Self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system and self-service borrowing/returning method thereof

• US 9,025,025 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2012
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Jiang, Yunshao, Wu, Chunhao, Lin, Kunhsien, Wang, Yongqiang, Zhu, Erqing, Qi, Minghu, Li, Xiande, Guo, Zhenhua, Yang, Weibing, Chen, Zenghong
• Primary Examiner(s): Ustaris, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): NAWAZ, TALHA M
• Application Number:
  US13/515,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20130278762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,096 Days
• Field of Search: 348 41-161
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

The present invention relates to a self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system and a self-service borrowing/returning method thereof. The self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system includes an automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, a borrowing/returning terminal, and a self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine. The borrowing/returning terminal is connected, via data communication network, to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, whereby a user uses the borrowing/returning terminal to enter information required for self-service borrowing/returning of cleanroom suit to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo. The self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine includes a cleanroom suit returning box for a user to deposit a cleanroom suit and a cleanroom suit borrowing box for a user to retrieve a cleanroom suit, both of which are associated with the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo.

Claims

1. A self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system, comprising an automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, a borrowing/returning terminal, a self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine, and a monitor system, the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo performing self-service borrowing/returning of cleanroom suits by applying radio-frequency identification (RFID) to cleanroom suits carrying electronic labels at the backside, the borrowing/returning terminal being connected, via data communication network, to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, whereby a user uses the borrowing/returning terminal to enter information required for self-service borrowing/returning of cleanroom suit to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine comprising a cleanroom suit returning box for a user to deposit a cleanroom suit and a cleanroom suit borrowing box for a user to retrieve a cleanroom suit, which are associated with the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, whereby according to the operation that the user makes on the borrowing/returning terminal, the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo recovers the cleanroom suit from the cleanroom suit returning box or supplies the cleanroom suit to the cleanroom suit borrowing box;

wherein the monitor system comprises a monitor system backside servo and a camera that is arranged adjacent to the borrowing/returning terminal to photograph a user'"'"'s operation of self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit, the camera being in communication with the monitor system backside servo; and

wherein the monitor system is a centralized monitor system, which simultaneously monitors events where a plurality of users simultaneously conducts self services for borrowing or returning cleanroom suits.

2. The self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system as claimed in claim 1, wherein operation of the monitor system comprises real-time surveillance and taping surveillance.

3. The self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data communication network is a cabled network or a wireless network.

4. The self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the borrowing/returning terminal comprises a computer that comprises an RFID detector, the RFID detector identifying a user'"'"'s employee identification card or electronic label of a cleanroom suit.

5. The self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the computer comprises a touch screen.

6. The self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cleanroom suit returning box of the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine forms a cleanroom suit opening and a gate connected to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, the cleanroom suit opening being provided with a cleanroom suit receiving detection device, the cleanroom suit borrowing box of the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine forming a cleanroom suit pickup opening and a cleanroom suit supply opening and a rear gate connected to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo.

7. The self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine comprises a power port and a cable port connected to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo and the monitor system backside servo.

8. A self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system, comprising an automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, a borrowing/returning terminal, and a self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine, the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo performing self-service borrowing/returning of cleanroom suits by applying radio-frequency identification (RFID) to cleanroom suits carrying electronic labels at the backside, the borrowing/returning terminal being connected, via data communication network, to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, whereby a user uses the borrowing/returning terminal to enter information required for self-service borrowing/returning of cleanroom suit to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine comprising a cleanroom suit returning box for a user to deposit a cleanroom suit and a cleanroom suit borrowing box for a user to retrieve a cleanroom suit, which are associated with the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, whereby according to the operation that the user makes on the borrowing/returning terminal, the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo recovers the cleanroom suit from the cleanroom suit returning box or supplies the cleanroom suit to the cleanroom suit borrowing box;

wherein the self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system further comprises a monitor system, the monitor system comprising a monitor system backside servo and a camera that is arranged adjacent to the borrowing/returning terminal to photograph a user'"'"'s operation of self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit, the camera being in communication with the monitor system backside servo;

wherein operation of the monitor system comprises real-time surveillance and taping surveillance;

wherein the monitor system is a centralized monitor system, which simultaneously monitors events where a plurality of users simultaneously conducts self services for borrowing or returning cleanroom suits;

wherein the data communication network is a cabled network or a wireless network;

wherein the borrowing/returning terminal comprises a computer that comprises an RFID detector, the RFID detector identifying a user'"'"'s employee identification card or electronic label of a cleanroom suit;

wherein the computer comprises a touch screen;

wherein the cleanroom suit returning box of the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine forms a cleanroom suit opening and a gate connected to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, the cleanroom suit opening being provided with a cleanroom suit receiving detection device, the cleanroom suit borrowing box of the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine forming a cleanroom suit pickup opening and a cleanroom suit supply opening and a rear gate connected to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo; and

wherein the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine comprises a power port and a cable port connected to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo and the monitor system backside servo.

9. A self-service borrowing/returning method for use with a self-service cleanroom suit borrowing/returning system which comprises an automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, a borrowing/returning terminal, and a self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine, the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo performing self-service borrowing/returning of cleanroom suits by applying radio-frequency identification (RFID) to cleanroom suits carrying electronic labels at the backside, the borrowing/returning terminal being connected, via data communication network, to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, whereby a user uses the borrowing/returning terminal to enter information required for self-service borrowing/returning of cleanroom suit to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, the self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit machine comprising a cleanroom suit returning box for a user to deposit a cleanroom suit and a cleanroom suit borrowing box for a user to retrieve a cleanroom suit, which are associated with the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, whereby according to the operation that the user makes on the borrowing/returning terminal, the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo recovers the cleanroom suit from the cleanroom suit returning box or supplies the cleanroom suit to the cleanroom suit borrowing box, the method comprising a cleanroom suit borrowing process and a cleanroom suit returning process, wherein:

the cleanroom suit borrowing process comprises;

Step 101;

a user using a borrowing/returning terminal to start a process of borrowing a cleanroom suit;

Step 102;

the user using the borrowing/returning terminal to enter a size of a cleanroom suit;

Step 103;

the borrowing/returning terminal identifying user'"'"'s employee identification card; and

Step 104;

the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo supplying a cleanroom suit to the cleanroom suit borrowing box according to the entered cleanroom suit size; and

the cleanroom suit returning process comprises;

Step 201;

a user placing the cleanroom suit at a borrowing/returning terminal to be identified by the borrowing/returning terminal;

Step 202;

the user using the borrowing/returning terminal to signal an automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo to start returning the cleanroom suit; and

Step 203;

the user depositing the cleanroom suit into a cleanroom suit returning box to be collected by the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo.

10. The self-service borrowing/returning method as claimed in claim 9, wherein in Step 203, the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo starts an operation of collecting the cleanroom suit only when a cleanroom suit receiving detection device provided at an opening of the cleanroom suit returning box detects an object entering the cleanroom suit returning box within a predetermined period of time.

11. The self-service borrowing/returning method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising a step that a cleanroom suit keeper uses a monitor system to monitor the step of borrowing cleanroom suit and the step of returning the cleanroom suit can be included, the monitor system comprising a monitor system backside servo and a camera arranged adjacent to the borrowing/returning terminal to photograph a user'"'"'s operation of self-service borrowing/returning cleanroom suit, the camera being in communication with the monitor system backside servo.

12. The self-service borrowing/returning method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the borrowing/returning terminal is connected, via data communication network, to the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, the borrowing/returning terminal comprising a computer that comprises an RFID detector, the RFID detector identifying a user'"'"'s employee identification card or electronic label of a cleanroom suit.

13. The self-service borrowing/returning method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the computer comprises a touch screen;

to borrow a cleanroom suit, a user uses the touch screen to start a process of borrowing a cleanroom suit by single clicking of a cleanroom suit borrowing menu on the touch screen and the touching screen showing a list of cleanroom suit sizes, a desired size being selected on the touch screen, and then following instructions to have employee identification card read at the RFID detector to complete the process of borrowing cleanroom suit, the borrowed cleanroom suit being then supplied by the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo, according to the selected cleanroom suit size, to the cleanroom suit borrowing box;

to return the cleanroom suit, the user places the cleanroom suit at an identification site of the RFID detector, makes a click of a cleanroom suit returning menu on the touch screen, and then despite the cleanroom suit into the cleanroom suit returning box to be recovered by the automatic cleanroom suit management system backside servo.