JP2005135313A - Product management system - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
Providing a product management system that ensures illegal take-out of goods and inventory management at stores.
[Solution]
An IC tag storing product information is attached to manage the product. When the product is taken out from the product display shelf, the photographing device captures and records an image in the vicinity of the display shelf in conjunction with this. This includes the extracted person image. The security gate reads the IC tag of the product and issues an alarm if it passes without payment. At the same time, the photographed person image is reproduced to identify the criminal.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise management system for reliably taking out merchandise and managing inventory in stores.

  In conventional merchandise management in stores or the like, a label for identifying a merchandise or a tag storing merchandise information in an IC chip is attached to each merchandise to perform merchandise sales management and theft prevention (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-337482 A

  In the conventional method described above, the status of the product itself can be managed. However, for example, when a product in a store is taken out illegally such as shoplifting or theft, it is difficult to specify who the person has taken out. Therefore, such management could not be expected to prevent crime.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem and to provide a product management system capable of performing more reliable product management by simultaneously moving a product and specifying a person related thereto.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a merchandise management system for managing merchandise by attaching an IC tag storing merchandise information, display means for displaying the merchandise, merchandise information of the displayed merchandise, and the display Reading means for reading the product information of the product taken out from the means, a product display shelf having a transmission means for transmitting the read product information, a register for registering that the fee has been paid at the time of selling the product, An imaging device having an imaging means for imaging an image in the vicinity of the product display shelf, a security gate having an alarm means for detecting the product information and issuing an alarm, and product information transmitted from the product display shelf are recorded. A recording apparatus having recording means for recording an image photographed by the photographing means, and the photographing based on product information transmitted from the product display shelf Controlled so as to be taken in stages, the security gate is configured to have a control unit which controls to emit said alarm by said alarm means upon detecting the product information is not registered by the cashier.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the illegal taking-out of the goods in a store etc. can be managed more reliably.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a merchandise management system according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a case of performing shoplifting / theft prevention and inventory management will be described taking a bookstore as an example.

  An IC tag 2 that stores information on the book is attached to the book 1. The IC tag 2 is a device that stores product information in an IC chip and can write and read information from an external device in a non-contact manner, for example, by radio waves, and is also called an RFID. The reader / writer 3 is a device that writes information to and reads information from the IC tag 2. The book 1 with the IC tag 2 attached is displayed on the book shelf 4 of the bookstore. The bookshelf reader 5 is a device that reads and detects an IC tag of a book when a book is taken out from the bookshelf. The security gate 8 reads the information of the IC tag attached to the book at the entrance of the bookstore, and detects whether the book has been taken out illegally. The control server 6 collects information from the reader / writer 3, the bookshelf reader 5, and the security gate 8 and controls them. When the book is sold at the checkout register 7, the IC tag is rewritten to information indicating that the book has been paid for via the reader / writer 3.

  A surveillance camera 9 is installed in the vicinity of the bookshelf 4 to photograph a person who has taken out a book. A surveillance camera 10 is installed at the security gate 8 to photograph a person passing through the security gate 8. The captured images from these cameras 9 and 10 are recorded by the digital recorder 12. The recorded image is displayed on the in-store monitor 11.

  Next, the operation of the product management system in this embodiment will be described. When a book displayed on the bookshelf 4 is taken out, the bookshelf reader 5 detects which book has been taken out from the IC tag 2 of the book and notifies the control server 6 of it. In conjunction with this, the surveillance camera 9 captures an image in the vicinity of the bookshelf 4 and records it with the digital recorder 12. This image includes an image of the person who has taken out the book. When the customer pays the price at the checkout register, the IC tag information of the book is rewritten as paid. Alternatively, the IC tag information is not rewritten, and the control server stores that the book (IC tag) has been paid. When the customer passes the crime prevention gate 8, if the IC tag information of the book has been paid, the customer can pass as it is. If the payment at the cash register has not been completed, it is detected from the IC tag information that the payment has not been made, and an alarm is issued by the buzzer or the monitor 11 to notify the store clerk. Even if the customer escapes as it is, the criminal can be predicted by searching for the image of the person recorded in the digital recorder. That is, a person image is recorded in the digital recorder 12 in association with the IC tag information detected by the bookshelf reader 5. The customer's movement can be tracked by switching the in-store monitor 11 to the monitoring camera 9 at the timing when the book is taken out from the bookshelf. When a customer who has paid through the cash register passes through the security gate 8, the digital recorder 12 erases the recorded image of the person. In this way, customer privacy can be protected.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the IC tag attached to the book is used, and not only when the book is illegally taken out, this is detected and alarmed, but the book is taken out from the bookshelf in conjunction with this. It is characterized by recording human images. By reproducing this, it is possible to easily identify the criminal and to prevent illegal take-out.

  Next, another management method by the product management system of the present embodiment will be described. When inventory management such as inventory of books in the bookshelf 4 is performed by the bookshelf reader 5, an image of the extraction work is recorded in the digital recorder 12 by the monitoring camera 9. Thus, by recording an image in an inventory operation or the like in real time, it becomes easy to search for a recorded image and track the cause of the occurrence when an inventory loss occurs.

  Further, another management method by the product management system of this embodiment will be described. For example, books such as comics are packaged, and their contents cannot be understood unless they are purchased and opened. This is inconvenient for the customer. Using the IC tag 2, a part of the contents of the book is stored as a digest. The customer can check the contents of the book without opening it by reading the IC tag of the book with a reader and displaying the digest on the monitor. This improves convenience for customers.

  In the above embodiment, management of books in a bookstore has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be used for any store such as a CD shop and a grocery store and any product.

It is a figure which shows one Example of the merchandise management system which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Book, 2 ... IC tag, 3 ... Reader / writer, 4 ... Bookshelf, 5 ... Bookshelf reader, 6 ... Control server, 7 ... Checkout register, 8 ... Security gate, 9 ... Surveillance camera, 10 ... Surveillance camera, 11 ... in-store monitor, 12 ... digital recorder

Claims (4)

In a product management system comprising a product display shelf, a fee registration device, a camera, a security gate, a recording device and a control means, and attaching and managing an identification device that records product information,
The product is identified from other products by product information recorded in the identification device,
The merchandise display shelf includes display means for displaying merchandise, recognition means for recognizing merchandise information of merchandise, and communication means for communicating with the recording device,
The fee registration device includes a registration unit for registering a fee for a product, a recognition unit for recognizing product information of a product for which the fee is registered, and a communication unit for communicating with the recording device.
The camera has a photographing means for photographing a video, and a communication means for communicating with the recording device,
The security gate includes a recognition unit for recognizing product information of a product, a warning unit for issuing a warning,
The recording device records product information of a product displayed on the product display shelf, communication means communicating with the product display shelf, the fee registration device and the camera, and a product acquired from the product display shelf. Recording means for recording the product information of the product from the product information of the product recognized by the price registration device, and recording the video taken by the camera,
When the product is acquired from the product display shelf, the control unit recognizes the product identification device by the product display shelf recognition unit, and records the product information of the product recognized by the identification device. The camera captures a video of the product in the vicinity of the product display shelf where the product is displayed or the recognized product information, and transmits the video to the recording device, the recording device records the video, and the fee registration When the device registers the price of the product, the product information of the registered product is recorded in the recording device, and the security gate relates to the product information of the product not registered by the price registration device. A merchandise management system that controls to issue an alarm when an identification device is recognized. The product management system according to claim 1,
The product management system, wherein the control means performs control so as to delete a video related to product information recognized by the fee registration device from videos recorded by the recording device. In a product management system for managing products by attaching IC tags storing product information,
Product display having display means for displaying the product, reading means for reading the product information of the displayed product and product information of the product taken out from the display means, and transmission means for transmitting the read product information Shelves,
A cash register for registering that payment has been made at the time of sale of the product;
A photographing device having photographing means for photographing an image in the vicinity of the commodity display shelf;
A security gate having an alarm means for detecting the product information and issuing an alarm;
A recording apparatus having recording means for recording product information transmitted from the commodity display shelf and recording an image photographed by the photographing means;
Based on the product information transmitted from the product display shelf, control is performed so that the photographing unit takes a picture, and when the crime prevention gate detects product information not registered by the cash register, the warning unit issues the warning. A control device to control
Product management system characterized by having In a product management system for managing products by attaching IC tags storing product information,
Product display having display means for displaying the product, reading means for reading the product information of the displayed product and product information of the product taken out from the display means, and transmission means for transmitting the read product information Shelves,
A cash register for registering that payment has been made at the time of sale of the product;
A photographing device having photographing means for photographing an image in the vicinity of the commodity display shelf;
A security gate having an alarm means for detecting the product information and issuing an alarm;
A recording apparatus having recording means for recording product information transmitted from the commodity display shelf and recording an image photographed by the photographing means;
When product information of a product taken out from the product display shelf is transmitted, control is performed so that a photographing means corresponding to the product information is photographed, and the product information for which the security gate is not registered by the cash register is controlled. Control means for controlling the alarm means to issue the alarm when detected,
Product management system characterized by having

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