JPH1170924A - Controlling method for packaged article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute certainly control of packaged articles by a method wherein mechanical code is put on a packaging paper with invisible or hardly visible fluorescent ink and quick reading of such mechanical code is made possible with finding of positions of the mechanical code. SOLUTION: Information regarding articles in a package is printed as bar code with fluorescent ink that is invisible and luminescent in frequency different from optical pumping on an adhesive member 2 fastening a packaging paper for gift articles. The bar code is read with a handy terminal 11 having a light source exciting the fluorescent ink and a light receiving element receiving light emitted from the fluorescent ink and is transmitted to a host computer. Then, works for bagging gift articles for each of participants are controlled with the handy terminal and the host computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaged article management method for managing articles packaged with wrapping paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When there is no problem even if a bar code is added directly to a product or on a wrapping paper for wrapping the product, the bar code is printed directly on the product in a visible state or printed directly on the wrapping paper. Labels printed on the product or in a state in which the barcode can be visually checked have been directly attached to the product, or have been attached to the wrapping paper. In the product sales registration device, a product code or the like set for each product is represented by a barcode, and the sales of each product are managed by reading the barcode.

[0003] However, depending on the product, there is a case where it is not allowed to add the barcode in a state where the barcode can be viewed. For example, gifts to be given out to attendees at wedding receptions and products used to return incense are given to the other party with the products wrapped in wrapping paper. In such a case, the barcode is added to the wrapping paper in a visible state It is often undesirable and unacceptable.

However, when handling such products in large quantities, the products cannot be checked directly because the products are wrapped in wrapping paper. There are cases where a plurality of draws are packaged and handed, and the type of the draw differs depending on the person. In such a case, in the related art, the contents are determined based on the shape and weight of the wrapped product while viewing the list of the products to be distributed to the attendees, and the contents are packed in a bag.

[0005]

However, judging the contents of a packaged product based on the shape and weight of the packaged product would make an error if there are many products with similar shapes and weights. There was a fear. For this reason, by printing a barcode using fluorescent ink that is invisible or hardly visible on the packaged product, it is possible to prevent the apparent appearance of the barcode from being printed, Although it is conceivable to make sure that the contents of the goods can be grasped by reading, it is difficult for the worker who packs the withdrawal material to understand where the barcode is printed, There is a problem in that it takes too much time to search for a barcode, and as a result, it takes time to read the barcode.

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 makes it possible to add a machine code to the wrapping paper by using an invisible or hardly visible fluorescent ink, and furthermore, it is possible to easily grasp the position where the machine code is added. Provided is a method for managing a packaged article, in which a code reading operation can be performed quickly, and the packaged article can be reliably managed by reading an added machine code.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
The present invention relates to an article wrapped with wrapping paper, in which the wrapping paper is stopped with an adhesive member having an ink receiving layer on the front surface and an adhesive layer on the back surface, and is wrapped with a fluorescent ink that is invisible or invisible to the ink receiving layer of the adhesive member. Information is printed with a machine code such as a barcode, and information on a packaged article is obtained by reading the machine code printed on the adhesive member, and the article is managed based on this information.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the present invention is applied to an operation of bagging a drawn product as an article. FIG. 1 shows a withdrawal product wrapped with wrapping paper 1, which is stopped by an adhesive member 2.

The adhesive member 2 is a transparent member having an ink-receiving layer on the front surface and an adhesive layer on the back surface, such as a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) having an ink-receiving layer formed on the surface corresponding to the ink, or a logo. Use a label that has been printed without causing a sense of incongruity and has an ink-receiving layer formed on the surface. Then, information on the product packaged using fluorescent ink that is invisible or hardly visible on the ink receiving layer of the adhesive member 2, for example, a code for specifying the product is printed with a bar code that is a machine code.

When printing a barcode using an ink jet printer, the fluorescent material of the fluorescent ink is
A material that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light, a material that emits near-infrared light of another wavelength when irradiated with near-infrared light, or the like is used. For example, as an invisible fluorescent material that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light, an organic material includes a stilbene-based or diaminostilbene-based fluorescent whitening agent or an organic complex of Eu, and an inorganic material includes ZnO. : Zn (505
nm), Zn ₂ GeO ₂ : Mn (534 nm),
Zn ₂ SiO ₄ : Mn (525 nm), Sr ₅ (PO
₄ ) ₃ CI: Eu (445 nm), Y ₂ O ₂ S: Eu
(624 nm).

Here, a configuration example of the on-demand fluorescent ink will be described. The fluorescent ink is of a type that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light. An ink for an ink jet printer was prepared using a fluorescent brightener as an ultraviolet fluorescent material, and a fluorescent ink mark was printed on a recording paper surface by the printer. The fluorescent ink is prepared by blending a fluorescent material, a solvent, a resin, a surfactant, and, if necessary, an auxiliary agent such as a fungicide.

Examples of the solvent include water, and other hydrophilic organic materials include glycol ethers such as ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, and ethoxytriglycol. Classes: 1 such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, etc.
Polyhydric alcohols; and acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, diacetone alcohol, dioxane, N.N'-dimethylformamide, and the like.

Examples of the resin include acrylic resin, styrene / maleic acid resin, maleated polybutadiene,
A synthetic resin such as a maleated alkyd resin, a maleated oil, a maleated petroleum resin, a maleated rosin ester, an acrylic-modified shellac resin, or a natural resin is used. It is desirable to add the resin so as to contain 1 to 5% by weight.

Further, a surfactant is added to adjust physical properties and stabilize the ejection characteristics of the ink from the head.
As the surfactant, for example, a cationic surfactant,
There are anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and amphoteric surfactants. The surfactant is desirably added at 0.1 to 10% by weight.

In such an ink for an ink jet printer, the physical properties (viscosity, surface tension, etc.) are adjusted by selecting the type and amount of a solvent, a surfactant, and an additive. , Generally 0.8 to 15 in viscosity
cps, surface tension 20 to 55 dyn / cm. In addition, auxiliary agents such as a pH adjuster, a fungicide, and an antifoaming agent may be added.

As an example, 0.5% by weight of an optical brightener, 28.3% by weight of water, 65.7% by weight of dipropylene glycol, 2% by weight of a styrene / maleic acid resin, an antifoaming agent and a fungicide are left. A 3.5% by weight of a fluorescent ink is prepared by dissolving and mixing, and an ink receiving layer is formed on the surface of a tape on which a logo or the like is printed in advance by using an on-demand type piezo type inkjet printer using the fluorescent ink. A bar code is printed on the ink receiving layer of the adhesive member 2 thus formed. The wrapping paper 1 is stopped as shown in FIG. 1 by using the adhesive member 2 on which the barcode is printed.

In the above description, a fluorescent ink using a fluorescent material which emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light has been described. However, a fluorescent material which emits near infrared light of another wavelength when irradiated with near infrared light has been described. The used fluorescent ink may be used. Also,
Although the case of ink for an ink jet printer has been described, ink used for a thermal transfer ink ribbon used for a thermal printer may be used.

For example, when using a fluorescent ink that uses a fluorescent material that emits near-infrared light of another wavelength when the thermal transfer ink ribbon is irradiated with near-infrared light, the infrared fluorescent material LiNdP ₄ O _{12 is used.} Is used to produce a thermal transfer ink ribbon, and a bar code is printed on the ink receiving layer of the adhesive member 2 by a thermal printer using the ink ribbon.

The thermal transfer ink ribbon is produced by applying a heat-melting ink on a base film. As the base film, for example, polyester, polypropylene,
Use a plastic film of cellophane, acetate, polycarbonate, etc., condenser paper, paraffin paper, etc. The heat dissolving ink is prepared by blending a fluorescent material, a synthetic resin, a wax, and additives such as a solvent, a dispersant, and a surfactant as needed.

The synthetic resin is, for example, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), ethylene-acrylate copolymer (EEA), polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, petroleum resin, vinyl chloride resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate. Use copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, vinylidene chloride resin, methacrylic resin, polyamide, polycarbonate, fluororesin, polyvinyl formal, polyvinyl butyral, acetyl cellulose, nitrocellulose, polyvinyl acetate, polyisobutylene, ethyl cellulose, polyurethane, polyacetal, etc. .

The wax is, for example, carnauba wax,
Paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax,
Beeswax, whale wax, Ibota wax, wool wax, shellac wax, montan wax, candelilla wax, petrolactam and the like are used. When a solvent is used, for example, benzene, xylene, toluene, trichlene, ethyl acetate, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone and the like are used.

As an example, an infrared fluorescent material LiNdP ₄ O
₁₂ , 25% by weight of paraffin wax, 60% by weight of paraffin wax, and 15% by weight of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) were mixed and dispersed, and ink was applied on a base film made of a polyester film having a thickness of 6 μm by hot melt coating. A thermal transfer ink ribbon is formed to have a thickness of about 4 μm, and a bar code is printed on the ink receiving layer of the adhesive member 2 by a thermal printer using the thermal transfer ink ribbon. The wrapping paper 1 is stopped as shown in FIG. 1 by using the adhesive member 2 on which the barcode is printed.

In the above example, the adhesive member 2 was previously printed with a bar code, and then the adhesive member 2 was attached to the wrapping paper 1. However, after the adhesive member 2 was attached to the wrapping paper 1 in advance, the adhesive member 2 was attached to the wrapping paper 1. A barcode may be printed. Further, the fluorescent material is not limited to the above example. By wrapping the wrapping paper 1 wrapped with the drawn-out product in this way with the adhesive member 2 printed with a bar code using fluorescent ink in which information for specifying the product is invisible or invisible, the Is invisible. Therefore, even if the wrapping paper 1 is stopped by the adhesive member 2, the wrapping paper 1 is in a state where there is no unnaturalness in design. Moreover, since the printing place of the barcode is specified on the adhesive member 2, there is no need to search for it.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a management system for reading a bar code from the adhesive member 2 and managing a drawn-out product. Reference numeral 11 denotes a bar code from the adhesive member 2 attached to the wrapping paper 1 wrapping the drawn-out product. It is a handy terminal that reads. The adhesive member 2 has a fluorescent material that emits near-infrared light of another wavelength when irradiated with near-infrared light, for example, 810.
An invisible barcode is printed by a thermal printer using a thermal transfer ink ribbon made of an invisible fluorescent ink using a fluorescent material that emits light at around 980 nm when irradiated with excitation light of nm.

The bar code information read by the handy terminal 11 is wirelessly transmitted to a host computer 13 via a wireless device 12 constituting a relay station. Also, management information is wirelessly transmitted from the host computer 13 to the handy terminal 11 via the wireless station 12. The host computer 13 has a keyboard 14, a CRT display 1
5. A printer 16 and the like are connected via a bus line 17.

As shown in FIG. 3, the handy terminal 11 includes an excitation light source 21 such as a semiconductor laser or an LED.
After the collimator lens 22 and the galvanometer mechanism 23 are provided, the excitation light having a wavelength of 810 nm from the excitation light source 21 is shaped into a substantially parallel beam through the collimator lens 22, and then reflected on the reflection surface 23a of the galvanometer mechanism 23. Then, the light is irradiated onto the adhesive member 2.
The galvanometer mechanism 23 functions to scan the adhesive member 2 with a light beam.

The handy terminal 11 is provided with a condenser lens 24, a filter 25 for cutting off the reflected light of the excitation light from the excitation light source 21, and a light receiving element 26, and reflects the reflected light of the excitation light from the adhesive member 2. Only light near 980 nm emitted from the fluorescent ink after being cut by the filter 25 is received by the light receiving element 26 via the condenser lens 24 and the filter 25. The signal from the light receiving element 26 is amplified by an amplifier circuit 27. Further, the handy terminal 11
Has an LCD (liquid crystal) display 2 on the upper surface of the case 28.
9 and a keyboard 30 are arranged.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit of the handy terminal 11. Reference numeral 31 denotes a CPU (central processing unit) constituting the control unit body, and 32 stores program data for controlling each unit by the CPU 31. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 33 is a RAM for temporarily storing information to be transmitted to the host computer 13 and for storing information received from the host computer 13.
(Random access memory).

Reference numeral 34 denotes the LCD display 29.
, A keyboard controller for driving and controlling the keyboard 30; 36, an excitation light source controller for driving and controlling the excitation light source 21; 37, a radio controller for driving and controlling a radio unit 39 having an antenna 38; , 40 are galvano mechanism controllers for controlling the drive of the galvano mechanism 23, 4
An input port 1 receives a signal from the amplifying circuit 27.

The CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 3
3. Each controller 34, 35, 36, 37, 40 and input port 41 are electrically connected to each other by a bus line 42.

The host computer 13 stores products A to N as gift products to be handed to the participants who participated in the reception.
And information for packing and handing seven preset pieces for each participant from among the stored items. The worker uses this information to pack the drawn-out goods for each participant. CRT display 1 connected to the host computer 13
5, a number, a name, a kind of a draw, and a check content of each participant are displayed as shown in FIG.

When the operator inputs the participant's number from the keyboard 30 of the handy terminal 11, the number is inquired from the handy terminal 11 to the host computer 13, and the host computer 13 displays a list of the products with the corresponding number. The data is read from the memory and transmitted to the handy terminal 11. When the handy terminal 11 receives the list of the withdrawal products, the LCD display 2
9 is displayed as shown in FIG. For example, in the case of the number (1), the draw list A, B, D, E,
To J are displayed. At this time, at first, the check contents of all the draws are "not yet".

An operator reads the bar code printed with the invisible fluorescent ink from the adhesive member 2 attached to the wrapping paper 1 on which the product is wrapped by the handy terminal 11 and packs the product into the bag. At this time, the fluorescent ink is 810n from the excitation light source 21 of the handy terminal 11.
The bar code printed with the fluorescent ink is read by the light receiving element 26 via the condenser lens 24 and the filter 25 because it is excited by the excitation light of m and emits near-infrared light near 980 nm. Also, since the reflected light of the excitation light reflected by the portion other than the fluorescent ink remains at 810 nm, this light is cut by the filter 25. Thus, the invisible barcode can be read reliably. Further, although the bar code printed on the adhesive member 2 is not visible, the operator knows that the bar code is printed on the adhesive member 2, so that the position of the bar code can be easily grasped and the reading operation can be performed. I can do it quickly.

Then, for example, when the bar code of the item A is read, the check content of the item A displayed on the LCD display 29 changes from "not" to "completed". Also,
The read barcode information is transmitted from the wireless unit 39 to the host computer 13 via the wireless device 12. Upon receiving the barcode information from the handy terminal 11, the host computer 13 changes the check contents of the drawer A of "Taro Tokyo" displayed on the CRT display 15 from "not yet" to "done".

In this way, by packing the draw of "Taro Tokyo" into the bag, the check contents of the draw that has already been packed are "completed". Therefore, the draw that is not packed is checked. The contents remain "not yet", and the operator can easily grasp which drawer is bagged and which drawer is not yet bagged by the display on the LCD display 29.

Therefore, it is possible to surely pack all of the "Tokyo-sama" withdrawals by selecting a withdrawal that has not yet been packed in the bag, reading the bar code, and changing the check content from "not yet" to "done". it can. In this way, the work management of bagging the drawn-out product can be reliably performed. Also, an adhesive member 2 is affixed to the withdrawal product, but this adhesive member 2 is for stopping the wrapping paper 1 and there is no unnatural feeling in design,
Moreover, since the barcode on the adhesive member 2 cannot be recognized at all, the barcode printed on the participant receiving the withdrawal has no effect.

In this embodiment, the keyboard 30 is used for inputting the participant number from the handy terminal 11, and a list of the participants is received from the host computer 13 by the input from the keyboard, and is displayed on the LCD display 29. The barcode including the participant number is printed on the adhesive member 2 if the barcode including the participant number is printed. And display it on the LCD display 29.

Further, in this embodiment, when the barcode is read and bagging is completed, the check content of the corresponding withdrawal is changed from "not" to "done". However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 7, a configuration may be adopted in which the barcode is read and the display of the drawn-out product that has been packed in the bag is erased.

Further, in this embodiment, the transmission and reception of information between the handy terminal 11 and the host computer 13 is performed by radio, but the present invention is not limited to this.
Information may be transmitted and received by wire. In addition, this embodiment has described the case where the present invention is applied to the operation of bagging withdrawal products at a wedding reception, but the present invention is not limited to this case. The present invention can be applied to management of an article when printing cannot be performed while being visible on the article.

[0040]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to add a machine code to the wrapping paper by using an invisible or invisible fluorescent ink, and to easily grasp the position where the machine code is added. As a result, the code reading operation can be quickly performed, and the packaged articles can be reliably managed by reading the added machine code.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a drawn-out product wrapped with wrapping paper used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a management system for a withdrawn product according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic configuration diagram showing a main part configuration of the handy terminal in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of the handy terminal according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing a display example of a CRT display connected to the host computer in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows L of the handy terminal according to the embodiment.
The figure which shows the example of a display of CD display.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of an LCD display of a handy terminal according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Wrapping paper 2 ... Adhesive member 11 ... Handy terminal 13 ... Host computer 15 ... CRT display 21 ... Excitation light source 26 ... Light receiving element 29 ... LCD display

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An article packaged with wrapping paper, wherein the wrapping paper is fixed with an adhesive member having an ink receiving layer on the front surface and an adhesive layer on the back surface, and the fluorescent material is invisible or hardly visible in the ink receiving layer of the adhesive member. Printing information on the article packaged with ink with a machine code such as a barcode, obtaining information on the packaged article by reading the machine code printed on the adhesive member, and managing the article based on this information. Characteristic management method of packaged goods.