JPH08258918A - Vehicle information collecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To correctly collect vehicle information and to enhance the reliability of the collected information by collecting the information as loading information if the bar code read of goods is not stored, and as unloading information if stored. CONSTITUTION: When a bar code of goods loaded into a vehicle is read, the bar code is not stored yet in a bar code data storing means 297A. Therefore, the bar code is stored in the bar code data storing means 297A by means of a bar code storage instructing means 297A. In addition, the bar code is collected as loading information by a information collecting means 297D. On the other hand, when a bar code of goods unloaded is read, the bar code of the goods was stored in the bar code data storing means 297A when the goods were loaded into the vehicle. Therefore, the bar code is collected by the bar code collecting means 297D as unloading information. Accordingly, in collecting the bar code read of the goods as either loading information or unloading information, the vehicle information can be collected correctly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle information collecting apparatus used for carrying and delivering parcels such as parcels delivered by vehicles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a courier or the like uses a vehicle to deliver a package, a vehicle information collection device is used to manage the delivery status of the package. In this vehicle information collection device, for example, the time when the vehicle is loaded and unloaded, the traveling distance and traveling time when the luggage is loaded (actual vehicle state), the traveling distance between when all the luggage is unloaded and when the luggage is loaded (empty), and The traveling time and the contents of the loaded and unloaded luggage are stored in a storage medium such as an IC card or a memory card.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a schematic block diagram of a conventional vehicle information collecting device. The vehicle information collecting device shown by 1 in the drawing is a handy terminal 3, a pen reader 5, a reader / writer 7, and Control box 9
It has. As shown in the front view of FIG. 15, the handy terminal 3 has buttons 3a to 3d for an actual vehicle, an empty vehicle, loading, and unloading, a high-speed charge used during delivery, and a refueling amount when refueling, Function (F1 to F8) keys 3e and numeric keypad 3 for inputting various values such as refueling charges
f, a set button 3g for confirming the input numerical value, a clear button 3h for canceling the input numerical value, a write button 3j for instructing the reader / writer 7 to write, and a display section 3k for displaying the input numerical value or the like by the ten-key 3f. Is equipped with.

The pen reader 5 contains a light emitting source for outputting reading light and a light receiving element (neither is shown) inside. Then, the pen reader 5 traces a bar code (not shown) with a pen tip to reflect reading light from a light emitting source emitted from a through hole (not shown) of the pen tip and irradiated on the bar code. The light receiving element receives the light and thereby outputs a pulse-shaped bar code signal according to the bar code pattern.

The reader / writer 7 writes various information and the like input from the handy terminal 3 and the pen reader 5 into the card-shaped storage medium 13 inserted from the slot 7a. The control box 9 has a microcomputer (not shown) inside,
A running sensor, a clock IC with a calendar function (neither shown), the handy terminal 3, a pen reader 5, and a reader / writer 7 are connected to the microcomputer. The control box 9 is
The travel distance is calculated based on the travel pulse from the travel sensor, the travel time is calculated based on the calendar data from the timepiece IC, and the travel distance and the travel time as well as the handy terminal 3 and the pen reader 5 are calculated. Various kinds of input information are written in the card-shaped storage medium 13 by the reader / writer 7.

In the conventional vehicle information collecting apparatus 1 having such a structure, the departure time is registered by inserting the card-shaped storage medium 13 into the slot 7a of the reader / writer 7, and the empty vehicle traveling distance and the empty vehicle traveling are registered. Time measurement starts. After that, when arriving at a distribution center or the like, the loading button 3c is operated, and subsequently, a package (not shown)
Each time the item is loaded, as shown in FIG. 14, the barcode 11a is read from the delivery slip 11 corresponding to the package, and the barcode 11a is written in the card-shaped storage medium 13 together with the loading time. Further, by operating the actual vehicle button 3a after the loading is finished, the measurement of the empty vehicle travel distance and the empty vehicle travel time is interrupted, and the actual vehicle travel distance and the actual vehicle travel time are started.

Further, in the conventional vehicle information collecting apparatus 1, each time a package is unloaded at each delivery destination, the unload button 3d is operated, and then the bar code 11a of the delivery slip 11 corresponding to the package is displayed. Scan the barcode 1
1a is written in the card-shaped storage medium 13 together with the unloading time. Then, unload the last baggage and barcode 11a
After reading, by operating the empty button 3b,
The measurement of the actual vehicle traveling distance and the actual vehicle traveling time is completed and the measured values are written in the card-shaped storage medium 13, and the measurement of the empty vehicle traveling distance and the empty vehicle traveling time is restarted. further,
By operating the write button 3j in association with the warehousing, the measurement of the empty vehicle travel distance and the empty vehicle travel time is completed, and the measured values are written in the card-shaped storage medium 13.

[0008]

However, in the above-described conventional vehicle information collection device 1, when loading a package, the loading button 3c is operated, the pen reader 5 reads the barcode 11a from the delivery slip 11, and However, there is a problem in that the contents of the cargo and the traveling distances and traveling times of the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle cannot be correctly stored in the card-shaped storage medium 13 unless the three types of operations of the actual vehicle button 3a are performed correctly. In addition, when unloading, as in loading, three types of operations are performed: operation of the unload button 3d, reading of the barcode 11a from the delivery slip 11 by the pen reader 5, and operation of the empty button 3b. However, there is a problem that the contents of the unloaded cargo, the traveling distances and traveling times of the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle cannot be correctly stored in the card 13 unless the procedure is correctly performed. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle information collection device that can collect accurate vehicle information and improve the reliability of the collected information.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention reads a bar code of a load and loads the bar code of the load loaded on a vehicle as shown in a basic configuration diagram of FIG. In a vehicle information collecting device that collects the bar code of the luggage unloaded from the vehicle as the unloading information as well as the information, the bar code data storage means 2 for storing the bar code of the read luggage.
97A, a storage discriminating means 297B for discriminating whether or not the bar code of the read package is stored in the bar code data storage means 297A, and a bar code of the read package is the bar code data storing means 297.
When the storage discriminating means 297B discriminates that the bar code is not stored in A, the bar code storing instruction means 29 for storing the bar code in the bar code data storing means 297A.
7C, and when the storage discriminating means 297B discriminates that the bar code of the read parcel is not stored in the bar code data storage means 297A, the bar code is collected as loading information, and the bar code of the read parcel is read. When the storage discriminating means 297B discriminates that the bar code is stored in the bar code data storing means 297A, the information collecting means 29 for collecting the bar code as the unloading information.
And 7D.

Further, according to the present invention, when the storage discriminating means 297B discriminates that the bar code of the read package is stored in the bar code data storing means 297A, the bar code is stored in the bar code data storing means. 29
Bar code deletion instructing means 297E to be erased from 7A
Based on the number of barcodes stored in the barcode data storage means 297A and the determination result of the storage determination means 297B, the vehicle is in an actual vehicle state in which the luggage is loaded, or the luggage is loaded. And an actual vehicle empty state determining means 297F for determining whether or not the vehicle is in an empty state. According to the determination result of the actual vehicle empty state determining means 297F, the information collecting means 297D obtains information about the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle of the vehicle. It was decided to collect more. Furthermore, in the present invention, the bar code of the luggage has a code portion indicating that it is luggage, and based on the content of the code portion,
The storage discriminating means 297B further comprises an article discriminating means 297G for discriminating whether or not the read bar code is for a parcel, and the storage discriminating means 297B is for the article discriminating means 297G among the read bar codes for a parcel. It is determined whether or not the barcode is determined to be stored in the barcode data storage means 297A.

[0011]

According to the present invention, since the bar code is not stored in the bar code data storage means 297A at the time of reading the bar code of the luggage loaded in the vehicle, the bar code is stored in the bar code storage instruction means 297C. The barcode is stored in the barcode data storage means 297A, and the barcode is collected by the information collecting means 297D as loading information. On the other hand, at the time of reading the bar code of the baggage unloaded from the vehicle, the bar code of the baggage when loaded on the vehicle is the bar code data storage means 2.
Since it is stored in 97A, the barcode is collected by the information collecting means 297D as the unloading information. Therefore, when collecting the bar code of the read baggage as loading information and unloading information, whether the baggage of the bar code is loaded on the vehicle or unloaded from the vehicle can be operated by button operation etc. There is no need to specify each point.

Further, according to the present invention, when the vehicle shifts from the empty state to the actual vehicle state, the bar code of the read luggage is not stored in the bar code data storage means 297A, and the bar code is not stored. Data storage means 297A
The number of barcodes stored in is zero. On the other hand, when the vehicle shifts from the actual vehicle state to the empty vehicle state, the barcode of the read luggage is stored in the barcode data storage means 297.
The number of barcodes stored in A and the barcode data storage means 297A is “1”. Therefore, based on the number of barcodes stored in the barcode data storage means 297A and their contents,
It becomes possible to determine whether the actual vehicle empty state determining means 297F is in the actual vehicle state or the empty vehicle state. Therefore, in addition to collecting the bar code of the read luggage as loading information and unloading information, further collecting information about the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle of the vehicle, whether the vehicle is in the actual state of loaded luggage, Alternatively, it is no longer necessary to specify, one by one, by button operation or the like, whether the vehicle is empty with no luggage.

If the bar code of the parcel has a code portion indicating that the parcel is a parcel, the article discriminating means 297G.
However, if it is determined that the read barcode is not for a package based on the content of the code portion, storage determination means for determining whether or not the read barcode is stored in the barcode data storage means 297A. The discrimination by 297B is not performed.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an operation information collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation information collecting device indicated by reference numeral 21 in FIG. 2 is, for example, a courier truck or a vehicle for carrying luggage. A pen reader 25 and a reader / writer 27 that are mounted on (not shown) and are similar to the conventional operation information collection device 1 shown in FIG. 14, and a handy terminal 23 and a control box different from the conventional operation information collection device 1. 29 and 29. As shown in the front view of FIG. 3, the handy terminal 23 is a function (F1 to F8) key 2 that is operated when creating desired operation information (event data) other than the normal time, etc.
3a and a numeric keypad 23b, a set button 23c for confirming the input numerical value, and a clear button 23d for canceling the input numerical value.
And a write button 23 for instructing the reader / writer 27 to write.
e and a display unit 23f for displaying numerical values input by the ten keys 23b.

The pen reader 25 accommodates therein a light emitting source for outputting reading light and a light receiving element (neither is shown), like the pen reader 5 provided in the conventional operation information collecting apparatus 1 shown in FIG. are doing. Then, the pen reader 25 traces a bar code (not shown) with a pen tip to reflect reading light emitted from a light source emitted from a through hole (not shown) of the pen tip and irradiated on the bar code. The light receiving element receives the light and thereby outputs a pulse-shaped bar code signal according to the bar code pattern.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, a bar code 31a on a delivery slip 31 in which the delivery destination and contents of a package (not shown) and the amount of a toll on a toll road are charged. The pen reader 25 is used to read a bar code or the like on a table (not shown) that has been encoded. The barcode 31a on the delivery slip 31 is composed of an article identification code portion 31b and a serial number portion 31c. The article identification code portion 31b of the barcode 31 of the delivery slip 31 is the identification code assigned to the package. It is configured as a bar code pattern. Similarly,
The article discrimination code portion of the bar code on the toll list is formed by converting the discrimination code assigned to the toll into a bar code pattern. The types of the barcode 31a on the delivery slip 31 and the barcode on the toll list are NW7, interleaved 2of9,
Any JAN, code 39 or the like, with or without leading and trailing check codes, can be used.

The reader / writer 27 has a slot 27a.
Various information input from the handy terminal 23 or the pen reader 25 is written in a card-shaped storage medium (hereinafter referred to as a card) 33 such as an IC card or a memory card inserted from the slot 27a of the card 33.
The card 33 is manually inserted, and the card 33 is ejected from the slot 27a after the writing button 23e is operated to complete the writing process to the card 33, and then an ejection mechanism (not shown) in the reader / writer 27 is used. Automatically. FIG.
The format of the leaving event data written in the card 33 as the data at the time of leaving the vehicle is shown. As the leaving event data, "F0" which is the event code number indicating the leaving, this operation information collecting device 21 is installed. There are items such as the code number (up to 6 digits) unique to the vehicle, and the departure time (“month”, “day”, “hour”, “minute”, “second”).

FIG. 5 shows a delivery slip 3 for luggage to be loaded on a vehicle.
1 shows the format of loading event data written in the card 33 based on the reading of the barcode 31a from 1. The loading event data is "F2", which is the event code number indicating loading, and the barcode 31.
There are items such as the code number of a (maximum 12 digits) and loading time (“month”, “day”, “hour”, “minute”, “second”) and the like. FIG. 6 shows a card 33 based on the reading of the bar code 11a from the delivery slip 11 of the luggage unloaded from the vehicle.
The format of the unloading event data to be written in is shown as the unloading event data. The unloading event data is “F3” which is an event code number indicating the unloading, the code number of the barcode 31a (maximum 12 digits), There are items such as time (“month”, “day”, “hour”, “minute”, “second”).

FIG. 7 shows the format of the warehousing event data written in the card 33 as the data when the vehicle is warehousing. The warehousing event data is "F1" which is an event code number indicating warehousing and the actual vehicle traveling distance. (Maximum 99999.9 km / h), empty vehicle traveled distance (maximum 99999.9 km / h), actual vehicle traveled time (maximum 99)
99 minutes), empty vehicle running time (maximum 9999 minutes), engine rotation time (maximum 9999 minutes), total engine speed [maximum 99999 (× 100 rotations)], a code unique to the vehicle on which this operation information collecting device 21 is installed. Number (up to 6 digits),
In addition, the warehousing time (“month”, “day”, “hour”, “minute”,
There are items such as "second"). The data written in the card 33 includes one-touch event data in addition to the above-mentioned event data. The one-touch event data is, for example, at the time when the function (F1 to F8) keys 23a are operated, Of the items included in the warehousing event data, the items corresponding to the operation content (numerical value) of the numeric keypad 23b are extracted and created. Then, each event data except the above-mentioned storage event data is sequentially written in the card 33 by the reader / writer 27 every time it is created.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 8, the control box 29 includes a power source unit 291 and an E ² PRO.
M (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only M
emory) 293 and clock IC295 with calendar function
And a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as microcomputer) 297.

The power supply unit 291 supplies electric power supplied from a vehicle battery (not shown) to the handy terminal 2.
3, the pen reader 25, the reader / writer 27, and the microcomputer 297 for distribution and supply.
To 1 is connected a backup battery 291a which supplies power to the microcomputer 297 for a predetermined time when power supply from the battery is cut off. The E ² P
The ROM 293 includes a code number unique to the vehicle in which the operation information collecting device 21 is mounted, an event code number to be written on the card 33, and a discrimination code number of each article constituting the article discrimination code portion 31b of the barcode 31. Data, data of functions assigned to the function (F1 to F8) keys 23a of the handy terminal 23, and the like are stored. The clock IC 295 receives power from a power source 295a connected to the clock IC 295,
The calendar data consisting of "month", "day", "hour", "minute", and "second" is output.

The microcomputer 297 is basically a CPU
(Central processing unit) 297a, RAM (Random Access Me
mory) 297b, ROM (Read Only Memory) 297
c, the interface unit 297d, and the RAM 29 when the power supply from the battery is cut off.
The stored content of 7b is held only for the predetermined time by the electric power supplied from the backup battery 291a.

The CPU 297a has the RAM 29
7b, the ROM 297c, the interface unit 297d, and the E ² PROM 293 are connected. RA
As shown by the memory area map in FIG. 9, the M297b has a data area for storing various data and a work area used for various processing operations. Of these, the data area is provided with a system data area or the like for storing the data read from the E ² PROM 293, while the work area is provided with calculation, actual vehicle flag,
Package code storage, load counter, barcode data 1
To n, each area of the event data buffer, and the like are provided. The ROM 297c stores a control program for causing the CPU 297b to perform various processing operations.

The interface unit 297d includes four serial I / O interfaces (hereinafter abbreviated as S-I / O) 297e-h and one parallel I / O interface (hereinafter P-I / O). 297j
It has. Of these, each of the S-I / O 297e-
In g, the handy terminal 23 and the pen reader 2
5 and the reader / writer 27 are connected via the respective interfaces 23k, 25a, 27b, and the RS-232C compatible spare interface 35a is connected to the S-I / O 297h. A traveling sensor and an engine rotation sensor (both not shown) are connected to the P-I / O 297j via respective interfaces 35b and 35c, and further,
For example, a temperature sensor (not shown) for detecting whether or not the temperature in the luggage compartment (not shown) of the vehicle exceeds a threshold value is connected, and an interface 35d for 10 channels for external input is connected. There is.

Next, the vehicle information collecting process performed by the CPU 297a in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 297c will be described with reference to the general flowchart of FIG. When the power switch (not shown) of the control box 29 is turned on and the program starts, the CPU 29
7a first executes command input and status monitoring processing for accepting inputs from the handy terminal 23 and the pen reader 25 and monitoring the insertion / removal status of the card 33 of the reader / writer 27 (step S1).

Next, a card handling process for ejecting the card 33 by the ejection mechanism of the reader / writer 27 is executed (step S3), and further, based on a signal from the engine revolution sensor, the engine revolution time and the engine total The rotation speed is calculated in the calculation area of the RAM 297b, and the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle travel distance (km unit) and the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle travel based on the traveling pulse input from the traveling sensor according to the state of the actual vehicle flag of the RAM 297b. A data collection process of calculating the time (in minutes) in the calculation area is executed (step S5). The travel distance is calculated by adding up the distances calculated every 1 second based on the travel pulse and calculating 100 m.
The calculation of the running time and the engine rotation time is performed by rounding off the less than 49, based on the running pulse and the output signal from the engine rotation sensor. It is performed by judging every second, accumulating in seconds, and rounding off the seconds part to 29.

Then, the reader / writer 27 writes each event data stored in the event data buffer area of the RAM 297b other than the storage event data to the card 33 and operates the write button 23e of the handy terminal 23. In accordance with the data writing, the storage event data in the event data buffer area is written to the card 33 by the reader / writer 27, various displays are displayed on the display unit 23f of the handy terminal 23, and calendar data is loaded from the clock IC 295. And time management processing is executed (step S7). In addition, the pen reader 2
The bar code input process for accepting the input from 5 is executed (step S9), and then the bar code read by the pen reader 25 operates in accordance with the bar code including the bar code other than the bar code. Other processing is performed (step S11), and thereafter, step S
The steps 1 to S11 are cyclically and repeatedly executed.

Next, the command input and status monitoring processing of step S1 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. First, as shown in FIG.
The U297a uses the E ² PROM 293 to read the vehicle code number, the event code number, the article identification code number, and the function (F1 to F1) of the handy terminal 23.
F8) The data of the function assigned to the key 23a is read and stored in the system data area of the RAM 297b (step S101).

Subsequently, among the stored data in the system data area, the discrimination code number indicating the package is stored in the RAM 2
Store in the luggage code storage area of 97b (step S1
03), the flag F in the actual vehicle flag area of the RAM 297b.
Is set to "0" (step S105), the count value C in the load counter area is reset to zero (step S107), and "0" is stored in the actual vehicle and empty vehicle travel distance register areas of the RAM 297b. (Step S109), "0" is stored in each of the actual vehicle and empty vehicle traveling time register areas (step S111).

Next, the slot 27a of the reader / writer 27
It is confirmed whether or not the card 33 is inserted into the card (step S113), and if not inserted (step S1)
(N in 13) repeats step S113 until it is inserted, and if it is inserted (Y in step S113), it is confirmed whether or not the inserted card 33 satisfies a predetermined condition such as the remaining memory capacity. (Step S115). If the predetermined conditions are not satisfied (N in step S115), a request for displaying a message instructing replacement of the card 33 on the display portion 23f of the handy terminal 23 is output (step S117), and the card is output from the slot 27a. It is confirmed whether 33 is discharged (step S1)
19).

If the card 33 is not ejected from the slot 27a (N in step S119), step S119 is repeated until it is ejected, and if the card 33 is ejected (Y in step S119), step S1
Return to 13. On the other hand, when the card 33 inserted in the step S115 satisfies the predetermined condition (Y), the leaving event data is created (step S121), and the leaving event data is stored in the RAM 29.
The data is stored in the event data buffer area 7b (step S123).

Next, it is confirmed whether or not the function (F1 to F8) keys 23a of the handy terminal 23 are operated (step S125), and if not operated (N in step S125), step S137 which will be described later.
If it is operated (Y in step S125),
Input from the numeric keypad 23b is accepted (step S12
7) After that, it is confirmed whether or not the clear button 23d is operated (step S129). Clear button 23d
Is operated (Y in step S129), the process returns to step S125, and if not operated (N in step S129), it is confirmed whether or not the set button 23c has been operated (step S131).

If the set button 23c has not been operated (N in step S131), the process returns to step S125, and if it has been operated (Y in step S131), the function (F1 to F8) whose operation has been confirmed in step S125. ) Under the function assigned to the key 23a, one-touch event data corresponding to the numerical value by the operation of the ten keys 23b accepted in step S127 is created (step S133) and stored in the event data buffer area (step S135). Step S12
Return to 5.

On the other hand, when the function (F1 to F8) keys 23a are not operated in step S125 (N), it is determined whether or not the bar code signal is input from the pen reader 25, as shown in FIG. Confirmation (step S137), if there is no input (N in step S137), the process proceeds to step S177, which will be described later, and if there is input (Y in step S137), article distinction in the input bar code signal Signal part X corresponding to the code part
Confirms whether it matches the discrimination code Z stored in the luggage code storage area of the RAM 297b (step S139). When the signal portion X does not match the discrimination code Z (N in step S139), after performing other data processing according to the content of the discrimination code represented by the signal portion X (step S141), step S125. When the signal portion X coincides with the discrimination code Z (Y in step S139), it is confirmed whether the count value C of the load counter is "0" (step S14).
3).

When the count value C is "0" (Y in step S143), the count value C of the load counter is set to "1" (step S145), and the same bar code data of the RAM 297b as the count value C is set. The barcode number calculated from the barcode signal whose input is confirmed in step S137 is stored in area 1 (step S14).
7). Subsequently, loading event data including the loading event code number "F2" is created (step S149),
This loading event data is stored in the event data buffer area (step S151), and then the flag F in the actual vehicle flag area is set to "1" (step S15).
3) and returns to step S125.

On the other hand, when the count value C of the load counter is not "0" at step S143 (N), the bar code data areas 1 to n are indexed from the bar code signal whose input is confirmed at step S137. It is confirmed whether or not the same bar code number as the stored bar code number is stored (step S155). If the same barcode number is not stored (N in step S155),
The count value C of the load counter is incremented by "1" (step S157), and the bar code number calculated from the bar code signal whose input is confirmed in step S137 is added to the same bar code data areas 2 to n as the count value C. It is stored (step S159). Subsequently, loading event data is created (step S161), the loading event data is stored in the event data buffer area (step S163), and the process returns to step S125.

Also, in step S155, step S1
If the same bar code number as the bar code number calculated from the bar code signal whose input has been confirmed in 37 is stored in the bar code data areas 1 to n (Y), the bar code data areas 1 to n are displayed. The same bar code number is erased (step S165), unloading event data is created (step S167), and this unloading event data is stored in the event data buffer area (step S169). Next, the count value C of the load counter is decremented by "1" (step S17).
1) Furthermore, the count value C of the cargo counter is "0".
Is checked (step S173), and if it is "0" (Y in step S173), the flag F in the actual vehicle flag area is set to "0" (step S17).
5) Go to step S177, and if not “0” (N at step S173), skip step S175 and go to step S177.

In step S177, as shown in FIG. 13, it is confirmed whether or not the write button 23e of the handy terminal 23 has been operated, and if it has not been operated (N in step S177), the process returns to step S125. ,
If it is operated (Y in step S177), receipt event data is created (step S179), and this receipt event data is stored in the event data buffer area (step S181). Then, finally, it is confirmed whether or not the card 33 is ejected from the slot 27a (step S183), and if it is not ejected (N in step S181), the step S183 is repeated until it is ejected. In the case (Y in step S183), the process ends and the process proceeds to step S3. The shipping, loading, unloading, warehousing, and one-touch event data stored in the event data buffer area are as follows:
In step S7, the card 3 is read by the reader / writer 27.
Written in 3.

As is clear from the above description, in the present embodiment, the bar code data storage means 297A in the claims.
Is constituted by the bar code data areas 1 to n of the RAM 297b, the storage discriminating means 297B is constituted by steps S143 and S155 in the flowchart of FIG. 12, and the bar code storage instruction means 297C is constituted by steps S147 and S159 in FIG. It is configured. Further, in the present embodiment, the information collecting means 29 in the claims.
7D is step S149 and step S15 in FIG.
1, step S161, step S163, step S
167 and step S169.
Further, in this embodiment, the bar code deletion instructing means 297E in the claims is constituted by step S165 in FIG. 12, and the actual vehicle empty vehicle state determining means 297F is operated by step S153.
And step S175, and the article discriminating means 297.
g is configured in step S139 in FIG.

Next, the operation (action) of the operation information collecting device 21 of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.
First, as the goods are unloaded, the slot 27a of the reader / writer 27
When the card 33 is inserted into the card 33, the shipping event data shown in FIG. 4 is created, temporarily stored in the RAM 297b, and then written in the card 33 by the reader / writer 27. Further, at this point, the calculation of the empty vehicle travel distance and the empty vehicle travel time based on the travel pulse from the travel sensor and the calculation of the engine rotation time and the total engine speed based on the output signal from the engine rotation sensor are performed. Start.

After that, the vehicle leaves the warehouse and arrives at a distribution center or the like, and from the delivery slip 31 of the package to be loaded, the barcode 31
When a is started to be read by the pen reader 25, it is assumed that the state of the vehicle has changed from an empty vehicle to an actual vehicle at the time when the bar code 31a of the baggage to be loaded first is read, and the calculation of the empty vehicle traveling distance and the idle vehicle traveling time is completed, Calculation of the actual vehicle travel distance and the actual vehicle travel time starts. At the same time,
After the loading event data of the parcel that has read the barcode 31a is created and once stored in the RAM 297b,
The number of the barcode 31a is written to the card 33 by the reader / writer 27, the number of the loaded barcode is written in the barcode data areas 1 to n, and the count value C of the load counter is "1". Incremented.

Thereafter, every time the bar code 31a is read from the delivery slip 31 of the package to be loaded by the pen reader 25, the loading event data of the package is created and written in the card 33 by the reader / writer 27 in the same manner as described above. The number of the barcode 31a is written in the barcode data areas 1 to n as the data of the loaded cargo and the count value C of the cargo number counter is incremented by "1".

When the bar code 31a of the delivery slip 31 of the parcel is read by the pen reader 25 each time the parcel arrives at the delivery destination of each parcel, starting from the loading point such as the above-mentioned delivery center. Since the barcode 31a has already been read once and written in the barcode data areas 1 to n as the data of the loaded luggage, the number of the barcode 31a is the barcode data area 1
It is erased from among n, and the count value C of the load counter is decremented by "1". Further, after the unloading event data of the package to be delivered is created and once stored in the RAM 297b, the card 3 is read by the reader / writer 27.
Written in 3.

After that, each time the barcode 31a is read from the delivery slip 31 of the package to be delivered to each delivery destination by the pen reader 25, the unloading event data of the package is created, and the card is read by the reader / writer 27 in the same manner as described above. The number of the barcode 31a is written in 33 and the barcode data area 1 indicates that the barcode 31a is the dropped baggage.
It is erased from among n, and the count value C of the load counter is decremented by "1". When all the parcels have been delivered and the unloading event data are all written in the card 33 by the reader / writer 27, and there are no undelivered parcels, they are written in the barcode data areas 1 to n. Since all the numbers of the bar code 31a are erased and the count value C of the load counter becomes “0”, it is assumed that the state of the vehicle has changed from the actual vehicle to the empty vehicle, and the actual vehicle traveling distance and the actual vehicle traveling time are calculated. With the above, the calculation of the empty vehicle traveling distance and the empty vehicle traveling time is restarted.

After that, when the vehicle is stored and the write button 23e of the handy terminal 23 is operated, the calculation of the empty vehicle traveling distance and the empty vehicle traveling time and the calculation of the engine rotation time and the total engine rotation speed are completed. The storage event data is created based on the actual vehicle and empty vehicle traveled distances, the actual vehicle and empty vehicle travel times, the engine rotation time, the total engine speed, etc., which are once stored in the RAM 297b, and then stored in the card 33 by the reader / writer 27. Written.

When the function (F1 to F8) keys 23a and the ten-key pad 23b are operated between the delivery and the warehousing, one-touch event data is created in accordance with the operation, and the delivery, loading, and unloading are performed. In addition, like the respective event data of warehousing, the data is once stored in the RAM 297b and then written in the card 33 by the reader / writer 27. Further, when a barcode other than the delivery slip 31 such as a toll list is read by the pen reader 25, a different process according to the content of the article distinction code portion in the barcode is performed, for example, a pass In the case of a bar code on the toll list, toll road toll processing is performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the delivery slip 3
Each time the bar code 31a on the No. 1 is read by the pen reader 25, the bar code data areas 1 to n in the RAM 297b are read.
It is confirmed whether or not the same bar code 31a number is stored therein, and when it is not stored, it is determined that the parcel is loaded, and the bar code 3 read
The number 1a is stored in the barcode data areas 1 to n, and when the same barcode number 31a is stored, it is determined that the parcel is unloaded.

Therefore, even if the loading and unloading buttons are not provided on the handy terminal and operated as in the prior art, the loading and unloading can be distinguished by distinguishing whether the luggage whose barcode 31a is read is loaded or unloaded. The unloading event data can be surely written in the card 33. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the operation of the crew member during loading and unloading, and since the operation of the loading and unloading buttons is unnecessary, the configuration of the handy terminal 23 is simplified. In addition to this, it is possible to prevent the loading and unloading event data from being omitted from being written to the card 33 due to a button operation error or a forgetting operation.

When the same number as the barcode 31a read by the pen reader 25 on the delivery slip 31 is stored in the barcode data areas 1 to n, the number of the barcode 31a is stored in the barcode data area 1. It is optional whether or not to erase the data from to n. However, with such a configuration, the start of loading and the end of unloading are determined based on the count value C of the load counter that indicates the number of barcodes 31 stored in the barcode data areas 1 to n. It is possible to discriminate whether the vehicle state is an empty vehicle or an actual vehicle. Therefore, even if the buttons of the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle are not provided and operated in the handy terminal as in the conventional case, the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle traveling distance and the actual vehicle and the idle vehicle traveling time are divided into the time when the vehicle is empty and the time when it is the actual vehicle. Can be calculated reliably, and the operation of the crew can be further simplified, and the button operation of the actual vehicle or the empty vehicle is not required. This is advantageous because it is possible to prevent the contents of each data of the traveling distance and the actual vehicle / empty vehicle traveling time from being incorrect.

It is also optional whether or not the article identification code in the bar code read by the pen reader 25 is configured to confirm whether it is the identification code assigned to the package. However, with such a configuration, for example, the bar code on the toll road toll list is displayed by the pen reader 2
It is possible to prevent the bar code from being erroneously determined to be the bar code 31a on the delivery slip 31 of the parcel when the bar code is read in step 5 or the like.

Further, in this embodiment, in order to determine whether the parcel whose barcode 31a is read by the pen reader 25 from the delivery slip 31 is the parcel loaded or unloaded, the bar code of the parcel loaded. The barcode data areas 1 to n for storing the numbers 31a are stored in the RAM 29.
Although the configuration is provided in 7b, the configuration is omitted, and instead, the number of the barcode 31a read by the pen reader 25 from the delivery slip 31 is collated with the number of the barcode 31a in the loading event data. May be
In that case, the entire loading event data may be stored in the area secured in the RAM 297b and collated with the number of the barcode 31a in the stored data, or
It is arbitrary whether or not the number of the bar code 31a in the full loading event data written in the card 33 is matched.

In the present embodiment, the card 33 is composed of an IC card or a memory card. However, for example, a disk-shaped storage medium such as a floppy disk is used.
The content of the storage medium for storing the collected information is not limited to that shown in the present embodiment, and is arbitrary. Further, the contents of the leaving, loading, unloading, warehousing, and the one-touch event data are not limited to the contents shown in the present embodiment, and, for example, the traveling distance and the traveling time in the warehousing event data can be set as actual vehicle and empty vehicle , Or at least one of the engine rotation time and the total engine speed is omitted, or is connected to the RS-232C-compatible spare interface 35a or the external input interface 35d, For example, the contents added with data input from a connection target such as a sensor that detects the temperature in the luggage compartment of the vehicle may be used.

Further, in this embodiment, the delivery slip 31 of the parcel is delivered.
The barcode 31a is read from the barcode, but the barcode read by the pen reader 25, such as the barcode on the label attached to the package of the package or the barcode directly printed on the package, is the barcode attached to the package itself. It may be a code or a bar code 31a on the delivery slip 31 corresponding to a parcel as in this embodiment.
Further, in the present embodiment, the bar code 31a is read by the pen reader 25, but the device for reading the bar code may be something other than the pen reader 25 such as a hand scanner. The arrangement of the keys 23a, 23b and the buttons 23c, 23d, 23e of the handy terminal 23, and the overall configuration of the handy terminal 23 including the display portion 23f are not limited to the contents shown in this embodiment, and are arbitrary.
The present invention is not limited to the courier trucks and the like shown in this embodiment, but can be widely applied to the collection of information in vehicles for loading and unloading luggage.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the bar code of a package is read, the bar code of the package loaded on the vehicle is collected as loading information, and the package of the package unloaded from the vehicle is collected. In a vehicle information collecting device for collecting a bar code as unloading information, a bar code data storage unit for storing the bar code of the read baggage and a bar code of the read baggage are stored in the bar code data storage unit. The storage discriminating means 297B for discriminating whether or not the bar code is read, and the bar code for the bar code when the storage discriminating means 297B discriminates that the bar code of the read package is not stored in the bar code data storing means. The bar code storage instruction means 297C to be stored in the code data storage means and the bar code of the read luggage are When the storage determination means 297B determines that the barcode is not stored in the barcode data storage means, the barcode is collected as loading information, and the barcode of the read package is stored in the barcode data storage means. When the storage discriminating means 297B discriminates, the information collecting means 297D for collecting the bar code as the unloading information is provided.

Therefore, when collecting the bar code of the read baggage as loading information and unloading information, it is determined whether the bar code of the bar code is loaded on the vehicle or unloaded from the vehicle. It is no longer necessary to specify each time by the operation of, etc., which can simplify the operation of the crew when loading and unloading, and the loading information and unloading due to mistakes in button operation or forgetting operation etc. It is possible to prevent leakage of information collection, to collect accurate vehicle information, and to improve reliability of collected information.

According to the present invention, the bar code of the read parcel is stored in the bar code data storage means 297.
When the storage discriminating means 297B discriminates that the bar code is stored in A, the bar code deletion instructing means 29 for erasing the bar code from the bar code data storing means 297A.
7E, the number of barcodes stored in the barcode data storage means 297A, and the determination result of the storage determination means 297B, whether the vehicle is in the actual state in which the luggage is loaded or the luggage is loaded. An actual vehicle empty vehicle state determining means 297F for determining whether or not the vehicle is in an empty state is provided, and the information collecting means 297D collects information about the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle according to the determination result of the actual vehicle empty vehicle state determining means 297F. It was configured to collect more. For this reason, when collecting more information about the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle, whether the vehicle is in the actual state with loaded luggage or in the empty state without loaded luggage is specified by operating the buttons, etc. This eliminates the need to
It is possible to further simplify the operation of the crew member and prevent the reliability of the collected information from being deteriorated due to a mistake in button operation or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an operation information collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the handy terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of shipping event data written in the card of FIG. 2;

5 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of loading event data written in the card of FIG. 2. FIG.

6 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of unloading event data written in the card of FIG. 2. FIG.

7 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of warehousing event data written in the card of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control box shown in FIG.

9 is a scale area map of the RAM of the microcomputer of the control box shown in FIG.

10 is a block diagram of C in accordance with a program stored in a ROM of the microcomputer of the control box shown in FIG.
It is a general flowchart which shows the process which PU performs.

11 is a flowchart showing command input and state monitoring processing shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing command input and state monitoring processing shown in FIG.

13 is a flowchart showing command input / state monitoring processing shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional operation information collection device.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the handy terminal shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 vehicle information collection device 297 microcomputer 297a CPU 297b RAM 297c ROM 297A barcode data storage means 297B storage determination means 297C barcode storage instruction means 297D information collection means 297E barcode deletion instruction means 297F actual vehicle empty vehicle state determination means 297G article determination means 31a Bar code 31b Item identification code part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle that reads a code unique to each package, collects the bar code of the package loaded on the vehicle as loading information, and collects the barcode of the package unloaded from the vehicle as the unloading information. In the information collecting device, a barcode data storage unit for storing the barcode of the read package, and a storage determination for determining whether or not the barcode of the package read is stored in the barcode data storage unit. Means and a bar code storage instruction means for storing the bar code in the bar code data storage means when the storage discriminating means determines that the code of the read package is not stored in the bar code data storage means. If the barcode of the read package is not stored in the barcode data storage means, When the means determines, the bar code is collected as loading information, and when the storage determining means determines that the bar code of the read package is stored in the bar code data storage means, the bar code is stored. A vehicle information collecting device comprising: an information collecting unit that collects as unloading information. 2. A bar code delete for deleting the bar code from the bar code data storage means when the storage judgment means judges that the bar code of the read baggage is stored in the bar code data storage means. Based on the instruction means, the number of barcodes stored in the barcode data storage means, and the determination result of the storage determination means, the vehicle is in an actual vehicle state in which the luggage is loaded, or the luggage is loaded. And an actual vehicle empty state determining means for determining whether or not the vehicle is in an empty state, and further collects information on the actual vehicle and the empty vehicle of the vehicle by the information collecting means according to the determination result of the actual vehicle empty state determining means. The vehicle information collecting device according to claim 1, configured as described above. 3. The bar code of the parcel has a bar code portion indicating that it is a parcel, and whether or not the read bar code is for the parcel based on the content of the bar code portion. The storage discriminating means further includes an article discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the bar code data storing means targets the bar code of the read bar code which the article discriminating means judges to be a package. The vehicle information collecting device according to claim 1 or 2, which determines whether or not it is stored.