device to display the number of articles indicated by the article number information. The frontage identification information acquisition unit acquires an image captured by an imaging device,
The article number information display control unit according to claim 10, wherein the article number information indicates the number of articles indicated by the article number information while the imaging apparatus captures an image including the frontage identification information. Worker terminal. Further comprising a completion information receiving unit that receives completion information indicating that the introduction of the article into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information has been completed,
10. The article number information display control unit, when the completion information receiving unit receives the completion information, causes the number of articles indicated by the article number information displayed on the display device to be erased. 10. The described worker terminal.   The said article number information display control part displays on the said display apparatus the image showing the number of articles | goods as the said article number information by displaying on the said transmissive display device. The worker terminal described in. The article identification information acquisition unit acquires an image captured by an imaging device,
The article identification information transmission unit transmits the image acquired by the article identification information acquisition unit to the sorting management device,
The article number information receiving unit is an image generated based on the image transmitted by the article identification information transmitting unit, and when displayed on the display device, indicates the position of the number of articles indicated by the article number information. Receiving an image representing
The worker terminal according to claim 13, wherein the article number information display control unit causes the display device to display an image received by the article number information receiving unit as the article number information. Further comprising a completion information receiving unit that receives completion information indicating that the introduction of the article into the frontage identified by the frontage identification information has been completed,
The frontage display control unit, when the completion information receiving unit receives the completion information, changes the display mode of the frontage identified by the frontage identification information displayed on the display device. The worker terminal according to any one of claims 9 to 13.   A program for causing a computer to function as the worker terminal according to any one of claims 7 to 15. A sorting management device according to claim 1,
A sorting system comprising the operator terminal according to claim 7.

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