WO2008149270A1 - Procédé de gestion d'éléments d'habillement et système particulièrement approprié pour mettre en œuvre le procédé - Google Patents

Procédé de gestion d'éléments d'habillement et système particulièrement approprié pour mettre en œuvre le procédé Download PDF

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WO2008149270A1
WO2008149270A1 PCT/IB2008/052123 IB2008052123W WO2008149270A1 WO 2008149270 A1 WO2008149270 A1 WO 2008149270A1 IB 2008052123 W IB2008052123 W IB 2008052123W WO 2008149270 A1 WO2008149270 A1 WO 2008149270A1
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Adriano Aere
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a method of managing items of clothing, preferably garments and/or accessories, which method can be used, for example but in non-limiting manner, in a factory, a distribution warehouse, or a wholesale or retail sales point.
  • the invention has been developed particularly with regard to the control of items of clothing input and output, to the control and management of warehouse stocks, and to the administrative management of the above- mentioned items.
  • a further disadvantage of known methods is the errors which the personnel may inadvertently make by incorrectly counting a set of items of clothing or entering incorrect information relating to their colour, size, model, price or any other characteristic connected with the garments and/or accessories input and/or output.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the methods of the prior art by providing a method of managing items of clothing which is easy to implement, which enables working cycle times to be reduced, and which reduces the margins of error.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a method of managing items of clothing which permits feedback control of the distribution process, providing, in real time, data relating to the number and principal characteristics of the items input to and output from an operational centre such as, for example, a factory, a distribution warehouse, or a wholesale and/or retail sales point.
  • an operational centre such as, for example, a factory, a distribution warehouse, or a wholesale and/or retail sales point.
  • the subject of the present invention is a method of managing items of clothing having the technical characteristics defined in the main claim.
  • a further subject of the present invention is a system particularly suitable for implementing the method and having the technical characteristics defined in the appended claims .
  • One of the main advantages of the present invention is that the reading of the data relating to the items of clothing and the counting thereof are performed electronically, so that the possible errors in the counting of the number of items and/or in the entering of the respective data are brought almost to zero.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram of the system for implementing the method of the present invention.
  • FIGS 2 and 3 are schematic, perspective views of the apparatus according to the present invention.
  • a system for managing items of clothing comprises one or more identification elements, preferably a bar code, more preferably an electronic identification element, for example, an electronic tag associated with the garments and/or accessories.
  • the identification elements can store a set of data relating to the item of clothing with which they are associated, which data can be read by corresponding reading instruments.
  • the identification element comprises a tag constituted at least by an antenna and by an electronic circuit in which predetermined data are stored and the reading instruments comprise an RFID transceiver. The data are transmitted by the tag to the transceiver and vice versa by electromagnetic waves .
  • the electronic identification elements or tags are connected directly to the interior of a label associated with each item of clothing.
  • the tag may be associated with the label manually or, more preferably, may be associated with the label directly during the printing stage.
  • printers of known type may be used, for example, but in non-limiting manner, printers with thermal transfer technology combined with a standard UHF RFID system, which can print on the label and simultaneously write on the tag the data relating to the item of clothing with which the label will be associated.
  • the labels comprising the tags may be printed at the sales and/or distribution point and affixed to the items of clothing when they arrive or, alternatively, may be printed by a distributor and sent to the factory which produces the garments when the purchase order is transmitted; alternatively they may be printed directly in the factory and associated with the garments upon completion of the production cycle.
  • each tag may be inserted directly in the garment, for example, within the weave of a fabric or in the turn-up of a seam, and/or in the accessory, for example, in a pocket of a handbag or in the buckle of a belt.
  • each tag Stored on each tag are a plurality of data, for example, but in non-limiting manner, a series of codes identifying the item, the model, the colour, the size, the price, the raw materials of which the garment and/or the accessory is made and other information useful for its management such as, for example, the supplier, the date of manufacture, one or more anti-counterfeit codes, the designer, the destination shop, the code version and any other useful information.
  • a series of codes identifying the item, the model, the colour, the size, the price, the raw materials of which the garment and/or the accessory is made and other information useful for its management such as, for example, the supplier, the date of manufacture, one or more anti-counterfeit codes, the designer, the destination shop, the code version and any other useful information.
  • the system for managing items of clothing further comprises a company electronic network 1 to which are connected a central electronic processor 10, a plurality of electronic terminals 2, for example, personal computers, one or more label printers 4, one or more reading stations 20, 30 for the items input to the system and one or more reading stations 20, 30 for the items output from the system.
  • Each reading station is associated with at least one instrument for reading the identification elements and, preferably, with an RFID transceiver which can read the tags associated with the items of clothing.
  • each reading station 20 comprises a structure with an opening, for example, but in non-limiting manner, comprising a pair of upright elements 24 arranged opposite and facing one another and defining between them an opening 22 of predetermined width.
  • the lateral upright elements 24 are composed of two walls, for example, made of plasterboard, within which an RFID transceiver 16 is disposed.
  • the RFID transceiver 16 is also connected to the personal computer 2 which can process the data read on each tag placed in the vicinity of the RFID transceiver.
  • the system further comprises movable means for supporting the items of clothing, preferably but in non-limiting manner, a movable trolley 42 comprising a structure on which one or more garments 40 are hung by means of coat-hanger elements 44.
  • the garments 40 hanging on the movable trolley 42 are passed through the opening 22 so as to allow the RFID transceiver 16 to detect the presence of the tags associated with each garment 40 and to transmit the data contained therein to the personal computer 2.
  • One of the advantages of the present invention is that the garments 40 do not have to be removed from the movable trolley 42 in order to be inserted in the opening. Since garments are usually kept hanging on movable trolleys in factories, distribution warehouses and wholesale sales points, the ability to insert them directly in the opening facilitates and further speeds up garment-management operations .
  • Each reading station 30 comprises a supporting platform, for example but in non-limiting manner, a table 32, preferably arranged in the vicinity of the reading station 20.
  • a further RFID transceiver 18 is connected to the table 32 and is preferably arranged on the lower surface of the supporting platform.
  • the transceiver 18 is also connected to the personal computer 2.
  • each garment which is not arranged on a coat-hanger element 44 but, for example, is packaged folded up, or each accessory such as, for example, a handbag, belt, or scarf, is placed on the supporting platform so as to allow the transceiver to detect the presence of the tags associated with each item and to transmit the data contained therein to the personal computer.
  • the garment is considered to have been input into or output from the management system and is therefore no longer detected by the reader, even if it is passed through the opening 22 or positioned on the table 32 again.
  • a particularly advantageous characteristic of the present invention is that, when the identification elements comprise tags, the data contained within them can be read rapidly by the RFID transceiver. It is thus possible to deal with a large quantity of garments, both input and output, in a very short time.
  • a check is performed as to whether the item has a respective label/tag.
  • the data relating to the garment is entered into a personal computer 2 and then printed by means of a printer 4 of the type described above on a label/tag which is then associated with the item.
  • the data contained in each identification element is read by an RFID transceiver 16, 18 and transferred to the company electronic network and, in particular, to the central processor 10.
  • the information relating to the administration of the garments and, preferably, a warehouse management program, an invoicing program, and an archive register in which data relating to suppliers and customers is stored, are stored in the processor 10.
  • the data relating to the incoming garment are then transferred to the warehouse management program which is automatically updated by the addition of that item to the list of all of the garments and/or accessories that are present in the warehouse at that time, and the data are associated with the data relating to the supplier that are contained in the archive register.
  • the reference code of the supplier from which the garments and/or accessories have come is entered into the electronic processor.
  • the supplier's code is compared with the supplier code that is present on the label/tag to check the correct provenance of the incoming items .
  • the data contained in the identification element are read by an RFID transceiver 16, 18 and transferred within the company electronic network and in particular to the electronic processor 10.
  • the electronic processor 10 updates the warehouse management program and sends the data acquired to the invoicing program which arranges to prepare and print the respective tax documentation, for example, a consignment document and the invoice to be associated with the item during a subsequent despatch stage, and/or to print a tax receipt in the event of purchase by a final user.
  • the reference code of the customer for whom the garments are destined is entered into the electronic processor.
  • the customer's code is added to the data that are present on the label/tag and transmitted to the electronic invoicing system to create the necessary tax documentation .
  • the system Upon commencement of the input and/or output of items of clothing, the system generates a code (record no.) which is associated with each set of data (SKU) read on the tag.
  • SKU set of data
  • the system Upon commencement of the input and/or output of items of clothing, the system generates a code (record no.) which is associated with each set of data (SKU) read on the tag.
  • SKU set of data
  • the system emits an error signal, for example, an acoustic and/or visual signal which is detected by the operator engaged in the input and/or output of items.
  • an error signal for example, an acoustic and/or visual signal which is detected by the operator engaged in the input and/or output of items.
  • the operator can decide whether to cancel the entire operation, to check the integrity of the identification element and subject the item to electronic reading again, to enter the data relating to the item manually by means of the personal computer, or to cause all or some of the garments to pass in front of the reading instruments again, taking only new readings into account .

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L'invention concerne un procédé de gestion d'éléments d'habillement qui comprend les étapes consistant à procurer une archive électronique particulièrement appropriée pour contenir des données se rapportant aux vêtements, procurer un ou plusieurs éléments d'habillement, chaque élément comprenant un élément d'identification électronique à haute fréquence contenant une pluralité de données, acquérir les données contenues dans les éléments d'identification au moyen d'instruments de lecture à haute fréquence, ainsi que mémoriser les données et le nombre d'éléments d'habillement lu dans l'archive électronique. Les données se rapportant aux vêtements comprenant au moins une date provenant de l'ensemble suivant de données : le code d'identification, la taille, la couleur, le fournisseur, le type.
PCT/IB2008/052123 2007-06-04 2008-05-30 Procédé de gestion d'éléments d'habillement et système particulièrement approprié pour mettre en œuvre le procédé WO2008149270A1 (fr)

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