TWI430193B - Staff and product management system using near field communication - Google Patents

Description

Personnel and commodity management system using near field communication

The present invention relates to a personnel and merchandise management system utilizing near field communication, and more particularly to a personnel and merchandise management system for utilizing a mobile phone for near field communication.

The workflow of the existing warehouse management personnel is to use the traditional punch card, enter the inventory of the goods in the warehouse, and copy it on the paper book face. After the inventory is completed, return to the front of the computer and connect to the main database, and then manually enter the status of each product. data. After these steps, it has often taken hours. After all the databases have been updated, the upper level personnel will take some countermeasures for the contents of the updated database.

Therefore, existing technologies have many problems to be improved. Such as: (1) staff can not receive meeting information at any time (2) staff take a lot of time in the inventory (3) equipment is insufficient, then manually copy the number, then enter the database (4) is very inefficient (5 ) It is impossible to generate countermeasures immediately (6) It is easy to produce errors.

In addition, Near Field Communication (NFC) was originally a combination of remote control identification and network technology, but has developed wireless communication technology. It can quickly and automatically form a wireless network, providing a "virtual connection" for cellular devices, Bluetooth devices, and Wi-Fi devices, enabling electronic devices to communicate over short distances. NFC's short-range interaction greatly speeds up and simplifies the entire authentication process, making communication between electronic devices more direct, safer and clearer, without the need to hear electronic noise generated by various communication protocols.

The current application types can be roughly divided into four types:

1. Touch and Go: Mainly used in ticketing and identification, such as tickets, tickets and access cards. By holding the NFC device close to the reader, the user can be authenticated and authenticated via the identification data on the smart card.

2. Touch and Confirm: Mainly applied to mobile payments. Consumers can use the NFC device to enter a password or close to a Point of Sale (POS) machine to complete a consumer transaction.

3. Touch and Connect: The main application is in data exchange. Two NFC devices can share data such as music, audio and video and pictures through peer-to-peer data transmission.

4. Touch and Explore: It is mainly used for range search, so that it has a similar NFC device in a short distance range for communication connection.

Therefore, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a management system using near field communication, including a computer host having a main commodity database, a mobile phone with a near field communication interface and a secondary product database, and a mobile phone and a doorphone for the user. Sensors and goods. The access sensor is connected to the computer host and senses the serial number of the mobile phone in near field communication to identify the user's identity, and transmits the day information data obtained from the computer host to the mobile phone. A product label is attached to the product, and the user uses the near field communication interface of the mobile phone to read the product label, thereby confirming the status of the product and updating the secondary product database. After the user counts the product, the mobile phone returns the updated product database to the computer host to update the main product database, and the computer host sends the countermeasure message data to the user according to the updated main product database.

In the above management system, the product tag is a high frequency passive tag (RFID tag). The information of the day can include the main product database archived on the previous day, the meeting information and the user's attendance status. The countermeasure message data may include shipping reports, inventory reports, and purchase suggestions. The secondary product database may include a product name, a product identification number, a product specification, a product price, and a product quantity. The main product database may correspondingly include a product name, a product label identification code, a product specification, a product price, a manufacturer's data, and a quantity of the product. The serial number will contain a password to encrypt the day's message data. The password varies depending on the user. The information on the day will be different depending on the user. That is to say, the password of one user is different from the password of another user, and the information of the day of the user is different from the information of the day of the other user.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the quantity of the main product database is less than the preset safety stock quantity, the countermeasure message data includes the purchase recommendation.

In this way, the employee's inventory time can be saved, and the safety stock concept can be implemented more efficiently. Instead of using the special equipment to change the quantity, the paper does not need to use the radio to inform the information, and the mobile phone is used. Quickly and instantly contact employees and deliver messages.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a person and a commodity management system using near field communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the personnel and merchandise management system using near field communication includes a host computer 101, a mobile phone 102, an access sensor 103, and at least one product 104, and a product label 105 is attached to the product 104. The merchandise tag 105 can be a high frequency passive tag (RFID tag). The host computer 101 is connected to the mobile phone 102 and the access sensor 103 to maintain the integrity of the data.

The host computer 101 has a main product database, and the main product database records all the information about the product, such as the product name, the product tag identification code, the product specification, the product price, the manufacturer's data, and the number of products. The mobile phone 102 has a near field communication interface and a secondary product database, and is carried by the user. The secondary product database records key information about the product, such as the product name, the product label identification code, the product specification, the product price, and the number of products. . The access sensor 103 is connected to the host computer 101, and senses the serial number of the mobile phone 102 in a near field communication manner to identify the identity of the mobile phone user, and transmits the current day information data obtained from the computer host 101 to the mobile phone 102.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the operational steps of the personnel and merchandise management system of Figure 1. It can be seen from FIG. 2 that the access control sensor 103 is generally provided in front of the company or the warehouse, and the access control sensor 103 is first connected to the computer host 101 to maintain the data connection (as shown in operation 201). When the user holds the mobile phone 102 close to the access sensor 103, the card is punched in the near field communication mode and the current message data is acquired from the access sensor 103. For the access sensor 103, the user is identified from the serial number of the mobile phone 102. Identity (as shown in steps 202-204). The information on the current day contains the contents of the main product database archived on the previous day, conference information and user attendance status, conference information, inventory information, arrival information, etc., which may vary depending on the user's identity. The serial number of the mobile phone 102 may include a set of passwords to encrypt the current day information or according to the identity of the user. That is to say, when the warehouse manager uses his mobile phone to enter the access control system, not only can the card be notified to the company that he has come to work, but he can also know the attendance status between the colleagues, and can also obtain the work tasks to be performed today, for example: the inventory The type of goods is either the confirmed purchase item, or even the meeting content to be held on the day. The management can use the password to know the specific message, such as the message of an employee or the information of a meeting, the confidential information generated by the computer host, and so on.

After that, the user can start to take an inventory using the mobile phone 102. There are two ways to count, one is "induction mode", which is to sense the product labels of each product. One is the "manual input mode", which means that only one induction is needed for the same product, and then the number is manually input (as shown in steps 205 to 209).

After all the products have been counted, the user can use the various communication interfaces to upload the updated product database of the mobile phone 102 to the main product database of the computer host 101 (as shown in operation 210). The host computer 101 analyzes the data of the main product database to generate countermeasure information data for the user, and the countermeasure message data is like a shipping report, an inventory report, and a purchase suggestion. For example, the host computer 101 compares the quantity of the goods with the preset safety stock quantity. If the quantity of the goods is less than the safety stock quantity, the countermeasure message data must include the purchase recommendation (as shown in operation step 211). When the user wants to leave, a logout action must be performed (as shown in operation 212).

The above-mentioned access sensor 103 can further transmit the data back to the computer host 101, so that the personnel control and schedule arrangement can be arranged in the future.

To further illustrate the personnel and merchandise management system of this disclosure, please refer to Figures 3-6. Figures 3-6 show the possible display of the mobile phone in Figure 1 in Figure 1. After the user senses the access sensor 103 by using the mobile phone 102, the screen of the mobile phone 102 may be as shown in FIG. 3, and the information of the current company, the report information, and the like may be read by the user. The user may see a picture as shown in Figure 4 before counting. When the user starts counting, the mobile phone may display a picture as shown in Fig. 5, at which time the user performs NFC sensing when the mobile phone is close to the product label of the product. If the user selects "Manual Input Mode", the mobile phone may appear as shown in Figure 6, and the user is required to manually enter the number of items.

In practice, this system mainly uses PHP syntax to match MySQL database development design, combined with NFC technology application and software for invoicing inventory. Integrate with the WiMAX/Wi-Fi wireless standard transmission through NFC technology to achieve the functions of the management system. When using PHP syntax to build a web page system, you can use the content of the web page by linking to the Internet. The PHP of this system is a cross-platform dynamic web page syntax, which supports various operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS and UNIX/Linux. The MySQL database also supports high compatibility between multiple operating systems and PHP, and designers can design freely.

It can be known from the above embodiment that the near field communication personnel and the commodity management system of the present invention can directly integrate the personal communication mobile phone. It has complete management functions for work punching, personnel control, inquiring goods, inventory system, receiving information, and instant ordering. Therefore, the equipment cost required for going to work is reduced, the efficiency of the staff to work is improved, and the company also brings considerable benefits.

If it is used by retailers, and because of the application of NFC, employees can reduce labor costs by reducing the way they directly read the product labels from the on-board inventory and NFC technology phones. Therefore, retail storefronts can make effective use of space.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

101. . . Computer host

102. . . Mobile phone

103. . . Access sensor

104. . . commodity

105. . . Product label

201~212. . . System operation steps

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

1 is a schematic structural view of a person and a merchandise management system using near field communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the operational steps of the personnel and merchandise management system using near field communication in Fig. 1.

Figures 3-6 show the possible display of the mobile phone in Figure 1 in Figure 1.

101. . . Computer host

102. . . Mobile phone

103. . . Access sensor

104. . . commodity

105. . . Product label

Claims (10)

A personnel and commodity management system using near field communication, comprising: a computer host having a main commodity database; a mobile phone having a near field communication interface and a commodity database for carrying by a user; Connected to the computer host, and senses a serial number of the mobile phone in a near field communication manner to identify one of the user's identity, and transmits a day information message obtained from the computer host to the mobile phone; and at least one product, Attaching a product label to the user, the user uses the near field communication interface of the mobile phone to read the product label, thereby confirming the status of the product and updating the product database; wherein the user counts the product Then, the mobile phone returns the updated product database to the computer host to update the main product database, and the computer host sends a countermeasure message data to the user according to the updated main product database. The personnel and merchandise management system of claim 1, wherein the merchandise tag is a high frequency passive tag (RFID tag). The personnel and merchandise management system of claim 1, wherein the current day information material includes the main product database, a conference information, and a user attendance status filed on the previous day. The personnel and commodity management system of claim 1, wherein the countermeasure message material comprises a shipping statement, an inventory statement, and a purchase proposal. The personnel and product management system of claim 1, wherein the secondary product database comprises at least one product name, one product label identification code, one product specification, one product price, and one product quantity. The personnel and merchandise management system of claim 1, wherein the main merchandise database includes at least one merchandise name, one merchandise label identifier, one merchandise specification, one merchandise price, one vendor data, and one merchandise quantity. The personnel and merchandise management system of claim 6, wherein the countermeasure message material includes a purchase proposal. The personnel and merchandise management system of claim 1, wherein the serial number includes a password to encrypt the current day information data. The personnel and merchandise management system of claim 8, wherein the password of the user is different from the password of the other user. The personnel and merchandise management system of claim 1, wherein the user's current day message data is different from one of the other user's day information materials.