Distribution management system, distribution management method, and device, label and program used by same

Abstract

The present invention is a distribution management method comprising: previously storing an image characteristic of an epidermal pattern in a predetermined collation area of the agricultural, forest and fishery product to be produced or shipped by a producer or a distributor; imaging the epidermal pattern in the collation area of the agricultural, forest and fishery product, being a collation target, and acquiring the image characteristic of the epidermal pattern in the collation area; and collating the stored image characteristic of the epidermal pattern with the image characteristic of the epidermal pattern in the collation area of the agricultural, forest and fishery product, being a collation target, and determining whether or not the agricultural, forest and fishery product, being a collation target, is the agricultural, forest and fishery product produced or shipped by the producer or distributor.

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         18 . A distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product, using a computer, comprising:
 extracting a first characteristic from a epidermal pattern image in a collation area of the agricultural, forest and fishery product, wherein
 the epidermal pattern image is stored in a database, and 
 the collation area is a transparent or opened area of a label attached to the agricultural, forest and fishery product; 
   obtaining a target epidermal pattern image, wherein the target epidermal pattern image is generated by imaging an epidermal pattern in a collation area of a target agricultural, forest and fishery product   extracting a second characteristic from the target epidermal pattern image;   collating the second characteristic with the first characteristic; and   outputting a result of the collation.   
     
     
         19 . The distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 18 , wherein the agricultural, forest and fishery product is at least one of a melon, a strawberry, an apple, a lemon, a pear, a mandarin, a flesh flower, fishery products, and wood. 
     
     
         20 . The distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 18  further comprising, if the result of the collation indicates the success of the collation, outputting information of the target agricultural, forest and fishery product. 
     
     
         21 . The distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 20 , wherein the information include at least one of production information, quality information, distribution information and history information. 
     
     
         22 . The distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 18  further comprising, displaying the result of the collation by a display. 
     
     
         23 . A distribution management system of an agricultural, forest and fishery product comprising:
 a storage device configured to store a epidermal pattern image of the agricultural, forest and fishery product;   a memory configured to store instructions; and   a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
 extract a first characteristic from the stored epidermal pattern image in a collation area, wherein the collation area is a transparent or opened area of a label attached to the agricultural, forest and fishery product; 
 obtain a target epidermal pattern image, wherein the target epidermal pattern image is generated by imaging an epidermal pattern in a collation area of a target agricultural, forest and fishery product; 
 extract a second characteristic from the target epidermal pattern image; 
 collate the second characteristic with the first characteristic; and 
 output a result of the collation. 
   
     
     
         24 . The distribution management system of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 23 , wherein the agricultural, forest and fishery product is at least one of a melon, a strawberry, an apple, a lemon, a pear, a mandarin, a flesh flower, fishery products, and wood. 
     
     
         25 . The distribution management system of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 23 , if the result of the collation contains the success of the collation, the processor further configured to execute the instructions to output information of the agricultural, forest and fishery product being the collation target. 
     
     
         26 . The distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 25 , wherein the information contain at least one of production information, quality information, distribution information and history information. 
     
     
         27 . The distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 23 , the processor further configured to execute the instructions to display the result of the collation by a display. 
     
     
         28 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium recording thereon a program causing a computer to perform a method of a distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product, the method comprising:
 extracting a first characteristic from a epidermal pattern image in a collation area of the agricultural, forest and fishery product, wherein
 the epidermal pattern image is stored in a database, and 
 the collation area is a transparent or opened area of a label attached to the agricultural, forest and fishery product; 
   obtain a target epidermal pattern image, wherein the target epidermal pattern image is generated by imaging an epidermal pattern in a collation area of a target agricultural, forest and fishery product;   extracting a second characteristic from the target epidermal pattern image;   collating the second characteristic with the first characteristic; and   outputting a result of the collation.   
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium recording thereon a program causing a computer to perform a distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 28 , wherein the agricultural, forest and fishery product is at least one of a melon, a strawberry, an apple, a lemon, a pear, a mandarin, a flesh flower, fishery products, and wood. 
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium recording thereon a program causing a computer to perform a distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 28  further comprising, if the result of the collation contains the success of the collation, outputting information of the target agricultural, forest and fishery product. 
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium recording thereon a program causing a computer to perform a distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 30 , wherein the information contain at least one of production information, quality information, distribution information and history information. 
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium recording thereon a program causing a computer to perform a distribution management method of an agricultural, forest and fishery product according to  claim 28  further comprising, displaying the result of the collation by a display.