Record management system and method to trace chemicals

A record management apparatus that manages an operation record for a chemical, comprising:

• a mass update record storing unit that stores a mass update record of each chemical having a chemical ID;
• a composition storing unit that stores composition information including a chemical ID of a chemical constituting each chemical having the chemical ID;
• a chemical ID correspondence storing unit that stores a correspondence between a new chemical ID and an old chemical ID;
• a receiving unit that receives operation information from an IC tag terminal;
• an updating unit that updates at least one of the mass update record storing unit, the composition storing unit, and the chemical ID correspondence storing unit, according to the operation information received by the receiving unit;
• and
• a sending unit that sends, to the IC tag terminal, as the chemical ID, the new chemical ID newly stored in the chemical ID correspondence information storing unit, if the chemical ID correspondence storing unit is updated by the updating unit;
• wherein,
• when an operation type indicated by the operation information received by the receiving unit is either of “mixing” and “apportioning”, according to an input amount included in the operation information, the updating unit updates mass update record, stored in the mass update record storing unit, of mass of the chemical having an input side chemical ID included in the operation information, sets a receiving side chemical ID included in the operation information as the old chemical ID, and a chemical ID newly generated is set as the new chemical ID, stores in the chemical ID correspondence storing unit a correspondence between the new chemical ID and the old chemical ID, and stores, in the mass update record storing unit, the mass update record of the chemical having the new chemical ID, according to the mass update record, stored in the mass update record storing unit, of the chemical having the old chemical ID included in the operation information, and the input amount included in the operation information.

An operation record management method to trace a chemical according to a record management system including a record management apparatus that is provided with an IC tag attached to each container holding a chemical, an IC tag terminal that reads data from and writes data to the IC tag, a mass update record storing unit that stores a mass update record of each chemical having the chemical ID, a composition storing unit that stores composition information including a chemical ID of a chemical constituting each chemical having the chemical ID, a chemical ID correspondence storing unit that stores a correspondence between a new chemical ID and an old chemical ID, wherein,

• the IC tag terminal reads, from the IC tag, a chemical ID that identifies a chemical held in a container to which the IC tag is attached,
• the IC tag terminal accepts from an operator an operational description for the chemical,
• the IC tag terminal sends, to the record management apparatus, operation information including the chemical ID being read and the operational description for the chemical that has been accepted,
• the record management apparatus receives the operation information from the IC tag terminal,
• when an operation type indicated by the operation information being received is either of “mixing” and “apportioning”, the record management apparatus updates, according to an input amount included in the operation information, a mass update record, stored in the mass update record storing unit, of the chemical having an input side chemical ID included in the operation information, sets a receiving side chemical ID included in the operation information as an old chemical ID, and a chemical ID newly generated as a new chemical ID, stores in the chemical ID correspondence storing unit a correspondence between the new chemical ID and the old chemical ID, and additionally stores, in the mass update record storing unit, the mass update record of the chemical having the new chemical ID, according to the mass update record, stored in the mass update record storing unit, of the chemical having the old chemical ID included in the operation information, and the input amount included in the operation information,
• when the ID correspondence information storing unit is updated, the record management apparatus sends, to the IC tag terminal, as the chemical ID, the new chemical ID newly stored in the ID correspondence information storing unit,
• the IC tag terminal receives the chemical ID from the record management apparatus, and
• the IC tag terminal writes the chemical ID being received to the IC tag.

A computer readable program causing a computer to perform functions, the computer comprising,

• a mass update record storing unit that stores a mass update record of each chemical having a chemical ID;
• a composition storing unit that stores composition information including a chemical ID of a chemical constituting each chemical having the chemical ID;
• a chemical ID correspondence storing unit that stores a correspondence between a new chemical ID and an old chemical ID;
• a receiving unit that receives operation information from an IC tag terminal;
• an update unit that updates at least one of the mass update record storing unit, the composition storing unit, and the chemical ID correspondence storing unit, according to the operation information received by the receiving unit;
• and
• a sending unit that sends, to the IC tag terminal as the chemical ID, the new chemical ID newly stored in the ID correspondence storing unit, when the update unit updates the ID correspondence storing unit;
• wherein,
• when an operation type indicated by the operation information received by the receiving unit is either of “mixing” and “apportioning”, according to an input amount included in the operation information, the updating unit updates mass update record, stored in the mass update record storing unit, of the chemical having an input side chemical ID included in the operation information, sets a receiving side chemical ID included in the operation information as an old chemical ID, and a chemical ID newly generated as a new chemical ID, stores in the chemical ID correspondence storing unit a correspondence between the new chemical ID and the old chemical ID, and stores, in the mass update record storing unit, the mass update record of the chemical having the new chemical ID, according to the mass update record, stored in the mass update record storing unit, of the chemical having the old chemical ID included in the operation information, and the input amount included in the operation information.