JPH07302286A - Lost article managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the confirmation work of a lost article by providing a terminal equipment and a central equipment installed at a lost article managing center and checking the lost article kept at the lost article managing center through the terminal equipment at each station on a screen. CONSTITUTION:A terminal equipment T reads a lost article ID as the identification data of a reported lost article (A) from a bar code label L stuck on that lost article (a). Data for specifying the lost article (a) such as the article name of the lost article, the date and time of pick up and features are inputted corresponding to the read lost article ID by operating a keyboard 2. Those inputted data are transmitted to a central equipment H, the data are received and their contents are displayed on the display screen. When it can be confirmed that lost article (a) belongs to the owner, that lost article ID or any other data specifying the lost article (a) are printed out through a printer connected to the terminal equipment T. Thus, the lost article can be easily confirmed and speedily returned to the owner.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lost-item management device capable of effectively managing lost items that have been left behind, for example, in a station or train.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a lost item is generated and delivered to a predetermined department such as a station office, a lost item management center has a memo with the date and time when the item was found and where it was found. It is transported and stored.

[0003] When the owner's request confirms the correspondence between the content of the request and the stored lost property, the lost property is returned to the owner. To be done.

Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 146674/1990, a bar code label is affixed to an item to be carried, and the data of the bar code label is registered in advance so that the item to be carried is There has been proposed a lost-item management device capable of promptly identifying the owner of the lost item when the item is lost.

[0005]

However, the former lost property management of the above-mentioned conventional methods is so-called manual operation, which not only takes time and labor but also has a drawback that the confirmation work is troublesome.

[0006] The latter management device which attaches a bar code in advance is extremely effective for identifying the owner. However, when applied to a lost-item management device at a station, a bar code is attached to the belongings of the user (passenger) in advance for management, and the amount of data input becomes huge, which is not realistic. .

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to make it easy to confirm lost items and to quickly return them to the owner. To provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a lost-item management apparatus according to the present invention is provided in a terminal provided in each department such as a station office and a lost-item management center. In the lost-item management device including a central machine, the terminal device outputs the lost-item identification data (hereinafter, lost-item ID) from the bar code label attached to the reported lost item. Reading means to read and lost property ID read
The input means for inputting the data for specifying the lost article such as the name of the lost article, the date and time of the lost item, the characteristics, the sending means for sending the input data to the central machine, and the central section. And a display means for displaying the contents on a display screen while receiving the data sent from the terminal, the central machine, receiving means for receiving the data from the terminal, Reading means for reading the lost article ID from the bar code label attached to the lost article sent from each of the departments, and the read data from the received data based on the read data. Extraction means for extracting the data relating to the data and data including the image data of the lost item corresponding to the extracted data are generated and the generated data is stored. The storage means and the stored data are responded to the request from the terminal. It has a transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal, and is characterized in that.

[0009]

In the above structure, the terminal can identify the lost item ID from the bar code label attached to the reported lost item.
And input data for identifying the lost item in association with the read lost item ID. Then, the input data is sent to the central machine. It also receives the data sent from the central unit and displays the contents on the display screen. The central machine receives the data from the terminal, reads the lost article ID from the lost article sent from each department, and based on the read data, the read data from the received data. -Extract data related to the data. And
The data including the image data of the lost item corresponding to the extracted data is generated and stored. Also, the stored data is sent out in response to a request from the terminal.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment, in which A indicates a station office (corresponding to each department of the present invention) and B indicates a lost-item management center, which is provided in a station premises or a train The figure shows a lost-item lost property management device.

In the station office A, bar code labels, L, L, etc. for attaching a lost item ID to the lost item B when the lost item B is generated are prepared in advance. Therefore,
When the lost item a occurs, first, the bar code label L
Is affixed.

Further, the station office A is provided with a terminal T having a display screen 1 and a keyboard 2, and a personal computer having a communication function. A well-known bar code reader R is connected to the terminal T.

The lost property management center B is provided with a central computer H composed of a host computer, which is connected to the terminals T, T ... Of the station offices A, A. Forming a ku.

This central machine H is equipped with a video camera (hereinafter referred to as a camera) C, and is constructed so that it can be used when generating the image data of the lost item B which is transported from each station. , A bar code reader R, so that the lost item ID of the lost item a can be read.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical construction of the apparatus of this embodiment, and when the terminal T is explained, RO
System programs and RAMI stored in MIO
It has a central processing unit (CPU) for performing arithmetic processing using the working data stored in I.

The CPU 12 has an input driver 14 for inputting a signal from the keyboard 2 via the I / O unit 13 and a display driver 15 for driving and controlling the display screen 1.
And a bar code input driver 16 for inputting a signal from the bar code reader R. In addition, the CPU 12
Is connected to the central machine H side via the communication control unit 17. The central processing unit H is a central processing unit (CPU) 2 for performing arithmetic processing using a system program stored in the ROM 20 and working data stored in the RAM 21.
Have two. This CPU 22 is an I / O unit 2
An image input driver 24 for inputting a signal from the camera C via the camera 3 and a bar for inputting a signal from the bar code reader R.
A code input driver 25 is connected to a display screen and an input / output driver 26 for a keyboard (not shown in FIG. 1). The CPU 22 is also connected to the central machines T, T ... Side via the communication control unit 27.

Next, the lost-item management control operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Figure 3
(A) shows registration of a lost item, and (b) shows a return control operation of the lost item.

First, when the lost article B is reported, the bar code label L is attached to the lost article, and the bar code label L is read by the bar code reader R. In other words, the lost property ID is read from the bar code label L (step 100. Hereinafter, step is referred to as S).

Next, a staff member from the keyboard 2
Data identifying the lost item B such as the item name (eg, bag) of the lost item, the date and time of acquisition, the characteristic (eg, contents of the bag) are input, and the data is input to both communication control units 17, 27
It is stored in a storage unit (not shown in FIG. 1) of the central machine H via S (S102, S104).

The lost item a is transferred to the lost item management center B and stored therein. At the time of storage, the image data of the lost item a is created.

When creating this image data, first,
When the lost item a is accepted, the lost item ID of the lost item a is read by the bar code reader R, and then the appearance and contents (contents) of the lost item a are photographed by the camera C. . The created image data is associated with the data sent from the terminal T and stored in the storage unit, that is, the lost item ID of the lost item B and the characteristic of the lost item B. The specific data and the image data of the lost item B are integrated and stored again in the storage unit (S106, S108).

Next, the control operation when the owner appears will be described.

The owner is the station with the terminal T or the lost property management center B (the input / output driver 26 of the central machine H is the same device as the display screen 1 and the keyboard 2 of the terminal T). It is possible to receive the lost property by applying to the.

Here, a case where the owner makes an offer to the station office A in FIG. 1 will be described. In response to the owner's request for the lost item name, characteristics, etc., the clerk operates the keyboard 2 to extract from the storage unit of the central unit H the data of the lost item that is likely to meet the request, What seems to be applicable is displayed on the display screen 1 (S200, S202), and the confirmation work is visually performed with the owner (S204). When the owner's lost property is confirmed, the lost property ID and other contents that can identify the lost property are printed out through a printer (not shown) connected to the terminal T and handed to the owner. . Therefore, the owner can subsequently receive the lost property a from the lost property management center B based on the recorded contents of the printout.

At the time of this return, the lost item ID of the lost item A to be returned is read by the bar code reader R, and the data related to the read lost item ID is deleted from the storage unit (S).
206, S208 affirmative, S210).

It is also possible to store the record of return and use it for management of return of lost property without erasing all the data of the lost property returned.

As described above, in the apparatus of this embodiment, the lost property can be checked on the screen through the terminal of each station, so that the confirmation work is facilitated and the lost property can be returned promptly. .

[0028]

The lost-item management apparatus according to the present invention includes a terminal and a lost-item management center provided in each department such as a station office.
It has a central machine installed in the, and the lost property stored in the lost property management center can be checked on the screen via the terminal at each station, so confirmation work becomes easy and the lost property can be returned promptly. It can be carried out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a lost article return control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Station office (department) B Lost property management center L Bar code label T Terminal device H Central machine R Bar code reader C Video camera (camera) A lost property

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lost property management apparatus comprising a terminal device provided in each department such as a station office and a central device provided in a lost property management center, wherein the terminal device is a lost property that has been notified. The reading means for reading the identification data of the lost item from the bar code label attached to the item, and the lost item such as the name of the lost item, the date and time when the item was found, the characteristics, etc., in association with the read identification data. Input means for inputting data to be specified, sending means for sending the input data to the central machine, receiving data sent from the central machine, and displaying the contents thereof The central machine has a receiving means for receiving data from the terminal and a bar code attached to a lost article sent from each department. A reading means for reading the identification data of the lost article from the drive label; Extraction means for extracting the data related to the read data from the received data based on the taken data, and the lost image data corresponding to the extracted data are included. It has storage means for generating data and storing the generated data, and sending means for sending the stored data to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device. A lost property management apparatus characterized by the following.