Product management apparatus, product management method, and storage medium storing product management program

US8297505B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FUJITSU LIMITED · JP

Inventor

• Akinori Iwakawa · Kawasaki, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 30, 2012
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A product management apparatus includes a tag information receiver that receives first tag information identifying a first wireless tag attached to a first product, and second tag information identifying a second wireless tag attached to a second product, a group determiner that determines whether a sensor related to the received first tag information is present, a group generator that generates group information including the first tag information and the second tag information and if a difference between the time of reception of the first tag information and the time of reception of the second tag information falls within a specific range, a sensor information receiver that retrieves environment information of an environment surrounding the sensor and a product management unit that associates the retrieved environment information with the first tag information and the second tag information, included in the group information.