JPS62135147A - Freight controller - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a cargo management device that can be applied to cargo information management in air cargo handling systems and all kinds of cargo handling systems such as ships and automobiles.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, cargo information management was carried out within the scope of one company using a network system within a company where there was no automatic input/output of information using labels, and information was input manually. There is only one.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In this way, - When information is managed within a company, it is not possible to centrally manage information across agencies, warehouses, and airlines, making it difficult to provide information services to shippers. It is insufficient. In addition, misrecognition and transcription of information due to handwritten information occur.

This invention was made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, and provides detailed information services to shippers.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cargo management device that improves service rates, eliminates manual transcription of information, and guarantees the accuracy of information.

Means for Solving Problem c] The cargo management device of the present invention includes a label storing cargo information input to the information management device, a label reading device installed at each cargo handling point, and an information management device. and an online-connected dialogue device.

1 Effect 1 This invention records cargo information in an information management device, stores the recorded information on a label, attaches or attaches this label to the cargo, and reads it with a label reading device at each transit point of the cargo. The communication device and the information management device exchange cargo information in real time.

5 Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the cargo management 8M of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment. In this Figure 1, 1 is an information management device, which manages all cargo information, etc., and the line network 7.
It is connected to the.

The detailed configuration of this information management device 1 is shown in FIG. In this FIG. 2, 11 is a central processing unit,
This central processing unit 11 includes a storage device 12 and a communication control unit tIl.
Device 13 is connected. The storage device 12 stores cargo information and the like.

Further, in FIG. 1, a plurality of information input devices 201 and 202 are connected to the line network 7. Information input device 201
is a device for inputting information on cargo that has occurred, and is mainly installed at agencies, and its detailed configuration is shown in Figure 3.

In FIG. 3, a label issuing machine 3, a display device 21, a manual input device 22, and a communication control device 13 are connected to a central processing unit 20. The communication control equipment M13 is similar to the communication control II device 13 shown in FIG.

Further, the label issuing machine 3 is a device that issues a label to be pasted or attached to the cargo 8 (see FIG. 7). Display device 2
Reference numeral 1 displays answers to input data confirmation 1 alignment, and a manual input device 22 is used to input label data and the like.

On the other hand, the information input device 202 is a device for inputting received cargo information, and is mainly installed in warehouses, airline companies, etc., and its details are shown in FIG. 4.

In FIG. 4, the central processing unit 20 has a display device 21.
, manual input device 22, and communication control device 13 are connected, and these are the same as those shown in FIG.

Further, an input device 23 and a wireless data transmitting device @24 are connected to the central processing unit 20. This input device 23 is for inputting cargo information obtained by a label reading device, and is
This includes a C card reading device or a wireless data receiving device. The wireless data transmitting device 24 is necessary only for label information and the wireless method.

Further, numeral 5 in FIG. 1 is a label reading device, which is mainly used to read bar codes and optical characters. A portable label reading device is used and has a shape as shown in FIG. 8.

In FIG. 8, information obtained by the label reading device 5 is stored in a portable label information recording device 51''r''. The storage medium is an IC card or the like.

The label information storage device 51 includes a display section 503 and a manual input section 506. The display section 503 displays the information input or received wirelessly at the output section of the label information recording device 51, and the manual input section 506 is used for backing up when automatic reading is not possible and other operations such as making arrangements. It is used for.

In place of the label information recording device 51, a label recording information device 52 as shown in FIG. 9 may be used.

This label information recording device 52 includes a magnetic label reading device@
53 are provided.

This is a portable device that stores information obtained by reading the magnetic label 4 attached to the label case 41 shown in FIG. 7 using the magnetic label reading device 53.

This label information recording bag @52 is also a label information recording device 51
Similarly, wireless data transmission and reception is possible.

The label information recording bag @51 shown in FIG. 8 is constructed as shown in FIG. 10. In FIG. 10, 501 is a control section of the label information recording device 51, which controls an input section 502, an output section 503, and a storage section 504 (a section for displaying information).

The storage unit 504 stores input information using an IC card or the like.

Similarly, the label information recording device 52 in FIG.
It is configured as shown in the figure. The control section 501, input section 502, and output section 503 are the same as those in FIG.
A wireless transmitting/receiving section 505 is used in place of the storage section 504 in FIG. This allows you to wirelessly transmit the information you enter,
This is the part that receives instructions etc. wirelessly.

Furthermore, 6 in FIG. 1 is a dialogue device, and this dialogue device 6
A plurality of lines are also connected to the line network 7. This line network 7 is for online connection of the above-mentioned information management device 1, information input devices 201, 202, and dialogue device 6, and is for data communication by the communication control device 13 of each device.

This dialogue device 6 is mainly installed on the user side, such as a shipper, and its detailed configuration is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, 60 is a central processing unit, and connected to this central processing unit 60 are a display device 21, a manual input device 22, and a communication control device 13, which are the same as those described above. .

Further, a printing device 61 is connected to the central processing unit 60 . This printing device 61 is for outputting information obtained through interaction with the information management device 1.

Note that 8 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is cargo, and a label 4 on which cargo information is recorded is affixed to this cargo 8 as described above. This recording is done using magnetic recording, barcodes, optical characters, etc.

As is clear from FIG. 7, the label 4 may be stored in the label holder 41, that is, attached, instead of being attached.

Next, the operation of the cargo management device of the present invention will be explained. When explaining its operation, handling of air cargo will be explained as an example.

After the cargo 8 generated by the shipper is collected by a freight handling company such as an agency, the information is inputted for each item from an information input table @201 installed mainly at the agency, and a label 4 is created.

Label 4 is label issue F! 13.

The label 4 may be attached to the cargo 8 as shown in FIG. 6, or the label 4 may be placed in a label holder 41 and taken out as shown in FIG.

For cargo information, use the communication system m+ device 13 in the information input table @201.
The information is sent to the information management device 1 through the computer and stored in its storage device 12.

The cargo 8 to which the label 4 has been affixed passes through a customs broker and a consolidator, reaches the souvenir manufacturer, is handed over to an airline company, and is exported. Every time cargo 8 arrives at each trader, information on the label 4 is read using a portable label reading device 5, and the data is stored in a label information recording device 51. The data collected is mainly for sheds.

The information is sent to the information management device 1 through the cargo information input device 203 and the communication control Il device 13 of the information input device 202 installed in the airline company, and is compared with the previously transmitted data.
It is determined that the cargo 8 has moved and its current position has changed, the cargo information is updated, and M loads are stored in the storage device 12. Furthermore, when items 8 for 1 yen are shipped from each vendor, the same processing as at the time of arrival is performed.

Furthermore, regarding import, the same processing as when exporting is carried out at each vendor, from the stage where the cargo is picked up from the aircraft and unpacked into 8 units with Label 4 affixed, until it reaches the final receiver. .

Through the above processing, cargo information is centralized in the information management table @1.
-You can manage your sources. Therefore, a user such as a shipper can use the manual input device 22 that constitutes the dialogue device 6 to inquire, for example, where the requested cargo 8 is currently located.

Since the dialogue device 6 is connected online to the information management device 1 through the communication control fII device 13, it is possible to obtain an answer to one inquiry from the information management device 1 in real time, and output it to the display device 21 that constitutes the dialogue device 6. can. The user can also output the displayed information to the printing device 61 if necessary.

As described above, the apparatus of the present invention makes it possible to provide detailed information in real time.

Further, the label 4 to be attached to the cargo 8 by the device of the present invention is
Label 4 is created when cargo 8 is generated and continues to be attached to the final delivery person, so there is no need to post it at transit points along the way.
Cargo information can always be accurately transmitted.

next. Two types of cargo information input methods for the label reading device 5 will be described. 10 and 11 show the label information recording device 51.
．． 52 is shown.

The first method is a method in which the label information recording devices 51 and 52 have a storage section 504, and each time a worker reads the information on the label 4 using the label reading device 5 at the site where cargo 8 is handled, the label information recording device Method for accumulating label information in the storage unit 504 of 51 and 52 The accumulated information is transmitted to the information management device 1 and stored therein using the information input device 202 installed in an office or the like. The storage medium used in the storage unit 504 of the label information storage device 51, 52 that can be carried to the site is as follows.
It should be a small, large-capacity device such as an IC card or a microfloppy disk.

The second method is a method in which the label information recording devices 51 and 52 have a wireless transmitter/receiver 505, and transmits (transmits) label information every time information on the label 4 is read in the same field work as the first method. The wireless data is received by a cargo information input device 23 installed in a work area, and transmitted to the information management device 1 and stored using an information input device 202 installed in an office or the like.

Further, the label information recording device may include a magnetic label reading device 53 as shown in FIG.

The fact that the label 4 is attached to the cargo 8 is effective for automating operations within the trader, such as sorting.

Note that the V2@ of this invention is capable of online connection with existing information systems.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the cargo management device of the present invention, a label is created and attached to each item of cargo information at the time the cargo is generated, and the information is automatically updated each time the location changes. Since it is grasped in real time, it is possible to centralize and centrally manage cargo information, thereby making it possible to provide accurate and prompt information to users.

Additionally, by eliminating the need to post cargo information mid-way, problems such as mis-delivery can be resolved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the cargo management device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an information management device in the same cargo management device, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are the same as above, respectively. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the information input He in the cargo management device; FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the dialogue device in the same cargo management device;
Figure 7 and Figure 7 are perspective views showing the cargo applied to the above cargo management device and labels affixed or attached thereto, respectively, and Figures 8 and 9 are respectively the label information recording device applied to the same cargo management device. 10 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the label information recording device of FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the label information recording device of FIG. 9. 1... Information management device, 3... Label issuing machine, 5...
- Label reading device, 6... Dialogue device, 7... Line network, 201.202... Information input device. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Prisoner Figure 11

Claims (1)

[Claims] An information management device that manages all cargo, etc., an information input device that inputs information on the cargo into the information management device, and an information input device that records the information on the cargo entered with this information input device and pastes or attaches it to the cargo. A label issuing machine that issues labels for the above cargo, a label reading device that is installed at each transit point of the cargo and reads cargo information from the label at that transit point and transmits it to the information management device; A cargo management device comprising an interaction device that interacts with the information management device to obtain information, and a line network that connects each of the devices online.