JP2008168045A - Cleaning clothing management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning clothing management system, remarkably reducing the labor and time in delivering the cleaning clothing to and from a customer, and sending the same to and from a cleaning workshop. <P>SOLUTION: An inherent ID number is previously registered in a wireless IC tag 2. In inputting cleaning information of a claim slip about each clothing, a POS register 1 individually associates cleaning information on the brought clothing one by one with the ID number read from the IC tag 2 by a reader/writer 3, and then writes the cleaning information associated with the ID number all together to each IC tag 2 by the reader/writer 3. In attaching each IC tag 2 to the clothing, the cleaning information registered in the individual IC tags 2 is read taking the ID number as a key and displayed on a display 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning clothing management system capable of efficiently managing cleaning clothing mainly in a cleaning store such as a cleaning clothing agent store or a directly managed store.

  Conventionally, in a cleaning store such as a directly-managed store or agency of cleaning clothing, when cleaning clothing is handed over to customers, or in a cleaning store or a directly-managed store such as a cleaning factory and a directly-managed store. When cleaning clothes are sent to and received from a store, an identification tag made of wash-resistant paper is attached to each piece of cleaning clothes to prevent erroneous return, or for inventory management and logistics management. Yes.

In the prior art, a technique has been proposed in which an IC tag is individually attached to a cleaning garment, and garment information and a cleaning history are written on the IC tag so that the cleaning garment can be managed appropriately (for example, , See Patent Document 1)
JP 2003-159500 A

  However, the conventional technology described in Patent Document 1 described above is useful for clothing storage business, delivery business, and sales promotion business by centrally managing the cleaning history of cleaning clothing with a server device installed in a cleaning factory or the like. However, this does not present a technique for reducing labor and time when the cleaning clothes are transferred to and received from the customer at the cleaning shop or when they are received or received from the cleaning factory.

  Therefore, in the past, when the cleaning clothes were handed over to the customers or received and received from the cleaning factories, the laundry still relied on manpower for the reception process. The current situation is that it takes time.

  In other words, when cleaning clothes are deposited from customers at a cleaning store, it is necessary to create a deposit slip and make a journaling work for attaching a clothing identification tag corresponding to the contents of the deposit slip to the cleaning garment for each cleaning garment. It becomes. In this case, the tag usually has only a symbol or number based on a JAN code or the like, but does not have a specific name such as a customer name or product name, so there is a correspondence between the identification tag and the deposit slip. Incomprehensible, not only is it time-consuming to associate the contents of the deposit slip with the ID number of the tag one by one, but errors such as attaching the tag to other clothing are likely to occur.

  In addition, when handing finished cleaning clothes to the customer, the worker can delete the check slip information for each piece of cleaning clothes, An operation to put a returned check mark or the like on the slip information must be performed, which takes time and effort.

  In addition, when a customer inquires about the timing of finishing cleaning clothes at a cleaning shop, the current shipping status of the cleaning clothes at the cleaning factory is checked in real time and the customer is immediately answered. Is difficult.

  In addition, when the cleaning clothes received from the customer are shipped to the cleaning factory, or when the cleaning clothes are received from the cleaning factory to the cleaning shop, the number of cleaning clothes indicated on the delivery note It is necessary to check whether the actual number of cleaning clothes received and received matches with the actual product, and extra work is required. In addition, when shipping to a cleaning factory, it is necessary to create a delivery note that is necessary based on the deposit slip, and this is also troublesome.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned various problems, and reduces the labor and time involved in delivering cleaning clothing to and from a customer, and receiving and receiving cleaning clothing between a cleaning factory and a cleaning shop. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning garment management system that can be greatly reduced.

  In order to achieve the above object, a cleaning garment management system according to claim 1 is a wireless IC tag attached to each cleaning garment and a plurality of IC tags by wireless communication. It has a reader / writer that reads and writes information at the same time and a POS register that performs register processing related to cleaning clothing. Each IC tag has a unique ID number registered in advance before being attached to each cleaning clothing. The POS register cleans an information input unit for inputting cleaning information for creating a cleaning voucher for cleaning clothes, cleaning information input from the information input unit, and an ID number read by the reader / writer from the IC tag. Each piece of clothing is associated individually and associated with this ID number. A register body that performs processing for writing the cleaning information to the IC tag having the corresponding ID number via the reader / writer, and an ID number and cleaning information for each cleaning garment associated with the register body are stored. A storage unit; and a display for displaying cleaning information read from the IC tag by the reader / writer and cleaning information stored in the storage unit.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning garment management system according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the register main body is connected to the information input section when the IC tag is removed from the cleaned garment. The IC tag is initialized through the reader / writer according to the input initialization command.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning garment management system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the POS register communicates with a center device installed in a cleaning factory, such as the Internet. A communication unit that communicates via a line, and the register main body accesses the center device from the communication unit in response to an instruction for confirming the finished state of the cleaning garment when the information input unit receives an IC It is characterized in that it inquires about the finished state of the cleaning garment corresponding to the ID number of the tag.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the cleaning clothing management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the IC chip is coated with a coating resin. In addition, a tag attachment hole is formed in a part of the coating resin, and the tag is attached individually to the cleaning garment through wash-resistant paper in the tag attachment hole.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor and time involved in delivering cleaning clothing to / from customers and when receiving and receiving cleaning clothing between a cleaning factory and a cleaning shop. It is possible to provide a cleaning garment management system capable of performing the above.

  In other words, when cleaning clothes are brought in from a customer, as many IC tags as the number of points are prepared, and when a deposit slip with the product number, product name, price, customer name, etc. is created, each IC tag Since the cleaning information including the contents of the deposit slip is written at the same time in association with the ID number, the manual operation for associating the contents of the deposit slip with the ID number of the IC tag one by one becomes unnecessary, and extra labor is required. And save time. Further, when the IC tag is actually attached to the cleaning garment, each IC tag is read by a reader / writer so that the cleaning information including the ID number and the contents of the deposit slip is displayed on the display. For this reason, an IC tag attachment error does not occur, and troubles with customers can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the cleaning clothes received from the customer are shipped to the cleaning factory, or when the cleaning clothes are received from the cleaning factory to the cleaning shop, the cleaning information registered in the IC tag attached to the individual cleaning clothes. Can be read all at once and displayed on the display, so it is possible to easily grasp the arrival and arrival status. Furthermore, since it is possible to create an invoice immediately by reading the contents of the IC tag all at once, it is possible to save the trouble of creating the invoice.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, when handing over the finished cleaning clothing to the customer in the cleaning store, the IC tags attached to the handed cleaning clothing are simultaneously initialized. Therefore, there is no need for an operation such as putting a check mark that has been returned for each piece of cleaning information so that it can be seen that it has been returned as before, saving extra time and effort. Can do.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, when the command for confirming the finished state of the cleaning garment is given from the information input unit, the register main body communicates accordingly. Since the center apparatus is accessed via the department to inquire about the current finish status of the cleaning garment corresponding to the ID number of the IC tag, the finish time can be immediately returned to the customer and the service is improved. In addition, in a cleaning store, it is possible to easily check whether there is cleaning clothes that are delayed in delivery, which increases convenience.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the IC tag is simply attached to each cleaning garment using conventional wash-resistant paper. be able to. Further, if the IC tag is attached to the cleaning garment, it can sufficiently withstand the solvent used for cleaning in a cleaning factory, the pressure of heating, pressing, stagnation, etc., and can be recycled.

  Hereinafter, a cleaning garment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the entire cleaning garment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of an IC tag used in the system.

  The cleaning garment management system of this embodiment is mainly installed in a cleaning store that delivers cleaning garments, and a single or a plurality of POS registers 1 that perform a registering process on the cleaning garments are provided on the front yard side of the cleaning store. And a reader / writer 3 attached to the POS register 1 for reading and writing information to a plurality of IC tags 2 simultaneously by wireless communication. In addition, on the backyard side of the cleaning store, the store computer 4 that centrally manages the data of each POS register 1 and the information on the IC tag 2 when the cleaning clothes are received and received between the cleaning factory and the cleaning store are collectively displayed. A reading gate 5 is provided.

  The IC tag 2 is a wireless type attached to each point of the cleaning garment. For example, an electromagnetic induction passive RFID tag used in a 13.56 MHz frequency band is applied. As shown in FIG. 2, the IC tag 2 has an IC chip 21 covered with a coating resin 22, and a paper-resistant paper for attaching the IC tag 2 to cleaning clothing on a part of the coating resin 22. A tag mounting hole 23 is formed to pass therethrough. In addition, as the coating resin 22, for example, urethane resin or PET resin is applied.

  In this way, by coating the IC chip 21 with the coating resin 22, when cleaning the clothing at the cleaning factory, even with the IC tag 2 attached, the use of solvent in the cleaning process, pressure such as tapping and stagnation, It can withstand repeated heating during the drying process and press pressure during the finishing process.

  The IC chip 21 of the IC tag 2 includes a memory and a transmission / reception antenna (not shown), and a unique ID number is registered in advance in the memory before the IC tag 2 is attached to each cleaning garment. Each cleaning shop is provided with the required number of IC tags 2 to which this unique ID number is assigned.

  On the other hand, the POS register 1 is installed in an information input unit 11 having a keyboard, a receipt printer 12 for issuing a receipt, an information storage unit 13 composed of a hard disk, a RAM, etc., a display 14 including LEDs, and a cleaning factory. A communication unit 15 for communicating with the center device 7 via a communication line such as the Internet, and a register main body 16 having a CPU for comprehensively controlling each of the above units 11 to 15 are provided.

  The store computer 4 is connected to each POS register 1 and to a center device 7 installed in a cleaning factory via a communication line 6 such as the Internet.

  Next, in the cleaning garment management system having the above-described configuration, the writing procedure of the cleaning information to the IC tag 2, the mounting procedure of the IC tag 2 to the cleaning garment, and the utilization method of the IC tag 2 in the cleaning store, respectively It demonstrates with the operation | movement of each part.

(1) Procedure for writing cleaning information to IC tag When cleaning clothes are brought in from a customer, the IC tag 2 to which a unique ID number is assigned so as not to overlap each other is provided in advance in the cleaning store. First, as many IC tags 2 as the number of brought-in points are prepared and set on the reader / writer 3, while a deposit slip relating to the brought-in cleaning clothes is created.

  That is, various information such as clothing information (for example, clothing item name, billing amount, cleaning specification content, etc.), customer information (for example, customer code or customer name), finishing time (scheduled delivery date), etc. from the information input unit 11 Enter the information. In response to this, the register main body 16 creates a deposit slip in which each cleaning garment is journalized for each product number. Then, the register main body 16 activates the receipt printer 12 and issues the deposit slip in a receipt format.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when two Y-shirts, one pair of trousers and one tie are brought from a customer, the product numbers “0012” and “0013” are Y A check slip is issued in which clothing is allocated for each product number, such as a shirt, “0014” is pants, and “0015” is a tie.

  Further, the register main body 16 activates the reader / writer 3 and reads the ID numbers registered in the IC tags 2 for the number of brought-in points all at once by wireless communication, and sorts the ID numbers thus read out in ascending order. Perform processing.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the ID numbers assigned to the IC tags 2 randomly taken out by the number of cleaning clothes brought in are “0123”, “4003”, “0006”, “9345”. In this case, the register main body 16 rearranges these read ID numbers in ascending order, such as “0006” → “0123” → “4003” → “9345”.

  Subsequently, the register main body 16 individually associates the ID numbers sorted in ascending order in this way with the individual product numbers included in the cleaning information created in the deposit slip format.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the product number “0012” (Y shirt) is assigned to the ID number “0006”, the product number “0013” (Y shirt) is placed on the ID number “0123”, and the product number “0013” is placed on the ID number “4003”. The product number “0015” (tie) is associated with “0014” (trousers) and the ID number “9345”, respectively.

  The register body 16 stores the cleaning information in which the ID number and the product number are associated with each other in the information storage unit 13 and transfers the cleaning information to the reader / writer 3. In response to this, the reader / writer 3 writes individual cleaning information to each IC tag having the corresponding ID number by wireless communication using the ID number as a key.

  Therefore, the individual cleaning information corresponding to the ID number is simultaneously written in each IC tag 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, information such as the article number “0014” and the article name “pants” is written as the clothing information in the IC tag 2 with the ID number “4003”. Other clothing information includes deposit slip number, cleaning amount, attributes of cleaning specifications (for example, dry finish, water repellent finish, stain removal, crease processing, etc.), and customer information such as customer name and customer code. However, as other information, information such as the finish time (scheduled delivery date), the presence or absence of hurry, and the number of times information has been written to the IC tag 2 is registered.

  In this way, when the deposit slip is created, the item number for each item of cleaning clothing and the ID number registered in advance in the IC tag 2 are automatically associated with each other. It becomes unnecessary, and extra labor is reduced than before. Also, since the cleaning information for each garment is written to the IC tags 2 corresponding to the number of deposit points using the ID number as a key, the time for writing the cleaning information to each IC tag 2 can be shortened.

(2) Procedure for Attaching IC Tag to Cleaning Clothing Each IC tag 2 is set on the reader / writer 3 each time, and the cleaning information already registered in the IC tag 2 in the procedure (1) is stored. Read by wireless communication. Then, each time the cleaning information of the IC tag 2 is read by the reader / writer 3, the register main body 16 displays the cleaning information on the display 14.

  For example, when the cleaning information registered in the IC tag 2 having the ID number “4003” is read by the reader / writer 3, the screen of the display 14 displays the ID number “4003”, the product number “0014”, the product name pants, Only one cleaning information such as price 350 yen, crease processing, and August 12 afternoon delivery is displayed.

  Therefore, after confirming the contents of the display screen, the operator selects a corresponding cleaning garment (trousers in the above example) and attaches the IC tag 2 to the selected cleaning garment. In this case, wash-resistant paper (not shown) is passed through the tag attachment hole 23, and this wash-resistant paper is attached to the cleaning clothing. As a result, the IC tag 2 can be easily attached to the cleaning garment using wash-resistant paper.

(3) Utilization method of IC tag in a cleaning shop (a) When the cleaning clothes deposited from the customer are shipped to the cleaning factory, the individual cleaning clothes to which the IC tag 2 is attached are passed through the reading gate 5. Then, the reading gate 5 reads the cleaning information registered in each IC tag 2 all at once. Then, the cleaning information of the IC tags 2 read at the same time is transferred to the store computer 4 and displayed on a display (not shown) at a time. For this reason, since the number and contents of the cleaning clothes arrived can be known without having to check the actual product one by one, it is possible to easily grasp the arrival / arrival status. In addition, since the store computer 4 immediately creates a delivery note based on the cleaning information of the IC tags 2 read at the same time by the reading gate 5, it is possible to save time and labor when creating the delivery note.

  Further, when the cleaning clothes are received from the cleaning factory to the cleaning shop, the individual cleaning clothes to which the IC tag 2 is attached are passed through the reading gate 5. Then, the reading gate 5 reads the cleaning information registered in each IC tag 2 all at once, and in response to this, the store computer 4 displays the cleaning information collectively on a display (not shown). For this reason, it is possible to easily confirm the delivery point from the cleaning factory and the actual number and contents of the cleaning clothes received.

(B) When handing over cleaned clothing to a customer, the IC tag 2 can be reused by removing the IC tag 2 attached to each clothing at a cleaning store. In addition, when all the IC tags 2 thus removed from the cleaned clothing are placed on the reader / writer 3 and an initialization command is input from the information input unit 11, the register main body 16 responds accordingly to the reader / writer. 3, the initialization process for each IC tag 2 is executed simultaneously. For example, information other than the ID number is deleted from the cleaning information of the IC tag 2.

  Therefore, as in the past, so that it can be seen that it has been returned, for each piece of cleaning clothing, such as deleting the deposit slip or putting a check mark in the cleaning information returned for the deposit slip, etc. There is no need to perform an operation, and extra labor and time can be saved.

(C) In a cleaning store, when there is an inquiry from the customer about the finish time of the cleaning garment, if the information input unit 11 of the POS register 1 gives the register body 16 a confirmation instruction of the finish status of the cleaning garment, In response to this, the register main body 16 inquires of the finish from the communication unit 15 to the center device 7 of the cleaning factory via the store computer 4 and the Internet. This makes it possible to confirm the current processing status of the cleaning clothing at the cleaning factory in real time and immediately respond to the customer. For this reason, service to customers is improved.

  In addition, when the cleaning store gives a confirmation instruction for the shipping status of the cleaning clothing, the register main body 16 responds to this from the communication unit 15 to the store computer 4 and the center device 7 of the cleaning factory via the Internet. Inquire about the shipping status of the laundry. For this reason, it is possible to immediately check whether there is cleaning clothes that are delayed in delivery.

(D) Further, when the finished cleaning garment has already been received at the cleaning shop, but the customer does not readily come to receive it, the information input unit 11 of the POS register 1 stores it in the register body 16. If the slip number, product number, etc. of the slip are input, the register main body 16 uses the product number, etc. as a key from among the cleaning information stored in the information storage unit 13, which is the name of the customer and the cleaning clothes for the customer. Since this is specified within a short time, the customer can be prompted to collect the cleaning clothes, and the labor of inventory management at the cleaning shop can be reduced.

It is a lineblock diagram showing the whole cleaning garment management system in an embodiment of the invention. It is a top view of the IC tag used in the system. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a deposit slip. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state after sorting the ID number read from the IC tag. It is explanatory drawing which shows the cleaning information after matching the product number described in the deposit slip with the ID number registered in the IC tag. It is explanatory drawing which shows the item and content of the cleaning information registered into each IC tag.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 POS register 2 IC tag 3 Reader / writer 4 Store computer 5 Reading gate 6 Communication line 7 Center apparatus 11 Information input part 13 Display 15 Communication part 16 Register main body 21 IC chip 22 Coating resin 23 Tag attachment hole

Claims (4)

A wireless IC tag attached to each cleaning garment, a reader / writer that simultaneously reads and writes information from and to a plurality of IC tags by wireless communication, and a POS register that performs register processing on the cleaning garment With
A unique ID number is registered in advance in the IC tag before being attached to each cleaning garment. The POS register includes an information input unit for inputting cleaning information for creating a cleaning garment deposit slip, and this information. The cleaning information input from the input unit and the ID number read by the reader / writer from the IC tag are individually associated with each point of the cleaning clothing, and the cleaning information associated with the ID number is passed through the reader / writer. A register body that performs processing for writing into an IC tag having the corresponding ID number, a storage unit that stores ID numbers and cleaning information for individual cleaning clothing associated with the register body, and the reader / writer The cleaning information read from the tag and stored in the storage unit Cleaning clothing management system which comprises a display for displaying the cleaning information are, the.   The register main body is configured to initialize the IC tag through the reader / writer in response to an initialization command input from the information input unit when the IC tag is removed from the cleaned clothing. The cleaning garment management system according to claim 1, wherein:   The POS register includes a communication unit that communicates with a center device installed in a cleaning factory through a communication line such as the Internet, and the register main body is given a confirmation instruction of the cleaning clothing finish from the information input unit. In this case, in response to this, the communication unit accesses the center device and inquires about the finished state of the cleaning garment corresponding to the ID number of the IC tag. Cleaning clothing management system as described in.   In the IC tag, the IC chip is covered with a coating resin, and a tag mounting hole is formed in a part of the coating resin, and the tag mounting hole is individually attached to the cleaning clothing through wash-resistant paper. The cleaning garment management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cleaning garment management system is one.

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