JP2008242575A - Recycling management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To certainly manage recycling of a core even when a wireless tag installed inside the core cannot be read due to a product such as PET (Positron Emission Tomography) or a film and a metal object wound around the core and packed by a cardboard or the like, in a system wherein the wireless tag is stuck on the core on which the product such as the PET or the film and the metal object are wound, for recycling management. <P>SOLUTION: The wireless tag is installed inside the core, an auxiliary wireless tag is installed to a portion not covered with the PET, the film or the like, and the metal object of the core, information of the wireless tag and the auxiliary wireless tag are read by PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) when shipping the product, and the read information is transmitted to a management device. The management device associates the received information of the wireless tag with the received information of the auxiliary wireless tag, for management. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for managing from shipment to collection of products, and to a system for managing shipment / collection of reusable parts.

  Conventionally, an example of embedding a radio tag such as Radio Frequency Identification (hereinafter referred to as RFID) using a method of managing the core in the core portion around which products such as Positron Emission Tomography (hereinafter referred to as PET) and film are wound. Is described in Patent Document 1. Various information is read from and written to the wireless tag attached to the core during the manufacturing and distribution process, and the core of the consumable is efficiently reused.

JP 2004-268350 A

The core at the center of the core is expensive, with more than tens of thousands of yen, so it must be collected and reused. In order to perform this collection, it is necessary to manage the shipping destination of the core. However, since a product such as PET or film is wound around the core and then covered with a metal object such as an aluminum foil, there is a problem that the wireless tag cannot be read. In addition, after a product such as PET or film is wound and a metal object such as aluminum foil is wound, it may be stored in a packing material such as cardboard before shipment and temporarily stored in a warehouse or the like. In that case, reading and writing of the wireless tag at the time of shipping requires time and labor to unpack the packing material.
In addition, since the shipping location is unknown, there is a problem that it is not possible to grasp the core collection quantity and the collection rate. As a result, a state where the core cannot be reused occurs.
On the other hand, it is conceivable to use a power supply type such as an active type such as a wireless tag that is an existing technology. However, because the communication distance is wide, a packing material containing a specific core cannot be detected. .

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to wrap a product such as PET or film around the core in the center core part, and then cover the outer side with a metal object such as aluminum foil, or packed with cardboard or the like. By enabling the management of information using wireless tags even in the state of being present and enabling the management of the shipment status of the core, shipping management and collection management utilizing the core information can be performed accurately.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention recycles from the shipment to the collection of the reused part in the manufacturing factory of the reused part among the products constituted by the product parts such as PET and film and the reused part such as the core. In the recycling management system managed by the wireless tag attached to the used part, the first wireless tag attached to the reused part is packed even if the reused part is covered by a product member or package. The second wireless tag attached to a position readable from the outside of the object, the first wireless tag (hereinafter simply referred to as “wireless tag”), and the first wireless tag Further, a reader / writer for reading and / or reading tag information such as a management number and shipping date / time with the second wireless tag (hereinafter referred to as “auxiliary wireless tag”), and the reader / writer A management device that receives the transmitted tag information and manages the shipment / collection status of reusable parts, and the management device associates the tag information of each of the wireless tag and the auxiliary wireless tag. It has a means for managing.

  Rather than managing with the wireless tag attached to the core, the auxiliary wireless tag linked with the wireless tag in advance is attached to a place where it can be easily recognized from the outside, and reading the auxiliary wireless tag is the same as the wireless tag The core stored in the packaging material can be shipped and managed, so the products wound around the core are packaged with metal objects such as aluminum and then properly recognized even when packaged and shipped to cardboard. And manage.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, a wireless tag 101 is attached to a core 201 in advance as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 as shown in FIG.
A product 203 such as a film or PET is wound around a core 201 to which the wireless tag 101 is attached, and a metal object 204 is wound outside.
When attaching the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 attached with the auxiliary wireless tag 102 to the core 201, the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 are read by a personal digital assistant (hereinafter referred to as PDA) 301.
The PDA 301 transmits the read information of the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 to the management device 303 via the access point 302. The management device 303 manages the received information on the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in association with each other.
An auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 attached with the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached to the core 201 attached with the wireless tag 101. A product 203 such as a film or PET is wound around the core 201, and a metal object 204 is wound around the outside, and these are stored in a packing material 205 as a set. The stored packing material 205 is transported to a warehouse or the like as temporary storage.
When shipping, the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 attached to the core 201 in the packing material 205 and the auxiliary wireless tag attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 are attached to the packing material 205. Read with PDA301 from outside. The PDA 301 transmits information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and shipping destination information to the management apparatus 303 via the access point 302. The management device 303 acquires the received information about the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and the shipping destination information, and manages the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and the core 201 as the same shipment.

Next, the overall operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, it is confirmed whether the wireless tag 101 is attached to the core 201 (S11).
When the wireless tag 101 is not attached to the core 201, the wireless tag 101 is attached (S33). On the other hand, it is checked whether the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 (S12). When the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is not attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202, the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached (S34).
A product 203 such as a film is wound around the core 201 to which the wireless tag 101 is attached (S41). Further, the metal object 204 is wound on the product 203 such as a film wound around the core 201 (S42). The auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 to which the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached is attached to the core 201 to which the wireless tag 101 is attached (S43).
The wireless tag 101 attached to the core 201 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 are read by the PDA 301 (S31 and S32), and the management device 303 is passed through the access point 302. Send information to. The management apparatus 303 associates and manages the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 (S21).
A product 203 such as a film is wound around the core 201 to which the wireless tag 101 is attached, a metal object 204 is further wound, and the wireless tag 101 is attached with an auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 to which the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached. The set attached to the core 201 is stored in the packing material 205 (S44).
The auxiliary wireless tag 102 attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 stored in the packing material 205 is read by the PDA 301 (S35).
When shipping the set of packing materials 205, the auxiliary wireless tag 102 attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 is read by the PDA 301 (S36), and information is transmitted to the management device 303 via the access point 302. To do. The management device 303 manages shipping information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in association with the wireless tag 101.

Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.
In this embodiment, since the wireless tag 101 attached to the core 201 is covered with the metal object 204, the wireless tag 101 cannot be read from the outside, but the wireless tag 101 cannot be read from the inside of the core 201. Therefore, the wireless tag 101 is first read by the PDA 301, then the auxiliary wireless tag 102 attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 is read by the PDA 301, and the management device 303 is connected via the access point 302. Since the information is transmitted to the device, the management device 303 manages the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in association with each other, and is covered with a metal object and stored in the packing material. The shipping destination of the core 201 can be managed by reading the associated auxiliary wireless tag 102 with the PDA 301.

Next, examples of the present invention will be described in detail.
[Example 1]
As shown in FIG. 4, the wireless tag 101 is attached to the core 201. The wireless tag 101 records a management number, manufacturing date, shipping history, collection history, shipping destination, shipping source, and the like related to the core 101 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached to the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 as shown in FIG. The auxiliary wireless tag 102 records information such as a cap management number, a unique ID of the wireless tag 101 to be linked, a manufacturing date, a shipping history, a collection history, a shipping destination, a shipping source, and the like. The PDA 301 may record various information on the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102. Further, only the unique ID may be recorded in the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102. In this case, when the PDA 301 reads the unique ID of the wireless tag 101 or the wireless tag 102, the operator of the PDA 301 loads the PDA 301 with a core or cap management number, date of manufacture, shipping history, collection history, shipping destination, shipping source, etc. Information, and the information obtained by combining the read unique ID and the input management number of the core or cap, the date of manufacture, the shipping history, the collection history, the shipping destination, the shipping source, etc. are transmitted to the management device 303. .
As shown in FIG. 1, a product 203 such as a film or PET is wound around a core 201 to which a wireless tag 101 is attached, and a metal object 204 is wound outside. The wireless tag 101 cannot be read from. Therefore, an auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 attached with the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached to the side of the core 201. When mounting, the PDA 301 reads both the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 as shown in FIG. The PDA 301 transmits the read information of the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 to the management device 303 via the access point 302. The management device 303 manages the received information on the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in association with a database as shown in FIG.
Next, the process from shipment of the product 203 to collection of the core 201 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
First, in the product manufacturing factory 400, the core 201 around which the product 203 and the metal object 204 are wound is packed with a packing material 205 such as cardboard, loaded on the truck 401, and shipped to the primary storage warehouse 402. At this time, information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is read from the outside of the packing material 205 by the PDA 301.
Originally, when the packaging material 205 is transported to the temporary storage warehouse 402 using the transport truck 401, it is ideal to read the wireless tag 101 attached to the core 201 inside the packaging material 205 such as cardboard. It is. However, the directivity of the wireless tag 101 faces the top, bottom, front, and back of the packaging material 205 such as cardboard, and is covered with the metal object 204, so that the wireless signal does not reach the PDA and cannot be read. is there. On the other hand, since the directivity of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is in the lateral direction of the packing material 205 and is not covered with the metal object 204, wireless communication is possible. Therefore, at the time of shipment, as described above, the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in the packing material 205 is read by displaying a screen as shown in FIG.
The information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 read by the PDA 301 is transmitted to the management apparatus 303 via the access point 302 separately. Based on the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 transmitted from the PDA 301, the management device 303 performs supplementary work on the contents shown in FIG. 9, sets the shipping destination of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and the wireless tag 101 to the same, the core 201 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102. In addition to recording the shipping destination of the wireless tag attaching cap 202, the shipping destination can be managed by recording the shipping date / shipping destination information and information on the person in charge of the work.
On the other hand, when the operator searches for the shipping destination of the core 201, the shipping destination of the core 201 and the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 can be grasped by operating the management device 303 and confirming the contents of FIG. Can be grasped.
Further, when the core 201 attached with the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 attached with the auxiliary wireless tag 102 are returned from the product operation factory 403 to the product manufacturing factory 400 by the transport truck 401. The wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 are read by the PDA 301. By transmitting the read information of the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 to the management device 303 via the access point 302, the management device 303 can perform the processing based on the information of the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102. From the contents shown in 9, it is possible to grasp the arrival destination of the core.
Also, the arrival history of the core 201 and the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 is managed from the arrival date from the contents of the database shown in FIG. 9 stored in the management device, and the shipment history is managed by the shipment date and the shipping destination. Or, it can be performed using the arrival destination, the shipping destination, the arrival date, the shipping date, etc. as comprehensive movement history management.
Further, the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 read by the PDA 301 is separately transmitted to the management apparatus 303 via the access point 302. Based on the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 transmitted from the PDA 301, the management device 303 performs supplementary work on the contents shown in FIG. 9 and records the shipping date of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and the wireless tag 101. However, there is a case where the product 203 or the core 201 reaches the expiration date, such as when the storage period in the temporary storage warehouse 402 is long.
In that case, the management apparatus displays a warning to the operator on the screen to prevent erroneous shipment, and the product 203 or core bundled with the auxiliary wireless tag 102 read on the screen of the PDA 301 via the access point 302. 201 warns that the expiry date has expired. When shipping is canceled by the operation of the PDA, the PDA screen returns to normal and the canceled information is transmitted to the management apparatus 303 via the access point 302. Based on the information on cancellation of shipment, the management device 303 specifies on the screen 9 the shipment cancellation of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and the wireless tag 101 and the expiration date in the remarks column. As a result, it is possible to prevent an erroneous shipment or incorrect use of the expired product 203 or the core 201.
[Example 2]
As shown in FIG. 3, at the time of shipment, the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in the packing material 205 is read on a screen as shown in FIG.
The information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 read by the PDA 301 is transmitted to the management apparatus 303 via the access point 302 separately. Based on the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 transmitted from the PDA 301, the management device 303 performs supplementary work on the contents shown in FIG. 9 and records the shipping date and the shipping destination of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and the wireless tag 101 as the same. At the same time, it is possible to manage the shipping destination by recording the shipping destination information and the information of the person in charge of the work.
However, when only the core 201 attached with the wireless tag 101 is returned from the product operation factory 403 by the transport truck 401, the wireless tag 101 is read by the PDA 301. By transmitting the read information of the wireless tag 101 to the management device 303 via the access point 302, the management device 303 grasps the arrival destination of the core from the contents shown in FIG. 9 based on the information of the wireless tag 101. I can do it. However, at the same time, the management device can confirm that the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 attached with the auxiliary wireless tag 102 has not returned.
Conventionally, the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 is in a state where the destination and quantity are unknown, so that the billing process and the like cannot be performed. Since the information such as the shipping destination, shipping date, quantity, etc. of the cap 202 can be managed, the user who does not return the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202 can be charged for the loss of the auxiliary wireless tag attaching cap 202. I can do it.

[Example 3]
In the first and second embodiments, the method of reading the wireless tag 101 or the auxiliary wireless tag 102 by the PDA 301 only in the product manufacturing factory 400 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this method. That is, the truck 401, the temporary storage warehouse 402, and the product operation factory 403 are also provided with the PDA 301 and the access point 302, and the information of the wireless tag 101 or the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is read by the PDA 301 at each facility, and the access point 302 and the Internet, etc. A method of transmitting information of the wireless tag 101 or the auxiliary wireless tag 102 to the management device 303 in the product manufacturing factory 400 via a communication network may be used. The management apparatus 303 may be installed in a facility other than the product manufacturing factory 400.

For example, when the packaging material 205 is transported from the product manufacturing factory 400 to the temporary storage warehouse 402, the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is read from the outside of the packaging material 205 by the PDA 301 existing in the temporary storage warehouse 402. The core 201 arrives in the temporary storage warehouse 402 by transmitting the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 and the date and time of reading to the management device 303 via the access point 302 existing in the temporary storage warehouse 402 and the communication network such as the Internet. The date and time is recorded in the database of the management apparatus 303. Similarly, the core 201 is transferred from the temporary storage warehouse 402 to the product operation factory 403 by performing the reading and transmission operations of the information of the wireless tag 101 or the auxiliary wireless tag 102 using the PDA 301 and the access point 302 in each facility. The date and time of shipment, the date and time of arrival at the product operation factory 403, and the date and time of shipment from the product operation factory 403 to the product manufacturing factory 400 can be recorded in the database of the management device 303.
[Example 4]
A place such as the temporary storage warehouse 402 in FIG. 3 may utilize a free space without pillars or shelves. In such a place, the core 201 to which the wireless tag 101 is attached in a state where the wireless tag 101 is attached to the core 201 as shown in FIG. 1 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 is attached to the cap 202 for attaching the auxiliary wireless tag. When a product 203 such as a film or PET is wound around and a metal object 204 is wound outside, the packaging material 205 is all similar in appearance when packed in the packing material 205 and stored in the temporary storage warehouse 402. Therefore, there is a problem that the product 203 wound around the core 101 to be shipped cannot be determined when shipping.
If the packaging material 205 is transported to the temporary storage warehouse 402 and can be placed in the vicinity of a mark such as a shelf or a pillar when stored, it is easy to ship, but the warehouse space is effectively utilized. In a warehouse with no shelves or pillars installed for the purpose, it is difficult to specify the place to be placed.
Since the packaging material 205 is also a shipment, it is difficult to write a specific mark on the packaging material 205 in order to store the shipment as it is at the time of manufacture, and a barcode or seal is attached to the packaging material 205. Even if this is done, there is no denying the possibility of shipping similar products by mistake.
Therefore, when the packing material 205 is placed in a place such as a free space temporary storage warehouse 402 without pillars or shelves, as described in the third embodiment, the temporary storage warehouse 402 also includes a PDA 301 and an access point 302. In addition, the following configuration is provided.
A plurality of location information transmitters that transmit location information in the warehouse by infrared rays or visible light, etc. are installed on the ceiling, pillars, floors, etc., and the PDA 301 receives infrared rays and visible light transmitted from the location information transmitters The information receiver is attached, and the PDA 301 reads the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in association with the position information received by the position information receiver. Information on the auxiliary wireless tag 102 read by the PDA 301 and position information associated with the information are transmitted to the management apparatus 303 via the access point 302. The management device 303 records the position where the packing material 205 is placed in the database by complementing and recording the position information transmitted from the PDA 301 and the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 with the contents shown in FIG.
When shipping the packing material 205, the operator extracts the information on the position where the packing material 205 to be shipped and the information of the auxiliary wireless tag 102 are extracted, and transmits them from the management device to the PDA 301 via the access point 302.
In the temporary storage warehouse 402, the holder of the PDA 301 moves to the position where the packing material 205 is placed based on the position information of the packing material 205 displayed on the PDA 301, and moves the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in the packing material 205. Reading is performed by the PDA 301. In addition, since the auxiliary wireless tag 102 confirms with a unique ID, erroneous shipment can be prevented.
Incidentally, the signal transmitted by the position information transmitter may be a signal by radio waves or ultrasonic waves.
[Industrial applicability]
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, the present invention can be applied to uses such as receipt / shipment management and location management of products covered and packaged with metal objects. In addition, according to the present invention, in a use in which a shipping destination is determined after a product covered with a metal object is packed with a packing material, it can be applied to performing shipping destination management without opening the packing material. Further, the present invention can be applied to shipping destination management or billing processing for products that cannot be collected even after a certain time has elapsed since the shipment of the products.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the best form for implementing this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the best form for implementing this invention. It is a figure which shows the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example which attaches a radio | wireless tag to a core. It is a figure which shows the specific example which attaches an auxiliary | assistant radio | wireless tag to a core. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a database in a wireless tag 101. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the database in the auxiliary | assistant radio | wireless tag. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display in PDA301. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a database for managing the wireless tag 101 and the auxiliary wireless tag 102 in the management apparatus 303. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of PDA301 in a shipping process.

Explanation of symbols

101 wireless tag 102 auxiliary wireless tag 201 core
202 Auxiliary RFID Tag Affixing Cap 203 Product (Film)
204 Metal objects (aluminum)
205 Packaging materials (cardboard, etc.)
301 PDA
302 Access point (wireless LAN)
303 Management Device 400 Product Manufacturing Factory 401 Transport Truck 402 Temporary Storage Warehouse 403 Product Operation Factory

Claims (7)

In the recycling management system that manages from the shipment to the collection of the reuse parts among the products constituted by the product parts and the reuse parts by the wireless tag attached to the reuse parts,
A first wireless tag attached to the reusable part, and a second wireless tag attached to a position readable from the outside of the packaged item even when the reused part is covered with a product member or packaged item A tag, a reader / writer for reading and / or reading tag information such as a management number and a shipping date / time of the first wireless tag and the second wireless tag, and the tag information transmitted from the reader / writer A management device that manages the shipment / collection status of reusable parts,
The recycling management system, wherein the management device includes means for managing the tag information of each of the first wireless tag and the second wireless tag in association with each other. The reusable part is surrounded by the product member and a metal member, and a portion to which the second wireless tag is attached is not covered by the product member and the gold member. Recycling management system. 3. The recycling management system according to claim 1, wherein the second wireless tag is attached to an auxiliary part that can be attached and detached among the reusable parts. 4. The tag information includes a management number of the reused part or the auxiliary part, a unique ID of the first wireless tag or the second wireless tag, a manufacturing date, a shipping history, a collection history, a shipping destination, a shipping origin The recycling management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one or all of the information is included. The management device
Before shipping the reusable part, the tag information of each of the first wireless tag and the second wireless tag read by the reader / writer is received, and the received tag information of the first wireless tag and the Means for associating the tag information of the second wireless tag with a database in the management device;
When shipping the product in which the product member and the metal member are attached to the reusable part, the tag information of the second wireless tag read by the reader / writer is received, and the tag information is stored in the database. Means for recording,
When the reusable part is collected, the tag information of the first wireless tag or the second wireless tag read by the reader / writer is received, and the tag information is recorded in a database in the management device. Means,
The recycling management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: In a warehouse where articles packed with products in which the product members and metal objects are attached to the reuse parts are stored,
A position information transmitter that transmits position information by any of light such as infrared rays, radio waves, and ultrasonic waves is attached to the ceiling, wall, pillar, etc. of the warehouse,
The reader / writer includes a position information receiver that receives position information transmitted from the position information transmitter;
When the tag information of the second wireless tag is read by the reader / writer, the reader / writer transmits the position information received by the position information receiver together with the tag information to the management device. The recycling management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein The product member is a thin film-like object such as a film, the reusable part is a cylindrical core around which the product member is wound, the auxiliary member is a cap attached to the opening of the core, and the first member The recycling management system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless tag is attached to an inner portion of the core, and the second wireless tag is attached to the cap.

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