KR102452398B1 - Goods management system using wireless communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an item management system using wireless communication, wherein the management of items is facilitated, the system comprising: an identification part (100) formed on the surface of an item (10) and storing the identification code of the item (10) therein; a recognition part (200) installed in a space (20) where the item (10) is put, and recognizing the identification code of the item (10) by recognizing the identification part (100); and a management part (300) for storing information on the item (10) for each identification code and managing the item (10) using the information on the item (10) matched with the identification code recognized by the recognition part (200), wherein at least two of the recognition part (200) are installed on the space (20) at intervals.

Description

Goods management system using wireless communication

The present invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication.

Patent Document 001 is a transport and history management facility for steel products using wireless communication and a method for transport and history management of steel products using the same, and is attached to the inner periphery of cylindrical steel articles, and provides location information and iron A plurality of electronic tags to which product history information is registered, a gripper disposed on top of the seasonal items to pick up any one of the seasonal items, and a moving unit connected to the gripper to move the gripper to a set position; A crane, an information reading unit that is installed in the crane and wirelessly reads location information and seasonal product history information registered in the electronic tag using a predetermined frequency band, and uses the read location information and iron production history information in a predetermined frequency band an information receiving unit that receives wirelessly transmitted information, and is electrically connected to the information receiving unit through a LAN, receives transmitted location information and seasonal product history information, and controls the operation of a crane to move and position steel products to a set position and a server electrically connected to the vehicle station and transmitting an operation signal to the vehicle station to pick up the iron and move it to a set position.

Patent Document 002 is a logistics management system and method of factory products using a wireless terminal and a pallet identifier, and a warehouse management system equipped with a warehouse management server that efficiently controls warehouse operation by always grasping the exact loading location of goods in the warehouse ( WMS) and the computer terminal for the office manager performing the execution, the computer terminal of the production line installed on the production line and connected to the warehouse management server through the communication network to manage and control the production of goods, and communication with the computer terminal is possible A label output device that records and issues product information on an RF label by a control signal of the computer terminal, collects information wirelessly received from a plurality of RF terminals, and transmits it to a warehouse management server through a network, An RF transmission server that wirelessly transmits the control signal or data of the warehouse management server to a plurality of RF terminals, a pallet ID uniquely assigned to each pallet on which the goods are loaded, and the information recorded on the label by wirelessly reading the information to the RF transmission server A plurality of RF terminals that transmit, wirelessly receive and display control signals or data received from the RF transmission server, and collect label information for each item, pallet ID and location information wirelessly received from the RF terminal through the RF transmission server to control stocking and loading management by pallet ID for production goods, inventory management by quality determination result for goods in stock, and delivery management by production date for ordered goods, and storing the stocking/stocking/shipping management information in a database Disclosed is using a wireless terminal and a pallet identifier, characterized in that it includes a warehouse management server that manages the stocking / inventory / outgoing work of my stored goods in real time.

Patent Document 003 is a mobile communication terminal capable of reading product identification information stored in an RFID tag, and a service management method executable by a computer communicating with the terminal, and reads a contactless communication tag installed in an article and providing information on the article In a mobile communication terminal that wirelessly exchanges data with an operation unit, a display unit, and a tag, and a tag communication unit that wirelessly transmits necessary power, a wireless communication unit that communicates with a service management server through a wireless communication network, and storage for storing encryption key related information an information reading unit that requests product information from the tag side in response to an instruction from the unit and the operation unit and displays the product information received therefrom on the display unit; and an encryption/decryption unit that encrypts/decrypts information transmitted and received through the tag communication unit and a control unit including an information transmission unit for transmitting information reading details through the wireless communication unit.

Patent Document 004 is a wireless recognition tag and an electronic goods PCB and an electronic goods management system having the same, an insulating means, a pair of upper terminals provided on the upper surface of the insulating means, a tag chip connected to the upper terminal, and the insulation A lower surface of the means includes a pair of lower terminals facing the upper terminals, wherein the lower terminals are connected to a first pattern and a second pattern of a PCB of an electronic product.

US 10-2009-0082594 B1 (registration date February 10, 2012) US 10-2008-0023515 B1 (registration date October 07, 2008) US 10-2004-0104854 B1 (registration date October 19, 2005) US 10-2012-0115057 B1 (registration date April 15, 2013)

The present invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication that can facilitate the management of articles.

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication to solve the problems of the prior art, an identification unit formed on the surface of an article to store the identification code of the article, installed in a space where the article is placed, and recognizing the identification part A recognition unit for recognizing the identification code of the product by reading the information of the product and information of each identification code are stored, and the product is managed using the information of the product matching the identification code recognized by the recognition unit and a management unit, wherein at least two or more recognition units are installed to be spaced apart from each other in the space.

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, wherein the identification unit includes at least one of a barcode and a QR code, and the recognition unit recognizes a barcode or a QR code included in the identification unit. .

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, wherein a plurality of identification units are installed on the surface of the article.

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, wherein at least two of the plurality of identification units are respectively formed on one surface of the article and the other surface opposite to the one surface.

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, including the space, and a bottom surface formed of a transparent material so that light is transmitted to a predetermined degree, and at least one of the recognition parts is installed with the article and the bottom surface of the seating part interposed therebetween.

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, wherein the identification unit transmits the identification code to the identification unit through short-range wireless communication with the identification unit.

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, wherein at least two or more identification units are formed on the surface of the article, and the identification unit formed on the same article performs wireless communication with the recognition unit In this case, the management unit manages the article using any one of the recognized identification codes of the same article.

It is an invention related to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, and includes a seating part including the space and a rotating part rotatably coupled to the seating part, wherein the recognition part is installed in the rotating part .

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, wherein the identification unit is a first part on which an adhesive is applied to one surface in contact with the surface of the article, and is coupled to the first part, A second part including a communication module and a coupling part formed on the second part to couple the first part and the second part, and to change whether the first part and the second part are combined according to control; do.

The invention relates to an article management system using wireless communication for solving the problems of the prior art, wherein the coupling unit separates the second part from the first part when wireless communication between the identification unit and the recognition unit is made .

In the article management system according to the present invention, a plurality of identification units and a plurality of recognition units are installed, respectively, so that the recognition unit can more easily recognize the identification unit, thereby effectively managing the goods.

The article management system according to the present invention has the effect of recognizing the identification part even though the bottom surface of the seating part is transparently formed, and the identification part is installed on the lower part of the bottom surface, so that the identification part formed on the surface of the article is located at the lower part and covered.

In the article management system according to the present invention, since the rotating part is coupled to the seating part and the recognition part is installed in the rotating part, there is an effect that the recognition part can more easily recognize the identification part according to the rotation of the rotating part.

In the article management system according to the present invention, since the first part and the second part of the identification unit are separated when wireless communication is performed between the identification unit and the recognition unit, a part of the identification unit can be easily reused without user manipulation. there is

1 is a schematic diagram of an article management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a schematic view excluding the management unit of the article management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a schematic view excluding the management unit of the article management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a schematic view excluding the management unit of the article management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the identification unit of the article management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail in order to be described in detail enough to be easily practiced by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

The numbers cited in the examples below are not limited only to the objects of reference, and may be applied to all examples. An object that exhibits the same purpose and effect as the configuration presented in the embodiment corresponds to an equivalent replacement object. The higher-level concept presented in the examples includes sub-concept objects that are not described.

(Embodiment 1-1) The present invention relates to an article management system, an identification unit 100 formed on a surface of an article to store an identification code of the article, is installed in a space where the article is placed, and recognizes the identification part The recognition unit 200 for recognizing the identification code of the product by reading the information of the product and the information of each identification code are stored, and using the information of the product matching the identification code recognized by the recognition unit, the It includes a management unit 300 for managing the goods, wherein at least two or more recognition units are installed to be spaced apart from each other in the space.

In the present invention, the article may be an article sold at a convenience store or a mart, and the above-described identification code may be a code that can identify what kind of article is. The identification unit 100 may be implemented in various forms, and the shape of the identification unit 100 will be described later.

The recognition unit 200 may include various means for recognizing the identification unit 100 , and may be implemented in different forms depending on the shape of the identification unit 100 . In this embodiment, in order to facilitate recognition of the identification unit 100 , at least two recognition units 200 may be installed around the space in which the article 10 is placed. That is, in the present invention, at least one of the at least two or more recognition units 200 may recognize the identification unit 100 to obtain an identification code.

The management unit 300 may be implemented as an electronic device including a central processing unit such as a microchip, and in order to receive information from the recognition unit 200 , the management unit 300 and the recognition unit 200 may be connected by wire or wirelessly. can Information on goods by identification code stored in the management unit 300 may store information such as the purchase price, price, purchase date, and history of the goods, and for this purpose, the management unit 300 stores information on goods by identification code. space may be included.

(Embodiment 1-2) The present invention relates to an article management system. In Embodiment 1-1, the identification unit includes at least one of a barcode and a QR code, and the identification unit includes a barcode or a barcode included in the identification unit. Recognizes the QR code.

In this embodiment, if the identification unit 100 is implemented as a barcode (Bar code) or QR code (Quick Respone code), the recognition unit 200 may be implemented as a means for recognizing it. To this end, the recognition unit 200 may include a predetermined optical means. In a workplace to which the present invention is applied, when a user places the article 10 in a space, at least two or more recognition units 200 may recognize the identification unit 100 to determine what the article 10 is.

(Embodiment 1-3) The present invention relates to an article management system. In Embodiment 1-2, a plurality of the identification portions are provided on the surface of the article.

In this embodiment, in order to more easily recognize the article 10, a plurality of identification units 100 may be formed. In this case, the plurality of identification units 100 may be installed to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. In this case, the positions at which each identification unit 100 is installed may be arranged such that the distance to each other is maximized. This is to prevent the recognition unit 200 from not recognizing the identification unit 100 because the plurality of identification units 100 come into contact with the ground only when the interval between the identification units 100 is maximized.

(Embodiment 1-4) The present invention relates to an article management system, and in embodiment 1-3, at least two of the plurality of identification units are on one surface of the article and the other surface opposite to the one surface. each is formed

For example, assuming that a total of two identification parts 100 are formed on the surface of the article 10 , each identification part 100 may be formed on opposite surfaces of each other. This is for the same reason as in Embodiments 1-3 of the present invention described above, when the article 10 is placed on the space, even if one identification part 100 does not face the bottom surface 410 and is not visible, it is formed on the opposite surface The identification unit 100 may be recognized by the recognition unit 200 . This may be the same even when three or more identification units 100 are formed, and in a state where the positions of a pair of identification units 100 formed on opposite surfaces are fixed and formed, identification units may be additionally formed in other parts. have.

(Embodiment 1-5) The present invention relates to an article management system, and in Examples 1-4, the seating part 400 including the space and formed of a transparent material so that the bottom surface transmits light to a predetermined degree is provided. Including, at least one of the recognition part is installed with the article and the bottom surface of the seating part interposed therebetween.

Since the seating part 400 includes a space 20 in which the article 10 is placed, the recognition part 200 is preferably installed in the seating part 400 . More preferably, the recognition unit 200 is installed to face the space 20 so that the identification unit 100 of the article 10 placed in the space 20 can be recognized. In addition, the bottom surface 410 of the seating part 400, that is, the surface in contact with the article 10 is formed of a transparent material, and the recognition part 200 installed under the bottom surface of the seating part 400 is the article 10. It is possible to recognize the identification unit 100 located below. According to the present invention, information on the article 10 can be recognized more easily and quickly through such a configuration, thereby improving the management efficiency of the article 10 .

(Embodiment 2-1) The present invention relates to an article management system. In Embodiment 1-1, the identification unit transmits the identification code to the identification unit through short-range wireless communication with the identification unit.

In Embodiment 1 of the present invention described above, the identification unit 100 is implemented as a barcode or QR code, and the recognition unit 200 recognizes the identification unit 100 through optical means. In Embodiment 2-1 of the present invention to be described below, the recognition unit 200 may receive an identification code from the identification unit 100 through short-range wireless communication with the identification unit 100 . The short-range wireless communication method used by the recognition unit 200 and the identification unit 100 in the present invention is Zigbee, Bluetooth, and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). At least one method of Near Field Communication (NFC) may be used. The recognition unit 200 is configured to wirelessly communicate with the identification unit 100 of the article 10 located in the space 20 only when the article 10 is located on the space 20 for a predetermined time or longer, and the recognition unit ( There may also be embodiments such as preventing wireless communication with the identification unit 100 of the article 10 at a location where the 200 is not in the space 20 .

(Embodiment 2-2) The present invention relates to an article management system, according to Embodiment 2-1, wherein at least two or more identification portions are formed on the surface of the article, and the identification portions formed on the same article are the recognition portions. In case of wireless communication with the unit, the management unit manages the item using only one of the recognized identification codes of the same item.

That is, in the present embodiment, when a plurality of identification units 100 communicate with the recognition unit 200 and transmit the identification code of the same article 10, only one of the identification codes repeatedly received by the management unit 300 is used. The remaining data means managing the article 10 using the discard method. When only a single item is located in the space 20, the management unit 300 compares whether the duplicate received identification codes are the same, and if the identification codes are the same, only one of the duplicated received identification codes can be used. If there is only one article 10 but the identification code is different, a separate error message may be displayed so that the user can follow up with the article 10 .

However, the operation of the management unit 300 as described above is limited when a single article is located on the space 20 , and there may be no corresponding case when a plurality of articles are positioned on the space 20 . have. The present invention may include a means for determining whether or not how many articles 10 are located on the space 20 in order to assist the operation of the management unit 300 described above, and this means uses an image processing method. It is possible to determine how many articles are currently placed on the space 20 . More specifically, the article number determining means may include at least two or more photographing units installed to photograph the space 20 from different angles, and through the images of the articles obtained from each photographing unit, the current space 20 ) can be determined how many items are placed on it.

(Embodiment 2-3) The present invention relates to an article management system, and in Embodiment 2-1, the seating part 400 including the space and the rotating part 420 rotatably coupled to the seating part are provided. Including, the recognition unit is characterized in that it is installed in the rotating unit.

Although short-range wireless communication can communicate within a predetermined distance, when a plurality of items are placed in the space 20, the specific item is hidden by other items, so that the recognition unit 200 may have difficulty in wireless communication with the identification unit 100. have. In this embodiment, in order to solve this problem, a rotatable rotating part 420 is installed on the seating part 400 , and the recognition part 200 is installed on the rotating part 420 , so that the recognition part 200 itself rotates while By performing mutual wireless communication with the identification unit 100 of the article 10, it is possible to obtain an identification code.

In this embodiment, the rotating unit 420 is configured to automatically rotate by recognizing a specific condition, for example, a user pressing a button or an item placed in the space 20, or a user manually rotating the rotating unit 420, etc. There may be examples of In the former case in which the rotating unit 420 automatically rotates, a means such as a motor for rotating the rotating unit 420 may be included. In the latter case in which the rotation unit 420 is manually rotated, the rotation of the rotation unit 420 itself may be a kind of trigger signal for the operation of the recognition unit 200 , and in this embodiment, the rotation unit 420 and the recognition unit It is possible to prevent the recognition unit 200 from communicating with the identification unit 100 of the article 10 in a location other than the space 20 through the operation linkage of 200 .

The rotating part 420 may be implemented in the form of being inserted into the outer wall of the seating part 400 , and a bearing 430 is positioned between the rotating part 420 and the seating part 400 so that the rotating part 420 rotates easily. can assist At this time, in order to fix the position of the bearing 430 , predetermined grooves may be formed on the inner surface of the rotating part 420 and the outer surface of the outer wall of the seating part 400 .

(Example 2-4) The present invention relates to an article management system, and in Example 2-1, the first part 110 in which an adhesive is applied to one surface in contact with the surface of the article, the first part The second part 120 including a wireless communication module and the second part are formed to combine the first part and the second part, and the first part and the second part are combined according to control and a coupling unit 130 for changing whether or not the coupling unit separates the second part from the first part when wireless communication between the identification unit and the recognition unit is established.

Even if the identification unit 100 is implemented as a relatively inexpensive wireless communication module, since it is sold together with the product 10, there may be problems such as an increase in the sale price of the product 10 or an increase in the cost of the seller, It is necessary to collect and recycle the identification unit 100 itself. However, it takes a lot of time and may cause inconvenience to remove the identification unit 100 one by one while the seller sells the product 10 . In this embodiment, wireless communication is made between the identification unit 100 and the identification unit 200 to transmit an identification code, and a part of the identification unit 100 is automatically separated from the article 10, as described above. The problem was solved. That is, the second part 120 and the coupling part 130 described above may be a recovered part, and the first part 110 may be a part sold together with the article 10 . The first part 110 may not have a separate configuration for wireless communication. In the case of the coupling unit 130, when coupled, it is in the form of tongs coupled with a specific part of the first part 110, and when the identification code is received from the identification unit 100 in the recognition unit 200, the tongs are separated and separated. It can be implemented in the form That is, the coupling unit 130 connects the first part 110 and the second part 120 in a physical form, but when a control signal is received from the recognition unit 200, the first part 110 connected in a physical form ) and the second part 120 may be implemented in the form of separation. The identification unit 100 may include a driving device such as a motor for moving the coupling unit 130 for this purpose.

(Embodiment 3-1) The present invention relates to an article management system. In Embodiment 1-1, the management unit 300 may accumulate and store the history of the product 10 .

The article management system according to the present invention is not limited to the management of the article 10 in a specific store, and the history may be accumulated and updated and stored. For example, when the article 10 is a part included in a vehicle, the article management system according to the present invention is applied to each of the entire process of distributing the article 10, and Information may be accumulated and stored, and information on the distribution process of the article 10 may be included in a vehicle that is finally manufactured. When this overall distribution process of the present invention is applied to each article 10, the history of the vehicle includes all of the history of the article 10, which is all parts included in the vehicle, so information on the vehicle is identified. Because it is easy to do, there is an effect that can facilitate product quality control or after-sales service.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims.

10 item 20 space
100: identification unit 110: first part
111: adhesive layer 120: second part
130: coupling unit 200: recognition unit
300: management unit 400: seating unit
410: bottom 420: rotating part
430: bearing

Claims (10)

Identification unit 100 formed on the surface of the article 10 to store the identification code of the article 10;
a recognition unit 200 installed in the space 20 in which the article 10 is placed, and recognizing the identification unit 100 to recognize the identification code of the article 10; and
a management unit 300 for storing the information of the article 10 for each identification code, and managing the article 10 using the information of the article 10 matching the identification code recognized by the recognition unit 200; including,
At least two or more recognition units 200 are installed spaced apart from each other in the space 20,
The identification unit 100 transmits the identification code to the identification unit 200 through short-range wireless communication with the identification unit 200,
a seating portion 400 including the space 20; and
and a rotating part 420 inserted into the outer wall of the seating part 400 and rotatably coupled to it;
The recognition unit 200 is installed in the rotating unit 420,
A bearing 430 is positioned between the rotating part 420 and the seating part 400 so that the rotating part 420 rotates easily,
A predetermined groove is formed on the inner surface of the rotating part 420 and the outer surface of the outer wall of the seating part 400 to fix the bearing 430 at a predetermined position,
The identification unit 100,
a first part 110 in which an adhesive is applied to one surface in contact with the surface of the article 10;
a second part 120 coupled to the first part 110 and including a wireless communication module; and
It is formed on the second part 120 to couple the first part 110 and the second part 120 , and whether the first part 110 and the second part 120 are combined according to control. Including; coupling unit 130 to change the
When wireless communication is established between the identification unit 100 and the recognition unit 200 , the coupling unit 130 is engaged with a specific part of the first part 110 with tongs, and is identified by the recognition unit 200 . A motor for driving the coupling unit 130 is provided in the identification unit 100 so that when the identification code is received from the unit 100, the tongs are opened to separate the second part 120 from the first part 110. become,
The identification unit 100 is formed of at least one of a barcode and a QR code, and a plurality of them are installed on the surface of the article 10,
The recognition unit 200 recognizes a barcode or QR code included in the identification unit 100,
At least two or more identification units 100 are formed on the surface of the article 10, and when the identification units 100 formed on the same article wirelessly communicate with the recognition unit 200, the management unit 300 ) is an article management system for managing the article 10 using any one of the recognized identification codes of the same article 10 .
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Among the plurality of identification units 100 , at least two are respectively formed on one surface of the article 10 and the other surface opposite to the one surface.
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The seating portion 400 includes a bottom surface formed of a transparent material so that light is transmitted to a predetermined degree,
At least one of the recognition unit 200 is an article management system installed with the article 10 and the bottom surface 410 of the seating part 400 interposed therebetween.
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