JPH10139114A - Article inspecting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an amount of delivery from troubles of abnormality by manually inputting all numeral value viewed in an inner bag to a bar code reading/judging means after inspecting commodities to collate and confirm the numeral values. SOLUTION: The bar code 11e of 1 commodity among 3 received commodities A is read over a transparent inner bag, and this read data is compared with the data of commodity bar code 11c included in the bar code 11a stored in a computer. When the comparation shows the coincidence, after total number of commodities A for example 3 is visually confirmed, the value of the total number is manually inputted by a manually inputting switch of a portable computer. The manually input value of the viewed total number is compared with the data of delivery number bar code 11d included in the bar code 11a stored in the computer. When collected commodities are either short or surplus, they are outputted to be displayed and an operator supplements the shortage or returns the surplus in response to the output.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple inspection system used in a distribution department.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional example of an inspection method, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a product name label 41 on which a bar code is not described on a label mount 40 is written using characters and numerals. The collected items are collected while visually checking the notation items of the name label 41 (four C products in the figure), and after adjusting the quantity, the collected products are stored in an appropriate inner bag 50, and the product name label 41 is placed on the product. Attached to the inner bag 50 and shipped in a cardboard box or the like.

Another conventional example is a bar code reading / discriminating device (not shown) connected to a stationary personal computer (not shown) installed at a location different from the collecting location. Product barcode 4 attached to each product
1e is read and displayed by the bar code reading determination device,
This data is visually compared with the data described in the product name label 41 to detect a defect of mixing different types of products, and the detected product is stored in an appropriate inner bag 50 and shipped in a cardboard box or the like. No bar code is described on the two types of conventional product name labels described above.

[0004]

However, in the former conventional example, since the products are collected by visual inspection, if a different product is collected due to a mistake in viewing, the product is left as it is, resulting in a mistake in mixing different types of products. In addition, there is a problem in that a wrong product number for a different customer is mixed and the product is left out due to a mistake in the customer number, resulting in a wrong product for a different customer.

Further, in the latter conventional example, there is a problem that a wrong number of a customer number causes the product to be left out of the warehouse with a product for a different customer mixed therein, resulting in a mistake in mixing a product for a different customer. At the same time, it takes extra time because the collected products must be moved to a fixed-position barcode reading / discrimination device connected to a stationary PC installed in a location separate from the collection location. When the time is delayed, or when the delivery instruction data from the customer's terminal device is sent to the host computer in a fragmented state instead of being gathered, the host computer completes receiving the information gathered for each customer. It takes a considerable amount of time to complete the process, and as a result, it takes time and effort to transfer data from the host computer to the stationary PC, and the inspection work is prolonged. That.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has been made in consideration of the following problems. / Or using a product name label having a numerical notation, a second product barcode attached to each product, a portable barcode reading determination means, and a transparent inner bag,
There is provided an inspection method of an article collected based on the text description content of the article name label, comprising the following steps (a) to (d).

[0007] That is, (a) a step of storing the collected products for each product name label in a transparent inner bag and affixing the product name label to the surface of the inner bag, and (b) the attached product. Reading the barcode written on the name label by the reading discriminating means and storing the barcode in the means; (c) using the reading discriminating means, the second product barcode of one of the stored commodities; Is compared with the data of the first commodity barcode included in the barcode stored in the reading discrimination means. Outputting the defect and correcting or fixing the defect, visually confirming the quantity of the stored goods, and manually inputting and storing the quantity in the reading determining means; (d) the reading The quantity stored in the discriminating means is compared with the data on the number of delivery barcodes contained in the barcode stored in the reading discriminating means. Outputting the defect and correcting the defect, or, if the defect is matched, outputting a completion of inspection to the reading determining means.

Further, as an application, instead of the step (b), a plurality of transparent inner bags formed when a plurality of product name labels are presented for the same customer include different types of customers. The present invention provides a method using the steps (b ') and (b ") for detecting a defect that the product is mixed in and preventing the defect from flowing out to the outside. The obtained product name labels are compared, and if they are different, one of them is a product destined for a different kind of customer, so this defect is corrected.

Further, as an application, data obtained by reading a second commodity barcode of one of the stored commodities through a transparent middle bag by using a portable barcode reading / determining means, The data is compared with the data of the first product barcode included in the barcode stored in the means. If the data does not match, a defect of mixing different kinds of products is output to the reading determination means and the defect is corrected or matched. In this case, instead of the step (c) of visually checking the quantity of the stored articles and manually inputting and storing the quantity in the reading discriminating means, using the reading discriminating means, one by one for all the commodities. Each time the second product barcode is read through the transparent middle bag, the read data and the data of the first product barcode included in the barcode stored in the reading determination means are read. If they do not match, output a defect of mixing different types of goods to the reading determination means and correct the defect, or if they match, automatically input the read data as the number of inspected products to the reading determination means. Alternatively, the step (c) of storing the inspected number integrated quantity in the reading determination means when all the products are matched may be used.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a product name label used in the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of storing collected products of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a portable barcode used in the present invention. It is a schematic diagram of one Example of a reader.

As shown in FIG. 1, a product name label used in the present invention is collectively affixed to the same customer on a product name label mount 10, and is provided for a customer name X company having a customer number XXX. Instructions for leaving two types of commodities, commodity A and commodity B, are described on two commodity name labels 11, 12 for each commodity.

[0012] The product name labels 11 and 12 include notation using letters and numbers and notation using bar codes 11a and 12a. As the notation by letters and numbers, the product storage shelf numbers (M number, N number),
The product name (A product, B product), the number of warehouses (3, 2), a common customer number (XXX), and a common customer name (Company X) are described. Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the contents of the barcodes 11a and 12a include barcodes 11b and 12b corresponding to customer numbers (XXX) and barcodes 11c and 12c corresponding to product names (A and B products). 12c and the number of issues (3
, Two) corresponding barcodes 11d and 12d.

The inspection method of the present invention is described below in (1) to (12).
Will be described according to the procedure described in (1) The operator visually checks the contents of the product name label 11 shown in FIG. 1 other than the barcode 11a, and mounts the product name label mount 10, the portable computer-equipped barcode reader 30 shown in FIG. Carry the middle bags 21 and 22 to the M-th product storage shelf and collect three A products. (2) As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the collected three A products are stored in a transparent inner bag 21, and the product name label 11 is placed on the surface of the transparent inner bag 21 from the mount 10. Peel and paste. A product barcode 11e is described in advance for each product. (3) The bar code 11a of the product name label 11 attached to the surface of the inner bag 21 is read by the lead section 31 of the bar code reader 30 and stored in the portable computer 32 of the bar code reader 30.

(4) One product bar code 11e of the three stored A products is read by the reader 31 through the transparent middle bag 21, and the read data and the bar stored in the portable computer 32 are stored. The product bar code 11c included in the code 11a is compared with the data. (5) If the two do not match, the failure of mixing different types of goods is displayed on the display unit 34 of the portable computer 32 and the buzzer 35 of the portable computer 32 is sounded. In response to this output, the operator removes different types of commodities and replenishes normal commodities to correct the malfunction. On the other hand, if they match, it is visually confirmed that the total number of stored A products is, for example, three, and then the value of the total number is manually input by the manual input switch 33 of the portable computer 32. (6) Compare the visually observed values of all the manually input values with the data of the number-of-issues barcode 11d included in the barcode 11a stored in the portable computer 32.

(7) If the two do not match, the display unit 34 of the portable computer 32 displays and outputs either the insufficient collection or the excessive collection to display the buzzer 35 of the portable computer 32. Let it ring. In response to this output, the operator corrects the problem by replenishing the shortage or returning the excess to the storage location. On the other hand, if they match, the inspection of the product A is completed.

(8) The operator looks at the contents of the label other than the bar code 12a of another product name label 12 and visually recognizes the product name label mount 10, the reader 30, and the empty transparent middle bag 22.
And the transparent inner bag 21 containing the product A
Go to the third product storage shelf and collect two B products. (9) As shown in FIG. 2B, two collected B products are stored in a transparent inner bag 22, and the product name label 12 is placed on the surface of the transparent inner bag 22 from the mount 10. Peel and paste. A product barcode 12e is described in advance for each product. (10) The bar code 12a of the product name label 12 attached to the surface of the inner bag 22 is read using the reader 30, and the data of the customer number bar code 12b included in the read bar code 12a is read in advance. The data of the customer number barcode 11b included in the barcode 11a of the product name label 11 of the product A stored in the portable computer 32 is compared. (11) If they do not match, a display of the defect of mixed products of different customers is displayed on the display unit 34 of the portable computer 32, and the buzzer 35 of the portable computer 32 is sounded. The operator rechecks the contents in the inner bag 21 and the inner bag 22, and if the inner bag 21 is a different customer number, newly stores the data of the bar code 12a of the product name label 12 of the B product in the portable computer 32. Then, the merchandise in the inner bag 21 is corrected, and the process returns to (10). On the other hand, if they match, the inspection of the product B in the inner bag 22 is started, that is,
The work in the same manner as the above (4) to (7)
The inspection is repeated for two products to complete inspection of two types of products for the same customer. (12) Put the middle bag 21 and the middle bag 22 together in a cardboard box and ship them.

After visually checking the total number of products at the end of (5), instead of manually inputting the value of the total number with the manual input switch 33 of the portable computer 32, the total number in the inner bag, ie, one It is possible to read and count the number of inspected quantities in the reading act each time, and to automatically input and use the count integrated value of the inspected quantity in the reading act as the total number as well. .

Although the embodiment has been described above, even if a product name for the same customer is an arbitrary type, an inspection process can be similarly performed by preparing an arbitrary number of product name labels, for example. In addition, by storing the inspection result in the portable computer 32, the inspection can be performed by optical communication or other remote communication from the reader to a management personal computer (not shown) at another location after the completion of all inspections. It is also possible to transfer all the resulting data.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, according to the present invention, (1) the collected product is stored in a transparent inner bag, or the name of the customer, the product name for the customer, etc. Labels and product barcodes written for each product can be read, stored, determined, and detected by using barcode reading determination means, and defects can be detected. (2) After inspecting the product, manually input all the numerical values in the inner bag visually with the bar code reading determination means, or count while inspecting all the products in the inner bag, and automatically calculate the counted integrated value. (3) The barcode reading and discriminating means is of a portable type, so that it can be inspected immediately at the place where the product is collected. Inspection work can be done efficiently Uninaru, the effect of such.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a product name label used in the present invention.

[FIG. 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing storage of collected goods of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a portable bar code reader used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional product name label and price label 1
It is a schematic diagram of a group structure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of storing conventional collected goods.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 12 Product name label 11a, 12a Barcode 11b, 12b Customer number barcode 11c, 12c First product barcode 11d, 12d Number of issued barcodes 11e, 12e Second product barcode 21, 22 Transparent medium Bag 30 Portable bar code reading determining means 33 Switch input

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bar code 11a comprising a customer number bar code 11b, a first product bar code 11c, and a delivery bar code 11d, and a product name label 11 having a character and / or numerical notation; And the portable bar code reading determining means 3
0 and the transparent inner bag 21 and the product name label 11
A method for inspecting goods collected based on the above described contents, comprising the following steps (a) to (d). (A) Collected products are collectively stored for each product name label 11 in a transparent inner bag 21 and the product name label 11
(B) reading the bar code 11a written on the affixed product name label 11 by the reading determination means 30 and storing the bar code 11a in the means 30; (c) the reading Using the discriminating means 30, the second product barcode 1 of one of the stored products
The data obtained by reading 1e through the transparent inner bag 21 is compared with the data of the first product barcode 11c included in the barcode 11a stored in the reading determination means 30,
If they do not match, a defect of mixing different types of goods is output to the reading determination means 30 and the defect is corrected, or if they match, the quantity of the stored goods is visually checked, and the quantity is determined by the reading determination means 30. (D) comparing the quantity data stored in the read discriminating means 30 with the data of the exit number barcode 11d included in the barcode 11a stored in the read discriminating means 30, If they do not match, the reading determination means 30
Outputting a defect of either insufficient collection or excessive collection, and correcting the defect, or outputting a completion of inspection to the reading determination means 30 when the defect is matched. 2. In the inspection method according to claim 1, when a plurality of product name labels 11, 12 are presented to the same customer, (b) of claim 1 is deleted, and instead, the following ( b ') and (b ") are additionally inserted. (b') The first barcode 11a described on the product name label 11 attached to the inner bag 21 of the previous number is portable. The bar code reading discriminating means 30 reads the bar code 12a, which is stored in the means 30 and the bar code 12a written on the product name label 12 affixed to the second inner bag 22.
Reading step. (B ″) The data of the customer number bar code 12b included in the read bar code 12a and the data of the customer number bar code 11b included in the first number bar code 11a stored in the reading determination unit 30 are combined. If they do not match, a defect of mixing of different types of products for the different customers is output to the reading discriminating means 30. The number information may be stored as it is in the reading determination means 30 or the customer information of the first number may be visually checked and described, and if the customer is of a different kind, the customer information of the second number may be newly added. A step of causing the reading determination means 30 to re-store the information. 3. The inspection method according to claim 1, wherein
2. An inspection method, wherein (c) of claim 1 is deleted and the following (c ') is additionally inserted instead. (C ′) The second product barcode 11 is read one by one for all of the stored products by using the reading determination unit 30.
e is read through the transparent middle bag 21, and each time the read data is compared with the data of the first commodity barcode 11c included in the barcode 11a stored in the read discrimination means 30, and the data does not match. Is the reading determination means 30
Output the defect of mixing different types of products and correct the defect, or, if they match, automatically input the number of inspected items into the reading discriminating means 30. A step of storing the data in the read determination means 30;