Item management system, method, and information processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024193670-A1
Application number	US-202418585694-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 23, 2024
Priority date	Sep 3, 2021
Publication date	Jun 13, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An item management system includes a reading apparatus capable of reading, from a wireless device, identification information stored in the wireless device; a management unit configured to manage, in a database, a list of one or more items that are subject to a work by a user and a status of each item regarding the work; and a first wireless device attached to a first item included in the list and storing first identification information associated with the first item. The management unit updates the status of the first item when it is determined that the reading apparatus has read the first identification information from the first wireless device in a state where a first user has logged into the item management system and a first user operation representing a start of the work regarding the list has been detected.

First claim

1 . An item management system comprising:
a reading apparatus capable of reading, from a wireless device, identification information stored in the wireless device; a management unit configured to manage, in a database, a list of one or more items that are subject to a work by a user and a status of each item regarding the work; and a first wireless device attached to a first item included in the list and storing first identification information associated with the first item, wherein the management unit is configured to update the status of the first item when it is determined that the reading apparatus has read the first identification information from the first wireless device in a state where a first user has logged into the item management system and a first user operation representing a start of the work regarding the list has been detected.

2 . The item management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management unit is configured to update the status of the first item when it is determined that the first user is using the reading apparatus and the reading apparatus has read the first identification information from the first wireless device in the state where the first user has logged into the item management system and the first user operation representing a start of the work regarding the list has been detected.

3 . The item management system according to claim 1 , wherein the item management system further comprises:
a second wireless device carried by the first user and storing second identification information associated with the first user, wherein the management unit is configured to determine that the first user is using the reading apparatus based on a reading result indicating that the reading apparatus has read the second identification information from the second wireless device.

4 . The item management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management unit is configured to provide a user terminal of the first user who has logged into the item management system with an application screen related to the work, and
the first user operation is detected on the application screen.

5 . The item management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management unit is configured to update the status of the first item when it is determined that a second user operation has been detected on the reading apparatus and that the reading apparatus has read the first identification information from the first wireless device.

6 . The item management system according to claim 1 , wherein the item management system further comprises:
a third wireless device installed in a place where the work is performed and storing third identification information associated with the place, wherein the management unit is configured to update the status of the first item when it is determined that the reading apparatus has read the first identification information from the first wireless device and the reading apparatus has read the third identification information from the third wireless device.

7 . The item management system according to claim 2 , wherein the management unit is configured to determine that the first user is using the reading apparatus when the reading apparatus is associated with the first user in advance in the database.

8 . The item management system according to claim 2 , wherein the management unit is configured to determine that the first user is using the reading apparatus based on that a terminal apparatus the first user is using for the login has a communication connection with the reading apparatus.

9 . The item management system according to claim 1 , wherein the work is a work related to shipment or arrival of the one or more items, and
the status represents whether existence of each item has been confirmed in the work or not.

10 . The item management system according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless devices are radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and
the reading apparatus is configured to emit an electromagnetic wave to a reading range and read information sent back from the wireless device utilizing energy of the electromagnetic wave.

11 . A method of updating a status of an item in an item management system, comprising:
maintaining, in a database, a list of one or more items that are subject to a work by a user and the status of each item regarding the work; accepting login of a first user to the item management system; detecting a first user operation representing a start of the work regarding the list; attempting to read identification information from a wireless device attached to the one or more items included in the list by a reading apparatus that is capable of reading, from a wireless device, identification information stored in the wireless device; and updating the status of a first item when it is determined that the reading apparatus has read first identification information associated with the first item from a first wireless device attached to the first item out of the one or more items.

12 . An information processing apparatus that operates in an item management system, comprising:
a communication unit configured to communicate with a reading apparatus capable of reading, from a wireless device, identification information stored in the wireless device; and a management unit configured to manage, in a database, a list of one or more items that are subject to a work by a user and a status of each item regarding the work; wherein, when it is determined that the reading apparatus has read first identification information from a first wireless device attached to a first item included in the list and storing the first identification information associated with the first item in a state where a first user has logged into the item management system and a first user operation representing a start of the work regarding the list has been detected, the management unit is configured to update the status of the first item.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Kitamura Toshifumi

Classifications

• G06Q30/0633 Primary

  Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087) · CPC title

• G06Q10/0833

  Tracking · CPC title

• B65G61/00

  Use of pick-up or transfer devices or of manipulators for stacking or de-stacking articles not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• G06Q10/08

  Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management · CPC title

• B65G1/137

  with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed · CPC title