RF Tag Reader Displaying Individual Stocktaking Progress
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems for inventory management using RF tags struggle to provide individual progress status updates for each tag reading apparatus, making it difficult to monitor the progress of stocktaking tasks allocated to specific devices.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus equipped with a communication device, reader, display device, and controller that sends and receives information to a server, allowing it to manage objects within an allocated range by reading RF tags and displaying individual progress status updates based on the degree of completion of the allocated range.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a server accumulates tag information from all tag reading apparatuses to display overall progress status, then the overall progress status can be displayed, but it is difficult for each tag reading apparatus to grasp its individual progress status
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized server-based progress tracking into distributed individual tracking at each tag reading apparatus. Each apparatus maintains its own progress information locally, displaying individual progress status without requiring constant server communication. This segmentation resolves the information loss problem while avoiding increased system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Each tag reading apparatus autonomously manages and displays its own progress status information without relying on the server for individual status updates. The apparatus self-services by locally storing and displaying progress data, eliminating the need for complex server-client communication infrastructure while ensuring individual progress visibility.
2Loss of time
If the stocktaking work waits for server-based overall progress integration, then centralized inventory management is achieved, but real-time individual progress monitoring is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The tag reading apparatus performs preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing individual progress status information locally during the stocktaking process. This allows real-time display of progress without waiting for server integration, reducing time loss while preserving individual progress information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by continuously updating and displaying individual progress status at each tag reading apparatus based on local data. This immediate feedback mechanism eliminates delays associated with server-based integration while maintaining accurate progress information through local computation and display.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables real-time monitoring of stocktaking progress for each allocated range, allowing for efficient management and coordination of inventory tasks without relying solely on the server, facilitating better resource allocation and task completion.
Implementation Method 1
a reader that reads, from an RF tag added to each object to be managed, tag information stored in the RF tag and outputs read data based on the tag information
Data Source
AI summary
In accordance with an embodiment, an information processing apparatus uses a reader for reading tag information from an RF tag added to each of objects, to thereby manage the objects. The information processing apparatus includes a display device and a controller. The controller acquires information for identifying an allocated range of management of the objects at the information processing apparatus. The controller causes the display device to display individual progress information indicating by what degree of the allocated range reading by the reader has been finished.