Distribution management system
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1. A distribution management system comprising:
- a great number of electronic tags that are directly attached to commodities to be transported, one by one; and
a great number of gate terminals located on distribution channels of said commodities, wherein each of said electronic tags includes, a recording portion that stores information, a transmitting portion that transmits information to said gate terminals;
a commodity temperature detecting portion that detects temperature of the commodity to which the electronic tag is attached;
a record controlling portion that records information created based on the commodity temperature detected by said commodity temperature detecting portion into said recording portion at the predetermined time intervals, and a transmission controlling portion that makes said transmitting portion transmit the information stored in said recording portion to said gate terminals, wherein each of said gate terminals includes, a receiving portion that receives the information from said electronic tags, a determining portion that determines whether a warning should be output or not based on the received information from said electronic tags, and a warning portion that outputs the warning when said determining portion determines that the warning should be output.
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Abstract
Electronic tags are directly attached to commodities to be transported one by one. Gate terminals are installed on buildings or sites of traders long a distribution channel of the commodities. The electronic tag detects the commodity temperature and records it at intervals. When the commodity passes near the gate terminal, the information of the commodity temperature is transmitted to the gate terminal through the wireless communication. If the received information shows failure of the temperature control, the gate terminal output a warning.
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1. A distribution management system comprising:
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a great number of electronic tags that are directly attached to commodities to be transported, one by one; and
a great number of gate terminals located on distribution channels of said commodities, wherein each of said electronic tags includes, a recording portion that stores information, a transmitting portion that transmits information to said gate terminals;
a commodity temperature detecting portion that detects temperature of the commodity to which the electronic tag is attached;
a record controlling portion that records information created based on the commodity temperature detected by said commodity temperature detecting portion into said recording portion at the predetermined time intervals, and a transmission controlling portion that makes said transmitting portion transmit the information stored in said recording portion to said gate terminals, wherein each of said gate terminals includes, a receiving portion that receives the information from said electronic tags, a determining portion that determines whether a warning should be output or not based on the received information from said electronic tags, and a warning portion that outputs the warning when said determining portion determines that the warning should be output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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