JP2002150240A - Terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manually add an input to a nondefective list even when a bar code portion has a problem such as a stain during the manufacture of a personal product in a yield management system. SOLUTION: A bar code, which is printed on the personal product and not processed normally in the yield management system regardless of the nondefective product, is read by a hand bar code reader, or the numerical value of the bar code is manually inputted from a keyboard or the like. A lump of prescribed collected data from bar code data outputted in sequence are added to the nondefective list, and the collected data are generated, stored, displayed, and data-transferred to the yield management system by the prescribed command input by this terminal equipment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention belongs to the technical field of a system for managing the volume of personal products such as direct mails. In particular, it relates to a terminal device in the system.

[0002]

[Prior Art] Personal products such as direct mail are
Individual information such as an address, a name, a credit statement, and the like are given to each product. In other words, each one of the products
Each one is different. The quantity management at the time of manufacturing such a personal product cannot be done by the management that it is sufficient to satisfy the planned quantity normally performed. In the case of personal products, it is necessary to manage the yield of all products, that is, whether all products are manufactured without omission.

Conventionally, such volume management has been performed manually. However, this work requires great care and imposes a heavy mental burden on the operator. In addition, since the quantity of personal products is generally large, it is a long-time operation by many people, and the work load is extremely large.

Therefore, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-401
Inventions such as a work volume management system disclosed in US Pat. In such a volume management system, a barcode for management is printed on a personal product in advance, and the volume is managed by automatically reading the barcode. If the reading of the barcode fails automatically, as a supplementary measure, it can be manually added to the non-defective product list using a hand barcode reader (see FIG. 2).

[0005]

However, during the production of a personal product and during the production management in real time by the production management system, it is not possible to manually add an entry to the non-defective product list. . Therefore, when the production machine is stopped, there is no alternative but to collectively input the reading defects that have occurred up to that time, and there is a problem that the work load increases. Also, if there is a defect in the bar code part due to dirt, etc.,
There is a problem that manual bar code input becomes impossible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a personal product, even if a bar code portion is defective due to dirt or the like. An object of the present invention is to enable an additional input to a non-defective product list by work.

[0007]

The above object is achieved by the present invention described below. That is, the terminal device according to claim 1 of the present invention is a terminal device in a personal product volume management system, which reads a barcode printed on a personal product and outputs barcode data, and sequentially outputs a barcode reader. Collective data generating means for generating a set of predetermined collective data from the barcode data to be generated; storage means for storing the collective data;
Communication means for transferring the collective data to the work volume management system in response to a predetermined command input.

According to the present invention, the barcode printed on the personal product is read by the barcode reader, the barcode data is output, and a set of predetermined barcode data is sequentially output from the barcode data output by the set data generating means. Data is generated, the aggregate data is stored by the storage means, and the aggregate data is transferred to the volume management system by a predetermined command input by the communication means. That is, all the barcode data read by the terminal device that operates independently of the work volume management system is stored as the collective data, and the collective data can be transferred when the work volume management system is acceptable. . Therefore, the bar code can be manually input even during the production of the personal product, and the data can be transferred to the volume management system.

Further, the terminal device according to claim 2 of the present invention comprises:
2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the personal product is a non-defective personal product that has not been normally processed in the work volume management system, and the aggregate data is added to a non-defective product list in the work volume management system. 3. This is the generated data. According to the present invention, even during the production of a personal product, it is possible to manually perform additional input to the non-defective product list.

[0010] Further, a terminal device according to claim 3 of the present invention comprises:
3. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a manual input unit that outputs barcode data by manually inputting a numerical value of the barcode. According to the present invention, even if there is a defect in the bar code portion due to dirt or the like, it is possible to manually perform additional input to the good product list.

[0011] The terminal device according to claim 4 of the present invention comprises:
4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the bar code reader is a hand bar code reader. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a barcode can be read with a hand barcode reader, and the workability | operativity of reading by hand is good.

Further, a terminal device according to claim 5 of the present invention comprises:
The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising display means for displaying the aggregate data. According to the present invention, the operator can confirm the read barcode data on the display means.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. Before that, a volume management system will be briefly described. The output management system aims at automatically regenerating defective products generated in the production stage. If the personal product is a direct mail, the direct mail has fixed information and variable information. Variable information of one direct mail (address, name,
One management number (usually a sequential number) is applied to personal information and the like. The volume management system manages the production of direct mail by using this management number.

In the production of direct mail, a print list in which variable information is listed in the order of the management number is created in advance. Then, based on the print list, the variable information is additionally printed on the fixed information printed matter. Further, other materials are put together with the printed matter, and sealed as one direct mail. In this process, the management number is usually printed on the direct mail by a numeral and a bar code so that the direct mail can be read from the outside. In some cases, printing is performed with an invisible ink that can be read only by a special light source. In the final stage of the direct mail production process, the control number is read by a barcode reader, and a non-defective list (volume list) is created.

By comparing the print list with the non-defective product list, the work volume management system can determine whether all the direct mails to be produced in the print list have been manufactured without omission. The difference between the print list and the non-defective list arises because some defective products are automatically or manually removed during production. The production volume management system performs reproduction based on a management number that is present in the print list but not in the non-defective product list.

Next, the terminal device of the present invention in the personal product volume management system will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the terminal device and the work volume management system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a terminal device, 2 is a work volume management system, 11 is a hand bar code reader, 12 is a keyboard, 13 is a display, 21 is a bar code reader, 3
1 is a conveyor, 100 is a direct mail (personal product), 101 is a barcode, and 102 is a management number.

A description will be given with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows the final stage of the direct mail production process. The conveyor 31 sends each sealed direct mail 1 to the reading area of the barcode reader 21.
00 is conveyed. A bar code 101 and a management number 102 are printed on the direct mail 100. Although the form is different, the barcode 101 and the management number 102 are the same information.

When the direct mail 100 reaches the reading area of the barcode reader 21, the barcode reader 21 reads the barcode 101. Then, the barcode data that is the data of the read barcode 101 is output to the volume management system 2. The output management system 2 inputs the barcode data and registers it in the non-defective product list. The successfully read direct mail 100 is further transported, and a non-defective product accumulation unit (not shown) for accumulating non-defective products
Is discharged.

The bar code reader 21 attempts to read the bar code 101 of the direct mail 100 existing in the reading area, but the reading may fail. This is due to some causes, such as the printing of the barcode 101 is unclear, or the printed portion of the barcode 101 is dirty. The direct mail 100 that has failed to be read is further conveyed, and is discharged to a defective reading product accumulation unit (not shown) that accumulates defective reading products.

With respect to the direct mail 100 discharged to the defective reading accumulation part, the operator determines whether the reading failure is due to a defect of the direct mail 100 itself or some other cause. That is, the quality of the direct mail 100 is determined. Then, the non-defective product is registered in the non-defective product list and relieved.

The process of registering and remedying the non-defective product list is as follows.
This is performed in the terminal device 1 shown in FIG. The operator reads the bar code 101 of the direct mail 100 using the hand bar code reader 11 in the terminal device 1. Since the production volume of direct mail is usually extremely large, the volume of such direct mail 100 is usually large. All of them are sequentially read using the hand bar code reader 11.

Among the direct mails 100 discharged to the defective reading product accumulation section (not shown), there are direct mails which are non-defective products but whose management numbers cannot be read by the hand bar code reader 11. In such a case, the operator may use direct mail 10
The management number 102 of “0” is read, and the management number is manually input using the keyboard 12 of the terminal device 1.

Bar code data is sequentially output from the hand bar code reader 11 or the keyboard 12.
The main body of the terminal device 1 inputs the sequentially output barcode data. Then, from the barcode data, 1
A predetermined set of data is generated and stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the terminal device 1. Here, a set of predetermined aggregate data is a file having a file name specifying a series of direct mails in a production lot, an item, etc., and having a form for adding to a corresponding non-defective product list in the volume management system. Means

The file is transferred to the volume management system 2 by a predetermined command input. Then, in the work volume management system, a new non-defective list is generated by adding the data to the non-defective list data read by the barcode reader 21. Here, the predetermined command input is, for example, a command (data copy, etc.) output from the volume management system 2 to the terminal device 1 when the volume management system 2 can accept data transfer. That is.

[0095]

As described above, according to the terminal device of the first aspect of the present invention, the bar code can be manually input even during the production of the personal product, and the data is input. Data can be transferred to the volume management system. Further, according to the terminal device of the second aspect of the present invention, even during the production of a personal product, it is possible to manually perform an additional input to the non-defective product list. Further, according to the terminal device of the third aspect of the present invention, even if there is a defect in the bar code portion due to dirt or the like, it is possible to manually perform additional input to the good product list. Further, according to the terminal device according to claim 4 of the present invention, a hand barcode reader can read a barcode,
Good workability of manual reading. Further, according to the terminal device of claim 5 of the present invention, the operator can confirm the read barcode data on the display means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a terminal device and a work volume management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a terminal device in a conventional volume management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Terminal device 2 Volume management system 11 Hand bar code reader 12 Keyboard 13 Display 21 Bar code reader 31 Conveyor 100 Direct mail 101 Bar code 102 Management number 108 Correlation value calculation means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device in a personal product volume management system, comprising: a bar code reader that reads a bar code printed on a personal product and outputs bar code data; and a bar code data unit that sequentially outputs the bar code data. A set data generating means for generating the set data of the above, a storage means for storing the set data, and a communication means for transferring the set data to the work volume management system by a predetermined command input. Terminal device. 2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said personal product is a non-defective product which has not been normally processed in said work volume management system, and said aggregate data is a non-defective product list in said work volume management system. A terminal device, which is data generated to be added to a terminal device. 3. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising manual input means for outputting bar code data by manually inputting a numerical value of said bar code. 4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said bar code reader is a hand bar code reader. 5. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying said set data.