KR20100098778A - System and method for producing and managing medicine by using rfid - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for producing and managing medicines by using an RFID are provided to automate medicine management of each box in producing medicines, thereby increasing production speed of medicines. CONSTITUTION: A medicine tag attaching device(110) automatically attaches RFID tags to wrapping papers of medicines. A tag information input device(120) inputs production history information to the attached RFID tags. A defective tag selecting device(130) reads the inputted tag information to display a mark which indicates a defect. A box tag attaching device(140) automatically attaches box tags to surfaces of boxes.

Description

Pharmaceutical production management system using RFID and its method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND MANAGING MEDICINE BY USING RFID}

The present invention relates to a drug production management system and method using RF ID which enables efficient production and management of drugs through tag attachment, defective tag selection, and tree-type drug management in the process of producing a drug.

Until recently, many business patent applications using the RFID method have been made. However, due to the technical characteristics of the RFID, it is necessary to specialize the business method according to the characteristics of the product to which the RFID tag is attached, and to subdivide the introduction and operation methodology.

The radio frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic recognition technology, and is a recognition technology using radio frequency (RF). It is a technology that records ID information of an object in a tag or a card, and tracks and manages tagged objects and creatures using an antenna and a reader.

1 is a diagram illustrating a product management process using RFID from an existing general factory to a distribution center and a store.

In the conventional clothing distribution structure, tags are issued using RFID printers and attached to clothes and boxes, but unlike clothes, a general process is not appropriate in the pharmaceutical field because, unlike clothing, there are many more and various products are produced in a factory line. .

The process of RFID product management in a general factory is specifically different for each field and how to attach the tag, how to input and register data on the tag and how to deal with the tag failure is different for each field. The equivalent can be done differently.

Existing methods are not considered in detail for these parts.

The existing product management and pharmacy delivery management using RFID has the following features.

Existing methods do not give a clear presentation on the tag attachment time, tag tag information input method, tag attachment method, and tag failure screening method, which are the core of a business. This is because many parts vary depending on the application object, and a conventional method using a tag printer is not suitable.

In particular, in the management of pharmaceuticals with a large quantity of production and a large variety of drugs, it was impossible to introduce RFID technology by using a conventional tag printer, as a result of deteriorating the production speed of a pharmaceutical company's factory.

In addition, in the case of drugs, the introduction of RFID technology was not easy due to the large amount of aluminum packaging.

In the present invention, it is impossible to introduce RFID by a RFID printer or a manual product for a mass-produced product, such as a pharmaceutical product. To provide a pharmaceutical production management system and method using the ID.

The present invention is to provide a drug production management system and method using the RF ID that can efficiently produce and manage the drug through the attachment of the tag in the process of producing the drug, screening the bad tag and management of each box of the tree structure. .

Technical means of the present invention for achieving the above object, a drug tag attachment for automatically attaching the RFID tag supplied in roll form to the wrapping paper of the medicine transported through the conveyor at high speed; A tag information input unit for inputting production history information to the RFID tag attached through the drug tag attaching machine; A bad tag selector that reads the information of the tag input through the tag information input unit, determines whether there is no abnormality in the input information, and displays a mark indicating whether or not it is defective according to the determination result; A box tag attaching machine for automatically attaching a box tag to a surface of the box by receiving a plurality of boxes each packaged with a plurality of medicines; A box reader for receiving the box containing the packaged medicine and reading the box tag and each packaged medicine tag in the box, respectively; And a production management server that receives the box tag information from the box reader and a plurality of drug tag information loaded in the box, respectively, and connects them in a tree structure and stores and stores them in a database.

The apparatus may further include an item classifier that reads a box tag of a box transferred through the box tag attacher and separates and outputs it in different paths according to item or tag recognition time, and the box reader is located at the top and bottom of the conveyor. Horn antennas each installed; And shielding walls respectively provided on side surfaces of the conveyor to block external emission of RF signals radiated from the horn antennas, respectively.

Specifically, the drug tag includes at least one information of the drug name, drug unique number, quantity, date of manufacture, manufacturing time and the person in charge, the box tag is a box unique number and manufacturing date, manufacturing time, drug name, package It is characterized in that it comprises at least one information of the quantity information of the drug and the manufacturer in charge.

The technical method of the present invention for achieving the above object, when the wrapping paper is transported through the conveyor, the step of attaching the RFID tag supplied in roll form to the wrapping paper of the transported medicine using a predetermined roller at high speed; Inputting production history information of a medicine to an RFID tag when the packaged paper with the tag is transferred; When the wrapping paper in which the tag information is input is transferred, reading the tag information to determine whether the tag is defective and marking the tag on which the defect has occurred; Attaching a box tag to the surface of the box and reading each tag of the packaged medicine in the box when a plurality of medicines are packaged in the box by the conveyor; And receiving and receiving information of the box tag and a plurality of drug tag information loaded in the box, respectively, and storing and managing the box information and each small packaged drug information in a tree structure.

Specifically, the packaging paper is characterized in that the original packaging of the medicine or a packaging paper packaged with the drug, the drug tag includes at least one of the drug name, drug identification number, quantity, date of manufacture, manufacturing time and the person in charge of the manufacturing In addition, the box tag is characterized in that it includes at least one of the box unique number and the date of manufacture, the manufacturing time, the name of the drug, the quantity information of the packaged medicines and the person in charge of the manufacturing.

As described above, the present invention can improve drug production speed and improve packaging efficiency, production and production by automating RFID tag attachment and defective tag screening and tree-type drug management in the process of producing pharmaceutical products. There is an advantage to increase the efficiency of management.

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

2 is a block diagram showing a drug production management system according to the present invention, a drug tag attaching device 110 and tag information input device 120, bad tag selector 130, box tag attaching machine 140, item sorter 150 ), The box reader 160, shipping reader 170 and the production management server 180 and the like.

The drug tag attachment machine 110 is configured to attach the RFID tag 103 supplied in a roll form to the wrapping paper 101 of the medicine transferred through the conveyor at high speed. The package of the drug may be a package of the original packaging of the drug or a package of the drug is packaged, the drug tag attaching machine 110 may attach the RFID tag supplied in the form of a roll using a roller.

When the tag information input device 120 transfers the packaged paper 101 attached with a tag through a conveyor, the drug name, drug unique number, quantity, date of manufacture, and the like are attached to the RFID tag 103 attached through the drug tag attaching device 110. It is configured to input the production history information including at least one of the manufacturing time and the production manager.

The bad tag selector 130 reads the information of the tag input through the tag information inputter 120 when the wrapping paper in which the tag information is input through the conveyor is determined to determine whether there is no abnormality in the input information. It is configured to display a mark indicating whether there is a defect or not according to a later discrimination result. If the tag is defective, the bad tag selector 130 is marked in a predetermined form on the wrapping paper so as to visually determine whether the tag is defective.

As such, by automating tag attachment and screening of bad tags, work speed and productivity can be improved. As described above, after packaging the medicine in the wrapping paper in which the selection of the defective tag is completed, the packaging packaged with the medicine is repackaged in a big box, or the packaging packaged with the medicine is repackaged in a large box.

The box tag attaching machine 140 is configured to attach a box tag 107 to the surface of the box by receiving a box 105 (big box) in which a plurality of medicines are individually packaged through a conveyor. The box tag 107 may include at least one of a box unique number, a manufacturing date, a manufacturing time, a drug name, quantity information of a packaged medicine, and a manufacturing officer.

The item selector 150 is configured to read the box tag 107 of the box 105 (big box) transferred through the conveyor, and separate and output it in different paths according to item or tag recognition time.

The box reader 160 receives the box containing the packaged medicines through the conveyor for each item, reads the box tag and each packaged medicine tag in the box, and transmits the read tag information to the production management server 180. It is.

Shipping reader 170 is installed on the entry and exit gate is configured to collect the information of the pallet (Pallet) or box that is delivered to the distribution center or each pharmacy through the RFID reader to deliver to the production management server 180.

The production management server 180 receives the box tag information from the box reader 160 and a plurality of drug tag information loaded in the box, respectively, and connects them in a tree structure, and then stores and manages them in the package database 181 as well as the delivery reader ( The pallet or box tag information is received from 170 and stored in the delivery database 183 to manage the shipment history. Of course, the production management server 180 may further include an inventory database 185 connected to the pharmacy or distribution center through a network, and receiving and storing the drug inventory information transmitted from the pharmacy and the distribution center.

Here, the production management server 180 may receive the drug tag information attached to each small package from the bad tag selector 130, not the box reader 160. This is because the bad tag selector 130 reads the information stored in the tag when selecting the bad tag.

On the other hand, the production management server 180 may be connected to the system of the distribution center and pharmacy through the network, so that each distribution center or pharmacy database of the production management server 180 for the production management and delivery information of a specific drug Can be viewed and checked through.

3 is a block diagram showing the pharmaceutical production management system of Figure 2 according to the present invention, the tag information input unit 120 and the bad tag selector 130, item selector 150, box reader 160, delivery reader 170 ) And production management server 180 and the like.

The tag information input device 120 is a device for writing a tag in a roll to roll, and at least one of a drug name, a drug unique number, a quantity, a manufacturing date, a manufacturing time, and a person in charge of the RFID tag 103. When entering the production history information, which may include a different serial number to the tag at the time of production at the request of the customer, or the same ID may be entered into the tag at the request of the customer .

The tag information input unit 120 may be provided with a plurality (# 1 ~ # 4) in parallel on the conveyor, at this time by installing a shielding film between each tag information input unit (# 1 ~ # 4) to emit the RF signal out of the area It is desirable not to.

In addition, it is preferable to apply continuous writing technology to the tag information input unit 120 so that two or more writings can be performed in one second on the conveyor. When the same ID is input to the tag, a plurality of package units are provided. It is desirable to enable low lighting.

The tag information input device 120 to which the roll-to-roll writing method is applied may arrange various rolls in parallel when several kinds of drug products enter through the conveyor, and thus, various products through one conveyor (two or more tracks). It is possible to write the tag of at the same time.

The bad tag selector 130 reads the information of the tag input through the tag information inputter 120 when the wrapping paper in which the tag information is input through the conveyor is determined to determine whether there is no abnormality in the input information. It is configured to display or separate separately the mark indicating whether there is a defect or not according to the result of the discrimination. In the case of the bad tag selector 130, a plurality (# 1 ~ # 2) is installed in parallel on the conveyor can improve the speed of the sorting operation.

The item selector 150 reads the box tag 107 of the box 105 (big box) transferred through the conveyor and separates and outputs the item in a different path for each item. The plurality of items (# 1 to # 3) on the conveyor Is installed and configured to separate and output the various items of medicine delivered through the conveyor in different paths.

The box reader 160 receives the box containing the packaged medicines through the conveyor for each item, reads the box tag and each packaged medicine tag in the box, and transmits the read tag information to the production management server 180. It is.

Shipping reader 170 is installed on the entry and exit gate is configured to collect the information of the pallet (Pallet) or box that is delivered to the distribution center or each pharmacy through the RFID reader to deliver to the production management server 180.

The production management server 180 receives the box tag information from the box reader 160 and a plurality of drug tag information loaded in the box, respectively, connects them to a tree structure, stores them in a database, and manages the pallets from the delivery reader 170. Alternatively, the box tag information is received and stored in the database to manage the shipment history.

Of course, the production management server 180, including the enterprise resource management system (ERP) and integrated production management system (MES), can analyze and manage the cost (Cost), delivery and quality (Quality) in real time It is desirable to. The MES system is a field system focused on real-time monitoring and control of a production site, tracking of logistics and work histories, and quality control, and can improve management performance through productivity improvement and improvement through data on the production site.

4 is a view showing the configuration of the item selector and the box reader of Figure 2 according to the present invention, in the case of the item selector 150 recognizes the box tag 107 of the medicine box 105 delivered through the conveyor It is configured to select the delivery route according to the item or the recognition rate of the drug. For example, if the recognition speed does not exceed 20 boxes per minute, the item sorter 150 is operated to use both lines.

The box reader 160 is configured to recognize and inspect the tag of each box delivered through the item selector 150 and to transmit information about the read box tag and the drug tag to the production management server 180. Of course, the box that does not pass the inspection is recovered through a feedback conveyor and re-inspected and then delivered back to the item selector 150 side.

Here, the box reader 160 has horn antennas installed on the top and bottom sides of the conveyor, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, and generates a strong electric field from the horn antenna to the box side. It is also configured to read the package and read data in a tree structure. At this time, it is preferable to install shielding walls on the side of the conveyor to block the external emission of the RF signal radiated from the upper / lower horn antenna, respectively.

Preferably, two shielding walls are provided at both sides of the upper horn antenna and at both sides of the lower horn antenna.

Therefore, while existing business models vaguely present tag attachment, tag information input, and tag verification method, the present invention provides a drug tag attachment machine 110 and a bad tag selector 130 in a field requiring high-speed production such as medicine. ) And the box tag attachment machine 140 and the box reader 160 to add high-speed production.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing drug production according to an embodiment of the present invention, which will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

First, when the original packing paper 101 of the medicine or the package 101 in which the medicine is packaged through the conveyor is transported, the drug tag attaching machine 110 is supplied to the packaging 101 of the transported medicine in a roll form RFID tag 103 ) Is attached at a high speed using a predetermined roller (S1). In this manner, the drug tag attacher 110 is capable of attaching approximately thousands of tags per hour.

Subsequently, when the tag 101 is attached to the tag 101 attached to the tag 103 is transferred through the conveyor, the drug name, drug unique number, to the RFID tag 103 attached through the drug tag attachment 110 Production history information including at least one of a quantity, a manufacturing date, a manufacturing time, and a manufacturing officer is inputted (S2).

The bad tag selector 130 reads the information of the tag input through the tag information inputter 120 when the wrapping paper 101 into which the tag information is input through the conveyor is read or not. After determining whether there is no abnormality, a marking is displayed to indicate whether or not a predetermined defect occurs on the tag in which the defect has occurred (S3). For example, when the bad tag selector 130 reads the tag information, the information is treated as normal if the information is 'a bottle of syrup'.

If the tag is bad, the bad tag selector 130 is preferably marked so that it can be visually confirmed whether or not the bad. Of course, in the case of a bad tag, it is also possible to automatically separate and collect the wrapping paper without going through the marking procedure.

In the conventional method, the method of screening tag defects through the tag printer was preferred. However, in the pharmaceutical packaging process, since various operations are additionally performed after the tag is attached, the RFID tag may be damaged in the middle. You need to do it.

In this way, by automating the attachment of tags and the selection of defective tags, it is possible to speed up work and improve productivity. In this way, after packaging the medicine in the wrapping paper of the completion of the selection of the defective tag, the small package (101) packed with the medicine is re-packed in a big box (105; big box) or the small package (101) packed with the medicine It is repackaged with 105.

Subsequently, the box tag attaching unit 140 attaches the box tag 107 to the surface of the box when the box 105 (big box) in which a plurality of medicines are individually packaged through the conveyor is transported (S4). The box tag 107 may include at least one of a box unique number, a manufacturing date, a manufacturing time, a drug name, quantity information of a packaged medicine, and a manufacturing officer.

When the medicine box is transferred through the conveyor, the item selector 150 recognizes each box tag and separates the output line as needed, and each separated box is transferred to the corresponding box reader 160. The box reader 160 reads the tag 107 of the box and the respective tags 103 of the medicine packaged in the box through a horn antenna as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, and reads the read tag information to the production management server 180. ) Is transmitted to (S5).

Subsequently, the production management server 180 receives the box tag information and the plurality of drug tag information loaded in the box from the box reader 160 and connects the box information and each packaged drug information in a tree structure as shown in FIG. 4. And stored in the package database 181 (S6). Here, the production management server 180 may receive the drug tag information attached to each small package from the bad tag selector 130, not the box reader 160. This is because the bad tag selector 130 reads the information stored in the tag when selecting the bad tag. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the packaging database 181 of the production management server 180 has a tree structure database that stores and manages production history information on medicines packaged by box number for each item.

In addition, the shipping reader 170 is installed on the entry and exit gate to collect the information of the pallet (Pallet) or box that is delivered to the distribution center or each pharmacy through the RFID reader to deliver to the production management server 180, production management server The 180 receives pallet or box tag information from the shipping reader 170 and stores the pallet or box tag information in the shipping database 183 to manage the shipment history.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications, changes and additions should be determined not only by the claims below, but also by equivalents to those claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a product management process using RFID from an existing general factory to a distribution center and a store.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a pharmaceutical production management system according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a drug production management system of FIG.

4 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an item sorter and a box reader of FIG. 2.

5A and 5B are front and side views showing the detailed configuration of the box reader of Fig. 2, respectively.

6 is a flow chart showing a pharmaceutical production management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing an example of storing and managing the production history information for the medicine packaged by box in the production management server.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

101: wrapping paper 103: medicine tags

105: box 107: box tag

110: drug tag attachment machine 120: tag information input device

130: bad tag selector 140: box tag attachment machine

150: item selector 160: box reader

170: shipping reader 180: production management server

Claims (8)

A drug tag attaching device for automatically attaching an RFID tag supplied in a roll form to a package of a medicine transported through a conveyor at high speed; A tag information input unit for inputting production history information to the RFID tag attached through the drug tag attaching machine; A bad tag selector that reads the information of the tag input through the tag information input unit, determines whether there is no abnormality in the input information, and displays a mark indicating whether or not it is defective according to the determination result; A box tag attaching machine for automatically attaching a box tag to a surface of the box by receiving a plurality of boxes each packaged with a plurality of medicines; A box reader for receiving the box containing the packaged medicine and reading the box tag and each packaged medicine tag in the box, respectively; And And a production management server receiving the box tag information and the plurality of drug tag information loaded in the box from the box reader, and connecting them in a tree structure and storing and managing the data in a database. The method of claim 1, Pharmaceutical product production management system characterized in that it further comprises an item sorter for reading the box tag of the box transferred through the box tag attaching machine to separate the output by different paths according to the item or tag recognition time. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The box reader may include a horn antenna installed at upper and lower ends of the conveyor; And a shielding wall installed at each side of the conveyor to block external emission of the RF signal radiated from the horn antenna. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The drug tag may include at least one of drug name, drug unique number, quantity, date of manufacture, time of manufacture, and person in charge of manufacture, and the box tag may include a box unique number, date of manufacture, time of manufacture, name of drug, and packaged medicine. Pharmaceutical production management system using RFID including information on at least one of the quantity information and the manufacturing manager. If the wrapping paper is transferred through the conveyor, attaching the RFID tag supplied in roll form to the wrapping paper of the transported medicine at a high speed by using a predetermined roller; Inputting production history information of a medicine to an RFID tag when the packaged paper with the tag is transferred; When the wrapping paper in which the tag information is input is transferred, reading the tag information to determine whether the tag is defective and marking the tag on which the defect has occurred; Attaching a box tag to the surface of the box and reading each tag of the packaged medicine in the box when a plurality of medicines are packaged in the box by the conveyor; And And receiving and receiving information of the box tag and a plurality of drug tag information loaded in the box, respectively, and storing and managing the box information and each packaged drug information in a tree structure. The method of claim 5, The packaging paper is a drug production management method using an RFID, characterized in that the original packaging of the drug or a package of the drug package. The method according to claim 5 or 6, The drug tag includes information of at least one of drug name, drug unique number, quantity, date of manufacture, time of manufacture, and the person in charge of manufacturing, and the box tag includes a box unique number and date of manufacture, time of manufacture, name of drug, and packaged drug Pharmaceutical production management method using RFID containing at least one of the quantity information and the manufacturer in charge of the. The method according to claim 5 or 6, After the box tag is attached to the surface of the box and recognizes the box tag, the drug production management method characterized in that the box is separated by a plurality of paths according to the item or tag recognition time.

Images