KR20090128646A - Handling baggage guiding system using rfid - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A baggage guide system using an RFID(Radio Frequency ID) is provided to easily manage delivery of articles by guiding a location of the article kept in a warehouse based on information stored in the RFID, which is attached to the article. CONSTITUTION: A holder(30) keeps an article(10) in which an RFID tag(1) is attached. A reader(40) reads article information from the RFID tag of the article kept in the holder and transmits the article information to the outside. A management server(50) manages the article information received from the reader. If the article information is inputted to the management server, a guiding unit(70) guides a location of the article. If the article information and a password are read from the RFID tag, a reader communicator(41) transmits the article information and ID information to the outside.

Description

Baggage Information System using RFID {HANDLING BAGGAGE GUIDING SYSTEM USING RFID}

The present invention relates to a baggage guidance system using RFID that can identify the information of the article attached to the RFID and guide the location of the article stored in the goods storage warehouse.

Generally, a post office or a courier company is used to send goods from one area to another. At this time, if the post office is used to send the goods to a distant area, it takes a very long time, so there is a problem that the goods cannot be received at a short time.

In addition, when the goods are delivered using a courier company, the goods can be delivered in a relatively fast time, and because the goods are delivered directly to the place where the recipient wants, there is a very convenient advantage. However, there is a disadvantage that the shipping cost is relatively high.

On the other hand, the goods can be delivered by train and express bus.

In this way, by using a train and a high-speed bus, most of them can arrive on the same day except for the island region in Korea at low cost. At this time, if the delivered goods are moved and stored by the managers in the goods storage warehouse of the train station or the bus terminal, when the recipient arrives at the goods storage warehouse and provides the goods information and the recipient's personal information to the manager, the manager confirms this. The stored items are searched by hand and the items are found and delivered to the recipient.

However, as described above, after the managers have received the goods in the warehouse, they have to find the goods received at the request of the recipient, and there is a problem in that the delivery management of the goods is cumbersome and the shipping work efficiency is lowered.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems described above, the object of the present invention is to identify the information of the article with the RFID to guide the location of the article stored in the goods storage warehouse made easy to manage the goods It is to provide a baggage guidance system using RFID.

Embodiments of the present invention for achieving the above object in the baggage guide system using RFID, and read the article information from the RFID tag of the article stored in the storage, and the RFID tag of the article stored in the storage to transmit to the outside It includes a reader, a management server for managing the goods information transmitted from the reader, and a guide unit for guiding the location of the corresponding goods when the goods information is input to the management server.

According to the present invention, if the article stored with the RFID tag is stored in the goods storage and inputs the goods information to the management server, the display unit displays the location of the goods, the administrator can know the storage location of the goods using the goods information There is an advantage to that.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, an RFID tag 1 of an article 10 having an RFID tag 1 attached thereto is stored, and an RFID tag of an article 10 stored in the storage 30. The reader 40 to read the goods information from the 1) and transmit it to the outside, the management server 50 for managing the goods information transmitted from the reader 40, and if the goods information is input to the management server 50, the corresponding goods And a guide unit 70 for guiding the position of 10.

Here, the item information may be made of the sender, the item name, the manufacturer, the date of manufacture, the expiration date. In addition, the article information can be recorded in the RFID tag 1 by a writer (not shown). In this case, various information may be recorded in the RFID tag 1 according to a user's intention of using a lighter. In other words, if the user is a baggage manager who manages baggage, the sender's name, item name, sending date password (telephone number, social security number, etc.) may be recorded. Therefore, the recipient can receive the baggage if he knows the article name and code.

In addition, the storage table 30 may be divided into a plurality of spaces 31, and the spaces 31 may be manufactured in layers. In this case, the door 33 may be installed in the space 31.

On the other hand, the reader 40 is provided with a reader communication unit 41, the article information and password read from the reader 40 can be transmitted to the management server (50). At this time, the reader communication unit 41 may be implemented as an antenna capable of wireless communication.

The reader 40 is preferably given a unique ID.

Here, the reader 40 may be provided in plural and may be disposed and installed in each of the plurality of spaces of the plurality of storage racks 30, and the ID given to the reader 40 may be a number or a letter.

That is, when the article 10 is read by the reader 40, the read article information, the password, and the ID may be transmitted to the outside through the reader communication unit 41. Therefore, the management server 50 may transmit and manage the item information and password and ID transmitted.

At this time, when the recipient requests the location of the article 10 to the management server 50, the management server 50 controls the guide unit 70 based on the ID to determine the location where the article 10 requested by the recipient is stored. Since the recipient can be guided, the recipient can find out exactly where the article 10 of the rack 30 is stored.

When the article information and the password are read from the RFID tag 1, the reader information unit may further include a reader communication unit 41 for transmitting the read article information and the password and its ID information to the outside.

Here, when the reader 40 reads the article information and the password of the RFID tag 1 attached to the article 10, the obtained article information, the password and the ID information may be transmitted to the outside through the reader communication unit 41. have. At this time, the management server 50 can determine the state in which the article 10 is accommodated in the storage 30 by transmitting and recognizing the article information, password and ID information.

As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 50 includes a server communication unit 51 receiving article information, a password, and ID information transmitted from the reader 40, article information transmitted from the reader 40, Password and ID information is stored, the server storage unit 53 in which the position of the storage 30 corresponding to the ID information is stored as data, the information recognition unit 55 for recognizing article information, password and ID information, An information input unit 57 for inputting article information and a password, a comparison unit 58 for comparing article information and password recognized by the information recognition unit 55 with article information and password inputted at the input unit 57, and comparison Matching unit 59 for matching the item information and ID information matched by the comparison of the unit 58, and the control unit for controlling the guide unit 70 when the item information and the password is matched by the comparing unit 58 ( 52).

Here, the server storage unit 53, the information recognition unit 55, the input unit 57, the comparison unit 59 and the control unit 52 may be controlled by the control unit 56.

In addition, the server storage unit 53 stores the zones of the storage table 30 corresponding to the readers 40 as data.

In addition, the server communication unit 51 may receive the article information and the password transmitted from the reader 40. In this case, the server communication unit 51 may be implemented as an antenna capable of wireless communication. In addition, the input unit 57 may be implemented as a keyboard.

As such, when the goods information and the password is input through the receiver input unit 57, the management server 50 compares the goods information and the password transmitted from the reader 40 and searches for the location of the goods matching the goods information. After the control unit 52, the guide unit 70 can be controlled.

The control unit 52 compares the ID information recognized by the information recognition unit 55 with the data stored in the server storage unit 53 to search for the position of the storage table 30 and the position search unit 52a; A calculation unit 52b for calculating the distance of the position searched by the position retrieval unit 52a, an up and down control unit 52c for controlling the guide unit 70 up and down by calculation of the calculation unit 52b, and calculation The control unit 52b may further include a horizontal control unit 52d for horizontally controlling the guide unit 70.

Here, if the position where the article 10 is stored is searched by the position search part 52a, the calculation part 52b calculates the distance of a position. That is, the vertical control unit 52c and the horizontal control unit 52d may be controlled to calculate the front and rear distances and the left and right distances of the searched position so that the guide unit 70 fits the front and rear distances and the left and right distances.

The controller may further include an information organizer 54 for recognizing the control of the controller 52 and organizing the article information, the password, and the ID information stored in the server storage 53.

Here, when the guide unit 70 guides the position of the article by the control unit 52, the information organizer 54 organizes the article information, the password, and the ID information stored in the server storage unit 53 to store the server storage unit ( By securing a storage space of 53), item information, password, and ID information transmitted from another reader 40 can be stored.

When the control unit 52 controls the guide unit 70, the control unit 52 may further include a guide unit unit 80 that broadcasts the guide unit.

In this case, the announcement may be stored in the server storage 53. That is, when the control unit 52 is driven, the guidement unit 80 is also driven together, and when the guide unit 70 displays the position of the article 10, "this is where the article is located". Can be broadcast. In this case, the guide may be broadcast through the speaker 81. The speaker 81 may be provided at one side of the guide unit 70.

3 and 4, the guide part 70 includes a pointing member 71, a vertical rotating member 73 for rotating the pointing member 71 up and down, and a vertical rotating member 73. It may include a horizontal rotating member 75 for rotating the horizontal and the guide communication unit 77 for receiving a control command of the management server 50.

Here, the indicating member 71, the vertical rotation member 73 and the horizontal rotation member 75 may be controlled by the guide control unit 79. At this time, the indicating member 71, the vertical rotating member 73 and the horizontal rotating member 75 is preferably provided on the ceiling of the storage warehouse in which the luggage is stored in the base frame 72.

In addition, the guide communication unit 77 may be implemented as an antenna capable of wireless communication. In addition, the indicating member 71 may be rotated by the vertical rotating member 73 and the horizontal rotating member 75 to display the position of the article 10.

In addition, the indicating member 71 is preferably a laser pointer.

In this case, since the laser is scanned straight, the laser pointer can accurately guide the position of the article even if the position where the article 10 is stored is far.

In addition, the vertical rotation member 73 may include a vertical rotation shaft 731 connected to the rear of the indicating member 71, and a vertical rotation motor 733 for rotating the vertical rotation shaft 731.

Here, when the vertical rotation motor 733 rotates the vertical rotation shaft 731, the indicating member 71 can be rotated up and down.

The horizontal rotating member 75 may include a horizontal rotating shaft 751 connected to the vertical rotating member 73, and a horizontal rotating motor 753 for rotating the horizontal rotating shaft 751.

Here, when the horizontal rotation motor 753 rotates the horizontal rotation shaft 751, the indicating member 71 can be rotated horizontally.

In this way, the pointing member 71 is rotated 180 degrees in the vertical direction, 360 degrees in the horizontal direction, it is possible to accurately guide the position of the article 10 to the recipient.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

First, the sender stores the article information and the password using a lighter in the baggage company (train, bus company) in the RFID tag 1 of the baggage. At this time, the sender should deliver the goods information and password to the recipient. Thus, the recipient can receive the article 10 using the article information and the password.

Then, the article 10 is sent to the bus terminal or train station in the place where the sender wants, that is, the addressee's area. In this case, the article 10 may be transmitted via a train or a bus. In addition, a post office or a courier company may apply the present invention to a warehouse.

Subsequently, the goods delivered to the area where the recipient resides are stored in the storage rack 30 of the storage warehouse. That is, when the article 10 arrives at the bus terminal, the manager randomly accommodates the article 10 in the storage 30 provided in the bus terminal in random order regardless of the order.

At this time, the recipient arrives at the storage terminal of the bus terminal in the state of memorizing or recording and storing the goods information and password previously received from the sender, and enters the memorized goods information and password into the management server 50 provided at the storage warehouse. The management server 50 may detect and guide the position of the storage table 30 in which the article 10 corresponding to the input article information is stored.

That is, when the laser pointer as the indicating member 71 scans the laser into a specific space 31 of the storage rack 30, the manager who manages the storage warehouse opens the door 33 of the storage rack 30 to open the article 10. ) Can be delivered to the addressee.

As described above, the present invention can easily find the loaded goods 10 if the manager simply loads the goods 10 in the goods storage warehouse, so that the manager can quickly guide the goods 10 to the recipient. have.

Therefore, the present invention is a very useful invention that can efficiently manage the article 10 with a small number of people.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described preferred embodiments, but can be practiced in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present invention in various ways. If you can easily understand.

If the implementation by such improvement, change, substitution or addition falls within the scope of the appended claims below, the technical spirit is also regarded as belonging to the present invention.

1 is a view schematically showing an application state of a baggage guidance system using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the main part of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing another main portion of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of FIG. 3.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: RFID tag 10: Goods

30: storage 40: reader

50: management server 70: guide

80: guidement section

Claims (11)

In the baggage guidance system using RFID, A storage table 30 in which the article 10 to which the RFID tag 1 is attached is stored; A reader 40 for reading the item information from the RFID tag 1 of the item 10 stored in the storage table 30 and transmitting it to the outside; A management server 50 for managing article information transmitted from the reader 40; Baggage guidance system using an RFID comprising a guide unit for guiding the location of the corresponding article 10 when the article information is input to the management server (50). The method of claim 1, The reader 40 is a baggage guidance system using RFID that is given a unique ID. The method of claim 1, The reader 40 is When the article information and the password is read in the RFID tag (1), the baggage management system using RFID further comprises a reader communication unit 41 for transmitting the read article information and password and their ID information to the outside. The method of claim 1, The management server 50 is A server communication unit 51 for receiving article information, password, and ID information transmitted from the reader 40; A server storage unit 53 storing article information, a password, and ID information transmitted from the reader 40, and storing a position of the storage table 30 corresponding to the ID information as data; An information recognition unit 55 for recognizing the article information, the password, and the ID information; An information input unit 57 for inputting article information and a password; A comparison unit 58 for comparing the article information and the password recognized by the information recognition unit 55 with the article information and the password inputted from the input unit 57; A matching unit 59 for matching item information and ID information matched by the comparison unit 58; Baggage guidance system using RFID comprising a control unit 52 for controlling the guide unit 70 if the article information and the password matched by the comparison unit (58). The method of claim 4, wherein The control unit 52 A position search unit 52a for searching the position of the storage table 30 by comparing the ID information recognized by the information recognition unit 55 with data stored in the server storage unit 53; A calculation unit 52b for calculating a distance of the position searched by the location search unit 52a; An up and down control unit 52c which controls the guide unit 70 up and down by calculation of the calculation unit 52b; Baggage guidance system using RFID further comprises a horizontal control unit (52d) for controlling the guide unit (70) horizontally by the calculation of the calculation unit (52b). The method of claim 4, wherein Baggage guidance system using RFID further comprising an information organizer (54) for recognizing the control of the control unit (52) to organize the item information, password and ID information stored in the server storage unit (53). The method of claim 4, wherein Baggage guidance system using RFID further comprises a guidement unit (80) for broadcasting the guidement when the control unit (52) controls the guide unit (70). The method of claim 1, The guide unit 70 The indicator member (71); Vertical rotating member 73 for rotating the indicating member 71 up and down; A horizontal rotating member 75 for rotating the vertical rotating member 73 horizontally; Baggage guide system using an RFID including a guide communication unit for receiving a control command of the management server (50). The method of claim 8, The indicating member 71 Baggage guidance system using RFID, a laser pointer. The method of claim 8, The vertical rotating member 73 A vertical rotation shaft 731 connected to the rear of the indicating member 71; Baggage guidance system using an RFID including a vertical rotation motor (733) for rotating the vertical rotation shaft (731). The method of claim 8, The horizontal rotating member 75 A horizontal rotation shaft 751 connected to the vertical rotation member 73; Baggage guidance system using an RFID comprising a horizontal rotating motor (753) for rotating the horizontal rotating shaft (751).

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