Control system

A control system of an article, the control system comprising:

• a first transmitter having a first radio signal range, being mounted at a first location, and transmitting first identification information;
• a second transmitter having a second radio signal range, being mounted at a second location, and transmitting second identification information, the second radio signal range being narrower than the first radio signal range;
• an acquirer acquiring at least one of the first identification information and the second identification information;
• a first identifier including third identification information and being attached to the article;
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• a memory part, first position information and second position information being stored in the memory part, the first position information relating to the first location and corresponding to the first identification information, the second position information relating to the second location and corresponding to the second identification information, the third identification information being associated with the first identification information or the second identification information and stored in the memory part,
• wherein the acquirer is configured to associate the third identification information with at least one of the first position information and the second position information based on the acquired at least one of first and second position information and the association stored in said memory part, thereby to identify the location of the article as being within the range of at least one of the first transmitter or the second transmitter based on the acquired first or second position information and the association stored in the memory part.

A control system of an article stored inside a warehouse, the control system comprising:

• a beacon mounted on a prescribed location inside the warehouse, the beacon transmitting first position information relating to the prescribed location;
• an identifier attached to the article, the identifier including identification information unique to the article,
• a reader reading the identification information;
• an acquirer acquiring the first position information transmitted from the beacon, the identification information read by the reader and second position information input as a voice input;
• a displayer displaying the first position information and the identification information acquired by the acquirer;
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• a memory part storing the identification information associated with selected one of the first position information and the second position information,
• wherein the acquirer is configured to acquire the second position information during the displayer displaying the first position information acquired therein and the identification information.