Stay article management system, stay article monitoring device, and stay article monitoring method

Abstract

To provide a stay article management system that allows managers at a manufacturing site to quickly check a stay article that occurs at the manufacturing site.SOLUTION: A stay article management system 1 includes a stay article monitoring device 10 and a manager terminal 11. A stay article monitoring device 10 includes stay article detection means 101 for detecting an article that becomes a stay article 2. In addition, in order to inform a manager 5 at a manufacturing site of occurrence of the stay article 2 at the manufacturing site, the stay article monitoring device 10 includes a function of, when the stay article detection means 101 detects the stay article 2, automatically transmitting call information to the manager terminal 11 to inform the manager 5 of the occurrence of the stay article 2. The manager terminal 11 includes a function of, when the call information is transmitted from the stay article monitoring device 10, transmitting response information in response to the call information to the stay article monitoring device 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present application relates to a technique for managing retained items generated at a manufacturing site. [Background technology]

[0002] In manufacturing sites, it has been common practice to store held-up products in a designated storage location in order to eliminate the need for storage. For example, the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 detects a state in which a coil cannot be sent from the manufacturing line to the conveying line as a coil held-up state in the conveying line, and when a coil held-up state is detected, the coil is removed from the conveying line to a storage location (temporary storage area), thereby eliminating the coil hold-up. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-94477 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] By placing the delayed items in a designated storage location, the delay can be temporarily resolved. However, depending on the item, storing the delayed items can cause problems. For example, if an item whose treatment is unknown is left in storage, the item whose treatment is unknown will be left abandoned.

[0005] To solve this problem, it is important that the manager of the manufacturing site quickly checks the delayed products that occur at the manufacturing site. Therefore, the present application aims to enable the manager of the manufacturing site to quickly check the delayed products that occur at the manufacturing site. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a retained goods management system that is at least composed of a retained goods monitoring device installed at a manufacturing site where retained goods occur, and a manager terminal operated by a manager at the manufacturing site. In the first invention, the retention monitoring device comprises a retained item detection means for detecting retained items placed in a designated storage location, and a call means for, when the retained item detection means detects a retained item, sending call information to the manager terminal to inform the manager of the occurrence of a retained item, and, when response information indicating that the manager has confirmed the call information is sent from the manager terminal, displaying the response information sent from the manager terminal on a display. In addition, in the first invention, the manager terminal performs an alerting operation to call the manager when the call information is sent from the delay monitoring device, and is equipped with a response means for transmitting the response information to the delay monitoring device when the manager performs an operation to respond to the call information. In the first invention, it is preferable that the stuck item detection means included in the stuck item monitoring device, upon detecting a stuck item, acquires specific information of the stuck item, and the call means included in the stuck item monitoring device includes the specific information of the stuck item acquired by the stuck item detection means in the call information. Also, in the first invention, it is preferable that an image sensor is used for the stuck item detection means included in the stuck item monitoring device, an image of the stuck item is used as the specific information of the stuck item, and the response means of the manager terminal displays the image of the stuck item included in the call information on a display.

[0007] The second invention relates to an apparatus to be installed at a manufacturing site where retained items occur. The retention monitoring apparatus according to the second invention includes a retained item detection means for detecting retained items placed in a specified storage location, and a call means for transmitting contact information for informing a manager of the occurrence of retained items to a manager terminal operated by the manager at the manufacturing site when the retained item detection means detects a retained item, and for displaying the response information transmitted from the manager terminal on a display when response information indicating that the manager has confirmed the call information is transmitted from the manager terminal.

[0008] In the second invention, it is preferable that the retained item detection means included in the retention monitoring device, when detecting a retained item, acquires specific information of the retained item, and the call means included in the retention monitoring device includes the specific information of the retained item acquired by the retained item detection means in the call information. Also, in the second invention, it is preferable that an image sensor is used for the retained item detection means included in the retention monitoring device, and an image of the retained item is used as the specific information of the retained item.

[0009] The third invention relates to a method executed by a retention monitoring device installed at a manufacturing site where retained products occur and a manager terminal operated by a manager at the manufacturing site. The method for managing held-over items according to the third invention includes a step a) of the held-over item monitoring device detecting held-over items placed in a designated storage location, a step b) of the held-over item monitoring device transmitting call information to the manager terminal when it detects a held-over item to inform the manager of the occurrence of a held-over item, a step c) of the manager terminal performing an alert operation to call the manager when the call information is transmitted from the held-over item monitoring device, a step d) of the manager terminal transmitting response information to the held-over item monitoring device indicating that the manager has acknowledged the call information when the manager performs an operation to respond to the call information, and a step e) of the held-over item monitoring device displaying the response information transmitted from the manager terminal on a display.

[0010] In the third invention, it is preferable that in step a, the retention monitoring device acquires specific information of the retained item detected by the retention monitoring device, and in step b, the retention monitoring device includes the specific information of the retained item in the call information. Also, in the third invention, it is preferable that in step a, the retention monitoring device acquires an image of the retained item detected by the retention monitoring device as specific information of the retained item, and in step b, the retention monitoring device includes the image of the retained item in the call information, and in step c, the manager terminal displays on a display the image of the retained item included in the call information transmitted from the retention monitoring device. Effect of the Invention

[0011] In order to enable the manager at the manufacturing site to quickly check any stuck items that occur at the manufacturing site, the invention disclosed in this application is such that, when stuck items occur at the manufacturing site, call information related to the occurrence of stuck items is automatically sent from the stuck item monitoring device to the manager's terminal, and a response to the call information is obtained from the manager's terminal. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a retained goods management system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a retained goods management system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the retained goods management system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this application will be described. The embodiments described in this application are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the drawings are schematic diagrams drawn to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

[0014] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a retained goods management system 1 according to an embodiment. The retained goods management system 1 shown in Fig. 1 is composed of at least a retained goods monitoring device 10, which is a device installed at a manufacturing site where retained goods 2 are generated, and a manager terminal 11 operated by a manager 5 of the manufacturing site. In the retained goods management system 1 according to the embodiment, the retained goods monitoring device 10 is connected to the manager terminal 11 via a network 3.

[0015] In order to detect a retained item 2 occurring at the manufacturing site, the retention monitoring device 10 is equipped with a retained item detection means 101 that detects items that become retained items 2. Furthermore, in order to reliably notify a manager 5 of the manufacturing site that a retained item 2 has occurred at the manufacturing site, the retention monitoring device 10 is equipped with a function to automatically send, to the manager terminal 11, call information informing the manager 5 of the occurrence of the retained item 2 when the retained item detection means 101 detects a retained item 2. Furthermore, the manager terminal 11 is equipped with a function to send, when the call information is sent from the retention monitoring device 10, response information to the call information to the retention monitoring device 10.

[0016] 2 is a block diagram of the stayed item management system 1 according to the embodiment. The stayed item management system 1 according to the embodiment includes a stayed item detection means 101 that detects items placed on a tray 4 that is a predetermined storage location as stayed items 2, a CPU 102 (Central Processing Unit) that controls the stayed item monitoring device 10, a memory 103 that stores information, a display 104 that displays information, and a network communication means 105 for communicating over a network.

[0017] The CPU 102 of the retention monitoring device 10 functions as a calling means 100 by executing a computer program for performing a process of notifying the manager 5 of the occurrence of a retained item 2. The operation of the calling means 100 included in the retention monitoring device 10 will be described later.

[0018] The call information sent to the manager 5 includes the location where the stuck item 2 occurred and the date and time when the stuck item 2 occurred. The location where the stuck item 2 occurred is information indicating the location where the stuck item monitoring device 10 is installed. The date and time when the stuck item 2 occurred is the date and time when the stuck item 2 was detected. Furthermore, if specific information of the stuck item 2 that occurred at the manufacturing site is included in the call information, the manager 5 can confirm the item that became the stuck item 2.

[0019] Therefore, in the embodiment, the retained item detection means 101 has a function of acquiring specific information of the retained item 2 when the retained item 2 is detected. Specifically, in the embodiment, the retained item detection means 101 included in the retention monitoring device 10 is an image sensor that performs image processing on an image captured by a camera and detects the presence or absence of an item placed on the tray 4, and the image of the item that has become the retained item 2 is used as the specific information of the retained item 2. In the embodiment, the retained item detection means 101 included in the retention monitoring device 10 determines whether or not an item that will become the retained item 2 is placed on the tray 4 by comparing an image of the tray 4 on which no item is placed with an image captured by the camera. Also, when the retained item detection means 101 included in the retention monitoring device 10 detects the retained item 2, it transfers the image of the camera at the time of detecting the retained item 2 to the calling means 100.

[0020] The network communication means 105 included in the stay monitoring device 10 is a circuit that communicates using a communication protocol compatible with the network 3. The network communication means 105 may be either a circuit that communicates wirelessly or a circuit that communicates wired. For example, a circuit that communicates wirelessly is a circuit that supports mobile communication (4G, 5G, etc.), Wifi (registered trademark), etc.

[0021] The display 104 of the residence monitoring device 10 is a display device that displays text and graphical information. The display 104 may be a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence (EL) display.

[0022] The memory 103 included in the retention monitoring device 10 is used to store the call information transmitted to the manager terminal 11 .

[0023] The manager terminal 11 constituting the retained goods management system 1 according to the embodiment is a device realized by using a general-purpose personal computer. The manager terminal 11 includes a CPU 111 for controlling the manager terminal 11, a memory 113 for storing information, a display 114 for displaying information, a network communication means 115 for network communication, and a device 112 for operating the manager terminal 11.

[0024] The CPU 111 of the manager terminal 11 executes a computer program for performing processing for responding to the call information, thereby functioning as a response means 110. The operation of the response means 110 included in the manager terminal 11 will be described later.

[0025] The display 114 and the network communication means 115 are the same as those in the stay monitoring device 10, and therefore will not be described here. The device 112 for operating the manager terminal 11 includes an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse.

[0026] The memory 113 included in the manager terminal 11 is used to store the call information received from the retention monitoring device 10.

[0027] From here, the operation of the stayed items management system 1 according to the embodiment will be described. Fig. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the stayed items management system 1 according to the embodiment. In this explanation, the operation of the calling means 100 provided in the stay monitoring device 10 and the operation of the response means 110 provided in the manager terminal 11 will also be explained in detail. The explanation of the operation of the stayed items management system 1 according to the embodiment also includes an explanation of the stayed items management method, which is a method invention.

[0028] The retained item detection means 101 included in the retention monitoring device 10 repeatedly performs an operation of detecting the retained item 2, and when it detects an item placed on a tray 4, which is a specified storage location, as the retained item 2, it notifies the call means 100 included in the retention monitoring device 10 of information related to the retained item 2 detected by the retained item detection means 101 (step S1). In the embodiment, since an image sensor is used for the retained item detection means 101, the information transmitted by the retained item detection means 101 to the call means 100 includes an image captured by a camera when the retained item 2 was detected. The retained item 2 is captured in this image.

[0029] When the call means 100 of the retention monitoring device 10 is notified by the retained item detection means 101 that a retained item 2 has been detected, it uses the network communication means 105 to transmit call information to the manager terminal 11 to notify the manager 5 of the occurrence of the retained item 2 (step S2). As described above, the call information for the retained item 2 includes the location where the retained item 2 occurred and the date and time when the retained item 2 occurred, as well as a video of the retained item 2, which is specific information about the retained item 2. By looking at the call information, the manager 5 can confirm the location where the retained item 2 occurred, the date and time when the retained item 2 occurred, as well as the retained item 2 that occurred at the manufacturing site.

[0030] When the call information related to the retained item 2 is transmitted from the retention monitoring device 10, the response means 110 of the manager terminal 11 performs a notification operation to call the manager (step S3). In the notification operation, the response means 110 of the manager terminal 11 displays the call information on the display 114 for a certain period of time and emits a sound (voice) notifying that the call information has been received. When the manager 5 who has seen the call information displayed on the display 114 performs an operation to respond to the call information using the device 112, the response means 110 of the manager terminal 11 transmits response information to the call information to the retention monitoring device 10 (step S4). When the response information is transmitted from the manager terminal 11, the retention monitoring device 10 displays the response information on the display 104 (step S5). If the response information transmitted by the manager terminal 11 includes identification information of the manager 5 who confirmed the call information, the manager 5 who has seen the call information can be confirmed at the manufacturing site.

[0031] From here, a modified example will be described. In the embodiment, the video of the item that has become the stayed item 2 is used as the identifying information of the stayed item 2, but the identifying information of the stayed item 2 does not have to be the video of the item that has become the stayed item 2. The stayed item detection means 101 provided in the stay monitoring device 10 can be provided with the function of object detection technology that recognizes the item captured in the video, and the recognition result of the item captured in the video can be used as the identifying information of the stayed item 2.

[0032] Also, an optical code encoding identifying information of the retained item 2 can be attached to the retained item 2, and the retained item detection means 101 can be a barcode reader. In this case, the retained item detection means 101 can read the optical code attached to the retained item 2, thereby detecting and identifying the retained item 2. Furthermore, an IC tag storing identifying information of the retained item 2 can be attached to the retained item 2, and the retained item detection means 101 can be a tag reader. In this case, the retained item 2 can be detected and identified by the retained item detection means 101 reading the IC tag attached to the retained item 2.

[0033] Also, if the manager is away from his / her desk, it is possible that the manager will not respond to the call information transmitted by the delay monitoring device 10. For this reason, it is desirable for the call means 100 of the delay monitoring device 10 to transmit call information to the manager terminal 11 at predetermined time intervals until response information can be received from the manager terminal 11. In this case, the response means 110 of the manager terminal 11 will perform a notification operation to call the manager every time it receives a call from the delay monitoring device 10. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1. Backlog management system 10 Retention monitoring device 100 Calling means 101 Retained goods detection means 104 Display 11 Administrator terminal 110 Response methods 114 Display 2 Retained products

Claims

1. The system is composed of at least a retention monitoring device installed at a manufacturing site where retention occurs, and a manager terminal operated by a manager at the manufacturing site, The retention monitoring device includes a retained goods detection means for detecting retained goods placed in a specified storage location, and a call means for transmitting call information to the manager terminal to notify a manager of the occurrence of retained goods when the retained goods detection means detects a retained item, and for displaying the response information transmitted from the manager terminal on a display when response information indicating that the manager has confirmed the call information is transmitted from the manager terminal, The manager terminal includes a response means for performing a notification operation to call the manager when the call information is transmitted from the retention monitoring device, and for transmitting the response information to the retention monitoring device when the manager performs an operation to respond to the call information. A retained goods management system characterized by the above.

2. A delayed item management system as described in claim 1, characterized in that the delayed item detection means provided in the delayed item monitoring device, when detecting a delayed item, acquires specific information of the delayed item, and the call means provided in the delayed item monitoring device includes the specific information of the delayed item acquired by the delayed item detection means in the call information.

3. 3. The retained item management system of claim 2, characterized in that an image sensor is used as the retained item detection means provided in the retained item monitoring device, an image of the retained item is used as specific information of the retained item, and the response means of the manager terminal displays the image of the retained item included in the call information on a display.

4. An apparatus to be installed at a manufacturing site where retained products occur, a retained goods detection means for detecting retained goods placed in a specified storage location; and a call means for, when the retained goods detection means detects a retained goods, transmitting call information to a manager terminal operated by a manager at a manufacturing site to notify the manager of the occurrence of the retained goods, and, when response information indicating that the manager has confirmed the call information is transmitted from the manager terminal, displaying the response information transmitted from the manager terminal on a display. A retention monitoring device characterized by:

5. The retention monitoring device described in claim 4, characterized in that when the retained item detection means provided in the retention monitoring device detects a retained item, it acquires specific information about the retained item, and the call means provided in the retention monitoring device includes the specific information about the retained item acquired by the retained item detection means in the call information.

6. 6. The retention monitoring device according to claim 5, wherein an image sensor is used as the retained item detection means provided in the retention monitoring device, and an image of the retained item is used as the retained item identification information.

7. A method executed by a retention monitoring device installed at a manufacturing site where retained products occur and a manager terminal operated by a manager at the manufacturing site, comprising: A step a in which the retention monitoring device detects retained items placed in a predetermined storage location; a step b of transmitting call information to the manager's terminal when the retention monitoring device detects a retention item, for notifying the manager of the occurrence of the retention item; a step c of the manager terminal performing a notification operation to call the manager when the call information is transmitted from the retention monitoring device; a step d of transmitting, to the staying monitoring device, response information indicating that the manager has confirmed the call information when the manager performs an operation to respond to the call information; a step e of the retention monitoring device displaying the response information transmitted from the manager terminal on a display; A method for managing retained goods comprising the steps of:

8. A method for managing held-up items as described in claim 7, characterized in that in step a, when the held-up monitoring device detects a held-up item, it acquires the detected information as specific information about the held-up item, and in step b, the held-up monitoring device includes the specific information about the held-up item in the call information.

9. The method for managing held items described in claim 8, characterized in that in step a, the holding monitoring device acquires specific information for the held items, such as an image of the held items detected by the holding monitoring device, in step b, the holding monitoring device includes the image of the held items in the call information, and in step c, the manager terminal displays on a display the image of the held items included in the call information transmitted from the holding monitoring device.

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