Storage System

Abstract

To provide a storage system that can reduce the burden on mothers by supporting parenting.SOLUTION: The present invention includes: clothing storage determination means 22 for determining whether clothing is stored in an appropriate storage box; imaging means 12 for imaging the clothing from when the clothing is picked up by hands and starts being put into an appropriate storage box until when the storing is completed; and a controller 10 in which information on the clothing imaged by the imaging means 12 and determination information from the clothing storage determination means 22 are input.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a storage system for supporting child rearing. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, in order to support families with children, there have been proposals to provide various preferential services to families with children. In this system, a preferential card equivalent to a membership card is given to a family with children by a local government such as a prefecture or a city, town, or village, and by presenting the preferential card at a service providing point, the family can receive various preferential services such as product discounts and free gifts (for example, see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2005-309699 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In Patent Document 1, the system supports the household finances of families raising children, but does not support child-rearing. In short, there is no system that supports child-rearing.

[0005] Incidentally, in recent years, the number of households in which both spouses work has increased dramatically, and much of the housework, such as cleaning, laundry, cooking, and child-rearing, falls on the mother. In particular, when it comes to child-rearing, many children rebel against what their mothers say, which can make child-rearing a heavy burden, and early improvement is needed.

[0006] In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a storage system that can reduce the burden on mothers by supporting child-rearing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the storage system of the present invention comprises a tag attached to each of a plurality of types of clothing and storing information about the type of clothing, reading means attached to each of a plurality of storage boxes that store the plurality of types of clothing by type and reading information about the stored clothing from the tag, imaging means that images the clothing from the time the clothing is held in the hand and storage in the storage box in which the clothing is to be stored begins until storage is completed, and a control unit to which the clothing information imaged by the imaging means and the information read by the reading means are input, the control unit comprising: clothing storage discrimination means that discriminates whether the clothing about which information has been read from the tag by the reading means is clothing that should be stored in the storage box equipped with the reading means, and a counting means that correlates and tallys up information about clothing that has been mistakenly stored by the clothing storage discrimination means and the number of times that the mistakes have been made. the incorrect clothing identification means for identifying the clothing item that has been incorrectly stored the most times among the clothing items counted by the counting means within a first specified period as the most incorrect clothing item; a warning output means for issuing a visual or audio warning when the most incorrect clothing item identified within a second specified period after the end of the first specified period is imaged by the imaging means; a rate calculation means for calculating a correct rate at which clothing items were correctly stored in the storage box within the first specified period and a rate of error at which clothing items were incorrectly stored within the storage box within each of the first and second specified periods; and a notification means for notifying the fact that an improvement has been made in a third specified period after the end of the second specified period when the correct rate or error rate calculated by the rate calculation means for the first specified period is compared with the correct rate or error rate for the second specified period.

[0008] According to the present invention, when the incorrect clothing identification means identifies the clothing with the most incorrect clothing among the clothing counted by the counting means in a first predetermined period as the most incorrect clothing, the control unit operates the attention output means to issue a visual or audio attention when the imaging means captures the identified most incorrect clothing in a second predetermined period. If this attention results in an improvement in the clothing accuracy rate or error rate in the second predetermined period compared to the clothing accuracy rate or error rate in the first predetermined period, the control unit operates the notification means in a third predetermined period following the end of the second predetermined period to notify the improvement by visual or audio, thereby motivating the infant or child to store clothes. This allows child rearing to be done through the storage system, reducing the burden of child rearing on the mother.

[0009] In addition, the storage system of the present invention may include a storage time measurement means for measuring the image capture time from when the image capture means starts to store the garment in the storage box where the garment is to be stored by holding the garment in the hand until the storage is completed as the storage time of the garment, and the control unit may include a garment determination means for determining whether there is a garment that took the longest amount of storage time in the first predetermined period based on the storage time from the storage time measurement means, and a guidance means for guiding, by display or audio, to the storage box in which the garment should be stored when the garment that took the longest amount of storage time in the second predetermined period is imaged by the imaging means.

[0010] As described above, the control unit operates the determination means to determine whether there is an article of clothing that took the longest amount of storage time in a first specified period based on the storage time from the measurement means, and if the determination means determines that there is an article of clothing that took the longest amount of storage time, it operates the guidance means to guide the article of clothing that took the longest amount of storage time in a second specified period after the end of the first specified period by displaying or an audio message to the storage bin in which it should be stored, thereby increasing the storage rate at which clothes are OK to be stored and further accelerating child-rearing support.

[0011] In addition, in the storage system of the present invention, the control unit may be equipped with a number memory means for storing the number of clothes to be stored, and a not-stored determination means for determining whether the number of clothes stored in the number memory means has been stored within a specified time, and when the not-stored determination means determines that the clothes have not been stored, an alert may be given by the notification means.

[0012] As described above, when the unstored determination means is activated to determine that the number of clothes that should be stored have not been stored within a specified time, the control unit can ensure that the clothes that were forgotten to be stored are stored by issuing an alarm using the alarm means. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, by issuing a warning when storing the clothing item with the most incorrect entries among those counted by the counting means during the second specified period, it is possible to improve the accuracy rate of correctly storing clothing items or the error rate of incorrectly storing clothing items during the second specified period. Moreover, if the accuracy rate or error rate has improved during the next third specified period, notification of the improvement can be provided to motivate infants and children to store their belongings, thereby further promoting child-rearing. Thus, it is possible to provide a storage system that can reduce the burden on mothers by supporting child-rearing. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage system of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a storage system according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] A schematic configuration of a storage system of the present invention is shown in Figure 1. This storage system is a system that can reduce the burden on mothers by supporting child-rearing.

[0016] Specifically, the purpose is to help children who need childcare by storing their clothes. The clothes are of multiple types, and in this embodiment, six types are targeted, for example, underpants, T-shirts, trousers, socks, jackets, and exercise clothes, but also include other items handled by children, such as toys and other playthings, and study tools such as stationery, calculators, and notebooks. In FIG. 1, a large number of washed clothes are folded and placed on a table 1, but they may be new clothes. Each piece of clothing is attached with a tag 2 that stores information about the clothes and has a transmitting antenna (not shown) and is capable of wireless communication. The tag 2 is composed of an attachable sticker tag, but may also be composed of an IC tag. The tag 2 is sandwiched between gel-like materials having shock absorbing properties, and waterproof film materials are provided to further sandwich the gel-like materials from above and below, thereby improving the shock absorbing properties and waterproof properties of the tag 2. The clothing information includes color, name, size, etc. For example, for a T-shirt, yellow (color), T-shirt (name), and S size (size) are stored.

[0017] Infants are between 18 months and 6 years old and can walk to storage boxes 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, and 3F (described later) while children are between 6 and 12 years old. In this example, the subjects are infants and children, but the subjects may also include junior high school students, high school students, university students, husbands, grandfathers, grandmothers, etc.

[0018] A plurality of (six in this embodiment) storage boxes 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F for storing a plurality of types of clothes by type are stored on a three-tier shelf 4. In FIG. 1, two storage boxes (e.g., 3A, 3B) are stored on each tier. Each storage box 3A is configured in a box shape with only the upper end open. A handle 5 for pulling the storage box 3A forward is attached to the front of each storage box 3A. A first seal 6 on which the name of the stored clothes is printed and a second seal 7 on which the shape of the clothes is printed are attached to the front of each storage box 3A. A reader / writer (reading means) 8 for a non-contact (wireless) IC tag capable of transmitting and receiving data is attached to the front of each storage box 3A to read information from a tag 2 attached to each piece of clothing.

[0019] The upper part of the three-tier shelf 4 is provided with a control unit 10 equipped with an antenna 9 capable of transmitting and receiving. Also, a camera (e.g., a CCD camera, an IR camera, a CMOS camera, etc.) 12 is installed on the ceiling 11 as an imaging means for imaging only the clothes from the time when the user starts to store the clothes in the corresponding storage box 3A until the storage is completed. An artificial intelligence device (not shown) for analyzing the captured image of the clothes is connected to the camera 12 so that only the clothes are reliably recognized and imaged. Also, the artificial intelligence device is connected to a transmission device (not shown) for transmitting information on the clothes such as the color, name, size, etc. of the clothes analyzed by the artificial intelligence device based on the registered characteristic parts by registering the characteristic parts (color, neck part, image of the clothes when folded, etc.) of all the clothes to be stored in advance. Also, the camera (imaging means) 12 images the first clothes held by a child (infant) who has moved near the storage boxes 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3D until a predetermined time has elapsed. The predetermined time may be a time when the first clothing item is imaged by a timer described later, and may be a time when a predetermined time, for example, 10 minutes (longer than the average time it takes a child (infant) to put away clothing) has elapsed from the start time, or a few minutes (for example, 2 minutes) have elapsed since camera 12 stopped imaging the clothing items stored by the child (infant). Only one camera 12 may be provided, and it may be provided anywhere. Also, a camera 12 may be provided for each storage box.

[0020] The camera 12 is equipped with a storage time measurement means 14 that measures the image capturing time from when a child (toddler) starts capturing an article of clothing (e.g., T-shirt 13) by holding it in his / her hand and starting to place the first article of clothing in a storage box (e.g., 3B) until all of the articles of clothing to be stored are completely stored as the storage time of the clothing (e.g., T-shirt 13). The storage time measurement means 14 is composed of a timer, and starts measuring from the time when the image capturing starts after storage is started, and ends measuring when the last article of clothing (e.g., T-shirt 13) is stored in the storage box (e.g., 3B), thereby measuring the storage time. This measured storage time is output to the control unit 10 and stored in a memory unit (not shown) of the control unit 10.

[0021] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the storage system comprises a tag 2 attached to each garment, six reading means 8 attached to each storage box 3A, a camera 12 which serves as an imaging means, and a control unit 10 into which information about the garments imaged by the camera 12 and information read by the reading means 8 are input.

[0022] The control unit 10 also includes a clothing storage discrimination means 22 for discriminating whether the clothing about which information is read by the reading means 8 is clothing that should be stored in a storage box (e.g., 3A) equipped with the reading means 8, a counting means 23 for correlating and counting information about the clothing about which information is mistaken by the clothing storage discrimination means 22 (such as the color, name, and size of the clothing) with the number of times the mistake was made, a wrong clothing identification means 24 for identifying the clothing that has been mistaken the most times among the clothing items counted by the counting means 23 within a first predetermined period (e.g., seven days from Monday to Sunday of this week) as the most wrong clothing, and a wrong clothing identification means 25 for identifying the most wrong clothing item identified within a second predetermined period following the end of the first predetermined period (seven days from Monday to Sunday of next week, which is the week following the first predetermined period). The device is equipped with an attention output means 15 for issuing an attention by display or sound when an image is captured by the imaging means 12, a rate calculation means 25 for calculating a correct rate at which clothes are correctly stored in the storage box or an error rate at which clothes are incorrectly stored in the storage box within each of the first specified period and the second specified period, and a notification means 16 for, when an improvement has been found by comparing a first correct rate (or a first error rate) within the first specified period calculated by the rate calculation means 25 with a second correct rate (or a second error rate) within the second specified period, notifying that an improvement has been made within a third specified period following the end of the second specified period (a seven day period from Monday to Sunday of the week after next which is the week after the first specified period).

[0023] The clothing storage determination means 22 inputs the clothing information read by the reading means 8 and the information of the clothing identified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12 into the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 checks whether the two pieces of information match. If they do not match, the clothing is determined to have been stored incorrectly, and the counting means 23 stores the information of the incorrectly stored clothing in the memory unit in association with the number of times the mistake was made.

[0024] To calculate the first accuracy rate (%) of rate calculation means 25, the number of clothes stored correctly is divided by the total number of clothes stored in a first specified period and the result is multiplied by 100, and to calculate the second accuracy rate (%) of rate calculation means 25, the number of clothes stored correctly is divided by the total number of clothes stored in a second specified period and the result is multiplied by 100. The numerical values ​​of the first accuracy rate (%) and the second accuracy rate (%) will be values ​​ranging from a maximum of 100% (the maximum value where all clothes were stored OK) to a minimum of 0% (the minimum value where all clothes were stored incorrectly and not OK). In addition, the first error rate (%) of the rate calculation means 25 is the number of incorrectly stored clothes divided by the total number of clothes stored in a first specified period multiplied by 100, and the second error rate (%) is the number of incorrectly stored clothes divided by the total number of clothes stored in a second specified period multiplied by 100, and will be a value ranging from a maximum of 0% (the minimum value at which all clothes were stored OK) to a minimum of 100% (the maximum value at which all clothes were stored incorrectly and not OK).

[0025] The incorrect clothing identification means 24 is a means for identifying the clothing that has been most incorrectly stored in the storage box, and each time a piece of clothing held by the infant is stored in the storage box, the control unit 10 compares the clothing information transmitted from the IC tag reader / writer 8 with the clothing information identified and transmitted by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12, and if they match, it determines that the clothing has been stored correctly. If the comparison results in a mismatch, the control unit 10 determines that the clothing has been stored incorrectly. The control unit 10 then stores the type of clothing and the accuracy rate (or error rate) of the clothing for each of the first to third predetermined seven-day periods, and identifies the clothing that has been stored most incorrectly as the most incorrect clothing. For example, if T-shirts are stored incorrectly twice during the first period, making the number of mistakes two, exercise clothes (tops and bottoms) are stored incorrectly three times, making the number of mistakes three, and other clothing (bottoms, pants, socks, jackets) are not stored incorrectly at all, making the number of mistakes zero, the control unit 10 will identify the clothing that was stored most incorrectly during the first period, i.e., the most incorrect clothing, as the exercise clothes (tops and bottoms). Similarly, during the second and third periods, the control unit 10 will identify the clothing that was stored incorrectly the most times, i.e., the most incorrect clothing, as the most incorrect clothing.

[0026] When the most incorrect article of clothing (top and bottom clothes as described above) that was most incorrectly placed during the first specified period is imaged by the camera 12 during the second specified period, the warning output means 15 issues a warning by displaying a message such as "Put it in the bottom storage box on the right 3F" on a display unit such as a monitor (not shown) or emitting a voice such as "Put it in the bottom storage box on the right 3F" through a speaker (not shown).

[0027] When the second correct answer rate (or the second error rate) in the second predetermined period calculated by the rate calculation means is improved from the first correct answer rate (or the first error rate) in the first predetermined period, the notification means 16 displays a message indicating the improvement, such as "OK, the storage rate has improved, isn't it?" on a display unit such as a monitor (not shown) or emits a voice message such as "OK, the storage rate has improved, isn't it?" from a speaker (not shown), in a third predetermined period following the end of the second predetermined period (7 days from the week after next, which is the week after the first predetermined period), thereby motivating the child (infant) to store clothes. This allows child rearing to be done through the storage system, thereby reducing the burden of child rearing on the mother. Furthermore, if the second correct rate (or second error rate) for clothing within the second specified period is improved over the first correct rate (or first error rate) for clothing within the first specified period, as described above, a message saying "OK, your storage rate has improved, good job" can be displayed (or a sound can be emitted) and a reward can be given at the same time, which can motivate the child (toddler) to put things away.

[0028] The control unit 10 also includes a clothing determination means 17 which determines whether there is a clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in a first specified period based on the storage time from the storage time measurement means 14, and a guidance means 18 which, if the clothing determination means 17 determines that there is a clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in a second specified period, guides the clothing item to the storage box in which it should be stored by displaying or sounding an image of the clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in a second specified period when the image is captured by the camera 12.

[0029] The clothing determination means 17 measures and stores the time taken to store the clothing each time the clothing is stored during the first predetermined period. Then, it compares the storage times of all the clothing during the first predetermined period and determines whether there is any clothing that took the longest time to store. For example, if the clothing that took the longest time to store, such as exercise clothes (top and bottom), took 20 seconds and the other clothing took less than 20 seconds, it is determined that the exercise clothes (top and bottom) are the clothing that took the longest time to store.

[0030] The guidance means 18 is composed of lamps (not shown) attached to the surfaces of the six storage boxes 3A to 3F, and when the camera 12 captures an image of the garment that took the longest time to be stored in the first predetermined period in the second predetermined period, the guidance means 18 guides the garment to the storage box 3F that stores the garment (top and bottom) by lighting or blinking the lamp attached to the storage box 3F. In addition, the storage time may be further shortened by playing a voice message from a speaker (not shown) saying "Put the garment in the storage box 3F with the lit or blinking lamp."

[0031] The control unit 10 also includes a number storage means 26 for storing the number of clothes to be stored, and a non-storage determination means 27 for determining whether the number of clothes stored in the number storage means 26 has been stored within a predetermined time, and when the non-storage determination means 27 determines that the clothes have not been stored, the notification means 16 issues a notification. The number storage means 26 stores the number of clothes to be stored in the memory unit by inputting the number of clothes to be stored before the start of clothing storage. The control unit 10 counts the number of clothes stored each time clothing is stored after the start of clothing storage, and when a predetermined time has passed since the start of clothing storage, it compares the number of clothes stored in the number storage means 26 with the number of clothes stored in the storage box, and if the numbers are the same, the notification means 16 does not issue a notification. When the number of stored clothes is less than the number of clothes stored in the number storage means 26, the control unit 10 uses the unstored determination means to determine that the number of clothes that should be stored have not been stored within a specified time, and notifies the user by the notification means 16 that there are clothes that have been left behind, thereby ensuring that the forgotten clothes are stored.

[0032] The procedure for a child (toddler) to actually store clothes using the storage system will now be described.

[0033] First, as a prerequisite for using the storage system, tags 2 storing information about each piece of clothing are attached to the corresponding clothing. Next, IC tag readers / writers (reading means) 8 storing information about the clothing to be stored in each storage box 3A or 3B or 3C or 3D or 3E or 3F are attached with double-sided tape or the like. Also, first stickers 6 printed with the names of the clothing to be stored in each storage box 3A or 3B or 3C or 3D or 3E or 3F are attached, and second stickers 7 printed with the shapes of the clothing are attached. The aforementioned characteristic parts of the clothing to be stored are also registered in an artificial intelligence device connected to a camera 12.

[0034] With the above work completed, the first day of the first predetermined period (7 days this week) begins, and as shown in Fig. 1, a folded T-shirt 13, socks 19, 19, and exercise clothes (top 20A, bottom 20B) 20 are placed on the table 1, and the child 21 picks up the T-shirt 13 and begins to put it away in the storage box 3B. At this time, the camera 12 starts taking pictures as the child moves close to the storage box 3B, and the artificial intelligence device starts analyzing the type of clothing (which clothing it is) and measuring the time it took to put the clothing away based on the image from the camera 12.

[0035] Further after imaging begins, child (parent) 21 carries T-shirt 13 and moves to the front of three-tiered shelf 4. Child 21 checks the name of the garment on first sticker 6 and the shape of the garment on second sticker 7, then grabs handle 5 of the top right storage box 3B and moves storage box 3B towards the front, and places T-shirt 13 into storage box 3B from above. When the storage of the T-shirt 13 is completed, the control unit 10 determines that the time when the IC tag reader / writer (reading means) 8 receives the information of the tag 2 of the T-shirt 13 is the end of storage of the T-shirt 13, and transmits the time from the start of image capture by the camera 12 to the end of storage (end of image capture) to the control unit 10 as the clothing storage time, and the IC tag reader / writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3B storing the T-shirt 13 reads the information from the tag 2 attached to the T-shirt 13, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) with the clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) specified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the comparison matches, it determines that the clothing has been stored correctly, and stores the clothing information in association with the number of times the clothing has been stored correctly (1 time). Furthermore, from the moment the storage of the clothing begins, the image captured by camera 12 can be used to determine that the clothing is a T-shirt 13, and information about the clothing (color (e.g., blue), name (T-shirt), size (e.g., size S), etc.) can be immediately sent to control unit 10, thereby providing warnings and guidance regarding the storage of the clothing in the storage box before it is stored during the second specified period.

[0036] Next, the child 21 returns to the table 1, picks up the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20, which is the next garment on the table 1, and starts moving it to the three-tiered shelf 4. Then, when the child 21 moves close to the three-tiered shelf 4, the camera 12 starts taking pictures as described above, and starts analyzing the garment (which garment it is) and measuring the time it takes to store the garment. When the child 21 moves to a position just before the three-tiered shelf 4 with the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20, he or she checks the name of the garment on the first sticker 6 and the shape of the garment on the second sticker 7, but the child 21 mistakenly determines that the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20 he or she has brought is a T-shirt, grabs the handle 5 of the top storage box 3B on the right side, moves the storage box 3B to the front, and then stores the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20 from above into the storage box 3B. When the putting away of the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20 is finished, as described above, the time from the start of the image capture by the camera 12 to the end of the image capture is transmitted to the control unit 10 as the clothing putting away time, and the IC tag reader / writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3B for storing the T-shirt reads the information of the tag 2 attached to the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothing information (color, name of the clothing, size, etc.) with the clothing information (color, name of the clothing, size, etc.) identified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the comparison does not match, it determines that the clothing was put away incorrectly, and associates and stores the clothing information (top 20A of the exercise clothes 20, color, size, etc.) with the number of times it was put away incorrectly (1 time).

[0037] Next, the child 21 returns to the table 1 and starts moving to the three-tiered shelf 4 with the bottom 20B of the exercise clothes 20, which is the next garment on the table 1. At this time, as in the above, the camera 12 starts capturing images, and starts analyzing the garment (which garment it is) and measuring the time it took to store the garment. When the child 21 moves to the front of the three-tiered shelf 4 with the bottom 20B of the exercise clothes 20, he checks the name of the garment on the first sticker 6 and the shape of the garment on the second sticker 7, but mistakenly determines that the bottom 20B of the exercise clothes 20 is pants, grabs the handle 5 of the storage box 3C for the second pair of pants from the top on the left side and moves the storage box 3C to the front, and then stores the bottom 20B of the exercise clothes 20 from above into the storage box 3C. When the storage of the exercise clothes 20B under the clothes 20 is completed, the time from the start of the image capture by the camera 12 to the end of the image capture is transmitted to the control unit 10 as the clothing storage time, and the IC tag reader / writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3C for storing the trousers reads the information of the tag 2 attached to the exercise clothes 20B under the clothes 20, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothing information (color, name of the clothing, size, etc.) with the clothing information (color, name of the clothing, size, etc.) specified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the clothes are not matched after the comparison, it determines that the clothes have been stored incorrectly, and associates and stores the clothing information (20B under the exercise clothes 20, color, size, etc.) with the number of times that the clothes have been stored incorrectly (1 time). Here, the number of times that the clothes have been stored incorrectly is stored as 2 times, including the previous number. If the storage is incorrect, an alarm device (for example, a lamp that emits light) may be used to inform the child 21 that the clothes have not been stored. Specifically, when the item is stored correctly, the lamp may be lit in blue, and when the item is stored incorrectly, the lamp may be switched from blue to red (or flash) to more clearly let the child 21 know that the item has not been stored properly. Also, music may be played to relax the child 21 while the item is being stored.

[0038] Next, the child 20 returns to the table 1 and starts to move to the three-tiered shelf 4 with the next item of clothing, socks 19, 19, on the table 1. At this time, after the child starts to move, the camera 12 starts to capture images as described above, and starts to analyze the clothing (which clothing it is) and to measure the time it took to put the clothing away.

[0039] When the child (parenting subject) 21 carries the socks 19, 19 and moves to a position just before the three-tiered shelf 4, he / she checks the name of the clothes on the first sticker 6 and the shape of the clothes on the second sticker 7, grabs the handle 5 of the second storage box 3D from the top on the right side, moves the storage box 3D to the front, and stores the socks 19, 19 in the storage box 3D from above. When the storage of the socks 19, 19 is completed, the time from the start of the image capture by the camera 12 to the end of the image capture is transmitted to the control unit 10 as the clothing storage time, and the IC tag reader / writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3D storing the socks 19, 19 reads the information of the tag 2 attached to the socks 19, 19, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) with the clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) identified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the information matches, it determines that the item has been stored correctly, and stores the information on the clothing (socks 19, 19, color, size, etc.) and the number of times the item has been stored correctly (1 time) in association with each other. Here, the number of times the item has been stored correctly is stored as 2 times, including the previous time.

[0040] When all the clothes are put away in this way, a list of the clothes that have been put away correctly and the clothes that have been put away incorrectly is sent to the mother's mobile phone, and the first day's storage is completed. Clothes are put away in the same way from the second day to the seventh day, and a list of the clothes that have been put away correctly and the clothes that have been put away incorrectly for each day is sent to the mother's mobile phone. Then, when the seven days of the first predetermined period are completed, the control unit 10 uses the counting means 23 for the seven days of the first predetermined period to count the clothes that have been put away incorrectly and the number of times they have been put away incorrectly, and performs counting. The control unit 10 also checks whether there is a piece of clothing that has been put away the most times in the storage box during the seven days of the first predetermined period (the most incorrect clothing), and determines (checks) whether there is a piece of clothing that has been put away the most times in the first predetermined period based on the storage time from the storage time measuring means 14. Then, if there is a piece of clothing that has been put away the most times (the most incorrect clothing), for example, exercise clothes (top, bottom) are identified as the clothes that have been put away the most. If there is a piece of clothing that has taken the most time to put away, for example, exercise clothes (top, bottom) are identified as the clothes that have taken the most time to put away. In this embodiment, the camera (imaging means) 12 takes images until all the clothes have been put away, and it is assumed that all the clothes have been put away, but if the unputaway determination means 27 determines that some clothes have not been put away even after a preset predetermined time has elapsed, in other words, if the child has forgotten to put away some of the clothes, the control unit 10 will notify the user through the notification means 16 in text or audio, "Some clothes have been forgotten to be put away. Please put away the clothes immediately." By notifying the user through the notification means 16, the user can be sure to put away the clothes that have been forgotten to be put away.

[0041] When the second predetermined period following the first predetermined period starts, while checking whether the child has correctly stored the clothes during the second predetermined period (7 days next week), the control unit 10 activates the attention output means 15, and when the most incorrectly stored clothes (most incorrect clothes, in this embodiment, exercise clothes 20 (top 20A, bottom 20B)) are captured by the camera 12, a message "Store them in the bottom right storage box 3F" is displayed on a display unit such as a monitor (not shown) or a voice "Store them in the bottom right storage box 3F" is emitted by a speaker (not shown) to alert the child. Since the outerwear 20 (top 20A, bottom 20B) is the clothing that took the longest time to put away, the guidance means 18 is activated to turn on or flash the lamps on the storage box 3F to guide the child to the storage box 3F where it should be put away. These warnings and guidance have the advantage that it is easier to get the child ready to put away and it also takes less time to put away. In this embodiment, the clothing for which the warning and guidance are given is the same (exercise clothing 20 (top 20A, bottom 20B)), so the warning and guidance are given simultaneously, but if the clothing for which the warning and guidance are given are different, the warning and guidance are given to the specified clothing.

[0042] When the second predetermined period ends, the control unit 10 checks, by the attention output means 15 and the guidance means 18, whether the second correct answer rate (or the second error rate) of correctly storing clothes during the second predetermined period has improved from the first correct answer rate (or the first error rate) of correctly storing clothes during the first predetermined period. If there is an improvement, the notification means 16 notifies the child of the improvement by display or sound while checking whether the child stores clothes correctly during the next third predetermined period (7 days the week after next, which is the week after the first predetermined period). Specifically, during the next third predetermined period after the end of the second predetermined period (7 days the week after next, which is the week after the first predetermined period), a message such as "The correct answer rate has improved, isn't it?" is displayed on a display unit such as a monitor (not shown) or a sound such as "The correct answer rate has improved, isn't it?" is output by a speaker (not shown) to motivate the child to store clothes. This allows child rearing to be done through the storage system, reducing the burden of child rearing on mothers. If there is a piece of clothing that has been stored most incorrectly in a storage box (the most incorrectly stored piece of clothing) during the second specified period, the warning output means 15 is activated to issue a warning during the third specified period. If there is a piece of clothing that took the most time to store during the second specified period, the guidance means 18 is activated during the third specified period to guide the child to the corresponding storage box.

[0043] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0044] In the above embodiment, even if the second accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the first specified period, if there is a clothes item (the most incorrectly stored clothes item) that was stored most incorrectly in the storage box during the second specified period, the warning output means 15 is configured to be activated during the third specified period. However, if the second accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the first specified period, the warning output means 15 may be configured not to be activated even if there is a clothes item (the most incorrectly stored clothes item) that was stored most incorrectly in the storage box during the second specified period.

[0045] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, even if the second accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the first specified period, if there is clothes that took the longest time to store within the second specified period, guiding means 18 is activated in the third specified period. However, it may be configured such that guiding means 18 is not activated in the third specified period even if there is clothes that took the longest time to store within the second specified period when the second accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for clothes being correctly stored within the first specified period.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the plurality of storage boxes 3A... are stored on the three-tiered shelf 4, but the plurality of storage boxes may be arranged in a line or in a circle on the floor surface. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 1...table, 2...tag, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F...storage box, 4...three-tier shelf, 5...handle, 6...first sticker, 7...second sticker, 8...IC tag reader / writer (reading means), 9...antenna, 10...control unit, 11...ceiling, 12...camera, 13...T-shirt, 14...storage time measuring means, 15...alert output means, 16...notification means, 17...clothing determination means, 18...guiding means, 19...socks, 20...exercise clothes, 20A...exercise top, 20B...exercise bottom, 21...child, 22...clothing storage determination means, 23...counting means, 24...miscellaneous clothing identification means, 25...rate calculation means, 26...number storage means, 27...not-stored determination means

Claims

1. a tag attached to each of a plurality of types of clothing and storing information about the type of the clothing; a reading means attached to each of a plurality of storage boxes for storing the plurality of types of clothing by type, for reading information about the stored clothing from the tag; an imaging means for imaging the clothing while holding the clothing in the hand and starting to store the clothing in the storage box until the storage is completed; and a control unit to which information about the clothing imaged by the imaging means and information read by the reading means are input; The control unit includes a clothing storage determination means for determining whether a clothing item whose information is read by the reading means is a clothing item that should be stored in the storage box having the reading means, a counting means for correlating and counting information on a clothing item that has been mistakenly stored by the clothing storage determination means with the number of times it has been mistakenly stored, a wrong clothing identification means for identifying the clothing item that has been mistakenly stored the most times among the clothing items counted by the counting means within a first predetermined period as the most wrong clothing item, and a display or audio output when the most wrong clothing item identified within a second predetermined period following the end of the first predetermined period is imaged by the imaging means. a rate calculation means for calculating a rate at which clothes are correctly stored in the storage box or an error rate at which clothes are incorrectly stored in the storage box within each of the first and second specified periods, and a notification means for, when an improvement has been found by comparing the accuracy rate or error rate within the first specified period calculated by the rate calculation means with the accuracy rate or error rate within the second specified period, notifying that an improvement has been made in a third specified period following the end of the second specified period.

2. the imaging means includes a storage time measuring means for measuring an imaging time from when the image capturing means starts to store the garment in the storage box to when the garment is completed as a storage time of the garment, The storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that the control unit is equipped with a clothing determination means for determining whether there is a clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in the first specified period based on the storage time from the storage time measurement means, and a guidance means for guiding, when the clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in the second specified period is imaged by the imaging means, to a storage box in which the clothing item should be stored by displaying or sounding an image of the clothing item when the clothing item is imaged by the imaging means, if the clothing determination means determines that there is a clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in the second specified period.

3. The storage system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the control unit comprises a number storage means for storing the number of clothes to be stored, and an unstorage determination means for determining whether the number of clothes stored in the number storage means has been stored within a specified time, and when the unstorage determination means determines that the clothes have not been stored, an alarm is issued by the alarm means.

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