JP7629319B2 - Storage System - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a storage system to support child rearing.

In the past, proposals have been made to provide various preferential services to child-rearing families in order to support them. In this case, a preferential card equivalent to a membership card is given to child-rearing families by local governments such as prefectures and cities, towns, and villages, and by presenting the preferential card at a service provider, various preferential services such as product discounts and free gifts can be received (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-309699 A

Patent Document 1 provides support for the household finances of families raising children, but does not provide support for child rearing. In short, there is no system that provides support for child rearing.

In recent years, the number of households in which both spouses work has increased dramatically, and many of the household chores such as cleaning, laundry, cooking, and child rearing (raising children) fall on the mother. In particular, many children rebel against what their mothers say, and child rearing can become a heavy burden, so early improvement is needed.

In view of the above situation, the present invention aims to provide a storage system that can reduce the burden on mothers by supporting child-rearing.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the storage system of the present invention comprises a tag attached to each of a plurality of types of clothing and storing information about the type of the clothing; a reading means attached to each of a plurality of storage boxes that store the plurality of types of clothing by type and for reading information about the stored clothing from the tag; an imaging means that images the clothing from the time the clothing is held in the hand and storage in the storage box in which the clothing is to be stored begins until storage is completed; and a control unit to which the information about the clothing imaged by the imaging means and the information read by the reading means are input, the control unit comprising a clothing storage discrimination means that determines whether the clothing about which information has been read from the tag by the reading means is clothing that should be stored in the storage box equipped with the reading means, and a counting means that correlates and tallys up information about clothing that has been mistakenly stored by the clothing storage discrimination means and the number of times that the mistake has been made. means for identifying the most incorrect garment among the garments counted by the counting means within a first predetermined period; a warning output means for issuing a visual or audio warning when the most incorrect garment identified within a second predetermined period following the end of the first predetermined period is imaged by the imaging means; a rate calculation means for calculating the accuracy rate of garments correctly stored in the storage box or the error rate of garments incorrectly stored in the storage box within each of the first and second predetermined periods; and a notification means for notifying the user of the improvement in a third predetermined period following the end of the second predetermined period when the accuracy rate or error rate within the first predetermined period calculated by the rate calculation means has been improved.

According to the present invention, when the incorrect clothing identification means identifies the clothing item with the most incorrect identifications among the clothing items counted by the counting means during a first predetermined period as the most incorrect clothing item, the control unit operates the attention output means to issue a visual or audio alert when the imaging means captures the most incorrect clothing item identified during a second predetermined period. If this alert results in an improvement in the accuracy rate or error rate of clothing items during the second predetermined period compared to the accuracy rate or error rate of clothing items during the first predetermined period, the control unit operates the notification means during a third predetermined period following the end of the second predetermined period to notify the improvement by visual or audio alert, thereby motivating infants and children to store their clothes. This allows child rearing to be carried out through the storage system, reducing the burden of child rearing on mothers.

The storage system of the present invention may also include a storage time measurement means for measuring the image capturing time from when the image capturing means starts to capture an image of the garment in the storage box to be stored by holding the garment in the hand until the garment is completely stored as the storage time of the garment, and the control unit may also include a garment determination means for determining whether there is a garment that took the longest amount of storage time in the first predetermined period based on the storage time from the storage time measurement means, and a guidance means for guiding the garment that took the longest amount of storage time in the second predetermined period to the storage box by display or audio when the garment that took the longest amount of storage time in the second predetermined period is captured by the image capturing means.

As described above, the control unit operates the determination means to determine whether there is an article of clothing that took the longest amount of storage time in a first specified period based on the storage time from the measurement means, and if the determination means determines that there is an article of clothing that took the longest amount of storage time, it operates the guidance means to guide the article of clothing that took the longest amount of storage time in a second specified period following the end of the first specified period by displaying or sounding an image of the article of clothing that took the longest amount of storage time in the next second specified period after the end of the first specified period, thereby increasing the storage rate at which clothes are OK to be stored and further accelerating child-rearing support.

The control unit of the storage system of the present invention may also include a number storage means for storing the number of clothes to be stored, and a non-storage determination means for determining whether the number of clothes stored in the number storage means has been stored within a specified time, and when the non-storage determination means determines that the clothes have not been stored, the notification means may provide a notification.

As described above, when the unstored determination means is activated to determine that the number of clothes that should be stored have not been stored within a predetermined time, the control unit can notify the user by using the notification means, thereby ensuring that the clothes that were forgotten to be stored are stored.

According to the present invention, by issuing a warning when storing the article of clothing with the most incorrect entries among those tallied by the counting means during the second specified period, it is possible to improve the accuracy rate of correctly storing clothes or the error rate of incorrectly storing clothes during the second specified period. Furthermore, if the accuracy rate or error rate has improved during the next third specified period, notification of the improvement can be given, which can motivate infants and children to store things, thereby further promoting child-rearing. Thus, it is possible to provide a storage system that can reduce the burden on mothers by supporting child-rearing.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage system of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a storage system according to the present invention.

Figure 1 shows the schematic configuration of the storage system of the present invention. This storage system is a system that can reduce the burden on mothers by supporting child-rearing.

Specifically, the purpose is to help children and infants who need childcare by storing their clothes. There are multiple types of clothes, and in this embodiment, six types of clothes are targeted: underwear (pants), T-shirts, trousers, socks, jackets, and exercise clothes (top and bottoms), but other items handled by children, such as toys and other playthings, and study tools such as stationery, calculators, and notebooks, are also included. In FIG. 1, a large number of washed clothes are folded and placed on a table 1, but they may be new clothes. Each piece of clothing is attached with a tag 2 that stores information about the clothes and is equipped with a transmitting antenna (not shown) and can communicate wirelessly. This tag 2 is composed of a sticker tag that can be attached, but it may also be composed of an IC tag. The tag 2 is sandwiched between gel-like materials that have shock absorption properties, and waterproof film materials are provided that further sandwich the gel-like materials from above and below, thereby improving the shock absorption and waterproof properties of the tag 2. The information about the clothes is the color, name of the clothes, size, etc. For example, for a T-shirt, yellow (color), T-shirt (name), and S size (size) are stored.

Infants are between 18 months and 6 years old and can walk to storage boxes 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, and 3F (described later) while children are between 6 and 12 years old. In this example, the target audience is infants and children, but the target audience may also include junior high school students, high school students, university students, husbands, grandfathers, grandmothers, etc.

A number of storage boxes (six in this embodiment) 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, and 3F for storing a number of different types of clothing by type are stored on a three-tier shelf 4. In FIG. 1, two storage boxes (e.g., 3A and 3B) are stored on each tier. Each storage box 3A is configured as a box with only the top end open. A handle 5 is attached to the front of each storage box 3A for pulling the storage box 3A forward. A first sticker 6 with the name of the stored clothing printed on it and a second sticker 7 with the shape of the clothing printed on it are attached to the front of each storage box 3A. A reader/writer (reading means) 8 for a non-contact (wireless) IC tag capable of transmitting and receiving data is attached to the front of each storage box 3A to read information from the tag 2 attached to each piece of clothing.

The upper part of the three-tiered shelf 4 is provided with a control unit 10 equipped with an antenna 9 capable of transmitting and receiving. Also, a camera (e.g., a CCD camera, an IR camera, a CMOS camera, etc.) 12 is installed on the ceiling 11 as an imaging means for imaging only the clothes from the time when the clothes are picked up and put into the corresponding storage box 3A until the storage is completed. An artificial intelligence device (not shown) for analyzing the image of the captured clothes is connected to the camera 12 so that only the clothes are reliably recognized and imaged. Also, the artificial intelligence device is connected to a transmission device (not shown) for transmitting information on the clothes such as the color, name, and size of the clothes analyzed by the artificial intelligence device based on the registered characteristic parts by registering the characteristic parts (color, neck part, image of the clothes when folded, etc.) of each of the clothes to be stored in advance. Also, the camera (imaging means) 12 images the first clothes held by a child (infant) who has moved near the storage boxes 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3D until a predetermined time has elapsed. The predetermined time may be the time when the first clothing item is captured by a timer described below, and may be the time when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start time, for example, 10 minutes (longer than the average time it takes a child (infant) to put away clothing), or it may be the time when a few minutes (for example, 2 minutes) have elapsed since the camera 12 stopped capturing images of the clothing stored by the child (infant). Note that only one camera 12 may be provided, and it may be provided in any location. Also, a camera 12 may be provided for each storage box.

The camera 12 is equipped with a storage time measurement means 14 that measures the storage time of the clothes (e.g., T-shirt 13) from the time when imaging is started when a child (toddler) holds an article of clothing (e.g., T-shirt 13) and starts to put the first article of clothing into a storage box (e.g., 3B) until all the clothes to be stored are completely stored. The storage time measurement means 14 is composed of a timer, and starts measuring from the time when imaging is started when storage is started and imaging is started, and ends the measurement when the last article of clothing (e.g., T-shirt 13) is stored in the storage box (e.g., 3B), thus measuring the storage time. This measured storage time is output to the control unit 10 and stored in a memory unit (not shown) of the control unit 10.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the storage system includes a tag 2 attached to each garment, six reading means 8 attached to each storage box 3A, a camera 12 as an image capture means, and a control unit 10 to which information about the garment captured by the camera 12 and information read by the reading means 8 are input.

The control unit 10 also includes a clothing storage discrimination means 22 for discriminating whether the clothing about which information has been read by the reading means 8 is clothing that should be stored in a storage box (e.g., 3A) equipped with the reading means 8, a counting means 23 for correlating and counting information about clothing that has been mistakenly stored by the clothing storage discrimination means 22 (such as the color, name, and size of the clothing) with the number of times it has been mistakenly stored, a mistaken clothing identification means 24 for identifying the clothing that has been mistakenly stored the most times among the clothing items counted by the counting means 23 within a first predetermined period (e.g., seven days from Monday to Sunday of this week) as the most mistaken clothing, and a second predetermined period following the end of the first predetermined period (seven days from Monday to Sunday of next week, which is the week following the first predetermined period) as the most mistaken clothing. The system includes an attention output means 15 for issuing an attention by display or sound when an image is captured by the imaging means 12, a rate calculation means 25 for calculating the accuracy rate at which clothes are correctly stored in the storage box or the error rate at which clothes are incorrectly stored in the storage box during each of the first and second specified periods, and a notification means 16 for notifying the user of the improvement during a third specified period following the end of the second specified period (a seven-day period from Monday to Sunday the week after the first specified period, which is the week after the first specified period) when the improvement is found by comparing the first accuracy rate (or the first error rate) during the first specified period calculated by the rate calculation means 25 with the second accuracy rate (or the second error rate) during the second specified period.

The clothing storage determination means 22 inputs the information on the clothing read by the reading means 8 and the information on the clothing identified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12 into the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 checks whether the two pieces of information match. If they do not match, the clothing is determined to have been stored incorrectly, and the counting means 23 associates the information on the incorrectly stored clothing with the number of times the mistake was made and stores them in the memory unit.

To calculate the first accuracy rate (%) of the rate calculation means 25, the number of correctly stored clothes is divided by the total number of clothes stored in the first specified period and the result is multiplied by 100, and to calculate the second accuracy rate (%) of the rate calculation means 25, the number of correctly stored clothes is divided by the total number of clothes stored in the second specified period and the result is multiplied by 100. The numerical values of the first accuracy rate (%) and the second accuracy rate (%) are in the range from a maximum of 100% (the maximum value where all clothes are stored OK) to a minimum of 0% (the minimum value where all clothes are stored incorrectly and not OK). The first error rate (%) of the rate calculation means 25 is the number of incorrectly stored clothes divided by the total number of clothes stored in the first specified period and multiplied by 100, and the second error rate (%) is the number of incorrectly stored clothes divided by the total number of clothes stored in the second specified period and multiplied by 100, ranging from a maximum of 0% (the minimum value at which all clothes were stored OK) to a minimum of 100% (the maximum value at which all clothes were stored incorrectly and not OK).

The incorrect clothing identification means 24 is a means for identifying the clothing that has been most incorrectly stored in the storage box, and each time a piece of clothing held by the infant is stored in the storage box, the control unit 10 compares the clothing information transmitted from the IC tag reader/writer 8 with the clothing information identified and transmitted by the artificial intelligence device from an image of the clothing captured by the camera 12, and if they match, it determines that the clothing has been stored correctly. If the comparison results in a mismatch, the control unit 10 determines that the clothing has been stored incorrectly. The control unit 10 then stores the type of clothing and the accuracy rate (or error rate) of the clothing for each of the seven days in the first to third specified periods, and identifies the clothing that has been stored most incorrectly as the most incorrect clothing. For example, if T-shirts are stored incorrectly twice during the first specified period, making the total number of mistakes two, exercise clothes (tops and bottoms) are stored incorrectly three times, making the total number of mistakes three, and other clothing (bottoms, pants, socks, jackets) are not stored incorrectly at all, making the total number of mistakes zero, the control unit 10 will identify the clothing that was stored most incorrectly during the first specified period, i.e., the most incorrect clothing, as the exercise clothes (tops and bottoms). Similarly, for the second and third specified periods, the control unit 10 will identify the clothing that was stored incorrectly the most times, i.e., the most incorrect clothing, as the most incorrect clothing.

When the most incorrectly placed garment during the first specified period (exercise clothes (top and bottom) as described above) is captured by the camera 12 during the second specified period, the warning output means 15 displays a message on a display such as a monitor (not shown) saying "Put it in the bottom right storage box 3F" or issues a voice message from a speaker (not shown) saying "Put it in the bottom right storage box 3F" to warn the user.

If the second correct answer rate (or second error rate) in the second predetermined period calculated by the rate calculation means is improved compared to the first correct answer rate (or first error rate) in the first predetermined period, the notification means 16 displays a message indicating the improvement, such as "OK, the storage rate has improved, isn't it?" on a display unit such as a monitor (not shown) during a third predetermined period (7 days from the week after next, which is the week after the first predetermined period), or emits a voice message such as "OK, the storage rate has improved, isn't it?" from a speaker (not shown), thereby motivating the child (infant) to store clothes. This allows childcare to be carried out through the storage system, reducing the burden on the mother in childcare. Furthermore, if the second correct answer rate (or second error rate) for clothing within the second specified period is improved over the first correct answer rate (or first error rate) for clothing within the first specified period, as described above, a message saying "OK, your storage rate has increased, good job" is displayed (or a sound is emitted) and a reward is given at the same time, which can motivate the child (toddler) to put things away.

The control unit 10 also includes a clothing determination means 17 that determines whether there is a clothing item that took the longest time to store in a first predetermined period based on the storage time from the storage time measurement means 14, and a guidance means 18 that, if the clothing determination means 17 determines that there is a clothing item that took the longest time to store, guides the user to the storage box in which the clothing item should be stored by displaying or sounding an image of the clothing item that took the longest time to store in a second predetermined period when the image is captured by the camera 12.

The clothing determination means 17 measures and stores the time it takes to store clothing each time clothing is stored during the first specified period. It then compares the storage times of all clothing during the first specified period to determine whether there is any clothing that took the longest time to store. For example, if the clothing that took the longest time to store, such as exercise clothing (top and bottom), takes 20 seconds and the other clothing takes less than 20 seconds, it is determined that the exercise clothing (top and bottom) is the clothing that took the longest time to store.

The guidance means 18 is composed of lamps (not shown) attached to the surfaces of each of the six storage boxes 3A to 3F, and when the camera 12 captures an image of the garment that took the longest time to store in the first predetermined period in the second predetermined period, the guidance means 18 guides the garment to the storage box 3F that stores the garment by lighting or blinking the lamp attached to the storage box 3F where the garment should be stored. In addition, the storage time may be further shortened by playing a voice message from a speaker (not shown) saying, "Put the garment in the storage box 3F with the lit or blinking lamp."

The control unit 10 also includes a number storage means 26 for storing the number of clothes to be stored, and a non-storage determination means 27 for determining whether the number of clothes stored in the number storage means 26 has been stored within a predetermined time, and issues a notification using the notification means 16 when the non-storage determination means 27 determines that the clothes have not been stored. The number storage means 26 stores the number in the memory unit by inputting the number of clothes to be stored before the start of clothing storage. The control unit 10 counts the number of clothes stored each time clothing storage is started and clothes are stored, and when a predetermined time has passed since the start of clothing storage, it compares the number of clothes stored in the number storage means 26 with the number of clothes stored in the storage box, and if the numbers are the same, the notification means 16 does not issue a notification. If the number of stored clothes is less than the number of clothes stored in the number storage means 26, the control unit 10 uses the unstored determination means to determine that the number of clothes that should be stored have not been stored within a specified time, and notifies the user through the notification means 16 that there are clothes that have been left behind, thereby ensuring that the forgotten clothes are stored.

The following describes the steps a child (toddler) takes to actually store clothes using the storage system.

First, as a prerequisite for using the storage system, tags 2 storing information about each piece of clothing are attached to the corresponding clothing. Next, IC tag readers/writers (reading means) 8 storing information about the clothing to be stored in each storage box 3A or 3B or 3C or 3D or 3E or 3F are attached using double-sided tape or the like. Additionally, first stickers 6 printed with the names of the clothing to be stored in each storage box 3A or 3B or 3C or 3D or 3E or 3F are attached, and second stickers 7 printed with the shape of the clothing are attached. The aforementioned characteristic features of the clothing to be stored are also registered in an artificial intelligence device connected to the camera 12.

With the above tasks completed, the first day of the first specified period (7 days this week) begins, and as shown in Figure 1, a folded T-shirt 13, socks 19, 19, and exercise clothes (top 20A, bottom 20B) 20 are placed on table 1, and child 21 picks up T-shirt 13 and begins to put it away in storage box 3B. At this time, the camera 12 starts taking pictures as the child moves close to storage box 3B, and the artificial intelligence device uses the image from camera 12 to analyze the type of clothing (which clothing it is) and begins to measure the time it took to put the clothing away.

Further after imaging begins, child (parent) 21 carries T-shirt 13 and moves to the front of three-tiered shelf 4. Child 21 checks the name of the garment on first sticker 6 and the shape of the garment on second sticker 7, then grabs handle 5 of the top right-hand storage box 3B and moves storage box 3B towards the front, before storing T-shirt 13 into storage box 3B from above. When the storage of the T-shirt 13 is completed, the control unit 10 determines that the time when the IC tag reader/writer (reading means) 8 receives information from the tag 2 of the T-shirt 13 is the end of storage of the T-shirt 13, and transmits the time from the start of image capture by the camera 12 to the end of storage (end of image capture) to the control unit 10 as the clothing storage time, and the IC tag reader/writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3B in which the T-shirt 13 is stored reads information from the tag 2 attached to the T-shirt 13, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) with clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) specified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the comparison matches, it determines that the clothing has been stored correctly, and stores the clothing information in association with the number of times the clothing has been stored correctly (1 time). Furthermore, from the time the storage of the clothes begins, the camera 12 captures the image to determine that the clothes are T-shirts 13, and immediately transmits information about the clothes (color (e.g., blue), name (T-shirt), size (e.g., size S), etc.) to the control unit 10, thereby providing a warning or guidance regarding the storage of the clothes in the storage box before they are stored during the second specified period.

Next, child 21 returns to table 1 and begins to move to three-tier shelf 4 with top piece 20A of exercise clothes 20, which is the next garment on table 1. Then, when child 21 moves close to three-tier shelf 4, camera 12 begins to capture images as described above, and begins to analyze the garment (which garment it is) and measure the time it takes to store the garment. When child 21 moves to a position just before three-tier shelf 4 with top piece 20A of exercise clothes 20, child 21 confirms the name of the garment on first sticker 6 and the shape of the garment on second sticker 7, but mistakenly determines that top piece 20A of exercise clothes 20 he has brought is a T-shirt, and so child 21 grabs handle 5 of top storage box 3B on the right side and moves storage box 3B toward the front, then stores top piece 20A of exercise clothes 20 from above into storage box 3B. When the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20 is put away, as described above, the time from when the camera 12 starts taking pictures to when it finishes taking pictures is sent to the control unit 10 as the clothes putting away time, and the IC tag reader/writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3B in which the T-shirt is stored reads the information on the tag 2 attached to the top 20A of the exercise clothes 20, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothes information (color, name, size, etc.) with the clothes information (color, name, size, etc.) identified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothes taken by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the comparison does not match, it determines that the clothes were put away incorrectly, and associates and stores the clothes information (top 20A of the exercise clothes 20, color, size, etc.) with the number of times it was put away incorrectly (1 time).

Next, child 21 returns to table 1 and begins to move to three-tier shelf 4 with bottom 20B of exercise clothes 20, which is the next article of clothing on table 1. At this time, as described above, camera 12 begins to capture images, and analysis of the clothing (which clothing it is) and measurement of the time it took to store the clothing begin. When child 21 moves to the front of three-tier shelf 4 with bottom 20B of exercise clothes 20, he checks the name of the clothing on first sticker 6 and the shape of the clothing on second sticker 7, but mistakenly determines that bottom 20B of exercise clothes 20 is pants, and grabs handle 5 of storage box 3C for pants number 2 from the top on the left side and moves storage box 3C to the front, then stores bottom 20B of exercise clothes 20 from above into storage box 3C. When the storage of the exercise clothes 20B under the clothes 20 is completed, the time from the start of the image capture by the camera 12 to the end of the image capture is transmitted to the control unit 10 as the clothing storage time, and the IC tag reader/writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3C for storing the trousers reads the information of the tag 2 attached to the exercise clothes 20B under the clothes 20, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothing information (color, name of clothing, size, etc.) with the clothing information (color, name of clothing, size, etc.) specified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the clothes are not matched after the comparison, it determines that the clothes have been stored incorrectly, and associates and stores the clothing information (20B under the exercise clothes 20, color, size, etc.) with the number of times that the clothes have been stored incorrectly (1 time). Here, the number of times that the clothes have been stored incorrectly is stored as 2 times, including the previous number. If the storage is incorrect, an alarm device (for example, a lamp that emits light) may be used to inform the child 21 that the clothes have not been stored. Specifically, when the item is stored correctly, the lamp may be lit in blue, and when the item is stored incorrectly, the lamp may be switched from blue to red (or may flash), so that the child 21 can more clearly understand that the item has not been stored properly. Also, music may be played while the item is being stored to help the child 21 relax.

Then, the child 20 returns to the table 1 and starts moving to the three-tiered shelf 4 with the next item of clothing on the table 1, socks 19, 19. At this time, after the child starts moving, the camera 12 starts capturing images as described above, and starts analyzing the clothing (which clothing it is) and measuring the time it takes to put the clothing away.

When the child (parenting subject) 21 carries the socks 19, 19 and moves to a position just before the three-tier shelf 4, he/she checks the name of the clothes on the first sticker 6 and the shape of the clothes on the second sticker 7, grabs the handle 5 of the second storage box 3D from the top on the right side, moves the storage box 3D to the front, and stores the socks 19, 19 in the storage box 3D from above. When the socks 19, 19 have been stored, the time from when the camera 12 starts taking pictures to when it finishes is transmitted to the control unit 10 as the clothing storage time, and the IC tag reader/writer (reading means) 8 attached to the storage box 3D storing the socks 19, 19 reads the information on the tag 2 affixed to the socks 19, 19, and the control unit 10 compares the read clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) with the clothing information (color, clothing name, size, etc.) identified by the artificial intelligence device from the image of the clothing captured by the camera 12. If the control unit 10 determines that the information matches, it determines that the item has been stored correctly and associates the information about the clothing (socks 19, 19, color, size, etc.) with the number of times the item has been stored correctly (1 time). Here, the number of times the item has been stored correctly is stored as 2 times, including the previous time.

When all the clothes have been put away in this way, a list of the clothes that have been put away correctly and the clothes that have been put away incorrectly is sent to the mother's mobile phone, and the first day's storage is completed. Clothes are put away in the same way from the second to the seventh days, and a list of the clothes that have been put away correctly and the clothes that have been put away incorrectly for each day is sent to the mother's mobile phone. Then, when the seven days of the first predetermined period are over, the control unit 10 uses the counting means 23 for the seven days of the first predetermined period to count the clothes that have been put away incorrectly and the number of times they have been put away. The control unit 10 also checks whether there is a piece of clothing that has been put away the most times in the storage box during the seven days of the first predetermined period (the most incorrect clothing), and determines (checks) whether there is a piece of clothing that has been put away the most time during the first predetermined period based on the storage time from the storage time measuring means 14. Then, if there is a piece of clothing that has been put away the most times (the most incorrect clothing), for example, exercise clothes (top and bottom) are identified as the clothes that have been put away the most incorrectly. Also, if there is an article of clothing that took the longest time to put away, for example, exercise clothes (top and bottoms) are identified as the article of clothing that took the longest time to put away. In this embodiment, the camera (imaging means) 12 takes images until all the clothes have been put away, and it is assumed that all the clothes have been put away. However, if the unputaway determination means 27 determines that some of the clothes have not been put away even after a preset predetermined time has elapsed, that is, if the child has forgotten to put away some of the clothes, the control unit 10 will notify the user through the notification means 16 by text or voice, "Some clothes have been forgotten to be put away. Please put away the clothes immediately." By notifying the user through this notification means 16, the user can be sure to put away the clothes that were forgotten to be put away.

When the second specified period following the first specified period begins, while checking whether the child has correctly stored his/her clothes during the second specified period (7 days next week), the control unit 10 activates the attention alert output means 15, and when the most incorrectly stored clothes (most incorrect clothes, in this embodiment, exercise clothes 20 (top 20A, bottom 20B)) are captured by the camera 12, a message "Store them in the bottom right storage box 3F" is displayed on the display unit of a monitor, etc. (not shown), or a voice message "Store them in the bottom right storage box 3F" is emitted by a speaker (not shown) to alert the child. Also, Since the clothes 20 (top 20A, bottom 20B) are the clothes that took the longest time to put away, the guidance means 18 is activated to turn on or flash the lamps on the storage box 3F to guide the child to the storage box 3F where it should be put away. These warnings and guidance have the advantage that it is easier to get the clothes OK for storage and that the time it takes to put them away is shorter. In this embodiment, the clothes for which the warning and guidance are given are the same (exercise clothes 20 (top 20A, bottom 20B)), so the warning and guidance are given simultaneously, but if the clothes for which the warning and guidance are given are different, the warning and guidance are given to the specified clothes.

When the second predetermined period ends, the control unit 10 checks, by the attention output means 15 and the guidance means 18, whether the second correct answer rate (or the second error rate) of correctly storing clothes during the second predetermined period has improved from the first correct answer rate (or the first error rate) of correctly storing clothes during the first predetermined period. If there is an improvement, the notification means 16 notifies the child of the improvement by display or sound while checking whether the child stores clothes correctly during the next third predetermined period (the seven days of the week after next, which is the week after the first predetermined period). Specifically, during the next third predetermined period after the end of the second predetermined period (the seven days of the week after next, which is the week after the first predetermined period), a message such as "Your correct answer rate has improved, isn't it?" is displayed on a display unit such as a monitor (not shown) or a sound such as "Your correct answer rate has improved, isn't it?" is output by a speaker (not shown) to motivate the child to store clothes. This allows child rearing to be done through the storage system, reducing the burden on mothers in child rearing. If there is an article of clothing that has been stored most incorrectly (the most rejected article of clothing) in the storage box during the second specified period, the warning output means 15 is activated during the third specified period to issue a warning. If there is an article of clothing that took the most time to store during the second specified period, the guidance means 18 is activated during the third specified period to guide the child to the corresponding storage box.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, even if the second accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes in the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes in the first specified period, if there is a piece of clothing (most incorrectly stored clothing) that has been stored most incorrectly in the storage box in the second specified period, the warning output means 15 is configured to be activated in the third specified period. However, if the second accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes in the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes in the first specified period, even if there is a piece of clothing (most incorrectly stored clothing) that has been stored most incorrectly in the storage box in the second specified period, the warning output means 15 may not be activated.

In the above embodiment, even if the second accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes within the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes within the first specified period, the guiding means 18 is activated in the third specified period if there is a piece of clothing that took the longest time to store within the second specified period. However, if the second accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes within the second specified period is higher than the first accuracy rate for correctly storing clothes within the first specified period, the guiding means 18 may not be activated in the third specified period even if there is a piece of clothing that took the longest time to store within the second specified period.

In the above embodiment, multiple storage boxes 3A are stored on a three-tier shelf 4, but multiple storage boxes may be arranged in a line or in a circle on the floor.

1...table, 2...tag, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F...storage box, 4...three-tier shelf, 5...handle, 6...first sticker, 7...second sticker, 8...IC tag reader/writer (reading means), 9...antenna, 10...controller, 11...ceiling, 12...camera, 13...T-shirt, 14...storage time measuring means, 15...alert output means, 16...notification means, 17...clothing determination means, 18...guiding means, 19...socks, 20...exercise clothes, 20A...exercise top, 20B...exercise bottom, 21...child, 22...clothing storage determination means, 23...counting means, 24...miscellaneous clothing identification means, 25...rate calculation means, 26...number storage means, 27...not-stored determination means

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a tag attached to each of a plurality of types of clothing and storing information about the type of the clothing; a reading means attached to each of a plurality of storage boxes for storing the plurality of types of clothing by type, for reading information about the stored clothing from the tag; an imaging means for imaging the clothing while holding the clothing in the hand and starting to store the clothing in the storage box until the storage is completed; and a control unit to which information about the clothing imaged by the imaging means and information read by the reading means are input;
The control unit includes a clothing storage determination means for determining whether a clothing item whose information is read by the reading means is a clothing item that should be stored in the storage box having the reading means, a counting means for correlating and counting information on a clothing item that has been mistakenly stored by the clothing storage determination means with the number of times it has been mistakenly stored, a wrong clothing identification means for identifying the clothing item that has been mistakenly stored the most times among the clothing items counted by the counting means within a first predetermined period as the most wrong clothing item, and a display or audio output when the most wrong clothing item identified within a second predetermined period following the end of the first predetermined period is imaged by the imaging means. a rate calculation means for calculating a rate at which clothes are correctly stored in the storage box or an error rate at which clothes are incorrectly stored in the storage box within each of the first and second specified periods, and a notification means for, when an improvement has been found by comparing the accuracy rate or error rate within the first specified period calculated by the rate calculation means with the accuracy rate or error rate within the second specified period, notifying that an improvement has been made in a third specified period following the end of the second specified period. the imaging means includes a storage time measuring means for measuring an imaging time from when the image capturing means starts to store the garment in the storage box to when the garment is completed as a storage time of the garment,
The storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that the control unit is equipped with a clothing determination means for determining whether there is a clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in the first specified period based on the storage time from the storage time measurement means, and a guidance means for guiding, when the clothing item that took the longest amount of storage time in the second specified period is imaged by the imaging means, to the storage box in which the clothing item should be stored by displaying or sounding the image. The storage system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the control unit includes a number storage means for storing the number of clothes to be stored, and an unstored determination means for determining whether the number of clothes stored in the number storage means has been stored within a predetermined time, and when the unstored determination means determines that the clothes have not been stored, the notification means issues a notification.