Indication device, indication method and computer program for indication processing

Abstract

To provide computer programs to obtain, supply, store, and replenish parts, components, tools, instruments, and other materials without error.SOLUTION: When the identification information of a specific desired part 32 is input (step 31), a mobile unit 31 moves toward the location information of this part 32 (step 33). Upon arrival, the mobile unit 31 stops in the air and switches the display mode of an LED 33 (indicating means) (steps 35-37). This allows the desired part 32 to be easily selected / replenished. When a holder of a tablet 36 (indicating means) approaches, the mobile unit 31 descends from a passage area 23 to an alley area 25 (step 42) and accurately illuminates only the desired part 32 (step 43). This allows the desired part 32 to be easily selected / replenished accurately and without error.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an indicating device and the like, and particularly to a device for reliably detecting members without error. For example, it relates to a device for storing or supplying parts, tools, etc. without error, and also to a device that does not cause problems even if a member is lost during work.

Background Art

[0002] When manufacturing or repairing an article, such as a vehicle, it was necessary to sort and store a large number of members, such as parts and tools, without error, or to take them out and supply them without error. Also, when a member was lost during work, problems such as work interruption sometimes occurred.

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Disclosure of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an instruction device / method / computer program that can accurately store and supply members without error and can be accurately managed. This member includes various components that make up a finished product (including semi-finished products, fabricated products, etc.; the same shall apply hereinafter), and tools (including tools, measuring instruments, etc.; the same shall apply hereinafter) that are used for attaching and mounting these components and do not make up the finished product. Further, an object of the present invention is to provide an instruction device / method / computer program that can prevent the members from running out during the work of manufacturing a finished product and enable smooth work.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the indicating device of the present invention has a storage area in which a plurality of different members are separately stored and arranged, and a passage area adjacent to the storage area where the members are not stored and not arranged. The storage area cannot be seen through to the end of the storage area or a predetermined range of the storage area, and the passage area can be seen through to the end or a predetermined range of the passage area. In the storage area, a plurality of storage bodies are provided, and in one storage body, there is an area for storing one type of the above-mentioned members. In the plurality of storage bodies, storage means for storing information indicating the storage positions of the respective different members in association with the information indicating the respective different members. A moving body passing through the passage area of the area, and when a specific member is designated among the plurality of members, information indicating the storage position of the designated member is read from the storage means, and the moving body is moved within the passage area toward the read storage position to move it near the specific member, and an indicating means for indicating the vicinity of the specific member when the specific member is desired is provided.

Advantages of the Invention

[0006] Thereby, it is possible to know the position where the desired member is stored among many members, the desired member can be immediately acquired / supplied / refilled, and the desired member can be accurately acquired without mistake, so that there will be no obstacle to the finished product, and the efficiency of the production work of the finished product is improved. The "indication" in the present application includes concepts such as guidance, induction, guide, escort, and lead.

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Explanation of Signs

[0008] 1…Controller 2…Address / Data bus line 3…Input part 4…Output part 5…Interface part 6…Information storage part 7…Program / Data storage part 8…Member information storage part 21…Area 22…Storage area 23…Passage area 24…Storage body 25…Alley area 37…String 31…Moving body 32…Member 33…LED (indicating means) 34…Member identifier (indicating means) 35…Camera 36…Tablet (communication means / indicating means)

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] (1) Indicator Fig. 1 shows the whole of the indicator. The indicator is composed of the area 21, which consists of the adjacent storage areas 22 and the passage area 23 adjacent to it. In the above storage area 22, a plurality of storage bodies 24... are provided, and usually, only one type of the above members 32... is stored in one storage body 24.

[0010] In the above storage area 22, a number of drawer-like storage bodies 24... are provided and arranged, and in this storage body 24... / storage area 22, a plurality of different members 32... are separately stored and arranged. This area 21 can be either indoors or outdoors.

[0011] Above the storage area 22 where the storage body 24... is located, there is no storage body 24... or the like, and a passage area 23 is formed where members 32... and the like are not stored or arranged. Since there is the storage body 24... in the storage area 22, it is impossible to see through to the end of the storage area 22, the center of the storage area 22, or a predetermined range of the storage area 22 such as 1 / 4 or 3 / 4.

[0012] There is nothing in the passage area 23, and it is possible to see through to the end of the passage area 23, the center of the passage area 23, or a predetermined range of the passage area 23 such as 1 / 4 or 3 / 4. Therefore, the moving body 31 can move freely without obstacles in the passage area 23.

[0013] For example, only the height of the storage body 24... at the end of the storage area 22 / only the storage body 24... along the wall may be higher than that of the surrounding storage bodies 24..., or it may gradually increase from the center to the edge of the storage area 22. Even in this case, the moving body 31 can be moved within the passage area 23 to a position near the specific member 32..., and the vicinity of the specific member 32... can be indicated when the specific member 32... is desired.

[0014] In this way, the passage area 23 is in the air, and the moving body 31... moves through the air toward the storage position of the member 32..., and the moving body 31... can be seen through from the perspective of a person who desires the specific member 32....

[0015] In the storage area 22, there is no storage body 24, and an alley area 25... where people, transport carts, and their members move is provided to extend in the vertical, horizontal, and other directions. In this alley area 25, it is possible to take in and out the member 32... to / from the storage body 24 facing all the storage bodies 24....

[0016] This alley area 25 may be included in the storage area 22 or may be included in the passage area 23. This alley area 25 has a width, length, depth, and height through which the moving body 31 described below can enter and pass. Therefore, the storage body 24 can pass through the alley area 25.

[0017] In the vicinity of a specific member 32..., in the horizontal direction, it becomes a circle or a square that is 0.1 times to 0.4 times, 0.5 times to 1 time, or 1 time to several times the lateral width of the storage body 24..., and in the vertical direction, it becomes a dome or a cube that is 0.1 times to 0.4 times, 0.5 times to 1 time, or 1 time to several times the height of the storage body 24..., 0 to 1 meter, or 1 to several meters. Also, this vertical direction may be proportional to the distance from the desired member 32 / moving body 31 to the desired person. These are measured by the GPS function.

[0018] FIG. 2 shows the moving body 31. The moving body 31... consists of, for example, a drone. This moving body 3... has a plurality / even number of propellers and can freely fly and move or hover within the passage area 23 and the alley area 25.

[0019] In the example of FIG. 2, the line connecting the upper edges of the storage areas 22 / storage bodies 24 on both sides indicates the upper boundary of the alley area 25, also indicates the upper boundary of the storage area 22, and further indicates the lower boundary of the passage area 23. On the side surface / undersurface / upper surface of this moving body 31..., LEDs 33... are provided. These LEDs 33... can emit colors such as red, blue, green, yellow, purple, brown, orange,..., and a plurality of moving bodies 31... can be identified.

[0020] From this moving body 31, a member identifier 34 can move up and down, appear and disappear, and be combined and separated from the main body of the moving body 31 by a plurality of strings 37... that can appear and disappear freely. In the member identifier 34, the light from the LED 33 is spectroscopically analyzed and refracted by an optical system and is irradiated only onto the storage body 24 in which the desired member 32 is stored or the member 32. This is also accurately executed by the GPS function. Thereby, the desired member 32 can be easily selected / acquired / supplemented without mistake and without error.

[0021] The member identification body 33 incorporates a camera 35, and photographs the storage body 24 in which the desired member 32 for the above object is stored or the member 32, and is transmitted to and displayed on a tablet 36 (communication means) held by the person who desires the specific member 32. Thereby, the desired member 32 for the object can be more accurately and easily selected / acquired / supplemented without error and without misidentification. These member identification body 34, camera 35, and tablet 36 may be omitted.

[0022] The position information of the person who desires the specific member 32... is detected by the GPS function of the tablet 36. While holding the tablet 36, when approaching the desired member 32... or the storage body 24... within a predetermined distance or less, for example, within 10 meters to 5 meters or within several tens of meters to several tens of centimeters of the desired member 32... or the storage body 24..., the following changes occur.

[0023] That is, when the moving body 31 descends into the alley area 25 and approaches the vicinity of the desired member 32... or the storage body 24..., for example, within several tens of centimeters to several centimeters, the desired member 32... or the storage body 24... is irradiated with light from the LED 33 of the moving body 31 and is indicated by being irradiated. This irradiation may be executed before the above descent or during the above descent. Thereby, the desired member 32 for the object can be more accurately and easily selected / acquired / supplemented without error and without misidentification.

[0024] (2) Overall circuit FIG. 3 shows the overall circuit in the indicating device, and shows the indicating data / information processing device, the device for realizing the indicating method, the device for executing the computer program for indication, and the overall circuit of the indicating device.

[0025] This entire circuit is provided in the entire system of the present invention, one or more of a plurality of indicating devices, one or more in area 21, one or more in mobile body 31, or one or more in tablet 36. The entire circuit of such an indicating device in FIG. 3 (including a power supply circuit, battery, etc. in some cases) is provided on a substrate (not shown) that can be taken in and out from a storage box on the back of the indicating device.

[0026] This entire circuit is configured to be electrically connected, either wired or wirelessly, to an input unit 3, an output unit 4, an interface unit 5, an information storage unit 6, a program / data storage unit 7, etc. via an address / data bus line 2 through which address signals and data signals are transmitted bidirectionally, with a controller 1 (a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. which are central processing and arithmetic units) at the center.

[0027] The input unit 3 consists of the above-mentioned indicating device, tablet 36, mobile body 31, member 32, LED 33, member identifier 34, camera 35, area 21, storage area 22, passage area 23, storage body 24, main setting switch, sub-setting switch, various sensors, and in some cases, character input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, digitizer, tablet, etc. The input information / data is written and stored in the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7.

[0028] From the tablet 36, in addition to text data, commands, setting / indication data, and other information for processing various data such as the vein data of the above-mentioned member administrator / member user or administrator / user, member administrator / member user data, and administrator / user data are input.

[0029] The weight data of the member 32 in the storage body 24 from a weighing scale… (not shown) is sent to the controller 1 through communication means such as light, laser, radio wave, sound wave, wired, wireless, etc., and written and stored in the information storage unit 6 / program / data storage unit 7.

[0030] From the tablet 36 of the input unit 3, barcodes / other codes corresponding to the members stored / supplied by the member administrator / member user are read, input by a keyboard, further verified by the controller 31, and written and stored in the information storage unit 6 / program / data storage unit 7.

[0031] From a vein authentication device (not shown) of the input unit 3, individual information for identifying the member administrator / member user or each individual of the administrator / user, that is, the shape of the vein on the palm of the member administrator / member user or the administrator / user, is identified and vein data is input. Fingerprint data or other ID data is verified by the controller 31 or stored in the information storage unit 6. The vein data of the member administrator / member user or the administrator / user is stored and verified in the information storage unit 6.

[0032] Therefore, the above ID data becomes a plurality of individual information for identifying each individual of a large number of member administrators / member users pre-stored in the information storage unit 6, or individual information for identifying the individual of the administrator / user. Such an ID authentication device detects one individual among a large number of member administrators / member users, or detects the individual of the above administrator / user.

[0033] Then, the above ID authentication device collates the above plurality of individual information with the detection information of the detected one individual, or collates the individual information of the administrator / user with the detection information of the detected administrator / user. Only the administrator / user verified by this ID authentication device can open and close the storage body 24... of the indicating device.

[0034] The output unit 4 is composed of the above-mentioned indicating device, moving body 31, member 32, LED 33, member identifier 34, camera 35, tablet 36, area 21, storage area 22, passage area 23, storage body 24, mobile phone, display, printer, etc. Output processes such as various data such as the above ID data, member administrator / member user data, administrator / user data, input screens, control screens, output screens, etc. of various information are displayed / printed on the display screen of the tablet 36 / display device.

[0035] In this output unit 4, depending on the case, ID data, various messages, various data, etc. stored in the information storage unit 6 input by the ID authentication device are output. The information / data stored / read in the information storage unit 6 / program / data storage unit 7 is output from the output unit 4.

[0036] The interface unit 5 consists of a transmission / reception circuit such as an input jack and an output jack of a LAN, and an external device composed of an external input device and an external output device is connected. Through the input jack and output jack of the LAN of this interface unit 5, other data, commands, setting / indication data, other information, and programs are transmitted and received.

[0037] The program / data storage unit 7 (internal storage medium / means) is roughly composed of two types of storage devices (storage means): non-volatile memories such as ROMs such as flash memories, EEPROMs, EPROMs, CD-ROMs, etc., and temporary storage memories such as RAMs, cache memories, hard disks, magnetic cards, magnetic disks, CD-RAMs, DVDs (digital video disks), etc.

[0038] And in the ROM of the program / data storage unit 7, programs executed by the indicating device (entire circuit) and general-purpose data used for various processes are stored. This program corresponds to the flowchart described later. Also, in the temporary storage memory of the program / data storage unit 7, it is used as a working memory or a cache memory for temporarily storing data during program processing.

[0039] In addition, the information storage unit 6 (external memory auxiliary medium / means, auxiliary storage medium) is composed of a large amount of information storage / preservation media such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk (Proppy disk), a magnetic drum, a magnetic tape, a memory card, a CD-RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD, a large-scale semiconductor device, and information writing / reading devices (drive devices, interface circuits) to and from these media.

[0040] In some cases, the pointing device is a dedicated device that performs a single process by a program pre-stored in the ROM of the information storage unit 6, and the program stored in the information storage unit 6 is appropriately called into the RAM of the program / data storage unit 7 and activated as a general-purpose computer device. In this case, the information storage unit 6 stores each program including basic software (operating software), system software, and application programs executed by the controller 1.

[0041] Then, when the power of the pointing device is turned on, or when a new program is started, etc., it is read from the information storage unit 6, temporarily stored in the RAM of the program / data storage unit 7, etc., and executed by the controller 1. That is, the program executed by the pointing device is stored in the information storage unit 6, and is appropriately read and executed by the controller 1.

[0042] In this case, the change to a new program is made by replacing the program itself stored in the information storage unit 6, or by replacing (installing / transferring) the CD-ROM, magnetic disk, flexible magnetic disk, etc. on which the program is stored.

[0043] Also, in the case of a computer device that exclusively executes the program stored in the EPROM of the program / data storage unit 7, similarly, when a CD-ROM, magnetic disk, flexible magnetic disk, etc. are replaced (installed / transferred), rewriting of the EPROM, etc. is performed, or it is achieved by replacing the ROM itself.

[0044] In addition, in some cases, the new replacement of this program is sent from an external device such as another computer connected via the Internet line, telephone line, public line, or LAN line through the above interface 5. That is, the program executed by the computer device (entire circuit) is directly replaced with respect to the information storage unit 6, or is replaced with a program sent from an external device at home and abroad via a communication network such as the Internet.

[0045] Therefore, in some cases, the program executed in the indicating device (entire circuit) is sent from external devices at home and abroad every time it is started. That is, the application program is not stored in the information storage unit 6 of the indicating device, and only the role of a terminal device that executes the program sent from external devices at home and abroad is given to the indicating device (entire circuit) of the present invention. Furthermore, both the program and the data processed by the program are sent from external devices at home and abroad, and after the data is processed by the program, the result is sent back to the external devices at home and abroad.

[0046] Also, the program executed by the computer device is, in some cases, a program by a general computer system in which an application program is executed based on a basic program such as an OS, and is a dedicated computer system in which only one unified program including the OS is executed. Therefore, those unified programs are provided from external devices at home and abroad, and only the application program, basic program, or a part of the program is sent from external devices at home and abroad and executed.

[0047] In some cases, another operating system, a system program (OS), and other programs are pre-stored in this computer device, and the above program is executed together with these OSs and other programs. When this program is installed and executed on this device (computer main body), it causes the processing / functions described in each claim of the claims (claims of the scope of patent claims) or other claims of the effects of the invention at the end to be executed together with another program or alone.

[0048] In some cases, part or all of this program is stored and executed in one or more other devices at home and abroad outside this device. Between this device and the other devices, data / to-be-processed data / already-processed data / programs to be processed are transmitted and received via communication means, and the present invention is executed as a whole for this device and the other devices. These communication means are an Internet communication system or the like.

[0049] The tablet 36, the LED 33, the display screen of the display device, the camera 35, the tablet 36, the barcode reader, and the ID authentication device in the above output unit 4 are usually placed on the upper surface of the pointing device or the like and are integrally inseparable from the pointing device. Of course, the tablet 36, the LED 33, the display screen of the display device, the ID authentication device, and the camera 35 may be separable from the pointing device and can be handled separately.

[0050] The tablet 36, the barcode reader, the ID authentication device, the camera 35, and the display device can be handled separately from the pointing device, and only the tablet 36, the barcode reader, the ID authentication device, the camera 35, and the display device can be separated from the pointing device and brought to the member administrator / member user for authentication. Note that the tablet 36, the barcode reader, the ID authentication device, and the camera 35 may be integrally inseparable from the pointing device.

[0051] (3) Member Information Storage Unit 8 FIG. 4 shows the stored content of the member information storage unit 8 provided in the above information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7. In this member information storage unit 8, various information is written, stored, and read for each member 32... that identifies the members 32...

[0052] This various information includes member identification information for identifying each member 32..., position information such as the storage body 24... in which each member 32... is stored, inventory quantity information, etc. The member identification information is the model number etc. of each member 32....

[0053] The position information indicates the geographical north - south - east - west position information of the storage body 24... in which each member 32... is stored, and also includes height information from the ground. This position information is measured, stored, written, read, and processed with an accuracy of several centimeters or several millimeters.

[0054] Because of this height information, even if a plurality of storage bodies 24... / a plurality of members 32... are arranged vertically, each can be distinguished and discriminated. In this way, in a plurality of storage bodies 24..., information indicating the storage positions of the respective different members 32... is stored in association with information indicating the respective different members 32....

[0055] The inventory quantity information indicates the inventory quantity remaining in the storage body 24... of the member 32.... This inventory quantity is measured by subtracting the weight of the storage body 24... with a weighing scale attached to the storage body 24... when the member 32... is registered, then measuring the weight of one member 32, and finally dividing the total weight of the members 32... in the subsequent storage body 24... by the weight of one member 32.

[0056] When the inventory quantity information becomes less than or equal to a predetermined number, the mobile body 31 automatically takes off, and replenishment / supply of the member 32 is presented by the mobile body 31. Also, member identification information such as the model number of the member 32, position information, inventory quantity information, and information prompting replenishment / supply are displayed on the tablet 36. Even in this case, it can be said that "it is indicated when a specific member is desired".

[0057] (4) Overall processing FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the overall processing (member processing / instruction processing) executed by the controller 1. The processing in FIG. 4 is started by power-on or a predetermined processing of executing the program. First, an initialization process is executed (step 01), and error checks and other initializations of the information storage unit 6 and the program / data storage unit 7 are performed.

[0058] Next, a list of modes to be selected is displayed in its entirety (step 02). The modes to be selected are a plurality of modes such as a moving body registration mode, a member registration mode, an instruction mode for searching for a member, and a maintenance mode. The display continues and waits until one of the plurality of modes is selected (steps 02 and 03). If one of the plurality of modes is selected by a key operation, a touch operation, an operation of the tablet (communication means) 41, etc., the processing corresponding to the mode is executed (step 04).

[0059] In the moving body registration mode, it is selected / decided which of the plurality of moving bodies 31... is to search for a desired member. In this moving body registration mode, it is selected / decided which of the moving bodies 31 in red, blue, green, yellow, purple, brown, orange,... is to search for a desired member.

[0060] In the member registration mode, new members are added / registered / changed / deleted in each storage body 24 of the storage area 22 in the area 21. In this member registration mode, the name of the member, the model number of the member, the symbol of the member, the barcode of the member, the external image data of the member, the position information (GPS information) of each member, and other information are input.

[0061] In the instruction mode for searching for a member, the vicinity of the storage position of the desired member is indicated and guided by the moving body 31, and the desired member can be supplied / obtained / acquired, or the desired member can be supplied / refilled / supplemented.

[0062] In the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7, for each user, the user's name, a photo such as the user's face, the user's vein data, and other information are written / read / stored. The user's vein data is input from the above ID authentication device and stored in the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7, or read from the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7 and displayed or verified. Some of this information may be omitted, or the user's name, face photo data, mobile phone number, and other information may be added.

[0063] In the above maintenance mode, the storage body 23 in the entire storage area 21 or a specific storage body 23 is opened, a list of users or a list of members is displayed, the storage information in the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7 is displayed, component replacement, repair, and other information changes are executed, and so on.

[0064] (5) Mobile body registration mode processing FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the mobile body registration mode processing executed in step 04 above. In this mobile body registration process, it is an operation of selecting / registering / selecting a mobile body 31 that searches for a desired specific member from among a plurality of mobile bodies 31. This process is executed if the mobile body registration mode is selected on the tablet in step 03 among the mode lists displayed on the tablet in step 02.

[0065] In this mobile body registration mode, a list of a plurality of mobile bodies 31 operable by this system and this instruction device is displayed (step 11). Here, the list of mobile bodies 31 to be displayed shows identification information such as red, blue, green, yellow, purple, brown, orange, ….

[0066] When the mobile body 31 displaying the desired identification information is clicked and selected (step 12), this selected mobile body 31 is registered, and a desired member is searched for, and this selected information is written to the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7 (step 13).

[0067] The above red, blue, green, yellow, purple, brown, orange, … indicate identification information for identifying each moving body 31, such as the emission color of an LED 33 attached to the moving body 31, the overall marking color, etc. A person searching for a desired member may just chase and track the moving body 31 having this identification information.

[0068] In this way, one moving body 31 is selected from a plurality of moving bodies 31…, and with this one moving body 31, a desired member 32… is indicated and selected. Thereby, an arbitrary moving body 31… can be selected from the plurality of moving bodies 31… to search for a desired member 32….

[0069] If there is a moving body 31 in use, the information of the moving body 31 is excluded from the registration process in the above steps 13 to 15, and double registration is prevented. Also, if there is a single moving body 31, usually, the process of registering the moving body in steps 11 to 14 is not executed. After this, other processes are executed (step 14).

[0070] Also, in this way, there are a plurality of moving bodies 31…, and each of these plurality of moving bodies 31… respectively indicates the vicinity of a different specific member 32… and guides a person who desires a different specific member 32… respectively. Thereby, an arbitrary moving body 31 can be selected from the plurality of moving bodies 31… to search for a desired member 32….

[0071] (6) Member registration mode process FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of the member registration mode process executed in step 04 above. This member registration process shows a process of registering a new member newly stored in the storage area 22 of the area 21. This process is executed if the moving body registration mode is selected on the tablet in step 03 among the mode lists displayed on the tablet in step 02 above.

[0072] In this member registration mode, a list of model numbers of members that have been registered in the past in this system and this instruction device is read out and displayed from the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7 (step 21).

[0073] When the model number of the member to be newly registered is input here (step 22), this new model number is added and written to the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7 (step 23).

[0074] Then, the position information on the GPS of the storage body 24 in the storage area 22 where the member of this new model number is stored is correspondingly written and stored (step 24). Such position information is, for example, measured and stored in advance for each storage body 24... This is the same for the GPS information / function described above or below. Such model numbers are sorted in alphabetical order, numerical order, syllabary order, a-i-u-e-o order, etc.

[0075] If such GPS information / function is not finer than the dimensions such as the width of the storage body 24..., the minimum unit of the GPS information / function is calculated by dividing, and the position information of each storage body 24... is accurately obtained. Similarly, if the height information of the GPS information is not accurate for the storage body 24..., for example, based on the position information of the lowest storage body 24..., the height information of the storage body 24... is sequentially integrated, and this height information is also regarded as one of the GPS information / functions and one of the position information.

[0076] In this case, the supply quantity, extraction quantity, etc. of the member are calculated, and the inventory quantity is also written / read (step 25). If a member of the same model number has already been registered (step 22), a message such as "Already registered." is voiced and displayed, preventing duplicate registration of the member (step 26).

[0077] The identification information for registering this member can be, in addition to the model number, the part number, product name, JIS code, barcode, QR code (registered trademark), common name, etc., as long as the member can be identified and the desired member can be distinguished from other members. Then, other processing is executed (step 27).

[0078] As described above, there are a plurality of the specified specific members 32…, and the vicinity of the plurality of specified specific members 32… can be sequentially switched and indicated. Thereby, a plurality of members 32… can be searched by one moving body 31….

[0079] (7) Instruction mode processing of search member FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the instruction mode processing for searching for a desired member, which is executed in step 04 above. In this process, when the identification information of the desired specific member to be searched for among the above plurality of members is specified and input (step 31), information indicating the storage position of the member 32 corresponding to the member, that is, the storage position information of the member 32, is read from the information storage unit 6 or the program / data storage unit 7 (step 32).

[0080] Then, the moving body 31 is made to fly and move within the passage area 23 of the area 21 toward this storage position information (step 33). At this time, the LED 33 of the moving body 31 is turned on (step 34).

[0081] When it moves to and reaches near the storage position and this near movement arrival is determined by the GPS function (step 35), the moving body 31 stops in the air (step 36), and the LED 33 of the moving body 31 switches from being on to flashing (step 37). In this way, the vicinity of this specific member is indicated to the person who desires the specific member.

[0082] In this way, the moving body 31… stops the movement of the moving body 31… near the upper part of the specified specific member 32…, and there is nothing in the passage area 23 that blocks the moving body 31…. Thereby, the direction of the specific member 32… can be known even from a distance.

[0083] Also, when the specific member 32... is desired in this way, until the person desiring the specific member 32... reaches near the specified specific member 32..., the movement of the moving body 31... is maintained or stopped. And once it reaches near the specified specific member 32..., it will indicate the specific member 32... indicated near the moving body 31....

[0084] Also, in this way, the display form when moving through the passage area 23 is different from the display form when reaching near the specific member 32.... Such a switch from lighting to blinking may be, in addition to switching the lighting pattern, a switch of the medium itself such as color, brightness, color, blinking, number, character, symbol, figure, laser, luminance, lightness, illuminance, sound, volume, pitch of sound, timbre, infrared ray, ultraviolet ray, visible light, ultrasonic wave, radio wave, electromagnetic wave or a switch between media.

[0085] In the above case, when the person carrying the tablet 36 reaches within several tens of meters to several tens of centimeters of the target member 32... or the storage body 24... (step 41), the moving body 3 descends from the passage area 23 to the alley area 25 (step 42), and irradiates and indicates only the target member 32... or the storage body 24... with the LED 333 (step 43).

[0086] As shown in FIG. 2, when the person desiring the specific member 32... reaches near the specific member 32..., the moving body 31... can be lowered, that is, the moving body 31... can be made closer to the specific member 32... to indicate only the specific member 32.... Also, near the vicinity of the specific member 32..., the specific member 32... or the storage body 24... storing the specific member 32... can be indicated separately from others.

[0087] Thereby, the desired member 32 of the target can be more accurately and detailedly, easily selected / acquired / supplemented without error and without misidentifying. In this case, the processes of steps 38 and 39 may be executed before the processes of steps 41 to 43. Also, the processes of steps 41 to 43 may be omitted.

[0088] In FIG. 2, the moving body 31... may indicate a specific member 32... or a storage body 24... that stores the specific member 32... from above obliquely without entering the alley area 25 and while remaining in the passage area 23. In this case, the moving body 31... approaches up to near the alley area 25 or is located on the upper right side of FIG. 2.

[0089] The LED 33... that indicates the specific member 32... or the storage body 24... that stores the specific member 32... may be different from the LED 33... that lights or blinks in steps 34 and 37. The former may be single, and the latter may be provided in plural around the moving body 31.... In addition to the number of each LED 33..., the display forms of lighting and blinking may also be different.

[0090] When the searched member is taken out / acquired or added / supplemented (step 38), if there is a member to be acquired or supplemented next (step 39), for this next member, the instruction mode process of the searched member in steps 31 to 37 above is repeated. The order of this search is in numerical order, alphabetical order, order of the Japanese syllabary, order of usage frequency, etc. of the model numbers of the plurality of members to be searched.

[0091] If the member to be searched is a single unit, the instruction mode process of the searched member in steps 31 to 37 is only performed once. The taking out / acquiring or adding / supplementing of the member in step 39 above is detected by a weighing scale (not shown) provided in the storage body 24.

[0092] In this way, a plurality of members 32... are specified, and after one of the plurality of members 32... is indicated and selected, one of the members 32... other than the indicated and selected member 32... among the plurality of members 32... is indicated and selected.

[0093] In this way, the specific members 32... specified as above are plural, and the vicinity of the plurality of specified specific members 32... can be switched in order and indicated. Thereby, a plurality of members 32... can be searched by one moving body 31....

[0094] If the member to be searched is a single unit, the instruction mode process of the search member in Steps 31 to 37 is only performed once. The taking out / acquiring or adding / supplementing of the member in Step 39 is detected by a weighing scale (not shown) provided in the storage body 24.

[0095] (8) Other embodiments The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be variously modified. For example, the above passage area 23 may be located anywhere, such as above, below, in front of, behind, to the left, to the right, horizontally, vertically, on the upper surface, on the bottom surface, on the side surface, or diagonally, of the storage area 22. The above storage body 24 / storage area 22 may be a box, a case, a tray, a drawer, a frame, a file, a binder, a partition, a bag, a shelf, a storage room, etc. Each may be separated and have a gap formed therebetween, or they may be combined and connected to each other.

[0096] The information for distinguishing the above member 32 / storage body 24 may be, in addition to the identification number of the storage body 24... and the two-dimensional barcode, a one-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional or higher-dimensional barcode using a hologram, a part number, a part symbol, a product number, a product symbol, an identification number, an identification symbol, image information of the storage body 24..., or other identification information / distinguishing information. The identification information of the storage body 24... may or may not correspond one-to-one with the identification information of the member.

[0097] The upper surface, side surface, lower surface, and overall shape of area 21, storage area 22, and passage area 23 may be concave-convex, flat, curved, may have holes, may have concavities and convexities, and may be square, rectangular, square, triangular, disc-shaped, elliptical disc-shaped, polygonal plate-shaped, trapezoidal plate-shaped, semi-elliptical, parallelogram-shaped, rhombus-shaped, polygonal, triangular, trapezoidal, annular, semi-annular, star-shaped, fan-shaped, curved shape, cross-shaped, L-shaped, H-shaped, I-shaped, U-shaped, T-shaped, C-shaped, O-shaped, N-shaped, M-shaped, X-shaped, J-shaped, Y-shaped, E-shaped, F-shaped, S-shaped, V-shaped, curved surface, angular shape, cuboid-shaped, polyhedron-shaped, cylinder, elliptical cylinder, prism, semi-cylinder, semi-elliptical cylinder, semi-prism, frustum of a cone, frustum of a pyramid, sphere, oval, hemisphere, semi-oval, polyhedron, gourd-shaped, serrated, other three-dimensional shapes, or a combined three-dimensional shape of these. It may also be a shape with angular steps, a shape with rounded steps, a shape with rounded concavities and convexities, a combined shape of these, stepped, reticulated, framed, sheet-shaped, meshed, blind-shaped, slit-shaped, with multiple holes, with holes in the center or the like, or a combined composite shape of these, and part or all of them may be omitted.

[0098] If there are the above-mentioned concavities and convexities on the upper surface of the storage area 22, the boundary between the storage area 22 and the passage area 23 will be partially or entirely unclear. However, this concavity-convex part may belong to the storage area 22 or the passage area 23, and the moving body 31 may or may not be able to pass through this concavity-convex part. Even in this case, it can be said that the end of the storage area 22 or a predetermined range of the storage area 22 is visible.

[0099] When a person who desires the above-mentioned specific member 32... reaches the vicinity of the specific member 32... and descends the moving body 31 or makes the moving body approach the specific member closer to only indicate the specific member 32..., the display form of the LED 33 when the moving body 31 is passing through the passage area 23 or the display form of the LED 33 when reaching the vicinity of the specific member 32... may be different or the same.

[0100] The above step 42 may be omitted, and the mobile body 31 may not descend, and the target member 32... or the storage body 24... may be irradiated from obliquely above near the desired member 32. The plurality of mobile bodies 31 may be arranged in the overall system that detects the positions of the plurality of mobile bodies 31 so as not to get too close to each other, not to contact each other, or not to collide with each other, or may detect the distances between each other using a communication medium such as radio waves or sound waves.

[0101] There may be a partition in the above member 32 / storage body 24, there may be a lid on each member 32 / storage body 24, and the shelf board may not be provided. This lid may be unlocked or locked by the above locking / unlocking device. The width, depth, and height of the storage body 24... are several centimeters to several tens of centimeters, but may be larger or smaller, and the sizes of the respective storage bodies 24... may be different or the same.

[0102] The above member 32 may be a part, a finished product, a semi-finished product, a screw, a vehicle, a railway, a ship, an aircraft, an electrical product, an electronic product, a building product, a screw, a bolt, a nut, a spring, a link, a bearing, a wire, a pipe, a lens, a wrench, a spanner, a driver, a primer, a drill, a cutter, a shearing machine, a tape measure, a ruler, a caliper, a micrometer, a vehicle, an electrical product, a communication device, an OA device, a personal computer, a semiconductor, an office supply, a household appliance, a kitchen supply, a bath supply, a toilet supply, furniture, a door, a window, a sundry, a daily necessity, clothing, a book, a hat, footwear, food, glasses, a lighting supply, an optical supply, a sports supply, a house, a building, a carrier, an object to be carried,..., each part of these, a tool for attaching each part, a measuring instrument, a tool, and any of the above parts, etc.

[0103] The above mobile body 31 may be a drone, a helicopter, a vehicle, a railway, a ship, an aircraft, a rocket, a spaceship, a flying object, a train, a car, a ship, a submarine, etc., and the place to move may be in the air, in space, on land, underground, at sea, underwater, on water, or in water.

[0104] The above-mentioned member 32 may be a means of transportation such as a vehicle, railway, ship, aircraft, drone, etc., and the items to be loaded such as its loading dock, luggage, combination items, passengers, etc., and may be those with different properties. The "notification" that indicates and distinguishes the vicinity of the above-mentioned desired member from others may be color, blinking, number, character, symbol, figure, sound, laser, brightness, lightness, illuminance, sound, volume, pitch of sound, timbre, ultrasonic wave, infrared ray, ultraviolet ray, visible light, ultrasonic wave, radio wave, electromagnetic wave, anything is acceptable.

[0105] A plurality of the above-mentioned moving bodies 31 may move simultaneously. In addition to these plurality of moving bodies 31, they may also be distinguished by color, blinking, number, character, symbol, figure, sound, laser, brightness, lightness, illuminance, sound, volume, pitch of sound, timbre, ultrasonic wave, radio wave, electromagnetic wave, etc. The color, blinking, number, etc. for this distinction may be marked on the moving body 31 itself, or irradiated from the moving body 31 to the walls, screens, etc. in the vicinity of the area 21. In this case, the irradiation means include various ones such as light, laser, infrared ray, ultraviolet ray, visible light, ultrasonic wave, radio wave, electromagnetic wave.

[0106] In the case of the above-mentioned electromagnetic wave and radio wave, the distinguishing information such as color, blinking, number, character, symbol, figure, sound, etc. is transmitted to the communication devices and communication means such as tablets and mobiles held by those who desire a specific member by laser, brightness, lightness, illuminance, sound, volume, pitch of sound, timbre, infrared ray, ultraviolet ray, visible light, ultrasonic wave, electromagnetic wave, radio wave.

[0107] The above-mentioned reflecting mirror, transmitting lens, concave mirror, convex mirror, prism, concave lens, convex lens, and other optical systems may reflect, refract, enlarge, or reduce the light, laser, etc. from the moving body 31 and others, and irradiate and indicate a specified specific member or storage body.

[0108] To distinguish the above-mentioned specific moving body 31 from other moving bodies 31, the specified component information, part information, and other identification information may be presented to the moving body 31 itself by a presentation means in the moving body 31, or may be projected from the moving body 31 onto a display means such as a wall or screen near the area 21, or the specified component information, part information, and other identification information may be presented to a communication device or communication means such as a tablet or mobile phone carried by a person who desires the specific component 32.

[0109] Indicating a specific member 32 indicated in the vicinity of the moving body 31 may be performed at any time, such as before the start of a search instruction for the desired member 32, while the search instruction is being started, after the search instruction is being started, when the moving body starts to move, while it is moving, after it has stopped moving, when it starts to stop while it has stopped moving, while it is stopped, or after it has stopped stopping.

[0110] In step 42 above, the movable bodies 31... descend and point only to the specific components 32..., but depending on whether the arrangement direction of the storage bodies 24... or the components 32... is horizontal, diagonal, vertical, etc., they will move horizontally, diagonally, vertically, etc. to approach.

[0111] When a specific component 32 is desired, a specified number of the specific component 32 may be taken out from the storage body 23 in the storage area 21 and supplied, or a specified number of the specific component 32 may be added to the storage body 23 to replenish the supply.

[0112] The instruction device, instruction method, and computer program for providing instructions may be executed by devices, programs, AI (artificial intelligence), and generating AI provided in multiple countries, or distributed both domestically and internationally.

[0113] The component identification body (indication means) 34 may be movable in part or in whole up and down, left and right, front and back, or diagonally, or may be separated / combined into one or more components, or multiple components may be provided on one movable body 31, or may be omitted.

[0114] The weighing of one member in the above steps 11-14, 21-27, and 31-43 is performed by a circuit / device that centrally manages a plurality of indicating devices, and is executed by the circuit / device of the management center similar to that in FIG. 3. If necessary, it may be sent to the indicating device for processing and displayed on a tablet 36 or the like.

[0115] The weighing scale... is not provided for each storage body 24..., but is provided outside the storage body 24... of the indicating device, and the weight of one member may be measured here. This is executed in the above steps 21-27.

[0116] For the measurement of the above inventory quantity, a photosensor is provided for each storage body 24.... In steps 21-27, if the amount of reflected light from the bottom plate of the storage body 24... is more than the amount of reflected light from the member, for example, 50% or more, or 25% or more, or 75% or more, and the detected light amount from the photosensor increases from a predetermined value, the detected signal is sent to the controller 1, and the process of step 25 is executed, and the movement of the moving body 31, the lighting of the notification / warning / LED... may be executed.

[0117] The above photosensor may be a photographing device. In this case, in steps 21-27, the member and the bottom plate... of the storage body 24... are photographed by the photographing device, and when the bottom plate... is captured, or the number of members reflected in the bottom plate... is measured. This photosensor is provided inside each storage body 24..., but may be provided outside the storage body 24... and the remaining quantity may be detected through the transparent window on the side wall of the storage body 24....

[0118] When the measured number of members becomes less than or equal to a predetermined number, the detected signal is sent to the controller 1, and the processes of the above steps 21-27 are executed, and the movement of the moving body 31, the lighting of the notification / warning / LED may be executed. In this way, it is detected whether the bottom of the moving body 31... of the above member is visible. If the bottom is visible, the above notification is made and the replenishment of the member is promoted.

[0119] The above storage body 24... may be provided with an optical sensor and a photocoupler. In this case, in steps 21 to 27, the optical sensor and the photocoupler are provided on the outer side of the rear surface, side surface, front surface, etc. of the storage body 24..., and when the light that was reflected and detected by hitting the inner member decreases due to the member 32... and the light is transmitted and no longer reflected, the detection signal is sent to the controller 1, and the processes of steps 21 to 27 are executed, and the movement of the moving body 31, notification / warning / lighting of the LED may be executed.

[0120] In this case, the storage body 24... is transparent, but only the vicinity of the optical sensor and the photocoupler may be window-shaped and transparent. Thereby, if the height of the member stored in the storage body 24... / storage mechanism becomes lower than a predetermined value detected by the optical sensor and the photocoupler, this is detected, and replenishment of the member is notified by the LED, the tablet 36, etc. The optical sensor and the photocoupler may be provided inside the storage body 24....

[0121] The weighing scale may be provided outside the storage body 24..., for example, under the storage body 24.... Even in this case, the remaining amount of the member 32... is detected. The processes of the movement of the moving body 31, remaining amount detection, and notification in steps 25, 31 to 43 may be executed anywhere, such as after step 25, before, during, or after steps 31 to 43.

[0122] Also, one member 32... may be stored / retrieved in a plurality of storage bodies 24.... In this case, for example, when the first of the plurality of storage bodies 24... of the same member 32... is unlocked, the LED... (blue / green) lights up, and when the second storage body 24... is stored / retrieved, the LED... (yellow / red) lights up, or is displayed on the tablet 36, etc.

[0123] In this case, for example, it may be notified by voice such as "Please take the member of storage unit No. ○○" or "Please take the member of storage unit No. △△". The LED... (blue / green) / (yellow / red) switching of this process stores the number of times the barcode / identification information input in step 31 is called, and is executed in the above step 31 according to the number of times of this call. Also, in this step 31, the storage bodies 24... containing the same members may be unlocked / locked simultaneously.

[0124] Each member 32... can be anything such as screws, bolts, nuts, springs, links, bearings, wires, pipes, lenses, etc., wrenches, pliers, drivers, primers, drills, cutters, shears, tape measures, squares, calipers, micrometers, etc., parts of vehicles, electrical products, communication equipment, OA equipment, personal computers, semiconductors, office supplies, household appliances, kitchen supplies, bath supplies, toilet supplies, furniture, doors, windows, sundries, daily necessities, clothing, hats, footwear, food, glasses, lighting supplies, optical supplies, sports supplies, houses, buildings,..., tools for attaching each part, measuring instruments, tools, etc.

[0125] The above notification was made by the LED... (blue·red), but it may also be notified by voice, display, etc. such as "Storage unit No. 〇〇 has been opened", "Storage unit No. 〇〇 has been closed", "The remaining amount of the member in storage unit No. 〇〇 has decreased", "The remaining amount of the member in storage unit No. 〇〇 is sufficient" by the tablet 36, speaker, etc. Such a notification may be made to the mobile devices, mobile phones, etc. held by the user / administrator.

[0126] The identification information of the above member 32... may be, in addition to the model number, a two-dimensional barcode, a one-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional or higher-dimensional barcode using a hologram, a part number, a part symbol, a product number, a product symbol, an identification number, an identification symbol, image information of the member, or other identification information. The identification information of the member may or may not correspond one-to-one with the identification information of the storage body 24....

[0127] If there is no such correspondence, the identification information of a plurality of members 32... may correspond to one storage body 24..., or the identification information of one member 32... may correspond to a plurality of storage bodies 24.... In this case, there may be many members corresponding to a plurality of storage bodies 24..., or one storage body 24... may be large enough to simultaneously store a plurality of members in one storage body 24....

[0128] The above storage body 24... may be in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, polyhedron, cylinder, elliptical cylinder, prism, semi-cylinder, semi-elliptical cylinder, semi-prism, frustum of a cone, frustum of a pyramid, sphere, oval, hemisphere, semi-oval, semi-pyramid, polyhedron, gourd shape, serrated shape, other three-dimensional shapes, or a combined three-dimensional shape thereof, and may be transparent, semi-transparent, partially transparent, or opaque.

[0129] There may be a partition between the storage bodies 24..., each tray 23... may have a lid, or there may be no shelf board. This lid may be unlocked or locked by a locking / unlocking device. The width, depth, and height of the storage body 24... are several centimeters to several tens of centimeters, but may be larger or smaller.

[0130] The information for distinguishing the above storage bodies 24... may include the number of the storage body 24..., in addition to the two-dimensional barcode, one-dimensional barcode, three-dimensional or higher-dimensional barcode using holograms, part number, part symbol, product number, product symbol, identification number, identification symbol, image information of the storage body 24..., or other identification information / distinguishing information. The identification information of the storage body 24... may or may not correspond one-to-one with the identification information of the member.

[0131] The plurality of individual information for identifying each member desirer / administrator / each user may include, in addition to the planar or three-dimensional shape of the vein, fingerprint, luster, iris, lip, ear, Hangul, walking style, face image, gene, blood type, health insurance number, social security number, driver's license number, resident basic register number, name, age, date of birth, gender, telephone number, taxpayer number, height, weight, habit, password unique to the member administrator / member user, still image, moving image, etc.

[0132] In addition to being installed in factories, this indicating device can also be installed in design offices, prototype workshops, race tracks, member facilities, nursing facilities, elderly facilities, apartment buildings, various other facilities, privately-owned buildings, the homes of managers / users of members, etc. In this case, mobile phones, mobiles, tablets, personal computers, etc. can be used as the above input unit 3, output unit 4 or indicating device.

[0133] Some or all of the orders of each of the above processes of steps 31 to 34, 35 to 37, and 41 to 43 may be interchanged or partially omitted. In each of the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 to 8 above, the order of each process may be partially interchanged, partially omitted, each step may be replaced with other processes of equal amount, or some or all may be replaced with hardware or circuits, AI (artificial intelligence), generative AI that exhibit equivalent functions.

[0134] The controller 1, address / data bus line 2, input unit 3, output unit 4, interface unit 5, information storage unit 6, program / data storage unit 7, instruction information storage unit 8, area 21, storage area 22, passage area 23, storage body 24, passageway area 25, moving body 31, member 32, LED 33, member identifier 34, camera 35, tablet 36, member, and each step in FIGS. 5 to 8 may be singular, plural, or three or more. Also, a part or all of each of these configurations, operations, actions, processes, or functions may be omitted, or they may be divided and separated, and the number may increase or decrease. Their shapes can be arbitrarily changed, and they may be replaced with equivalent other objects. Two or more of these may be combined or integrated and used interchangeably. In addition to the orientations shown in the figures, they may be used with their inclinations / orientations changed / reversed by 90 degrees, 0 degrees to 180 degrees, up and down, left and right, front and back, front and back, forward and backward. The relative magnitudes of their respective dimensions may be switched or the same, and a part or all may be omitted. The shape may be flat, curved, have holes, have irregularities, be square, rectangular, square, triangular, disk-shaped, elliptical disk-shaped, polygonal plate-shaped, trapezoidal plate-shaped, semi-elliptical, parallelogram-shaped, rhombus-shaped, polygonal, triangular, trapezoidal, annular, semi-annular, star-shaped, fan-shaped, curved shape, cross-shaped, L-shaped, H-shaped, I-shaped, U-shaped, T-shaped, C-shaped, O-shaped, N-shaped, M-shaped, X-shaped, J-shaped, Y-shaped, E-shaped, F-shaped, S-shaped, V-shaped, curved surface, angular shape, cuboid-shaped, polyhedral-shaped, cylindrical, elliptical cylindrical, prismatic, semi-cylindrical, semi-elliptical cylindrical, semi-prismatic, frustum of a cone, frustum of a pyramid, spherical, oval-shaped, hemispherical, semi-oval-shaped, polyhedral, gourd-shaped, serrated, other three-dimensional shapes, or a combined three-dimensional shape of these. It may also be an angular stepped shape, a rounded stepped shape, a rounded irregular shape, a combined shape of these, stepped, net-shaped, frame-shaped, sheet-shaped, mesh-shaped, blind-shaped, slit-shaped, with multiple holes, with holes in the center or the like, or a combined composite shape of these, and a part or all may be omitted. The material may be polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, urethane, urethane foam, polyurethane, polyacrylamide, methyl polyacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride,It may be a polymer resin, a hard resin, or a soft resin such as acrylic resin, PET resin, aquajob, shine-up, mummac, or bamboo pile, whether it is a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin. In addition to synthetic resins, natural resins may also be used, or it may be made of wood, bamboo, resin, metal, glass, cotton, cloth, thread, fiber, rubber, paper, ceramic, carbon, concrete, or their composites / mixtures / multi-layer laminates. It may be a non-flexible material, a flexible material, a liquid, a solid, a gas, a sol state, or a gel state, and may or may not have flexibility, elasticity, cushioning, hygroscopicity, water absorption, breathability, antibacterial property, far-infrared effect, heat preservation effect, drying effect, or moisture absorption effect.

[0135] For example, the controller 1, the information storage unit 6, the program / data storage unit 7, and the instruction information storage unit 8 may be combined or separated into three or more parts, and the input unit 3, the output unit 4, and the interface unit 5 may be combined or separated into three or more parts. Also, a part or all of the above-mentioned system, process, circuit, program, software, and hardware may be executed by AI (artificial intelligence) or generative AI.

[0136] (9) Effects of other inventions [1] It has a storage area where a plurality of different members are separately stored and arranged, and a passage area adjacent to the storage area where the members are not stored and arranged. The storage area cannot be seen through to the end of the storage area or a predetermined range of the storage area, and the passage area can be seen through to the end or a predetermined range of the passage area. In the storage area, a plurality of storage bodies are provided, and in one storage body, there is an area where one type of the above-mentioned members is stored. In the plurality of storage bodies, storage means for storing information indicating the storage positions of the respective different members in association with the information indicating the respective different members, and a moving body passing through the passage area of the area. When a specific member among the plurality of members is designated, information indicating the storage position of the designated member is read from the storage means, and the moving body is moved within the passage area toward the read storage position to move it near the specific member, and the vicinity of the specific member indicates the case where the specific member is desired. An instruction method characterized by this.

[0137] [2] It has a storage area where a plurality of different members are separately stored and arranged, and a passage area adjacent to this storage area where the members are not stored and not arranged. The storage area cannot be seen through to the end of the storage area or a predetermined range of the storage area, and the passage area can be seen through to the end or a predetermined range of the passage area. In the storage area, a plurality of storage bodies are provided, and an area where one type of the above member is stored in one storage body, and in the plurality of storage bodies, information indicating the positions of the storage positions of the respective different members is stored in association with information indicating the respective different members. A storage means, and a moving body passing through the passage area of the area. When a specific member among the plurality of members is designated, information indicating the storage position of the designated member is read from the storage means, and the moving body is moved within the passage area toward the read storage position to move it near the specific member, and the vicinity of the specific member indicates the case where the specific member is desired. A computer program for member management that causes a computer to execute the process.

[0138] [3] It has a storage area where a plurality of different members are separately stored and arranged, and a passage area adjacent to this storage area where the members are not stored and not arranged. The above storage area cannot be seen through to the end of the storage area or a predetermined range of the storage area, and the above passage area can be seen through to the end or a predetermined range of the passage area. In the above storage area, a plurality of storage bodies are provided, and in one storage body, there is an area where one type of the above members is stored. In the above plurality of storage bodies, there is a storage means for storing information indicating the positions of the storage positions of the respective different members in association with the information indicating the respective different members. There is a moving body passing through the passage area of the above area. When a specific member is designated among the above plurality of members, information indicating the position of the storage position of the designated member is read out from the above storage means, and the moving body is moved within the above passage area toward the read storage position and moved to the vicinity of the specific member. It is characterized by comprising an indicating means for indicating the vicinity of the specific member when the specific member is desired.

[0139] [4] The above indicating means is characterized in that, in the vicinity of the above specific member, the specific member or the storage body storing the specific member is indicated separately from others. The indicating device according to claim 3. Thereby, a desired member can be easily distinguished from other members.

[0140] [5] The above moving body is characterized in that the display form when moving in the above passage area is different from the display form when reaching the vicinity of the above specific member. The indicating device according to claim 4. Thereby, it is possible to clearly know whether the moving body has reached before or after the desired member.

[0141] [6] A plurality of members are designated, and after one member is indicated and selected among the plurality of members, one member is indicated and selected among the other members other than the indicated and selected member among the plurality of members. The indicating device according to claim 5. Thereby, a plurality of desired members can be selected / supplemented.

[0142] [7]When the above-mentioned specific member is desired, the person desiring the specific member maintains or stops the movement of the moving body until reaching near the above-mentioned designated specific member. When reaching near the above-mentioned designated specific member, the indicating device according to claim 6 is characterized in that it indicates the specific member indicated near the moving body. Thereby, when away from the specific member, the direction of the specific member can be known even from a distance, and when approaching, the specific member can be accurately known.

[0143] [8]When the person desiring the above-mentioned specific member reaches near the specific member, the indicating device according to claim 7 is characterized in that the moving body is made to approach the specific member more closely to indicate only the specific member. Thereby, when away from the specific member, the direction of the specific member can be known even from a distance, and when approaching, the specific member can be accurately known.

[0144]

[11] When the person desiring the above-mentioned specific member reaches near the specific member, the indicating device according to claim 7 is characterized in that the moving body is lowered to indicate only the specific member. Thereby, when away from the specific member, the direction of the specific member can be known even from a distance, and when approaching, the specific member can be accurately known.

[0145]

[12] The above-mentioned passage area is in the air. The moving body moves in the air toward the storage position of the above-mentioned member. The indicating device according to claim 8 or 11 is characterized in that the moving body can be seen through from the person desiring the above-mentioned specific member. Thereby, the direction of the specific member can be known even from a distance.

[0146]

[13] The moving body stops its movement near the upper part of the above-mentioned designated specific member. The indicating device according to claim 12 is characterized in that there is nothing in the above-mentioned passage area to block the moving body. Thereby, the direction of the specific member can be known even from a distance.

[0147]

[14] The indicating device according to claim 13, wherein one moving body is selected from a plurality of moving bodies, and the desired member is indicated and selected by this one moving body. Thereby, an arbitrary moving body can be selected from a plurality of moving bodies to search for a desired member.

[0148]

[15] The indicating device according to claim 14, wherein there are a plurality of the moving bodies, and each of the plurality of moving bodies indicates the vicinity of a different specific member and guides a person who desires a different specific member. Thereby, a plurality of moving bodies can operate / search simultaneously in parallel to search / supply a plurality of members simultaneously in parallel.

[0149]

[16] The indicating device according to claim 15, wherein there are a plurality of the specified specific members, and the vicinity of the plurality of specified specific members is indicated by switching in order. Thereby, a plurality of members can be searched by one moving body.

Industrial Applicability

[0150] Obtain, supply, store, or replenish members such as members, parts, tools, and implements without error. When the identification information of a desired specific member 32 is input (step 31), the moving body 31 moves toward the position information of this member 32 (step 33), and when it arrives, the moving body 31 stops in the air and switches the display form of the LED 33 (indicating means) (steps 35 to 37).

[0151] Thereby, the desired member 32 can be easily selected / supplemented. When the holder of the tablet 36 (indicating means) approaches, the moving body 31 descends from the passage area 23 to the alley area 25 (step 42) and irradiates only the target member 32 accurately (step 43). Thereby, the desired member 32 can be accurately and easily selected / supplemented without error.

Claims

1. A storage area in which a plurality of different members are separately stored and arranged, and a passage area adjacent to the storage area where the members are not stored and not arranged. The storage area cannot be seen through to the end of the storage area or a predetermined range of the storage area, and the passage area can be seen through to the end or a predetermined range of the passage area. In the storage area, a plurality of storage bodies are provided, and in one storage body, there is an area for storing one type of the above-mentioned members, In the plurality of storage bodies, storage means for storing information indicating the storage positions of the respective different members in association with the information indicating the respective different members, A moving body passing through the passage area of the area, and When a specific member is designated among the plurality of members, information indicating the storage position of the designated member is read out from the storage means, and the moving body is moved within the passage area toward the read storage position to move it near the specific member, and the vicinity of the specific member is indicated when the specific member is desired. An instruction method characterized by this.

2. A storage area in which a plurality of different members are separately stored and arranged, and a passage area adjacent to the storage area where the members are not stored and not arranged. The storage area cannot be seen through to the end of the storage area or a predetermined range of the storage area, and the passage area can be seen through to the end or a predetermined range of the passage area. In the storage area, a plurality of storage bodies are provided, and in one storage body, there is an area for storing one type of the above-mentioned members, In the plurality of storage bodies, storage means for storing information indicating the storage positions of the respective different members in association with the information indicating the respective different members, A moving body passing through the passage area of the area, and When a specific member is designated among the plurality of members, information indicating the storage position of the designated member is read out from the storage means, and the moving body is moved within the passage area toward the read storage position to move it near the specific member, and the vicinity of the specific member is indicated when the specific member is desired. A computer program for member management that causes a computer to execute the process.

3. A storage area for separately storing and arranging a plurality of different members, and a passage area adjacent to the storage area where the members are not stored and not arranged. The storage area cannot be seen through to the end of the storage area or a predetermined range of the storage area, and the passage area can be seen through to the end or a predetermined range of the passage area. In the storage area, a plurality of storage bodies are provided, and in one storage body, there is an area for storing one type of the above-mentioned members, In the plurality of storage bodies, storage means for storing information indicating the positions of the storage positions of the respective different members in association with the information indicating the respective different members, A moving body passing through the passage area of the area, Among the plurality of members, when a specific member is designated, information indicating the position of the storage position of the designated member is read out from the storage means, and the moving body is moved within the passage area toward the read storage position to move it near the specific member. An indicating device characterized by comprising indicating means for indicating the vicinity of the specific member when the specific member is desired.

4. The indicating device according to claim 3, wherein the indicating means indicates the specific member or the storage body storing the specific member separately from others in the vicinity of the specific member.

5. The indicating device according to claim 4, wherein the display form of the moving body when moving through the passage area is different from the display form when it reaches the vicinity of the specific member.

6. The indicating device according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of members are designated, and after one member is indicated and selected from among the plurality of members, one member is indicated and selected from among the other members other than the indicated and selected member among the plurality of members.

7. When the specific member is desired, until the person desiring the specific member reaches near the designated specific member, the movement of the moving body is maintained or the movement is stopped, The indicating device according to claim 6, wherein when reaching near the designated specific member, the specific member indicated near the moving body is shown.

8. The indicating device according to claim 7, wherein when the person desiring the specific member reaches near the specific member, the moving body is brought closer to the specific member to indicate only the specific member.

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