JP5600331B2 - Book storage management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a book information database processing system for calculating a new data item based on an existing book information database having at least the book identification data identified for each book and the page number data of this book as data items, And a book storage management system using the processing system.

  The existing catalog database used by the TRC (Library Distribution Center) and ILL (National Institute of Informatics) is based on the database catalog of the Japan Book Publishing Association. And page number information exist as data items, but book thickness information does not exist in data items. In recent years, book storage management systems that store books in containers and store containers in a library have increased, but in order to store each book in a container having a predetermined space, the thickness dimension data of the book as a data item Was necessary.

  The conventional book storage management system manages using the existing book information database, and when returning the book in the station to the library, it identifies the return required book of the station and does not have the existing book information database. In some cases, a book thickness dimension is actually measured, a container having an empty space suitable for return is specified based on the actually measured book thickness dimension, and the container is transported and controlled (for example, Patent Literature) 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3641548 (page 16, FIG. 19)

  However, in Patent Document 1, in order to actually measure the thickness dimension of each book, not only special equipment for measuring the thickness dimension is required at the station, but also a measurement work is required every time the book is returned. However, there is a problem that the work is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a book storage management system that performs processing based on the thickness dimension of a book.

In order to solve the above problems, the book storage management system of the present invention provides:
Based on the command of the management device that stores and manages books in association with each book and each container, there is an empty space in which the books can be stored from the multiple containers that contain multiple books. A book storage management system that takes out containers with space and transports them to a station, and transports containers from the station to the library after returning books.
A container information database for storing book identification data of each book stored in the container in association with container identification data of each container;
When the book is returned, the management device accesses the container information database along with the acquisition of the book identification data of the return required book, and the page number data of the book associated with the book identification data of the return required book A container having an empty space is specified based on a thickness dimension that is calculated based on the measured value and is not actually measured, and the container information database is updated and stored as needed, and a conveyance command is issued to the specified container. It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, during the return of the book, the management apparatus, along with the acquisition of the book identification data of a main return books, it accesses the container information database, associated with the book identification data該要return book The book of each book stored in the container is specified based on the page number data of the book, the container having an empty space is identified based on the thickness dimension that is not actually measured, and is associated with the container identification data of the container. Since the container information database for storing the identification data is updated and stored as needed, the correspondence between each book and each container can be updated to the latest information as needed to store and manage the books. Thereby, the books stored in each container and the containers can be managed and the return required books can be stored in an appropriate container.

The book storage management system of the present invention comprises:
When a book is lent out, the management device accesses the container information database in accordance with the acquisition of the book identification data of the lent book, and specifies the container in which the book corresponding to the book identification data of the lent book is stored. The container information database is updated and stored as needed, and a conveyance command is issued to the specified container.
According to this feature, when a book is lent out, the management device accesses the container information database along with the acquisition of the book identification data of the lent book, and stores the book corresponding to the book identification data of the lent book. The container information database for storing the book identification data of each book stored in the container in association with the container identification data of the container is updated and stored as needed. The correspondence with each container can be updated to the latest information as needed to store and manage books. Accordingly, the container can be appropriately specified even when the books stored in the container are lent out.

The book storage management system of the present invention comprises:
From the existing book information database having at least the book identification data identified for each book and the page number data of the book as data items, at least the book identification data of each book and the page number data corresponding to the book identification data An acquisition unit to be acquired, a calculation unit that calculates a book thickness dimension based on the page number data acquired by the acquisition unit, and outputs the book thickness dimension calculated by the calculation unit in association with the book identification data And a library information database processing device comprising an output unit,
When the book is returned, the management device extracts the book thickness dimension corresponding to the book identification data of the return required book from the book information database processing device with the acquisition of the book identification data of the return required book, The container having the empty space is specified based on the extracted book thickness dimension.
According to this feature, the management device can extract the book thickness dimension from the book information database processing device without requiring the actual measurement of the book thickness dimension, and can store the total thickness of the return required books. By specifying a container having a vacant space size and issuing a transport command to the station for the specified container, the book at the station can be easily and reliably returned to the library.

The book storage management system of the present invention comprises:
The container information database stores warehousing position data in the archive of each container in association with the container identification data,
The management apparatus accesses the container information database and updates and stores the storage position data of the container when the container is stored in the storage from the station.
According to this feature, the container information database stores warehousing position data in the archive of each container in association with the container identification data, and the management device can store the container in the archive from the station. By accessing the container information database and updating and storing the storage location data of the container, the storage location of each container can be updated to the latest information as needed to store and manage books.

The book storage management system of the present invention comprises:
The container information database stores empty space dimension data of each container in association with the container identification data,
The management apparatus obtains a new empty space of the specified container, and updates and stores empty space dimension data corresponding to the container identification data of the specified container in the container information database.
According to this feature, the container information database stores the empty space size data of each container in association with the container identification data, and the management device obtains a new empty space of the specified container, and the container information Since the empty space dimension data corresponding to the container identification data of the specified container in the database is updated and stored, the container can be specified based on the empty space dimension data.

It is a block diagram which shows the book information database processing system and book storage management system in an Example. It is a top view which shows the automatic library and station of a library storage management system. It is a partial side view which shows an automatic library. It is a perspective view which shows a station. It is a perspective view which shows a container. It is a perspective view which shows the reading process condition of a book. It is a flowchart which shows the return process of a book.

  An embodiment for implementing a book information database processing system and a book storage management system using this processing system according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

  First, a book information database processing system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a book information database processing system (hereinafter abbreviated as “processing system”) 20 is a system for calculating new data items based on a book information database DB1 composed of existing data items.

  The book information database DB1 is an existing database based on, for example, the Japanese book publishing association's database catalog, and as the book data data item, book number data, book name data as book identification data for each book. This is a database in which sub-book name data, author name data, publisher data, book height dimension data, page number data, and the like are stored.

  The processing system 20 includes an acquisition unit 20a that acquires at least book number data and page number data included in the existing book information database DB1, and a calculation that calculates a book thickness dimension based on the page number data acquired by the acquisition unit 20a. A unit 20b, and an output unit 20c that outputs the book number data and the book thickness data calculated by the calculator 20b in association with the book number data for each book.

  Next, the calculation of the book thickness dimension by the calculation unit 20b will be described in detail. First, the acquisition unit 20a of the processing system 20 extracts and acquires book number data, page number data, and book height dimension data for each book from the book information database DB1. Each acquired data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 20d.

  The arithmetic unit 20b determines the type of the book based on the existing book height dimension data, and determines the type of the cover (binding) of the book. Specifically, for example, when the height dimension of the book is 148 mm, the calculation unit 20b determines that the book is a library book, determines that the book is a new book, and if it is more than 182 mm, determines that the book is a general book. Further, the calculation unit 20b determines that the book has a height dimension of 182 mm or less, that is, in the case of a library book or a new book, that the book has no hard cover (soft cover). It is determined that there is a hard cover. The control device temporarily stores the determined book type and hard cover presence / absence data in the storage unit 20d.

  Subsequently, the calculation unit 20b newly calculates the thickness dimension of the book based on the page number data of the book and the hard cover presence / absence data stored in the storage unit 20d. Specifically, when it is determined that the book does not have a hard cover (soft cover), the calculation unit 20b determines the thickness per sheet of each constituent sheet of the book (corresponding to two pages on both front and back sides). 2. Preset 0.06 mm, book thickness margin, calibration factor 1.1 for increasing the thickness of the component paper over time, and preset soft cover thickness for the front and back covers. Select 0 mm and use each numerical value to calculate the thickness dimension of the book = number of pages ÷ 2 × 0.06 (mm) × 1.1 + 3.0 (mm). In addition, when it is determined that the book has a hard cover, the calculation unit 20b has a preset thickness of 0.1 mm as described above for each paper, the above-described thickness increase calibration factor 1.1, and the front and back surfaces. Select a preset thickness of 6.0 mm as the hard cover thickness for the cover and use each value. Thickness of the book = number of pages / 2 x 0.1 (mm) x 1.1 + 6.0 (mm ) Is calculated. The calculation unit 20b temporarily stores the calculated thickness dimension of the book in the storage unit 20d. The numerical value of the cover thickness and the numerical value of the calibration factor for increasing the thickness can be appropriately changed.

  After performing the above calculation for all the books, the output unit 20c can output as a new book thickness information database in which book thickness dimension data associated with the book number data for each book is added as a data item. It is. This new book thickness information database is used in a book storage management system described later. The processing system may include a storage device that stores the new book thickness information database described above in the processing system itself.

  According to the configuration of the processing system 20 described above, using the existing book information database DB1, the calculation unit 20b calculates the book thickness dimension based on the page number data acquired by the acquisition unit 20a, thereby identifying the book. Since the book thickness dimension data associated with the data can be easily obtained, it is possible to manage the book with enhanced extensibility using the book thickness dimension data.

  Further, the calculation unit 20b calculates the book thickness dimension based on the paper thickness dimension per constituent paper of the book and the number of pages set in advance based on the height dimension of the book, thereby obtaining the thickness of each book. The size can be calculated more accurately.

  Further, the calculation unit 20b calculates the thickness dimension of each book by calculating the book thickness dimension based on the preset cover (binding) thickness dimension based on the book height dimension and the number of pages. More accurate calculation.

  Next, a book storage management system using the book information database processing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic library 1 automatically uses a plurality of stacker cranes (in this embodiment, four stacker cranes 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) to store a plurality of containers for storing a plurality of books. The automatic storage 1 is a storage for storing and storing freely. The automatic storage 1 has a pair of storage shelves 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b on both sides of the four stacker cranes 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d. 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b are constructed as a high-rise structure extending forward and backward to accommodate a plurality of containers.

  The four stacker cranes 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d are positions corresponding to all the positions of the storage shelves 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, and 7a, 7b based on a command from the management device described later. As shown in FIG. 3, there is provided a movable table 10 that automatically moves up and down and up and down and stops positioning and puts in and out the container CT.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the container CT is composed of one type of box shape that is open at the top so as to accommodate a plurality of books B in a standing state at random. The barcode label which printed barcode CB1 which displays the container number which is the provided container identification data is stuck. Also, barcode labels printed with barcodes CB2 encoded with book identification data individually assigned to each book are attached to various books B stored in the container CT.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a station 13 is provided adjacent to the automatic library 1, in which a container can be carried in / out from the automatic library 1 and a desired book can be rented or returned. Between the shelves 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b and the station 13, a transport device 8 for transporting the container CT is disposed. This station 13 may be provided only at one place as in this embodiment, or may be provided at a plurality of places.

  The station 13 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper portion of the station 13 is formed in a hollow portion 17 having a hollow inside. A continuous conveyor 16 is extended from the conveying device 8 in the hollow portion 17 so that the container CT storing the book B can be conveyed into the hollow portion 17. Further, a slide door 18 capable of opening and closing the hollow portion 17 in the left-right direction is attached to the upper front side of the station 13. By opening the slide door 18, the container CT conveyed to the hollow portion 17 is opened. The book B can be taken out from.

  A turntable 11 is disposed in the hollow portion 17 with the slide door 18 opened, and is continuously connected to the conveyor 16, and the container CT carried into the station 13 is placed on the turntable 11 as a final point. It has come to be. The user at the station 13 can move the desired book accommodated in the container CT to the near side and take out the book by pressing the container rotation button 12a.

  Next, the book storage management device of the present invention will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the management device 30 manages the management server that manages the stacker cranes 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d of the automatic library 1 and the transport device 8, the communication terminal 14 of the station 13, and the barcode reader 9. The management server and a main control device 25 (to be described later) are connected via a LAN, and the management device 30 controls the management server and the main control device 25 described above.

  The information databases used in the book storage management system are a newly constructed book thickness information database DB2 related to the above-described books and a container information database DB3 related to containers.

  The book thickness information database DB2 is an information database output by the output unit 20c of the processing system 20 described above. The book thickness information database DB2 includes, as data items, book number data, page number for each book. Data, book height dimension data, book thickness dimension data, and the like are stored.

  In addition to the items described above, for example, a book registration date, a warehousing date, a publishing date, a number of times of publishing, etc. may be stored as data items of the book thickness information database DB2.

  In the container information database DB3, as data items, for each container, container number data as container identification information, book type (size) data that can be stored, book number data of each book stored in the container, container The storage address data in each storage shelf in which is stored, the empty space size data in the container to be described later, and the like are stored.

  The main control device 25 can access the book thickness information database DB2 and the container information database DB3, and book number data, accommodation address data of each book stored in the container in the container information database DB3, The empty space dimension data and the like can be updated and stored at any time in accordance with the lending / returning of a book, which will be described later, based on the control of the main controller 25.

  The empty space dimension data in the container information database DB3 will be described in detail. First, the main control device 25 extracts the book number data of each book stored in the container for each container. Next, the main control device 25 collates the book number data in the book thickness information database DB2 and extracts the book thickness dimension data of the book whose book number matches. Subsequently, the calculation means 25a of the main controller 25 calculates the total thickness dimension of the books stored in the container by adding the book thickness dimension of each book stored in the container for each container. Finally, the calculation means 25a of the main controller 25 subtracts the calculated total thickness dimension of the book from the empty container empty dimension, thereby calculating the empty space dimension for each container, and freeing the empty space in the container information database DB3. Store as space dimension data.

  Next, book lending processing will be described.

  First, when there is a request for lending a specific book by a book user in the station 13, the main control device 25 accesses the container information database DB3 to store the container CT in which the book containing the book is stored. The address is specified, and a delivery command for issuing the container from the specified address is output to the management server of the automatic library 1.

  By the delivery instruction, the container reaches the station 13, and the main control device 25 performs the lending process on the book taken out from the container at the station 13, so that the main control device 25 reads the book number data of the book from the container information database DB3. Is deleted and updated, and the book thickness information database DB2 is accessed to extract the book thickness dimension data associated with the book number of the book, and is associated with the container number data of the container in the container information database DB3. The container information database DB3 is updated and stored with the dimension obtained by adding the book thickness dimension of the book to the empty space dimension as new empty space dimension data.

  According to such a configuration, the management device 30 that controls the main control device 25 adds the book thickness dimension to the empty space dimension of the container in which the lent book was stored after the book renting work. By storing the updated dimensions in the container information database DB3 as new empty space dimension data of this container, the empty space dimensions of the containers after lending books are obtained, and each book is accurately stored in each container even after lending. Can be stored and managed.

  Next, the container from which the desired rental book is extracted is received at an arbitrary empty address in the storage shelf, so that the barcode CB1 to which the container number is assigned becomes an empty address of the storage shelf that has been received. The address of the corresponding address and the signal of the barcode CB1 of the container, which are read by a provided barcode reader (not shown) or the like, are updated and stored in the container information database DB3 by the main controller 25 as location data.

  Next, the book return process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 6, and 7. FIG.

  First, in the step st01, the book user of the station 13 performs reading processing of the barcode CB2 by the barcode reader 9 for each book B that has been browsed. Main controller 25 collates the data identified by the reading process, and performs the following process for each return required book. Note that the reading process of each book is not necessarily limited to the barcode reading process by the barcode reader, and may be a reading process using another known technique, for example, the RFID tag reading process by the tag reader.

  The processing of each returnable book will be explained. In the step of st02, first, the book number is collated from the book information database DB2, the book height dimension data of the matching book number is extracted, and based on this book height dimension, Select the type (size) of containers that can hold books. Specifically, for example, if the height dimension of the book is less than 210 mm, select a container for A5, if it is 210 mm or more and less than 257 mm, select a B5 container, and if it is 257 mm or more and less than 297 mm, Select a container for A4. If the book is a landscape book, select a landscape book container. The type (size) of the container is set in advance for each container depending on the presence / absence of a partition plate provided for each container and the arrangement of the partition plates. In the step of st03, the main controller 25 temporarily stores the selected container type in the storage means 25b.

  Subsequently, in the step of st04, the main controller 25 extracts the book thickness dimension data of the matching book number from the book information database DB2, and temporarily stores it in the storage means 25b.

  When there is a remaining returnable book in the step of st05, the main control device 25 performs the above-described processing of st02 to st04 for each returnable book by the book user performing the reading process of the step of st01. .

  Next, the book user presses the work completion button 12b of the station 13 after reading all the returnable books. By pressing the work completion button 12b, the main control device 25 identifies a container having an empty space suitable for return based on the types and thickness dimensions of each of the return books required.

  Specifically, in the step of st06, the main control device 25 adds up the thickness dimensions of all the returnable books and calculates the total thickness dimension of the returnable books. Next, the type of the container that can store the largest book among the types of each returnable book temporarily stored in the storage means 25b is selected.

  Next, in the step of st07, the main control device 25 accesses the container information database DB3, and has an empty space dimension that exceeds the type of container selected as described above and the calculated total thickness dimension of the return required books. It tries to specify the container under the condition. If a single container satisfying the above condition can be specified in the step st08, a carry-in command process is performed for the specific container toward the station 13.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of single containers satisfying the above conditions, among the containers satisfying the conditions, an empty space dimension closest to the total thickness dimension of the return required books, that is, a container having the smallest empty space dimension is selected. It is preferable to specify. By specifying the container in this way, a container having a larger vacant space size can be left for the next return work.

  When the main controller 25 cannot identify a single container that satisfies the above conditions, it identifies a plurality of containers, issues a shipping instruction to the plurality of specific containers, and divides the return required books into a plurality of sets. You may make it accommodate in the said specific container.

  After performing the carry-in command process that is the step of st08 described above, the main controller 25 waits for the execution of the read process that is the step of st01 again.

  As described above, as shown in FIG. 4, the book user arbitrarily flips the specific container placed and placed on the turntable 11 back and forth, so that the empty space of the specific container can be arbitrarily moved to the front side. It can be placed and returnable books can be stored in empty space. After the book user stores the return required book in the empty space, the main control device 25 moves the specific container from the station 13 to a predetermined location in the automatic library 1 by pressing the work completion button 12b. At the same time, the container identification information and the warehousing position identification information are associated with each other and updated and stored in the container information database DB3.

  Further, the main control device 25 uses the dimension obtained by subtracting the total thickness dimension of the returnable book that has been returned this time from the empty space dimension of the specific container as new empty space dimension data for the specific container. It is updated and stored in the information database DB3.

  According to such a configuration, the management device 30 that manages the main control device 25 can obtain the thickness dimension of the book from the book thickness information database DB2 without requiring the actual measurement of the book thickness dimension. By bringing a container having an empty space dimension capable of storing the total thickness of the return book into the station 13, not only can the book in the station 13 be returned to the library easily and reliably, but also the empty container after the book is returned. You can obtain space dimensions and store and manage each book accurately in each container even after it is returned.

  As described above, the management device 30 identifies the book thickness information database DB2 having the book thickness dimension data associated with the book identification data and the book identification of each book stored in the container associated with the container identification data. By using the container information database DB3 having data, it is possible to manage the books stored in each container and the free space of the container.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the book thickness information database DB2 and the container information database DB3 are constructed as separate information databases, and the main control device 25 accesses each information database. For example, the book thickness information A single information database in which data and container information data are directly associated may be constructed and accessed.

  Also, for example, in the embodiment, the book information database processing system 20 newly constructs the book thickness information database DB2 based on the existing book information database DB1, but for example, the book information database processing system The book information database may be expanded and constructed by adding book thickness dimension data as data items to the book information database. Further, the book information database processing system adds book thickness dimension data and container information data as data items to the existing book information database, expands and constructs the book information database, and manages the book storage management system. However, the library information database constructed in an extended manner may be accessed.

1 automatic library 9 bar code reader 13 station 20 library information database processing system 20a acquisition unit 20b calculation unit 20c output unit 25 main control unit 25a calculation unit 25b storage unit 30 management device

Claims (5)

Based on the command of the management device that stores and manages books in association with each book and each container, there is an empty space in which the books can be stored from the multiple containers that contain multiple books. A book storage management system that takes out containers with space and transports them to a station, and transports containers from the station to the library after returning books.
A container information database for storing book identification data of each book stored in the container in association with container identification data of each container;
Upon return of the book, the management apparatus, along with the acquisition of the book identification data of a main return books, the container information to access the database, the main return books books identification data on the page number data of books associated A container having an empty space is specified based on a thickness dimension that is calculated based on the measured value and is not actually measured, and the container information database is updated and stored as needed, and a conveyance command is issued to the specified container. A book storage management system.   When a book is lent out, the management device accesses the container information database in accordance with the acquisition of the book identification data of the lent book, and specifies the container in which the book corresponding to the book identification data of the lent book is stored. The book storage management system according to claim 1, wherein the container information database is updated and stored as needed, and a transport command is issued to the identified container. From the existing book information database having at least the book identification data identified for each book and the page number data of the book as data items, at least the book identification data of each book and the page number data corresponding to the book identification data An acquisition unit to be acquired, a calculation unit that calculates a book thickness dimension based on the page number data acquired by the acquisition unit, and outputs the book thickness dimension calculated by the calculation unit in association with the book identification data And a library information database processing device comprising an output unit,
When the book is returned, the management device extracts the book thickness dimension corresponding to the book identification data of the return required book from the book information database processing device with the acquisition of the book identification data of the return required book, 3. The book storage management system according to claim 1, wherein a container having the empty space is specified based on the extracted book thickness dimension. The container information database stores warehousing position data in the archive of each container in association with the container identification data,
The said management apparatus accesses the said container information database, and updates and memorize | stores the warehousing position data of the said container, when putting a container into the said library from the said station. The book storage management system according to any one of 3 above. The container information database stores empty space dimension data of each container in association with the container identification data,
The said management apparatus calculates | requires the new empty space of the specified container, and updates and memorize | stores the empty space dimension data corresponding to the container identification data of the specified container of the said container information database. 4. The book storage management system according to any one of 4.

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