JPH06162043A - Book lending service managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the book lending service managing device which does not consume paper at the time of book lending service, can record clearly information of a return day, etc., at the time of book lending service, and also, can erase it after the book is returned. CONSTITUTION:The book lending service managing device 30 reads a book whose title is printed by a bar-code and an identification card in which a full name of a borrower is printed by a bar-code at the time of book lending service/return, respectively by a bar-code reader 11, processes the read information and manages the lending service books. Also, this device is provided with a return day calculating means 33 for calculating a return day of the book to that day of lending service, a writing means 31 for writing the return day in the card of the book to which a rewritable card is stuck at the time of lending service, and an erasing means 32 for erasing the return day written in the card after the book is returned, and dispenses with paper for writing the return day therein.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book lending management device in a library or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, as a book lending management system, management by a lending card or bar code has been known.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view for explaining a conventional book lending management system using a lending card. In the figure, a book 1 in a library or the like is generally provided with a book card holder 2 on the back side of its cover, and a book card holder 2
The lending card 3 is stored in. In addition, loan card 3
In the book 1 in which is stored, the paper 4 on which the return date is stamped is attached to the back side of the cover, or when there is no paper 4, a bookmark 5 for entering the return date is inserted between the books 1. It is rare. During the lending of the book 1, the lending card 3 is placed in the manager's card holder 6, and the lending of the book 1 is managed.

[0004] In such a thing, the lending of books is
First, the person who borrows the book 1 (hereinafter, borrower) writes the name, lending date, return date, etc. on the lending card 3, and the person who manages the written lending card 3 (hereinafter, the administrator)
Pass to. When the manager receives the lending card 3 from the borrower, the return date is stamped on the form 4 or the return date is entered on the bookmark 5, and the return date is stamped on the form 4 or the return date is entered together with the bookmark 5. Hand over the loaned book 1 to the borrower,
Be careful to return Book 1 by the return date. Then, the lending card 3 received from the borrower is placed in the manager's card holder 6, and thereafter, the lending card 3 manages the lending book 1.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view for explaining a conventional book lending management system using a bar code. In the figure, a bar code 7 representing the title, type, etc. of the book 1 is printed on the front side of the cover of the book 1. On the other hand, the borrower registers the identity of the person in advance and acquires a code for the identification.

[0006] In such a thing, the lending of books is
First, the borrower gives the ID card 9 for which the code has been obtained and the borrowed book 1 to the administrator. When the manager receives the ID card 9 and the book 1 from the borrower, the bar code 7 of the book 1 and the bar code 8 of the borrower are read by the bar code reader 11 provided in the book lending management device 10, and the name / Store the lending / returning date etc. in the management file 12 as a list.
Management of the rented-out book 1 is performed by the management file 12.
In addition, the borrower was given a return date stamped on the paper on the back of the book cover, or a bookmark with the return date, etc., along with the book to be rented, as in the case of the above-mentioned loan card management.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the above-mentioned book lending management device. In the figure, the book lending management device 10 comprises a bar code reader 11, a management file 12, a keyboard 13, a display 14, and a main body 15. In the management file 12, a borrower who can use the library is registered. List of borrowers 12a
And a registered book list 12b of books registered in the library and a lending list 12c in which books being rented and borrowers are stored. The keyboard 13 has a lending key 13a, a return key 13b, and a completion key. There are selection keys such as 13c. The main body 15 includes a control unit 16, a memory 17, and a calendar timer 18, and a program storage unit 17a in which a program for each process corresponding to each selection key 13a, 13b, 13c of the keyboard 13 is stored in the memory 17. Then, there is a data storage unit 17b in which data is temporarily stored. When the selection key signal is input, the control unit 16 executes the process based on the program of the corresponding process in the program storage unit 17a to store the data in the data storage unit 17a.
When the completion key signal is input, the data corresponding to the bar code stored in the data storage unit 17b is moved to the lending list 12c of the management file 12 or corresponds to the bar code stored in the data storage unit 17b. The data is deleted from the lending list 12c in the management file 12.

11 to 13 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the above-described book lending management apparatus. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of operating system startup processing, FIG. 12 is a lending processing flowchart, and FIG. 13 is return processing. It is a flowchart of a process. In addition, here, in FIG.
It is assumed that the startup processing of the operating system No. 1 is completed and the device 10 is in the standby state. Figure 1
In 2, the borrower first brings the identification card 9 shown in FIG. 9 and the borrowed book 1 (step 1), and the administrator presses the lending key 13a of the keyboard 13 shown in FIG. 10 to start the lending program. (Step 2). Next, use the barcode reader 11 to display the barcode 8
Is read (step 3), the borrower list 12a in the management file 12 is searched (step 4), it is checked whether it is registered (step 5), and if it is registered, personal information such as the name of the borrower is displayed. The borrower name is stored in the data storage unit 17b of the memory 17 and displayed on the display 14 (step 6). If it is determined in step 5 that the user is not registered, the borrower list 12a in the management file 12
The personal information such as the name of the borrower is registered (step 7), and the process proceeds to step 6.

Next, the barcode 7 of the book 1 is read by the barcode reader 11 (step 8), and the management file 1 is read.
Search the registered book list 12b in 2 (step 9),
If it is registered (step 10), the book information such as the book name is stored in the data storage section 17b of the memory 17, and the book name is displayed on the display 14 (step 11). If it is determined in step 10 that the information is not registered, the book information such as the book name is registered in the registered book list 12b in the management file 12 (step 12), and the process proceeds to step 11. Next, it is checked whether or not there are other lending books by the same borrower (step 13), and if there are other lending books, the process returns to step 8,
The above process is repeated, and if there is no other key, the completion key 13c is depressed to start the completion program (step 1
4), data such as a borrower name and a book name corresponding to the barcode stored in the data storage unit 17b of the memory 17 are stored in the lending list 12c of the management file 12 together with today's date (lending date) (step 15). ). For borrowers, stamp the return date on the back of the book cover,
I was handing a bookmark with the return date, etc., along with the books to rent.

Next, the operation of the return process of FIG. 13 will be described. In FIG. 13, first, when the borrower or the agent brings in the book 1 to be returned shown in FIG. 9 (step 2
1) The administrator depresses the return key 13b of the keyboard 13 shown in FIG. 10 to activate the return program (step 22). Next, the bar code 7 of the book 1 returned by the bar code reader 11 is read (step 23),
The loan list 12c in the management file 12 is searched (step 24), and it is checked whether or not the corresponding book 1 has been returned within the return deadline (step 25). If it is within the return deadline, the bar code of the return book Is stored in the data storage section 17b of the memory 17 (step 26), and the book title is displayed on the display 14 (step 27). If it is determined in step 25 that the return deadline has passed, the borrower or agent who brought the return book 1 must be careful to keep the deadline (step 28), and the process proceeds to step 26. Next, it is checked whether or not there are other books returned by the same borrower (step 29), and if there are other books, step 2
Returning to step 3, the above process is repeated, and if there is no other key, the completion key 13c is pushed down to start the completion program (step 30), and the data corresponding to the barcode stored in the data storage section 17b of the memory 17 is stored in the management file 12. It is deleted from the lending list 12c (step 31).

[0011]

As described above, in the conventional book lending management system using a lending card or bar code, the paper 4 for imprinting the return date is attached to the back side of the cover of the book, the return date, etc. You have to create a bookmark 5 with the information written on it and hand it to the borrower along with the books to rent,
There was a problem that paper was consumed when lending books.

[0012] Further, there are cases in which the return date is unclear due to the slippage of the stamp, the visibility of the return date due to faintness, and the loss of bookmarks 5, etc.

In view of the above points, the present invention does not consume paper at the time of lending a book, can clearly record information such as the return date when the book is rented, and can be erased after returning the book. The purpose is to obtain a book lending management device.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a book lending management device includes a bar code-printed book and a bar code-printed identification card. A code reader is used to read and manage books at the time of lending / returning, and manages the books to be loaned. In this case, a return date calculation means for calculating the return date of the books relative to the day of loan and a rewritable card were attached at the time of loan. A writing means for writing the return date on the card of the book and an erasing means for erasing the return date written on the card after the return are provided.

A book lending management device according to a second aspect of the present invention is one in which a writing means and a bar code reader are integrated.

The book lending management device according to the third aspect of the present invention is one in which the erasing means and the writing means are integrated.

[0017]

In the first aspect of the present invention, the return date of the book is written on the card of the book to which the rewritable card is attached at the time of lending, and the written return date is erased after the return of the book. As a result, the form for writing the return date can be eliminated, and the return date can be clearly recorded.

Further, in the second aspect of the present invention, since the writing means and the bar code reader are integrated, the operability is good and the work time required for lending can be shortened.

Further, in the third aspect of the present invention, since the erasing means and the writing means are integrated, the work time required for lending / returning can be shortened.

[0020]

【Example】

Example 1. The present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated embodiments.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a book lending management device according to the first invention of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a book to which a card having a rewritable function is attached,
The same reference numerals are attached to the portions corresponding to the conventional ones. In FIG. 2, a card (hereinafter referred to as a display card) 20 having a rewritable function is attached to the front side of the cover of the book 1, and the title and type of the book 1 are shown in the lower column on the display card 20. The bar code 7 is printed. Also,
In the upper and middle columns on the display card 20, the return date and the library closed days until the return date are written at the time of lending the book, and the written return date and closed days are erased after the book is returned. Parts 21 and 22 are provided. The rewritable portions 21 and 22 have two state transition temperatures T1 and T2 (T1 <T2) and a thermal hysteresis characteristic at a temperature higher than the temperature T0. Due to these characteristics, the rewritable portions 21 and 22 are heated to T2 or more and then cooled to T0 or less. Then, it becomes cloudy and becomes the maximum light shielding state.
Use a heat sensitive material that becomes transparent when cooled below 0. In addition, the base material 23 of the heat sensitive body has a transparent portion 24 and a cloudy white portion 25.
It is black so that and can be clearly distinguished.

On the other hand, the book lending management device 30 shown in FIG.
Is a bar code reader 11 and a display card 2 when lending a book.
Writing means 31 for writing the return date and the like to 0, erasing means 32 for erasing the written return date and the like after returning the book, and writing means 31 for notifying the writing means 31 of the return date and the like
The management file 12 includes a main body 15 having a control unit 33 for controlling the temperature of the erasing means 32, a management file 12, a keyboard 13, and a display 14. In the management file 12, a borrower list 12a and a registered book list similar to the conventional one are provided. 12b
In addition to the lending list 12c, a calendar table 12d is newly provided in which the closed days of the library are stored.
Further, in the memory 17 of the main body 15, in addition to the program storage unit 17a and the data storage unit 17b similar to the conventional one, a print data storage unit 17c for newly storing print data for the display card 20 is provided. . Further, the program storage unit 17a of the memory 17 stores a program for performing each process of the present invention corresponding to each selection key 13a, 13b, 13c of the keyboard 13.

In the present embodiment, the writing means (hereinafter referred to as a writer) 31 is composed of a multi-digit simultaneous printing type dot matrix thermal head used in a Kanji printer or the like, and the printing temperature of the head is controlled. It was set so that the temperature was controlled by the section 33 to be within the temperature range from T1 to less than T2. Further, the erasing means (hereinafter referred to as an eraser) 32 is composed of a heater, and the temperature of the heater is controlled by the controller 33 during erasing.
It was set to be controlled to T2 or higher by.

FIGS. 3 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the book lending management apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operating system startup process, and FIG. 4 is a lending process. Flowchart, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the return process. In FIG. 3, in order to start up the operating system, first, the power is turned on (step 41), and along with this, each part such as the setting of the memory area is checked (step 4).
2), today's date (rental date) is read from the calendar timer 18 shown in FIG. 1 (step 43). Next, calculate the date (return date) two weeks after today's date, search the calendar table 12d for closed days within two weeks (step 44), and print the loan date, return date, and closed date. The data is stored in the data storage unit 17c (step 45), and the operating system startup processing is terminated. As a result, the device 30 enters the standby state.

Next, the operation of the lending process of FIG. 4 will be described. In Fig. 4, first the borrower is an identification card (see Fig. 9).
When the borrowed book 1 shown in FIG. 2 is brought (step 51), the administrator depresses the lending key 13a of the keyboard 13 shown in FIG. 1 to activate the lending program (step 52). Next, the barcode of the identification card is read by the barcode reader 11 (step 53), and the borrower list 12a in the management file 12 is searched (step 5).
4) Check if it is registered (step 55),
If registered, personal information such as the name of the borrower is stored in the data storage unit 17b of the memory 17, and the name of the borrower is displayed on the display 14 (step 56). Also, step 5
If it is determined in step 5 that the personal information such as the name of the borrower is registered in the borrower list 12a in the management file 12 (step 57), the process proceeds to step 56.

Next, the barcode 7 of the book 1 is read by the barcode reader 11 (step 58), and the registered book list 12b in the management file 12 is searched (step 5).
9) Check if it is registered (step 60),
If registered, the loan date from the print data storage unit 17c,
The return date and the closed day are read and transferred to the writer 31 (step 61), and the writer 31 writes the lending date, the return date, and the closed day in the rewritable parts 21 and 22 on the display card 20 (step 62) and writes them. When the process is completed, the book information such as the book name is stored in the data storage section 17b of the memory 17, and the book name is displayed on the display 14 (step 63). If it is determined in step 60 that it is not registered, the registered book list 1 in the management file 12
The book information such as the book name is registered in 2b (step 64), and the process proceeds to step 61. Then, see if there are any other lending books by the same borrower (step 6).
5) If there is another, return to step 58 and repeat the above-mentioned processing. If not, press the completion key 13c to activate the completion program (step 66), and execute the memory 17
The data such as the borrower name and the book name corresponding to the bar code stored in the data storage unit 17b is stored in the lending list 12c of the management file 12 together with the lending date and the return date (step 67). In this lending process, the lending date is not important in the information (information to be notified to the borrower) to be written in the rewritable units 21 and 22, so that the display unit is omitted from FIG. 2 for convenience of explanation. .

Next, the operation of the return process of FIG. 5 will be described. In FIG. 5, first, the borrower or the agent is shown in FIG.
Bring the book 1 to be returned as shown in (Step 7
1), the administrator returns key 1 on the keyboard 13 shown in FIG.
3b is pushed down to activate the return program (step 72). Next, the bar code 7 of the book 1 returned by the bar code reader 11 is read (step 73), the lending list 12c in the management file 12 is searched (step 74), and the corresponding book 1 is returned within the return deadline. If it is within the return deadline, the barcode of the return book is stored in the data storage unit 1 of the memory 17 by checking whether it has been returned or not (step 75).
7b (step 76), and the book title is displayed on the display 14 (step 77). If it is determined in step 75 that the return deadline is exceeded, the borrower or agent who brought the return book 1 must be careful to keep the deadline (step 78), and the process proceeds to step 76.
Next, it is checked whether or not there are other books returned by the same borrower (step 79). If there are other books, the process returns to step 73, the above-mentioned processing is repeated, and if there are no other books, the completion key 1
3c is pressed to activate the completion program (step 80), the data corresponding to the barcode stored in the data storage section 17b of the memory 17 is deleted from the lending list 12c in the management file 12 (step 81), and the display card 20 is displayed. The eraser 32 erases the return date and the closed day written in the rewritable parts 21 and 22 (step 82).

As described above, in this embodiment, the book 1
Rewritable parts 21 and 22 of the display card 20 attached to the
At the time of lending, write the return date and closed day with the writer 31,
Eraser 3 after returning the written return date and closed days
Since it is erased in 2, the paper for writing the return date is unnecessary. In addition, the rewritable parts 21, 22
Since the transparent character written in the image shows the black base material 23 through transmission, the return date and the like can be clearly recorded. Furthermore, since the display card 20 is attached to the front side of the cover of the book 1, the borrower will not forget the return date.

Example 2. 6 and 7 show the main part of the book lending management device according to the second aspect of the present invention.
Is a block diagram of the bar code reader and writer, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the eraser. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 40 is a reader / writer according to this embodiment, which integrates a bar code reading unit 41 and a thermal head 42 that is a writing unit, and connects the bar code reading unit 41 and the thermal head 42 to a data transmitting / receiving unit 43. It is configured to be connected to a device main body (not shown) via. Further, in FIG. 7, reference numeral 44 denotes an eraser which is formed separately from the read / write unit and is connected to the apparatus body (not shown), and is provided with a heater 45. The lead writer 40
The other configuration (including the eraser 44) is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, since the bar code reading section 41 and the thermal head 42 which is the writing section are integrated, the operability is good and the work time required for lending can be shortened.

The eraser 44 can be separated from the main body of the apparatus if it has a function of adjusting the temperature of the heater 45, and can also be configured independently.

Example 3. By the way, since the temperature of the thermal head 42 of the reed writer 40 shown in FIG. 6 is controlled by the control unit 33 of FIG. 1, it is possible to heat and maintain the temperature above the temperature T2 required as an eraser by the control unit 33. Therefore, the read / write 40 can be further provided with an eraser function.

As described above, by providing the read / write 40 also with the eraser function, the work time required for lending / returning can be shortened.

[0033]

As described above, according to the first invention of the present invention, the return date of the book is written at the time of lending to the card of the book to which the rewritable card is attached, and the written return date is written. Since I tried to erase it after returning the book,
The form for writing the return date can be made unnecessary, and the return date can be clearly recorded.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the writing means and the bar code reader are integrated, the operability is good and the work time required for lending can be shortened.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the erasing means and the writing means are integrated, the working time required for lending / returning can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a book lending management device according to a first aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a book to which a card having a rewritable function is attached.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a startup process of an operating system of the book lending management device according to the first invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a lending process of the book lending management device according to the first invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a return process of the book lending management device according to the first invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a book lending management device according to a second aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a book lending management device according to a second invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional book lending management system using a lending card.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional book lending management system using a barcode.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a conventional book lending management device.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a startup process of an operating system of a conventional book lending management device.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a lending process of a conventional book lending management device.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a return process of a conventional book lending management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Book 7,8 Bar Code 9 Identification Card 11 Bar Code Reader 12 Management File 20 Cards 21,22 Rewritable Part 30 Book Lending Management Device 31 Writing Means 32 Erasing Means 33 Control Part (Return Date Calculation Means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bar code-printed book and a borrower's name bar-coded ID card are read by a bar code reader at the time of lending and returning the book, respectively.
In the book lending management device that processes the read information and manages the lending books, a return date calculating means for calculating the return date of the books with respect to the day of lending, and the return date of the book on which the rewritable card is attached at the time of lending A book lending management device, comprising: a writing unit for writing the item and an erasing unit for erasing the return date written on the card after the item is returned. 2. The book lending management device according to claim 1, wherein the writing means is provided integrally with the bar code reader. 3. The book lending management device according to claim 1, wherein the erasing means is provided integrally with the writing means.