Edible oil supply system, information processing unit and edible oil supply method

Abstract

To provide an edible oil supply system capable of preventing a situation in which supply destinations of edible oil are mixed up.SOLUTION: An edible oil supply system 100 supplies edible oil to a reservoir tank 1 of the edible oil, and includes: a code display body 21 disposed on the reservoir tank 1, with identification information of the provided reservoir tank 1 recorded; supply plan information reception means 41 configured to acquire supply destination information showing a supply destination based on a supply plan; code reading means 42 configured to read the identification information of the reservoir tank 1 from the code display body 21; collation means 43 configured to collate the identification information of the reservoir tank 1 read by the code reading means 42 and the supply destination information acquired by the supply plan information reception means 41; determination means 44 configured to determine correctness of a supply of the edible oil to the reservoir tank 1 according to a collation result by the collation means 43; and a tank lorry 2 configured to supply the edible oil to the reservoir tank 1. The supply is conducted only if a determination result is "correct".SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an edible oil supply system, an information processing device, and an edible oil supply method.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as an edible oil supply system, there is an edible oil supply system for supplying edible oil to a storage tank (see Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 is mainly a system for determining the ordering timing of edible oil (frying oil). However, in the general supply of edible oil in the system described in Patent Document 1, an edible oil manufacturer (frying oil manufacturer) receives an order from a user, manufactures the edible oil, delivers the edible oil to the user's facility, and supplies it to the storage tank of the facility. Thus, since the edible oil manufacturer side supplies the edible oil to the storage tank, the user side can save the trouble of supplying the edible oil to the storage tank.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, in the conventional edible oil supply system, there is a risk that due to a mistake of an operator on the edible oil manufacturer side, the supply destination may be misidentified, and the edible oil may be supplied to a storage tank different from the original supply destination.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an edible oil supply system, an information processing device, and an edible oil supply method capable of suppressing a situation where the supply destination of the edible oil is misidentified.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an edible oil replenishment system for replenishing an edible oil storage tank with the edible oil, comprising: a storage tank side recording medium provided in the storage tank and recording the identification information of the provided storage tank; a replenishment destination information acquisition means for acquiring replenishment destination information indicating a replenishment destination based on a replenishment plan; a reading means for reading the identification information from the storage tank side recording medium; a collation means for collating the identification information read by the reading means with the replenishment destination information acquired by the replenishment destination information acquisition means; a determination means for determining whether the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is correct based on the collation result by the collation means; and a replenishment device for replenishing the edible oil to the storage tank.

[0007] Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus comprising: a replenishment destination information acquisition means for acquiring replenishment destination information indicating a replenishment destination based on a replenishment plan; an identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of a storage tank from a storage tank side recording medium provided in the storage tank; a collation means for collating the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means with the replenishment destination information acquired by the replenishment destination information acquisition means; and a determination means for determining whether the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is correct based on the collation result by the collation means.

[0008] Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an edible oil replenishment method for replenishing an edible oil storage tank with the edible oil, comprising: a replenishment destination information acquisition step of acquiring replenishment destination information indicating a replenishment destination based on a replenishment plan; an identification information acquisition step of acquiring the identification information of the storage tank from a storage tank side recording medium provided in the storage tank; a collation step of collating the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition step with the replenishment destination information acquired by the replenishment destination information acquisition step; a determination step of determining whether the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is correct based on the collation result by the collation step; and a replenishment step of replenishing the edible oil to the storage tank based on the determination result by the determination step.

Effect of the Invention

[0009] The edible oil supply system, information processing apparatus, and edible oil supply method according to the present invention can suppress a situation where the supply destination of the edible oil is misidentified.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, an edible oil supply system, an information processing apparatus, and an edible oil supply method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. This edible oil supply system is a system for supplying edible oil to a storage tank that stores edible oil. In particular, this edible oil supply system is provided with a pre-supply confirmation function for suppressing misidentification of the supply destination of the edible oil. In this embodiment, vegetable oils and animal fats such as soybean oil, canola oil, palm oil, and sesame oil and / or processed oils and fats of vegetable oils and animal fats are assumed as the edible oil to be supplied to the storage tank, and as the storage tank serving as the supply destination, it is assumed that the storage tank installed in a customer's facility such as a restaurant, a deep-fried food specialty store, or a fast food store. Further, in this embodiment, it is assumed that a supply operator periodically or irregularly supplies edible oil to the storage tank so that the edible oil in the storage tank installed in the customer's facility does not run out.

[0012] (Configuration of Edible Oil Supply System) As shown in FIG. 1, the edible oil supply system 100 includes a plurality of storage tanks 1, a plurality of tanker trucks 2 as supply devices for supplying edible oil to the plurality of storage tanks 1, a plurality of portable terminals 3 possessed by supply workers on each tanker truck 2, and a management server 4 configured to be communicable with the plurality of portable terminals 3 via a network 5. Each supply worker supplies and replenishes the storage tank 1 with edible oil by the tanker truck 2 according to the supply schedule information transmitted from the management server 4 to the portable terminal 3. Note that the number of storage tanks 1 may be larger than the number of tanker trucks 2. In that case, as shown in FIG. 1, one tanker truck 2 stores edible oil in several storage tanks 1. Also, the storage tank 1 and the tanker truck 2 may each be of a single configuration.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 4 is a server device that manages the supply work by each supply worker, and transmits supply schedule information based on the supply plan to the portable terminal 3. The supply plan is a plan for which supply worker (which tanker truck 2) performs the supply work for each storage tank 1. Also, the supply schedule information is information indicating the supply work planned to be performed by each supply worker, and includes supply destination information indicating the storage tank 1 to be supplied in each supply work, supply schedule quantity information indicating the supply schedule quantity (mass), and oil information indicating the type of edible oil to be supplied. This supply destination information is, for example, one or more pieces of information selected from the tank number of the storage tank 1 to be supplied, the company name of the customer at the supply destination, the business location name of the customer at the supply destination, and the location information (latitude / longitude) of the supply destination. The supply schedule information includes the supply destination information, the supply schedule quantity information, and the supply oil information in a plurality of supply works, and each supply worker performs a plurality of supply works according to these information. Note that the supply schedule information may be configured to include the work order, the work date and time, and the delivery route in a plurality of supply works.

[0014] In addition, the management server 4 receives replenishment result information, which is the result of each replenishment operation, from each mobile terminal 3. This replenishment result information is transmitted from the management server 4 to a replenishment plan creation terminal that creates a replenishment plan and is used for creating future replenishment plans. Further, this replenishment result information is also transmitted to a manufacturing system, a sales system, and a logistics system and is used for the management of the production, sales, and logistics of edible oil.

[0015] Each tanker truck 2 is composed of a large tanker truck, a medium tanker truck, and a small tanker truck (mini tanker truck) having a single or a plurality of storage parts 11a in a tank container 11. Here, a tanker truck 2 (for example, a mini tanker truck) in which the tank container 11 has a plurality of storage parts 11a is illustrated.

[0016] Each tanker truck 2 includes a tank container 11 having a plurality of storage parts 11a, a plurality of replenishment pipes 12, a plurality of flow meters 13, a plurality of oil temperature sensors 14, and a plurality of oil type code display bodies 15 corresponding to the plurality of storage parts 11a, respectively, and an issuing device 16. The flow meter 13 is an example of an oil quantity measuring means for measuring the volume of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1 by the tanker truck 2, the oil temperature sensor 14 is an example of an oil temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1 by the tanker truck 2, and the oil type code display body 15 is an example of a recording medium on the replenishment device side. Further, each tanker truck 2 has an automatic stop function for automatically stopping the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank 1 when the edible oil is replenished to the storage tank 1 up to a planned replenishment amount based on a replenishment plan. Each tanker truck 2 corresponds to each mobile terminal 3 possessed by a replenishment worker boarding the respective tanker truck 2, and the communication (information exchange) between the tanker truck 2 and the mobile terminal 3 described below is performed between the corresponding tanker truck 2 and the mobile terminal 3.

[0017] The tank container 11 is configured to be able to store a plurality of types of edible oil by the plurality of storage parts 11a.

[0018] Each supply pipe 12 has, for example, a base end connected to each storage section 11a respectively, and a movable pipe such as a hose at the end side connected to the storage tank 1. By connecting a nozzle (not shown) provided at the tip thereof to the storage tank 1, the edible oil stored in each storage section 11a is supplied to the storage tank 1.

[0019] Each flowmeter 13 is installed at any position in the flow path from each storage section 11a to the nozzle (for example, attached to the base end side of each supply pipe 12), and measures the flow rate (volume) of the edible oil supplied from each storage section 11a to the storage tank 1. Also, in the present embodiment, each flowmeter 13 is configured to be communicable with the portable terminal 3, and can transmit the measurement result (information on the measured flow rate of the edible oil) to the portable terminal 3. Instead of each flowmeter 13 transmitting the measurement result to the portable terminal 3, a configuration may be adopted in which the supply operator reads the measurement result of the flowmeter 13 and inputs it to the portable terminal 3.

[0020] Each oil temperature sensor 14 is attached to each storage section 11a, and measures the temperature of the edible oil stored in each storage section 11a. Also, each oil temperature sensor 14 is configured to be communicable with the portable terminal 3 in the same manner as each flowmeter 13, and can transmit the measurement result (information on the measured temperature of the edible oil) to the portable terminal 3. Each oil temperature sensor 14 is used to measure the temperature of the edible oil supplied from each storage section 11a to the storage tank 1. Instead of each oil temperature sensor 14 transmitting the measurement result to the portable terminal 3, a configuration may be adopted in which the supply operator reads the measurement result of the oil temperature sensor 14 and inputs it to the portable terminal 3.

[0021] Each oil type code display body 15 is, for example, attached to the nozzle of each supply pipe 12 and displays a two-dimensional code. The two-dimensional code displayed on each oil type code display body 15 records supply oil information indicating the type of edible oil stored in each storage part 11a corresponding to each attached supply pipe 12. That is, the supply oil information is information indicating the type of edible oil supplied from the storage part 11a by the tanker 2. The oil type code display body 15 is, for example, a printed label or plate with the two-dimensional code printed thereon. Note that instead of the two-dimensional code, other code images such as barcodes and character strings may be used.

[0022] The issuing device 16 is configured to be communicable with the mobile terminal 3 and issues the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 according to the issuing instruction from the mobile terminal 3. Specifically, the issuing device 16 prints the print image included in the issuing instruction on printing paper to issue the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102. Also, an analysis table or the like is issued as necessary. Note that when the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 are issued as electronic data, the issuing device 16 may be a configuration function of the mobile terminal 3 or the management server 4.

[0023] As described above, the storage tank 1 is installed in the customer's facility and stores the cooking oil used for cooking. A code display body 21 for displaying a two-dimensional code is attached to the storage tank 1. The code display body 21 is an example of a storage tank-side recording medium. The two-dimensional code displayed by the code display body 21 records the identification information of the storage tank 1 to which the code display body 21 is attached and the stored oil information indicating the type of cooking oil stored in the storage tank 1. Note that when it can be determined that collation between the replenished oil information and the stored oil information is unnecessary, such as when only one type of cooking oil is stored in the tank container 11 and only one type of cooking oil can be replenished, the stored oil information can be omitted. The identification information of the storage tank 1 is, for example, one or more pieces of information selected from the tank number of the storage tank 1, the company name of the facility where the storage tank 1 is installed, the business office name of the company of the facility where the storage tank 1 is installed, and the location information (latitude, longitude) where the storage tank 1 is installed. The code display body 21 is, for example, a printed label or plate on which the two-dimensional code is printed. Note that a configuration using other code images such as barcodes or character strings may be used instead of the two-dimensional code.

[0024] (Configuration of the mobile terminal) Each mobile terminal 3 is an information processing device including a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, an imaging unit 34, and a display unit 35, and for example, a PFD terminal, a smartphone, a tablet PC, etc. can be used. Also, although not shown in the figure, each mobile terminal 3 may be configured to include a GPS reception function unit that specifies its own location information (latitude, longitude).

[0025] The control unit 31 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), etc., and controls each part of the mobile terminal 3. The storage unit 32 is composed of a flash ROM (Flash Read Only Memory), etc., and stores various information.

[0026] The communication unit 33 communicates with the flow meter 13, the oil temperature sensor 14, and the issuing device 16 of the tank truck 2 by wireless communication or infrared communication, and also communicates with the management server 4 via the network 5. The imaging unit 34 is composed of a CCD camera, a CMOS camera, etc., and captures images. The display unit 35 is composed of a liquid crystal display, etc., and displays various information.

[0027] (Functional configuration of the mobile terminal) Here, with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 3, the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, each mobile terminal 3 includes a replenishment schedule information receiving means 41, a code reading means 42, a collation means 43, a determination means 44, a determination result display means 45, a measurement result receiving means 46, a replenishment amount determination means 47, a replenishment result information transmitting means 48, an issuing means 49, and an abnormality notification means 50. The replenishment schedule information receiving means 41 is an example of a replenishment destination information acquisition means. The code reading means 42 is an example of a reading means and an identification information acquisition means. In the mobile terminal 3, the control unit 31 functions as these respective means 41 to 50 by executing a predetermined program. Note that the collation means 43, the determination means 44, the measurement result receiving means 46, the replenishment amount determination means 47, and the issuing means 49 are not essential as the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 3, and the management server 4 may have some or all of these means. That is, a configuration in which various collations, determinations, display controls, calculations of the replenishment amount, determination, transmission of a printing instruction, etc. are performed on the management server 4 side may be adopted. Furthermore, other information processing devices other than the mobile terminal 3 and the management server 4 may have some or all of these means.

[0028] The replenishment schedule information receiving means 41 receives replenishment schedule information from the management server 4 by the communication unit 33, and stores the received replenishment schedule information in the storage unit 32. Also, the replenishment schedule information receiving means 41 displays the received (stored) replenishment schedule information on the display unit 35 as necessary.

[0029] The code reading means 42 reads the identification information and stored oil information of the storage tank 1 from the code display body 21 of the storage tank 1, and reads the replenishment oil information of the storage section 11a from the oil type code display body 15 of the tank truck 2. That is, the code reading means 42 captures the two-dimensional code of the code display body 21 by the imaging section 34, analyzes the image of the captured two-dimensional code, and reads the identification information and stored oil information of the storage tank 1 from the two-dimensional code. Further, the code reading means 42 captures the two-dimensional code of the oil type code display body 15 by the imaging section 34, analyzes the image of the captured two-dimensional code, and reads the replenishment oil information of the storage section 11a from the two-dimensional code.

[0030] The collation means 43 collates the identification information of the storage tank 1 read by the code reading means 42 with the replenishment destination information of the replenishment schedule information received by the replenishment schedule information receiving means 41, and determines whether the identification information of the storage tank 1 and the replenishment destination information match. Further, when the replenishment destination information includes the position information (latitude / longitude) of the replenishment destination, the collation means 43 may further determine whether the position information (latitude, longitude) of the replenishment destination matches the position information (latitude, longitude) of the portable terminal 3 when replenishing edible oil to the storage tank 1. Furthermore, if necessary, the collation means 43 collates the stored oil information of the storage tank 1 read by the code reading means 42 with the replenishment oil information of the storage section 11a read by the code reading means 42, and determines whether the stored oil information and the replenishment oil information match. Note that the position information of the portable terminal 3 is acquired by the GPS reception function section.

[0031] Based on the collation result of the collation means 43, the determination means 44 determines whether the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is correct. Specifically, when the identification information of the storage tank 1 and the replenishment destination information match, and the stored oil information of the storage tank 1 and the replenishment oil information of the storage section 11a match, it is determined that the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is "correct". On the other hand, when the identification information of the storage tank 1 and the replenishment destination information do not match, or when the replenishment oil information of the storage tank 1 and the stored oil information of the storage section 11a do not match, it is determined that the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is "incorrect". In addition, when it can be determined that the collation of the replenishment oil information and the stored oil information is unnecessary, the determination means 44 determines that the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is "correct" when the identification information of the storage tank 1 and the replenishment destination information match, and determines that the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is "incorrect" when the identification information of the storage tank 1 and the replenishment destination information do not match. In addition to the collation result of the identification information and the replenishment destination information of the storage tank 1 and the collation result of the replenishment oil information and the stored oil information, the collation result of the above-mentioned position information of the replenishment destination and the position information of the mobile terminal 3 may also be used for determining whether the replenishment is correct.

[0032] The determination result display means 45 displays the determination result by the determination means 44 on the display unit 35. When the replenishment operator confirms the displayed determination result and confirms that the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is "correct", the replenishment operator performs the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1.

[0033] The measurement result receiving means 46 receives, by the communication unit 33, information on the flow rate (volume) of the edible oil replenished from the storage section 11a to the storage tank 1 from the flow meter 13, and receives information on the temperature of the edible oil replenished from the storage section 11a to the storage tank 1 from the oil temperature sensor 14. In addition, the reception of information on the flow rate and temperature of the edible oil can be performed, for example, via radio waves, infrared rays, a network, a wire, image capture, input by the replenishment operator, or the like.

[0034] The supply amount determination means 47 determines the supply amount of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1 by the tanker truck 2 in the replenishment operation based on the measurement results received by the measurement result reception means 46. That is, the supply amount determination means 47 calculates the mass of the edible oil replenished from the storage section 11a to the storage tank 1 based on the information on the flow rate and temperature of the edible oil replenished from the storage section 11a to the storage tank 1 received by the measurement result reception means 46, and determines this as the supply amount of the edible oil. Specifically, the supply amount determination means 47 converts the flow rate of the edible oil into the mass of the edible oil according to the following formula based on the temperature of the edible oil, and determines this as the supply amount of the edible oil. When the mass is M, the flow rate is F, and the specific gravity is K, M (kg) = F (L) × K The specific gravity may be obtained using a table of temperature and specific gravity for each type of edible oil, or may be configured to be calculated using the specific gravity at the reference temperature (reference specific gravity), the difference between the reference temperature and the measured temperature, and the specific gravity coefficient.

[0035] The supply result information transmission means 48 transmits the supply result information to the management server 4 through the communication unit 33. The supply result information includes the supply date and time, the supply amount determined by the supply amount determination means 47, the identification information of the storage tank 1 read by the code reading means 42, and the stored oil information. Note that the management server 4 may be configured to add some or all of the information such as the production lot, production date and time, production location, product tank, and origin of the raw material of the replenished edible oil to the supply result information transmitted from the mobile terminal 3 (information addition means). According to such a configuration, traceability can be improved.

[0036] The issuing means 49 transmits a printing instruction based on the replenishment amount determined by the replenishment amount determination means 47 to the issuing device 16 via the communication unit 33, and issues the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102. That is, the issuing means 49 creates print images of the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 that reflect the replenishment amount determined by the replenishment amount determination means 47, and transmits a printing instruction including this print image to the issuing device 16. Thereby, the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 that reflect the replenishment amount determined by the replenishment amount determination means 47 are issued. Note that a configuration may be adopted in which only one of the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 is issued. Further, the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 may be electronic data. In that case, the issuing device 16 may be one of the functional configurations of the management server 4 or the mobile terminal 3. Note that the issuing device 16 may be installed in the tank truck 2 or may be separated from the tank truck 2.

[0037] The abnormality notification means 50 determines whether or not the difference between the replenishment amount determined by the replenishment amount determination means 47 and the replenishment planned amount of the replenishment planned amount information received by the replenishment planned amount information receiving means 41 is equal to or greater than a certain value. When it is determined that there is a difference equal to or greater than a certain value between the replenishment amount and the replenishment planned amount, the display unit 35 displays that there is an abnormality and notifies the replenishment operator of the abnormality. Further, when the position information (latitude / longitude) of the replenishment destination included in the replenishment destination information does not match the position information (latitude, longitude) of the mobile terminal 3 when replenishing edible oil to the storage tank 1, the display unit 35 displays that there is an abnormality and notifies the replenishment operator of the abnormality. Note that the position information of the mobile terminal 3 is acquired by the GPS reception function unit.

[0038] (Edible oil replenishment method) Next, referring to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5, the edible oil replenishment method by the edible oil replenishment system 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, in the edible oil replenishment method, first, the management server 4 transmits replenishment schedule information based on the replenishment plan to the mobile terminal 3 (S1). In response, the mobile terminal 3 receives the replenishment schedule information from the management server 4 by the replenishment schedule information receiving means 41 (S2) (replenishment destination information acquisition step), and stores the received replenishment schedule information in the storage unit 32 (S3). After storing the replenishment schedule information, the replenishment operator moves to the facility where the storage tank 1 of the replenishment destination is located by the tank truck 2 (S4).

[0039] After moving to the facility of the replenishment destination, a pre-replenishment confirmation operation is performed (S5 to S11). In the pre-replenishment confirmation operation, first, the code reading means 42 reads the identification information and stored oil information of the storage tank 1 from the code display body 21 of the storage tank 1 at the replenishment destination (S5) (identification information acquisition step). Thereafter, the oil type code display body 15 of the replenishment pipe 12 connected to the storage section 11a serving as the replenishment source reads the replenishment oil information of the storage section 11a (S6). Note that the reading of the oil type code display body 15 (S6) may be performed before the reading of the code display body 21 (S5).

[0040] After reading the identification information and stored oil information of the storage tank 1 and the replenishment oil information of the storage section 11a, the mobile terminal 3 collates the read identification information of the storage tank 1 with the replenishment destination information of the replenishment schedule information stored in the storage unit 32 by the collation means 43 (S7), and collates the read stored oil information of the storage tank 1 with the read replenishment oil information of the storage section 11a (S8) (collation step). Thereafter, the determination means 44 determines the correctness of the edible oil replenishment to the storage tank 1 based on the collation result (S9) (determination step). Specifically, when it is determined that the identification information of the storage tank 1 matches the replenishment destination information and it is determined that the stored oil information matches the replenishment oil information, it is determined that the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is "correct", and when it is determined that the identification information of the storage tank 1 does not match the replenishment destination information or the stored oil information does not match the replenishment oil information, it is determined that the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank 1 is "no".

[0041] When the determination means 44 determines whether the replenishment of the cooking oil to the storage tank 1 is correct, the determination result display means 45 displays the determination result by the determination means 44 (S10). On the other hand, the replenishment operator checks the displayed determination result (S11). When it is confirmed that the replenishment of the cooking oil to the storage tank 1 is "correct", the cooking oil is replenished to the storage tank 1 (S12) (replenishment process). That is, the nozzle of the replenishment pipe 12 that has read the oil type code display body 15 is connected to the storage tank 1 that has read the code display body 21, and an external pump is driven to replenish the cooking oil from the storage part 11a to which the replenishment pipe 12 is connected to the storage tank 1. Although not shown in the figure, when it is confirmed that the replenishment of the cooking oil to the storage tank 1 is "no", since the storage tank 1 as the replenishment destination or the storage part 11a as the replenishment source is incorrect, this is corrected to the correct one, and the pre-replenishment confirmation work is performed again.

[0042] When the replenishment of the cooking oil to the storage tank 1 is completed, as shown in FIG. 5, the tanker 2 transmits the information on the flow rate of the cooking oil replenished from the storage part 11a to the storage tank 1 to the mobile terminal 3 by the flow meter 13 (S13). On the other hand, the mobile terminal 3 receives the information on the flow rate of the cooking oil from the flow meter 13 by the measurement result receiving means 46 (S14). Here, the flow rate of the cooking oil transmitted from the flow meter 13 is the one measured during the replenishment process (S12). Instead of the tanker 2 transmitting the information on the flow rate to the mobile terminal 3 (S13) and the mobile terminal 3 receiving this (S14), the replenishment operator may read the information on the flow rate from the flow meter 13 of the tanker 2 and input the read information on the flow rate to the mobile terminal 3.

[0043] Thereafter, the tank truck 2 transmits, by means of the oil temperature sensor 14, information on the temperature of the edible oil replenished from the storage section 11a to the storage tank 1 to the mobile terminal 3 (S15). On the other hand, the mobile terminal 3 receives, by means of the measurement result receiving means 46, information on the temperature of the edible oil from the flowmeter 13 (S16). Here, the temperature of the edible oil transmitted from the oil temperature sensor 14 is measured immediately before or simultaneously with the replenishment step (S12). Note that the transmission of the information on the temperature of the edible oil (S15) may be performed before the transmission of the information on the flow rate of the edible oil (S13). Further, instead of the tank truck 2 transmitting the information on the temperature to the mobile terminal 3 (S15) and the mobile terminal 3 receiving this (S16), a configuration may be adopted in which the replenishment worker reads the information on the temperature from the oil temperature sensor 14 of the tank truck 2 and inputs the read information on the temperature to the mobile terminal 3.

[0044] Upon receiving the information on the flow rate and temperature of the edible oil, the mobile terminal 3 determines, by means of the replenishment amount determining means 47, the replenishment amount of the edible oil by the replenishment operation based on the received flow rate and temperature of the edible oil (S17). That is, the received flow rate of the edible oil is converted into mass by the received temperature of the edible oil, and this is determined as the replenishment amount.

[0045] After determining the replenishment amount, the mobile terminal 3 determines, by means of the abnormality notification means 50, whether or not the difference between the replenishment amount determined by the replenishment amount determining means 47 and the replenishment planned amount of the replenishment planned amount information received by the replenishment planned amount information receiving means 41 is equal to or greater than a certain value (S18). If it is determined that the difference between the determined replenishment amount and the replenishment planned amount of the replenishment planned amount information is equal to or greater than a certain value (S18: Yes), an abnormality is indicated (S19). Note that in the present embodiment, when it is determined that the difference between the determined replenishment amount and the replenishment planned amount of the replenishment planned amount information is equal to or greater than a certain value (S18: Yes), an abnormality is indicated, and when it is determined that the difference between the determined replenishment amount and the replenishment planned amount of the replenishment planned amount information is not equal to or greater than a certain value (S18: No), the determination result of the replenishment amount is not displayed. However, regardless of the determination result of the replenishment amount, a configuration may be adopted in which the determination result of the replenishment amount is displayed.

[0046] Thereafter, the mobile terminal 3 transmits replenishment result information to the management server 4 by the replenishment result information transmission means 48 (S20). In contrast, the management server 4 receives the replenishment result information from the mobile terminal 3 (S21). Note that, in addition to the replenishment result information, the configuration may be such that the information on the determination result of the replenishment amount in S18 is transmitted.

[0047] Thereafter, the mobile terminal 3 creates printed images of the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 based on the replenishment amount by the issuing means 49, and transmits a print instruction including the printed images to the issuing device 16 (S22). In contrast, the issuing device 16 receives the print instruction (S23), and issues the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 based on the received print instruction (S24). Note that the configuration may be such that the issuance of the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 (S24) is performed before the transmission of the replenishment result information (S18). Also, the delivery note 101 and the receipt 102 may be electronic data.

[0048] (Operations and Effects of the Embodiment) As described above, according to the configuration of the above embodiment, the identification information of the storage tank 1 is read from the code display body 21 attached to the storage tank 1 to which edible oil is to be replenished, and the correctness of the replenishment is determined by collating this identification information with the replenishment destination information. Therefore, it is possible to confirm whether the storage tank 1 of the edible oil replenishment destination is correct. Thus, when performing the replenishment operation, it is possible to suppress the situation of misidentifying the edible oil replenishment destination.

[0049] Also, since the configuration is to collate the stored oil information of the storage tank 1 of the replenishment destination with the replenishment oil information of the storage unit 11a of the replenishment source and determine the correctness of the replenishment, it is possible to confirm whether the type of edible oil to be replenished is correct. Thus, when performing the replenishment operation, it is possible to suppress the situation of misidentifying the type of edible oil to be replenished.

[0050] Also, since the configuration is to determine the replenishment amount of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1 based on the measurement result of the flow meter 13, it is possible to accurately grasp the replenishment amount of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1.

[0051] In addition, since the volume (flow rate) of the edible oil measured by the flow meter 13 is converted into mass based on the temperature of the edible oil and this is determined as the delivery quantity, an accurate replenishment quantity can be obtained with a simple configuration without using a weighing scale.

[0052] In addition, by having the abnormality notification means 50 that displays an abnormality (error) when the difference between the determined replenishment quantity and the planned replenishment quantity based on the replenishment plan is a certain value or more, abnormalities in the flow meter 13 and the oil temperature sensor 14 can be quickly grasped.

[0053] In addition, by having the abnormality notification means 50 that displays an abnormality (error) when the position information (latitude / longitude) of the replenishment destination information does not match the position information (latitude / longitude) of the mobile terminal 3 when replenishing the storage tank 1 with the edible oil, it is possible to grasp that there is an inconsistency in the replenishment destination information and / or the identification information of the storage tank 1. That is, by collating the position information of the replenishment destination information with the position information of the mobile terminal 3 at the time of replenishment, it is possible to grasp that there is an inconsistency in the replenishment destination information. Then, by referring to the collation result between the position information of the replenishment destination information and the position information of the mobile terminal 3 at the time of replenishment, in addition to the collation result between the replenishment destination information and the identification information of the storage tank 1, it is possible to confirm that there is an inconsistency in the identification information of the storage tank 1 recorded on the code display body 21. For example, if it is determined that the position information of the replenishment destination information does not match the position information of the mobile terminal 3 at the time of replenishment even though the replenishment destination information and the identification information of the storage tank 1 match, it can be understood that the identification information of the storage tank 1 is also incorrect even though the replenishment destination information is incorrect because the replenishment destination information and the identification information of the storage tank 1 match. As a result, it is possible to grasp that the identification information of the storage tank 1 recorded on the code display body 21 is also incorrect.

[0054] In addition, since the tanker truck 2 is configured to be able to automatically stop the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank 1 when the edible oil is replenished to the storage tank 1 up to the planned replenishment quantity based on the replenishment plan, when performing the replenishment work, it is possible to suppress the situation of misjudging the replenishment quantity to the storage tank 1 or replenishing the edible oil exceeding the allowable capacity of the storage tank 1 and causing the edible oil to overflow.

[0055] (Regarding other embodiments) As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been explained. However, the above-described embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. Also, it should be noted that not all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are essential means for solving the problems of the invention. The present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from its gist.

[0056] For example, in the above embodiment, as the storage tank side recording medium in which the identification information of the storage tank 1 is recorded, the code display body 21 that displays the code image is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the code display body 21, a configuration using an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentifier) in which the identification information of the storage tank 1 is recorded may be used. The same applies to the supply device side recording medium in which the type of cooking oil supplied from the supply device is recorded. Instead of the oil type code display body 15, a configuration using an RFID in which the type of cooking oil supplied from the supply device is recorded may be used. In these cases, the reading means of the mobile terminal 3 also uses RFID reading means.

[0057] Also, in the above embodiment, when the tank truck 2 has a plurality of storage parts 11a, it has a plurality of supply pipes 12, a plurality of flow meters 13, a plurality of oil temperature sensors 14, and a plurality of oil type code display bodies 15 corresponding to the plurality of storage parts 11a respectively. However, the plurality of supply pipes 12 may be combined (merged) and the cooking oil stored in each storage part 11a may be supplied to the storage tank 1 by one movable pipe. In that case, by installing the flow meter 13 and the oil temperature sensor 14 at the position after the pipes are combined, the number of the flow meter 13 and the oil temperature sensor 14 can be reduced to one. Also, if the types of cooking oil stored in the plurality of storage parts 11a are the same, the oil type code display body 15 can also be omitted. Furthermore, the collation step (S8) of reading the supply oil information from the oil type code display body 15 (S6) and collating the read storage oil information of the storage tank 1 with the read supply oil information of the storage part 11a can also be omitted.

[0058] In addition, in the above embodiment, as the oil quantity measuring means for measuring the volume of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1, the flow meter 13 attached to the supply pipe 12 was used, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the flow meter 13, a configuration in which the volume of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1 is measured using a level sensor provided in the storage section 11a may be adopted, or instead of the flow meter 13, a configuration in which the volume of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1 is measured using a level sensor provided in the storage tank 1 may be adopted. In addition, a configuration may be adopted in which a weighing scale provided on the storage tank 1, the storage section 11a, a road, etc. is used to measure the mass of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1 instead of the volume of the edible oil. In such a case, measurement of the temperature of the edible oil can be omitted.

[0059] In addition, in the above embodiment, as the oil temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank 1, the oil temperature sensor 14 provided in the storage section 11a of the tank truck 2 was used, but a configuration using the oil temperature sensor 14 provided in the storage tank 1 may also be adopted.

[0060] In addition, in the above embodiment, in the case of a configuration in which the replenishment operator reads the measurement results of the flow meter 13 and the oil temperature sensor 14 and inputs them to the mobile terminal 3, the measurement result receiving means 46 of the mobile terminal 3 may be configured to receive inputs such as key input, touch input, and voice input.

[0061] In addition, in the above embodiment, the flow meter 13 and the oil temperature sensor 14 transmit the measurement results to the mobile terminal 3 (or the management server 4), and the mass (replenishment amount) of the replenished edible oil is calculated on the side of the mobile terminal 3 (or the management server 4). However, a configuration may be adopted in which the oil temperature sensor 14 transmits the measurement results to the flow meter 13, and the mass of the replenished edible oil is calculated on the side of the flow meter 13.

[0062] Also, although not described in the above embodiment, in the edible oil replenishment method of FIGS. 4 and 5, the abnormality notification means 50 determines whether the position information of the replenishment destination included in the replenishment destination information matches the position information of the mobile terminal 3 when replenishing the storage tank 1 with edible oil. When it is determined that the position information of the replenishment destination included in the replenishment destination information does not match the position information of the mobile terminal 3 when replenishing the storage tank 1 with edible oil, it is preferable to perform a step of displaying that there is an abnormality. The execution timing of this step may be at any time after the movement (S4) to the facility where the storage tank 1 of the replenishment destination is located. For example, it may be performed before the replenishment step (S12).

[0063] In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the edible oil replenishment system 100 that uses the storage section 11a of the tank truck 2 as the replenishment source (replenishment device side) and the storage tank 1 installed in the customer's facility as the storage tank of the replenishment destination. However, the present invention may also be applied to an edible oil replenishment system that uses the product tank in the edible oil manufacturing facility as the replenishment source (replenishment device side) and the storage section 11a of the tank truck 2 as the storage tank of the replenishment destination. That is, the present invention may be applied to an edible oil replenishment system that replenishes the storage section 11a of the tank truck 2 with edible oil from a replenishment device including a product tank. In such a case, a code display body recording the identification information of the storage section 11a is attached to the storage section 11a of the tank truck 2. In such a case, it may be configured to omit the collation of the replenishment oil information of the product tank and the stored oil information of the storage section 11a and perform only the collation of the identification information of the product tank and the identification information of the storage section 11a.

[0064] Also, in the above embodiment, a level sensor or an oil temperature sensor 14 may be attached to the storage tank 1, and the measurement results may be periodically transmitted to the management server 4.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0065] 1: Storage tank, 2: Tank truck, 3: Mobile terminal, 13: Flowmeter, 14: Oil temperature sensor, 15: Oil type code display body, 21: Code display body, 41: Supply schedule information receiving means, 42: Code reading means, 43: Verification means, 44: Judgment means, 47: Supply amount determination means, 48: Supply result information transmission means, 49: Issuing means, 50: Abnormality notification means, 100: Edible oil supply system

Claims

1. An edible oil replenishment system for replenishing an edible oil storage tank with the edible oil, comprising: a storage tank side recording medium provided in the storage tank and recording the identification information of the provided storage tank; a replenishment destination information acquisition means for acquiring replenishment destination information indicating a replenishment destination based on a replenishment plan; a reading means for reading the identification information from the storage tank side recording medium; a collation means for collating the identification information read by the reading means with the replenishment destination information acquired by the replenishment destination information acquisition means; a determination means for determining whether the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is correct based on the collation result by the collation means; a replenishment device for replenishing the storage tank with the edible oil, and The edible oil replenishment system is characterized in that replenishment is performed only when the determination result by the determination means is "correct".

2. further comprising a replenishment device side recording medium provided in the replenishment device and recording replenishment oil information indicating the type of the edible oil replenished by the replenishment device, the storage tank side recording medium records, in addition to the identification information, storage oil information indicating the type of the edible oil stored in the storage tank, the reading means reads the storage oil information from the storage tank side recording medium and reads the replenishment oil information from the replenishment device side recording medium, The edible oil replenishment system according to claim 1, wherein the collation means collates, in addition to the collation of the identification information and the replenishment destination information, the storage oil information read from the storage tank side recording medium with the replenishment oil information read from the replenishment device side recording medium.

3. further comprising an oil quantity measurement means provided in the storage tank or the replenishment device for measuring the volume or mass of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank by the replenishment device, and a replenishment quantity determination means for determining the replenishment quantity of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank by the replenishment device based on the volume or mass of the edible oil measured by the oil quantity measurement means. The edible oil replenishment system according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized by this.

4. further comprising an oil temperature measurement means provided in the storage tank or the replenishment device for measuring the temperature of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank by the replenishment device, the oil quantity measurement means measures the volume of the edible oil replenished to the storage tank by the replenishment device, The supply amount determination means converts the volume of the edible oil measured by the oil temperature measurement means into the mass of the edible oil based on the temperature of the edible oil measured by the oil temperature measurement means, and determines the supply amount according to the converted mass of the edible oil. The edible oil supply system according to claim 3, characterized in that.

5. The edible oil supply system according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising an issuing means for issuing a delivery note and / or a receipt based on the supply amount determined by the supply amount determination means.

6. The edible oil supply system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising an information adding means for adding at least one piece of information of the production lot of the edible oil, the production date and time of the edible oil, the production location of the edible oil, the product tank of the edible oil, and the origin of the raw material of the edible oil to the supply result information including the supply amount determined by the supply amount determination means.

7. The edible oil supply system according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising an abnormality notification means for notifying an abnormality when the difference between the supply amount determined by the supply amount determination means and the planned supply amount based on the supply plan is equal to or greater than a certain value.

8. The edible oil supply system according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising an abnormality notification means for notifying an abnormality when the position information of the supply destination included in the supply destination information does not match the position information of the mobile terminal provided with the reading means when supplying the edible oil to the storage tank.

9. The edible oil supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that when the edible oil is supplied to the storage tank up to the planned supply amount based on the supply plan, the supply of the edible oil to the storage tank is automatically stopped.

10. The edible oil supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a determination result display means for displaying the determination result by the determination means.

11. A supply destination information acquisition means for acquiring supply destination information indicating a supply destination based on a supply plan; An identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information of the storage tank from a storage tank side recording medium provided in the storage tank; A collation means for collating the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means and the supply destination information acquired by the supply destination information acquisition means; Determination means for determining whether the replenishment of edible oil to the storage tank is correct based on the collation result by the collation means; An information processing apparatus characterized by performing replenishment only when the determination result by the determination means is "correct".

12. An edible oil replenishment method for replenishing the edible oil to a storage tank for edible oil, comprising: A replenishment destination information acquisition step of acquiring replenishment destination information indicating a replenishment destination based on a replenishment plan; An identification information acquisition step of acquiring identification information of the storage tank from a storage tank side recording medium provided in the storage tank; A collation step of collating the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition step with the replenishment destination information acquired by the replenishment destination information acquisition step; A determination step of determining whether the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is correct based on the collation result by the collation step; A replenishment step of performing replenishment only when the determination result by the determination step is "correct". An edible oil replenishment method characterized by executing the steps.

13. An edible oil replenishment method for replenishing the edible oil to a storage tank for edible oil, comprising: A replenishment destination information acquisition step in which an information processing apparatus acquires replenishment destination information indicating a replenishment destination based on a replenishment plan; An identification information acquisition step in which the information processing apparatus acquires identification information of the storage tank from a storage tank side recording medium provided in the storage tank; A collation step in which the information processing apparatus collates the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition step with the replenishment destination information acquired by the replenishment destination information acquisition step; A determination step in which the information processing apparatus determines whether the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is correct based on the collation result by the collation step; When it is determined in the determination step that the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is "correct", the edible oil is replenished to the storage tank, and when it is determined in the determination step that the replenishment of the edible oil to the storage tank is "no", before performing the replenishment of the edible oil, A step of correcting the mistake in the replenishment of the edible oil. An edible oil replenishment method characterized by executing the steps.

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