JP6813859B1 - Goods management device and goods management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reliability of article management while easily managing articles. An article management device 1 stores a registration data table 15 that associates code information related to a term of an operation using an article and represented by a number with article information related to the name of the article. Store in part 11. The control unit 10 of the article management device 1 refers to the registration data table 15, extracts code information related to the term of operation using the article corresponding to the acquired article information, and outputs the code to the output devices 3 and 5. At least one of the information extraction process and the code information output process, and the article information extraction process and the article information output process that extract the article information related to the name of the article corresponding to the acquired code information and output it to the output devices 3 and 5. Do one. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to an article management device and an article management system that manages articles by using code information for identifying articles.

Conventionally, in a warehouse or the like, an article management system that manages an article by using code information for identifying an article is known. For example, in the picking system disclosed in Patent Document 1, picking data including code information of an article to be picked is stored in a storage unit of a management device. Then, the picking data stored in the storage unit of the management device is transmitted to the wireless display attached to the storage box for storing the picking article via the mobile terminal device carried by the worker. The mobile terminal device optically reads the code information attached to the article taken out from the shelf and the code information displayed on the wireless display of the storage box for storing the article by the code reading unit, and matches or matches them. Judge the discrepancy. The code information is a bar code, a two-dimensional code, or the like, and is information for identifying an article.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-209206

As described above, when code information such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code is used for managing an article in an article management device or an article management system, a code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to the article or the like is used. The information must be generated using a special method. Here, the barcode represents a numerical value or a character by the thickness of lines arranged in one direction. A two-dimensional code represents a numerical value or a character by a combination of cells arranged in a matrix in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Therefore, it takes time and effort to manage the goods by the goods management device and the goods management system.

In addition, when code information such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code is used for managing goods, the goods and the code information are managed as a pair, so that the code information is not substitutable between a plurality of goods. Code information such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code is associated with each of a plurality of articles, and the management of articles by the article management device and the article management system tends to be complicated. Further, when the article is managed for a long period of time in the article management device and the article management system, for example, the managed article becomes out of print, and code information such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code managed as a pair with the article is unnecessary. May become. That is, code information such as a bar code and a two-dimensional code becomes transient information and tends to be thrown away, and the management of articles by the article management device and the article management system tends to be complicated.

Further, in the article management device and the article management system, when code information such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code is used for managing the article, a special device for reading the code information is required. That is, in the article management device and the article management system, when the code information is used for the management of the article, the article cannot be identified without a special device for reading the code information. Therefore, in the above-mentioned article management device and article management system, these devices and management devices may become unusable in the event of a power failure or the like, resulting in lack of reliability.

An object of the present invention is to provide an article management device and an article management system capable of increasing the reliability of article management while easily managing articles.

(1) The article management device of the present invention is an article management device for managing the article by using code information for identifying the article, and is related to the term of the operation of using the article, and has letters and numbers. When the storage unit that stores the registration data table in which the code information represented by at least one of them and the article information related to the name of the article are associated with each other in advance and the article information are acquired, the registration data is obtained. The code information extraction process that refers to the table and extracts the code information related to the term of the operation that uses the article corresponding to the article information, and when the code information is acquired, the registered data table is referred to and the said The code information extraction is performed when at least one of the article information extraction processes for extracting the article information related to the name of the article corresponding to the code information is executed and the code information extraction process is executed. When the code information output process for outputting the code information extracted by the process to the output device is executed and the article information extraction process is executed, the article information extracted by the article information extraction process is sent to the output device. It has a control unit that executes an article information output process to be output.

According to this configuration, the code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is at least one of letters and numbers. Therefore, the goods can be easily managed by using simple code information. Then, the code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is the code information related to the terminology of the operation using the article. That is, even if the name of the article is unknown, if the term of the operation of using the article is understood, the article information can be extracted from the code information by referring to the registration data table. Further, the code information and the article information are output to an output device such as a printing device, a display device, and a mobile terminal. By preparing in advance a registration data table in which the code information and the article information are associated with each other, the article information can be identified from the code information. In this way, by using the code information related to the terminology of the operation of using the article, which can be easily associated with the article, the reliability of the management of the article can be enhanced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while easily managing the goods.

(2) From another viewpoint of the present invention, the article management device preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of (1).
The storage unit stores at least an acronym of a verb representing an action of using the article as the code information in advance in the registered data table.

According to this configuration, the code information for identifying an article is at least an acronym for a verb that represents an action that uses the article. Here, the verb representing the action of using the article is often used in common for a plurality of articles. In addition, articles that use a common verb are likely to have similar uses. Then, by using at least the acronym of the verb representing the action of using the article as the code information, it is possible to collectively manage the articles having similar uses for each code information. Then, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

(3) From another viewpoint of the present invention, the article management device preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of (2).
The storage unit
The article information related to the name of the article is associated with a verb representing an action of using the article, and is stored in advance in the registration data table.
The control unit
When the verb representing the action of using the article is acquired, the registered data table is referred to, and the code information corresponding to the verb, or one or more of the articles corresponding to the code information corresponding to the verb. Verb code information extraction process that extracts at least one of the information,
Further, the verb code information output process of outputting at least one of the code information or the article information extracted by the verb code information extraction process to the output device is executed.

According to this configuration, even if the name of the article is unknown, if the term of the operation of using the article is understood, the code information or the article information can be extracted by referring to the registration data table. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

(4) From another viewpoint of the present invention, the article management device preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of (2) or (3).
The storage unit
The article information related to the name of the article is associated with a verb representing an action of using the article, and is stored in advance in the registration data table.
The control unit
When either the article information or the code information is acquired, the verb extraction process for extracting the verb corresponding to the acquired article information or the code information by referring to the registration data table, and the verb extraction process.
Further, the verb output process of outputting the verb extracted by the verb extraction process to the output device is executed.

According to this configuration, a verb representing the action of using the article is output to the output device. Here, the code information is at least an acronym for a verb that represents an action that uses an article. Therefore, the basis of the code information can be understood from the verb output to the output device.

(5) From another viewpoint of the present invention, the article management device preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of (2) to (4).
The storage unit
It is at least an acronym for a verb in a first language that represents an action that uses the article and a verb in a second language that is different from the first language that corresponds to the verb in the first language that represents an action that uses the article. It is stored in advance in the registration data table in association with the code information.
The control unit
When the verb of the first language representing the action of using the article is acquired, it is at least an acronym of the verb of the second language corresponding to the acquired verb of the first language with reference to the registered data table. Second language code information extraction process for extracting at least one of the article information corresponding to the code information, which is at least an acronym of the second language verb corresponding to the code information or the acquired verb of the first language. Is further executed.

According to this configuration, even if the name of the article or the verb of the second language indicating the action of using the article is not known, if the verb of the first language indicating the action of using the article is known, the registration data table is referred to. At least either code information or article information can be extracted. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

(6) According to another aspect of the present invention, the article management device preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of (1) to (5).
The article information related to the name of the article further includes an illustration related to the article.

According to this configuration, the illustration related to the article is output as the article information to an output device such as a printing device, a display device, or a mobile terminal together with the code information. By looking at the illustrations related to the goods, even foreigners and children can identify the goods corresponding to the code information. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

(7) According to another aspect of the present invention, the article management device preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of (1) to (6).
The storage unit
The article information related to the name of the article is associated with the registration date when the article information is registered in the storage unit and the registration information of at least one of the registrants, and stored in advance in the registration data table.
The control unit
When the registration information is acquired, the registration information extraction process for referring to the registration data table and extracting at least one of the article information corresponding to the registration information or the code information corresponding to the article information, and
Further, the registration information output process of outputting at least one of the article information or the code information extracted by the registration information extraction process to the output device is executed.

According to this configuration, the registered data table is referred to, and the article information and the code information are output to an output device such as a printing device, a display device, and a mobile terminal based on the registered information. That is, it is possible to search for the articles managed based on the registered information. Therefore, the reliability of the management of the article can be further improved.

(8) The article management system of the present invention includes the article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and the code information for identifying the article by being configured to be able to store the article. It is characterized by having an attached storage unit.

According to this configuration, the code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is at least one of letters and numbers. Then, by attaching simple code information to the storage unit for storing the article, the article can be easily managed. Further, the code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is the code information related to the term of the operation using the article. That is, even if the name of the article is not known, if the term of the operation of using the article is understood, the article stored in the storage unit can be grasped to some extent from the code information. In this way, by using the code information related to the terminology of the operation of using the article, which can be easily associated with the article, the reliability of the management of the article can be enhanced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the article while easily managing the article.

(9) The article management system of the present invention includes the article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and a storage unit configured to store the article, and the storage is described. It is characterized in that the code information for identifying the article is attached to the article stored in the unit.

According to this configuration, the code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is at least one of letters and numbers. Then, by attaching simple code information to the articles stored in the storage unit, the articles can be easily managed. Further, the code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is the code information related to the term of the operation using the article. That is, even if the name of the article is not known, if the term of the operation of using the article is understood, the article stored in the storage unit can be grasped to some extent from the code information. In this way, by using the code information related to the terminology of the operation of using the article, which can be easily associated with the article, the reliability of the management of the article can be enhanced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the article while easily managing the article.

(10) According to another aspect of the present invention, the article management system preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of (8) or (9).
It further has a list unit in which the article information and the code information associated with the article information are described.

According to this configuration, even when the article management device cannot be used due to a power failure or the like, the article information can be identified from the code information by the list in which the code information and the article information are associated. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the article while easily managing the article.

(11) From another viewpoint of the present invention, the article management system preferably has the following configuration in addition to the configuration of any one of (8) to (10).
The article information related to the name of the article further includes information about the location of the storage unit where the article is stored.

According to this configuration, the position of the storage unit in which the article is stored is output as article information to an output device such as a printing device, a display device, or a mobile terminal together with code information. Then, the place where the article corresponding to the code information is stored can be grasped. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

The article management device and the article management system of the present invention can improve the reliability of article management while easily managing articles.

It is the schematic explanatory drawing of the article management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the article management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the control part of the article management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a table about the global code information stored in the storage part shown in FIG. It is a table about the local code information stored in the storage part shown in FIG. It is a registration data table stored in the storage unit shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure performed in the control unit shown in FIG. The screen displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 2 is shown, in which (a) is an initial screen and (b) is a search screen. The screen displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 2 is shown, in which (a) is an information display screen and (b) is an information selection screen. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure in the registration process shown in FIG. 7. The screen displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 2 is shown, where (a) is a registrant name input screen, (b) is an article name input screen, (c) is a Japanese verb input screen, and (d) is. This is the storage location information input screen.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the article management device and the article management system of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the article management device of the present invention is applied to a label printer that prints on an adhesive label, and the article management system of the present invention is used to store various articles in preparation for an emergency such as a disaster. This is an example used in the warehouse of.

[Overview of goods management system]
As shown in FIG. 1, the article management system 100 of the present embodiment describes information about a label printer 1, a storage unit 8 configured to store articles, and articles stored in the storage unit 8. It is constructed with the list part 9.

The storage unit 8 is a shelf provided in the warehouse. The shelf has a shelf frame 8a and a shelf board 8b. The shelf frame 8a and the shelf plate 8b are formed of, for example, a flat metal plate. The storage unit 8 has a plurality of storage spaces 81 for storing the articles to be stored, which are composed of the shelf frame 8a and the shelf board 8b. The plurality of accommodation spaces 81 are arranged in a matrix by arranging them in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by the shelf frame 8a and the shelf board 8b. In the present embodiment, three accommodation spaces 81 are arranged in the vertical direction, and position information indicating the position of the accommodation space 81 in the warehouse is defined for each of the three accommodation spaces 81 arranged in the vertical direction.

A plate 83 indicating position information is attached to the upper part of the storage unit 8. That is, in FIG. 1, the position information of the three storage spaces 81 located on the left side of the storage unit 8 is "A-1", and the position information of the three storage spaces 81 located on the right side of the storage unit 8 is "A-1". A-2 ". The plate 83 is not limited to the upper part of the storage part 8, and may be attached to the left part, the right part or the lower part of the storage part 8. Here, the alphabet at the beginning of the position information corresponds to the category of the registered data table 15 stored in the storage unit 11 described later. Further, a plate for displaying the first character (for example, "A") may be attached to the upper part, the left part, the right part or the lower part of the storage unit 8.

A label 82 on which code information for identifying the articles to be stored is described is attached to the shelf frame 8a or the shelf board 8b above each storage space 81 in the storage unit 8. The code information described on the label 82 is global code information and local code information described later. The label 82 is not limited to the shelf frame 8a or the shelf board 8b above each storage space 81, but is attached to the shelf frame 8a or the shelf board 8b on the left, right or lower side of each storage space 81. You may.

The list unit 9 is associated with article information (name, illustration, position information of the storage unit 8 in which the article is stored) and article information, which will be described later, as information on the article stored in the storage unit 8. The code information and registration information provided are described (see FIG. 6).

[Structure of label printer 1]
As shown in FIG. 2, the label printer 1 of the present embodiment includes a housing 2, a display unit 3, an input unit 4, and the like. The display unit (output device) 3 and the input unit 4 are attached to an opening formed in the housing 2, and a part thereof is exposed to the outside of the housing 2. A printing mechanism (output device) 5, a control unit 10, and a storage unit 11 (all of which see FIG. 3) are housed inside the housing 2. A label discharge port 6 for discharging a printed label is provided on a side portion (left portion in FIG. 2) of the housing 2.

The display unit 3 displays information for notifying the user. The specific configuration of the display unit 3 is not particularly limited, but for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like can be adopted. The input unit 4 is an interface that accepts input from the user. Although the input unit 4 is composed of a plurality of push buttons in the present embodiment, it may be a touch sensor superimposed on the display surface of the display unit 3. That is, the display unit 3 and the input unit 4 may be touch panels. The input unit 4 includes a main key 41 for inputting characters and numbers, an arrow key 42 for moving the cursor displayed on the display unit 3, a decision key 43 for determining the input contents, and a new article. It includes a registration key 44 for registering, a print key 45 for executing printing, and a home key 46 for returning to the initial state.

The printing mechanism 5 prints on a tape-shaped label. The printing method of the printing mechanism 5 is not particularly limited, but for example, a thermal method or an inkjet method can be adopted. The tape-shaped label printed by the printing mechanism 5 is cut into an appropriate size and then discharged from the label ejection port 6.

Further, the label printer 1 is provided with a USB interface 7 (see FIG. 3). The label printer 1 can be connected to an external device such as a PC (personal computer), a printer, or a USB memory via the USB interface 7. The label printer 1 may have a wireless communication device and may be able to communicate with an external device by wireless communication.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The storage unit 11 is electrically connected to the control unit 10, and includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) 14. A display unit 3, an input unit 4, a printing mechanism 5, and a USB interface 7 are further electrically connected to the control unit 10.

The control unit 10 realizes various operations as the label printer 1 by executing the program stored in the ROM 12. The ROM 12 stores various data used by the control unit 10 in addition to a program in which the control unit 10 executes processing. The RAM 13 is used as a work area for reading various programs or as a storage area for temporarily storing data. The EEPROM 14 is a rewritable non-volatile memory. The control unit 10 cooperates with these storage units 11 to control the operation of the display unit 3, the printing mechanism 5, and the like.

In the ROM 12, a table regarding the global code information shown in FIG. 4 and a table regarding the local code information shown in FIG. 5 are stored in advance via the input unit 4, the USB interface 7, wireless communication, or the like. The table regarding local code information and the table regarding global code information may be stored in advance before shipment. The global code information shown in FIG. 4 is an example of coding the English alphabet. As shown in FIG. 4, the global code information corresponds to a code composed of 26 characters of the English alphabet, each of which is a two-digit number. The global code information is based on the sentence "Mr. Jock, TV Quiz Ph.D, bags few lynx.", Which uses all 26 letters of the English alphabet once.

That is, the above sentence is divided into words, "Mr" is the first block, "Jock" is the second block, "TV" is the third block, "Quiz" is the fourth block, and "Ph" is the fifth block. , "D" is the 6th block, "bags" is the 7th block, "few" is the 8th block, and "lynx" is the 9th block. Furthermore, the characters that make up the word in each block are numbered in character order. For example, regarding "Mr" in the first block, the first character "M" is "1" and the second character "r" is "2".

The code of each character is a two-digit number in which the number of the block to which the character belongs is the tens digit and the number in the character order of the character in the block is the ones digit. That is, for example, since "k" belongs to the second block, the tens digit of the code of "k" is "2". Further, since "k" is the fourth character in the second block "Jock", the first digit of the code of "k" is "4". That is, the code of "k" is "24".

The local chord information shown in FIG. 5 is an example of coding the Japanese syllabary. As shown in FIG. 5, the local code information corresponds to each character of the Japanese syllabary with a code composed of a three-digit number. In the table for local code information, the ones digit of the code of the character in the row is "1", the one digit of the code of the character in the row is "2", and the one digit of the code of the character in the U row is " 3 ”, the ones place of the character code of the dan is“ 4 ”, and the one place of the code of the character of the dan is“ 5 ”.

Here, the code of each character in that line will be described. "A" is "a" when written in Roman letters. According to the table of local code information shown in FIG. 4, the code of "a" is "72". Therefore, the hundreds digit of the "A" code is "7" and the tens digit is "2". Also, since "a" is a character in the row, the ones place is "1". That is, the code of "A" is "721".

Similarly, when "i", "u", "e", and "o" are written in Roman letters, they are "i", "u", "e", and "o". According to the table of local code information shown in FIG. 4, the codes of "i", "u", "e", and "o" are "43", "42", "82", and "22", respectively. Therefore, the code of "i" becomes "432" by adding "2" which is attached to the first digit of the character in the column to the code "43" of "i". The code for "u" is "423" by adding "3", which is the first digit of the character in the U-dan, to the code "42" for "u". The code of "e" is "824" by adding "4", which is the first digit of the character in the column, to the code "82" of "e". The code for "o" is "225" by adding "5", which is the first digit of the character in the column, to the code "22" for "o".

Next, the code of each character in the ka line will be described. Each letter in the line begins with "k" when written in Roman letters. According to the table of local code information shown in FIG. 4, the code of "k" is "24". Therefore, the hundreds digit of the code of each character in the ka line is "2", and the tens digit is "4". As described above, the ones digit is one of "1" to "5" depending on the character in which stage. For example, the code of "ka", which is the character in the row where the ones place is "1", is "241".

Similarly, the characters of Sa line, Ta line, Na line, Ha line, Ma line, Ya line, Ra line, and Wa line are written in Roman letters as "s", "t", "n", and "", respectively. It starts with "h", "m", "y", "r", "w". According to the table of local code information shown in FIG. 4, the codes of "s", "t", "n", "h", "m", "y", "r", and "w" are "74", respectively. , "31", "93", "52", "11", "92", "12", "83".

Therefore, the code of each character of the sa line is "74" plus any one of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the line is "31" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the line is "93" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the line is "52" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the line is "11" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the or line is "92" plus any of "1", "3", and "5". The code of each character in the line is "12" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the line is "83" plus "1" or "5".

The code for each character of voiced sound and semi-voiced sound is also defined. That is, the characters in the ga line, the z line, the da line, the ba line, and the pa line start with "g", "z", "d", "b", and "p", respectively, when written in Roman letters. According to the table of local code information shown in FIG. 4, the codes of "g", "z", "d", "b", and "p" are "73", "44", "61", and "71", respectively. , "51".

Therefore, the code of each character in the line is "73" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the line is "44" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character on the da line is "61" plus any of "1", "4", and "5". The code of each character in the line is "71" plus any of "1" to "5". The code of each character in the line is "51" plus any of "1" to "5".

Further, the ROM 12 stores corresponding English verb data in which a plurality of Japanese verbs are associated with one or a plurality of English verbs, respectively. As the corresponding English verb data, data such as an existing Japanese-English dictionary or a thesaurus may be used. Further, in the ROM 12, corresponding illustration data in which the names of a plurality of articles are associated with the illustrations related to the articles are stored in advance via the input unit 4, the USB interface 7, wireless communication, or the like. .. The corresponding illustration data may be stored in advance before shipping. For the names of the Japanese verbs that make up the corresponding English verb data and the names of the articles that make up the corresponding illustration data, for example, the verbs and nouns recorded in "Kotozukan (Supervised and produced by 1998: Gomi Taro Kaiseisha)" are extracted. You may.

The registration data table 15 shown in FIG. 6 is stored in the EEPROM 14. That is, the registration data table 15 is stored in the storage unit 11. The registration data table 15 associates article information, verbs representing actions using the article, code information, and registration information with respect to various articles. The information in the registration data table 15 is registered by the user via the input unit 4, the USB interface 7, wireless communication, or the like. As shown in FIG. 6, in the registration data table 15, articles are stored in categories such as office supplies, pharmaceuticals, and sanitary supplies. The category corresponds to the first character of the position information of the accommodation space 81 shown on the plate 83. For example, office supplies correspond to "A", pharmaceuticals correspond to "B", and sanitary supplies correspond to "C". It is not necessary to divide the data into categories and store them.

The article information includes the name of the article, the illustration of the article, and the location information. As the name of the article, the name in hiragana or katakana notation and the name in romaji notation are memorized. The position information is the position information of the storage space 81 in which the article is housed in the storage unit 8. The position information is shown on the plate 83 attached to the storage unit 8. Verbs that represent actions that use goods include Japanese verbs and English verbs.

The code information is related to the term that uses the article and is represented by a number. More specifically, the code information is the local code information, which is a number corresponding to the acronym of the Japanese verb representing the action of using the article, and the English corresponding to the Japanese verb representing the action of using the article. Contains global code information, which is the number corresponding to the first letter of the verb.

Here, for example, a case where the article is "scissors" will be described. An example of a Japanese verb that expresses the action of using "scissors" is "cut". According to the table regarding local code information shown in FIG. 5, the code of the acronym "ki" for "cut" is "242". An example of an English verb corresponding to "cut" is "cut". According to the table regarding global code information shown in FIG. 4, the code of the acronym "c" of "cut" is "23". Therefore, the code information of the "scissors" includes the local code information "242" and the global code information "23".

The registration information includes the registration date when the registration process for registering the information about the article in the registration data table 15 was performed, and the information of the registrant who performed the registration process. The registration date information may include information regarding the registration time when the registration process was performed. The registration information does not have to be included in the registration data table 15.

In the present embodiment, the above-mentioned list unit 9 (see FIG. 1) can be created based on the registered data table 15. Specifically, for example, the list unit 9 may be created by connecting the label printer 1 to a printer (not shown) via the USB interface 7 and printing the registered data table 15 with the printer. Further, for example, the list unit 9 may be created by transmitting the registration data table 15 via wireless communication and displaying the registration data table 15 on a display device of a mobile terminal or an information terminal. Of the data included in the registered data table 15, at least article information and code information are described in the list unit 9.

[Control by control unit 10]
Next, an example of the processing procedure performed by the control unit 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7. In the initial state (the state when the power of the label printer 1 is turned from OFF to ON), the initial screen 31 as shown in FIG. 8A is displayed on the display unit 3. On the initial screen 31, a plurality of categories for classifying articles are displayed. On the initial screen 31, the user can select a category by moving the cursor with the arrow keys 42 and determine the category by operating the enter key 43.

First, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the registration key 44 has been operated (S11). When it is determined that the registration key 44 has been operated (S11: YES), the registration process (see FIG. 10) described later is executed (S12). On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the registration key 44 has not been operated (S11: NO), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the determination key 43 has been operated to determine the category (S13). Here, when the category is determined by the user, the search screen 32 as shown in FIG. 8B is displayed on the display unit 3. On the search screen 32, the user can input a search word such as a character or a number with the main key 41 and determine the input content by operating the enter key 43.

When the control unit 10 determines in S13 that the category has not been determined (S13: NO), the control unit 10 returns to step S11. On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the category has been determined (S13: YES), the control unit 10 acquires the determined category, displays the search screen 32 on the display unit 3, and then operates the determination key 43 to search. It is determined whether or not the input content on the screen 32 is determined (S14). When the control unit 10 determines that the input content has not been determined (S14: NO), the control unit 10 repeats the determination in S14.

Then, when the control unit 10 determines that the input content has been determined (S14: YES), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the determined input content is unregistered information (S15). Specifically, the control unit 10 determines whether or not there is a registered data table 15 stored in the EEPROM 14 as shown in FIG. 6 that matches the determined input content, and matches the registered data table 15. If there is nothing, it is judged as unregistered information. More specifically, the control unit 10 has seven items in which the determined input contents are stored in the registration data table 15 for a plurality of articles included in the same category as the category determined in S13. Determine if it matches any of them. The seven items are the name of the article, the Japanese verb, the English verb, the local code information, the global code information, the registration date, and the registrant.

When the control unit 10 determines that the determined input content is unregistered information (S15: YES), the control unit 10 proceeds to S12 and executes the registration process described later. On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the determined input content is not unregistered information (S15: NO), the control unit 10 acquires the determined input content and displays the registration data table 15 stored in advance in the EEPROM 14. Refer to and extract display information related to the goods that match the acquired category and input contents (S16). The display information is information to be displayed on the information display screen 33 (see FIG. 9A), which will be described later, and is the acquired category (“category” in FIG. 9A) and input contents (FIG. 9 (a)). ) Includes global code information, local code information, article names, English verbs, illustrations and location information related to articles that match the "search word").

Here, as an example, the processing of the control unit 10 when the acquired category and the input contents match the name of the article included in the registration data table 15, that is, when the name of the article is acquired in step S14 will be described. To do. In this case, the control unit 10 sets the code information and the English verb related to the goods corresponding to the category and the name of the goods that match the acquired category and the name of the goods that are the input contents in the registered data table 15. , Illustration and position information are extracted as display information (code information extraction process, verb extraction process). For example, as shown in the registration data table 15 of FIG. 6, when the acquired category is "office supplies" and the acquired input content is "scissors", the control unit 10 has the category "office supplies". Local code information "242" and global code information "23", English verb "cut", scissors illustration, and location information "A-1" related to the article matching the article name "scissors" in the article information. "And is extracted.

Further, as another example, when the acquired category and input contents match the code information (local code information or global code information) included in the registration data table 15, that is, when the code information is acquired in step S14. The processing of the control unit 10 of the above will be described. In this case, the control unit 10 sets the name of the article, the English verb, and the name of the article, the English verb, related to the article corresponding to the category and the code information that match the acquired category and the code information that is the input content in the registered data table 15. Extract illustrations and position information as display information (article information extraction process, verb extraction process). Further, the control unit 10 is acquired in step S14 of the local code information and the global code information related to the goods corresponding to the acquired category and the code information that is the input content and the category corresponding to the code information. Code information other than the code information that is the input content is also extracted as display information.

When there are a plurality of articles corresponding to the articles of the category and the code information that match the acquired category and the code information that is the input content, the control unit 10 extracts the display information related to the plurality of articles. For example, referring to the registration data table 15 of FIG. 6, when the acquired category is "office supplies" and the acquired input content is "23", the code information (global code information) is "23". There are two articles. At this time, the control unit 10 has the name "cutter", the local code information "242", as display information related to the first article matching the category "office supplies" and the global code information "23" of the code information. Extract the English verb "cut", the cutter illustration and the position information "A-1". Further, the control unit 10 has the name "scissors", the local code information "242", and English as display information related to the second item matching the category "office supplies" and the global code information "23" of the code information. The verb "cut", scissors illustration and position information "A-1" are extracted.

Further, as another example, when the acquired category and input contents match the verbs (Japanese verbs or English verbs) included in the registration data table 15, that is, when the verbs are acquired in step S14. The processing of the control unit 10 will be described. In this case, the control unit 10 sets the name and code information (local code information) of the article related to the article corresponding to the category and the verb that match the acquired category and the verb that is the input content in the registered data table 15. And global code information), illustrations and location information are extracted as display information (verb code information extraction process, English code information extraction process). Further, when the verb acquired in step S14 is a Japanese verb, the control unit 10 has an article corresponding to the acquired category and the category matching the Japanese verb which is the input content and the Japanese verb. English verbs related to are also extracted as display information.

When there are a plurality of articles corresponding to the acquired category and the verb that is the input content, the control unit 10 extracts display information related to the plurality of articles. For example, referring to the registered data table 15 in FIG. 6, when the acquired category is "office supplies" and the acquired input content is "cut", the verb (Japanese verb) is "cut". There are two articles. At this time, the control unit 10 has the name "cutter" and the local code information "242" as display information related to the first article matching the category "office supplies" and the verb (Japanese verb) "cut". , Global code information "23", English verb "cut", cutter illustration and position information "A-1" are extracted. The control unit 10 has the name "scissors", local code information "242", and global code as display information related to the second item matching the category "office supplies" and the verb (Japanese verb) "cut". The information "23", the English verb "cut", the scissors illustration and the position information "A-1" are extracted.

In addition, as another example, when the acquired category and input contents match the registration information (registration date or registrant) included in the registration data table 15, that is, when the registration information is acquired in step S14. The processing of the control unit 10 will be described. In this case, the control unit 10 sets the name, code information, and English of the article related to the acquired category and the category corresponding to the registered information which is the input content and the article corresponding to the registered information in the registered data table 15. The verb, illustration, and position information of are extracted as display information (registration information extraction process).

When there are a plurality of articles corresponding to the acquired category and the registered information which is the input content and the category and the registered information, the control unit 10 extracts the display information related to the plurality of articles. For example, referring to the registration data table 15 in FIG. 6, when the acquired category is "office supplies" and the acquired input content is "2018/9/1", the registration date of the registration information is "2018". There are two items that are "/ 9/1". At this time, the control unit 10 has the name "scissors" and the local code information "scissors" as display information related to the first item matching the category "office supplies" and the registration date "2018/9/1" of the registration information. 242 ”, global code information“ 23 ”, English verb“ cut ”, scissors illustration and position information“ A-1 ”are extracted. The control unit 10 has the name "pen", the local code information "241", and the display information related to the second item matching the category "office supplies" and the registration date "2018/9/1" of the registration information. The global code information "83", the English verb "write", the pen illustration and the position information "A-2" are extracted.

Subsequently, in step S16, the control unit 10 determines whether or not display information related to a plurality of articles has been extracted as articles that match the acquired category and input contents (S17). When it is determined that only the display information related to one article has been extracted as the article matching the acquired category and the input content (S17: NO), the control unit 10 proceeds to step S20 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined that the display information related to a plurality of articles has been extracted as the articles matching the acquired category and the input contents (S17: YES), the control unit 10 shows in FIG. 9 (b). Such an information selection screen 34 is output to the display unit 3 and displayed (S18).

On the information selection screen 34, display information (global code information, local code information, item name, English verb, illustration, and items) related to a plurality of items extracted as articles matching the acquired category and input contents are displayed. Location information) is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 9B, display information related to the cutter and display information related to the scissors are displayed. By moving the cursor with the arrow keys 42 on the information selection screen 34, the user can move the cursor to any one of the display information related to the plurality of articles extracted as the articles matching the acquired category and the input contents. By selecting the display information related to one article and operating the enter key 43, the selected display information can be determined.

Next, on the information selection screen 34, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the decision key 43 is operated to determine the selected display information (S19). If it is determined that the selected display information has not been determined (S19: NO), the control unit 10 repeats the determination of S19. Then, when it is determined that the selected display information has been determined (S19: YES), the control unit 10 displays the determined display information as shown in the information display screen 33 of FIG. 9A. Output to 3 and displayed (S20).

As shown in FIG. 9A, code information and article information are displayed on the information display screen 33 as display information related to the articles extracted as articles that match the acquired category and input contents. More specifically, on the information display screen 33, the global code information, the local code information, the name of the article, the English verb, the illustration, and the position information are displayed in this order. That is, when the acquired input content is the name of the article, the information display screen 33 shows the global code information, the local code information, the English verb, the illustration, and the position information extracted in step S16, and step S14. The name of the article, which is the input content determined in step 2, is output to the display unit 3 and displayed. When the acquired input content is code information, the code information (local code information or global code information) extracted in step S16 and determined in S19, the name of the article, the English verb, the illustration and the position The information and the code information which is the input content determined in step S14 are output to the display unit 3 and displayed. When the acquired input content is an English verb, the code information, the name of the article, the illustration and the position information extracted in step S16 and the English verb which is the input content determined in step S14 are It is output to the display unit 3 and displayed. When the acquired input contents are Japanese verbs and registration information, the code information, the name of the article, the English verb, the illustration and the position information extracted in step S16 are output to the display unit 3. Is displayed. In the present embodiment, the name of the article displayed on the information display screen 33 is written in Roman characters. The name of the article displayed on the information display screen 33 may be written in kana characters or kanji.

After that, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the print key 45 has been operated by the user to give a print instruction (S21). When the control unit 10 determines that the print instruction has not been given (S21: NO), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the home key 46 is operated by the user and an instruction to return to the initial screen 31 (end instruction) is given. Judgment (S22). When the control unit 10 determines that the instruction to return to the initial screen 31 (end instruction) has not been given (S22: NO), the control unit 10 returns to step S21. When the control unit 10 determines that the instruction to return to the initial screen 31 (end instruction) has been given (S22: YES), the control unit 10 returns to the initial screen 31 and ends the process.

On the other hand, in step S21, when the control unit 10 determines that the print instruction has been given (S21: YES), the printing mechanism 5 executes printing of the display information displayed on the information display screen 33 in step S20. (S23: Code information output processing, verb code information output processing, verb output processing, registration information output processing). In this embodiment, in step S23, only the code information (global code information and local code information) among the display information is printed. Then, the label 82 printed in step S23 is attached to the storage unit 8 (see FIG. 1). After executing printing, the control unit 10 returns to the initial screen 31 and ends the process.

Next, an example of the registration process performed by the control unit 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the category has been determined on the initial screen 31 (S101). That is, when the control unit 10 executes the registration process after determining that the registration key 44 has been operated in step S11 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 (S11: YES), it determines that the category is undecided. (S101: NO). Further, the control unit 10 acquires the category in step S13 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 (S13: YES), acquires the input content in step S14 (S14: YES), and acquires the input in step S15. If the registration process is executed after determining that the content is unregistered information (S15: NO), it is determined that the category has been determined (S101: YES).

When the control unit 10 determines in step S101 that the category has been determined (S101: YES), the control unit 10 proceeds to step S103, which will be described later. On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the category is undecided (S101: NO), is the decision key 43 operated on the initial screen 31 as shown in FIG. 8A to determine the category? It is determined whether or not (S102). When the control unit 10 determines that the category has not been determined (S102: NO), the control unit 10 repeats the determination in step S102.

On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the category has been determined (S102: YES), the control unit 10 displays the registrant name input screen 35 as shown in FIG. 11A on the display unit 3 (S103). On the registrant name input screen 35, the user can enter his / her own name using the main key 41 and operate the enter key 43 to determine the registrant's name. After that, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the enter key 43 is operated to determine the name of the registrant entered on the registrant name input screen 35 (S104). When the control unit 10 determines that the name of the registrant has not been determined (S104: NO), the control unit 10 repeats the determination in step S104.

Then, when the control unit 10 determines that the name of the registrant has been determined (S104: YES), the control unit 10 displays the article name input screen 36 as shown in FIG. 11B on the display unit 3 (S105). .. On the article name input screen 36, the user can input the name of the article to be registered by using the main key 41 and determine the name of the article to be registered by operating the enter key 43. After that, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the enter key 43 is operated to determine the name of the article to be registered entered on the article name input screen 36 (S106). When the control unit 10 determines that the name of the article to be registered has not been determined (S106: NO), the control unit 10 repeats the determination in step S106.

On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the name of the article to be registered has been determined (S106: YES), the control unit 10 corresponds to the name determined in step S106 based on the corresponding illustration data stored in advance in the ROM 12. To acquire the illustration to be performed (S107). If the corresponding illustration data does not store the data related to the article with the name determined in step S106 in the ROM 12, the control unit 10 proceeds to S108 without acquiring the illustration.

Subsequently, the control unit 10 displays the Japanese verb input screen 37 as shown in FIG. 11C on the display unit 3 (S108). On the Japanese verb input screen 37, the user inputs a Japanese verb indicating an action of using the article to be registered by the main key 41, and operates the enter key 43 to enter a Japanese verb related to the article to be registered. Can be determined. After that, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the Japanese verb input to the Japanese verb input screen 37 is determined by operating the determination key 43 (S109). When the control unit 10 determines that the Japanese verb has not been determined (S109: NO), the control unit 10 repeats the determination in step S109.

Then, when the control unit 10 determines that the Japanese verb related to the article to be registered has been determined (S109: YES), the control unit 10 acquires the local code information based on the table regarding the local code information stored in the ROM 12. (S110). That is, the control unit 10 acquires the code corresponding to the initial character of the Japanese verb determined in step S109 as the local code information based on the table relating to the local code information.

Further, the control unit 10 acquires an English verb corresponding to the Japanese verb determined in step S109 based on the corresponding English verb data stored in the ROM 12 (S111). When there are a plurality of English verbs corresponding to Japanese verbs, the control unit 10 may display the plurality of English verbs on the display unit 3 so that the user can select them. Further, when acquiring an English verb corresponding to a Japanese verb, the control unit 10 may make an arbitrary determination by user input instead of determining based on the corresponding English verb data.

Further, the control unit 10 acquires the global code information based on the table regarding the global code information stored in the ROM 12 (S112). That is, the control unit 10 acquires the code corresponding to the first letter of the English verb acquired in step S111 as the global code information based on the table relating to the global code information.

Next, the control unit 10 displays the storage position information input screen 38 as shown in FIG. 11D on the display unit 3 (S113). On the storage position information input screen 38, the user inputs the position information of the storage unit 8 that stores the article to be registered by the main key 41, and determines the position information related to the article to be registered by operating the enter key 43. be able to. After that, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the position information input to the storage position information input screen 38 is determined by operating the determination key 43 (S114). When the control unit 10 determines that the position information has not been determined (S114: NO), the control unit 10 repeats the determination in step S114.

On the other hand, when the control unit 10 determines that the position information has been determined (S114: YES), the control unit 10 stores the information determined in this registration process in the EEPROM 14 (S115). That is, the control unit 10 has the name of the registrant determined in S104, the name of the article determined in S106, the illustration acquired in S107, the Japanese verb determined in S109, the local code information acquired in S110, and S111. The English verb acquired in S112, the global code information acquired in S112, the position information determined in S114, and the registration date on which this registration process was performed are associated with each other and determined in S102 in the registration data table 15 shown in FIG. Store in the category part.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 10 proceeds to S20 of FIG. 7 after step S115, and displays the code information and the article information registered in the registration process on the information display screen 33. The control unit 10 may return to the initial screen 31 after step S115.

[Effect of embodiment]
As described above, the label printer 1 of the above-described embodiment is related to the term of the operation of using the article and is registered to associate the code information represented by a number with the article information related to the name of the article. The data table 15 is stored in the EEPROM 14 in advance. Then, when the control unit 10 acquires the article information, the control unit 10 refers to the registration data table 15 and performs a code information extraction process for extracting the code information related to the term of the operation of using the article corresponding to the article information, and the code information. When acquired, the registered data table 15 is referred to, and the article information extraction process for extracting the article information related to the name of the article corresponding to the code information and the code information extracted by the code information extraction process and the article information extraction process are extracted. The code information output process for outputting the displayed article information to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5 is executed.

The code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is a number. Therefore, the goods can be easily managed by using simple code information. Then, the code information of the article extracted by the code information extraction process is the code information related to the terminology of the operation using the article. That is, even if the name of the article is not known, the article information can be extracted from the code information if the term of the operation of using the article is understood. Further, the code information and the article information are output to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5. By preparing in advance the registration data table 15 in which the code information and the article information are associated with each other, the article information can be identified from the code information. In this way, by using the code information related to the terminology of the operation of using the article, which can be easily associated with the article, the reliability of the management of the article can be enhanced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while easily managing the goods.

In addition, one name is usually fixed for one article. Therefore, in order to identify a large number of articles, it is necessary to memorize the names (terms) of the articles as many as the number of articles. However, as in the present invention, by using the code information related to the term of the operation using the article, the need to memorize the term as many as the number of articles is reduced. Furthermore, even when managing an article that is out of print and is currently distributed as a substitute for an article with a different name, the code information related to the term of operation using the article is used. This makes it possible to easily manage discontinued items and items currently in circulation.

Further, the label printer 1 of the embodiment stores in advance at least an acronym of a verb representing an operation of using an article in the registration data table 15 as code information. Therefore, the code information for identifying an article is at least an acronym for a verb that represents an action that uses the article. Here, the verb representing the action of using the article is often used in common for a plurality of articles. In addition, articles that use a common verb are likely to have similar uses. Then, by using at least the acronym of the verb representing the action of using the article as the code information, it is possible to collectively manage the articles having similar uses for each code information. Then, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the article while managing the article more easily.

Further, in the label printer 1 of the embodiment, when the control unit 10 acquires the verb representing the operation of using the article, the control unit 10 refers to the registration data table 15, and the code information corresponding to the verb and the code information corresponding to the verb. Verb code information extraction process that extracts one or more article information corresponding to, and verb code information output process that outputs the code information and article information extracted by the verb code information extraction process to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5. And, further execute. Therefore, even if the name of the article is unknown, the code information and the article information can be extracted if the term of the operation using the article is understood. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

Further, in the label printer 1 of the embodiment, when the control unit 10 acquires either the article information or the code information, the control unit 10 refers to the registration data table 15 and extracts the verb corresponding to the acquired article information or the code information. Further, the extraction process and the verb output process of outputting the verb extracted by the verb extraction process to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5 are further executed. Therefore, a verb indicating an action of using the article is output to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5. Here, the code information is at least an acronym for a verb that represents an action that uses an article. Therefore, the basis of the code information can be understood from the verbs output to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5.

In addition, the label printer 1 of the embodiment has, in the registered data table 15, an acronym of a Japanese verb indicating an action of using an article and an English verb corresponding to a Japanese verb representing an action of using an article. It is stored in advance in association with the code information. When the control unit 10 acquires a Japanese verb representing an action of using an article, the control unit 10 refers to the registration data table 15 and obtains code information which is an acronym for an English verb corresponding to the acquired Japanese verb, and code information. Further, the English code information extraction process for extracting the article information corresponding to the code information which is the acronym of the English verb corresponding to the acquired Japanese verb is further executed. Therefore, even if the name of the article or the English verb indicating the action of using the article is not known, the code information and the article information can be extracted if the Japanese verb representing the action of using the article is known. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

Further, in the label printer 1 of the embodiment, the article information further includes an illustration related to the article. The illustration related to the article is output to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5 together with the code information as the article information. By looking at the illustrations related to the goods, even foreigners and children can identify the goods corresponding to the code information. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

Further, the label printer 1 of the embodiment corresponds to the registration data table 15 with the article information related to the name of the article, the registration date when the article information is registered in the registration data table 15, and the registration information which is the information of the registrant. I remember it in advance. When the control unit 10 acquires the registration information, the control unit 10 refers to the registration data table 15 and performs registration information extraction processing and registration information extraction processing for extracting the article information corresponding to the registration information and the code information corresponding to the article information. Further, the registration information output process of outputting the extracted article information and code information to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5 is executed. Therefore, the article information and the code information are output to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5 based on the registration information. That is, it is possible to search for the articles managed based on the registered information. Therefore, the reliability of the management of the article can be further improved.

Further, the article management system 100 of the embodiment further includes a list unit 9 in which the article information and the code information associated with the article information are described. Therefore, even when the article management device (label printer 1) cannot be used due to a power failure or the like, the article information can be identified from the code information by the list unit 9 in which the code information and the article information are associated with each other. .. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the article while easily managing the article.

In addition, in the article management system 100 of the embodiment, the article information further includes information regarding the position of the storage unit 8 in which the article is stored. Therefore, the position of the storage unit 8 in which the article is stored is output to the display unit 3 and the printing mechanism 5 together with the code information as the article information. Then, the place where the article corresponding to the code information is stored can be grasped. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the management of the goods while managing the goods more easily.

[Modification example]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, it should be considered that the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments. The scope of the present invention is shown by the scope of claims rather than the description of the above-described embodiment, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

In the above-described embodiment, the control unit of the article management device includes code information extraction process and code information output process, article information extraction process and article information output process, verb code information extraction process and verb code information output process. The case where all of the verb extraction process, the verb output process, the registered information extraction process, and the registered information output process are executed has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The control unit of the article management device may execute at least one of the code information extraction process and the code information output process and the article information extraction process and the article information output process. Further, even if the control unit of the article management device executes the verb code information extraction process, the verb code information output process, the verb extraction process, the verb output process, and the registration information extraction process and the registration information output process, it is also executed. It does not have to be.

In the above-described embodiment, the code information is a local code information which is a number corresponding to an acronym of a Japanese verb representing an action of using an article, and an acronym of an English verb corresponding to the Japanese verb. Although the case where the global code information which is the number corresponding to is included is described, the present invention is not limited to this. The code information may be only one of the local code information and the global code information. Further, the code information is not limited to the first letter of the verb, and may be, for example, the first two letters of the verb. Further, the code information is not limited to numbers, but may be characters. In addition, the language of the verb is not limited to Japanese and English, and languages other than Japanese and English may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the English alphabet is coded based on the table related to the global code information shown in FIG. 4 and the Japanese syllabary is coded based on the table related to the local code information shown in FIG. 5 has been described. Alphabet and Japanese syllabary coding may be based on a separate chord table.

In the above-described embodiment, the code information and the article information are displayed on the display unit 3 (S20), and the printing mechanism 5 prints the code information and the article information displayed on the display unit 3 in S20 (S23). The case has been described, but is not limited to this. That is, for example, only the display on the display unit 3 in S20 may be executed, and the printing in S23 may not be executed. If the printing in S23 is not executed, the label printer 1 may not include the printing mechanism 5. Further, the code information and the article information may be output not only to the display unit of the label printer 1 but also to a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

In the above-described embodiment, the storage unit 11 of the label printer 1 includes, but is not limited to, the ROM 12, the RAM 13, and the EEPROM 14. In the present invention, the storage unit of the article management device may be configured to include at least one of ROM, RAM and EEPROM, or may include a storage device other than ROM, RAM and EEPROM.

In the above-described embodiment, when the registration data table 15 that associates the article information, the verb representing the operation of using the article, the code information, and the registration information with each other for various articles is stored in the EEPROM 14 of the storage unit 11. Has been described, but is not limited to this. The registered data table may be stored in the storage unit in association with at least the article information and the code information.

In the above-described embodiment, when the name of the article is acquired, the case of extracting the code information, the English verb, the illustration, and the position information corresponding to the acquired article name has been described, but at least if the code information is extracted, Good.

In the above-described embodiment, when the code information is acquired, the case of extracting the name of the article, the English verb, the illustration, and the position information corresponding to the acquired code information has been described, but at least the name of the article can be extracted. Good.

In the above-described embodiment, when a verb (Japanese verb or English verb) is acquired, a verb code extraction process for extracting the name, code information, illustration, and position information of the article corresponding to the acquired verb is performed. However, at least one of the name of the article and the code information may be extracted. Further, the verb code extraction process may be performed only when a Japanese verb is acquired. In this case, at least one of the name of the article and the global code information may be extracted. Further, the verb code extraction process does not have to be performed.

In the above-described embodiment, when the registration information is acquired, the case where the registration information extraction process for extracting the name, code information, English verb, illustration, and position information of the article corresponding to the acquired registration information is performed has been described. , At least one of the name of the article and the code information may be extracted. Further, the registration information extraction process does not have to be performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the article information includes the illustration related to the article and the information regarding the position of the storage unit 8 in which the article is stored has been described, but the illustration and the position of the storage unit 8 have been described. The information does not have to be included.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the list unit 9 in which the article information and the code information associated with the article information are described is provided has been described, but the list unit 9 may not be provided.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the information in the registration data table is registered by the user has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The information in the registration data table is prepared in advance and does not have to be registered by the user.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the article management system of the present invention is used in a warehouse for storing articles has been described, but the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the article management system of the present invention can also be used, for example, in a waste separation facility.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the article management device of the present invention is applied to the label printer has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The article management device of the present invention can also be applied to mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet terminals and information terminals such as personal computers.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the output device is the display unit and the printing mechanism of the label printer has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The output device of the present invention may be a display unit of a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, a display unit of an information terminal such as a personal computer, or a printing device connected to these.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the storage unit is a shelf provided in the warehouse has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The storage unit of the present invention may be a cabinet with drawers provided in the warehouse. In this case, the drawer becomes the accommodation space.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the label 82 on which the code information is described is attached to the storage unit 8 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the label 82 may be attached to the article. In addition, "attached to the article" may be attached directly to the article itself, or may be attached to the packaging material of the packaged article.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the label 82 is attached with the global code information and the local code information has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, at least one of global code information and local code information may be attached to the label 82. In addition to the code information, the label 82 may be accompanied by the name of the article, an English verb, an illustration, position information, and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the symbols "A", "B", and "C" are associated with each category of "office supplies", "pharmaceutical products", and "sanitary supplies" has been described. The corresponding code is not limited to this. Here, for example, when the present invention is applied to storage in a home or the like, "emergency", "wearing", "writing", "valuables", "medical care", "tool", "major", "medium" , "Consumables", and "Vacation", the codes corresponding to the 10 types of categories will be described.

First, "0" for "emergency", "1" for "wearing", "2" for "writing", "3" for "valuables", "4" for "medical care", and "tools" Is associated with "5", "major" is associated with "6", "medium" is associated with "7", "consumables" is associated with "8", and "vacation" is associated with "9". Then, the code obtained by adding the code information corresponding to the first letter of the name of each category to the basic code is used as the code of each category. That is, the code of "emergency" is "0242", which is the basic code "0" plus the local code information "242" of the acronym "ki" based on the table for local code information shown in FIG. Is. Similarly, "wearing" is "1745", "writing" is "2742", "valuables" is "3242", "medical care" is "4432", "tool" is "5615", and "major" is "6114". , "Medium" is "7711", "Consumables" is "8742", and "Vacation" is "9711".

When the code of the category is determined as described above, when it is desired to add a new category, the additional category can be easily interrupted in the current category sequence (the sequence in ascending order of the code number). That is, for example, when it is desired to interrupt the new category "horticulture" between "tool" and "major", the basic code of "horticulture" may be set to "5". That is, since the local code information of the acronym "e" of "horticulture" is "824", the code of "horticulture" is "5824", and when 11 kinds of categories are arranged in ascending order of the code numbers, "Gardening" is between "tools" and "major".

1 Label printer (article management device)
3 Display (output device)
5 Printing mechanism (output device)
8 Storage unit 9 List unit 10 Control unit 11 Storage unit 14 EEPROM (storage unit)
15 Registration data table 100 Goods management system

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In an article management device for managing the article using code information for identifying the article,
A registered data table in which the code information, which is related to the terminology of the operation using the article and is represented by at least one of letters and numbers, and the article information related to the name of the article are associated with each other. A storage unit that is stored in advance and
When the article information is acquired, the code information extraction process of referring to the registration data table and extracting the code information related to the term of the operation using the article corresponding to the article information, and
When the code information is acquired, at least one of the article information extraction process for extracting the article information related to the name of the article corresponding to the code information is executed with reference to the registration data table. and,
When the code information extraction process is executed, the code information output process for outputting the code information extracted by the code information extraction process to the output device is executed.
Article management characterized by having a control unit that executes an article information output process that outputs the article information extracted by the article information extraction process to the output device when the article information extraction process is executed. apparatus. The storage unit
The article management device according to claim 1, wherein at least an acronym of a verb representing an operation of using the article is stored in advance in the registration data table as the code information. The storage unit
The article information related to the name of the article is associated with a verb representing an action of using the article, and is stored in advance in the registration data table.
The control unit
When the verb representing the action of using the article is acquired, the registered data table is referred to, and the code information corresponding to the verb, or one or more of the articles corresponding to the code information corresponding to the verb. Verb code information extraction process that extracts at least one of the information,
The article according to claim 2, wherein the verb code information output process for outputting at least one of the code information or the article information extracted by the verb code information extraction process to the output device is further executed. Management device. The storage unit
The article information related to the name of the article is associated with a verb representing an action of using the article, and is stored in advance in the registration data table.
The control unit
When either the article information or the code information is acquired, the verb extraction process for extracting the verb corresponding to the acquired article information or the code information by referring to the registration data table, and the verb extraction process.
The article management device according to claim 2 or 3, further executing a verb output process for outputting the verb extracted by the verb extraction process to an output device. The storage unit
It is at least an acronym for a verb in a first language indicating an action using the article and a verb in a second language different from the first language corresponding to the verb in the first language representing an action using the article. It is stored in advance in the registered data table in association with the code information.
The control unit
When the verb of the first language representing the action of using the article is acquired, it is at least an acronym of the verb of the second language corresponding to the acquired verb of the first language with reference to the registered data table. Second language code information extraction process for extracting at least one of the article information corresponding to the code information, which is at least an acronym of the second language verb corresponding to the code information or the acquired verb of the first language. The article management device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the article management device is further performed. The article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the article information related to the name of the article further includes an illustration related to the article. The storage unit
The article information related to the name of the article is associated with the registration date when the article information is registered in the storage unit and the registration information of at least one of the registrants, and stored in advance in the registration data table.
The control unit
When the registration information is acquired, the registration information extraction process for referring to the registration data table and extracting at least one of the article information corresponding to the registration information or the code information corresponding to the article information, and
Any one of claims 1 to 6, further executing a registration information output process for outputting at least one of the article information or the code information extracted by the registration information extraction process to an output device. The article management device described in the section. The article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
A storage unit configured to store the article and to which the code information for identifying the article is attached.
An article management system characterized by having. The article management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
It has a storage unit configured to store the article, and
An article management system characterized in that the code information for identifying the article is attached to the article stored in the storage unit. The article management system according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising a list unit in which the article information and the code information associated with the article information are described. The article management system according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the article information related to the name of the article further includes information regarding the position of the storage unit in which the article is stored. ..

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