KR102462938B1 - Automatic warehouse stock manage system using carmer device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, and a rack storage facility having a plurality of storage spaces for storing pallets loaded with target cargo to be received or shipped in an automated warehouse, and a separate transfer facility A stacker facility that receives pallets loaded with the target cargo being transported from the storage facility and enters each storage space of the rack storage facility, or withdraws the pallet loaded with the target cargo loaded into each storage space of the rack storage facility and delivers it to the transfer facility And, a camera device that acquires an image of a barcode information area having unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area of a pallet introduced into each storage space of a rack storage facility, and a camera device for inventory counting in an automated warehouse The operation of the stacker facility and camera device is controlled so that a predetermined inventory counting image is obtained for each storage space of the rack storage facility, and a predefined inventory counting image for each storage space acquired from the camera device is provided based on this. By using the image of the barcode information area with the unique pallet identification information attached to the specific area in advance, it recognizes the barcode information from the image of the barcode information area and extracts the unique palette identification information, and identifies the extracted unique palette By including a warehouse inventory management device that performs inventory due diligence to check whether the information and pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in a separate storage device is consistent, using a camera device It is possible to accurately and efficiently receive and/or release pallets loaded with the target cargo in a rack storage facility having a storage space, as well as effectively ensure the suitability of inventory.

Description

Automated warehouse inventory management system using camera device {AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSE STOCK MANAGE SYSTEM USING CARMER DEVICE}

The present invention relates to an automated warehouse inventory management system that enables more efficient management of automated warehouse inventory using a camera device.

In general, a logistics warehouse refers to a storage warehouse for temporarily or long-term loading and storage of all goods used in daily life, such as various foodstuffs, beverages, home appliances, miscellaneous goods, and industrial goods, which are mass-produced in factories or production sites.

Logistics warehouses are used for temporary or long-term storage of mass-produced cargoes in factories, etc., and these warehouses go beyond simple management of logistics, and provide rapid handling of cargo placement, entry/exit and inventory management, and efficient management of loading space. It consists of various storage devices for

Logistics warehouse as described above aims to create new business such as inventory management as well as efficient warehousing and shipment from cargo arrangement of storage stock in the logistics warehouse, away from the management dimension of simple logistics due to the rapid development of the logistics industry in recent years. In the logistics warehouse, an automated warehouse system is being designed and constructed to enable mass logistics through more efficient use of logistics loading space as well as faster warehousing and shipment of mass-produced cargo.

That is, the automated warehouse system is a large-scale storage means for efficiently storing and managing cargo in a minimum space by automatically performing incoming/outgoing of cargo by an automated facility, such as a large-scale logistics system or cargo warehouse of various industrial sites, etc. It is widely used.

Such an automated warehouse system typically arranges a pallet on which a target cargo is loaded, and a cargo loading space on the front/rear side to store the target cargo loaded on the pallet at regular intervals in the form of cells on a matrix, respectively. A rack device in which a plurality of racks are stacked, and a lift or stacker crane that carries the target cargo into and out of the rack loading space while running parallel to the rack along the passage formed between two adjacent racks. It is equipped with various warehouse facilities such as cargo loading and unloading devices such as (Stacker Crane), conveyors and RGV (Rail Guided Vehicle) for transporting cargo between the warehouse and the outside, and the central computer automatically controls these warehouse facilities. has been

The automated warehouse system configured as described above loads the target cargo on the pallet, places it on the conveyor transport device, and then transports it to the workbench provided on one side of the rack device through the conveyor transport device, such as a lift or stacker crane It is made to be loaded into the rack of the rack device through the logistics transport device.

In recent years, past the era when people managed warehouses one by one, many companies have built automated facilities to efficiently manage inventory in warehouses, and are doing corporate inventory management with automated warehouse systems.

However, the conventional automated warehouse system is a machine-dependent system, and there is a problem in that the system does not guarantee the suitability of the inventory when an accidental equipment error or defect occurs, and when a user intervenes in the automated warehouse system.

That is, when the task of receiving or leaving the target cargo is instructed in the conventional automated warehouse system, that is, when system data is generated, the target cargo is moved one by one depending on a plurality of sensors provided on the conveyor. The system data and the target cargo are moved together, and the target cargo moves depending on the sensor of the conveyor. will go through the process

On the other hand, in case of equipment mode change (eg, automatic, manual, emergency stop, etc.) during automated warehouse operation, sensor detection caused by users, and errors in various warehouse facilities, the sensors and system of the conveyor that are currently detecting There is a difference between the data, and in this case, the automated warehouse stops, and since the system data and the target cargo are not mapped, the user has to manually adjust them.

In addition, if a user makes a mistake in the process of manually matching the sensor and system data of the conveyor when an error occurs in various warehouse facilities as described above, the system data of the automated warehouse can be trusted because the wrong target cargo is received and/or released. There is an impossible problem.

Domestic Registered Patent No. 10-1884825 (2018.08.02. Announcement)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to accurately measure a pallet on which a target cargo is loaded in a rack storage facility having a plurality of storage spaces using a camera device installed at a specific location of the stacker facility. An object of the present invention is to provide an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device that not only can efficiently store and/or release stock, but also effectively guarantee the suitability of inventory.

In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention is provided inside the automated warehouse, and a rack storage having a plurality of storage spaces for storing the pallets loaded with the target cargo to be stored or shipped to the automated warehouse. equipment; It is provided so as to be movable along each storage space of the rack storage facility, and receives a pallet loaded with the corresponding target cargo transferred from a separate transfer facility and enters each storage space of the rack storage facility or each of the rack storage facilities a stacker facility for withdrawing the pallet loaded with the target cargo introduced into the storage space and delivering it to the transfer facility; a camera device installed at a specific location of the stacker facility, and acquiring an image of a barcode information area having unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of a pallet introduced into each storage space of the rack storage facility; And for inventory counting of the automated warehouse, control the operation of the stacker facility and the camera device so that a predetermined inventory counting image is obtained for each storage space of the rack storage facility through the camera device, and obtained from the camera device Recognize barcode information from the image of the barcode information area by using the image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information pre-attached to the specific area of the pallet based on the provided inventory counting image designated for each storage space In addition, the unique pallet identification information is extracted, and the extracted unique pallet identification information and the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in a separate storage device are compared to confirm the match. It is to provide an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device including a warehouse inventory management device for performing due diligence.

Here, the warehouse inventory management device compares the extracted unique pallet identification information and the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device and does not match, the extracted unique pallet It is preferable to provide a service so that the pallet storage information for each storage space stored in the storage device is corrected and updated based on the identification information.

Preferably, just before the pallet on which the target cargo transferred from the transport facility is loaded is put into the automated warehouse under the control of the warehouse inventory management device, the target transported by the transport facility using the camera device It is possible to acquire an image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area of the pallet on which the cargo is loaded.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device is provided with the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device, and based on this, the corresponding barcode is provided. In addition to recognizing barcode information from the image of the information area, unique pallet identification information is extracted, and the extracted unique pallet identification information and pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device are compared. In this way, an inventory counting operation can be performed to confirm the match.

Preferably, just before the pallet on which the corresponding target cargo is loaded into each storage space of the rack storage facility is withdrawn through the stacker facility under the control of the warehouse inventory management device and shipped through the transfer facility, the camera It is possible to obtain an image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of the pallet on which the corresponding target cargo transferred by the transfer facility is loaded using the device.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device is provided with the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device, and based on this, the corresponding barcode is provided. In addition to recognizing barcode information from the image of the information area, unique pallet identification information is extracted, and the extracted unique pallet identification information and pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device are compared. In this way, an inventory counting operation can be performed to confirm the match.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device receives the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in the storage device periodically or in real time, and based on this, the manager stores the pallet for each storage space of the rack storage facility A service may be provided to be displayed on a display screen to visually view status information.

Preferably, according to the control of the warehouse inventory management device, the target cargo transferred by the transfer facility using the camera device has unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet. An image of the barcode information area can be acquired.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device is provided with an image of a barcode information area having a unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device. Based on the recognition of barcode information from the image of the corresponding barcode information area, as well as extracting unique pallet identification information, the rack storage facility using the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device It is possible to generate work order command data so that the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded is allocated and drawn into the empty storage space of the rack storage facility based on the received information on the location of the empty storage space of , and transmit it to the stacker facility.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device is provided with a work order completion message transmitted when the entry is completed to an empty storage space location of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded from the stacker facility, and based on this, the rack storage stored in the storage device A service can be provided so that the pallet storage information for each storage space of the facility is updated.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device, in the storage device at least one of the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility and the unique cargo identification information of the target cargo loaded on the pallet database ( DB) and can provide a service to be stored.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device, by analyzing the image of a partial area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, it is possible to determine the existence of the target cargo.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device, at least one of information on the existence or non-existence of the target cargo through the image analysis along with the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility and the pallet image information A service can be provided so that it is stored in a separate storage device by turning it into a database (DB).

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device, the existence of the target cargo through the image analysis with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in the storage device and the corresponding pallet image information A service may be provided so that at least one piece of information is transmitted by wire or wirelessly to an external manager terminal or a warehouse management server through a communication network.

Preferably, the external terminal or warehouse management server, the image with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility transmitted from the warehouse inventory management device through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service Receive at least one information of the presence or absence of the target cargo through analysis and the corresponding pallet image information, and based on this, the manager through the image analysis with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility It is possible to provide a service to be displayed on the display screen so that at least one information of the presence or absence determination information and the corresponding palette image information of the corresponding target cargo can be visually seen.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device is provided with an image of a barcode information area having a unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device. Based on this, a service can be provided to be displayed on the display screen so that the manager can visually see the image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area, including some areas of the pallet where the target cargo is loaded. have.

Preferably, the transfer facility is provided near the rack storage facility, and a conveyor transfer facility for transferring the pallet loaded with the target cargo to or from the automated warehouse to a specific location, and the conveyor transfer facility and the stacker It may include at least one transfer facility among RGV (Rail Guided Vehicle) transfer equipment that is installed between facilities and transfers the pallet loaded with the corresponding target cargo transferred by the conveyor transfer facility to the stacker facility.

Preferably, the camera device may include at least one Internet Protocol (IP) camera.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device comprises: a 3D warehouse facility object modeling module for performing a three-dimensional modeling operation on virtual three-dimensional warehouse facility objects so as to correspond to the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse; Using the virtual 3D warehouse facility objects modeled 3D from the 3D warehouse facility object modeling module on the 3D virtual space corresponding to the internal space of the automated warehouse, the same as the warehouse facilities disposed in the automated warehouse 3D automated warehouse design module that performs virtual 3D automated warehouse design work as much as possible; a display module for displaying a virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design image designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module in a three-dimensional shape on a display screen; and receiving the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, and based on this, the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image is displayed on the display screen so that the manager can see the 3D shape. A control module for controlling the operation of the display module may be further included.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device, the communication module for receiving at least one information data of the operation state information data and the error occurrence information data for each warehouse equipment from the warehouse equipment provided in the automated warehouse is further may be included.

Preferably, the control module receives the operation status information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module at regular time intervals, and based on this, each corresponding to each warehouse facility to match the operating status of each warehouse facility. In addition to controlling the movement of the virtual 3D warehouse facility object, it is displayed on the display screen so that the manager can see the work flow of each virtual 3D warehouse facility object in a 3D shape on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. It is possible to control the operation of the display module as much as possible.

Preferably, the control module receives from the communication module at least one information data of the operation state information data for each warehouse facility and the error occurrence information data at regular time intervals, and based on this, the user can It is possible to control the operation of the display module to be displayed on the display screen so that at least one of the operation state information and the error occurrence information for each warehouse facility on the three-dimensional automated warehouse design image can be viewed in the form of text.

Preferably, the control module generates work command information data for performing work by operating the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse according to the user's request, and transmits it to the corresponding warehouse facilities through a separate communication module. can be controlled as much as possible.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device further includes a storage module for storing the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module into a database (DB) for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility. can

Preferably, the control module, based on the unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance together with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility Each virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design information can be converted into a database (DB) and controlled to be stored and managed in the storage module.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device may further include a communication module for transmitting the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module to the outside.

Preferably, the control module uses the unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance together with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module through a communication network to manage an external manager terminal or warehouse It is possible to control the operation of the communication module to be transmitted to the server by wire or wirelessly.

Preferably, the external terminal or warehouse management server, through a pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service, according to the manager's request, the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse to operate and work command information for performing the work It is possible to provide a service to generate data and transmit it to the corresponding warehouse facilities through the communication network.

Preferably, the control module receives at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility from the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse through the communication module, and receives each Unique warehouse identification information stored in advance together with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, including at least one information data of operation status information data and error occurrence information data for warehouse facilities of The operation of the communication module may be controlled so that the facility identification information is transmitted by wire or wirelessly to an external manager terminal or a warehouse management server through the communication network.

Preferably, the external terminal or warehouse management server is designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, including operation state information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Each virtual 3D warehouse corresponding to each warehouse facility to match the operation status of each warehouse facility based on the received unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance along with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data In addition to providing a service so that facility objects are moved, a service is provided so that the manager can view the work flow of each virtual 3D warehouse facility object in a 3D shape on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image to be displayed on the display screen. can do.

Preferably, the external terminal or warehouse management server, at least one of the operation state information data and the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service In addition to data, the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module is provided in advance along with unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance, and based on this, the manager designs the virtual 3D automated warehouse It is possible to provide a service so that at least one of the operation state information and the error occurrence information for each warehouse facility on the image is displayed on the display screen so that the information can be viewed in the form of text.

Preferably, the external terminal or warehouse management server is designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, including error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. The virtual 3D automated warehouse design-related information data and unique warehouse identification information stored in advance are provided, and based on this, the manager can respond to the corresponding virtual 3D warehouse facility in the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. It is possible to provide a service to be displayed on the display screen to visually see the error occurrence notification information around the dimensional warehouse facility object.

Preferably, the external terminal or warehouse management server, at least one of the operation state information data and the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service In addition to data, unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance along with virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module are provided, and based on this, virtualization for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility is provided. It is possible to provide a service so that at least one of the three-dimensional automated warehouse design information and operation state information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility is converted into a database (DB) and stored and managed in a separate storage module.

Preferably, the warehouse management server may provide a cloud computing service in response to a request from an external client terminal.

Preferably, the client terminal, using the client member login cloud web service of the warehouse management server, the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information and each of each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility stored in the warehouse management server At least one information data of the operation state information data and the error occurrence information data for the warehouse facility may be searched and displayed on the display screen in real time.

Preferably, the warehouse management server, for each automated warehouse and for each warehouse facility, virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information and at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility When storing as a database (DB), using a symmetric or asymmetric encryption method, among the virtual 3D automated warehouse design-related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility, and the operation status information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility At least one piece of information is encrypted and stored, and at least one of the encrypted virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility, and operation state information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility. A service may be provided so that a decryption key capable of decrypting the .

Preferably, the preset client terminal uses a decryption key transmitted from the warehouse management server together with the corresponding client member login information to be encrypted and stored in the warehouse management server for each automated warehouse and for each warehouse facility virtual 3D At least one of information related to automated warehouse design and operation state information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility may be decoded, and this information may be searched and displayed on the display screen in real time.

Preferably, the warehouse management server, through the preset client terminal, of the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility, and operation state information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility A cloud web service may be provided to download at least one piece of information.

Preferably, the client terminal, through the automated warehouse inventory management related cloud application downloaded from the warehouse management server, virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility stored in the warehouse management server, and each It is possible to display at least one information of the operation state information and the error occurrence information for the warehouse facilities of the real-time search and display screen.

Preferably, the warehouse management server, including at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module, a virtual three-dimensional design from the 3D automated warehouse design device Receives unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance along with information data related to automated warehouse design, and based on this, the manager can provide virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information and each warehouse facility for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility. It is possible to provide a service for displaying on the display screen so that at least one information data of the operation state information data and the error occurrence information data for the real time can be monitored based on real time.

Preferably, the warehouse inventory management device may further include a communication module for receiving error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility from the warehouse facilities provided in the automated warehouse.

Preferably, the control module receives the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module, and based on this, the manager responds to the error occurrence warehouse facility on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image It is possible to control the operation of the display module to be displayed on the display screen to visually see the error occurrence notification information around the corresponding virtual three-dimensional warehouse facility object.

Preferably, the warehouse facilities provided in the automated warehouse are a rack, a stacker, a rail guided vehicle (RGV), a conveyor, an automatic guided vehicle (AGV), a laser guided vehicle (LGV). , an elevator, a programmable logic controller (PLC), or an energy management system (EMS).

According to the automated warehouse inventory management system using the camera device of the present invention as described above, the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded in the rack storage facility having a plurality of storage spaces using the camera device installed at a specific location of the stacker facility. It has the advantage of being able to receive and/or release accurately and efficiently, as well as effectively ensure the suitability of inventory.

1 is an overall block diagram for explaining an automated warehouse management system using a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a detailed block diagram for explaining the warehouse inventory management device applied to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 to 14 are screen configurations actually displayed on a display screen of a display module applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above-described objects, features and advantages will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

The terms used in the present invention have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, rather than the name of a simple term.

In the entire specification, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...unit" and "module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments of the present invention illustrated below may be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. The embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely explain the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Each block in the accompanying block diagram and combinations of steps in the flowchart may be executed by computer program instructions (execution engine), which computer program instructions may be executed by a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment. It may be mounted so that its instructions, which are executed by the processor of a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, create means for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram or in each step of the flowchart. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory, which may direct a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a particular manner, the computer-usable or computer-readable memory. It is also possible for the instructions stored in the block diagram to produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing a function described in each block of the block diagram or each step of the flowchart.

And, since the computer program instructions may be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, a series of operating steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executed process to create a computer or other program It is also possible that instructions for performing the possible data processing equipment provide steps for carrying out the functions described in each block of the block diagram and each step of the flowchart.

Additionally, each block or step may represent a module, segment, or portion of code comprising one or more executable instructions for executing specified logical functions, and in some alternative embodiments the blocks or steps referred to in the block or step. It should be noted that it is also possible for functions to occur out of sequence. For example, it is possible that two blocks or steps shown one after another may be performed substantially simultaneously, and also the blocks or steps may be performed in the reverse order of the corresponding functions, if necessary.

Figure 1 is an overall block diagram for explaining an automated warehouse management system using a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a specific block for explaining the warehouse inventory management device applied to an embodiment of the present invention 3 to 14 are screen configurations actually displayed on a display screen of a display module applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 14 , an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely a rack storage facility 100 , a transfer facility 200 , a stacker facility 300 , and a camera device. 400 , the storage device 500 , and a warehouse inventory management device 600 , and the like. In addition, the automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention is additionally RGV (Rail Guided Vehicle) equipment 700, a barcode scanner 800, an external terminal 20, a warehouse management server 30 ) and the like may be further included. On the other hand, since the components shown in FIGS. 1 to 14 are not essential, the automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention may have more or fewer components than that. have.

Hereinafter, the components of the automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

The rack storage facility 100 is provided in the interior of a typical automated warehouse, and a plurality of pallets (2) on which the target cargo (1) to be stored and/or shipped to the automated warehouse is loaded. A storage space 110 is provided.

The transfer facility 200 is provided in the vicinity of the rack storage facility 100, and the function of transferring the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 that is received and/or shipped to the automated warehouse is loaded to a specific location. It is preferably made, including, but not limited to, a conveyor transfer facility to perform, for example, at least one warehouse such as a Rail Guided Vehicle (RGV) facility 700, and/or an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) facility (not shown). Equipment may also be included.

Here, the RGV facility 700 is installed between the transfer facility 200 and the stacker facility 300 , and is preferably mainly installed in a site where it is difficult to connect the transfer facility 200 .

In addition, the RGV facility 700 transmits the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 transferred by the transfer facility 200 is loaded to the stacker facility 300 under the control of the warehouse inventory management device 600 . can be provided.

The stacker facility 300 is provided to be movable along each storage space 110 of the rack storage facility 100 , and the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 transported by the transfer facility 200 is loaded. to each storage space 110 of the rack storage facility 100, or withdraw the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 introduced into each storage space 110 is loaded, and to the transfer facility 200 ready to be delivered.

The camera device 400 is installed at a specific position (preferably, a pedestal part for mounting the pallet 2) of the stacker facility 300, and the corresponding target cargo 1 transported by the transfer facility 200 is It performs a function of acquiring the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area (preferably, the central part of the side), including a partial area of the loaded pallet (2).

Although not shown in the drawing, the camera device 400 typically includes an image sensor, an image signal processor (ISP), and a back end chip (Back_End Chip). include

The image sensor outputs an imaging signal formed by light incident from a lens as raw Bayer RGB format data. The image signal processor (ISP) converts the Bayer RGB format data into RGB format data, and converts it into YUV format data required for outputting a display screen and outputs the converted data.

The back-end chip is responsible for controlling the camera module, which includes outputting a photographed image through a display screen by processing the YUV format data output from the image signal processor (ISP). A modem (Mobile Switching Modem, MSM) or a digital signal processor (DSP) may be used.

That is, when shooting using the camera device 400, the image sensor transmits unprocessed Bayer RGB format data according to an imaging signal formed by light incident from the lens using IIC (Inter Integrated Circuit) communication. output, and the image signal processor (ISP) receiving it converts it into actual RGB format data, and converts this RGB format data into YUV format data required for display screen output, that is, required by the back-end chip for image processing. , and output it using IIC (Inter Integrated Circuit) communication. Then, the back-end chip processes the received YUV format data and outputs the photographed image through the display screen.

On the other hand, the above-described camera device 400 preferably includes at least one IP (Internet Protocol) camera capable of shooting continuous moving pictures, but is not limited thereto, and a general video camera (Video Camera), a two-dimensional image It may include a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) camera that detects Other types of cameras may be included.

At this time, the solid-state imaging device (CCD) camera is composed of an optical unit, a solid-state imaging device (CCD), and a driving unit driving the same, and acquires bitmap data input to the solid-state imaging device (CCD) through the optical unit. The bitmap data may include both image data of a still image and video data.

In addition, the USB camera is basically composed of a camera, an interface unit, a USB host, and the like, and a plurality of endpoints are formed between the camera and the interface unit, one of which is a snapshot-only endpoint. and the other is used as an endpoint dedicated to images.

The camera processes the input image as digital data and outputs it to the interface unit, the interface unit converts digital data input through an endpoint to conform to the USB standard specification and transmits it to the USB host, and the USB host transmits the digital data It functions to display data on one's own monitor or transmit it to the other party's USB host for video communication.

The storage device 500 performs a function of storing and managing the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 according to the control of the warehouse inventory management device 600 into a database (DB).

In addition, the storage device 500 stores pallet storage information data (eg, pallet identification information, cargo identification information, etc.) for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 according to the control of the warehouse inventory management device 600 in a database (DB). ) to store and manage it.

In addition, the storage device 500 according to the control of the warehouse inventory management device 600, the presence or absence of the corresponding target cargo (1) through image analysis along with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 It is possible to perform a function of storing and managing at least one information of the determination information and/or the corresponding palette image information into a database (DB).

In addition, the storage device 500 according to the control of the warehouse inventory management device 600, the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 and / or the target cargo (1) loaded on the pallet (2) ) of at least one piece of unique cargo identification information can be converted into a database (DB) to store and manage.

In addition, the storage device 500 according to the control of the warehouse inventory management device 600, along with the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100, the presence of the corresponding target cargo (1) through the image analysis It is possible to perform a function of storing and managing the presence or absence determination information and/or at least one information of the corresponding palette image information into a database (DB).

The storage device 500 includes, for example, a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, and a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory). etc.), Random Access Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), It may include at least one type of storage medium among a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

And, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is a device responsible for overall control of the automated warehouse inventory management system using the camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in particular, the camera device 400 for inventory inspection of the automated warehouse. It performs a function of controlling the operation of the stacker facility 300 and the camera device 400 so that a pre-specified inventory counting image is obtained for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 through .

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is provided with a pre-specified inventory inspection image for each storage space obtained from the camera device 400, based on this, unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area of the corresponding pallet (2) It recognizes barcode information from the image of the barcode information area using the image of the barcode information area with

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 compares the extracted unique pallet identification information and the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in a separate storage device 500 to check whether the match is It performs the function of performing inventory counting work.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 compares the extracted unique pallet identification information and the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 stored in advance in the storage device 500 and does not match, the Based on the extracted unique pallet identification information, it is possible to perform a function of providing a service so that the pallet storage information for each storage space stored in the storage device 500 is corrected and updated.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is a camera device ( A function of acquiring an image of a barcode information area having unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of the pallet 2 on which the target cargo 1 transported by the transfer facility 200 is loaded using 400) can be performed.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 immediately before putting the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 transferred from the transfer facility 200 is loaded into the automated warehouse, the corresponding acquired from the camera device 400 . Recognizing barcode information in the image of the barcode information area based on receiving the image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information attached in advance to the specific area of the pallet 2 on which the target cargo 1 is loaded In addition, extract the unique pallet identification information, compare the extracted unique pallet identification information and the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 stored in advance in the storage device 500 to check whether the match It can function to perform inventory counting work.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is a pallet ( 2) Just before taking out and shipping through the transport facility 200 , the specific area of the pallet 2 on which the target cargo 1 transported by the transport device 200 using the camera device 400 is loaded It can perform the function of acquiring the image of the barcode information area having the unique palette identification information attached in advance to the.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 withdraws the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 introduced into each storage space 110 of the rack storage facility 100 is loaded, and is shipped through the transfer facility 200 . Immediately before, the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to the specific area of the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 obtained from the camera device 400 is loaded is provided and based on this Each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 pre-stored in the extracted unique pallet identification information and storage device 500 as well as recognizing barcode information from the image of the barcode information area and extracting unique pallet identification information It can function to perform inventory counting to check whether or not it matches by comparing stored information of each pallet.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 receives the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 stored in the storage device 500 periodically and/or in real time, and based on this, the manager is the rack storage facility 100 ) can perform the function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen so that the information on the storage state of the palette for each storage space can be visually seen.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 by using the camera device 400 according to a specific control signal a portion of the pallet (2) on which the target cargo (1) is loaded to be transported by the transport facility (200) In addition, it is possible to perform the function of acquiring the image of the barcode information area having the unique palette identification information attached in advance to a specific area.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is a barcode having unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 obtained from the camera device 400 is loaded. Receive an image of the information area, and based on this, recognize barcode information from the image of the corresponding barcode information area, extract unique pallet identification information, and store each of the rack storage facilities 100 stored in advance in the storage device 500 By using the pallet storage information for each space, the empty storage space location information of the rack storage facility 100 is provided, and based on this, the pallet 2 on which the target cargo 1 is loaded is the empty storage space of the rack storage facility 100 . It is possible to perform a function of generating work order command data so as to be assigned and drawn into a position and transmitting it to the stacker facility 300 .

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 receives the work instruction completion message transmitted when the target cargo 1 is loaded into the empty storage space location of the pallet 2 from the stacker facility 300 and is provided based on this. It is possible to perform a function of providing a service so that the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 stored in the storage device 500 is updated (Updated).

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is at least one of the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 and the unique cargo identification information of the target cargo 1 loaded on the pallet 2 It is possible to perform a function of providing a service so that information is converted into a database (DB) and stored in the storage device 500 .

In addition, the warehouse inventory management apparatus 600 may perform a function of determining the presence or absence of the target cargo (1) by analyzing the image of a partial region of the pallet (2) on which the target cargo (1) is loaded.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is the existence of the corresponding target cargo (1) through the image analysis together with the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100, and / or the corresponding pallet At least one piece of image information may be converted into a database (DB) to provide a service to be stored in the storage device 500 .

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 determines the existence of the corresponding target cargo 1 through the image analysis together with the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 stored in the storage device 500 . Information, and / or the function of providing a service so that at least one of the information of the palette image information is transmitted wired and / or wirelessly to the external manager terminal 20 and / or the warehouse management server 30 through the communication network 10 can be performed.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600 is a barcode having unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 obtained from the camera device 400 is loaded. Based on the image of the information area, the manager visually visualizes the image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information attached to a specific area, including some areas of the pallet 2 on which the target cargo 1 is loaded. It can perform a function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen so that it can be viewed as a .

As described above, all service providing functions, determination functions, and/or control functions of the warehouse management apparatus 600 described above are preferably performed by the control module 640 to be described later.

In addition, the warehouse inventory management device 600, as shown in FIG. 2, a 3D warehouse facility object modeling module 610, a 3D automated warehouse design module 620, a display module 630, a control module 640, and It may be configured to further include a power supply module 650 and the like. In addition, the warehouse inventory management apparatus 600 applied to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a communication module 660, a storage module 670, and the like. On the other hand, since the components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, the warehouse inventory management apparatus 600 applied to an embodiment of the present invention may have more or fewer components than that.

Hereinafter, the components of the warehouse inventory management apparatus 600 applied to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

The 3D warehouse facility object modeling model 610 functions to perform a 3D modeling operation on virtual 3D warehouse facility objects to correspond to the warehouse facilities provided inside the typical automated warehouse.

Here, the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse are, for example, a rack, a stacker, a rail guided vehicle (RGV), a conveyor, an automatic guided vehicle (AGV), a laser guided vehicle (LGV). , an elevator (Elevator), PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), and / or EMS (Energy Management System) is preferably made of at least one warehouse facility.

The 3D automated warehouse design module 620 uses the virtual 3D warehouse facility objects modeled 3D from the 3D warehouse facility object modeling module 610 on the 3D virtual space corresponding to the inner space of the automated warehouse to automate the It functions to perform a virtual 3D automated warehouse design work so that it is arranged identically to the warehouse facilities placed in the warehouse.

The display module 630 performs a function of displaying the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 in a 3D shape on the display screen.

The display module 630 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode display (LED), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), and an organic light emitting diode. (Organic Light Emitting Diode, OLED), Flexible Display, Plasma Display Panel (PDP), Surface Alternate Lighting (ALiS), Digital Light Emitting Diode (DLP), Silicon Liquid Crystal (LCoS), Surface Conduction Electron Emitting Device Display (SED), Field Emission Display (FED), Laser TV (Quantum Dot Laser, Liquid Crystal Laser), Optoelectric Liquid Display (FLD), Interferometric Modulator Display (iMoD), Thick Film Dielectric Electric (TDEL), It may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a quantum dot display (QD-LED), a telescopic pixel display (TPD), an organic light emitting transistor (OLET), a laser fluorescence display (LPD), and a three-dimensional display (3D display). Anything that can display at least one of an image, an image, a character, or a number may be included.

The control module 640 is a module responsible for overall control of the warehouse inventory management device 600 applied to an embodiment of the present invention, and all service providing functions, determination functions, and/or of the warehouse inventory management device 600 . In particular, the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 receives the information data related to the design of the virtual 3D automated warehouse designed to perform control functions, and based on this, the user converts the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image into a 3D shape. It may perform a function of controlling the operation of the display module 630 to be displayed on the display screen for viewing.

In addition, the control module 640 receives the operation state information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module 660 at regular time intervals, and based on this, corresponds to each warehouse facility to match the operating state of each warehouse facility. A display screen that controls each virtual 3D warehouse facility object to be moved and allows the user to view the work flow of each virtual 3D warehouse facility object in a 3D shape on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image It may perform a function of controlling the operation of the display module 630 to be displayed on the .

In addition, the control module 640 receives the information data of at least one of the operation state information data and/or the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module 660 at regular time intervals, and based on this, the user operation of the display module 630 to be displayed on the display screen so that at least one of operation state information and/or error occurrence information for each warehouse facility on the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design image can be viewed in text form. control function can be performed.

In addition, the control module 640 generates work command information data for performing work by operating the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse according to the user's request, and sends the information to the corresponding warehouse facilities through the communication module 660. A function to control the transmission can be performed.

In addition, the control module 640 is each automated warehouse based on the unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance together with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 . And/or a function of controlling to store and manage virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design information for each warehouse facility into a database (DB) to be stored and managed in the storage module 670 may be performed.

At this time, the unique warehouse identification information is, for example, the name of the automated warehouse, the password of the automated warehouse, the serial number of the automated warehouse, the type of the automated warehouse, the manufacturer of the automated warehouse, the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the automated warehouse, the automation It includes at least one of the warehouse's unique IP (Internet Protocol) address, the model of the automated warehouse and the version of the automated warehouse, the automated warehouse's private key or the authentication information of the automated warehouse generated by the PKI-based private key. Preferably, but is not limited thereto, and may include identification information for all automated warehouses that can identify the automated warehouse.

The unique equipment identification information is, for example, the name of the warehouse equipment, the password of the warehouse equipment, the serial number of the warehouse equipment, the type of the warehouse equipment, the manufacturer of the warehouse equipment, the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the warehouse equipment, the warehouse equipment It is preferable to include at least one information among the unique IP (Internet Protocol) address, the model of the warehouse facility and the version of the warehouse facility, the authentication information of the warehouse facility generated by the private key of the warehouse facility or the PKI-based private key. , but is not limited thereto, and may include identification information for all warehouse facilities that can identify warehouse facilities.

In addition, the control module 640 transmits the unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance together with the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 through the communication network 10 . It is possible to perform a function of controlling the operation of the communication module 660 to be transmitted to the external manager terminal 20 and/or the warehouse management server 30 by wire and/or wirelessly.

At this time, the communication network 10 is a high-speed backbone network of a large-scale communication network capable of large-capacity, long-distance voice and data services, and includes Wi-Fi, WiGig, It may be a next-generation wireless communication network including WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet, Wibro), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access, Wimax), and the like.

The Internet includes the TCP/IP protocol and various services existing in its upper layers, namely HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), Telnet, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), DNS (Domain Name System), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), It means a worldwide open computer network structure that provides SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), NFS (Network File Service), NIS (Network Information Service), etc., and the communication module 660 is an external terminal 20 and/or An environment that allows access to the warehouse management server 30 is provided. Meanwhile, the Internet may be a wired or wireless Internet, or may be a core network integrated with a wired public network, a wireless mobile communication network, or a portable Internet.

If the communication network 10 is a mobile communication network, it may be a synchronous mobile communication network or an asynchronous mobile communication network. As an example of the asynchronous mobile communication network, a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) type communication network may be used. In this case, although not shown in the drawings, the mobile communication network may include, for example, a Radio Network Controller (RNC). Meanwhile, although the WCDMA network is taken as an example, it may be a next-generation communication network such as a cellular-based 3G network, an LTE network, a 4G network, a 5G network, or other IP-based IP networks.

The communication network 10 serves to mutually transmit signals and data between the communication module 660 applied to an embodiment of the present invention and the external terminal 20 and/or the warehouse management server 30 .

In addition, the control module 640 is at least one information data of the operation state information data and/or error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility from the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse through the communication module 660 . Provided with information data related to virtual 3D automated warehouse design designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620, including at least one information data of operation status information data and/or error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility The communication module 660 so as to transmit the unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance to the external manager terminal 20 and/or the warehouse management server 30 through the communication network 10 by wire and/or wirelessly. You can control the action.

In addition, the control module 640 receives the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module 660, and based on it, the user receives the error occurrence information data on the corresponding virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. It is possible to control the operation of the display module 630 to be displayed on the display screen to visually see the error occurrence notification information around the corresponding virtual three-dimensional warehouse facility object.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable recording medium using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to the hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). , processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and may be implemented using at least one of an electrical unit for performing a function. In some cases, such embodiments may be implemented by the control module 640 .

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as a procedure or function may be implemented together with a separate software module for performing at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. Also, the software code may be stored in the storage module 670 and executed by the control module 640 .

And, the power supply module 650 is each of the above-described devices, that is, the 3D warehouse facility object modeling module 610, the 3D automated warehouse design module 620, the display module 630, the control module 640, the communication module ( 660), and/or performing a function of supplying power required for the storage module 670, etc., for continuous power supply, commercial AC power (eg, AC 220V) to direct current (DC) and/or AC It is preferably implemented to be converted into (AC) power, but is not limited thereto, and may be implemented including a conventional portable battery (Battery).

In addition, the power supply module 650 may include a power management unit (not shown) that protects components from external power shock and outputs a constant voltage. The power management unit may include an ESD (Electro Static Damage) protector, a power detector, a rectifier, and a power breaker.

Here, the ESD protector is configured to protect electronic components from static electricity or sudden power shock. The power detector is configured to send a cutoff signal to the power breaker when a voltage outside the allowable voltage range is introduced, and to transmit a step-up or step-down signal to the rectifier according to a voltage change within the allowable voltage range. The rectifier is configured to perform a step-up or step-down rectification operation according to the signal of the power sensor so that a constant voltage is supplied by minimizing the fluctuation of the input voltage. The power breaker is configured to cut off the power supplied from the battery according to the cutoff signal transmitted from the power detector.

Additionally, the communication module 660 is at least one of operation state information data and/or error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility from the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse according to the control of the control module 640 . It performs the function of receiving information data.

In addition, the communication module 660 transmits the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 according to the control of the control module 640 to the outside, that is, the external terminal 20 and/or It can perform a function of transmitting to the warehouse management server (30).

In addition, the storage module 670 stores virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 under the control of the control module 640 for each automated warehouse and/or for each warehouse facility ( DB) to store and manage functions.

In addition, the storage module 670 may perform a function of storing and maintaining at least one program code executed through the control module 640 and at least one data set used by the program code.

The storage module 670 may include, for example, a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, and a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory). etc.), Random Access Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), It may include at least one type of storage medium among a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

And, the external terminal 20 is the image with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 transmitted from the warehouse inventory management device 600 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Receive at least one information of the existence or non-existence determination information of the target cargo (1) through analysis, and/or the corresponding pallet image information, and based on this, the manager identifies a unique pallet for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 It performs a function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen to visually see at least one of information and/or information on the presence or absence of the corresponding target cargo through the image analysis along with the information, and/or the corresponding palette image information.

In addition, the external terminal 20 generates work command information data for performing work by operating the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse according to the manager's request through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. It may perform a function of providing a service to be transmitted to the corresponding warehouse facilities through the communication network 10 .

In addition, the external terminal 20 is a virtual 3D automated warehouse design module 620, including operation state information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640, the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Receives unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance along with the 3D automated warehouse design information data of In addition to providing a service so that the warehouse facility object is moved, it is displayed on the display screen so that the manager (or user) can view the work flow of each virtual 3D warehouse facility object in a 3D shape on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. It can perform the function of providing a service to be displayed.

In addition, the external terminal 20 is at least one of the operation state information data and / or error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. In addition to data, a manager (or a user) is provided with unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance along with virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620, and based on this, the manager (or user) On the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design image, it is possible to perform a function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen so that at least one of the operation status information and/or error occurrence information for each warehouse facility can be viewed in text form. have.

In addition, the external terminal 20 is designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620, including error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Receives unique warehouse identification information stored in advance along with virtual 3D automated warehouse design-related information data, and based on this, the manager (or user) responds to the corresponding error occurred warehouse facility on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. It is possible to perform a function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen to visually see the error occurrence notification information around the virtual three-dimensional warehouse facility object.

In addition, the external terminal 20 is at least one of the operation state information data and / or error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. In addition to data, unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance together with virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 are provided, and based on this, each automated warehouse and/or Alternatively, a separate storage module (not shown) by converting at least one of virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design information for each warehouse facility, operation state information for each warehouse facility, and/or error occurrence information into a database (DB) It can perform the function of providing services to be stored and managed in

The storage module is, like the above-described storage module 670, for example, a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), Random Access Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Memory (PROM) read-only memory), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk may include at least one type of storage medium.

In addition, the external terminal 20 (preferably, the client terminal) uses the client member login cloud web service of the warehouse management server 30, for each automated warehouse stored in the warehouse management server 30 and / or each warehouse It is possible to perform a function of searching and displaying at least one information data of virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information for each facility, operation state information data for each warehouse facility, and error occurrence information data in real time on the display screen.

In addition, the external terminal 20 (preferably, the client terminal) is stored in the warehouse management server 30 through the automated warehouse inventory management related cloud application downloaded from the warehouse management server 30 and / or each It is possible to perform a function of real-time search and display of at least one information of virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information for each warehouse facility, operation state information for each warehouse facility, and/or error occurrence information on the display screen.

In addition, the external terminal 20 (preferably, a preset client terminal) is encrypted and stored in the warehouse management server 30 using the decryption key transmitted from the warehouse management server 30 together with the corresponding client member login information. Decrypts at least one information of virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and/or each warehouse facility, operation status information for each warehouse facility, and/or error occurrence information, and searches and displays it in real time A function to display on the screen can be performed.

These external terminals 20 include various mobile terminals that communicate through the wireless Internet or the portable Internet, and in addition, a Palm PC, a smart phone, a mobile play-station, and a communication function are provided. It refers to all wired and wireless home appliances/communication devices having a user interface for accessing the communication device 660 and/or the warehouse management server 30 such as a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) phone, tablet PC, iPad, etc. can do.

In particular, when the external terminal 20 is implemented as a normal smartphone, the smartphone downloads various application programs desired by the user and freely uses it, unlike a general mobile phone (aka feature phone). As a phone based on an open operating system that can be deleted and deleted, it is a phone that has not only commonly used functions such as voice/video calls and internet data communication, but also all mobile phones with mobile office functions or voice calls, but does not have internet access. It is desirable to understand it as a communication device including all possible Internet phones or tablet PCs.

Such a smart phone may be implemented as a smart phone equipped with various open operating systems, and the open operating systems include, for example, Symbian of Nokia, BlackBerry of RIMS, iPhone of Apple, It can be made of Windows Mobile of Microsoft, Android of Google, Sea of Samsung Electronics, etc.

As such, since the smart phone uses an open operating system, a user can arbitrarily install and manage various application programs, unlike a mobile phone having a closed operating system.

And, the warehouse management server 30 is the image with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 transmitted from the warehouse inventory management device 600 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Receive at least one information of the presence or absence of the target cargo through analysis, and/or the corresponding pallet image information, and based on this, the manager along with the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility 100 It performs a function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen to visually see the information of the presence or absence of the target cargo through the image analysis, and / or at least one of the corresponding palette image information.

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 generates work command information data for performing work by operating the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse according to the manager's request through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. It may perform a function of providing a service to be transmitted to the corresponding warehouse facilities through the communication network 10 .

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 is designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620, including operation state information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. The virtual 3D automated warehouse design-related information data and unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance are provided, and based on this, each virtual 3 corresponding to each warehouse facility is provided to match the operation status of each warehouse facility. In addition to providing a service so that the 3D warehouse facility object is moved, the service is displayed on the display screen so that the manager can see the work flow of each virtual 3D warehouse facility object in a 3D shape on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image It can perform functions that provide

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 is at least one of the operation state information data and/or the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. In addition to data, unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance along with virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 are provided, and based on this, the manager can manage the virtual 3 It is possible to perform a function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen so that at least one of the operation state information and/or error occurrence information for each warehouse facility on the dimensional automated warehouse design image can be viewed in the form of text.

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 is designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620, including error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. The virtual 3D automated warehouse design-related information data and unique warehouse identification information stored in advance are provided, and based on this, the manager can respond to the corresponding virtual 3D warehouse facility in the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. It is possible to perform a function of providing a service to be displayed on the display screen to visually see the error occurrence notification information around the dimensional warehouse facility object.

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 is at least one of the operation state information data and/or the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640 through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. In addition to data, unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance together with virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module 620 are provided, and based on this, each automated warehouse and/or Alternatively, at least one of virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design information for each warehouse facility, operation state information for each warehouse facility, and error occurrence information is converted into a database (DB) and stored in a separate storage device (not shown) and It can perform the function of providing a service to be managed.

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 may perform a function of providing a cloud computing service in response to a request of the external terminal 20 (preferably, a client terminal).

That is, the warehouse management server 30 is connected to the plurality of terminals 20 and the communication network 10 possessed by the manager on the network through the plurality of terminals 20 to provide system resources (such as OS, CPU, memory, storage device, etc.) In a cloud service environment, a plurality of servers are connected to a plurality of terminals 20 on a network, and in this case, the warehouse management server 30 is a concept including a plurality of servers. As illustrated, for example, the system resources are distributed so that the plurality of terminals 20 can use the system resources through a guest machine in a virtual space created through virtualization technology. These matters can be understood as well-known general concepts.

In this case, the cloud service environment refers to Internet-based (cloud) computing technology. This cloud computing (Cloud Computing) expresses the Internet as a cloud in the computer network diagram, has a hidden complex infrastructure structure, and has a computing style in which IT-related functions are provided in the form of services. Users can use services provided by cloud computing by using the Internet.

In addition, the cloud computing is a mixture of various computing concepts and communication technologies, such as virtualized computing, utility computing, and on-demand computing, and is a virtualization technology for a plurality of data centers composed of a plurality of computers. It refers to a technology that implements a single virtual computer or service by integrating with

That is, the cloud computing is an 'on-demand outsourcing service of IT resources through the Internet', in which programs or documents stored individually in a personal computer or a corporate server are stored in an Internet-based virtual server or storage. and by driving a cloud application such as a web browser using various terminals including a personal computer, a user can perform a desired task.

In this case, users can select and use computing resources such as cloud applications, storage, OS, and security as much as they want at a desired time and pay a price based on usage.

That is, the warehouse management server 30 is a server that provides a cloud computing service to the external terminal 20 , and provides the computing resource requested by the external terminal 20 through the communication network 10 . The warehouse management server 30 may provide a computing service for enabling the external terminal 20 to use a requested device.

The warehouse management server 30 includes, for example, application program files, game program files, text data files, document files, picture files, music files, video files, barcode files, etc. A plurality of storage devices for storing files, that is, storage (Storage) is provided.

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 is at least among the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information for each automated warehouse and/or each warehouse facility, operation state information data for each warehouse facility, and/or error occurrence information data When storing one information data as a database (DB), using a symmetric or asymmetric encryption method, virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and/or each warehouse facility, and operation for each warehouse facility At least one of the state information and/or error occurrence information is encrypted and stored, and the encrypted virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and/or each warehouse facility, for each warehouse facility Provides a service so that a decryption key capable of decrypting at least one of operation state information and/or error occurrence information is transmitted to an external terminal 20 (preferably, a preset client terminal) that manages the automated warehouse function can be performed.

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 through the external terminal 20 (preferably, a preset client terminal) for each automated warehouse and / or each warehouse equipment virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information, each It is possible to perform a function of providing a cloud web service so that at least one of the operation state information and/or the error occurrence information for the warehouse facility can be downloaded.

In addition, the warehouse management server 30 is a 3D automated warehouse design module 620, including at least one information data of operation state information data and/or error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module 640. Receives the unique warehouse identification information and/or facility identification information stored in advance along with the designed virtual 3D automated warehouse design information data, and based on this, the administrator can use the virtual 3D information for each automated warehouse and/or each warehouse facility. It provides a service for displaying on the display screen so that at least one information data of automated warehouse design related information, operation status information data for each warehouse facility, and/or error occurrence information data can be monitored in real time function can be performed.

The automated warehouse management system using a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention described above may further include a barcode scanner 800 . This barcode scanner 800 is installed near the transfer facility 200 . In addition, it performs a function of recognizing unique pallet identification information by reading the barcode information area of the pallet 2 on which the corresponding target cargo 1 transported by the transfer facility 200 is loaded.

Although a preferred embodiment has been described for an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device according to the present invention described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various It is possible to carry out a modification and this also belongs to the present invention.

100: rack storage facility,
200: transport equipment,
300: stacker equipment,
400: camera device;
500: storage,
600: warehouse inventory management device,
700: RGV equipment,
800 : barcode scanner

Claims (34)

a rack storage facility provided in the automated warehouse and having a plurality of storage spaces for storing pallets loaded with target cargoes to be stored or shipped to the automated warehouse;
It is provided so as to be movable along each storage space of the rack storage facility, and receives a pallet loaded with the corresponding target cargo transferred from a separate transfer facility and enters each storage space of the rack storage facility or each of the rack storage facilities a stacker facility for withdrawing the pallet loaded with the target cargo introduced into the storage space and delivering it to the transfer facility;
a camera device installed at a specific location of the stacker facility, and acquiring an image of a barcode information area having unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of a pallet introduced into each storage space of the rack storage facility; and
For inventory counting of the automated warehouse, control the operation of the stacker facility and the camera device so that a predetermined inventory counting image is obtained for each storage space of the rack storage facility through the camera device, and each obtained from the camera device Receives a pre-specified inventory counting image for each storage space and recognizes barcode information from the image of the barcode information area using the image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information pre-attached to the specific area of the pallet based on this. In addition, the unique pallet identification information is extracted, and the extracted unique pallet identification information and the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in a separate storage device are compared to check the inventory to confirm the match. A warehouse inventory management device that performs work, comprising:
The warehouse inventory management apparatus includes: a 3D warehouse facility object modeling module for performing a 3D modeling operation on virtual 3D warehouse facility objects so as to correspond to the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse;
Using the virtual 3D warehouse facility objects modeled 3D from the 3D warehouse facility object modeling module on the 3D virtual space corresponding to the internal space of the automated warehouse, the same as the warehouse facilities disposed in the automated warehouse 3D automated warehouse design module that performs virtual 3D automated warehouse design work as much as possible;
a display module for displaying a virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design image designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module in a three-dimensional shape on a display screen; and
Receives the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, and based on this, the display is displayed on the display screen so that the manager can view the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image in a 3D shape An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it further comprises a control module for controlling the operation of the module.
The method of claim 1,
The warehouse inventory management device compares the extracted unique pallet identification information and the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device and does not match, the extracted unique pallet identification information Automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service so that the pallet storage information for each storage space stored in the storage device is corrected and updated based on the .
The method of claim 1,
Immediately before loading the pallet on which the corresponding target cargo transferred from the transport facility is loaded into the automated warehouse under the control of the warehouse inventory management device, the corresponding target cargo transported by the transport facility using the camera device is loaded Acquires an image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of the pallet,
The warehouse inventory management device is provided with the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information pre-attached to the specific area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device, and based on this, In addition to recognizing barcode information from the image, extracting unique pallet identification information, and comparing the extracted unique pallet identification information with the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device to determine whether they match Automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that performing inventory due diligence to confirm.
The method of claim 1,
Just before the pallet on which the corresponding target cargo is loaded into each storage space of the rack storage facility is withdrawn through the stacker facility under the control of the warehouse inventory management device and shipped through the transfer facility, the camera device is used to acquire the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area of the pallet on which the target cargo transferred by the transfer facility is loaded,
The warehouse inventory management device is provided with the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information pre-attached to the specific area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device, and based on this, In addition to recognizing barcode information from the image, extracting unique pallet identification information, and comparing the extracted unique pallet identification information with the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device to determine whether they match Automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that performing inventory due diligence to confirm.
The method of claim 1,
The warehouse inventory management device receives the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in the storage device periodically or in real time, and based on this, the manager receives the pallet storage state information for each storage space of the rack storage facility An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service to be displayed on a display screen so that it can be seen visually.
The method of claim 1,
A barcode information area having unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet on which the target cargo transferred by the transfer facility is loaded, using the camera device under the control of the warehouse inventory management device. acquire an image of
The warehouse inventory management device receives the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device, and based on this In addition to recognizing barcode information from the image of the barcode information area, unique pallet identification information is extracted, and empty storage of the rack storage facility using the pallet storage information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in advance in the storage device A camera, characterized in that it receives the spatial location information and generates work order command data so that the pallet loaded with the target cargo is allocated and drawn into the empty storage space of the rack storage facility based on it, and transmits it to the stacker facility Automated warehouse inventory management system using devices.
7. The method of claim 6,
The warehouse inventory management device receives from the stacker facility the work instruction completion message transmitted when the entry is completed to the empty storage space location of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, and based on this, each of the rack storage facilities stored in the storage device An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service so that the pallet storage information for each storage space is updated.
8. The method of claim 7,
The warehouse inventory management device, in the storage device, at least one of the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility and the unique cargo identification information of the target cargo loaded on the pallet is converted into a database (DB) Automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service to be stored.
7. The method of claim 6,
The warehouse inventory management device, an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that by analyzing the image of a partial area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded to determine the existence of the target cargo.
10. The method of claim 9,
The warehouse inventory management device stores at least one of information on the presence or absence of the target cargo through the image analysis along with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility and at least one of the pallet image information in a database (DB) ) and automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service to be stored in a separate storage device.
11. The method of claim 10,
The warehouse inventory management device, at least one of the presence or absence determination information and the corresponding pallet image information through the image analysis together with the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility stored in the storage device An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service so that information is transmitted wired or wirelessly to an external manager terminal or warehouse management server through a communication network.
12. The method of claim 11,
The external terminal or warehouse management server, through the image analysis with unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility transmitted from the warehouse inventory management device through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service The target cargo through the image analysis along with the unique pallet identification information for each storage space of the rack storage facility by the manager based on receiving at least one of information on the existence of the target cargo and the corresponding pallet image information Automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service to be displayed on a display screen to visually see at least one of the existence determination information and the corresponding pallet image information.
7. The method of claim 1 or 6,
The warehouse inventory management device receives the image of the barcode information area having the unique pallet identification information attached in advance to a specific area, including a partial area of the pallet on which the target cargo is loaded, obtained from the camera device, and based on this, the manager characterized in that it provides a service so that the image of the barcode information area with unique pallet identification information pre-attached to a specific area is displayed on the display screen so that the image of the barcode information area can be visually seen, including some areas of the pallet on which the corresponding target cargo is loaded An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device.
The method of claim 1,
The transfer facility is provided in the vicinity of the rack storage facility, and a conveyor transfer facility for transferring the pallet loaded with the target cargo to or from the automated warehouse to a specific location, and between the conveyor transfer facility and the stacker facility Automation using a camera device, characterized in that it includes at least one transfer facility among RGV (Rail Guided Vehicle) transfer equipment that is installed and transfers the pallet loaded with the target cargo transferred by the conveyor transfer equipment to the stacker equipment Warehouse inventory management system.
The method of claim 1,
The camera device, an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it comprises at least one IP (Internet Protocol) camera.
delete The method of claim 1,
The warehouse inventory management device further includes a communication module for receiving at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility from the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse,
The control module receives the operation state information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module at regular time intervals, and based on this, each virtual 3 corresponding to each warehouse facility to match the operation state of each warehouse facility. In addition to controlling the 3D warehouse facility object to move, the display is displayed on the display screen so that the manager can view the work flow of each virtual 3D warehouse facility object in a 3D shape on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it controls the operation of the module.
18. The method of claim 17,
The control module receives the information data of at least one of the operation state information data and the error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module at regular time intervals, and based on this, the user can automate the virtual three-dimensional Automation using a camera device, characterized in that the operation of the display module is controlled to be displayed on a display screen so that at least one of the operation state information and the error occurrence information for each warehouse facility on the warehouse design image can be viewed in the form of text Warehouse inventory management system.
The method of claim 1,
The control module generates work command information data for performing work by operating the warehouse facilities provided in the automated warehouse according to the user's request, and controlling it to be transmitted to the corresponding warehouse facilities through a separate communication module. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that.
The method of claim 1,
The warehouse inventory management device further includes a storage module for storing the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module into a database (DB) for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility,
The control module is based on the unique warehouse identification information and equipment identification information stored in advance together with the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, for each automated warehouse and for each warehouse facility. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that the three-dimensional automated warehouse design information is converted into a database (DB) and stored and managed in the storage module.
The method of claim 1,
The warehouse inventory management device further includes a communication module for transmitting virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module to the outside,
The control module wired the unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance together with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module to an external manager terminal or warehouse management server through a communication network. Or an automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that for controlling the operation of the communication module to be transmitted wirelessly.
22. The method of claim 21,
The external terminal or warehouse management server generates work command information data for performing work by operating the warehouse facilities provided in the automated warehouse according to the manager's request through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service to be transmitted to the corresponding warehouse facilities through the communication network.
22. The method of claim 21,
The control module receives at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility from the warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse through the communication module, and receives each warehouse facility. Unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance together with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, including at least one information data of operation status information data and error occurrence information data for An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that controlling the operation of the communication module so that the communication module is transmitted by wire or wirelessly to an external manager terminal or warehouse management server through the communication network.
24. The method of claim 23,
The external terminal or warehouse management server is a virtual 3 designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, including operation state information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Dimensional automated warehouse design-related information data and unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance are provided, and based on this, each virtual 3D warehouse facility object corresponding to each warehouse facility is created to match the operation status of each warehouse facility. In addition to providing a service to move, the service is provided so that the manager can view the work flow of each virtual 3D warehouse facility object in a 3D shape on the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image to be displayed on the display screen. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device.
24. The method of claim 23,
The external terminal or warehouse management server includes at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through a pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Received from the 3D automated warehouse design module, unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance along with the virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data designed from the above module, and based on this, the manager can each An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service to be displayed on a display screen so that at least one of the operation state information and the error occurrence information for the warehouse equipment can be viewed in the form of text.
24. The method of claim 23,
The external terminal or warehouse management server is a virtual 3 designed from the 3D automated warehouse design module, including error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through the pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Received unique warehouse identification information stored in advance along with dimensional automated warehouse design related information data, and based on this, the manager can respond to the corresponding virtual 3D warehouse facility in the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service to be displayed on a display screen to visually see error occurrence notification information around an object.
24. The method of claim 23,
The external terminal or warehouse management server includes at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module through a pre-installed automated warehouse inventory management related application service. Received from the 3D automated warehouse design module, unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance together with virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information data, and based on this, virtual 3D for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility A camera device characterized in that it provides a service so that at least one of the automated warehouse design information and operation state information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility is converted into a database (DB) and stored and managed in a separate storage module. Automated warehouse inventory management system using
24. The method of claim 23,
The warehouse management server provides a cloud computing service in response to a request from an external client terminal,
The client terminal, using the client member login cloud web service of the warehouse management server, is stored in the warehouse management server for each automated warehouse and for each warehouse facility virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information and to each warehouse facility An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that at least one information data of the operation state information data and the error occurrence information data is searched for and displayed on a display screen in real time.
29. The method of claim 28,
The warehouse management server stores at least one information data among virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information and operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility in a database (DB). ), use a symmetric or asymmetric encryption method to store at least one of virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility, and operation status information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility. In addition to encrypting and storing information, it is possible to decrypt at least one of the encrypted virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility, and operation state information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility. Provides a service so that a decryption key that can be used is transmitted to a preset client terminal that manages the automated warehouse,
The preset client terminal is a virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility that is encrypted and stored in the warehouse management server using the decryption key transmitted from the warehouse management server together with the corresponding client member login information. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it decodes at least one of related information and operation status information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility, and searches and displays it on a display screen in real time.
30. The method of claim 29,
The warehouse management server, at least one of the virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design-related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility, and operation state information and error occurrence information for each warehouse facility through the preset client terminal An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a cloud web service so that information can be downloaded.
29. The method of claim 28,
The client terminal is, through the automated warehouse inventory management related cloud application downloaded from the warehouse management server, virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design related information and each warehouse facility for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility stored in the warehouse management server An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that at least one of the operation status information and the error occurrence information for the information is displayed on a real-time search and display screen.
24. The method of claim 23,
The warehouse management server, including at least one information data of operation state information data and error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility transmitted from the control module, a virtual three-dimensional automated warehouse design designed from the 3D automated warehouse design device Receives unique warehouse identification information and facility identification information stored in advance along with related information data, and based on this, the manager can provide virtual 3D automated warehouse design related information for each automated warehouse and each warehouse facility and operation of each warehouse facility An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it provides a service for displaying at least one information data among status information data and error occurrence information data on a display screen so that it can be monitored in real time based on real time.
The method of claim 1,
The warehouse inventory management device further includes a communication module for receiving error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility from the warehouse facilities provided in the automated warehouse,
The control module is provided with error occurrence information data for each warehouse facility received from the communication module, and based on this, the manager corresponds to the virtual 3D automated warehouse design image corresponding to the error occurring warehouse facility. An automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that it controls the operation of the display module to be displayed on a display screen to visually see error occurrence notification information around the 3D warehouse facility object.
The method of claim 1,
The warehouse facilities provided inside the automated warehouse are, Elevator), PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), or EMS (Energy Management System) automated warehouse inventory management system using a camera device, characterized in that consisting of at least one warehouse facility.

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