KR100759471B1 - The scm system using rfid and method the same way - Google Patents

Abstract

An SCM system using RFID and a method thereof are provided to check information of an article attached with an RFID chip, transmit/store the checked information to an SCM server, and search the stored information from the SCM server in real-time by using an RFID module embedded in a mobile terminal. A mobile terminal(60) is equipped with the RFID module(62) capable of recognizing the RFID chip(52) attached to the article(50). A WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) server(70) stores the information of the article recognized by the RFID module. The SCM server(80) receives and stores the information stored in the WAP server. A client system(90) controls the information stored in the SCM server. The mobile terminal searches, deletes, modifies, and updates the information of the article by connecting to the WAP server.

Description

SCM system and method using RFCID {THE SCM SYSTEM USING RFID AND METHOD THE SAME WAY}

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional SCM system.

2 is a block diagram showing an SCM system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an SCM system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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50: Item 52: RFID Chip

60: mobile communication terminal 62: RFID module

70: WAP Server 80: SCM Server

90: client PC

The present invention relates to an SCM system technology using RFID, and in particular, using a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RFID module, an SCM using RFID for identifying information of an article with an RFID chip and transmitting the identified information to an SCM server. System and method.

In general, supply chain management (SCM) refers to a chain structure of supply activities such as customers, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and parts / material suppliers. SCM aims to dynamically optimize the entire supply chain in response to uncertain market changes.

SCM allows companies that produce products to establish all schedules for purchasing, manufacturing, and selling parts, and systematically organize customer demand plans and logistics to smoothly and efficiently carry out product flows (value-added goods flow). To be. This requires external integration that can lead to a flow of information (required information flow) throughout the supply chain, including simple internal integration.

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional SCM system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional SCM system includes a barcoded article 10, a manager PC 20 that reads the barcoded article to a barcode reader (not shown) and transmits the barcoded article to the SCM server 30. , An SCM server 30 that stores information such as the status of the goods received from a plurality of manager PCs, inventory information, sales quantity, and the like, and a client PC 40 that accesses the SCM server and checks it. .

Hereinafter, a conventional SCM system will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

The products on sale are generally produced after the barcode is printed, and the barcode records information such as the production date, the manufacturing company, the manufacturing place, and the price. The bar code in which the information is recorded is read to a bar code reader (not shown) under the control of the manager PC 20 and transmitted to the SCM server 30. The SCM server 30 stores and stores inventory, sales volume, goods status, etc. of goods transmitted from a plurality of manager PCs by region or product, and the client PC 40 accesses the SCM server in order to grasp such information. When the corresponding information is requested, the requested information is displayed through the web browser of the SCM server or the requested information is transmitted to the client PC 40.

However, since the SCM system is designed as a client / server or a web page to efficiently manage the supply chain distributed in various regions, the method of accessing the server using the wired / wireless internet on a PC is limited in place and equipment. There are a lot of problems.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, using the mobile communication terminal equipped with the RFID module to grasp the information of the article to which the RFID chip is attached, and to the SCM server The present invention provides a technique for transmitting and storing and retrieving the stored information in real time.

SCM system using the RFID of the present invention for achieving the above object, the article is attached to the RFID chip, a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RFID module for recognizing the RFID chip, and the RFID module is recognized through the A WAP server for storing information of the article, an SCM server for receiving and storing information stored from the WAP server, and a client computer for controlling the information stored in the SCM server.

The information providing method of the SCM system using the RFID of the present invention for achieving the above object, the process of reading the information of the article attached to the RFID chip through the RFID module attached to the mobile communication terminal, the above information It includes the process of transmitting to the SCM server through the WAP server and storing, and requesting the information stored in the SCM, and displays the requested information when received.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram showing an SCM system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the SCM system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention reads article information from an article 50 having an RFID chip 52 and an RFID chip embedded in an article. The mobile communication terminal 60 with the RFID module 62 embedded therein, the WAP server 70 receiving the item information from the mobile communication terminal 60, the SCM server 80 interoperating with the WAP server, and the SCM server. The server 80 includes a client PC 90 connected to a server to obtain detailed information such as inventory, production date, manufacturing company, manufacturing location, price as well as freshness and deterioration in the case of vegetables or vegetables.

The RFID module 62 is attachable through a data connector commonly applied to a mobile communication terminal. When the RFID module 62 is brought close to the RFID chip, the RFID module 62 is activated and leads information stored in the RFID chip. The read information is transmitted to the WAP server through the communication network under the control of the controller of the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal 60 may access the WAP server in real time and search, modify, delete, and update information of the article without being restricted by a place and a space.

Hereinafter, the operation of the SCM system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG.

Producers, or wholesalers supplying produced goods to retailers, or retailers selling goods supplied from wholesalers to consumers, may have information about the goods, item management, inventory, product status, etc. The RFID chip can be attached to the article.

An RFID chip can be recognized in an article in which the RFID chip is embedded, and for example, a mobile communication terminal (hereinafter referred to as a "terminal") with an RFID module 62 using a frequency of 900 MHz is brought into contact or brought within a certain distance. When gone, the RFID module wirelessly reads the article information from the RFID chip 52 attached to the article. The information read above is stored in the WAP server 70 using a communication method such as CDMA, GSM, etc. of the terminal, and the WAP server 70 is interworked with the SCM server 80 through a gigabit communication network, or the terminal ( 60 may directly send the information read to the SCM server 80, or may integrate the WAP server and the SCM server.

If the information read from the terminal is transmitted to the WAP server 70, the WAP server 70 converts the received information according to the SCM server, and then transmits the information to the SCM server 80.

This process applies not only to a single item, but also to all items held by wholesalers or retailers, and terminals, WAP servers, or SCM servers can be purchased by item, date of production, or price through RFID chips attached to each item. It can be categorized by production site, etc.

In this manner, while the classified information is stored, an SCM system administrator, a wholesaler or a retailer, or an administrator who manages the goods may access the SCM server through a PC to grasp desired information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating an SCM system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an operation method of an SCM system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The manager who manages the goods recognizes the attached RFID chip while attaching the RFID chip embedded with the goods information to the goods in advance in order to know the items, goods management, inventory, goods status, etc. When the RFID chip is read using the RFID module 62 attached to the portable terminal, the read information is transmitted to the WAP server 70 through the communication network of the terminal 60 (S100). -S104).

After receiving the information, the WAP server converts the information according to the format of the SCM server and transmits the information to the SCM server 80 (S106). When the information on the goods is stored in the SCM server through the above procedure, if a request for searching, creating, modifying, updating, or deleting the stored information is generated from the client PC 90, the SCM server 80 requests the request. The received information to the client PC, and the client PC 90 displays the information received from the SCM server (SS108-S112).

Although the present invention has been described in more detail with reference to examples, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the RFID tag attached to the mobile terminal is widely used for the article with the RFID chip, and reads the information about the article anytime and anywhere, and transmits the read information to the corresponding server. By doing so, it is possible to easily grasp necessary information even in a region where PC or internet is not available.

Claims (7)

An article to which an RFID chip is attached; A mobile communication terminal having an RFID module for recognizing the RFID chip; A WAP server for storing information of the article recognized through the provided RFID module; An SCM server that receives and stores the stored information from the WAP server; A client computer controlling the information stored in the SCM server; SCM system using the RFID is configured to include. The method of claim 1, The control is SCM system using RFID, characterized in that including the search, deletion, modification, update of the stored information. The method of claim 2, The RFID module is SCM system using RFID, characterized in that attached to the data connector of the mobile communication terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The mobile communication terminal is connected to the WAP server, SCM system using RFID, characterized in that for searching, deleting, modifying, updating the information of the article. Reading information of an article to which an RFID chip is attached through an RFID module attached to a mobile communication terminal; Transmitting the stored information to an SCM server through a WAP server; Requesting the SCM stored information and displaying the SCM when the requested information is received; Information providing method of the SCM system using RFID. The method of claim 5, The storing process comprises the step of converting the information received from the WAP server to the format of the SCM server, the information providing method of the SCM system using RFID. The method according to claim 5 or 6, The request is an information providing method of the SCM system using RFID, characterized in that configured to include the search, deletion, modification, update of the information stored in the SCM server.

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