Daily necessities management system

The daily necessities management system addresses inefficiencies in managing daily necessities by using JAN codes and automating inventory and billing processes, significantly reducing staff burden and inventory costs.

JP7681771B1Active Publication Date: 2025-05-22KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOYAMA
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Application Number
JP2024117804
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
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Filing Date
2024-07-23
Publication Date
2025-05-22
Estimated Expiration
2044-07-23

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing systems for managing daily necessities in facilities like nursing homes and childcare facilities are inefficient due to the need for dedicated barcodes on consumables, time-consuming inventory management, and the lack of a unified system for managing various types of daily necessities.

Method used

A daily necessities management system utilizing JAN codes already attached to items, which includes a facility terminal device for reading and transmitting item identification information to a management server. The server manages facility and user information, tracks inventory, automatically orders supplies when quantities fall below a threshold, and generates billing data.

Benefits of technology

The system reduces the burden on facility staff by automating inventory management and ordering, minimizing the risk of stockouts, and eliminating the need for manual data entry, while also providing accurate billing and reducing inventory costs.

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Abstract

To improve the usability of a service that provides daily necessities including consumables such as diapers and wet wipes. [Solution] The above problem was solved by using the JAN code that is originally attached to everyday items.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system for managing daily necessities, including consumables such as diapers and baby wipes, provided to users of facilities such as nursing homes, medical facilities, and childcare facilities. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there have been services in nursing homes, medical facilities, childcare facilities, etc. that provide consumables such as diapers and baby wipes to users of the facilities. In providing such services, there is an inherent problem that tasks such as ordering, receiving, and inventory management of consumables and tasks related to individual billing take time, placing a burden on the facility staff's original tasks. As an example of a technology for solving the above problem, a system is known that uses a barcode attached to the diaper to identify the number of diapers provided at each facility, orders the diapers that are insufficient, and automatically charges for the provision (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2003-058759 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the above-mentioned conventional technology requires attaching a dedicated barcode to the diaper body, which is time-consuming. Furthermore, there is a need for technology that can be applied to daily necessities other than consumables such as diapers and baby wipes (for example, beverages in plastic bottles, etc.).

[0005] In addition, the applicant of the present application interviewed 94 facilities and found that approximately 90% of the facilities performed inventory management, approximately 35% of the employees found inventory management to be troublesome, and that approximately 70% of the inventory management methods used were handwritten, Excel (registered trademark), or a combination of these, with only approximately 5.5% of the facilities having introduced a system.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to improve the usability of a service that provides daily necessities including consumables such as diapers and baby wipes. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] As a result of intensive research into solving the above problems, the inventors have succeeded for the first time in optimizing the service by using the JAN codes originally attached to everyday items, thus completing the present invention.

[0008] The main configuration of the present invention is as follows. [1] A daily necessities management system including a facility terminal device and a management server, The facility terminal device A reading means for reading out household item identification information from a JAN code attached to the household item, A transmitting means for transmitting the household item identification information read by the reading means to a management server, The management server includes: a registration means configured to input facility information to a management server and store the facility information in a storage means, the facility information including at least facility identification information and daily necessities management information; a receiving means for receiving the household item identification information transmitted from the transmitting means of the facility terminal device, The method includes a storage means configured to store facility information of each facility registered by the registration means, and the storage means is configured to cumulatively store the daily necessities identification information received by the reception means as information associated with the facility identification information of each facility, a counting means for counting the number of daily necessities provided at each facility within a predetermined period of time from the daily necessities identification information cumulatively stored in the storage means; A determination means for determining whether or not the inventory quantity of the daily necessities in each facility has fallen below a preset quantity based on the counting result by the counting means, and A shipping instruction means automatically issues a shipping instruction for the daily necessities based on a result of the determination by the determination means that the number of the daily necessities falls below a preset number. The daily necessities management system. [2] The management server further a billing data creation means for creating billing data relating to billing amounts corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided in each facility within a predetermined period based on the tallying result by the tallying means; a bill output means for creating and outputting a bill to each facility based on the billing data created by the billing data creation means; [1] The daily necessities management system described in. [3] the facility terminal device further includes an input means for inputting user identification information; the transmitting means is further configured to transmit the user identification information to the management server; The registration means is further configured to input user information of daily necessities to the management server and store the user information in the storage means, each user information including at least user identification information and daily necessities provision information; The receiving means further receives the user identification information transmitted from the transmitting means of the facility terminal device, The storage means is further configured to store user information of the daily necessities registered by the registration means, and the storage means is configured to cumulatively store the daily necessities identification information received by the reception means as information associated with the user identification information; The counting means further counts the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a predetermined period from the daily necessities identification information cumulatively stored in the storage means; The billing data creation means further creates billing data on the billing amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided to each user within the specified period based on the counting result by the counting means, and The daily necessities management system further includes a facility-side computer, the facility-side computer having the authority to view, rewrite and output user information of the facility stored in the storage means of the management server, to view, rewrite and output the counted results of the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a specified period, and to view, rewrite and output billing data regarding the billed amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities used by each user within a specified period. [2] The daily necessities management system described in. Effect of the Invention

[0009] Specific effects relating to inventory management in facilities obtained by the present invention include the following: - Daily necessities are charged only for the amount provided Inventory costs are reduced because items kept in stock are not charged for unless they are used. Reduce inventory management and ordering tasks The facility's staff's task of inventory management and ordering of daily necessities is simply to scan the JAN codes of the daily necessities. - Reduce the risk of stockouts The system manages and maintains the stock levels of necessary daily necessities, making stockouts less likely to occur. - No system implementation costs The system operator will prepare the necessary equipment and provide it to the facility, so the facility can introduce the system without any burden. · Easy to receive Since the delivery location and delivery schedule for daily necessities can be specified in advance, the number of times that daily necessities need to be collected can be reduced.

[0010] In addition, specific effects relating to individual claims obtained by the preferred embodiments of the present invention include the following. -Easy to record daily By simply reading the JAN code of daily necessities, the number of daily necessities provided to each user is recorded. - Understand the latest usage status of users It is possible to obtain timely information such as which user was provided, when, and how much of a daily necessities were provided. -Easy to issue billing statements Since the record of daily necessities provided to each user is managed, invoices can be easily issued for each user. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a daily necessities management system of the present invention. Note that the dashed lines in the figure indicate that data communication is performed wirelessly, and the same applies to Figs. 2 to 4. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a facility terminal device in the daily necessities management system of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the management server in the daily necessities management system of the present invention. [Figure 4] 4 is a block diagram showing a preferred example of the configuration of the daily necessities management system of the present invention, in which dashed and dotted lines indicate those related to the same facility. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0013] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the daily necessities management system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system 100 is configured to have one or more facility terminal devices 200 and a management server 300 connected via a network. The network is, for example, the Internet, but may be other types of networks such as a dedicated line. The system 100 may be a Web application system or a client-server system. In the example of FIG. 1, three facility terminal devices 210, 220, and 230 are shown as the facility terminal device 200 for the purpose of explanation, but the daily necessities management system of the present invention may include a number of facility terminal devices corresponding to the number of delivery locations of daily necessities in each facility. In addition, a plurality of management servers may be provided according to the number of facilities that use the daily necessities management system of the present invention, and these management servers may be connected to each other in parallel through a network, and a server that manages these servers in an integrated manner may be further provided.

[0014] (Daily necessities) In this specification, the term "daily necessities" refers not only to consumables (as used herein, generally refers to products that are purchased and replaced periodically by consumers, including, for example, diapers and related auxiliary products, tissue products such as toilet paper and facial tissue, personal hygiene products, paper towels, etc.), but also broadly includes items used in daily life, such as beverages and food (bottled beverages, snacks, seasonings, etc.). The types of daily necessities the provision of which is managed by the daily necessities management system of the present invention vary from facility to facility, and may be one type or two or more types.

[0015] (facility) In this specification, the term "facility" includes nursing care facilities, medical facilities, childcare facilities, etc. Also, a facility is a facility whose facility information is registered in a management server so that the provision of daily necessities can be managed by the daily necessities management system of the present invention.

[0016] (Facility terminal device) 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of facility terminal device 200 according to the present invention. Facility terminal device 200 includes at least reading means 201 and transmission means 202. Facility terminal device 200 may also include input means 203.

[0017] In this specification, the term "facility terminal device" refers to one or more terminal devices that are provided to the facility by the system operator and that are capable of data communication with the management server, and is preferably a computer. Specific examples of computers that are preferable as the facility terminal device 200 include handheld terminals and smartphones.

[0018] The "reading means," "input means," and "transmission means" of the facility terminal device may each be configured to have hardware for performing necessary physical operations such as reading, input, and transmission (data communication), and software (computer program) executed within the facility terminal device. In this case, the hardware is a device connected to the facility terminal device, and may be provided integrally with the facility terminal device or may be a separate external device. The software is a part of the computer program executed within the facility terminal device that operates as a means for accepting data sent from the hardware and / or a part that operates as a means for sending necessary data to the hardware. An interface between the hardware and software, and an interface between hardware devices may be provided as appropriate.

[0019] (Reading means) In this specification, the "reading means" refers to a means for reading out household item identification information from the JAN code attached to the household item, such as a barcode reader built into a handheld terminal or a smartphone.

[0020] (Transmission Means) In this specification, the "transmitting means" refers to a means for transmitting the household item identifying information read by the reading means to the management server. The transmitting means may also be configured to transmit the user identification information input by the input means described later to the management server. The transmitting means may be configured to include a program part related to data transmission executed by the facility terminal device and hardware (communication device) related to data communication with the management server. In this case, the hardware part may be integrated with the facility terminal device or may be an external device. Depending on the communication protocol in the data communication between the facility terminal device and the management server, the transmitting means may appropriately have a receiving function. The data communication between the facility terminal device and the management server may be one that can transmit information data via a wireless communication line such as a wireless LAN or a wireless telephone line for mobile communication, or may be communication via the Internet.

[0021] (Input means) In this specification, the "input means" is a means for inputting user identification information into the facility terminal device, such as a keyboard, mouse, dedicated physical button, touch panel, etc. The user identification information includes at least the name of the user (for example, a resident in a nursing facility, an inpatient in a medical facility, etc.), and may additionally include furigana or any numbers and symbols. The user identification information may be inputtable by a keyboard and a pull-down menu, etc. on the screen displayed on the display of the facility terminal device.

[0022] (Management server) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the management server 300 in the daily necessities management system of the present invention. The management server 300 includes a registration means 301, a receiving means 302, a storage means 303, a totaling means 304, a determination means 305, and a shipping instruction means 306.

[0023] In this specification, a "management server" is a computer managed by a system operator and configured to be capable of data communication with one or more facility terminal devices. The management server and the facility terminal devices are connected by a transmission means and a reception means so as to be able to exchange information data over a network. For communication technology between the management server and the facility terminal devices, known technology can be referred to. The management server may also be a cloud server, or may be, for example, a physical server installed under the management of the system operator.

[0024] In this specification, the various means of the management server, such as the "registration means" and "reception means", may each be configured to have hardware for performing necessary physical operations such as storing and receiving (data communication) data, and software (computer program) executed within the management server. In this case, the hardware is a device connected to the management server, and may be provided integrally with the management server, or may be a separate external device. The software is a part of the computer program executed within the management server that operates as a means for accepting data sent from the hardware. Interfaces between the hardware and software, and interfaces between hardware devices may be provided as appropriate.

[0025] (System operator) As used herein, a "system operator" may or may not be a manufacturer of one or more everyday products. In addition, the system operator purchases daily necessities from manufacturers, stores them in a warehouse, and delivers the daily necessities to the facility upon receiving instructions from a shipping instruction means (to be described later). Therefore, the facility using the daily necessities management system of the present invention does not need to hold more inventory than necessary.

[0026] (Means of registration) In this specification, the "registration means" refers to a means configured to input facility information of each facility for which the provision of daily necessities is managed into a management server for each facility, and to store the facility information in a storage means described later. Here, the "facility information" includes at least facility identification information (including at least the name of the facility, and may also include furigana and arbitrary numbers and symbols) and daily necessities management information (for example, the type of daily necessities, purchase price and stock quantity, delivery location and delivery pace, etc.), and may also include other remarks such as the address and contact information of the facility. The registration means may also be configured to input user information of users of daily necessities for each user into the management server and store it in the storage means. Here, the "user information" includes at least user identification information (including at least the user's name, and may also include furigana and arbitrary numbers and symbols) and daily necessities provision information (e.g., type of daily necessities, sales price, etc.), and may also include other remarks such as the user's age, address, contact information, floor, room number, bed position, etc. The registration means may be configured to include hardware (such as a display device, keyboard, mouse, etc.) for the user to input information, and software that accepts the input information and stores it in the storage means.

[0027] (Means of reception) In this specification, the "receiving means" refers to a means for receiving at least the household item identification information transmitted from the transmitting means of the facility terminal device, and may be configured to include a program portion related to data reception executed by the management server, and hardware (communication device) related to data communication with the facility terminal device. In this case, the hardware portion may be integrated with the management server, or may be an external device. Depending on the communication protocol for data communication between the facility terminal device and the management server, the receiving means may be appropriately equipped with a transmitting function. The receiving means may also receive the user identification information transmitted from the transmitting means of the facility terminal device.

[0028] (memory means) In this specification, the "storage means" may be an on-board memory of the management server, a hard disk, various storage devices, an external large-capacity storage device, etc. The storage means is configured to store at least facility information of each facility registered by the registration means provided in the management server. The storage means is configured to cumulatively store the daily necessities identification information received by the receiving means as information associated with the facility identification information. The daily necessities identification information for each facility may be stored over time as a past log together with date and time information, or only an integrated value indicating the total number of daily necessities supplied may be stored.

[0029] The storage means may be further configured to store user information of each user of the daily necessities registered by the registration means provided in the management server. The storage means may be configured to cumulatively store the daily necessities identifying information received by the receiving means as information associated with the user identifying information. The household item identification information for each user may be stored over time as a past log together with date and time information, or only an integrated value indicating the total number of household items used may be stored.

[0030] (Method of calculation) In this specification, the "counting means" refers to a means for counting the number of daily necessities provided at each facility within a predetermined period of time from the daily necessities identifying information cumulatively stored in the storage means. The counting means may also count the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a predetermined period of time from the daily necessities identification information cumulatively stored in the storage means.

[0031] (Output means) In a preferred embodiment of the configuration of the daily necessities management system of the present invention, the management server 300 in the daily necessities management system of the present invention may further include an output means. In this specification, the "output means" is a means for outputting the aggregation result by the aggregation means. Examples of the data output by the output means include, for facilities, name, type of daily necessities, number of daily necessities provided per day, number of daily necessities provided per month, etc., and for users, name, kana, personal identification number, floor, room number, type of daily necessities, number of daily necessities provided per day, number of daily necessities provided per month, etc.

[0032] The aggregation means and the output means may be constituted by an input device, an output device connected to the management server, and a computer program part executed on the management server.

[0033] (Determination means) In this specification, the "determination means" is a means for determining whether the inventory quantity of daily necessities calculated based on the aggregation result by the aggregation means is less than a preset number (inventory constant).

[0034] (Shipping instruction means) In this specification, the "shipping instruction means" is a means for automatically giving a shipping instruction for daily necessities to the shipping department based on the determination result by the determination means that the quantity has fallen below a preset number (inventory constant). When daily necessities are shipped from the shipping department according to the shipping instruction, the quantity is added to the inventory quantity.

[0035] According to the above configuration, as long as the reading / input work by the facility terminal device and the provision work of daily necessities are performed, the daily necessities management system of the present invention performs the management calculation processing related to other daily necessities, so the burden on the facility staff can be significantly reduced.

[0036] (Billing data creation means and billing statement output means) As a preferable aspect of the configuration of the daily necessities management system of the present invention, the management server 300 in the daily necessities management system of the present invention may further include a billing data creation means 307 and a billing statement output means 308 as shown in FIG. 3. The billing data creation means and the billing statement output means may be constituted by an input device, an output device (which may include a printing device if necessary) connected to the management server, and a computer program portion executed on the management server. The input device may be hardware for inputting an operation command for the facility / user for which a billing statement should be created to the billing data creation means and the billing statement output means, and the output device may be a display device or a printing device.

[0037] In this specification, the "billing data creation means" is means for creating billing data regarding the billing amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided at each facility within a predetermined period based on the aggregation result by the aggregation means. The billing data creation means may also create billing data regarding the billing amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a predetermined period based on the aggregation result by the aggregation means.

[0038] In this specification, the "billing statement output means" is means for creating and outputting a billing statement to each facility based on the billing data created by the billing data creation means. Examples of the data included in the billing statement for the output facility include the name of the facility, date, type of daily necessities, number of daily necessities provided, unit price of daily necessities, total amount, etc.

[0039] According to the above configuration, at a predetermined point in time, for example, at the time of regularly issuing a billing statement at the end of the month or the like, a billing statement can be created and output based on the billing amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided at each facility, so that the burden on the system operator can be reduced. The billing method may be a method in which payment is charged only for the amount provided and the stock is replenished free of charge (the so-called "Toyama medicine delivery method"), or a method in which stock is replenished on a selling basis each time and payment is charged for the replenished amount.

[0040] (Facility computer) In a preferred embodiment of the configuration of the daily necessities management system of the present invention, a facility-side computer 400 may be further provided, as shown in Fig. 4. The facility-side computer is one or more computers capable of data communication with the management server, and examples of the facility-side computer include desktop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers (including mobile communication terminals such as smartphones, for example), and the like.

[0041] In this specification, the "facility computer" has the authority to view, rewrite (add, change or delete), and output the user information of its own facility stored in the storage means of the management server, to view, rewrite (add, change or delete), and output the counted results of the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a specified period, and to view, rewrite (add, change or delete), and output the billing data regarding the billed amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a specified period. Access to the management server by the facility computer can be managed appropriately using existing technology such as IDs and passwords.

[0042] Information contained in the invoice output to the user may include, for example, the user's name, date, room number, type of daily necessities, number of times the daily necessities were used, unit price of the daily necessities, total amount, and the like.

[0043] According to the above configuration, invoices can be created and printed at a predetermined time, such as at the end of the month when invoices are issued on a regular basis, based on the billing amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities supplied to each user, thereby further reducing the burden on facility staff. EXAMPLES

[0044] The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

[0045] Example 1 This embodiment aims to eliminate the hassle of ordering and receiving daily necessities, inventory management, and other tasks related to daily necessities. In this embodiment, the facility is a care facility, the users are residents of the care facility, and the facility terminal device is a handheld terminal. The flowchart is shown in Figure 5.

[0046] 1. Conduct a hearing First, the nursing care facility that manages the provision of daily necessities will be interviewed regarding (1) the types of daily necessities and the stock levels, and (2) the delivery locations and delivery schedules, etc.

[0047] 2. Register facility information in the system Facility information of the care facility for which the provision of daily necessities is to be managed is registered in the management server (Step 1). The registered information is stored in a storage means.

[0048] 3. Read the identification information of daily necessities from the JAN code attached to the daily necessities Before providing the daily necessities, a staff member of the care facility carrying a handheld terminal reads the daily necessities identification information from the JAN code attached to the daily necessities (reading means) (step 2). The read daily necessities identification information is transmitted to a management server (transmission means) (step 3).

[0049] 4. Provide daily necessities Nursing home staff provide daily necessities to residents.

[0050] 5. The system performs the calculations The data received by the management server from the handheld terminal is stored in a storage means (step 4), and then the number of daily necessities provided in the care facility within a specified period is tallied based on the received data (step 5).

[0051] 6. As soon as inventory decreases, the system will send out shipping instructions for daily necessities. The system issues a shipping instruction when it determines that the stock quantity of the daily necessities falls below a preset quantity (determination means and shipping instruction means) (steps 6 and 7). When the daily necessities are shipped, the stock quantity of the daily necessities is updated (step 8).

[0052] 7. Daily necessities are delivered Daily necessities are delivered to a delivery location designated in advance in the care facility.

[0053] 8. Print the invoice from the system An invoice to the nursing facility is created and output (invoice data creation means and invoice output means) on a preset closing date (steps 9 and 10).

[0054] Example 2 This embodiment aims to eliminate not only the tasks related to daily necessities such as ordering and receiving daily necessities and inventory management, but also the hassle associated with tasks related to personal billing. In this embodiment, the facility is a care facility, the users are residents of the care facility, and the facility terminal device is a handheld terminal.

[0055] 1. Conduct a hearing First, the nursing care facility that will be managing the provision of daily necessities will be interviewed regarding (1) the types of daily necessities and stock levels, (2) the delivery locations and delivery schedule, and (3) information needed to prepare resident billing statements (floor and room information, resident list, selling prices of daily necessities, etc.).

[0056] 2. Register facility and resident information in the system Facility information and resident information (user information) of the nursing care facility where the use of daily necessities is managed are registered in the management server. The registered information is stored in a storage means.

[0057] 3. Enter resident identification information Before providing daily necessities, a staff member of the care facility carrying a handheld terminal inputs resident identification information (user identification information) using a pull-down menu on the screen displayed on the handheld terminal (input means). The input resident identification information is then transmitted to the management server (transmission means).

[0058] 4. Reading the identification information of everyday items from the JAN code attached to the everyday items Before supplying daily necessities, a staff member of the care facility carrying a handheld terminal reads daily necessities identification information from the JAN code attached to the daily necessities (reading means). The read daily necessities identification information is sent to the management server (sending means). Note that, although either step 3 or step 4 may be executed first, it is preferable to execute step 3 first from the viewpoint of preventing omission of input of resident information.

[0059] 5. Provide daily necessities Nursing home staff provide daily necessities to residents.

[0060] 6. The system performs the calculations The data received by the management server from the handheld terminal is stored in a memory means, and then the number of daily necessities provided at the nursing facility within a specified period and the number of daily necessities provided to each resident are tallied based on the received data.

[0061] 7. As soon as inventory decreases, the system will send out shipping instructions for daily necessities. The system issues a shipping instruction when it determines that the stock quantity of the daily necessities falls below a preset quantity (determination means and shipping instruction means). When the daily necessities are shipped, the stock quantity of the daily necessities is updated. 8. Daily necessities are delivered Daily necessities are delivered to a delivery location designated in advance in the care facility. 9. Print the invoice from the system On a preset closing date, an invoice to the nursing facility is created and output (invoice data creation means and invoice output means). Additionally, the facility's computer can create and print out invoices for residents. [Industrial Applicability]

[0062] The daily necessities management system of the present invention makes it possible to improve the efficiency of work related to facility staff, and is expected to be used as an important backup for improving the quality of services provided by facilities. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 100 Daily Necessities Management System 200 (210, 220, 230) Facility terminal equipment 201 Reading means 202 Transmission means 203 Input Method 300 Management Server 301 Registration Method 302 Receiving means 303 Memory means 304 Aggregation methods 305 Judgment means 306 Shipping Instructions 307 Billing Data Creation Method 308 Invoice output means 400 Facility computer

Claims

[Claim 1] A daily necessities management system including a facility terminal device and a management server, The facility terminal device A reading means for reading out household item identification information from a JAN code attached to the household item, A transmitting means for transmitting the household item identification information read by the reading means to a management server, The management server includes: a registration means configured to input facility information to a management server and store the facility information in a storage means, the facility information including at least facility identification information and daily necessities management information; a receiving means for receiving the household item identification information transmitted from the transmitting means of the facility terminal device, The method includes a storage means configured to store facility information of each facility registered by the registration means, and the storage means is configured to cumulatively store the daily necessities identification information received by the reception means as information associated with the facility identification information of each facility, a counting means for counting the number of daily necessities provided at each facility within a predetermined period of time from the daily necessities identification information cumulatively stored in the storage means; A determination means for determining whether or not the inventory quantity of the daily necessities in each facility has fallen below a preset quantity based on the counting result by the counting means, and a shipping instruction means for automatically issuing a shipping instruction for the daily necessities based on a result of the determination by the determining means that the number of the daily necessities has fallen below a preset number, The management server further a billing data creation means for creating billing data relating to billing amounts corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided in each facility within a predetermined period based on the tallying result by the tallying means; a bill output means for creating and outputting a bill to each facility based on the billing data created by the billing data creation means; the facility terminal device further includes an input means for inputting user identification information; the transmitting means is further configured to transmit the user identification information to the management server; The registration means is further configured to input user information of daily necessities to the management server and store the user information in the storage means, each user information including at least user identification information and daily necessities provision information; The receiving means further receives the user identification information transmitted from the transmitting means of the facility terminal device, The storage means is further configured to store user information of the daily necessities registered by the registration means, and the storage means is configured to cumulatively store the daily necessities identification information received by the reception means as information associated with the user identification information; The counting means further counts the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a predetermined period from the daily necessities identification information cumulatively stored in the storage means; The billing data creation means further creates billing data on the billing amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities provided to each user within the specified period based on the counting result by the counting means, and The daily necessities management system further includes a facility-side computer, the facility-side computer having the authority to view, rewrite and output user information of the facility stored in the storage means of the management server, to view, rewrite and output the counted results of the number of daily necessities provided to each user within a specified period, and to view, rewrite and output billing data regarding the billed amount corresponding to the number of daily necessities used by each user within a specified period. The daily necessities management system.

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