JP2008075918A - Store temperature management system, store temperature management method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A store temperature management system, a store temperature management method, and a program capable of appropriately managing the temperature in the store according to the product arrangement in the store are provided.
SOLUTION: A plurality of electronic price tag units, each of which is attached to a plurality of room temperature product display shelves, a product warmer, and a product cooler arranged in a store and incorporates temperature detection means for detecting an ambient temperature, and a plurality of electronic price tag units Ambient temperature acquisition means for acquiring each detected temperature from the price tag unit, a plurality of electronic price tag units, an electronic price tag group for the warmer / cooler attached to the product warmer and the product cooler, and a plurality of room temperature product display Electronic price tag group for room temperature detection attached to the shelf, electronic price tag group registration means for classifying and registering, and detection temperature display means for classifying the acquired detected temperatures for each group and displaying them on the display unit Prepared.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a store temperature management system, a store temperature management method, and a program for managing the temperature in a store using an electronic price tag unit.

As a conventional store temperature management system, a plurality of ceiling-embedded or ceiling-suspended air conditioners (fan coil units) are arranged on the ceiling surface of the store to perform temperature management (air conditioning) in the store. (See Patent Document 1).
In this case, a temperature sensor is incorporated in each air conditioner, and the air flow rate of the air conditioner is controlled so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor becomes a set temperature.
JP 2004-309032 A

In such a conventional store temperature management system, since the temperature sensor is incorporated in the air conditioner provided on the ceiling surface, the temperature of the space (2 m from the floor surface) where the actual customer moves and the temperature of the ceiling surface are different. In many cases, there is a problem that proper temperature control cannot be performed.
Therefore, if a temperature sensor is provided in a space where a customer moves, such as a room temperature product display shelf or a product cooler, and the air conditioner is controlled based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, the above problem is solved.
However, in this case, if a temperature sensor is provided in a room temperature product display shelf, a product cooler, etc., a space for placing the temperature sensor must be secured, and the temperature sensor installed on the room temperature display shelf The room temperature is detected, and the temperature detection sensor installed in the product cooler detects the temperature in the product cooler. If these temperatures are displayed on the display as they are, the room temperature and the temperature in the product cooler are displayed. Is displayed in a mixed manner, and there is a problem that temperature management is difficult.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a store temperature management system, a store temperature management method, and a program capable of appropriately managing the temperature in the store according to the product arrangement in the store.

  The store temperature management system according to the present invention includes a plurality of electronic devices incorporating temperature detection means for detecting an ambient temperature, which are respectively attached to a plurality of room temperature product display shelves, a product warmer and / or a product cooler arranged in the store. A price tag unit, an ambient temperature acquisition means for acquiring each detected temperature from a plurality of electronic price tag units, and a plurality of electronic price tag units mounted on a product warmer and / or a product cooler. Electronic price tag group registration means for classifying and registering into price tag groups and room temperature detection electronic price tag groups attached to a plurality of room temperature product display shelves, and the obtained detected temperatures are classified into groups and displayed on the display unit. And a detected temperature display means for displaying.

  In addition, the store temperature management method of the present invention includes a plurality of room temperature product display shelves arranged in the store, a product warmer and / or a product cooler, each of which incorporates temperature detection means for detecting ambient temperature. Ambient temperature acquisition step of acquiring each detected temperature from the electronic price tag unit, a plurality of electronic price tag units, and a plurality of electronic price tag groups for a warmer / cooler attached to the product warmer and / or the cooler Electronic price tag group for room temperature detection attached to the room temperature commodity display shelf, electronic price tag group registration step for classifying and registering, and detected temperature display for classifying the acquired detection temperatures into groups and displaying them on the display unit And a step.

  According to this configuration, a plurality of electronic price tag units installed in the store are classified into an electronic price tag group for a warmer and a cooler and an electronic price tag group for indoor detection, and the detected temperature detected by each electronic price tag unit Can be displayed on the display unit, and thus the room temperature in the store and the temperatures in the product warmer and the product cooler can be easily grasped by visually recognizing the display unit. Thereby, for example, if an employee who visually recognizes the display unit adjusts the air conditioner based on the grasped room temperature, appropriate temperature management becomes possible. Further, by incorporating the temperature detection means into the existing electronic price tag unit provided on the room temperature product display shelf or the like, it is not necessary to newly provide a space for arranging the temperature detection means.

  In this case, based on the detected temperatures acquired from the plurality of electronic price tag units in the room temperature detection electronic price tag group, further comprising a control means for individually controlling the plurality of air conditioners installed in the store, the control means, It is preferable that the room temperature in the store is controlled to be maintained at a predetermined temperature.

  According to this configuration, when the ambient temperature acquisition unit acquires the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit provided in each electronic price tag, the control unit controls each air conditioning device based on the acquired detection temperature. Become. For this reason, it becomes possible to appropriately manage the temperature in the store by utilizing the electronic price tag unit installed in the store. In addition, since many electronic price tags are installed in the store, fine temperature control can be performed.

  In this case, based on the temperature distribution data creating means for creating the detected temperature distribution data in the store based on the detected temperatures acquired from the plurality of electronic price tag units in the room price detecting electronic price tag group, and based on the created detected temperature distribution data And a temperature distribution diagram creating means for creating a detected temperature distribution diagram so as to correspond to the plurality of electronic price tag units arranged, and a detected temperature distribution diagram displaying means for displaying the created detected temperature distribution diagram on a display unit. The detected temperature distribution diagram display means superimposes the detected temperature distribution diagram on the in-store map showing the arrangement locations of the plurality of room temperature product display shelves, the product heat insulator, the product cooler and the plurality of air conditioners in an overhead view. It is preferable to display on the display unit.

  According to this configuration, by creating a detected temperature distribution map and displaying it on the map in the store, the detected temperature can be displayed at a position corresponding to the location of the electronic price tag unit, The interrelationship with the price tag unit, the room temperature product display shelf, the air conditioner, etc. can be easily grasped by visual recognition. For this reason, for example, when the ambient temperature of a certain electronic price tag unit becomes an abnormal temperature, it is easier to specify the placement location of the electronic price tag unit more specifically by looking at the in-store map. It can correspond to.

  In this case, the apparatus further comprises reference temperature distribution data storage means for storing reference temperature distribution data indicating the optimum temperature distribution in the store, and the control means has a detected temperature in the detected temperature distribution data in the reference temperature distribution data. It is preferable to control a plurality of air conditioners so that the reference temperature is reached.

  According to this configuration, the control unit can adjust the temperature in the store so as to be the reference temperature of the reference temperature distribution data, and thus the store can be set to an optimum temperature.

  In this case, the plurality of electronic price tag units in the room temperature detection electronic price tag group are installed on each open-type room temperature product display shelf, and the electronic price tag group registration means includes a plurality of room temperature product display shelves. Of electronic price tag units, those that are located within a predetermined range from the floor of the store are registered as detectable electronic price tag groups that detect the ambient temperature, and other units that are not detected are not detected. It is preferable to register as an electronic price tag group.

  According to this configuration, an electronic price tag suitable for temperature detection placed in a space where customers and employees move is used as a detectable price tag group. Optimum temperature can be achieved.

  In this case, the electronic price tag group registration means registers each of the plurality of electronic price tag units in the electronic price tag group for room temperature detection corresponding to each of the plurality of air conditioners based on the arrangement of each electronic price tag unit, and performs control. Preferably, the means controls each corresponding air conditioner based on the detected temperature detected from each electronic price tag unit.

  According to this structure, the ambient temperature around the electronic price tag unit can be adjusted by controlling the air conditioner near the installed electronic price tag unit. Thereby, temperature management can be performed efficiently.

  In this case, it is preferable that each air conditioner has an air conditioner drive unit that controls at least one of the blowing amount, the blowing angle, and the heat amount, and the control unit controls the air conditioner drive unit of each air conditioner.

  According to this configuration, the in-store temperature can be raised or lowered by changing the amount of air blown or the amount of heat, and the air can be blown toward the target location by changing the air blowing angle.

  In this case, a reference temperature range storage unit that stores at least one set of upper limit value and lower limit value that defines an appropriate ambient temperature reference temperature range for the product corresponding to each electronic price tag unit, and detection of each acquired electronic price tag unit When comparing the temperature with each reference temperature range to determine whether the detected temperature is within the reference temperature range, and when the determination means determines that the detected temperature is outside the reference temperature range, It is preferable that temperature abnormality notifying means for notifying that the temperature is an abnormal temperature is further provided.

  According to this configuration, when the ambient temperature of the electronic price tag unit is an abnormal temperature, it is possible to notify the employee in the store to that effect, so the employee himself / herself detects the abnormal temperature based on the detected ambient temperature. There is no need to judge that.

  In this case, it is preferable that the temperature abnormality notification means specifies the location of the electronic price tag unit that detected the abnormal temperature and displays it on the in-store map.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to instantly find the electronic price tag unit that has detected the abnormal temperature simply by visually recognizing the in-store map, and thus it is possible to take a quick response to the abnormal temperature.

  In this case, the apparatus further includes a temperature increase determination unit that determines whether the temperature increase is slow or abrupt in real time, and the temperature abnormality notification unit controls the fire alarm when the temperature increase determination unit determines that the predetermined rapid temperature increase has occurred. It is preferable to output a warning signal for warning that an abnormal temperature has occurred in the store to the fire notification control means.

  According to this configuration, for example, when the temperature suddenly rises, an alarm signal is output to the fire notification control means, so that the customer and employees in the store are immediately notified that a fire has occurred. be able to.

  In this case, it is preferable that each electronic price tag unit further includes temperature display means for displaying the detection result of the temperature detection means.

  According to this structure, since the customer and the employee can visually recognize the ambient temperature detected by the electronic price tag unit, the room temperature in the store can be known. Further, since the electronic price tag unit is provided with the temperature display means, it is not necessary to separately provide a temperature detection means such as a thermometer in the room temperature product display shelf or the like.

  Another store temperature management system of the present invention is attached to each of a plurality of room temperature product display shelves arranged in the store and a constant temperature product storage case composed of a product warmer and a product cooler, and detects ambient temperature. A plurality of electronic price tag units incorporating temperature detecting means, an ambient temperature acquisition means for acquiring respective detected temperatures from the plurality of electronic price tag units, and a plurality of electronic price tag units are attached to a plurality of room temperature commodity display shelves The electronic price tag group registration means for classifying and registering the electronic price tag group for room temperature detection and the electronic price tag group for non-room temperature detection attached thereto, and the temperature acquired from the price tag of the electronic price tag group for room temperature detection And a detected temperature display means for displaying the temperature distribution on the display unit.

  According to this configuration, a plurality of electronic price tag units installed in the store are classified into indoor detection electronic price tag groups and other non-room temperature detection electronic price tag groups, and each electronic price tag unit detects. Since the detected temperature can be displayed as a room temperature distribution on the display unit, the room temperature in the store can be easily grasped by visually recognizing the display unit. Thereby, for example, if an employee who visually recognizes the display unit adjusts the air conditioner based on the grasped room temperature, appropriate temperature management becomes possible. Further, by incorporating the temperature detection means into the existing electronic price tag unit provided on the room temperature product display shelf or the like, it is not necessary to newly provide a space for arranging the temperature detection means.

  Hereinafter, a store temperature management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This store temperature management system detects a temperature by a plurality of electronic price tag units having temperature detection means installed in the store, and a plurality of air conditioners distributed and arranged in the store by the management device based on the detected temperature Are individually controlled to adjust the room temperature in the store.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a store temperature management system 1 is installed on the back of a store with a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 that display product information including product prices and ambient temperature, and communicates with the electronic price tag unit 2 by infrared communication. A plurality of antennas 3 connected to each other, a management device 4 connected to the plurality of antennas 3 via the in-store LAN 5 and managing the price of goods and the temperature in the store, and connected to the management device 4 It comprises a plurality of air conditioners 70 arranged in a distributed manner, a product warmer 6 and a product cooler 7 connected to the management device 4 and placed in the store.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 are respectively attached to a room temperature product display shelf 10 and a constant temperature product storage case including a product warmer 6 and a product cooler 7. . Referring to FIG. 2, the room-temperature product display shelf 10 is configured in an open manner, and includes a shelf main body 11 and three shelf boards 12 that are accommodated in the shelf main body 11 and spanned horizontally. Various products are placed on each shelf 12. The plurality of electronic price tag units 2 are arranged on the front surface of each shelf 12 so as to correspond to the products. Although details will be described later, the plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed on the room temperature product display shelf 10 are registered in the management device 4 as an electronic price tag group for room temperature detection, and further, an upper shelf board 12a and a lower shelf The plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed on the board 12b are registered as non-detection electronic price tag groups, and the plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed on the middle shelf board 12c are registered as detectable electronic price tag groups. Yes.

  Referring to FIG. 3, a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 are attached to a product cooler 7, and the product cooler 7 includes a cooler body 20 having a cooling coil therein and a heat insulating material, and And a plurality of shelf boards 21 provided horizontally. The cooler main body 20 has a main slit air outlet (not shown), a lower slit-like air outlet 22 on the upper front, and an upward facing lower air corresponding to the cool air outlet 22. A slit-shaped cold air inlet 23 is provided. The cold air of the downflow blown out from the cold air outlet 22 constitutes an air curtain and is sucked into the cold air inlet 23. A plurality of electronic price tag units 2 arranged corresponding to the displayed products are attached to the front surface of each shelf board 12. Although not shown in the figure, the product warmer 6 is also provided with a plurality of electronic price tag units 2. A plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed in the product cooler 7 and the product warmer 6 are registered in the management device 4 as a heat insulator / cold cooler electronic price tag group in the management device 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each electronic price tag unit 2 includes a display 30 that displays the price and the detected temperature, a display control unit (temperature display means) 31 that controls the display 30, and the management device 4 via the antenna 3. A price tag side communication unit 32 that performs transmission / reception, a temperature detection unit (temperature detection means) 33 that detects the ambient temperature of the electronic price tag unit 2, a storage unit 34 that stores various data, and a control program storage unit that stores a control program 35 and a control unit 36 that performs overall control thereof. As a result, the electronic price tag unit 2 receives the display display data sent from the management device 4 by the price tag communication unit 32, stores the received data in the storage unit 34, and stores this data on the display 30. It is possible to display or store the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit 33 in the storage unit 34 and display the detected temperature on the display 30.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the display 30 is partitioned into a product information display unit 40 that displays product information located on the front right side, and a temperature display unit 41 that displays the ambient temperature located on the left side of the front.

  The merchandise information display unit 40 displays the merchandise price information 42 transmitted from the management device 4 on the left side in the figure, and the inventory management information 43 for managing the inventory of the merchandise on the right side in the figure. The inventory management information 43 includes a sales result number 44 this week, a stock status 45, and a last sales result number 46, which are displayed in order from the top. The stock status 45 is displayed in three stages, “F”, “N”, and “E”. “F” indicates that there is no problem with the stock quantity, “N” indicates that the stock quantity is small, and “E” indicates that the stock is out of stock. ing. As a result, the employee can predict this week's sales from the number of sales results 46 last week by looking at the inventory management information 43, and can specify the number of orders from the number 44 of sales results this week and the stock status 45. ing. In addition, a label 47 on which the product name and barcode of the corresponding product are printed is affixed below the display 30.

  The temperature display unit 41 displays the detected temperature detected by the temperature detection unit 33, and can display a warning mark 48 for notifying that when the ambient temperature of the electronic price tag unit 2 is an abnormal temperature. ing. Thereby, by visually recognizing the temperature display unit 41 of the electronic price tag unit 2 placed on the room temperature product display shelf 10, the customer and the employee can check the room temperature in the store, and the room temperature product display shelf It is not necessary to provide a temperature detection means such as a thermometer at 10 etc. In the present embodiment, the notification is made by the warning mark 48, but the notification may be made by lamp display.

  The storage unit 34 includes a product price information storage unit 50 that stores the product price information 42 displayed on the display 30, an inventory management information storage unit 51 that stores the inventory management information 43 displayed on the display 30, and an electronic price tag unit. A price tag ID storage unit 53 that stores a unique ID number 52 uniquely assigned to 2 and an additional code storage that rewriteably stores an additional code 54 added to the ID number 52 of the electronic price tag unit 2 that performs temperature detection. A temperature data storage unit 56 that stores the detected temperature, and a product code storage unit 57 that stores a product code of the corresponding product. The ID number 52 is used for communication with the management device 4 and correspondence with merchandise, and the additional code 54 is used for classification of the electronic price tag unit 2 described later.

  The price tag side communication unit 32 transmits / receives various data to / from the management apparatus 4 via the antenna 3. For example, when changing the price of a product, the control unit 36 stores the product price transmitted from the management device 4 in the product price information storage unit 50, and the display control unit 31 receives the product price in the product price information storage unit 50. The displayed product price is displayed on the display 30.

  The temperature detection unit 33 includes a temperature sensor 60 that measures the ambient temperature, and a temperature increase determination circuit 61 that determines in real time whether the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 60 is high or low, and is measured by the temperature sensor 60. The detected temperature is overwritten and stored in the temperature data storage unit 56 of the storage unit 34 every predetermined time. When the temperature rise determination circuit 61 determines that the temperature has rapidly increased in advance, the temperature rise determination circuit 61 serves as a fire notification control unit that controls a fire alarm provided in the store via the price tag side communication unit 32 and the antenna 3. A warning signal is output, and a customer or employee is notified through a speaker in the store that a fire has occurred.

  The plurality of air conditioners 70 are distributed and arranged in the store. For example, a ceiling-mounted type as shown in FIG. 6 or a stand-type type as shown in FIG. 7 is used. . The ceiling-mounted air conditioner 70a has a louver 71 that changes the blowing direction and a fan coil unit (not shown) provided therein, and the blowing direction of the louver 71 and the blowing amount of the fan coil unit. By changing the room temperature in the store is adjusted. The stand-type air conditioner 70b includes a horizontal louver 73 that changes the air blowing direction in the vertical direction, a vertical louver 74 that changes the air blowing direction in the left-right direction, and a blower 75 provided inside. In the same manner as described above, the room temperature in the store is adjusted by changing the blowing direction of the louvers 73 and 74 and the blowing amount of the blower 75.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each air conditioner 70 includes an air conditioning side communication unit 80 that communicates with the management device 4, and an air conditioner drive unit 81 that controls the air conditioner 70. 81 has the air blower control part 36 which controls the air flow rate of the air conditioner 70, and the air blowing direction control part 36 which controls the air blowing direction of the air conditioner 70. That is, the blower control unit 36 controls the rotation amount of the blower motor 84 to adjust the blown amount of the air conditioner 70, and the blower direction control unit 36 controls the rotation amount of the louver direction control motor 85. The direction of each louver 71, 73, 74 is changed, and the air blowing direction of the air conditioner 70 is adjusted. For this reason, the management apparatus 4 can adjust the air flow rate and the air blowing direction of the air conditioner 70 by controlling the air conditioner drive unit 81 via the air conditioning side communication unit 80. The air temperature may be controlled by controlling the amount of heat of the air conditioner 70.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the management device 4 is configured to wirelessly communicate with each electronic price tag unit 2 through the antenna 3 installed behind the ceiling in the store, and to control a plurality of air conditioners 70 individually. ing. The management apparatus 4 is the same as a so-called general computer, and includes an input device 90, a display (display unit) 91, and a display control unit (detected temperature display means, detected temperature distribution display means) 92 that controls the display 91. The management side communication unit 93 that communicates with the plurality of electronic price tag units 2 and the plurality of air conditioners 70, the storage unit 94 that stores various data, and the central control unit 95 that controls these units.

  The storage unit 94 stores a product master storage unit 100 that stores information about products, an in-store map storage unit 102 that stores an in-store map 101, and reference temperature distribution data that indicates an optimal temperature distribution for the store. A reference temperature distribution data storage unit 103, a detected temperature distribution data storage unit 104 that stores a plurality of detected temperatures detected from a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 attached to the room temperature product display shelf 10, as detected temperature distribution data, A first reference temperature range storage unit 105 that stores an upper limit value and a lower limit value that define a first reference temperature range of an appropriate ambient temperature of a product corresponding to the electronic price tag unit 2, and an ambient temperature wider than the first reference temperature range. A second reference temperature range storage unit 106 for storing the upper limit value and the lower limit value, and an electronic price tag group in which a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 are classified and registered for each group It has a flop registration storage unit 107, a. In addition, since it is also possible to use a separate temperature detector for the constant temperature product storage case, classify it into an electronic price tag group for room temperature detection and other price tag groups for non-room temperature detection, and perform only room temperature temperature management. Also good.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the product master storage unit 100, a product code, a product name, a product price, a stock quantity, a last week sales performance number, a week sales performance number, and an ID number are associated with each product. Thereby, when a part of the data in the product master storage unit 100 is changed, the product price information 42 and the inventory management information 43 are transmitted from the management device 4 to the electronic price tag unit 2 to be changed. The display of the product information display unit 40 is changed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the in-store map 101 includes a plurality of room temperature product display shelves 10, a product warmer 6, a product cooler 7, a plurality of air conditioners 70, and an icon 110 indicating the electronic price tag unit 2. Are displayed as a bird's-eye view, and on the room-temperature product display shelf 10, the product cooler 7, etc., the type of the displayed product is displayed.

  The detected temperature distribution data storage unit 104 stores detected temperature distribution data created by the management device 4 based on a plurality of detected temperatures detected by the plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed on the room temperature product display shelf 10. ing. That is, the management device 4 has temperature distribution data creation means for creating detected temperature distribution data based on a plurality of detected temperatures detected by a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed on the room temperature product display shelf 10. . Here, the management device 4 has a temperature distribution diagram creating means for creating the detected temperature distribution diagram 111 so as to correspond to the positions of the plurality of electronic price tag units whose temperatures are detected based on the detected temperature distribution data. The detected temperature distribution chart 111 is created by the distribution chart creating means, and the created detected temperature distribution chart 111 is displayed by being superposed on the in-store map 101 by the display control unit 92. That is, the detected temperature distribution diagram display means in the claims is mainly configured by the display control unit 92. As a result, the detected temperature detected by the electronic price tag unit 2 is displayed below each icon 110.

  The reference temperature distribution data storage unit 103 stores reference temperature distribution data indicating an optimum temperature distribution in the store, and the management device 4 uses the detected temperature distribution data as the reference temperature of the reference temperature distribution data. The plurality of air conditioners 70 are individually controlled so that the room temperature in the store is maintained at an appropriate temperature. In addition, it is preferable that the reference temperature distribution data is set so that the reference temperature of the refrigeration / freezing area is lower than the reference temperature of the room temperature area in the store, for example.

  The first reference temperature range storage unit 105 stores the first upper limit value and the first lower limit value of the detected temperature so as to sandwich the reference temperature of the reference temperature distribution data, and the detected temperature is the first reference temperature. If it is within the range, it indicates that the inside of the store is managed at a normal room temperature. The second reference temperature range storage unit 106 stores the second upper limit value and the second lower limit value of the detected temperature so as to sandwich the first reference temperature range, and the detected temperature is outside the first reference temperature range. If it is within the second reference temperature range, the first stage of occurrence of abnormal temperature is indicated, and the management device 4 flashes and displays the warning mark 48 of the electronic price tag unit 2 to alert the employee. When the temperature is outside the second reference temperature range, the second stage of abnormal temperature generation is indicated, and the management device 4 lights up the warning mark 48 of the electronic price tag unit 2 to prompt the employee to take an urgent response. As described above, when the ambient temperature of the electronic price tag unit 2, that is, the room temperature is abnormal, the warning mark 48 is displayed on the display 30 of the electronic price tag unit 2, so that the customer or the employee needs to judge the abnormal temperature by himself / herself. There is no. The first and second upper limit values and the first and second lower limit values may also be set to be different between the room temperature area and the refrigeration / freezing area in the store.

  The first and second upper limit values and the first and second lower limit values stored in the first reference temperature range storage unit 105 and the second reference temperature range storage unit 106 are configured to be rewritable from the management device 4. . For this reason, even when the electronic price tag unit 2 is changed from the normal temperature area to the refrigeration / freezing area, for example, it can be easily handled by rewriting the upper and lower limits of the first and second reference temperature ranges. .

  Although details will be described later, the electronic price tag group registration storage unit 107 stores a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 so as to correspond to any one of the electronic price tag group for the warmer / cooler and the indoor detection electronic price tag group. Has been.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the management device 4 has electronic price tag group registration means for grouping and registering a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed in the store for each installation location. In other words, the electronic price tag group registration means uses a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 attached to the room temperature product display shelf 10 as a room temperature detection electronic price tag group, while a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 attached to the product warmer 6 and the product cooler 7. The electronic price tag unit 2 is registered in the electronic price tag group registration storage unit 107 as an electronic price tag group for a warmer / cooler. Further, the electronic price tag group registration means includes a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed on the upper shelf board 12a and the lower shelf board 12b of the room temperature product display shelf 10 among the plurality of electronic price tag units 2 in the room temperature detection electronic price tag group. A plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed on the middle shelf 12c are registered as non-detectable electronic price tag groups as non-detectable electronic price tag groups.

  That is, a different additional code 54 is added to each of the electronic price tag units 2 registered in the detectable electronic price tag group and the warmer / cooler electronic price tag group so as to correspond to the ID number 52. An additional code 54 such as “A01” and “A02” is added to each electronic price tag unit 2 registered in the electronic price tag group for detection. Are attached with additional codes 54 such as “R01” and “R02”. For this reason, the electronic price tag group registration means is automatically grouped based on the additional code 54. The additional code 54 is also registered in the electronic price tag group registration storage unit 107.

  Further, the electronic price tag group registration means registers each electronic price tag unit 2 in the detectable electronic price tag group in association with each air conditioner 70. That is, the management device 4 can control the corresponding air conditioner 70 based on the detected temperature acquired from each electronic price tag unit 2. Thereby, temperature management can be performed efficiently by making the installed electronic price tag unit 2 correspond to the air conditioner 70 nearby.

  In addition, the management device 4 includes an ambient temperature acquisition unit that acquires temperatures from the temperature data storage units 56 of the plurality of electronic price tag units 2, and when the detected temperature is acquired by the ambient temperature acquisition unit, the management device 4 On the display 91, the acquired detected temperatures are classified and displayed for each group.

  According to the above configuration, a plurality of electronic price tag units 2 installed in the store are classified into a warmer / cooler electronic price tag group and an indoor detection electronic price tag group, and each electronic price tag unit 2 detects Since the detected temperature can be displayed on the display 91, the room temperature in the store can be easily grasped by viewing the display 91. In addition, by incorporating the temperature detection unit 33 into the existing electronic price tag unit 2 provided in the room temperature product display shelf 10 or the like, there is no need to newly provide a space for arranging the temperature detection means. In addition, you may make goods warmer 6 and goods cooler 7 into another group.

  In addition, it is also possible to provide each part (each function) of the store temperature management system 1 shown in said example as a program. Further, the program can be provided by being stored in a recording medium (not shown). As the recording medium, a CD-ROM, a flash ROM, a memory card (compact flash (registered trademark), smart media, memory stick, etc.), a magneto-optical disk, a digital versatile disk, a flexible disk, and the like can be used.

  In addition, the apparatus configuration, processing steps, and the like of the store temperature management system 1 can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention, regardless of the embodiment described above.

It is a mimetic diagram of a store temperature management system concerning this embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of a normal temperature goods display shelf. It is an external appearance perspective view of a goods cooler. It is a block diagram regarding a store temperature management system. It is an external appearance perspective view of an electronic price tag unit. It is a schematic diagram of a ceiling-mounted air conditioner. It is a schematic diagram of a stand type air conditioner. It is a table regarding a goods master. It is a schematic diagram of a map in a store. It is explanatory drawing regarding electronic price tag group registration.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Store temperature management system 2 ... Electronic price tag unit 4 ... Management apparatus 6 ... Product warmer 7 ... Product cooler 10 ... Room temperature product display shelf 54 ... Additional code 33 ... Temperature detection part 61 ... Temperature rise determination circuit 70 ... Air conditioner

Claims (14)

A plurality of electronic price tag units which are respectively attached to a plurality of room temperature product display shelves, product heat insulators and / or product coolers arranged in a store, and which incorporate temperature detection means for detecting the ambient temperature;
Ambient temperature acquisition means for acquiring each detected temperature from the plurality of electronic price tag units;
A plurality of electronic price tag units; a warmer / cooler electronic price tag group attached to the product warmer and / or the product cooler; and a room temperature detection electronic price tag attached to the plurality of room temperature product display shelves. Electronic price tag group registration means for classifying and registering groups,
A store temperature management system, comprising: detected temperature display means for classifying the acquired detected temperatures into groups and displaying them on a display unit. Control means for individually controlling a plurality of air conditioners installed in the store based on the detected temperatures acquired from the plurality of electronic price tag units in the room temperature detection electronic price tag group,
The store temperature management system according to claim 1, wherein the control means controls the room temperature in the store to be maintained at a predetermined temperature. Based on the detected temperatures acquired from the plurality of electronic price tag units in the room temperature detection electronic price tag group, temperature distribution data creating means for creating detected temperature distribution data in the store;
Based on the created detected temperature distribution data, temperature distribution diagram creating means for creating a detected temperature distribution diagram so as to correspond to the plurality of electronic price tag units arranged;
A detected temperature distribution diagram display means for displaying the created detected temperature distribution diagram on the display unit;
The detected temperature distribution diagram display means includes the detected temperature distribution on an in-store map showing an arrangement of the plurality of room temperature product display shelves, the product warmer, the product cooler and the plurality of air conditioners in an overhead view. The store temperature management system according to claim 2, wherein the figure is superimposed and displayed on the display unit. Reference temperature distribution data storage means for storing reference temperature distribution data indicating the optimal temperature distribution for the store, further comprising:
The store temperature according to claim 3, wherein the control unit controls the plurality of air conditioners so that the detected temperature in the detected temperature distribution data becomes a reference temperature in the reference temperature distribution data. Management system. The plurality of electronic price tag units in the room temperature detection electronic price tag group are installed on each open-temperature room display shelf,
The electronic price tag group registration means detects the ambient temperature of the plurality of electronic price tag units installed on the plurality of room temperature product display shelves, provided in a predetermined range from the floor of the store. 5. The electronic price tag group for detection that can be registered, and the others are registered as the electronic price tag group for non-detection that does not detect the ambient temperature. Store temperature management system. The electronic price tag group registering means registers each of the plurality of electronic price tag units in the room temperature detection electronic price tag group in correspondence with each of the plurality of air conditioners based on the arrangement of the electronic price tag units. ,
The store temperature management according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the control unit controls each of the corresponding air conditioners based on a detected temperature detected from each of the electronic price tag units. system. Each of the air conditioners has an air conditioner drive unit that controls at least one of an air volume, an air angle, and an amount of heat,
The store temperature management system according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the control means controls an air conditioner drive unit of each air conditioner. A reference temperature range storage unit that stores at least one set of upper and lower limits that define a reference temperature range of ambient temperature appropriate for the product corresponding to each electronic price tag unit;
A determination means for comparing the detected temperature of each acquired electronic price tag unit with each reference temperature range to determine whether the detected temperature is within the reference temperature range;
8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising temperature abnormality notifying means for notifying that the ambient temperature of the corresponding product is an abnormal temperature when the determining means determines that the temperature is outside the reference temperature range. The store temperature management system according to any one of the above.   9. The store temperature management system according to claim 8, wherein the temperature abnormality notifying means specifies the location of the electronic price tag unit that has detected the abnormal temperature and displays the location on the in-store map. A temperature rise determination means for determining in real time whether the temperature rises or slows;
When the temperature increase determination means determines that the temperature has increased rapidly in advance, the temperature abnormality notification means indicates that an abnormal temperature has occurred in the store in the fire notification control means for controlling the fire alarm. 10. The store temperature management system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein a warning signal for warning is output.   11. The store temperature management system according to claim 1, wherein each of the electronic price tag units further includes a temperature display unit that displays a detection result of the temperature detection unit. Acquire each detected temperature from multiple electronic price tag units that are attached to multiple normal temperature product display shelves, product heat insulators and / or product coolers placed in the store and incorporate temperature detection means to detect ambient temperature An ambient temperature acquisition step,
A plurality of electronic price tag units; a warmer / cooler electronic price tag group attached to the product warmer and / or the product cooler; and a room temperature detection electronic price tag attached to the plurality of room temperature product display shelves. Electronic price tag group registration step for classifying and registering groups,
A store temperature management method comprising: a detected temperature display step of classifying the acquired detected temperatures into groups and displaying them on a display unit.   A computer-executable program for realizing the store temperature management method according to claim 12. A plurality of electronic price tags that are attached to a plurality of room temperature product display shelves arranged in the store and a constant temperature product storage case composed of a product warmer and a product cooler, and incorporate temperature detection means for detecting the ambient temperature Unit,
Ambient temperature acquisition means for acquiring each detected temperature from the plurality of electronic price tag units;
Electronic price tag group for classifying and registering the plurality of electronic price tag units into a room temperature detection electronic price tag group attached to the plurality of room temperature commodity display shelves and a non-room temperature detection electronic price tag group attached to the other Registration means;
A store temperature management system comprising: a detection temperature display means for displaying a temperature acquired from a price tag of the room temperature detection electronic price tag group as a room temperature distribution on a display unit.

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