JP2008210349A - Baggage keeping system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a baggage keeping system which is capable of using a bar code displayed on an arbitrary article that a customer has, as an exchange ticket and is free from delivery mistakes of the baggage. <P>SOLUTION: A baggage keeping system 1 includes a customer bar code 2 being a bar code displayed on the arbitrary article that the customer has, a reading means 3 for reading the customer bar code 2, and a label issuing means 5 for issuing a baggage keeping label 6 on which a baggage keeping bar code 24 being a bar code corresponding to the customer bar code 2 read by the reading means 3 is displayed. After the customer bar code 2 is read by the reading means 3, the label 6 on which the bar code 24 is displayed is issued by the label issuing means 5 and is stuck to customer's baggage, and then the baggage is kept. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for depositing baggage, paid goods, etc. in a cloakroom or retail store of a hotel or theater.

Conventionally, there have been baggage storages for storing baggage of customers' bags and paid goods, etc. at hotels, theaters, retail stores, rental shops, restaurants, and the like.
As a luggage storage method at this luggage storage, when a customer deposits luggage, a number tag is attached to the luggage, and a voucher corresponding to the number tag is given to the customer. When the customer comes to pick up the package, the customer receives a voucher from the customer, visually compares the voucher with the number tag attached to the baggage, and picks up the package with the number tag corresponding to the voucher attached. It was handed over to the customer.
In addition, as another method for storing luggage, when a customer deposits his / her baggage, he / she has the customer enter an item in which personal information such as the customer's name and telephone number is written and a receipt as a voucher. A check slip was attached to the baggage and a copy was given to the customer as a voucher for the baggage. Also, when the customer came to pick up the package, the depository visually checked the deposit slip and the voucher and delivered the package to the customer.

However, in the conventional luggage storage method, when the customer deposits the luggage at the luggage storage, it takes time to keep the voucher passed from the luggage storage until the luggage is delivered.
In addition, when the customer came to pick up the package at the luggage storage, there was a problem that the customer would make a mistake in delivering the package because the voucher and the number tag (record and deposit slip) were visually checked and collated. .
In addition, when using a non-disposable number tag and a voucher, it takes time to keep the luggage storage in correspondence with the number tag and the voucher.
In addition, when using a custody slip, it takes time for the customer or the luggage storage to write the custody slip.
In addition, since personal information such as the customer's name and telephone number is written in the deposit slip (and a copy), there is a possibility that personal information may be leaked from the deposit slip, which took time and effort to manage the deposit slip. .

JP 2006-350785 A

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems as described above, and does not require the trouble of continuing to carry a voucher delivered from the luggage storage until the delivery of the luggage, and there is no mistake in delivering the luggage. It is an object of the present invention to provide a luggage storage system that does not require management of number tags and vouchers, does not require the trouble of writing a storage slip, and does not cause personal information leakage.

A luggage storage system according to the present invention includes a customer barcode which is a barcode displayed on an arbitrary article owned by a customer, a reading means for reading the customer barcode, and a bar corresponding to the customer barcode read by the reading means. Label issuing means for issuing a custody label displaying a custody barcode that is a code, and after reading the customer bar code by the reading means, issuing a custody label displaying the custody barcode by the label issuing means, The storage label is attached to the customer's luggage and the luggage is stored.
The luggage storage system receives the customer barcode information transmitted from the reading unit, stores the customer barcode information after reception, and transmits the customer information, which is information to be issued to the custody label, to the label issuing unit. You can have a host computer.
Further, the luggage storage system can read and collate the customer barcode and the storage barcode with a reader when delivering the package.
The reading means can transmit the customer barcode and the date and time when the customer barcode is read to the host computer.
Further, the host computer transmits the same information as the customer barcode to the label issuing means as the storage barcode information, and the label issuing means issues a storage label displaying the storage barcode of the same information as the customer barcode. be able to.
Further, the customer information can have a custody barcode, a date and time when the customer barcode is read, and a package number.
In addition, the host computer can have an encryption means for storing the customer barcode information after receiving it from the reading means and encrypting the customer barcode information.

Since the baggage storage system according to the present invention can use the customer barcode displayed on any goods owned by the customer instead of the voucher, the voucher passed from the baggage storage area must be held until the customer goes to pick up the baggage. There is no need to keep doing it.
Further, since the customer barcode and the deposit barcode on the deposit label attached to the package are collated, there is no mistake in delivering the package.
In addition, since a bar code displayed on an arbitrary article owned by a customer is used as a voucher and a label is used as a number tag attached to a package, it is not necessary to manage the voucher and the number tag in association with each other.
Further, since the processing of the luggage storage is completed only by reading the customer barcode with the reading device, it is not time-consuming to write the storage slip.
Further, since the customer barcode read by the reader is encrypted and displayed as a deposit barcode on the deposit label, there is no fear of personal information leaking.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a luggage storage system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a luggage storage system. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the reading apparatus. FIG. 3 is a table data diagram stored in the host computer. FIG. 4 is a front view of the custody label. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the luggage storage process of the luggage storage system. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the package delivery process of the package storage system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the luggage storage system 1 includes a customer barcode 2, a reading device 3, a host computer 4, a label issuing device 5, a storage label 6, and a package 7.

The customer bar code 2 is a voucher for the baggage 7 when the customer comes to pick up the baggage 7 deposited at the baggage depository, and is displayed on an arbitrary item 8 owned by the customer who deposits the baggage 7. It is a barcode. The article 8 displaying the customer barcode 2 may be a card with a barcode displayed on the back surface, a stationery such as an eraser or a pencil with the barcode displayed, and a barcode that can be read by the reader 3. Any article 8 may be used as long as it is displayed.
The customer barcode 2 may be a two-dimensional code.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reading device 3 is a barcode scanner installed in a luggage storage, and includes a reading unit 10 that reads barcodes (customer barcode 2 and deposit barcode 24), When the customer has a display unit 11 for displaying operation information, an operation unit 12 for performing various operations, and a communication unit for communicating with a host computer. The package storage process and the package delivery process when returning the package 7 to the customer are switched and used.
The display unit 11 is a liquid crystal display. When the customer barcode 2 is read when the customer comes to pick up the baggage 7 when the customer comes to pick up the baggage 7, the display unit 11 is pasted on the customer's baggage 7. A package number 17 (to be described later) of the custody label 6 is displayed.
The operation unit 12 is a keyboard or a touch panel that can perform various operations of the reading device 3.
The baggage custody process reads the customer barcode 2 displayed on an arbitrary article 8 owned by the customer when depositing the baggage 7 from the customer, and reads the information of the read customer barcode 2 and the date and time 16 when the customer barcode 2 is read. This is a process for transmitting (year, date, time) to the host computer 4.
In the parcel delivery process, the customer barcode 2 displayed on the article 8 used by the customer as a voucher for the parcel 7 when the parcel 7 is delivered to the customer is read, and a parcel number 17 described later corresponding to the read customer barcode 2 is read. Is displayed on the display unit 11, and the customer barcode 2 is stored and collated with a storage barcode 24 described later displayed on the storage label 6 attached to the package 7.
The reading device 3 can read a barcode and a two-dimensional code.

The host computer 4 receives the information transmitted from the reading device 3 (information of the customer barcode 2 and the date and time 16 when the reading device 3 reads the customer barcode), and stores the customer barcode 2 in the table data 15 shown in FIG. The customer information 18 stored as the date and time 16 and given the package number 17 to the information received from the reading device 3 is transmitted to the label issuing device 5, and the customer barcode 2 transmitted from the reading device 3 is encrypted. Encryption means is provided.
The encrypting means converts the bar code 2 corresponding to the information of the customer bar code 2 transmitted from the reading device 3 into a bar code different from the customer bar code 2, and the encrypted information 19 of the table data 15 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, if the information of the customer barcode 2 is 0123456789, the information to be transmitted to the label issuing device 5 is another barcode corresponding to the customer barcode 2 such as 999999999999 (custody barcode 24 described later). ) To the label issuing device 5. By encrypting the customer barcode 2 when it is displayed on the custody label 6 as the custody bar code 24, even if the customer bar code 2 includes personal information, the custody bar code 24 does not leak the personal information. .
The encryption unit may be canceled and the same information as the customer barcode 2 information may be transmitted to the label issuing device 5.
The luggage number 17 is a custody number assigned by the luggage storage.

The label issuing device 5 is a label printer that issues a custody label 6 that displays customer information 18 (custody barcode, package number, date and time) transmitted from the host computer 4, and a label supply unit that supplies the label; A label conveying unit configured to convey the label; a label printing unit configured to print on the label; and a receiving unit configured to receive information from the host computer.
It is assumed that the encrypted information 19 is information of the custody barcode 24.

As shown in FIG. 4, the custody label 6 has a display surface 23 printed by the label issuing device 5 and an adhesive layer having an adhesive applied to the back surface. The custody label 6 is affixed to the customer's parcel 7 and becomes a number tag corresponding to the customer barcode 2. The parcel number 17 is put on the display surface 23 by the label issuing device 5, the custody date 16 and the custody. Bar code 24 is printed.
The custody bar code 24 is a bar code corresponding to the customer bar code 2 displayed on the custody label 6, and when it is encrypted by the host computer 4 described above, it becomes information different from the customer bar code 2, The corresponding customer barcode 2 is confirmed with the table data 15 of the host computer 4. Further, when the deposit barcode 24 is not encrypted, the information is the same as the customer barcode 2.

  The operation of the luggage storage process of the luggage storage system 1 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

In STEP 1, the luggage storage process is selected by the operation unit 12 of the reading device 3.
In STEP 2, the reading device 3 reads the customer barcode 2 displayed on the article 7 possessed by the customer at the luggage storage.
STEP 3 transmits information of the read customer barcode 2 and date and time 16 when the customer barcode 2 is read to the reading device 3 to the host computer 4.
In STEP4, the host computer 4 receives the information (customer barcode 2, date 16) transmitted from the reading device 3 in STEP3.
In STEP 5, the host computer 4 generates a storage barcode 24 in which the information of the customer barcode 2 is encrypted by the encryption means.
STEP 6 transmits to the label issuing device 5 customer information 18 which is information of the date 16 and the package number 17 when the reading barcode 3 and customer barcode 2 generated in STEP 5 are read by the reading device 3.
In STEP 7, the label issuing device 5 receives the customer information 18 transmitted from the host computer 4 in STEP 6.
In STEP 8, the label issuing device 5 issues the custody label 6 on which the customer information 18 is displayed.
STEP 9 affixes the custody label 6 issued in STEP 8 to the customer's luggage 7 and places the luggage 7 in the luggage storage area of the luggage storage.

The operation of the package delivery process of the package storage system 1 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
In STEP 10, the package delivery process is selected by the operation unit 12 of the reading device 3.
STEP 11 borrows the article 8 on which the customer barcode 2 is displayed from the customer, and reads the customer barcode 2 with the reading device 3.
In STEP 12, the package number 17 is displayed on the display unit 11 of the reading device 3. Regarding the display of the package number 17, when the customer barcode 2 is read by the reading device 3, the package number 17 corresponding to the reading device 3 may be stored. When the code 2 is read by the reading device 3, the package number 17 may be called from the table data 15 (customer information 18) stored in the host computer 4 by the communication unit of the reading device 3.
In STEP 13, an operator of the luggage storage area pastes a storage label 6 displaying a luggage number 17 that matches the luggage number 17 displayed on the display unit 11 of the reading device 3 from a luggage storage area where a plurality of luggage 7 is present. The stored baggage 7 is searched visually, and when it is found, the storage barcode 24 of the storage label 6 is read.
In STEP 14, the reader 3 (or the host computer 4) collates the customer barcode 2 read in STEP 11 with the custody barcode 24 read in STEP 13. If the verification matches, the process proceeds to STEP16. If the verification does not match, the process proceeds to STEP15.
In STEP15, the collation between the customer barcode 2 and the custody barcode 24 does not match, and the baggage searched in STEP13 is incorrect, so the worker in the luggage storage area again corresponds to the customer barcode 2 from the luggage storage area. Find the luggage 7 to be
STEP 16 delivers the parcel 7 of the custody label 6 to the customer because the collation between the customer bar code 2 and the custody bar code 24 matches.
In addition, by operating the reading device 3 or the host computer 4, table data 15 (information stored in the reading device 3 or the host computer 4, such as customer bar code 2, custody bar code 24, baggage number 17, date and time 16, is stored after delivery. It may be deleted from the customer information 18). In this way, customer information can be completely deleted.

  With the above-described configuration, the luggage storage system according to the present invention uses the customer barcode displayed on the goods owned by the customer as a package voucher, so that it does not take time to keep the voucher until the package is delivered. The customer barcode can be read by the reader without checking the delivery of the package by comparing the customer barcode with the stored barcode, and without having to manage the number tag and voucher by using the customer-owned goods and labels. There is no need to write a custody slip because a custody label is issued, and the custody barcode encrypted from the customer bar code is displayed on the custody label, so there is no fear of personal information leaking.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Embodiment can be changed suitably in the range of the technical idea of this invention. In addition, the number, position, shape, and the like of the above-described constituent elements are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to a number, position, shape, and the like that are suitable for carrying out the present invention.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a luggage storage system 1. FIG. It is the schematic of a reader. It is a table data figure memorize | stored in the host computer. It is a surface view of a custody label. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement of the luggage storage process of a luggage storage system. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement of the package delivery process of a luggage storage system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Baggage custody system 2 Customer barcode 3 Reading apparatus 4 Host computer 5 Label issuing apparatus 7 Baggage 8 Article 10 Reading part 11 Display part 12 Operation part 15 Table data 16 Date and time 17 Luggage number 18 Customer information 19 Encryption information 23 Display surface 24 Custody barcode

Claims (7)

A luggage storage system for storing luggage,
A customer barcode, which is a barcode displayed on any item owned by the customer;
Reading means for reading the customer barcode;
Label issuing means for issuing a custody label displaying a custody barcode that is a bar code corresponding to the customer bar code read by the reading means,
After the customer barcode is read by the reading unit, the label issuing unit issues a custody label indicating the custody barcode, and the custody label is pasted on the customer's baggage to deposit the baggage custody system .   The luggage storage system receives a customer barcode information transmitted from the reading means, stores the customer barcode information after reception, and transmits customer information, which is information to be issued to the custody label, to the label issuing means 2. The luggage storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a computer.   3. The package storage system according to claim 1, wherein the package storage system reads and collates a customer barcode and a storage barcode with the reader when delivering the package.   4. The luggage storage system according to claim 2, wherein the reading unit transmits the customer barcode and the date and time when the customer barcode is read to a host computer.   The host computer sends the same information as the customer barcode to the label issuing means as the storage barcode information, and the label issuing means issues a storage label displaying the same storage barcode as the customer barcode. The luggage storage system according to claim 2, claim 3, or claim 4.   6. The package storage system according to claim 2, wherein the customer information includes a storage barcode, a date and time when the customer barcode is read, and a package number. .   The host computer has an encryption means for storing customer bar code information from the reading means after receiving it and encrypting the customer bar code information. The luggage storage system according to claim 5 and claim 6.

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