KR20170128846A - System for book management of smart bookshelf and the method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a book management system for a smart bookshelf and a method for managing books. The method for managing books includes: a first step (S100) of registering serial numbers and information on a book stocked and of attaching a tag (T) to the book after storing the book information in the tag (T); a second step (S110) of detecting the serial number of a bookshelf plate (9) and a shelf arrangement form and setting the serial number of each shelf; a third step (S120) of detecting an arrangement form of the book arranged in order of the serial number in the each shelf of the bookshelf plate (9); a fourth step (S130) of setting a virtual position of the book arranged in the each shelf by the arrangement form detected in the third step (S120); a fifth step (S140) of calculating actual position information of the each book by matching the book information obtained by scanning only the tag (T) of the predetermined book arranged in the each shelf, with the virtual position predetermined in the third step (S120); and a sixth step (S150) of forming database of the calculated actual position information of the book.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a smart book shelf,

The present invention relates to a book management system for a smart shelf, and more particularly, to a technique for simplifying a process of placing a received book on a shelf and registering the location of the book.

Generally, the library has a large number of bookstores that can store vast amounts of books and can categorize the books systematically and accommodate multiple books.

Therefore, there is a need for a system that can systematically manage this vast amount of books.

In other words, the library manager attaches a label to the book, which stores the title, issue date, date of receipt, serial number, etc. of the book, and registers the data in the book management system by scanning the data of the label. Can be regularly sorted and managed.

In addition, a library user can access the book management system to easily search for a desired book, and can quickly access and borrow a book shelf provided with the book.

However, in the conventional book management system, when a book is inserted into a bookshelf, it is inserted in order of serial number, and the level attached to the books is scanned and registered in the management server by DB, so that scanning of a large volume of books There is a hassle.

Patent Registration No. 10-1218260 (Title: How to identify the location of a book using the book navigation system and book navigation)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a book management system that simplifies the process of placing a received book on a shelf and registering the location of the book.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention,

A first step (S100) of registering information and serial number of the received book, storing the book information in the tag (T), and attaching the book information to the book;

A second step (S110) of determining the identification number of the shelf unit (9) and the array arrangement of the shelf unit (9), and setting a unique number of each shelf unit

A third step (S120) of ascertaining the display form of the book in serial number order in each column of the book shelf unit (9);

A fourth step (S130) of setting a virtual position of a book to be stored in each cell by the display form identified in the third step (S120);

A fifth step (S140) of calculating actual position information of each book by matching book information obtained by scanning only a tag (T) of a specific book provided in each box with a virtual position set in a third step (S120); And

And a sixth step (S150) of converting the actual location information of the calculated book into a DB.

Further, another embodiment of the present invention includes a tag T attached to a book stored in the book shelf 9 and storing related information and a serial number of the book;

A scanner (S) for scanning the tag (T) to read and transmit the data;

A management server (5) for converting the book data transmitted from the scanner (S) into a DB and registering and managing the book data; And

And a terminal (7) connected to the management server (5) and the scanner (S) and capable of proceeding with book management work.

The book management system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention displays the received books in the order of the serial number in the order of the book number, and only the first book of each column is scanned by assigning serial numbers according to the form Even when scanning only the last book, the remaining books are provided in the order of the sequential numbers, so that the position can be automatically set, shortening the time required to register the book position and simplifying the operation.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a structure of a book management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a process of scanning a book inserted in a shelf space by the book management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIGS. 3-9 illustrate various ways of scanning the book shown in FIG.
10 is a block diagram showing a management server of the book management system shown in FIG.
11 is a flowchart showing a book management method using a book management system.
12 is a view showing an initial screen of the book management system shown in FIG.
13 is a view showing an operation screen of the book management system shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 is an example of a screen showing the location of the book by the book management system shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a book management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, a book management system 1 proposed by the present invention includes a tag T attached to a book stored in a book shelf 9 and storing related information of the book; A scanner (S) for scanning the tag (T) to read and transmit the data; A management server (5) for converting the book data transmitted from the scanner (S) into a DB and registering and managing the book data; And a terminal 7 connected to the management server 5 and the scanner S and capable of conducting book management work.

In the book management system 1 having such a structure, the management server 5 includes a book management program, manages a book, manages an internet homepage corresponding to a URL of a library, ), And manages the Internet homepage and the book related data linked to the URL.

The tag T is attached to the book, and information about the book can be stored. The tag T includes various types of storage devices, for example, a bar code, a QR code, or an RFID, an NFC (Near Field Communication), or an OCR pattern.

As described above, the storage device is of various types, and the scanner S for reading data from the storage device selects the scanner S suitable for each storage device as described later. In addition, the tag T in the present invention is not limited to a predetermined storage device but includes all aspects in which book information can be stored.

Various tags can be stored in the tag T, for example, title, author, issue date, publish publisher, date of receipt, serial number, and the like can be stored.

And, books with tags (T) are placed in each column of the shelf stand (9), and are ordered by serial number.

At this time, the book shelf (9) includes various types, and a structure capable of providing books on one side and a structure capable of being provided on both sides, and the present invention includes all types of book shelves (9) .

In addition, each shelf unit (9) has a number of cells in which the books can be inserted, and each cell can be ordered in sequential order.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the book shelf 9 is divided into a plurality of spaces by a plurality of partitions, and each space is provided with books in serial number order. At this time, the book is inserted from the leftmost column at the top of the shelf stand (9), and when this column is filled, it is continuously inserted into the neighboring column of the same stage, and the serial number is also continued.

Alternatively, fill the leftmost column and fill the leftmost column at the bottom. The book with the highest serial number is then placed at the front of the left column.

Alternatively, the book can be inserted in the order as shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, which can be appropriately selected according to the environment of the library.

As described above, a large number of books can be provided in various orders on the book shelf 9, and the tags T attached to the books can be easily scanned by the scanner S .

Such a scanner S can be appropriately selected according to the type of the tag T as described above. For example, when the tag T is a bar code, a QR code, or an OCR pattern, a scanner S capable of recognizing these codes is required.

In the case of the RFID system, a chip and an antenna are provided in the tag T, a radio frequency is propagated in the scanner S, the propagated frequency is transmitted to the chip via the antenna of the tag T, The data can be read by transmitting the input data to the scanner S via the antenna.

In addition, the RFID wireless communication system is divided into a place and an application that are used for each frequency band. For example, the UHF scheme uses a frequency of 900 MHz, and the data transmission / reception distance between the scanner S and the tag T is within a range of 5 m to 10 m. This UHF system is mainly applied to the logistics system 1 because of a long data reading distance.

The HF method uses a frequency of 13.56 Mhz, and the data transmission / reception distance between the scanner S and the tag T is within a range of 1 cm to 3 cm. These HF methods are mainly used for traffic cards and credit cards for security and safety reasons. The present invention can be applied to the scanner S applied to the present invention.

The dual tag method is a method of simultaneously applying the UHF tag and the HF tag. That is, since the UHF scheme and the HF scheme are different from each other in usage and performance, the tags T of the two schemes are arranged in parallel and used. For example, the UHF method is used for logistics and the HF method is used for product-specific information recognition.

The NFC method is a method of reading data stored in the tag T using an NFC sensor mounted on the scanner S.

As described above, various methods can be included as the scanner S, and can be appropriately selected according to the environment of the library.

As described above, when the scanner S sequentially reads the tag T attached to the book and reads the stored data, the read data can be transferred to the management server 5 and registered.

As shown in FIG. 10, the management server 5 includes a book registering unit 10 for initially registering a received book and inputting book registration information in a tag T; A shelf registering unit 12 for registering the number, position, number of shelves, array type of shelves, etc. of shelf unit 9; A position calculator 14 for calculating the position of the book based on the book information received from the scanner S; And a database 15 for storing location information of the calculated books.

In more detail, the book registering unit 10 registers information and serial number of the received book, and stores the book information in the tag T, and then proceeds to the first step S100 of attaching the book information to the book.

For example, register and save the title, author, issue date, publish publisher, date of receipt, serial number, etc. of the book. The book information can be stored in the tag T by a writer or a printer. That is, the barcode, the QR code, and the like can be printed by the printer on the tag T, and the RFID or NFC can input the book information to the tag T by the writer.

In this manner, the tag (T) to which the book information is input can be attached to each book and then be placed in the book shelf (9). At this time, the books will be kept in serial number order in each column of the book shelf (9).

The bookmark registering unit 12 performs a function of registering information on a plurality of bookmark lists 9 arranged in the library in advance. That is, the book cover registration unit 12 grasps the identification number of the book cover band 9 and the arrangement form of the space, and proceeds to the second step (S110) of setting the unique number of each space.

For example, in the second step S110, the quantity and position of the book shelf 9 placed in the library are registered, and an identification code such as a serial number is assigned to each book shelf 9. Further, the shape of each standing-piece band 9 is registered. For example, whether the book shelf (9) is a one-sided type or a two-sided type is registered. Then, it is determined whether the shelf unit (9) is 1 or 2.

In addition, the number of the cells and the arrangement type of the cells are registered. For example, whether or not the cells are 4 cells wide and 6 columns (4 * 6 cells) is registered.

Then, each cell is recognized by assigning an identification code such as a serial number to each cell.

At this time, the data related to the books are inputted by the book manager through the terminal 7 or the like.

If the books are arranged in the order of the serial numbers as described above, it is not necessary to scan the remaining books of the corresponding boxes by scanning only the first book of each column as described later, but as another example, The number of books to be stored in each column of the book 9 can be inputted in advance.

For example, determine the number of books that can be placed in each box, and determine whether 10 or 20 books can be stored in each box.

And, the order in which each book is provided in the book shelf 9 can be provided in various ways, as described above.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, after the book fills the leftmost column top row, sequentially filling the bottom columns and reaching the bottom row, sequentially filling the bottom rows from the top row of the right neighbor column Can be provided along the zigzag shape while moving in the right direction.

Alternatively, the book can be inserted in the order as shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, which can be appropriately selected according to the environment of the library.

On the other hand, as described above, the position calculation unit 14 performs a function of setting the actual position of each book when the book is firstly registered, and each book is provided in sequence (9) in serial number order.

In other words, even if a book is first registered in the library and registered, it is difficult to manage the book if the books are arranged on the bookshelf (9) without any specific rules. Therefore, After that, you can easily manage the book by making the location of the book into a DB.

In the past, all the books were scanned in order to register the location of the book in the book shelf (9), and the position was registered one by one.

According to the present invention, the position calculation unit 14 is added to improve the registration method, so that it is possible to easily register the position by scanning only a part of the book without scanning the entire book by the position calculation algorithm.

More specifically, the position calculation unit 14 includes a third step (S120) of grasping a display form of a book provided in order of a serial number in each column of the book shelf 9;

A fourth step (S130) of setting a virtual position of a book to be stored in each cell by the display form identified in the third step (S120);

A fifth step (S140) of calculating actual position information of each book by matching book information obtained by scanning only a tag (T) of a specific book provided in each box with a virtual position set in a third step (S120); And

And a sixth step (S150) of converting the actual location information of the calculated book into a DB.

In the third step S120, the position calculation unit 14 first grasps the order in which the books stored in each column of the book shelf 9 are stored.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the leftmost column of the uppermost stage 9 is filled first and then the leftmost column of the lower stage is filled. In this order, the lowest column is filled, Determine if it is provided in a way that fills it from top to bottom again.

Or whether the book has been provided in the order as shown in Figs. 3 to 9.

When the information on the book shelf 9 is obtained as described above, the position calculating unit 14 sets a virtual position for the book stored in each book shelf 9 as a fourth step (S130).

For example, if a book is placed in the form of Figure 2, the shelf space (9) is determined as a 5 * 5 array, the top leftmost column is 1, the bottom row is 2, In the bottom column, set the number 3, the number 3 column 4, and the bottom column 5.

In addition, the uppermost column in the neighboring row is set to 6, and downward to 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 in order. In this way, the unique number of each cell is set in the order from left to right and proceeding from top to bottom.

Of course, this is only an example and you can set the unique number in a different way.

Thus, when a unique number is set for each space, the following sets the virtual location of the book in each space.

That is, in FIG. 2, the first book 11 and the second book of each cell are assigned serial numbers in the same manner as 01 and 02, and the last book is determined by the size of the cell. If 10 books are available, 10 books will be given. If 20 books are available, 20 books will be given. In this way, books in other spaces are also serialized.

In summary, the system of the unique number that informs the location of each book is composed as follows.

Unique number = bookcase number + number of kanji + book number

For example, the first number of books in the first column of Book 1 can be set to $ 10101, and the first number in the second column is $ 10201.

The following table lists these unique numbering schemes.

10101 ... 10110 10201 10301 10401 10501 10601 10701 10801 10901 11001 11101 11201 11301 11401 11501 11601 11701 11801 11901 12001 12101 12201 12301 12401 12501

In this manner, the position calculation unit 14 sets a virtual book position in the space of each book shelf 9.

Then, a fifth step of matching the virtual book location information with the book information obtained through the scanner S is performed.

That is, the book is assigned a serial number when it is first registered, but the book may be provided in various forms (Figures 2 to 9) in the book shelf (9), depending on what form the book is in It can be different.

For example, when the book having the serial number 11 is provided in the form shown in FIG. 2, it is provided at the first position of the second column, which is the second column above the leftmost column. However, when the book is provided in the form shown in FIG. 6, In the first column of the top row of the second row.

In this way, each book is the same serial number, but the actual location may be different. In fact, the actual book is actually located by matching the scanned data with the virtual book location information, can do.

 In this case, since the books in each column are provided in the order of the serial numbers, when scanning only the first book 11 of each column, the position can be automatically set without scanning the remaining books.

For example, in FIG. 2, a book is filled with the lowest-order column of the rightmost column, the uppermost columns are sequentially filled, the uppermost column is reached, and then the uppermost columns are sequentially filled from the lower- And then travels in a leftward direction along a zigzag shape.

In this case, the position of the first book 11 in the (1,1) column, which is the leftmost column, can be expressed by (1,1,01), and the first book 11 in the column (2,1) (1,1,01), and the second to tenth books in the (1,1) column do not need to be scanned (1,1,02) ..... (1,1,10) The position data can be automatically set.

Then, the second to tenth books in the (2,1) column can be automatically set to the position data (2,1,02) ..... (2,1,10) without scanning.

In this manner, even if only the first book 11 of each cell is scanned, the remaining locations of the corresponding cell can be automatically set, so that the location registration of the book is easy and the registration time can be shortened.

Or, even if only the first and last books of each cell are scanned, the books in between are arranged in serial number order so that the serial number can be set without scanning all.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the actual position of the book can be easily set even when the book is arranged as shown in FIG.

That is, after the uppermost column of the leftmost column is filled, the lower columns are sequentially filled, and the uppermost column is sequentially filled from the lowest column to the uppermost column. It repeats the method of sequentially filling the cells and proceeds in the right direction along the zigzag shape.

Even in such a display format of a book, only the first book 11 of each column is scanned, or the first and last books are scanned, the remaining books can be automatically positioned.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, after the book is filled with the lower rightmost column of the rightmost column, the uppermost column is sequentially filled and the uppermost column is reached, And repeats the method of sequentially filling the cells, and proceeds in the left direction along the zigzag shape.

Even in such a display format of a book, only the first book 11 of each column is scanned, or the first and last books are scanned, the remaining books can be automatically positioned.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the book is filled with the lowest right column and then the lower columns are sequentially filled, the book reaches the uppermost column, and then the uppermost column of the left neighbor row, The method proceeds downward while filling the cells sequentially, arrives at the bottom row, and then repeats the method of sequentially filling the upper columns again in the bottom row of the left neighbor row, proceeding in the left direction along the zigzag shape.

Even in such a display format of a book, only the first book 11 of each column is scanned, or the first and last books are scanned, the remaining books can be automatically positioned.

As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the first book 11 of the uppermost column in the leftmost column is scanned, and the first book 11 of the neighboring columns in the right- After scanning the first book 11 in the second column in the upper part and then scanning the first book 11 in the neighboring frame while scanning the first book 11 in the right side horizontally by returning to the leftmost column, It is a way to go down.

Even in such a display format of a book, only the first book 11 of each column is scanned, or the first and last books are scanned, the remaining books can be automatically positioned.

As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the processing may be performed in the reverse order of the progress direction of FIG.

In other words, the first book 11 in the bottom row of the rightmost column is scanned, and the first book 11 of the neighboring columns in the left horizontal direction is scanned while moving to the left. Then, Scanning the first book 11 of the neighboring cells while scanning the book of the neighboring cells in the left horizontal direction and repeating the process of scanning the first book 11 of neighboring cells.

Even in such a display format of a book, only the first book 11 of each column is scanned, or the first and last books are scanned, the remaining books can be automatically positioned.

As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the first book 11 of the lowermost column in the rightmost column is scanned, and the first book 11 of the neighboring columns in the left horizontal direction is scanned, After scanning the first book 11 of the first column, the first book 11 of the neighboring columns is scanned while moving in the right-horizontally direction. It is a way to proceed.

Even in such a display format of a book, only the first book 11 of each column is scanned, or the first and last books are scanned, the remaining books can be automatically positioned.

In the above description, only the first book 11 of each column is scanned. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but may be modified in various other ways.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a method of scanning the first and second books of each column is also possible. As the first and second books are scanned in this way, the books held between the first and second books are in the order of the serial number, so that the position of the book can be determined without scanning.

Meanwhile, FIG. 12 shows an initial screen for operating the book management system 1 of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, when the user logs in the management server 5 through the terminal 7 or the like, an initial screen is displayed on the screen. The library user can search the book by inputting information about the book through this screen.

When a book title or the like is inputted on the screen, a list related to the book is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

The user confirms the desired book from this list and clicks it.

When the book is selected, the management server 5 fetches the book position information stored in the database, thereby displaying the position of the book on the screen as shown in FIG.

At this time, the book position information set by the position operation unit 14 of the management server 5 searches the book selected by the user and displays the position in a three-dimensional manner on the screen.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. You will understand.

Claims (10)

A first step (S100) of registering information and serial number of the received book, storing the book information in the tag (T), and attaching the book information to the book;
A second step (S110) of determining the identification number of the shelf unit (9) and the array arrangement of the shelf unit (9), and setting a unique number of each shelf unit
A third step (S120) of ascertaining the display form of the book in serial number order in each column of the book shelf unit (9);
A fourth step (S130) of setting a virtual position of a book to be stored in each cell by the display form identified in the third step (S120);
A fifth step (S140) of calculating actual position information of each book by matching book information obtained by scanning only a tag (T) of a specific book provided in each box with a virtual position set in a third step (S120); And
And a sixth step (S150) of converting the actual location information of the calculated book into a DB. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the tag T in the first step S100 includes any one of a bar code, a QR code, an RFID, an NFC, and an OCR. The method according to claim 1,
In the third step (S120) and the fourth step (S130), the book is set to the virtual position by filling the bottom leftmost column of the book, filling the bottom columns sequentially, reaching the lowermost column, The upper and lower chambers are sequentially filled in the zigzag pattern,
After filling the uppermost column of the leftmost column, fill the lower columns sequentially, fill the upper columns sequentially from the lowest column of the neighbor row, proceed upward, reach the uppermost column, When the method of filling in the right direction along the zigzag shape is repeated while repeating the filling method in a sequential manner,
A book registration method in which a virtual serial number is set in the order of the first book (11) to the last book of each column arranged along the proceeding direction. The method according to claim 1,
In the third step (S120) and the fourth step (S130), the book is set to the virtual position by filling the uppermost column in the rightmost column, filling the upper columns sequentially, reaching the uppermost column, A method of repeating a method of sequentially filling upper chambers from the lowest chamber to the left, proceeding along the zigzag shape in the left direction,
After filling the lower rightmost column and filling the lower columns sequentially, it reaches the uppermost column, sequentially advances from the uppermost column to the lower column of the left neighbor row, progresses downward, reaches the lowest column, In the case of repeating the method of sequentially filling the upper cells again in the lowest column of the row and proceeding in the leftward direction along the zigzag shape,
A book registration method in which a virtual serial number is set in the order of the first book (11) to the last book of each column arranged along the proceeding direction. The method according to claim 1,
In the third step (S120) and the fourth step (S130), the book is set in the virtual position, the book is filled in the uppermost column in the left column, and then the columns arranged in the right horizontal direction are sequentially filled, And then proceeds downward along the zigzag shape by repeating the method of sequentially filling the cells arranged along the right horizontal direction from the lower cell to the uppermost cell of the leftmost column,
After filling the cells in the lower right column and filling the cells arranged in the left horizontal direction sequentially, the cells arranged in the left horizontal direction from the upper cell of the lower right column in the right column are sequentially In the case of repeating the above-mentioned method,
A book registration method in which a virtual serial number is set in the order of the first book (11) to the last book of each column arranged along the proceeding direction. The method according to claim 1,
In the third step (S120) and the fourth step (S130), the book is set in the virtual position, the book is filled in the rightmost column in the lower right column, and then sequentially arranged in the left horizontal direction, When reaching the upper part along the zigzag shape by repeating the method of filling the wig right up and then sequentially filling the spaces arranged along the right horizontal direction after reaching,
A book registration method in which a virtual serial number is set in the order of the first book (11) to the last book of each column arranged along the proceeding direction. 7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6,
In the fourth step (S130), when the virtual book position is set, the books in each column are provided in the order of the serial numbers. When the first book (11) of each column or the first and last books are scanned, The book is automatically recognized. A tag (T) attached to a book stored in the book shelf (9) and storing related information and a serial number of the book;
A scanner (S) for scanning the tag (T) to read and transmit the data;
A management server (5) for converting the book data transmitted from the scanner (S) into a DB and registering and managing the book data; And
And a terminal (7) connected to the management server (5) and the scanner (S) and capable of proceeding with book management work. 9. The method of claim 8,
The management server 5 includes a book registration unit 10 for initially registering the received book and inputting the book registration information in the tag T; A shelf registering unit 12 for registering the number, position, number of shelves, array type of shelves, etc. of shelf unit 9; A position calculator 14 for calculating the position of the book based on the book information received from the scanner S; And a database (15) for storing location information of the operated books. 10. The method of claim 9,
The position calculation unit 14 sets a virtual serial number for each cell while following the progress direction in which the books are stored on the book shelf 9 and sets a scan number of the first book 11 of each cell or a scan Sets the virtual location of each book by data,
A book management system (1) capable of registering actual location information of a book by matching the virtual location information with registration information of the book.

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