JP2001243318A - Individual information managing method for two- dimensional code - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect the move of an individual article without limiting a distribution route and to input the individual information of each of articles or the like to a managing computer even offline without being limited by offline. SOLUTION: The individual digital information recording paper of two- dimensional(2D) printing and recording, with which the individual information of each of individual articles or the like is printed and recorded by a 2D code, is inputted offline by mail or the like. A plurality of information on the individual article or the like is individually stored with the passage of time while changing time and places, and the move, change or transaction state of the individual article or the like is individually managed. Further, an online entry for inputting the individual digital information of electric signal recording through a communication means to a computer on a distant site is added to the offline entry.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an individual information management method using print record individual information using a two-dimensional code.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an information management method using print record information, product information is recorded on a product by printing, pasting recording paper, etc., and at the time of sale of a product, individual individual information is read by optical reading means and centrally managed. As a method of inputting sales information into a computer, a commodity information recording method using a barcode is widely applied to distribution management of convenience stores and the like.

[0003]

The information input method by reading the information of the one-dimensional printing record using the bar code is effective only when the amount of the commodity information is small (for example, when the commodity information is limited to the commodity index). It is. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to detect the movement of an individual product without limiting the distribution route. It is another object of the present invention to enable individual information of individual products and the like to be input to a management computer not only online but also offline.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, an individual digital information recording paper of a two-dimensional print record in which individual individual information such as an individual product is printed and recorded by a two-dimensional code is inputted off-line by mail or the like. A two-dimensional code, characterized by storing multiple pieces of information about individual products at different times and places, and individually managing the movement, change, transaction status, etc. of individual products etc. over time. Provide an individual information management method. The invention according to claim 2 is further characterized in that an online input for inputting the electric signal record individual digital information to a remote computer via a communication means is added to the offline input. Provide an individual product information management method.

[0005]

[Embodiment mode] Individual product information (product name,
Manufacturing company name, manufacturing date, supplier name, delivery date, etc.)
The two-dimensional printing record printed by the two-dimensional code is recorded for each product by direct printing, pasting of print recording paper, or the like to a product, a product packaging, a mail order information magazine, an inventory management notebook, or the like. The customer selects the desired product from the mail order information magazine and purchases the desired product, but when applying for the desired product, prints a two-dimensional code near the product photograph Individual digital information by mail, fax, etc. Thus, the two-dimensional code print-recorded individual digital information sent by the optical sensor is converted into an electric signal-recorded individual digital information, which is input to the central control computer. Alternatively, the two-dimensional code print record individual digital information in the vicinity of the product photograph is converted into digital information via an optical sensor or as image information via a communication line (for example, a two-dimensional code print record individual digital information reading device). The output is connected to the Internet via terminal equipment.) Sends to the computer of the management center, converts the two-dimensional code printed individual digital information sent by the computer of the management center into electric signal recorded individual digital information, and converts it into a centralized computer. To enter.
Thus, the orderer, date and time, price, etc. are recorded on the product ordered by the customer off-line on the centralized management computer, and the shipping instruction is sent to the product warehouse via communication means. Is done.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a basic system configuration for implementing the invention of the present application, and 1 shows individual product information (product name, manufacturing company name, manufacturing date, supplier name, delivery date, etc.) for each individual product. The two-dimensional print record printed with a two-dimensional code is directly printed on the product, product packaging, mail order information magazine, inventory management notebook, etc.
This is a two-dimensional code recording of products, code sheets, etc., which is recorded for each individual product. The two-dimensional code has a larger amount of information (eg, n pieces in the X-axis direction and Y-axis direction) than the one-dimensional code (eg, a bar code) by using binary data (H mark, L mark) arranged in a matrix. In the case of m rectangles, 2 nm information is recorded.
For example, by printing a strip, a binary information amount of several hundred to several thousand digits can be recorded within a square of 2.5 mm square.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a two-dimensional code reader, which is provided with an optical sensor and converts the binary information of the two-dimensional code record 1 into English, Chinese characters, numbers, symbols, etc. by image processing (for example,
JIS Kanji code) and output as alphanumeric information.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a terminal device such as a personal computer connected to the two-dimensional code reader 2 for inputting an output from the two-dimensional code reader 2. Terminal equipment 3
The information is remotely input to the central management computer 4 by connecting the central management computer 4 to the central management computer 4 via a communication line (public telephone line, direct-only line, Internet, indoor wiring) 5.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 3, the communication line 5
The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 has a system configuration in which the central management computer 4 is omitted, and the embodiment shown in FIG.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5, the communication line 5
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a two-dimensional code record 1A is printed on a printed material such as a catalog and a mail order product manual.
Is recorded, and a desired portion of a printed matter such as a catalog or a mail order product manual is selected and scanned by the sensor of the reading device 2, so that it is possible to order the product via the communication line (Internet) 5. (Keyboard operation is unnecessary).

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a two-dimensional code record 1 is formed on a product or a package by printing / engraving, and the two-dimensional code record 1 is recorded on the product or a package when the article is transported or received.
By scanning 1B with the sensor of the reading device 2,
The contents of the two-dimensional code record 1 are input to the computer 4 of the centralized symbol management center via the communication line (Internet) 5.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a two-dimensional code record 1A recorded on a printed material such as a catalog, a mail order product description, etc.
By scanning with the sensor of the reading device 2 from both the two-dimensional code record 1B formed on the product and on the package by printing, stamping, etc., the communication line (Internet) 5
2D code recording on the address of the related web such as the manufacturer of the computer 4 of the centralized symbol management center via
1A, 1B information is automatically input.

Next, an application example of the present invention will be described. If you have a catalog / specification document with a two-dimensional code record 1 that specifies the sales company's homepage address and product details, prices, desired transaction conditions, etc., you can easily access the product via the Internet without having to worry about keyboard operations. Can be ordered. This is true both among business people and between companies and consumers. In retail stores such as convenience stores, warehouses of distribution organizations, etc., when selling goods or moving goods, the printed record individual digital information recorded for each individual product is converted into an electrical signal recorded individual product digital by an optical system reading means. Convert to information. Electric signal recording Individual product digital information is input to a management computer online to record product sales and movements for each product. The optical reading means reads information such as a sales date, a seller, a customer name, a selling price, and a discount price from the two-dimensional printing recording paper, and simultaneously inputs the information as additional information to the management computer.

[0014] Each of the parts constituting the product is not an index but all of the important information related to the production of the part (type code, material code, lot number, serial number of the individual product, etc.) and the finished product (structure The same processing is performed. The same information is printed on the warranty card attached to the main unit and the packing label, and the label is attached to the outside of the packing when packing. The two-dimensional code information on the packaging is read at the time of loading into the warehouse and managed as part of the inventory details. It is possible to omit processing on parts / components depending on the nature of the product.

At the time of shipment of a product ordered by online transaction, the two-dimensional code information on the packing of the product to be shipped is read, and the contents are transferred to a shipping slip. Keep it. The situation where this same information is shared on a one-to-one basis, online, on a product, or on a document, is to find out the cause of any problem in any area and find the cause as soon as possible. And prevent or greatly reduce the advantages of online transactions from being compromised by those issues.

The product can be applied to any product from a micro component such as a screw to an assembly component such as an automobile or an aircraft as long as a surface space for printing and engraving a two-dimensional code record can be secured. This is also applicable to fluids as long as a certain volume is sealed in a container. However, too small items such as nails and needles, or small items such as thin threads and wires are managed at a level higher than that of child bags and sticky tags.

If the two-dimensional code information record includes the material of each part or packing material and the recycling / disposal method, the person in charge of disposal looks at the contents of the code on a monitor or TV screen and recycles as instructed. -It is possible to discard, but if there is a lot of information to be provided, code the home address of the Internet and the sub-address of the relevant part, and obtain the desired information via the Internet by reading it. Can be. Since the two-dimensional code information record can be directly printed and stamped even on a small part, accurate information can be obtained easily in this way, so that it is possible to perform sophisticated sorting processing only in a business office or even in a general household.

Prevention / deterrence of illegal dumping: For items with particularly high illegal dumping costs, such as automobiles, boats, large home appliances, furniture, and medical equipment, these individually identifiable information is converted into a two-dimensional code to cut off the main body. Print and engrave as much as it is troublesome,
Inspections, warranties, and instructions are also printed and supplemented from shipment to sale, and the codes of abandoned items can be read and compared directly to the management center database via the Internet, making it easy to track the person responsible for abandonment You can do it. Those who are aware of this will have the effect of deterring illegal abandonment. If a mobile phone kit is provided, it will be possible to start tracking immediately on the spot after discovery, regardless of time and place.

Internet sales using catalogs: Information about the product (product number, color, pattern size, etc.) is printed as a two-dimensional code information record next to the product photograph described in the catalog, and information about the customer. (Customer number (customer code), customer name, address, settlement method, credit card number, etc.) and sales company information (Internet homepage address and sub-address of automatic order section, etc.) are also catalogs and attached cards as two-dimensional code information records. Or print it on the envelope used for mailing / delivery of the catalog. By reading these two-dimensional code information records with a reading device connected to a PC or other Internet-connected device, it is possible to connect to a dealer's homepage without using a keyboard and to input order details accurately and easily. Can be. The sales company can accept orders without human intervention.

Cargo tracking system: The address of the carrier's Internet homepage, the subaddress of the cargo tracking management center, the slip number,
The information of the handling agency / person in charge is coded and printed as a two-dimensional code information record. The two-dimensional code information record of the same information is printed on the copy affixed to the cargo and on the copy given by the sender. When the cargo is picked up and loaded on a truck, the two-dimensional code information record of the cargo is read, and the contents are transferred to the management center. The date and time of the pick-up are registered for each agency and person in charge. When the goods are sorted at the distribution center and transshipped to a long-distance truck, the two-dimensional code information record of the cargo is read and the contents are transferred to the management center, where the contents and the transshipment date and time are registered in relation to the truck number. You. If the position of the truck is tracked, the information is updated successively at the management center. When the two-dimensional code information record is read out and transferred to the management center when it is divided at the destination delivery center and put on the delivery truck, the content and the date and time are registered in relation to the delivery person. The sender reads the two-dimensional code information record on the slip copy with a reader connected to the Internet connection device,
It is possible to connect to the freight tracking management center of the shipping company and obtain tracking information without using the keyboard. A transportation company can provide tracking information at any time without manual intervention.

Simple Internet input: In addition to computers and personal computers, various electric and electronic devices such as game machines, TV set-top units, and control devices for digital home appliances will rapidly spread as input / output devices for the Internet. It is certain. The standard of input / output terminals of these devices is USB standard or IEEE1
394 etc., or infrared / wireless etc. are expected to be generalized. Providing general-purpose two-dimensional code readers that can output according to these means at low prices by mass production,
By having households, offices, factories, schools and the like universally provided, it is possible to construct a business framework that provides various socially useful benefits at low cost as exemplified below. By providing simple input means, it is possible to construct a system that enables people who have difficulty using the keyboard, such as the elderly, the disabled, and the young, to use the Internet easily and easily. Various methods, such as voice input, eye movement tracking input, and brain wave input, have been proposed. Of course, it is also useful for healthy people.

-1 Two-dimensional information on the homepage address of the product maker, such as the product itself, its packaging, its instructions, and subaddresses provided on the homepage, such as the corners on how to use and troubleshoot the product. It is printed and stamped as a code information record. If the user raises any doubts about the product, he / she only has to read these two-dimensional code information records using the connected device at hand, for example, a game machine having a communication function, and the above-described reading device, and has trouble with keyboard operation. It is possible to obtain the desired information from the Internet without receiving the information. If the troubles are classified according to the type in the instruction manual and the two-dimensional codes including the different sub-addresses are assigned to the troubles, the desired information can be obtained more easily.

-2 If a printed matter in which addresses of homepages of various institutions and offices are two-dimensionally written (that is, two-dimensional code information record) is provided is provided, the two-dimensional address can be obtained without any trouble of keyboard input. By simply reading the dimension code information record, access to the target address can be performed all at once. In the fields of emergency, medical care, nursing care, crime prevention, security, etc., particularly great social utility can be expected. In the field of nursing care, for example, if a person possesses a two-dimensionally coded card (a card that records two-dimensional code information) for the requirements for identity verification and the various nursing care services required, the two-dimensional By reading the code information record by the above-mentioned device, it becomes possible to accurately inform the care service provider of the requested service content via the Internet. It is especially helpful for people who have difficulty speaking.

-3 If the catalog containing the address of the mail-order company with the homepage and the two-dimensional code information record specifying the product is at hand, even those who cannot use the keyboard can easily order the product via the Internet Wear.

Creation of two-dimensional code information records of merchandise stores such as automobiles and home electric appliances If there is a device having a printing function, the address of the maker's consumer support center, the name of the consumer's address and the name of the purchased merchandise at the time of product purchase It is possible to issue a certificate with a two-dimensional code information record containing a serial number. The consumer can perform so-called user registration at once from the home via the Internet without using the keyboard using the above device.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the management of sales, movement, inventory, etc. of a product can be performed without using a keyboard by using print record individual information by a two-dimensional code.
Centralized management of individual information of individual customers and individual products can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a basic system configuration for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a computer for centralized management in the embodiment of FIG.
Explanatory diagram showing the system configuration without the data and communication lines

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration in which the terminal device and the communication line are omitted in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a case in which a two-dimensional code record 1 is recorded on a printed matter such as a catalog or a mail order description in the basic system configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a two-dimensional code record 1 is formed on a product, a package, or the like by printing, engraving, or the like in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows a two-dimensional code record recorded on a printed matter such as a catalog or a mail order product manual, and a two-dimensional code record formed on a product, a package, etc. by printing / engraving in the basic system configuration of FIG. 1 shows a two-dimensional code record 2 a two-dimensional code reader 3 a terminal device such as a personal computer 4 a computer for centralized management 5 a communication line (public telephone line, direct-only line, Internet, indoor wiring) )

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Forming print record individual digital information in which individual information is printed and recorded, wherein the print record individual digital information is
By optical system reading means, converted to electric signal recorded individual digital information, the electric signal recorded individual digital information is input to a central management computer, and sales of individual products, centralized management of individual information such as movement, In the individual information management method, individual individual information such as individual products, etc., is input off-line by mail or the like on a two-dimensional print record of individual digital information recording paper printed by two-dimensional code,
A two-dimensional code, characterized by storing multiple pieces of information about individual products at different times and places, and individually managing the movement, change, transaction status, etc. of individual products etc. over time. Individual information management method. 2. The two-dimensional apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an on-line input for inputting said individual digital information recorded on said electric signal to a remote computer via communication means is added to said off-line input. An individual product information management method using codes.